I don't own anything about the Winx Club, I do however own, Louis. And the planets, Diamonde,Texam, and Quartz. Carrying on with the story now…
She stood in the impossibly large ball room, on her own, in the most perfect and beautiful dress ever. She span on the spot a couple of times not quite believing it all, she was here, after four years of hard searching, physically, mentally and emotionally, here she stood in her grand ball room. This day, of all days, was to be special, but to her, it was just another ordinary day, another day were she had to plaster that huge fake smile on her face once more. She had to pretend to be extremely happy; the truth of it all is she isn't.
"Bloom my dear, what could possibly be wrong? This is our welcome home ball, please be happy, it tears me apart to see you so sad Bloom." Her mother had said to her that very morning, whilst they sat eating breakfast on the balcony next to the dining room, it was a sunny day and she just sat there staring at the furthest reaches of the planet. She had just sighed a little and plastered a fake as can be smile and simply said.
"I am happy mother." And happily ate her breakfast, well she had said that sentence to so many people, that by now she was an expert at making people actually believe it.
Almost a year ago now, she had stood in this very ball room, but then it was a complete wreck, the ceiling had slightly collapsed, and half of the far wall had fallen down, and showed the frozen ground outside the castle. But that time she stood in this exact spot in a pair of thick woolly trousers, a thick coat with a fur lined hood, thick hard capped boots, and she hadn't stood on her own like she was now. She was then surrounded by ten other people, her best friends, well that's all different now. About half a year ago was the last time she had seen any of her "friends."
"Well, this day is finally here…" She sighed heading back out of the ball room, she had occupied for the last hour or so. She walked like a true princess should, head held high, never looking at the ground, back straight, feet aligned, shoulders back, smile on her face, this look showed she was confident, brave, happy and most of all; happy. But on the inside her heart practically shouted something else, inside she was an emotional wreck, her heart was as frozen as her planet had once been. But never did she let this show on her face, well not in public anyways, she hadn't broke yet, and yet she still didn't want to. To break now, for her, would be disastrous.
She had had to live with this kind of pain for just under half a year, and so she had lasted this long, she could certainly, in her mind, last a little while longer before breaking.
"Bloom, don't forget that tonight will be your entrée with Prince Louis." Miriam said to her, as she entered the entrance hall to her castle.
"Yes, mother, I know, are coming out as a royal couple, or as a royal engaged couple mother?" She asked to make sure how she should act when walking down the stairs with Louis.
"A royal engaged couple Bloom my dear. After all your marriage has been planned since your infancy." Oritel said as he stepped off the stairs rearranging his orangey jacket.
"Thank you father, I just had to check, before I said the wrong thing in front of all the other royals." Bloom said smiling at them.
"Well for now we are at least lucky, that our planet will be at peace with Operal." Miriam said cheerfully, whilst helping Oritel with his jacket. Bloom waited in a nearby room as the ball room filled up with all the royals attending that night, she stood there with Louis whilst their parents gossiped about the wedding next to them.
"Welcoming the newly engaged royal couple Princess Bloom of Spark's and Prince Louis of Operal." The royal announcer called out to the audience below, as Bloom and Louis slowly made their way down the steps into the ball room, arm in arm. Bloom discreetly and quickly scanned the room, checking to see who was here.
The royal families of Linphea, Solaria, Melody, Operal, Marigold, Binary Galaxy, Harmonic Nebular, Tides, Texam, Quartz, Eraklion, Diamonde, Popularis.
"Oh god!" Bloom mumbled under her breathe as they took the last steps off the stairs. Louis had heard this, but chose not to take any notice of it, he thought it was just nerves or something.
"And now the happily engaged couple will take to the floor for the famous first dance." The same announcer called, as the crowd separated to let Bloom and Louis dance whilst they gawped at them. As Bloom and Louis span around the room, she heard little bit of other peoples conversations.
"She looks so beautiful." Said one.
"They really are an adorable couple." Another said.
"I thought she was in love with the Prince of Eraklion." A man said.
"It would appear Sky is on the market again, finally." An excited woman said.
"Look at her hair, why would Prince Louis want her!" Another giggled.
"No Stella! I guess I was wrong about her!" This one hurt Bloom the most, the person who said this had no idea the damage they just caused inside of her.
