Hey guys, welcome back! I don't think you will ever understand how overwhelmed I am at the fact that we are at this point in our story. I know the title of the last story did worry you all; but I did tell you that there was always more to this story. I can't wait for you to see what I have in store for our Beast and Dragon. See you soon, I'll try and update when I can. Much love, RSD xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo.
*Prologue*
Before I knew it our meeting was ending and Ben was advising the council to go and finish packing so they could make their departure. Again he advised that their departures were going to be staggered to make sure that Auradon City International Airport wasn't going to get overwhelmed.
So as soon as the meeting was over everyone apart from mine and Ben's families returned to their rooms as we walked back into the main ballroom. Me, Ben, Adam and Belle were still hosting until all of our guests left; I knew that it was going to be a very long afternoon. But it was so nice to see our guests for a happy occasion; rather that what he all had to deal with recently.
As we were waiting for our first guests to come down to say their goodbyes or get a light lunch before their departure Evie, Jay and Carlos gave us their opinion on what they thought was in mine and Ben's marriage contract. As soon as the words started to come out of Jay's mouth I started to feel my stomach bubble in case he didn't like it. However I had been worrying about nothing as the three of them liked what me and Ben wanted to do. Yes I know that even if they didn't like it there was nothing they could really do about it - but it meant a great deal that they accepted our plans wholeheartedly.
Evie quickly stated that me and her was going to need to start discussing wedding dresses; which made Ben chuckle. He told us all that he couldn't wait to see me in my wedding dress, which was met by Evie telling him he would have to wait until the sixth of April – which Ben pretended to be hurt by.
However before we could fixate on my wedding dress any further Az and his parents walked into the main ballroom; Az quickly stepped forward and pulled me and Ben into a joint hug. When he pulled away from us he congratulated Ben by calling him his 'brother'; and when he turned to me he welcomed me to the royal families of Auradon. It felt so weird to finally be living the life that had previously been in the background; but I knew that I could rise to the challenge.
Dawson then come into the room as Aladdin and Jasmine were hugging me and Ben to tell them that the first guests were getting ready to leave. So me and me and Ben excused ourselves to go and start saying our goodbyes.
When we walked into the main hall we were greeted by Prince Naveen, Princess Tiana and the rest of their party walking down the main staircase of Auradon Castle. They all warmly congratulated me and Ben again on our engagement; which me and Ben thanked them warmly for. I loved the warm response that we were getting from the council members. Yes I hoped that this was the response that me and Ben were going to get; but the fact that this had come true made me feel like I was walking on cloud nine.
As we waited for the next guests to make their exit I let my mind wander onto what could have been; and there were two situations that could have happened. First of all, if the trial didn't happen, then me and Ben would have come back home to be greeted by 'the order'; then the pain for not only me and Ben but also our families would begin.
My mind started to show me flashes of being shown the marriage contract that Ben would have accidently signed, being torn and kept apart from Ben. I felt my stomach start to flutter nervously as I started to imagine me being wrestled and taken back to the Isle with my family. I hated how this nearly became my reality; and it nearly cost me my life! Something I didn't know that I could ever forget.
The second situation also set my teeth on edge; I could see when me and Ben made our announcement at the end of tour ball the members of the order would have probably made their opinions very known – whether that was at the time or later on. My mind then started to show me the potential anguish that me and Ben were going to face; however before I could fall into a pit of despair I quickly pushed it away. There was no point dwelling on this any further; the trial had happened and the whole kingdom now had to face the consequences of it; and I believe that we all would be doing for some time.
Before I could fixate on this any further King Tridon entered the main hall to make his return back to his bay. He was sitting in a large tank that had a gold border with circular patterns on the corners; and the tank was rested upon a trailer that was being pulled by his staff. He leant over the top of the tank to shake both of our hands; and he told me that he knew that I was the woman that needed to be the Queen of this kingdom. He said that he had saw the strength in me in the trial to be able to sit on the throne of Auradon and be by Ben's side. I started to feel overwhelmed by this; as this is all that I had wanted for such a long time. I only hoped that I wasn't going to let them all down – mostly Ben.
Emperor Kuzco, Empress Malina and their party were the next to leave; which filled the main hall with eager chatting and merriment. Emperor Kuzco quickly span me around and called me the people's Princess. When he put me back onto the ground I questioned him on this and he simply replied with 'you don't come from a normal royal upbringing; you are the heart of the people of this Kingdom. Quite the reprehensive, I think" before quickly walking out of the hall with his party. I had been told by Ben in the past the Emperor Kuzco was a very wise man; however at times he did come across a bit of an eccentric – something of which I never minded.
It was at this point when the Beauty's made their departure and it still was a little bit slightly awkward with Audrey. When she curtsied to me there was still a cold gaze in her eyes; and as she stood up straight she smiled at me but again it looked false. I couldn't pick up on whether anyone else was picking up on this behaviour; but when I threw a quick glance over to Ben, Adam and Belle I noted something – if they were aware, they most definitely weren't showing it. Thankfully her parents quickly chatted to me and Ben about our engagement and pressed their well wishes, which we thanked them again for. Queen Aurora quickly swept her husband and daughter out of the main hall after that; which was strange behaviour to me. I sensed that there was something going on between the three of them; and I quickly pushed this away – I probably wasn't going to find out anyway!
King Prince Charming, Queen Cinderella Charming, Chad and their party then stepped forward to say their goodbyes. Chad eagerly stepped forward and pulled Ben into a hug; and just like Az he called Ben 'his brother'. I liked how Az, Ben and Chad were so close; and that Ben had brothers to support him through everything that he did. I didn't know who Ben was going to ask to be his best man; but I knew whoever he selected would help to make our wedding day perfect.
After saying goodbye to his parents Chad then stepped in front of me; he then dropped into a low bow before pulling me into a hug. I had to hide the surprise on my face at this; as this wasn't normal behaviour from Chad – however I put this down to being in front of his parents. When we broke apart he winked at me before he quickly span around and followed his parents eagerly out of the main hall. I then stepped back towards Ben and slid my hand back into his; and I smiled to myself as I felt the Beast part of Ben start to purr. We both then shared a very loving glance before we looked at our next guest and continued with our duty.
The next couple of hours went past like a blur; and we had nearly said goodbye to most of our guests. Before I knew it I was watching our last guests (Nash and his family) walking out of the door to be greeted by one of Ben's limousines to take them to the airport. When I saw the door close behind them the main hall suddenly went silent for a few seconds; I then felt Ben's right hand slide into my left once more which caused me to look up at him. We both smiled happily each other before he finally broke the silence.
"Now my love-" he began lovingly.
"This is where the planning begins…"
