*Author's Note*

Alright, here's the second chapter. I will be going on a little family vacation tonight, until next Monday. After writing until 1am, I have finally finished this story and sent it to my Beta (legend fanatic). So here you go. I will still be writing during my trip, it's just that typing on an ipad is not as easy as I think, I will still need to check my spelling and punctuation when I return home so meaning the next update will most probably happen on Tuesday or even later.

Oh and thanks alot for telling me that Gaston had twins in Isle of the Lost but do you have any idea how I should differentiate them in the story I'm thinking Gaston I and Gaston II but it's not really very original.

This chapter will be mainly focusing on Ben and Mal but the others will return the next chapter, I promise. Hope you guys liked this chapter.

Disney's Descendants : Good is the New Bad

Disclaimer: I own nothing at all, well, except my OC.

Spoilers: Duh! Of course the movie!

Two weeks later,

Castle Beast – Saturday Afternoon

"Come in."

Ben was in his study room discussing the details of this year's summer carnival with Cogsworth when Mrs. Potts knocked on the door.

"Your majesty, its lunch time." Mrs. Potts said pushing a serving cart into the room. "You need to have some food before you hurt your stomach. Health first, work second."

Ben turned his head and looked at the long case clock next to the fire place and noticed that it was almost one-thirty. They had been talking for almost four hours. They had been so absorbed by the details they were discussing and things that were still to be talked about, that they had not noticed that they had forgotten to eat lunch.

"Thanks, Mrs. Potts. We must have lost track of time." Ben said as he walked into the resting area in the study room where Mrs. Potts had set up his lunch. "Cogsworth, please join me for lunch so we can finish the final details before we end the day."

"Its fine, your majesty…"

"Cogsworth, please don't let me repeat myself." Ben warned softly as he turned to look at Cogsworth.

Cogsworth, Lumière and Mrs. Potts has always been more than just palace servants to him, they are family. They have been taking care of him ever since before he could remember. Mrs. Potts would accompany him whenever there was a huge thunderstorm if his parents were out of town, Cogsworth would play with him when he was bored and Lumière would sneak different kinds of cookies or candy to him when he was hungry.

Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts shared a look before they chuckled together. Cogsworth did not reject this time; he walked over and took a seat opposite the King before taking a small amount of food to replenish his energy. He knew Mrs. Potts would reserve his lunch for him so he didn't want to eat too much of Ben's food.

"Have you seen Mal? Did she have any lunch?" Ben asked as he put his empty plate onto the table.

"Not since this morning, your majesty." Ben looked up with a worried look, causing Mrs. Potts to chuckle before she continue, "Don't worry, your majesty. Ms. Mal came into the kitchen not long after breakfast to grab some food and informed us to not disturb her as she needed some alone time."

Ben rolled his eyes at Mrs. Potts. Alone time? Is something wrong? Ben knew there was no point in guessing where Mal was, he needed to find his girlfriend to make sure she was alright.

"Alright, Cogsworth, shall we finish the final details of our discussion?" Ben asked as he stood up and walked back to his study desk with Cogsworth close behind.

"Oh and Mrs. Potts." Ben called out when she was a few steps away from the door. "Thank you for the wonderful lunch."

Mrs. Potts gave the King a warm smile as she replied, "You're welcome, your majesty."

"Alright, where were we?" Cogsworth passes a piece of paper to the King. "Ah yes. I was thinking about this…"

Castle Beast's Garden – Late Saturday Afternoon

In a far corner of the Castle Beast garden, a purple-haired girl in a knee length purple short-sleeve dress was sitting on a picnic mat with a drawing book on her lap and different kinds of fruits and snacks beside her as she drew the beautiful scenery in front of her. She would hum the tune to the song 'Did I mention' to herself whenever she got lost in her drawing.

This was the picture Ben saw when he finally found his girlfriend. He knew he could never grow tired of this scene. Mal never failed to take his breath away with her beauty. He could not bear to break the beautiful scene so he just stood a little bit behind the purple-haired girl, watching her draw.

"Stop looking at me." Mal complained after waiting for almost twenty minutes.

She could feel his stare from behind. The moment he appeared she had been waiting for him to move forward to her. When she finally noticed that her brown headed boyfriend had no intention to move forward, she could no longer wait and had decided to say something to let him know that she knew he was behind her.

Ben stood still for a minute, stunned before he chuckled as he walked towards his purple-haired girlfriend. He had been very quiet, hoping not to gain any attention from her but looked like he wasn't quiet enough.

"I got lost in your beauty." Ben explained as he sat behind her with his hands rubbing his girlfriend's arm in a smoothing motion.

Mal chucked as she shook her head and leaned against her boyfriend's chest. "You're an idiot."

Mal felt his chest move as he chuckled.

"I love you too." Ben said as he kissed her temple.

Ben knew Mal still was not used to expressing the word love due to her mother but he knew that she was trying. He had noticed that Mal would laugh and shake her head at him when she called him an idiot at the most oddest time but he loved that it was her special way of saying 'I Love You'. They could be in a crowded room and she would call him an idiot like that because only the two of them knew what it meant.

"How was your day?" Ben asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Pretty good, I got to drawn quite a few pieces of the garden."

Mal then picked up the drawing book beside her crossed leg.

"They looked beautiful." Ben complimented as Mal flipped the pages.

"You done for the day?" Mal asked as she put down her drawing book.

"Yup, I've just finished going through the details of the summer carnival that's going to happen the week before school starts. Will you be my date to the carnival?"

"I would love to."

They continued to sit in the garden as they enjoyed the view and the company of each other while they shared their day.

Castle Beast's Dining Room – Saturday Night

Ben was standing outside Mal's room to escort her to dinner after she had gotten ready. Mal was wearing a light purple cocktail dress with silver ankle strap heels and Ben was wearing a dark blue tux.

"Ready?" Ben asked as they stopped by the dining room table, with his hands covering Mal's eyes.

Mal nodded at him without opening her eyes.

Ben slowly removed his hands from her eyes and whispered, "Ok."

Mal's jaw dropped when she saw the scene in front of her.

The whole room was filled with small candles, with a few heart shapes being formed on the floor. The big dining room table had been replaced with a small square table so they could be close when they eat. There were a series of delicious food on the table, ready for them with a small bouquet of roses in between them.

Ben took a deep breath and held it as he whispered, "Do you like it?"

Mal nodded with her eyes still fixed on the room before she turned to flash a smile to him.

"My parents will be back tomorrow so I thought we could have a little us time before they returned home." Ben explained as he gently pulled her to her chair before sitting opposite her.

"This all looks amazing. How did you find time to set this up?"

"Well, I did got some help from a certain few fairies." Ben said with a goofy smile on his face.

Mal quirked an eye brow at him. She knew he meant Cogsworth, Lumière and Mrs. Potts. They had been very welcoming and warm to her ever since they had arrived at Castle Beast.

Ben returned her his most innocent face, making her giggle as she shook her head at him.

He's an idiot.

After dinner, Mrs. Potts gave Mal a little blue box with a yellow ribbon on it. Ben watched the woman walked out of the room before he turned to look at the box, curiously.

"Here is my surprise for you." Mal revealed as she handed the box to him.

Ben opened the box to a few heart shape double chocolate chip cookies, which had become his favorite flavor ever since they have become a couple. A little part of her also saw them as the mark of their love so she would only bake this kind of cookies for Ben and she would never share these cookies with anyone, even with Evie, Jay and Carlos.

Ben carefully took out a piece of cookie and took a small bite.

"We're going to be joining our friends soon at the Summer Palace, are you excited?" Ben asked as he fed a small piece of the cookie he removed from the box to Mal.

Mal nodded as she chewed and swallowed the cookie.

"I can't wait to meet them. I miss them a lot, especially Evie. I can't wait to hear about…"

After they finished the first cookie, Ban closed the box carefully before he put it away so he could enjoy them later, making Mal chuckle when she saw how much Ben cherished her cookies.

Castle Beast – Sunday Morning

Mal woke up early in the morning and quickly got dressed before rushing to the entrance of the Castle Beast to welcome Ben's parents with him.

"Good morning." Mal and Ben greeted each other in union as they gave each other a hug.

They linked their arms and they looked towards the courtyard of the Castle and behind them, the palace servants stood in two long rows. They didn't wait long before a black car entered the courtyard and stopped before the Castle. The former King and Queen exist the car shortly.

"Mom, Dad, welcome home." Ben greeted as he gave his mother a hug.

"Welcome home." Mal added.

Belle let her son go before turning to give a hug to Mal, "Thanks, Mal. I hope you had a great time here in the Castle." Mal nodded at Belle. "Good to hear that."

"How was trip around the country?" Mal asked after letting go of the former queen.

"It was amazing. We finally got a chance to visit the places we have been wanting to see." Belle informed.

"It was indeed a very pleasant trip. It has been a long time since I took your mother on a vacation to relax. I believe both of us needed this after years of ruling the country." Adam added.

"I'm glad to hear that you guys have enjoyed your trip."

"I know son, you're looking forward to spending your summer with Mal. And you'll be enjoying it too, very soon." Adam chuckled as he had gotten the hidden message his son was telling him.

Ben laughed lightly embarrassed as he wrapped an arm around his girlfriend's waist. The former King and Queen chuckled at Ben's reaction while Mal blushed.

"Shall we make our way to the study room to talk about the Summer Carnival?"

Ben nodded in reply.

"Alright, you boys can talk about the Summer Carnival in the study room while I have a word with Mal." Belle turned to the purple-haired girl before she continued, "I have bought a few gifts from the trip for you. I can't wait to show it to you."

Belle then pulled Mal towards her room while the former and current King made their way to the study room.

"Here are the details of this year's Summer Carnival." Ben informed as he passed a folder to his father.

Adam, who was sitting on the chair behind the study desk, reached out to the file.

"Ben, you did a great job. This proposal seems to be flawless. Your mother and I are really proud of you. We believe you will continue to lead Auradon to a better future."

Adam patted his son shoulder after scanning though the file for a few minutes. He never failed to keep faith in his son and his son's action always proved that he was right about him.

Ben beamed. "Thanks, Dad."

They continued to talk about other things for the next hour.

"Time does past very quickly. It's been almost a year since Mal and her friends came to Auradon." Adam chuckled as he recalled the day his son told him his first proclamation. "Have you chosen the next four kids who will be joining Auradon Prep this year from the Island?" Adam asked with a tone of curious.

He had begun to accept his son's choice ever since they had gotten the chance to know Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos and how well the four of them fit in the school.

Ben nodded as he revealed, "I did."

"Who are their parents?"

Ben took a deep breath. "Yzma, Doctor Facilier, and Gaston."

Adam nodded as he gave the names a thought.

"Have you told Mal about your choice?" Ben shook his head in reply. "I think it would be a great help if you buddy up the new kids with Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos. That way they could help them fit in and won't feel too out of place at the same time, we will be aware if they try to do something reckless."

"Thanks, Dad. I'll speak with Mal later about this."

"Knock, Knock."

"Ben? Adam?"

"Mom," Ben greeted his mother when he saw his mother entered the room.

"Ben. You know why your mother and I have returned home now. Are you prepared for it?" The former King spoke up after his wife had walked over to the study table.

Instantly, Ben knew what his father meant so he just nodded at them.

"You will be officially 18 in less than a few months." Belle continued as she cupped her hands on Ben's face for a minute to take a closer look at how fast her son had aged before letting him go.

"Your mother and I have noticed the signet ring on Mal's hand since the coronation." Adam added.

Belle shared a look with her husband before she turned to her son and asked, "Are you sure about your choice?"

"Yes, Mom, Dad! I am sure. My choice is made." Ben announced confidently.

Next chapter will be Ben and Mal arriving at the Summer Palace...

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~ xoxo, Bella