100 years worth of nightmares
As he kissed her, she abruptly awoke. Phased she did not know whether she was asleep or awake. Phillip grabbed her hand and stroked it softly. Aurora smiled briefly. She was awake.
Ten years later
"Phillip!" she screamed as she woke.
"I'm here. It's ok" he was cradling her head to his chest, Aurora's breathing was shallow and he could feel her rapid heartbeat as she lay against him.
All Aurora could do was sob into his chest, even after ten years the nightmares she had had where still raging on in her dreams.
"Why can't it just stop?" she asked brushing the tears from her cheeks.
"Is it the same ones?" he asked concerned for his wife, he didn't think that the nightmares would continue after he'd awoken her with the kiss.
"Yes" she said quietly, now calming down. She had now moved out of her bed to window. It was dawn. The sun was slowly rising and it looked to be a good day in the kingdom.
"Why don't we seek help from you fairy godmothers?"
"Don't you think I haven't tried that already?" she snapped.
"Well I don't know what to do!" he shouted "all I did was offer an idea and all you can do is snap at me! Why don't you think of something?"
"Because I can't think of anything! If Maleficent where still alive I would bargain with her but she's DEAD!"
The door opened slightly and the small figure of their eight year old daughter appeared looking scared and concerned.
"Are you arguing?" she asked. Her father strode over to her and picked her up into his arms. There was no point lying to his daughter as he knew she was smart and would see through the lie immediately.
"Yes we are honey, but it's only because we're worried about mummy's nightmares."
"Don't worry mummy" she replied "I have nightmares too."
"You do?" Aurora asked now slightly wary. "I thought you'd grown out of them."
"No, I still have them. I just don't come into yours and daddy's room now."
"And why's that?"
"Because I didn't want to look like a scaredy cat."
Aurora laughed; her daughter was certainly made of tougher stuff than she was.
"Now come on" Phillip said sternly "you need more sleep, as no-one likes a grumpy princess in the morning"
"But dad!" Lucinda complained, she looked to her mother.
"Do as your father says" she kissed her daughter on the bed and bade her goodnight.
As they left the room Aurora could've sworn she heard something.
She walked over to the mirror to brush her hair when she saw Maleficent's reflection looking back at her in the mirror.
"Been sleeping well my dear?" she cackled.