Truth Or Fiction

Chapter Fifty

Ashaki gleefully took one of the scrolls.

"You're taking too much pleasure in this," Melody told her as Ashaki unfurled it.

Mal sighed as they stopped the limo and smiled slightly as she stepped out of the car. She was finally back on the Isle. She should feel a sense of joy at being home after so long.

"You didn't?" Ruby asked, looking over at Malinda.

Malinda shook her head. "As much as I wanted to, I didn't."

So why did all she feel was a sense of dread? A sense that she was making a huge mistake being here with Ben?

"Because you know how many things can go wrong in this scenario," Aladdin said, keeping his voice soft as to prevent Beast and Belle from hearing. He was a parent too, he knew he'd be petrified just reading this.

"Jay, get the limo covered," she said quickly, shoving down her doubt. She was acting captain with Uma not being in the group, there was no time for her to have doubt.

Jay nodded and gave Mal a small salute. "Aye aye cap'n!"

The limo would be fairly obvious that they were from Auradon if anyone but her or Jay came across it.

"Well, and Ben," Melody pointed out.

"That kinda goes without saying," Elle told her sister.

"Mal?" Ben asked as Jay quickly scrambled to grab a nearby tarp to use to cover up the limo. "What can I do?"

"Stay right there," Mal said simply. "You're not leaving our sight."

"That's a good idea," Audie nodded, memories of another beanie clad Ben dancing across her mind. Only that Ben had made the mistake of wandering off by himself on the Isle and had been kidnapped for his trouble.

Ben nodded slightly, titling his head a little in confusion and Mal had to will herself not to melt at his puppy dog eyes.

"Those eyes are so unfair," Malinda muttered. "It's like disappointing Estelle when I look at them!"

"But...why won't you say my name?"

"Because saying your name is probably the stupidest things we could do right now," Jay muttered as he walked past them, pulling the tarp that he had found over the limo.

"No...the stupidest thing you could do was bring Ben to the Isle in the first place," Chip said, shaking his head.

"Think about it dude, your dad's not exactly popular on the Isle."

"Jay's right," Mal nodded, thankful that she brought her first mate. At least he would be sure to keep his head.

"Well it helps that Benny over there's not my type," Jay said. "Though apparently he's Mal's."

"I married the man Jay," Malinda said with a small smirk. "Of course he's my type."

"Gods we should have thought about this before we left Auradon."

"Yeah, that's a good point," Harriet nodded. "You should probably also be referring to it as 'Boreadon' since you're back on the Isle."

"Mitchell."

"I'm sorry?" Mal asked, looking over at Ben.

"If you need a fake name, call me 'Mitchell'," Ben elaborated.