Tonight was their last night in Arendelle and Mal was double checking everything was packed before she got ready for the party tonight. She had checked her clothes, books, camera and laptop were all packed away and safe so all that was left was to check was that they had bought presents for everyone. Checking everything she realized that they had bought a lot of presents for everyone. They had bought for Ben's twin sister Bree, Mal's twin brother Malice, Belle, Adam, Evie, Jay, Carlos, Doug, Lonnie and Jane.
With a smile she repacked the presents into the bag and zipped it up, lifting it carefully off the bed and placing it on the floor. With a little sigh the purplette turned and saw her dress for the party she would be attending in a little under an hour. It was a beautiful dress and she really shouldn't complain, it was the only function she was required to attend since she's been in Arendelle. Looking at her dress she couldn't help but smile. Evie seemed to always be stepping up her game with the dresses she made for Mal to wear at royal events. The dress was a strapless, knee length dress in a deep purple color. It had green, pink and blue gems decorating the bodice and scattered around the skirt.
It wasn't anything formal because the party was a laid back party for Ben and Mal. Elsa wanted to have a good send off for the couple. Slipping the dress on Mal stepped into her low heels Evie had set aside to match the dress she sat in front of the mirror trying to decide how best to do her hair which eatingt he last few pieces of her gift basket from Elizabeth (She found where Ben had hidden it). Eventually Mal settled on a long braid that fell over her left shoulder. She knew she had her tiara with her, as Lady of the Court she was required to wear it at formal events, but Elsa and Ellie had assured her and Ben they didn't need to wear their crowns and the royal family wouldn't be either.
As the purplette stood up she heard a knock at her bedroom door. "Come in!" She called to whoever was there. Turning she couldn't help but smile even bigger as she watched her boyfriend walk into her room. Walking over to him she quickly hugged him. It had only been a few hours since she had last seen him but to the purplette it felt like forever.
"You look beautiful." He told her before kissing her. Mal couldn't help but blush at his compliment, she still wasn't used to them even after two years. "I see you found the strawberry goodies I'd hid." Ben joked with the love of his life.
Shrugging Mal leaned back so she could look at her boyfriends face. "I was hungry." She stated, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Ben couldn't help but laugh at his girlfriend. If at all possible he fell in love with her even more right then and there. "Sure. Anyway smile." He said raising his phone in front of them to take a picture of them. Seeing Mal raise her eyebrow he turned to face her. "Mom asked me to send her a pic of us tonight. She'll be there for the big events but not the little ones like tonight so she's asked for photos." Ben explained.
Chuckling Mal smiled at the camera as Ben took the picture before pulling out her own phone. Raising it to the same place as Ben had just had his phone Mal turned and kissed Ben's cheek, snapping a picture as she did. With a laugh at the picture she took she set it as her screensaver before allowing Ben to grasp her hand with his own. "You ready?" He asked and Mal nodded immediately. She didn't feel as nervous as she used to, not after her talks with Elsa and Ellie, because she knew they were right. If she trusted Ben then she couldn't go wrong. Ben would always love her no matter what.
As they walked to the front doors of the castle they were stopped by one of the staff who went outside. "Announcing King Ben and Lady Mal." She said and applause sounded as the pair walked through the doors and smiled at the group of people there.
Walking down the steps both of them were sure the entire village was there, but it just felt like a large family. Stopping in front of Elsa, Jack, Ellie and Elliott the pair smiled at the family. "Thank you for letting us stay, Queen Elsa." Mal said to her, not knowing the protocol now they where surrounded by people. She didn't want to be informal and seem disrespectful to the royals. Having gotten close to Kristin, Anna and Kristoff she was a little upset she wouldn't be able to see them again before they felt but Ben had assured her they would come back to Arendelle some day and they were invited to most of the events as well.
"The pleasure is all ours Lady Mal. I'm sorry, would you excuse me for a second?" The Queen asked the pair, who immediately nodded. They watched as she walked into the middle of the courtyard. "Are you guys ready!?" She called out to the group of villagers. Hearing them all cheer Mal's eyes remained glued to the Queen so she didn't notice everyone's smiles. The purplette watched as Elsa stomped her foot on the floor ice covering the floor and spreading across the courtyard.
"Wow!" Mal breathed out. Looking around she saw the entire courtyard was covered in a layer of ice and it was beginning to snow, yet she didn't feel cold. "Ben, this is amazing." She said as she leaned into his side. Unknown to the young couple, Ellie snapped a quick picture of the two.
Their moment was interrupted however when a familiar voice called out to the purplette. "Lady Mal!" She heard and turned to find Elizabeth walking towards them. "I have brought this as a little parting gift for you." She said handing the purplette another gift basket filled with various strawberry goodies.
"Elizabeth, this really is too much. You must let me pay you for this." Mal said worried that the woman was baking her all these things and wouldn't have enough for her bakery.
"Nonsense dear." The woman stated, reminding Mal of Mrs Potts. "Consider it payment for teaching me to make thise delicous cookies of yours." She explained to the purplette. They continued to talk for a while before Elizabeth went back to her family and Mal turned back to Ben, smiling at Elsa who had rejoined the group.
"I need to pop inside for a moment so why don't I put that in your room for you." Jack said and Mal smile gratefully as she handed over the large basket.
But her attention was soon drawn to her boyfriend. "Mal, would you skate with me?" He asked and Mal was terrified. "Please?" He asked and the half fairy knew she couldn't say no to him.
With a wave of her hand Elsa added blades to the bottom of their shoes, so they could skate easier. Mal immediately began to wobble but Ben quickly wrapped his arm around her waist. Ben slowly and carefully explained to Mal how to skate and keep her balance. She wobbled and almost fell a few times but smiled as Ben was always there to catch her. After a while she got the hang of it and the two were skating hand in hand, carefree and worryfree for a while and solely focused on each other. They were that focused on each other they didn't see Elsa snapping photo's on her phone and emailing them to Belle. They were simply enjoying their last night in Arendelle.
Author's Note: I hope you liked this chapter. If you have anywhere you would like to see them go or anyone you would like them to meet feel free to let me know. Please review and tell me what you think x
