A/N: The Poll results are in and, unless you viewed them while they were up on my profile, the winners shall be revealed throughout Bloom's 3 part adventure at Alfea.

Unfortunately the move caused me to pause my writing, so I was only able to get part 1 done, but now that I'm settled in I should have parts 2&3 done rather soon.

Without further delay, let the story commence!

Chapter 6

It was a rather boring day at Cloud Tower, not much excitement going on at all.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!"

Whoops. Spoke too soon.

"But Mumma Griffin-"

"No! I won't have you anywhere near that place."

"It's too dangerous little rose!"

Bloom pouted.

She'd been trying for the past half an hour to convince her Mumma Griffin, and now her Mama Mirta, to let her go with Auntie Flora and Musa to visit Alfea, but so far things weren't looking good.

Griffin turned on the Trix.

"How can you all just be okay with this? I thought I tasked you with her safety! Not to mention, Darcy, you're her MATE, her bonded one, you should be the most protective of her. Have you all LOST YOUR MINDS?!"

*Sniff*

Darcy forced herself to stay calm as she wrapped her arms protectively around a teary-eyed Bloom, having been frightened by the steadily growing louder yelling from her mommas, removing her large fedora and gently running her fingers through her red locks to calm her.

"Are you both finished?"

Even Griffin would admit, though not openly, that Darcy's glare sent a small shiver down her spine. This was the look of someone ready to remove any perceived threat to her mate.

But she still wasn't ready to back down yet. Except the illusion witch, bordering on Mistress at this point, cut her off before she could even get a word out.

"The reason I'm not voicing my worry, and believe me I still am, is that she's going to be with Flora and Musa the whole time, and I trust them to watch over my little flame."

Mirta protested.

"But what if Fargonda-"

"They've assured me that woman won't even be on the premises, apparently she had sent two of the professors off to take care of a few tasks, and they failed, so now she's left to oversee them herself and she won't be back for the next three days."

"Are you sure?"

Darcy's glare softened slightly.

"I understand your worry. Bloomy's been through a lot and you've been powerless to stop any of it. You don't want to lose her, I get it. But though she doesn't show it often, she's 16, and she needs to be able to make at least some decisions in her life so she can LIVE it."

"It's okay."

Bloom turned to face her mommas, wiping the remaining tears from her eyes and putting back on her now favorite hat.

"Mommas just want me to be safe. If they think it's too dangerous to go, then I won't. I don't want to upset anyone, especially not my family."

Griffin locked eyes with Darcy, then her goddaughter for several moments.

"... Give me sometime to think this over."

Darcy stood from her seat.

"We're all going to get lunch."

"That should be enough time for me to come to a decision."

Everyone quickly filed out of the room, leaving Griffin sitting behind her desk, thinking quietly for several minutes.

"Can I trust you to watch over her, Du?"

The red clad woman stepped out of the shadows next to her friend, taking a seat upon the desk.

"You know you can Griff, but Darcy's right, she's 16. She needs to be allowed to make decisions in her life."

She sighed.

"You're right, but, it's just..."

DuFour gently stroked her friend's right cheek, managing to calm her.

"I know."

Both sat in silence, DuFour still stroking her friends cheek while they waited out the time.

Eventually her friend stopped her ministrations and stood up, disappearing back into the shadows.

A moment later there was a knock on the door.

*Knock, knock*

"Come in."

The group stepped back into the office, giving Griffin a few moments to gather her thoughts.

"Alright, I've made my decision."

Everyone glanced at Bloom who looked a little nervous.

"I've thought it over, and I've decide... to take a chance... and allow Bloom to visit Alfea for the weekend."

Bloom cheered, glomping her mumma excitedly.

"Yay! Thank you thank you thank you!"

"But you be on your best behavior and DON'T leave Flora or Musa's side or sight, understood?"

She nodded enthusiastically.

"Uh-huh! Don't leave Auntie Flora or Musa's side, nope nope, not one moment."

She chuckled at her goddaughter's antics.

"Alright dear. Now, go pack for your weekend trip, and do have fun."

Bloom giggled, leaping from her mumma's lap and grabbing Darcy's hand, the rest of the group chuckling and following as she tugged her mate along to their room.

"Come on Dar-Dar! I gotta go get packed for my trip!"

Snickering, she noticed Mirta still standing by the door.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?"

Losing her smile, she adopted a serious face as she shook her head.

"Honestly? I hope so."

XXX

(Magix)

The two had decided to get some ice cream while waiting to meet up with the two fairies.

Bloom took another happy lick of her cone of Bubblegum ice cream.

"When are Auntie Flora and Musa supposed to be here?"

Darcy took a spoonful of her Cookie Dough ice cream, thinking a moment.

"They should be here within about a half hour or so. I've been curious, why do you call her 'Auntie Flora'?"

The little redhead shrugged.

"Well, she doesn't quite feel like my Mommas, but she doesn't feel like a sister, or like you Dar-Dar, so I chose Auntie. She says she's happy to be my Auntie."

Darcy smiled at her little mate's antics.

"That's good."

Both fell into a comfortable silence, just enjoying each others' company, as well as their ice cream.

5 minutes later both had finished and were leaning back in their booth, Bloom sitting in Darcy's lap, just waiting for the other two to show. Watching Bloom fiddle with her MP3 player, she decided to start another conversation.

"So, have you gotten any new music lately?"

She grinned excitedly.

"Yep! Stormy took me out this week and got me alll of the CD's from my favorite band."

Darcy raised an eyebrow.

"The Birthday Massacre?"

She nodded.

"Yep!"

She sat back a little more, getting comfortable.

"I admit, they are pretty good, what is it you like about them so much?"

Bloom took a few moments to think.

"Well, it speaks to me."

Darcy stayed silent, letting her gather her thoughts.

"The beats are really soothing, they calm me down when I feel angry or upset. I guess people might find some of the lyrics dark or depressing, but I don't see it that way, they actually seem carefree and willing to express anything. I don't know, I guess I can't really explain it, I just really like them. Sorry."

She shook her head, planting a kiss on her little mate's cheek.

"I think you explained it quite well little flame, you don't have to defend your taste in music to me."

Smiling, she leaned back, pulling Darcy's arms a little more securely around her, and handed one of her earbuds to her, both placing them in their ear as she selected a song from said band and putting the rest on shuffle.

{Pins and Needles}

Closing her eyes Bloom rested her head upon her lover's chest, enjoying this peaceful moment.

XXX

"Bloom? Wake up little flame."

Slowly opening her eyes she yawned and stretched, apparently she'd accidentally fallen asleep listening to her music and the sound of her mate's heartbeat.

"Hmm? Oh!"

She noticed the smiling form of Flora standing next to the booth, Musa chuckling next to her.

"Auntie Flora! Is it time to go visit Alfea?"

Flora helped her up as Darcy stood to stretch as well.

"Yep, that's right sweetie. Sorry we took so long to get here."

Musa rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, Stella was pestering us and causing a scene."

Darcy narrowed her eyes.

"She's not gonna be a problem is she?"

Musa shook her head, taking a sip of the strawberry shake she'd purchased while letting Bloom rest a bit.

"Nah, we'll be able to deal with her if she starts anything."

Tossing the empty cup in the trash she grinned.

"Alright! You ready for your weekend at Alfea Lil' Red?"

Bloom giggled pumping her fist happily and eliciting chuckles from the others, as well as the matron and the few other customers there.

"You bet!"

Musa copied her fist pump.

"Alright then, let's go!"

And on that note they left the ice cream parlor and made their way back to the school.

XXX

(Alfea grounds, just outside the school)

"What's going on here?"

The group of four looked up as the assistant principal of Alfea, Griselda, walked up with a stern yet questioning look upon her face.

"Why is there two witches here on Alfea grounds?"

Flora smiled pleasantly and went to answer, but Bloom beat her to it.

"Hi! I'm Bloom, and Mumma Griffin agreed to let me spend the weekend at Alfea with Auntie Flora and my friend Musa, I don't want to be any trouble, I hope I'm not too much trouble, your glasses are really pretty, they bring out your eyes, am I in trouble already?"

Griselda blinked, taking a moment to analyze everything the little redhead had blurted out at once.

"Ah, you must be Griffin's special student, the one I could tell she sees as a daughter. It's nice to meet you Bloom, I'm the assistant principal of Alfea, Griselda, and no dear you're not in any trouble, so long as you try not to cause any."

She smiled lightly, adjusting her glasses.

"Thank you for the complement, I'm rather fond of my glasses as well, yours look rather cute on you too."

She turned her attention to the other witch standing protectively next to Bloom.

"Judging from the way you're watching me like a hawk, you must be the infamous Darcy I've been hearing about. Don't worry, I can assure you your bonded will be well taken care of during her stay. Now, I don't believe anyone will object to giving the little dear a tour of the school?"

Bloom nodded excitedly, then froze, looking torn between staying and exploring.

"But, I'm supposed stay with Auntie Flora and Musa at ALL times, can't leave their side."

Flora looked contemplatively between Bloom and Griselda, settling on the later and taking on a look of concentration, never breaking eye contact. After a few moments Griselda's look of confusion changed to realization.

"Oh, yes, I give you permission."

Closing her eyes she seemed to mentally search for something, until finally she opened her eyes, smiling.

"It's okay sweetie, you can go with her, we'll catch up with you a little later."

"Excellent. You two finish getting things squared away with her bonded and I'll start the tour, you'll be able to meet us at the library. Come along dear, there's plenty to see."

"Yay!"

Darcy watched the two run off to start the tour of the school.

"Are you sure she's trustworthy?"

The floral fairy smiled.

"She is, and I think we have Bloom's mysterious woman in red to thank."

Filing that bit away for later, Darcy shook her head.

"Alright, I'll be back Sunday morning to pick her up, but until then I'm entrusting you two with her safety."

Musa smirked.

"No worries, we'll take good care of her, ain't nothing happening on our watch!"

After discussing a few more things Darcy bid both goodbye and left to return back to Cloud Tower.

"Alright, let's go find our little princess and see what she's gotten up to."

A/N: And that's part one. I really do recommend checking out The Birthday Massacre if anyone's interested, I listen to them all the time when I need to clear my head after work or going through one of my depression swings, in fact every time I work on this story I listen to them the whole time.

R&R please, and I'll see ya in part 2!