Hi guys this is an idea that came to me last night and kept me awake most of the night because I was thinking about it. I think all us Bal shippers can agree that they would find each other no matter what, so it got me thinking what if Ben was born on the Isle with Mal and the others? Now before you guys start reading this I will warn you that I did have to make Ben OOC but hopefully he is close enough to the Ben we all know and love for you to still enjoy this. But PLEASE PLEASE do not message me saying Ben is OOC I know. Also there is a heavier than usual for me make out session here if you skip it I won't be mad Hope you enjoy.

*THIS STORY HAS BEEN REVAMPED! THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH to my ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL Beta xez2003 for your AMAZING editing! YOU ARE AMAZING!*

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The dark and foreboding clouds covered the afternoon skies, casting their gloomy and bleak shadows over the narrow cobblestone streets. This is the Isle of the Lost, home to the once most powerful, dreadful and deceitful villains, who are now cursed to live here, confined by a protective dome that keeps them from escaping but most importantly from using any magic.

A young girl of sixteen, her purple hair blowing gently behind her, walked down an alley, tensely looking from side to side while scanning her surroundings, as if searching for someone. As the daughter of Maleficent, the self-proclaimed ruler of the Isle, Mal was always feared by its people. Growing up, she relished in this fear and used it to become the most respected of her peers, her only goal in life to become the evilest of them all and finally make her mother proud of her. She had succeeded in ruling the hallways of Dragon Hall, her school, but this was still not enough for her mother, especially after her recent fiasco with retrieving the Dragon's Eye. Her mother had not taken her latest failure lightly and even though a month had passed since the incident Maleficent insisted on personally giving her daily evilness lessons and tasks to complete after school. But Mal's thoughts couldn't be farthest from her mother at that moment, as she continued to look around the alleyway. She realized worriedly that she hadn't seen him all day and that he was late, which was always a cause of worry on the Isle.

"Well well well. What do we have here?" a voice rang out which made Mal turn around and come face to face with Harry Hook. She frowned in annoyance, wishing she could get rid of him as he was the last person she felt like seeing at that point in time. Harry could be a real nuisance especially when, like this case, he hovered around her obsessively hoping to turn their 'friendship' into something more. She had pretended to lead him on in the previous months and now she inwardly sighed as she realized she had to pay the consequences of her decision.

"Back off Harry. I'm not in the mood." She snapped.

"Oh! But that's just how I like you." he grinned, taking a step towards Mal.

Mal's instincts kicked in almost immediately and she took a step back, her hand slipping to one of her daggers in one fluid motion. But before Harry could get any closer another voice rang out.

"She said back off Hook." Both teens turned their heads to the entrance of the alley to see Ben with his arms crossed over his chest, glaring at Harry.

"And why would I want to?" Harry asked cockily.

Mal could only glare at him but before she could reply, Ben cut in again. "I think we all know that messing with Mal or me for that matter does not end well for you."

Harry glared at him before turning to look at Mal, seemingly debating what to do. Deciding that he was currently outnumbered and going against the two of them together was not the wisest course of action, he shook his head in defeat.

"Just go Harry." Mal told him firmly.

Harry shot her one last grin before slinking off. As soon as Mal was sure that he had left the alleyway and was now completely out of sight, she jerked her head at Ben, signalling him to follow her further into the alley where they couldn't be seen.

"What do you want?" Mal asked with a mischievous grin.

"You know what I want, Mal." Ben replied smirking.

"You're very cocky, you know. I think you might be forgetting with whom you're dealing with, Ben."

Ben chuckled amused as he looked at her with his signature deep gaze. But his chuckle was cut short by Mal who grabbed his collar and slammed her lips into his. He responded to her immediately by pinning her back against the wall, kissing her passionately.

"Hi" she muttered against his lips before she pulled away at the sound of a crash that boomed in the alleyway.

Ben shook his head. "We can't talk here. Let's go."

Mal nodded and they slipped out of the alley to their hide out. As they walked, Mal fought the instinct to hold Ben's hand as her thoughts went back to that fateful day, almost two years ago, when she had met the honey-brown haired boy currently walking beside her and how her life had changed since then. They were a rare pair on the Isle as they had been officially dating in secret for almost a year now. The rules on the Isle were clear on the matter. You were not allowed to date as any kind of positive sentiment, such as love, was only perceived as a sign of weakness. The last couple who dared to date on the Isle where beaten nearly to death by Maleficent's knuckleheads when they been discovered and no one had seen them ever since. Rumors where that the couple were separated and after being tortured were now imprisoned in different parts of the Isle as punishment, no one knows where. But as Mal mused over the events of the last two years, her belief that listening to her heart at that time had been the right choice only strengthened. Their relationship was well worth the risk of being caught and given the choice, she would do it all over again, as their connection was, and still is, just too strong to ignore. And their love for each other only grew stronger by the recent events as they journeyed together to retrieve the Dragon's Eye and Mal helping Ben in dealing with his childhood trauma caused by his father. Now they just couldn't stay away from each other for more than a few hours at most and their time apart seemed just an eternity.

As they arrived outside their hideout, Mal picked up a nearby rock and threw it on the 'Danger Flying Rocks' sign just above the entrance, opening the passageway. Ben followed her up the steps and quickly closed the door behind him as they entered. She spun around to face him and his lips were back on hers almost instantly.

"How...long...before...they...get…here?" he asked her in between kisses.

"We have time." Mal muttered remembering that the rest of the gang weren't coming until an hour before sunset. That was all Ben needed to hear before he picked her up, while continuing to capture her lips with his own. Her feet wrapped around his back in response to keep him close as he carried her towards her room. Somewhere along the way, Ben's beanie fell off as she raked her fingers through his hair.

"Gods I missed you." Mal breathed as their lips parted to catch their breath.

"I missed you too." he muttered as he set her down on the bed. Their eyes locked for a moment as they laid down facing each other. Ben felt himself getting lost in Mal's eyes and every nerve in his body seemed to fire up in vivid electricity as he gave in to his instincts. Having both lived on the Isle, all Ben and Mal had ever known were the rules which governed it…that if you wanted something all you had to do was take it. And they just wanted to be with each other. Nonetheless, something always stopped them from going too far, both feeling that is was too soon to commit so completely. Maybe they weren't ready to take that step yet Ben thought but making out was definitely fine.

"Mine." he growled as his mouth left Mal's lips and traveled down to her neck gently nipping on it, causing her to moan in pleasure.

Mal could only close her eyes in bliss while a pleasant shiver coursed through her body at his touch. She knew he always got this possessive when Harry or any guy tried to mess with her and he had to watch unable to do anything about it. It was the price to pay for having to hide their relationship from the world. "Yours, I promise. Harry's got nothing on you." she assured him.

Upon hearing Mal's reassuring words Ben kisses got a bit softer. "I love you." he whispered as he lifted his head to speak directly in her ear. Love was such a new concept for him. He never thought he would have been able to feel such a sentiment again, especially after the death of his mother and his childhood in the Dark Forest with his father. In fact, if someone had told him two years ago that he'd fall in love, with the daughter of Maleficent nonetheless, he wouldn't have ever believed them and then he would have beaten them to a bloody pulp for just suggesting it. But yet, here he was. And as he locked eyes with Mal, all he could think about was that he simply could not picture his life without her. She had saved him from a life of solitude, pain and abuse from his father and had given him an opportunity to start a new life away from it all.

"I love you too." she whispered back.

Ben was brought back to reality as he thought about his life on the Isle. The frustration of having to hide their relationship from the world got the best of him and a long angry sigh escaped his throat. "I hate this! I hate not being able to tell you `I love you' unless there's no one else around. I hate having to watch Hook mess with you and not be able to punch him because then everyone would find out about us."

"You think it's any easier for me? I swear if Ginny comes on to you one more time, I will throw her in a ditch." Mal snarled. "You're mine." She growled as her eyes flashed an intense green.

Despite their situation, Ben chuckled amused as they continued to make out. "I love it when you get like this, with your eyes glowing. My girl is dangerous."

Mal chuckled. "Don't you forget it!" She said kissing him again.

"As if I could." Ben muttered against her lips.

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Time eventually passed as they slow downed from heated to gentle kisses and whispered "I love you"s. As they laid in each other arms, Mal asked "What took you so long to arrive before. I was getting worried."

"I was checking up on Dizzy. You can never be too careful and she is alone in that shop for most of the time." Ben replied.

Mal turned to look out of the window, noticing that the sky had started to darken further. "Come on. The rest of the gang will be here soon." Ben pouted but untangled himself from Mal and they sat up as she kissed his cheek.

"You hungry?" He nodded.

They went into the kitchen and started to cook their dinner which was a stew made from the rats and rotten vegetables that Mal had managed to grab earlier that day. As they left it to cook in the caldron, they sat on the couch while Ben put his arm around Mal protectively. "Are you ok?" he asked seeing her suddenly lost in thought.

Mal nodded "Yeah. Just thinking."

Ben easily guessed who Mal was thinking about. There was only one person who could make Mal feel so gloomy and miserable and that was her mother Maleficent. "What did she make you do today?" he asked without thinking. Mal automatically rested her head on his shoulder, seeking comfort from him.

"Breaking a little boy's arm because she wanted to see me hurt someone." she replied in a dejected tone.

Ben's felt his blood start to boil in anger and his free hand went to one of his daggers in response. If there was one person he hated more than Harry that was Maleficent. And his anger only grew as more time passed by and he had to witness the pain in Mal's eyes every time Maleficent lectured her. He hated how she made Mal feel she was a disappointment and how she's not good enough to be called her daughter. He just couldn't understand how Maleficent couldn't love her daughter…she was so easy to love. He vowed to use his daggers against her one day, when the right opportunity presented herself. Mal had actually taught him how to use them and it would be so sweet if he could make her pay for hurting his girl. His thoughts returned to Mal and how he could make her feel better.

"One day we will get off from here Mal." he promised.

Mal sighed in response as she thought about how he was always saying this.

"Carlos has done it before." he continued, confidently.

He's right she mused deep in thought Carlos had actually managed to break the barrier once, even if just for a very short while. "We'll see" is all she said before they both turned their heads as they heard three pairs of approaching footsteps.

Evie, Jay and Carlos greeted them as they come in. The gang were the only three people on the Isle who knew about Ben and Mal's secret relationship. Ever since their unsuccessful mission to retrieve Maleficent's sceptre and their parents' clear disapproval for their failure, the five kids had grown even closer, finding comfort in each other's company and spending as much time together in this hideout together as they could.

"Hey guys." Ben and Mal greeted them in return.

The three of them took a seat on the nearby table as Ben and Mal joined them as they consumed their dinner. As they spend the night joking and laughing, Mal wondered if this was what feeling part of a family was like, because despite their difficult life on the Isle, they had been lucky to find each other and they were the closest thing she had to it.

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Later when the gang was asleep, Ben held Mal as they sat on the roof looking at the shabby run down houses on the Isle all the way to the glittering lights of Auradon in the distance.

"We will get off here and away from your mother somehow." Ben wistfully said kissing the top of her head.

Mal could only smile back at his optimism. Get away from mom. Is that the solution? she mused. As she laid her head on his shoulder, she thought back to the two years they have known each other and how they had both changed so much. They had helped each other through their own personal pain and had discovered the feeling of love in the process. But just a month ago Mal had promised herself on this very roof that she would find a way to make her mother proud despite her feelings of love for Ben. Despite trying her best Mal still hadn't found a way of reconciling the two things. But one thing she was sure of as she hugged Ben tighter. It didn't really matter where they were or what her mother said or did to her, she would brave it all as long as she had him by her side.

That's it. Old readers what did you think of the changes? I hoped you liked them. New readers: I hope Ben wasn't to OOC what I wanted to do was make him a little bolder and a little more possessive of Mal then he usually is because of the isle's 'if you want it take it' motto I hope it was bearable. Please review pretty please?