Maleficent's Wings

"I owe you my life and I will serve you loyally." (Indie rp blog for Diaval from Disney's Maleficent. Mun and muse are 18+ and nsfw is possible.)

[gentlegrace]

A Long Time Gone || Snow and Diaval

[gentlegrace]

Nearly as soon as the door to her cabin shut, she heard a man call her name. Looking up, she was shocked to see him. Diaval. She hadn’t recognized his voice, as he was much older now, but it was him. It had to be. She stared as he walked up to her, her jaw open in shock. She quickly closed it and grinned, then walked the rest of the way and hugged him. 

"I’ve missed you.", she said softly as she held him close. "I’m sorry it’s been so long.", she murmured before letting go of him and stepping back, blushing from her actions. "How are you? I can’t believe it’s really you.", she said. "What do you do now? Where do you live? What are you now…twenty? You look so different, but I still recognize you." 

Snow paused, laughing softly. “Sorry about all the questions, I just- I’m so glad to see you again. I’m here with Johanna, my guardian. I’m not sure if you remember her, but she used to be my nanny when I was young. We still own the cabin, and I thought it was finally time to come back. My parents…they’re gone, Diaval.”, she said in a near whisper. it was still hard for her to talk about it, even after so much time had passed. Snow didn’t know if he had seen the news in the papers or if he had known some other way, but she had to tell him. 

[darkwxngs]

It was definitely Snow since as soon as she was able to she wrapped him in a hug. Her hugs were always so warm and he could get lost in them if he chose to let himself. Even now he found himself hugging her back and noticing the changes that had occurred over their time apart. He smiled and stroked her hair gently as she rambled.

"I've missed you too, Snow." He said gently before she released him and stood back blushing. She was always the prettiest when she was blushing to him. "I'm fine. It really is me. I go to college, live in a dorm. Nineteen, actually, but who is counting? You haven't changed a bit either, Snow." He gave her a lopsided grin and ran a hand through his hair. 

He changed his smile looking down at her. "It's alright. I'm used to your questions anyways and it's nice to hear you haven't lost them all." Finding out about her parents or rather hearing it from her caused the boy to draw her against him again in his own hug. "I've heard. I'm just glad that you're okay and have someone as good as Johanna to look after you."

[gentlegrace]

The Meeting || Snow and Diaval

[gentlegrace]

"Wow! Really? That would certainly be an experience. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to fly…and I’d love to meet your friends.", she admitted in a softer town as she blushed slightly and smiled up at him. They walked a few more steps in companionable silence, then arrived at the market. Glancing around, she searched quickly, then turned to Diaval and asked, "Do you know which cart it was that had the food you like?"

[darkwxngs]

     "Flying is lovely and I think you would make a beautiful raven. You already have the coloring for it." He smiled a little as they walked. Even in the silence he found himself stealing glances at her. Was it normal to be so enamored with a human? He looked down the row of carts for a moment trying to remember which one had the best corn. "It's this way." He pointed down the way to a cart full of golden corn. "I always steal corn from that cart down there."

[gentlegrace]

"You mean you believe me? I’ve never really told anyone before. I try to keep anyone from seeing me when i talk to them. I figure if they saw, they’d think I’m crazy or something. I guess I told you because…well, because I feel like I trust you somehow.", she revealed, smiling up at him. 

[darkwxngs]

     "Well there aren't many people I can tell your little secret to anyways. I mean even if I could I don't think they would believe me either." He shrugged a little. "In fact if I told you my little secret you wouldn't believe it just as much as people don't really believe yours."

[gentlegrace]

"Yes, today is a lovely day for a walk.", she agreed as she smiled at him. Snow paused, wondering how she should answer his question. "I am a bird watcher of sorts. I think they’re beautiful, and actually, I can talk to them.", Snow admitted, watching his face for his reaction. She didn’t often tell people about her ability, but something about this man made her feel like she could trust him. 

[darkwxngs]

           "You can talk to them? I've never heard of a person talking to birds before." He looked over her for a moment honestly wondering how someone so ordinary looking could talk to birds. Then he was wondering if he had ever talked to her without realizing it. "That is something else."

[gentlegrace]

A Long Time Gone || Snow and Diaval

         Snow shifted in her seat, nervously running her the palms of her hands along the seat belt as they pulled into the parking area. She was glad to be back to the lake, as she had many pleasant memories of it, but the last time she was there, her mother and father had been with them. It would be hard to be there without her beloved parents. 

        What’s more, she hoped he would be there, but she hadn’t spoken to Diaval in over five years, so she had no idea what he might be up to these days. She doubted he would still be spending every summer there as they did when they were children, but nonetheless, she hoped to see him. 

         Snow unbuckled her seat belt and got out of the car, smiling at Johanna. “Will you take my bag into the cabin for me?”, she asked before she walked around the car to the back, then opened the hatch and grabbed her duffle bag. Johanna nodded and smiled. “Okay, sweetie. You’ll come inside for dinner, right?”, she replied with a loving smile. “I will, I promise.”, Snow agreed before handing her bag to her guardian and watching her walk inside.

[darkwxngs]

          Diaval hadn't stopped coming to the lake house and he hadn't stopped hoping that Snow would show up. Once he had actually stayed in their meeting place, the tree house, the whole time he was there and she never showed up. He had since abandoned the tree house taking out his best friend's absence on the one thing they shared the most. However, this time the boy had put away his anger at the old fort in the tree and sat up there looking at pictures from when he and Snow were little.

          Something made him pause though in his own little world when he heard car doors shutting. His family was already here so either they were leaving without him to go somewhere or someone else was here. Quick hands shut the photo album and put it on a shelf before poking his head out of a window. There was another car he could see, but not who had come out of the car. Hopeful feet carried him down the rope ladder that lead up into the tree house and moved to the new car.

          He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw her though. Something fluttered in his chest possibly nervousness or possibly the fact that he hadn't seen Snow in five years and somehow she had gotten more beautiful than he remembered. "Snow?!"

[me13in]

[me13in]

[me13in]

[gentlegrace]

The Meeting || Snow and Diaval

[gentlegrace]

Snow nodded at his request. “That’s alright then. I’m not sure if they could ever know what I would look like as a raven unless your mistress helped us by using her magic. I am glad she won’t care what you do, although are you quite sure she won’t be upset about me? I just thought perhaps she might be a bit jealous if we see each other so often.”, the girl said, blushing as they continued walking and neared the center of town. 

[darkwxngs]

Diaval followed her thinking about if his mistress would be upset about him spending so much time with another girl. "I don't know. She doesn't seem like the type that would be jealous because of me spending time with another. Maybe if we asked nicely she would turn you into a raven so you could meet my raven friends."

[wxnglessfxerie]

               ☽-♔-☾ 

At first, Maleficent felt anger bubbling in her chest from Divial challenging her, but then she could only laugh.

          ❝ Oh, Diaval, ❞ 

she shook her head, giggles bubbling up her throat. 

          ❝ Haven’t you figured it out yet? I cursed her that way because there’s no such thing as true love. ❞

[darkwxngs]

          "How do you know that? True love has to be real so that the princess won't fall asleep and she'll be okay." He wanted the princess to be okay and to live a long and happy life. Such a lovely girl didn't deserve to sleep until she died. 

[gentlegrace]

"I hope your task is pleasant for you today.", she said politely. "I was taking a walk; simply enjoying the fresh air and nature. I like to look at all the trees and the animals, especially the birds.”, she said pointedly, smiling at the mysterious dark-haired man. Snow had also been looking out for any signs of the princess, but so far she hadn’t seen anything at all. 

[darkwxngs]

"The birds? Are you a bird watcher then?" Oh dear what if she saw me? He tried not to let his mental panic seep through to the surface. "Well today is a lovely day for a walk. Usually I ride to market, but today I decided to walk."

[gentlegrace]

The Meeting || Snow and Diaval

[gentlegrace]

Snow reached for his hand happily and began to walk. “Do you have a favorite place or shall we just walk until we find a place that sells corn?”, she asked him. “I’m so glad we’re…friends now.” Snow smiled over at him and blushed. “I wonder what your raven friends would think if they saw us together, or what your mistress might say.”, she murmured into his ear. 

[darkwxngs]

Diaval smiled holding her hand as they walked. "A place that sells corn would be fine or maybe some meat. I'm not too picky honestly." He really just liked being near her she was so happy and lovely, almost like Aurora. "Oh my raven friends would want to know what you look like as a raven. I don't think my mistress would care much honestly. She doesn't seem to care what I do as long as I do what she wants me to first."

[gentlegrace]

The Meeting || Snow and Diaval

Her arms still around him, Snow smiled and looked up at him, a blush on her cheeks. Upon realizing, she suddenly let go of him and avoided his gaze, her eyes on the forest floor. “Did you still want to go find some food? We can talk about when I might meet her and other details like that. Besides, I want to hear more about your mistress.”, Snow chattered cheerfully, trying to cover up her embarrassment. Finally looking back up at him, she asked, “So, what do you think?” 

[darkwxngs]

          Diaval said nothing as Snow worked through what had just happened. Honestly he was kind of proud of the moment they had just shared and just smiled at her with twinkling eyes. "Food sounds lovely." He held out his hand to her so that they might walk hand in hand to get the food. 

[wxnglessfxerie]

               ☽-♔-☾

She glared intensely at Diaval. 

          ❝ Don’t you understand? He stole the most important thing in my life. So I stole the most important thing in his. ❞

She crossed her arms defensively. She felt her cheeks be washed over with crimson color, a bitterness rising in her chest. 

          ❝ Even if I don’t tortureher, I have taken away all healthy state of mind from that traitor. I suppose that’s all that matters. ❞

[darkwxngs]

       Diaval thought nothing of the glare he had been getting a lot of those lately. "If I may be frank. You said you wanted her to suffer and yet now you're saying it only matters to know that her father is suffering. So why not leave the princess be and let her be happy? She's an innocent and you did say that true love's kiss could break the curse. We should help her find that."

[gentlegrace]

"My name is Snow. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Diaval. Where were you headed today?", she asked politely. Snow hoped she wasn’t interrupting his plans due to her curiosity. She looked around the forest and hoped he hadn’t seen the wanted posters of her in the village. He hadn’t seemed suspicious of her, but people often hid their feelings. 

[darkwxngs]

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         "The pleasure is all mine, Snow." The raven-man smiled at her trying to remain pleasant. "I was just on my way to the village to get some groceries. It seems there was no food left in my home." He wasn't shopping for himself of course he was going to fetch food to put in the house of those lackwits taking care of the princess. "And yourself?"

[x-maleficentia]

"I did." She mused, scanning the raven-man’s features carefully. "Where have you been flocking to all day? And don’t call me, ‘queen’." She said, waving her hand in dismissal of such a phrase. "It’s so undermining and… human.”

[darkwxngs]

"I beg pardon, Mistress. It was merely a slip of the tongue." The raven-man bowed his head in apology. "I was out playing with Aurora. She seemed bored so I let her chase me around. Was there something more important you needed me for?"

[curioussleepingbeastie-deactiva]

Aurora looked around her and smiled wide, “Of course I’m having fun, how could I not?” 

[darkwxngs]

Diaval couldn't help, but to be amused at her answer. "I do not know. It was a silly question everyone has fun here."