Mal awoke at around eight the next morning and was immediately confused as to why she didn't recognize her surroundings. As she looked around she noticed she was still in the library at Castle Beauty, meaning she had once more fallen into a deep sleep. She really needed to find a spell to stop that. She couldn't risk others finding out about Leah, she couldn't be sent back tot he Isle without that wand. It would be her death sentence.

What surprised the teen was that as she sa tup on the couch she noticed for the first time that she wasn't alone. In the chair opposite her was Aurora, which confused the teen even more. The princess hadn't been there when she had fallen asleep, meaning at some point she had come into the library and chosen to stay with the purplette. Mal wasn't sure how she felt about that. Sure Aurora had been nice when she had met her at Castle Beast but she wasn't sure if that was an act or not. Mal noticed the blonde beginning to stare and sits back against the couch. It seems like she's about to find out whether Aurora was okay with her or not.

As Aurora woke up she immediately noticed the teen was awake and watching her. "Morning Mal, are you feeling okay?" The blonde asked, shocking Mal. Of all the scenarios Mal imagined Aurora simply asking if she was okay wasn't one of the things she had thought of.

"Morning." She responded a little nervously. It was the first time she had been alone with the princess and it worried her slightly. "I'm okay and yourself?" She asked.

Smiling Aurora sat forward in her chair. "I'm fine, thank you." She told the teen. "Ben and Bree will be here soon. They wanted to talk to me, so if you like you can stay in here and then go back to Auradon with them." The blonde princess suggested and Mal nodded. Even though she was confused as to why Ben and Bree were coming she was happy to have some company on the way back to Auradon.

An hour later Ben and Bree had arrived at the castle, just as Aurora and Mal were finishing their breakfast. Leah had opted to have hers in her study, Mal assumed because the older woman knew she was still there. But the purplette didn't mind. As the half fairy and princess left the dining room they saw Emma walking towards them, Ben and Bree right behind her. It was then Mal realized she never put Ben's signet ring back on. She quickly located it in her pocket, sighing in relief that it was still there and she hadn't lost it, before slipping it back on her right hand.

Looking up she saw Emma curtsy to Aurora before standing up. "Prince Ben and Princess Bree are here to speak to you, your majesty." She told them. In Mal's opinion it was pretty pointless since they could clearly see that the royal siblings were behind the red head, but she assumed that it was protocol in Castle's.

"Thank you, Emma. Please bring some tea and hot chocolate to my office please." Aurora said and Emma curtsied again before leaving them be.

Mal was about to turn away and head to the library when Bree spoke to her. "Mal? Would you come with us? This involves you as well." She asked. The purple haired teen was confused but nodded none the less. The purplette couldn't help but try to think of everything she could possibly be in trouble for as she followed Aurora, Ben and Bree through the Castle and she quickly norrowed it down to two things; using her magic on Jane or trying to steal Fairy Godmother's wand from the museum.

Once the four of them were in the office and sat down, Ben immediately sitting next to Mal, Aurora couldn't help but say something. "So I'm curious as to why you called this meeting, you majesties." The blonde said to the royal siblings.

Bree responded immeditaely with "Please Aurora, just call us Bree and Ben. We are the only ones around and this isn't a formal meeting." The brunette said causing the other princess to nod her agreement. "We asked for this meeting as we are concerned about Mal." She said and Mal was shocked. She knew this was about how tired she has been lately and she knew they would say something eventually but she wasn't expecting this.

Ben picked up on his sisters explanation after this. "You mentioned not being able to wake Mal last night and we had a similar problem the last time she was here as well. She had fallen asleep in the back of the car and the driver couldn't wake her." Ben explained and Aurora could help but be a little shocked and worried at this. It wasn't normal for a teen to be like that twice. "When we asked Mal she said that it was because of the travelling but she wasn't like it when she arrived from the Isle and judging by the time of your text yesterday she had been here multiple hours yesterday before falling asleep. We were wondering if you were doing an activity with her that may explain her tiredness?" Ben asked as Emma quietly slipped into the room, handing drinks out to all those present.

"I'm afraid that I haven't been able to spend time with Mal when she has visited." Aurora stated, causing Ben and Bree to share a confused look while Mal simply wished she could be literally anywhere else instead of here. "I have had meetings both days she has been at the castle. I can go and get my mother if you like, maybe she can explain Mal's tiredness." The blonde princess suggested.

"No!" But it wasn't Mal who had exclaimed this, it had been Emma who was now regretting it as the three royals turned to face her. Mal however was looking down at her hands. She really didn't want to be here to see how this would work out. "I'm sorry Mal but they need to be told." Emma said and Mal nodded slightly, but still never turned to face her. "Queen Leah has been giving Mal ridiculous tasks to do while she had been here. The first time she was here Queen Leah covered the kitchen in various bits of rubbish and food and forced Mal to clean it. She told Mal if she didn't clean it or if she told anyone about it she would have Prince Ben send her back to the Isle. Then yesterday she had thrown all the books in the library to the floor and overturned the furniture and Mal had to clean it up, arranging the books alphabectically." Emma explained and Ben was completely livid.

Ben stood abruptly, causing Mal, Bree, Aurora and Emma to jump slightly. "How dare she!" Ben shotued not caring if Leah could hear her. "This is exactly why I put those rules in place! So that this didn't happen!" The teen prince ranted.

Sighing Bree stood so she was level with her brother. "Ben calm down. If she's hears you it won't end well." She stated and wasn't surprised when her twin brother glared at her. Mal noticed Ben getting more mad and took his hand in hers, getting up so she was standing next to him. What both Bree and Aurora noticed was Ben immediately calmed, just Mal holding his hand calmed him immediately. The brunette princess had never seen her brother calm his beastly temper so fast, even with their mother trying to calm him it took a while. Mal accomplished it in seconds.

"We can talk about what to do about it later on. Why don't we head out so that we can get home and talk about Queen Leah." The brunette princess suggested and Ben immediately nodded. It was then she turned to face a shocked Aurora. "I understand this has come as a shock to you but we would appreciate if you would not tell you mother that we know. We don't want to cause any more problems at the moment." Bree said and Aurora nodded immediately. She wouldn't even be talking to her mother for a while after hearing what she had put Mal through. "Also, Mal will no longer be coming to the castle. Would you be able to make a weekly trip to Auradon Prep instead?" Bree asked.

"Of corse. I look forward to getting to know Mal." Aurora said before the three teens left.

As they were walking out ot their limo Ben felt turned to Mal who was still holding his hand. "Mal? Would you go on a date with me later? I'll pick you up from your dowm around five?" He asked and for the first time since they had seen her that morning Mal smiled.

Nodding Mal responded "I would love to." As they climbed into the car.

The trio were confused when Ben's phone rang as the car pulled away from the castle. Pulling out his phone Ben smiled as he noticed their Aunt Snow's name was flashing on his screen. "Hey, Aunt Snow." Answering the phone as he always did with private/personal calls as he put his phone on speaker.

"Good morning, Prince Ben." She responded to the teen, and Ben immediately knew this was an official call not a personal one as did Bree. "I hope I am not disturbing you but I needed to speak to you about something." Snow White told him and he shared a look with Bree, who simply shrugged.

Clearing his throat Ben leant towards the phone. "It's not a disturbance of any kind, Princess Snow. What did you wish to speak about?" He asked. Mal couldn't help but be a little surprised. She had never heard her boyfriend speak so formally to anyone, but she didn't have long to think about it as she soon heard Snow talking once more.

"It's about Evie, your majesty." Snow White said. Seeing Mal become concerned Bree gave the purplette a 'please be quiet' look, sighing when Mal listened and bit her tongue. "Yesterday she mentioned having a three month old brother named Evan on the Isle. I am womdering if it's possible for him to be removed from there and placed under my care." She said. Ben and Bree weren't shocked by the news that Snow wanted to take the infant in, more so that Evie actually had a little brother. Both twins noticed a sad smile spread across Mal's face at the mention of Evan and Ben made a mental not to ask if she had any siblings back on the Isle.

Turning his attention back to his phone Ben smiled. "It is something I would need to speak to my father about, I'm afraid. He has to agree to bring any other Isle children over as well as myself." Ben explained to the princess on the phone. "I will speak with him later on today and will contact you no later than tomorrow to inform you of his decision." Ben stated before they said their goodbyes. The car ride was filled with small tlak after that. The royal siblings could see something was bothering the purplette they just hoped it wouldn't bother her too much.

Author's Note: I hope you guys like this chapter. Please review and let me know what you think x