Mal stood outside Queen Belle's library, she was told the her highness was in there but couldn't really think about what she was going to say. The truth, Mal. All they need is the simple truth. The young fairy lifted her hand to knock when the door opened on its own. Mal's fright was sudden, mostly because she didn't expect anyone to anticipate her but when she looked into the sorrowful eyes of blue staring at her she knew that he didn't expect to see her either.
"Mal," Ben whispered in unbelief.
"Um... Ben." Her hands began to sweat and her nervousness was apparent. Ben growl to himself knowing that it is his fault that she is uneasy.
"Mal, I'm so sorry," he whispered. She gave him a hopeful look but did not interrupt. He picked up her hand and lead her into the dark library. The guard must've been encouraged to lie to her, because it became quickly obvious that Ben had been the only one in there. "I am an idiot."
"Yes, you are," Mal helped along with a sweet smile, "but you're cute."
"Why are you joking about this. I seriously hurt you." Ben picked up her hands in a desperate attempt to make her understand his sincerity. The gesture wasn't needed but Mal let him do what he felt needed to be done. "I am so sorry I ever questioned you. I realize that I brought you four hear to prove that evil can be good. And when you proved that to me I called you a liar." Mal squeezed his hand and that finally shut him up.
"I know what you mean. To be honest, I thought it was all a cruel joke that Godmother had been asked to perform, but the wand doesn't really work for Godmother anymore. It is becoming slower to respond to her command and getting faster at responding to mine." I took a breath not knowing if I should continue on with my ramble.
"How are you holding up?"
"I am okay. I am just tired of being different."
"What? The Princess of Standing Out is tired of being different?" Ben pulled her into his embrace as she collapsed.
"I am proud of who I am, but I just want something normal in my life. I am still a bit of an outcast for being a VK and the offspring of Maleficent. I am the girlfriend to the charming King of Auradon, and now I am the successor to the Fairy Godmother. Where am I supposed to get an ounce of normality in my life?"
She followed his lead as he sat on the couch and curled her into his side. He didn't say a word just let the silence fill the space between them. They had struggled and mended their first fight. Mal closed her eyes and breathed in the scent of her might king and humble prince. To her Ben would always be the Prince that saved her from herself and the boy that simply taught her how to love. To him she would always be the girl in his dreams that would make him a stronger King and happier man. Neither knew what the future would hold. They only knew that nothing mattered in that quiet moment.