Jafar has had a long day and all the villains had a very long, tiring meeting. Maleficent was in charge of the meeting and Jafar had trouble keeping his eyes off of her. There is something enthralling and captivating about her. She has a commanding presence that he finds beautiful. He decides to have a bottle of wine before he goes to bed. He heads towards the cellar in the amazing mansion the villains live in.
Maleficent is already in the cellar and when she hears the heavy footsteps at the top of the stairs she quickly douses the light and slides to the floor so she won't be seen. She's seen quite enough of the villains for today. She prefers to be as solitary as possible.
Normally Jafar prefers to drink red wine, but tonight just doesn't seem like a red wine night. He holds his lantern up so he can see the types of white wine he can choose from. He wanders up and down the rows looking at the dusty bottles of excellent wine. Maleficent has been crawling from row to row trying to escape whoever is in the cellar. When she realizes she's reached the last row she knows she's caught. Jafar isn't watching the floor as he scans the names on the bottles. He stumbles on something on the floor. He brings the lantern down so he can see what it is on the floor. He spots a pair of black and purple striped stockings and a pair of black high heeled boots. He immediately knows that it's Maleficent who's sitting on the floor of the wine cellar. "What are you doing down there?"
"I could ask you what you're doing in the wine cellar. You're never down here. Who are you to criticize me for sitting on the floor of the wine cellar? I don't want to have to deal with any more villains tonight. I've been in meetings all day with impossible people who have no original thoughts." Maleficent says waspishly.
"I get it. The villains around here are very demanding. I often need to get away from the hustle and bustle around here. I understand the need to be alone sometimes, but why did you decide to be alone in the dark, dank wine cellar? I'm sure that there's somewhere else you'd rather be." Jafar sinks languidly and elegantly to the floor next to Maleficent and sets the lantern down next to him.
"Actually my own suite is rather uninspiring and cold. I don't like spending a lot of time there. The colour is dark. I still couldn't tell you why I painted that suite black and purple." Maleficent says sadly.
"Listen, I was planning on having a glass of wine in my suite. Why don't you come and join me? You shouldn't be alone and I shouldn't drink a whole bottle of wine on my own." Jafar requests. Secretly he quite likes Maleficent and thinks she's actually quite beautiful. He'd like to spend more time with her.
"You wouldn't mind?" Maleficent asks quietly as she turns towards Jafar.
"Of course I wouldn't mind. I asked you to come with me. Come on, let's go." Jafar says as he picks up the lantern and stands up. He extends his hand down to help Maleficent up. Maleficent puts her hand delicately in Jafar's large, dark one. Jafar notices Maleficent's purple painted fingernails as he grips her wrist and gently pulls her to her feet. "Why don't you pick out a bottle of wine? I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to white wine."
Maleficent smirks. She can always tell when Jafar feels out of his element. She scans the bottles of pinot grigio on the racks. She picks out a sweet Italian wine. "This one is very nice."
"That one it is then. Let's get out of this dank cellar." Jafar says as he takes the bottle from Maleficent. "Go ahead and walk ahead of me. I'll hold the lantern up so you can see where you're going."
Maleficent walks up the row of wine racks with her black robe billowing out behind her. As she reaches the stairs she pauses to pick up the robe so she doesn't trip. She slowly climbs the stairs with Jafar following along behind her. As Maleficent climbs the stairs Jafar catches a quick glimpse of her green ankle and her lower calf. His breath catches in his throat and he has to concentrate to not drop the bottle of wine. She is very elegant and beautiful. "Which way are we going?" Maleficent asks as they reach the top of the stairs.
"We're going to the left, but just give me a moment to put this lantern somewhere." Jafar says as he blows out the light in the lantern and sets it down by the top of the cellar stairs.