Maleficent & Diaval (Maleval) - I'm Alive

by RavenDiablo

A Drama Romance, the story parallels the movie and it's events. Taken mostly from Diaval's point of view, it shows how Maleficent and Diaval's initial master/servant relationship evolves into a friendship and finally a steamy romantic relationship. Cover image provided by the lovely and talented Akadio from DeviantART. Enjoy and please review!

16. Chapter 16: Fashion Glitz Ballroom Blitz

Maleficent - Diaval Fanfic – I'm Alive by Raven Diablo

Chapter 16: Fashion Glitz, Ballroom Blitz

"Shhhhhh Robin!" Aurora said as Robin came to greet her in a rather loud manner, as he approached her hiding in a smaller tree next to the Rowan Tree."

"Why on earth are you hiding up here?" Robin whispered in a puzzled tone.

Aurora nodded up to the Rowan Tree.

Robin looked over and could hear faint moans and groans mixed in with some 'ooos and ahhs'. Robin turned back to Aurora

"They are at it again?!" Robin shook his head. "That has to be the 10th time this week!"

Aurora just giggled and then said, "So, you are not going to stop me from listening?"

"Nope! In fact I am going to join you."

Aurora smiled as Robin took up perch on a branch near Aurora's face. She was trying to stifle her laughing, but Robin's continued joking wasn't helping any.

"I can't believe either one or both aren't sore by now."

Aurora giggled even louder and quickly she put her hand over her mouth as she didn't want Maleficent or Diaval to hear. In addition to the moaning there was also a sound of furnature being moved and something breakable crashed to the floor.

"Oooo, Aggressive...Arn't they!," Robin giggled.

Aurora still had her hand over her mouth.

Then there was a distinct thud as if something heavy hit the floor.

"Oh, someone must have fell out of the bed."

Aurora was turning red trying to stifle her laughing.

Then Aurora could hear a woman's moan steadily increase in volume and intensity.

"Uh, Uh, Uh, Uh! Oh! UH! Ohhhhhhhh! Faster Diaval Faster!"

Now Robin was the one covering his mouth trying not to laugh too loud.

Aurora slipped a little bit and almost fell out of the tree.

"I don't think I can handle this anymore. Either I am going end up bursting from holding back my laughter or I am going to fall out of this tree," Aurora whispered to Robin.

"I know, I know. I know what you mean. I just can't believe she's so vocal."

Just then a deeper moan eminated from the room.

"Not bad! I believe Diaval's doing very well himself," Robin said. "Oh, how I envy them. I miss having sex so much!"

There were several repeated low thumps and then suddenly a pair of curved horns came right through the wall.

"Are you OK?" Robin could hear Diaval say.

"Yes, yes. Just keep pushing, my love, push harder!"

With that Robin put both hands over his mouth and practically doubled over in laughter falling off the branch he was sitting on. But he just took to wing and sat himself back down on the branch.

Aurora turned and laughed very hard into her shoulder. Keeping herself balanced in the tree was becoming difficult and she had to hold on with two hands.

Meanwhile in topmost room of the Rowan tree...

Maleficent was lying nude in the bed on her stomach with her legs folded and partly under her. Her head was tilted to one side a bit, but she couldn't move it because her horns were through the wall. Diaval was on top of her and he was also naked. The two were at the pinnacle of making love with Diaval holding on to Maleficent's back and rapidly pivoting his waist into her from behind.

"Push harder, Diaval. You have a good spot, I am almost ready."

"My dear, I am not sure if I can hold out any longer. I can feel it building up.

"Then go ahead, you already made me climax three times. It's your turn now, come now. You always get really hard before you climax inside of me, I am sure you will push me over the edge. "

"Ok, then."

Diaval slowed down but lengthened his drive and went in deep.

"Oh, my word! Yes!" Maleficent gasped as she reached out and grabbed a hold of two supports one on each side of the back of the bed.

Diaval focused on her outstretched arms and could clearly see her arm muscles flexing as her grasp on the supports became tighter.

He slowly increased speed a bit, but keeping the drives long. He leaned forward and ran his hands up her back and out to her shoulders and then down to the middle of her upper arms. He could feel her biceps and triceps flexing as she started to pull on the supports harder. The veins on her forearms were bulging. The supports Maleficent was holding on to were beginning to creak and groan slightly, but Diaval had other things on his mind as he was on the cusp of climaxing. Feeling Maleficent's arm muscles flexing under his hands was all he could stand. He could feel himself get very hard as his fluids built up to an immense pressure. Fianally, he climaxed. He could feel the fluids rush through his penis and he ejaculated directly into the back of her vagina.

The sudden sensation did cause Maleficent to climax at the same time and she completely tensed up.

"Uuuuuugghhhhhhaahhhhhhhh," She let out a loud moan.

Diaval could feel her tighten up around him. Her body shuddered.

Again another pulse rippled down his penis, "Oh, yeah" he called out.

"Oooooooooooooo, Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" she exclaimed.

"Hummmmmmmmmmmmm!" he moaned.

Maleficent's hands grabbed the supports even tighter. There was a slight sound of splintering wood and then the supports gave way. Diaval was shocked to see part of the roof coming down on top of them. He put his arms up to avoid having the roof hit Maleficent, but luckily the main support came down next to them on the bed and they were kept safe.

Back outside, the sight of part of the roof collapsing in on itself was too much to handle, both Aurora and Robin burst out laughing.

"Oh ho ho hoooo, Ahhh Hah Hah Hah Hahhhhh!"

It was just too loud of a laughter not to get noticed.

"Robin! Aurora!" bellowed Maleficent. "I can hear you out there."

"Robin, really? Can we have some privacy?" Diaval shouted.

Robin turned to Aurora, "I think you better get down and make yourself scarce."

"I agree," Aurora replied as she started to climb down the tree.

"I am going to stay behind a bit to make sure they are OK."

"Alright"

"I will talk to you later on at the castle."

As Robin began to approach the collapsed roof of the bedroom, he saw a yellow glow and the roof began to rise up to it's original position.

"Whoa," Robin said softly to himself. "Well, I guess she is OK." He hid in a nearby branch in the Rowen Tree. He heard murmurs of two voices as it appeared that Diaval was OK as well, but he wasn't one hundred percent sure, so he stuck around a bit.

Inside the bedroom, Maleficent was just finishing up with mending the supports that broke.

"You were lucky the roof support didn't slam down on your back," Maleficent said.

"Yeah, I didn't think that would happen, but then again with your strength I should have known."

Maleficent giggled a bit and then apologized, "I am so sorry, Diaval. I tried not to pull so hard on the supports, but it is just in a fit of ecstacy, I could feel every muscle in my body tense up when you came inside of me. It just felt so good."

"Well, the main thing is you are not hurt, my love."

"Yes, but that was a close call." Maleficent said as she was looking around extending her bare arms and yellow whisps came from her fingertips as she repaired any cracks she saw in the roof.

Diaval reached from behind her and began massaging her breasts. She could feel his chest press right up in to the stumps on her back. At first she just closed her eyes and took in the feeling. She even fluttered her stumps a bit tickling Diaval's chest. After just making love, she was still very much aroused and wanted to continue, but she couldn't stop thinking if Robin or Aurora might still be outside listening in.

"No, Diaval, I think they might still be out there. The nerve of them listening in to us as we were making love," she said softly at first but then raised her voice loud enough so it could be heard outside, "Wait until I get my hands on you Robin!"

Outside Robin heard Maleficent clearly and cringed. He decided they were fine and took off.

Maleficent grabbed for her robe and began putting it on. Diaval also began to put his clothes on and he said, "Maleficent, dear, not today, it's Aurora's Coronation Ball. If you would like I can have a talk with him later on as you are right he shouldn't have been listening in on us."

"Oh, Alright!" Maleficent sounded angry as she gave in.

"Promise?"

"Yes!" she said in an annoyed tone.

All four shared breakfast together. Diaval had a long talk with Robin and Aurora about privacy. Maleficent just sat with her arms crossed across her chest having an annoyed look on her face the whole time.

Afer all was said and done they saddled up Diaval for a nice long dragon ride circling over both kingdoms. When Diaval was tired, they headed to the castle.

Upon arriving at the castle, they found it was bustling with activity. Most of the repairs and renovations have been completed to the castle with only work needed to rebuild the tower, the terrace and some finishing touches to the main hall as those where the areas that were most heavily damaged. Even though the ballroom remained intact, it too received a nice finishing treatment to prepare for the gala event.

Maleficent and Aurora spent most of their time at the castle that week supervising how the ballroom is going to look. Given that autumn was well underway and the leaves had changed color around the castle, the two agreed that a fall theme for the ball was in order.

Due to King Stefan's 'selling out' for iron, there was little in terms of curtains and linens. The current décor in the ballroom was severely outdated. Since Queen Aurora and Maleficent were becoming quite proficient at designing dresses, why not design the entire ballroom linens? And that is what they did. All new linens were designed in festive fall colors: Golds, deep reds, oranges, ambers, and browns.

Surprisingly, Prince Philip's father, King John from the nearby hamlet of Ulstead was a big help in supplying the linens needed. He was very excited in a possible trade relationship between his kingdom and Aurora's in the near future. He had access to special rare linens that came from far away places.

When it was all done Maleficent and Aurora were invited into the ballroom for a look before the event. When they walked in, the first thing they noticed that the floor was redone. It was refinished and made lighter. The grains in the wood were easier to make out than before. The floor had a mirror shine to it. Maleficent even bent down to look at her reflection in the floor.

There were six long banquet tables laid out on each side of the ballroom and the center of the floor was was reserved for dancing. The tables were adorned with pumpkin colored table clothes and a red and gold floral patterned runner ran down the center. In the middle were long floral arrangments with pumpkins and seasonal flowers. Each place setting had white plates with red and gold trim. The napkins were brown and the utensils were all gold.

Hanging from the rafters of the vaulted ceiling were banners also in festive reds and golds. The red curtains covering the organ pipes remained, but they were cleaned. Festive banners hung between them adorned with pumpkin vines on an a gold background and the edges were red.

The thrones were at one end and were adorned in red and gold. Sir Joseph pointed out that Queen Aurora would be sitting in the center throne in the King's position and Maleficent would be sitting in the throne on the right in the Queen's position. The band would be playing in the back by the rear entrance.

"Has the organ been repaired?" Maleficent inquired.

"Sadly, no. We have been having trouble getting some of the parts in on time. But perhaps by the next ball," Sir Joseph answered.

"I see."

Aurora looked around and took everything in real hard. Her lips began to quiver and she placed her face in her hands and began to weep.

Sir Joseph said, "My Queen, is everything OK. Is something wrong." He handed her a hankerchief.

Maleficent put her arms around Aurora as she said, "No, it...it's absolutely beautiful. It has been such long and hard work and I didn't know what it would look like. It exceeds my expectations. It is just an amazing feeling that all of this was done just for me."

Sir Joseph breathed a sigh of relief, "I had my moments too when I first saw it completed. Both of you, your designing abilities are remarkable. This ballroom hasn't looked this grand since...well, I can't remember. It will be a grand evening, my queen, that is for sure."

He looked at the two royal figures embracing. After they pulled themselves apart, Sir Joseph looked to Maleficent and said, "Your excellency, you have changed so dramatically. You have made a complete turn around. This moment I am witnessing before me, I never thought would possibly happen."

"It is a strange turn of events isn't it," Maleficent agreed, "I ended up loving the very person I cursed. I ended up breaking that curse with my own love for her."

Sir Joseph said, "I thought you were incapable of love and was outraged that you had the audacity to curse Aurora. But she told me your story, it confirmed an earlier feeling I had when I first saw you with your wings," he suddenly paused as if he lost his train of thought. "I always knew there was something special about you, your excellency. You never did strike me as evil. I am happy to finally get to know you...the real you."

"Thank You, Sir Joseph. No, I never was an evil faerie, I was just bent on revenge. You too appear to be a distinguished gentleman and it is nice to know you as well. I do hope to meet others like yourself."

"That you will. But I best be off on my way, I have to stay on schedule so we can open up the ballroom on time."

"Very well, please don't let us detain you any further."

It was just a couple hours before the ball, Maleficent and Aurora were getting dressed in the Queen's lounge just outside the ballroom. The dress designing team of Maleficent and Aurora did it again. This time they made and tried out the dresses at the castle. There were better materials at hand, the rooms were larger and best of all, the castle had actual mirrors.

Maleficent never saw herself in a mirror wearing one of Aurora's dresses before. There was a full length mirror in the Queen's dressing room. Maleficent gasped when she looked in the mirror.

"That's me! Oh, Aurora, you out did yourself again! It's so beautiful and elegant! I feel so comfortable in this. I feel I could wear this for hours on end. It isn't flashy or overdone, either," Maleficent said as she kept turning and posing in front of the mirror.

"Oh, you are so stunning Godmother!" Aurora exlaimed excitedly, "Wow, you really look good!"

"Thank you, Beastie."

Maleficent's looked at herself in the mirror, she was wearing her hair up in a similar black headdress that she wore during Aurora's christening. A single silvery white stone hung from the widow's peak and rested on her forehead. The dress itself is what Aurora called a 'reverse-halter princess' style. It was very different from other dresses Aurora created, very modern for the time. The dress was all black and had a choker collar around the neck which supported the back of the dress. Looking from the front of the dress, her shoulders were completely exposed along with her arms. The bodice came to two shallow peaks above the breasts and then dipped down a bit in the middle just showing a hint of her cleavage. Above the bodice her chest area was exposed. The bodice and choker showcased Maleficent's prominent collarbones and shoulders. The choker was adorned with the silvery white stones from the Moor's reflecting pool. The stones also came down in a diamond pattern at the top most portion of the bodice between the breasts.

The dress had the appearance of black layered strips of material that criss crossed in a 'v' pattern downward from the mid section of the bodice. This continued a bit past her waist and stopped at just slightly past her hips with the final strips angling downward into the skirt section. The dress then flared out into a skirt that almost touched the floor in the front and slightly dragged a bit along the floor in the back. The front of the skirt had a special double pleat that allowed a larger walking stride. The pleat was embroidered on the sides and middle with a floral pattern.

Her back was completely covered with just the shoulders exposed. Since the material was a bit stretchy, Aurora had made similar embroidered pleats on the back in which the folds nicely concealed her stumps. The rear pleats ran down to the where the material continued it's criss cross pattern down the back.

She wasn't wearing any jewelry, with the exception of her favorite rings she wore on her horns. She purposely didn't want to up stage the queen.

Maleficent put her hand on her chest and looked down her arms.

Aurora noticed and said, "Please don't tell me it is too revealing. I really tried hard to follow your instructions on placing elegance above all else."

"Only a little, but don't worry you did fantastic! You did create a beautiful dress. It does surpass my expectations. I am amazed at how elegant it is.

"Thank you Godmother, But if you still feel too 'exposed', I made these gloves for you," Aurora said.

"What? There's more?" Maleficent asked.

"Uh, huh. Aurora said as she passed the gloves to Maleficent."

Maleficent put on the gloves. They were black full length fingerless gloves made from a satin like material, but unlike satin the material could stretch quite a bit. The gloves were supported by the middle finger and opened up to a triangle shaped lace floral pattern on the back of the hand. They were solid the rest of the way up the arm. The fit was snug all the way up her forearms and the continued right up to the shoulder and terminated in a pointed hem that curved outward from the shoulder. They clung to every curve on Maleficent's arms with very little wrinkling and felt like a second skin. They didn't feel tight fitting at all even though they looked as such.

Maleficent kept looking at how the gloves hugged her arms.

"Oh, my word! Aurora, why have you kept these from me? They look and feel great! This material is amazing."

"I designed the dress to be worn with just your bare arms."

"Aurora, these gloves make the dress so much more elegant. Plus I don't feel as exposed. Oh, you are so thoughtful to think of this. They are so light feeling and comfortable, I could wear these all night too!"

"Well, I figured I would make them just to be on the safe side in case you felt cold or...too exposed. But, I don't want you to wear the gloves all night."

"I love the fingerless design," Maleficent said as she splayed her fingers out and dipped her hand down so her skin showed through the floral pattern on the back of her hand.

"Ok, but please take them off halfway through the night."

"Alright, I will."

As Maleficent put her hands on her hips she noticed how the dress accented her hips. She said, "I don't recall myself this curvy around the hips. I like it."

"Well, you always told me that you felt you were too svelt. So this type of dress goes very well with tall women with a small waist as it accents your curves. " Aurora paused. "Do you think it will drive Diaval up the wall?"

Maleficent eyes widened as she turned to Aurora and stifled a giggle. Aurora burst out laughing.

"I believe it will," she finally answered.

"He will probably make some nice use of that slit in the front then, huh?"

"What slit?" Maleficent looked suddenly surprised.

"The front two pleats, the middle section has small hooks that can be undone on the top middle and bottom. It then unfolds and you will have a slit that runs from this point down to the floor," she said pointing to the junction where the pleats start and then following it down to it's end."

"Let me guess, access?" Maleficent smiled knowing by now Aurora's intentions.

Aurora giggled, "Well, I mainly thought of it in the event you are feeling sexy and want to show Diaval a little leg. But yes, it's also for access. All you have to do is undo the slit, pull down your undergarment and Diaval has full access. Perfect for a quicky when in need."

Maleficent's eye's widened. "Aurora! I am amazed at how you think of these things at such a young age."

"Well, like I said, I do think of your happiness. What if you get the 'urge' when you are wearing this dress? Without that slit you would have to either take the whole thing off or uncomfortably bunch the skirt part up. With this you can just undo the clips and part the skirt to the side."

Maleficent raised her eyebrows. "Ok, your thoughtfulness is appreciated. However, I seriously doubt I would need it and it would save you all that work."

Aurora hung her head low.

Maleficent thought about what she said and said, "I'm sorry Aurora, I know your intentions are good and you mean well."

Aurora's face brightened back up and said, "Believe it or not, I got the idea from the first riding dress you made. The one with the slit down the side. I just came up with a concealed way to keep the slit closed."

"Really? I must say it is a very ingenious. I am impressed with the idea alone."

"Thank you, godmother. Now, when you walk in this type of dress, it is better to walk with one foot directly in front of the other."

Maleficent just naturally put her hands on her hips and she walked as Aurora instructed, back and then towards the mirror. She noticed she picked up a rather pronounced sway in her hips. "Oh, my Beastie, I think walking that way would certainly push Diaval over the edge, or for that matter giving the human men a wrong impression."

Aurora giggled and then said, "I know you said formal and elegant, but I did want you look attractive and at least a little bit sexy too. You can't look like a nun you know."

The two laughed

"No I suppose not, but Aurora, you are supposed to be the standout this evening, not me. I have a tendency to attract enough attention with these," Maleficent said pointing to her horns.

Aurora hung her head down. "I hope you are not disappointed in any way."

"Oh, no, absolutely not! I am sorry, I didn't mean to sound disappointed. I am very pleased with the dress," Maleficent paused and walked a bit more, but normally. She put her arms on her hips and arched her back sideways a bit as she turned to the mirror. Then she tried out Aurora's suggestion of walking swinging her arms more. She realized how easy it was just by moving a certain way how the dress could be interpreted as both elegant and sexy. Then a feeling came over Maleficent that she admitted to herself she looked great. She raised her eyebrows a couple of times. All of sudden she could feel and see her face begin to flush. She instantly stopped and looked down.

"Godmother, you were posing! Awww AND you are also blushing?"

Malficent started to figit with her fingernails as she paused for a long time before answering.

"I was hoping you didn't catch that. But, the truth is, I do feel beautiful and yes, even s..sexy in this dress." Maleficent had a hard time saying the 's' word. "It has been a long time since I really felt this elegant. The gloves just add that much more to the dress. So, you did a wonderful job, Beastie, and thank you."

With that Aurora jumped up with a beaming smile on her face. She ran into Maleficent, nearly knocking her over. She wrapped her arms around her.

"Oh, my word, Beastie. You should warn me when you do that, so I can brace for impact."

Aurora didn't say anything as she placed her head on Maleficent's chest. The two stayed embraced for a while.

Aurora then lifted her head up, "My turn now?"

"Yes." After a long while Maleficent said worriedly, "Now I just hope I have done well enough for your dress."

"Oh, I am sure you have, Godmother."

"I don't know. Your skills just seem to be magically increasing with every dress you make. You are going to surpass my skills soon and I can do magic."

"Nonsense. Guess who I get my inspirations from?"

Maleficent smiled, "You are too kind. Your dress is on the frame in the closet."

She saw Aurora run into closet. A couple seconds later she heard a short yelp and a loud thump. She jumped up and tried to run into the closet. She thought to herself, 'Well, I certainly cannot run that easy in this dress." She ran into the closet to find Aurora sitting on the floor staring at the dress.

"Are you OK? Did you trip?" Maleficent asked as she took Aurora's hand. "Did you see a mouse?"

"No, it's the dress you made, it is so beautiful. The colors are stunning."

"Why, thank you, Beastie. Well, why don't you put it on so I can get a good look at you. I will stay to help as it is a corset dress and I have to lace it up for you."

Aurora took the dress off the frame and she was amazed as when the dress moved, the colors changed. The dress was predominately red and gold. The bodice had a floral pattern and this came to a defined point on the lower midsection of the body. The skirt section appeared to be made of satin and looked either red or gold depending on it's angle to the light and it appeared to also have a train that trailed from the back.

"It changes color! How did you do that?" Aurora asked.

"It is a little trick I did with the fabric," Maleficent answered.

Once Aurora had the dress on she was looking in the mirror admiring the details on the dress while Maleficent laced up the dress. Little by little the dress conformed to Auroras shape. The dress was off the shoulder completely exposing Aurora's chest, back and shoulders. It had very short sleeves, but attached to the sleeves were very long see through chiffon lace bell sleeves. The lace was a deep rust color that matched the bodice of the dress. They covered the upper arm and then split at the elbow and flowed down to her calves. The trim was gold. From the bodice down to the floor the skirt fanned outward from Aurora's body. Aurora kept moving the skirt around to make it change in the light.

Maleficent pulled the skirt's train out to show Aurora. A floral pattern was embroidered into the train. She then waved her hand and with a whisp of green, Aurora's hair neatly tied itself up in a braided bun on the back of her head. Maleficent then placed a floral tiara on Aurora's head with flowers of red, amber and yellow. Finally with a little splash of magic to Aurora's face, she was all made up and set to go. The finishing touches were a pair of Carnalian earings and a gold choker necklace set with a Carnalian pendant in a pear shape. Aurora also had a matching ring.

"There now," she said as she stepped aside for Aurora to take a look at herself in the mirror.

Aurora gasped at what she saw. Her eyes flew open wide with wonder.

"I hope you like it. I call it Flaming Fall, since we are entering autumn."

Aurora stood stunned her hands began to tremble. "Oh, my! Oh my! It's stunning. I look so beautiful. I look like a queen out of a story book."

Maleficent grinned from ear to ear when she heard Aurora say the dress was fitting of a Queen. She sighed knowing her job was well done.

"And you say I outdone myself?" She turned to look at her godmother. "Oh, Faerie Godmother, you certainly have the gift too. I have to say that the dress I made you certainly can't top this. This is much like the coronation dress you made for yourself."

"Yes, it is. I just enhanced it and themed it for the season. I just crossed my fingers that it would be fitting for a Queen and your words confirmed that. Thank you for the compliment."

"Thank me? Thank you for this wonderful dress! Philip is going to flip!"

The two then laughed on Aurora's play on words. She kept swaying side to side watching how the dress changed color in the light.

"Well, I should hope so. Perhaps he will give you that kiss you been waiting for. Sheeh, I don't know what that boy is waiting for."

"Oh, he's just trying so hard to be a gentleman. He is being fussy and correct."

"Well, hopefully he makes a move soon before another elligible suitor sees how beautiful you are and makes his move."

Maleficent noticed the ribbon for the corset was out of place and moved in back of Aurora to tuck it in. While doing so she looked at Aurora's back and how smooth and beautiful it looked. The space between her shoulder blades was smooth and she couldn't help but place her hand there. She hung her head low.

"Godmother, are you OK?"

"Yes, I was just thinking that your back looks lovely in this dress. I could never wear something like this with my back being so horribly scarred."

Aurora turned around and looked into Maleficent's eyes. "But that is only one small part, the rest of you is so beautiful. Your eyes are amazing. I wish I had eyes like yours and your cheekbones. Your face is the most beautiful I have ever seen on a woman."

"Oh, my." Maleficent whispered as her face went pale with shock. She could feel a wave of emotions come over like that first night when Aurora said, 'I love you.' She could feel the tears well up in her eyes and she turned and got up and walked towards the window putting her hand on her chest. She could feel her heart pound heavily.

"Godmother, what is the matter?"

"Nothing. It is just that was a very sweet of you to say. Thank you." Malficent spoke, her voice quavering, "Aurora, you are beautiful as you are. My features are different and unique as I am not human. Most humans see this and are scared of me because of my magical abilities. Many don't understand what they see and become afraid. They don't want me around. You are human and, of course, will fit in. But me, I always have trouble fitting in. I am the only one of my kind here."

"I think your eyes are gorgeous and I think you are fitting in fine. I think the people will like you, especially when they get to know you. " Aurora assured.

Maleficent picked up her hankerchief which was sitting on the window sill and wiped her eyes. She then turned and walked back to Aurora.

"Not all of them. Let me show you something. Close your eyes," Maleficent instructed. She waved her hand and a red whisp came from her hand as she placed her fingers on Aurora's closed eyelids.

Aurora laughed, "Oh, that tickles, Godmother."

"Ok, open them and look in the mirror."

Aurora opened her eyes and noticed that they were the same as her godmother's. She looked up down, left right and all around and gasped.

"Oh, they are mine and so beautiful! Faerie Godmother! Thank you! They look great! I love them."

Aurora was about to hug Maleficent when she held up her finger and said, "Not so fast. Watch this."

Maleficent turned around and called to the door, "Matilde, come! I need your opinion on something," she then turned to Aurora. "Close your eyes."

Matilde was one of the servants that assisted with taking care of the royal clothing at the castle. When she came in she was taken aback by what Maleficent and Aurora looked like giving them compliments. Then she asked about Aurora's closed eyes.

"Aurora, open your eyes." Maleficent said.

Aurora opened her eyes and smiled, "Matilde, do you like my eyes? Godmother changed my eyes to the same as hers."

Matilde's eyes became very wide and her face turned pale with fright. Her hands started to shake.

"Matilde?" Aurora said, "It's still me, Aurora."

Matilde mumbled something about god and hoobie joobie magic and then she started to run to the door.

"Relax Matilde", Maleficent said as she waved her hand over Aurora's eyes and they were back to their normal color. "Aurora is fine, I mearly changed her eye color with an illusion."

Matilde relaxed and then said, "Oh, I am sorry for my reaction, your majesties. I am still having trouble adjusting to the magical power your people possess, Madame Maleficent."

"Understood, you may leave us now," Maleficent said.

As she left the room Maleficent turned to Aurora and said, "See what I mean. They are afraid of what they don't understand. They are afraid of me, they are afraid to accept me."

"But I am not afraid and I am one of them."

"Yes, you are like them in that you are human, but you are not like them in that you were brought up in our world. I let you into my world and was amazed that you were facinated by it. You wanted to learn about my world. So you now have that knowledge. So you are accustomed to myself and the faerie folk of the Moors. You were brought up around magic. We will have our work cut out for us acclimating these humans to our world. Thankfully it appears that some, such as Sir Joseph, are very open minded. He sees me as he does a human woman and accepts me as his ruler. He will acclimate very well. But others, like Matilde, will have a tough time.

The bottom line is cherish who you are. You will be more accepted into this world than I will be. But I am very flattered by what you have said to me."

Aurora pouted a bit, "I understand what you are saying now, but I still want your eyes."

"Perhaps if they have some time of maquerade ball in the future, I will change your eyes again."

"What about when I am with you on the Moors? Could you please change them then? I so want to surprise Diaval and Robin."

"If that pleases you, then of course."

"Yes, it would please me very much. Thank you, Godmother!" Aurora exclaimed excitedly. "I am going to take a small mirror from here and look at my eyes all day. Oh, I can't wait!"

"Well, we better finish up as there is much to do before guests start arriving for the ball."

Aurora threw her arms around her godmother and said, "Thank you for making this wonderful dress for me."

"And thank you for making my dress. It is very lovely and elegant. I do like the way I look in this," Maleficent said. "I love the way the gloves look with this dress."

"Godmother, remember you promised!"

"Yes, my dear, I know. I will not wear them all night."

"I think we are going to be the best looking women at the ball," Auroa beamed as she tightened her embrace. "Oh, I love you so much godmother. This has been a great day so far, I have so much fun with you."

"I...l...love you too my dearest Aurora," Maleficent could feel tears begin to well up in her eyes again. She just closed her eyes and placed a small kiss on Aurora's forehead.

Aurora, Diaval, Prince Philip, Robin, Knotgrass, Flittle, and Thistletwit were all awaiting their annoucement into the ballroom. They were waiting in the vestibule between the side hall and the rear ballroom entrance. With the grand hall still closed off, they were entering through the back of the ballroom instead of the normal entrances through the side. Maleficent got hung up with some details with Sir Joseph and wasn't yet there.

Everyone in the vestibule was admiring the Queen's new dress.

"Charming, my queen, lovely." was the cool reaction of Duchess Beatrix.

"Thank you Duchess Beatrix, it's an honor to have you here. You are very stunning yourself." Aurora.

"Thank you for the invitation, my dear. I have not been invited to a ball here since...well when King Henry was inaugurated. The place was rather deplorable back then. I see that you are finally fixing the place up. It's about time and nice to see a woman in charge of things around here. Ta Ta my dear."

The Duchess moved forward to the inner door to the ballroom. Diaval couldn't help but notice that the Duchess was a very beautiful and elegant woman. Very tall and thin with long dark wavy hair. She also had very dark eyes. She had a slightly drawn face with high cheekbones. She had tight narrow lips. She shared many bodily features to his own Maleficent.

But the Duchess was different in her attitude, she seemed very uptight and arrogant, always looking with narrowed eyes and carrying her nose high and her chin up. Almost seemed like she knew she was beautiful and she wanted to rub it in everyone's faces.

"And who are you? I don't recall someone like you before," the Duchess asked Diaval as she held out her hand.

"I am Diaval, my lady," Diaval said as he bowed down, took the Duchess' hand and kissed it.

"Charmed. Where are you from and what is your title?" the Duchess asked.

"I am from the Moors and I do not have a royal title."

"Indeed, then what are you doing here in the royal lineup?"

"I am escourting Madame Maleficent. She will be here in a moment."

"Ahhh, yes, the horned one, as I recall. So you are with the faeries then?"

"Yes, my lady," He said bowing again.

"Splendid, Splendid. I like your manners, Diaval. You know how to properly address a lady of royalty."

Just then Sir Joseph announced the Duchess' name.

"Ahhhh, I must be off."

"Well, it was a pleasure meeting you, my lady," Diaval said again bowing.

The Duchess smiled, raised her hand and slightly waved and walked into the ballroom with a heavy swagger.

Diaval turned to Robin, "What the heck is up with her. She seems well mannered, but not very nice."

"Ahhhh yes, even I have heard of that one. What a piece of work!" Robin shook his head.

Everyone's face perked up as they tried to lend an ear to what Robin was saying. He continued, "The Duchess Beatrix of Wedgemore: Very beautiful and glamorous, but also a wonderful example of arrogance and conceit," Robin informed gesturing with his hands. "I have heard that she is wound up so tight that if you shove a lump of coal up her ass, a week later she would crap out a diamond."

Everyone in the vestibule burst out laughing except for Queen Aurora. Diaval's laugh was particularly explosive.

"Robin, that is not true and not a nice thing to say!" Aurora said, a bit cross.

"Hmmm, I have my doubts as well but we shall see. Diaval, my friend, perhaps you could give it a shot and Wedgemore coal up her butt and let it cook for a few days."

Once again the vestibule was in an uproar.

Queen Aurora had a very cross look on her face. Her face was beginning to turn red.

Knotgrass then chimed in herself, "Yes, I remember not too long ago a certain someone had a rather large staff up her ass. Diaval had to pull really hard to get that one out."

The laughing intensified, but Diaval wasn't laughing and he was surprised at Knotgrass's remark.

"Stop, now! That's an order!" Aurora demanded, "If Maleficent were here I am sure you all wouldn't be speaking like that. I know we all know each other and are joking around, but she is your superior and you should show your respect especially in front of our guests. I don't want any tongue slips inside that would give the fae folk a bad name. I want us to come off as well mannered and just as respectful as they are."

Everyone became quiet, shook their head in agreement, and replied, "Yes, my queen." or "Sorry, my queen."

"Good! And thank you. I am sorry to sound cross and exercise my authority, but that wasn't a nice thing to say, especially about Godmother. Those of you laughing all forgot what she went through? Also, we are trying to be friends with those outside the Moors."

Knotgrass hung her head low. She apologetically said, "I am very sorry, Queen Aurora. You are correct. We DO know what Maleficent been through. It is just that I got carried away and just was having a bit of fun with Robin."

Robin also apologized bowing, "I am sorry, my queen. I am the cause of this all. I just wanted a good laugh."

"You are forgiven. Now, lets put this behind us, we can all have fun inside, but not at the expense of others." Aurora urged.

Diaval and Robin made their way back to Queen Aurora. "I am sorry, I wanted to come back here and say that you certainly are a vision of loveliness, my Queen." Diaval remarked as he knelt on one leg and kissed her hand. "You and your dress are simply stunning."

Immediately Aurora put a smile back on her face.

"Arise Sir Diaval, you are galant and noble," Aurora joked with a queenly heir. But then she spoke normally as she flashed back to the comment the Duchess made about Diaval's status. "Diaval, I just realized I am going to have to knight you. I want you to be royalty too, you know."

"Thank you, Queen Aurora, I would like that very much," Diaval said.

"Oh, and you are looking pretty strapping yourself, Diaval," She said eyeing Diaval up and down.

Diaval was wearing a hunter green long sleeve shirt that had a large collar which dominated the ensemble. Diaval wore the collar wide open so some of his chest was exposed. The sleeves were very wide and billowy and hung low at the wrists. Over the shirt he was wearing a black tunic that was cap sleeved, the lower part stopped about mid thigh and had a split in the middle from the waist down. The arm and lower hems had gold trim. He had black pants that were stretchy and clung very tight around the thigh and a pair of black boots that came up to just below his knee. He also was wearing a black hat with green trim that had raven feathers in it. Around his waist he wore a black belt with a matching buckle to his boots.

"Thank you," Diaval replied. " Sir Joseph helped pick it out for me. Do you think Maleficent will like it?"

"Oh, I am pretty sure," Aurora said with a little bit of an evil grin as she looked at how tight the pants fit around Diaval's legs.

"It's phenomenal," Robin said as he darted to and fro looking how the skirt portion of Aurora's dress changed color. "That woman has some serious talent. I am even wondering how she did this. It is very tightly woven satin, that is for sure. But the pattern... She had to have used magic to make this one. This could not have been made my hand. It is too tightly woven for that effect."

"Guys! Why so analytical?" Aurora tried to get the attention back to her.

"Sorry, Aurora, I was just marveling at Maleficent's handiwork", Robin said. Then the smile faded from his face as he suddenly had a concerned look on his face.

"What's the matter?" Aurora questioned.

"I know you", he said waving his finger at Aurora. "I am worried at what kind of dress you created for my lady. I am concerned you created something that upstages yourself. The queen should ALWAYS be the prettiest and most glamorous at the ball."

"Oh, no, I seriously have her beat with this one. She is very beautiful and elegant though. But, perhaps I am biased because I love her."

Aurora felt like playing with Diaval for a bit, "Well, I will say it is my best dress I made for her yet. She even told me that she feels beautiful and sexy wearing it."

Diaval swallowed hard as he looked to Robin and said, "I think I am going to be in trouble again."

"Yep!" Aurora agreed. "Even I got the chills when I finally saw her in it. She's extremely elegant."

"Oh, I am really in trouble," Diaval said worriedly as he looked down and noticed that his outfit was pretty form fitting and stretchy from his waist down. There was no room for his manhood to go but out. If he got excited at the sight of his lover, he would certainly show. Luckily the suit was predominately black and the tunic would cover most of the area and he figured he could hide in shadows if need be. But if he became too big, he most certainly would be noticed.

Robin caught his look downward look and laughed, "I believe I know what you are worrying about, my friend. Come." Robin pulled Diaval aside to speak to him more in private. The two whispered to one another.

"Two things you need to know for tonight: I know it is difficult, but try to look away and think of something else. If you start focusing on her body then you will be in trouble, for certain." Robin advised Diaval. "Another thing is that once this soiree gets under way, see if you can 'steal' Maleficent for a while and then skulk away with her. Take a look here," Robin handed Diaval a piece of paper with directions on it. "I kind of had a funny feeling you might run into trouble and I took the liberty of setting you up with a storage room down the hall that is pretty private. Now it isn't glamorous as they stock grain bags in there, but I put a few items in there to make you two more comfortable just in case you need to have a moment of 'release.'"

"Release? Do you mean I should...'do it'...with Maleficent in there?" Diaval motioned with his fingers.

"Yes!" Robin sound annoyed, "If you don't you are going to be wandering around here all night with a stiffy. If you sneak off with her and have your 'release' you will feel much better the rest of the night. You probably will be good for a few hours thereafter."

"Ok, thank you, Robin. Sometimes I get on you for that vulgar mind of yours, but this time I owe you one. I have a funny feeling that Aurora outdone herself with Maleficent's dress. I just know I am going to want her," Diaval still sounded worried.

Sir Joseph announced the three faeries and they proceeded to fly out into the ball room.

"Well, I'm next!" Robin said. "You best be finding your lady. She should have been long finished with Sir Joseph by now, since he is doing the announcements."

"Yeah you're right, I am supposed to escourt her in," Diaval said.

Just then Maleficent burst through the outside double doors and one of them hit the doorman and he fell over. Prince Philip was closest and helped him to his feet.

"Oh, my! I am so sorry, I was in a rush to get here in time."

Prince Philip got a good look at Maleficent and said with a stunned look on his face, "Oh Wow, you're beautiful, my lady."

"Why thank you Prince Philip," Maleficent said smiling.

"Philip!" Aurora exlaimed getting annoyed that his attention drifted away from her. She motioned with her finger for him to stand beside her. He couldn't take his eyes off of Maleficent.

"Wow, you have done an incredible job on her dress!" Prince Philip said to Queen Aurora.

Since Robin was flying he had the better vantage point. He flew higher to get a better look. Diaval could see his eyes flew open wide.

"Whoa! Oh my word!" Robin put the back of his hand on his forehead and made like he was fainting. "Somebody catch me!" he said as he proceeded to fall out of the air. Diaval prepared to catch him, but he then started to fly just before he reached Diavals hands. Diaval knew he was joking. He then flew back up for another look.

"Oh, she's gorgeous, absolutely stunning, she soooo hot!" Robin gushed.

Diaval could feel himself becoming more and more nervous and worried with every compliment that came forth from Robin's mouth. His heart began to race and he was becoming very warm.

"Diaval, my dear bird, you are going to need that room! Heck, seeing her in that dress, I'M going to need a release!" Robin exclaimed in jest.

"Robin, you are not helping any," Diaval said angrily, gritting his teeth.

Just then Sir Joseph called, "Confidant to her excellency, Madame Maleficent: I give you Robin."

Robin cocked his head and made a click sound with his mouth. "Love to stick around and check out the beautiful scenery," Robin gestured to the direction Maleficent was, "but that's my cue."

Robin smiled and then flew towards the inner doorway. He then turned around one more time and said, "Good luck!"

'Yeah, I am going to need it too,' Diaval thought to himself as he called back to Robin, "Thank You!"

At that moment Diaval could feel Maleficent quickly move up to his side. At first he closed his eyes.

"Sorry! I am running a bit late. It isn't easy to move fast in this dress," Maleficent said as she initially glanced at Diaval, but then did a double take looking at his new outfit."

"Well, Well!" Maleficent's eyes opened wide and then she looked seductively at Diaval, "Oooo, you are rather dashing, Diaval."

Diaval opened his eyes and turned towards his love. His worst fears were confirmed. He just blurted out, "Oh My." He swallowed hard. The worried look on his face intensified as he was gazing at the epitome of sheer beauty and elegance.

Maleficent's eyes were drawn to the tight pants Diaval was wearing, it was nicely showing off his legs and knees. She thought to herself, 'Oh do I want to run my hands down the inside of those legs.'

Diaval continued going through is own paces as he went off to another world checking out Maleficent's dress. His eyes slowly made their way from top down. Then he paused at her fully open chest. In the well lit room he could see the very faint outlines of her ribs. Her chest expanded gently as she breathed. Then he became fixated on the slight bit of her cleavage that was showing at the lowest point where the bodice came down to a 'v'. He then looked at her gloves and how nicely they hugged her arms, showing their shape beautifully. The way the gloves came to a point that curved out at the shoulders really looked elegant. He continued down and saw how the transition from the bodice to skirt hugged her hips. He couldn't resist from putting his hands right on her hips. He looked down and from there the skirt section came down and flared out to the ground.

He let out a rather audible sigh as the he looked back to her face admiring the beautifully elegant woman standing before him. He was tempted to pull her close and steal a quick kiss, but her mouth began to move and suddenly he snapped too.

Maleficent and Diaval almost didn't hear themselves being announced as they both were checking each other out. Maleficent came to first.

"Diaval? Are you OK? We have been announced! Lets go!" Maleficent urged inviting him to take her arm.

Diaval looked upon her lovely hand. He could see her skin through the lace the back of her hands as he raised her hand and brought it to his mouth giving her an extremely gentle kiss on the hand as he looked her deep in the eye. He then placed her arm within his arm, his eyes never moving from hers.

"Oh, Diaval, that was sweet and very romantic," she whispered. She smiled and shrugged her shoulders a little bit, putting Diaval in another world. "Come now, my honey."

Diaval swallowed really hard and then looked forward as they walked into the ballroom. He did as Robin instructed and kept looking straight ahead. He thought to himself, 'Just look straight ahead. Don't look at her.' But he could tell some harm was done already as when he was in his world checking his love out earlier. He could feel his manhood was pushing out against his pants a bit. It wasn't bad, but he felt he had to get control quick otherwise a disaster would ensue. He kept reminding himself not to look at her. He took a few deep breaths. It was helping. He started to feel more calm too as he continued to walk into the ballroom.

Diaval could hear a bunch of gasps and Oooh's and Ahhh's from the people. He heard some some lines such as: 'She's beautiful and graceful' 'Oh, she looks so lovely in that dress.' 'Its modern and edgy. It looks great on her.'"

Maleficent slid her arm down to Diaval's hand and their fingers meshed. Diaval took a glance over to her face and her cheeks were flushed and she was beaming. She was nodding her thanks to those complementing her outfit.

He was looking ahead where a pair of thrones were placed at one end of the ballroom. 'Concentrate on looking forward.' But Diaval had hard time doing so he ended up looking slightly down at the hand he was holding in his. He couldn't help but follow her arm up to where the glove stopped at her beautiful bare shoulder. He could see the little lines in her shoulder come and go as they moved together.

As they approached the thrones Diaval whispered, "Aurora did it again."

Maleficent leaned close to Diaval's ear, "No talking while walking the line, it isn't polite."

"Oh" Diaval said and then he thought to himself. 'Sorry, I didn't know that."

Soon they reached the thrones. One was in the middle and another slightly to Diaval's right. Sir Joseph pointed the way to the throne on the right and Diaval passed Maleficent's hand to Sir Joseph who helped her into the throne.

Diaval saw Robin waving to him by the table below indicating he was to sit with him there. The three faeries were also at this table in addition to other fae folk from the Moors. Diaval surmised that the tables were set up in sections, with Royalty at the table in the front and to the right of the queen. The Moors folk, were situated just in front of Maleficent's throne. Diaval sat right below her. Just as Diaval was settled in, Sir Joseph made his last introduction.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Prince Philip of Ulstead in escourt for Queen Aurora of Malora."

The applause was thunderous as everyone stood up. The doors opened and Queen Aurora entered with Prince Philip.

Diaval wasn't in a great spot to see the two walking down the aisle, but he passed a look over to Maleficent and she was beaming as Aurora proceeded to walk towards her. As she was clapping his eyes again darted to her arms and shoulders. He could hear the complements on Aurora's dress. Some were bewildered at how the dress appeared to change color in the light going from gold to red.

Queen Aurora made her way to the throne in the middle and Sir Joseph assisted her in to the throne. Prince Philip made his way to the other table on the opposite side of the ballroom where other outside dignitaries were sitting. He took a seat next to his father King John.

Sir Joseph then spoke a few words to Queen Aurora and she stood up.

"Thank you for coming and welcome to my coronation ball," She opened and then joked at the tardiness of the ball in relation to her coronation ceremony and added, "...belated."

There were some giggles and laughs among the crowd.

"I also welcome the reestablishment of this town to be henceforth known as the 'Hamlet of Malora'. I am your new Queen, Aurora successor to the throne of my father, King Stefan."

Diaval watched at how poised Queen Aurora was. Even at such a young age she possessed a natural leadership ability. She stood proud and and her voice didn't quaver. She didn't seem the least bit nervous. She went through her opening announcements and the directions the newly formed hamlet will be taking in the future. One of the things she mentioned was how the town would be gearing over to textiles for tradeable goods, making linens, towels, bed sheets and quilts.

Diaval sort of phased out of the announcements and kept looking at his lover. The way she sat in the throne. He could see her glance over to him and smile every now and then. Then she seemed to be a bit nervous and kept crossing her legs back and forth and even move her hips. Perhaps the throne wasn't comfortable? But that can't be since the seats looked very comfortable. Perhaps she was just getting used to the new dress. Diaval then could feel himself drawn to her arms. How the gloves fit and followed the taper from her wrists up her forearms, to her upper arms and finally her shoulders. He loved the little lines that came and went on front of her shoulder whenever she lifted her arm. Then he could feel the tingling again. Quickly he pulled his eyes away.

Maleficent noticed that Diaval would look up to her every now and then. In between his looks she would glance down at his thigh. She figured why not indulge a bit and she dreamed of the moment she would be caressing his thighs and then working her way up the inside of his legs. She could feel a bit of a tingling at first, but figured it was Ok to indulge just a little more. She thought of watching his manhood creep down his leg and become longer and thicker by the moment and then all of a sudden she wanted him. 'Oh No' she thought to herself. Her breathing deepened. She tried to cross her legs in slighlty different ways hoping that would aleviate the tingling.

Queen Aurora was nearing the end of her announcements.

"We are also going to have a little fun tonight with a dress contest and ballots will be handed out for those who want to vote on tonight's dresses. And now, my good people, I finally open the floor to tonight's festivities. Be well and have a good time!"

The crowd stood up and roared with applause and the band started to play.

King John from Ulstead didn't waste any time and approached Aurora for the first dance. He approached the throne and put out his hand and said, "May I have the honor of having the first dance with you, my Queen."

Aurora stood up and curtcied, "Gladly, your majesty." The two proceeded to the dance floor.

"Dance?!" Diaval sounded surprised as he leaned over to Robin and said, "I can't dance."

"What? Maleficent didn't mention anything to you that you DANCE at a ball?"

"No, I thought it was just eating, talking, playing games and listening to music."

Robin laughed, "Dancing is the very essence of going to a ball, my friend."

Diaval leaned over to Robin, "Aurora can dance? How did she learn how to dance."

Robin just shrugged.

"I taught her when we were at the cottage" Knotgrass said as she overheard what Diaval said. "I figured when she would return here the castle, there would be a big celebration and she would have needed to know how to dance."

"Well, there you have it." Robin said, "Look, don't sweat it, if Maleficent didn't mention it to you, then more then likely she can't dance either.

Diaval still sat dumfounded.

After a few turns on the dance floor, King John passed Aurora to his son, Philip. King John then proceeded to approach the Duchess along with a two other men. But when those men saw the King approaching, they scattered. King John kissed Duchess Beatrix's hand and then the two of them had their turn on the dance floor.

Then all of a sudden those two men along with three others approached Maleficent. A group of four more men followed behind them. They walked swiftly at first, but then sped up to a jog.

Diaval turned around and faced Robin. He began to turn pale, "Robin, how could I have not known about this, I can't dance. But I want to dance with her."

"Eenie Meanie Minee Moe."

"What are you saying?" Diaval asked, "Oh, I am just doing Eenie Meanie to figure out which of the ladies I am going to dance with first."

"What? You can dance?" Diaval asked Robin.

"Sure...well, not really on my feet, of course. Faeries dance in flight."

Robin then went over to Knotgrass and offered his hand, "May we have this dance?"

"Why certainly," Knotgrass accepted.

Flittle and Thistletwit just giggled. Then a couple of dashing water faeiries flew over and asked them to dance and off they went.

The table emptied quickly as most of the faeries paired off and were 'dance flying' close to the edge of the dance floor.

Diaval suddenly felt abandoned and he didn't dare to turn around to face Maleficent. He felt ashamed that he couldn't be out there with his lover dancing with her.

Maleficent sat on her throne. She looked to Diaval and for some reason he wasn't looking up at her. As she watched King John offering to dance with the Duchess, all of a sudden seven men approached her and offered to dance with her.

"I am sorry gentlemen, but I don't dance," Maleficent said.

Feeling shot down, the disappointed men said in unison, "Ohhhhhhh."

"I am very flattered at the offer though. Thank you all."

Shortly after Sir Joseph came from behind the thrones and came to Maleficent's right side and put his hand out. "May I have this dance?" he asked apparently not being around when Maleficent dismissed the first batch of men, "You are a stunning vision of beauty."

Maleficent smiled as she could feel her face begin to flush, "Why, thank you, Sir Joseph, but I am sorry, I don't dance."

"You don't dance, or you can't dance?" Replied in an equally low voice.

"Both really. My dancing skills are not really up to par and I don't want to embarrass you out there."

"I certainly could enhance your skills if you are willing to let me," Joseph insisted.

"No, I would rather avoid another awkward situation," Maleficent said, shaking her head.

With that the two of them laughed.

Out of the corner of her eye, Maleficent could see Diaval looking on, he seemed impatient and a bit angered.

"Well, if you don't want to dance, then that is up to you. But it is a shame as I would have loved to take a turn with you on the floor," Joseph sounded disappointed. He then looked at Maleficent with staircase eyes and commented on her dress again, "That certainly is one of the most interesting and elegant dresses I have seen. You do look amazing."

"Oh, why thank you, Sir Joseph. The credit goes to Aurora as she made it for me."

"I am not surprised given her talents with creating the room décor. I am assuming she also made her wonderful dress?"

"No, that dress I made for her,"

"Wow! You are equally as talented."

"Thank, you."

"It has been a pleasure," Sir Joseph said bowing his head and putting his right fist across his chest.

"Likewise", Maleficent said bowing her head.

Sir Joseph turned away and made a beeline for Queen Aurora. She was just finishing with her current dance partner and as she turned she nearly ran into Sir Joseph. After a few words, the two took to the standard ballroom dance hold and spun out onto the dance floor.

Maleficent looked out to the dancefloor which was becoming very full with dancers. At first she was content just watching, but when she saw Aurora and the others dancing, she all of a sudden wanted to be out there too dancing with Diaval. Hanging her head down, she knew Diaval didn't know how to dance either. But had she mentioned something earlier, perhaps she or even Aurora could have shown him a few steps.

When she looked up Diaval was standing in front of her and he took her hand kissed it and said, "May I have this dance, my lady?"

"Diaval, you can dance?" Maleficent said sounding surprised. She felt her heart beat a bit faster.

"No, I was only kidding."

"Oh," Maleficent sounded deflated.

"I am disappointed that you didn't mention this key detail that you have ballroom dancing at a ball."Diaval began to sound a bit angry. "I saw you turn away those men, I guess you can't dance either?"

"Actuallly I can dance, but only a little bit."

"So you could have danced with those gentlemen?" Diaval said growing more angry.

"Yes, I could have, but not very well. Also what you don't know about ballroom dancing is that it is customary to switch partners." Maleficent pointed out that the proper dance hold would have had the men place their hands right between her stumps. "So because of that and I don't want anyone touching me in the first place. I thought it wouldn't matter."

"But it does matter. I would have wanted to dance with you," Diaval said a bit louder. Clearly he was becoming more irate. "I would dance with you all night and no one else."

Maleficent hung her head down, she knew she made a big mistake in not telling Diaval.

"I am in love with the most beautiful women in this room and I can't dance with her," disappointment was in his voice.

"Diaval, I am very sorry I didn't say anything to you, but what would you do if someone wanted to cut in and dance with me. I clearly don't want anyone but you touching me."

"I would refuse."

"Everytime? You see, therein lies the problem. Refusing is not being polite. You would be talked about as being a 'dance-hog', keeping one woman all to yourself not giving the other men a turn. Women would think the same of me, not letting you go."

Diaval saw the soft expression on her face and he calmed down and changed his tone back to normal and said, "I see, I understand your point, but still I would have liked to been informed."

"Diaval, I am somewhat upset with myself about this and I understand why you are cross with me. Now that I see for myself how much fun dancing can be, I regret not telling you," she said speaking softly. She hung her head low again. She crossed her arms and continued, "Now that I want to be out there with you. I am ashamed of myself for not mentioning this to you."

Diaval put his finger under her chin, lifted her head and looked into her eyes. They were glistened over.

"It's Ok, my love, I understand now. But I still want to dance with you. If not tonight, perhaps another night."

Maleficent looked out to the dancefloor for a while and then her eyes turned towards the doorway which lead out to the main hall. "Diaval, I want to make it up to you and fix this," Maleficent smiled. "Come, take my hand."

Diaval helped her up from the throne. Maleficent then lead him out into the hallway.

"What are we going to do out here?"

"Dance, of course," Maleficent said with a smile on her face. "Out here we can still hear the music, people will not see my instructing you, they will not see how bad my dancing is, AND there is no one out here to cut in."

Diaval's face lit up and he said, "Thank you, my love. I do appreciate this very much."

"Now, don't get your hopes too high, It has been a long time since I did this and I am sure I am really rusty. I also only know the Waltz. It isn't too difficult to learn."

"That's ok, just do the best you can," Diaval sounded enthusiastic.

Maleficent proceeded to show the proper dance hold first.

"Ok, Diaval, most important rule is keep your body straight and even arched back a little bit. Have a very proud look. Don't slouch as that will destroy the look."

"Ok."

"This next part you are not going to like too much and neither will I, but you are going to have to place your right hand partially over my left stump. Thumb and index finger on, the rest off.

"Are you fine with that?" Diaval asked.

"Yes, Diaval, you have my permission to touch me there. You must do it for the proper hold."

"Ok,"

Diaval nervously reached around her back and placed his right hand just under her left stump

"You have to go a little higher Diaval," she said.

Diaval slowly crept his thumb and index finger up and he could then feel the protrusion and the harsh edge left from where her wing was.

Suddenly Diaval could feel himself become emotional and he could feel his eyes welling up.

"No, No, No, Diaval. Don't get upset."

"I...I can't help it. I just can't help but think what you would look like with your wings and what that monster did to you."

"Take your mind off of that Diaval. It is behind us and there is nothing you or I could do about it now. But am more at peace because I have you in my life. You are my wings, remember?"

"Yes, my love. That is very sweet of you to say."

Maleficent smiled at his remark and said, "Good. I know you mean well, but you must focus."

"Ok."

Maleficent put her left arm over his arm and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Ok, now with the other arms we are going to clasp hands togther like we are holding hands, like so keeping a slight bend in the elbow."

Diaval lifted up his hand and Maleficent took it in hers. She positioned their arms accordingly to complete the hold.

"Push your shoulders back and keep your back straight."

When Maleficent pulled her shoulders back her chest stuck out more. Her bodice shifted slightly down and the 'v' part of the dress dipped a bit lower into her cleavage. This caught Diaval's attention. He tried to sneak a downward glance into her cleavage.

"Diaval! Keep your eyes on my face, not my breasts!"

"Sorry, but you are somewhat your own distraction. You are just too darn beautiful."

"Diaval, thank you, but if you want to learn this, you will have to pay attention."

"Yes, I'm sorry, please continue," Diaval cleared his mind and tried not to look down but straight into his love's eyes. Trouble was, her eyes were beautiful too.

"Ok, it will get better, shift your body to the left a bit and come closer to me. You will be looking over my left shoulder. Now you can see where you are going and also this will give us space in between so our legs can move," she instructed.

This was much better as he wasn't looking directly at her and this would keep those tingling feelings at bay, if only he could just stay looking forward, but that was proving to be very difficult.

"Next we are going to step in a box pattern to the music."

Conveniently the hall's floor had large square tiles and Maleficent picked one to practice with. It wasn't too long before Diaval got the box pattern down. She had to remind him of his posture a couple of times, but he soon got it. Diaval nailed it right away. He never let his arms droop.

"I am impressed Diaval with your hold. It took me much longer to get it, but Stefan eventually got through to me and I got it."

"Stefan?" Diaval blurted out in shock and he dropped his hold.

"Yes, he is the one that taught me to dance."

"Really?"

"Yes. Come now, get back in your hold," she instructed.

Maleficent explained that once they had the box pattern down that the man will normally step out and lead the woman around the dancefloor and this is what creates the spinning effect. He did falter at first, but Maleficent then took over the lead and it was easier for him to grasp.

Diaval picked up the moves very quickly and soon Maleficent had him making nice smooth turns. The smile on his face grew wider the larger the turns were.

"You look like you are having fun, Diaval." Maleficent said with a sad expression on her face.

"Yes! Immensely. But why are you looking sad."

"I kept this from you and you looked so down back in the ballroom. I didn't know you wanted to dance. I would have never thought you would be interested."

"Well, I do want to be a gentleman, especially to you and what good am I as a gentleman if I can't even offer my woman a dance."

"I see, Diaval, but you are dancing with me now."

"Yes, it is wonderful. Thank you, my love, I appreciate this very much."

"Granted we will not be the talk of the town with these basic moves, but perhaps Aurora could show us more down the road."

"Yes, but we are moving to the music and it is the feeling that matters to me most. The spins are really fun," Diaval said with a very large smile on his face.

"I am glad that you are happy. I am happy too. It is very fun...I just forgot how fun it is."

Diaval then found himself staring at her neck and chest. He then looked up to her lips and as they danced, their faces slowly became closer. He then couldn't take his eyes off her lips, they were so full and red and he wanted to kiss her badly. He saw that Maleficent was glancing to him and also moving her head closer.

Soon the the song ended inside and Diaval just collapsed his hold and wrapped his arms around Maleficent and placed his lips on her mouth.

"Oh, my, Diaval! Ohhhhhhmmmmm," she tried to speak but ended up embracing his lips with hers. She put her arms around him and began to kiss very hard back.

The next song started up and Maleficent pulled back, breaking the kiss.

"Maleficent! I was enjoying that kiss."

"Diaval, you want to learn. Come Come, get back into hold. We can kiss later," she smiled and then joked, "My lips are not going to run away you know."

Diaval looked disappointed but complied and got back into hold. They started to move around the hallway in time to the music. About a minute or so ticked by and both were startled by someone clapping really loud. It was Sir Joseph standing in the doorway alcove.

Maleficent and Diaval broke their hold and look towards, Sir Joseph.

"I thought you said you can't dance, your excellency," Sir Joseph said with a slight disappointed tone in his voice.

"I said, I don't dance. I can dance but not very well."

"Indeed. That looks pretty good to me and it appears your fellow here is dancing well too."

"I was just showing him how right now," she said.

"Ok, if you are finished, I would like to offer again to dance with you inside."

"No, I am not finished and I am going to decline once again."

Sir Joseph was about to speak when he was interrupted.

"Horrible!" a voice came out from the ballroom door. "Just awful!"

Queen Aurora stepped out into the hallway, "Oh! Godmother, thank goodness you are here."

"What is wrong, Aurora?" Maleficent asked.

"There are these barbaric men over at the far table saying that women shouldn't run this kingdom and they are making fun of us and our town. I overheard them when I was dancing."

"Is that so?" Maleficent's eyes narrowed and her voice grew very stern, "Well, we will see about that. Will you excuse me, gentlemen."

"Your excellency, I can handle this for you," Sir Joseph urged.

"That will not be necessary, Sir Joseph, I'll can take care of this."

"I am sure you can, but let me..." he paused as Maleficent glared at him with narrow eyes. He then continued, "Just...Just don't kill anyone, Ok?" Sir Joseph sounded worried.

"Of course not," Maleficent smiled with an evil grin as she walked back into the ballroom.

A small group of soldiers in the far corner of the ballroom sat still shaking their heads. Sir Kenneth sat picking food out of his teeth with a large knife.

"Blankets and linens...pfftt," he mocked. "So that is what this hamlet has come to. I thought things were bad with King Stefan, but at least we were making things out of iron, and weapons.

The seven others sitting at the table with Sir Kenneth grumbled in agreement. Sir Kenneth gulped down some more ale from his mug.

Maleficent stealthfully weaved her way around the crowd and tried to get a closer ear to Sir Kenneth's table. Diaval followed not too far behind. Sir Joseph and Queen Aurora looked on from a distance by the doorway. Soon Maleficent was in earshot as she stood next to one of the large red curtains that covered the pipe organ. The curtain extended right to the table where the soldiers were seated. Maleficent had one hand on the curtain and slowly placed most of her body behind the curtain.

"Women! We have to take orders from two women now," Sir Kenneth grumbled as he took another gulp, emptying the mug. "Shoot me over another mug, Lefty."

Lefty grabbed a mug at the end of the table with his left hand and slid it down the table to Sir Kenneth. He put his hand out and grabbed the mug in mid slide.

"One of them isn't even a woman, but a FAERIE," he said making a femine gesture with his face and making a flapping motion with his hands. The others laughed.

"I am a warrior and I like to work with armor and swords. What is going to happen to us now that we are at peace? Are we going to become seamstresses and make dresses?"

There was more giggling and chortling amongst the men.

"Oh you laugh," Sir Kenneth continued a bit louder now, "Soon you will be trading in your sword for a spinning wheel the way these two are going to run the show now." He took another gulp from his drink.

Diaval slunk behind Maleficent and he could see her parting her lips in anger and her eyes were focused on the table. The more the inebriated soldiers talked, the narrower Maleficent's eyes became. Diaval could see an increase in the rise and fall of Maleficent's bare chest. He knew she was growing angry. He put himself in a position where she would notice him, he didn't want to startle her and soon he was right next to her.

"Diaval, stay back, things are going to get ugly," she said. Then she looked at her arms. "I think now is a good time for the gloves to come off."

She pulled her gloves off from shoulder down to wrists.

"Here my love, hold these for me," she said as she handed the gloves to Diaval.

"Maleficent, I hope you are not going to do something...outlandish. Remember we have a peace treaty with the humans now," Diaval reminded Maleficent.

"Well, they apparently don't accept women as rulers. That Sir Kenneth is forgetting who he is dealing with. I am just going to give him a little attitude adjustment."

"Just exercise a wee bit of caution, my love...Just don't hurt anyone."

"Don't worry Diaval, I will not hurt him..." Maleficent said reassuringly, but then turned and said with an evil grin "...much."

She pulled the curtain forward and proceeded to move towards the table behind the curtains. Eventually she reached the other end and poked her head out just slightly so she could continue listening to the conversation.

Diaval swallowed hard and said to himself, 'She's gonna scare the crap out of him.'

Sir Kenneth continued, "Taking orders from a 16 year old girl and something that isn't even human," he paused. "Even the new name for the town, Malora, sounds sooo gay!"

The group roared as they nearly found everything Sir Kenneth said to be funny.

"Uhhh, guys," a soldier by the name of Chuck called out.

"Yeah, Chuck?" Sir Kenneth grumbled as he stuffed a chunk of bread in his mouth.

"I can't find her. I see Queen Aurora over there with Sir Joseph. But there is no sign of Maleficent or the birdman. She'll kill us if she catches us talking like this."

"Look, she is not here." Sir Kenneth looked around, "So if she isn't here, she can't hear, right?"

Maleficent ducked behind the curtains as he looked in back of him.

"She isn't in this room. She's probably in the bathroom powdering her nose."

"So now, without weapons, what are they going to have us do if the town gets raided, throw these napkins at them! Let me see you guys load one of these into a trebuchet.

They roared again and Lefty fell off the end of the bench from laughing so hard. Sir Kenneth put some of the red meat sauce on his lips and shoved two forks in his hair and made them stick straight up.

"Uhhhh, Sir Kenneth, that isn't a good idea. What if she sees you. She's gonna kills us. You forgot what she did to King Stefan?"

"Chuck, if you don't like it leave the table. Let us have some fun. Here have some grub, it'll calm you down," Sir Kenneth said as he tossed a turkey leg over to Chuck. "Oh, what are we going to do now we don't have any weapons!" he yelled out in a high pitched voice acting like a woman in distress.

This was all Maleficent had to hear as she crouched down as low as she could. Diaval could see Maleficent creep out from behind the curtains. She was undoing something on the lower skirt portion of her dress. Carefully she made her way behind Sir Kenneth. Diaval thought to himself, 'Oh, she still has that evil streak in her.'" She turned to Diaval and put her finger over her mouth and made a, "Shhhhhh" gesture. In the crouched position she was in with her hands touching the floor, she looked very good to Diaval. He could see how her shoulders tapered down to an indentation where her bicep was. Her triceps were also noticable. Her arms looked very defined. He thought to himself, "What can I say? She's hot."

Maleficent gestured with her hand and a black mist formed around her body. She slowly stood up behind Sir Kenneth's seat.

"And so that, fellow former warriors, this is what happens when we take orders from a child and a moose," he let out a loud hearty laugh. At first everyone was laughing louder and heartier than ever, but then the laughter died very quickly and Sir Kenneth and the soldier to his left were the only two laughing."

"Oh! Come On! Fellas! That was the best one yet! Buck up! What are you afraid of her?" He said as he pulled the forks out of his hair and licked the sauce from his mouth.

All shook their heads, 'yes' in unison and they sat motionless looking above Sir Kenneth's head. "What? The forks made my hair stand up?"

"Ahhhh, I'm not afraid her," said the soldier next to him."

Maleficent's eyes darted to the soldier and she said, "Oh you will be afraid."

The voice just to his right caught his attention and he quickly turned around to see a pair of yellow green eyes staring at him as the dark mist dissipated revealing a very familiar silhouette from within. The soldier's eyes became as wide as the plate he was eating from and he started to stutter, "I...I...I... I'm afraid, Yes, I'm afraid." He darted off the bench as fast as he could taking a few of the other soldiers along with him. Only three soldiers remained. Lefty sat in his place at the very end of the bench. He was very still and holding on to his mug, his hands were shaking.

Sir Kenneth gasped as he practically dropped his mug on the table. He tried to get up, but Maleficent slammed her hands down on his shoulders preventing him from getting up.

Diaval looked on as Prince Philip and Aurora joined him. "What is Madame Maleficent up to?" Prince Philip asked.

"Just watch, and prepare for a show," Diaval said angrily.

"Diaval, you look very upset and you're breathing heavy" Aurora asked.

"He called her a moose. That bastard called my woman a moose."

"What?! How dare he!" Aurora said angrily, "I have a good mind to give him a knuckle sandwich myself!"

Maleficent curved her finger tips around and began to dig her pointed fingernails into Sir Kenneth's shoulders. He tried to get up, but couldn't. The more he tried to get free, the deeper her fingernails dug into his skin.

"Gentlemen," Maleficent addressed. "Let me demonstrate why it is not a good idea to have a weak female moose in charge of your kingdom."

Maleficent's voice caught the attention of most of the back ballroom.

Sir Kenneth's could feel Maleficent's fingernails piercing through his garments and they were now pushing into his soft skin. His breathing deepened and became faster.

Maleficent whipped her head around to his right side and he turned to face her. She looked straight into his eyes and said with an evil grin. "Let's have some fun, shall we?"

With that he could finally feel her fingernails breaking his skin. He looked at his shoulders and he could see some blood slowly start to run down his shirt. He was amazed at the strength she had in her grasp. He could then feel her thumbs digging into his back. His breathing became erratic and he blurted out in a worried voice, "Oh, shit! Oh shit!"

"You got that right," Maleficent said nonchalantly.

She pulled on his shoulders and dragged him off the bench. When he was sitting on the floor, she moved in front of him and slammed her left hand under his jaw and proceeded to lift him straight up to his feet. He squealed and complained and made odd grumbling noises. Once he was standing Maleficent noticed he was a whole head shorter than herself.

"Such a brave little man," Maleficent mocked. "Do you know that it is usually wise to pick on someone your own size? Just in case you haven't noticed, I'm bigger than you."

The remaining soldiers just watched as Malficent dragged Sir Kenneth over to the wall and threw him up against it knocking the wind out of him. He collapsed to his knees.

There was a bunch of 'oooo's' coming from the crowd as more of the dignitaries came over to see what was going on in the far corner of the hall. Duchess Beatrix grabbed herself a ringside seat at the very table the men were sitting at. She asked what was going on and Diaval quickly filled her and other in regards to the the situation.

"Ooooo, that's got to hurt." Prince Philip said as he came over with Queen Aurora.

"Wait, it gets better." Diaval said.

Sir Joseph joined in and said to Diaval, "I hope she doesn't kill him."

So the word began to spread around the ballroom.

"Gentlemen, another demonstration of how unfit a woman is to rule," Maleficent mocked.

Again she scooped him up with left hand under his chin and brought him to his feet. She made a fist with her right hand and cocked it back behind her head.

Sir Kenneth realized that he was nearly in exactly the same position as Stefan was when he met his end.

As loud as he could muster with her hand on his chin, Sir Kenneth began to beg, "No, please, don't kill me, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

The crowd was cheering and Maleficent turned back to look, but her eyes locked with Sir Joseph's and he was shaking his head and mouthing, "No, don't do it."

She released her fist and then planted both her hands under Sir Kenneth's jaw and leaned forward and slowly pushed him up the wall until her fingernails dug into his temples. Apparently for a shorter guy, Kenneth seemed to be a bit on the heavy side and Maleficent's arms began to shake.

All of a sudden a large group of people began to applaud. By now even the band took notice and stopped playing.

Sir Kenneth tried to speak but with his entire weight on his jaw he couldn't. He grabbed Maleficent's arms.

"Don't you dare touch me!"

He grumbled again taking his hands off of her arms.

"Oh, what was that? Higher?"

Sir Kenneth tried to say, "No" and he tried to shake his head.

"Ok, the little man wants to go higher," Maleficent said with a grin on her face. She bent down and completely outstretched her arms and locked her elbows. She then pushed up with her legs until his head was clearly over her horns.

This time more of the crowd applauded.

"Wow, she's got him pretty high," Sir Joseph said. "Hope she doesn't drop him"

"I hope she DOES drop him," Diaval said.

The other's laughed. Even the Duchess had an ear to ear smile on her face.

"She is such a majestic woman...such power and grace," Sir Joseph commented.

Diaval took notice of his reaction and all of a sudden got an uneasy feeling within him. But it passed quickly as he turned back to Maleficent's little floor show.

Maleficent then pushed her knee in between Sir Kenneth's dangling lower legs.

Sir Kenneth tried to speak again.

"Oh, I am sorry, the little man has something to say," Maleficent yelled out. She then she shifted her hands from his chin to grabbing his shirt so he could speak. During the second transition, he slipped down slightly. He grimaced as he closed his eyes.

"I'm sorry, your excellency" he whispered.

Her eyes narrowed and she said, "What was that? I'm disappointed by that pathetic apology. You know what will happen if I let you go, right?"

"Yes, your excellency. Please don't."

"Come on, you can do better than that."

"I am sorry, your excellency!" he said loud enough so that his voice reverberated in the cavernous hall.

"That's better, but what are you sorry for? We have to give these good people an explantion as to why their leader has you pinned against the wall."

"I am sorry for mocking your leadership. I got drunk and..."

"Tut tut. Go on and make it fast, my arms are getting tired." With that she let up on her grip a bit and he slid down the wall a bit.

"Ok Ok!"

"Tell them what you called me."

"A moose."

The crowd gasped and began to look cross towards Sir Kenneth.

"I am sorry I called you a moose, your excellency. I am sorry for everything I said. But I really think you are beautiful."

"Well, well. That is much better, you can come down now."

Maleficent let Sir Kenneth go and as he slid down he looked in horror as his manhood approached Maleficent's knee. In the last split second, she pulled her knee out and he slumped to the floor.

Once again there was applause. Maleficent turned to the crowd and curtcied.

As Sir Kenneth stood up shaking, Maleficent still had her back to him and she reached down and undid the last clips on the skirt and she pulled at the pleats and the slit opened all the way down.

The Duchess looked with intrigue as she was one of the closest people nearby.

Sir Kenneth was beginning to move away from the wall. Maleficent poked the tip of her shoe out of the slit and then did a slight hop. With a loud, "Ha!" She whipped around with a roundhouse kick and planted the heel of her shoe right into the base of his neck again slamming him to the wall. She landed with her arms pulled up as in a blocking position but with her fingers splayed out. Maleficent's whole bare leg was visible right to the upper thigh.

The Duchess' eyes few open wide at the sight, but then she smirked.

The crowd was a mix of cheers, women gasping and some of the men proceeded to blow wolf whistles. Maleficent quickly realized she gone a bit too far as a woman showing her leg in public is a definite no no. She quickly withdrew her foot and folded the skirt over. She then addressed the crowd.

"You have no fear as your kingdom is in good hands between Queen Aurora and myself. Does anyone else object to having a woman as your leader?"

The crowd grew silent.

"Very well then, continue with the festivities!"

The band started to play music again and the crowd started to break up.

Maleficent marched back over to Sir Kenneth and pressed her fingernails into his chest while pushing him back against the wall.

Prince Philip said to Queen Aurora, "Wow, she sure doesn't let up on the guy."

She looked him straight into the eyes.

"Ahhhhhhh, please your excellency I...I said I'm sorry," his voice quavered as he was nearly to tears.

"Not so big now, huh, little man, "Maleficent said in a low angry voice as so only he could hear. "Let me tell you, not all faeries are small and cute and grant wishes, there are also warrior faerie's too. If you ever question my or Queen Aurora's authority again I will have you thrown out of the kingdom permanently. And if I am ever to hear you call me anything disrespectful again, I personally will rip your damn heart out. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes...crystal clear, your excellency," he replied in a scared voice.

Diaval then marched over and was ready to grab Sir Kenneth by the shirt and he made a fist with his other hand. But then Maleficent came between them.

"I think we have done enough, Diaval, my love. Please relax."

"Why, I don't want to let him get away with calling my woman a moose."

Maleficent smiled, "I appreciate the kind gesture, Diaval, and I thank you. You always are gentleman. But what has been said is done."

Sir Joseph walked over and said to Sir Kenneth, "You are to be placed in a cell due your disrespect towards Madame Maleficent and the Queen." He reached out to grab his arm but Maleficent stopped him.

"That will not be necessary, Sir Joseph," Maleficent said calmly, "I believe I have done enough."

Maleficent pointed down drawing attention to the large stain on the inside pant legs of Sir Kenneth's pants.

Impressed with her results, Diaval said, "You seem to have a knack for doing that, my dear."

"Yes, that appears to be so," Maleficent agreed and then turned to Sir Kenneth, "Little man you are free to go."

"Thank you your excellency."

Sir Kenneth ran off so fast when he turned the corner to go out the door that he slipped and fell. His peers that were laughing with him earlier were now laughing at him.

Maleficent walked over to the table and her eyes narrowed.

"Sorry, your excellency," they said all together.

She walked over to the table and drummed her fingernails loudly on it.

"I am going to be watching all of you."

Maleficent reached down and began to button down the skirt, when she was interrupted by Sir Joseph as he came over and said, "My, everytime you come here, always some kind of drama plays out."

"I assure you that isn't my intention," Maleficent said. "Bad karma seems to have a habit of following me. It seems like I am the one that is cursed."

Sir Joseph and Maleficent giggled.

"I don't think I have seen a more impressive display of strength and grace at the same time, then that," Sir Joseph said.

"Well, I am a graceful warrior then."

They both laughed again.

Diaval was looking on as Maleficent and Sir Joseph were talking and laughing. He couldn't help but notice that the two have been talking quite a bit together recently. All of a sudden there was that new feeling again and it began to take a hold. He started to look Sir Joseph over, he noticed that he had a bigger build and a larger face than he. He had a cleft chin and no scars on his face. He also was dressed very well for the night. He started to think what if Maleficent was becoming interested in Sir Joseph, what would happen to him? Soon the feeling started to build up in the form of anger. He wanted to get over there and break up the two as soon as possible.

Diaval marched right up behind the two and then tapped Sir Joseph on the shoulder, "If you don't mind, I would like to have a little chat with my lady," he said in an uneasy but still well mannered tone.

"Of course not, I have to get back to Queen Aurora anyway," he said and then turned to Malefient, "That was a nice diversion your excellency. I would like to see something like that again in the future."

Diaval sneered when Sir Joseph turned and walked away.

"Diaval? What is wrong, you seem very cross and at Sir Joseph?"

Diaval lead Maleficent into the corner and said, "I see what is going on. You and him have been speaking an awful lot lately. You find him attractive don't you."

"No, well, I mean he is handsome, but I am not attracted to him. What on earth are you bringing this up for?"

"I don't know, it is a feeling deep inside I am starting to get when I see you talking to him. I don't want you with him. Your mine I only want you to be with me."

"Oh, Diaval, my word," Maleficent said as she put her hand on her chest. It's called jealousy, my love. Don't be jealous, I assure you that my heart belongs to you. Don't you remember that I don't allow anyone to touch me but you? That will always be the case."

"You're my woman. My mate."

Maleficent smirked and looked at Diaval with seductive eyes, "Oooo, aren't you the possessive little raven." She ran her fingers through his raven black hair. "You will always be my one and only love."

Diaval started to calm down with what she said and he replied, "You are my mate for life. I will never stop loving you."

"Oh, Diaval." Maleficent found herself moving towards Diaval's lips, and Diaval was doing the same. Then they both realized that they were still in the hall and came to.

Apparently the near kiss caught the attention of Robin and he yelled out, "Darn it you two, why don't you kiss for heaven's sake!"

"Robin!" both Diaval and Maleficent shouted together.

Robin threw his hands down, shook his head and just flew away.

"I think we should talk outside in the hall, away from prying eyes," she said.

"Yes, I agree."

The two started to walk towards the ballroom door and into the hall. She walked with her hands in one another in front of her. Diaval lead her by holding her by the back of her right arm. He loved the way her arm felt in his hand. He kept looking at her arm and then followed that up her shoulder. With her gloves off he could see even more movement beneath the skin of her shoulders. Following her dainty collarbone back to her neck, his eyes ran up to her lips. She turned to him and puckered her full lips up and blew him a kiss smiling. Then he started to feel it. He was looking too long and the tingling returned between his legs.

Diaval started to grow uneasy. He was doing the opposite what Robin said. He was looking too long and now he was about to pay for it. He could feel himself start to get bigger.

As they exited into the hallway, it was empty. There was a bench situated in an alcove diagonally from the doorway to the ballroom. A small torch was lit outside of the alcove.

"Let's have a seat there, Diaval suggested."

As soon as they were in the alcove, Diaval began to rub her arms up and down and his eye focused on her chest. He bent down a bit and gave her a kiss right where her cleavage started. He then started to stare at her lips. Maleficent's face was very soft in the dim light. She had a look on her face of desire. She pushed him up against the wall and moved her lips closer to his she felt safe enough to finally give him a kiss.

They both closed their eyes, they embraced and their lips met. Immediately she pushed her tongue into his mouth. Diaval already started to feel weak in his knees. But he held on and he started to rub his tongue against hers. She responded by nearly wrapping her tongue around his.

'Oh, my! How long is her tongue!' Diaval thought to himself.

Instantly he could feel himself get larger. She should be able to feel him soon, if not already.

All of a sudden she stopped the kiss and and looked down. "Oh, my Diaval, it looks like we have a little problem. I think we should stop."

Painfully, Diaval agreed. He wasn't sure if it was too soon to mention the room Robin found.

He decided to go back to Robin's advice and think of something else, he decided to talk about what happened earlier in the ballroom.

Diaval marvelled. "How long have you held Sir Kenneth up like that?"

Maleficent laughed a bit as she said, "I don't recall, I had him up there for a while, but near the end my arms did get tired. I could feel my arms shaking. I almost did drop him on my knee."

"You should have. AND you should have let me knock his lights out," Diaval said softly. "I wanted to defend you."

Her face softened as she put her hand on his cheek. She replied, "Yes, I know you did and I appreciate that, my love. I did have it under control, but still, when you came over, it felt wonderful that you came to my rescue. It was a very sweet gesture."

"Awww, well." Diaval could feel himself becoming warm in the cheeks. He knew his face must be turning red. "I just don't want anyone being disrespectful towards you," Diaval paused as he looked his lady up and down. "Oh, you look so slender and graceful, yet the power you have in your arms and hands."

He couldn't take his eyes off her chest. She was still breathing a bit hard from the kiss. The reflection of the light off her chest made him want to just place his head there. The tingling wasn't subsiding, his manhood was more than halfway erect and was creeping down his leg.

Again he tried to change the subject.

"That kick at the end was awesome. Where did you pick that up from, and how did you do it in your dress?"

"Well, it is called a roundhouse kick and it something I knew how to do when I was a small girl. I have not done it in a while, but when Aurora showed me that the front pleats on this dress are actually concealing a slit, I just wondered if I could do the kick through the slit and so I practiced it all afternoon in front of a mirror until I nailed it. I really didn't think I would actually be using that kick tonight. But that little man just got me so riled up that I just wanted to do something that would scare the crap out of him and that was it."

"Wow! Well, that was impressive and effective too, I might add."

"Thank You, I actually thought it was too."

"I kept thinking what it would be like to be in Sir Kenneth's shoes' running my eyes down your lovely leg."

"Well, that can be arranged." Maleficent said her eyes looking a bit seductive. She put her foot on the bench and started to undo the clips.

"What, you are going to do this now?"

After she did that she took Diaval by the hand and led him outside of the alcove to the wall. She then splayed her fingers and pressed him up against the wall.

"I don't know about this, what if you miss?"

"Don't worry, I will not hurt you," she said seductively as she walked with a sway in her hips to out in front of Diaval. Her back was to him.

She looked over her shoulder for a bit and then said, "Ok, don't move now, stay still."

"Ok," Diaval gulped hard not knowing if he should keep his eyes open or close them.

With a little hop, and a loud, "Ya!" that echoed in the empty hall, Maleficent swung her leg around and then Diaval closed his eyes at the last moment. After feeling a large breeze of air whiz by him, he could feel a gentle touch of something pointy and hard against his Adam's Apple. He opened his eyes to find he was staring right down her leg. His eyes ran down her ankle and right to her calf. There was a clear indentation on the lower part of her calf that moved as her foot moved. He could see a faint indentation running down the full length of her thigh as she flexed her thigh muscle. From this angle he could see every curve and taper on her leg. She had nearly a perfect leg. But that was it, he couldn't hold it back any longer and he felt himself get larger and his penis was trying to pull away from his leg, making him uncomfortable.

Malefient slightly moved her foot to the side resting it on Diaval's shoulder, so he could look down to her face. She was arched back considerably since he was much taller than Sir Kenneth. She was in the same fighting stance with one arm to the side and one in front of her, fingers splayed as before.

"You're amazing, my lovely warrior faerie".

"Thank You, my love."

She did look very beautiful from this angle, especially her leg. He then started to think that they might be needing that room Robin mentioned soon. As uncomfortable as he felt, he just smiled and reached up with both hands and started to massage her ankle.

"Oh No. Oh No! Diaval, don't," she said playfully.

"Uh huh," he nodded seductively.

He started to run his hands around her calf massaging it.

"Diaval, please!" She said as she swallowed hard. She straightened her body out in an upright position nearly doing a full split against the wall.

"Doesn't that hurt you?"

"Just a little, but I certainly wouldn't be able to go this high if it wasn't for my practicing earlier."

His hands reached her knee, he started to run his fingers around her knee and then to the soft area behind her knee. She flinched a little and bent her knee a bit, but straighted it back out. She was taking in Diaval's caresses. He seemed to linger for a while behind her knee.

Again she swallowed hard and with a worried sound in her voice she said, "Diaval...You are going to turn me on."

"Don't worry, dear, Robin fixed us up with a room at the end of the hall. He figured we might need it."

"Really? Oh, I don't know about that. They are going to miss us in the ballroom," her voice filled with concern. "Someone might come looking for us."

"Robin said that when he notices us missing, if someone asks about us, he will cover for us."

Just then Diaval reached her thigh. Her leg twitched at his touch. Diaval could feel the large muscle in her thigh flex. He ran his fingers along the lines that were created when her muscle flexed.

"I don't know," she said. Her breathing became noticably deeper. "Oh, please stop!"

"If you want me to stop, just pull your leg away."

Diaval was now on the inside of her upper thigh. Her breathing became very intense as her nostrils flared, she closed her eyes and whispered. "Oh that feels so good."

He was at the outline of her undergarment and began to slowly press his finger underneath. She let out a small moan but then took her leg down. She walked over to the bench and sat down. Her breathing was very heavy as she clipped the slit back together. She leaned up against the wall her chest rose and fell rapidly in the dim light.

Diaval was a bit hunched over from his current condition and he took a seat next to her. His caressing her leg actually made him even larger. 'Ahhhh, that feels better.' he thought to himself. He took a peek through the slit in his tunic and noticed he was just about fully erect. But he wasn't the only one to notice.

"Oh, my word! Diaval, why didn't you say something? You poor thing, you must be so uncomfortable."

"Yes, dear. I was fighting it, but in the presence of your beauty that proved to be impossible."

"Awww, you really know how to give me a compliment. And I want to take care of you." With that Maleficent reached over and ran her hand along the bulge on Diaval's leg.

"Oh No, Please," he said in a very worried manner.

"Hmmmm, that has a familiar ring to it."

While it was nearly the same thing Maleficent said to him moments ago, he wasn't sounding playful at all. Clearly he wanted to calm down, but certainly couldn't with her touching him.

Maleficent found it difficult to stop caressing his fully erect manhood. She knew he was at his full size by how hard it felt through the material. The bulge was causing the material to stretch so much she could see the details in the shape of his penis, especially the mushroom shape of the tip.

Diaval's breathing became very hard, but she noticed that she wasn't calming down from when Diaval caressed her leg. But rubbing his penis was having a similar effect on her. She saw how much it was affecting Diaval and knew it must have felt just as good as when he was rubbing her leg.

"You are making me want you."

"You did mention Robin had a place for us."

"Yes, but I thought you didn't want to be away too long."

"It is clear I need to take care of you."

"So you want to go?

Maleficent seemed hesitant but she knew that Diaval was in need and looking at the size of his fully erect manhood. She suddenly wanted him inside of her.

"Ok, Let's go Diaval."

Diaval tried to get up but was severely hunched over.

"I can't walk like this. I am going to have to reposition it."

"Ok, I will keep watch"

So far there was no activity out in the hallway. After Diaval was done he was able to stand up straight. He turned around and took Maleficent's hand.

"Ok, it is this way, dear, it should be at the end of the hall, diaval said as he grabbed a torch from the wall so they could see."

In a long alcove at the end of the hall there was a set of double doors. Diaval pulled on the handle and the door was open.

"Let me go inside and check it out first," Diaval said as he walked inside. A bit later he called to Maleficent. "Ok it's good."

Maleficent then entered and closed the door behind her.

"There's no lock Diaval!"

"Really? Well, Robin didn't mention anything about that. I guess we just have to keep quiet then."

Diaval put the torch in a holder that was on a center support pole in the room. The room certainly had to be the correct one as there were bags of grain all over. On short stack of grain encompassing four bags there was a fur blanket draped over the bags and another blanket to the side. Around the back was a shelf built into the wall and several candles were there. A bowl of assorted fruits and grapes was also on the shelf with a bottle of wine and two glasses.

"Robin you are fantastic! The best friend a raven could have," Diaval said.

Maleficent smiled, "Yes, that he is." She went over and popped a couple grapes in her mouth.

Diaval laid down on the makeshift 'bed' and was fiddling with his clothes until he managed to get his penis out.

"Ahhhhhh. Oh, thank goodness, free at last!"

Maleficent laughed loudly as she walked over to the 'bed' and sat down beside him. She wrapped her fingers around his shaft and began to gently stroke him.

Diaval closed his eyes. His penis seemed to have become less stiff from their walk to the room, but Maleficent stroked him a few times and ran her finger around his tip. Immediately he was nice and hard again. She noticed that the tingling sensation within herself was growing stronger too as she caressed Diaval. She then stopped.

"Why did you stop?" Diaval looked up at Maleficent she was undoing the clips on the skirt part of her dress and parting the pleats.

"Well, why waste an erection, right? You are not the only one in need, here."

"Oh, from the sound of it outside, I thought you were too nervous to make love in here."

Maleficent said, "Diaval, I too have been wanting you since I seen you in these new clothes. Seeing how these pants were hugging your legs, I became attracted to you. It wasn't bad at first, but, well, you probably noticed that I was constantly switching my crossed legs when sitting on the throne."

"Yes?" Diaval looked puzzled, I had wondered about that." He thought to himself, 'Well, that explains why she looked uncomfortable, she was aroused too. AND also that far back in the evening. Wow! So we both were wanting each other most of the night.'

Maleficent continued, "Well, that was one thing. Next was when we were just now getting close in the hall moments ago. Finally, seeing you in your state. It all is just making me want you."

Maleficent smiled as she pulled her undergarment off.

Diaval started to pull his stretchy pants down and undergarment as well.

"Don't get fully undressed Diaval. We might need to make a quick escape," she jokingly said. "So unfortunately this is going to be a quicky."

"Oh, I don't mind. Quick is better than nothing, and anyway, I want to make love to you in that dress. I been dreaming about it all night."

Maleficent's eyes flew open as she reacted to Diaval's remark. "You are just too sweet. Hmmmm," she sighed. "Just saying that is going to get me aroused."

"Really?"

"Well, not directly, of course, but if kind or sweet words touch my heart, then yes, I can be aroused."

"Ok, that is nice to know."

Maleficent got on top of Diaval

"Don't you want me to touch you to become more aroused?" Diaval asked.

"That's OK Diaval, I am fine."

Maleficent gently grabbed Diaval's penis and rubbed it on her her clitoris first. The rubbing also made him more stiff and it didn't take him too long before he became erect enough for penetration. She started to guide him to her vaginal opening even though he wasn't fully erect. Her hand shook a bit. He figured she must be nervous as he was too. Any moment someone could barge in on them.

Diaval could feel her pushing, but he could tell something felt different than when they previously made love. She didn't feel as moist and her opening seemed extremely tight. She started pushing harder and he was slowly inching his way in. This didn't seem right.

"Uhh, Uhhh!" she grunted.

Diaval could tell that she was very tight and tense. "Is it hurting you, my love?"

"Only a little. I'll be ok. Don't worry, I will open up for you," she reassured.

But it seemed like she was still fighting herself. She then pushed down really hard. He moved in a couple inches but felt like he bottomed out.

"Uhhhhhh! She said loudly and stopped moving."

"Maleficent, my dear, that look on your face is more of pain than pleasure. I also can feel you are not fully ready. Ease up or you are going to end up breaking something."

Maleficent laughed at Diaval's comical remark and then she said, "I thought I would be fine, but I do admit I am a bit nervous and perhaps that is preventing me from getting fully aroused."

"Do you want to stop?"

"No, You are already halfway inside of me. It does feel good, but I am still a bit tight. I just have to calm down."

Diaval then had an idea. He began caressing her breasts first following the outline of her dress and then close to the center. Finally he ran his fingers over her nipples.

Soon he could tell she was becoming more relaxed and her breathing became deeper and more consistent. He closed his eyes as to not get aroused himself by watching his lover. He figured that would make himself smaller and hopefully help.

"Ok, don't move, my dear, just stay still and let me do the work. Just relax."

She closed her eyes and her breathing deepened even more. Diaval gently rubbed the top of her breasts.

"Oh, Diaval, that feels sooo nice," her voice sounded more relaxed too.

Soon he could feel her start to get more moist inside and she became less tense. Her nipples became stiffer too as they started to push into the fabric on her dress. He could feel them more as his fingers ran over them. Her breathing, while heavy, was more relaxed now.

"Ok, that's it, that's it, my love," he said.

"Hmmmmm, Hmmmmm, Hmmmmm," She moaned.

He could feel her open up inside, and she slowly began to slide more down on his shaft. Soon he was all the way inside of her. He could feel the back wall of her vagina move away from the tip of his penis.

"Oh! Oh! Diaval, you really are getting me in the mood."

"This is amazing, my dear, I can feel the changes going on inside of you as you become more aroused. I can feel you and you feel much better."

"Yes, it does. There are many changes that go on in a woman's body when she becomes aroused. Thank You for calming me down."

"I don't want you tearing yourself up now."

"No, you are very thoughtful that way. I believe I am ready now. I am still a bit nervous, but better."

Soon she started to move again slowly at first, pushing him deeper inside of her. She then pulled back out slowly and then pushed back down. She then started to build up a rhythm.

"Does it still hurt?"

"Just a little, but it certainly feels much better."

"You sure you don't want me to stop?"

"No Way! After all you did to help get me going? Heck no."

Diaval giggled a bit at the way she responded.

Her face had a more pleasured look this time. Slowly she started to really pick up pace, but her strokes were too short. Diaval was starting to get too soft.

"No No Diaval, I am good, you can get big again," she said.

"I am sorry, my love, but the rhythm is wrong. Just continue to relax you still are a bundle of nerves."

She came to a stop and said, "You are right, I am still nervous. I am worried we might get caught Diaval."

"Please, stay calm and stop thinking of the others in the ballroom. Try to think of us making love

in the Rowan Tree or by the waterfall."

Maleficent looked down at her chest. She was very warm and starting to perspire from going too fast and also being nervous.

Once again Diaval reached up and rubbed her breasts to keep her ready."

'Hmmmmm, yes, I like it when it rubs me like that. It's working. I do feel more relaxed now. He is so good to me. I have to do this for him. He needs this and, honestly, I need it too.' Maleficent thought to herself. 'I would like to try something different.'

She then opened her eyes and looked Diaval deep in his eyes, she smiled at him. "Ok. I'm fine."

She then reached back and grabbed Diaval's leg and put out her other arm out for him to grab. He took her hand at first, but she moved further up and grasped his forearm all the way up by the elbow. Diaval got the message and did the same.

"Ready?" She said in her normal voice. Her confidence returning to her.

Diaval smiled he said, "Yes."

She then started to undulate and pivoted her waist as she pushed down.

"Oh!" Diaval said, "Yeah, that's it. Go slow but deep"

'Ok'

She closed her eyes and kept the pace easy and slow, but she ran the entire length of his penis.

"Whoa! You really got it now."

Maleficent could feel Diaval begin to get larger inside of her. The feeling was intense as with each thrust she could feel him get wider and longer. "Hmmmmmm, oh yeah," she said softly.

She started to go a bit faster, but pivoted harder.

Diaval was starting to get vocal too as he let out a soft moan. His grip on her arm became tighter. With his free hand he ran his fingers across her collarbones. When he reached her shoulder, he cupped his hand over it and held on. She could feel herself becoming very moist and moving became easier and easier. Diaval let out another moan and he grabbed her shoulder tighter.

Suddenly he started to get large very quickly. As his girth increased, it started to drive her through the roof.

"Oh, Diaval, the feeling of you becoming larger inside of me. Its wonderful."

She grabbed his arm even harder, but tried to keep her fingernails away from his skin.

Diaval started to moan louder himself.

"Oh my. Oh my. You are still getting bigger. When is it going to stop!" She could feel him press on all sides of her vaginal walls and there was a pulling sensation each time he pulled out. It felt fantastic.

Diaval released his grip on her and switched to holding Maleficent by the shoulders. He ended up pulling her down as she pushed down.

"Uhhhhhh!" Maleficent let out a fairly loud moan. By this point she could feel that Diaval was reaching his maximum size and just became harder and harder."

Once again Maleficent slowed back down to a pivoting grind, the tingling slowly grew very intense. Diaval also was pulling himself deep into her. She was getting ready to climax.

"Ohhhhhhhhh!" Maleficent called out again a bit louder than she should have.

"Shhhhh, my love. We don't want anyone to hear."

"I am sorry, Diaval, but the feeling is very intense. You are so close to reaching my end."

"Are you almost ready?"

"Yes, I am. Go ahead, honey. Send me flying, I think it is going to be a big one."

Maleficent put her hands on his shoulders as well and grabbed really hard.

"Wow you sure do have a strong grip."

"Sorry, but it is coming" she gasped between breaths.

She gave it several good long thrusts. Diaval tossed his head back and held his mouth open. He let out some stifled moan and his grip on her shoulders also became intense. Then she felt it as his penis becoming rock hard. And then came the pulsing. She felt his fluid spray into her extremes.

Every muscle in her vaginal area tensed up and the feeling ran through her body. Her arms began to shake, her toes curled up.

"Oh, Oh Oh! OH My! OH My!" Maleficent grabbed a nearby towel and placed it over her mouth.

His penis pulsed a couple more times releasing more of his love inside of her.

"Huuuohhhhhhhhh!" Maleficent practically screamed into the towel and it still came out fairly loud.

"Shhhhh, my love. Someone is going to hear."

"I am sorry, It is a very big one, it is just really intense. I can't help it," she said between heavy breathes.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" she started to moan loudly and then put the towel back over her mouth.

"That sure looked like you had a huge orgasm, huh?"

"Yes, Oh Yes, my love. It was a biggie. Oh, it is so warm in here"

Maleficent looked down at her chest and she was certainly more than perspiring, beads of sweat were running down her neck into her cleavage. Her arms were glistening.

Diaval moved and she could feel another pulse rippling down his penis.

"Oh! You are still going?"

"No, but I am still pretty stiff, I can make you climax again if you want."

"No, Diaval, that isn't necessary. We been in here for a while now and I don't want someone finding us like this."

Just then a faint knocking came at the door.

"Shit!" Maleficent said as she pulled herself off Diaval faster than she should have and she let out a small moan, "Oooooo."

Both Diaval and Maleficent scrambled to a sitting position. Diaval was a bit shocked as Maleficent normally doesn't curse. Maleficent's heart began to pound.

Then there was a voice, "Godmother, are you in there? Are you OK."

Both Diaval and Maleficent exhaled in relief, it was Aurora.

Maleficent was the faster one to get her skirt clipped up and she decided to answer the door before Aurora would barge in.

She slowly pushed the door open and Aurora was standing there.

"Yes, Beastie, I am in here."

"Oh my, Godmother, are you Ok? You are sweating."

"Aurora, my dear, a woman perspires."

"Understood, but sorry godmother, you ARE sweating badly," Aurora corrected as she pulled out her hankerchief.

"Alright, so I am. I was feeling a bit out of sorts, but I am OK now."

Aurora was dabbing the sweat from around her neck, chest and forehead.

"Thank you, Beastie."

"Everyone is looking for you and Diaval. Is he here with you?"

At first Maleficent wanted to fib about Diaval being with her because then she would know. But then Aurora might go nuts trying to look for Diaval. So hesitantly she said, "Yeaaaahhh". But how it came out was a clear and dead giveaway.

Aurora looked down and noticed that the pleats on Maleficent's dress were a bit out of sorts. She then put that and her sweating together and she cupped her hands over her mouth.

"Ohhhhh!", she said removing her hands from her mouth, "I know why you are sweating. Oh, Ok I will leave you two alone. Keep doing what you are doing. Don't let me bother you. Don't worry I will cover for you."

Maleficent sighed heavily and said, "Thank you."

"Oh, you're welcome, but I do want details later on!

"I was afraid you were going to say that."

Aurora ran off back to the ballroom.

Maleficent closed the door and went back to Diaval. He was dressed back up and had the bowl of fruit on his lap. He was munching on some grapes. On the floor he had two glasses of wine poured.

He handed the bowl to Maleficent, "Grapes and wine?"

"Most certainly."

She sat down next to Diaval and popped a couple grapes in her mouth and took a sip of wine.

Suddenly she turned to Diaval, "Funny, I find I enjoyed that very much."

"Really? You seemed to be so nervous initially and I thought you didn't want to go through with it."

"Yes, I know, but now that it has been done and we were almost caught, I don't know, I have a different feeling about it. It is just the whole idea of us doing something we are not supposed to do. It's a thrill, to do it and not get caught. I would love to do this again in the near future," Maleficxent explained.

Diaval just laughed, "You really are an amazing woman."

"Why thank you, my honey." She popped another grape in her mouth.

Later on back in the ballroom, Aurora was calling everyone's attention as she was going to announce the winners of the dress contest she was holding. She was standing in front of her throne addressing the crowd. Maleficent was sitting in her throne with Diaval standing by her side. Robin was sitting on his shoulder.

"Ok, Ok, everyone. I have the votes in for our dress contest tonight," Aurora shouted to the crowd.

Sir Joseph had the final tabulations in hand and handed each, one by one to Queen Aurora.

"For the most glamorous the winner is Duchess Beatrix of Wedgemore."

The Duchess stood up and bowed her head down with a smile on her face. Everyone clapped and cheered.

"For the most elegant the winner is my Faerie Godmother, Maleficent!"

"What!" Maleficent said in a surprised tone.

"You won, Godmother!"

"Oh, My. I don't know what to say," Maleficent stood up and bowed her head and mouthed 'thank you's' to the crowd.

Everyone clapped and cheered with the exception of the Duchess. She had a seething look on her face, turned and then slumped down in her seat. Diaval noticed and then turned to Robin and said, "What is the matter with her?"

"I don't know, perhaps she is working on another diamond."

Diaval stifled his laugh

Queen Aurora ran a few more categories down until she came to 'most beautiful.'

"Ok, now this is the one you been waiting for ladies, the most beautiful dress tonight is..." Aurora paused as she read the card Sir Joseph handed to her.

"Oh my word. I don't believe this," Aurora held her hands over her mouth as she leaned up against her throne. "Everyone thank you so much. You have picked me."

Everyone clapped and cheered.

Sir Joseph leaned over and whispered to Queen Aurora, "Seems like that one was a no-brainer. Your look and dress is outstandingly beautiful. I had a funny feeling you would win this one."

"Thank You, Sir Joseph."

The crowd looked like they were ready to break up when Aurora spoke up again.

"Oh, wait wait wait. I have one more category that I came up on a whim and I will need a show of hands on this one. This one is aimed mostly at the guys in the room, but if you are a lady and want to respond, please do," Aurora said.

"The final category is..." Aurora intentionally paused. "Who looks the sexiest tonight?"

There were some gasps and hushed tones especially among the women.

Maleficent darted a shocked look to Aurora and said, "Aurora, my queen, that is not a very appropriate question."

"I just want to know Godmother. Take it easy, it is just for fun."

Maleficent sneered a bit as she turned to face forward. To her astonishment, more than three quarters of the men, and even some women, in the room were pointing their finger at her. She froze at the sight. Then thoughts ran through her head. They all think I am sexy? Oh my. She started to feel embarrased and sank lower in her seat. She tightly closed her eyes.

Diaval saw his lover's reaction and shot a look over to Aurora as well and very low voice said, "Aurora, you are embarassing her."

"Well, Well," Aurora said, "My Godmother, Maleficent is the winner."

The crowd slowly started to clap and cheer.

Maleficent, sitting low in her seat, glared at Aurora with narrow eyes. Aurora nodded for her to stand up.

Maleficent started to stand up and her hands trembling. Once she stood up and faced the crowd the applause became a roar. Someone near the front made a very loud wolf whistle and Maleficent's eyes darted in that direction. It was Sir Kenneth sporting new garments from the waist down. He bowed down to Maleficent. Maleficent smiled thinking to herself, 'Well, he learned his leason.' Maleficent bowed a few times and was ready to turn to Queen Aurora for a word, when suddenly the Duchess appeared right in front of Maleficent and she had an expressionless look on her face. Maleficent used her hands and motioned for the crowd to settle down so the Duchess could speak. She was bracing for the worst.

When the din died down, the Duchess said, "I must say that I have partipated in contests like this before, and I usually win. I also will say that I don't like to lose. But I admit I have been beaten and I very much admire that dress you are wearing. I like it and I want it. May I ask of whom made it for you."

"Thank you very much Duchess Beatrix," Maleficent replied in a surprised tone. "I am very flattered by your words and also your interest in my dress. It was our Queen Aurora herself of whom had made the dress."

"Very well, thank you," the Duchess said as she turned to Queen Aurora, "My dearest Queen Aurora, may I trouble you with favor and could you fashion another dress like the one Maleficent is wearing. I will pay any price."

"Sure, absolutely, Duchess."

"Splendid, I would like to meet with you after the ball to discuss the particulars,"

"Of course," Queen Aurora bowed.

As the Duchess when back to her table, another woman came up to Queen Aurora.

"My Queen, I am Countess Sophia of Westerfield and I couldn't help but overhear your conversation with the Duchess. I too am interested in Maleficent's dress. Can I trouble you for one too in blue?"

"Of course," Queen Aurora.

Then yet another woman came forth, but this time asking for the dress Aurora was wearing.

"Oh, my godmother, Maleficent made this for me."

The woman, of whom seemed to be a bit timid of Maleficent asked in a meek voice, "The dress is lovely and the prettiest one I have ever seen, could you make one up for me."

"Of course," Maleficent replied.

A few more women followed and huge smile appeared on Maleficent's face. She turned to Aurora.

"Yes? Godmother."

"I have an idea in which you can make something of your dress creations," Maleficent said folding her hands.

"Oh My! That sounds wonderful."

Maleficent then motioned for Queen Aurora to join her at the dignitaries table. She then addressed the group of an idea to create a line of clothing to sell which Queen Aurora would design. Many were interested. Materials would come from Ulstead. The Duchess was also interested in distribution of clothing in to nearby towns. It appeared that a potentially profitable form of income for the Hamlet of Malora was born. Queen Aurora would lead the project with assistance and supervision by Maleficent.

"We will reconvene in a week from now to discuss the particulars as tonight is a night of fun and I would like everyone to enjoy the ball and dance," Maleficent said.

As the group broke up Maleficent turned to Aurora as they walked out into the hallway, "I am not in the least bit happy that you embarrassed the crap out of me in front of everyone in there," she said gritting her teeth

"I am sorry, godmother."

"What you did with that contest was very risky and could have backfired giving us a bad name," Maleficent said in a angered tone. But then the expression softened on her face and she continued, "However, your stunt turned into something that will be profitable to this kingdom. So in that I am impressed. I think you will be a fine leader, my queen." Maleficent bowed.

"Godmother, no no no. Stand up, don't bow to me. It was you that came up with the idea."

"Yes, but when it came to design ideas, you pretty much ran the show back there."

"Thank you Godmother. I can't believe this is all happening...so many good things."

"Yes, it is a wonderful change after living over 17 years in a shroud of darkness."

There was a pause between them and then Aurora spoke up again.

"Soooo, I also proved my point on two counts. The people DO like you AND you ARE sexy." Aurora beamed.

Maleficent smiled and looked down at herself and ran her hands from her waist down her hips. She then looked down her arms and at her chest, noting the very point that Diaval took an interest in. She then thought of the hot and steamy moment she and Diaval shared earlier, she leaned over and whispered in Aurora's ear, "Ok, I do feel a little sexy in this...just a little bit. You did a great job."

"Just a little sexy?"

"Ok, Ok, more than just a little sexy. One thing for certain is that this is the nicest article of clothing I have worn in my life. I really am going to hate to take it off later."

"Awwww, thank you, Godmother," Aurora beamed.

"You're Welcome, Beastie."

"Soooooo, are you going to give me details of what you and Diaval were doing in that storage room?"

"Aurora!"

"Madame Maleficent, may I have a word?" the Duchess called out to Maleficent.

"Of course"

"Excuse me," Queen Aurora nodded her head and retreated back into the ballroom.

Maleficent and the Duchess continued to walk up the hallway.

"Madame, when I come to pick up my dress, I am wondering if I could trouble you with one more thing."

"Sure."

The Duchess had a look on her face that she didn't know how to say what was on her mind. "Would it...I hope I wouldn't be troubling you any if you could perhaps show me how to do that kick. I was very much intrigued by that move."

"Absolutely, it wouldn't be any trouble at all."

"Thank you, I will be looking forward to it."

Aurora wanted to go back to talking with her godmother, but saw she was still with the Duchess. Diaval joined her a few moments later and looked on as well.

"I think godmother may have found a new friend."

"Indeed, considering most here see the Duchess as typically unfriendly," Diaval added.

"Diaval! That isn't a nice thing to say.'

"Well, that is what Robin said."

Diaval could see that the Duchess retreated back into the ballroom and Maleficent turned back to them.

Sir Joseph also joined them and said, "I believe dessert will be served shortly."

"Splendid," Maleficent said, "I am in the mood for something sweet."

"Here are your gloves, dear." Diaval said as he passed the gloves to his lady.

"Oh! Thank you, Diaval."

Aurora grumbled a bit as she watched Maleficent put the gloves back on.

"What? I did have them off for a good part of the evening, Beastie"

"Oh Alright!" Aurora sounded disappointed and crossed her arms.

"You look beautiful both with and without the gloves," Diaval said.

Malefient could feel her face becoming flushed again, "You are always such a sweetheart."

The rest of the evening went without a hitch. After dessert they had one more final round of dancing. Feeling their moment was cut short earlier, Maleficent and Diaval once again took to the hallway for a nice round of 'private' dancing.

The night flew by in the blink of an eye and soon it was midnight and the ball was over. Queen Aurora, Maleficent and Sir Joseph bidded the guests farewell as they slowly gathered their things and headed back to their homes. King John, Prince Philip and the Duchess were the only ones spending the night at the castle as they wanted to discuss business plans the following day.

Aurora ended up drenching 2 hankerchief's with the amount of tears that were shed as she was extremely happy with how the ball went and she was sad to see everyone go. Most of the people were happy to see that the new queen had such a big heart and made them feel very welcome.

Maleficent and Diaval were looking over their private suite. They had a king sized canopy bed with satin sheets. The room was decked out in mostly maroon and gold trim. It had a very royal touch to it. The room even had it's own private bathroom, something which was very unusual to both Maleficent and Diaval. There was a fireplace which Maleficent lit and some candles lit it was very romantic. Maleficent was looking in the mirror and sighed.

"I told Aurora I was going to hate taking this dress off and I don't want to."

"I am ok if you want to sleep in it."

"You do prefer me naked though, right?"

"Well, yes, I do prefer as much of our skin touching and these sheets feel incredible, they just glide over the skin."

Maleficent walked over and rubbed her hands on the sheets. "Hmmmm, this is a very nice material. It does feel nice on the skin. Ok, Diaval, come help me take this dress off."

The two undressed each other and piled their clothes up on the chair. They both climbed in the bed and cuddled up close to each other.

"This feels odd," Maleficent said. "I never slept in a bed or a castle like this before."

"It is a first for me too, but it is nice and warm. It is also very quiet in here."

"Yes, too quiet."

"Soooo, do you want to make some noise then?"

Maleficent grinned, "Why not?"

The two embraced each other and brought their lips together. Their kiss was long and passionate. After their lips separated, Diaval asked, "So, what would you like to do first?"