A/N: Hey, there everybody! It's me, MBAV fan66!

So, last chapter we saw the three good fairies (Hannah, Sarah, and Erica) give baby Della their magical gifts, along with an unwelcomed one from the evil Stephanie. Now, we get to find out what happened to baby Della after the fairies snuck out of the kingdom with the princess to go into hiding. Will Stephanie find them? Will the prophecy come true?

Well, read on to find out! ;D

I know we're getting into the musical chapter quite earlier here than we did the other two, but hey...it did come pretty early in the original Disney version too, didn't it? Lol! :P So, enjoy the musical element of the story! :D

Oh! And by the way, the italized song lyrics is just no one in particular singing. It's just background singing with nobody being able to hear it except for the readers.

Shouts out to:

Bennyweirlover17- Thanks for favoriting this story and a couple of my other ones, too! :)

TiredOfBeingNice- Thanks! I'm trying to mix it up when it comes to the pairings on here. Just to keep it interesting and for all those who may like other pairings that aren't as popular as most. Yep! Like father, like son! :)


Story: Sleeping Beauty Part 2

Chapter 21: Love At First Sight...Or Second

Main Pairing: Benny/Della


16 Years Later

Hidden in the woods somewhere, a small little quaint cottage was tucked away. There lived three middle aged women and a young teenage girl. They were a happy little family together, as the three older women were the girl's aunts (who dressed in pink, green, and blue clothing most of the time).

The young girl loved her three aunts dearly, but sometimes she couldn't help but to feel lonely, as she yearned for other human reaction with other people. As peaceful and quiet living in the forest might be at times, it can also be quite boring and dull, too.

Luckily, she had her animal friends to help keep her company at times, but the young girl still felt it would be nice to actually have someone who can actually talk back to her, as well. She never told anybody how she truly felt about her situation, except for them. For now, the animals were her only true friends.

The young girl had came out of her room after waking up from a relaxing slumber. She entered the small living room like space to find her three aunts busily scurrying about a bit frantically, as they all prepared for a very special day today.

The girl giggled to herself, seeing them rushing about clearly not having a clue at what they were doing. She knew what today was and what they where trying to prepare for. Today was her sixteenth birthday and she was very excited for it, too.

She stood there and watched as they worked effortlessly trying to make the day wonderful for her, like always. Her aunt dressed in green was busy baking the cake, while her other two aunts where busy fighting over on how some kind of dress that they were making was gonna look. Those two where always bickering over something, it seems.

"Auntie Hannah, Sarah, and Erica! Perhaps I can help you with the preparations this time?" offered the girl, startling the three ladies in the room. "It sure looks a if you could use it." she giggled humorously to herself.

The three women all looked at her and smiled warmly at her. "Rose! You're awake!" exclaimed Hannah surprisingly. "I hope are bickering didn't wake you?" smiled Hannah.

"No. Of course, not Aunt Hannah." replied back Rose, sweetly to her.

"Good! Well, we would love to ask for your help with all this dear, but I think we've got everything covered here. Right girls?" said Sarah kindly to her, looking at her fellow sisters. Erica and Hannah both nodded in response.

Rose frowned disappointingly. "Oh. Well, if you're sure then..." she said sadly, looking down. She really wanted to help out this year. Every year they would always go through so much trouble in preparing for her birthday and this year she was finally old enough to help in some small way. She wanted to repay them back for all the kind things that they do for her each year.

Sarah frowned seeing the young girl's response, but then smiled. "Actually, Rose there is something you can help me with." stated Sarah kindly to her, as she looked up at her. "I'm afraid that I still need more blueberries for the double berry cake that I'm making you. Would you be a dear and go fetch me some more out in the forest?" asked Sarah sweetly.

A huge smile spread across Rose's face. "Really?! Well, ok then Aunt Sarah! I won't let you down!" exclaimed Rose excitedly, as she quickly slipped on her shoes and grabbed her shawl and the small basket sitting on the table. She gave each one of them a quick kiss before saying 'bye' and headed out the door.

"Well!" exclaimed Erica satisfyingly. "Now we can get back to work!" she declared proudly, as she set back to work on the dress, again.

But Hannah stood there feeling a bit worried and concerned. "Guys...I can't help, but to feel worried about the poor girl." stated Hannah quitely, voicing her opinion as she continued to stare at the door.

Erica rolled her eyes at the over worrying woman. "She'll be fine, Han! It's been sixteen years now and Stephanie still has no clue as to where we are!" reassured Erica nonchalantly. "So, just relax! As long as we get through the rest of the day until sunset, then everything will be ok for the girl and she'll get to have the future that she's meant to have." added Erica, sounding not too worried about it.

"Yeah, but...you know how relentless Stephanie can be at times. She's bound and determined to see that her evil prophecy happens. We have to be extra careful today in what we do or else she just might find us." stressed Hannah worringly.

"I'll sure be glad when this day is finally over with and we can finally tell Rose the truth so she can reunite with her parents once again." sighed Erica. Hannah nodded, agreeing with her.

"Girls! We've done good so far. And we only have a few more hours to go. So, lets keep up the good work so that possibility may happen for the girl." declared Sarah reassuringly. "Although, to be honest...I will miss taking care of our little Rose, though." she added fondly with a smile, making the other two smile and nod as well, as they all thought back to the wonderful moments they had taking care of her.


Meanwhile, with Rose...

She was busy strolling through the forest with her basket in hand, humming a tune to herself happily. She then stopped at a bush to pick some lovely tasty looking blueberries. Once she thought she had enough she continued with her journey to find more, all the while still humming her tune merrily.

"I know you, I walked with once upon a dream." she sang, as she strolled along. "I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam." she twirled around cheerfully with a smile as she sang.

"I know it's true, that visions are seldom all they seem." Rose then leaned up against a tree as she stared out into the distance dreamily. "But if I know you, I know what you do. You love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream." sang Rose thoughtfully, getting up and skipping away.

"Once upon a time, I dreamed we'd be together, in love forever." she sang joyfully, as she twirled again afterwards, skipping along. "Once upon a night, I was wishing for a never, a never ending."

Her animal friends heard Rose singing and came out of hiding to watch her. They all smiled as they watched her dance about. "Once upon a time. Once upon a night. Once upon a wish. Once upon a dream..."


The animals could tell that their human friend was kind a lonely, even though she would never reveal it. They've heard her always tell them how she wished that someday she would be able to find true love herself.

Just then some of the animals heard chatter not too far off from them. Curious, they quietly snuck away to find the source, which was a young man with dark colored hair joking around with his horse.

One of the small woodland creatures then had an idea, as he let the others in on it. They waited as the young man's back was turned and he was distracted for them to swipe his cape, hat, and boots. But the man's horse had saw everything and altered the man to the woodland creatures little theft of his items.

The man quickly sprang up and he and his horse rushed off to stop the animals, but they had lost them. So, they began to search the woods looking for the little thieves.


Rose felt someone tap her on her shoulder, so she turned around to find some of her woodland friends with someone's cape, hat, and boots. She laughed a little at seeing them all dressed up like a man.

"Gee! I'm not suppose to talk to strangers, you know." she said amusingly, playing along. She then turned up her head as if in thought and placed a finger on her chin. "But...seeing as it's you and I feel as if we've met before, then I guess it's ok." she declared gleefully with a smile, as she took the sleeves of the cape and begun to dance gracefully with them as they tried to keep up with her movements.


Eventually, the young man and his horse had heard the most beautifulest humming they ever heard before and where curious as to where it was coming from. They followed it until it had led them to a beautiful blonde girl dancing with their little woodland culprits. They looked at her memorizingly, as they couldn't take their eyes off her. For the young man, it was like love at first sight.

Right before she could continue singing again, the young man took the opportunity (as she closed her eyes) to quickly snatched back the disguised animals in his clothes and took their place, as he dance with her without her knowing that it was him and not her friends.

They danced about for awhile, until she started singing again, but this time the young man had joined in on the song with her. "I know you, I danced with you once upon a night." sang the young man, startling Rose. "There we were wishing this dance would last forever all time." he continued, as she pulled away out of his arms in surprise and fear.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to startle you." apologized the young man.

"I-It's ok." replied Rose. "But I really should must be going, now. I'm not to be speaking to people who I don't know. I'm sorry." she said sympathetically in a hurry, with a hint of fear in her voice.

As she tried to leave the man quicky caught her by the wrist to stop her. "Wait!" she exclaimed to her. She turned to face him. He smiled at her. "But we do know each other! You said it yourself! Remember?!" he pointed out humorously, making the girl smile and giggle.

"Oh, really then?" she said intriguingly. "And how might that be possible, kind sir?"

The young man nodded. "Why, in a dream, of course!" he joked happily, making her laugh.

Rose felt her cheeks heat up, as she blushed. For some reason she felt connected to this man, as if it was true love at first sight. He then took her hand, as they begun to sing and dance together.

"I hope it's true. This vision is more than what it seems. Cause if dreams come true, I know what we'll do, we'll dance once again. The way we did then, upon a dream." he sang harmoniously, as they twirled around dancing beautifully in sync.

"Once upon a time, I dreamed we'd be together, in love forever." she sang, gazing deeply into his green eyes, smiling. "Once upon a night, I was wishing for a never, a never ending."

"Once upon a time." she sang. "Once upon a night." sang the man, next. "Once upon a wish." she sang right afterwards. "Once upon a dream..." they both sang together, with Rose singing "Ye-ye-ye-yeeeah!" right afterwards whole heartedly.

They danced and twirled about, as their bodies swayed in motion together. There was even a curtsy and a slight bow from Rose, as the young man kissed the hand that he still held in his, softly. She giggled and blushed, as she stood back up.

"Once upon a night, I was wishing for a never, a never ending. Once upon a time." she sang dreamily, getting lost in his eyes again. "Once upon a night." he sang, getting lost in her eyes, as well.

Both their faces grew more closer together, as they sang. "Once upon a wish." she sang. "Once upon a looooove..." they both sang, holding out the word 'love' right before their lips lightly brushed together into an almost kiss.

Once upon a time. Once upon a night. Once upon a wish.

Once upon a dream...

(Upon a dream) Once upon a dream..

(On a dream) Once upon a dream...

Realizing what almost happened, Rose quickly backed away in shock. She couldn't believe she almost kissed someone who she just met and felt really embarrassed about it, too.

"Oh, my gosh! I am so sorry for that! I didn't mean to-" she ranted apologetically in a frantic manner, before they guy swooped in and had pulled her closer to him and placed a single finger over her lips to quiet her.

He smiled down at her. "I actually liked it and would love to go all the way next time into a full blown kiss. If you don't mind that is?" he chuckled. "Also I think I maybe falling in love with you, beautiful." he said genuinely, winking at the end.

She stared up at him in disbelief, but soon smiled herself while blushing. "And I too, with you kind sir." she said honestly in a sweet manner.

"Would it be crazy to say that you really do look familiar to me, though?" questioned the man, curiously.

Rose shook her head. "Not at all! In fact...you sort a seem kind a familiar to me, as well? As if we really did meet in a dream or something?" she said, wondering the same thing.

They sat down on a log together, as he wrapped his arm around her while she rested her head upon his shoulder. They stayed like that for awhile, before Rose suddenly jumped up remembering something.

"Oh, my god!" she exclaimed shockingly. The young man got up quickly to look at her worriedly. "What? What is it?" he questioned concernedly.

"My aunts! They're probably expecting me back at the cottage any mintue now with a basket full of berries!" she explained frantically, rushing to pick up her berry filled basket. "I have to go! I'm so sorry for this!" she apologized rapidly, as she rushed off leaving him behind.

"Wait! Will I ever see you again?!" he called out to her.

She paused for a minute before walking back over to him. She placed a hand gently on his cheek. "Of course, we will. I just know it." reassured Rose sweetly with a warm smile and simple kiss on the cheek. The man smiled, too as they gazed into each others eyes briefly before she took off.

The gentleman stood there dazed by her beauty as he watched her run off. He lightly touched where their lips had almost met, treasuring the almost kiss. "Until then, I'll treasure our almost first kiss until the real one happens." he said dreamily to no one, smiling fondly at the thought.


Back at the cottage, Hannah and Erica had ended up breaking out into another one of their usual arguments again, but this time it was over what color Rose's dress that they were making should be. Hannah had wanted it to be pink, but Erica thought that blue was better.

And before you knew it, a magical fight had broke out (seeing as niether one of them were very good at tailoring a new dress) as Erica had manage to find where Hannah had hid their wands at. She used her wand to make it blue, but when Hannah saw this she grew furious and ran to get her's and thus using it to make it pink again.

Soon magic was recklessly being thrown about from all places. Sarah tried her best to get them to stop, but to no avail as they kept at it until they heard the door open wide.

There standing was a very shocked Rose, not believing what she was seeing.

"Aunt Hannah?! Aunt Erica?! Aunt Sarah?! Just what in the world is going on here?!" she questioned in a surprising manner.

The three soon stopped dead in their actions and they stared at her with wide eyes. They didn't know what else to say except for the truth, now. So, they told her everything after magically making themselves look young again (about the same age as Rose, now).


Of course, Rose was very surprised by this. The people who she's known for 16 years now and grew up thinking that they were her aunts were in fact not even related to her and are actually magical fairies on the side of good. And what shocked her the most was finding out that she was a princess and that Hannah, Erica, and Sarah were hiding her (with permission from her real parents) because of some evil witch named Stephanie, who had placed a curse upon her life.

All of this was all very overwhelming for the young girl, who learned that her real name wasn't Rose, but instead was Della. But he young princess had no choice, but to accept it and took it in good measure seeing that they were only trying to protect her. So she forgave the fairies for their really long lie.

And with that, the fairies had made the decision to return back to the castle with Della earlier than expected, so that she may meet and get to know her parents after being away from them for sixteen long years now.


But little did they know, that the foursome were being spied on by one of Stephanie's evil henchmen. He had saw the magic being recklessly thrown about by the two agruing fairies and followed the source, which had lead him to a small cottage hidden in the forest.

After listening in on their conversation, he quickly rushed off to tell his master what he had learned and were to find the long lost princess.


A/N: Uh-oh! Looks like Stephanie done finally learned of Princess Della's wereabouts after all these years. :o

What's gonna happen now? And will Della and the young man she met in the forest ever see each other again? Stick around to find out! :D

Until next time, I'll be seeing you all around! Bye! :)