Here's chapter three! Please enjoy and leave a review!
Regina and Maleficent lay cozily on their comfortable couch. Regina was reading a book and Maleficent just enjoyed being so close to her girlfriend. Her head rested on the brunette's shoulder and her arms rested around Regina's slender waist. Happily she closed her eyes. She had never been that content in her whole life. Also in her heart had been that void that had made her miserable but now she felt like she could burst with happiness.
"Regina, I want to meet your son" Maleficent was honest. On the one hand she knew that Regina loved little Henry and that she missed him terribly and on the other hand Maleficent wished to make their relationship finally public. For a short moment Regina's brown eyes rested on the blonde then she nodded. "Are you sure? I don't know how he'll react. He could say some really hurtful things to you. I don't want you to have too high expectations, you know." Regina stroked Maleficent's hand gently. "I know but I finally want everyone to know that I love you. I want us to live a normal life, at least as normal as it is possible in Storybrook. I don't want to hide my feelings for you." Maleficent kissed her girlfriend lovingly. "Okay, I could invite him for dinner"
"No, invite them all! Henry, Emma, Snow White and Charming, all of them! They all shall know!"
"If you do stuff you do it right, right?" Regina grinned and pulled her girlfriend closer.
Regina had invited their guests for the following day for dinner. She hadn't metioned the real purpose of this dinner because she just hadn't known how to approach the topic over the telephone. Regina was nervous, really nervous. She loved Henry but she also loved Maleficent. 'What happens if he doesn't like her? What if he doesn't approve of the fact that I'm living in a homosexual relationship?' Regina felt fear rising inside her. "Hey, darling, what's the matter? Don't worry! Everything's going to be fine! I'm here no matter what happens today, okay? Believe me there's no way to upset me enough to make me leave you and Henry will be fine as well. You will see, he and I, we will get along very well" Regina smiled thankfully at her beautiful girlfriend and leaned in to kiss her. Then they started preparing dinner together. Maleficent wasn't a good cook but she could manage the easy tasks Regina gave her. It took them about twice as much time as normal but both had also three times more fun than normal before Regina's famous lasagna was finally in the oven. Time flew by and at half past six sharp the door bell rang. Regina, dressed in an elegant black dress, opened the door and smiled sincerly at her guests. "Please, come in" Regina opened the door further and Emma, Snow, Charming and... Henry entered. Regina and Maleficent had decided in advance that the blond would wait in the dining room.
"Hey, Regina, how are you?" Emma asked and handed the brunette her red leather jacket. "Fine. I'm fine" Regina tried to calm her breath. "I made lasagna" "That's cool! My favorit!" Henry squealed and jumped up and down. Regina pointed towards the dining room. "Let's go in there"
And there she was. Maleficent sat at the table. She wore black trousers and a tight green blouse that fitted her perfectly. Slowly she stood up as not to scare their guests. "Hi, I'm Maleficent" she took a step forward and they shook hands. "You are the witch from Sleeping beauty, aren't you?" Henry asked sounding really excited. Maleficent flinched. "Yes, that's me but I don't like being reminded of that"
"Why not?" Henry asked and Maleficent shrugged. "Well firstly, I wouldn't do something like this today because, you know, I've changed since then but secondly if I'd do something like that again I would do a better job." Henry nodded thoughtfully. "That makes sense"
"Can I leave you five alone? I have to look after the food" The others nodded and reluctanly Regina left the room.
"Can I ask you a question?" Henry looked at the blonde with big eyes.
"Sure, what do you want to know?"
"You do have magic as well, don't you?" Maleficent laughed out loud.
"Yes, I do have magic. Regina already told me about your obsession with magic."
"Can you show me something?" His eyes shone bright with exitement.
"I could but my I sometimes have the tendency to mess up and if something bad would happen, then Regina would probably kill me here and now"
"What would I do? Kill you? Never!" Regina, who had just entered the room, sounded truly shocked and Maleficent laughed. Regina placed the food in the middle of the table and the others took their seats.
The next couple of minutes were spent in silence while everyone enjoyed the delicious lasagna.
"Maleficent, who was your Storybrook counterpart? Apart from the one time on the street I don't recall ever having seen you" It was Emma who asked the question. Maleficent froze, then swallowed and answered.
"Oh we've met before, Emma. Our encounter almost ended really bad for me... I'm the dragon from under the library." Emma started coughing and Snow patted her back more reassuringly than effectivly.
"Dragon? So Disney is right? You can really transform into a dragon?" Henry wanted to know. Maleficent nodded and anwered. "Maybe one day I can show you"
"Wait a moment. It was Regina who trapped you in your dragon form for 28 years and now instead of killing her for her actions you live with her in the same house, why?" Charming's face showed pure confusion. Regina swallowed heavily. Her throat was suddenly very dry . Under the table Maleficent reached for Regina's hand and brought their joined hands to the surface.
"I live with her because I love her and she loves me. Regina Mills is my girlfriend"
There will be another chapter which deals with this evening so this was just part 1. It shouldn't be too long until chapter 4 is up!
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