Hey everyone! This is my new story, and I know I have plenty of others to finish, but I have been dreaming about something very similar to this. I love to day dream on the bus. I hope you like it, and please would you cast your vote on my poll that can be found on my profile. For those of you who are unsure of how to do this once you have read this chapter simply scroll back up to the top and click on my name, this will take you to my profile page. At the top you should see 'Poll' and then the question with 'Vote now' in blue, click on this and the options will drop down. You can vote for up to 6 choices, and you don't have to have an account to do this. ANYWAY I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed day dreaming it up. It's a bit longer than my usual length, and was going to be a one-shot but I couldn't finish it in one chapter, and I was looking forwards to seeing what you thought. Please leave a review. I hope you have a great day!
She ran as fast as she could and yet she it still wasn't fast enough. They were right behind her and she could hear the raspy cackles. She could hear the taunting voices of what appeared to be a small child and she tried not to cry. Pausing, she spun around in circles, trying to gather her bearing as her heart rate increased tenfold. Where were they? All of a sudden she heard her family's voices and she took off in that direction. Running into a dense patch of trees Bloom could feel the coldness start to seep into her. Palladium and Faragonda appeared in front of her and she picked up her pace, and yet when they span around their faces were contorted into demon like features. The red head gasped and backed away as the two disappeared from view, reappearing straight in front of her. Bloom stumbled backwards in surprise as they clawed her, falling into darkness.
A shrill scream escaped her as she sat bolt upright in bed, gasping for breath. It was always the same dream. All of a sudden the doors to her room burst open and the Alfea Professors poured in brandishing weapons and spells. They looked around, assessing the room before coming to sit beside the red head.
"The nightmare again Bloomie?" Griselda asked softly, running her fingers through the red heads hair, she nodded in response, her breathing beginning to calm down now that her family was here.
"The same one?" Bloom shook her head to Avalon's question, who smiled softly at her.
"The situation was the same, but this time it was Fara and Palladium." The two looked at each other before reaching to take her hands in theirs.
"It is fine Bloom, we're all safe. No one's hurt, see?" Faragonda spoke reassuringly, trying to help relax the startled young woman.
"Yes, no weird faces see?" The elf pulled a face causing the red head to chuckle. They were relieved to hear her laugh. Since the nightmares had started a few nights ago the fire fairy had been unusually quiet and reserved. They were starting to worry.
"Do you think they have any significance though?" At this the family looked at each other, wondering just how much to tell her.
"I asked Griff yesterday what she thought…. She's concerned at the nature of the dreams, she does think that there could be a connection, and the twins have warned Saladin and Codatorta to stay on their toes. They'll be coming over as soon as all the students have left. We're just going to have to be very careful over the next while." Faragonda settled with telling the red head the truth whilst masking the increasing worry that they all felt. The prince or princess that held the dragon fire were known for their prophetic visions. This however would not help ease Bloom's fears.
"Come on, snuggle back down Bloom, we'll sit with you until you fall back asleep okay?" Bloom nodded, curling up as Du Four covered her back up. The red head closed her eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep. They stayed a while, watching the softly snoring red head, before they each kissed her forehead and quietly left for their own rooms, each dreading what the next few days would bring.
Griffin and the twins stood at the entrance to Cloud Tower watching their students leave, and bidding some goodbye for the last time. The three looked at each other solemnly as they bid the last one off.
"How do you think Bloom is?" Zarathustra spoke aloud as they magically sealed the school for witches up.
"I talked to Fara this morning. She had another one last night, this time with herself and Palladium being the 'demon like creatures'. Bloom understandably is very distraught, they have not told her that they are prophetic dreams, just that there is a possibility that they could be true." The head mistress sighed as she rubbed her temples.
"Bloom is probably terrified enough as it is at the moment." The three paused to look at their school one last time, wondering at how the red head was feeling, before they clasped hands and teleported themselves outside Alfea's gates.
Codatorta and Saladin were both wondering this same thing as they waved off the last staff member.
"I can't possibly imagine how she's feeling." Codatorta stated gruffly.
"Fara told me she's in quite a state at the moment, poor girl. She's not aware of them being prophetic. They decided to wait until we are all there before telling her." The headmaster sighed; he was feeling every bit of his age right now. Their youngest member of the family was suffering, and they all felt rather useless, not knowing how to help.
"What do you reckon is going to happen to us?" The headmaster looked up at his taller companion, pausing slightly, thinking.
"I'm unsure. If we are lucky then nothing. We should hopefully be okay now that we are aware of what is to possibly come. We just have to be careful." He did not want to contemplate the idea of the trouble that seemed to be looming over them. He was far too weary and just wanted a relaxing summer. If it was called however he knew that both he and Codatorta would step up and protect their family as best they could. They headed to the air craft that they had left out for them after locking the school and took off for Alfea.
The two Red Fountain tutors arrived at Alfea only a couple of minutes after the Cloud Tower witches, and upon greeting each other they made their way to the teaching quarters. They entered and for a moment thought nobody was there until they heard soft snoring coming from the couch. Cautiously they stepped over to it and smiled upon seeing the red head.
"She looks so tired." Elditrude murmured, gently tracing the dark shadows underneath the girl's eyes.
"She is. At the moment she is utterly terrified. We popped out for a moment to close the back entrance to the school, sealing it off." Faragonda stated as she and the others made their way further into the room and sat down on one of the many sofas. Palladium, Avalon and Grizelda opting to sit on the floor in front of the red heads legs, as the other professors joined them.
"It has been hell watching her go through this. I'm dreading telling her that they could very well likely be prophetic." Wiz Giz stated as he looked towards his former student, now family member, unused to seeing her seem so weak. The others contemplated this as they sat in silence; they were dreading the days to come.
Unable to stand the oppressive silence any longer Du Four stood up to make tea, the twins following behind to help. Carrying the drinks on small lilac trays they handed each member of the family their drink, knowing all of the orders off by heart. They moved to talk about the past school year and what they hoped the new one was going to be like. All of them agreed on their desire of not wanting to see or teach Stella again. The sun fairy was far too much hassle. Bloom's eyes fluttered open and she observed her family for a few moments, relaxing as she listened to them chat about the everyday occurrences that was being a professor. Slowly the red head sat up, effectively ceasing the conversation while they made sure she was okay. Griselda sat beside the red head, handing her a cup of iced tea as Palladium placed a reassuring arm around the fire fairy. Conversation started back up amongst them as they deliberately tried to keep it fun and light-hearted, trying to be as normal as they could, even for a little while. None of them had no idea how precious that few moments of normality would become in the days ahead.