Hey, people. It's been a while since the last time I wrote. I guess I've been having a case of author's block. This story will take place in season 5 episode 22, as I'm re-watching season 5 now. Flora and Helia will be the main characters, but the other Winx and specialists will appear as well. I hope you enjoy it!
It was a beautiful day, the sun shone in the bright blue, cloudless sky. Fairies and heroes walked around Alfea, discussing the latest volleyball game that occurred that morning or the danger that Trittanus represented to the Magical Dimension. Trittanus was an evil merman who had decided to take over the universe once he hadn't been crowned as King of Andros. He received help from three witches, the Trix, in his quest. In the beginning, no one thought of him as much of a threat, but after he messed with the pillars of the Infinite Ocean, causing repercussions over all planets of the Magic Dimension, everyone feared what would happen if he succeeded in his quest.
Thankfully, there was a group of fairies that had a mission to stop him. They were known as The Winx, the most powerful fairies of their time. Bloom, the leader, had long red hair and beautiful blue eyes. She was the keeper of the Dragon Flame, the strongest power in the universe. She was kind-hearted, loyal and, sometimes, a bit stubborn. Her best friend was Stella, fairy of the Sun. With long, luscious hair and golden eyes, Stella was vain and self-centered, but she had a big heart and she loved helping her friends, mostly with fashion emergencies.
The smart one of the group was Tecna, fairy of technology. She had short pink hair and teal eyes. Intelligent and brave, Tecna always searched for the most logical explanation for any problem. However, people who thought she didn't have feelings were very wrong, for she had trouble showing her emotions, except for the people she trusted most. Musa was the fairy of Music, therefore she had an amazing voice and she loved playing instruments. She had long blue hair and dark blue eyes. Like Bloom, she was stubborn and sometimes irrational, but also sweet and caring. The fairy of waves and the sporty one was Aisha. She had long dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. And lastly, there was Flora, the fairy of Nature. She had brown hair and bright green eyes that always shined with love. Sweet and forgiving, Flora was loved by all her friends. She was the one that broke up fights and always tried to help everyone with their problems.
On this particular morning, the Winx had been involved in a volleyball game against a few fairies; amongst them was Princess Krystal of Limphea. She was a freshman at Alfea and the Winx had found out that she had been childhood friends with Flora's boyfriend, Helia. Over the past few months, Krystal and he had become close once again and Flora feared that the other girl was threatening her relationship, even if unintentionally. She hadn't discussed with Helia how the approximation bothered her, not wanting to seem possessive or jealous, but there were days when she wondered if the specialist had ever loved her at all.
Flora was distracted during the game, so they ended up losing it. The other team was happy and surprised that they had beaten the famous Winx. Krystal had ran over to Helia and jumped into his arms happily, not realizing that she was upsetting Flora. Tecna comforted Flora as the nature fairy looked sadly at her boyfriend and his best friend.
"Don't worry, Flora, it wasn't your fault." She said, thinking her friend was upset over losing the game. Then she noticed that Flora was looking at Helia and Krystal and sighed. It wasn't the first time she had felt like punching Helia or shaking him until he saw just how much he was hurting Flora. But since the nature fairy had begged the girls not to interfere, all they could do was comfort her.
"Thanks, Tecna." Flora said in a low voice before she walked away. Tecna followed her towards the girls' dorm room, where the rest of the Winx were hanging out. It was a quiet walk, both girls absorbed in their own thoughts. As they reached the large living room, Stella and Aisha turned to look at them; Bloom was nowhere in sight. Ignoring her friends' worried looks, Flora walked towards her room, wanting to be alone.
"Helia, did you see that? We won!" Krystal excitedly said as she jumped into his arms. He looked surprised for a second, but then held her back. Looking around, he spotted Flora looking upset and being held by Tecna. He knew that he needed to talk to her before it was too late.
"That's great, Krystal, but I need to talk to Flora." He pulled away from her and started walking towards where he had seen Flora, but she wasn't there anymore. He started panicking as he looked for her, unsuccessfully, when his phone rang. Picking it up, he saw Sky's face. Sky was Bloom's boyfriend and the Prince of Eraklyon. The two had been together for 4 years, but things were tense between them at the moment because of his ex-fiancée, Diaspro. She had made it clear that she still had feelings for Sky and had gone as far as becoming his father's assistant in order to get closer to him.
Helia answered the phone and he saw that Sky was still in Eraklyon. "Hey, man. Still at Eraklyon?" He asked the blonde prince.
"Yep. Trying to escape so that I can see the game." Sky replied as he looked behind him to ensure he wasn't being followed.
"Sorry, bro, but you missed it."
"Oh, man." He said and sighed. It wasn't the first time he missed an appointment, ever since his father had demanded that he stay in the Eraklyon he had missed countless dates with Bloom. Just then, a voice was heard from behind him.
"Going somewhere, prince Sky? Because I'm not aware of any appointments you would have today." It was Diaspro and she smiled coldly at them from the distance. What both men didn't know was that she had a plan that would end up hurting them both. Behind her cold smile she was wondering if everything would work as she wished and she would get her happily ever after with the man she loved.
"Looks like I can't get away, literally." Sky complained to his friend. Helia sympathized with the prince, knowing the feeling. He then told his friend that he better find a way to talk to Bloom before it was too late, knowing that the advice applied to his situation with Flora as well. Sky was escorted to the palace by some guards and the call ended. Deciding there was no better time as now; Helia started walking towards the Winx dorm room, determined to tell Flora that he loved her and she had no reason to be concerned.
Inside Flora and Bloom's room, the fairy of the dragon Flame was sitting in her bed and holding a love shaped shell. She remembered how she and Sky had found two shells that looked like two halves of a heart only a few months ago. It seemed like everything had changed ever since Diaspro had become his father's assistant, they never saw each other anymore and when they did, a fight was sure to follow. She wanted them to go back to what they used to be, but she didn't know what to do.
"We're supposed to be together, just like the two halves of this shell." She muttered to herself as Kiko, her blue bunny, eyed her sadly. "I miss you, Sky. I wish we hadn't fought." She lowered her head as tears threatened to escape from her eyes, when she heard the door opening. Knowing it was her roommate, she decided to ask Flora what she should do about her relationship problems. "Hey, Flora. I was wondering if you could…" She looked at the nature fairy, but said fairy had her back turned as she sat in bed. Bloom started getting worried; it wasn't like Flora to ignore people. She walked towards the green bed and sat beside her friend, concerned.
"Flora, talk to me, what's wrong?" But Bloom had a feeling she already knew what was wrong.
"It's Helia." Flora said as tears streamed down her face. Bloom just nodded, having seen this coming. "I think that he wants to be with Krystal, not me." Now that was a surprise. During all the times the nature fairy had complained about Helia and Krystal, never had she said that she thought the specialist preferred his friend over her.
"That's not true, Flora, Helia loves you." Bloom tried to convince her, but the look on her face showed that she disagreed. As much as she was upset over her situation with Sky, Bloom could see that her friend was in much worse state, because unlike her Flora was very insecure about herself. But she couldn't think of any words that would comfort the nature fairy.
"Then talk to him." They heard another voice say as they turned around to find Tecna standing at the door, Musa and Aisha not far behind her. She was looking at the two friends with a gentle smile. "I mean it, guys. Face to face and heart to heart. It worked for me and Timmy." She smiled as she recalled the romantic date she had been on with her boyfriend the day before.
"I never thought I'd see this day." Stella exclaimed as she entered the room. The girls looked at her questioningly, so she explained. "Tecna's giving relationship advice. That's like me helping you with homework." Everyone laughed then, understanding what the sun fairy meant. Flora, however, remained silent, her eyes downcast. She was much too upset to laugh at anything.
The girls looked at her in understanding, still not knowing what to do. "I guess I'll talk to him when I get the chance" She said as she sniffed. The girls nodded their heads in agreement and said encouraging words.
"I think I know a way to make you feel better." Bloom then said and she face palmed herself, suddenly remembering. She walked towards her bedside table and came back with a tray that contained a teapot and two cups. "Every time we're feeling down you make us a cup of tea, so I think that's what you need right now." The nature fairy gave her a bright smile, happy that her friend remembered her advice.
"Did you make tea?" Stella asked, looking surprisingly at Bloom. They all knew that Bloom wasn't the biggest fan of tea, she preferred smoothies, so they didn't understand why she made it.
"No, I found it here this morning. I guess Ms. Faragonda thought I needed it." Bloom replied as she started pouring the tea. Tecna and Aisha shared looks as they suddenly felt something was wrong, but they shook it off, after all, it was only tea. As Flora drank the tea, Tecna's phone emitted an alarming beep. She opened it to see an announcement made by King Cryos of Zenith about the alliance that Bloom's parents, Queen Marion and King Oritel, were trying to make with the rulers of all planets of the Magic Dimension.
"He'll say that Zenith will join the alliance!" Tecna said excitedly and all the girls crowded around Flora's bed to watch the announcement.
"People of Zenith, I carefully considered joining the alliance of the worlds of the Magic Dimension. After an exhaustive analysis, I've decided that there was only one rational course of action." Said the king and the girls cheered, knowing what would be his answer. However, they were terribly wrong. "Zenith will defend itself alone."
"What?!" Aisha voiced what they were all thinking. How could the king could Zenith had said that?
"How could he?" Stella said and they all shared looks of disappointment. If the planets didn't join the alliance, Trittanus would destroy them all. It had already been hard enough to convince Stella's father, Radius, that it was necessary.
"I understand his decision. It's totally rational, but it's also completely wrong." Tecna exclaimed as she held her phone tighter with anger. Aisha asked her what she thought they should do and the girls looked at each other, already knowing the best course of action.
"We should go to Zenith. King Cryos doesn't understand that when Trittanus threatens one of us, he threatens us all. We have to convince him to support the alliance." Tecna said and the girls nodded.
"I've never been to Zenith. I hope there are stores there because I need to update my wardrobe." Stella shouted as she jumped up and down like a little girls. The girls glared at her and she stopped.
"Let's go then." Aisha said and they started walking towards the door of the room as Bloom stood up. Flora, however, remained sitting on the bed, suddenly feeling weak and tired.
"Flora? Are you okay?" Bloom asked as she noticed that her friend was suddenly pale.
"I'm okay." She tried to convince them as she gave the girls a small smile. "Just tired. I guess I'll stay here instead of going to Zenith." The girls thought that she was just upset about Helia, so they left her alone after she reassured them that she would be okay.
After the girls left, Flora lay in bed and stared at the ceiling as images passed before her eyes. She remembered the first time that she saw Helia, the time when he saved her from a terrible monster, the first drawing he ever made of her, the first time they kissed and a few more moments of their relationship. It had been nearly three years since they had officially become a couple and she didn't understand why she was so concerned about Krystal. Maybe it was because Helia had been spending less time with her ever since his old friend came back. But again, she hadn't had much time to spend with him with all the saving the world.
She knew that she shouldn't be thinking about all of this, it would only make her more upset. But it was hard not to have doubts when you were barely talking to your boyfriend. Deciding not to drown in self pity, Flora got up from the bed and decided to read a book. She grabbed one about all types of flowers and their different meanings, a gift from Helia, and sat on the green chair by the window.
As time passed, she started feeling weak again and she wondered if something was wrong with her. Getting up from the chair, she almost fell down and had to hold onto it. Yep, something was definitely wrong! She decided that she'd best call someone to help her get to the infirmary because she wasn't so sure she would be able to walk there.
She spotted her phone on her bedside table and she started walking slowly towards it. Her vision was failing and everything started spinning. Just as she reached Bloom's bed, she had to sit down because her legs couldn't carry her any further. Sighing, she raised her hands to her head, feeling a sharp pain coming from it. What the hell was going on? She really needed to reach that phone. With the room still spinning, she tried walking towards her bed. It was only about three steps away, but she tripped and fell to the ground. As she lay there, the pain from her head started spreading through her body and she tried to scream, but nothing came out. Her hands lifted up, uselessly trying to reach the phone, but it was too far away. Her last thought before the darkness engulfed her was where Helia was and if he would even care that she was hurt.
What did you think? Is Flora going to be okay? Will Helia be able to tell her that he loves her? Tell me what you thought in your reviews! I'm planning on writing four or five chapters, depending on the ending of the story. Chapter two is halfway done and I'll try to post it later this week.