A.N.:

This kind of a story just hit me as I was coming home from my summer vacation. In a bus! Thankfully I had my Microsoft Word on my phone, blessed be the aforementioned program!

Anyway, this is just an idea so far, and once again I am cooperating with RandomGirl2k5 for this story, she is a big help with my stories. She keeps me up in my writing spirit. And helps a lot with the humor. I think that's all I wanted to say, no? Read and possibly review. Enjoy!

I do not own Maleficent and its characters.(Oh, but how I wish I owned Angelina Jolie!lol)

'I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream.'

She was looking away from the direction where the castle was. Aurora said she'd be back some time today, but Maleficent wasn't sure if she could trust the human, who had a possibility to be like the one before her - they were connected by blood. Aurora was different, Maleficent knew, but the wounds from his betrayal are still lukewarm; they still sting from time to time, even though he is now long gone and her beastie, the one who softened her hurting heart that ached for vengeance, is living with her as much as she can. The betrayal of humans still haunts her, she's not sure if she'll ever properly trust Aurora as the girl juggles with the human kingdom and the Moors. It just makes her somewhat insecure. Will greed take over this time as well? Aurora is the only one who makes her feel many things she dare not to admit even in her mind. She haven't seen the girl in quite a while.

But still, the tall faerie is staying true to her words, no ill will be bestowed upon her beastie as long as Maleficent lives. She took that role on even as Aurora awoke. She'd gladly bow that same thing over again.

Since the fight at the castle, they have been inseparable in the Moors, but alas, as Aurora became the Queen of the human kingdom after her father died, the girl had to be in her kingdom as well, to fix what her father had corrupted. Aurora sends her messages as often as she can, which is not quite so rarely, at least two every week; the beastie says she is quite busy with the lessons and kingdom affairs. She is mostly trying to get the people on good feet with the creatures from the Moors - it's still fresh from the old king's assault and death, and the one before him as well, but Aurora is convinced they will be coming back around. Maleficent believed her at that one; she didn't trust that anyone with his head in the right place would say no to the Queen's pouting face. She chuckled lightly at that image. And was interrupted by a 'squawk'.

"Into a man."

Diaval landed on his feet beside his Mistress and cocked his head in respect, as he always does. She just glanced at him for a second and went back at her previous doing.

"She's coming. But she's being followed, I'm afraid for her life, Mistress."

At the very first word of Aurora being followed she bolted up from her sitting position by a tree and she felt her blood boil. How dare they threaten her Beastie's life! She won't have that! "How many?"

"Five, Mistress. I've heard they are to split soon, we must make haste."

She changed Diaval into a bird again without another word and let him lead her towards the assailants before they reached Aurora.

They made sure not to fly over the young Queen, not to frighten the girl, and they came just in front of the five dark-brown horses carrying the hooded men. As Maleficent landed down hard in front of them, leaving her wings spread for intimidation, the horses propped on their back legs in fear. The men barely stayed in their saddles.

"You have no business here, human." She said with her poison-coated voice.

"Out of our way, Faerie, we have no business with you."

'They must be not from around here. It does not matter, if they are to hurt my Beastie, they will not come back alive.' She scowled. "Who sent you?" She doubted they'd answer her anyway, but she will make sure she is not the first one to make the offensive move.

"I said we have no business with you so out of our way!" One of them shouted again, unsheathing his sword.

She waited for this and just flicked her finger. The men's coats flew away, revealing that they were indeed armed to the teeth - swords, daggers and a crossbow was attached to their 'uniforms'. Their uniform didn't look like any of the soldiers from Aurora's human kingdom. That brought even more malice to her face. "You want to hurt the Queen. You shall now perish! Into a tiger!" She shouted as she dove right in the middle of the group that was pulling out their weapons. The assassins got caught with her wings and fell down from their horses. Diaval jumped close to the one that had a crossbow and bit his leg. The man cried in agony as Diaval shook his whole body holding the foot, keeping him away from his fallen weapon.

Maleficent kept the others tumbling around with the wind she was creating with her wings. She lifted one of them in the air and bumped into him, making him fly into a rock nearby and lie there without moving. Diaval jumped on another assassin that actually tried to fend him off as Maleficent lifted the other two into the air and made them crash into each other. She sent the guy fending off Diaval into a rock where his fellow assassin was and they were done. "Into a man."

Diaval quickly rose up from his four-legged stance and turned to the winged woman. "Mistress, do you think we did well? Were they sent out here for Aurora?"

"Well, they didn't know who and how powerful I am so I presumed they are not from around here. You saw they were armed and their uniforms didn't fit the soldiers' uniform from her kingdom. One can presume one thing..."

"FAERIE GODMOTHER!" Was heard from behind them.

"It seems that we've been found out." Maleficent said with a slight smile on her face, not able to help herself but to feel somewhat proud. Her beastie had found them.

They heard the horse getting very close. "Are you alright? I knew they were following me but I thought you'd come and get me so they'll lose my trail. Are you hurt? Diaval?" The young Queen, who was wearing her simplest of all dresses she owned, with her long bangs braided to go behind her ears with the rest of her golden hair, glanced from Maleficent to Diaval, a worried look on her face. She jumped from her horse and ran towards her protector. The aforementioned person received her well.

Diaval smiled at the two creatures hugging, he could tell that Maleficent enjoyed the embrace as much as 'little Aurora' did, even though the aloof faerie tried not to let it show on her face nor in her actions.

The intimate contact with another was still somewhat new to her. She carefully, but not emotionlessly, hugged the girl. "Beastie." It was a gentle sound coming from Maleficent as she brushed Aurora's silky hair slowly. "Are you alright?"

"I'm alright, godmother, but are you? You're the one who was fighting with them! Are they...dead?" She glanced worriedly at the bodies.

"Mostly wounded and unconscious and I think I broke a few of his ribs." Maleficent released something close to a short dark chuckle from the pleasure of stopping somebody who intended to hurt her beastie, as she was pointing at the aforementioned man. "What do you want to do with them?"

Aurora looked up to Maleficent. "I think I've read... that the human laws say that they are to be trialed and probably executed. I am not sure what to do with them."

Maleficent's lips twitched for a second at Aurora's term 'human laws'. It's like the girl didn't feel like she is one of them. The faerie was not sure if to see it as a good or a bad thing for the girl. She knew, however, that it made her very glad. "I can get rid of them in a second, Beastie."

"I know that, but... I don't want you to kill anymore. Nobody is worth it. Maybe we should let them be?" Aurora asked, concerned for her Godmother's purity. It was somewhat funny, she knew the faerie had probably killed before, but it was in defense. It shouldn't count. So, in Aurora's eyes, she was still pure. Weird, huh?

"So they could come at you again? I dare think not!" Maleficent moved away from Aurora, turning to the traitors.

"Then we shall take them to the castle, into the dungeon until I get back and decide what to do with them. What do you think, will that be alright, Godmother?" Aurora always asked for her advice on anything and everything. It was very endearing. Both Maleficent and Diaval thought so, but never said it out loud.

"You are the Queen, it is your decision. If you are to show your enemies teeth, it will most certainly be wise to execute them, so all shall see what happens to those who threaten you."

"Maybe just a trial and imprisonment. They need not to die, no harm shall come to me because you are my protector." Aurora's eyes shined as she smiled at the tall faerie. She trusted Maleficent not just with her life, but with her everything. She felt so safe around the faerie, as if the world would start burning, but she'd be safe, in her Godmother's hands.

Maleficent's face fell. "But I cannot protect you in your kingdom, as you are far away from me..." She gently touched the girl's elbow and her hand traced the hand to the tips of Aurora's fingers.

Aurora enjoyed the gesture but as Maleficent's touch left her fingertips, she jumped slightly and her eyes shined as an idea just hit her. She took the retreating hand in her own and squeezed it gently. "But you can come with me! You are my protector so you can come with me when I have to be in the castle. Oh, that way we can be together always!" A sunny bright smile covered her face.

Maleficent blinked a few times as her heart jumped and her wings twitched visibly. "But... your people... the castle... I..."

"It will be settled, as I would pronounce you my royal bodyguard just because of what just happened! Isn't that great! I hope it will be alright with you to be with me in the castle when the people calm down about you."

The tall faerie blinked, turned her head slightly towards Diaval and blinked some more. The man was smiling and he just shrugged at her. She looked back at the blonde. "I... Are you sure that is wise?"

"Absolutely! We'll send them to the castle, I'll say they were following me and you saved my life and tell them I decided you are to be my royal bodyguard so you will be accepted even faster!"

"I am not so sure everyone would be so thrilled as you are..."

"Don't be ridiculous! They'll love you, I'm sure of it! You saved me. Again!"

Ah, there it is, the girl's total purity. She was so positive all the time. And so naïve. But she had Maleficent to protect her from most of the harm. The faerie never felt so... fulfilled. It's like all of her life she wanted to do this - take care of her beastie. It was making her very happy. That and the fact that Aurora came back for her, and tried finding a way for them to be together always. It seems that once again Maleficent proved to herself that Aurora is not like her father, not like any other human. She is but a budding flower in the Moors, loving the Moors creatures and plants as any other Moor creature or plant would do. She was glad for that. And finally, one long overdue healing of a one more wound started working as Aurora's face shone at her as the Sun. It was like a déjà vu.