"Normal people take the front door." I commented from my position on the bed. I was lying on my stomach reading a book about something called Enchantix.
"How in the world did you know I was here?"
I looked dover my shoulder to where Valtor had just become visible, a look of shock on his face.
"I've ben practicing, I can now do the same thing you do, you know, the one where you can sense the other piece of the dragon flame."
Valtor looked impressed as he crossed his arms over his chest "I'm impressed fairy princess."
I groaned "Why do you insist on calling me that?"
"Because you are literally a fairy princess and because you are always dressed in bright colors."
"They only seem bright because yours are so drab in comparison. Why do you wear such dark colors?" I asked Valtor, taking in his black jeans and black tee shirt.
"Because, every so often you want to express your darker side, or in my case, every day."
"Would you stop calling me fairy princess if I stopped wearing such bright colors?"
"Maybe, but I can't imagine you wearing anything else, so I needn't worry about that." He reasoned, letting his body fall into my multicolored beanbag chair.
"I can be dark when I want to." I replied, turning over so that I was looking at him.
"Sure you can fairy princess." He flicked his wrist and my closet door opened, clothes started flying out and past Valtor, his eyes only stayed on a piece of clothing for a second before he moved on to the next.
Ten minutes later he had sorted through all my clothes. "This," he said, holding up an outfit combination consisting of dark jeans and a lavender halter neck top "Is the darkest outfit you own." I sighed but didn't argue. "I'm afraid fairy princess is going to be your nickname for life."
"I'll show you." I muttered, turning back to my book. "I'll be dark next time you see me, so leave"
"But I just got here." Valtor said, sitting up from the beanbag.
"Yes, and now you're leaving." I concentrated my powers on the window and it burst open.
Valtor sighed but stood up "I'm going to leave, but only because you impressed me with that feat of magic." I waved over my shoulder "And when you come back you'd better come with more information on Enchantix."
"Will do fairy princess." I turned and threw my book at him, but he was gone.
It took several weeks but eventually Valtor came back. "What are you wearing?" Valtor asked while chuckling.
His eyes flashed from the dark blue crop top to the grey sleeveless hoodie zipped only to my belly button. His gaze lingered slightly on the exposed skin of my stomach before his eyes drifted down to the short ruffled black skirt that left most of my legs exposed. By the time his eyes reached the black converse on my feet (those being a gift from my parents from a trip they took to earth), his eyes looked ready to fall out of his skull. "Clothes," I responded trying not to laugh.
"That's debatable." He muttered his eyes once again landing on the exposed skin.
"Eyes up here buddy." I said laughing
"Sorry but you are showing so much skin it's distracting.
"Bloom!" Both of our eyes snapped to the door "Bloom, what are you wearing?" my mother asked. My eyes drifted towards where Valtor had been standing and I was not surprised to see him gone.
"Clothes" I responded, laughing to myself. Valtor and my mother had both had the same reaction, though, my mother's eyes were quickly filling with horror, and emotion Valtor had not shown when admiring my outfit.
"Well change into something sensible young lady, your fiancé and his family will be here soon, and you cannot greet the King and Queen of Eraklyon in… that." With one last glance at my outfit my mother turned on her heel and exited my room.
"I'm agreeing with your mother Bloom." Valtor said, reappearing, his eyes still drawn to the bare skin at my waist.
"Your outfit is completely inappropriate to wear to dinner tonight"
"yeah?" I asked, "And why's that?"
"Because my eyes are drawn to your naked skin, just like that stupid prince's eyes will be, do you really want him seeing your thighs?"
The thought made me shudder, but I also wanted to get rid of my nickname. "Is that your way of saying you'll be jealous that the prince gets to see all this?"
"No." Valtor said quickly "Bloom, why are you being so much like me today? This teasing is not like you."
"Exactly." I said, walking towards him "Besides, you're the one who commented on my clothing choices, I thought you would like this one."
His yes lit up and I knew he finally understood why I was dressed the way I was "is this about your nickname Bloom?" he asked, placing a gloved hand under my chin. I couldn't help but notice the way the gloves complemented his leather jacket and jeans and that his t shirt was dark grey today instead of black.
"Give me a new nickname and I'll change, otherwise you have to suffer watching the prince eyeing me up."
"You know fairy princess isn't mocking?"
"What?"
"I don't call you fairy princes to mock you Bloom. I call you that because you are just that, you are what every princess should be, kind, compassionate, beautiful. And fairy, never feel ashamed of being called a fairy, fairies are powerful, ruthless, the people who support this entire dimension."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that being called a fairy princess should be considered one of the highest compliments a girl can receive, and this is me, calling you a fairy princess, not as an insult but to express how much I admire you." The tips of his ears turned pink and before I would respond he disappeared. I looked around for him, despite the dragon fire connection telling me he was truly gone. In surveying the room my eyes landed on a book laying on my bed. The title "Inside Enchantix" seeming to glow on the cover.
That was the first time I realized that Valtor may have feelings for me, real feelings. It was also the first time I admitted to myself, that maybe, just maybe, I had feelings for him too.