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1 day after coronation
Mal's Point of view
I wake up feeling so tired today; yesterday was Ben's coronation and the day that I defeated my mother Maleficent. I used to using magic but not to the extent that I did yesterday and I can feel it on my body now. I look at Evie's bed but it is empty, I try to sit up but this horrible pain goes trough my back making me lay back down again. I close my eyes and slowly fall asleep again.
"Mal. Mal" I moan as someone is shaking my shoulder making my back hurt again. I open my eyes and see Evie sitting on my bed with Jay and Carlos standing behind her.
"Morning sleeping beauty or should I say afternoon as it is 2 pm now" I look at Jay and can feel myself getting confused. He looks at me and continues "We thought that you were with Ben today but we asked him and he said he hadn't seen you all day. He wanted to come check on you himself but he could not get out of his appointments so he asked us to come check on you instead" he walks to the other side of the bed and sits down "Are you okay? You never slept this late on the isle"
"I'm fine Jay, just tired after the events yesterday I guess." I sit up slowly and try to keep my face from showing that I'm in pain. "I used a lot of magic in one day and I'm not used to it. It just took a lot of my energy, but I'll be as good as new tomorrow I promise." I take a deep breath and close my eyes again. I know I'm not used to using this sort of magic, but this pain is slowly killing me, like seriously killing me. There is a knock on the door; I open my eyes and looks at it. Carlos walks to it and opens it. What I see surprises me a little because at the door stands Belle. My friends all bow to her.
"You do not need to bow for me children" She walks into the room and looks at me "Can I please talk with Mal alone guys?" They all look at each other then at me
"Go guys" they all nod and leaves the room. Belle closes the door behind them and turns to me. I sit up a little more and bite the inside of my cheek to hide my pain. I look at belle and see her giving me a look that I cannot quiet understand.
"How are you Mal" she sits down on the bed and takes my hand in hers " and tell me the truth please." She gives me a look that I only know too well, the tell-me-or-I'll-get-mad-look. I take a deep breath.
" My back is hurting terribly, but please don't tell Ben, he has enough to think about right now and does not need to worry about me as well." I move to lie back down; belle grabs my shoulder and helps me get down slowly. I smile a little "Thank you Belle"
"It's what mothers do sweetie" I look at her and can feel eyes water. "oh sweetie" she lays down next to me, over the covers, and hugs me lightly. I put my head on her shoulder and let my tears fall "It is okay sweetie, let it out, it is okay to show your feelings like this" I keep crying into her shoulder as she holds me without hurting my back further. After some time I slowly stop crying and look at her, I notice tears falling from her eyes.
"Are you okay Belle? Did I do something? Why are you crying?" I start to move away from her but she keeps her arms around me, holding me in a comfortable position.
"I'm fine sweetie, it just hurts a mothers heart when she sees a child crying, especially a child that has a special place in her heart." She looks at me and I feel my cheeks redden. I lay my head back on her shoulder and close my eyes.
"You are the only adult who have ever told me that I have a special place in their heart" I feel her kissing my hair and look up at her
"Get some sleep sweetie, everything will be better when you wake up, I promise" I nod and close my eyes, sleep taking over before I can think about anything.