CHAPTER THREE: Finding Roxy
"I will have one Fruity Surprise with extra strawberries and no bananas, please, and make it with double whipped cream." Bloom said to the spunky girl working at the Fruity Music Bar. Her once long purple hair was cut to her shoulders and the yellow tips were now hot pink.
"There is only one person I know who orders that." The girl said turning to face her old friend. "Bloom! I missed you so much!" Roxy reached across the counter to give Bloom a tight hug. "And Sky, too! To what do I owe this pleasure? It is a pleasure visit, isn't it?" The look on Bloom's face gave them away. No, it wasn't.
"Sky, may I have a minute alone with Roxy?"
"Sure, Bloom. If you need anything, I will be waiting just outside." He pecked Bloom on her cheek and walked outside to lay on the beach.
"What's wrong Bloom? Is everything alright? To be honest, you look aweful." Roxy handed the smoothie over to Bloom who held it in her hand. Roxy was right. Bloom looked aweful. She had bags under her eyes from lack of sleep. Stella was having the worst nightmares and Bloom styed up all night consoling her or having nightmares of her own. She was exhausted beyond relief.
"Roxy, I need your help. It's Stella. I am worried about her, scared she may do something she will regret. She wants to find her mother, the one who left when she was little." Bloom explained the plan to Roxy, who listened patiently to her friend. When Bloom was done, she spoke.
"I thought Stella went to her mom's in the summer? She used to complain about double packing and told me what a pain it was. You think she was lying?" Roxy, the newest in the Winx Club picked up on the smaller details the girl's may have never noticed. Bloom had wondered the same thing, but when she asked Stella, the reply ws always the same. No answer or change of subject.
"That's a good point Roxy. Why would she lie to us like that? Well, if you want to come, we can ask her together."
"Bloom, I start my second semester at Alfea tomorrow. I can't just miss it. Even with my mom tutoring me, I already have to learn more than the other girls and it takes me longer to find my way there. I am so sorry Bloom, but I just can't go with you!" Roxy stifled a cry. She hated bailing on her friends, the ones who accepted her and liked her when nobody else would.
"Hey, don't cry. It's okay! I remember my first year at Alfea! It was dreadful! I couldn't even transform. I thought I lost my magic for weeks!" Bloom smiled at Roxy who giggled. "I have an idea! I can take you to Alfea! That way, maybe Mrs. Faragonda can give us some advice on Stella and you can get to Alfea! What do you say Roxy? Sound like a plan?"
"Deal! But don't forget, you are kind of famous now, so lay low. I don't want to be embarrassed!" Roxy laughed as Bloom went to get Sky. He needed to fill up the ship, they had another stop on their trip.