A/N: hey here's the last chapter. Sorry if they're a little OOC, I did my best but I also wanted them to more or less fit around my storyline. Feel free to leave a review or comment or something. Anyway, enjoy!
Character pairing : MaliceMalAmyMalevFaery
Love, and other feelings for that matter, was a silly thing in Audrey's opinion. It was impossible to predict falling for someone and almost just as impossible to get over them. Ben and her had been friends since they were babies. They were supposed to marry at age nineteen, as part of an arranged marriage process linking their two very powerful families together. They went on their first date when they were both twelve. It was a very fancy dinner at an expensive restaurant. The two had laughed awkwardly all night and there was a lot of blushing involved, despite the fact they had been known each other long before then and never had those kinds of issues before. At first she didn't really see him as more than a friend and she definitely didn't want him as her boyfriend, let alone her husband. But overtime, his sweet personality and kind manners made her change her mind. They were fifteen when he took her to the enchanted lake for the first time and they swam together and just talked for hours. She knew she wanted to be with him. It was so easy to talk to each other and laugh and Audrey was convinced. They were made for each other. But feelings and things change quickly, just like the weather.
Audrey felt a lot of different emotions all knotted together in her stomach when Ben dumped her. She felt angry and confused and sad and jealous and a little bit frustrated. She couldn't believe the guy she spent so long loving had not only broken up with her, he did it in front of the whole school and for a villain kid who'd been there for less than a week, no less. Even though she didn't have any proof, Audrey was absolutely certain Mal and her friends did something to Ben to make him change his feelings about her.
After he broke up with her, she declared loudly so everyone could hear that she would be dating Prince Chad from then on and acted like she couldn't care less. She went into the girl's changeroom to take her cheer uniform off and waited until everyone was gone before allowing the tears to finally roll down her cheeks.
Chad felt worried about his new girlfriend after the tourney game. So after he showered and got dressed, he asked Sophia if she had seen Audrey. The cheerleader informed him the other girl was still in the changeroom. Chad thanked her and waited for awhile near the door. He heard loud sobs so he knocked on the door gently and asked: "hello? May I come in?" The cries paused for a second and a shaky voice replied "yes" so Chad walked in slowly to see who it was that was crying in there. He found Audrey shaking uncontrollably with red puffy eyes and tear streaks running down her cheeks. Her makeup was ruined and her nose was a bit red. He came and sat next to her, his arm around her shoulders. "Baby, what's wrong?" He asked with the most genuine concern in his eyes.
Audrey managed to tell Chad how sad she was feeling about being dumped. Surprisingly, he was very understanding and did a great job at comforting her. He even managed to make her laugh and he wiped the tears off her face with his finger. She smiled at him and pulled him down for a sweet kiss.
From there, their relationship blossomed all year long, just like any other would.
They started seeing each other more often. Finding excuses to stop by each other's classes or to text each other late at night to talk about nothing. Audrey started coming to Chad's tourney practices. She sat in the bleachers and watched the boys run laps and go through various drills. Chad started to look up fashion to talk with her about it and helped her try new moves for her cheerleading team. Chad wrote small love notes for her, which he left inside his locker in the morning and Audrey brought an extra sandwich at lunch just for him.
They celebrated their birthdays together. Audrey surprised Chad with a surprise party and later, they snuck away to kiss on the roof. Chad naked her a cake for her birthday and they ate it with their friends and family but they never stopped looking at each other's eyes and smiling while they were eating the delicious dessert. They even spent the Christmas holiday in each other's company, watching festive movies and doing both winters and couple-y activities such as drinking hot cocoa, making snowmen, skating on the lake and going on horse carriage rides around town.
They started going on more and more dates. One time, Chad brought Audrey to the tourney field in the middle of the night and when Audrey asked what they were doing Chad answered with a mysterious "you'll see". That night, the couple enjoyed a beautiful view of the stars and Chad demonstrated his skills in astrology by pointing out to Audrey different constellations. Another time, they rode a Ferris wheel together and when it stopped at the top, said "I love you" for the first time.
Their relationship was getting more and more close and they found that it was hard to live without one another. So they kissed more often and they did all sorts of things together like go to new places and try new things.
When Audrey left for her cottage without him, Chad was so lost. He didn't what to do without the lovely brunette princess. When she called him to come get her, he did not hesitate one second and drove straight to where she was. Audrey threw her arms around him when he finally arrived five hours later and hugged him tightly. "Oh! I was scarred you wouldn't come!" She said. He kissed her then looked her in the eye. "Of course I came. I love you." She smiled and answered : "I love you too".