Ever After High discussion

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Wandering through the gardens, Maleficent had to concentrate on not accidentally killing all the plants she walked past. It was worth it though, for the moments of rare peace and a chance to enjoy the beauty. Her dragon horns rose barely two inches above her long hair, signalling she hadn't changed in a while.
She sat on a bench, crossing her purple-skinny Jean clad legs as she reached up to stroke the raven on her shoulder, slipping her feet out of her black highheeled flip-flops and resting them on the lush grass.
"What do you think, Diablo? Do you like it here?" she asked the bird, who gave a harsh croak in return. Mal nodded. "I know, I know. It is rather lonely here." she sighed. She brushed a small feather from her purple cloak and long sleeved black lacy tshirt, then reached out and picked a rose bud.
She couldn't just grow it, that would be a Light power, which she wasn't able to do. But she could age it. The bud began blooming, and soon she held a pink rose in her hand. But it didn't last. It blackened and withered, and soon she only held a pile of dust in her hand. She sighed and dropped the dust, closing her golden eyes.

((Hey, just to let you know they don't wear modern clothes. They wear clothes like from medieval times or whatever era there fairytale is from.))

Aurora was walking in the gardens, her brown loosely curled hair falling over her shoulders. It had been two years since she had been cursed by Maleficent and started courting Prince Phillip. They hadn't been married yet, gearing they were to young to marry just yet. Aurora hadn't been here in awhile, having only come back because, well... A darkness was befalling them. Her purple dress (pink+blue=purple ;), flower over her feet, it looking shredded at the bottom, but really that's how the dress was made to look. Her small diamond crown for in her hair. Aurora didn't always like wearing it, not wanting to feel higher than anyone else.

((Ah ok :3))

Diablo tilted his head and croaked in her ear, then leaped off her holder and circled. Spotting Aurora, he made a harsh scrawking noise to report to his owner and friend as he came to settle on her shoulder again, one red eye aimed at the princess.
Maleficent was already so pale from her aversion to light she couldn't get any whiter, but she jumped to her feet at the bird's news. There was nowhere to go, except.... The dark fairy pointed at the rose hedges with her staff and whispered a word, then stepped forward, using her magic to change her back into her long black dress, purple cloak, and highheeled black boots. That offered her a bit more protection as the roses closed around her. However, because of her spell, they didn't hurt her.
Unfortunately, she had forgotten her shoes. But she didn't realize it as she stood hidden among te thorns and leaves. Diablo fluttered from her shoulder o sit in view on top of the hedges to watch Aurora. After all, who would notice a bird outside? But with a distinctive red eyed raven and discarded shoes, something was obviously up.

Aurora had been just lost in thought, staring down at the path as she thought about what they had said. Darkness is coming... They are coming... Evil will rise with good.... One battle..... Many of wars... Until the last dawn will they rise.
It confused her greatly, remembering what the Seer had prophesied. The prophecy had home on through her, and many of the other princesses at the council. Then she saw a pair of boots, distinctively firmilair. Aurora then noticed a red eyed bird watching her intently. She knew who it was. "You can come out now, Maleficent." Aurora said, her tone brave and strong yet on the inside she was terrified. Phillip had told her never to confront her alone, but she couldn't help herself.

Maleficent always acted tough and undefeatable, secretive and bad*ss, and now was going to be no different. But she did it to protect herself. No one had understood her when she tried, so why try? Before emerging, her spine straightened, making her even taller, and she held her head higher as she strode out, spreading the hedges with a bit of magic from her staff. Diablo fluttered down to land on her shoulder, only adding to the effect.
Being a dark fairy had some advantages though. She usually tried to block it, but when she was trying to be prickly ans wanted to be left alone, she didn't bother hiding the dark aura she possessed. "I know exactly what I can and cannot do. Do not think you can try and tell me what I am allowed to do, girl." she said sharply, golden eyes narrowed as she studied Aurora.
Her heart was pounding with nerves though. She wasn't afraid of Aurora. She was afraid of herself, and of her fierce facade being seen through. Aurora was simply a representation of all the horrible things she had accidentally done, or had done believing they were right. Who knew what Aurora would unknowingly push her to do?

Aurora would never push her to do anything. She simply lifted her chin a bit higher, studying the dark fairy as well. "I know perfectly well what your capable of, Maleficent." She shot back, almost to a point where her tone surprised even herself. Aurora wouldn't be some damsel-in-distress. Sure sometimes she needed some saving. But she could put up a fight, not laying low and trying to always be rescued. She was not that fair-maiden-in-the-tower kinda girl. Aurora was strong and confident about herself, but not prideful.

Maleficent smirked as she circled Aurora. Sure she could've made some excuse and left, but she was cursed to be dark. That didn't just wear off. She didn't like the fact, but she did enjoy it occasionally when someone was afraid but tried to offer a challenge. It made her feel horrible for feeling that way, but Mal was a girl of few pleasures. She rarely felt good about herself. Terrifying people didn't help, but it gave her some much needed confidence.
With a lazy wave of her staff, thorns sprang up, growing in a circle around Aurora. "Oh, I know you do." she purred. But some-most- of her managed to throw off her dark urges enough to have the thorns start at one point of the circle and grow from there instead of all at once, offering the girl a way out. And Mal hoped she'd take it.

Aurora pulled out a dagger from under her dress. She had a fierceness in her multi-colored eyes that seemed to change so often. She scowled at the woman. "Of course you do.. You're the one who cursed me." Suddenly a question spurted out of her lips she had been waiting to be answered for so long. "Why? Why did you curse me? I was only a child! What did I ever do to you?" Aurora said, all of them coming out at once. Questions needs to be answered.

At her words, Mal lost her composure for a second. Grief and guilt flickered across her face, and her honest sadness in regret clouded her gaze as she stared at Aurora, actually recoiling.
At the time, it hadn't seemed like a curse. Men had never treated Mal well, ans she had come to hate them. It was logical to her that Aurora would just be treated badly too. She had been trying to protect the girl, though she had made it theatrically terrifying it to scare the King and Queen as revenge for not inviting her.
Mal had known Philip would come sometime soon after the Aurora's birthday, and she had sent the girl to sleep to protect her from men. She had tried to stop Philip along the way, but even when she realized his pure intent, she was cursed to Dark magic. She couldn't undo the spell- that would be Light magic, which she was incapable of.
She fought to recover her composure. "I was insulted before many times. But I had done nothing wrong other then be born the way I was." she snarled, inadvertently giving Aurora an accidental glimpse of the real Maleficent. "All I wanted was to visit you in your cradle. But your parents didn't trust me! Blame them, not me." she snapped, but even to her her tone sounded false, the harshness feeble.

((If you could invite whoever plays Prince Philip(if anyone) to this thread that'd be fun too :3))

((I did :) Waiting for her reply))

((You can post anyway if you want. It's not a big deal to wait :3))

Belle entered the garden looking for Auroras before Philip found her as she was sure Auroras didn't want a screaming match in the middle of the school. She made her way over to her when she spotted the familiar blonde hair.

((Her hair is actually brown >.<))

Aurora scowled and shook her head. "I won't ever blame my parents! You cast the spell!! You did it! It was never there fault!" She said almost shouting in her angered state. She sank to the ground as the thorn seemed to close in.

((Aurora -
https://www.google.com/search?q=auror...))

Maleficent closed her eyes and looked down, sighing faintly. Mal could keep up the fierce facade against glares and cold shoulders, flinches in the hall, but this one on one accusations were ripping holes in her armor. She couldn't handle it like this.
She bit her lip and squeezed her eyes shut, trying not to break. But that small movement, that ruined it. It was all downhill from there. She covered her face with her hands, and she didn't think at all before she yelled. "It wasn't supposed to be a curse!" she yelled, her voice cracking.
She shook her head as Diablo landed on her shoulder, rasping gently in her ear. Mal reached up and stroked his feathers as she turned quickly, starting to stride off, covering her face with her hands.

Aurora took out her dagger that she had put away moments before, cutting at the thorns trying to get through the tough and unbreakable bushes. She gave up eventually, sitting down on the ground and hopelessly cutting at the thorn that had grown around her in a circular like fashion.

((Could you be Phillip, cause the girl who is Phillip isn't even roleplaying too much. >.<))

((O.O I don't play guys well........))

Mal paused on the edge of the clearing, sucking in a breath. She halfturned around to glance at Aurora, lowering her hand. She gestured listlessly with her staff, and the thorn ring around the princess vanished.
And as she did it, Maleficent was already beginning to make plans. She couldn't stay here anymore. The only thing that kept the surprisingly emotionally fragile girl from being taunted and bullied was her reputation. And after what had just happened, how would she even have that anymore?
"Oh Diablo, what have I done?" Mal whispered softly to the raven, who clucked gently in her ear as soothingly as he could.

((Okay -_- I feel really awful. But in gonna have to delete all of this. Sad, I know.... But I was looking through the characters and it seems that Aurora and Phillip haven't even met. Haha my bad..... So yeah.. I guess I'm gonna delete this. So so sorry!!))

((Can't you just edit the pasts a bit so that it has happened? Otherwise we have to delete this and I have to redo Mal's history and personality and everything. D:))

((Oh you don't have to delete anything! I can make a history folder and put this in there if you'd like))

((Yay! :3))

((Because why not, BUMP :3))