The Daughter of Fire and Ice

Chapter 9

Great! Ben just asked me out on a... DATE! What am I going to do? You don't DATE on the isle.

I'm in the middle of panicking when Evie walks into the room and sees me stressing.

"You okay El?" She asks carefully.

I look up, "yeah I'm fine E, just Ben asked me on a date."

She nods walking to my wardrobe.

"Everything is so dark," she complains.

"Deaths Daughter," I reply rolling my eyes.

She looks at me and we both start laughing.

I walk over to the wardrobe and touch all my clothes. They become lighter, and more Auradon. Evie picks out a light blue dress with a split down the sides and snowflake patterned net sleeves.

"That was my mother's," I say sadly.

Evie looks at me, "was? Is she..." she trails off.

I nod and then Evie starts doing my makeup, small tears threatening to come out. When its finished she pulls me into a hug and we sit in silence together.

A knock on the door makes us jump.
"That would be Ben, but thanks so much E," I say walking to the door.

She nods, "you're welcome, have fun."

I open the door to see Ben casually leaning against the frame, two helmets under his arm.
"Hope you like bikes."

I look at him excitedly, "love them."

We ride to the edge of a forest and start walking. By the time we get to a bridge I recognize the place he's taking me. The Enchanted Lake.

We're walking across the bridge, when he asks what my middle name is.

"Faith, Ellie Faith." I reply.

He smiles at me, "mine's Florian."

I giggle, my arms stretched across holding the ropes on the bridge. "How princely."

"Well yours is very princess-y," he says then sticks out his tongue.

"How mature," I say between laughs.

We reach the clearing and he told me to close my eyes.

"Why? I've been here before," I ask him.

"Oh, good you remember," he mutters to himself. "Just close your eyes," he looks at me.

I exhale, "fine".

I close my eyes and he grab my hands and leads me forwards. I feel my feet touch concrete when he tells me to look.

"Oh... my... Gods..." I stutter.

He recreated the picnic that we had when we were little kids. I had stayed at his palace, and he had got Lumiere and Cogsworth to set up a lunch for us, and we ate, talked and went swimming after.

"You like it?" He looks at me concerned, "if you don't, we can go." He says quickly, blushing.

"You serious?" I ask, "its like that day when we were little, I love it."

He smiles at me.

"Thanks Benny," I say quietly.

"No problem Ellz," He says smiling.

We spend hours talking, eating and swimming. He dives down and finds a wishing stone and passes it to me.

"I want you to have it," he says smiling.

"No, really it's yours," I say attempting to pass it back to him.

"I have everything I could wish for," He looks into my eyes.

My breath hitches and I look down to the crystal. I close my eyes and say my wish in my head.

I wish that... the people on the isle escape, and live better lives soon.

Tossing the crystal back into the lake I smile, hoping it comes true.

"What did you wish for?" Ben asks.

"If I tell, it won't come true," I say smirking.

He just laughs.