Chapter 7- Meaning and Awkwardness
Roxy paced back and forth in her Alfea dorm room. After Aidan's revelation and some discussion, the two had decided to return to their respective schools. What could they do? Roxy suggested that Aidan should go to the Museum officials and tell them, but Aidan wanted otherwise. He didn't want to end up as a laughing stock or a freak show. Roxy could understand.
Letting Aidan's talent go unchecked didn't bother Roxy so much, though. Aidan just wanted to be a normal wizard guy. Like how Roxy wanted to be a normal girl on Earth. Roxy could respect that. It's what Aidan had read in the scrolls that drove Roxy nuts.
"You could read the writing on the scrolls?" Roxy stared at Aidan. "Aidan, that's amazing. We should go to the museum officials and tell them! Aidan! You'll crack one of the greatest mysteries in the universe!"
"No!" Aidan shook his head. "I don't want to go to the museum officials."
"Why not?" Roxy stopped and glanced at Aidan confused. Aidan had a chance at greatness.
"I want a normal life, ok? I don't want to be examined and pointed at, known only because I could read stupid scrolls. I want to be a wizard of great achievement, of my own making. Roxy I'm not going to stupid museum officials."
Roxy felt bad then. "I understand. That's how I felt on Earth. I just wanted an ordinary life, then boom. I was the fairy princess of Tyr Nan Og." Roxy looked at Aidan. "Sorry." Roxy added.
"It's okay." Aidan shifted uncomfortably. "Roxy. There's something I think you should know about the scrolls."
"Yeah?" Roxy looked at Aidan.
"Well, you probably won't believe me." Aidan laughed nervously.
Roxy snorted, then covered her mouth in embarrassment. "Please. If I can believe I'm the princess fairy of Tyr Nan Og and that you can read those unreadable scrolls, I think I can believe whatever you have to say about the scrolls. If there has been one thing I've learned in the last few months, it's that I need to believe more." She smiled at Aidan.
"Well, Roxy, the scrolls mentioned something about your friend."
"My…friend." Roxy nodded, urging Aidan to be more specific.
"Your friend, Bloom."
Roxy nearly collapsed. "Bloom? But, what about her? She's dead, gone!" Roxy stared at the ground.
"The only thing I read was her name. It popped out at me, several times, then I panicked. I'm sorry I couldn't read more." Aidan looked sorry.
"It's okay. Maybe we should head back now." Roxy suggested. Aidan hurriedly agreed and the two went their ways.
Roxy shook her head. Now what? What should she do? Bloom was dead, but some prophetic scrolls had made reference to her. What did it all mean? Roxy paced for a few seconds more, then made her decision. She grabbed her cellphone and dialed.
It was time to call the ex-Winx girls.
Stella grumbled to herself as she and the girls made their last search for Roxy. They'd gone to Alfea, then to Red Fountain, and now here they were running through Magix in search of the impossibly invisible Roxy. Boy, the girl got around though. She must've spent her whole day traveling!
"Stella? Can we stop? These heels are killing me." Musa moaned.
"Heh. How do we fight evil in those things?" Layla joked.
"Uh, duh! We fly." Stella collapsed on a bench. Flora sat next to her. Musa and Layla just plopped down on a nearby patch of grass. Tecna leaned against a tree.
"Well, we haven't gotten even close to finding Roxy." Musa grinned. "That girl sure knows how to fall of Tecna's radar."
"She didn't fall off my radar! I just couldn't get a lock on her power readings." Tecna crossed her arms indignantly.
"It's okay Tecna. When I asked the trees, they pointed us to an army of squirrels." Flora winced as she said squirrels. Stella sniggered.
"How was your search of the malls, being that you claimed to KNOW them better than anyone?" Tecna asked Stella.
Stella sighed emphatically. "Zilch at the mall. But when I stopped in at a café, a waitress said she saw Roxy and a guy having lunch."
"And not some random chick with pink hair?" Layla questioned.
"I hinted about the blonde tipped bangs! Jeesh." Stella harrumphed.
"Kinda like old times, huh? You all teasing each other." Flora commented. All the girls fell silent then. Awkwardness filled the spaces. Flora sighed. "Look, girls we're still friends. Just because of Bloom's death we don't have to be awkward around each other. I just hate it!" Flora hugged herself.
Stella hugged Flora then. "Sorry. I didn't want awkwardness."
"None of us do, Flo." Musa sat up. Layla followed suit and nodded.
"This awkwardness is only a figment created by one's mind as an explanation for moments when a group lacks conversation or another form of noise between them." Tecna's tone softened. "I never wanted to create such a figment."
"Well…we might as well give up on…" Stella was interrupted by the ringing of her cell phone. Stella glanced at the caller i.d. "It's Roxy!"