Bloom ran out of the auditorium and headed straight for the forest.
The Forest…
Bloom stopped a couple miles into the forest and leaned against the trunk of a nearby tree, gazing upwards.
-I can't believe she did that, I've kept those feelings buried for nearly a decade- Bloom thought mostly to herself.
-We should have known this experience wouldn't be as easy as turn up and upgrade ourselves…are you okay- VD asked.
-Yeah…but if she ever tries that again she's going to meet Mayhem- Bloom replied as tear fell down her cheek before dripping onto the grassy floor.
-I agree, after all there are many reasons why we buried those emotions and you should never dig up the past- VD replied.
-Yeah…at least she didn't force us to remember what happened that day…where we came from- Bloom replied, VD had among other things improved Bloom's memories greatly and she could now remember the destruction of Sparx, the screams of her people, the death of her family, everything, she and VD buried this memory years ago but they both know it's there and can easily be remembered with enough effort.
-Yeah- VD sighed.
Meanwhile…
Griselda had dismissed everyone after what happened with Bloom and after a quick, yet painful, healing spell she headed to Faragonda's office.
Faragonda's Office…
The queen of detention knocked on the door before swiftly entering the office.
"Is something wrong Griselda?" Faragonda asked when she saw Griselda's worried expression.
"In class today one of my students sort of volunteered to help me give a demonstration…she was good and forced me to use a technique that would allow me to see her moves before she made them…but…" Griselda trailed off.
"But what?" Faragonda asked.
"…I didn't just see her moves…I felt her, her very soul…and it hurt…she felt so alone, so angry and depressed…I've never felt so many negative emotions from a fairy, she'd probably give Griffin a run for her money" Griselda explained.
"Which student was this? I think we should try to get her to talk about it and maybe we can get rid of the negative emotions" Faragonda explained.
"It was Bloom Brock, the one we accepted from Earth" Griselda explained.
"Ok, well when you see her, tell her that I wish to talk to her" Faragonda stated, growing concerned for Bloom.
"Very well" Griselda responded before taking her leave.
Meanwhile…
Once Griselda had dismissed her class Flora went off in search of her roommate, she'd never felt such loneliness before and she was worried for her friend's wellbeing. She ran into the Courtyard and closed her eyes, listening to nature as it whispered into her ear telling her where Bloom was.
Flora took off into the forest, following the directions nature gave her until she found Bloom sat with her knees held up against her forehead at the foot of a tree. Flora approached Bloom slowly and placed a comforting hand on Bloom's shoulder.
The minute Flora touched Bloom she felt it, like in the auditorium she felt an incredible wave of loneliness and negative emotions so great that it almost overwhelmed her, almost. Flora's legs shook slightly.
Bloom slowly looked up at Flora, she was surprised to see her and that she hadn't even sensed her coming even with her incredible power level.
"Bloom are you okay?" Flora asked sweetly.
"Yeah, am fine" Bloom responded, deliberately been aloof, she may want to become friends with Flora, gain her trust but her past was something she'd rather keep to herself.
"No Bloom, you're not, I felt your loneliness Bloom, all those negative emotions…now please Bloom, tell me what's wrong" Flora begged as she sat down beside her.
-She's certainly persistent- VD pointed out.
-You got that right…what should I do?- Bloom asked.
-Tell her how alone we were, tell her that your father spent most of the time behind bars and we were alone, that should be enough- VD replied.
-But…you know how I feel about my past- Bloom argued.
-I know but it's the best way to get her to feel sympathy for us and perhaps will side with us when the time comes, besides if you don't tell her she won't stop asking questions and if you want her trust you must give her yours- VD explained.
-Fine- Bloom replied.
"Please Bloom, tell me, you can trust me" Flora said, trying to comfort her roommate.
"Fine" Bloom sighed, her voice filled with emotion "I practically grew up alone, I had no friends, I was an only child with no mother and my father spent most of the time behind bars…we…I've been alone all my life" Bloom said her voice filled with emotion.
"Oh…I see…" Flora said slowly, she had felt Bloom's pain but from what she had been told was only a small piece of her inner pain, though she did notice Bloom refer to herself as we for a brief moment but decided not to comment on it.
Flora pulled Bloom into a hug, comforting her.
"I buried those emotions years ago…Griselda forced me to remember them" Bloom said as tears began to roll down her cheek for the first time in years, before she'd been like a statue, never feeling, nothing ever phased her, not that it mattered the only 'person' she usually spoke to was VD but what Griselda did had caused the stone to crack and begin to let her emotions seep out.
"You should never bury your feeling Bloom…our emotions are what makes us human…we all hurt inside…you just need to talk to someone and hope they can help make it better…if you ever need help or just to talk I'm always here" Flora said in a comforting tone as she drew Bloom into a tighter embrace and caressed her cheek wiping away a tear.
"Thank you Flora…I'll do well to remember that" Bloom replied her voice overflowing with emotion.
That Night…
Mayhem was running through the forest scanning everything within range and adapting whatever she found to make herself stronger when saw something out of the corner of her eye, she stopped and slowly turned to face it, it clung to the shadows and would appear invisible to anyone or anything even Bloom had VD not enhanced her site.
She saw a dark female figure, all features hidden, she stared at the figure and the figure stared back at her, it's head tilted to the side and took a step forward, it was definitely female if it's large bust was anything to go by, it had lavender hear that went down to her rear with small needle like points sticking out of her body, her eyes large and white, other than that there was nothing no features but that was enough for Bloom to know that the figure before her was a Symbiote host.
"Who are you?" Mayhem asked.
"Is it not polite to give one's own name before asking another's?" the figure replied as it looked her over, drinking in her form.
"We are Mayhem now who are you?" Mayhem asked again.
"We have many names but you can call us mistress" she responded.
"So we're not the only Symbiote host here" Mayhem stated.
"No, you're not" she replied before flashing to in front of Mayhem, they were now mere inches a part and she leaned in and whispered something into her ear which made Mayhem freeze and slowly back away from her but before she could say anything she was gone, disappearing into the night.
A/N Hope you all liked the chapter, sorry it's so short