Chapter 1
The night was dark, stormy and just plain frightening. The sky was inked black .Thunderous clouds rained down furious bullets that assaulted the earth. Brief flashes of lighting darted across the sky. Sometimes three or four times in succession. Of course lighting is never left unaccompanied. The thunder roared sounding like an angered lion scaring off a trespasser. Winds like a fearsome gale blew strongly shaking the strongest of trees deep from their roots.
Within the walls of Alfea most fairies were either in bed sound asleep, peacefully visiting the isles of Dreams or shivering in fright under their covers resisting the urges to run. Some may have even taken the chaotic atmosphere as a chance to tell nerve racking ghost stories. However, a fairy who often stuck out was doing none of those things. Her cyan eyes searched her drawers, her light source was a small torch held in her mouth. She moved a strand of flaming red hair from her face. One could obviously see she was in some sort of ditress from the panicked look in her eyes. With precise swiftness, she quickly grabbed some clothes. Jeans, T-shirts, dresses. Anything she could get her hands on in this situation. The bare necessities were grabbed and placed in her small suitcase. Upon doing this, she grabbed her backpack and suit case and exited her dorm. Escaping was a hassle. Girls wandered the hallways with snacks in hand. Every few minutes she had to duck and hide from a passing girl. At this moment she didn't feel like being questioned and simply wanted to cry right now. Bloom navigated her way through the maze like corridors to the lobby of Alfea. She pushed the left door a little way open and was about to make her exit.
Suddenly a small cat appeared on her shoulder. His fur was soft like feathers and hazel brown. On the cat's back were cute yet tiny pixie wings that fluttered needlessly. Big yellow eyes stared at her in an almost loving manner. Her purred and rubbed on her tear stained cheek. The cat wasn't alone. A goofy looking, blue bunny appeared at her feet. His long ears flopped all over him. At one point the smacked him in the face from his jumping. Bloom giggled and picked him up. She tickled his white furred stomach.
"Hey you two." Bloom said smiling, "What are you guys doing here?"
For a moment Bloom forgot the reason why she was standing at Alfea's front entrance through the rain and winds. It was as if seeing her animal companions almost lifted the weight off her chest. Almost. The two animals started trying to convey a reply at the same time causing a commotion. Although no one could hear it felt like an explosion went off to Bloom.
"Shush!" Bloom quickly shushed them. She stared at them while they stared back. Briefly they had a staring contest in which Bloom took a moment to think. "Well, I suppose I can't leave you two behind."
They nodded in agreement to her statement. She sighed and gave them a small sigh. She placed them in her back pack to avoid the full brunt of the storm they were about to head into. Bloom stepped outside making sure to close the door tightly behind her. She turned and gazed forlornly towards the school. The sorrow etched on her face. With a sigh she gave her final goodbyes.
"I'm sorry Winx, this was never supposed to happen." Bloom said sadly with the tears streaming down her face with rain drops. "We were supposed to be together forever. Be there for each other but I can't. I don't even think I'll be able to face you all. Not like this."
Bloom turned from the school and kept her face forward. She couldn't bear to look anywhere else and she couldn't bear to have second thoughts. With that settled she pushed forward and vanished into the night.