His Darkside

Chapter Five

A/N I got the chapter done. If you have been keeping tabs on my announcements you would know its a very stressful time for me at the moment, so I'm letting you know that my updates might not be scheduled as normal. 

Anyway, enjoy!

Ben's POV

I stared at them as they all walked out, alone in this oddly silent room.

Why didn't I let them stay?

I need someone here with me right now.

'What? Scared of me Benny Boo?~' the voice sung, making me sigh with annoyance. 

I laid back down, looking at the roof.

What did Maleficent in my dream meant?

'You will succumb to it soon and make my job easier'

Succumb?

Succumb to what? 

The voice laughed, making me ignore it. 

I'm more confused than ever.

...maybe she's talking about my brief moment as the 'Beast'.

She does have her staff, maybe she sensed what originally happened.

Am I like my father?

I sighed, knowing I'm stressing myself out.

"Are you going to tell me why you laughed?" I asked softly, knowing well there are guards outside the room guarding me.

'No' he replied, colder than normal.

I decided to drop the topic, looking out the window.

The anxious spot in my chest tightened as I thought more and more about it.

'You won't be yourself for much longer' the voice said softly 'If only you knew your past'

"Wait-"

Suddenly both of my parents came back in again, making me smile slightly.

"Mum, dad, you've already seen me today" I said "literally minutes ago"

"But it's so quite and lonely in here" my mother said "So..."

They got their hands form behind their back to reveal my headphones, phone, a book I have been reading and food.

I laughed as they put on the bedside table next to me.

"It's something to keep yourself entertained until you're released" my father said.

"T-Thank you!" I exclaimed, smiling.

"And don't you worry about your duties" mother said "Mal and we will take care of them for you...you need rest my love"

I smiled as she kissed me on the forehead.

'You won't be yourself for much longer. If only you knew your past'

My smiled flattered when I recalled what the voice said. 

Mum and dad immediately noticed.

"Son? Are you okay?" father asked.

I shook my head, smiling faintly.

"You can't do that all for me, I can't accept that" I said.

"Relax, you need to have a break once in a while, you've been overworking yourself ever since you became king" my father said, making me chuckle slightly.

'Ain't that the truth' the voice commented, surprising me with a not so violent or threatening phrase.

"I know this is random" I said "But being stuck in this room made me wonder...dad, even after the beats curse was removed...do you have side effects?"

My father, surprised by the statement, was awkwardly fixing himself up.

"No" my father said, earning a glare from my mother "I mean sometimes, I still have...anger issues sometimes but I don't turn into him anymore...why's that?"

"I was just wondering, magic interested me, since I studied it at school. We always are told or taught that everything is okay after the curse is lifted but there has to be side-effects right? Like Aurora sometimes falls asleep during council meetings" I ranted, making both my parents chuckle. 

"You were always very curious Ben" my mother said "Especially with magic...now and when you were younger"

"I'm just thinking of ways to benefit the people who have been effected by these curses" I said "I know Audrey isn't...the same so I was thinking of trying to create something which can help people like her"

They both smiled, my father putting his arm over my mother's shoulder, smiling proudly upon me. 

"You have a kind heart Benjamin" My mother said, looking down for a split second before looking at me again "Well, we'll leave you to it son, rest up"

"I will and thank you for this" I said, motioning to the stuff I was given by them.

"Happy to help my son, now enjoy" my father said and walked out, leaving me to have a sigh of relief.

'You have a kind heart Benjamin' the voice said, mocking my mother 'ha! If only she knew...'

"You're just a voice in my head that came because of the lack of sleep" I said sternly "And nothing else"

'Whatever you tell yourself Princey' the voice said, making me sigh as I drift unconscious.