Hey all, this is a story that has been in my head for a while, bit of friendship around Flora with Layla and how she copes when an accident happens.

Hit and Run

Chapter 1 – The Beginning

The sun was just setting over on the horizon drowning everything in a fiery glitter of red, oranges, yellows and gold. Flora had just left work, leaving the flower shop closed up for the night, a happy smile caused her face to shine as she thought about what was to happen later that night.

Today was Flora's birthday and the girls had arranged for them to all meet up at Stella's palace for a celebration. Though she was the youngest of the gang Flora never let it get to her and she kept her head high.

"Hey Flora wait up" Flora turned around to find the owner of the voice running behind her trying to catch up.

"Hey Tanja" Tanja was Flora's co-worker she had bright blond hair which frames her electric blue eyes, though she didn't trust Flora very much when she started working at the florist she soon warmed up and they became the best of friends.

"Happy birthday Flora" Tanja spoke as she gave Flora a plastic bag,

"Tanja you shouldn't have" Flora spoke gratefully as she looked inside to see a wrapped gift.

"I know you said not to, but it's your birthday Flora, you should celebrate." Flora continued to walk with Tanja walking beside her. As well as working together, they both shared the same flat.

"I am going to Tanja, my friends are forcing me too, I'm going to have a shower, change and then I will be off, if that's okay?" Floras asked softly, Tanja laughed

"you don't have to ask I'm not your mother, you know. Anyway I have a date later, so it looks like we will both be getting in late"

"If at all" Flora added causing them both to explode into a fit of giggles.

Tanja looped her arm with Flora, "you know what, I think I may have to start looking for a new roommate"

"Why?" Flora asked, worry and concern in her voice. Tanja looked into her friends eyes and smiled.

"Because a marriage proposal from Helia can't be too far away." both girls broke down in giggles again.

"Tanja!" Flora spoke trying to once again breathe.

They was disrupted by a screech of brakes, both girls turned around to see a hover car racing towards them on the pavement with no sign of stopping. In fear and panic Flora grabbed Tanja by the shoulder and pushed her out of the car's path. Tanja fell to the floor and looked up in time to see the car smash into Flora, Flora fell on to the bonnet and over the top, slamming in a heap onto the concrete.

The car continued its journey not giving a care or thought in the world, Tanja's face was soaked with tears within seconds as she crawled to Flora's side, her body unmoving. "Flora, Flora can you hear me? Oh my god" Tanja started to panic. Flora was led on her side, her right leg obviously broken by the way, it was bent, blood was flowing from her head and mouth. "Hang on Flora, just hang on" Tanja shouted as she gently stroked Flora's hair, trying not to cause more injury as she used her other hand to phone for help.

Helia walked down the street to his uncle's office having to pick up a letter about his job to be, he had been offered a teaching job at the academy, which he had decided to accept. As he walked there was only one person on his mind, his goddess with caramel hair without knowing it he was now stood outside his uncles office.

"Come in Helia" a voice spoke through the door, a smile grew across the young man's face.

"How does he do that?" the specialist spoke to himself as he entered the office. The office was well lit with a large amount of windows throughout. Hung on the walls were numerous weapons ranging from phantom blades to maces.

"Ah Helia, my boy, here is that letter. Any plans for tonight?" Saladin asked as he handed the letter to his nephew.

"Thank you uncle, yes the girls have arranged to meet up at Stella's for a get together to celebrate Flora's birthday."

"Ah Flora is a lovely girl, you are lucky to have her Helia, don't let her go."

Helia smiled as his mind once again moved to Flora. "I won't uncle, Flora is amazing, I love her so much but it's so hard to show her just how much she means to me, I have to find a way to show her, I know I do!" Just as Helia finished his phone rang, he fished it out of his pocket and answered as Saladin listened.

"Hello"

"Hello is this Mr. Kale?"

"Yes, may I ask who you are?"

"I'm calling from The Great Western Magix Hospital; I'm afraid to say that Miss Flora Scott was involved in a hit and run earlier today."

Helia froze from hearing those words, he could not believe it, he wouldn't. Flora deserved every piece of good the world had to offer, she never deserved this.

Saladin watched as his nephews smile disappeared only to be replaced with a look of fear, but with something else. He had seen this look many times before, when missions which had failed, badly. He watched silently as Helia pulled the phone away from his ear and put it on loudspeaker.

"I'm sorry what?" his voice shook,

"I'm sorry Mr. Kale, I was informed you that Miss Flora Scott was involved in a hit and run earlier today."

"H how is she?"

"I don't know sir, she is in theatre as we speak, her family are already here and thought that you deserve to know. I will keep you posted on her condition..."

"No" Helia quickly butted in. "I'm on my way in" He hung up the phone and looked at his uncle as tears slipped down his cheeks, his body trembling.

"Go Helia, I shall inform the others that you will not be there tonight, now go Flora needs you."

He ran from the room and straight down to the garage, he jumped onto his leva bike, not even caring about a helmet and raced off towards the hospital. The wind struck his face hard, causing his cheeks to sting from the tears that continued to fall. He never thought he ran from the room down to the garage he jumped onto his leva bike, not even caring about a helmet and raced off towards the hospital. The wind struck his face hard causing his cheeks to sting from the tears that continued to fall. He never thought he could feel so much pain as he was then, his heartstrings had been ripped and it took to much energy to breathe through the pain. Within minutes, he had pulled up at the hospital and parked his bike, and as if by instinct, he ran straight into the ward where Flora's family was waiting.

Helia sat quietly in the waiting room and watched as Flora's mother Jennifer tried to comfort her youngest daughter and Flora's most precious sister Rose. Jennifer had obviously given Flora her caramel hair but left her father with giving her piercing green eyes. Rose held the same traits as Flora and looked much more like her sister now she was older. In the corner sat Tanja crying as she tugged her knees up to her chest, she had explained to Helia what had happened and how Flora had saved her, but as he looked at her now, he knew she felt guilty and responsible for Flora's accident. He finally decided to go over and cheer her up a little but as he stood to his feet the doctor walked into the waiting room and all eyes turned to him pleading for good news.

"Miss Flora Scott?" he asked in an emotionless tone of voice, "yes" Jennifer spoke not liking the tone of the doctors voice. "I'm so sorry but its not good news." The doctor began, "Flora was suffering from many fatal wounds she had a severely damaged skull from the impact with the ground, she also had internal bleeding causing be broken ribs. She's suffering from a broken arm and leg but..." the doctor paused Helia couldn't take it and stood in an almost threatening way, "but what..."

"But that's not the worst of it Flora made it through and should survive the future, but the car hit her lower spine, damaging it, I'm afraid to say Flora will be paralysed from the waist down and at the moment has fallen into a coma. I'm so sorry."

Jennifer broke down in tears as she heard of the extent of Flora's injuries, her little girl hadn't barely begun her life and was now going to be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of her life if she makes it through the next few day, and if she ever wakes from the coma. Flora had been through so much and continued to smile, she never complained that she had to help around the house and look after Rose when their father dies leaving them in finical debt, she always helped but now she was paying the ultimate price for saving someone's life.

Tanja froze with fear from what she was hearing. Flora was in such a state only because she saved her, if she had not she would be lying in that hospital bed, dying, if not physical, emotionally. She felt all the blame land on her and her guilt began to burn her from deep within. Flora was never going to be the same again; her whole life had been changed.

But out of them Helia was the most effective by this news unlike the others he felt something other than guilt and upset, he felt anger. He was angry at himself for not being with Flora, he was angry that he allowed this to happen, he was angry that it wasn't him, he was angry at the driver who mowed her down like a blade of grass. There and then, he swore to himself that he would be there for Flora no matter what.

"I'm sorry Miss Scott, I truly am. She will be placed in room 414 in around twenty minutes you are welcome to see her." The doctor walked out of the room. "Helia please will you go and tell the rest of Flora's friends, they deserve to know. When you get back you may see her if you wish. I know how much she means to you, and how much she loves you." Jennifer spoke as she placed her hand on the young specialist's shoulders. "Huh yer sure" he replied leaving the room and out of the hospital, almost in a trance, he did not believe any of it because it hurt, he didn't believe any of it because it hurt. He could lose Flora.

In a zombie state he got out his phone and called his uncle, after what seemed years, which in reality was mere seconds, Saladin answered. "Helia?"

"Have you told them?"

"No I was just about to"

"Don't I'm coming. Do you think you could transport me?"

"Of course Helia" as Saladin finished Helia was transported into the palace of Solaria. He looked around and saw the Winx and their boyfriends staring at him as well as their parents and the headmistresses of Alfea and Cloudtower. He knew he looked a mess but he did not care his face was tear stained and hair messed up.

"Helia what's the matter? Where's Flora?" Musa asked getting worried at the state of the specialist; "in hospital" those two words caused everyone's face to turn to shock and them to freeze. "What's happened?" Ms Faragonda added clearly concerned for her past student. "She was in a hit and run. She and Tanja were walking home, a car was heading for them, and Flora pushed Tanja out of the cars path taking the hit..."

"Will she be okay?" Layla asked as tears streamed down her face along with everyone else in the room along with Riven and professor Griffin.

Helia swallowed before answering, as this would be the hardest, "we don't know, Flora was operated on and is now safely in a hospital bed, she has a cracked skull, she had internal bleeding caused by broken ribs, she has a broken arm and leg, but..." Helia paused and swallowed again before continuing "but the worst things are is that she is in a coma and they don't know when she will wake. And that the car hit her lower back, the bastard that drove that car..." Helia's anger rose and so did his voice as more tears fell from his eyes. "The bastard that hit Flora has paralysed her from the waist down, he took away Flora's ability to walk" at this Helia broke down.

The girls stared in shock at the news; no-one knowing was to say. Layla stepped forward and stopped in front of Helia, tears flowing down her face showing her emotional state, which she takes great lengths to never show. "Please tell me it's not true, please for magix's sake please tell me it's not true" Helia stared deep into the woman's eyes in front of him. "I wish I could Layla, oh god I wish I could" Layla fell to her knees crying heavily into her hands.

Layla and Flora was the closest of the girls, Flora was the one that was there for Layla when she arrived at Alfea after escaping Darkar's lair. Helia knelt down in front of Layla and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "She's going to be okay Layla, she strong. We just have to have faith." Layla dried her eyes with the back of her hand, "she doesn't deserve this, she doesn't deserve any of it, it's not fair" Layla managed to get out in a weak voice. "No she doesn't but he knew the risks when she saved Tanja, she's a hero Layla. We need to be strong for her especially now." Helia continued, "Your right" Layla spoke getting to her feet.

The machines hummed lightly echoing through the room, the only other sound was that of soft sobs coming from Jennifer as she held her daughters limp hand. Tanja had taken Rose to get something to eat giving some alone time to Jennifer. Tears fell down her face, in one hand, she held Flora's hand but with the other, she stroked her hair. It broke her to see her daughter led in a coma, battered, bruised and living off an oxygen tank "oh Flora, why did you do it?" as she expected she received no answer.

She stared at Flora tears flowing from her eyes at the state of her, her attention was taken away from Flora as she heard the door open, stood in the doorway was Helia and Layla, Flora's best friend. "I couldn't stop her from coming" Helia spoke softly as Layla walked slowly to Flora's side tears flowing down her own face. "That's okay Helia" Jennifer replied as she watched as Layla sat beside Flora. "She's fighting" Jennifer spoke to Layla causing her to look up. "She should have died on that operating table but she fought, she's like her father one hell of a fighter." Layla turned back to face Floras bruised face and felt her heart pull, she felt like she was losing Anne all over again.

"Can I come and see her regularly?" Layla asked, "yes of course you may sweetie, you and the rest of the girls are welcome too. Maybe if she constantly hears some familiar voices and feels their presence maybe she will wake up." All three set of eyes fell once again onto Flora, "I hope so!" Layla whispered to herself.