Bal: a King and his queen

Visitors

*4 days later, Mal is still in a coma belle and beast appear for their 4th visit having come once every day since it happened, she had protected the kingdom they had ruled over for so long, even from her own mother, Ben wasn't quite sure he trusted their motives but they claimed they truly were coming to care for the girl Ben was calling his fiancé and in-laws to be should, they walked in to find Ben where he had been for most of the last four days, at Mal's bedside, holding her hand talking to her, he had been told she could hear him even if there was no response , he stopped speaking when he heard the door open*
Belle: hi
*ben gently puts Mal's hand down and walks over to his parents and hugs his mom tightly*
Beast: how is she?
Ben: same as yesterday, and the day before and the day before and the day before that
*his voice disheartened*
Ben: they're getting worried, her healing patterns aren't like ours, so they don't know what's going on, they've never treated someone with her bloodlines before, apparently it's completely different
Beast: I'm sure she's gonna be fine
Ben: I don't know anymore, there's been nothing for days, everything's stopped, for four days the kingdom has stopped, if I lose her.....
Belle: don't think like that,she's strong Ben, she'll come back when she's ready
Ben: and if she's never ready? She can't stay like this forever
Belle: if the time comes when you have to think like that you know she would agree with whatever you decide but that time is not now, she'll come back
Ben: I hope she comes back soon, I cannot be without her for much longer, I need her back
Beast: we know you do but Ben if she's not healed yet then it's best for her to keep healing and come back when she's better, she'll wake up, you've just got to give her time
Ben: I don't want to
Belle: she's comfortable and safe that's all she need right now
Ben: they're moving her back to her room tonight
Beast: they must think she's doing a bit better if they're ready to release her
Ben: that or there's just nothing left for them to do
Evie: you're giving up on her
*ben turns in shock to find Evie having come in, Evie hadn't actually seen Mal, she couldn't bring herself to see her best friend like that so he was shocked she'd come in*
Belle: we'll leave you guys alone
*belle and beast walk past Evie giving her sympathetic smiles as they do, Evie closes the door behind them*
Evie: how could you give up on her?!
Ben: Evie...
Evie: NO SHE WOULDN'T GUVE UP ON YOU!
Ben: IM NOT GIVING UP ON HER!
Evie: YOU ARE
Ben: I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE! WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T COME BACK EVIE?! WHAT THEN, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HER EVIE I JUST CAN'T
Evie: AND YOU THINK I CAN?! YOU THINK IM NOT DYING INSIDE AT THE THOUGHT OF LOSING HER?!
Ben: Evie....
Evie: no Ben! She may be your fiancé but she's my best friend, she all I have left in terms of a family, she's the closest thing I have to a sister! You don't get the right to think you're the only one who's hurting! Get off you ass, stop being a little baby and quit your feeling pity party! Get yourself together, your a king not a child!
*ben walks towards her and Evie's not sure what's going to happen then he suddenly pulls her into a tight hug, the second he does a flood of tears is released*
Evie: why would you let her do it?!
Ben: I don't know
Evie: why would she do it?!
Ben: she thought she had something to prove
Evie: but she didn't
Ben: but you know Mal, she never listens to reason
*both of them chuckle a bit through the tears they now both a shedding*
Ben: do you blame me?
Evie: no, I did to begin with, but no, she would've done it whatever you tried to do to stop her
Ben: Evie if she doesn't come back...
Evie: no, Ben don't talk like that!
Ben: Evie, if she doesn't I need to know what she'd want
Evie: you and I both know what she'd want
Ben: if I have to make that decision...
Evie: I don't envy you
Ben: it's what she'd want isn't it?
Evie: yeah, she wouldn't want this, if they ask you the question Ben, she's want us to let go
*they both suddenly feel the profound hole she would leave behind and pray that choice isn't one hat has to be made*

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