Chapter Four
Please be gentle reviewing this chapter! I haven't written a lemon in forever, so forgive me if it's not too good.
The sun striking her face caused Maleficent to shift and grumble something in her sleep, only moving when she realized she was alone. She sat up and stretched, blinking the sleep from her eyes.
"Hm...wonder where he went..."
With a shrug she spread her wings, and before long, was walking through the kingdom, watching the skies for Diaval. She passed by the trio of Knotgrass, Flittle and Thistlewit, and rolled her eyes as they flew by in a tangle.
"Do you three ever /not/ fight?"
"Oh! Lady Maleficent! We didn't see you!"
"Obviously. Have any of you seen Diaval? He was gone when I woke up."
"No, my lady, we haven't. Maybe he went to find food?"
The horned fairy nodded, and walked off, moving to sit on top of one of the highest cliffs in the Moors. The wind blew, carrying with it the sound of wings and cawing. A small smile curled her lips as she saw him circling down to the ground where he shifted into a man again.
"There you are, birdie."
"Hi. I...ah...hope I didn't wake you when I left, this morning."
"No, you didn't. Where did you fly off to, anyways?"
"Nowhere important."
She lifted an eyebrow and he gave her a sheepish smile before moving over to sit next to her. Maleficent shifted so he could join her, the raven settling on a rock a bit higher and behind her own. Diaval slipped an arm around her shoulders, holding a few colorful flowers in his hand.
"Well...now what's this..."
"I did get these for you, while I was gone."
"Ah...thank you."
The fairy took the offered flowers and leaned forward, placing them on the ground. A thin stream of golden magic wrapped around them and rooted them into the ground, standing up and growing a bit. She smiled and leaned back again, letting the man behind her pull her back against him.
"Beautiful."
"That they are."
"I meant you, but yes, the flowers are pretty too."
A light chuckle escaped her and she turned her head to look up at him, eyes sparkling in the early sun. A kiss was pressed to her temple, and she closed her eyes, letting herself relax in the warmth of the morning.
"It's so much nicer here now that there's peace...and no giant wall of thorns that the humans are intent on getting through."
The fairy nodded, not opening her eyes, only letting her sharp hearing focus on the sounds around her. A frown curled her lips as she picked up yelling just on the other side of the border. Noticing her muscles tense a bit, he blinked and peered down at her.
"What's wrong?"
"Can humans do nothing without yelling at one another?"
"Apparently not."
She grunted a bit and kept her hearing trained on the yelling, relaxing when they moved away from the border. Diaval squeezed her shoulders a bit and smiled.
"Why don't we go flying together?" he asked, lips against the tip of her ear.
"Hmm...alright. That sounds good, to me."
Maleficent stood and spread her wings, and once Diaval shifted into his raven form, they took to the skies together. With a chuckle, she kept her pace slow so he could keep up with her. Happy caws carried with the wind back the the Moors, causing the inhabitants that heard it to smile. Flittle, Knotgrass and Thistlewit all heard it, and smiled as well.
"It's so good to see her happy again!"
"The Moors were so dreary when she was angry!"
The little pixies flew off, laughing and playing games as they went, and nearly running into a tree in the process. After nearly two hours of flying happily through the clouds, the two landed near their tree, and Diaval shifted again. Before she could fold her wings against her back, a ball of mud came flying towards her, and smacked into the pristine brown feathers. The little creature that had thrown it froze, and his ears drooped. Maleficent simply flicked her wing forward, the mud flying back and smacking him right in the face.
"Nice shot."
She chuckled and glanced down at her wing with a sigh, before heading off to the lake to wash the remnants of mud from her feathers. Diaval climbed into the water before she could, and smiled. When she lifted her eyebrow, he gently reached out and pulled her wing into the lake, carefully washing the mud away.
"Diaval..."
"It's a shame to have such beautiful wings covered in mud."
A small smile curled her lips, and she slid off the rock into the lake as well, letting him finish washing the mud from her feathers. Her other wing folded against her back, and she stepped closer to him, resting her hand on his shoulder. Before long, her other wing was folded against her back as well, just as clean as could be, and the raven wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Thank you."
"Of course."
He smiled at her and pulled her as close as possible before leaning forward to rest his forehead against hers. The fairy took a deep breath and let her hands move up to the back of his neck.
"Is everything alright?"
"Perfect, actually."
Maleficent grinned to herself and within a few moments, had pushed Diaval under the surface of the water, and moved to hide just behind the waterfall. She bit her lip to stifle a chuckle when he spluttered to the surface again, looking around for her. He turned, dark eyes scanning the lake, and smirking when he caught the bottom of her dress peeking through the water. When she saw him moving towards her, she backed further into the cave behind the falls.
"I know you're back there..."
"Well then, perhaps you should come get me."
"Oh...I'll get ya alright..."
With that, he moved through the water towards the hidden cave, a smirk on his face. The fairy smirked a bit as well and turned, moving as far back into the cave as possible, simply leaning on the rock behind her. Diaval climbed up into the cave and moved further in, his sharp eyes watching for movement. When he finally saw her, a smirk bloomed on his face again, and he moved forward.
"Oh no. You found me."
"Indeed I have..."
The raven put his arm around her waist and pulled her close, immediately catching her in a kiss. A soft chuckle was heard as she let her arms drape over his shoulders, returning his kiss. Diaval grinned against her lips, and let his fingers brush her wings, causing the feathers to bristle a bit.
"Naughty birdie..."
He laughed a bit and moved back to look into her eyes, the bright green glittering playfully even in the dark cave. He allowed his hands to wander up her sides and back down, nuzzling his face into her neck. The fairy let her head tip to the side a bit, moving her own hands down to rest on his chest.
"I love you, Maleficent..."
Her only response was to press her lips to his cheek and let her wandering hands do what they wanted. He grunted softly and pulled back to let his eyes watch her hands, which seemed intent on removing his shirt. Finally, getting fed up with the fabric, she simply pulled the offending garment over his head with a smirk.
"Y`know...I coulda helped with that."
"Now...what's the fun in that?"
Maleficent grinned and dropped the soaked shirt on the floor of the cave before pushing him back against on of the rock walls. Diaval lifted an eyebrow, and allowed himself to be moved, though kept his hands on her waist. The fairy leaned forward and again pressed their lips together, the brown outer-robe of her dress falling to the floor soon after. The raven shifted their positions again, only to slip on the wet stone, and end up on the ground with her pinned under him. Her wings fluttered a bit as they fell, and she chuckled at him.
"Don't laugh at me..." he said with a blush tinting his cheeks.
"Aw...my embarrassed little birdie..."
Diaval grunted and simply pulled her into another kiss, slipping his arms around her waist. She chuckled into the kiss and let her hands wander his bare chest and back, tracing any of the scars she felt. The fairy felt her heartbeat speed up a bit when the raven started to gently pull her dress down off her shoulders, his lips following the material, and fought back the urge to stop him. As if sensing her hesitation, he sat up and gazed down into her bright green eyes.
"Are you...I mean...if you don't want..."
"Sh...I'll be fine. I promise."
Diaval nodded and let his lips go back to their previous task, as his hands pulled her dress from her body and folded it, laying it behind her head. His considerate actions made her smile, nipping lightly at his shoulder. The raven slipped his hands up from her waist, fingers barely brushing her skin, causing goosebumps to raise in their wake. She grunted and closed her eyes as his lips traveled over every inch of her exposed skin.
"Diaval..."
Hearing his name, and not the affectionate nickname of `birdie`, he looked up at her and smiled. Maleficent ran her hand through his mess of hair and feathers, returning his smile and pulling him up to kiss him, hands working to push his pants from his hips. While the fairy was distracted trying to remove his pants, Diaval slipped a hand down her body to slip between her legs, causing her hands to freeze on his waist-band. Trying to ease her nerves, he pressed his lips to her neck and mumbled in her ear, brushing the fingers of his free hand through the feathers of her wings.
"I'm fine..."
He nodded, his hand that was between them gently probing and stroking her. A short `ha` of triumph was heard as she succeeded in pushing his pants past his waist, hooking the tip of her wing in the band and pushing them the rest of the way down. The raven kicked them off his feet to land carelessly in the corner of their little cave before letting one of his fingers slip into her after a bit of hesitation. A soft groan escaped her throat and she threaded her fingers through his hair, gripping gently and nibbling on his ear, her other hand ghosting down his back. Letting the hand stroking her feathers move, he brushed his fingers over her breasts, lips again following.
"For someone who's only had human urges for a short time...you certainly seem to know what you're doing..." she said with a breathless little laugh, a bit surprised she could speak at all.
A self-satisfied little grin curled his lips at the tone of her voice before he let his lips close over her left nipple, teasing with his tongue. Another soft moan escaped her and her eyes clenched shut, wings flexing a bit under her. Diaval faltered a bit in his exploration when he felt a hand curl around his erection, stroking experimentally. As her hand continued it's gentle movements, a low groan escaped his lips that were moving further down her body, until he was out of her reach. Maleficent forced her eyes to open a bit, slits of emerald green peering down at him.
Sensing her eyes on him, he looked up at her through the hair hanging over them. Her eyes snapped shut when his lips descended on her, his tongue quickly replacing his probing finger. The raven rested his hands on her hips and focused his attention on her. The fairy groaned, and once again, her hands found their way into his hair, her wings spreading out, feathers standing on end. Once she felt her body begin to tense slightly, she pulled him back up to her and kissed him. Diaval grunted and shifted slightly to align himself properly, but stopped short.
"Are you certain about this?"
"Do you think you could really stop if I said no?"
"Of course I would."
"Diaval...I'm sure. I wouldn't have let you get this far if I wasn't."
The raven nodded and, after a few more moments of hesitation, shifted forward and let himself slide into her. A quick yelp of pain escaped her and she stiffened, tightening her arms around his neck. He nuzzled his face into her neck, holding still until she gave him permission to move. After what seemed like forever, Maleficent shifted her hips a bit and nudged his head.
"Keep going..."
"If you need me to stop...tell me."
"You worry too much, birdie. I'll be fine."
He nodded into her neck and lifted up, gazing down into her eyes as he shifted, putting his weight onto his arms, pulling out of her slightly before pushing back in. The fairy felt her eyes flutter closed and she pressed her head back into the pillow of her dress. He nipped lightly at the tip of her pointed ear, keeping up a slow and gentle pace. She rested her hand on the base of his neck, turning her head to catch his lips with hers, shifting a bit to allow her wings more room to expand. Diaval deepened their kiss, slipping his tongue into the horned fairy's mouth, her own meeting it with enthusiasm. It wasn't long until her legs wrapped themselves around his waist, nails digging into the raven's back.
"You won't break me, Diaval..." she whispered in his ear, voice hardly above a sigh.
He groaned and nodded, speeding up and putting more strength into the movement of his hips, fingers threading into the feathers spread out under her. Her fingers, in return, dug harder into his back and shoulders, and her heels dug into his lower back. Maleficent groaned and bit down on his shoulder, trying to stifle the loud noise that threatened to escape her lips. The raven shifted his weight a bit to gain more leverage, and again increased the strength of his thrusts, groaning into her neck. Her wings fluttered, expanding as much as they could within the small cave, her head falling back against the floor, eyes clenched shut.
"You...feel fantastic..." he groaned into her ear, coaxing a small chuckle from the fairy.
"Ah...thank you?"
He chuckled a bit as well before grunting and putting all his weight into his movements, feeling a tightness beginning to form inside him. If possible, her legs tightened around his waist, and she pressed her head further back into the ground, her horns leaving scratch-marks on the stone. It wasn't long until Maleficent stiffened, her wings wrapping tightly around them, the raven's name escaping her lips as a low sigh. When he felt her reach her release, Diaval's body immediately responded by reaching his own, her name escaping him as well. Completely exhausted, he collapsed onto her, resting his head on the fairy's chest, her fingers combing through his hair.
"That...was..."
"Mm..."
Neither of them made a move to right themselves, or re-dress, completely content to lie in each others arms, hidden by the cloak of her wings, and the cascading waterfall. Eventually the two of them re-dressed and exited the cave, Maleficent stretching her wings to their full span. Peering up at the sky, a smirk wound onto her lips at seeing that the sky had darkened while they had made love behind the waterfall. Once they retired to their nest, the fairy rested her head on her lover's chest and fell asleep in moments, mumbling something just as she nodded off that sounded remarkably like `I love you`.