Ben was surprised to see Gil standing there, in the rain.
"Gil? What are you doing here? Come on in, it's raining digs outside and you're soaking." Ben said as he pulled Gil inside.
"Hey mom, could you please grab a towel... or a blanket?" Ben called into the place and Gil looked at him.
"I'm sorry for coming here I just... I had a pretty bad fight with Harry and I currently didn't know where else to go..." Gil said and Ben looked at him with empathy.
"It's fine, don't worry."
"Ben I grabbed both. Why did you need them- Oh poor dear..." Bella said as she entered the room, seeing Gil all soaked.
"Thanks mom." Ben said as he handed the towel to Gil and he held the blanket in his hand.
Gil thanked Belle and he follwed Ben to one of the guest rooms, where Ben lit the fireplace and told Gil to sit down on the small couch.
"Here, you're shuddering." Ben said as he wrapped the blanket around Gil.
"Thanks... I guess half a year in Auradon made me forget how cold rain is..." Gil mumbled.
"Don't worry... So, do you want to talk about the fight you had with Harry?" Ben tried and Gil shrugged.
"I honestly don't know why I came here... I mean I kinda do but also don't."
"How so?"
"It's... conplicated." Gil said as he looked away and Ben looked at Gil.
"That's okay. Life is complicated now and then..."
"Especially for you since you're the king." Gil said and Ben chuckled briefly.
"Yea, sure is."
"How do you handle it?"
"Honestly, I don't. Like I said earlier today. I can't keep up with the pressure but I got no choice. My dad was out for today so my mom and I made some time for ourselves by reading something. That and hanging out with people I like are the only moments that I feel like I can actually breathe."
"I should go then, so you can go back to that-"
"Gil, you're a friend. You don't have to leave. I do feel like I can breathe around you. Just like my AK friends, the core four and Uma. Not really around Harry though, he still frightens me now and then." Ben said and Gil grinned.
"That's understandable."
"Sorry to do this, but I'm curious. What was the fight between you and Harry about?"
"I just told him something but he didn't exactly agree. The next moment we started to shout things at eachother... I even called his an asshole and a whore..."
"I think I get the asshole part, but why the whore?"
"Because he did hook up with half of the isle."
"Damn..."
"I didn't mean it though, I mean he can be an asshole now and then but..."
"When people are pissed, they say things which they don't mean."
"He called me stupid... And he said that no one cares about me."
"Hey come on, that's not true." Ben said almost immediately.
"Are you lying to make me feel better?"
"No. Gil, hell... Harry might've been pissed. But I know that he cares about you. So does Uma, so does Jay, hell Mal, Evie and Carlos do too. And so do I." Ben said and Gil smildd a little.
"Really?"
"Yea, you're super kind. Especially for a VK." Ben joked and Gil chuckled.
"Thanks Ben, that means a lot."
"No problem. Anyway, my mom dried the jacket you were wearing. I'll give you a ride back to the campus. Since it's still raining and you should talk things out with Harry."
Gil sighed but nodded, he thanked Belle once more before he left with Ben.

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FanfictionBen is stressed out about his life, but this one boy... he changed his life. Forever.