The Sins Of The Past

by ssj.fuse

A modern retelling with a mystical spin Nothing is ever as it seems as fifteen-year-old Aurora finds out one night when she decides to wander the woods alone. However, is it such a good idea for those who both suppress parts of themselves to interact? What will happen when the Sins of the Past are brought back to the light? Will Aurora repeat that cycle? disclaimer: I own nothing

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The next few days passed with no further issue, however, that was not to be and although she wasn't at all surprised, Maleficent was not shocked when she found herself standing before a angry, out of breath, Aurora.

"When were you going to tell me that I was cursed?"

The words seemed to pull the breath from Maleficent's lungs.

So they had finally told her.

"Aurora, I…" she began, taking a step forward only for the girl to jerk away.

"Don't touch me! You're the one who did this! You're the monster that everyone warned me about... you're the evil that is in the world."

Maleficent could only watch as the girl's eyes spilled over as she turned and practically sprinted away.

"Diaval! Go find the boy. He may be her only chance."

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Monster

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Wasn't that exactly what she was?

A monster who had stolen the life of an innocent child in the stead of her father's mistakes?

The words repeated in her head as her mind replayed the last few months over and over. Reminding her of how the girl had seemed to light up the world around her.

Aurora was right, she was a monster.

A monster who stole the life of an innocent child all because of the faults of one man.

A monster who had not thought twice about placing blame on an infant.

She closed her eyes to fight back the emotions that were building inside of her.

How often had the girl trusted her with secrets? How often had the girl sought her out for comfort or advice?

There was no such thing as true love but they had to try, even if Aurora never forgave her.

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They had all lied to her.

Everyone who she had ever loved had been keeping secrets from her for her whole life, basically lying by omission.

Had any of them ever truely loved her? After all, her Aunties had been basically hired to care for her and her godmother had ulterior motives.

Had any of that been true?

Had Maleficent just kept an eye on her to gloat when the time came for the curse to fall into effect?

Had these past few months just been part of the plot? Why had Maleficent cursed her anyway? What could a baby do to offend anyone?

Aurora felt as though she couldn't breath as she glanced down at the charmed object, pausing briefly before removing it and tossing it as far as possible into the wood.

She was a fool for trusting the Faerie.