Ben never saw this girl before.
She had long blonde hair with purple tips, green eyes framed by thick lashes and pink pouty lips that are curved into a smirk.
He blushed realizing that he stared at her too long.
"Umm…"
The girl snickered a little. "Sorry for scaring you there bud. I'm Mal, short for Malia."
"That's alright," Ben said. "If you don't mind me asking, are you new here?"
"I am," Mal answered.
Ben remembered Aziz mentioning that Arabella's adoptive sister would be attending Auradon and that her name was Malia.
She is a distant cousin of Prince Eric and was adopted by him and his former mermaid wife, Princess Ariel. None of the paparazzi caught a glimpse of her face because she always covered it.
Last he heard she was being castle schooled.
Ben remembered a couple of years ago when the press went nuts about a new royal.
He snapped out of his thoughts.
"Anyways, I'm sure you know who I am," Ben cursed himself silently for sounding a bit self-centered. "Welcome to Auradon Prep."
"Thanks," Mal smiled. "So back to my earlier question; are you hiding from someone?"
"You could say that," Ben answered.
"What happened? Did you do something bad?" Mal asked, curious.
"You could say that," Ben said. "I… um.. broke up with my girlfriend and now someone posted something negative about her."
"It can't be that bad," Mal said.
Ben took out his cellphone and showed the post on InstaRoyal.
Mal's eyes widened.
"Ouch, that's harsh," Mal commented.
"Harsh, but true," Ben said.
"And you are hiding from her," Mal wasn't asking.
Ben nodded.
"You shouldn't hide because Arabella said that Audrey's gran came to fetch her half hour before fourth period," Mal told him. "And Jane said they went on some spa retreat away from negative press."
"I wonder for how long," Ben mumbled.
"Until things settle down. That's what I would have done," Mal said.
"Great, another post," Ben groaned.
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"The lives of princes and princesses are going to be rocked.
Be good Auradon.
Someone's watching.
-xoxo,
Secret Scoop" Mal read out loud.
"I would love to know who posted this," Ben said, almost growling.
"Maybe Doug could help," Mal suggested. "He is good with technology."
"Good idea," Ben said.
"Anyways, I need to get going," Mal stood up. "I want to get to art class super early or else all the backseats will be taken. It was nice meeting you Ben."
"You too, Mal," Ben said, smiling at her as she walked out of the library.
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The day was finally over.
Mal fell onto her bed.
So many brave souls came up to introduce themselves to her, mostly guys.
The only guy she found annoying was Chad Charming.
Doug was not kidding when she said that there's "not a lot of there there" if you catch his drift. He inherited his dad's looks but not his mom's brains.
Mal did not know what girls saw in him.
They ignore the fact that he uses girls and dumps them. Thank goodness Aziz and Doug warned her about him or else she would have fallen for that charming spell.
Her friends don't know that she has a soft spot for cute guys.
Mal thanked whoever recorded the post of Princess Audrey and Prince Ben's break up. The attention drifted away from her, the new mystery girl.
She felt bad for the couple for different reasons.
Reason one is that Audrey will forever be known as a gold digger for just wanting to have the status and power and second, Ben will probably be in big do-do with Audrey's parents.
Mal hasn't met the princess, but heard that most of the students hate the way she acts.
She found Ben to be much cuter in person, but hid her swooning with her signature smirk that Aziz says looks "mischievous".
He's such a sweet guy who looks like he has the whole world on his shoulders.
Mal knew that there would be backstabbing and gossip. It wasn't as bad as the gossip and traitorous acts on the Isle. Whoever this Secret Scoop is, she is making Auradon Prep a much entertaining place.
Mal closed her eyes and drifted into the sea of dreams.
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Mal found herself staring in a mirror.
She gasped seeing that she had her old long purple hair- tied in a high bun -and her dragon birthmark. Mal was wearing a regal lilac dress with green lining and she was wearing a lilac mask.
Standing behind her was a handsome boy with his arms round her waist.
He wore a dark blue suit with a dark purple tie and purple mask.
He had honey brown hair, hazel green eyes and a sweet kind smile that made her heart melt.
"You look beautiful," he said.
Mal snorted. "Shut up. You're just saying that."
"I'm not just saying that."
Mal gave him a look
It's true," he argued and held her close to him when she turned around to face him. "I love you."
Mal stared lovingly into his eyes. "I love you too."
Mal could literally feel the love between them.
Before the two could kiss…
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Mal woke up.
Her heart was beating fast.
Never had she ever had a dream like that before.
For a moment she smiled wondering who that boy was behind that mask declaring his love for her. She shook her head getting these fuzzy lovey thoughts out of her head.
Mal got up from her bed and marched her way to the dining hall wanting to eat and get the thought of romance out of her head.
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Meanwhile Ben was back in his dorm.
He followed the Mal's advice and found Doug in the computer class. Doug agreed to help him find out who posted the video of his and Audrey's break-up.
Sure Audrey was a self-centered girl, but she doesn't deserve to have her reputation ripped to shreds.
He fell backwards onto his best and fell asleep.
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Instead of feeling the warmth and comfort of his bed, he felt a cold wind and the smell of rotten fish disturbed him. He got up and found himself in an unfamiliar place.
It looked like the opposite of Auradon; dark, gloomy and miserable.
He was on a dock.
He heard laughter and saw a dark skinned child laughing at a girl who fell into the rough seas screaming that she couldn't swim and that she needed help.
Ben ran towards the end of the deck.
His heart was beating fast seeing the girl carried away by the water.
He wanted to shout at the girl with teal and white braids to stop laughing and help the girl, but he couldn't move or shout.
Ben wanted to swim after the girl. The girl's emerald eyes had so much fear. He wanted to jump in after the purple haired girl.
For some reason he felt a pull towards her.
He wanted to protect and save her.
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Ben woke up with a fright.
He's never had a dream like that before.
He wondered why he had such a strange dream about a girl with purple hair and green eyes being carried away by the sea while another girl laughed at that.
It felt so real.
oOo
At the cafeteria someone in a hoodie was installing a camera.
"Right, good to go," she thought when she was done installing the camera.
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A/N: So Mal and Ben dreamed of each other. They're already starting to feel the soul mate bond. With Audrey out of the way for a while how long do you think it will take for them to get together?
I bet you all know who is installing the camera.
Could she be Secret Scoop, the one who recorded the break-up of Ben and Audrey?
Anyways I'm still working on WHAT IF? PART 2: ISLE OF THE LOST. Still want to know who do you think should be in the council of villains.
Will be updating in six days time after I get back from my trip.