Ben's POV
I have been in my room for about an hour. I canceled all my meetings... Ican't stop replaying my "conversation" with Mal in my head.
When I left this room, that morning I never thought the day would end like this. With me in awful terms with Mal.
I do am aware now that I overreacted. Mal did what she did because she u ro make her mother proud.
But still she used me, and I will never forgive her for that. And I know she considering using Jane as well but this was different. She manipulated my feelings for her so that she could take over the world. That is evil.
Maybe I was wrong, maybe she was evil like her mother after all...
All of this made me doubt my feeling for her. I was sure I loved her but how can I know whether I am not under one of her spells...
But deep down, I know that is not true... I know how my whole body reacts when she is present. How my heart beats faster when I see her beautiful green eyes and how I want to kiss her so badly when she gives me one of her famous "Mal looks". This can't be fake. Can it?
God, I am so confused right now... I feel my head spinning... Why can't we be two normal teenagers?
I am looking at the window, watching some people talking and laughing to each other, when suddenly my door bursted open.
Evie, Jay and Carlos get in my room and slam the behind them. Their arms crossed and not so gentle looks on their faces.
Evie runs up to me and grabs my left arm.
"What did I tell you about hurting her? What did you do? I can't find her anywhere and I know this is all your fault... So you better tell me what happened, Benny-Boo" Evie shouts at me, shaking me a bit.
I release my arm and cross my arms too.
"Well she is probably making some evil plan somewhere. Thinking about what next King she is going to put a love spell on..."
"What do you mean?" Asked Carlos get closer to us, placing a hand in Evie's back.
"Well, Mal confessed all of your plan. She told me about why she gave me the love cookie. As you might guess, I didn't take it very well... I don't like knowing that I was only and maybe still am a part of your stupid little plan to make your mommys and daddys fell proud of you. Mal must be thinking who her next victim will be. Apparently that what she does best, use people. That's probably why no one has ever loved her." I shout back at Evie and immediately regret my words.
The next thing I know, I am against the window and Jay is holding me by my shirt.
"What the hell did you just say about, Mal!? Who do you think you are to judge her actions... You don't know her at all if your are saying those things... You grew up with everything! We grew up with nothing... So don't ever consider saying any other bad word about my sister... Thin about what she had done for you and King up!" He stated with a very mad expression on his face while pushing me more against the window.
Carlos and Evie tried to pull him of me and finally were able to do it.
"Jay, calm down! No need for violence, we are just going to have a serious conversation with King Benny-Boo here and after we decide what's best!" Evie said while making Jay sit on a chair.
"Listen, Ben! You have know idea what Mal has been through. How it's like to grow up with Maleficeng. Neither do I. But I can only imagine it must have been really. God, Ben! She is not even allowed to use her full name!"
"What do you mean?" I ask slightly confused. Isn't "Mal" her real name?
Evie sighed and pointed to bed. I sat and she sat next to me with Carlos and Jay in front of us.
"When Mal was born, Maleficent named her after herself, which means Mal's real name is actually also "Maleficent". How ever, Maleficent told Mal she could only be called by her full name ince she had proven herslef to be tha villain her mother wanted her to be. Can you imagine that, Ben? Not being allowed to use your name because you have to prove you deserve it? Not because you prefer to be called by some nickname, but because your mother, your own mother tells you you are no worth the name you were born with. Imagine being said ghat everyday during your whole life. It's horrible, Ben! I know Maleficent did a lot of bad things to Mal. There are so many rumors, some I really hope are no truth. But preventing you from using her name, that was the worst of them all..."
I am shocked with what I just heard... I always thought Mal's names was, you know, Mal... This is horrible... Poor Mal...
How can someone do that to a child...
"I... I didn't know that..." I whisper, looking down with shame...
"Yeah... Looks like it... Still thinking Mal wanted to do everything she did?" Jay asks, looking at me as if trying to kill me with his eyes.
"Well, I unserstand better what led to the events of last night... But she still played with my feeling! And you all knew about it! What's you excuse?!"
Carlos and Jay were about to turn to when Evie cleared her throat.
"Guys, please... Enough violence... Ben let's save your childhood memories for another sweet converstaion, shall we? And let's foccus on Mal...
I know what we did was wrong. Everyone of us had a terrible past which led to this plan. But, although it was Mal's idea to make the love spell, it was also her idea to break it.
I remember how hard it was for her. It was after your first date. We had just went through the plan again, when I noticed Mal ready a spell in her book. It was the "how to break a love spell" one. I was confused to why she would want to do that. Mal cares about us three, although sometimes she like to play tough and not show it, but she doesn't odten think about other people's feeling. But when I confronted her, she told me it would too cruel for you to still be in love with her when the villain took over Auradon. And that was the first time I realized, she care for you. A lot. Much more than she would admit to anyone, especially herself. She had never felt love from someone nor towards someone, and I could see that, for the first time, she was putting someone else's feeling above hers. She needed a person like you, she needed to feel loved, but still she decided to let you go, so that you could be free. Because she thought under the spell, tou felt nothing.
I knew it wa being hard for her, so I followed her to the kitchen where she was baking your cupcake.
You see for both the love spell and the breaking one, you need a human tear. Mal never cries so we used Lonnie's tear to make the first one. But there she was, singing some sad song whil preparing you release when a single tear fell down her cheek. It was the first time she cried, Ben. She never cried when her mom hit her or left her to starve. The only time she cried, Ben, was when she realized she was going to lose you... Because she loves you... Even if she doesn't know it yet..." Evie whispered the last part and I felt heartbroken.
I had just screamed at Mal. Told her horrible things and in the end, she might love me more than I do...
I hel my head in my hands and shake it. I feel like an idiot...
"I am so stupid... She saved me at my Coronation. She almost sacrificed for me... And I just accused her of being a villain like her mom..." I get up pretty quickly. " I need to find her!" I state and Jay and Carlos nodd, both looking at me witha "you are so guilty" look. "Evie, your mirror please!"
"That's the problem, Ben..." She says, standing as well. "I can't find her using the mirror. She must have blocked me"
Oh God... This is not good...
A/N: were you go! I was pretty fast wasn't I? Hope you liked it! Please let me know what you think!
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