Yay, new chapter! I'm really happy with one, since Gummy fixed it instead of leaving my bad writing the way it is. We have this routine where we type up our chapters, send it to the other through DocX and then after me or her have edited it for the other, we post it! It's a really great routine and I'm glad we came up with it.

So yeah, though, this chapter was a bit badly written before Gummy fixed it. Very thankful for that. :)

Anyways, enjoy!

"Ben!" Mal and Fairy Godmother raced into the room as fast as they could, directing all their attention on to the formerly-freaked out king. He was no longer screaming or jolting, but now just shaking and staring at the door they just came through, though that made Mal even more worried as she sat on the edge of his bed and gave the king a hug before looking over at the magical woman.

"Well?" She demanded, worryingly, "Is he okay?"

"I think so…" The woman trailed off. Ben had seemed to relax after the hug from Mal and all tension from his body was now gone. No more screaming, no more shaking, just staring at the wall and sometimes shifting his gaze around the room, almost as if he didn't recognize where he was or who was with him. Fairy Godmother sighed, at a loss for an explanation. "No, I don't. I—I don't know, Mal…"

Mal stared at the woman, angrily, but then decided against it. It wouldn't help anything and it wasn't Fairy Godmother's fault if she couldn't diagnose Ben. It was only the fault of the person who did this to him.

Slowly, the former villain placed a hand on her boyfriend's forehead, nervously. "He doesn't have a fever," She breathed, relieved. She knew he had been resting the past few days, but she also knew he'd been recovering from a lot. That didn't exactly help her worries though, as Mal had then glanced up at Fairy Godmother, a sad smile on her face. "It could've been a—"

"—Flashback," Ben breathed as he shot up and blinked rather quickly, making Mal jump and making Fairy Godmother step back a few feet. "Oh my gosh, I-I had a flashback, I feel sick—"

"You're supposed to," Mal replied, which made the other two in the room direct their attention over to her. She shrugged casually. "After a flashback from a traumatic experience, I mean. I used to get them all the time on the Isle and sometimes I still get them now."

Ben opened his mouth to say something but before he could, Fairy Godmother beat him to it.

"Well, since you two don't seem to need me here, I'm just going to go then," the former fairy excused herself as she began to leave. "But if anything else happens, call Castle Beast or me and I'll be right up." The headmistress then spun on her heels and left, leaving the young couple alone.

"So," Ben said, stretching the 'o', after Fairy Godmother had left. He was now lying down on the bed, glancing up at his girlfriend while fumbling with his fingers. "You've had flashbacks." Man, why was this so awkward to talk about?

Mal laughed. "You don't have to make it awkward," She replied, almost as if she read his mind, "It's fine, Ben. I'll be honest with you about anything you want to know. All you have to do is ask." She had then gestured for her boyfriend to move over, to which the young king did, allowing his girlfriend to sit down right beside him. "What were your flashbacks about?" The former villain asked gently as she sat Indian style, and gestured for her boyfriend to put his head in her lap, seconds before she started playing with his hair.

"I—I don't know," Ben confessed, closing his eyes slightly. "I-I saw this girl a-and she looked just like Moana's daughter—"

"Marcia?" Mal asked, confused, reminding her boyfriend of the name of the girl. "Ben, that's crazy. She's super nice and why would she want to hurt you if she doesn't have anything against you?"

"I-I don't know, Mal," The king answered. He knew she didn't mean it in a bad way but, still, something was laced in his voice. Whether it was because of annoyance or how worn out he was, Ben didn't know, but he tried his best to hide it. "Everything was foggy in my flashback." He had then taken a deep breath and sighed. "I've just been trying to forget everything these past few days. I can hardly remember what it was like when I was found, nevermind what it was like when I was re-seeing everything."

"I know," Mal agreed as Ben heard her sigh a sad sigh. He wasn't sure if it was out of pity or just worry but he decided to go with the latter, as he already had enough drama in his life and did not need more at the moment. Not only that, but he knew Mal wouldn't pity anybody, even if her life depended on it. All of her sympathy and caring was real and, after the coronation, she specifically told him that word for word.

But, sadly, as Ben questioned his sanity, that also meant he was questioning his life, as well as his relationships too.

"How about we go to see your parents after this and ask them to give Moana a call?" Mal suggested as she ran her fingers through her boyfriend's soft hair. "It's not that I don't believe you, but—"

"We need confirmation and confidence first before we suspect something," Ben finished before he sighed. "I know that. We can go tomorrow then."

Mal looked down at her boyfriend, confused and concerned. "You don't wanna go today?" She asked, slowly.

Ben shook his head. "No," He replied, "Today's been too hectic. I'm not exactly up to talk to them—at least, not yet—and, I'm feeling kinda tired and really weak right now. We can do it tomorrow." The exhausted king had then paused before adding, "If that's okay with you…"

Mal smiled at her boyfriend and shook her head playfully. 'Always looking out for others before himself,' She reminded herself. "Of course," She agreed, "We can do it tomorrow then." She had then smiled and nodded her head once more. "Tomorrow. Hopefully you will feel better by then. The headache and slight nausea usually goes away after an hour." In response to this, Ben nodded his head slightly and fell asleep.

Man, wasn't this chapter great?

No? It's okay, I agree with you. It was kind of a filler chapter, more than anything. Hopefully in the next few chapters, we'll get really into the story.

But, anyways, that's it for now! I'm posting this kinda quickly, but that's because it's late. Don't forget to hit that favourite/follow button before you leave and don't forget to submit a review down below! Even though we don't get many, we love them!

~Star