Hewwo!!! Welcome back! Long time no update! Okay so here's the deal. I have school so I will not be posting as often as I would like but I am always reading the comments and I am always writing a little bit a day. I have plans to finish my 50 shades Darker next and then I won't be posting the third for a hot mintue just so that I can focus on Starstruck and Soulmates, BUT I WILL DO THE 3RD ONE!!!!
A/N: So the soulmark looked just like a tattoo, detail and all. When they are born it just looks like a black blob and then it form when they get older.
I plan to do all 3 movie and beyond, for this story, but I would like to know if you would like me to separated them into different stories or keep them all in this story. (Family day is next so it's close to coronation) I feel that it would be easier to wite it all in one story...?
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WARNING FOR SWEARING!
* I DO NOT OWN DESCENDANTS!*
(BEN'S POV)
I woke up and rolled to my side to see that it was 8 in the morning. I rolled back over but couldn't help the enormous smile that was forming on my face. I finally am with Mal. I couldn't stop thinking about her and I couldn't wait to see her. Even though I saw her last night. I quickly got out of bed and headed to my bathroom. I took a shower and then went to get ready. I went through all of my clothes and tried to find something to wear for the day. It was Saturday, the day after the championship game, and I didn't have any homework or meetings today so I was hoping to spend some time with Mal, if she was free. I pulled on a pair of jeans, put my belt on and then went to brush my teeth. A couple minutes later I heard a knock at my door. I walked over with my toothbrush hanging out of my mouth and opened it to see Chad, Jay, Carlos, Ryder and Aziz standing behind it.
"Dude. What if we were, like, FG or someone?" Chad asked jokingly as he walked into my room.
"Yeah, bro. The future king shouldn't be opening the door with his shirt off." Aziz added, making everyone including myself laugh.
I closed the door and made my way back to my bathroom to finish brushing my teeth.
"Hey. Maybe he thought it would be Mal." Ryder teased as he jumped onto my bed.
I stopped and turned to look at him with wide eyes. He did not just say that. In front of Mal's BROTHERS. I looked at them and saw that they were looking at me with squinted eyes and pursed lips. I looked back at Ryder who was now flipping through the channels on my tv. I quickly threw my toothbrush at him making him give me a what-the-fuck look.
I gestured toward Jay and Carlos. "Say it." I told Ryder.
He then got off the bed, stood up straight and folded his hands in front of him. "Hi. My name is Ryder and I don't know when to keep my mouth shut." He said, making Jay, Carlos, Aziz and Chad laugh out loud.
"Thank you." I said to him. I then turned to Jay and Carlos. "I am sorry for the comment he made. I know how protective you are of both Mal and Evie." I told them.
"It's cool. We are protective of them." Carlos said.
"Yeah. I get it. Chad and I are kind of like that with Jane." I said as I looked at Carlos. He looked at me and then Chad with slightly wide eyes, making Chad and I chuckle. "Derek, the driver who drove you four here, said that you both tackled the girls to the ground when you thought you were going to plummet into the ocean." I said with a chuckle as I went to rinse my mouth out and then joined them back in the room.
"That isn't even bad. You should see what Carlos and I have done on the isle when someone messed with them." Jay said laughing as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"What do you mean?" Aziz asked.
"Well, I'm not going to sugarcoat anything, but obviously Mal and Evie are very beautiful. I would say that they are the most beautiful girls on the isle." Jay started and I couldn't help the smile that grew on my face when he mentioned Mal's name. "There were multiple occasions where I have had to kick, completely kill, some guys who couldn't take no for an answer." He said as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Carlos then put a hand on his shoulder as if to calm him down.
"Hey. You okay? What happened to the girls?" Ryder asked, making Jay and Carlos look at us four.
We stood there as they looked at each other and then nodded their heads.
"So there were multiple occasions where some guys would try to get into their pants." Jay started.
"Yeah. The girls would always say no and then the stupid idiots would always try to push their luck with them." Carlos said as he took my desk chair and sat down, with Jay leaning on the desk.
"When the fuckers wouldn't leave them alone, we always let the girls handle it first. Mal was the more ruthless one. She would mostly handle it herself, because in all honesty, who would want to fuck with the daughter of Maleficent and Hades." Jay said. He then looked at me and I pursed my lips together, making the guys laugh. "Evie would need a little more help. She is as sweet as sugar and not as strong as Mal is, so then we would step in." He noted.
I could see that. Evie is so sweet and I could see her needing a little more help than Mal.
"Yeah, But there was one time when Jay almost killed someone because Mal wasn't able to stop them herself." Carlos said.
I stood up and took a couple steps, crossing my arms over my chest. "What do you mean Mal wasn't able to stop them herself?" I questioned.
They looked at me and then sighed. "You cannot tell Mal we told you this!" Jay said as he pointed to me. I nodded my head and then he pointed to the other three guys in the room. "Any of you." I turned to see Chad nod and then Aziz and Ryder stood up. They made an 'x' over their hearts and then soluted Jay and Carlos, making them chuckle. "Okay so we had a hideout on the isle. We would all sleep there once in a while and once I was on my way to it, after I helped my dad 'stock' it shop." Jay continued as he put air quotes around stocked. "I was walking up the stairs when I heard a chuckle. I didn't recognize it so I ran in and saw that Mal's purple curtains were closed." he said and I could tell he was getting pissed the fuck off at the memory. "I walked closer, and I heard a guy's voice say 'can't fight me now huh?'" he said and my eyes widened in shock. "I pulled the curtain open and saw Anthony Tremaine, son of Anastasia Tremaine, laying on top of Mal. When he heard the curtain open, he snapped his head to look at me and I noticed that Mal wasn't moving." he said as he balled his fist up tight, making his knuckles turn white. "I yanked him off of her, by his hair and…let's just say I rearranged his face and broke a few bones. I would have done more, but I had to make sure that Mal was okay." he said as an evil smile grew on his face. "When I was done beating Anthony to a pulp, I went to check on Mal. Luckily I had gotten there in time and he hadn't started what he was going to do." he said shaking his head as if he was trying to forget the memory. "When I got to her, I picked up her head and felt warmth where I placed my hand and when I pulled my hand back there was blood on it." he said. "That fucker knocked her out so he could rape her." he said as he looked up from the floor. "I knew Seph was on the isle for one of her visits so I picked Mal up and took her to her dad and Seph, but making sure that I stepped on Anthony's balls as I left with her." he stated with a small smile. "I ran into Evie and Carlos on my way there and they followed me there and that's pretty much it." he finished.
I felt my inner beast flaring up. I couldn't believe that someone tried to rape Mal! I breathed heavily and I could feel every muscle in my body stiffening.
"Hey. You okay?" I heard Carlos ask. I looked up and saw that they were all surrounding me and looking at me with a worried expression. I then took a deep breath and nodded my head.
"Yeah. I'm fine." I said as I stepped toward my closet. "I just don't like the idea of my girlfriend almost being raped." I said as I came out of my closet with a dark blue polo shirt. I heard nothing from the guys, so when I looked up from my shirt I saw they were all looking at me with confused looks on their faces. "What?" I asked.
"I didn't know Mal was your girlfriend." Aziz said.
"Yeah. We didn't know you asked her to be your girlfriend." Ryder said as he sat on the edge of my bed. "We knew you asked her to your coronation and well you kissed her on stage, but we didn't know you asked her to be your actual girlfriend." he finished.
I looked at the rest of the guys, and they all nodded their heads in agreement.
"Well, I thought me telling her I chose her and that me kissing her was self explanatory." I said to them.
"HA!" Chad exclaimed, making me look at him with wide eyes. "I thought that same way before Jordan and I started dating." he stated. "When we found out we were soulmates, we were so happy. I kissed her, we went on a few dates and I told everyone that she was my girlfriend." he stated with a big grin on his face. "Then when I was talking to Ally and Ruby one day in class, they told me Jordan said I was not her boyfriend and that we were soulmates and only went out on a couple of dates. When I went up to her and talked to her about it she told me I never asked her to be my girlfriend. I then told her I just assumed that we were because we are soulmates and she then told me I shouldn't assume things." she said as he rolled his eyes. "She then scolded me and told me I am a prince and that I need to be proper." he said with a huff. "Now. Here we are. Almost four years later." he said with a smile.
"Are you going to propose soon?" Aziz asked.
"No. No, I am not." Chad said, shaking his head. "Her dad had already told me I cannot propose to her until we are at the minimum age of twenty-two." Chad said laughing. "He said that if I did it before then he was going to throw me into the cave of wonders and I would have to dig myself out." he finished, making all of us laugh. "Oh. Ha. Ha. Yeah. Make fun of me." Chad said. "Yet. Future king of Auradon just assumed he had a girlfriend from a kiss." Chad said as he gestured to me.
"He's got a point bro." Carlos said as he stood up and clapped my shoulder. "If she heard around school that she was now the crowned prince's girlfriend and wasn't even asked, she would freak." he said. "Not to freak you out or anything. Mal really likes you. I don't really know why Jay and I didn't notice it before, but she does." He finished.
"So. What should I do?" I asked as I sat on the foot of my bed. "Should I ask her out on a date and then ask her? Or should I just ask her?" I asked them.
"Mal has never been on a date before." Jay said.
I looked up at him and saw that Carlos was giving me a he's-got-a-point look. With that I got up, walked to the door, opened it, and walked to Mal's dorm room. I could hear the guys follow me, and then I reached the door and knocked on it.
When the door opened it surprised me to see Jordan on the other side. She looked and glared at me. I looked at Chad who was a couple of feet away and saw him give me an oops face and mouthed 'you woke her up.' I shook my head at them and then walked into the room to find three blow up mattresses in the middle of the room. I looked and saw that Jane, Lonnie and Evie were now sitting up in their beds glaring at me. Probably from waking them up.
"I am so sorry, ladies. I didn't know that all of you were here. I just came to ask Mal something." I said as I pointed to Mal's bed.
"Well, hurry. It's Saturday, and it's supposed to be a day where we GET to sleep in." Lonnie said as she laid back down and pulled her blanket over her head.
I nodded my head and quietly made my way over to Mal's bed. I saw she was still fast asleep. She was lying on her back, one arm was over her stomach and the other was raised above her head. She had her head turned slightly to the side and her hair was in a messy bun. I looked at Evie and she raised her hands up at me in a way of telling me 'hey you are on your own' and then laid down and pulled her covers up. I then noticed Jane was laying back down and Jordan was waiting for me to leave so she could close the door and go back to sleep. I then looked at Mal and shook her shoulder lightly.
"Mal?" I asked, making her stir in her sleep.
She wrinkled her nose and turned to her side, placing her pillow over her head. "Bubsy. Tu ferais mieux de ne pas me réveiller avant 10 heures." (Bubsy. You better not be waking me up before 10.) She told me, making me laugh. "I will take that laugh and say that it is before 10." She said as she curled her body into a ball.
"Salut. Je voulais juste te demander quelque chose." (Hey. I just wanted to ask you something.) I said as I shook her body.
"Can't you ask me after 10?" She groaned.
"Très bien. Je vais te chatouiller jusqu'à ce que tu me regardes." (Fine, then. I'll just have to tickle you until you look at me.) I told her.
She then sprang up and looked at me with half-closed eyes. "I have a question." She said, and I nodded. "Why are you half naked in my room?" She asked.
I then looked down and realized I never put my shirt on. I got a little embarrassed, but then shrugged. I don't enjoy sounding cocky like this, but I have a pretty nice body.
"I was in the middle of getting ready, but I really need to ask you something." I told her.
"Okay. What do you want to ask me?" She said as she laid her head down on her pillow.
I smiled at her. "Would you like to go on a date with me this afternoon? Maybe around 2?" I asked her.
She looked at me in surprise, sat up and finally opened her eyes completely.
"Ummm…" she stuttered.
"YES!" Evie yelled from her bed. We both looked over and saw that she was now sitting on top over her blankets, bouncing in her spot with an enormous smile on her face. "I'll start getting her ready now!" Evie yelled.
"She doesn't need to get ready now. It's like 9:30." I told her.
"Thank Zeus! I can sleep more." She said as she laid back down.
"Yes, you can." I told her, smiling. "I'll pick you up around 2." I said. "Oh, and you don't have to do your hair nice." I told her. I heard Evie gasp. "We are going to be taking my bike, so I don't want you to get your hair all messed up." I told her. She then nodded her head and then turned to the side. I chuckled and then pressed my lips to her cheek before I walked to the door.
I walked to the door and saw Jordan looking me up and down. "You know, Ben. I wouldn't be walking around like that." she said. I looked at her in confusion and then looked at Chad, who shrugged his shoulders. "Yes. You have an impressive body. In fact, I would say you, Chad, Ryder and Jay have the nicest bodies in Auradon, but I wouldn't go flaunting that around." She said, before she closed the door in my face.
I then turned back to the guys, and we walked back into my room.
"Yeah. You know, I always wondered." Ryder stated. I looked at him with a curious look. "Your dad was a beast. So that blood runs through your veins. And I have seen the man without a shirt before at swimming parties. And he is hairier than Gaston himself." He said. Where was he going with this? "What I am wondering is. Why are you so bare chested? Like, shouldn't you have a really hairy chest? It's almost like you have been waxed and polished." He finished. I looked at him and laughed. I then shook my head and shoved his shoulder before stepping in my room.
(MAL'S POV)
Jordan had just closed the door after Ben left, and everyone was quiet. Too quiet. I peeked up from behind my blanket to see that all four girls were standing right in front of me with grins bigger than the cheshire cat.
"Okay. Okay. Get on with the squealing." I said as I sat up in my bed. And as if on cue, they all screamed and jumped on my bed.
"Oh my Zeus! Did you see him?" I heard Jordan say. "He was so excited when Evie agreed for you!" she teased.
"Yes! And the way he kissed your cheek before he left!" Evie gushed. "Oh, Mal. I am so happy for you!" she said as she pulled me in for a tight hug.
"Yeah. Yeah." I said, trying to hide my blush. "Well, now, that I am up. Do you guys want to get breakfast?" I asked them as I climbed out of bed.
"Yeah!" they all chorused.
"But remind me to kill Ben later. He may be an early bird, but I am not. Especially on the weekends!" Lonnie exclaimed, making all of us laugh.
"Okay. Should we change before we head down?" Evie asked.
"Nah! We can go down in our jammies. I do it almost every weekend." Jane said as she picked up her phone and walked toward the door.
I looked at what I was wearing, and at least it was a cute pajama set. I was wearing a pair of cotton gray shorts with white polka dots and an eggplant purple tank top. Evie was wearing a pair of long dark blue satin pants and a matching spaghetti strap tank top. Jane was wearing a light blue cotton dress with small stars on it. Lonnie was wearing a pink cotton long pant romper and Jordan was wearing a pair of multicolored leggings and mustard yellow shirt.
"Okay. But I am not going down without brushing my teeth." I said as I walked to the bathroom.
I then heard a gasp and then heard footsteps racing toward the bathroom and when I turned they were all rushing in to brush their teeth, making me laugh.
We finished, and then all walked down the hall and made our way downstairs to the dining hall.
When we got there, I noticed that almost everyone was in their pajamas with the exception for a couple of students.
We walked to the line and waited our turn to pick our breakfast. Once it was our turn, I decided on a yogurt parfait and a bowl of fruit. I waited for the rest of the girls to get their food so we could pay and go to a table. When I walked up to pay the lady smiled at me as I passed her my card.
"Oh no, Miss. Your meal has already been paid for." she told me with a smile.
I looked at her in confusion. "Oh. I don't understand." I said as I put my card back into my pocket.
"It is fine. I received a call about 30 minutes ago." she said. "Now go along and join your friends." she finished and gestured her head toward where my friends went. A call from who?
"Ummm…thank you." I told her with a small smile before I hurried to our table.
I sat down next to Evie and we all started small talk. They were still gushing about Ben and I's kiss last night, making me blush. I looked forward and saw Jay and the rest of the guys making their way to get food, and Ben was the last to follow. We made eye contact and then a smile grew on his face.
"So." Lonnie said, making me look back at them. "What are you going to wear for your date with Ben?" She asked as she put a spoonful of oatmeal in her mouth.
"Umm…I'm not sure." I told her. "I have never been on a date, so I don't really know what to expect."
"Well, based on what he is wearing now," Jordan said as she gestured her head in Ben's direction. "You don't have to dress too fancy. But it would probably be ideal for you to take a bathing suit." She told me.
I looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "What? It's October. It's too cold for swimming." I told her nervously.
"Hey guys!" Ryder and Aziz said as they sat at our table.
"Hey!" We all said together as the rest of the guys sat down.
Chad sat next to Jordan. Carlos and Jay pulled up chairs and sat next to Lonnie and Jane. Aziz and Ryder sat on either side of Evie. And Ben took the seat next to me, making me look up at him and smile. He smiled back down and he and I couldn't help the blush forming on my face.
"So, Ben. Where are you taking Mal for your guy's date?" Evie asked from across the table.
"Now that would be telling." He said as he leaned back and put his arm over the back of my chair.
"Oh, come on! I need to make sure she looks amazing or at least prepared! What if she is dressed in something that is for the wrong setting, or she's not dressed fancy enough, or if she's dressed too fancy, or…" she rambled before Ryder and Aziz covered her mouth.
"Thank you Ry. Thank you Az." I told them.
They looked at me and nodded their head, making Evie roll her eyes at me.
"Az? Ry?" Ben asked me.
"Hey! Why haven't you given us nicknames like that?" Ryder asked Chad and Ben.
"Yeah. We gave you guys nicknames!" Aziz stated.
"What kind of nickname is Puff Chady?" Chad asked. "It sounds stupid." He said, making everyone laugh.
"Yeah. And Benji isn't that creative." Ben said as he took one of my strawberries from my bowl. I let it slide this once, but if he did it again, he was going to lose a finger.
"We'll do you want to go back to Chaderella and Big Ben?" Ryder asked.
I saw as both Chad's and Ben's eyes widened and they both shook their heads.
"Chaderella? Big Ben?" Jay asked.
"Yeah. Obviously Chad. Cinderella. Chad's mom. Not going to go into detail about that one, but Big Ben is because…" Ryder started but was cut off by Ben throwing a couple grapes at him.
"Nope. Don't you even finish that sentence," Ben said as he leaned on the table.
"Come on! It's not bad!" Aziz said.
"To who? Me or you?" Ben asked as he leaned back into his seat.
"Okay. Okay. But it was funny. You didn't know for like 15 minutes!" Ryder said laughing.
"I was 12!" Ben exclaimed and hid his hands in his face.
"Time goes on, my friend. Time goes on." Az said with a smirk.
What the hell are they talking about? So they named him after clock. What's… oooooh…
"I need new friends!" Ben exclaimed as he hung his head a little.
I chuckled as I picked up a strawberry and bit into it. Ben looked at me and smirked.
"What are you chuckling at?" He asked, pulling my chair a bit closer to him.
I shook my head at him. "Nothing. Nothing at all." I told him as a smile appeared on my face.
"Oh, is that right?" He asked as he picked up another one of my strawberries.
I watched with wide eyes as he took a bite of it, and I quickly snatched it out of his hands and put the rest in my mouth. I turned to look at him and saw that he was looking at me with a gape in his mouth.
"Look. I let you take one of them. But I'm not sharing the rest." I said as I picked up the bowl and put it in my lap.
"Alright. Alright." He said putting his hands up in front of him. "Consider me warned." He grinned as he put his arm back around my chair.
"Ben." Someone said from behind us.
We all looked and saw Audrey standing behind Ben, and I with her arms crossed over her chest.
"Oh. Hey, Audrey?" Ben said as he turned in his seat. "Did you need something?" He asked.
"We had plans today, remember?" She asked with an annoyed tone.
I looked up at Ben and saw that he had a confused look on his face.
"What?" He asked.
"We have a date today!" She told him.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" He asked her, standing up from his seat. "I broke up with you, YESTERDAY." He told her.
"You weren't serious about that." She huffed, rolling her eyes.
"Yes, I was." He told her with a stern tone. "We are not together anymore."
She then turned her gaze to me and scowled. "What did you do to my boyfriend? You stupid, evil, demon spawned bitch!" She yelled at me. "What the fuck did you do to him?! Did you spell him?!" She yelled.
"Who the fuck do you think you are?!" Ben said as he stood in front of me, blocking Audrey from yelling at me any further.
I took a deep breath as I looked at my siblings, who had dagger'd eyes staring at the princess, and I smiled. I have, seriously, had enough of her crap. I looked at Ben and saw that he was glaring down at her too. I stood up and placed my hand on his upper arm and moved in front of him so I was face to face with Audrey.
"Look and listen. I didn't spell Ben. I am not evil. I was raised to have morals and apparently class, unlike you. Which is saying something because I was raised on the ISLE. I know what it is like to be a good person and to think of other people other than myself. I put people before myself." I told her. "But if you don't believe me and you think that you and Ben are true loves," I said as I moved to the side so she and Ben were facing each other, "kiss him." I told her.
"What?" She asked me. "What the hell are you talking about?" She stated.
"Well, if you are so sure that I spelled him and that you are his true love. Then kiss him." I repeated.
"Mal. What are you doing?" Ben asked.
"Well, she is so adamant on this. And as I remember, the power of true love is the most powerful magic and can break any spell." I said as I looked between them. "So. If she doesn't believe me, Ben." I said as I looked up at him. "She's going to have to kiss you." I said with a tight smile.
"But I don't want to kiss her." He whined and stomped his foot like Hadie did when I told him I was leaving for Auradon.
I laughed at him and then turned to the table and saw that everyone else looked uncomfortable. I shook my head, then turned back to Audrey and Ben.
"Well." I said.
"Mal. I really don't want to kiss her." He said as he turned to grab my hand.
"Why?" Audrey asked. "It's not like it wouldn't be the first time. Plus, I can't wait to prove everyone here wrong and go back to how things are supposed to be." She said with pride.
"Oh Zeus, Ben! Just do it so the princess of crazy can leave!" Ryder exclaimed.
I looked up at Ben and saw that he was rolling his eyes. I felt bad about the situation I was putting him in, but I needed to prove to Audrey that Ben was not spelled and that it was his choice to break up with her.
"Fine!" Ben huffed as he took a step toward Audrey.
Audrey perked up and before Ben could even completely prepare himself and wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him close and kissed him hard. Ben stumbled when she wrapped her arms around his neck and put his arms out to stable himself. Making me laugh. I looked to the table and everyone was sitting there with a gap in their mouths. I looked back just as Audrey pulled away and looked into Ben's eyes with a smile.
"So, Benny? Are you back?" She asked as she twisted her fingers in his hair at the nape of his neck.
He grabbed her hands from around her neck and smiled down at her. I heard everyone from the table scoot their chairs back. I turned to see that they were all glaring at Ben and Audrey. I looked back to see him smiling down at her.
"You know what I think now?" He asked Audrey as he kept his eyes locked on hers.
"What's that, Benny?" she asked him.
He huffed a chuckle. "I'm thinking that I am even more excited than I was before about my date with Mal later." He said as he dropped her hands, turning fast, picking me up and making me shriek. He spun us around and placed his hands behind my legs, right below my butt, making me wrap my legs around his waist and kissing me hard.
"What the fuck?!" Audrey exclaimed.
Ben and I broke apart and smiled at each other.
"You cannot be serious?!" she continued to yell. "There is no way in hell that the spawn of Maleficent and Hades is your true love!" she yelled toward Ben.
Ben looked down at her. I pushed away from and untangled my legs from around his waist to show that he could put me down, but he held on tighter. "What does a guy have to do to make you understand he is not your soulmate?" he asked.
"Ben. We have been together for 4 years. How can you just throw that away?" she asked him.
He sighed and placed me down on my feet. I looked to see everyone was now smiling at me and was sitting back down in their seats, but continued to look at the three of us. I then noticed that not only were my friends looking but almost the entire cafeteria. I turned back to Ben and was going to tell him, but he started talking to Audrey.
"Do you not understand that I have known we aren't soulmates since I was 10?" He asked her. "You just assumed that we were soulmates because you have bull horns. If you really paid attention, beast horns are curved and Bulls aren't." he told her. "What was I supposed to do?" he asked, stretching his arms out. "You were 7 when you said your mark was beast horns. You never once even asked me. I didn't know what to say, and I was too young to understand! I was 10 when I finally realized that you were not my soulmate and I didn't know how to tell you, but I hoped that you would just grow out of it and eventually find your actual soulmate." he said as he brushed a hand through his hair.
"Ben. I am supposed to be queen! I… WE! Had plans!" she exclaimed.
"No. YOU had plans. Not me." he told her.
Audrey then turned her gaze to me, then turned back to him. "You know. If you never brought them here, we would still be together." she said to him. "And I wish you never brought them over!" she exclaimed.
The entire cafeteria went silent.
Ben sighed. "I will tell you this." he said as he met her eyes again. "I was trying to find a way ro break up with you before they even arrived." he told her, making her go into shock.
He then put an arm around my shoulder and turned us back to our seats. He held out my chair for me and I slowly sat down with him, seating himself after I was seated. I heard Audrey huff and then the sound of her heels storming away. I felt Ben wrap his arm back around my shoulder and leaned back into his chair. I smiled at him and then we turned our attention to our friends who were staring at us.
"What?" Ben asked them.
Az and Ryder got out of their seat and walked over to Ebn and wrapped him in a hug. "We are so proud of you!"
Ben then shoved them off, laughing. "Oh Zeus, guys. Don't make a big deal out of it."
"What do you mean 'don't make a big deal out of it?'" Ryder mocked. "You finally grew a pair!" he exclaimed.
Ben then looked around the cafeteria and then scowled at Aziz and Ryder. "Guys!" he huffed. "Shut up. You're drawing attention!" he scolded.
"Sorry." They said as they went back to their seats.
"We are just finally happy that you got away from that crazy pink puffball." Aziz said, making everyone at the table nod in agreement.
"Yeah. I get it." Ben said as he put his arm back over my chair.
He looked at me, and I couldn't help but smile at him. I reached for my bowl of fruit, which in all honesty was just strawberries, and offered him some. He raised an eyebrow at me and then took one from the bowl and ate it.
"Okay. Can you guys stop being cute?" Jordan said as she stood up. "The girls and I need to help Mal get ready." she finished as she stood up from the table and gave Chad a quick kiss.
The rest of the girls stood up and walked over to me and yanked me out of my seat and dragged me away. I heard Ben and the other guys laugh and I turned to see them shaking their heads at us.
"I'll pick you up in a couple of hours." Ben said as he waved and laughed at me.
The girls and I went to mine and Evie's room, where they played dress up on me. I don't know how long I was seated in a chair and how many outfits I had tried on, until we decided on a pair of dark washed ripped skinny jeans, a black and purple long-sleeved flannel and my pair of ankle boots. Jordan did my makeup, which thankfully, she did light. Evie did my hair, she left it down with loose curls, while Jane and Lonnie helped pick out my outfit.
While they were getting me ready, they were telling me they were 100 percent sure that Ben and I were going to go swimming. Which honestly made, and I even think Evie, a little nervous. Lonnie let me have one of her bathing suits. It was what she called, a tankini and it looked like a galaxy. It had black bottoms with a lace-up front that looped through galaxy fabric. The top was a galaxy print. It had straps that went over my shoulder and then added straps that went from my collarbone to the top of my cleavage. They packed it in a mini backpack with my cotton romper.
When I looked at my phone, I saw it was a quarter until 2 and I was now getting nervous. I looked at the girls who were now picking up all the clothes I had piled on Evie's and my beds.
"Guys. What if I mess up?" I asked.
They looked at me and then stopped to sit with me.
"M. Everything will be fine." Evie said as she took my hand into hers. "It's obvious that Ben adores you. You have nothing to worry about. You guys are meant to be together." She finished.
"Yeah. I know that whole soulmate thing, but what if he doesn't like how the date goes? I really like him. I just don't want to mess it up." I blurted out.
"Listen to me. You are not going to mess this up." Evie said.
I looked up at her. "How do you know? You have been on dates before." Said as I stood up and paced around. "I mean as far as dates would go on the isle, but you had your first Auradon date, with Doug a couple nights ago! And you are so poised and beautiful. I'm not. I am soulmates with the fucking crowned prince of AURADON." I said as I brushed my hands through my hair.
Jordan came up to me and put her hand on my shoulders.
"Okay. First, we will not mess up your hair." She said as he pulled my hands from my hair and held them in front of me and her. "Second, you are fucking beautiful. You are a Fae and demigod. The most beautiful creatures in all the land. Third, Jane Lonnie and I have been friends with Ben for years and we have never seen him so relaxed and happy as he has been since you guys have arrived." She said, and I looked to see Jane and Lonnie nodding in agreement. "And finally, I don't know if you haven't realized this or not, but Ben is a big goofball. Chad, Doug, Aziz, Ryder and Ben are nothing but big goofballs who just added two more into their club." She told me with a smile. "You have nothing to worry about. Just be yourself and don't think of him as the soon to be king. Because we all know you like him for him and not his crown." She said as she pulled me into a hug.
I do like Ben. Maybe even more than I will say at the moment.
I then felt the other girls join our hug and Jordan and I laughed. We broke apart when there was a knock at the door.
"Ah!" Jane said as she rushed to the door.
(BEN'S POV)
Okay. Everything is set up at the enchanted lake with my bag. I have my bike ready with the extra helmet. Zeus. I hope I don't mess this up.
I walked down the hall and stopped in front of Mal and Evie's door. I took a deep breath and then knocked. I heard a small shriek and then Jane opened the door with a big smile on her face.
"Hey, Janey." I said to her.
"Hi, Benny!" she said excitedly.
I huffed a laugh. It thrilled me to see Jane coming out of her shell. Jane is like a sister to me. She was always at the castle when she was younger because Cogsworth would bring her to work with him, while FG would be here at school. My mom loved having Jane around. My mom would never say this, but we all knew that she wanted a daughter.
"Is Mal ready?" I asked her. She then moved aside to let me walk in.
I saw the rest of the girls standing around Mal. She looked at me with a shy, cute smile and she looked amazing.
"Hey." I said as I took a step toward her.
"Hi." She said with a small wave.
I then saw Lonnie and Jordan give her a small shove in my direction. She stumbled forward, and I caught her before she hit the ground. She had her hands on my biceps as I grabbed her by the waist to keep her up.
"Ready to go?" I asked with a laugh.
She stood up straight and nodded her head. "Yeah. As I'll ever be."
"Okay. Let's go." I said as I grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the room.
I heard the girls laughing as we walked out of the room. We walked down the hallway and we were about to turn the corner when Jordan called Mal.
"Mal!" she said as she popped her head out of the door. "Hang on tight, okay." she said with a wink before she went back into the room and closed the door.
Mal and I laughed and then walked downstairs and toward the front of the campus. We passed by a ton of people and most of them were smiling until we made it outside and into the parking lot. We saw Audrey and Ariana climbing into Audrey's pearl pink convertible porsche. They looked at us and whispered to each other. I looked at Mal and could see that she was getting irritated with the cousins, so I wanted to get her out of there as soon as possible.
"Hey." I said as I squeezed her hand. "I'm parked right over there. Let's go." I told her with a smile as I gestured with my head.
She smiled at me, and then I walked her toward my bike. I let go of her hand and I pulled the key out of my pocket and turned to see that she was standing there shocked and with a gape in her mouth.
"What's wrong?" I asked her.
"When you said bike. I imagined more of a scooter type thing," she said as she walked up to the motorcycle. "Not this." she finished, making me laugh.
"I had one of those when I was 12," I said as I walked up to her with the extra helmet. "But my mom and dad bought this for me for my 15th birthday." I said as I put the helmet on her head and secured it.
"If you don't mind me asking. What is this thing called?" She asked. I looked at her with a confused look. "I know it's a motorcycle, obviously, but what is it?"
"It's a Yamaha YZF-R1M." I told her as I swung my leg over and reached my hand toward her.
She reached for my hand and I helped her as she swung her leg over and got settled in behind me. I put my helmet on and started up my bike.
"Don't let go. Okay?" I told her.
"You got it, Bubsy." she said as she wrapped her arms around me, right below my chest.
I smiled as she tightened her arms. I kicked up the bike stand and then sped out of the parking lot.
I rode through the streets and through the forest trails, and I could hear Mal laughing the entire time. I smiled every time she adjusted her grip on me. I slowed down and came to a complete stop when I was at the spot we needed to be at.
"Um… Ben?" Mal asked as I turned the engine off. "We are in the middle of nowhere."
"Technically, yes." I said as I took my helmet off and helped her get off the bike. "I know this little spot down a little way into the forest. We have to cross a bridge, but I swear it will be worth it." I told her as I locked her fingers with mine and pulled her toward the small forest trail.
"What about your bike? What if someone takes it?" She asked.
"No one knows about this spot. It's kind of my secret hideaway." I said to her. "Plus, even if someone wanted to steal my bike, they need the key and there is a tracker on it." I told her, making her laugh.
"I see." She said as I led her down the small path.
We walked in silence for a couple of minutes, just enjoying the sound of nature. We swung our interlocked hands back and forth as we walked until we reached the drawstring bridge. I let her go first and then followed her.
"So. I have a question." She said as she turned around and walked backwards holding onto the ropes of the bridge.
"Anything." I said with a smile.
"How did Audrey like this place?" She asked. "I can't imagine her not complaining about walking through the forest to a destination she doesn't know." She said with a laugh.
"You are actually the first person I have brought here." I told her.
She looked at me with surprised eyes. "Oh, ouah. Partageant ta cachette secrète, ta majesté? Je me sens tellement honorée." (Oh, wow. Sharing your secret hideaway, your majesty? I feel so honored.) She said laughing.
"Je ne le partage qu'avec des gens spéciaux." (Well, I only share it with special people.) I told her as we came to the end of the bridge.
Once we were off the bridge, I locked my fingers with hers again and walked a couple more minutes until we were almost there. I wanted the lake to be a little surprise for her so I let go of her hand and covered her eyes before she could see it.
"Don't worry. I wanted it to be a small surprise. I promise I won't let you fall." I told her as I slowly guided her around the trees and a couple yards away from the lake.
"I swear. If this is some prank and you make me walk into a tree…" she said amusingly.
"I would never. But keep your eyes closed." I told her as I took my hands away from her eyes and stopped walking when I saw the lake in front of us.
I set up a picnic for her and I and packed an assortment of foods I didn't know if she had tried yet, and a bunch of strawberries.
"Okay. Are you ready?" I asked her as I put my hands on her shoulders. She nodded her head. "Okay, open."
I heard her gasp, and she took a couple of steps forward.
"Oh my Zeus, Ben. This is amazing." She said as she turned to look at me. "It's so beautiful."
"Oui, mais pas aussi belle que toi." (Yeah, but not as beautiful as you.) I said as I walked up to her. "Come on." I said as I reached for her hand.
I walked her to the lake ruins where I had the picnic set up.
"Ooooo! STRAWBERRIES!" She exclaimed as she sat down, making me laugh.
"Yeah. After this morning's warning, I thought I should bring extra." I told her with a smile.
"You thought wisely, your greatness." She said as she bit into a strawberry.
"So are you excited for your coronation on Friday?" She asked.
"In all honesty, I am nervous." I admitted. "I want to be the best king that Auradon will have and I want to make my parents proud, but I also want to do things my way. I want to make a difference."
"Well, I will let you know now that you have made a difference in my life. I know I haven't been here long, but I don't know what I would be doing right now, if I was back on the isle." she said. "And I know I would have never ever imagined that I would be here." she finished with a smile.
"You have made a difference in my life too," I said as I caressed her cheek.
"I just came from the isle and caused you a bunch of drama with Audrey. How did I make a difference in your life?" She asked amusingly.
"Well, I found my soulmate. You have me the courage to finally break up with Audrey. And I have been told that I seem more relaxed and confident since you have been here." I explained to her, making her blush. "But I want to know more about you, your family, and the isle." I said.
"Okay what do you want to know?" She asked as she picked up a bowl of raspberries.
"I want to know more about your family. What is your dad like?" I asked.
"My dad is very VERY protective. He is honestly the best person I know, no offense." She chuckled. "He's about your dad's height, he has blue hair and he is really strong." She said.
"Well, I assumed a God would be strong." I said sarcastically.
She gasped at me and threw a few raspberries toward my face, but I was fast as I caught one in my mouth.
"Thank you. I love raspberries." I said as I laughed. "What does your dad like to do?"
"He plays the guitar and is actually really good at it. He also has a small restaurant on the isle, but he hasn't gone in much anymore since Hadie was born." she told me. "Seph would help my dad in the restaurant before she found out she was pregnant. After that, my dad made her stay in the cave. I helped around, either at the restaurant or to help Seph around so she didn't strain herself." she said.
"Are you and Persephone close?"
"Umm… yeah. I would like to think we are." she said. "She's just as amazing as my dad. I always thought of her as my mom, but I never told her. I didn't want her to feel weird or make our relationship weird." she told me.
I remember hearing Persephone talking about a young girl. I was younger, maybe about 9, and she would always refer to her as 'my girl'. I really wasn't paying attention whenever she was talking, let alone any adult and let's face it I was 9. All I wanted to do was play with my friends. I may ask mom about it later.
"I don't know, maybe I'm just overthinking it, but I just didn't want to push on the subject so I kept it to myself." She said.
"Have you had any contact with her since you have been here?" I asked her.
She smiled and nodded. "Yeah. She sent me a letter and a present on my birthday. They were in my room when we all got back from dinner." she said with a smile. "I wrote her back and gave her my phone number and she text me here and there, asking how school is going, if I joined any activities and all that good stuff." she said. "I have asked her how Hadie and dad are and she tells me they miss me. She is back from her visit front the isle and she even said that she would be at family day, or try to be." she finished.
"Well, that's great. I can't wait to meet her," I said. "Or, I should say, see her again. I haven't seen her in a couple years. Whenever we went to Olympus for meetings with Zeus, she wasn't there. I didn't know where she was, obviously, but I didn't question it." I laughed. "Maybe she can tell me some 'little Mal' stories." I teased.
"Oh, Zeus! I hope she doesn't come now!" she said as she laughed.
"Oh, come on. I want to know what you were like when you were little." I told her.
"I was the same as I am now." she said as she gave me a small smile.
"So… sassy, cute, smart, talented and unbelievably irresistible?" I asked.
She laughed out loud, throwing her head back. "You didn't just call me cute and unbelievably irresistible?" she asked.
"I did indeed, and it's all true." I said as I took her hand in mine.
"You're so cheesy." she told me.
"Yeah, but I think you like it." I said to her, making her blush. "So tell me about your brother."
"Oh goodness. Hadie is so fun! He looks a lot like my dad. Even his hair too. He was so sad when he found out I was leaving. He wouldn't leave my side the entire week before I left. When the day came for us to leave he was so upset and he even cried. He came into my bed in the middle of the night and cuddled into me and held on to me so tight. When I was leaving the cave, he didn't want to walk me because he said he wouldn't let me leave." she said.
"So he probably misses you a lot." I told her.
"Yeah probably." she finished.
Maybe I could set something up so that the VKs could see their parents. I don't know how that would work. Maybe I can talk to FG about it tomorrow. I then thought about meeting Persephone and what she would think of me, and then I remembered the BIG reason for this date.
"Hey." I said gaining her attention. "I wanted to ask you something." I said, and I was getting nervous.
"Okay. What?" she said as she sat up straight.
"Umm…" Oh, Zeus. Why am I getting nervous? "Would you… do you… I mean…"
"Spit it out, Bubsy!" she laughed.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" I finally blurted out.
She looked at me with wide eyes and a gape in her mouth, but said nothing.
"Umm…" she started. Oh, Zeus! She doesn't want this! What now? Gosh! I'm so stupid! "Are you sure you want to be with me?" she said. I looked up at her and saw she was giving me an evil smile and I now knew she was messing with me. I huffed a laugh, but it was a huff of relief too. "I mean. I do come with a lot of baggage. Like the isle, my mother, there is Jay, Carlos and Evie…" she rambled. I rolled my eyes, pulled her close by the arm, then grabbed the sides of her face and kissed her.
Her lips are soft. I pulled her closer to me, making her sit on my lap. She wrapped her arms around my neck and we deepened the kiss. She grazed her tongue across my bottom hip, asking for permission to further our kiss. I opened my mouth and the taste of strawberries invaded my mouth. Our tongues fought for dominance and we finally broke apart when we both needed to breathe. I rested my forehead on hers and we both laughed when we caught our breath.
"So… is that a yes?" I asked as I sat up a little and looked into her eyes.
She nodded her head. "Yes, you doofus." she said as she laughed.
I smiled at her and pulled her face close and gave her another kiss. She laughed against my lips. I pulled away to look at her and I felt this warm feeling in my chest.
"Hey, let's go for a swim?" I asked as I got up and pulled her with me.
"Umm… I don't know. It's kind of cold." she said.
"The enchanted lake changes temperature with the seasons. It should be like room temperature." I told her.
She looked at the lake with wide eyes.
"Umm… o… okay. Umm… Lonnie, Jane and Jordan told me you might want to swim. So, Lonnie lent me a suit." she said, still looking at the lake.
"Okay. I'm going to climb on top of the falls," I said as I pointed to the top of the waterfall. She looked at the height and then back to the lake and then nodded slowly.
She picked up her bag as I took off my shirt. She held it close to her chest. Is she embarrassed? Is she self-conscious? I can't imagine why. She looks like she has a great body. I took my pants off because I have my swim shorts on underneath and placed them down next to my bag and then placed my shoes and socks off..
"I'm going to climb up so you can change okay." I told her.
She looked at me, gave me a shy smile and shook her head. I smiled at her and then walked off around to where she could have some privacy. I slowly climbed up the rocks and climbed to the top of the waterfall. When I got to the top, I peered around a rock and looked down to see that Mal was pulling up the straps of her bathing suit. She looked AMAZING. She was wearing this cool-looking bathing suit. It was purple and blue and black. It almost looked like a galaxy. She looked so hot! She turned to place her clothes by mine, which gave me a chance to come out from behind the rock so she could see me. She looked up and smiled when she saw me and then waved. I waved back before I let a deep, loud roar out and jumped off the waterfall. I heard her shriek before my head went under the water. I swam forward to and climbed onto a rock flat that was attached to a small little cave. I wiped my face and ran my fingers through my now wet hair. I looked down through the clear water and saw a wishing rock. I took a deep breath and dove in, and it was further down than I thought. When I got to it I picked it up and looked at it. It was really pretty. It had dull spikes on it and was glowing different colors or looked almost iridescent. I swam back to where Mal was, about 50 yards away, and then I saw her jump in and she flailed around. She was kicking and sinking. Fuck! She can't swim?! I swam faster. I saw her head go under once and I was only a couple yards away. I got to her, scooped her up and swam toward the shallow end until I could walk out of the water. She wrapped her arms around my neck and I walked her back to the ruins. I sat her down, and she coughed.
Once she was sitting down, she released my neck, and she smacked my arm.
"Gosh dammit, Ben! You scared me!" she exclaimed.
"Mal. You can't swim?" I asked as I shook my head.
"No! Where were you?" She asked.
"Mal! You lived on an island surrounded by water!" I told her.
She then got up and crossed her arms over her chest. "Yes! With a barrier around it. Remember?" She said as she looked down at me.
I climbed out of the water, onto the ruins and to her.
"Hey. I'm sorry." I told her as I grabbed my lettermans jacket and wrapped it around her.
"Yeah. I bet." she said as she turned to me. "I mean. I don't even get a thank you for trying to save your life." she teased.
I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close, kissing the top of her head.
"Thank you." I said. "Even though you can't swim." I teased. "Plus, now you have this pretty rock." I said as I held it up to her.
Her eyes widened at it.
"Thank you, It's beautiful!" she said as he took it from my hand.
"Yeah, but it's not as beautiful as you." I said.
"You. Are. So. Cheesy!" she said as she laughed, pushed up on her tiptoe and gave me a small kiss on my lips before she sat back down next to our picnic.
The rest of our date went amazingly. I never knew I could be so open with someone other than my parents and best friends. She is like a breath of fresh air and I couldn't get enough of her. Her smile, her eyes, her laugh and everything else was just amazing about her and I can't believe that she was my girlfriend. Fuck! She's my SOULMATE! How in the hell did I get so lucky?!
We talked about a lot of things and we even created her a Facebook and an Instagram. I showed her what to do, and I even sent her pictures from her birthday she didn't have. When we were talking about her Instagram username, she wanted something edgy and punk, but I wanted to do something cute for her. We ended up deciding on 'mal_islegirl01' and her profile picture was my favorite one from her birthday. When she wrote her bio she wrote;
~ EXTREME Doodler
~ Love of Baking
~ Purple Wild Child
~ Prince BFA
~ The Isle of the Lost — The United States of Auradon.
Hers was better than mine. My username is plain, 'princeben'. And my bio said;
~ Tourney Captain
~ R.O.A.R. Captain
~ Soon to be King
But I now added 'MBD' with a purple heart next to it. I never did that with Audrey, or should I say, never wanted to. Audrey's bio said;
~ SHOPPING
~ FUTURE QUEEN OF AURADON
~ LIVE, LAUGH LOVE ALL THINGS PINK
~ Cheerleading Captain
But now that we aren't together anymore, hopefully she will change it.
I followed Mal on her account and then took a picture of her with her wet hair and my jacket wrapped around her. She wrinkled her nose and stuck her younger out at me as I took the picture. She hated it, but I liked it and it was going on my page so she didn't have a say. I quickly typed up a caption: First date was a success! I can't believe how much has changed in the little time you have been here, and I can't wait for more dates with you! #MBD #girlfriend. I tagged her in the photo and posted it.
Within 3 minutes, my phone went crazy with notifications, as well as Mal's. I picked up my phone and saw about 700 likes on the picture and about 100 comments. I looked over Mal's shoulder and saw that she was getting a lot of followers. I was sitting at 70.3 million and she was already at 7 thousand. She looked at her phone with wide eyes.
"Oh, no. What have you done." she said as she laughed.
"Oh, you have no idea what is coming. This is just the start." I said as I looked down at the water. I then thought about all the things that were going to come her way, and I didn't know if she was going to want all of that. "You know that being my girlfriend comes with A LOT of baggage, right?" I asked her. "The press will follow you, articles will be written about you and I and most of it won't be true. I know I already asked you and you said yes, but I just wanted to give you another chance in case you changed your mind." I said as I met her gaze.
She gave me a small smile and then leaned in and gave me a small kiss.
"I wouldn't have said yes, if I didn't know what I was going to get myself into." She told me. "Besides. I am a tough girl. For Zeus' sake! I grew up on the isle. My dad is King of the Underworld. My mother is the Mistress of All Evil. I can handle anything that Auradon can throw at me." she said with a smile. "I may get stressed and irritable but I can handle it because being with you will always be worth it." She finished.
I smiled brightly at her. She told me things I never knew would need to be said. I leaned in and gave her another small kiss.
We enjoyed the rest of our evening and rode our way back to school around 7. I dropped her off at her room because I was going back to Beast Castle because I have meetings tomorrow. When we got to her door she stuck her key into the lock and then we heard faint giggling. She looked back at me and smiled.
"I think I have some eager girls waiting for me in there." She said as she pointed to her room with her thumb.
I smiled down at her. "Yeah. You're probably right. They are going to want to know all about our afternoon."
"Alright. I'll see you on Monday," she said.
I leaned down and gave her another small kiss. She was still wearing my lettermans jacket and I slipped my hand into the pocket. I pulled away and smiled down at her again before leaving.
"Yeah, I'll see you Monday."
I turned and started to walk down the hallway, but then I heard my name. I turned to see Mal still standing by the door.
"I forgot to ask you. Did you pay for my breakfast this morning?" She asked.
"I have no idea what you are talking about." I said as I walked backward and gave her a coy smile.
She laughed and then shook her head. "Yeah, I bet you don't," she said sarcastically before she opened her door. "Bye."
I waved at her and then she slipped away into her room. I walked back to my bike and road to the castle with a huge smile on my face.
(MAL'S POV)
I had barely walked into the room before I was being pulled and asked 100 questions.
"Okay. Okay. One at a time. Please." I said as I walked to my desk chair.
"How was it?" Evie asked.
"Amazing."
"Where did you go?" Jordan asked.
"Secrets, my dear friend." I said with a wink.
"Did he kiss you again?" Jane asked.
"Yes. Many times." I said as I started to blush.
"Why do you have his jacket?" Lonnie asked.
I looked down and saw that I was still wearing Ben's jacket.
"Oh, crap! I forgot to give it back and I won't see him until Monday." I said.
"Well he knows you have it. So, he knows where it is and he probably doesn't even care. I have Chad's." Jordan said with a shrug.
I smiled at her and then put my hands in the pockets and I felt something hard and cold. I pulled whatever it was out and saw that it was Ben's signet ring.
"Oh, fuck." Lonnie said as she saw what was in my hand.
"What?" I asked in confusion.
"Ben gave you his ring?" Jane asked.
Evie and Jordan walked over and saw the ring in my hand.
"No. Ben probably took it off before we went swimming." I said to them.
"Oh, no way, sister!" Jordan said as she plopped down onto my bed. "Ben NEVER takes that ring off. Not for games, to swim or for shields practice."
"He took it off to show me his soulmark," I said as I looked at the gold ring in my hand.
"Well, that's the first I have ever heard of. Audrey used to beg Ben for her to wear it, but he always told her that it was too special and he didn't want it to get lost." she said. "Chad was the same way with his, until he gave me his," she said as she showed me her index finger.
Chad's ring looked like Ben's but instead of a Beast on his, he had a heel and pillow on it.
"So you think Ben put it in the pocket on purpose?" I asked.
"9,000 percent sure," she said as she turned to turn the television on. "But if you don't believe me. Text him." she finished.
I quickly grabbed my phone out of my pants pocket and texted Ben.
Mal to Bubsy: Hey, Ben. I forgot to give you your jacket when you dropped me off and your signet ring was in the pocket. I'll make sure to give you both on Monday. Have 'fun' with your meetings tomorrow. :)
About 10 minutes later my phone pings.
Bubsy to Mal: Council meetings are NOT fun, especially with Queen Leah there, but I'll try. And for the jacket and the ring… why don't you just keep both. ;)
I stared at my phone in shock. I looked up to see Jordan smiling at me with a smile that said 'I told you so'.
Mal to Bubsy: I don't want to lose it. Are you sure?
Bubsy to Mal: Never been more sure about anything in my life. :)
I smiled and then slipped the ring onto my index finger and hugged the jacket around my body. I then went and jumped on my bed next to Jordan and Lonnie while Jane and Evie hopped on to Evies bed and we enjoyed a movie night.
When we eventually went to bed I laid there playing with the ring on my hand. I held it up and let the moonlight hit it and I couldn't help but smile. I have been here a week and so much has changed. I can't wait to see what else is to come.
Until next time my lovies! xoxo GM
