On Christmas Eve morning, Ben wakes up very early; it was just after dawn. He tries to figure out what woke him up as he snuggles deeper in Carlos' embrace. His boyfriend is wrapped around him like a koala bear. He nuzzles into his neck and takes a deep breath. The white-haired boy smells like vanilla shampoo and sandalwood body wash.

Blinking sleep out of his eyes, he looks out the window. It looks too bright to be dawn. He wants to see why it is so bright outside. After carefully removing Carlos' limbs without waking him up, Ben walks over to the window. He gasps in surprise. It has snowed overnight. A fresh blanket of pure white snow covers the kingdom.

He is ecstatic. He loves the snow. Winter is his favorite season. He has been disappointed because it hadn't snowed yet in Auradon. Now, it has finally snowed and on Christmas Eve. It is perfect. The young king has a tradition of taking an early morning walk on the first snowfall of the season. He has always walked alone before, but this year he wants to take his boyfriend with him.

Walking back over to the bed, Ben sits down beside Carlos and runs his fingers softly through his white hair. He has to be careful. His boyfriend hates getting up early; he is definitely not a morning person.

"Carlos, wake up."

No response from his boyfriend. So, the young king decides to push a little more. He leans over and presses a gentle kiss behind his ear, and says again, "Wake up."

Carlos shivers a little but stubbornly keeps his eyes closed. Whatever Ben wants, it's too early to deal with now.

The brunette boy chuckles. He knows his boyfriend is waking up. One more push should do it. His emerald green eyes seek out the hickey on the freckled neck that he put there last night. As soon as he sees it, he flushes with pride and possessiveness. He kisses that spot and sucks on it gently.

The white-haired boy moans in appreciation. His eyes flutter open. "Mmmm, you better have a good reason for waking me up."

"It finally snowed last night. Come on a walk with me," he says happily.

"Are you crazy? You want to go for a walk now? When it's still dark and cold out?"

He looks down. "I know it's silly, but it's a tradition of mine. I always take a walk on the first morning it snows."

Carlos sits up and looks at his boyfriend. He heard the dejected tone in his voice, and now he sees Ben looking sad. He hates seeing Ben look so sad. It looks so unnatural on his face. He's always so happy and cheerful.

"Ok, I'll go on a walk with you."

Ben looks up hopefully. "Really? I mean you don't have to, I know you hate waking up early and it is cold out. You can go back to sleep, and I'll go by myself."

"Don't be stupid. I'm already up. Besides, this is important to you, so it's important to me. Let's go before the snow melts."

He laughs and wraps him up in a giant bear hug. "Thank you! You're the best."

Carlos hugs him back tightly. "I expect a reward for this."

"How about hot chocolate in front of the fire when we get back?" the brunette boy asks, smirking. He knows what kind of reward his boyfriend wants, but he won't be able to refuse hot chocolate.

"Hot chocolate with marshmallows followed by an intense make-out session in front of the fire," Carlos negotiates.

"Deal," the young king says and seals his promise with a kiss.

The white-haired boy moans into the kiss and instantly turns it into a longer, deeper kiss. When they finally come up for air, both boys look dazed. They reluctantly separate and get dressed. After bundling up in boots, warm coats, hats, scarves, and gloves, they quietly walk out of the castle. It's still early, so they don't run into anybody else.

As soon as they step outside, they stop and stare around them. It looks like a painting. The rising sun has painted the sky pink and gold, and the ground and trees are covered in sparkling white snow.

"It's beautiful," Carlos whispers.

Looking straight at his boyfriend, Ben whispers, "Yes, it is."

Carlos blushes but stays silent. He doesn't want to disrupt the peacefulness of the morning. He feels like there is magic in the air. He grabs Ben's hand with his unbroken one and starts walking.

The young kings smiles at his blushing boyfriend and leads him down a path that goes towards the back of the castle and his mother's rose garden. They walk slowly in silence, looking around them in wonder. He is thankful that he finally has someone with whom to share this tradition.

They walk all around the garden, with Ben pointing out Belle's favorite rose bushes. They brush the snow off a bench and sit down. Looking at his boyfriend, Ben says, "Thanks for coming with me. I've always wanted someone to come on this walk with me."

"You've never brought anybody else?" Carlos asks in surprise. He would have thought Belle or Adam would have accompanied Ben when he was younger.

"No, I've always walked alone. I wanted to share this with someone special. Someone who would appreciate this as much as I do."

"I'm honored that you chose me. Thank you for asking me." He leans in and presses a soft kiss to his cold lips.

Ben can feel that Carlos' lips are cold too. "Come on, let's go inside and warm up."

"Ok," the white-haired boy says, but he's beginning to get a mischievous plan.

Before they leave the garden, he stops Ben and says he has to tie his boot laces. He stoops down, pretending to tie his boot. He stealthily makes a snowball, which is hard to do with one hand in a cast. He stands back up, hiding the snowball behind his back. He sees his boyfriend looking away from him, staring at the sky and steadily rising sun.

Suddenly, Ben feels something cold and wet hit the back of his head. Hearing his boyfriend laughing, the young king quickly figures out what happened. He turns around and mock glares at the white-haired boy. "This means war!"

Ben kneels down and starts making snowballs. Carlos runs away and starts making his own snow balls. Both boys are soon yelling and laughing as they throw snowballs at each other. After one of Carlos' snowballs hits Ben in the face, he starts chasing his boyfriend around the garden. Carlos is a fast runner, but he's quickly out of breath because he's laughing too hard. Ben tackles him from behind and shoves snow down his collar.

Carlos shrieks in surprise. "Ben!"

The young king laughs but carefully turns his boyfriend over, so he's no longer face-down in the snow. "Truce?"

He glares at him with dark brown eyes, but he's too tired to continue their snow battle. "Truce."

Ben smiles lovingly at him. Carlos' red hat has fallen off and his white hair is disheveled. There's a pink flush on his cheeks, making his freckles stand out, and his lips are red from the cold. "You look gorgeous," he says as he nuzzles his nose against Carlos' frozen one.

The white-haired boy smiles at the Eskimo kiss. His boyfriend is such a sap at times. "Thanks. You look good too." Carlos thinks Ben looks beautiful right now with his green eyes sparkling brightly and a healthy glow on his cheeks.

He leans down and kisses Carlos softly. They lose themselves in the kiss until Carlos shivers violently. Ben quickly gets off of him and hauls him to his feet. "We'd better go in. You're cold."

"Yeah, I'm definitely ready for hot chocolate and a fire."

The young couple walks out of the garden, never knowing that they had an audience. High above, Belle and Adam have been observing the boys through their bedroom window. They heard the boys' excited yells and laughter.

The king and queen have been aware of their son's first snow tradition. They are surprised that he invited Carlos to join him. Ben has never invited anyone on his snow walks. They laugh as they watch the boys' snowball fight. Belle nudges Adam. "Do you remember our first snowball fight?"

"Of course, I do, my love. It was your first winter at the castle when I was still a beast."

"That's a special memory. I'm glad that Ben is making his own memories with Carlos."

"Yes, our son has definitely made a smart decision by choosing Carlos. They're very happy together."

Belle and Adam watch as Ben tackles Carlos into the snow and smile as they share a gentle kiss and then walk out of the garden. The king and queen turn away from the window. They have a lot to do before tonight's Christmas Ball.

Inside Ben's suite, the boys quickly change out their wet clothes and into comfortable sweat pants and t-shirts. There's a food cart waiting for them in front of the fireplace. Ben pours hot chocolate into two mugs and makes a plate for them to share. They sit on the couch, snuggling and eating muffins and fresh fruit.

After they finish drinking their hot chocolate, Carlos puts their mugs and plate on the coffee table. "Now, I believe it's time for the second part of my reward."

The brunette boy plays dumb. "What second part?"

Carlos straddles his lap. "This part," he says as he kisses Ben hungrily. He always wants to kiss him. He entangles his fingers into Ben's hair and pulls him closer.

Ben whimpers and kisses back passionately. His hands grab onto his boyfriend's hips, and he tries to get more pressure on his groin. He's hard already. Ever since he washed Carlos' hair two weeks ago and they shared mutual orgasms, he's been insatiable. He wants the white-haired boy all the time.

Carlos starts grinding his hips against Ben's. He moans when Ben's lips find the hickey on his neck. He knows he shouldn't let his boyfriend mark him more. They have to go the Christmas Ball tonight and reporters will be there. But, it feels too good to tell him to stop. He'll just ask Evie to cover it up with makeup before the ball.

After several minutes of fast grinding and wandering hands, Carlos tells Ben to stop. "Wait a minute."

Feeling dazed and on the edge, Ben looks at his boyfriend in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. I just want to try something new."

"What?" Ben asks impatiently; he was on the verge of coming.

Carlos ducks his head bashfully. He wants to try this but he's nervous about telling Ben. "I want to give you a blow job."

Ben's green eyes widen in surprise. They haven't given each other blow jobs yet. It's been mainly hand jobs and frottage. He's excited to experience blow jobs, but he wants to make sure that's what his boyfriend truly wants.

"Are you sure? We don't have to rush into anything."

"No, I want to. I'm nervous, but I really want to try it. So, can I?"

Ben nods excitedly. "Yes, of course."

Carlos laughs at Ben's enthusiasm. He stands up and orders his boyfriend to sit sideways on the couch, back against the arm rest. He pulls off Ben's pants and boxers and nudges his legs apart. The young king puts one foot on the floor to make room for his boyfriend. Carlos kneels between Ben's legs and runs his hands up his thighs. He gently touches Ben's dick; he can feel how hard he is and doesn't want him to come too soon. His thumb catches a drop of pre-come as it flows down the shaft. He brings his thumb to his mouth and tastes it. It's a little bitter, but it's not a bad taste. He was worried he was going to hate the taste and disappoint Ben by not liking it.

Ben has been watching him with anticipation. He can't believe this is happening. As he watches Carlos lick his thumb, he groans in arousal. He looks so sexy.

Carlos takes a deep breath and places his lips around the head of Ben's dick. He uses his tongue to lick a slow swipe around, collecting the pre-come coming out of the small slit. He draws his mouth back and looks up at his boyfriend. The brunette boy is staring at him with wide, green eyes. His mouth is hanging open, and it looks like he stopped breathing.

Carlos smirks, "You might want to try breathing, baby."

Ben takes in a shuddering breath. "Ok, I'm good now. Please continue."

He chuckles, his warm breath tickling Ben's dick. The young king moans. Carlos takes the throbbing dick back into his mouth and bobs his head down, trying to get as much as he can into his mouth. He can only get half of Ben's dick into his mouth, so he uses his hand to give him more pleasure.

The young king watches in amazement as the white head bobs up and down on his dick. Carlos' mouth feels incredible: warm, wet, and tight pressure. He's not going to last much longer. He needs to warn his boyfriend.

"Carlos, I'm going to come."

The white-haired boy hums in acknowledgement. He pulls his mouth back until just the head of Ben's dick is resting on his tongue. He uses his hand to massage Ben's balls and feels as he starts coming. The first spurt of come lands on his tongue, and he quickly pulls his mouth away and finishes Ben's orgasm with his hands. He swallows the come in his mouth. It's not a bad flavor; he just has to get used to it.

Ben shouts out his boyfriend's name as he comes. He closes his eyes and feels his body shake as his orgasm fades. "That was amazing, baby. I love you so much."

Carlos smiles and shimmies up the couch to lie on top of Ben. "I love you, too."

He bends his head down and gives Carlos a soft kiss, his tongue teasing his boyfriend's lips open. He can taste himself on Carlos' tongue. It tastes a little strange, but he finds it arousing too. His tongue hungrily sweeps around the white-haired boy's mouth, trying to find all traces of himself.

After ending the kiss, the young king looks at his dazed boyfriend. He can feel Carlos' hard, throbbing dick pressing into his hip. He puts a hand on it over his pants. "What do you want? Do you want me to use my hand or my mouth?"

Carlos groans just thinking about receiving his first blow job; however, he knows he can't last that long. All he needs is a few good strokes, and he will be coming.

"Use your hand, please. I'm too close for anything else."

Ben nods and pulls Carlos's pants and boxers down to mid-thigh. His hand curls around his dick, and he moves it up and down. He feels Carlos' hips move back and forth, trying to thrust into his hand. He moves his hand faster, and his thumb rubs against the head of his dick.

Carlos whimpers. He's so close now. "Ben, please."

"Come for me, baby. Let it go," he says encouragingly.

Letting out a loud moan, he comes all over Ben's hand and his own thighs. He slumps against his boyfriend as he tries to slow his breathing down.

"Let's go shower, and then we can go help my parents get ready for tonight," Ben says as he runs his fingers through his boyfriend's soft white hair.

Carlos agrees and both boys quickly shower and go downstairs to find the royal couple. There is a lot of work to do to make the castle ready for the ball.

Several hours later, the Christmas Ball is about to begin. Carlos, Ben, and their friends are waiting in a small room, next to the ball room. The white-haired boy is nervous. The press is going to be here, and there will be lots of pictures taken of him and Ben. The young couple has been very open about their relationship, but they are also very private. They spend most of their time at the castle or the college campus. When they do go out in public, the paparazzi follow them around, taking pictures and asking questions. So far, the response from the kingdom has been positive. Carlos has been worried about receiving hate mail because they are gay, but they have received letters thanking them for coming out and giving courage to other people to be true to themselves.

Evie finishes covering Carlos' hickey with make-up. "Now, nobody will see your hickey. You're perfectly presentable."

"Thanks, Evie." Carlos smiles.

Ben comes over to his side. "Are you ready?

Carlos nods and grabs his hand. He turns to his friends and says, "We'll see you guys inside."

Evie, Mal, and Jay wish him luck and enter the ball room. Since Ben is the king, he has to stand by the door and welcome all the guests to the Christmas Ball. Carlos will stand by his side because he is the king's boyfriend. Belle and Adam will be farther inside the room to greet the guests too.

Before they leave the small waiting room, Ben squeezes Carlos' hand. "Don't worry. You're going to be fine. Just be your usual charming self and everybody will love you."

"Thanks. I just don't want to embarrass you," the white-haired boy says bashfully, looking down.

He places his fingers under Carlos' chin and tips his head up. "You could never embarrass me. I'm so proud of you."

He kisses Ben. "I love you."

"I love you, too. Let's go do this."

The young couple walks to the ball room. Ben nods to the guards and they open the doors. Ben and Carlos stand tall and confident as the paparazzi begin taking pictures as the royals begin entering the ball room. The boys greet and welcome Princess Aurora, Prince Philip, Prince Eric, Princess Ariel, Prince Eugene, Princess Rapunzel, Prince Naveen, Princess Tiana, and many other members of royalty.

As the last guest enters the ball room, the boys are approached by Snow White, who is holding a microphone. "King Ben, may I interview you? I promise it will quick. I know you have to go inside and start the feast."

Ben nods. "Of course, Snow White. It will be my pleasure." He turns to Carlos and whispers, "Go ahead inside. I'll be there in a few minutes."

"Actually, I'd love to interview both of you. If you don't mind, Carlos, everybody wants to learn more about you and your relationship with the king."

Ben becomes protective. "Our relationship is nobody's business."

Carlos places his hand on his arm. "Ben, it's ok. We talked about doing interviews."

"I promise I won't ask any personal questions. I just want to ask both of you a couple of questions," Snow White says.

The young king looks at Carlos, who nods at him reassuringly. "Ok, we're ready."

Snow White gestures to her camera man to come over and start filming. "Hello, Auradon, I'm Snow White, and I'm here at the castle for the royal Christmas Ball. Here with me are our hosts for the evening, King Ben and his boyfriend, Carlos de Vil."

"Good evening, everyone. Merry Christmas Eve," Ben says, smiling into the camera.

Carlos smiles too. "Hello."

"The castle looks wonderful, King Ben; you did a great job decorating for Christmas. But what our viewers really want to know is who designed your suits. Both of you look so handsome," Snow White gushes.

Ben does look very handsome in his navy suit, gold shirt, and navy and light blue striped tie. He looks kingly and conservative. On the other hand, Carlos' suit is more bold and colorful. He's wearing a white suit blazer, black pants, red shirt, and a white tie with tiny red Christmas trees. He looks gorgeous.

Carlos chuckles. "Our best friend, Evie, designed our suits. She's a brilliant fashion designer."

Ben nods. "Yes, she's very talented. She makes all of our clothes."

Snow White notices Carlos' cast sticking out of the sleeve of his suit jacket. "Carlos, you have a cast. Are you hurt? What happened?"

He blushes faintly. "I'm alright. There was a small accident in the lab, and I broke my arm. The cast is coming off next week."

"That's right; you're a student at the university. What are you studying?"

"I'm a mechanical engineering major."

"That's very impressive. You must be very intelligent."

Ben smiles and puts his arm around Carlos. "He's a genius. Now, if you'll excuse us, we need to get inside, so the feast can begin."

"Of course, thank you for talking to me," Snow White says.

Ben and Carlos smile and wave goodbye as they go into the ball room. Snow White turns back to the camera. "There you have it, people: Auradon's most popular couple. I can tell you they are even more cute and sweet in person. Merry Christmas, everyone!"

Meanwhile, on the Isle of the Lost, Cruella de Vil, Jafar, and the Evil Queen are gathered around the television. They were jeering and mocking the royals until they saw Ben and Carlos' interview. Cruella became very quiet and stared at her son. She couldn't believe how different he looked. She hasn't seen him in over three years since that video call for Family Day. He is no longer a scared, little boy. Now, Carlos is a tall, confident young man. She can see that he is happy and in love. Suddenly, she realizes she will never meet the young man he has become. She has driven him away from her completely. At the end of the interview, Cruella silently stands up and leaves the room. She needs to be alone with her thoughts about the son she'll never see again.

Back in Auradon, the feast has ended and it is time for dancing. It is tradition that the king leads the first dance. Ben stands up and offers his hand to Carlos. They make their way into the center of the dance floor, and the music starts. They start dancing, perfectly in sync, although Carlos is very tense. He hates everybody watching them; he can feel their eyes on him. Ben leans in close and whispers, "Focus on me. Ignore everyone else."

The white-haired boy nods and tunes all the people out. He soon relaxes into Ben's hands. He smiles at the young king. He smiles back, and everybody watching the couple can see how happy they are. They can see the young couple is truly in love.

After the first dance, everybody is invited onto the dance floor. Ben and Carlos manage to dance together to one more song before they have to separate and dance with other partners. By the time the dancing is over, Carlos has danced with Belle, Adam, Evie, Jay, Mal, and Doug. His feet are tired and sore as he makes his way over to his boyfriend. It is time for the fireworks.

Ben grabs a hold of Carlos' arm and holds him back as the guests move outside for the firework show. When they are alone, the brunette boy turns to his boyfriend and hugs him tightly. "Thank you for doing this tonight. I know you were nervous, but you were wonderful."

"You're welcome. I had fun tonight," he says. He honestly had a great time at the ball. It was more fun than he thought it was going to be.

"I'm glad because there's going to be more of these types of events. As king, I have to go to all of them. I'd like for you to be by my side. You definitely make them more enjoyable."

"I'd go anywhere with you, Ben. I'd like to be selfish, but I know I have to share you with the kingdom."

He shakes his head. "No, the people get King Ben. My parents and friends get regular, ordinary Ben. But only you get all of me, the true Ben. I can't hide anything from you. You see every part of me."

Carlos pulls him into a tight hug. "You have all of me. I love you completely."

Ben kisses him passionately. As they get lost in their embrace, the fireworks begin to explode in the sky. The young king hears the noise and reluctantly breaks the kiss. He leads Carlos outside. "We shouldn't miss the fireworks. I know how much you like them."

Carlos nods. "I've never seen so many fireworks until I came here. You guys put fireworks off all the time.

Ben laughs. "Yeah, Dad really likes them."

The young couple stands behind everybody else. Ben puts his arms around his boyfriend's waist, and Carlos leans back against the king. They both look up as red and green fireworks burst into color above them. After the fireworks are finished, they stand by the door to thank all the guests for coming and wish them a Merry Christmas.

When the doors close after the last guest, Ben says, "Finally!"

Belle laughs at her son. "Tired, Ben?"

"It's been a long day," he says.

"Maybe because you woke up at dawn and had a snowball fight in the rose garden?" Adam asks with a smirk.

Carlos blushes. "You saw us?"

Ben is mortified. "Were you spying on us?"

"No, son. We heard your laughter and looked out our window. You both looked like you were having a lot of fun," the queen says.

"Although I wasn't happy Ben woke me up so early, we did have fun. The snow was so beautiful," Carlos says.

"We're very grateful our son now has someone to share his traditions with. It makes us very happy that he chose you, Carlos," Adam says. He walks over to the surprised white-haired boy and gives him a hug.

Ben watches in shock as his mother walks over and joins the hug. He knows he should go over and rescue his boyfriend, but he thinks this is good for him. Carlos needs to know that his parents love him and think of him as family. When it doesn't look like his parents are ever going to let go of the white-haired boy, Ben walks over and clears his throat. "Do you mind if I steal my boyfriend? We would like to go to bed now."

"Ben!" Carlos shouts in embarrassment.

The young king blushes bright pink. "I meant sleeping. We're both tired."

Belle and Adam laugh merrily and let go of the embarrassed boy. "Goodnight, boys. We'll see you in the morning for breakfast and presents."

"Goodnight, Mom and Dad," Ben says, holding Carlos' hand and leading him out of the ball room.

"Goodnight, Your Majesties. Merry Christmas!" Carlos says as he follows his boyfriend.

The boys walk hand in hand through the castle and up the grand staircase until they come to Ben's suite. They quickly walk inside and shut the door.

"That was exhausting," Carlos says as he takes off his jacket.

"Yeah," Ben agrees. He takes off his own jacket as they walk into their bedroom. The boys tiredly undress and put on their pajamas. After taking turns in the bathroom, they're finally ready to get into bed. They lay on their sides, facing each other. They stare lovingly into each other's eyes.

Gently touching Ben's cheek, the white-haired boys says, "Merry Christmas, Ben."

"Merry Christmas, Carlos." He puts an arm around him and pulls him closer. The young king rolls over to his back, taking his boyfriend with him. Carlos scoots down and rests his head on Ben's shoulder. His arm goes around Ben's waist, while the brunette boy's arm goes around his back. They tangle their legs together and finally settle down. They fall asleep, warm and comfortable in each other's embrace.