*Epilogue*
Content warning for themes suggested in this chapter!
The next hour was a complete blur; after Doctor Cameron had checked everyone over. Fairy Godmother then asked for Ben's permission to use magic, so she could quickly heal everyone. Ben quickly nodded as he pulled me closer to him; yes magic was normally prohibited but this was seen as a special circumstance.
I watched as Fairy Godmother went through everyone and healed and magically repaired our clothes. When she finally came to me our eyes locked and she warned me that it was going to hurt slightly. I told her to hit me with her best shot; she then nodded before she waved her wand and pointed it in my direction.
I felt a sharp and sudden sting and my body jolted and I felt a snap and my joints went slack for a few seconds. I cried out in pain and I felt Ben squeeze my hand; I looked at him and opened my mouth to say something but stopped when my body suddenly started to tingle. My body then felt warm and as I looked down I watched as every cut, burn and wound slowly started to fade. As pain started to elude my body I sighed as I rested my head against the pillow underneath my head. I heard Fairy Godmother's voice again and I saw a flash and my wedding dress returned to the perfect purity that it was this morning.
Harry and Sammy were then directed into another room; followed shortly by Adam, Evie, Jay, Carlos and Belle. They advised that they were going to explain how things are here; and also send guards to Sammy's house on the Isle to collect her belongings. I was happy that they were both getting a chance to live a better life; even more so Harry. I always knew that Harry was different; he was like me, Evie, Jay and Carlos and I couldn't wait to let him and Sammy become part of our family.
Before everyone left the room me and Ben told everyone that we still wanted to get married however we would have to change certain things. We knew that we would have to have a shorter wedding reception, but this didn't matter; what mattered was that me and Ben were married.
As the door closed behind everyone my stomach started to flutter as I started to worry about Ben's reaction when I told him what happened this morning. A part of me knew that when he heard he might go after Brad and this is the last thing I wanted. I never wanted Ben or any of my friends or family to go back to the Isle ever again. If anyone went back to the Isle after what had happened today Brad and Uma were make them pay for what happened.
"Right" Ben said slowly as he took both of my hands in both of his and he gave them a gentle squeeze.
"Come on spill" he said as he pursed his lips together.
"Why would you not let me kiss you before?" he asked as he squeezed my hands again.
"Straight to the point" I sighed as I looked down to the ground.
"Well I am worried Mal" he stated.
"I know" I muttered as I kept my eyes down to the ground.
"I didn't let you kiss me Ben because I feel guilty" I admitted as I bit down onto my bottom lip.
"Why?" he asked, and I slowly looked up at him and I watched as Ben's breathing suddenly changed as he started to panic.
"When I was in the warehouse Brad knocked E unconscious and he managed to pin me down-" I quickly said, and my mind quickly started to play what happened between me and Brad this morning.
"Erm" I added as I looked down again.
"He didn't, did he?" I heard Ben ask slowly.
"No!" I exclaimed as I looked back up at him and I squeezed his hands.
"But he kissed me, and his hands roamed all over my chest" I advised, and I watched as Ben grimaced at me.
"He only stopped because Harry hit him on the head and knocked him out" I said hoping that I wouldn't need to go into it any further at the moment as my mind spitefully played Brad on top of me.
"I know" he advised.
"He told me" he confirmed.
"But why would that make you feel guilty?" he wondered out loud.
"Because I couldn't stop him" I said as a lump started to build in my throat. I hated the fact that Brad had made me feel so weak and helpless but I was more filled with guilt as I didn't want to hurt Ben any further. But I knew that I couldn't keep this away from Ben; he needed to know. I didn't want to start our marriage with secrets.
"I felt bad for you; if Harry didn't stop him Ben he would have raped me and I was powerless underneath him. He had me crushed onto the floor and my dress was in the way" I cried as tears started to flow down my cheeks.
"Hey" Ben said.
"Come here" he advised and he pulled me into a hug.
"Mal you don't need to feel guilty; none of this was your fault" he stated.
"How?" I quickly asked as I pulled away and looked up at him.
"I could have stopped him" I stressed.
"It sounded like you were in a very hard situation Mal; I don't blame you so please don't feel guilty" he advised as he slowly stroked my back with his right hand in an attempt to soothe me.
"None of this is your fault" he repeated.
"I wish I never met him in the first place" I sighed as I wiped my nose.
"Yes well that would make both of us" he agreed as he continued to trace patterns up my back.
"But it has happened" he sighed.
"Yeah" I muttered.
"Main thing is we are both ok" he said with a weak smile.
"We nearly weren't though" I pressed.
"What were you playing at giving yourself up like that? Brad could have killed you" I stressed.
"I thought I was saving you" Ben said as he started to look into my eyes.
"You were technically" I said as I cupped Ben's face in both of my hands.
"Just we were dealing with a psychopathic looney tune" I advised darkly.
"Ben come here" I added.
"What?" Ben asked and I quickly pressed my lips against his and we shared a brief but loving kiss. I was glad that Ben wasn't hell bent on going to the Isle again; but as I felt Ben pull me closer to him I knew that was on his mind. He wasn't going to put himself or me at risk like that; I knew that he was angry but he was concentrating on the fact that we still had each other.
"I see" he smiled after we broke away from each other.
"I love you" Ben said lovingly as he reached up and cupped the left-hand side of my face with his right hand.
"I love you too" I replied and Ben pressed a long and loving kiss against my lips. When Ben deepened the kiss I moaned against his lips and I slid my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me. Ben's arms wrapped around my waist and me and Ben broke apart breathlessly for a few seconds before our mouths eagerly found each other's once more for a brief kiss.
"I don't think I need to speak to you about Harry then" I teased as I rested my forehead against his.
"Sammy I didn't expect though" I admitted.
"Well he just didn't save you once; he saved you twice" Ben answered.
"Yeah I need to thank him" I smiled.
"And her" I added.
"Should we invite them to the wedding?" I asked.
"Yes that would be nice" he replied happily.
"Are you ok with Harry being here?" I asked as I hoped that this wasn't going to be a problem.
"Yes I would be more concerned if he didn't bring his girlfriend with him" Ben replied.
"Girlfriend?" I asked. Sammy was Harry's girlfriend? I didn't see that one coming but then again part of me knew that Harry would move on to someone else. I now knew that what me and Harry had was just lust; what me and Ben had was love and I wanted Ben to know that I only wanted him and this is how it would stay.
"Yes" he confirmed.
"Sammy is his girlfriend; Harry explained when you were unconscious that he was going to ask for Sammy to come afterwards. Two dragons with one stone ey?" he added.
"Apparently so" I agreed.
"Ben" I said as an idea came to me; after what had happened today all I wanted was to be with Ben. I didn't want to leave his side; and in all honesty I think Ben would just be as unsettled as me if we had to be kept apart for any amount of time.
"Yes?" he replied happily.
"I want to change something in our wedding" I advised.
"Right?" he asked slowly as he pulled one brow up in confusion at me.
"What?" he wondered out loud.
"I want to walk down the aisle with you" I confessed.
"If that is ok?" I asked.
"That is perfect" he smiled.
"I didn't want to leave your side anyway" he advised as he tightened his arms around my waist.
"Then it is settled then" I teased and Ben chuckled at me. Me and Ben then smiled at each other for a few seconds before we pressed our lips against each other's once more and we fell into a long and loving kiss.
A few minutes later Belle then came to see us and we told her of our plans. She smiled warmly at us both and she told us that she was glad that things had happened the way that it had. She was glad that both me and Ben were able to return safely; but she thought that me, Ben, herself and Adam would need to talk about security options. Which to be honest I thought was a really good idea.
Belle then advised us that Adam has sent out Fairy Godmother and the other fairies and magical creatures to go and secure the dome. This made me fill with relief; as I half expected that Brad and Uma were going to do something further. Me and Ben were very unsettled until Adam walked into the room and said that the dome had been repaired and everyone was still under the dome.
Me, Ben, Adam and Belle then walked into the main hall and we saw that everyone was waiting for us. However both Harry and Sammy were dressed differently; Evie had obviously given them clothes to change into.
Harry was now dressed into a smart black jacket, trousers and shiny shoes with white shirt. He was also wearing a dark red waistcoat and a red tie to match. Sammy was wearing a slim line light blue dress that had sequences on the corset. Evie had also arranged her strawberry blonde hair into a neat plait and also given Sammy a pair of light blue pumps. I love the fact that Evie always made extra's when it came to clothing. She always planned for every eventuality.
"Harry" I said happily as I stood in front of him.
"Mal" he replied.
"Sorry" he quickly apologised and my face dropped.
"Lady Mal" he said and he bowed to me.
"Harry" I repeated as I curtsied to him.
"I just wanted to say thank you; for not just saving me once. But twice" I said sincerely.
"Anytime Purple" he chuckled.
"Purple?" Ben asked and I looked over to him.
"That is what he used to call me" I advised.
"I see" he noted.
"I won't do it if you don't like it" Harry quickly added nervously.
"No it's ok" I said and I watched as Ben nodded in approval. I smiled at Ben and he winked at me; by the looks of it Ben and Harry could get along and I thought that this was a very good thing indeed.
The rest of the day went like a blur; me and Ben travelled to Auradon Castle together in the closed roof carriage; while the others followed in the royal limousine.
We waited in silence until someone opened the door and Ben climbed out; he then offered me his hand and I slid my hand into his and I let him lead me out of the carriage. I watched as that even though the crowds around us screamed and cheered at our arrival; some people looked confused. I know how this was going to look to people but this didn't matter. We weren't going to let this story get out; the last thing we needed people knowing was that there was a breach in the dome.
Me and Ben then walked down the aisle slowly with Evie, Jane and Lonnie slowly following behind. We made our way towards Fairy Godmother, who had a large smile on her face. Me and Ben then turned and looked at each other and instead of taking each other's hands we wrapped our arms around each other's waists.
All the way through the ceremony mine and Ben's gaze never broke; and nothing else came to my mind apart from Ben. My beautiful, perfect Beast - my soul mate. My husband.
Hey guys, thank you for coming on this journey with me. I know that I have kept you waiting quite a while and I am sorry about that. I really enjoyed writing this particular part of my "Oh What A" series; in fact I have enjoyed the whole series.
I also wanted to make sure every main character that I have used in this series got their happy ending and I was over the moon that I was able to do this story.
This particular story was meant for another series, with different characters but it didn't quite fit right.
And I know some of you if not most of you are aware there is another part coming your way soon so keep your eyes peeled for it. (It should be getting posted straight after this chapter!)
As always much love,
RaInBoWsKuLlDrOpS.
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