Hi guys! I finally figured out what I'm going to do to the story, so I had to write this in order to get the plotlines starting. I'm feeling it's not a good chapter, but I couldn't really think of anything else, so yeah. Hope you guys still enjoy, and please review!
''Caw! Caw!'' Maleficent didn't want to open her eyes just yet, but she knew Diaval was never going to stop cawing at her until she turned him into a man. She did as he wished and regretted it immediately when he sarcastically wished her a good morning. ''Well, look at Miss Sunshine, always happy to help a raven out.'' She shot him an angry look and he knew it was probably better to just keep silent.
''Now that you're in your human form, why don't you tell me what's going on in the Kingdoms of our little beastie?'' ''Well, the Moors are as peaceful as always, but the Human Kingdom is at the complete opposite side of that spectrum. They can't believe Aurora chose to come with you to the Moors, as they feel she should be grateful that she's their queen now.'' The faery sighed and closed her eyes to prevent the setting sun from blinding her. ''We'll have to return her to the humans, I'm aware of that.'' She said with her eyes still closed. She couldn't let Diaval see how much it hurt her to say that aloud, so she thought it safer to just keep them closed and pretend to enjoy the sun.
She looked at the girl that was cradled to her side, safely sleeping in the comfort of Maleficents wing. It was such a peaceful sight, but she knew it was time for Aurora to wake up and talk things trough. ''Beastie, it's time to wake up.'' She unfurled her wing, exposing the young queen to the cold wind. The still sleeping girl just murmured her disapproval but didn't seem to give up sleep that easily. ''Alright, this is going to take more than I thought.'' Maleficent said with a devilish grin on her normally hardened face. With her free hand she magically produced a little raincloud and blew it over to the sleeping queen. She snapped her fingers and the cloud released all of its water at once, waking the girl in an instance.
Diaval couldn't contain his laughter, and even Maleficent caught herself smiling broadly. Aurora's high-pitched scream as the water hit her face only contributed to the fun the two were having and they needed a couple of minutes before they were able to speak again. ''What was that for?! You could've just let me sleep in peace, Godmother!'' Aurora managed to bring out after she had dried her face on the sleeve of her dress. ''I'm terribly sorry, beastie, but you have two kingdoms to worry about, so I couldn't possibly let you sleep.'' The faery answered with the same sarcasm Diaval had displayed when he had awoken her.
''Well, that will be my first decree. Never wake up Queen Aurora when she's peacefully asleep.'' Aurora grinned. ''And what are you going to do when I break that silly decree of yours, Your Majesty?'' Her Godmother answered. ''I will do the same to you, I guess. And there will be nothing to stop me from doing that.'' the Queen beamed. ''In order to do so, you should be awake before I am, so I'm guessing that will never happen, 'Queen Sleep-all-day'.'' Aurora shot her a fake offended look before she got up and patted the dirt and leaves from her dress.
She walked to the side of the cliff Maleficents Rowan tree was located on and took in all the beauty the Moors had to offer from above. The faery woman walked over to her and just stood beside her for a couple of seconds before asking her how she felt about it now being hers to rule over. Aurora took a few seconds to let the question sink in. She didn't quite know what to think of it, if she had to be completely honest. ''I don't know, Godmother. It's a place that's always thrived on not being ruled, right?'' Maleficent nodded in agreement before the queen continued. ''Then I guess I won't have a need to look at it differently, don't you think? It feels great to know I've been accepted as the ruler of such a lovely, no, magical place, but it would be absolutely unnecessary to rule over the faer folk. This kingdom should stay unmonarched.''
Maleficent was taken aback by the sudden confidence Aurora so easily displayed. ''Yesterday you were afraid you couldn't rule two Kingdoms, is that why you don't want to rule over the Moors? Are you afraid you'll have enough work on your hands with just the human Kingdom?'' She asked the younger woman. Aurora turned to the faery and looked up to meet her eyes. Once their eyes were connected she shook her head. ''No, Maleficent. May I call you Maleficent? Since you're technically not my Godmother?'' Maleficent smiled and nodded to make her approval known to the queen. ''Alright, Maleficent.'' Aurora giggled. ''I don't want to avoid my duties as monarch, but I know the Moors are as safe as they'll ever be. I know you will never let them come to harm and I strongly believe you will always know what's best for this place. This is your home and I'm just a human who cares strongly for this place, and of course for you.''
Aurora broke the eyecontact after that last statement, and instead looked at the ground. Maleficent wondered where the confident woman she saw just seconds ago went, as she could now only see a shy little girl. ''Beastie, you don't have to be ashamed for the words you just said. Never be ashamed for anything you think. Your human advisors are going to test your confidence more than once, I'm afraid, so please keep believing in your own voice.''
The queen looked up and found the faery's eyes once more. ''Thank you Maleficent. I know I'm asking a lot but will you please help me figure this whole thing out? You know, with me being queen and all I could do with a helping hand, and I'd be lying if I said I'd be completely okay with living in the castle without you to help me out.'' It was then Maleficent's turn to break the eyecontact, and Aurora knew she was going to decline the young queen what she needed most.
''Aurora, I can't. You are right, the Moors are my home. I can't think straight in the human Kingdom, and certainly not in that castle. I hope you can forgive me, for I promised you could live in the Moors with me just a few days ago, but you have to go live in the castle. Your kingdom needs mending, and I can't leave the Moors.'' Maleficent tried not to look at the tears falling on the golden-haired girl's cheeks. It hurt her too much knowing this girl had just lost every certainty she ever had.
''I.. I understand..'' Aurora said before running down the cliff into the forest that stood between Maleficent's Rowan tree and the lower lands of the Moors. Maleficent sighed, turned Diaval into a bird and told him to make sure Aurora was alright, before sitting down with her knees up to her chin, watching the sun set in the distance.
