Hi everyone! Here's the next chapter of the story! Sorry if this is a bit boring but it's leading up to the next chaper where the story really starts to get interesting.

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.Forever

Chapter 2:

She could hear singing in the distance but it was still loud, loud enough that it could wake her sleeping daughter. When she actually listened and heard a few words of what they were singing she was outraged.

"Hail to the king!

Hail to the queen!

Hail to the princess Aurora!" Sang the overly cheerful voices

"Princess?" She repeated slightly confused. Stefan and the queen now had a daughter? Why hadn't she heard of this yet? She looked out of the window and was enraged to see the entire kingdom heading to King Stefan's castle. Were they having a party without her?! How dare they! After all they'd put her through in the past they now had the nerve to pretend she didn't exist! She wanted to march right into the castle and demand to know why she hadn't received an invitation too...But she couldn't just leave her baby girl all alone in the castle even for a few minutes.

She did a quick bit of thinking and decided that since she would only be gone a few minutes she could leave Diablo behind to watch her daughter. After all he knew what to do if something were to...She shook her head. There was no need to worry. Aldara would be fine with Diablo watching her for a few minutes.

"Diablo" She said addressing the raven who looked at her to show he was listening "I need you to watch over little Aldara while I'm gone. I'll only be gone for a few minutes and you know what to do if anything were to..." She stopped herself unable to imagine something happening to her beloved child. "I won't be long" She said quickly. Diablo nodded to show he understood and flew off to Aldara's room to keep a closer watch over the infant girl.

Maleficent teleported herself to Stefan's castle and appeared in the middle of the room in a flurry of bright green flames.

"Well now. Quite a glittering assemblage King Stefan" She said politely "Royalty, Nobility, The gentry and-"Her eyes fell on the three good fairies and she laughed. "Oh how quaint" She laughed "Even the rabble"

She smirked as Merryweather chose that moment to try and attack her only to be held back by her sister Flora. She turned her attention back to the king before she continued to speak "I truly felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation" She said

"You weren't wanted!" Snapped Merryweather before she added in a quieter voice that only Maleficent could hear "And neither was that ugly little mongrel you call a child!"

Maleficent glared at Merryweather and she felt her whole body shaking with the effort it was taking to restrain herself from blasting that worthless blue fairy against a wall "You'll kindly leave my baby out of this Merryweather!" She hissed venomously. It was only then that Merryweather's words finally sunk into her mind. She'd been so busy defending her child that she hadn't bothered to spare a thought for what else Merryweather had said.

"Not wanted?" She repeated before she let out a nervous laugh "Oh dear. What an awkward situation I had hoped it was merely due to some oversight. Well in that event I'd best be on my way" She said before turning to leave feeling that she had left her daughter home alone long enough.

"And...You're not offended, your excellency?" Asked the queen, causing Maleficent to stop dead in her tracks.

Was this queen stupid? Of course she was offended! Maleficent let no signs of anger show on her face and turned back to face the queen "Why no, your majesty. And to show I bear no ill will I too, shall bestow a gift on the child"

The three fairies ran in front of the cradle to shield the princess from her but she threw them across the room with a sweep of her hand.

"Listen well all of you!" She said clearly "The princess shall indeed, grow in grace and beauty. Be loved by all who know her"

"That-That's a lovely gift" Stuttered the queen

"But...Before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die!"

"NO!" Cried the queen

"No!" Moaned King Stefan "Maleficent please...don't do this to her. She's only a child"

Maleficent Smirked "I like seeing you beg" She told him "Do it again and I might change my mind"

Stefan reluctantly got down on his knees and begged her to remove the curse "Please Maleficent. I'm begging you. Please don't do this"

Maleficent sighed. "Fine she will not die when se pricks her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel instead she will fall into a deathlike slumber from which she cannot awake!"

"Seize that creature!" Yelled Stefan

As the guards rushed towards her Maleficent rose her arms and green flames appeared around her "Stand back you fools!" She shouted causing the guards the jump back in fear. Maleficent let out a cruel laugh and disappeared from the room.