Author's Note: The idea portrayed in this chapter was suggested by Eclaire Stones! I hope it's enjoyable!

A Sudden Proposal

It was there again, that same raven. Maleficent's eyes narrowed as she watched her lover fly around in his raven form, another raven following him. It seemed as if the two of them were enjoying themselves quite immensely. For some reason, that bothered the winged female. It made her blood boil and it made her sick inside. She was seriously tempted to use her magic and turn the other raven into mush, but she knew that that would be a very awful thing for her to do. Besides, if the other raven was a friend of Diaval's, she would tolerate it. She didn't want Diaval getting upset with her for turning his 'friend' into mush.

Sighing heavily, Maleficent whirled away from the sight, marching off in an angry manner. She walked through the Moors for quite some time before finding herself a tree to sit under. Once situated underneath the tree, the female stared straight ahead at the rest of the nature that surrounded her. Her mood was still sour and her mind ran with bitter thoughts.

"Maleficent?"

Startled, Maleficent brought her gaze up, seeing Aurora standing there. She was smiling at her in her sweet way. Maleficent couldn't stop her own smile from forming at the sight of her little beastie.

"How are you?" Maleficent found herself questioning the girl, curious.

Aurora sat down next to the older female and kept the smile on her face. "Phillip and I going to have supper soon," she announced with undisguised cheerfulness. "Would you and Diaval like to join us?"

"I…really am not in the mood to eat at the moment," Maleficent told the girl apologetically. "And Diaval seems to be occupied at the moment."

"Occupied with what?" Aurora was curious now.

Maleficent's expression morphed into a look of sourness. "Fooling around with another raven," she practically spat out, failing to catch herself. "He spends more time with it than he does with me."

"Are you jealous?"

Disbelief flickered across the faerie's face and she turned her full attention on the girl beside her. "Jealous? That's preposterous!"

"You seem jealous," Aurora remarked in a very playful tone as she got to her feet again, dusting off her dress. "It is only natural. I understand how you feel. Well, I should be going now." Without another word, the girl spun around and left before Maleficent could say anything.

Maleficent watched her go, still in disbelief. She wasn't jealous, right? She didn't get jealous! That was absurd! Shaking her head, Maleficent was about to get up, but she noticed Diaval flying in her direction with the raven behind him. It seemed as though the two of them were still having a glorious time, which irked the faerie to no end.

Casting a hand out, Maleficent used her magic. The magic shot out of her hand and blasted toward the other raven that was following Diaval. As soon as the magic touched the other raven, the raven transfigured into a beautiful woman with long, dark hair. She was dressed in a blue dress and nothing more. The woman stood there, blinking in confusion. Maleficent was even more irked by how beautiful the woman was and she threw magic at Diaval who was still flying around, turning him back to a human.

"Oh, hello, love." Diaval put on a smile and was about to pull Maleficent into a hug, but she angrily shrugged him off, which bewildered him and caused a look of hurt to appear on his facial features.

"Who are you?!" Maleficent demanded of the female raven, taking a step toward her in a very threatening manner.

The ravishing lady didn't seem threatened. Instead of cowering away and hiding somewhere, the woman placed a hand upon her hip, quite alright with being turned into a human. "You shall call me Corvin," the female raven answered. "Who might you be?"

Maleficent bristled at her words. "That is none of your concern. All you need to know is that he," she pointed at a puzzled Diaval. "Belongs to me!"

Corvin raised an eyebrow. "Oh? If he belongs to you, as you so foolishly claim, where is your ring?"

Maleficent went rigid and her expression darkened. Ring? What ring? What would she need a ring for to have Diaval belong to her? She and Diaval had been together for two whole years! They belonged to each other! She did not need a ring to prove that! That was when realization smashed into her; the female raven was obviously speaking of marriage.

"Right here."

Beyond shocked, Maleficent watched as Diaval walked over to her, retrieving something from within his pocket…a ring. He gently took one of the faerie's hands and slipped the ring on to one of her fingers, gazing deeply into her eyes.

"Marry me?" he asked, his tone holding nothing but love for her. Diaval had decided right then and there that he would ask her. He only had love for her, no one else.

"What?!" Corvin squawked, mouth dropping open.

Maleficent stared at Diaval, conflicted and unsure. "Diaval, I…we…"

Diaval sighed quietly and took her two hands into his own, giving them a very affectionate squeeze. "I know marriage may seem unreal to you, and I definitely know that you have not even considered us getting married," he started speaking, a tone of understanding there. "But I have. I think about it every day, Maleficent."

"Diaval…" Maleficent didn't know what to say.

"Maleficent, I love you so very dearly," Diaval went on, sincere and purely honest. "I want to spend the rest of my days with you, no one else. I will forever remain faithful to you and no one will ever take your place. Maleficent, if you decline my proposal, my feelings will never change for you. Know that. So, whatever you decide, my feelings will remain unchanged."

Maleficent's belly was now being attacked with butterflies from what Diaval said and because her increasing nervousness. Could she marry Diaval? Was she even ready for marriage? The thought never crossed her mind. What would it be like? What would it be like to be married to the one she held dear to her heart?

"This is not correct!" Corvin babbled from where she stood, viewing them both with great disdain. "Diaval should have a mate of his own kind, not you! He should have me!"

"Into a duck!" Maleficent flicked her hand at the female raven, magic flowing from her hand. The magic enveloped a surprised Corvin and she quickly transformed into a black duck.

Quacking hysterically and in trepidation, Corvin waddled around crazily, not knowing what to do. Maleficent resisted the urge to laugh in glee at Corvin.

"Maleficent, I hope you do change her back to her true form," Diaval told her in a warning tone. "That is unkind."

Maleficent looked back at him, a frown crossing her face. "I will turn her back…eventually."

Diaval raised his eyebrows at this.

"I will marry you."

Diaval's eyes enlarged and he stared at the faerie in front of him. "Pardon?"

Maleficent sighed, finally coming to a decision. "I will marry you, Diaval."

"Truly?" A smile started playing on Diaval's lips and his arms circled the winged woman's waist.

Maleficent smiled softly at him and gave him a short nod. "Yes."

Diaval wasted no time in connecting their lips.