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Chapter 7 [Joke gone wrong]

Ben's POV

I woke up the next morning, feeling a little bit different. When my view finally became clear, and the memories came back, I looked down to see a sleeping Carlos. I smiled at his freckled face, and thought 'He's even more adorable when asleep...'

I saw him slowly waking up, opening his slightly watery eyes. He yawned, then said "Good morning Ben". I said back to him, "Morning Carlos". He tried to get off the bed, then I grabbed his hand, he turned around with a face of confusion. I asked him, "Where do you think you're going?".

He answered, "I'm going back to my room to get ready for the day", trying to free himself from my grasp. I asked, "Why don't you just get ready here?". He shook his head, then said "No. I can't use someone else's bathroom. Plus, what would I wear? All my clothes are in my room". I insisted, "You can use my bathroom, and I'll let you borrow some of my clothes".

"Are you sure?" he asked, and I nodded. I decided not to invade his privacy, for now. After the shower, he stepped out with only a towel draped over his waist covering his member. I almost drooled at him, and I would've if he had stood there for a few more minutes. He walked over to my wardrobe, opened it, and found all of my clothes being blue and gold colored.

He asked without turning around, "Ben, seriously?". It was a good thing he didn't as I was staring at his butt. I said to him, "Just pick out anything you want!". He continued to ask, "All of your clothes are blue and gold colored, c'mon". Then I had an idea pop into my head, "Why don't we wear matching clothes?". Then he interrupted and asked, "So the whole school would know a king is dating a villain?".

I muttered, "Don't they already know that?". He finally gave in, "Fine, we'll wear matching clothes". We both ended up with a blue blazer. The only differences was, mine had a crown, and instead of a crown at the back, Carlos wore a gold colored tie. He commented teasingly, "You look fabulous". I laughed, we exited my room, then stopped at Carlosl locker to pick up some books, not sure why as it was Saturday.

I watch as Carlos hid behind me while on our way to the cafeteria. I said to him, "You don't have to be so shy you know". He answered quietly, "I can't help it". Then I added, "Then let me help you". I pulled him so he was standing next to me. "It's either this, or I'll carry you to the cafeteria, as a bride" I said to him while smirking. When we got to the cafeteria, Evie commented, "Wow Carlos, I never thought you'd step out of your comfort zone! You look dashing!" while jolting down a few notes in her book.

He said, "I had to wear this, otherwise beasty here would be mad at me" jokingly while nudging my shoulder. Mal and Evie laughed. I asked them, "Where's Jay?". Mal answered, "He's out... with Lonnie". I saw Carlos shiver when Mal finished her sentence. I was gonna ask what's wrong until Evie asked him, "So Carlos, what were you doing in Ben's room?" almost as if implying we did it.

"I slept in his room while Jay and Lonnie were doing it" he answered, then I realized why he shivered. I let out a light chuckle. Mal said, "So did you guys do it too?". Carlos quickly answered, "Oh, no no no, we didn't. No." while shaking his head. Then I added, "Maybe soon" teasingly and watch as his white skin turned red from embarrassment. Then all three of us laughed while Carlos just shook his head.

Carlos' POV

When Ben left to get food for us, I whispered to Mal. "So Mal, what about the wand? I mean, Ben's coronation is only 2 days away". Mal shook her head, "Last night while you two were cuddling," she said while laughing, "We discussed. And we decided to not go with it". I smiled at her, "So we're gonna have our happily ever after here, as good peoples?". Mal shrugged, and said "I don't know if I could be good...". I said in a supportive tone, "Don't worry, we'll help you. We'd be dead without each other anyways".

We smiled at each other, then I saw Mal's and Evie's face turn to horror. Turns out, Ben was listening to us the whole time. He sat down calmly, without any trays with him, and asked, "What's this about a wand?". I explained to him the reason we came here, then said "But not anymore, now we just want to live our lives here as good peoples". Ben had a look of fury on his face, "Then I'll need to send all four of you back to the isle!" he yelled, everyone turning around to see.

Mal and Evie's face instantly turned into regret, and I looked down at the table, fighting back the tears that slowly escaped my eyes. Everyone was whispering among themselves, then I heard someone say, "Send them back! They will corrupt you if they stay any longer". That just made my heart crumble to a million pieces, then evaporate into nothingness. I stood up, then ran towards my room.

Ben's POV

I then whispered to the two as I watch Carlos run back to his room, "I was kidding". Evie literally had to use all of her strength to hold Mal from killing me with a spoon. I laughed lightly, "If you don't mind, I need to go chase Carlos" I said then go after Carlos.

When I got to his room, I knocked lightly and asked, "Carlos? Carlos are you in there?". I turned the knob and was relieved the room wasn't locked, then I saw Dude on Carlos' bed, sleeping. There were signs that he was in here, but not anymore. I continued my search throughout the entire school. Eventually, I returned to the cafeteria, with some peoples looking at me as I returned to my previous seat with the VKs, now joined by Audrey and Jay.

Jay said to me glaring furiously, "Next time, don't joke about that. Just don't". I told them "I can't find Carlos anywhere". Evie said to me, hinting fury in her voice, "Well I hope you never find him. Let's go guys" as the three VKs stood up and walked away from our table. Audrey turned around to talk to me, saying "Ben, you know they're happy here and they don't want to go back. Yet you joke about sending them back? What the heck?". I looked down feeling really guilty, I managed to make all the villain kids hate me now.

"Look, you need to apologize to them sincerely" she continued. I said "I would but I can't find Carlos anywhere". She answered, "If you didn't find him in the forest, then he might not want to be found. He'll realize you were joking eventually". She said as she stood up, "I need to go fix my hair, toodles" as she walked to her room.

I sighed sadly, now sitting alone on my table.

"My coronation is in 2 days, I thought I would spend some more time with the VKs, but now I made them hate me" I said quietly, with eyes getting teary. I heard Jordan say to me as she set down next to me, "Ben seriously tho, what made you think that was a good joke?". I shrugged, and said "They didn't mind it before...". She said, "Your coronation is in 2 days you know, they might be nervous. They might have thought you're only keeping them until coronation, who knows". That just made me feel even more guilty. I said to her as I stood up, "I guess I'll continue my search then", then waved her a goodbye.

I saw Lonnie outside, as if she was waiting for someone. I sat down on the bench next to hers, and asked "Are you waiting for Jay?". She shook her head, "No I'm waiting for someone else". I arched my eyebrow and asked, "Who are you waiting for then?". She answered "Carlos". I continued to ask, "Why would you be waiting for Carlos?". This time, she asked me the question, "Didn't he tell you?". I shook my head, then she continued, "He's been training martial arts with me after his recovery, I don't really know why but I taught him anyways so he can defend himself when you're not around. By the way, what happened? I saw the three VKs run into the forest without Carlos". I explained to her what happened. She laughed and said "Well, you're still a bad joker like you used to be when we were little." I was a little bit offended, but I understood what she meant. I was, and still am a horrible joker.

I kept looking through the school, but I couldn't find him. I decided to go look for Carlos in the forest instead. And to my surprise, I found him sitting on the same tree that made Dude his friend. I could see fresh tear stains on his face, implying he had just stopped crying. I tried to sneak up on him, but to my surprise, he said out loud, "What do you want?". I almost stepped out, but then I saw someone else coming out of the bushes. I observed them from a distance.

The person turned out to be Chad. He said to Carlos "So my shadow minion failed to kill you, you fucking villain. I'll take care of you myself, during the coronation. You enjoy your last few days in Auradon" before he disappears in a green cloud.

I was surprised, but Carlos wasn't. Instead, he is now in a fetus position. I walked up to him and said, "Carlos, are you okay? What are you doing up there?". He answered with a raspy voice, "I'm fine. I'm just up here soaking the last few moments of being in Auradon" then cleared his throat. Wow he really thought I was serious? "Carlos, I was kidding. I would never, ever send you guys back" I said to him. He looked at me then asked, "Are you serious?" before accidentally tilting too far and almost fall down to the ground, but I caught him, in a bridal position.

He punched me in the shoulder, but it didn't do much. I just smiled at him, then said "Yeah". He smiled back at me, "Are you gonna put me down now?" he asked. I shook my head and said "I'll carry you back to the school".

By the time we reached the clearing, the gang was waiting for us, including the VK. They clapped, which made Carlos and me blush. The only difference between our blushes was, Carlos was x10 more red than I was. Then Jane suggested, "You should carry Carlos like that during your coronation". Everyone agreed, some laughed. Carlos just went wide-eyed, then shook his head and said, "No. Absolutely not. Never in a million years, not in front of all those peoples". Then he looked at me with puppy eyes and said "Ben, please no".

I smiled at him, and said "Alright, it's set. I'll carry you like this all the way". I saw his face get even more red, then thought 'how is Carlos blushing this much?'. Lonnie broke the silence then said, "If you don't mind, I need to borrow Carlos". I set him down and let him walk away with Lonnie. Then Jay tackled me, and said "Don't you ever joke about sending us back to the island", laughing afterwards after I awkwardly nodded. Doug and Audrey helped me back up and we walked back to the school.

Time skip from 10 AM to 5 PM

After one whole day of practicing for the coronation, my dad finally let me out of the castle. I bolted out the door and rode my motorbike all the way back to the school. I went to the back of the school, where it has a decent sized field for trainings of all kind, then watched Carlos finish up his training. 'Damn, he looks really good in that gi'. Carlos was rocking a white gi with a brown belt.

I watched him perform lots of crazy moves on a dummy, with Lonnie looking very impressed. Now I know Carlos can protect himself when he's alone. Lonnie told him to turn around, then he saw me sitting there watching him. I ran over to give him a bear hug, lift him up then spin him around crazily. He yelled, "Ben stop! I'm gonna hurl soon!". Lonnie was just laughing her head off, then I set him down and saw his face turning as green as a cactus.

When he finally calmed down, he punched me lightly. Lonnie said to him, "That's all for our training today C". He bowed down, and Lonnie returned the bow. We went back to Carlos' room. Carlos looked a little more buff than he first came to Auradon, assuming it was from the training. I was gonna ask him about Chad, before Evie barging in then Carlos point at her, screaming, she screamed back. It was scream-fest, and would've continued for another hour if I hadn't stepped in and yelled, "Calm down you two!". Carlos bolted for the bathroom.

He yelled at Evie from the bathroom, "I told you to knock! What if I was naked?!". She answered teasingly, "Then Ben would be very happy". I blushed when she looked at me. I heard Carlos say from the bathroom, "Ha ha, very funny". Carlos finally stepped out after about 1 hour, Evie literally kept asking every 10 minutes, "Carlos are you done yet?".

He finished taking his shower, but he was clearly very tired. We walked to the cafeteria, with Evie measuring every part of Carlos, assuming for his perfect suit. When she finally finished, we were already in the cafeteria, looking for a table, I asked her for a special request, "Evie, can you make Carlos' suit blue and gold? So we would look matching that day". She smiled at me, then exclaimed "Of course!".

We sat down at a table, with awkward silence as we ate our dinner. Nobody had anything to say, then suddenly, a royal guard came running at me while I was eating, with my mouth covered with tomato sauce. I turned around to look at him, then saw him try to fight back the smile he almost spotted as he tried to catch his breath. Then he said with a tone filled with fear, "Prince Ben, Chad escaped from the dungeon!".

Me, Carlos and Jay ran to the dungeon, which was directly under Auradon Prep. It was true, he had escaped. He left a note in his cell, I went inside to read it.

To Carlos,

You better watch out for yourself. I am getting revenge for what you did to me. Watch your back, you won't expect what I'll do to you

Chad

We returned to the cafeteria, then I showed Mal the note. She confirmed that it was in fact Chad's writing. Then Carlos reassured me, "Don't worry, I can protect myself". Then I asked Carlos to help put our trays on the to-be-washed bin, as we came up with a plan. "Alright guys, 2 days left before the coronation, I need all of your help. Take turns to be with Carlos, never let him be alone alright?" I said to them. Everyone nodded, then Jay said, "I'll take first shift tomorrow morning, but by the time it reaches midday, someone else 'guard' Carlos. I have important things to do tomorrow". They discussed who will take turns, then I hushed them when Carlos walked back. When he sat down, the awkward silence continued.

Everyone was doing their own homework, there were whispers asking how to do this and that, but that was the most amount of conversation we had that night. Audrey and Jane left first, to sleep early.

Turns out, Carlos had to cuddle with me again that night. Jay and Lonnie were up to it again. As we sat down on the bed, I asked Carlos, "Wanna do something naughty tonight?. To my dismay, he just shook his head, "I'm too tired" he whined. I nodded, then asked "Can we at least sleep naked?" grinning. He blushed, but then said "Not naked, in our underwear. I'm not ready to be naked in front of you". I chuckled lightly and agreed.

Carlos' skin felt so soft as we cuddled, we both fell asleep early that night.

I thought I would be having a good dream, but instead I got a nightmare.

A nightmare about the coronation.

Woop, that's all today.

What do you think Ben's nightmare is? And where do you guys think Chad go?

Find out in the next few chapters!