Sorry for being gone so long guys, life got in the way. But I will now be back regularly. Hope you like this chapter guys :)
It had been a few hours since Mal's dress fitting with Evie and to say that Ben was concerned would be in understatement. He hadn't heard from Mal since before her appointment so with a sigh he headed to his office and text Evie. To find out what was keeping Mal. But his eyes widened as he got a text back saying that Mal had left over two hours ago. Ever since the incident with Leah a few months ago Ben had issues with Mal being without him. Still he got a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach that something was wrong and headed out of the castle without a word to his parents.
He paused for a second debating whether or not to take the limo but he knew Mal would have used her magic to go somewhere or walked, either way the limo would take him a different way. So instead he walked in the direction of the school.
Ben quickly became lost in his thoughts of Mal and where she could be. Sure it was possible that she went to see Jay or Carlos maybe even Jane or Lonnie after her dress fitting but he also know if that was the case she would have text or rung him to tell him. She wouldn't just not tell him and cause him to worry like this. Still he kept an eye out in case Mal was on her way back to the castle, not wanting to walk past her because he was lost in his own head and thoughts. But the sound of breaking glass snapped him out of his mind and he moved his foot back and looked down. Gasping loudly as he saw what he had stood on. There on the ground was Mal's cell phone.
Without hesitation Ben sent out a text to Fairy Godmother, Evie, Jay, Carlos, his parents and Chip. Practically ordering them to meet him where he was. It wasn't often he ever ordered anyone, even though he was the king, but he simply didn't care. He was far too concerned about what happened to Mal to think about anyone else's feelings right now. An angry growl came from Ben as he noticed the cloth on the floor not far from the phone. Thankfully everyone turned up only minutes later and Ben looked at them instantly, his eyes landing on Chip first. "Mal is missing. I want every available guard out looking for her now and I want you leading them." He stated firmly, knowing he could trust Chip implicitly with something like this. He instantly turned to Fairy Godmother when Chip nodded and left to go and gather the guards and begin their search. "Is Leah still on the Isle?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. His question causing everyone to look at Fairy Godmother with a mixture of concern and anger in their eyes.
"I assure you Ben, Leah is still on the Isle. I saw her there myself only this morning." Fairy Godmother stated as she bit her lip. Using her magic to scan the cloth, her eyes widening as she realised it was chloroform on there.
Ben growled angrily as he heard Leah was still on the Isle. It would be much easier to accuse her and simply beat the crap out of her but now that wasn't the case they had to figure out who else had a problem with Mal. His mind instantly going to Chad but he shook the thought off for now and turned to Evie, Jay and Carlos. "Is there anyone you guys can think of who would have a problem with Mal? Or anywhere she would go if she needed some space?" He asked worriedly, trying not to take his anger out on them. But he was having a hard time containing his emotions right now, something that showed in his eyes.
Jay bit his lip, the anger in his eyes matching Ben's. But being from the Isle he was a lot better at not letting it show then the King was. "No. We've been extremely careful about who we suggest to come over. Making sure we don't pick people who would cause problems because they see us as traitors." He explained to Ben. Wrapping his arm around Evie's shoulders as he noticed her crying. "And no. If she needed some space she would have gone to Evie. She always did."
Nodding Ben was about to speak when he noticed the way Fairy Godmother's eyes had widened. "What is it Fairy Godmother?" He asked worriedly as he looked at her.
"Mal didn't go somewhere for some space. The cloth is covered in Chloroform. She was definitely taken." Fairy Godmother explained softly. Hearing this caused Evie's tears to turn to sobs as she turned and hid her face in Jay's shoulder. Ben glanced at everyone worriedly and noticed that even his mother was crying causing him to bite his lip worriedly as he teared up. He had no idea who could have taken Mal and that worried him more then he cared to admit because if they couldn't find out who took her then they couldn't find her before something happened. And she still wasn't fully recovered from when Leah poisoned her.
Everyone watched as Carlos took a step forward and picked up the phone. "I... Uh... I may be able to hack into the phone and see who last called Mal... But..." He said softly before glancing at Belle, Adam and Fairy Godmother worriedly. Clearly afraid of being arrested or worse being sent back to the Isle.
"Do what you need to do Carlos. You won't get into any trouble." Ben and Adam stated simultaneously. Their forces firm but Ben's was laced with anger and concern. "Let's head somewhere more private and work on how to find Mal and bring her home." Ben stated, causing everyone to nod their agreement before Fairy Godmother transported them all to Beast Castle.
Meanwhile...
On the Isle Mal groaned softly as she began to wake up. Her head fuzzy beyond belief and she felt ridiculously sick. Biting her lip softly she attempted to move but found she was tied to a chair, causing her to try and free herself. But she froze instantly as she heard footsteps followed by a familiar voice. "Well well, look who's finally awake."
Hope you guys like this and don't hate me too much for the cliffhanger :)
