"Godmother? Can I live here with you? I love my aunties to death but they have just been acting odd and sort of paranoid these last few days and are driving me mental."
Aurora said as she collapsed on to the ground beside Maleficent the following day.
"Really, it has taken that long? Although, I wouldn't be against the idea of you staying here." Maleficent responded, a hint of a smile gracing her feature at the irritated look the girl sent her.
"Do you have to insult them so often?"
Aurora retorted, only to earn a smirk.
"Yes."
Aurora gave a small grin at the response, though she rolled her eyes despite her amusement.
"You're impossible, you know that?"
That night Maleficent sat, watching Aurora interacting with a group of sprites.
She had to tell the girl about the curse, even if it did hurt her.
Although she wasn't sure how to go about that, especially with how her stomach sank just with the thought of it.
Why did the girl have to worm her way into her heart?
Why did she have to come to care for the girl?
"Aurora, come here."
She called, before she could change her mind.
"What is it?"
The faerie sighed as she mentally steeled herself for the conversation at hand.
"There is an evil in this world and I can't keep you from it…" she began, only to feel a hand touch her arm.
"Godmother, I'm not a little kid. I can take care of myself."
The response would have amused the faery had it not been for the emotion building up in her.
"I'm sure you can. However, there are things that are out of your control and no one can predict the actions of others."
Maleficent was almost relieved when Diaval flew in from their east, cawing frantically.
"Now what has happened?"