Author's Note: Hey, my lovely readers! I adore all of the reviews you've sent for the previous chapter and I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I know this one is super short, but that's for all of the chapters to come. They'll all be short. So, I've decided to only make this story ten chapters. I know at the beginning I said that there would be twenty chapters, but...things have changed. So, I'm sorry if you were expecting twenty. :(
Anyway, I hope this is enjoyable enough. Probably not the best though.
A Childish Game
A frown colored the winged woman's beautiful features as she watched her lover bathe in the falling leaves. The brown leaves gently fell from the trees surrounding them as the wind blew through them. Maleficent thought it was childish, the way he pranced around the tree while the brown leaves came down on him like rain. She found the smile adorning his features to be rather pleasing though, and she couldn't complain about that at all. When Diaval was happy, she was happy too.
"What are you doing, Diaval?" Maleficent breathed out a laugh, shaking her head at him.
Diaval stopped his childish movements and shook his head, getting the brown leaves out of his hair. A smile jumped onto his facial features and his eyes only held love for the woman in front of him.
"Maleficent?" he spoke, voice full of mirth. "Why don't you come join me?"
Maleficent immediately shook her head. "I cannot, Diaval," she responded, almost laughing. What would that be like? How would she feel if she joined her lover in his childish game? She would feel, well, childish.
"Come on!"
Before the winged woman could do anything, Diaval's cold hand wrapped around her wrist and she was yanked forward. A whoosh of air escaped her lips and she tumbled forward into Diaval's arms. That was when the both of them began falling down, Diaval's laughter ringing in her ears. She shut her eyes and held onto him, feeling them crash into a pile of leaves. The brown leaves flew up into the air upon impact, raining down on them once more.
"There," she heard Diaval's voice in her ear. "Now you're having fun with me, Maleficent."
Maleficent opened her eyes and blinked. She stared at Diaval's grinning face before shaking her head. "Fine."
"Fine?" Diaval raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, fine!"
Before Diaval could react, Maleficent removed herself from his hold and she used her magic. Her magic caused the rest of the brown leaves to fall from the tree above them. Diaval released a startled yelp as all of the brown leaves piled on top of him.
Now Maleficent's laughter surrounded them. Oh yes, she was going to have fun messing with Diaval now…even though this was a childish game.