AN: It's been a while since I last posted. Got a bit depressed, and while I came up with some new story ideas I just couldn't write them - and anyone who knows me will know that isn't like me. Lots of work things were getting me down, but took a week off last week and thanks to a friend got a week of work experience to try something new. So... feeling a little better. Have some ideas to mull over for my life, things to do if I want a career change... but you're here to read a story so, please, continue... and enjoy!


Spending time with her mom while they were both in dragon form made Lily happier than she had ever been before. She would have spent all her time flying around Storybrooke, or floating on the lake and basking in the sunlight, if she could. Unfortunately, there was one slight hiccup in that dream.

She could hear Regina coming, of course. The magic, which transported her to the edge of the forest, was picked up by her dragon senses. Regina had learnt not to appear too close to dragon-Lily after she had 'accidentally' flamed the area last time, claiming the surprise ignited her instincts to protect herself – luckily Regina's magic saved her. Her mother also heard Regina and began gliding down to the ground, transforming into her human form as her claws brushed over the grass. Lily watched the two women embrace, snorting her displeasure and stretched out her wings to take her back up towards the clouds.


Maleficent tucked a protective arm around Regina's waist as they walked through the forest. Her body radiated heat, a temporary residual effect from her transformation – one Regina appreciated on a chilly afternoon like this one. They walked in silence at first, there wasn't any need to say anything sometimes and Regina was aware that Lily might hear them if she spoke too soon.

They had been seeing each other for a little over a month now. It couldn't quite be called dating, not that Regina thought Maleficent would understand that word. At first they spent time together as friends, talking over old times. Then they spent an evening raiding Regina's wine cellar and crying over their losses. They were thoroughly drunk that night, Maleficent consuming more than Regina and failing to protect herself from the alcohols effects with her magic. When they awoke the next morning, they were lying together on the rug in front of a cold fireplace each with one arm slung over the other. Regina had opened her eyes to find Maleficent watching her sleep, and smiled without thinking. Since then, they had grown closer. Maleficent would tuck her arm through Regina's as they strolled through the town, or slide close to her when they sat down together. Yesterday Regina had been bold enough to place her hand in Maleficent's while they were watching a movie, and the blonde hadn't pulled away.

Regina had decided that today it was finally time to talk to Maleficent and make sure that they both felt the same way. She led her to their usual spot, where they could enjoy a picnic surrounded by wildflowers and sat on the blanket Maleficent conjured up.

"Something is bothering you," Maleficent observed, stroking the back of her hand against Regina's cheek.

"I have been thinking… remembering really, the way things used to be between us. In the other land."

"I remember you calling me your friend."

"But even then we felt closer than just friends, and now…" Regina looked into Maleficent's eyes and blushed at the intensity of the returning gaze.

"Now you want some human-term to define our feelings."

Regina nodded, "I like you, in the romantic sense, though I don't expect you…"

She broke off when Maleficent's lips were suddenly pressed against hers and she felt a magical barrier surround them. It took her a few moments after Maleficent's lips left hers before she could gather her composure enough to examine the spell. From what she could tell it hid them visually and audibly.

"Just in case," Maleficent explained, noting Regina's surprise. "Lily wouldn't mean to listen in, but dragon senses are superior to humans and we don't know who else might be wandering around these woods."

Still too stunned to form words of her own, Regina could only nod. Maleficent smiled when she felt Regina's hand cover hers and allowed the younger woman to lean in and initiate the next kiss. She had been getting impatient, struggling to hold back her desire for the brunette and give Regina some room. In the Enchanted Forest she had hidden her feelings, knowing the timing wasn't right, that the young girl wasn't ready and had so much else going on in her life. Over the past few weeks she had begun to hope for more, as she and Regina grew closer. Now, Regina had initiated the first kiss.

Regina wasn't sure how she ended up lying down with Mal leaning over to kiss her. The blanket wasn't uncomfortable and she had no objections to the make-out session, so she placed her hands on Mal's hips and pulled her closer.


Regina was frantically trying to brush down her clothes and remove some imagined grass stains while Mal just watched with a smile on her face. The blonde was busy remembering a younger Regina, the one she first met in the Enchanted Forest.

"It's not funny," Regina finally snapped at her, "I can't go back to Storybrooke like this."

"You're the one who caused us to roll down that hill."

"Only because you wouldn't let me be on top."

Mal snorted, "I would have let you eventually. We'd only been kissing for a few seconds."

"So you rolled me onto my back after I tried…"

"…and we just kept going," Mal's smile widened to a grin as she tried to hold back her laughter.

"Can you at least remove the barrier so I can use my magic to fix my hair?"

"If I do that and someone else comes along they'll be able to see you… us."

"Then help me… please?" Regina continued to frown over the creases in her skirt.

"You know, I kind of like this look for you."

"What?"

Mal stepped towards her, summoning enough heat into her hand to create an iron-effect as she passed it over Regina's skirt, "ruffled. Relaxed." Her other hand came up to tuck a strand of hair, curling adorably against Regina's cheek, behind her ear. "Beautiful."

The blonde initiated the kiss, backing Regina up against a tree. She nuzzled into the ex-Queen's neck, reacting to the hitch in Regina's breathing by placing a hand just below her skirt's hemline. Regina shifted position, her hands moving to Mal's to stop them.

"Too soon?" Mal asked, trying to reign in control over her dragon's desires.

"It's just… not out here."

Mal looked puzzled, "but no-one will see or hear us."

"A bed would be more comfortable," Regina explained, her hands wandering between the buttons of Mal's blouse to press against her stomach so the other woman would know how much she wanted to touch her.

Maleficent smiled, "my place or yours?"