A few days had passed, Mal was still in the hospital, apparently the tests were still worrying the doctors. Ben had went back to Auradon Prep, in the afternoon he always went to visit his girlfriend
Yes, he called Mal his girlfriend... not out loud
Jay: "Today practice was boring. I can't wait till Mal comes back"
They were headed towards the locker room
Carlos: "Yeah, me too"
In the last few days the vks weren't their usual self, Evie was sewing a lot of dresses for Mal, Carlos seemed a little lost without his twin even though it wasn't the first time they were apart, Jay seemed nervous
Ben had noticed that Audrey was acting weird, he didn't know if it was because of Mal's absence or Azura
James had told him that he was ok
A few days ago
James: "We had fun, but she isn't into me. I prefer knowing it now then developing feeling for her and having a broken heart" he sighed "We are friends now"
Today
After they changed they went to their dorms to drop the Tourney bag and went to have dinner
Evie and Audrey were talking about dresses, Lonnie was talking with Doug and Jane about a History Test
Once Evie saw Ben, she stopped talking to Audrey: "Ben, finally. I have the list of the children of the Isle"
Ben: "I'll go grab food and come back"
Once everyone was settled, Evie gave Ben the list
Ben: "This is everyone?"
Evie nodded
Ben: "These are all the innocents?"
Jay sighed: "Ben, the others are dangerous or.. dead"
Ben: "Ok, let's start with these and then we'll see"
He put the list in one of his pockets
They started eating, then went to the vks room
The guys started to play a new videogame while the girls talked on the beds
Meanwhile in the hospital
A nurse woke up Mal, she had a visit with the nutritionist at 10 a.m.
Once that visit was over she went back to her room and found Belle there, the Queen was reading a book
Mal closed the door behind her and approached her bed
Mal: "Belle?"
The Queen finally heard her and put aside the book: "Hey, Mal! How are you today?"
Mal smiled: "I'm ok"
Belle: "I imagine you can't wait to go home" the nurse came in with Mal's lunch
Mal sat on the bed: "I do" she looked at the nurse "Thanks Camila"
The nurse: "You are welcome, dear." she turned to the Queen "This girl is adorable"
Belle smiled: "She is, isn't she?"
The nurse: "The other day she helped me clean and bring the food around"
Mal shrugged: "I was bored"
The nurse: "All right. See you tomorrow Mal. Your Majesty" she bowed and left
Belle: "You are really kind"
Mal shook her head: "It's the bare minimum"
Belle: "Not everyone would do it"
Mal decided it was time to change the subject: "What are you doing here?"
Belle: "I thought you may want company. Do I bother you?"
Mal shook her head: "Ben usually comes in the afternoon. I thought you would come with him"
Belle laughed: "No, I think Ben likes some time alone with you"
Mal smiled, then her smile dropped
Belle was worried: "What is it?"
Mal looked at the window: "Those girls.."
Belle waited for her to talk, she got up and sat on the bed near the girl
Mal: "Those girls are right. I could never be a good Queen, Belle. All those meetings, and the people still hates us... still hate me. They will never approve the daughter of Maleficent and Hades as the Queen. I'm not enough..."
Belle put an arm around Mal's shoulders: "Did they tell you that?"
Mal: "It's the truth" she looked at the Queen "I'm not princess material. I'll never be. It's not who I am. But I care about Ben... I was thinking maybe that I should go somewhere else, he'll find someone that can be a Queen..someone worthy of him"
Belle: "Mal, I'll explain why you will be a Queen. First of all, you and my son share True Love, he can't live without you, even when you lived on the Isle your heart still found him. And you being different is what makes you special, Auradon needs a Queen like you. You will be fair, kind, strong, and you are like that because of where you lived. You don't have to be a princess. Mal" she lifted Mal's chin to look at her eyes "You are a warrior"
Mal: "You really think I would be a good Queen?"
Belle: "I know you will. And I'll help you"
Mal smiled: "Thank you"
Belle: "Of course, honey. You are part of my family"
In that moment Ben entered with a bouquet, he closed the door, he hadn't notice his mother
Ben: "Hey Mal, how are you?" he turned and saw his mother "Mom? What are you doing here?"
Belle smiled: "I came to see how Mal was doing"
Mal waved: "Hey Ben"
Ben smiled at her: "I brought you flowers"
Mal sighed and smiled: "I see, they are beautiful. Even though you killed them"
Ben shook his head: "I know you don't like when people pick flowers. These are fake"
Mal smiled even more: "Thank you"
Ben: "You are welcome"
Belle smiled at the interaction: "Well I should go"
Mal: "It was nice seeing you Belle"
Belle: "For me too. I'll see you at home, Ben"
Ben nodded and hugged his mother, then he sat on the bed with Mal
Ben: "So, what's up?"
Mal: "Nothing. But Francis had a fight with his boyfriend again"
Ben: "Oh no, why?"
Mal whispered: "Apperently he saw him with another boy at a restaurant... and they seemed intimate"
Ben whispered too: "Why are you whispering?"
Mal shrugged: "Do you have news?"
Ben: "Audrey has been acting weird. Evie gave me the list of the Innocents"
Mal: "Can I see it?"
Ben gave it to her
Mal nodded: "Yep, it's all of them"
Ben: "And the other kids?"
Mal: "Ben, I think that the others are either bad or want to stay on the Isle"
Ben sighed: "But.."
Mal: "The solution isn't bringing them all. You have to change the Isle. You need to make some adjustments. That way they can live a proper life" she was looking at the list
Ben smiled
Mal looked up at him: "What?"
Ben: "I don't know what I would do without you"
Mal chuckled, Ben caressed her face and she stopped
Every time Ben came to visit her, there was a weird tension between them, like something was supposed to happen, like something was telling them to be closer
Ben: "Mal?"
Mal: "Yes?"
Ben: "Could I..?"
Mal: "What?"
Ben got closer: "Could I... you know..?
Mal smirked: "What do you want to do?"
Ben sighed: "You are insufferable sometimes"
Mal raised an eyebrow: "Maybe... but you like me"
Ben chuckled: "I actually do"
Mal: "So what did you want to do?"
Ben was about to say something but then he decided to simply do it, he smiled and kissed Mal
It was a deeper kiss then the first one they had, they stopped for a second, they took a deep breath then Mal decided it wasn't enough
She kissed him again, she put one hand on his cheeck and the other in his hair, she sat with her legs bent under her
Ben put his hands on her hips and responded to her kiss
Someone knocked on the door and they split immediately, they both were out of breath, Ben's hair was a little messy
Mal tried to comb it a little, she took a deep breath and: "Come in"
Ben was still a little bewildered
DF: "Hello Mal. I have good news. Good afternoon, Your Majesty"
Ben didn't answer immediately and Mal slapped him on his arm
Ben: "Oh, Hello Doctor Franz"
DF smiled and turned to look at Mal: "Tomorrow you can go home. The tests are better now, you still have to go to Mrs Merryweather. In a few months we'll run some other tests"
Mal smiled at the doctor: "Really?"
DF: "Really"
Mal: "Did you hear Ben?"
Ben: "What?"
Mal sighed and shook her head
DF: "Mal can leave the hospital"
Ben: "Oh my God!" he turned to look at Mal "You come back home"
Mal: "Geez Ben.. nothing gets past you"
DF chuckled
Ben: "We have to celebrate, we'll throw a party" he looked at the doctor "She can do activities, right?"
DF: "For the first week no. She still needs to rest. This mean that you can't play Tourney, at least for a week"
Mal sarcastically: "Fantastic"
DF raised an eyebrow: "You want to spend that time here?"
Mal: "No no"
DF nodded: "I'll see you tomorrow morning. Prince Ben" he bowed and left
Ben: "I can't believe it"
Mal: "Me neither" she got up "We kiss for more then a minute and your brain stops"
Ben: "What are you talking about?"
Mal: "Really?" she rolled her eyes "Doesn't matter"
Ben smiled: "So, what do we do to celebrate?"
Mal: "I have an idea"
Ben: "Tell me"
Mal got out of bed and closer to him, she put herself between his legs and put her hands on his shoulders
Ben was surprised to say the least: "What are you doing?"
Mal whispered: "I think it's pretty obvious"
Ben blushed, then Mal kissed him and nothing mattered anymore
All he could feel was Mal
They kissed for a while, then Mal withdrew and smiled, he proceeded to kiss her face, her closed eyes, her nose and went down on her neck
They were out of breath again
Mal: "Maybe we should stop"
Ben: "Why? Do you not like this?" he withdrew
Mal caressed his face lightly, her fingers being cold as usual: "I like this very much, but we are in a hospital and I shouldn't do activities, remember?"
Ben put his hands in the air: "You were the one who started this"
Mal laughed and then stroked his hair: "You know.. when your mother was here.. we talked a little"
Ben was moving his hands on her back: "About what?"
Mal rubbed his arms: "About me being a Queen"
Ben smiled: "I can't wait"
Mal glared at him: "Oh, yes you can. And you will"
Ben chuckled
Mal: "Anyway, she said that I would be a good Queen. And that I'm part of the family now"
Ben: "I agree with both sentences. You will be a good Queen, you are smart, kind, fair, selfless, you have a beautiful soul. And you are part of my family, so yeah"
Mal smiled: "You have the most beautiful soul I have ever met"
Ben hummed and then: "To be fair, you didn't meet a lot of good people"
Mal slapped his shoulder: "Very funny"
Ben combed her hair: "I know"
Mal smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek: "You should go home now, I'll see you tomorrow"
Ben: "All right, see you tomorrow Mal"
When they went to sleep they both were thinking about the other with smiles
Belle and Adam were waiting for Mal at the info point in the hospital
Adam: "Where is she?"
Belle smiled at her husband, lately he had bonded with the vks, finally free of prejudices. He would talk for hours with Jay and Mal about Tourney, with Carlos about his love for robotics and with Evie about her love for sewing
Belle: "Don't worry"
DF: "Your Majesties" he bowed "Mal is preparing her bag"
Adam: "How is she?"
DF: "The test are good, she isn't yet completely healthy. She will have to meet a magical nurse once a month to check on her. No tourney for at least 2 weeks"
Belle: "All right"
DF: "Also, we are worried about a relapse. Do you know who bullied her?"
Adam: "Yes, FG took care of it"
DF: "You must check on her. It's crucial for her to know you support her"
Mal arrived behind him: "I can take care of myself"
DF: "Sure, little dragon. That's why you risked to die a few weeks ago" he was smirking
Mal rolled her eyes
Two nurses approached them, a blonde and the other brunette
The blonde: "Hey you, you were leaving without saying goodbye?"
Mal smiled: "Camila, Anna"
The brunette: "Don't forget us"
Mal: "I won't. Say hi to Francis" she turned to Belle and Adam "Let's go"
They arrived at Auradon Prep, Mal was carrying her bag
Adam: "Home sweet home" he looked at Mal
Mal winced a little, the sun was giving her a headache
Belle: "You okay, honey?"
Mal: "Yes, let's go inside"
FG was waiting for them at the entrance, she had a line of worry between her eyebrows, but she tried to smile
FG: "Hello darling, how are you?"
Mal: "I'm fine, FG. Perfectly fine"
FG: "Oh honey!" she hugged the girl "You got us so worried"
Mal patted awkwardly on FG's back: "It's okay"
FG withdrew: "Let's go to your room, your friends are waiting for you"
They entered and walked through the school, people were staring at them
Mal glared at them and they turned quickly away
They arrived at her room, Mal opened the door to find that FG had been right, her friends were really waiting for her
Ben: "Hi, love" he got closer with a bouquet of purple roses
Mal blushed: "Hi"
Carlos almost ran to his sister and hugged her tightly, the twins hugged and talked to eachother in their own way, finally together
When Carlos let Mal go, she was wrapped in a hug by Evie, then Jay hugged her and lifted her
Then Chad, James and Doug hugged her, Jane and Lonnie and then Audrey that held Mal and kissed her on the forehead
Mal: "Well, you know you are very funny and all that jazz but... what are you all doing in my room?"
They all laughed
Evie: "It's a party, Vio"
Mal: "You know I hate parties"
Carlos: "Not every party" he was talking about the parties of the Isles
Mal punched him on he arm
FG: "Well, why don't we sit at the table and enjoy a good lunch?" she got her wand and waved it, a table appeared in the room with all kind of food
They sat there, after they finished eating the Rulers and FG left, while the teens stayed there to talk for hours
It was 10 p.m., all of their friends had left, the vks were seated in circle
Evie: "The girls are suspended for a month"
Jay: "One of them will lose a year of school. Another one is being transferred. Apparently it isn't the first time they do something like this"
Mal nodded: "Ok"
Carlos: "You won't do anything about it?"
Mal: "No. If I do, I will only prove them right. If I do, those who don't trust us will feel justified to call us monsters and evil"
The others nodded
Mal: "Let's try to sleep"
They got in one bed and slept together
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