These last sixteen years
I do not own winx club.
Chapter 4
The party guests were silent. The winx and the specialists were in shock. Twins, Bloom had given birth to twins. The silence was broken by Valerius saying:
-"I'm so sorry Sunshine. You were right when you said that Flare held a heavy resemblance to king Sky because she's his daughter."
-"Apology accepted Valerius." Sunny said
-"Mom, dad, you guys have some major explaining to do!" The kids yelled at the same time.
-"Did you know about this? Did you know she was pregnant?" Seneca asked his mother
-"Yes. After queen Daphne and King Thoren's wedding, we woke up to find her room empty. When we went down to the dining room; there was a note written by Bloom and a pair of home pregnancy tests on the table." Musa said
-"And what did the note say?" Ivy asked
-"It said that she had taken a pregnancy test because she was suffering symptoms associating with being pregnant. She had taken the test twice because she didn't believe the first results. She said that she was leaving for earth to raise them without threats from Diaspro. She also said that she wasn't changing her phone number and that if we wanted to find her, we should go to Gardenia and speak with her parents." Helia explained
-"And did you?" Nabu asked
-"No." Roy said
-"Did you call?" Polly asked
-"No." Tecna said
-"You're kidding." Corona said
-"Nope." Stella said
-"Oh boy." Sonata muttered
-"What are you going to do?" Aria asked rhetorically
-"I'm going to go and find them so I can get acquainted with my daughters." Sky said
The kids looked at each other and yelled at the same time:
-'Are you out of your mind!"
-"That's a terrible idea." Aqua yelled
-"Why, I think it's a good idea?" Nex asked
-"Because, king Sky, no disrespect, but you have been out of their lives for the past sixteen years. That means you've missed sixteen years of firsts, sixteen years of birthdays, you've never gotten in contact with them and they probably don't want you their lives anyways. They've grown up with out. And the same thing applies to all of you. So logically, I highly doubt that neither Flare nor her sister, Alice would want you to show up after sixteen years." Tiana said
-"I think the same would apply to Bloom as well. I doubt she would be to happy if you suddenly showed up on her doorstep after sixteen years hoping to pick up where you left off. I mean think about it, wouldn't you feel the same?" Polly asked
-"I'm sorry guys, you make some good points but my decision stays. We'll go and see them tomorrow." Sky said
-"Were you even listening, this is a terrible idea. I bet that when you show up, you won't be greeted with smiles, you'll be greeted with glares from the three of them." Anne snapped
-"Anne, that's enough." Aisha said
Anne looked at her siblings and friends and shook her head. She had a feeling that tomorrow would not go well.
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In Miami, Flare helped her mother get Alice into her pyjamas and clean off her makeup. When they were done, both mother and daughter left for their respective bedrooms. Bloom entered her room, cleaned her face, stripped into her pyjamas and collapsed onto her bed. She fell asleep quickly. She didn't hear Flare slip into her room and place a light kiss on her forehead. Flare left her mother's room and walked to her own. She turned on the light, traced her fingers across the emerald green walls of her room as she walked over to her vanity. She cleaned off her makeup and took off her dress. She hung it up in her closet and put the belt on top of her dresser. Not bothering to change into her pyjamas Flare just turned off the light, flopped down on her bed and fell asleep immediately. The next morning, Bloom woke up at her usual time. She quickly checked on her daughters, Alice was still asleep was still asleep, much to her surprise. She walked down the hall to Flare's room and, not surprisingly, she was still sleeping and in her underwear no less. Bloom shook her head and walked into the kitchen. She picked up her phone and dialed her boss's number. Her boss picked up her phone on the second ring.
-"Hello Ms. Peters. What can I do for you today?" She asked
-"Savannah, I can't come into work today." Bloom said
-"How come Red? Are you sick?" Savannah asked
-"I'm not sick boss. Its Alice, she got hurt last night." Bloom explained
-"Oh my god, is she all right?" Savannah asked
-"She's fine; she's still in bed though. I need to stay home and look after her." Bloom explained
-"Alright Red, let me know how she's doing though." Savannah said
-"Thanks boss. I'll let you know when she wakes up." Bloom said
-"Take care Red." And with that her boss hung up
Bloom put her phone down and started to make breakfast.
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Meanwhile, in Gardenia, the winx and the specialists appeared in front of Bloom's old house. Sky knocked on the door. The kids had refused to come. The door opened and Mike's face appeared in the doorway. The man raised an eyebrow before saying:
-"And what are you doing here?"
-"We're here to see Bloom, is she here?" Stella asked
-"She used to be here but she moved out six months before the twins were born." Vanessa said coming into view
-"Do you know where she is?" Sky asked
-"Yeah, but why would we tell you?" Mike asked sarcastically
-"Because we want to see her again and meet her daughters." Musa said
-"Now, are you guys seriously that thick?" Vanessa asked "You guys had sixteen years to come and see her and you come now?"
-"Uh..."
-"Let me get this strait, you waited sixteen years to try and find her and now you expect us to tell you where she is? Unbelievable." Mike muttered
-"Please Mike, Vanessa; we really want to see her again. Please tell us where she is?" Sky begged
-"Alright, she living in Miami. I've got her address inside. Let me get it." Vanessa said going inside
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Flare woke up to the smell of pancakes. She grabbed her robe and walked into the kitchen. There she found her mother standing over the stove and a large plate of pancakes on the table. Just then Alice came into the kitchen looking intently at the pancakes.
-"Good morning girls." Bloom said smiling
-"Mom, what are you still doing at home?" Alice asked
-"I stayed home to look after you Alice. How are you feeling?" Bloom asked
-"Better, I'm still a bit sore. I don't really remember much. I'm sorry, I couldn't transform in time." Alice said
-"Alice," Bloom said with a sigh, "it wasn't your fault. Diaspro attacked you when you weren't looking.
-"Besides Ali, your big sister did a good job of protecting you while you were unconscious." Flare said
-"Thanks Flare, so mom what are we doing today?" Alice asked
-"I don't know. Do you want to go to the beach or do you girls want to go a Dr who marathon?" Bloom asked her daughters
-"Dr who!" Alice and Flare said at the same time.
-"Alright girls, finish your breakfast and then get dressed. I'll handle that clean up if you, Alice, pop the popcorn and get drinks and if you, Flare, set up the DVD player." Bloom said
-"Yes mum." Both girls said as they ate their pancakes.
Bloom shook her head and sat down to eat. Both girls finished at the same time and ran to their room to get dressed. Flare was out of her room first. She was wearing a pair grey sweatpants and an old blue T-shirt. As she walked past the door, she heard a knock. "Who would be visiting now?" She wondered as she opened the door. She sneered and said:
-"And what are you doing here?"
-"We're here to see your mother and to get to know you and your sister." Tecna said
-"Oh yeah, sorry, not happening. I'm not letting you anywhere near my mother or Alice." Flare snapped
Just then Alice came around the corner and asked:
-"Who's at the door Flare?" Before catching sight of the winx and the specialists. Her eyes narrowed sharply
-"And what are they doing here?" She asked
-"They want to see mother and get to know us." Flare said scowling
-"You said no right?" Alice asked her sister coming to her side.
-"Yeah, I told them that I wasn't going to let them near mom or you." Flare growled
Just then Bloom came around the corner saying:
-"Alice, Flare, I'm not paying to air condition the whole neighbourhood... guys!"
-"Hey Bloom how are you?" Flora asked
-"No." Bloom said
-"What?" Timmy asked
-"I said no. Get off my front doorstep this instant!" Bloom growled
-"But Bloom, we came to see you. Aren't you happy to see us?" Stella asked
-"Yeah, I would have been happy to see you a year or so after Alice and Flare were born but sixteen years later. No." Bloom snapped
-"But, we wanted to start again." Aisha said
Alice laughed angrily before saying:
-"Oh, so you think you can come here to pick things up where you left off with mother and get to know us at the same time? Ha ha, sorry but that is so not happening."
-"Alice is right, not happening. Get off my front doorstep right now!" Bloom snapped agreeing with her youngest
-"But, Bloom, I'm their father, I want to get to know them. You can't deny me that right." Sky said
-"Hah!" Flare laughed "if you're our father then where the hell were you?" She said indicating to herself and Alice. "You aren't our father, if you were, you wouldn't have missed out on sixteen years of birthdays, sixteen years of Christmases and sixteen years of firsts. I remember when Alice and I were five. We asked Santa for a father for Christmas. What we got a photo of you and mom. Then mom explained everything. She told us how you guys had met, your courtship, all the good things that had happened between the two of you and the bad things too. We had the entire story told to us that morning. We weren't mad at mom for leaving, we were mad at you for never getting into contact. And the same with you, you call yourselves mom's friends but you aren't. You never looked for her. You didn't care. Both Alice and I don't want you in our lives. You are not our dad, no matter what you say. So stay out of our lives." Flare snapped
-"Flare is right. You all missed out on too much. Stay out of our lives." Bloom said and with that she closed the door.
Looks like Alice, Flare and Bloom aren't happy with the winx or the specialists. Will they forgive them? Only time will tell. Read, like and review. Later Dana.