This is a one shot I've been working on for quite some time now and have finally finished. This was suggested by MaliceMalAmyMalevFaery and the mentioned character of Justin is Boris Yeltsins OC.

Standing Up for Mal

Much had happened after Ben's coronation. Most shockingly was the daughter of Maleficent and the daughter of Aurora becoming friends. Currently, they were in Audrey's bedroom at her castle, painting.

"You should really use more color there, Mal." Audrey stated, pointing with her paintbrush.

Mal shook her head and then looked over at Audrey's work. She was very surprised. "Um…Audrey I agreed to paint portraits of each other, but I never thought that you'd showcase me in that." Mal said.

Audrey looked back at her painting. "What? I thought you'd appreciate it. You are wearing more purple than white." Audrey had painted Mal in a beautiful wedding dress, while Mal had painted Audrey in an Isle-inspired outfit, complete with dark blue jeans and a pink leather jacket."

"I think it's actually cute, I like that side braid, maybe I should do my hair like that sometime." Audrey told her.

"Your right. Now can you explain yours?" Mal asked.

Audrey rolled her eyes. "It's your wedding dress, duh. Your King Obviously Cute would go crazy seeing you in this dress." The two laugh at the joke. The dress was short, just past the knees, and strapless, it was also the same light purple that Mal's coronation dress was.

They continued to laugh and explain specific details about their paintings. Leah was downstairs, furious that the daughter of Maleficent was in her castle. The offspring of her nemesis was in her home, she never understood why Phillip allowed let alone encouraged that child in the castle. Leah believed the only reason why Mal should ever be in the castle is to be a servant and clean it. With supervision as well, to make sure nothing is stolen. Leah couldn't take much more and walked upstairs to he beloved granddaughters room. Leah knocked on the door and Mal opened it, the teens genuine smile fell being quickly replaced with a fake one.

Audrey didn't hear any talking so she turned around. Her eyes fell on her grandmother, a bit surprised. "Come in Grammy, I'm sorry, were we disturbing you?" Audrey asked with confusion.

Mal quickly closed the door after Leah entered the room. "No not at all Audrey dear, you could never disturb me." Leah said. Leah glared at Mal and Audrey put down her paintbrush before sighing sadly. Mal went and sat on the floor leaning against Audreys bed, quietly texting Jay about his date with Lonnie later that day. Leah stared at the painting of Audrey that Mal had done in disgust. She was completely oblivious to Audreys painting of Mal.

"This is hiddeous. An attempt to turn my dear Audrey into exactly what you are, a rotton, disgusting monstrosity!" Leah exclaimed. Mal looked up, so startled she almost dropped her phone.

Audrey tried to jump in. "Stop Grammy. The painting is cute, Mal is not an-" But Leah continued.

"Soon King Ben will freed from your trickery and he will happily go back to my Audrey and you and the other juvinile delinquints will go back to where you belong." Since Leah's rant had begun, Audrey had been inching towards Mal, but at that statement, it all became too much for her.

"How dare you say those things about Mal! Grandmother let me remind you that she saved all of our lives, turning against her own mother and everything she ever knew. And since then she and the others have done nothing but try to adjust fine here." Audrey argued. "I'm sorry I was mean to them when they first came from the Isle, but I'm trying to make up for it now, and I hope that they can all, eventually, consider me a friend."

Leah stood there, unable to say anything, but Audrey wasn't done. "And Ben is not under some curse or spell, he loves Mal and she loves him." Audrey points to the painting she did of Mal. "And I wouldn't ever go back to Ben, because I love Justin and never loved Ben in that way."

"Thats... tha...its... listen to yourself Audrey!" Leah exclaimed. "She has you under a spell as well."

"Grandmother you are the one whos under a spell, you are in denial, you are as evil as Maleficent is!" Audrey said that and Leah left the room, never feeling so insulted in her life.

Sighing, Audrey kneeled down next to Mal, who was spaced out from the argument she never thought she would witness. "Hey, are you okay Mal?" Audrey questioned in genuine concern. Mal faced her with a smirk. Audrey remembered what Ben had once told her about Mal. That she hides her true feelings behind a smirk and to be paciant and gentle, in time Mal will let you in.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You didn't have to do that Audrey." Mal answered.

"Yes I did," Audrey told her. "Grammy had no right to barge in here and say such things about you, none of them are true. But, what I said is true."

"What was that?" Mal inquired.

"That I hope we could eventually become friends." Audrey replied.

"Audrey, yes we are friends, you have more than enough proved it just now." Mal gave Audrey a light side hug, which the Princess had returned. "Thank you for standing up for me."

"No, thank you Mal, for forgiving me." Audrey thanked. At that the two went back to painting, happier than they were before.

"You really think Ben loves me?" Mal asked. She didn't look at Audrey, but instead her painting.

"Of course." Audrey replied. "I have no doubt about it."