Across my memory | Ben Beast

chapter twenty four - lady

Ana was on her way to Evie's dorm when she was swamped with reporters, cornering her until she was trapped between the King Adam's statue.

Being able to walk around Auradon peacefully is practically impossible, when people follow you everywhere you go.

Reporters would always try to talk to her, students whom she doesn't really know would stop and greet her in the hallways.

It was starting to bug her.

At first, she was scared of the amount of attention she got from everyone, now she was just annoyed.

She fiddled with the ends of her lavender dress nervously as she continued to answer their questions to the best of her ability.

"Princess Alexandra! Only three days till the royal cotillion."

"You ever thought you were the lost princess of Russia?"

"How does it feel to be the most envied girl in Auradon?"

Annoyance start to grow inside her as the reporters continued to question her, the smile on her face never faltering.

She chuckled humourlessly. "I think we're done for the day, now if you'll excuse me-" She tried to say but was cut off once again by another reporter.

"Do you like being a royal?"

"Is Mal's mother still a lizard?"

Ben suddenly appeared going to his girlfriend's rescue. "Uh, okay." He said, breaking through the crowd of hungry reporters.

"We'll let you know if and when that particular situation changes." He told them reassuringly, placing his arm around Ana's waist.

"Did you ever think you would be with a villain kid?" A reporter in pink asked a rather insensitive question.

The reporters grew silent in an instant, while Ana stood there, a smile no longer in her face.

Ben's face grew serious, chuckling darkly. "We're done here." He said with finality.

When Fairy Godmother hurriedly intervened, making the reporters leave, the couple turned to each other concerned.

"Hey, baby... you okay?" The king asked, placing his hands on her waists. "Don't pay any attention to them."

Ana nodded, sighing. "That's a lot easier said than done." She raised an eyebrow at him. "I thought you had a meeting?"

Ben nodded. "Left the second it ended... I was hoping I could talk to you." He shrugged, smiling softly at her. "Maybe we should get away... go somewhere where its only the two of us."

Ana's blue eyes lit up at the thought of spending time together. "Sure! We can do like a-"

"Crap!" Ben cursed, looking at his watch. "I have a council meeting... I'm so late" He told her apologetically.

Ana's excitement died down, disappointment filling her chest that she could only utter. "Oh..."

"But we'll do it sometime, okay? I love you-" He was about to kiss her when Evie pulled her away.

"There you are! If we don't do this fitting for your gown right this minute, you'll be dancing on your bathrobe okay?" Evie said a bit stressed since she was looking for the red head for almost half an hour. "Bye, Ben!" She smiled, dragging the girl away.

"But- Uh..." Ana tried to reason before sighing, looking at Ben sadly. "Bye, Cookie."

Ben sighed, nodding. "Bye..." The moment his girlfriend left, it was his turn to be mobbed by the gossip hungry reporters.