Author's Note: So I know something like this has probably been done before but it simply wouldn't leave my head. I hope you guys like it x

Ben's coronation after party was in full swing now. Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos were using this time to relax after defeating Maleficent but no matter how much she tried Mal simply couldn't relax. She looked around at her sister and brothers to find they were all dancing and appeared to have either moved on from what happened or to have simply forgotten it. For Mal however things weren't that hard. She had this ache in her chest.

"Ben, I'm just going to get a drink." She whispered into his ear. He nodded to her and continued dancing as she turned and made her way off of the dancefloor. She hated feeling this ache in her chest and as she poured herself a glass of punch she decided she had to get rid of it. Even if that meant having a conversation with the last person she wanted to talk to and probably completely hated her for what had happened.

Mal's eyes scanned the crowd for the person she was looking for. Part of Mal was hoping she found her, while another part of Mal was hoping she had already left. After a couple of minutes of looking Mal was about to give up when she caught sight of the brunette's head. She was sat a little away from the party watching with a gentle smile on her face. The purplette also noticed she appeared to be alone and figured this was as good a time as any to talk to her.

With a sigh Mal pushed herself from the table she had been leant against and began slowly walking over to her boyfriends mother. God I hope this talk goes well. Mal thought to herself. She has every reason to hate me for what has happened. Not to mention one word from her and I could lose Ben, the guy I'm pretty sure I love. Mal was internally ranting and hadn't noticed how close she had gotten to the woman until she mentally told herself to suck it up and say what she needed to. Whatever happens after that happens.

As she brought herself from her own head she realised she was a few steps away from Queen Belle and the brunette had yet to notice her. In fact if Mal had to guess she would say the Queen was lost in her own thoughts much like she had been. Mal lowered herself to curtsy to the Queen. "Your Majesty." The purplette said, gaining the older woman's attention immediately. Belle couldn't help but feel shocked as she turned towards the voice that had addressed her to find the purple haired teen rising from her curtsy.

"Hello Mal." Belle greeted the teen, expecting her to sit next to her as any other teen would and have previously while talking to her. Mal however remained stood and began fiddling with the skirt of her dress. The purple haired girl was trying ton be discrete but Belle recognised the nervous gesture and decided to let the teen say what she needed to. The Queen didn't want to push the girl.

The nervous teen gulped before looking up at the brunette. Mal didn't meet her calm, caring gaze but was now looking at her face at least. "Could a speak to you for a minute?" Mal asked the older woman fully expecting to be told to go away and that the brunette didn't want to speak to her, mich like the teens mother often said to her when she wanted to talk to the evil fairy. The answer she received was the complete opposite.

Belle couldn't help but smile slightly at Mal. "Of course, Mal. What's on your mind?" She asked the teen. Although the shocked and wide eyed look she got in return broke her heart a little. No person should look that shocked that someone was okay speaking to them. "Why don't you sit down?" Belle suggested as she shuffled over a little leaving more then enough room next to her on the bench for the petite purplette.

Slowly Mal nodded and carefully, almost like she was scared Belle noticed, the teen sat and placed her hands on her lap, her gaze on her hands. The brunette turned so she was facing the teen sat next to her and gave the purple haired girl her full, undivided attention. After taking a deep breath Mal finally raised her head and looked in Belle's direction. "I just wanted to apologize." The half fairy admitted, shocking the Queen.

"Why are you apologizing?" Belle asked, not quite believing what she was hearing. What did this teen have to apologize for after she just faced down the more feared villain the Kingdom had ever known and won.

"Everything." Mal stated, like it was the most obvious thing in the world and to the teen it was. Belle decided to stay quite and allow Mal to explain when she was ready. After only a few moments Mal cast her gaze back down to her hands, not wanting to see the angry and rejection she was sure would overtake the Queen's brown eyes. "The reason Jane took the wand in the first place was because I convinced her that she wasn't pretty enough. My mother told me to get the wand and free her so she could take her revenge on you and the rest of Auradon. With Jane being Fairy Godmother's daughter I figured she was my best way to get to the wand." Mal started to ramble.

Those three sentences raised more questions then they answered in the brunette Queen's mind but she didn't have to wait long for a further explanation. "Just for once I wanted to make my mom proud of me and if getting the wand did that I was prepared to do it. But then I spent some time here and I began to second guess it. Then I started getting to know Ben and began falling for him." Mal paused there and took a breath. She hadn't planned to admit that to her boyfriends mother but her mouth kind of ran away with her. She couldn't take it back now but since the teen refused to lift her gaze from her hands she completely missed the smile that had spread across Belle's features.

"I realized at Ben's coronation I couldn't go through with it. No matter what kind of punishment I received off my mother. I couldn't risk Ben or anyone else getting hurt. But by then Jane had grabbed the wand and broke the barrier. When my mother appeared I felt awful. Then she began threatening everyone and getting mad and I didn't know what to do." The purple haired teen kept rambling. But Belle noticed a tear slip out of the teens eyes and drop onto her hands. "I never meant for what happened earlier to happen. I haven't wanted that for a while." Mal said finally lifting her head. The brunette Queen felt her heart break at the pain and sadness she found in Mal's green eyes. "I'm so sorry. I swear I didn't want that to happen." That was when Mal found she could no longer hold her tears back, they spilled from her eyes and down her face.

Belle wasn't sure what to do. As she looked at the purple haired teen in front of her she felt her heart ache for the girl. Sure she had planned to steal Fairy godmother's wand and destroy Auradon but throughout Mal's apology Belle realized something. Those plans were the desperate act of a little girl looking for her mother's approval. "Oh, Mal." The Queen breathed out, desperately trying to keep her own tears at bay. "You have nothing to apologise for." She told the teen before, without thinking, she moved forward and wrapped her arms around the young girl, pulling the girl into a warm, comforting mother's hug.

She felt Mal stiffen for a few moments before she melted into the embrace, wrapping her own slender arms around the Queen. "But if it makes you feel better then I accept your apology." Belle told the upset teen in her arms, kissing her head gently. Mal simply cried out her feelings. She had never been allowed to cry or show her feelings before so sixteen years of rejection and hurt were pouring out of her now. The teen also noticed that here, in Belle's embrace, she felt safe and cared for. Exactly like she felt when Ben held her.

Once Mal was all cried out she made to move out of Belle's hold and reluctantly the Queen allowed her to. "Feel better?" Belle asked, as the teen wiped her wet eyes. The brunette smiled at Mal as she attempted to school her features she she wasn't showing any emotions. The purple haired girl nodded to her before giving up trying to school her features and returned Belle's smile with her own shy one.

"Thank you." Mal said to the brunette Queen.

"What for?" The older woman responded, not entirely sure what she was being thanked for.

The purplette couldn't help but smile at this. "For raising someone as amazing as Ben." Mal stated. Once again Belle was shocked and had no idea why the teen would thank her for that. But her question was answered before she could even voice it. "As you probably guessed me and my friends didn't have the best upbringing." She said before taking a breath and carrying on. "Now though thanks to Ben large, kind and generous heart we have a chance to be happy here. Before coming here I didn't know what happiness, kindness and love felt like. But being here and being with Ben I'm starting to learn." She explained. Belle felt tears fill her eyes, partly because of the heartfelt thanks Mal was giving her but also from hearing just how bad Mal's childhood was.

Belle couldn't believe this kindhearted girl sat in front of her was the daughter of Maleficent. The Queen and half fairy shared a watery smile before Ben came over and asked Mal to dance with him again. The Queen watched as her son led his girlfriend onto the dancefloor and they began slow dancing to whatever some was currently playing. She wasn't paying much attention to the song in the background, her focus was purely on her son and Mal. Discretely she took a photo of them, their love for each other shining through their faces. Belle knew she had her own apologies to make but she figured one more day couldn't hurt. She didn't want to upset Mal again tonight. Tonight was for them to have fun and relax.

Author's Note: So I have one more chapter to add to this but that's it for this. It will only be a two shot. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please review and let me know what you thought x