Here is the next chapter!
It is posted almost a week early because I finished it today and I really want to see everyone's reaction. You are still going to get the next chapter on Wednesday (or Tuesday). Maybe if I work this quickly and proficiently I'll continuously update twice a week. No guarantees or promises!
WARNING! WARNING: There are talks and mentions of sexual activities. There are NO lemons in this chapter because I am COMPLETELY against writing it because I'm afraid it would ruin my writing reputation.
I'm sure all of you know what this chapter is about, so I will tell you I have a theory! It's the reason why Mal's hair is purple and not blue or brown (blonde?). However, you won't see it for a couple chapters. . . maybe.
Enjoy!
The newly-weds didn't stay long after the wedding to celebrate their union. They stayed long enough to eat a piece of cake, share their first dance as a married couple, and then greet some of their guest. Nobody noticed they were gone for some time, but there were some speculations as to where they went and what they were doing.
Of course the speculations were true, but the married couple wouldn't admit anything.
The morning after their wedding, the god and fairy awoke together in bed, basking in their undeniable love for one another. With some reluctance, the two got out of bed to enjoy their first morning as a married couple. While getting dressed for the day, Hades shockingly noticed a peculiar red wet patch on Maleficent's side of the bed.
Blood.
Upon further investigation, the couple discovered that Maleficent's old wound—from her wings being inhumanly removed—had reopened while they had been 'making love'. Maleficent never noticed, but that didn't help with the god's guilt.
Since then, Hades adamantly refused to continue with the activity for fear of hurting her further. He somehow managed to ignore all of Maleficent's sexual advances—
Until two months after their wedding.
The evening started the same as always. Hades had been sitting on the couch after finishing the breakfast dishes—Maleficent changing into normal clothing in their bedroom—when he pulled out the picture gifted to him by his wife. In the picture, Maleficent wore her wedding dress as her back faced the camera while she was looking over her shoulder to gaze at the camera with her mesmerizing green eyes. Hades felt his breath catch in his throat the longer he stared at the photograph, completely transfixed on her flawless hourglass figure.
"You know," Maleficent began as she walked to her husband after seeing what he was doing, "there's a way that you can see my figure up close and personal."
Hades rolled his eyes at her flirtatious behavior, carefully setting the picture aside. "I don't want you to get hurt again," he insisted as his wife came closer.
The fairy whined as she took drastic measures, which was straddle his lap in a seductive manner. She suppressed a smirk when his first instinct was to rest his hands on her curvy hips. "Wounds heal," Maleficent claimed as she entwined her arms around his neck. "Besides, there's more than one way to make love."
"But most are degrading for you," Hades argued defensively.
"Like I said," she continued with a flirty smirk, "there's more than one way to make love."
Pausing for a moment, the fairy tilted her head in mock curiosity. "Weren't you the one that said you wanted a child?" She reminded skillfully. "How are we supposed to have one if you won't make love to me?"
With a weightful groan, Hades finally admitted defeat. "Fine," he muttered. "You win. But if your wounds open again, we won't do it again until they heal."
Maleficent smiled at the victory. "I'd be fine with that."
Leaning forward, she gave her husband an innocent kiss, which he returned fervently. Maleficent squealed in surprise when Hades suddenly stood from the couch, forcing her to wrap her legs around his waist. While still in the heated make-out session, Hades quickly strolled to their bedroom, slamming the door behind them.
Needless to say, no one saw them that day.
Much to their aggravation, Maleficent's wounds somehow opened again despite Hades carefulness. Staying true to their agreement—mainly because the injuries were slightly irritated this time—they held off with their activities until the wounds were somewhat healed.
It was another two months later when that happened, but for some 'strange' reason Maleficent wasn't feeling the best in the world. The fairy awoke with a mild headache that came and went as it pleased. When she began to dress for the day, she had a minor dizzy spell that she 'forgot' to inform Hades about. As she ate breakfast with her beloved, she suddenly became nauseous, unable to finish the meal in front of her.
Hades practically begged the fairy to remain home so he could care for her with her 'unusual' illness, but Maleficent stubbornly refused. She made plans to mingle with some of the women at Lady Tremaine's mansion to give the evil step-mother a break from caring for her infant granddaughters. After a very minor argument, Hades relented after the fairy agreed to have the ladies take her home or meet him at the marketplace if she felt any worse.
So about an hour later, Maleficent was laying on the love-seat in the mansion's sitting room, occasionally raking her hand through her long dark hair—her headache was so bad that she opted to not wear her unusual crown for the day. Lady Tremaine sat in her designated chair, rocking her newborn grandson—Anthony—in her arms as he slept. Cruella de Vil at the couch all to herself while Ursula sat on the floor since her tentacles couldn't fit on any furniture.
Maleficent listened with little interest as Lady Tremaine complained about her twin daughters' sexual activities.
"Anastasia is pregnant again and Drizella is pregnant for the third time." Lady Tremaine shook her head in disdain, careful to not shake her grandson. "I understand that Anastasia wants a daughter this time, but I don't see why Drizella is so insistent on having so many children. The first time she had triplets, second time twins, and this time she's thinking she's having triplets again. So far she's been having girls."
"Maybe she's stopping after she has a son?" Cruella suggested.
Lady Tremaine scoffed. "Then she'll never stop. I know I wouldn't feel so apprehensive if her daughters had the same father. Even now she is pregnant with a different man's child."
"There have been a lot of pregnancy's recently." Ursula claimed, attempting to change the subject for the grandmother's sake. "I heard James Hook got another woman pregnant, same for Gaston."
"Jafar's mistress is pregnant as well," Maleficent pipped in; might as well partake in the conversation. "She conceived a day or so after my wedding day, so she's about four months long."
"What about you?" Lady Tremaine wondered with a curious tilt of her head. "Are you pregnant yet?"
With a soft sigh, the fairy shook her head in disappointment. "We've been trying," she answered. "After our first time together, my largest injury opened again. Our second time was two months ago when I finally convinced him we should try again. Despite how cautious we were, it opened again."
Cruella rolled her eyes dramatically. "You do know there's more than one position, right?"
"I know that," Maleficent insisted as she felt herself blush slightly. "But he says most are too degrading for me. We were going to try again tonight, but I'm just too ill."
"How so?" Ursula questioned.
"Well I have this headache that won't go away," the fairy listed off, "I had a small dizzy spell this morning, and I couldn't finish breakfast because the smell nauseated me."
Lady Tremaine's eyes widened slightly, recognizing the symptoms so easily thanks to her daughters. "Do you think it's your feminine cycle?"
"I haven't had one in a while," Maleficent informed with a careless shrug. "Mine are pretty irregular."
With that last bit of evidence, Lady Tremaine came to a verdict. Cradling her grandson protectively in her arms, the grandmother left the room without telling the other women what she was doing. She came back a moment or two later, handing Maleficent a rectangular object when she returned. Lady Tremaine instructed the fairy on what to do with the peculiar object before ushering her to the bathroom.
A few minutes later, Maleficent returned appearing more confused than she did before. "I don't understand what this does," she admitted.
"What does it show?" Lady Tremaine interrogated with a hint of urgency in her tone.
"Two lines." The fairy passed off the object to the grandmother, so she could see it for herself. "What does that mean?"
Examining the object to confirm the results, Lady Tremaine smiled at the confused fairy. "Congratulations!" She cheered as her smile widened. "You're pregnant!"
Maleficent perked up at the announcement. Her eyes lit up in surprise as her mouth hanged open in wonder. "I'm what!"
"You're preggers, Malef!" Cruella repeated with a slight snicker. "You're gonna have a baby!"
Many emotions whirled through the fairy's mind. The first was, of course, shock because she couldn't believe she was truly pregnant. The second was happiness since she would be having a child of her own in a few long months. Last was excitement!
With a wide giddy smile, the fairy burst out of the mansion as she headed to town as fast as she could.
She just couldn't wait to tell her husband the wonderful news!"
"Aidoneus! Aidoneus!"
Surprised at hearing his true name being shouted in public, Hades barely managed to catch his wife as she basically plowed into him. "Careful, Malef!" He scolded lovingly as he steadied her. "I don't want you hurting yourself."
Maleficent took a deep breath to calm her nerves, though her husband may have seen it as her catching her breath. "You're right," she agreed with a small, knowing smile. "I don't want to trip and end up hurting our baby."
Hades nodded slowly before he froze at the statement. Did he hear that correctly? Swallowing the lump in his throat, he cautiously interrogated, "What did you say?"
Maleficent's smile widened as she was practically teeming with excitement. "You heard me," she teased. "I said our baby."
Taking a step back to exam her better, Hades clarified almost desperately, "You're pregnant?"
"We," Maleficent corrected lovingly, "are pregnant. We're gonna have a baby!"
The god's face lit up with pure joy and happiness as he embraced his wife to contain his overwhelming emotions.
Finally! After so many years he would have a child like he's always wanted!
But . . . would the child be the gender he's always wanted?