Rotten Flower: A Disney Descendants Story

The calm before the storm

"So, now what to do with him for tonight?" Uma hummed as the four glanced at the still tied up king.

"You could let me go?" Ben suggested but his words were ignored.

"We could take turns in the night watching him?" Gil suggested with a shrug.

Glancing at each other to see if anyone disagreed, the four decided to go with Gil's plan. So the four ended up drawing lots to decide who should watch over and when.

"Wait," Harry smirked as an idea popped up. "To ensure he won't keep us all up all night, let's tie him up on the deck."

"Fine by me," Uma nodded, getting ready for bed. She was second for the surveillance duty after all.

Lilith chuckled slightly as Harry and Gil took Ben above deck, the daughter of Gothel letting herself fall down on the bed, earning an amused glare from Uma, who was trying to get into bed.

"Did you really need to do that?"

"Yes, yes, I did."

Shaking her head in amusement, Uma gave her friend a push, getting one back until the two girls were wrestling on the bed.

"Well, would you look at that, the mighty sea witch beaten by a mere mortal?" Lilith smirked coyly, her hands placed next to a still laughing Uma's head.

"Only cause I let you win," Uma smirked, raising an eyebrow at Lilith's pout.

"You see, you say that," The Gothel girl said, smirking as she leaned in slightly, her nose almost close enough to brush Uma's. "Yet I'm the one on top of you, not the other way around."

Uma opened her mouth for a snarky reply when the girls heard someone clear their throat. Glancing at the doorway tey noticed a flustered looking Gil and a thoroughly amused looking Harry.

"By all means, go on, just wanted to inform you of our presence, that's all," Harry chimed almost innocently.

Rolling her eyes, Lilith sat back as Uma sat up straight. "How's the king?"

"Bound tighter than a worm on a hook," Harry smirked, putting his hook on the nightstand.

Lilith huffed playfully. "I suppose I'll be the judge of that," She stated, getting up from the bed, grabbing her jacket. With the sun going down and being so close to the sea, the nights on the Isle of the Lost were especially chilly.

"Need an extra one?" Gil offered, being the sweet boy that he is.

But Lilith shook her head, patting his arm as a thanks before walking upstairs. The wooden steps creaked under the weight as the ship swayed with the waves. It was a good thing it wasn't gonna storm tonight. That always made for restless sleep.

Lilith noticed the way Ben's head shot up at the sound of footsteps, only for the king to sigh when he saw who it was.

"Sorry to disappoint, but your girlfriend isn't coming anytime soon for you," She said, sitting down on one of the elevations of the ship. "But atleast she'll be here within an hour or ten. If not, well," Letting out a cruel chuckle, Lilith cut her thumb across her neck, smirking at the way Ben's eyes widened.

Pushing some hair out of her face, Lilith smiled at the king. "Let's hope for your sake it won't come to that. I mean, what a way to end a relationship, am I right?"

Ben muttered something Lilith didn't quite catch, who raised an eyebrow. "Come again?"

"It already ended." Ben said again, slightly louder this time.

"Did it now?" She asked, changing her weight as she leaned her elbows on her knees, slouching slightly. "How come?"

"I pressured her too much.." Ben muttered. "I guess I had too many expectations... I should have helped her more. I couldn't help but go all beast on her when I caught her using her spellbook."