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(BEN'S POV)
It didn't take long for me to get the VKs their phones. I mean when you're the crowned prince you can get anything in the blink of an eye. Doug and I were adding all of the contacts into their phones and I was working on Mal and Jay's while Doug was working on Evie and Carlos'. Doug and I decided to put emojis on all of the contacts in their phones and add emojis to their names in our phone. We put Jay with a snake and a flexed arm. Evie as 'Princess Evie️' with a crown and read and blue hearts. Carlos with a dog and paw prints. And Mal has a dragon, a twinkling stars and a purple heart. We even put emojis next to our contacts and others in their phones. Doug put a trumpet and a diamond next to his name and I put a crown next to mine, but in Mal's I put my name as 'Bubsy' with a crown, a bear, and a wilted rose. I thought that she might like the little joke. I mean she is my soulmate. Why not make my name cute in her phone?
We finished setting up their phones and headed to the boys room. We knocked and there was no answer. We made our way to the girls room and then we knocked. Evie answered the door but put a finger over her mouth shushing us, but moving so that we could enter the room. When we looked around the room we saw Jay and Carlos sitting on the floor watching tv on the flatscreen on the wall and I noticed that they all changed clothes. Jay was wearing a pair of gray sweatpants and a red t-shirt with the sleeves cut off. Carlos was wearing a pair of red shorts with a black t-shirt. Evie was wearing a pair of blue cotton shorts and a red tank top, but I couldn't see Mal.
"Where's Mal?" I asked.
Evie pointed to the bed near the window. When I looked I saw a lump under the covered then I noticed lavender hair splayed out on the pillow. I smiled as I walked up and saw her peacefully asleep. She even looked beautiful when she was asleep.
"How long has she been asleep?" I asked turning back to the others.
"Probably an hour. I don't want to wake her up because she can be a real dragon if she is forced to wake up." Evie said.
"Oh really?" I asked as a thought came to my mind. A smile grew on my face and I couldn't help myself. "Hey Evie what is Mal's middle name?" I asked loudly.
"Don't you dare Evilyn!" Mal said as she sprang up from her bed, her eyes still half closed. Everyone chuckled at her response.
"Well good morning sleeping beauty." I said teasingly.
"Hardy har har. I don't think that your girlfriend would like to hear you call me that." She said getting up from her bed and walking toward the bathroom. She was wearing a tie dyed purple cotton romper. Damn. I bet she looks good in everything.
"I bet she wouldn't but I don't care." I said.
She turned to look at me and gave me a are-you-serious-she's-going-to-kill-you-if-she-finds-out look. I shrugged at her then turned to the others. "I'll be right back. I'm going to use the bathroom." She said and walked into the bathroom.
"Okay. I put all of you stuff away while you were sleeping," Evie said.
"Thank you, E." She said before she closed the door.
"I have all of your phones." I said to them. "I was going to get your guys cases for them but I figured you guys would want to pick them out yourself." I said as I passed their phones to the, but kept Mal's in my pocket. "I would be careful not to drop them, because the screen is made of glass. When Mal gets out of the bathroom Doug and I can show you how to set up your face recognition lock on it, so no one can get into your phone but you or whoever knows your password." I said.
A couple minutes later Mal came out of the bathroom. Even just the sight of her takes my breath away. I walked over to her, quickly took the phone out of my pocket and handed it to her.
"Oh. Thank you." She said with a kind smile.
I smiled brightly at her. "You are very welcome. I was just telling the others that Doug and I were going to show you guys how to put the face recognition lock on your phones so no one can get into it but you or unless they have your passcode." I said.
"Oh. Okay. How does it work?" She asked.
I pulled out my phone to show her. "See look. If I look at my phone and swipe up it will unlock." I showed her and her eyes popped open. "But say if you tried to open it with your face," I said as I locked the phone and pointed it at her, showing her that it didn't open, "it wouldn't unlock and it will take you to where you need to unlock it with the passcode." I said and entered my passcode in front of her, which is 100101. I heard her gasp and noticed that her eyes were wide.
"Why did you pick that code?" She asked.
"Ummm…I don't know. I just picked something random out of my head why?" I asked.
"No reason. I just noticed that it's tomorrow's date." She said with red cheeks.
"Oh yeah. I guess it is." I said.
"What about tomorrow's date?" Evie asked with an evil smile.
"Nothing! Tomorrow is nothing!" Mal yelled.
"Oh my Zeus! I almost forgot! Thanks Evie!" Jay said as me jumped up off the floor.
"What's tomorrow?" Doug asked.
"Nothing!" Mal yelled again.
"Tomorrow is Mal's 18th birthday," Carlos said.
My eyes widened in shock. That's why she asked me why I picked that code. It's her birthday!
"It is?" I asked surprised.
"Yeah…I guess." She grumbled.
Oh wow! I need to get her something. Something great. I stopped my thought. She still doesn't know. I need to find a way to tell her.
"Well maybe Doug and I can take you four out for lunch tomorrow?" I asked. At least I can have a meal with her on her birthday.
"You really don't need to do that." Mal said as she lightly grasped my upper arm.
"Well too bad." I said.
She rolled her eyes at me, but had a hint of a smile creep up on her mouth. I shook my head at her and passed her my phone.
"Here you can look at stuff on my phone and see if you like anything and see how things work." I said. She took the phone and hopped onto her bed and started to play on it.
I walked over to Jay and Carlos who were looking through their contacts.
"I added my number, Doug's, my mom, my dad, FG, Jane, Lonnie and the number to my office." I told them. They nodded their heads and then looked at me.
"What are these little pictures next to the names?" Jay asked.
"Oh those are emojis. We thought you guys might like them. See Doug put his with a trumpet and a diamond next to his." I said.
I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Evie's head snapped up. She quickly made her way to Doug, pulled his hand out of his pocket and took the signet ring off his finger. She looked at his soul mark and gasped.
"It's you! You're my soulmate!" She exclaimed.
Doing flushed right red. "Umm…yeah I guess. I thought that you were very pretty when I first saw you, and Ben told me that I might have been, since I have an apple as my mark. I'm sorry I'm not a prince." He said looking down at the ground.
She put two fingers under his chin to make him look at her.
"Hey. You are much more than that. I was taught that I had to have a prince, but in the 5 hours that I have been here, you have shown me more kindness than any boy I have ever met." She said and then kissed his cheek.
I looked at Mal and couldn't help but frown. I wish that could be us right now. Mal was staring at her friend with a bright beautiful smile.
"I am so happy for you E! You found YOUR prince." She said.
"Thank you Mal. I can't wait until you find yours." Evie said.
Yeah she already has. He's just stupid and needs to find a way to tell her. And not to mention find a way to break up with his current girlfriend.
"Yeah. Maybe soon." She said as she went back to playing on my phone. Yeah maybe soon.
We all sat around showing them how to use the phones and I was helping Jay with a workout app when I heard yelling coming from where Mal was.
"Why the fuck do you have MY boyfriend's phone?!" I heard Audrey yell.
I rushed over to see that Mal accidentally answered a FaceTime call from Audrey. She looked so pissed. Mal was shocked and didn't know what to say.
"Well answer me demon spawn!" I heard her yell.
"Umm…Ben bought my friends and I phones and was showing us how to use them. He was letting me look at his phone to see stuff that I would like." She said. She sounded like she had something in her throat.
"Oh really? I bet you stole his phone off him during your tour. I don't even know why he invited you and your devil squad here!" Audrey yelled through the phone.
I saw tears gathering in Mal's eyes. I was fuming. I grabbed the phone out of Mal's hand and put myself in the frame on the video. Audrey's eyes widened at the sight of me.
"What are you doing?!" My voice was raised.
"Oh. Bennyboo! I was…I was just…she answered your phone…" , she stuttered.
"And you assumed she stole it?!" I asked. Zeus! I need to break up with her. She is a horrible person.
"Well she is a villain. I wouldn't assume any less." She said.
"We will talk about this later!" I said before I hung up on her.
I looked at Mal and saw that she was being embraced by her friends. She had tears coming down her face and when she looked at me she turned away burying her face into Jay's chest. I walked over and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey. Mal. Hey. Look at me." I said. She looked up and sniffled. Her eyes were puffy and red and she was biting on her plump bottom lip. I couldn't help myself, so I pulled her up and off the bed, giving her a hug and holding her close to my chest. She stiffened at my action, but loosened once she realized what I was doing. Her friends and Doug looked at us with wide surprised eyes, more her friends that Doug, but still.
"Hey I am sorry for what she said to you." I said into her hair.
"It's not your fault." She said as she pulled away from me, making me feel empty.
"I know. But she has no right to treat you like that!" I exclaimed.
"C'est bon, ne t'en fais pas. Je m'attendais à ça quand on a reçu les invitations." (It's okay, don't worry. I was honestly expecting this when we got the invitations.) She said.
"Elle n'a pas le droit, ni personne d'ailleurs de vous traiter comme ça! Surtout to!" (That gives her no right, nor anyone for that matter to treat you like that! Especially you!) I yelled.
I was furious. How could someone be so mean to another! I then realized what I said and I calmed down instantly. I turned to look at her and noticed she was looking at me with a what-are-you-talking-about look. I looked to the others and they were just standing there looking uncomfortable.
"What do you mean 'especially you?'" She asked.
"On peut en parler plus tard?" (Can we talk about it later?) I asked.
She squinted her eyes at me and then gave me one nod, making me sigh in relief.
"What's going on between you two? We have only been here for 5 hours and now you guys are talking in your guys' 'secret language'." Evie asked.
"Nothing. Let's get your phones all situated, do your schedules and then we can head down for dinner." I said.
We finished setting up their phones and ordered them cases for them. When we got to the cafeteria, we were greeted by FG. I then passed her the schedules that the VKs would like and she nodded her thank you. She asked them how they were settling in and they all said everything was going good so far. We walked in and I gave them each a debit card with 100 on it.
"How do you have this much money?" Jay asked.
"Well I'm the future king. I am technically the richest person, besides my parents, in Auradon." I said.
"And…his future queen would like to steal him back." Audrey said and she pulled me away. I looked back at them and they were all flowing Doug into the dinner line. "You're welcome." Audrey said as she led me to a table.
"I didn't say thank you for anything." I said bluntly.
"Yeah. But I know you don't want to be with them." She said as she sat down.
"Listen. You had no right to say that stuff to Mal. You were out of line." I scolded her.
"Well she isn't your future queen or soulmate. So why do you care? You should be on my side!" She argued.
Oh if only you knew. I guess there m's no time like the present.
"Look. I don't know how to tell you this but…" I started, but was cut off by my phone. I looked at my phone and rolled my eyes when I saw that it was the castle.
"Hello." I answered
"I am sorry to disturb you, your majesty, but someone is here at the castle wishing to speak to you. I know this is late notice, but they said it is urgent." Cogsworth said.
"Okay I will be there in 20 minutes. Have them wait in my office please."
"Of course, your majesty." He said then hung up.
"Look I need to talk to you later and it's really important." I said to Audrey as I put my phone in my pocket.
"Well it will have to wait until next week because my Grammy is picking me up tomorrow morning to take me on a spa retreat. The future queen has to look her best at her king's coronation." She said. Do it not. Do it now!
I rolled my eyes and walked out of the building and toward the castle.
Oh Zeus! If I knew it was Queen Leah who was waiting for me I would have said no! She was furious at the fact that the villain kids were here and demanded that they be sent back. I told her that she had no say in the matter. She went in to say that her granddaughter would be the queen of Auradon one day and that I needed to take her advice on things. I almost let it slip that Audrey was not my soulmate, but I bit my tongue. Mal had to know first, then Audrey and then the rest would follow.
I walked through the corridor and felt my stomach rumbling. I didn't get to eat dinner because Leah was coming at my throat. Lucky FG knew I was out past curfew, so I made the decision to go to the kitchen and get something to eat before I went to my room.
When I got to the kitchen I heard someone humming the melody of once upon a dream. I looked through the small window on the door and saw a head with purple hair. A smile creeped up on my face. I quietly opened the door and closed it. Her back was to me, but she stopped humming.
"Are you trying to get into trouble on your first day here?" I asked sarcastically.
She jumped, making a loud clatter with the bowl in front of her.
"Oh my Zeus! You scared the crap out of me!" She said, holding her hand to her chest.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I just came to get something to eat." I said, making my way over to her. "What are you doing up this late and it's past curfew?" I asked.
"I am making cookies. And I have permission and a pass from FG so that I can be here." She said waving the note in front of her face.
"I see. I'm surprised she let you. She's kind of strict with curfews." I said.
"I said I would make her a batch of cookies if she let me." She said giggling.
"Vous essayez d'avoir ses bons livres?" (You're trying to get her good books?) I asked amusingly.
"Si vous le mettez comme ça, votre majesté. C'est comme ça, mais non. J'ai trouvé une recette pour certains et j'ai pensé que mes amis les aimeraient." (If you put it that way, Your Majesty. That is how it looks, but no. I found a recipe for some and thought my friends would like them.) She said. She poured in chocolate chips and started to fold them in."So, back to before. What did you mean by 'especially you'?" She asked looking up at me.
"Oh. Umm…Yeah. About that. I don't know how to say this…" I started.
"What is it?" She asked. She broke our gaze and went to get a cookie sheet. When she came back she started to ball the dough up and place them on the sheet.
"What do you know about soulmates?" I asked.
She started to walk toward the oven and placed the cookies in. "Oh. Well. Not much. I know that they are the person you are destined to be with…the one that makes you whole…the one that loves you for who you are truly." She said. She then turned to look at me and her face flushed red. "Well I guess I know a little more than I think I know." She said with a giggle.
"Yeah. Do you have any suspicion on who yours is?" I asked.
"I haven't thought about it in a really long time. When I was twelve I thought that my soulmate was Gil, who is the son of Gaston, because he has a matching rose but I quickly ruled him out." she said as she cleaned the counter off. "I never looked after that. I just assumed that he was here and I would never be able to meet him. I never thought that anyone, let alone me, would ever be able to be let off the Isle." she said as she looked up at me. "And you gave us that opportunity."
I smiled at her. She looked at me with her big green eyes and I couldn't help but melt. I noticed that she was wearing a pair of purple leggings and a green crop top, showing a little bit of the skin on her hip. I shook my head, breaking out of my own thoughts.
"Yeah. I have always been fascinated with the Isle and I always felt horrible that all of the kids were trapped there because of their parents' choices." I said.
"Well, now my friends and I have you to thank for giving us a chance." she said. She walked forward, surprising me and wrapped her arms around my neck. I slowly wrapped my arms around her waist. I put my nose in her hair and it smelled like strawberries. We stood there for a minute then a timer went off.
"Oh. The cookies are done!" she said, pulling away from me. "Do you want one?"
"Yeah, Sure." I said.
She quickly went to the oven, put an oven mitt on and took the cookies out of the oven. She placed them, one by one, on a cookie sheet and they looked delicious. She picked one up and she put it close to my mouth.
"Here, take a bite. Tell me what you think." She said.
I looked at her and loved how happy she looked in that moment. I gave her a small smile and then took a bite and my eyes widened.
"Oh my Zeus! These are the best cookies I have ever had!" I said taking another bite. She laughed at me and passed me the rest of the cookie.
"I just followed the recipe. Here look." She said as she passed me her phone.
I looked at the recipe and noticed that it was one Audrey used all the time.
"Audrey uses this recipe all the time and her's don't even compare to yours!" I told her.
"Well, thank you." She said as she started to plate the rest.
"Are you hoping to find your soulmate?" I asked her.
"Well. Yeah. I do. I mean everyone deserves their special someone. Right?" she asked.
"Yeah. You're right." I said. I have to tell her.
"I mean. I know Audrey isn't your soulmate, but you choose to be with her. For what reason I don't know. I am sorry for saying that, but she is really mean. And I am the child of villains, but she is who makes you happy and that is amazing. I do not know who your soulmate actually is, but I bet when you find her and you tell her that you want to be with Audrey, I am sure she will understand." She said.
"I…ummm…I love Aurdrey, but I don't think I am or ever was in love with her. I just don't know what my soulmate will think when she finds out that I am her soulmate." I said.
"Ben. You are an amazing guy! Any girl would be lucky to have you." She said. "If you don't love Audrey, then you need to tell her. It may be ugly when that time comes, but you can't live lying to yourself, when the person who was destined for you is out there." she stated, pointing to the door.
"Your right. I do need to tell Audrey." I said.
"Good. I am happy for you. Now, Bubsy. Who is your soulmate? You didn't answer me earlier." She asked. I looked down at my hands and saw that they were shaking.
Okay. Here it goes.
"It's you, Mal. You are my soulmate." I blurted out.
I looked up to meet her eyes and when I did they were wide with shock. I walked close to her and pulled my ring off, showing her my mark. She started at it with a gape in her mouth. She rubbed it with her index finger and then looked up at me.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Did you know before I came here?" She asked.
I shook my head. "No. I didn't know before you came. I didn't know until you showed us your soul marks." I told her.
She took a few steps back away from me and I started to worry. I took her hand and pulled her close to me, taking her face into my hands.
"Mallory Drakos. You are my soulmate. The one that I have been waiting for my whole life. I was mesmerised by you the second I saw you walk out of that limo." I told her, bring her closer to my face. Our lips were almost touching.
"Ben. Please don't kiss me. You have a girlfriend." she whispered.
I let her face go and stepped back.
"I am so sorry." I told her.
"Ben. Like I said. Your soulmate would understand…and I do…" she said looking down at the floor. "Ben. All I want is for you to be happy. And Audrey makes you happy" She said.
"C'est dur pour moi, Mal. Je viens de te trouver aujourd'hui. Je ne sais pas quoi faire." (This is hard for me, Mal. I just found you today. I don't know what to do.) I said.
"Je ne veux pas vous faire choisir. Tu as prévu une vie. Un avenir à défendre. Je me contenterai d'être ton ami. Je ne veux jamais te faire de mal ou te faire choisir." (I don't want to make you choose. You've planned a life. A future to defend. I'll just be your friend. I never want to hurt you or make you choose.) She said.
Her statement brought tears to my eyes. I walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. You are much more than just a friend. You are my world. Now that I have found you.
I looked at the clock and noticed it was half past midnight.
"Hey." I said, pulling away lightly. She then looked up at me. "Happy birthday." I said with a small smile
"Oh. Yeah. I actually forgot." She said.
"Yeah yeah. I'm sure you did. Let's head back upstairs. It's Friday and no one has classes tomorrow. Maybe I can introduce you to a couple more students."
"I would like that very much. Thank you." She said as she grabbed the plate of cookies.
We walked up to the floor, our dorm rooms were on and I walked her to her door. She pulled the key out of her pocket and placed it into the lock. Before she opened the door she turned to look at me.
"Je suis heureux que vous soyez mon âme sœur. On n'est peut-être jamais ensemble, mais je suis content qu'on soit amis." (I am glad that you are my soulmate. We may never be together, but I am glad that we are friends.) She said as she pushed up onto her tiptoes and kissed my cheek.
I flushed red at the touch. Shethen smiled and walked into her room and closed the door, leaving me standing alone and empty in the hallway.
"Joyeux anniversaire. Et nous serons ensemble. On était censés le faire et je veux être avec toi plus que tout." (Happy birthday. And we'll be together. We were supposed to do it and I want to be with you more than anything.) I whispered before I walked down the hall and into my room.
I went straight to bed as soon as I locked my door, because I had to wake up early and make a call. Iwas going to make sure that Mal felt special on her birthday, no matter what. I just couldn't wait until next week, when Audrey would be back and I could talk to her.
(MAL'S POV)
I woke up to Evie jumping on my bed.
"Happy birthday M!" she said as she jumped on me.
I looked at the clock and saw that it was 10:00 a.m. I couldn't believe what had happened last night. Ben was my soulmate. I had finally found the person I was meant to be with…and he has a girlfriend. And I couldn't help but feel this small pain in my heart knowing that I wouldn't be able to spend my life with him. I know I told him that I wanted him to be happy, but it still hurts knowing.
I shook my head to break my thoughts. I saw Evie smiling down at me and I couldn't help but bring her down and give her a big hug.
"Thank you E!" I said.
We broke apart when we heard a knock at the door. We both looked at each other and then the door. We weren't expecting anyone until later. Who could it be?
I quickly got up and went to open the door and was met with a young blonde man with a big bundle of red roses in a beautiful vase.
"Hello and good morning. Are you Miss Mallory?" He asked.
I nodded slowly at him.
"Okay. These are for you. And may I say happy birthday." He said as he passed me the roses and then walked off.
I stood there in shock. I walked back into the room and closed the door. Evie's eyes widened in shock and she rushed toward me.
"Who sent you flowers?" she asked.
I walked over to the nightstand next to my bed and placed them down and grabbed the note attached.
Joyeux anniversaire, Mal. Je veux que tu fentes un super anniversaire. J'espère que la nuit dernière ne t'a pas fait peur, parce que maintenant que je sais qui tu es... Je ne pouvais pas imaginer ma vie sans toi. Je te verrai plus tard pour le déjeuner. Joyeux anniversaire.
(Happy Birthday, Mal. I want you to have a great birthday. I hope last night didn't scare you away from me, because now that I know who you are... I couldn't imagine my life without you. I will see you later for lunch. Happy Birthday.)
Oh wow. Ben sent me flowers. I stared at them. They were so beautiful. He even had them put into a purple and blue crystal vase. Evie came over and looked at the note.
"So who are they from?" She asked.
"Well, it's in French, E. Obviously they are from Ben." I said.
"Oh wow. I didn't even put two and two together." She said. "Why is he sending you flowers?" She asked.
I took a deep breath. I can tell Evie. She's my best friend. And she'll help me through it.
"Okay. I'll tell you but you can't tell anyone." I told her. She nodded her head in agreement. "Ben is my soulmate…" I sighed.
"WHAT?!" She screamed.
"Yeah. He told me last night when I was making cookies." I told her.
"Is that the reason he brought us over?" She questioned.
I shook my head. "No. He said he didn't know until we showed them our soul marks."
"So…is he going to break up with Audrey?" She asked.
I shrugged my shoulders. Then moved back to my bed. What am I supposed to say? The truth?
"I don't know, E. He told me that I was the one he had been waiting for his whole life and that he was mesmerized by me from when I stepped out of the limo. But I told him that if Audrey makes him happy I would be happy for him." I told her.
"He cannot be happy with her. She is a tyrant and so mean to him." She said.
"Well he never said he wasn't happy with her. He only said that he knew she wasn't his soulmate and that he knew who his soulmate was. I want him to be happy, E. And if that means that we are only friends then that's it." I told her.
She didn't say anything. She charged forward and pulled me into a huge hug.
"Hey let's not spoil today. It's your birthday. Let's get ready and then go and wake up the boys. I bet that, by the time we are done getting ready, they will still be knocked out cold." She said, making me laugh. "I even brought your birthday crown." She said with a smile.
Evie made me a flower crown with fake flowers that were found in the garbage that was sent to the Isle. She made me wear it every year and would do my hair to go with it.
"You did not?!" I asked in shock.
She nodded eagerly and ran to her suitcase. She pulled out the flower crown and it looked as beautiful as it did the first time she gave it to me. It was made of woven twigs. It had lavender intertwined into the twigs. It was really pretty and I love that Evie made it for me. I know that I don't really like to associate myself with my mom, but when I wore it made me feel close to her, well at least the fae part of her.
Evie quickly sat me down in a chair in our bathroom and started to do my hair. About a year ago she convinced me to grow my hair out from the long bob I used to have. Now, my hair reaches to the middle of my back and I know it is unusual to have natural growing purple hair, but I loved it. She curled my hair. Fixed my layered bangs so that they landed right over my eyebrows. She then laid the flower crown on top of my head.
Once she was finished with my hair I brushed my teeth and then sat back in the chair so that she could do my makeup. She put silver glitter eye shadow on my eyes, a blush pink lipstick on my plump lips and a rose blush on my cheeks. She finally let me look in the mirror and she actually made me look decent.
"Wow, E. you made me look almost pretty." I told her.
"What? Mal! You are a total babe!" She exclaimed, making me laugh. "But, I am not done yet." she said as she scurried to the closet.
When she came out she was holding a beautiful vintage off the shoulder cocktail dress. It was dark green, and a slight flowy skirt and the top layer was made of lace. It was really beautiful.
"Oh my Zeus, E! When did you make this?" I asked as I walked up to her.
"Well it looks better now, but I finished it yesterday when you were out making cookies." she said. "When we were on the tour I saw the fashion and design class and I asked FG after dinner if I could use some stuff to finish it. She was hesitant at first, but when I told her that it was for your birthday she quickly gave me permission and a note." she finished.
"So, FG knows it is my birthday too?" I asked.
"Yeah. I'm sorry, but I really wanted to make this dress beautiful for you." she said, making her big puppy dog brown eyes.
"It's okay, E. I'm not mad at you." I said. "Thank you for my dress. It is really beautiful." I told her.
She held it out to me. "Here go put it on. Ben texted me a little after 8 saying that he will be waiting for us out front at 3. It's 1:30 so…scoot. Because we have to go wake up the boys too." She said.
"Okay. He didn't text me this morning." I said. "Well at least I don't think." I said as I looked at my phone on the nightstand. I walked toward it and picked it up and saw four messages.
FG: Happy Birthday my dear. I hope that your first birthday in Auradon is one that you will remember for years.
Belle: Happy Birthday, Mal. I hope you have a wonderful and the best 18th birthday.
Ps: I hope you do not mind, but Ben invited Adam, FG, and I to lunch with you and your friends today. I cannot wait to get to know you and your friends.
Adam: Hello, Mal. This is King Adam. But you can just call me Adam. I wanted to wish you a happy birthday and I cannot wait to have lunch with you and your friends today.
Bubsy: Joyeux anniversaire, Mal. Je veux que tu ailles ton meilleur anniversaire à Auradon. J'espère passer plus d'anniversaires avec vous pour de nombreuses années à venir. J'espère que tu aimes les roses que j'ai envoyées. Je te rencontrerai à 15 h. (Happy birthday, Mal. I want you to have your best birthday in Auradon. I hope to spend more birthdays with you for many years to come. I hope you like the roses I sent. I will meet you and your friends at 3:00.)
Ps. I hope you don't mind that I invited my parents and FG to your birthday lunch. They really wanted to go and to get a chance to know you. Plus I invited a few other students as well. Again I hope you don't mind.
I giggled at his name in my phone. I quickly typed them all back.
Mal to FG: Thank you so much FG! I hope it will be too. I will see you at lunch and thank you again for being so welcoming to us.
Mal to Belle: Thank you your majesty. I do not mind at all that you are coming for lunch. It is an honor for you to join us.
Mal to Adam: Thank you your majesty. It will be a little hard for me to call you Adam because you are the king, but I will try. I can't wait for lunch either. See you soon.
Mal to Bubsy: Merci, Bubsy. Les roses sont belles et je les aime. Tu n'avais pas besoin de les acheter pour moi, mais je les aimais. Vous avez invité les autres et nous serons prêts à temps, après le réveil. À bientôt. (Thank you, Bubsy. The roses are beautiful and I love them. You didn't have to buy them for me, but I do appreciate them. I do not mind that you invited the others and we'll be ready in time, after the boys wake up. See you soon.)
"Okay, Mal. Go and change. I'll change and fix my makeup and hair out here." Evie said as she took my phone out of my hands. I nodded to her and made my way to the bathroom to change.
I came out of the bathroom and Evie was finishing up her makeup. How does she work so fast?! She looked up at me and was beaming. She is wearing a royal blue a-line v-neck knee length dress. She had her said in a side ponytail with curls framing her face. She made her cheeks rosie and had bright red lips.
We just finished getting ready before another knock came to the door. We looked at each other with confused looks on our faces. I walked to open the door and was surprised to see a groomed Jay and Carlos standing behind it. Jay was wearing a pair of black jeans, a fitted red long sleeved button up shirt and his long hair was pulled up into a tight bun. Carlos was dressed in a pair of red pants, a black long sleeved button up shirt and his hair was nicely spiked up, unlike his messy spikes.
"Why, hello. My dear friend, Mr. DeVil and I were looking for our lady friends. Have you seen them anywhere?" Jay said in a fake british accent, like he was 'Mr. Fancypants'.
"Oh get in here you doofus!" I said laughing.
They both walked in and gave me, what they called, a 'Mal sandwich' hug.
"Happy birthday, Mal." Jay said.
"Happy Birthday." Carlos said as they let go and broke the hug. "You ladies look lovely today." Carlos said.
"Thank you. But, why are we dressed so fancy." I asked.
"Well, originally it was only you who was going to be dressed fancy today but Ben texted us last night at like eleven and said for us to dress nice too." Evie said. I nodded my head slowly but was still confused.
"Yeah. I texted him back saying that Carlos and I didn't have 'fancy' clothes, then this morning, at like 11, he knocked on our door with these clothes." He said gesturing to his outfit.
"Well you look very nice." I said.
He looked at me and cocked his head to the side. "You get this on special occasions. Don't get used to it." Jay said holding a hand up to me.
"Okay okay. I won't," I said as I made my way to my night stand to grab my phone that Evie put down.
"Are we ready?" I asked them.
I turned to see Jay and Carlos looking at something on my nightstand. I looked at them with a confused look and then turned to see what they were looking at. That's when I remembered the roses.
"Umm…Mal? Who bought you roses?" Carlos asked, with Jay nodded in agreement.
"Oh! Umm…Ben sent them to me. He bought me them for my birthday." I said. I hope they drop it. I can't imagine what they would do if they found out he was my soulmate and he had a girlfriend.
"Oh well that's nice of him." Carlos said. Oh thank Zeus.
"Yeah…" Jay said questionably. "Let's go." He said as he walked toward the door. Oh no. This is going to be a conversation later. I just know it.
We walked through the corridor and made our way to the front of the building. Out in front was a limo and Ben. He was wearing a pair of off hwite pants and a fitted dark blue button up shirt. The shirt was clinging to his muscles and he looked much more toned than when I first saw him. Well he was wearing a jacket, so you obviously couldn't tell. He looked up and his eyes widened when his eyes locked with mine.
(BEN'S POV)
Oh my Zeus! She looks gorgeous! Like a goddess or an angel! They walked up to me and said their hellos. I was too focused on Mal to say anything back until they looked at me with worry.
"Hey are you okay?" Mal asked, breaking me out of my trance.
"Oh! Yeah. I'm fine." I said. "Everyone is in the limo waiting for us." I said pointing my thumb to the limo.
"Oh! Are we late?" Evie asked looking at the time.
"No. You are on time. I just wanted to mention a few things before we headed off." I said. They all nodded. "Okay. So, the students that I have invited today are Chad Charming, Jane Fairchild, Lonnie Lang, Doug Dwarfson and Jordan Gene." I said. Jay and Carlos' eyes widened in shock hearing the names of their soulmates. "Hey guys, it is okay. You don't have to tell them today. I invited them because they are the ones who were happy when I told them about my proclamation and supported me. Plus they really wanted to meet you." I said. "Chad is dating Jordan. They found out that they were soulmates when they were fourteen. My parents are here, along with FG, Cogworth, Lumier and Plumette." I finished.
"So a limo and meal full of soulmates?" Mal asked looking at the ground.
I frowned when she didn't meet my eyes."Yeah…I guess so." I said.
"Well except for yours and Mal's." Carlos said.
"Umm…" I started, but was quickly interrupted by my mom getting out of the limo.
"Oh, Mal. Don't you look beautiful!" She said walking up to her. My mom quickly pulled Mal into a hug and then pulled her apart. She then looked to Evie and beamed. "Oh Evie you look beautiful too," she complimented, making Evie blush.
"Okay. Shall we go?" My mom asked. We all nodded as they started to pile into the car, but before Mal got in I put a hand on her shoulder. She turned to look at me and my breath hitched when I locked onto her beautiful green eyes.
"I just wanted to let you know that my mom is going to be taking A LOT of pictures. One of you, you and Evie, you and me, you and your friends, you and her, you and my parents, group pictures and so on." I told her.
"Does she know?" She asked.
"Yeah. Both of my parents know and FG." I said.
"I see. How long have they known?" she asked.
"Well, FG has known from the day I was born. My parents on the other hand knew your eye color." I said. She nodded her head and then smiled at me.
"Okay. I guess we couldn't keep it a secret forever. Do you think that your mom can make me some copies or even send them to me? I don't have any pictures of my friends and I. I would really like some." She said.
I couldn't help but smile at her. How can this strong beauty be MY soulmate? I have a girlfriend, who I need to break up with, but she said that if Audrey makes me happy she would be happy for me and be my friend. I don't deserve her. But I wanted her. I needed her. I love her! Zeus! I don't even know her for a full day and I am in love with her! I need to break up with Audrey. I need Mal. I have made my choice. I'm going to call Audrey and break up with her. I smiled at Mal, knowing the decision I have made, but I'm not going to tell her just yet. I don't want to stress her out.
"Yes. I am sure my mom would love to send them to you," I said to her with a smile. "And one more thing…" I said. She looked up at me and crinkled her eyebrows. "Tu es belle." (You look beautiful.) I told her, making her blush.
"Merci. Tu es très beau." (Thank you. And you look very handsome.) She told me with a wink before disappearing into the limo.
It was going to take about forty-five minutes before we arrived at Tiana's Place. We all mingled and it was the start of a good evening. Chad convinced Jay and Carlos to try out for the tourney. Jordan, Doug and Mal were talking about art and music. Evie and Jane were talking about hair. My parents, FG, Cogsworth, Lumier and Plumette were talking amongst themselves. But me…I was staring at the beautiful purple haired goddess sitting across from me.
"Mal!" Jane yelled. Mal jumped a little, turning to look at Jane who was sitting between her and Cogsworth. "Do you do any magic?" She asked. Whoa! What happened to shy Jane?
We all looked at Mal and she was speechless.
"I don't know. I haven't tried." she said.
"Could you try? Maybe you can change my hair?" Jane said, turning to look at her mother and father.
They looked at her and gave her a really-Jane-that-is-how-your-going-to-ask look. She then gave them a puppy dog look widening her big blue eyes and puffing out her lip.
"Fine!" Cogsworth stated in a huff.
"Thank you daddy!" she screamed. She then threw her arms around her dad and kissed his cheek.
"But only if it is okay with the king and queen." Cogsworth added.
Jane then looked at my parents and did her puppy dog face, which always worked on them since Jane was three. My dad huffed and then nodded his head.
"Thank you uncle Adam!" She said. "I mean your majesty." She teases. Seriously? Where is Jane?
"Oh shut it Jane. It's uncle Adam." He said with a smile, making everyone in the limo laugh.
"Okay. Since Mal doesn't know how magic works. I will walk her through it. If that is okay with you dearie?" FG said.
"That's okay if you walk me through it. I wouldn't want to mess up." Mal said with a small smile. "But I don't have or know any spells."
"Oh. I have something that might help." Evie said as she reached into her purse. She then pulled out a brown leather book with a dragon on the cover. Mal's eyes widened in shock.
"Is that my mother's spell book?" She asked, taking the book from Evie. Evie only responded with a nod.
Mal quickly flipped through the book. "Here. This might work." She said showing FG.
"That will do." FG responded. "Ben? Would you switch places with Jane, please? They need to be facing each other for the spell to work." She asked. I quickly nodded and stood, to the best of my ability in a limo and switched places with Jane.
I sat next to Mal. She sat up straight sitting on the edge of the leather seat giving me a chance to put my arm on the back of the seat where her head would go.
"Okay dearie. Just say the spell then, pointing your finger, swish from right to left then up and down." FG finished.
"Okay. Beware, forswear, replace the old with new hair." Mal recited the spell and swished her hand as FG told her to, making Jane's head swish back and forth with the gestures. When Jane lifted her head she had long big pretty curls in place of her bob hair style she had before. It's suited her and made her look more her age.
Evie passed Jane a mirror and Jane gasped in shock.
"Oh thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mal! I love it!" Jane exclaimed, jumping to give Mal a hug, pushing her into the seat and my arm. Okay! What have these people done to shy Jane? Not that I am complaining.
Jane quickly sat up and took her seat next to Jordan and Plumette. Mal then closed her spell book and reached to give it to FG. we all looked at her confused.
"Why are you giving me this Mal?" FG asked.
"I won't be needing it. I don't want to rely on using magic, now that I know I can do it, for everything." Mal said, handing the book to FG.
"Well, that is very wise of you Mal, but I would like to have a magic lesson with you each week if you would like. To help you control it. sometimes Magic can get out of hand with our emotions." FG said to Mal. "But, only if it is okay with the king and queen." She said as she looked at my parents.
"Of course you can have a magic lesson. Mal has not shown any evil tendencies, so I think that it will be okay." Adam said.
"Great! What do you say Mal?" FG said as she looked at Mal.
"I guess. As long as it is okay. But, can Jane do it with me? I feel that it could be something that we could bond over." She said with a small smile.
FG looked at her husband and he nodded to her.
"Okay. Jane can do it if she wants." FG said.
"No way! Are you serious?" Jane asked in disbelief. Her mom and dad nodded and she went to hug them.
"Ouah. Regarde-toi. Faire des changements dans la vie des gens. Surtout la mienne. Tu es incroyable." (Wow. Look at you. Make changes in people's lives. Especially mine. You're unbelievable.) I whispered in her ear.
"Je te tiendrai informé, Bubsy. Je suis une fille aux multiples talents et surprises." (I will let you know, Bubsy. I am a girl of many talents and surprises.) She said with a wink. And my heart melted.
"Mal! Ton français est spectaculaire! C'est si bon de te revoir. Tu es belle, ma chère. Joyeux anniversaire." (Mal! Your French is spectacular! It is so good to see you again. You look beautiful, my dear. Happy birthday.) Lumier said to her.
"Merci, Lumier. Je le parle depuis l'âge de six ans." (Thank you, Lumier. I have been speaking it since I was six.) She responded back before leaning back into the seat and onto my arm. She looked up at me and smiled.
Before we knew it we were pulling up to the restaurant. We all climbed out of the limo and started to make our way up the steps. But not before my mom took her 500 pictures. Ones of Mal, her and her friends, just the girls, just the boys, the adults, couples, me and Mal, Mal and Evie and so many more.
Once we were finished we walked in holding the girls hands as we walked up the stairs. My mom and dad. Lumier and Plumette. FG and Cogsworth. Chad and Jordan. Evie and Doug. Jay helped Lonnie. Carlos helped Jane. And I helped Mal. Her skin was soft to the touch. Her hand in mine sent shivers up my spine. Zeus I want her to be mine now.
Once we were up the stairs I took my phone out of my pocket to text my mom.
Ben to Mom: Will you send me the pictures later? I would love to have them.
She responded rather quickly.
Mom to Ben: Of course. I was going to develop some for you too.
Ben to Mom: Thank you.
We all enjoyed a lovely dinner and I even requested for Tiana to make a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and strawberries. I called earlier and asked Tiana if she would put candles on the cake as well and she outdid herself. She put birthday sparklers and I took the most beautiful pictures of Mal with her cake. Her smile brightened up the whole evening and my world. My favorite was one where she was blowing out her candles. Her lips were puckered and her eyes were closed, but it was right before she blew them out. Man, she's beautiful. I quickly put that picture as the one when she calls me.
We just left from brooding off my parents and the rest of the adults. We were now on our way into the dorms. I looked at my watch and saw that it was thirty minute before curfew.
"Hey." I said, pulling Mal's hand. She stopped and turned to look at me. "Will you walk with me?" I asked.
"Yeah. Sure. Evie was going to the library with Doug until curfew anyway." She said.
We walked for a couple of minutes in silence just taking in the fresh air.
"So…I wasn't expecting you to give your mother's spell book to FG just like that." I said breaking the silence.
"Yeah. I don't really have a relationship with my mom. When I was a baby she and my dad lived together, though they are not soulmates. My dad's soulmate is obviously his wife, Persephone. I was technically, what you would call, 'a drunken mistake'." She said.
"You are definitely not a mistake. I know that for a fact." I said. She laughed and then wrapped her arms around herself. "Are you cold?" I asked.
"Yeah just a little, but I'm fine." She said, shaking her head. I stopped and took my jacket off and wrapped it around her shoulders. "Oh. Thank you." She said shockingly.
"Your welcome." I said. "So you're closer to your dad then?" I asked her.
"Yeah. He's great. He's been there for me since day one. He took me with him when I was 2. He hated that my mom yelled at me for everything. He changed from the stories that I heard about him and I see it a lot with my brother." She told me. She has a brother?
"What's your brother's name?" I asked.
"Hadie. He's 13." She said.
"Wow. Who is his mother?"
"Persephone." She told me.
"How?" I asked curiously.
"Persephone comes in and out of the isle, and has been for 15 years. I think it was a deal with your parents and Zeus. My dad has been grateful to them ever since." She explained. "She has been more of a mother to me than my own and I love her for that. She doesn't hold any ill will toward me or my dad for having a baby with my mom." She finished.
"That's wonderful." I said.
"Yeah." She said with a gleam in her eyes.
We walked in silence again, but I didn't want to stop talking to her.
"Hey. Tell me something hardly anyone knows about you?" I asked. "I want to get to know you."
"Umm…I'm not sure." She said thinking.
"How about your middle name?" I asked with a hint of excitement in my voice.
She then groaned. "Fine." She said. "My middle name is Bertha." She grumbled.
"Bertha?" I asked.
"Yeah. You know my mom was just being really really evil. Mallory Bertha Drakos." She said.
"Well mine is Florian." I said looking up at the sky.
"Florian? It sounds so princely. Benjamin Florian Anderson." She giggled.
"Well I mean it's better than Bertha." I said, making her laugh.
We walked around for a couple more minutes and before I knew it we were at her dorm room. She turned to look up at me with her big beautiful green eyes.
"Merci pour ce merveilleux anniversaire, Ben. Bonne nuit." (Thank you for a wonderful birthday, Ben. Goodnight.) She said. She then took off my jacket, handed it to me, raised herself up on her toes and kissed my cheek.
I flushed red and I felt my cheek heat up. "De rien, Mal. Je suis heureux que vous ayez eu un merveilleux anniversaire. Bonne nuit." (You are very welcome, Mal. I am glad that you had a wonderful birthday. Goodnight.) I said.
She then smiled and walked into her room and closed the door.
Yeah. I'm going to call Audrey in the morning and tell her that I need to talk to her. I can't wait another moment knowing my soulmate is here. In front of me. Four doors down from me. And I can't kiss her. I can't tell her I love her. I know it's been a day, but she is everything I have ever dreamed of and more. But what if Audrey doesn't answer me? Zeus. This may be a long week…
I really hope that you all enjoyed this chapter!
If you have read my Star Struck story, you know that I love to add songs into my stories. i have TWO songs coming up in the next chapter, but I may split it into two chapters!
