A/N: Hi people! By the way something I might have forgotten to mention is my screen name used to be Smiley94, I changed it since I chose that name when I was about 14 lol.
Since my other story "Brandon and Stella: A new Beginning" is coming to a close, I decided to start on a new one I´ve had in mind for a while now.
Summary: What if it were Valtor who freed the King and Queen of Domino only to lure Bloom into his hands? Valtor and Diaspro, will steal the life that rightfully belonged to her without her knowing it as the King and Queen begin the exhaustive search for their daughter and keeper of the ultimate power. Can the winx and specialists uncover the truth? Does Bloom have what it takes to claim her place? All couples included, R&R
Chapter 1: Prologue
He remembered that moment so very clearly. It was engraved into his mind. The moment he faced off against her in the realm of Andros. It had only been a brief moment that they were left alone. But it was enough for him to be mesmerized. The beautiful red haired girl, despite her appearance, seemed to be simple, humble, she entranced him. She had a fierce look in those piercing blue eyes that was all too familiar to him. He had recognized that very same look twenty years ago in the eyes of a queen just as beautiful. Queen Marion of Domino. He never admitted it freely but he had always taken a liking to the young, brave queen. And he knew King Oritel noticed. It had been quite amusing really. Now nothing filled his mind up more than the face of that girl, their daughter. Bloom was her name, as her friends called her. For years, the whereabouts of the second daughter of Queen Marion and King Oritel had been a mystery. Many believed she hadn't survived the attack, but only a few knew that Daphne had somehow managed to send her away. But where? There was really no explanation. And what was worse? The ultimate power- that of the dragon- had left with the child.
She was more important to him, she had more meaning for him than she would ever know. For days the ideas echoed in his mind. He had to find a way to get to her -no- to bring her towards him. He had been spying on her through the three witches for days now, studying her every move, her motives, her goals, her friends, and most importantly her greatest desire…her parents. He knew that the King and Queen of Domino were the only way to bring Bloom close to him, but his interest wasn't for the royal family to be reunited. All he needed was to lure her, he would let the royals of Domino live freely after twenty years, and they could do as they wished. His interest was one and one only. But he couldn't do it alone, he would need assistance. Not the trix, they were more of a rock in his shoe. There was a professor at Alfea, according to the three sisters, who was apparently helping the girl learn more about her blurred history. But he was on her side, and a dear friend of Faragonda´s, he wouldn't do. He needed someone, driven by the same motivation, someone who could keep the royals busy once he had used them as bait.
He looked into a mirror on the cave wall, a mirror that allowed him to observe her only when he was fully concentrated. At the moment she was sitting calmly with her friends. He chuckled.
"How naïve Bloom…" he nearly whispered.
The winx were at Alea, contemplating the attacks on Andros. Both Headmistresses Faragonda and Griffin, along with Headmaster Saladin were currently investigating the case, as a way not only to help the King and Queen of Andros, but in fear of what was in store for the magical dimension if Valtor were to continue his mysterious mayhem. Thankfully, Layla had her sight back and all was almost back to normal. Almost. The winx were currently in their dorm room, finding themselves in a low mood.
"I don't get it, none of this makes sense! No matter how my parents or the authorities search on Andros, they just can't seem to figure out what that man is looking for", Layla said, flopping down on her bed, she let out a deep sigh,
"It's frustrating", she concluded,
"Well, for all we know, it could be anything. He doesn't seem to have a motive in particular", Tecna chipped in. Bloom sat on the edge of the bed and put a comforting hand on Layla´s shoulder,
"Whatever it is Layla, we´ll find it. Don't forget that both headmistresses and headmaster Saladin are also searching", Bloom told her comfortingly,
"Well we won't get far with this attitude, I think that's exactly what he wants", Stella told them, completely serious in the matter. Stella hardly ever let her worry show, she had the ability to be her same bubbly self even in the worst of circumstances, but she certainly didn't like it when her friends moped around before the battle even started. Flora and Tecna nodded in agreement.
"What's the matter Musa, you seem so out of it today?" Layla asked her, sitting up. Musa really had been distracted, and with the attacks on Layla´s home realm, it worsened. She couldn't concentrate on just one thing, and what else was on her mind? Riven…
"I´m fine I just need some air", she said walking out of the dorm for a moment, the girls only nodded, knowing exactly where her mind had been.
"Poor Musa", Flora commented once she left,
She walked out of the dorm room and through the corridors of Alfea, making her way out to the court yard. Musa was torn up and she couldn't hide it. Not from her friends at least. Why couldn't he stay with her? Just when her dreams seemed to be within reach. His last words to her had been that he wanted to find himself…to be worthy of her. She let out a deep sigh she´d been holding in for who knows how long, and sat on a nearby bench. She had to be strong without him. At least for now…for Layla.
Suddenly two hover bikes rode up, which she recognized to be King Sky and Jared. Jared? With Sky? Sure they were both students at Red Fountain but they never actually hung out together, not that Musa knew of anyway.
"Hi Musa", Sky greeted warmly, Musa kindly returned the smile.
"Hey Sky, hey Jared", Jared nodded, the smile on his face never faltered.
"What's up?" She said casually, not really in the mood for conversation. But mainly for Sky, she didn't want to be rude. The young King was always a real gentleman, Bloom was fortunate, she thought.
"Oh I was just stopping by to speak to Bloom, and to see how Layla´s doing", he said casually, Jared didn't say word as to why he was there and shifted his look from Sky to Musa, as if signaling for something, Sky cleared his throat and excused himself immediately. Jared took the opportunity to sit by Musa. Of course, she thought, he had to have known that Riven broke up with her. At Red Fountain, as well as it was at Alfea, it was hard to keep everyone out of your personal business. She couldn't help feel a certain annoyance bubbling up inside her.
"Musa, I…can we talk?" he asked,
"Jared, I don't mean to be rude, but maybe this isn't the best time, maybe-"she began, but he insisted,
"Musa, please. It won't take up much of your time, I promise I´ll only be a minute", she sighed as he pleaded.
"Sure" she answered, reluctantly.
"Would you like to walk?" he asked with his usual smile, showing his dimples. Did he always have to be this gentle? Any other girl would've seen Jared as the perfect type. He was sweet, considerate, and also very well mannered. He never spoke in a louder tone and was cute, she guessed, why not. Heck, she had even seen Helia become upset a couple of time. But never Jared, but still…he wasn't Riven.
Sky walked up to the door room and knocked, waiting for Bloom to come out. As soon as she did, he wrapped his arms around her waist strongly, pulling her in for a tight embrace.
"Bloom", he greeted, she giggled at the feel of him tucking his face in her neck.
"Sky, I missed you", she breathed. Hopefully the girls wouldn't come out of the dorm room any time soon. They hadn't seen each other in a while with all his occupations now as king. And all she wanted was some time alone with him, if only for a few minutes. He planted kisses along her neck, getting her to laugh.
"You wouldn't believe how I missed you. Being King is a lot more work than I thought it would be. But my father agreed that I needed a break and let me leave Eraklyon for a bit", he said. Since Sky was King he constantly had meetings, not only with his father and their royal court but also with the royals of other realms, concerning greater issues. Aside from that he continued to take classes at Red Fountain but had special permission to miss class when there was an important issue on Eraklyon, and then he would catch up on what he missed later on. He trained the double now, at both Red Fountain and at the palace where he had private lessons. A king was expected to be an expert fighter and judging from his broad shoulders and his toned and very muscular figure, she knew he was really working hard. Without warning, he pulled her harshly against him and kissed her, she kissed back feeling that it had been the first kiss they shared in weeks. One hand went behind her head deepening the kiss. Bloom kissed him back just as passionately, still fearing in the back of her mind that someone could arrive and see them like this. Although Sky didn't seem to mind, the usual composed and poised ruler had lost control. They separated after a few minutes to take some air. He grinned at her, planting a kiss on her jaw and she blushed. One thing she could never deny was that Sky had a smile that could light up a room. Bloom wasn't unaware of how other girls looked at him, despite knowing that he had a girlfriend. Even Mitzy was rather surprised and envious when she had introduced Sky to her.
How she went from being a simple girl on earth, living a completely normal life, and even being bullied from time to time by Mitzy….to having best friends through thick and thin, magical powers, and a gorgeous King for a boyfriend was beyond her. It still felt like a dream, and at times she felt too small for it. She wasn't being ungrateful, but there was one thing, just one thing that needed in her life. She had found out just recently that she was adopted. Her real parents were out there. And she would do whatever it took to find them.