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After Cotillion
Ben twirled Mal around one more time, her heels almost silent on the carpeted flooring of the castle. Her laugh echoing in his ears, pulling his own laugh from his chest as he watched her graceful movements in awe. Her long purple hair swirling around her face obstructing his view of the mirth in her eyes and yet still managing to make his breath catch in his throat. Oh how much he loved this beautiful woman. The feeling of her small hand clutched in his, the smell of her perfume, how even in her heels she was still nearly a head shorter than him.
He couldn’t believe that he had almost lost her. That he could make her feel like he couldn’t see her for who she was. He always saw her, he saw the girl from the isle how strong and determined she was. How she would sacrifice anything to protect those that she loved. She came after him to save him even after he made her feel that her only option was to run. She saved him again tonight after he humiliated her in front of her friends, he made her feel like he didn’t love her, worse that he loved someone else instead of her and yet still she saved him with true love’s kiss.
True love is not something that he ever thought he would find and yet here he was with the most beautiful woman in the world in his arms walking towards her room in the castle while she looks up at him and smiles and it's like the sun itself is smiling at him. This is what love feels like, not whatever he felt under Uma’s love spell.
“Well here we are,” Mal said as they reached the door to her room.
She let go of his hand to grasp the door handle, He almost whimpered at the loss of her hand. She turned round to look at him, her back pressed against the door, her bottom lip between her teeth and Ben had to stop himself from kissing her there and then. It always drove him mad when she did that and he was almost positive she knew it.
“Do you want to come in?” Mal asked slyly
“Sure” Ben answered, clearing his throat and trying not to sound too desperate but the small smile Mal gave him made him doubt he was successful.
Mal opened the door and pulled Ben in by his hand. He barely had time to register the room before he felt Mal's soft lips pressed against his. He kissed her back gently, his hand finding its way into her long hair.
"So true love" Mal teased as she pulled away from the kiss.
"Works every time" Ben answered leaning in to kiss her again.
God's he could kiss her all night and never tire of her. He bit her lip as he deepened the kiss causing Mal to moan. This made something snap in Ben. He kissed her deeper and harder than before and his Mal, oh his stubborn little Mal met him kiss for kiss never one to back down from a challenge. They kissed until they both struggled for breath breaking apart but keeping their foreheads together.
"Sorry, that was" Ben began feeling bad for pushing Mal.
"Amazing" Mal interrupted with a smile.
Ben watched as Mal looked at him almost with a question in her eyes before she stepped away and over to the mirror in the corner of the room. They locked eyes through the mirror before Mal whispered "unzip me" Ben almost missed it so caught up in the bright green of her eyes, he almost didn't hear her whisper.
He moved forwards on autopilot, his mouth suddenly dry. His hand came up to rest on her shoulder.
"Are you-" Ben cleared his throat "Are you sure?" He asked his eyes still locked to her green ones in the mirror
"More sure than I've ever been of anything" Mal assured him, more confident this time.
Ben reluctantly took his eyes of hers and looked to the back of the dress she was wearing. He had never seen a dress more beautiful in his life. The dark purple suited Mal perfectly and it fitted her like a second skin. He raised one shaky hand to the zip and slowly began to pull it down revealing inch after inch of Mal's skin. He pressed his lips to the nape of her neck, her shoulder then her back. He felt Mal shiver beneath his touch.
He locked eyes with Mal again wanting to be sure this was what she wanted, she gave a tiny nod and Ben let go of the dress. It puddled around her feet and Ben had to hold back a growl. Mine. He thought. If Ben had thought Mal was beautiful before it was nothing compared to how she looked now.
Ben's throat went dry and a primal instinct to protect and claim Mal almost over took him. How could someone look so, so ravishing and perfect. The light of the moon bounced of her skin that was peppered with scars and blemishes, each one making Ben want to kiss them to make it like what ever caused them never happened.
He pulled Mal closer to him so her back was pressed against his chest. He knew there was no way to hide his erection rubbing against Mal's lacy underwear.
He pressed his lips to the nape of her neck and kissed it softly. Mal let out a small moan in response.
"You are wearing far to many clothes" Mal said hoarsely as Ben ran his hands down Mal's side making goose bumps erupt over her skin.
"I can fix that" Ben replied eagerly, already shoving his waist coat and sash off his back.
Mal turned round to face Ben and gently pushed his hands away as he went to undo the top button of his shirt and replaced his hands with her own as she undone each button, her eyes never leaving Ben's. Slowly she worked her way down his shirt undoing each button carefully as if she was scared they would break.
Ben’s breath hitched as she reached his belt buckle. Mal smirked at Ben and he pulled her to him possessively. A low growl erupted in his chest as the beast within him fought to take control as he kissed Mal hungrily. That smirk of hers always gave him butterflies but right now it felt like an animal was trying to crawl out of his stomach and claim Mal as its own and Ben wasn’t sure he could stop it,
Ben shoved his shirt off, ripping the last button in his haste to rid himself of it and Mal immediately began running her small hands over his muscular frame. Their lips and teeth clashing together as they both realised their hunger for each other. The beast and The dragon both powerful and vicious in their own right. Hormones and feelings flooding together until they forgot anything else in the world existed.
Ben kicked off his shoes and pulled at his belt, almost ripping his trousers in his haste to get it off. He groaned in frustration, there was just far too much clothing. Reluctantly he stepped back from Mal to undo his button and push his trousers to the floor, stepping out of them quickly before crashing his mouth to Mal's once more.
He needed more, wanted more. His body practically screamed it. He picked Mal up causing her to squeak slightly in surprise before looping her legs around his back and he carried her over to the bed. He placed her down with a slight bounce. He took a second to look at her swollen lips and flushed chest before the beast in him roared once more “mine” it growled and he pounced on top of her making Mal laugh before he kissed her again. Softer this time than before but still giving her no doubt that she was his and his alone.