Just under an hour later and Mal was stood in front of the floor length mirror. Evie had already left to get changed and go to the party herself, leaving Mal alone with her thoughts. As she looked herself over once more she had to admit that although she was in a dress, it was a dress she very much liked. It was a strapless, knee length, dark purple dress, Evie had curled her hair for her and she was in a pair of purple flats. For the first time in forever Mal didn't hate her appearance.

Since Mal hadn't seen Bree she assumed she had gotten changed in Ben's dorm room or something. But she didn't have much time to dwell on it as she heard someone knock on the dorm room door. After giving herself one last look in the mirror she closed her wardrobe door and walked the few steps towards the dorm room door. As she opened the door she was immediately met with the sight of Ben, stood there with a goofy grin on his face wearing a blue shirt and black slacks.

"Wow." Ben said, not fully believing his eyes as he looked at Mal. "I now understand the difference between pretty and beautiful." He told her.

Mal couldn't help but smile at the prince. Smiling back at her he held his hand out for her to take. The purplette felt the now familiar warm feeling spread through her as she gently took his hand in her own. She had tried not to think about her feelings for the prince but the more time she spent with him and his sister the harder it became to ignore. She was beyond confused already not knowing which path to take and who to listen to.

The pair walked in a comfortable silence through the halls of Auradon Prep. Usually Ben hated silence like this but for some reason with Mal it was nice. But he also wanted to get to know her a little before they got to the party with the school. "So, how are you liking Auradon so far?" He asked the purplette. He had fallen for the girl the minute he had laid eyes on her. The prince knew he had never really loved Audrey, he had always known that. The only reason he had continued to date her was because he had hoped his feelings for her would grow. But as he looked at Mal he knew it would have never worked with Audrey. Mal was his true love, Audrey dated him because she liked the idea of dating the future king of Auradon.

"Okay, I guess." Mal responded. "It's certainly different." She told him and he could easily tell she didn't really want to say anything else on the topic. He didn't have time to think of another question as they came to the gym. Since the doors were wide open they could see and hear the party going on. The purplette smiled a little more as she spotted all three of her siblings enjoying themselves. As she turned to look at Ben next to her she couldn't help but think that maybe things in Auradon weren't so bad after all.

Sighing Ben pulled Mal away from the door, hoping they hadn't been seen. What he didn't notice was the brunette smiling as she noticed them holding hands. To say Mal was confused would be putting it lightly but before she could ask what was wrong she noticed Ben's worried face and decided to stay quiet. "There's something I should explain before we go in, Mal." Ben told her, confusing her even more.

"What's wrong Ben?" She asked. Mal immediately noticed the caring tone in her voice but dicided not to think about it right now.

"I just thought I'd give you one last chance to back out." He told her. Mal raised an eyebrow at him in response as he let go of her hand for the first time since he d picked her up from her dorm. She didn't know where this was coming from but she intended to find out. "If someone leaks a picture of us from tonight the press are going to assume your my girlfriend and start following you and things. Not to mention what Audrey will say or do to you. I know I asked you to be my date to this party and I would like for us to start dating officially but I don't want you to feel pressured or anything."

"Ben." She said, effectively cutting him off and gaining his attention. "Calm down. I'm from the Isle I can handle anything they throw at me, especially Audrey. Besides I wouldn't have said yes if I felt pressured." Mal explained to the teen prince. "So why don't you just ask me what you want to ask me." The purplette stated.

The soon to be king couldn't help but break out into a large smile which make Mal chuckle. "Mal, would you do me the honour of becoming my girlfriend?" He asked her, holding his hand out to her once more.

Smiling and still chuckling lightly Mal took his hand. "Yes." She said, not wanting to keep the nervous king waiting for much longer.

As Mal moved to head back inside she stopped when she noticed Ben hadn't moved. Looking back the purplette gave him a quizical look. "I just have one more thing to ask you." As Mal moved back to her previous place opposite Ben. The purple haired teen quietly gasped as she watched Ben take off his ring. She knew what it meant from listening to Evie drone on about how royals behave and such. "Will you wear my ring?" He asked her. Noticing her nod Ben slipped the ring onto his purplette's index finger before taking hold of her hand again.

Ben led his new girlfriend into the party and immediately headed over to his sister. But as he neared her the prince kind of regretted it. He had been so involved in his happy bubble with Mal he had forgetten how eagle eyed his sister could be. "Ben! Please don't tell me you've lost another ring!? Dad's gonna flip if you have." She said, not seeing said ring on Mal's finger as that was currently the hand Ben was holding. Ben rolled his eyes at the dramatics of his sister but Mal focused more on the cheek she knew was still bruised from Audrey. Bree had done a good job at hiding the mark but Mal could still faintly make it out.

"Calm down Bree." He told his younger twin. "I haven't lost it. Well not exactly anyway." He said to her.

"What the hell does that mean!?" The brunette demanded to know. Ben was thankful for the loud music right about now, otherwise the entire room would hear his sister. Mal released Ben's hand showing Bree exactly where Ben's ring was. "Oh my god! You two are dating!? Properly!?" She exclaimed. The brunette princess was beyond happy. Ben had finally dumped the prissy princess, Audrey, and got with someone much better suited to him.

The pair nodded to the excited brunette as she quickly pulled the two of them into a hug. She embraced them for a few minutes and as she let them go Ben pulled Mal towards the dance floor. The new couple started dancing together to Little Mix – Black Magic and for the first time ever Mal found herself enjoying a party. Mal told her three siblings about Ben asking her to be his girlfriend and promised to talk to Evie after they got back from 'working' tomorrow. The purplette also wanted to talk to Evie about Chad using her. She had left it alone for a while hoping her sister would come to her senses but abviously she needed a puch in the right direction.

The party went on until the early hours of the morning and Mal had noticed the looks Audrey had been sending her all night but she simply didn't care. She had been far to busy enjoying the party with Evie, Jay, Carlos, Jane, Bree, Lonnie and her boyfriend. It felt weird to say, that she had a boyfriend. But she was finally happy and for the first time since coming here her mind was clear. She couldn't betray her siblings, boyfriend and new friends. She was not giving her mother the wand.

Author's Note: So I hope you guys like this chapter. I apologise for the wait for this chapter. Please review and tell me what you think x