Ben's POV.

The past couple of days had been very tiring and draining but also rewarding. Me, Mal and our friends/family had helped to rebuild the small village Maleficent and Evil Queen had damaged. Me and Mal had agreed to spend the day relaxing together before heading back late afternoon to surprise our parents to dinner out. Plus, me and Mal had our fittings with Evie for our outfits for Aurora and Philip's coronation. I still wasn't sure it was a good idea to go with the way Leah has been but Mal insisted and who am I to say know to her.

I was looking on my phone as Mal came out of the bathroom and I couldn't stop the smile that came across my face.

"What?" Mal asked, as she saw the smile on my face.

"Listen to this." I told her as I scrolled back to the top of the article before I began reading aloud.

"A Royal Helping Hand.

An anonymous source has informed us that while on their honey moon King Ben and Queen Mal along with help from their friends which include; Evie, daughter of Evil Queen, Jay, son of Jafar , Carlos, son of Cruella, Jane, daughter of Fairy Godmother and Audrey, daughter of Prince Philip and Princess Aurora, among others. The group have been helping Tinkerbell and the Blue Fairy rebuild and restore a damaged village in neverland. We are unsure whether the royal couple are honeymooning there or simple heard of the devastation and went to help.

The whole thing, our source tells us was orchestrated by our new Queen Mal, the daughter of Maleficent. Upon hearing of the devastation Queen Mal had put hers and King Ben's honeymoon on hold and their friends to help out the two struggling fairies. While there Queen Mal had helped, spoken to and supported various people affected by the damage.

If this is the kind of thing we can expect for our new Queen then I think it's extremely safe to say our Kingdom is in very good and capable hands."

I looked to Mal and could see she was shocked by what they had wrote. I let the words sink into her for a while before I decided to break the silence. "You okay, Mal?" I asked. It's not like her to be quiet like this.

Mal slowly nodded to me before I heard her clear her throat. "Yeah fine." She said. Sending that wasn't all she wanted to say I kept quiet but reached for the hand that wasn't resting on her baby bump. "I just wasn't expecting anyone to find out that's all." She explained. I knew that. She hadn't offered to help Tinkerbell and the Blue Fairy for the media coverage and I knew that.

Deciding it was best just to drop it for now I locked my phone and placed it back into my pocket. I stood and helped Mal up off the bed before leading us out. We had decided to get our friends/family a little present from our trip before a late lunch (since we woke up late) before heading home. I lead Mal through the hotel and outside but noticed she still hadn't spoken.

"Are you sure your okay?" I asked her again. She was never like this. Mal nodded to me again so I decided a little bribery was in order. "If I get an actual answer from you I have no argument about going to get you a strawberry and chocolate smoothie." I told her. As I suspected this seemed to snap her out of it.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She answered and this time I actually believed her since she didn't immediately go back to being quiet. We walk as quickly as Mal's pregnant body would allow us, which wasn't all that fast, and got the small street filled with shops around half an hour after leaving the hotel.

Once there Mal practically pulled me towards the smoothie place where I ordered her the smoothie I had promised her. God help anyone that stood between my wife and her strawberries while pregnant. They would probably loose a limb.

After Mal got her smoothie we headed out to do our shopping. I suggested the bakery for something for dad since he has always had a major sweet tooth. Mal had quickly agreed and we had bought quite a few treats and had them gift wrapped. Before Mal dragged me into a book store for mom. Don't get me wrong I didn't hate reading but I didn't love it either. Even so I was pretty sure a shared love of reading was what mom and Mal had first bonded over.

Mal walked around trying to find the perfect book and after what felt like forever she picked up two. Once was called The History Of Neverland and the other Myths & Folk Tales Of Neverland. They seemed right up mom's alley for reading I knew she didn't have anything in her library about Neverland so I knew she would like them. Mal had insisted on paying for them, much to my annoyance, since I had paid for dad's treats.

After another couple of hours we had bought a little something for everyone. We were currently trying to find somewhere to have a late lunch. A few minutes later a small cafe came into view and Mal quickly agreed to eating there. As we walked in we were recognised immediately and shown directly to a table.

We ordered after a few minutes of browsing the menu and as the waiter left I reached over the table and grabbed Mal's hand but a shout soon grabbed our attention.

"Kyle, come here this instant!" A woman shouted as she rushed in our direction. I noticed a small blonde boy no older then seven run towards Mal. She must have seen him as well as she released my hand and knelt down next to him.

"Hi." Mal greeted him and I watched as the little boy blushed a little and waved back. It was then I saw who I assume is the boys mother stop a few steps away. "You know it's not nice to run away from people like that, right?" She asked the boy.

"I know." Kyle admitted.

"So why did you?" Mal asked Kyle. I was pretty sure I knew the answer as this happened a lot to me when I was younger and started attending royal functions and things.

"I wanted to meet you." Kyle told my wife. She smiled at him before looking at his mom and smiling at her.

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you. Maybe your mom will take a picture for you?" She asked and I could tell the question was directed at both Kyle and his mom. I watched as Kyle agreed immediately and they both turned to look at his mom.

"We don't wish to cause any disruption, your majesty." His mom told Mal. I could tell she was about to say more but Mal cut her off.

"There's no disruption at all." She stated as she smiled at me. I couldn't help but smile back. It really does amaze me sometimes just how quickly she had fitted into this royal role.

Kyle's mom pulled out her phone and snapped a quick picture of the two of them. She was about to put her phone away when Kyle piped up. "Mom! Wait! One with King Ben too." He looked at me with hopeful eyes and there was no way I could say no. I mean this kid was adorable.

I knelt on the other side of Kyle to Mal and waited as his mom snapped a few photos before Kyle hugged us and left. I couldn't help but smile as I helped Mal stand up. Her baby bump was already giving her trouble, god knows what she would be like in a few months. But as I helped her I couldn't help but smile. I've seen another side to her in this trip. I got a chance to see her maternal side. I knew just from the last few days she would be an amazing mom and I couldn't wait fir the twins to be here so she could see that as well.

We made small talk as we ate our lunch. Well I made small talk, Mal was far too busy eating. But hey she's carrying twins so who am I to judge. Once we had finished we slowly made our way back to the hotel to get what we needed. Our guards would be taking the other stuff back to the castle later on tonight.

I had insisted we go slow as after eating Mal didn't look so well and I'm not about to rush her and make her feel worse. I knew I had been right since when I told her she didn't put up any resistance. It took a lot longer then we thought to get back to the hotel but Mal made it there in one piece and without puking so I wasn't all that bothered but now I didn't want Mal transporting us back home. "Mal, don't you think you'd be better of resting?" I asked her. I haven't seen her look this poorly for a while and it was worrying.

"Ben, I'm fine for god's sake." Mal told me and I could hear she was starting to get annoyed with me so I decided it was best to just leave it for now. Before I could even try to say anything else I felt Mal grab my hand and transport us away from Neverland.

Seconds later I found myself looking around Evie's dorm room. Feeling a little light headed I sat down on the bed that used to be Mal's just to stop the room spinning. "You okay?" I heard Mal asked me, humour clear in her voice. Of course she would find this funny.

"Yeah, a little warning next time okay?" Mal just laughed as Evie noticed us and pulled us into a hug. She was always so excited to see us. The way she was acting right now thought you wouldn't think we only saw her yesterday.

Mal was quickly shooed into the bathroom to try on her dress for tomorrow while I tried on my suit out here. Apparently we couldn't see each other yet. Jesus, you would think we were getting married again but I know Evie didn't like people seeing her outfits until they were completed and fitted. Why she insisted in fittings I don't know. She had never made anything the wrong size and I doubt she ever would. I would have to see about her becoming the royal tailor after graduation. I know the one we have know wants to retire and I trust Evie implicitly with her designs.

After an unnecessary amount of time 'fixing' our outfits Evie deemed us okay to change and leave but as Mal turned to actually go I cleared my throat gaining her attention. I flitted my eyes down to the gift bags and basket in her hands and she quickly realised what I meant. She passed Evie the gift bag but again without warning transported us away. She was nervous about what she had gotten Evie, even though she had seen her sister looking at it only yesterday.

Once the area around us cleared I realised she had transported us right to my parents who had yet to notice we were even in the room. I mean geez it's a good job we aren't Maleficent or someone like that, isn't it!

Belle's POV.

Me and Adam were startled when we heard someone clear their throat behind us. I turned rather quickly not having heard the study door open and as I turned I realised why. "Ben! Mal!" I exclaimed as I rushed forward and hugged my children. I had missed them so much and it had only been five days since I had last seen them. "What are you doing here?" I asked them. They weren't supposed to be back until Sunday night.

"We're here to take you out to dinner." Mal told us and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. They had travelled back from Neverland to take us out to dinner.

"You didn't have to do that." Adam answered for me. I simply nodded in agreement to his statement.

"We know we didn't have to but we wanted to." Ben stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "But before that..." Ben started but cut off when Mal handed me a gift bag and Adam a hamper full of treats. I had realized she was holding them but I assumed there were for the two of them.

Slipping my hand into the bag I pulled out two books. Oh bless them. They had gone and gotten me a couple of books they knew I wouldn't have. I couldn't believe they had thought of this. I hugged them to say thank you as did Adam. The fact they had thought to get us something got me emotional.

Not long after they had given us our gifts they told us they were staying here. They had cut their honeymoon short and would be attending the coronation tomorrow. I won't lie the thought that my children would be home with us made me very happy. I knew they were safe but as their mother I couldn't help but worry about them. The pair of them took us out for a lovely dinner that night and insisted on paying as it was quote 'their treat'. After a couple of minutes we gave up trying to argue, it was clear we wouldn't win.

We had enjoyed a lovely family night in, curling up on the couch and watching films after that. We ate junk food and took turns picking the movie but by the third movie Mal had fallen asleep and Ben took her upstairs to bed so she could rest properly. Not long after I felt my own eyes beginning to droop. Adam carried my upstairs and into our room where I got changed and slipped under the duvet with my husband, feeling a lot more settled knowing the kids were once again down the hall from us.

Author's Note: So I know this chapter isn't very long (I don't think I've wrote a chapter this short since the first chapter) and I hope you don't feel like it jumps around too much. As this was just a filled chapter there wasn't really much I could write without repeating a few other chapters I have written. Please review and let me know what you think guys. x