Bal: a King and his queen

The enchanted lake

*the next day after school*
Ben: Mal will you go on a date with me?
Mal: where are we going?
Ben: do you remember our first date when you told me you can't swim
Mal: yeah...
Ben: I want to teach you to swim, if you'll let me that is
Mal: I'm not sure
Ben: you'll be safe with me
Mal: I still don't know
Ben: do you trust me?
Mal: I do, okay, fine I'll go swimming with you
Ben: I'll pick you up from your room in half an hour
Mal: okay I'll be ready
Ben: it'll be fun, I promise
Mal: why don't I believe you?
*she turns to walk away, he places his hand on her cheek and as she turns her head he leans in and kisses her*
Mal: okay, i've got to go get ready now
Ben: Fine see you soon
*She smiles and walks away, Half an hour later there is a knock at Mal and Evie's door, Evie opens it, it's Ben*
Evie: she'll be ready in a sec
*She closes the door in his face*
Ben: I....
*A few seconds later, Mal opens the door*
Ben: you ready?
Mal: physically, yes, mentally, not so much
Ben: it'll be fine, you'll do great and I'll be there the whole time, nothing Will go wrong
Mal: if you say so
*15 minutes later at the enchanted lake where they have had their first date*
Mal: I can't believe we had to go to school on a Saturday, Why couldn't you have been coronated on a weekend?
Ben: because my birthday was on a Friday not over the weekend
Mal: which reminds me
*She finishes around in her bag for a card and parcel for him*
Mal: here you go
*She hands him a card and put*
Ben: let's go sit down
*they can sit where this at the last time they were there, then opens the card, he reads it in his head and then looks up at her and smiles*
Mal: Evie helped me write it
Ben: well thank you
*he opens the box to find a tub of cookies she made herself that morning
Ben: your cookies, yum!
Mal: I promise I haven't spelled them
Ben: even if you did it wouldn't matter because I'm about to get in the lake which washes away enchantments
Mal: but I swear I didn't
Ben: I completely trust you Mal
*she smiles*
Mal: thank you
Ben: anytime and thank you for the cookies
Mal: anytime, sorry I couldn't think of anything better to get you
Ben: no they're perfect now it's time to start, are you ready?
Mal: as I'll ever be
*ben undresses into his swim trunks and Mal strips down to her bikini*
Ben: wow
Mal: what? Do I look fat or something?
Ben: no you look, beautiful, perfect eve Mal: I don't believe you
*she begins to become really self-conscious*
Ben: I promise, you look amazing
Mal: really?
Ben: yeah
Okay: okay, let's get in
Ben: ok come one
*he gets in as she sits on the side, he put his hands on her waist and helps her in, they swim for about an hour and then they start playing around and splashing each other, she splashes him with a big splash he then mercilessly brushes her while laughing, she giggles too*
Mal: stop it, stop, stop
Ben: do you surrender?
Mal: yes, yeah, yes!
*Ben jumps at her she screams and giggles as he wraps his arms around her and hugs her tightly, he takes her hand and paddles to rock about 10 metres away, he sits on a rock under water so the water goes up to his chest, just below his shoulders, she sit on his lap, he put his arms around her waist and she puts her arms around his neck, they look each other straight in the eye*
Ben: I love you Mal, with all my heart
Mal: I love you too Ben
Ben: I thought you didn't know
Mal: I think I do now
*She puts her hand on his cheek and leans in, she kisses him gently and slowly, she continue softly and he kisses her back here in one hand onto her neck, they makeout for about a minute and a half and then separate still with complete eye contact they smell straight at each other*
Mal: if this is really what love feels like then I like it
Ben: good, you're supposed to
Mal: I know, I really like you
Ben: and I really, really like you too
Mal: we should probably go back soon, shouldn't we?
Ben: probably, but I don't care
Mal: you're King Ben, you can't spend all your time worrying about spending time with me
Ben: Mal, what good is a lonely, and happy king and you make me happy
Mal: I'm cold
Ben: okay then let's get dry
*they paddle back to the shore and he gets out then helps her out, they drive themselves off and get dressed, she shivers a little*
Ben: are you still cold?
Mal: yeah kinda
Ben: here take my jacket
*he takes it off and helps her put it on them pulls her hair out
Mal: thanks
Ben: well we wouldn't want you to catch a cold now would we?
Mal: so you catch one instead?
Ben: better me than you
Mal: not really but it's a sweet thing to say
Ben: I love you
*Mal takes a deep breath*
Mal: I love you too
Ben: let's go