At Alfea, it was night time. Musa, Tecna and Flora were fast asleep in their beds. Stella and Bloom couldn't sleep stayed up and talked in Stella's room.
"Hey Bloom, are you ok?" Stella asked quietly.
"Hmm? Yeah I'm fine. Why do you ask?" Bloom replied half heartedly.
"Because you look like you've just seen a ghost."
"Na I'm ok, but I've been looking through Layla's wedding album and... she was so young."
"Well their realms have an alliance. So what's the problem?"
"Layla was so lucky, yet so young. If someone proposes to me today, I don't think that I would accept."
Just then a pebble hit the balcony window. Stella and Bloom walked outside and saw Brandon and Sky on their hover bikes.
"Snookums, Sky what are you two doing here early? I thought you two were in Erakleon for the last day of summer vacation.
"Well yes, but, we returned early because we have some important business to attend too" Sky replied.
"May I ask what business?" Bloom asked intrigued.
Sky noticed Layla's wedding album in Bloom's hand and his face turned pale.
"Sky?" Brandon asked all confused.
"Oh sorry. You'll find out soon I promise" Sky answered quietly.
"What he means to say is that we can't tell you just yet" corrected Brandon.
"Yeah sorry. Bloom, can I call you to organise a date?" Sky asked gentlemanly.
"Sure, I would like that" she answered.
"Great, we've got to go. See you later" he said.
"Bye Stella," Brandon said kindly before giving Stella a kiss goodbye.
Then the boys zoomed off. The girls looked at each other with confusion.
"What are those boys up to?" Stella asked Bloom.
"I don't know, but I'll find out," Bloom answered suspiciously.
"Whatever, did you notice how Sky's face went pale when he saw Layla's wedding album?" Stella asked.
"Yes I did. Strange, do you think he's going to break up with me?" Bloom asked seriously.
"Of course not! Maybe it reminds him of his arranged marriage to Diaspro a few years ago" Stella answered surprised by Bloom's statement.
"You're probably right Stella. She was annoying. Who wants to marry her?" Bloom joked.
Stella and Bloom laughed and walked inside, closed the balcony doors and went to bed.
Later that night, Bloom was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. She looked up at the clock and saw that it was 12am. Bloom picked up her mobile and checked her messages.
'You Have One New Message' it voiced.
Bloom listened to the message and heard it was from Sky.
"Hi Bloom, sorry about before. I was wondering if you can meet me at the lake for a picnic tomorrow after your assembly. Please call me back" the message said.
Bloom called Sky back to confirm the date. She heard Sky's message bank recording.
"Hi, this is Sky. Please leave a message and I'll call you back. Thanks."
"Hey Sky, I got your message. I'll see you tomorrow at the lake" Bloom's message said.
The next morning at Alfea, the girls were late for their back at school assembly.
"Get your booty moving now Stella! We're going to be late for the assembly!" Musa cried out to Stella in her doorway.
"Stuff it Musa. I lost my Kerrey Magana," Stella yelled back.
"So what?"
"It's my favourite dress!"
"C'mon Stella. Can we please go now?" Flora asked.
"Stella, the others are waiting," Amorae' intervened.
"Tell them I'll meet them there Amorae'," Stella instructed.
Amorae' turned around to the other outside the door and she told them the Stella would meet them at the assembly.
"Amorae', I don't envy you being bonded with her" Digit said as she flew up to Amorae'.
"Oh I think she's wonderful," Amorae' replied blissfully.
At the assembly, Miss Faragonda came on stage and gave her speech.
"Welcome back all you girls. I welcome back our soon to be graduates of our new university and all of our new students."
Miss Faragonda introduced the new professors of Alfea's University and talked about all the new subjects for the new students and a new wing for the uni students.
The assembly finished and everyone walked off. Bloom went to the front entrance.
"Transportus!" she cried and she disappeared.
At the lake, Sky was throwing pebbles into the lake with everything set up. Everything was silent until Bloom appeared in a yellow light and came through.
"Hi Sky," Bloom said as she came up to him and gave him a hug from behind.
"Hi Bloom. Do you want to sit down?" Sky asked.
"Sure. Are you ok?"
"Yeah, sure. Why?"
"Because yesterday you went pale when you saw Layla's wedding album."
"Oh about that, well, um, I have something to tell you. Here's a present for you."
Sky handed Bloom a small box shaped present.
"Oh, what's this?" Bloom asked.
"Open it and you'll find out."
Bloom opened the box and saw a beautiful five caret diamond ring. Bloom lifted her face and her eyes widened, purely shocked.
"Sky, it's beautiful. What are you saying?"
"Well...I... I... um... I."
"Sky?"
"Bloom, will you...marry me?"
Bloom just sat there like a stunned mullet.
"Well what do you say? Bloom? Please say something."
"Um, I'm sorry Sky, but... I have to go."
"Go? What do you mean go?"
"I'm so sorry Sky. Transportus!" Then Bloom disappeared back to Alfea. Sky's face fell, looking heartbroken as he stared at the ring in his hand.