Descendants : A Bal Story

:Chapter 17 ~ Remember Me:

A/N - I hope I'm getting paid for this. If not, I'm getting payments in snacks or something. CoughCough-I'M TALKING TO YOU GRACE-CoughCough

Ben's PoV

[play music for heart shattering effect. (Lol, it's called pain and sorrow)]

I sat there, watching leaves fall into the lake as I remembered our first date.

I remember fiddling with her hair, as we conversed. She blushed cutely, shivering every now and then. I remember how her eyes would light up once she had a bite of a strawberry. I sighed, smiling gently. I walked back, across the bridge where we exchanged middle names, and into the forest where Carlos met Dude. Sitting down on a log, I looked up at the cloudless sky. My mind wandered...

Mal's PoV

Questions ran though my head;

Who was that boy?

Did I know him?

Does he love me?

Did I hurt him?

Is he a... prince?

"Mal... what was the last thing you remember?" Carlos asks.

I answer him honestly, simply explaining that I took a nap after my mom told us that we would go to Auradon Prep.

He looked at me curiously, cocking his head as he thought up a sentence. He turned to everyone else, saying something that I didn't bother to listen to. I could hear them leave, but I didn't bother to look. 

Suddenly, there was a sharp jolt of pain in my gut. I felt... weird. A name flashed through my head.

'Ben'.

It was almost like a distant memory.. A lock in my mind that I couldn't unlock. 

Another pang in my head. I wanted to cry... I don't know what to feel anymore. I felt pressure, pushing down on me, I heard voices inside my head...

What was happening to me?

Plip.

I heard the soft noise of a tear drop onto my hand. I looked down, my vision blurring as tears fell one after another.

I'm so stupid, I chided. I'm crying for no reason..

I felt arms wrap around my shoulders in a comforting embrace. I had no doubt it was that boy from before.

 I whispered what I thought to be his name, "Ben?"

"Y-You remember?" He asks, a sliver of hope in his voice.

I shake my head, not wanting to see his crushed expression. Yet, I still asked him, "Do you.. Do you love me?'

It was a simple question, one that could be answered with a simple yes or no. Instead of a yes or no, there was silence. He turned me head around, letting his hand rest on my cheek.

"Have you ever noticed those golden flecks in your eyes?" He questioned softly. I gasped, finally remembering something. I didn't say a word, for he'd already guessed what had happened. I let my tears fall freely, not caring if he saw me like this. 

"Hey." He turns me to him, allowing his hazel eyes to gaze into my tear filled green ones. "Even if you don't remember me.."

He stopped, grasping my hand tightly. He kissed my forehead gently, and he stayed silent for a moment. He grabbed a strand of my hair, and played around with it a bit before he leaned in.

He said a few words that I knew I would never forget for the rest of forever, words that would still be imprinted in my mind the moment of my death. It was a simple sentence, but it brought back things long ago. Things long forgotten.

"Don't forget to remember us."

His lips met mine, and something inside me stirred. As soon as he pulled away, I didn't feel any different, although I said two words;

"I remember."

A/N - SERIOUSLY, CAN I GET PAID FOR THIS? THIS IS THREE CHAPTERS IN A DAY, PEOPLE!! AND DON'T EXPECT ME TO DO THIS AGAIN!!

[Song : Synthesia; Naruto - Pain and Sorrow]

~Em