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Bloom was in her room trying not to make contact with anyone for the next several hours. That was the most humiliating thing in her life and an innocent person could have been hurt. She wondered if Tafari was as 'innocent' as she seemed.

Bloom reflected on what happened and replayed the moments in her mind over and over, and then remembered

'Where those gills on her neck,' she thought

Out of her entire magical experience, despite seeing trolls, magic rings and enchanted prisons this had to be the strangest thing she ever saw. She desperately wanted to investigate but after tonight's events it was better to stay put. She heard a knock on the door.

"Bloom, sweetie, open the door. It's me, Flora," she cried

Bloom hesitantly opened it and let Flora inside. Flora pulled up a chair next to Bloom's bed. She took a moment to think before she spoke of tonight.

"It wasn't that bad," said Flora "All you really did was spill a little water on Tafari. I'm sure she's all right."

"Yeah, but…" interjected Bloom

Flora made a gesture to stop Bloom from speaking "Why don't you talk to Sky? I'm sure he'll forgive you."

Bloom looked down to the floor and thought on the idea for a moment.

Would Sky forgive me after this?

Would he still want to be my boyfriend?

Would he love me?

"Bloom, Bloom," pounded Sky on the door "Let me in,"

I can't let him see me now.

Flora read Bloom's expression and went to the door "Umm…Sky, Bloom needs to be by herself for a bit," she began "Why don't you come back later?"

Flora shut the door in his face, making his depression worse. He felt so stupid thinking he could invite all three without there being disaster. He had to speak with someone. It would be Brandon but he was getting the third degree from his girlfriend. He walked down the stairs to the main hall and down a few dark corridors until he arrived at a heavy gold door with inscriptions on them.

"Tafari," he called "Tafari, I need to speak with you again,"

A gentle breeze flew and swung the huge doors. The room was grand filled with rare silks hanging on the walls and the canopy bed. The carpet was made of rich fur and dimly lit candles lit the room in crystal and silver chandeliers. A long in-floor pool stretched across the room leading to the back wall. The pool led outside to the lake near the palace.

"Tafari," he called "Where are you?"

"I'm in here," she responded. She rose to the surface of the pool and rested her head on the ivory rim and closed her eyes before speaking again. "I'm always here,"

"I need your advice," he said "I want to talk to Bloom but she refuses to see me. Do you think she hates me?"

"Absolutely not," began Tafari "She just needs her space for the time being. She's feeling humiliated. Let her get over it for a bit but try to get to her before she does anything rash."

"But how…" he began "How?"

"Do I look like Harry Potter to you?" she asked

"Who?" asked Sky

"I forgot you don't know who that is," said Tafari "It will be nice to have a conversation with someone who knows all of these earth alliterations."

Sky face looked hopeless and Tafari gazed at him with pity.

"You truly need help," she said "Listen closely to my words."
Sky leaned in to hear what she had to say and together they devised a plan to get Bloom to talk with him. After the discussion he left feeling more relieved than he ever had in a long time.

Meanwhile in the palace…

"What do you mean you're staying here?" asked Riven

"I mean I'm staying her for the celebration," answered Kuno

"The celebration is over, Kuno, go home," responded Riven

"I've been invited to stay in the palace,"

"Are you kidding me?" asked Riven

Kuno pulled out an authentic invitation to the birthday festivities and stay in the palace through everything signed by the King and Queen of the planet themselves.

"For crying out…" began Riven

"If you'll excuse me, I'd like to go to my guestroom," said Kuno walking off.

"I'm going to kill Sky," muttered Riven under his breath.

The other specialist were watching Kuno walk and looked to Riven still cursing. It was going to be a nightmare with both Diaspro with the girls and Kuno with them.

Somewhere in the halls…

Bloom had become restless and decided in order to make things right, she would have to apologize to Tafari but how exactly. She asked Flora to make one of her famous bouquets for Tafari as a start but much more than this was needed to make amends. She made her way through the halls, up the stairs and to the infirmary. The only light was dimly lit candles and moonlight. She looked left and right but did not find Tafari.

"Tafari," whispered Bloom "Tafari, are you asleep?"

"Excuse me," asked a voice "But may I help you find someone?"

"I'm looking for Princess Tafari," began Bloom "Squire Brandon brought her up here a few hours ago."

"I'm sorry, Princess Bloom, but Squire Brandon has not," responded the voice "As a matter of fact no one is here except for us."

"Okay, well thank you for the help," responded Bloom

Bloom left the infirmary puzzled about the information she'd just receive. Where was Tafari and why wasn't she here when Sky told Brandon to bring her here?

Kuno's Guestroom…

Kuno decided to go to bed after he finished packing. Not too much could be done on the planet and he was bored. He didn't get along with the specialists. As a matter of fact, he really didn't want to be here, but his parents forced him to come so they wouldn't be so rude as to refuse the invitation.

He sighed, laid back on the bed, shut his eyes and thought about his future after he graduated. It would have been nice to have a special someone to talk to but it just wasn't his nature to make friends with people beneath him. He was a genius and needed to be with intellectuals. Timmy was intelligent but all he talked about was Techna, his girlfriend and every girl he talked to only talked about their clothes and what sales they intended to catch. He heard a sweet, feminine voice harmonizing:

Lay your head on my pillow

Here you can be yourself

No one has to know what you are feeling

No one but you and me

I won't tell your secrets

Your secrets are safe with me

I will keep your secrets

Just as the pages of your diary

Kuno's eyes snapped open and scanned for the owner of the attractive voice. He bolted out of the room and tried to run to the voice, trampling through corridors. He couldn't control himself. He had to see who the enchanting voice belonged to.

I feel such a connection

Even when you're far away

Oooo baby if there is anything you fear

Come forth, call and I'll be here

He found the corridor where the voice was loudest. The inscripted, golden doors were the only things standing in his way of finding her. He desperately tried to open the doors but they wouldn't budge. Then a gust of wind came to open the doors for him. He entered the romantic room, taking in every detail and hoping to see the object of his desires but he had no luck in obtaining her. The room had no other life but him.

"Dude, what are you doing in here?" questioned Sky

Kuno turned to face the specialists looking at him quizzically.

"I heard something," Kuno stated

"Dude, there's no one here," said Brandon

"Even if there was someone here, you couldn't wait until you put some pants on? No one wants to see you in your boxers!" stated Riven

Kuno looked down to his boxer in embarrassment. He forgot he wasn't wearing pants.

"I think you need to rest," said Helia

The guys left the room except Brandon and Sky. They waited until everyone else left the corridor before speaking.

"Tafari," said Brandon. He waited for Tafari to appear on the surface of the pool.

"Yes," she answered

"That wasn't funny," he stated

"What wasn't funny?" she questioned innocently

"Making Kuno look like he's crazy in front of everyone," replied Sky

Tafari giggled for a bit and said "Yes it was,"

Sky and Brandon had to laugh for a bit too. It was funny.

"Good night boys," said Tafari

"Good night, Tafari," they responded

"Could you guys do me a favor and get goldfish or two in here," she said "It's lonely as hell in here!"

"Good night, Tafari," they responded

With Bloom….

"You mean to say that she wasn't in the infirmary?" asked Flora

"No," responded Bloom "She was never there,"

"This is too suspicious," said Stella "Besides you poured water on her. It's not like you poisoned her."

"She could have some type of water allergy," stated Techna

"There's no one in the universe with a water allergy," said Layla "It's impossible."

"There were gills on her neck," said Bloom

"Are you sure?" asked Flora

"Yeah," said Bloom

"I saw them too," interjected Stella

"We have to investigate this girl," said Bloom "There's something off about her,"