Listen To Your Heart

Master Plan

"Ugh!" Mal groaned as she banged on her locker. This was the third time she tried to open the stupid thing. She looked around and saw that the halls were deserted. Of course they were. School was closed, but she, being distracted by Ben, had forgotten that her essay on the history of royalty was due Monday, and she hadn't even started. To make matters worse, all her notes and the actual project rubric were now trapped in the metal confines of her locker.

Realizing that she wasn't gonna get her stuff anytime soon, Mal huffed and sat on the ground, banging her head on the locker in frustration.

"Careful now. You wouldn't want to get a concussion on that pretty little head of yours." Mal looked up and saw that the voice belonged to none other than her boyfriend, the king himself, Ben. "May I ask why you are sitting on the ground?"

He extended his hand out to Mal, who took it eagerly. Ben pulled her up. "I'm just mad because my stupid locker won't open."

Ben laughed and found her frustrated face absolutely adorable. "So you thought sitting on the floor moping would solve your problem?"

Mal crossed her arms over her chest defensively and glared at him. He just kept on laughing. "Pssh, no. I was..I was totally handling it, thank you very much!" Mal said trying to defend herself.

Ben just chuckled and opened her locker with ease. Mal just stared, upset that he had no problem, while she had been struggling for 20 minutes. She quickly got her stuff and slammed the locker shut, sticking her tongue out at it.

"Now come on. Don't be mean to the lockers. They just have a sense of humor, and like to pick favorites." Mal just rolled her eyes at him. Again he chuckled at her childish behavior. "Hey! I have to give a very important announcement, so I'm heading to the office. Wanna come?"

Mal merely nodded and the couple made their way to the main office building. Mal had never been there and as she stared at the massive stone building in front of her, all she could do was stare in awe. She had never seen such a big building, or beautiful decor. She was not really into interior design, but she couldn't deny that the place was extremely nice. She followed Ben to the main office, where the intercom that was heard through the entire school was located.

Ben went up and pressed the button. "Good morning, Auradon!  Hope you all had a good nights sleep and are ready for today's game. Lunch today will be a picnic in the courtyard. You may come whenever you are hungry, but it will close down at 3 to prepare for the game at 5. Also, I have spoken with Fairy Godmother, and Auradon is having its first prom ever! All students are invited. It will be held next Friday, so get your best clothes and be ready to party! That is all."

"Prom?" Ben turned to see Mal confused at his announcement.

"It's a traditional school dance where students go to have fun and party, that happens at the end of the year," Ben explained.

Mal's look of confusion turned to one of happiness. "Ooh do we bring dates?"

Ben nodded and pulled out a rose that he kept hidden for this particular moment. He got on one knee and looked up at Mal, who had a look of terror on her face. "Mal, would you give me the honor of taking you to prom?"

Mal looked down at his hopeful eyes and let out a breath. "Oh my gosh! I thought you were going to propose." Ben chuckled. "Yes. I'd love to go to prom with you."

Ben was so happy that she said yes, that he lifted her up and spun her around, happily. Mal just laughed at how amazingly adorable he was. But their moment was interrupted when Ben's phone got a text alert.

"Oh great," Ben muttered after reading the text.

"What's wrong?"

"Well according to Fairy Godmother, we need a new punching bag in the gym."

What happened to the old one?"

"Audrey punched a hole in it. A very large hole, that made its way to the other side."

"What? Wow!" Mal had no idea a preppy, pink princess had that in her. "Go Audrey! But why did she do that?"

"Well she won't say. Even though we're not dating, we're still really close friends, but she hasn't said anything was bothering her. But if I had to guess, I'd probably say that she imagined the punching bag as Jay's face," Ben smirked.

Mal looked at him, surprised at the new information. "Why would she do that?"

"I'm not sure, but have you noticed that Jay has been bugging her lately, like more than usual? Well, it's really bothering her, and she's been complaining that he won't leave her alone. She says that he won't stop flirting with her, and it's starting to get on her nerves."

Now it was Mal's turn to smirk. Ben's eyebrows furrowed. "What?"

Mal giggled. "What if I told you, I know why Jay won't leave her alone, and why Audrey is so upset?"

Ben frowned. "I'd say you're a genius. Now spill."

"Well, I happen to know that Audrey is the only girl that doesn't accept Jay's flirting. It's been driving him crazy, and me and Evie realized that he likes her. Can you believe it?" Mal laughed and Ben couldn't help but join in. "And Audrey totally has the hots for him, but because she's too proper, and..well..a princess, she's to scared to act on her feelings, worrying about how her parents will react. So instead she takes  her frustrations out on the poor, poor punching bag. But the sad part is neither one of them realizes the other's feelings, and are both too stubborn to admit their own."

Ben just stood in amazement at everything his girlfriend said. He couldn't believe it. "Since when did you become so smart at relationships?"

"Well, I think Evie's finally rubbed off on me. But, hey! What are we gonna do about them?"

"Who?"

Mal smacked him. "Audrey and Jay! Duh!"

"Well there's nothing much we can do. They have to realize their feelings first. But..." He trailed off and looked at his girlfriend with a mischievous grin. "...we could make Jay jealous by setting Audrey up with a date to prom. Jay will go crazy at the thought of her with another guy, that he'll have to tell her how he feels." Ben felt so proud he thought of the plan all by himself.

Mal smiled. "That's brilliant! But are you sure it'll work?" The last thing Mal wanted, was for their plan to fail, and both of their friends ending up hurt and hating them forever.

Ben could detect the worry in his girlfriend. "Hey, it'll work. It has to. We know what we're doing. You know how Jay is. He's never gonna tell her unless he realizes he might be too late."

Mal finally agreed. "Okay. You ready to put our master plan in action?"

"As ready as I'll ever be, babe."