*Ben's POV*
After having a night watching TV, eating plenty of junk food and talking me and Mal enjoyed a long and peaceful sleep. When I woke up I frowned when I saw that Mal wasn't lying next to me.
"Mal" I said as I looked around the room. I couldn't see her bag either; this started to make me panic. Why would Mal leave and not wake me up?
"Mal" I said again. It instantly made me feel stupid as it looked as if she wasn't there. I frowned again and went to sit up.
"Yes Ben?" I heard a voice say.
"Mal are you there?" I asked as I stood up.
"Who else would be in your dorm?" She asked as she walked in from my bathroom.
"No one" I answered as I walked up towards her.
"I thought you had left me" I said sadly as I pouted.
"Ben I told you yesterday that I'm never going to leave" she said as she wrapped her arms around my waist. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her to me.
"I don't want you to leave" I said before brushing my nose against hers.
"Fine I won't" she teased.
"On one condition" she stated.
"Ok" I answered slowly.
"You don't leave me either" she said as a smile spread across her face.
"Never" I said and I quickly pressed a kiss against her lips.
"Why did you not answer when I first shouted for you?" I asked.
"I didn't hear you" she stated.
"Mal you have hyper senses" I stated.
"True" she agreed.
"Well then" I prompted as I hoped there wasn't something wrong.
"I wanted to tease you a little bit" she admitted with a smirk.
"You devious fairy!" I said and reached down and picked her up.
"Ben!" she exclaimed as she wrapped her legs around my waist so she wouldn't fall.
"Yes" I teased as I tightened my hands onto top of her thighs.
"You know what" she snapped as she wrapped her arms around my neck.
"Do I?" I asked, playing stupid to it.
"I think you are taking this being close to me to a whole different level" she flirted.
"Don't see you complaining" I flirted as I brushed my nose against hers.
"And anyway I've carried you like this before" I said smugly.
"True" she said before planting a brief kiss against my lips.
"Come on then, back to bed" I said carrying her towards my bed.
"Go on then" she laughed and we continued enjoying being close to each other.
We were now on our way back to Auradon castle to go and have dinner with my parents. I looked down at Mal and when she noticed that I was looking at her she looked up at me and smiled. I had enjoyed having a lie in with Mal; endlessly talking about little stupid things and cuddling. Nothing could knock mine or Mal's mood; even when Evie started teasing her we went back to Mal's dorm to get some more clothes. I loved the smile that Mal was constantly wearing; I made a mental note to make sure that Mal was always happy. I know that I had broken the promise I made to myself and Mal to make sure that she was always happy but I now knew what it felt like to lose Mal; and I was going to make sure that it never happened again.
"Someone seems happy?" she teased.
"Of course. I'm with you" I answered back.
"Look at you trying to be romantic" she teased.
"I don't try. I succeed" I stated.
"Ok" she joked.
"Oi!" I said jabbing her in the side.
"What?" she asked.
"You know what" I said.
"Do I?" she asked with a smirk.
"Yes you do" I said and I started to tickle her right side.
"Ben!" she exclaimed.
"What?" I asked as I continued to tickle her. She continued to shriek and giggle for a few moments and I then watched as her eyes widened slightly.
"Fine, fine" she said between giggling.
"You are romantic!" she shrieked.
"Thank you" I said as I stopped ticking her. I pulled her towards me and planted a kiss on the top of her head.
"How was that fair?" she snapped.
"It isn't" I stated as the limonene came to a stop.
"I'll remember that" she warned.
"Promises promises baby" I muttered as the door opened. I saw her roll her eyes before I let go of her hand so I could climb out of the car. I stepped to one side and watched as she climbed out. I watched her look towards Chip who already had hold of her bag.
"I can get that" she said walking towards him.
"It's ok I have it Mal" Chip said happily and we walked away and into the castle. I chuckled at her and she looked up at me.
"What?" she asked.
"You're really cute" I said. I watched as her cheeks started to go pink.
"Behave Ben!" she snapped as she slid her hand into mine and then started to lead me into the castle after Chip as I chuckled at her.
"Hey you two" I heard my mother say as we walked into the main hall.
"Hello" we both said together. We both looked at each other; and smiled.
"Why don't you go and put your stuff in your room? I have something I need to do" I said to her.
"Ok" she said and she walked up to Chip and took her bag and walked up the stairs.
"Mother" I said as I watched her until she disappeared.
"Yes" she answered.
"Can I have a quick word please, before Mal gets back?" I asked as I looked at her.
"Of course" she answered sounding concerned.
"Let's go to my office" I said.
"Ok" I said and we walked in the direction of my office.
"So what do you want to speak to me about?" my mother said as we both sat on the sofa in my office.
"I just need your advice" I started.
"Ok" she said slowly.
"What on?" she asked.
"My relationship with Mal" I said.
"Ok, what's wrong?" she questioned.
"Nothing" I stated.
"Ben I don't understand" my mother said sounding confused.
"Before I loved Mal, but now that we have got back together I feel even closer to Mal; I thought I loved her before but that is nothing compared to how much I love her right now" I explained which made her smile slowly at me.
"What?" I asked.
"I think I know what's happening here" she said happily.
"What is happening?" I asked slowly.
"Ben I think that you breaking up with Mal has made you both realise what it feels like to lose one another. You now value each other more than you did before. It happened to me and your father" she advised.
"Did it?" I questioned.
"Yeah" she answered.
"In the first year me and your father broke up; it was over something really trivial. We ended up spending a week apart; it was hell of both of us" she said sadly as she started to remember the memory of losing my father.
"How did you get back together?" I asked.
"Well I was walking through the village and I bumped into some of Gaston's friends. They chased me through the village; I was petrified. However when they had me cornered one of them jumped on me but he wasn't there for very long. Your father pulled him off me and started fighting with the both of them. After they wandered off, bruised and with their tails between their legs; your father explained that he came looking for me as he couldn't bear to loose me. We got back together; and well you know the rest of the story" she explained.
"Yeah" I said as I looked down to the floor.
"I never want to lose Mal again Mother. I couldn't bare it" I said sadly as I pursed my lips together and looked back up at her.
"Well there should be no reason to; yes you will argue and you will need time apart to calm down. But I don't think you will lose each other" she advised trying to pacify me.
"What makes you think that?" I asked.
"Because you look at Mal the way your father looks at me. Yes you loved her before but you now value your relationship with Mal a lot more now you know the loss of losing her" she said with a smile.
"Yeah I never want to feel like that again" I noted.
"Things are going to change Mother. I want to make sure that I get to spend at least one day on a weekend with Mal and one night a week. I won't take Mal for granted ever again. I want her to know that I'm never going to leave her again. I want her to feel loved" I explained as I looked at my mother.
"I do feel loved" I heard Mal say. I turned around and saw that Mal was now walking into my office with a small smile on her face. I started to feel nervous as she walked next to me; I didn't want her to feel like I was coming on too strong with her. I didn't want her to feel as if we were rushing things in case she didn't feel the same as me; I wanted everything to be perfect for her. I watched as Mal stood next to me and she wrapped her arm around my shoulder and looked down at me.
"Someone's worrying that I'll go somewhere" she teased as I wrapped my arm around her waist.
"That's because I don't want you to" I said.
"Only if you come with me" she said as she started to run her fingers through my hair. I quickly looked at my mother who was grinning at the both of us.
"Of course" I answered as I looked back at her.
"Well don't worry" she said soothingly.
"I'm glad you managed to sort things out" my mother said happily.
"So do I" Mal said.
"Ben you don't need to worry; like your mother said we will still argue but that doesn't mean we are going to break up every time. I'm worried just like you; but I do know what you mean. I feel a lot closer to you now than I did before" she said. I tightened my arm around her waist.
"You both don't need to waste time worrying" my mother said.
"I know, and I know we will be fine" Mal said.
"Of course" I said.
"You know how I know Belle?" she said as she looked at my mother.
"How?" my mother asked.
"Because I can tell you one thing that I know for definite" Mal said as she looked at me and started to stare into my eyes.
"What's that sweetie?" I heard my mother ask. I couldn't take my eyes off Mal; it was like my whole world revolved around Mal; and I was fine by that. She was my world.
"I'm going to marry your son one day" she said proudly with a large grin. I widened my eyes slightly at what she said and I couldn't help but grin back at her. Mal had just told my mother that she wanted to marry me one day.
"Come on you two" Belle said happily after we stood in silence for a couple of seconds digesting what Mal had just said. As my mother left the room I stepped away from Mal and slowly slid my hand into hers and smiled at her.
"Was that too much?" she asked nervously.
"No" I stated as I started to grin at her.
"Because I know I'm going to marry you one day as well" I answered. I watched as she grinned at me.
"I know that must have took a lot for you to say" I said as I started to lead her from my office.
"It did. But you mean a lot to me Ben" she answered.
"And you mean a lot to me as well Mal" I said happily as we left the office to go and have dinner with my parents.
Hey guys, I hoped you liked this little short for my main story - Disney Descendants: Happily Ever After? I have enjoyed writing this and I think it will explain some of Ben and Mal's behaviour later on in my main story. Thanks for taking the time to read this story. Much love RSD xoxoxoxo.