dawnsrose:
❛ IT’S STILL MY LIFE , and it's not in your place to say how much i did or did not go through ! ❜ and yet , aurora couldn't keep from feeling that maybe maleficent was right . she did have a pretty good life , didn't she ? she had friends , a roof over her head and someone who loved her unconditionally — or did , before maleficent took him . still , she found herself a little swayed by the other's words despite knowing they weren't true . ❛ believe me , you did more than enough . ❜
her eyes squeeze shut for a moment as the princess takes a deep breath , trying not to let despair or fear get the best of her . maleficent seemed infinitely more powerful than she could ever be and , while aurora valued a number of things in her life , perhaps it was true that none of them were enough for the fairy . ❛ there has to be something you want from me . anything , otherwise you wouldn't be here . ❜ or at least that's what she hoped . listening as maleficent spoke of her father , aurora's expression softened , lips parting slightly in surprise . a part of her didn't want to believe the other's words , because why should she ? yet at the same time , why would she not ? all she knew about her father was that he loved her . who's to say maleficent wasn't telling the truth ? she didn't seem to be lying . ❛ i- ❜ aurora paused , looking away for a moment . ❛ i'm very sorry . i didn't know about that , i- … it's not right , and i'm sorry . ❜ she stated with a firm honesty in her voice . ❛ is there any way for me to fix that ? i do believe you and- and i want to help , but i can't spend the rest of my life paying for my father's mistakes . they're not mine . ❜
“Frankly, dear, you care too much and I don’t care at all. So save your little speeches, hm?” Maleficent rolled her eyes. She’d entertained this long enough. She was not going to be made feel guilty by a princess who would wander off into a happily ever after blissfully unaware of the blood that ran through her family tree. “You’re a princess. You’ll have to cry a little harder if you want me to even think about caring about what you have to say.”
There really wasn’t anything she wanted but she supposed she could gain something from this. The whole thing was tedious now and she knew she’d get no rest until the prince was awake. She was eventually going to lift the curse but if Aurora wanted to sacrifice something then fine. “You are a pure soul, I’ll grant you that compliment...but it’s the only thing worth my while. A piece of it will give me something of value and I’ll wake your darling prince. You’ll lose years of your life, of course, but that’s the deal.” Maleficent sighed as she looked at her. “So quick to dismiss the pain of others. As if a wound so great could be healed with words and sentiments. Keep them I don’t want them. Mistakes are small things. What your father did was calculated, cold, and disastrous and try as you might to push it away, it will haunt you and your family for generations to come. That kind of debt will not be paid so easily.”










