Hey guys, after listening to 'Jolly to the Core' this idea came to me; I should really stop stumbling into new ideas but I just couldn't resist. I just hope this story will go to plan. I do need to advise you that some if not most of these chapters are only going to be short; you'll see what I mean when I post them. Enjoy! Much love RSD xoxoxoxoxoxoxo.
*Mal's POV*
"You look very happy?" I noted as Ben walked into my dorm and closed the door.
"I am" he confirmed and he walked up to my bed.
"Any particular reason?" I asked as I pulled one brow up as he sat down.
"I've just looked at my schedule" he advised.
"Right?" I asked slowly as I quickly rolled over off my stomach and sat up properly so I could speak to him.
"And I just realised that next week it is December" he added.
"Ok, and is that a good thing?" I asked slowly.
"Of course" he said with a smile.
"Because it reminded me that we are close to spending our first Christmas together" he said as he took both of my hands in his and gave them a light squeeze.
"A first what?" I asked. In all honesty I had no idea what Ben was going on about; what on earth was a Christmas?
"Christmas" he repeated slowly.
"Ok" I said as I pursed my lips together.
"I'm sure that means a great deal but I don't know why" I admitted. I watched as Ben's face went blank and his hands locked onto mine; had I just upset Ben?
"Mal" Ben said slowly after a few moments of us sitting in silence.
"Yeah" I answered nervously as I didn't know where this conversation was going to go.
"You do know what Christmas is don't you?" he asked.
"Should I?" I questioned as I pulled one brow up in confusion. Should I know what a Christmas was? I didn't know whether it was something that I wanted; however if Ben knew about Christmas and was happy about it surely it couldn't be that bad could it?
"Yes" he muttered as he slowly nodded his head.
"Erm" I said slowly.
"Sorry but I don't" I admitted nervously.
"What is it?" I asked. I watched as Ben's eyes widened and he pursed his lips together; I didn't like how he was acting on with me. It's not my fault that I don't know what this Christmas thing is - we don't have them on the Isle for Lucifer's sake!
"Ben why are you looking at me like that?" I snapped as I started to get irritated with him.
"How can you not know what Christmas is?" he asked.
"Probably due to the fact that I've never been told about it" I said bluntly. I was starting to get annoyed with Ben; why couldn't he just explain himself?
"Really?" he pressed.
"Ben I know you mean well but I am starting to get annoyed at you" I admitted as I pursed my lips together.
"Can you please explain?" I asked incredulously.
"Sorry" he said as he shook his head.
"I just can't believe you haven't experienced Christmas before" he stated. I sighed as I let my irritation wash away from me; it wasn't Ben's fault that I didn't know about this Christmas thingy-a-bob so I couldn't be that mad at him. With this thought in mind I decided to explain a little further so he could understand.
"Well I've never had a birthday before until I came here so why should having whatever this Christmas thing be any different? Ben when you live on the Isle you can barely tell the difference between the seasons; the dome makes everything back home look grey and bland. We don't even have calendars; so to be honest with you I only knew that it was the end of the year because of the white stuff all over the buildings here and the fireworks" I explained. I watched as Ben's face dropped and we sat in silence for a few minutes looking at each other.
"Come here" Ben stated and he quickly pulled me into a hug.
"I'm sorry" he said into my hair.
"What for?" I asked as I felt him press a kiss to the top of my head.
"I should have known" he muttered which made me pull back and look up at him.
"Well you won't have known; I couldn't tell you either because I didn't know it existed until now" I advised. I couldn't bare the fact that Ben felt bad about this; it wasn't his fault.
"Ben what is a Christmas?" I asked. I watched as he started to stare into my eyes and he slowly stroked my cheek.
"Christmas is celebrated all over the kingdom well that is what I thought until now-" he said stopping himself.
"Go on" I prompted before he could make himself feel any worse.
"It is celebrated on the twenty fifth of December; on that day we exchange presents and celebrate being together with loved ones. It depends if you are religious or not; if you are you are also celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ; however not everyone who celebrates Christmas is religious" he explained.
"Oh" I said as my eyes widened.
"December is the month of Advent; in which you prepare for Christmas where you do things like sing carols, buy Christmas presents, dress the Christmas tree, make Christmas treats like Christmas pudding" he advised and a smile started to spread across his face.
"It's one of my favourite times of year; everyone is happy and everything is all decorated. It's just so nice to see; I have many fond memories of making gingerbread men, houses and cookies with my mother; dressing the Christmas tree with my parents. Hmmm I can't wait to have hot chocolate and Eggnog" he said as he looked away from me and stared into space and I knew that he was starting to remember these things.
"Oh" I repeated which made him look back down at me.
"Mal I want to make you a promise?" he said sternly.
"You don't have to" I offered as I didn't know what he was going to say.
"I know I don't have to but I am going to" he pressed as he cupped my face in both of his hands.
"Mal I don't know what occasions you have missed in your lifetime however I promise that I will give you every single one of them and I will make them very special" he pressed.
"You don't need to do that" I pressed. I didn't want Ben to feel obligated to show me things; if he wanted to them that was ok but I didn't want him to feel forced by the guilt or thought of me missing out on anything.
"I do" he countered.
"And I am" he added.
"Mal you are my girlfriend and I only want the best for you" he said as he brushed his nose against mine.
"Please let me do this for you?" he begged.
"Ok" I said as I smiled up at him.
"I love you Ben" I said lovingly.
"I love you too Mal" he replied happily before pressing his lips against mine.
*Ben's POV*
"Ben are you ok?" I heard my mother say after I walked into the study to find my parents; on my journey home I decided that I was going to make sure that not only Mal got a perfect first Christmas but Evie, Jay and Carlos got one as well. Yes I didn't know how much they knew about Christmas; but they all deserved a proper Christmas.
"Yeah" I said absentmindedly as I sat down on the couch in front of my parents.
"Can I speak to you about something?" I asked as I looked at them.
"Of course what's wrong?" my mother answered as she closed her book as my father closed his newspaper.
"I have just been to see Mal" I started to explain.
"Right" my mother said slowly.
"And I have just found something out and I don't know how I feel about it" I admitted as I looked down and started to fidget with my fingers.
"Ok" I heard my father say.
"What's happened? Have you and Mal broke up?" he quickly asked.
"No!" I immediately said as I looked back up at them.
"God no!" I stated as I shook my head quickly to stress this.
"Well you know that Mal has never had a birthday before so we made her first birthday in Auradon special" I started.
"Yes" my mother confirmed as she reached over and slid her book onto the table in front of her.
"Well I have just found out that she doesn't know what Christmas is; she didn't even know that it existed until I told her about it" I stated nervously.
"What?" both my mother and father said incredulously together.
"Yeah" I confirmed sadly.
"I can't understand how her mother has deprived her of so much" my mother said sadly.
"I can it's Maleficent; she's not known for her kindness is she?" Adam stated bluntly.
"Adam!" my mother snapped at my father. He opened his mouth to defend himself but I cut him off.
"No he's right mother" I said agreeing with my father.
"She's a very despicable woman" I stated. I watched as my mother looked at my father and me and then she nodded.
"Ok" she said.
"So what would you like to do about this?" she questioned.
"I want to make Mal's, Evie's, Carlos's and Jay's first Christmas in Auradon special; and I have a plan" I advised. I would make sure that they had a first Christmas to remember; whether they wanted one or not!
Additional A/N - Hey guys; my plan for this story is to try and post them to timescale on this story, you'll see what I mean soon enough. This is my intention so fingers crossed I can achieve this.