Hi Guys, and Welcome back to Chapter 6 of WILTW. So, I really hope you are enjoying this story so far, and lets crack on! Oh, this is a long chapter, so prepare for it!

Sunday 8:30am, Week 2-Ben's POV:
Since it was a Sunday, breakfast wasn't served until later. I wore a high necked jumper that day, as well as some jean as it was the weekend after all, and the prince deserves some time off after all. I made sure to cover up my love bits however, as I didn't really need people question me on it. I knocked at Carlos' door, as I did every morning, but today felt different. I wasn't as excited so see him as I usually was. Normally I would be stood at the door, my heart fluttering, waiting for his response, but this morning I was calmer. I wasn't worried about trying to impress him, and trying to make sure he was still in love with me. I was semi-confident in that respect.

I heard someone shout "Come in" from the other side of the door, but the voice was decisively feminine. I opened it, to see Jay sat at his desk, but Carlos was nowhere to be seen. "Where's Carlos?" I asked, trying to keep up my ruse.

"In here" I heard him shout, from the toilet. "Ben, come in" followed, and I wasn't going to disobey.

"Oh, there you are C. I was worried I wasn't going to see you for a second then" I said, trying to sound as sincere as possible. I noticed that Evie was stood in front of him, applying some make-up to his chest, and was quick to question it. "What's happening?" I asked, walking over to him, and taking his hand in my own. In all fairness, I still got that rush when we held hands, that feeling that I didn't want to let go.

"Oh, Evie's just covering up my…err" he said, blushing, and I was quick to click.

"Oh, do you think you could cover mine up as well?" I asked, still squeezing Carlos' hand. She quickly agreed, and before long, the pair of us looked like two innocent boys.

As usual, we made our way down to the cafeteria, and I decided to get Carlos and I breakfast, like every morning, and for reason, I already had my cheesy comment in mind. I grabbed him pancakes and whatnot, whilst I got myself the usual granola. When I got back to the table, I saw that Audrey, Doug and Jane had joined us, as well Lonnie and Mal like usual. I placed Carlos tray in front of him, and decided it was time for the comment. "I got everything in even numbers, because you're even more perfect than I thought" I said, cause Evie, Jane and Audrey to chorus an "aww". As usual Jay chuckled, Doug just sat there awkwardly, Mal scoffed, but Lonnie just looked at me directly, and rolled her eyes. I winked back at her, and proceeded to eat my breakfast.

"So, what's do you want to do today?" I asked Carlos, staring into his eyes. "Do you wanna explore Auradon City, do you wanna practise some tourney, or some English, or do you just wanna chill in the dorms. Whatever you want, I'm happy to do" I asked. 'God, keeping this ruse up will be easy. All I need to do is be really needy towards him' I thought, and internally laughed at my own comment.

"U-Um, I was just gonna spend the day with my friends. I haven't seen them a lot recently." He replied, looking up at my 'saddening expression.'

"O-oh ok" I replied, looking down at the table. I heard Lonnie joke, "Aww, our little puppy is love stick" causing everyone to laugh. Internally, I was laughing at her joke. At least this way I could actually get some stuff done, and do some thinking for myself. I needed to properly evaluate the situation, and decide what to do about it. I'm guessing the VK's are planning something, so want to figure out what, and maybe I could convince them otherwise.

Everyone started to finish up their breakfast, with the VK's going off first. Carlos gave me a small kiss on the cheek, and said "I'll see you later ok?" causing me to smile at him. Audrey, Doug and Jane were next to go. Audrey and Jane were on the decorating committee for the coronations after party, and they had some stuff to organise, and Doug said he had band practise. That left me and Lonnie.

"Damn, you're really good at this" she joked, finishing off her apple.

"What can I say, it comes naturally to me" I replied, trying to join in with the joke, but I finished with a sigh. She caught on quickly to what I meant.

"Besides, it's clear he's into you as well" she said, placing her hands on my own. "I mean, he wouldn't have kiss you if he was only joking. Whatever they are planning, if they are planning anything, it's clear that Carlos is into you. And he was more than willing to do some 'stuff' with you." She finished, looking me in the eyes.

"I suppose your right. I mean, he was the one that initiated everything yesterday. He kissed me, and then he left the love bites first." I responded. I spent the rest of the day catching up on pieces of homework, watching TV, and doing some pre-reading some of my English books, making my own annotations.

It was about 7:30pm, when I heard a knock at the door, and I opened it to see Carlos stood there. "Hey" he said, awkwardly stood at the door frame. "Hey, d-do you want to come in?" I asked, and he nodded. "Wow, this place is amazing" he said, looking around my room.

With my princely status, I had some perks. I didn't share a dorm room with anyone, and I had my own king-size bed. The room was the same size as everyone else's but I was able to get more into it. I some exercise equipment to the left, along with my desk and laptop. To the right was my wardrobe, as well as the shower room, and I could see he was impressed. "Yeah, one of the perks of being the prince" I joked back, making my way back over to my desk. "So, how was your day?" I asked, still staring down at my maths homework, struggling to solve this one equation.

"Yeah, it was nice. We caught up on everything. Jay said that was really enjoying his biology lessons, and tourney of course, and Evie said that she is just loving it in general. Mal is slowly coming round, stating the art facility 'isn't too bad'" he said, placing air quotes around 'isn't too bad'. "How about you, how was your day?" he asked, but I could hear in his voice that he was avoiding something.

"Yeah, it was alright, I managed to get some work done." I said, but remembered I needed to keep up this 'ruse'. "But I was too focused on you to concentrate" I added, causing a smile to grow on his face.

"Thanks, I was thinking about you all day as well" he replied, causing a smile to grow back on my face. I turned to face him, and I could see he was sat on the edge of my bed. "Ben, can I ask you something?" he said, patting the empty space next to him, like some beckoning call. As I walked over, I copied his line from yesterday.

"Well, you can ask. It's whether or not I answer that depends" I smirked, causing him to stick his tongue out at me. He took a deep breath, before asking "What's going to happen after the coronation?"

I was quick to respond with "Well, I'll officially be the King of Auradon, but I'll continue my studies. After Auradon Prep, I suppose I'll take the throne fully" I said, smiling back at him, but he shook his head.

"No, I meant with us, and the other villain kids. Are…Are we going to be sent back to the Isle?" he finally confessed, with a growing look of worry on his face.

I took his hands in my own, and said "Carlos, don't be so ridiculous. All of you are here to stay." I said, causing a smile to grow on his face. "Well, that is until you all commit some horrendous crime" I joked on the end, and I could see his facial expression change for a brief second, almost like he was thinking about something, but I was quickly changed back into a smile. "Don't be ridiculous. We would never do such a thing" he replied, with a falter in his voice.

I pulled him into a hug, and said "Carlos, like I said yesterday. I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I will always be here to protect you" and I could see it calmed his nerves. I was quick to change the subject. "Anyway, I need your help. I can't seem to balance this equation" I said, jumping off the bed, and heading back to my desk. He was quick to follow, and we spent the rest of the night helping each other out with a few bits here and there.

Tuesday Morning-Ben's POV:
I had a few royal meeting yesterday, so I decided to spend night at the castle. I had to update the council on how the Villain Kids were doing, and if they were causing any trouble. Luckily, I had nothing to report, as I didn't tell them about the love potion. Anyway, this gave me to chance to spend some time with my parents as well. I texted and called them every day, but most of the time I stayed at the school, so I never got the chance to see them.

This morning, I went down to breakfast, and they were asking me how school was going, and I responded, telling them how I was tutoring Carlos, and it may have slipped into conversation that we started to date. I had told my parents that I thought I was gay when I had first discussed it with Lonnie, as I thought it was only right for them to know. Whilst on the phone to them, I described the feeling I was having, but never mentioned who they were for. This was the moment my parents click. "You're dating Carlos De Vil?" I heard my mother ask, with a slight falter in her voice, as if she hadn't heard me properly.

"Yeah, it all started a week ago today actually, then I took him on a date on Saturday to the enchanted lake, and we got to know each other" I replied, rather casually.

I heard my mum speak up again. "Ben, I'm so proud of you for telling us. It must have been difficult for you" she said, placing her hand on my own. My dad has stayed quiet for most of it, but decided this was the perfect opportunity to speak up.

"Why don't you invite him round for dinner tonight? Since its family day tomorrow, it might be nice to meet this boy before then. You know, see what he's like." He said, in that weird tone. He was pretending to be sincere in his statement, but I knew he had an ulterior motive.

Belle was quick to respond. "Oh yes! That would be lovely!" she said, and at this point, I had no choice but to agree. I simply nodded my head. "Perfect, we'll say dinner for 7:30?" he asked, and we all agreed. Anyway, I made my way back to the school, this time in the royal limousine, making me feel slightly embarrassed. I arrived at the school at 8:30am, so I knew everyone would still be having breakfast. I made my way into the cafeteria, and as usual, everyone was sat together round a table. Evie saw me approached, and waved, causing everyone on the table to turn and look. 'Damn, now I can't scare him' I thought to myself.

"Morning Ben" everyone said, and I responded with "Morning", before making my way over to Carlos. I draped my arms over his shoulder, and whispered "Morning C" in a seductive voice into his ear, before kissing him on the cheek. I could physically feel the blush radiating heat, which caused me to chuckle. Mal scooted over, allowing me to sit next to him. "So Carlos, I was kinda wondering if you wanted to maybe meet with my parents for dinner tonight. Since its family day tomorrow, they wanted to get to know you" I said, causing all the girls to squeal on the table.

"S-Sure, I'd love to" he stuttered, causing Evie to quickly get up from the table. "I'll get started on your suit right away" she said, running back to her dorm room.

"Great, I'll pick you up at 7:00. Does she have any lessons today?" I chuckled, watching her run off.

"Only Chemistry and Maths" Mal chuckled, getting up from the table. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go get her" she said. Before she could leave, Carlos said something to her, about meeting her later. He whispered something into her ear, but I couldn't hear what.

Carlos POV:
When Mal excused herself from the table, I quickly called her over. "Mal, would we be able to meet up later? Are you free last?" I asked, and she was quick to nod. "Ok, and can you bring your spell book?" I whispered into her ear, and she nodded. The rest of the day continued as usual. I had Maths first, which I rather enjoyed, followed my magical history with was alright. I then had English, which wasn't so bad this time. All those extra sessions with Ben were helping me recognise patterns with what certain words meant, or what the length of the poem could signify. And the day finished with a free. As agreed, I met up with Mal in her dorm room.

I was stood at my locker, sorting out my books and what not before I met up with Mal, when I got a rather creepy feeling, almost as if someone was watching me. I glanced around, seeing nothing at the ordinary, so I just continued with my business. It was when I closed my locker however, that I realised who was watching me. Chad was stood behind the door and before I could react, he had pinned me to it, holding me by my throat. "Chad what are you doing?" I stuttered, squirming around, trying to free myself.

"I'm on to you De Vil" he said, staring into my eyes. "I don't know what you've done to Ben, but I'm going to figure out what it is" he said, still pressing me against the locker.

"I haven't done anything" I said, debating how to proceed 'I could probably muster enough force for one mighty kick, causing him to let go.' I thought as he continued to talk.

"Don't lie to me DeVil," he replied, almost combining my name into one. "No one would ever love a villain kid, let alone a runt like you" he said, and by this point, I had reached my limit, using my force to deliver a hefty kick to his groin. "You little shit" he groaned, letting me go as he huddled in pain.

I took the opportunity, and made a sprint for Mal's room. I got to Mal's room, and was quick to enter it. "Woah, calm down" she said, as I slammed the door shut, and proceeded to lock it behind me.

"Sorry" I replied, looking through the peep hole in the door. "So what did you need Carlos" she asked, sketching some stuff into her pad. She was hardly paying attention to what I was doing, which was now pacing up and down, nervous to answer her question.

"I need your help with an anti-love spell" I finally admitted, sitting down on Evie's bed. That sentence alone was enough for her to jump up.

"And why do you need that?" she asked, but she didn't have anger in her voice, more sympathy. "You two seem so happy together" she joked.

"It's just, if the Villains do invade Auradon, having Ben under my love spell just seems extra cruel" I admitted, chuckling at the end of my sentence.

"You really love him, don't you Carlos. You're not faking this are you?" she asked, and I shook my head. "Oh C. I'm so glad you finally admitted it" she said, acting all…sympathetic, which was strange. "I mean, I had a hutch, but I never wanted to say anything. I wasn't my place to call you out on it" she said, rambling to herself. "Do Evie and Jay know?" she asked, and I nodded.

"Jay had figured it out back on the Isle, and Evie did when she saw the love bites Ben left" I replied, before realising what I had said, and placing my hand over my mouth.

"Nice going" she replied, offering me fist pump. I felt bad, so I returned the favour. "Now come on, let's start this potion" she said, guiding me off the bed, and making our way down to the kitchen. This time we baked the potion into a muffin, but we both decided to keep it, and use it after Ben's coronation, stating that we didn't want anything to jeopardise the plan. However, when we did, we both finished with a sigh, indicating that neither of us really wanted to go through with it.

6:50pm:
I was getting changed in Evie and Mal's room, trying on the outfit Evie made for the date tonight. I was rather nervous, as I wanted to impress his parents. I mean they were the King and Queen after all. I think the pressure was getting to me, because I started to get a bad headache, and some chest pains. I quickly dismissed it, just thinking I was stressing myself out. "How do I look?" I asked, walking out of the bathroom. Evie's suit for me had a black blazer, a white shirt with a red tie, and the trousers were a black, with some white patterns running through them.

"You look amazing" Evie said, fixing little bits of his suit, and making sure it was all perfect, and whilst she did so, I started to cough into my hands. "C, are you feeling ok?" Mal asked, obviously concerned about my wellbeing.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I just a bit nervous I think" I replied, walking over to the mirror, and fixing my hair. I heard Evie speak up. "You have nothing to be nervous about Carlos. You're sweet, funny, and I'm pretty sure Ben is going to defend you to his last breath" I heard her joke, but before I could respond, I heard a knock the door.

I opened it to see Ben stood there, in a beautiful Blue and Gold suit, with a white undershirt. The blazer and trousers were blue, but they had gold embroidery down the side. He in turn, just looked at me and his jaw physically dropped. "C-Carlos, you look stunning" he managed to say, causing me to blush. "Y-You ready?" he asked offering his arm to me.

"Why of course, my prince" I joked back, linking my arm into his. "And may I saw, you look amazing as well," which caused him to blush as well.

As we started to walk out of the school, I continued to cough, and have a few chest pains but I also started to shiver. Ben noticed, questioning if I was ok, so I told him I was fine, and was feeling a bit nervous. I claimed that I hadn't had much to drink or eat that day, and I'd be fine once to meal started. To be honest, it was slightly true, as I felt like I had lost my appetite throughout the day. Anyway, we reached the front of the school, where the same limousine that brought us to Auradon was waiting for us. "Really, a limo?" I asked, stepping into the back of it.

"Perks of being a prince" he responded, shrugging his shoulders. The trip to the castle probably lasted about 30 minutes, and when we approached it, my facial expression was replaced with awe.

The castle was beautiful, with the all kinds of towers and spires extruding from the main body, as well as the many wings. My face clung to the window as the approached it, seeing the Auradon banner being draped from the walls, and spires. We arrived to a rather grand staircase leading to the main entrance of the building, and the King and Queen were stood watching our approach. Out of instinct, I bowed to them, hearing Ben chuckle behind me. "Mum, Dad, this is Carlos De Vil, my boyfriend" he said, almost pulling me out of the bow.

"You're Majesties" I said, with a rather deep blush, causing the King and Queen to chuckle. "Carlos, you look lovely this evening" I heard Belle say, pulling me into a hug.

"As you do you" I responded, trying to be as least awkward as possible. I didn't want to hug her back, but at the same time, if I didn't, it would have been weird, so decided to go for the hug. She pulled out, and King Beast was next, extending his hand for a handshake. "Carlos" was all he said, as I grabbed his hand, and began to shake it. Again, it was an awkward situation if am I grabbing his hand to tight, or was I shaking his hand too long. The hand shake quickly ceased, and we were led inside, Ben linking his arm in mine.

"Don't worry, you're doing great" he whispered into my ear, as we passed through the doors, hearing them close behind us. 'No going back now' I thought. The interior of the castle was beautiful, with a very old architecture. The castle itself followed the gold and blue colour scene, with blue walls, each having a different gold pattern. I think I was gasping as we walked around, as I could hear the King and Queen chuckling in front of us. Each corridor followed the story of one of the heroes defeating the villains, and I couldn't help but feel a little awkward as we walked around. Belle and Beast would explain each story, but Beast would place extra emphasis on how bad the villain was, and to be fair, he wasn't wrong. I knew most of these villains personally, with some being my old teachers, and some being family 'friends' for lack of a better term.

That's when we finally reached the 101 Dalmatians portion of the Castle. I cringe at the sight of my mother, in portrait form, wearing one of her many furs. "I can imagine you know this story quite well" I heard Beast say, in a rather condescending tone.

"Yes, your majesty. And if you don't mind, I'd rather not hear it again" I confessed rather awkwardly, my eyes shifting between the King and the floor.

"Of course dear." I heard Belle say, "Besides, it's time for dinner" she said, leading us away from the corridor. I took one last look at my mum, and shivered, which Ben noticed. "Hey, she can't reach you here. You're safe" he said, with that adorable smile of his. I half smiled back, following his parents towards the dining room.

We walked in, and once again, I must have gasped, because everyone chuckled. The room was huge, with a rather large table in the middle that could easily seat 100 plus people. The ceiling in the room was high, with five chandeliers hanging, one in the middle, and four surrounding it. The middle chandelier was beautiful, with large gold chains securing it to the ceiling, and fancy gold wiring, creating a decorative pattern. The opposite wall to me was filled with windows, allowing an exceptional view of Auradon, even at this time of night. Above them all was the mural of 'Beauty and the Beast' dancing together. "My god" I said, walking over to the table. Ben and I sat facing the windows, whilst the King and Queen sat opposite us.

The dinner began, with a rather awkward silence, as plates after plates of food were being brought to the table, some containing foods I've never seen before. "Right, let's dive in" I heard Belle comment, starting to dish up her plate with food. I wanted to try everything, but at the same time I didn't want to look greedy, so I managed to apply some self-control. Beast was the first one to speak up. "So Carlos, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself" he said, taking a sip from his drink.

"Well, there's not much to tell really. I'm the only kid of Cruella De Vil, and um…" I stated to mutter, trying to think of something else to say. "And I grew up on the Isle?" I said, but it was more of a question than an answer.

Ben chuckled next to me, whilst another awkward silence fell upon the table. "Why don't you tell them about your interests?" Ben perked up, trying to get conversation going.

"Oh, of course." I said, silently shunning myself for my stupidity. "Well, I enjoy building and making things I suppose. And I'm really enjoying school at the moment. It's nice to learn something new, without fear of injury" I replied, digging into my food, before I quickly realise what I had actually said. Both Belle and Beast were looking at me, whilst Ben had blushed slightly.

"What do you mean by that, Carlos?" I heard Belle ask, curious by my statement, but I tried to avoid it as much as I possibly could.

"Well, Mal once held a party at my house, and I invented an automatic broom to help tidy up" I replied, acting as sincere as possible.

"I think she was referring to the injury thing" I heard King Beast speak up, raising the subject once again. I could feel a few tears forming in my eyes, and I tried the best I could to remove them. But I was betrayed by my own eyes, allowing a few on them to drop onto the table. Ben placed his arm around me, and said "Shall we just move on?", but I shook my head.

"It's fine." I said, looking up towards Belle and Beast. "It's just, things were a little…different on the Isle. It was a survival of the fittest scenario, and if you weren't the fittest, then you would suffer. It is an Isle of Villains after all" I said to them, looking down at the table and sighing as I did so.

"Is that how you see yourself Carlos? A Villain?" I heard Belle ask, in a rather sympathetic tone. I know she didn't mean any offence by it, and rather was trying to get me to admit how I viewed myself.

"I see myself as one of the unlucky few. I wasn't born into Auradon, but I found myself longing to be here. I wasn't like the other kids from the Isle. I wasn't strong or intimidating but rather, intelligent. I tried my best in school, and kept hoping that one day I could get off the Isle. I guess that dream came true" I finished, seeing tears forming in both Belles and Beast's eye. "I'm sorry, I've made you cry" I added, handing them my napkin.

"You have nothing to apologise for Carlos, you're the one that has suffered" Belle replied, and Beast agreed. That's when I started to cough again. I was able to cover my mouth, and face away from the table before I did so, but I experienced a rather bad coughing fit. I felt Ben rubbing my back, throughout the whole thing, which did help slightly. After about 5 minutes, it subsided and I apologised once again. "Are you feeling ok?" I heard Beast ask.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just have a bit of a headache, but it's nothing to worry about" I responded, before eating the rest of my food.

They continued to ask me questions, about how I was doing with school, and whether I was enjoying tourney, in which I slightly hesitated when I answered, and they chuckled. "Let's just say, I'm more academically inclined" I joked, causing they to join me in my laugher. Dessert was brought out, and my god was I tempted to jump out of my seat.

A chocolate fountain was brought in, and it had three tiers! It was followed by platefuls of other desserts, with made with chocolate, other with vanilla, and some with a lemon flavour. "This is so much better than the stuff on the Isle. At best, we got a stale bread pudding, with some mouldy banana on top" I said, stock piling my plate with dessert after dessert. I heard Belle gasp at my statement, and Ben slightly choked.

Dinner continued for another 45 minutes probably, and by this point, I was tired and ready to go to bed. Belle and Beast excused themselves from the table, and I started to make my way out of the castle, when I heard Ben whisper into my ear. "You know, we could always stay here for the night" before trailing kisses down my neck. I moaned in pleasure, opening up his neck, allowing the prince more access. Ben took the advantages, biting and sucking on my sweet spot, leaving another love bite. I could feel his hand working their way up my body, groping my pecs, but before we got too far, I had to stop it.

"Ben, can we not do this here?" I asked, grabbing his hands and pulling them off my body. I heard him whimper as I did so. "But, I'm happy to sleep here tonight" I said, turning around and smiling at him.

"Yes!" he exclaimed, grabbing my wrist, and leading me up to his bedroom. I walked it, and gasped once again.

"This place is amazing" I said, staring at the room as I walked in. It was similar to his dorm room, but bigger and grander. He had a pool table, a large smart TV, as well as a load of exercise equipment. "Let me guess, perks of being a prince?" I chuckled, walking over to his couch, before shuffling a few cushions about.

"What are you doing?" he said, walking over to his bed, and taking off his top.

"Well, I just assumed that I would be sleeping on the couch" I replied, causing him to chuckle.

"Carlos, I think we both know where you are sleeping" he said, putting on some pyjama bottoms.

"Ok, but no doing…stuff" I said, walking over to the opposite side of the bed. Before long, we were laid in the bed together, with Ben wrapping his arms around my body. I felt safe, protected, and loved, but only made the hurt worse. 'Enjoy it while I can' I thought to myself before falling asleep.

So there is Chapter 6! So Carlos finally met Belle and Beast, and even made them cry slightly. Poor Baby Carlos suffering what he did, and now he is starting to cough. What could possible be happening?

I know I do this all the time, but I wanted to thank you all for the continued support for this story! It now has 8 Reviews, 9 Favourites, 13 Followers and 1,067 Views, which is so incredible to me, so thank you so so much. Other than that, I dont have much to say, so catch you on Thursday for Chapter 9 of Now the Commoners. I promise you guys, that finally has a Benlos moment in it. Anyway, TTFN :)