So here's the first chapter of the sequel to 'A Second Chance At Childhood' and 'Back To The Beginning'. I hope you guys like this x
As Mal laid on the couch that night she couldn't help but replay the events of the day in her head. She was now both legally and biologically a part of the royal family. They had been right the spell to become biologically related to Belle and Adam hadn't hurt, nor had it changed her appearance. It was strange. She remembered two childhoods now but the memories of the one with Ben, Belle and Adam easily overpowered the horrible memories of Maleficent.
But there was one similarity between both childhoods, the nightmares about Maleficent. It seemed the mental scars the Mistress of all Evil had left would never leave the purplette. She hadn't told anybody about them, not even Evie, and she hoped she would never have to. Everyone had been amazing to her and she didn't want to burden them with her problems when she could mostly ignore the nightmares and push them out of her mind. That was the reason she was forcing herself to stay awake tonight. That and the fact that she was worried about becoming Queen of Auradon.
Her parents had settled her on the couch in the library since her bedroom had a toddler size bed in it and none of the guest rooms were ready. But Mal had assured them she didn't mind being in the library. She had always found comfort in books, they were like an escape from her problems and worries. Still even after reading tonight she was unable to stop her mind from wandering.
Eventually the purplette gave up trying to stop her mind wandering and headed into the kitchen. As she looked around her eyes landed on the clock on the kitchen wall and she couldn't help but sigh as she noticed it was only 1:17AM. Without a second thought the purplette headed towards the cabinets and began pulling various ingredients out of them, she figured if she couldn't sleep she may as well do some baking. It had always calmed her down before she had been turned into a toddler and she saw no reason why things would be different now.
Before she could start weighing the ingredients however she heard someone walk into the kitchen. "Hi Dad." Mal stated without turning around. She could tell by the heavy footsteps it was her dad and no one else, he was the only one who walked like that. "What's up?" She asked as she began to weigh the flour she needed.
"I heard you wandering around while I was checking on your mom in the library. Is everything okay?" The former King asked his daughter.
Mal couldn't help but sigh. She should have known someone would ask her that question. "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just been a long day and I couldn't settle." Mal admitted. She turned to smile at her dad before tipping the flour into the mixing bowl in front of her and weighing the sugar.
Adam walked towards the purplette with a soft smile on his face. He knew exactly what was on Mal's mind. "Just remember something." He said and Mal turned to face him, giving him her full attention. "No matter what, you have me, your mom and Ben. We will always be here to support and help you." Adam told her and she couldn't help but smile at her dad. Deep down she knew they would be there if she needed them but to actually hear it from Adam made her feel more at ease with the fact she would rule the Kingdom, but only slightly more at ease. "Do you mind if I help?" Adam asked his daughter.
Shaking her head Mal poured the sugar into the mixing bowl before sliding the bowl over to her dad. Adam wrapped his arm around Mal's shoulders and gave her a quick hug before the pair of them focused on their baking. That was how they spent the next six hours, baking side by side and laughing with each other about various things.
Author's Note: Hey guys, so I had a few questions I wanted to ask you...
Is there anyone specific you guys would like to see more of in this story?
Who do you think Mal should/could have a romantic interest in?
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