Chapter 10: Illusions of the Heart

He couldn't believe it. Was it really her? Her teal eyes told him the answer was yes, and his excitement turned to despair once he realized the situation. She was dangerously hurt, and considering how cold it was in here and how thin the garments on her were, it was only a matter of time before she'd freeze to death. Timmy was not going to let that happened. He'd lost her twice already and was not going to let her die, especially not before his eyes.

"Tecna," he whispered. "What happened to you?" She didn't answer, so he took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. He rubbed his hands together and tried to warm her. It seemed to work, because she didn't feel as cold after a while, but the temperature was dropping, and he wasn't sure how much longer he could keep this up.

Eventually, he got to tired to keep it up, and knew that if he didn't get some rest, he'd fall asleep doing something. So, he made sure that Tecna was in a good position, tried to clean her wounds, and went to a spot where the ground wasn't at hard and it didn't feel like he was frozen.

Before he fell asleep, he could hear himself talking, half to himself, half to Tecna: "I love you Tecna, and I won't let anything happen to you. Just hang in there, and I'll find help, okay?"

She didn't really say anything, but he could hear her voice in his heart. "I know Timmy. I love you and know that you've forgiven me for my lies."

He knew he loved her, but he was sad that she didn't know that. What a huge mistake he'd made, choosing to break up with her. What had come over him? He didn't finish the thought, because he fell asleep.

When he awoke, it was 'morning' and he felt a like tapping on his shoulder. At first, he thought he was still at his apartment with the guys, and Riven was trying to wake him up. The consistency of the tapping told Timmy whether or not Riven was in the mood to hit him with a bucket of cold water. He'd done that since he'd lost Tecna.

He was completely taken aback when he heard a voice. It was quiet, but he could tell it was coming from right in front of him. He opened his eyes and was shocked to see Tecna looking him right in the face. "Tecna?" He said, suddenly remembering how he'd found her. "You're alright?"

She didn't answer. Instead, she hugged him. But suddenly, she let go and went a distant away from him.

"What's the matter?"

"I-I don't deserve you." She spoke shakily and sounded like she was losing her voice. She cleared her throat. "What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing." He smiled, but she just looked at him with sadness in her eyes. "What's wrong?"

"You're not supposed to be here; I am."

"What do you mean? What happened? Please, tell me everything."

She nodded. "Well, first I left, and then I ended up in the palace of my good friend, Ella, queen of the realm of Joy. I worked there as a servant, though she insisted that I was a guest, I didn't want to listen." She paused.

"Then what happened?"

She frowned, telling him it wasn't good. "Well, then I met up with one of my old friends from Zenith. Her name is Serefina and she's from the weather realm. She told me that's she changed since we'd last met, and I had to agree. I noticed that she'd turned to dark magic and was a dark fairy now."

"What else could you tell?"

"Well, she told me she got a hold of the Kantoria, which is an old spell book that teaches magical being how to turn weather magic into evil things. She told me that if I didn't agree to imprison myself, she'd do something horrible. Judging from your presence, she's doing it anyway. I knew she would, but staying away from you guys might help."

"Help what? You're telling me that silhoette is Serefina?"

She nodded. "I'm afraid so. I think I know why she wanted me, but luckily, I prepared ahead for something like this." She coughed. "So, do you still have the stone I gave you?"

He nodded and pulled it out of his pocket. It'd been with him since the day he'd found it. He had no idea why she was mentioning it, but knew it must be important if she was mentioning it now.

"Good," she said. "Don't lose it. Keep it with you. It shall be used later."

"So, how do we get out of here?"

"We don't. You see Timmy, you're not where I am. I'm really unconscious, and this is a nightmare; it doesn't exist. I don't know where you are, or where I am, but somehow, you contacted me in my dream."

"Am I asleep too?"

She shook her head. "I think this is a daydream. You must've been thinking about me so much, your heart led you to me. What's the last thing you remember?"

"Well, I was fighting who you say is Serefina with the guys and Winx Club, and your cousin, she joined the club. Serefina hit me with some attack. I was swarmed in darkness, but suddenly, a purple light saved me, and the next thing I know, I'm 'here'."

She smiled. "So my thoughts were right. Alright Timmy, if you say there was a battle going on, you should get back to it before Serefina realizes you managed to talk to me. Okay, so blink your eyes three times and think of Magix. Got it?"

He nodded. "I love you Tecna. Please be okay."

Her eyes teared as she said, "I love you too. Goodbye." She was shocked when he kissed her and waved.

He sighed and did as she told him to. He opened his and suddenly, he was at the café in Magix. Serefina had disappeared and everyone was on the ground, exhausted.

"Guys?" He said, looking at them.

"Timmy?" Sky asked, standing up. "What happened?"

"I-I don't know." Everyone else had gotten up and was listening to him at this point. "I appeared in a daydream and Tecna was there. She told me that somehow, I'd communicated with her, and we met up in her nightmare. She told me that the woman we just fought is Serefina."

"Hold up!" Crystal shouted. "Serefina? As in from the realm of weather?" Her words grew louder as she finished her sentence.

Timmy nodded.

"That witch! Just wait till I get my hands on her!"

"What?" Bloom asked. "What's there to know about this Serefina?"

Crystal was fuming with rage at this point. "Serefina was mine and Tecna's friend, but she's had it out to get her ever since Tecna stopped her a couple years back from trying to take out the princess of her kingdom. That happened when she'd come home from her first year at Alfea. Nobody knows that she helped except the three of us, and you guys, but it effected Serefina greatly. There's been rumors she turned to dark magic, but I had no idea she'd gone that bad."

"What are we going to do?"

"I don't know, but no matter what it'll be done together." Bloom finished.

I decided to be generous, so I posted two chapters today. I hope you enjoyed them. And, just to let you know, I'm having a little problem coming up with ideas for the next chapter, so help would be appreciated. Oh, and I'm still deciding on a sequel.

So: Where is Tecna? Why did Serefina kipnap her? Will the Winx Club be able to once again win the battle, or will the victory fall into their enemy's hands? Will Tecna and Timmy ever be together again?