Disclaimer: Only the fic is mine.
AN: Just felt like writing a fic where they're a couple in the future. Unbeated, so I'm sorry for all errors.
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"Diaval!" Aurora hugged him as he entered her private chamber, her blue eyes filled with love and a wide smile on her face.
Diaval smiled at his surrogate daughter as he returned the embrace. "Hello my dear."
He pulled back to look at her, "Feels like just yesterday you were a baby now its somehow 21 years later."
Just then some tiny sounds caught their attention and they turned to see the baby girl in her bassinet.
Only four months old and she had inherited her mother's eyes.
"Thank you for watching Hope for me."
"I never have any objections to being with my grandchild."
Aurora and Malifecent were going to spend the day together and Philip had some matters of state to tend to.
Aurora picked up her daughter and gave her a kiss, "I'll be back later but you know Diaval so I know you'll be happy with him."
Hope giggled she was a very happy baby as her mother had been.
Aurora handed Hope to him and left the room, Diaval took her to her nursery in the next room. It was beautiful, brown , marble floors, white curtains that were blowing in the gentle breeze, and the walls had pictures of birds, flowers, and a rainbow.
Diaval sat in the chair and rocked her it still felt surreal how much could change in a year.
Aurora and Philip marrying after the battle, Maleficent finding more of her kind, Hope being born as a bridge between human and magical creatures, proof that both of their worlds could exist together and peacefully.
And Diaval and Maleficent becoming a couple, that still felt like a dream.
But it was a life he wouldn't trade for anything.
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Two hours later and Hope was fussy she had been fed and changed.
Diaval had an idea and placed her in her bassinet, "Your mother always loved when I rocked her."
Maleficent had given him the ability to change his own form at will after Aurora and Philip's wedding, she had also released him from his vow to her.
He had left saying he wanted to explore the world, he thought he was no longer useful and he assumed she would get together with Borra, he could see the bond that had emerged between them.
That would hurt too much to watch, a month later Borra had somehow tracked him down.
"She loves you, I made my interest clear but she said her heart belonged to another she wouldn't say that it was you but I have seen how lost she is without you, go to her, I promise I will be no threat to you."
Diaval had returned and they had fallen into each other's arms.
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Diaval came back to the present and turned himself into a raven and began using his foot to rock the bassinet.
Soon Hope was asleep and then he felt a presence.
He turned to see Maleficent and she was giving a tender smile.
He flew to her and they went out into the hall and transformed himself back to human.
Aurora and Philip also stood there.
"Thank you for helping with her." Philip told him.
"Always glad to," Diaval said.
"Practice never hurts especially when there will soon be a new baby around." Aurora told him.
Diaval gasped, "Oh Aurora that's wonderful."
She grinned, "Guess again," And Philip winked.
Diaval felt confused and looked at Maleficent and then images of recent events came to him.
She had looked paler over the last week or so and she had been sick, also more tired than usual.
But she told him it must've been something she ate.
"Maleficent?" He asked in a whisper.
She nodded and he embraced her gently.
"We're having a baby?" Diaval whispered, emotion full in his voice.
"Yes my raven."
"Oh sweetheart, I'm truly happy."
"I am as well, I'll admit to feeling stunned, thankfully I had Aurora to help calm me."
Diaval kissed her gently, "I hope she'll be as beautiful as you."
"Could be a son, I want him as amazing as his father."
They kissed again and then let Aurora embrace them and Philip shake their hands.
And months later their son and daughter joined Hope in their ever growing family.
