Descendants BenXMal One Shots

When A Bet Goes Too Far

"Hey Princess, are you ready to go yet?" Ben called from outside of Mal and Evie's dorm door. Ben, Doug, Lonnie, Jane and the VK's were currently getting ready to attend Cinderella's Birthday Ball. Ben waited patiently outside the door for his girlfriend when he heard the door click and begin to open. On the other side of the door was Mal. Her beautiful lilac locks were curled into a tight bun, her makeup was simple but powerful. Evie had designed Mal's dress and it looked amazing, the dress was a shade of dark green with a hint of purple that came down to her knees but wrapped tightly around her fragile body. Ben's jaw dropped to the floor, it was rare to see Mal wear dresses, but it was rare to see her wear a short, tight dress. "Now that's not very king-like is it Benjamin?" Mal said as a whisper as she wrapped her arms around Ben's neck and placed a small kiss upon his cheek. "Come on you two lovebirds, you are going to be late" Evie's voice bellowed down the long hallway as she pushed Ben and Mal out of the doorway. Mal flashed a smile towards Evie as Ben took her hand in his and guided her down the hall.

"You look amazing Mal" Ben finally spoke up. "Thanks, Ben, Evie really outdid herself this time" Mal replied as her grip on Ben's hand tightened as they neared the exit and towards the Royal Family Limo. Pat the Driver was waiting with the passenger door open. Ben guided Mal into the limo. "Ben what if I really mess up tonight? What if I embarrass you?" Fear runs through Mal's head. Ben places a reassuring hand on her shoulder "Princess, I promise that no matter what you do tonight, you could never mess up in my eyes" Ben tried to reassure her, Tears welled up in Mal's eyes "Ben I'm going to kill you, Evie spent half an hour on my makeup" Mal held her head up to prevent the tears from falling, all Ben could do was chuckle as they drove to Charmington.

When they arrived at Cinderella's Ball, they were greeted by a swarm of paparazzi and camera flashes. Ben pushed Mal behind him as he forcefully made his way through the Paparazzi. Mal used her free hand to cover her eyes from the flashes. Eventually, they made their way to the front double doors to where they were greeted by Cinderella and Prince Charming. "Your Majesty, Lady Mal, Welcome to my Ball, I hope you find everything to your liking" Cinderella curtseyed as she spoke. Ben held out his arm for Mal, she gripped his arm and they both walked into the Ballroom. The Ballroom looked beautiful. There were balloons in blue and gold shades, there were champagne-coloured silk wall coverings and crystal chandeliers and pastel floral carpeting. The room looked like a princess' dream come true. In the corner, there was a large buffet with a chocolate fountain surrounded by different fruits. Sandwiches were cut into different shapes and sizes and a huge champagne fountain. Soon after Mal and Ben's arrival, Evie, Jay, Carlos, Jane, Lonnie, and Doug had arrived. Everyone began to mingle around with all of Cinderella's guests.

Mal and Ben pretty much danced through most of the night until Ben was pulled away by Prince Charming to make a speech on the stage. "Hello Everyone, I would like to thank you all for coming tonight and I hope that you all have enjoyed yourselves. I would like to wish Cinderella a huge happy birthday, tonight has been amazing. You have had a good year and here's to many more" Ben says as he raises a glass which everyone else in the room follows suit. Ben walks off stage to find Mal and Chad talking, he knew that they were good friends so he had no reason to be jealous. Ben didn't want to interrupt so he went off to mingle with all the other guests.

Chad and Mal had been building a solid friendship since Ben's coronation, they had quite a bit in common such a love for racing and the fact that they are both competitive. So, when Chad challenged Mal to a drinking contest, how could she say no. Chad walked behind the buffet table and pulled out two full bottles of champagne and guided Mal to the outside gardens. Chad handed Mal one bottle and they both popped them open. "On the count of three, One...Two......Three" Mal chanted. Once Mal hit three, they both began to chug. Chad was winning but only by a little bit, as they were coming towards the end of the bottle, Mal passed Chad and finished her bottle first. "HA, IN YOUR SORRY LITTLE FACE CHAD" Mal screamed, she was drunker than a sailor. Her words were slurred as was Chad's. "Excussseee Meeee?" Chad asked as his grin became sloppy from all the alcohol. They were both squealing like little children until Jay and Evie came outside to investigate the noise. "Heyyyy guyssssss. I missssed You!" Mal slurred. Evie and Jay were shocked, they had never seen Mal drunk before. "Mal honey, how drunk are you?" Evie asked, a little scared of the answer. Mal stretched out her arms as far as they would go "This Much" She kept hobbling as she spun around to show her friends how drunk she was. Evie gasped. "Mal you need to sit down okay, " Evie told Mal "I'll go and get you some water" Jay added. He went over to grab Mal by the arms and guide her to the stone bench outside. Jay let go of Mal's arms as she was hovering over the bench. As he let go, Mal plummeted down onto the floor and completely missed the bench. Jay covered his head in his hands and shook his head in disapproval while Evie stood by Mal, wide-eyed.

Evie gripped Mal under her arms and tried to lift her back onto the bench but it was no use, she plummeted back onto the floor. Evie gave up and left Mal on the floor. "I'm gonna go get Ben and see if he came bring her back to the castle or something" Jay rushed off back into the Ballroom to find Ben. After about two minutes of frantic searching, He found Ben talking to Prince Charming. Jay burst between them and grabbed Ben's attention "Listen I don't know what happened exactly but little boy blue out there has gotten Mal pissed, Ben she can't sit down on a chair, that's how drunk she is" Ben started laughing at Jay's description and thinking it was all a joke until Jay gave him a serious look. Ben immediately stopped laughing and put down his drink. Jay grabbed Ben by his tie and rushed him outside into the gardens. The sight before him left Ben in shock. Mal was sat on the grass patch next to the stone bench, giggling her head off like a three-year-old. Evie was sat on the stone bench next to Chad, with her head in her hands. Ben ran over and crouched down next to Mal. "Hey Mal, can you stand up for me?" Ben asked as he held out his hands for Mal to grip. Mal slowly swayed as she stood up and gripped onto Ben for support. While Evie was also helping Mal, Jay stormed over to Chad and grabbed him by his shirt. "Listen, if you EVER do anything like this again, the next thing you will see is your grave got it?" Jay threatened. Chad nodded his head violently as he stumbled away.

Evie held Mal up while Ben was on the phone organizing a limo to come and collect them. Once he put his phone back into his pocket he thanked Evie and Jay. He picked Mal Up Bridal Style and carried her out of the back way of the garden. Once he was through the gate and out of the small alley, he was greeted by Pat who had the door open wide for Ben. Ben gently placed Mal in the back seat and buckled her seatbelt. Throughout the car ride, Ben kept stroking Mal's arms to comfort her while she was dozing off to sleep. Mal closed her eyes as she spoke "I love you, Ben. You've given me everything I could ever ask for, I'm sorry for ruining tonight" her voice was close to a whisper. Ben placed a small kiss on her forehead "If you had fun tonight, that's all that matters" Ben replied as Mal began to fall into a deep sleep.

Twenty Minutes later, the limo arrived at Castle Beast, luckily, Ben's parents were out of town for a while on a Cruise. Mal fell asleep on the journey back home so Ben gently carried her into the Castle and into her room. He placed her on her bed and took off her heels and took off her earrings. He took her duvet and wrapped Mal up warm and tight.

Ben slowly left the room and clicked the door shut. He pulled out his phone and called Evie and Jay to let them know that Mal is fine and they both got home safe. Ben went down to the Castle's kitchen and looked in the cupboards for some Advil and grabbed a glass of water. Ben walked up the grand staircase and back into Mal's room. He placed down the Advil down next to the glass of water on her nightstand and went to her bathroom to pull out a small bucket. He placed it on the floor by the nightstand. Ben then made his way over to Mal's desk and took a piece of paper and pencil and wrote a note for Mal.

Hey, you seemed to have a great night last night. Sorry, I can't be with you when you wake up, but take an Advil and drink plenty of water!

I Love You

Ben XXX

Ben placed the note next to the glass of water and slowly exited the room while thinking about the huge fit Mal is going to throw when she finds out what she did tonight.