Hey guys! Happy Monday! Wow that last chapter. We'll the gates of Hell is open so lets see what happens this chapter. This chapter was a challenge that I gladly accept to take. I'm good at writing drama, love is a little different so please tell me what you think.

Maleficent laid in her bed. How could things go south so quickly? She had her son and daughter under the same roof. Regina wanted to give them a second chance. Everything seemed to be right in the world until the Evil Queen came and told Lily the truth. Maleficent was going to tell her daughter the truth, just not like that. She didn't know what was worse; that the Evil Queen told her daughter that Regina was her other parent or that Lily rejected them.

"Good news," Maleficent rolled over to see Regina walking into her room. "Emma just called, she and Morgan found Lily," Regina placed her phone on the nightstand "She's staying with Morgan tonight," Maleficent was glad. At least Morgan was able to get through to Lily. For now, her children are safe. "Hey," Regina sat on the other side of the bed, "were gonna get through this."

"What if we don't?" Maleficent rolled and faced the window. "What if we just lost her forever?" That was the thing that scared her the most. That she would lose her children, especially now that she had finally found them. Maleficent would do anything for her children as long as they would stay. She regretted not seeing Lily grow up and not looking for Morgan after the whole Briar Rose incident. She was a horrible mother for not fighting for her children.

"Have you met me? Once I want something I get it," Regina said jokingly.

"Lily gets that from you," Maleficent lightly chuckled. She saw so much of Regina in Lily. She hoped that one-day Lily would accept her and Regina as her parents and even as them as a couple if they were lucky.

Maleficent felt Regina move closer towards her. "What can I do Maleficent?" Regina moved the hair on Maleficent's face. Maleficent leaned into her touch. If she wanted to be honest, she wanted this moment not to end. Well, with her children safe and sound of course. But she wanted Regina. She wanted her queen back. Back in a time where only she and Evie all that mattered. She wanted Regina's to be hers and love her like she used to. But Maleficent would never say that.

Instead, Maleficent turned her head around and looked at her former lover. She could never ask such a thing, she was different. They were different. Brown eyes met with blue eyes. Maleficent requested the next best thing. "Hold me."

Without a second thought, Regina laid besides the dragon queen. Maleficent could feel Regina's chest on her back. Regina wrapped her arm around Maleficent's waist. Maleficent laid her arm over Regina's and interlocked their fingers. This was right. They fit perfectly together. The two remained in a comfortable silence as they stared at the crescent moon, both lost in their own thoughts.

"I remember when Henry was upset with me when he found out I was the Evil Queen," Regina broke the silence. She stared to play with Maleficent's hair. She didn't mind, in fact, she leaned into her touch, wanting more. "Compared to him, Lily is taking this quiet well."

"Is this your way to cheer me up?" Maleficent looked back at Regina.

"What I'm saying," Regina stopped play with her hair and used her arm to propped herself up, "is that we will get through this, I promise." Maleficent rolled her eyes, when did Regina become the optimist one?

"Do you ever wonder what would had happened if you had never cast the curse? If you knew about Lily?"

"Recently, a lot," Regina admitted.

"And?" Maleficent rolled over to face Regina. It had been on her mind since the day Regina took the dark curse from her back in the Enchanted Forest. Could all of this be avoided if she would had said something? Would Evie still be alive? Would she had ever find her son? All these and more swirled in Maleficent mind every time she went into the world of what if she would had told Regina.

"You would had been a great mom," that wasn't the answer Maleficent was looking for, but it would have to do. Regina laid her arm around Maleficent as she laid on top of her. Regina kissed the top of Maleficent's head and held her tightly. The two drifted off to sleep to a world of what could had been.

Enchanted forest

Maleficent impatiently waited for Evie to arrive for her session. For the past few days, Evie had kept her word and would travel from her cabin in the woods to Maleficent's castle, where she would spend the whole day relearning her magic.

Maleficent was frustrated at both Regina and Evie. Evie for being late, she knew better. Evie knew that even though Maleficent was centuries old she hated waiting for people who told her that they would meet her at a precise time. That was just rude.

As for Regina, what she did to Evie was cruel. She wasn't talking about locking her up and placing Snow under the sleeping curse, she cared not for the latter. No, it was that she placed that infernal cuff on Evie for that long. Did she not know the effects of the cuff? Leaving on for a short time, Evie would be fine. But for months, would be dangerous. Magic isn't something anyone could learn. You have to be born with it. It's a part of you. And if you cut that part for you for so long can make you sick or weak, or even die if you had it on that long. Maleficent wasn't a fool, she could see Evie looked ill and once she told her what had happened, Maleficent was furious. She was going to say something to Regina later that night.

Rolling her eyes, Maleficent decided that she would go to the cabin to see what was taking the girl so long. Both she and Evie decided it was best for her to reside there. The cabin still had the spell over it, so anyone who would dare venture to it would feel nothing but fear and would leave. Plus, when Regina would find out Evie was missing, Maleficent's palace would be the first place she would look. So it was best that Evie would not stay with Mal.

Once Maleficent arrived to the cabin, her heart dropped. Evie was deathly pale as she lied in her bed. Sweat glistened her skin, she looked too weak to move. Dark circles were under her eyes and lips cracked. Wet hair stuck on her face, her breathing was shallow. Weakly, the girl turned her head towards Maleficent as she felt her presence. "Mal," Evie coughed violently. Evie shut her eyes tightly and grabbed her throat.

Something was wrong, this couldn't be the effects of the cuff. If anything, Evie should be getting better. "Sorry I'm late," Evie said weakly as she let go of her throat. Maleficent couldn't believe the girl was worried that she was late when she was on the brink of death. She should had checked on Evie earlier; she should had known something was wrong.

"Evie why didn't you tell me about this?" Maleficent walked towards the girl. She had to do something quick if she was going to save her. Maleficent vaguely remember a magic transfer spell in her library, maybe that could help.

"I didn't want you to worry," Maleficent felt her forehead, she was burning up. Her skin was clammy and cold except her head.

"Once you became my apprentice, it became my job to worry about you. Damn it Regina," she cursed Evie's mother and stood up, "she shouldn't had kept that cuff on you for that long," Maleficent knew she had to tell Regina the truth soon so they could have a chance to save her. Maleficent's magic was powerful, no doubt, but the transfer would be more effective if Evie got her magic from her mother.

"I don't think it was the cuff," Maleficent stopped pacing back and forth. "I was fine after I took it off and for the past few months. I was able to do that spell so I could leave."

"What spell?" Maleficent was starting to believe Evie might have had not told her the whole story.

"I used a spell to make a copy of myself so I can leave without my mom knowing that I was gone."

"And you stopped after you left. Evie you're not using it anymore are you?" Maleficent grew angrier as Evie did not speak. "You stupid girl. Do you know what this spell is doing to you?" Evie didn't even have the strength to flinch as Maleficent yelled at her. "It's draining you and it will keep draining you till." Maleficent couldn't finished that sentence. She couldn't picture Evie dead. It was too much to bare. "Evie you have to let go of the spell."

"No," she unsuccessfully shook her head. "Then my mom will know I'm gone."

"Better that then dead. Evie you have to let it go now or so help me I will bring you back from the dead to kill you," Maleficent threatened the girl.

"But," Evie tried to argue, but Maleficent glared at her. Maleficent was going to make Evie break this spell whether she liked it or not. Evie closed her eyes and tried to focus on the spell. Moments felt like hours until she let out a breath and breathed heavily. "It's done" she said in between breaths.

"Good," Maleficent started to walk away. She had to find the magic transfer spell and leave. She was too angry at Evie for putting herself in danger. She stopped for a moment, but didn't look at the girl. "I will be back with one of my girls to tend to you," Maleficent used her magic to take her back to her castle.

…

Maleficent waited till nightfall. She checked on Evie before she left to see Regina. It seemed that the magic transfusion worked perfectly, thank God Maleficent came when she did. For now, one of her servants were watching over the sleeping girl. As for Maleficent, she had to see Regina. From what Evie told her, Regina believed that she was under the sleeping curse. Smart girl, but still irresponsible. Maleficent used her magic to transport herself to Regina's room. She didn't know when her queen would return to her chambers, but Maleficent would be there. Waiting for her.

However, Maleficent didn't have to wait as Regina stood at her balcony, staring out to her kingdom. "Regina," Maleficent said, making her presence known.

"Go away," Regina said, not looking behind her. Maleficent couldn't leave, she heard the pain in her queen's voice. She would not leave her alone.

"No," Maleficent walked up to her. "I heard what happened to Evie," Maleficent laid her head on Regina's shoulders and wrapped her arms around her.

"It wasn't supposed to be for her," Maleficent couldn't see Regina's face, but she knew she was crying. That made Maleficent hold on to her tighter. "It was supposed to be for Snow White. Now she is trapped in the sleeping curse and I can't wake her," all the walls Regina had built over the years had crumpled all at once. She turned and cried into Maleficent's shoulder. Maleficent didn't mind as she still held on to her. "I… No… I thought I truly loved my daughter," Regina looked up to Maleficent with her bloodshot eyes. "I don't know how to love and she has to suffer for that."

"That not true. I know you love Evie Regina. If you didn't then you wouldn't be here crying over her, and don't think that she doesn't love you. I spent over a year with that girl and all she would ever talk about was you and how she wanted to see you."

"You don't understand Mal," Regina looked away, "I pushed her away."

"Then bring her back," Maleficent gently placed her hand under Regina's chin and made her look at her, "do right by her. She's in a sleeping curse, not dead," Maleficent hated not telling Regina that her daughter was fine and well back at the cabin, but Evie begged her not to tell. So she wouldn't, for now. "She can come back."

"What if she doesn't want me," Regina whispered.

"She does," Maleficent moved closed, their lips only centimeters apart, "and I do too." Maleficent closed the distance between them and kissed her queen. Regina parted her lips as Maleficent licked Regina's lips. Hands explored each other's bodies. Neither wanted this to end, but Regina had to pull away for air.

"What are you doing?" she asked breathing heavily. Her forehead leaned against Maleficent.

"Helping you," Maleficent kissed her jaw, "just for this moment," then behind her ear, "let me be yours," then her neck, "as long as your mine," that was all Regina needed to hear to come undone. She attacked Maleficent's lips with her own and the two would show how much they cared for one another. Their love would create the most precious gift they could ever ask for.

And that my friends was how Lily came to be. What did you guys think? Honestly I want to know? I can't ask you enough, your reviews help me write the next chapter. And don't worry we will see the Evil Queen in the next chapter if its the last thing she do. And please if you haven't yet, favorite and follow this story so you will know when it is update. Also, I have another Maleficent story up that I finished not that long ago if you want to read more about our favorite dragon.