Ben only had one reason as to why he would be excused from all Royal Duties...and that was Tourney. Still, I had to trail him the rest of the day. I wore an ice blue sundress and white heels, my hair pulled into a ponytail secured by a blue and gold scarf, the Auradon Prep school colours. Unfortunately, dealing with Ben all day ment enduring Audrey. "Do you think they actually paid for those?" Audrey asked Ben, "She did that to Jane's hair too and Fairy Godmother's not happy about it." She ranted,
"What's the harm?" Ben asked, shrugging,
"It's gateway magic! Sure it starts with the hair, next thing you know it's the lips and the legs and the clothes and everyone will look beautiful and then." She put her hand to her chest like she was in mortal danger. "Where will I be?" She whimpered. I pressed my lips together to contain a groan.
"Listen, Audrey-" Ben started. Audrey composed herself.
"I will see you at the game after my dress-fitting for the Coronation Ok?" She smiled.
"Ok." Ben responded.
"Bye Bennyboo!" She air kissed his cheek and walked away.
"Bye…" Ben said boredly, his eyes meeting mine as Audrey passed me. I gave him a noncommittal shrug. There was a slam, and Mal turned to face Ben.
"Hey Bennyboo!" She mocked Audrey. Ben turned and smiled.
"Hey." He walked over to Mal. I kept back from the talk.
"I just made a batch of cookies, double choc chip. Want one?" Mal shook a ziplock bag that held a single cookie.
"Oh. I, uh, I've have a big game. I don't eat before a big game." Ben explained, "But thank you so, so much. Thank you. Next time." Ben started to walk away.
"Oh, I get it." Ben stopped and turned to me. "'Be careful of treats offered by kids of villains'"
"No, no, no." Ben started to defend but Mal cut him off.
"I'm pretty sure that every kid in Auradon knows that."
"No! That's not it. No, no, no I-I really do" Ben stuttered,
"I understand. Your cautious. That's smart of you." Mal opened the bag and took out the cookie. "Oh well, more for me I guess." Mal went to take a bite of the cookie.
"No, no. Hey." Ben snatched the cookie out of Mal's hand and took a big bite out of it. "See that?" He said with a mouth full of cookie, "Totally trust you." He stated. Jay, Carlos and Evie crept closer to Ben.
"How are they?" Mal asked,
"There good. There great! There amazing!" He gave a short laugh, "There, uh, I mean they're chewy, and, and you know they, is that walnuts?" Mal nodded. "I love walnuts. I mean, uh, you know the… the chocolate." He cleared his throat, "The… the chocolate… the chocolate chips are…" I looked at him curiously. "I'm sorry, um. Uh, they're… they're warm and soft. And they're sweet…Mal have you always had those little gold flecks in your eyes?" I blinked. Mal took the cookie out of Ben's hand as Jay appeared behind him, placing his hand on the Prince's shoulder.
"How you feeling, bro?" Jay asked,
"I feel… I feel… I feel like… like singing your name! Mal-" I jumped as Mal slapped her hand over Ben's mouth.
TIMESKIP
I stood in the stands as Auradon played against the Sherwood Falcons. I stood next to Lonnie, beside Mal who was next to Evie. I didn't care much for the game, however, Jay managed to assist on Ben scoring the winning goal. I clapped politely alongside everyone cheering for Auradon. "Excuse me. Excuse me. Can I have your attention please." Ben said, standing up on the stand where the shooter stood during the game. My eyebrows furrowed together.
"There's something I'd like to say." Ben looked around, "Give me an M!" He said, before making the letter with their body.
"M!" The crowd cheered, copying and making an M with their body.
"Give me an A!"
"A!"
"Give me an L!"
"L!" My eyes widened,
"What does that spell?" Ben asked,
"Mal!" The crowd cheered.
"Come on I can't hear you!" Ben called.
"Mal!" The crowd replied.
"I love you Mal. Did I mention that?" I watched Audrey run off the field. What the heck is going on with Ben? "Give me a beat!" Ben commanded the band and Doug started to count down in Spanish,
"Uno, dos, tres, quatro!" Doug cheared,
Ben -
Did I mention that I'm in love with you?
And did I mention there's nothing I can do?
And did I happen to say
I dream of you every day
Well let me
Ben and Cheerleaders -
Shout it out loud!
Ben -
If that's ok
Hey hey
Boys -
Hey
Ben -
If that's ok
Everyone -
Hey
Ben -
I met this girl that rocked my world
Like it's never been rocked
And now I'm living just for her
And I won't ever stop
I never thought that it could happen
To a guy like me
But now look at what you've done
You got me down on my knees
Because my love for you is
Ridiculous!
I never knew
Carlos -
Who knew?
Ben -
That it could be like this
My love for you is
Everyone -
Ridiculous!
Ben -
My love is r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
Everyone -
R-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
Ben -
It's
Everyone -
Ridiculous
Ben -
Just
Everyone -
Ridiculous
Ben -
And I would give my kingdom for just one kiss!
Well did I mention that I'm in love with you?
And did I mention there's nothing I can do?
And did I happen to say
I dream of you every day
Well lemme
Ben and Cheerleaders -
Shout it out loud!
Ben -
If that's ok
Hey hey
Yeah
If that's ok
Boys -
Hey
Ben -
I gotta know which way to go
Come on now give me a sign
You gotta show me that you're only
Ever gonna be mine
Don't wanna go another minute
Livin without you
Cuz if your heart just isn't it
I don't know what I'll do
Because my love for you is
Boys -
Ridiculous!
Ben -
I never knew
Boys -
Who knew?
Ben -
That it could be like this
My love for you is
Everyone -
Ridiculous!
Ben -
My love is r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
Everyone -
R-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
Ben -
It's
Everyone -
Ridiculous
Ben -
Just
Everyone -
Ridiculous
Ben -
And I would give my kingdom for just one kiss!
Come on now
Uh
Oh yeah
Yeow
Alright
Alright
Because my love for you is
Everyone -
Ridiculous!
Ben -
I never knew
Beoy -
Who knew?
Ben -
That it could be like this
My love for you is
Everyone -
Ridiculous!
Ben -
My love is r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
Everyone -
R-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
Ben -
It's
Everyone -
Ridiculous
Ben -
Just
Everyone -
Ridiculous
Ben -
And I would give my kingdom for just one kiss!
Come on now
Lonnie helped Ben crowd-surf over to Mal. After Ben had finished his song, he tried to give Mal a kiss but she gave an awkward chuckle and avoided the kiss, putting Ben's tourney jersey in between them. Ben gave her a side hug, "I love you Mal. Did I mention that?" He asked. Audrey then came up behind Ben and took the microphone from him.
"Chad's my boyfriend now!" She exclaimed. Chad cheered, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Evie deflate. "And I'm going to the Coronation with him, so I don't need your pity date." Audrey turned Chad's head toward her and kissed him on the lips. Ben took the microphone back out of Audrey's hand.
"Mal! Will you go to the Coronation with me?" He asked into the microphone. Mal pulled the microphone towards her.
"Yes!" She said,
"She said yes!" Audrey and Chad walked angrily out of the bleachers.
"Come on! The whole team's waiting for you." Jay dragged Ben over to the team. I looked over to Mal who was comforting Evie.
"You know I feel really sorry for Audrey." Mal commented,
"You do?" Evie asked,
"Yeah." I piped in, "I feel like she were talented like you and she knew how to sew and knew beauty tips she wouldn't need a prince to make her happy." Mal and Evie shared a small laugh, whereas I gave them a small smile.
"I guess I am pretty talented."
"You are definitely gifted!" Mal assured,
"Thanks M, thanks, Elira, you didn't even have to comfort me."
"I'm here for you Evie, ok?" I assured her, "We may not be friends, but I'm someone you can come talk to.