The next day during passing period faith, ulyssia, trinity, nathan and I are all stood in front of my locker. Ben and audrey come out of the hallway with chad. "In your story the big bad beast ends up the good guy but in my story the bad guy is just the villain their mother." Audrey snipes out to ben. She gives him a kiss on the cheek and then walks off with chad. Mal comes up to him and offers him a cookie, which he politely declines. Mal then starts to take a bite of the cookie and says something, he takes the cookie before mal bites it and takes a huge bite. I sigh and close my locker then turn to the group. We start to walk the opposite direction of ben and mal. 

"So Mels, you are going to the tourney game right? You'll get to meet my boyfriend and he told me he's gonna bring you someone to talk to so you're not a third wheel." Nathan asks with a small nudge. "Of course, I get to see jay bird and C dog in action. Getting to meet your boyfriend and his friend is just a bonus." I reply with an eyebrow wiggle, regaining a little playful attitude. "You'll also get to meet Mason Hatter, he's my boyfriend." Faith adds. "Anyone else have a significant other I need to know about?" I ask teasingly. "Well..." Trinity starts and grabs a hold of ulyssia's hand. "Oh get some!" Nathan shouts happily. "It's about time." Faith jokes. "Alright that's awesome." I tell them with a grin.

We sit in the first two rows in the center of the bleachers together. Ulyssia and trinity lean on one another from my right. Faith and mason who I met and have become fast friends with, sit right behind me, faith holding the sign she'd  made yesterday. Nathan sits next to me, leaving open spots next to me for his boyfriend and his friend. "Hey Babe, sorry I'm late. Travis and I had a physics project to finish up." A boy says as he walks up and gives nathan a hug. "Sup nate." The boy behind nathan's boyfriend says with a wave. "It's all good, meet Mel. Mel this is kurt my boyfriend and his friend travis." Nathan introduces. "Hey, you are so pretty girl. You've gotta dish the skin care routine cause your skin is flawless." Kurt says as he shakes my hand. He then sits right down next to nathan. 

"Hi, I'm Travis, you don't seem like a villain's kid." Travis says getting really close up. "Don't mind travis, he's tarzan's son so he's very curious." Kurt tells me and I nod. "She looks like a soft little cinnamon roll." Faith jokes. I pout and cross my arms and the others laugh. "She really does." Trinity agrees. "Alright let's settle down and be quiet the game is about to start." Ulyssia scolds us. Travis sits down and we start up a small conversation as the players get into position. Once the game starts we stop talking and focus. "WHOO, GO C DOG AND JAY BIRD!!" I shout when I see them and they wave up to me.

When the game ends we've won and we're standing to leave when ben takes the mic from the announcer. "Give me an M!" He shouts to the crowd. "M!" The crowd shouts back enthusiastically. "Give me an E!" "E!" "Give me an L!" "L!" "What does that spell?!" "MEL!" The crowd shouts and my friends all turn to me in confusion. "Benjamin Florean Beast what the hell are you doing?" Trinity asks to herself. He bursts into song and dance about how much he loves me. "What the hell did mal put into the cookie?" Faith asks me. "Don't ask me I'm just as confused as you." I reply as I cross my arms. Ben crowd surfs over to me and asks me to coronation.

*Flashback*

"Rosie! Daddy says that when I get older I'm gonna get a cor'nation." Little chubby ben shouts excitedly as he runs up to rosie, not noticing the tear stains on her cheeks. "What's a cor'nation?" She asks him. "It's where I become the king, daddy says When I'm sixteen I'll have a cor'nation. And guess what, you're gonna be in the front row for it cause you're family." Little ben says. "Benji, I might not be around when your cor'nation comes up." Rosie says with fresh tears in her eyes. "Don't you dare say that Melrose Adeline the second. You will be at my cor'nation, I will make sure of it." Ben tells her as he hugs her tight.

*End Flashback*

"Mel? Mel...Girl wake up." Trinity's voice shouts. "Mels bells." Nathan calls. "Smelly Melly." Jay baits. "Mels, hon? Are you able to open your eyes?" Mal asks and I groan and try to sit up. "Nope, sorry little M, but you need to stay lying down." Carlos says as he pushes me back down gently. "What happened? Where am I?" "Well after lover boy asked you to coronation, you fainted. When you were being escorted here you shouted the name Melrose Adeline the second and ben left." Trinity explains. "Where exactly is here?" "The hospital wing." Faith pipes up. "It's her memories I'm having, I just wish I knew why." I say as I look around. 

"Maybe she has unfinished business she wants you to do." "Or it's a curse." "Oh why would it be a curse. Maybe it's that she's trying to tell you something." "Why haven't you gone to fairy godmother?" Travis asks and I glance up at where he's standing, concerned look on his face. "I don't want to be a bother, and it just now started back up." I reply. "If it will help, bother or not, you probably should." He tells me. "I'm fine." I say with a small shrug. Travis goes to say something but ben walking in cuts us off. "Mel, you're okay. I brought you something that might be useful." He says happily, holding up a small book with a baby on the front of it. "Thanks." I say confused as he sits down in the chair next to me.

"We'll get out of your way mels bells." Nathan says and gestures for everyone to go out. As soon as everyone is out ben turns to me with a curious look. "You said rosie's name on the way here. Where did you hear that name?" He asks me. "I've never heard the name, I've never even met the person who has the name. I just have these flashbacks, they started when you were giving the tour on the first day, and they're about you and her as little kids." I explain. "Rosie was my best friend as a little kid. I had always told that we'd be friends well into our old age but she was always talking like it was her last day. She was really smart and she knew when and if something was happening. He describes in a fond tone."What happened to her?" I ask. "Her grandparents were angry with her father, they were always arguing but she always said she was the reason why. They got fairy godmother and rosie one day...Told her she was going on a trip for summer. She never came back." He explains. 

*Flashback from ben's pov*

 "You can't take her on a trip right now, she's supposed to come with me and mama and daddy." Ben argues. "Benjamin, come here." Belle tells little ben. "It's alright benji, I'll be back when summer's over, we'll go next summer." Rosie tells him, even though the words are said with a comforting tone there's a hint of empty promise in her tone. "Okay rosie, I'll see you after summer's over. Promise you won't forget me?" He asks, sticking out his pinky. "I promise not to forget you, just don't forget me either." She asks, hooking her pinky with his. "I'd never forget you rosie, you're my best friend." He says and gives her a hug. 

*End Flashback*

"When I asked where she had went, they only said it was for the best. Sometimes I still think about her, and what she would want me to do." He finishes. "She sounds like a great person." I say placing my hand over his in a comforting manor. ""You know she gave me the idea to integrate the isle kids into auradon. I think she would've liked you." He replies with a small smile. "Thanks, I wish I could've met her." I say gently. "Listen, about going to coronation with me...you don't have to. I noticed travis' expression when I asked you, I didn't know you had something going on with-" "I'd love to go with you. Travis and I just met today, and it'd be awkward to go with him." 

"Really? I didn't think..." "That I would agree, It'd be an honor to." I finish for him. "How about we go on a date to get to know each other better?" He asks with a dopey smile on his face. My heart twinges as I remember mal spelled him and that's why he's acting like this. "Are you okay? Do you not want to-" "-No I'd love to, I think it's a great idea. Plus I've never actually been on an official date before." I explain to him. "Well then I'll have to make sure it's a good one won't I." He muses and stands up. "Oh and the book is a photo book from when I was younger, It has rosie in every picture. There's a description and age under each picture. Hopefully this will help you in some way." He tells me with a smile. I thank him and he leaves. 

The group comes back in and nathan looks me over with a smirk. "Lover boy got to you didn't he? Oh, I feel old, my mels bells is growing up and going to her first coronation with the prince." He teases. My cheeks heat up and I glare at him. "Shut up nate, I'm not that innocent." I tell him. "Sure you're not." He fires back with an even bigger smirk. "Look at your lovestruck expression, that says it all." Ulyssia joins. "Lyssia!" I shout indignantly. "So what happened?" Trinity asks. "Well...He asked me on a date." I answer and everyone in the room gasps. "Ooh, what'd you say?" Kurt asks. "I said yes, it's rude to decline." I tell him flushing redder. "I want to get you ready for it Mi-Mi." Evie pipes up. "I'll help." Faith volunteers and ulyssia and trinity nod in agreement. "I'll be there too, to see my little sister off." Mall says with a happy smile. 

"I've got to get going guys. I still have an essay to finish." Travis speaks up. "I'll see you all later. It was nice meeting you Mel, have fun on your date." He says with a smile. When the nurse releases me from the hospital wing faith tells me she'll be going to sleep over with ulyssia and trinity so I can have peace and quiet. So I spend the rest of the afternoon looking through the photo album Each page and description gives a feeling of familiarity. I'm looking at a picture of ben proposing to rosie with a ring pop when there's a knock at the door. 

I open it to find ben standing there with a dopey smile on his face and a bouquet of flowers. "Hey, come in. I was just looking at the photo album." I tell him. He steps in and bows deeply, holding the bouquet out for me. "Mildred Esther Malora, will you do me the honor of allowing me to take you on a date?" He asks and I cover my mouth with my hands in surprise. "Benjamin Florean Beast, I would love nothing more than to go on a date with you." I reply with a curtsey and take the flowers from him. "Great, then I will see you tomorrow after school?" He asks and kisses my knuckles. "Sounds like a date." I reply and he straightens up and brushes a stray lock of hair behind my ear. He wishes me a good night with a dopey smile and I wave him off with a similar smile and then close the door.