CHAPTER TWO:The Boys

Disclaimer: Winx Club belongs to the geniuses that thought of it. And no matter how much I wish I will never own it. I do, however, own the plot.

CHAPTER TWO

16 Years Later

"Miss Faragonda! Miss Faragonda! Professor Saladin is here to talk to you!"

"What does he want to talk about Griselda?"

"I think it may be about the missing Dragon Fire and how to find it. He says that he could send some of his best students to Earth along with the ornament to see if the Keeper uses it and if we can identify it." the Head of Discipline said to her superior.

"Okay... That sounds like a good idea... Send him in Ms. G."

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"Hello Headmistress Faragonda. I trust that Griselda told you of my idea?"

"Yes she did tell me the basics of the plan. So, tell me Professor Saladin, who were you thinking of sending to Earth to find the Keeper of the Dragon Fire? Because they would have to be very experienced to be able to go to Earth for a long period of time."

"I have realized this Faragonda," said he Headmaster of Redfountain, "and I have decided to send the Prince of Eraklyon, Prince Sky, and his squire, Brandon, to find the Fire."

"Bu-"

"Now Faragonda, I know you may be thinking that they haven't even started at Redfountain and are 16 and that means that Prince Sky and Brandon's personal training with the palace swords master will soon be finished. And even you know that the royal swords master is the best in Eraklyon, so I think that they would be eligible for this mission. They are around the same age as the Princess would be, just a couple of months older and they are very good boys." the old wizard told the Alfea alumni.

"Yes I know this Saladin and I do agree with you but you are sending two 16 year old boys to do a dangerous if not deadly mission on Earth alone? Do you know how stupid that would be? No one knows what the reincarnations of the Ancestral Witches look like and where they are in the realms. So pray tell me Professor, whom where you going to send with them?"

"I was actually thinking of someone close to the royal family of Eraklyon because the Queen would want someone she knew to look after her son and his best friend. We could have Brandon's mother or the Queen's best friend or maybe even the Queen herself."

"But if the Queen went then who would run Eraklyon? The King could do it but both the King and Queen have to be there for the monthly meeting with the other realms. So I think that the best option is to have Renea (1)to go to Earth with them and look after them for the duration of the mission. That way the Queen will know that her son is safe an can check in with Renea and Sky easily and Renea knows the whereabouts of her son as well."

"Okay then. It has been decided. Prince Sky and Squire Brandon Shall go to Earth with Squire Brandon's mother to try and find the lost Princess of Sparx and the Keeper of the Dragon Fire. We shall talk to the Queen about this idea as soon as possible."

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As Bloom Peters grew up she went through what most kids go through. She went through having a best friend who then began to absolutely hat her and became her worst enemy, puberty, parental embarrassment, and having a best friend who grew a crush on her. She went through the loss of friends moving away, the pain of losing everything and having to start over when she moved to Gardenia and then her worst enemy followed her and tried to make her life absolute misery. And now she was turning 16 and she was growing up. Her next door neighbor had moved back to her families home country and now there was a new family moving in. Two days before her birthday. And that meant that they were arriving sometime today. How pleasant.

"Bloom, sweetie? The new family are here! Why don't you go and introduce your self to them then you can show them around town and school. That way they have a friend that they can rely on."

"Sure Mom. As you wish."

"Now now Bloom." Vanessa warned her adopted daughter in a warning tone, "I know that you are sad and angry that your friend and her family moved away and there is a new family moving in two days before you turn 16 but that is no reason to take it out on a family that has no idea what happened. Now put on your gorgeous smile and go and make some new friends."

"But Mom, I have a huge assignment due for school next week and I don't see how Ms. Borfog can expect us to do a massive assignment in a week and a half. I mean I know that I'm further on than most if not all kids in that class but still. Why do I have to go and greet them now?"

"Bloom. Listen to me. You are a very smart girl I know that you will be able to finish this project with plenty of time to spare, OK?"

"Thanks for believing in me Mom. Now I'm going to go say hi to our new neighbors."

Bloom then walked out the door with her head held high.

"That's my girl." Vanessa whispered after her daughter in every way but blood as Bloom walked out the door and across the front lawn to the car that had pulled up in front of the house.

As the family got out of the car she groaned inwardly. 'Oh man! There are two boys and their mother. No girl for me to talk to and share secrets with. Oh well, I cant always get what I want.' Bloom thought to herself while observing the newcomers. 'Ewwwwww! Is that what I think it is? Is that blonde idiot checking me out! Now I wish I had magical powers to blast him out off the face of the Earth.'

"Hi I'm Bloom Peters. I live that house over there." Bloom said in her most friendly voice while pointing to her house, the one next to the new family's, her house being really hard to miss being the most gorgeous house on the street.

"Hello Bloom. My name is Renea and this is my son Brandon and my adoptive son Sky. We are so glad that you are here to greet us! Since we're new in town I thought that you could show Brandon and Sky around the city and help them out at school?"

"But Mommmmm! I don't need or want a stupid redhead to show me around the town that is so small that I could walk from one side to the other in ten minutes! Why can't we help you unpack the furniture and put it in the house?" said the hazel haired idiot. He had scruffy brown hair and amber eyes. He was well built and rather up himself. He was wearing matching red, blue and gray singlet and sweats set. His companion (the one that was eyeing her up) had shoulder length blonde hair and sky blue eyes. He was well built like the other boy and was wearing a red singlet and a light blue and dark blue jacket with matching jeans. Bloom began to crush o him but Bloom was not the girl to appear vunerable because she had something for an idiotic guy.

"No Sky. You will be polite to this lovely lady and act as a gentleman should. I'm sorry about my son's behavior. Let me introduce you to them. This here is my son Brandon," pointing to the blonde guy who was still checking her out. She then gestured to the mouse haired dork who was glaring at her. "And this here is my adopted son Sky."

"Hmmm ...He doesn't look adopted …if you want my opinion it's Brandon who looks adopted," I said. "He looks nothing like you Renea! Anyways, I could show the whiner and the guy who has a crush on me around town or I could leave you to unpack and if you wanted to then I could help you unpack. So what will it be?"

"Well you could help us unpack and then you could show them around town after. How does that sound? And thanks for calling me by my first name. I just hate it when people call me Miss or Mrs.

it makes me feel so old. Don't you think? Anyways how does that plan sound?"

"Sounds great. I'll just go and tell my Mom where I'm going to be. Are you guys coming with?"

"Sure Bloom, I'd love to meet your parents. What do they do for a living?"

"Well my father is a firefighter and my mother is a florist and owns her own flower shop. Hey Brandon, Sky are you coming or not? Just because I have a massive house doesn't mean that I'm a stuck up snob. If you want I could show you a stuck up snob later when we go around town. Now vamos!(2)"

"Oh do you speak Spanish Bloom? I would've loved to of learnt a language but I was just so busy before I left with Brandon and Sky. How long have you been learning Spanish?"

"Oh just since the beginning of the year so not that long ..."

Brandon(blonde) was leaning in, trying to find out more about this 'Bloom' girl that he had feelings for.

"Dude, are you OK? Because the Prince of Eraklyon never, and I mean never has a crush on any girl. This is like love at first sight. If you want my opinion she is an annoying bitch who thinks that she can get anything she wants."

"Brandon(brown hair), don't talk about her like that. We haven't even known her for an hour yet. Haven't you heard the saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover.' and I know that it doesn't say people but the concept is the same. Jeez, sometimes your just as bad as Princess Stella from Solaria. I mean she just looks at a person and goes 'Nope I don't want to even know them. I mean look at their sense of fashion'."

"Sky! Don't talk about the lovely Princess Stella like that. She is the heir to the throne you know."

"Yeah, just like I am. Just come on Brandon, lets follow Bloom." 'Brandon' told his lovestruck friend.

"Hummmm." 'Sky' said dreamily. "Princess Stella ...So pretty ..."

"Mom! I'm back and I brought Renea, Sky and Brandon with me! Renea wants to meet you!" Bloom yelled through the house.

"Woah. This house is so huge. You can hear the echo come back! Awesome!" both boys thought.

"Ok sweetie! I'm in the kitchen! Just come on through!" came he reply from the depths of the house.

"OK. If you would just follow me right this way." Bloom said politely, perfectly mimicking a butler.

"See Sky, that is how a gentleman should act." Renea said over her shoulder to Sky who was laughing his head of with Brandon at Bloom's impersonation. And then the real butler came along and stared at Bloom in confusion.

"Excuse me Miss Bloom, but are you the butler or am I?" they boys then howled their heads off and nearly choked from laughing.

Once Renea had gone through the arch, following the real butler to the kitchen, Bloom fell back to 'bond' with Brandon and Sky. " See, I can have fun. Not al girls who live in massive posh houses are snob bitches like you seem to think Sky. I actually have a reasonably ordinary life … apart from having races sliding down the stair banisters against myself."

"You know Bloom, you are actually a really fun open girl. I like you." Sky suddenly declared much to Brandon's surprise.

"Wow Sky, you never like anyone ever. Apart from Stella. Now you really like her don't you buddy." Brandon said pointedly to his friend, giving him a nudge. "Anyway Bloom what do you like to do in your spare time?"

"Ohh, ya know, I just do my homework, cook, do gymnastics, trampolining, Spanish, horse riding, ice skating, shopping, martial arts …And sliding down banisters." Bloom replied with a shrug and a giggle at the last one.

"Hi. You must be Brandon and Sky. I'm Vanessa, Bloom's mother. It's very nice to meet you."

"Yeah yeah Mom. This is Brandon and Sky and now I am going to give them the grand tour of the house, then race them down the banisters, then help the unpack and then give them a tour around town. Is that OK with you? Good. Boys, lets go." Bloom replied to her mother and grabbed the boys' hands and dragged them off without an answer from Vanessa.

"Do you always smart your mother? I mean isn't that rude?"

"No I don't always smart mouth my mother. Sometimes I smart mouth my father instead and no I don't think it is rude. I just want to get stuff done in my life instead of being really polite all the time. Now tim for the grand tour of the house. This will take awhile but it will be interesting. OK so you have seen the kitchen and the foyer. In the East wing of the house are the dining halls, we have two, and the kitchen. In the West wing there are all the leisure rooms. So we have a small gymnasium with a trampoline, a spa and indoor pool and a heated outdoor pool and a dojo, however we don't have an ice rink or an equestrian ring but I do get private training hours each week and huge discounts when I go there just for fun. I have 5 of my own horses in the stable outside, and I have a trophy cabinet choka full of trophies. OK enough on me. In the North wing we have the bedrooms and guest rooms. Each room is named after a different magical and mythical creature. My bedroom is the Dragon Suite, my parents is the Phoenix Suite. We have four guest suites: the Griffin Suite, the Mermaid Suite, the Unicorn Suite and the Pegasus Suite. The lounges are over there as well as the movie cinema. Outside we have the back lawn and the stables. I think that that is all. Are there any questions that you would like to ask?"

"Yeah, Bloom? I have a question. How the hell do you afford all of this? I mean this is insanely AWESOME! You must be so filthy rich!"

"OK Sky, the answer to your question is that I learnt how to ice skate and horse ride, entered competitions, won them and lots of money, banked it up and became rich." Bloom said with a dismissive shrug and a wave of her hand. Now we go up to the top of the house then back to the front and do my fave sport ever. Now follow me!"

Bloom ran off at a mad pace up the stairs and speed through the maze of passages without checking that the boys had kept up. All of a sudden the front door was in sight and Bloom kept running, heading straight for the balcony barrier.

"Bloom! Look out!" both Brandon and Sky yelled at the same time.

Bloom just laughed and then disappeared from view. The boys could hear her laughing and they ran to the edge of the balcony to see her fly past.

"TRY IT! IT'S REALLY FUN!" Bloom yelled at them as she went zooming past, sliding on the curved banister all the way to the ground, her flame red hair floating behind her head. When she reached the end she went flying off the end of the rail and did a backwards flip in the air before landing perfectly on her feet.

"Woah! How did you do that? Can I try?" Sky burst out in excitement.

"Years of practice is how I did it, and sure you can both have a go. KATHLEEN! COULD YOU BRING UT THE LANDING PADS! I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WIL BE ALIVE AFTER WITHOUT THEM!"

"Of course Miss Bloom." a petite young girl with raven hair answered and then ran of to fulfill her mistresses orders.

"I thought that you guys might want to have the landing pads so that you can still walk after. The first time I did this I broke my leg and my arm." Bloom told the boys.

"OK... Thanks Bloom. How is that girl going to bring those pads through by herself? They must be huge."

"Oh relax Brandon. She was doing this when she was little. She did it for me when I was still learning gymnastics and trampolining. Oh, here she comes."

"Here are the pads Miss Bloom. Guys you can put them over there in a line going out from the rail to the door." Kathleen told the boys that were carrying the pads behind her. "Thank you. Now you may leave. Miss Bloom are they in the right position?"

"Just a minute, I go check." Bloom then ran up the stairs and leaped onto the banister and went flying down.

"Dude, I can't watch this. She's gonna get herself killed!" Brandon told Sky, looking away.

"No she's not. Stop being a wimp man. She's been doing this for years. Look at her fly!"

"WOOOHOOO! This is FU-UN!" Bloom said and then flew off the end of the rail and hit the pads and went sliding across the floor.

"OK Kathleen they are in the right place. You may leave now."

"Yes. Thank you Miss Bloom. You're welcome."

"Go on Sky, try it! Don't be a scaredy cat. I thought that guy are supposed to do better things than girls." Bloom said as she ran up the stairs again. "So ...Off you go Sky …HAVE FUN!" Bloom said, pushing Sky off and onto the rail.

"WOOOAAHHH! HELP ME BRANDON!" Sky screamed out as he sailed down the rail.

"Why did you just push him down? He's gonna fall off and break something!" Brandon screamed at Bloom in anger.

"I pushed him down because he would've never one down other wise. Look he's fine, he's even coming back up. And now it's your turn." Bloom replied, forcing Brandon onto the rail and then pushing him down the balustrade.

"So you had to push him as well. Good on ya. He never tries anything new and never will."

"Hey Sky. Lemme guess, you wanna go down again?"

"Yesyesyesyesyes! I love sliding down banisters now!"

"This is … … ...SO MUCH FUN!" came the yell from the guy who doesn't try anything. "I LOVE it! Ommphhh!" Brandon bellowed just as he hit the pads. "Can I go again? Pleasepleaseplease?"

"Fine since you both really want a go we can all race down together. OK lets go." Bloom suggested and then walked to the edge of the balcony.

"But the are only two banisters that are the same length. Which ones are we going to slide down?" Brandon asked curiously.

"You, Brandon shall be sliding down the left banister and you, Sky shall be going down the right I shall go on my own. Now on the count of three. 1, 2, 3, GO!"

Sky and Brandon slid down their banisters and skidded to a stop on the marble floor at the bottom.

"Where's Bloom, Sky?"

"I'm still up here! Now you will see a demonstration of my gymnastic skills!" Bloom announced and then jumped off the railing. While the boys were panicking, Bloom was doing part of her winning routine. A Barani flip then land, forwards handspring triple back flip, a one-handed cartwheel round-off and then stood up to do her finishing pose. "Was that OK? I think that my Barani flip was a bit off. I need to practice. So how about we go and unpack the moving truck and get some furniture in your house, OK?" Bloom asked the stunned boys and then walked out the open front doors.

"Wha- Huh- HOW? H-how did she do that and not die?" Sky stuttered, stunned and then ran after Bloom to help her.

"I always knew that she was amazing." Brandon said dreamily trailing after Sky and Bloom.

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"Wow! How does your daughter do that? She just leap off a fist floor balcony and landed safely without hurting herself! That is amazing!" Renea asked a proud Vanessa.

"Bloom started gymnastics when she was three years old so has been doing it nearly 13 years now. Her 16th birthday is in two days but she already has what every girl dreams of having so now I don't know what to get her. It's so hard to give a satisfying gift to a girl on her 16th birthday." Vanessa confessed.

"I know just what to get her! My friend from Paris I coming and so I can get her some designer clothing and accessories that every girl would have only in their dreams. How does that sound?" Renea asked Vanessa excitedly.

"That is PERFECT! She will love them! Bloom is more of a jeans and tee shirt kind of girl not a fancy dresses everyday girly girl. Do you think you can get stuff that she will like?"

"Sure, of course. And I can even think of a gift that the boys and I can give her! Ohh this is so exciting! OK now I need to go and help your daughter help Brandon and Sky unload the truck. Ny friend comes tomorrow so I should be able to give the stuff to you then." Renea stated and then walked out the door.