Authors Notes: Thanks for the feedback and reviews. Sorry that the last chapter was short, much shorter then most chapters I write, but hopefully I can make future updates a bit longer for more reading enjoyment. So enough delay and on with the show!
Heart of Darkness
Chapter 2
To say that Bloom was angry, would have been an understatement. How dare they go behind her back and do such things. Flashes of her dream the previous night came to mind. Her darker half was in fact trying to tell her that there was something going on that she didn't know about at the time.
She was so caught up with what had just happened that she did not even notice Lockette had joined her and was desperately trying to get her attention. It wasn't until Lockette flew directly in front of Bloom did she realize the little pixie was there.
"What's wrong Bloom?" the pixie asked, concerned.
"Nothing, I just want to be alone right now." Bloom snapped, a little harsher then she intended to. Seeing the hurt expression in the pixies face, Bloom sighed and continued. "I just found that Sky has been cheating on me, and I really need time alone; okay?"
Not waiting for a reply Bloom continued on. Though she had a feeling that her bounded pixie wasn't going to just let this go that easily; but at least it should give her at least give her a little be of solitude. As she continued on, she came upon a small opening with a few shattered rocks. This was the place where the false Professor Avalon was helping her with her powers.
A small smile tugged at her lips at the memory. Leaning back on one of the rocks she dropped her pack to the ground and pulled out the book she had taken from the library. Once again, the moment her skin touched the book, a wave of power entered her veins. She knew without a doubt the book was of dark and forbidden, but she loved the feeling it gave her. Opening the cover she gazed upon the now exposed title finally, Requiem Obscuritatis.
It didn't take long for the fire fairy to become absorbed into the book. Trying to soak up all she could of what the book had to offer. By the looks of the contents, it was far more advanced then any of the other books she had come across previously, not that she had extensive knowledge in books about the dark arts. She knew it was taboo, and that if the others found out they would probably shun her. She didn't care. This book held forbidden knowledge that she craved.
She couldn't exactly place when her addiction first started. She suspected it all began when she first began having the dreams of Dark Bloom taking over. Now that she thought about it more, it made sense. After the first few dreams, she began to have a craving to better understand the dark arts. They were compelling to her and seemed to call out to her, begging to be read, to indulge herself into it's forbidden knowledge.
As she turned the pages, her eyes hungrily ate up all the words that were printed. As she continued on, she wondered if she would ever work up the courage to try out some of these spells and rituals. The thought intrigued her.
Alfea
All of the girls sat around the large table at their favorite pizza place, discussing what had just happened. None of them particularly seemed bothered by it. They all knew that eventually it would happen from the moment Layla confessed to them what was going on months ago.
"Well obviously she is not going to want to talk to the two of them." Stella pointed out. They were all talking about how they should approach Bloom to calm her down before she did something stupid.
"Well, Flora is her room mate" Musa stated, "maybe she can talk to her tonight."
"Let me hide my plants first." Flora half joked. She knew Blooms temper all to well. The others gave a small giggle at her statement.
"Maybe we should let her be for the time being." Tecna suggested. "The last thing she is going to want is to be reminded of it so soon after she found out."
It was at this time that Lockette flew down in the middle of the group, panting like she had just flown a marathon around the school.
"Guys, I think there is something wrong with Bloom." the pixie informed them. Each of the girls looked at each other and sighed.
"We know, she found out about Sky and Layla." Stella said.
"No, it's not about that." Lockette interrupted before the blonde could say anything more. "When I tried to talk to her earlier, she had a dark aura about her."
At this, the girls looked a bit more worried. The last thing they needed was for Dark Bloom to return. Even if Darkar was defeated and the Trix trapped in Realix, the dark fairy with the power of the Dragon Fire could cause severe damage to the realm.
"Lets go find her." Sky said as he stood up with Layla, but this only earned a glare from Lockette.
"I think it would be best if you two didn't come." Tecna pointed out. The other girls nodding their heads in approval before setting out with Lockette.
Bloom
As Bloom continued to read, she didn't notice three figures approaching her. At least not until they were right next to her.
"Not exactly the kind of book I would expect you to read." Icy teased, her sisters behind her stifling a small laugh. Bloom though didn't give any reaction to them being there. In all honesty, she didn't care.
"Hello Icy, Stormy, and Darcy." she greeted. "Let me guess, here to steal my Dragon Fire again?"
The three sisters only laughed as Bloom closed the book and shoved it back into her backpack. Standing up to get a more comfortable seat on the rock she had been leaning against.
"As amusing as that would be, it doesn't seem like your in the mood to fight for it; and that's no fun." Icy stated. "What's the matter, break up with prince charming?"
Bloom actually laughed at the irony of it all. "Actually, yes I did."
This actually caught the three witches off guard for a moment. Icy's comment was meant to be nothing more then idle banter, but as it turned out she hit the nail directly on the head.
"I found out that the two timing bastard has been cheating on me for the past four months." she spat out. Her sudden flare of anger caused the three witches to flinch a little. The a small flicker in Bloom's eyes made the girls smile to each other. For a split second, her blue eyes turned to the yellow cat-like eyes of her darker self.
"Makes me wish he would of just left me with Lord Darkar." Bloom stated, then turned to the three witches. "So if your not here to take the Dragon Fire, then why are you here?"
"To drop off a gift." Darcy answered, pulling out another thick black tome. Handing it towards the fire fairy. Bloom cautiously reached out and accepted the book. Like the one she had in her back pack, as soon as she touched it; it sent a jolt of power through her body. A dark smile visited the girls face once more.
"Thank you, but why are you helping me?" she asked confused.
"Now that would spoil the surprise." Icy laughed. "We'll keep in touch."
Icy was about to say more when a noise a short distance away caught the four girls attention. Bloom let out a low curse and shoved the new tome into her pack, not wanting to let the other girls see it as the three witches disappeared into the trees.
Slinging her slightly heavier backpack over her shoulders, Bloom turned to face her friends that had just emerged from the small shrubbery. Stella complaining about the leaves ruining her fashion sense. Normally this would of caused Bloom to soften a little, but at this time she wasn't in the mood.
"Lockette, I told you I wanted to be alone. Does this look like 'alone' to you?" Bloom asked rather harshly as she gestured to the others. Though she did find a sense of irony that she didn't mind the Trix's little visit.
"We're just worried about you Bloom." Flora said. "You just kind of disappeared on us."
"We know your mad about Sky and Layla, we would of told you sooner but….."
"You mean to tell me you knew this was going on?" she interrupted Stella. The other girls hung their heads, not really knowing how to answer.
"So wonderful that I have friends who keep secrets from me." Bloom spat, her words dripping with venom. "especially when they concern me!"
"We just didn't want to hurt you, especially so soon after being under Darkars control." Tecna put in softly. This only earned her a glare from the red haired fairy.
"Yes, its far better to keep me in the dark about that selfish asshole going around behind my back and sleeping with someone who I thought was my friend." Bloom snarled out.
"Bloom they never.."
"I don't want to hear it, nor do I care."
"Be logical Bloom" Tecna pleaded. She could tell her friend was more then upset about the entire situation, though she knew that her and the other girls pushing the issue was not helping.
"Oh, I am being logical" Bloom laughed. "Logically, every word that Sky said to me while I was with Lord Darkar was a lie."
Bloom looked down at the ground with a heavy sigh. She couldn't help but feel betrayed with the new knowledge that all of her friends knew and never once tried to tell her. Instead, they kept it a secret from her. It all made sense now why Sky was avoiding her more and her friends were trying to keep her busy when she noticed Layla wasn't around their usual group outings.
"Now please, I just want to be alone for awhile." she added, giving a pointed glare at Lockette.
Not waiting for a reply, Bloom turned and headed deeper into the forest; in the same direction the Trix had left. Leaving the rest of the girls to think over what had just happened. Lockette still seemed worried. The dark aura she felt was twice as strong now, but she noticed that it didn't come completely from Bloom, but her backpack.
"Come on, let her be for now. If she wants to talk about it she knows where to find us." Musa said, still staring at what she could see of Blooms departing back. She may act like she didn't care, but she was worried about her friend.
"You too Lockette" Flora said as she guided the small pixie to the rest of the group. "She'll be fine. It's not like she is in any danger with the Trix or Darkar anymore." she reassured the small pixie.
She just didn't know how right she was.
Additional Authors Notes: And chapter 2 is done. So much easier when you have a rough idea already written out on what each chapter will have. Anyways, did anyone notice something in this chapter? How Bloom will acknowledge Lord Darkar's title, while the others simply call him Darkar?
Now for some small translation, Requiem Obscuritatis; the book that Bloom took from the library roughly translate to Requiem of Darkness. I used Google Translate to translate it to latin. Very fitting I think.
Now I am sure many are asking how did the Trix get free from the Realix? Well, that will be explained in a later chapter. So please leave a review and let me know what you think!