last night was something alright. i mean from start to finish, the day was just so chaotic. who knew i would go from being on the isle to being in the kings bed with him. it's not what you think though, we're just laying down together and nothing else. we just woke up and were laying here enjoying each other's presence. he was running his hand through my hair, which was now blue and i actually really dig it like this. this just felt so nice, this has to be the best i've ever felt in months.

"do you remember the first time we slept in the same bed?" princey asked as we just stared at the ceiling. "yes, you were right here talking about how ugly you were and i tried cheering you up." he scoffed and blew air at my face. "i did not call myself ugly, i just said i wasn't as good looking as i wish i was. are you trying to tell me something though?" i hit his chest playfully and rolled my eyes.

"you're just trying to trick me into calling you hot." he shook his head. "am not, but if you think i'm hot well who am i to deny it?" gods he's so, well adorable ha. "how did i get so lucky to score such a catch?" i joked as i sat up. he pulled me back down and pulled me closer to him, as if we weren't close enough as it is. "my thoughts exactly." he pressed his lips on mine but i quickly pushed him off. "go wash your mouth, i love you but not your morning breath."

he stuck his tongue out but got up to do so. i followed him into the bathroom and rubbed my eyes as i looked at myself in the mirror. "do you think i could turn into a dog if i concentrate hard enough?" i asked as i grabbed my toothbrush. "first of all, why would you want to turn into a dog? second of all, how can you transform? like i get hades is your dad and all, but does that mean you're immediately born with all the abilities of a god?" princey asked with a mouthful of toothpaste. i shrugged and made him scoot over.

"don't ask me, i just found out we're related." i began to brush my teeth as princey finished brushing his. "val, your uncle is zeus. that's so badass." i guess? "but also, who's your mom then? like who went and said, okay hades is gonna be my baby daddy." i chocked on the toothpaste, where did princey learn this lingo? i rinsed my mouth out and finished up.

"let's not worry about that okay? what do you want to do today? i mean, after all we are a couple. we should do couples stuff." princey picked me up and sat me on the sink counter. "well, we can walk to breakfast holding hands. then you have cheer practice, and i wouldn't mind staying and watching. after that we have an hour or so for ourselves, and then it's our weekly tourney scrimmage. i wouldn't mind having my own personal cheerleader." he had his face buried in my neck and kept leaving little kisses which were ticklish.

"i like that, but don't expect much. i don't wear a skirt like the girls." he looked up and smirked. "i am not going to borrow a skirt from them you weirdo." he pouted but i wouldn't give in. "benjamin put the pout away, we have to get dressed for the day." he wrapped his arms around my waist and threw me over his shoulder, darn me and my small figure. if i were bigger he would struggle, but of course i'm not so he does this with such ease.

"ben! stop carrying me everywhere, i have two legs and i know how to use them." he tossed me on to the bed and shook his head. "i love carrying you, and i love hearing you call me ben. it sounds nice." i rarely say his name, maybe i should say it more often. "fine but at least let me get changed."

**

we walked to the dining hall holding hands and the sensation in my stomach came back. butterflies in my stomach. people looked at us and would whisper amongst themselves, if it were anyone else i wouldn't mind. since it's princey i mind a lot. don't kings care a lot about their reputation and what their subjects have to say about them?

"what's wrong val?" he asked me, did i make it that obvious that i was in a way nervous? "nothing just... people are staring and i'm like confused? are the people of auradon not okay with this?" i asked referring to us. "maybe they're still all shook up about the events from yesterday. it's not everyday you see someone turn into a dragon." yeah maybe it's that. they're probably just scared i might do it here. right?

once inside the dining hall, i went to get us a table while princey went to get us some breakfast. i saw audrey enter the room and quickly waved her over. she walked over to me and sat down, she seemed to be in a good mood. "someone woke up on the right side of the bed today." i smiled. she hugged me and squealed into my shoulder.

"i was thinking about last night and ugh! i am just so excited for you. do you ever feel happy for other people? that's how i feel right now. i'm just-" she hugged me yet again, this time harder than before. "i've been team b&v for the longest time now, i'm just glad ben came to his senses and finally realized your his one true love." woah someone is excited for us.

"well i'm glad to hear that, that makes one of us." audrey frowned. "don't get me wrong, i'm thrilled but it's just... everyone keeps looking at us like what we're doing is wrong." audrey shook her head and took out her phone. "no, i thought you knew and were just not letting it get to you. v, someone published a video of you on the isle. everyone thinks you're going to turn on us." audrey pulled up an account that said 'auradon anonymous.'

"she'll throw him overboard and let him swim with killer sharks, you either hand over the wand or he'll be ripped apart." what? how did anyone even get that? "audrey... you know i would never hurt you. as for the rest of them.... well no ones done me wrong so. regardless, i would never turn on any of you." princey came back with our food and audrey put her phone away.

"hey audrey! what's up with the long faces?" he asked as he sat down next to me. "someone recorded the events from the isle, and they published them online... that's why everyone is staring." just then his phone went off. "it's my dad, i'll be right back." princey excused himself and left to answer his call. "who do you think did it?" well the first person to come to mind was mal...

"i don't know, everyone that was there is in the video. someone's obviously holding the camera as it's all shaky... i don't remember seeing anyone else from auradon there, and the isle folks don't have phones." who was able to come to the isle and leave it without being noticed? princey came back and he looked angry.

"father saw the video and is questioning whether or not you can be trusted. as if you were any type of threat, i mean just look at you. you're adorable." hey! i can't be trusted, being adorable doesn't mean anything if you're evil on the inside. "i told him that you were good, you're no threat to us at all. or threat to me. i will have to talk to fairy godmother to see if she can track down whoever did this. and about everyone staring..." princey got off of his seat and got up on the table. um excuse me? what?

"hey everyone! there's a video going around, and you're all basing your judgements on val based on that video. i don't think that's fair. and i won't have it. you're all really questioning if you can trust him or not? even after he saved us last night? i trust him, i am listening to my heart and putting my trust on him. you should too. if i catch anyone else giving him looks or making comments under their breaths, you're done for. enjoy your morning!" he jumped off the table and sat back down as if what he did was normal.

"you are... something alright." i laughed as princey kissed me cheek. "woah bennyboo, i'm hurt you never showed this side of yourself to me." audrey joked as she sat there watching us. "my apologies, i guess val just does this to me." he's such a sap. "yeah right okay."

**

i was back in my cheer outfit, and this time i could actually breath in it. well i think it's because evie added some nice accessories. princey was on the stands watching me, which made me nervous. what if i fall and embarrass him? will he think of me as some loser or ? i'm probably overthinking this.

"hey did you hear? they're moving the tourney scrimmage, it's going to start in like half an hour? v, you need to come with me and help get the supplies. the girls will stay here and finish up their routine. we need to also help set up the stands and ugh, why must i always volunteer for the decoration committees all the time. let's go." without even letting me say something audrey began dragging me away from the field. princey watched in amusement and waved goodbye. help maybe?

audrey led me to a closet that was dark as shit, is this were they keep the tourney equipment? why couldn't the team get it themselves? i swear if i see a spider or a rat i'm gonna break someone's nose. thankfully audrey flipped the switch on and the room looked fairly clean.

"so first grab those things, chad and jay will be outside the door any minute to pick them up. then carlos and lonnie are gonna come and get the helmets. jane is coming to pick up the water cooler, and we just need to pick the right decorations and the nice pom pom's. got it?" i slowly nodded as i looked around for 'those things'. did she mean the tourney sticks? she didn't say how many we needed so i just grabbed a shit ton and waited for jay and chad to show up.

"delivery for mr and mrs hearts." delivery? audrey opened the door to reveal chad and jay behind it. "we're here to pick up not deliver." jay said slapping the back of chads head. "ouch my bad, i was just trying to be funny." that was suppose to be funny? "well next time say something like, come out of the closet before you get stuck in there again." okay now that did earn a chuckle.

"just take these already, we're expecting company." audrey instructed them and they did as told. now to grab the helmets. "so, what did you and ben do last night?" audrey asked with an eyebrow raised. "not what you're trying to imply, that's for sure. we just cuddled and went to sleep. i was pretty tired after saving auradon." before audrey could even open her mouth the door opened to reveal lonnie and carlos. knock next time? please?

"here take them, they're heavy." audrey handed hers to lonnie and i handed mine to carlos. "you guys throw, catch and carry 90 to 100 pound girls, but yeah these helmets are heavy." lonnie shook her head in disappointment. "and yet both are the leading causes of concussion." carlos added jokingly, well at least i thought he was joking. "thank you, i'll be here all night." carlos said before they both left. now to find the water cooler thing.

"hey, who was your date for the cotillion?" i asked as audrey never told me. "jordan, daughter of the genie." why don't i remember her? "she didn't really give me an explanation, she just said she couldn't go with me. it's fine though, i wasn't going to force her to explain if she didn't want too. i just wish she had told me ahead of time instead of the day of the dance." i gave audrey a sympathetic smile. "well her loss, she really missed out. anyone would be lucky to have you." audrey shrugged and went back to looking for the water thing.

"hey i'll be right back, okay?"

**

audrey never ended up coming back, by the time i left the storage closet the game was about to start. the stands were decorated and everyone was already seated. i was stupid for waiting so long in there though, after ten minutes passed i should've just left. i couldn't see audrey anywhere, not in the crowds and not with the other cheerleaders.

i joined the other cheerleaders as the game began, oh and look! princey is playing. i didn't think he had any skills left after leaving the team because of king duties. i cheered for my princey, and his teammates of course, and after he would score a point he'd point at me. it was adorable actually. as fun as this was i couldn't shake the worry off, audrey still hadn't showed up. if she was feeling sick or something she would've told us.

i had a feeling in my stomach that i hated, like something was here but i couldn't see it. or them. the crowd getting louder and louder, and suddenly it felt like everything was spinning. i rubbed my eyes a bit before noticing a small black cloud on the other side of the field.

'val.' it kept saying, which was confusion. how could i hear it from across the field. it kept calling my name and i felt myself walking towards it. why was it calling me? was this reality or am i just crazy? 'val.' it was singing my name now, like a siren. 

"val!" i snapped out of it and turned to see who had called me. oh it was audrey. it was audrey! "where have you been?! you left me there waiting like an idiot." audrey laughed and brought me closer to the cheerleaders, i hadn't noticed how far away i had gotten.

"i'm sorry, i ran into mal and evie. i couldn't help myself so i gave her a piece of my mind. i hope you don't mind." i sighed and shook my head. "no, just don't scare me like that." she laughed and didn't say anything else as she began cheering for the teams. princeys team was winning, and it was almost half time. almost time for us to go and cheer, dance and whatnot.

the whistle blew and the team stopped running, they all wiped off their sweat and walked over to the stands to take a break. i got ready to go out on the field when evie and mal pulled me back, when the fuck did they get here? the rest of the squad was out on the friend and soon princey joined them. what? "just sit down for this one hearts." mal said before she and evie ran off on to the field to join the girls.

"give me a V!"
"V"
"give me an A!"
"A"
"give me an L!"
"L"
"what does that spell?"
"val!" what is princey up to?

"i love you val, did i mention that? give me a beat!" music began playing and the crowd began to go wild. when was this planned? everyone seems to know what was going on except me, i was gone for like half an hour?! how did they choreograph and learn a dance number in that small time frame.

"did i mention that i'm in love with you? and did i mention there's nothing i can do? And did i happen to say, i dream of you every day. well let me, shout it out loud if that's ok!" the people next to me kept screaming into my ear and jumping. some even grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me. they seem so excited for me despite how they treated me this morning.

"i met this boy that rocked my world like it's never been rocked, and now I'm living just for him and I won't ever stop. I never thought that it could happen to a guy like me, but now look at what you've done, you got me down on my knees!" this is ridiculous. i... i am lost for words. i mean i am enjoying this but i don't know. no ones ever really declared their love for me like this.

"because  my love for you is ridiculous! i never knew that it could be like this. my love for you is ridiculous!" awh look at him spell ridiculous, it's just so adorable. for as long as i'm with princey will i always receive love declarations like this? i mean i'm not totally against it.
"and i would give my kingdom for just one kiss."

suddenly the sky went dark and the clouds of thunder surrounded the sky. no one else seemed to notice as they kept dancing and having fun. i'm not going crazy right? i looked around to see if anyone else noticed, to my surprise mal seemed to notice too. she had stopped dancing and was looking up at the sky in confusion. the black cloud or mist, whatever it was, came back. why can't anyone else notice?

"the forces of evil will reign down on auradon. the weak will not survive. the forces of evil will reign down on auradon. the weak will not survive. the forces of evil will reign down in auradon. the weak will not survive." the words continued to repeat themselves as the sky grew darker by the minute. the thunder became louder and evil laughter could be heard across the land.

the black cloud was calling my name again, this time it was coming to me rather than me going to it. before i could move the skies cleared and everything seemed to be back to normal. i hadn't noticed but princey was right next to me. "and i would give my kingdom for just one kiss." he was real close to me, he handed the microphone to some random person and he moved his hands to my waist. i didn't want to disappoint the crowd so i wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him, i'll just pretend i didn't hear those words...

'the forces of evil will reign down on auradon. the weak will not survive.'