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No One's POV

Ben was just finishing up a phone call when there was a knock at the door. He ended the call and called out, "Come in!" Those that came in was something he never would've predicted. The new VKs all came in looking confident yet there was an air of tension. Ben blinked out of his stupor, smiled, and asked, "Hey! Is there something you need?" The group all looked at each other before Quinn (at least, Ben thought it was Quinn) stepped forward.

"Yeah, we have a question.." he trailed off. Ben continued smiling and gestured for them to sit down.

"Of course I'd be happy to help with anything you need." Ben waited patiently for the answer. He understands that they don't trust him, not just because he's King of Auradon but he's practically a stranger. After a couple more minutes, Quinn spoke up again.

"We were wondering if it's entirely necessary to get a doctor to check us out before we go to Auradon Prep." Ben blinked. That wasn't what he thought they were going to say at all. He recovered quickly and replied with a question of his own.

"Why do you wish to know?" Before Quinn said anything, Calli butt in.

"Answer our question first and perhaps we'll tell you." Ben was a little startled by the underlying commanding tone. No one else reacted and they all waited for Ben to figure out his thoughts. After a moment, Ben answered saying, "Yes, it is necessary, now why were you wondering?" They all looked at each other and Are spoke up.

"Well...we don't trust doctors. The last doctor we had didn't understand a thing of the medical procedures, however," Are clapped Colt's shoulder as he spoke this next part. "Colt knows a great deal about the Healing Arts. He took the class for it on the Isle for seven years! And more important than that, we trust 'im. We won't trust anybody else to do this. It's either Colt or nothin'." Ben was a bit astounded by the way Are reacted. He was confident and expressed their terms straight away instead of going for hours at a time like some of his council members did. So, to say Ben was shocked was a bit of an understatement, yet he was also stunned. When Ben cast his eyes around to see if anyone else reacted, he was slightly curious. Everyone's faces, except his own, was in cool indifference. Colt seemed a bit surprised as well, but Ben didn't see it. Calli's eyes were shining with amusement. Quinn showed some disapproval but also humor through his body position and eyes. Again Ben didn't notice that. All that he was curious about was Avy's complete neutral expression. You couldn't tell what she saw feeling at all. Ben was impressed. Even some of the highest politicians couldn't achieve this look of complete neutrality. But Avy had it down flat.

After a second, Ben realized he had yet to accept or deny their request. He knew that he could probably force them to do what he wanted, but he also knew that if he did so, he would lose their trust. They would also fight back. Ben didn't know how well they could, but he knew that he was sure al of them have been in a fight at least once before. They all seemed to have a sense of determination throughout their days. Ben has only known them for barely a day and he was already quite impressed. He digresses. He gets back on track confirming if Are's proclamation was indeed true by asking Colt. Colt nodded without hesitation, but it wasn't a quick nod. It was slow and deliberate. These are an interesting group of people, Ben thought. He blinked a couple of times before deciding. It took a minute, but Ben was sure this was the right thing to do. He knew that the kids' older siblings will be irritated along with frustrated because they won't know about any injuries, but Ben knew that this was the right thing to do. He looked at each of them in turn and said, "Alright. But-" he held up a finger. "if anything and I mean anything is abnormal, you go straight to the doctor, understood?" Colt replied with a firm nod. Then they all left, with not so much as a goodbye. Ben smiled. Yep. These are definitely unique kids, he thought. He turned back towards his desk and resumed what he was doing before the 5 teens in less than 10 minutes ago. Ben sighed at the stack of papers on his desk. It's gonna be a long day. Ben sighed. He took a breath and just dived right in.

True to his prediction, the 4 Original VKs entered the room two and a half hours later quite peeved.

"Ben, why did you allow our siblings to do their won health checkout?" Mal questioned, quite aggravated.

"Guys-" Ben started.

"Ben you should've at least let us know," Carlos interjected.

"I know and-" Ben tried.

"It's just they're kids! They don't know anything!" Jay interrupted.

"If you would just let me-" Ben started getting frustrated.

"Plus, they are our siblings! We make the decisions!" Evie exclaimed.

"Really, I-" Ben tried once more.

"Seriously Ben, you had no right!" Mal threw her hands up angrily.

"Enough!" Ben finally shouted. Everyone silenced and looked at each other like Ben was crazy. He rolled his eyes and asked, "May I speak now, or will I be interrupted every time I try to explain?" They all blushed in embarrassment and nodded a bit ashamed. Ben sighed, Finally! he thought. I can talk!

"Okay, first of all, you all need to learn when someone is trying to talk. I was interrupted 4 times before I finally resorted to yelling. Second, I know you all care about your siblings, but you have to trust me. I know what I'm doing. Third of all, they're no longer kids. They're almost the same age as you all were when you came here Fourth, they can make their own decisions. Fifth, I did let you know. I texted you about 15-20 minutes after they left. Sixth, I do have the right. A) because I'm king B) Because I invited them here and C) they're qualified to do so," Ben finished. He wasn't trying to scold them, but when he gets ignored he tends to get frustrated and peeved. Speaking of the interrupted, they all looked a bit ashamed and apologetic. But after a moment, Carlos asked confused, "Wait, what do you mean 'they're qualified'?"

"Exactly what I said. They informed me that Colt has taken Healing and Medicine for seven years." Everyone was shocked by this new information.

"Are you sure?" Evie asked hesitantly. It wasn't that she didn't believe Ben, she just doesn't remember Colt taking H.A.M. Ben nodded. Everyone seemed to accept his decision after learning that they could do it themselves, except Mal still had a few protests.

"But they should have a real doctor in there, one that we know that will tell us if anything's wrong!" Immediately, Ma flushed. By her diction and tone, it was clear that Mal was trying to invade their privacy without their permission and Ben pointed this out.

"So?! Don't I have a right to know?!" This was a poor defense and they all knew it.

"No, actually none of y'all do," Ben said. They all snapped their heads towards him, offended.

"I don't want to be a jerk, but they're old enough to handle themselves. They managed to let you know that they were in trouble without any help. They survived by themselves for six years. They've managed to get food, water, medicine-more or less-, shelter, without any of your help. Besides, I doubt they'd want to learn that their older siblings are invading their privacy, trying to shove themselves into their lives without them being okay with it. You all said that you never contacted them during the six years you here. You broke off contact therefore you don't deserve to know what's going on in their lives. They don't need someone hovering over them 24/7 trying to force them to admit things they're not ready to admit. You all are my best friends, they have each other. They don't need us and if they do, they'll ask. So, we need to let them make their decisions to stay close to you all by themselves without you all breathing down their necks."

Their shoulders slumped a bit in defeat and acceptance, realizing that he was right. Their siblings would never want to be around them if they forced them to do what they wanted them to do.

After a moment, Mal gave an unspoken warning to Ben that if anything was wrong about them and they won't ask for help, she'd blame it on him. Ben nodded understanding the worries she didn't speak and knew that was the best he was going to get. After another second, everyone left, continuing with their day, but they all had one question that kept showing itself in their heads;

Did their siblings even trust them?

Hope that chapter was good! The next one should be up soon enough!