Although it should come to no surprise to anyone, Ben's life was so much better after he left his parents' place.

Sure, on the first day it was a little rough. After climbing into his girlfriend's father's car, Ben looked through the duffel bag to find all of his clothes were destroyed. Most were cut up with scissors while of if was covered in a black dye, staining everything he owned.

Somehow, Hades managed to contain his anger at the new development. Without telling him anything, once they arrived at the 'new' home, Hades requested the teen move to the back seat while he went to dispose of the bag inside.

And when he came out of the home, Hades was escorting his beautiful wife outside, for she could not walk without assistance. Climbing into the vehicle, Maleficent greeted Ben with a loving smile, asking where he would like to go shopping first.

The three spent the entire rest of the day driving from place to place to buy enough clothing to gain Ben a new wardrobe. Maleficent helped pick clothing in colored that most suited Ben—usually blue or yellow—and find other items that best matched the particular attire they were working on. Hades was merely there to pay for everything, since he knew absolutely nothing about fashion.

By the end of their trip, Ben's new wardrobe was much more formal than before—

Fitting for a king.

When Mal returned home from school, she was pleasantly greeted by a dressed up Ben. With a blue button up shirt and gray slacks that hugged him nicely, Ben grinned ear to ear from feeling so great in his new clothes. Mal giggled at his almost child-like behavior, praising him on how handsome he looked, which was the reaction he was hoping for.

While Mal left to shower and change into more comfortable clothing, Ben had a private conversation with the parents about their daughter's future.

But more will be mentioned about that later on.

Unsurprisingly, there came a change to Auradon High, regarding the head coach and physical education teacher. The next day after the whole fiasco at the house, Principal Yen Sid came strolling into the Tourney field just as the coach was yelling at the students for being so lazy. When the coach heard a throat being cleared, he jerked his head over at his boss.

Paling when he noticed the familiar officer standing next to him.

Miss Minerva Olympus spoke first. Handing over the official court papers, she declared him being sued for vandalism of personal property and that criminal charges are in the process of being file for assault and past instances of child abuse toward his son. Even more, a restraining order would be placed against him and his wife, prevent them from going anywhere near their son.

Principal Yen Sid added more bad news to the ever growing list. With the upcoming charges and all the events that have occurred in the last few months alone, the school board decided to terminate his contract immediately, which meant Mr. Adams would no longer be working at the school and Coach Gaston would be taking over his position for the rest of the school year.

The students cheered at the declaration. They are more than happy to see 'the Beast' escorted out of the school building with only a box of his personal belongings. They all hated how he yelled at them for no reason and worked them until they were on the brink of collapsing. With Coach Gaston, they knew they would get the respect they deserved along with loads of encouragement.

The next few weeks were some of the best days Ben has had in a very long time.

Every morning, he woke with a kiss on the cheek or nose from his beloved girlfriend, who giggled every time he would groan in tiredness. After dressing for the day, the couple would walk downstairs to find breakfast already prepared or them. With Mal and Maleficent being vegetarians, all the 'meat' was strictly plant-based, not that Ben noticed. Hades was such a good cook that everything he made was delicious. Must be where Mal got her incredible baking skills from.

At school, Ben was much more cheerful and more involved with discussions in class than before. While working on the musical, Ben lead some of the decisions about the newest acts. At one point, Jane wanted him and Mal to try out a duet she had been working on for the show.

After singing the first few lyrics, Ben tossed the music sheet aside, fully believing he could finish the song without it. Mal smirked at his newfound confidence, joining him when he urged her to stand with him so they could dance together.

After all, there's nothing they can't do.

A few days after their little performance together, Ben planned a 'little' surprise for Mal. During their lunch period, he took control of the speakers in the cafeteria and serenaded Mal, going on and on about how his love for her was 'ridiculous'. The entire Tourney team was in on the performance, for they provided the back up vocals and danced along with their captain.

All of it just so Ben could ask his Mal to prom.

With how much work and effort he put into it, Mal just has to say 'yes', causing the entire cafeteria to celebrate at the declaration.

But just as everything seemed to be going right in his life—

Something happened to turn it back to hell.