Mission and Anger

Bloom's P.O.V

The Winx and I are sitting around our dorm when we hear a light knocking on the door.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

I jump up from my spot in the circle to see who is. I open the door to find Ms. Griselda staring down at me

"Girls, Miss. Faragonda would like to see you in her office immediately." She says in a worried but stern voice.

"What is it?" I ask. "Is something wrong?"

"I, honestly, don't know." Was her reply before swiftly turning on her heel and marching away.

"Well, come on, Girls! Miss. F wants us in her office ASAP." I can hear Stella's muffled groan from the doorway as I stifle a laugh. "What is it now, I need my beauty sleep!" She wines.

"Oh, stop complaining." Musa says. "I'll race you!" And with that, she was off.

We make our way to Miss. Faragonda's office as fast as we can, Aisha winning the race. By the time everyone has arrived Aisha is standing with her arms crossed and a winning smirk plastered to her face. "What took you guys so long?" She asks innocently. "Ha ha, very funny. Just knock on the stupid door." Says a now very pissed off Stella. Before I even lift my arm to knock I hear someone inside say, "Oh, just get in here already, will you? I want to get on with the meeting." That voice sounds distinctly like Riven. I guess the other guys thought so too because within the blink of an eye Musa was through the door.

"Guys? What are you doing here?" She asks. Before anyone gets the chance to explain, Miss. F cuts in. "I asked them to come so that they may assist you on your newest mission."

"Another mission? I just wanna go to sleeeeep." Stella complains again.

"Yes, we know Stella." Says a rather annoyed Tecna. "You need your beauty sleep.'"

"Well I do!" She huffs.

"Girls, girls! Let me explain." Miss F cuts in once again. "I am sending you to Gardenia because I need you to get a very valuable set of magical Jewels. But remember; no one is allowed to know you have magic or anything about the magical dimension."

"If you just want us to find a bunch of special rocks then why do the guys have to be there?" Musa speaks up.

"I want the boys there to protect you because it appears that Baltor is also very interested in the Jewels. You know how he is, he can be quiet violent at times, and especially when it comes to getting something he wants."

I hear Musa snort behind me. "Yah, we learned that the hard way."

"Bloom," She continues like she didn't notice Musa's comment. "I wanted to know if your parents could lend a hand in supplying a shelter for you and the girls. We will have to find an apartment to rent out for the boys."

"I will have to call and ask them but it is the last few weeks of summer vacation back on Earth so I wouldn't get your hopes up. We usually have someone stay over with us, like my grandparents or an Aunt and Uncle."

"That is not a problem; we can find an apartment for you girls too, if needed."

"I'll call right now." I said reaching for my phone which was in my back jean pocket. I dialed the number and waited for someone to pick up. My mom picked up on about the third ring.

"Hello?" She asked.

"Hey, mom."

"Oh, Bloom sweetie, how are you?" You could hear the happiness in her voice but there was something else there too.

"I'm good. I am actually calling because of a mission. Hold on a sec, I'm going to put you on speaker phone."

"Okay." I pressed the button so that everyone could hear.

"Mom, say 'Hi' too the Winx, The guys, and Miss. Faragonda." I said.

"Hello, everyone!" They all said a 'Hi' or a 'Hey' back.

"So, what is it you wanted to ask me, Bloom?"

"I was wondering if the Winx could stay with us until the mission is done?" I asked as nicely as I could.

"I'm sorry sweetie, normally I would say 'yes' but all your cousins are coming over and-" I stopped her.

"What do you mean all of my cousins?" I question, eyes narrowing slightly.

"I literally mean ALL of you cousins."

"Even the evil ones?" I asked, afraid of the answer.

"Bloom. Brooke and Taylor are NOT evil, no matter how many times you deny it." She says sternly.

"Oh, yah?" I say, getting slightly angry now. "And do you remember what happened last time I saw them?" I know I got her there. I can almost see her rolling her eyes now.

"There will be no further discussion on this topic; however, I do have a question for you."

"Shoot."

"Does your," she clears her throat. "hair still catch on fire when you get mad? Like REALLY mad?"

I smile sheepishly and sink further back in my sear while muttering a quiet "Maybe."

"Well, you might want to take me off speaker phone and step away from anything flammable." Slowly I get up, trying to avoid the stares and questioning looks from her friends. I scurry over to the corner of the room as fast as I can. "What is it?" I asked while trying to remain completely calm. Bracing myself for anything.

"You remember… Colin, don't you?" As soon as his name leaves her mouth I can feel the flames begin to surround me.

I hear Flora's soothing voice behind me. "Are you alright sweetie?"

"Just peachy." The venom in my voice is crystal clear. "Miss. Faragonda, May I be excused." It is more than a statement than a question.

"Of course, my dear. Be back when you're done."

I don't respond I just slam the doors open and stomp out into the hall.

"What do you want to tell me about that worthless excuse of a human being?" I demand.

"Well, there is no easy way to say this but…"

"Yes?" I am trying to calm down as best as I can but the longer I think about him the more I want to watch my Dragon Flame burn him to a crisp.

"He was bailed out of jail."

I wince. "He. Is. WHAT?" I shriek, my voice getting louder after every word. My hair as officially ignited and I am filled with the most powerful emotions. Anger, hatred, worry, and pain are clouding my vision. My skin has turned pale yet I am surrounded with a crackling blaze. Obviously the others herd my outburst because they sprinted out of the office. Sky reached me first, the others following in his wake.

"I will call you back before we arrive in Gardenia."

"Okay, sweetie. I love you."

"You too." I spit back, feeling the flames coursing through my veins.

I slowly turned the face the others and crush the phone in my bare hand. The pieces crumble to the ground as Sky takes one more step towards me.

"Dang." I hear Riven mutter. "Now I know, never piss her off." I see everyone- even Miss. F- nod their heads slightly in agreement.

"Bloom," Sky says. "Do you want to take about it?"

"No." That one harsh word caused everyone to flinch.

"How about we go back to the meeting?" He asks as gently as possible.

"The girls can catch me up tonight. I'm going to blow off some steam." I say.

"Want me to come?" He looks hope full.

"Miss. Faragonda?" She startles. "Can he come?"

"That's alright with my dear, just be careful."

"Of course." Sky walks up to me and takes my hand as we walk away from the scene.

*Later that day*

After a cooling down by the lake, blasting rocks, Sky and I made up some games. I create a fire ball and throw it to Sky. Sky has to hit it with his sword back to me which I then have to dodge. It improves both of our reflexes. Now we are sitting at a tree trunk overlooking the lake. My head is in Sky's lap as he plays with my hair.

"Hey!" He says excitedly. "Do you want to go for a swim?" That brings a smile to my face too.

"Yes!" I am practically bouncing.

"But we don't have swim suits." His smile disappears.

I remover my head from his lap and sit so I am straddling him. I pull my face close to his, bypassing his lips and whisper, "We could always just swim in our underwear." He shivers and I smirk.

"Okay." He agrees. "But first…" He trails off.

Suddenly his hands are on my waist and he is pulling me closer to him and our lips are moving in sync. My hands are twisted trough his hair as his lips move down my jaw then my neck as he suck on my skin. "Sky." I moan as his hands cup my butt and his lips trail back up to mine. My hands travel down as they creep under his shirt. We split apart for a few seconds so I can pull it off him completely. I don't even know where it went. All I know is that as soon as it was gone we were right back to where we left off. I was wearing a white button up blouse with a cyan blue statement necklace with a black skater skirt. I have no idea where my shoes went. His hands work their way to my buttons holding my shirt together as he undoes them, never removing his lips from mine. As soon as we are both shirtless his lips move back down my neck, this time stopping at my breasts. I reach my hands down to unzip his jeans as are lips reunite again. I wrap my legs around his waist as he slowly gets up and sets me down on my feet. He kicks breaks the kiss again to kick off his pants as I do the same with my skirt. I crash my lips to his and wrap my arms around his neck as he places his hands on my waist. Again he kisses my neck and I sigh with pleasure until I realize, "Sky, if I get a mark and my parents see we are both screwed." He slowly pulls away and places one last kiss on my lips before throwing me over his shoulder and running into the glistening lake. "Sky!" I shriek. "Don't you dare throw me in there!" I playfully pound on his back with my fists.

"Oh, Bloom. Dear, sweet, beautiful Bloom." He starts.

"Yes?"

"Have a nice swim!"

"You little—" *SPLASH*

I swam up to the surface to find Sky smirking down at me. I reach my hand out of the water and say, "You could, at the very least, pull me back out."

He rolls his eyes. "Say please." Now it's my turn to roll my eyes. I put on a fake innocent smile. "Please, oh handsome Sky, would you be as kind as to pull me out of the water?" This causes him to smirk.

"Only because you said please." He reaches down to grip my hand but I pull him in instead. He glares at me as he comes up for air. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. It feels good. "I hate you." He says. I jump up and wrap my legs around his waist while tangling my hands in his hair. He- by reflex –puts his hands on my hips so I don't fall.

"No you don't. You love me." I drag out the 'Love'. "And I love you."

"Fine." He huffs. "I love you too." He gives me a peck on the lips before setting me down in the water which comes up to my stomach.

For the rest of the day we play in the water, have a nap under the shade of a tree, and cuddle up to watch the sunset. Tomorrow we will start the mission, not to mention the millions of annoying cousins, and I'll be home for yet another interesting visit to Gardenia.

To home.