Chapter twelve – I miss you..

It had been a number of days since Maleficent had informed Diaval of her plan to send Ondine back to the Under Moors. The raven had not spent any time in the company of the fairy or the young queen since that evening. Diaval had spent his time as a raven flying to distant kingdoms trying to clear his head. He hoped somewhere inside him that if he remained a raven for a long period of time his human feelings would dissipate. But they never did.

During his absence the young mermaid had woken up and had time to talk with her cousin and the young queen. She had explained all of the trauma she was subject to over the years and shared all the vital information she could so that Aurora was able to act and take down the Mad King in the future.

For now, Ondine was unable to get out of bed. Ondine had tried to walk with the aid of her cousin and the healers but each time she would fall to the floor in a heap in pain. It would take a long time before she would be walking or swimming anywhere.

Maleficent sat beside Ondine's bed. The two had been talking and getting things in order. Decades had passed since their fight and there were still some open wounds which would take time to heal. Maleficent took note that her cousin would keep taking glances at the windows in the bedchamber and each time she would see nothing and a frown of disappointment would pass over her face.

'He hasn't come to see me you know…since I woke up he has not come once…' Ondine sighed as she looked down at her covers. Maleficent took a deep breath; she knew that it was her words which had sent her friend away. She knew that he would not be able to say goodbye.

' Ondine maybe you should worry about getting your legs back to how they were, do not waste your time thinking about Diaval. He did his job, he saved you and now his job is over. I have given him another task.' Maleficent lied as she stood up.

' …Yes, you gave him a task, he carried it out. Now I am safe and he is gone….' began the mermaid as she pulled her covers to her chest turning away from Maleficent. As the fairy went to walk out of the room she stopped in her tracks as she heard a mumble from her cousin. 'May, if you see him..Diaval I mean, if he comes back here…can you thank him for me?' Ondine mumbled from her covers.

'of course…goodnight cousin' Maleficent left the room, leaving Ondine in her bed with her thoughts. A single tear rolled down her cheek as she took one more look at the window, no bird just the moon shining through the bars. More bars…Ondine began to think she would never get away from the bars. She was thankful that she was no longer a pet of a mad man but she could not help but feel like even now, she had no control over her own life. The healers and doctors where always flying around her day in and day out making sure she was healing properly, all Ondine wanted was to walk on her own…

As she looked down onto her bed her tear drop had turned into a small diamond, she took the gem into her hand and a sad smiled crossed her face as she placed the diamond under her pillow.

Ondine had slept for a few hours, she did not know however that whilst she slept a black raven had perched himself on the foot of her bed and stood watching her sleep.

Diaval sat perched on the foot of the bed gazing at the sleeping woman. She looked so beautiful, the healers had faded her scars slightly and he could tell that she had been bathed and made comfortable since she had woken. Her seaweed blue hair laid spread across her shoulders as she slept and a few strands fell in front of her face. The bird man took human form and walked over to the bed and tucked the strands of hair behind her ear.

Diaval felt a tinge of pain flow through his body. He had tried so hard to filter his human feelings form his raven body. He could not stay away from his mermaid, he had to see her. He had tried to relocate to a different kingdom until Ondine returned to the ocean. However each time he tried to forget her, he could not help but think about her more and when he would sleep he would dream of her. He had to return and watch her from a distance if nothing else.

Diaval gently caressed the side of Ondine's face and then transformed back into a bird and flew out of the window. He could not leave, he could just watch over her from afar.

As Diaval flew out of the nearby window Ondine opened her eyes and smiled to herself. Arguably the only positive thing which came out of her time in captivity was her ability to be hyper aware and this made her an abnormally light sleeper. Ondine has heard the raven come into her room and she felt him caressing her face. She did not want to scare him away so she kept her eyes closed and made no signs that she was aware of his presence. Deep down she felt a change inside her, she was so happy he had come back to see her.

She just wanted him to come back into the bedchambers and rock her to sleep as he had done those nights in the tower. When he would visit her they would always argue but every night he would place her head on his shoulder and let fall asleep on his lap.

She missed him, she wanted to be with him but she knew that it could never be…

Maleficent had been observing the couple that evening, she could see what was developing between the two and she felt guilty for assigning the raven to his original task. She knew he wanted to find love but she was not expecting him to fall in love with a mermaid.

Oh dear….what have I done…

Thank you all for reading. Please leave some comments with what you want to see. I do not know if I should start to conclude this fic or I should carry on with a few new plots I have in mind.

Much love

xoxox