OMG! Chapter 10 is already up! I'm so excited! This chapter is T rated, so just a warning.

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So many emotions were going through Helia's mind; anger, stress, panic, fear. Two words that sent chills up his spine were still replaying in his mind. Bye Helia. Two such simple words had the biggest effect on him. What would Eric do to Flora? Helia didn't know what he was going to do, but he sure knew what he wasn't going to do. He wasn't going to let Eric hurt Flora. There is no way; that he was going to let that happen.

Helia ran around his dorms getting his friends in order. He was slamming on their doors, dragging them out of their rooms and getting them to meet him in the main living room.

"What's going on?" Sky asked seeing his panicked friend.

"Eric has got Flora" Helia replied. "He is refusing to let her leave, and I have no idea what he's doing to her. I know that she's in trouble."

"Let's move out. Brandon, call the police" Sky instructed as the guys took their weapons and ran out of the door.

The girls sat on the couches in their apartment. No one talked, no one spoke. They were all worried about where Flora would have gone.

"You think she went to Alfea?" Bloom suggested.

"Possibly, but we called Mrs Faragonda before to keep a look out for Flora" Tecna answered.

The girls were back to silence again. After another minute, the silence was broken by the sound of Stella's phone ringing. She walked over to it and answered it.

"Hello?" Stella answered. "Wait Brandon, what's going on? …. She's where? … But, he wouldn't hurt her right? …. Oh my god! We're on our way!"

"Stella, what's wrong?" Layla asked.

"Eric has Flora. She's in trouble" Stella said and the girls grabbed their coats and ran out of the door.

"Why did you do that?" Eric demanded getting angry at Flora. "You said that you were going to call Faragonda"

"I'm sorry, okay. I just thought that Helia would be better to call since his uncle is the headmaster" Flora lied.

"Liar!" Eric yelled and he slapped Flora across the face.

The impact was huge that it caused Flora to fall onto the ground.

"You see what you made me do, Flora! I don't want to hurt you, but if you keep pushing me, I will" Eric said.

Flora looked up at him with tears in her eyes as she held a hand to her reddened cheek. Eric sighed and squatted on the ground besides Flora.

"Don't give me that face, Flora. I told you that if you lied to me, I wouldn't be as lenient" Eric said and he caressed her face.

Flora didn't flinch this time, she was afraid at what Eric would do to her if she did.

"That's a good girl. See, I can be a nice guy, you just have to show me the same respect in return" Eric said tucking hair behind her ear.

"Eric, I know you want to get into Red Fountain, but, I have to go sometime. My friends are probably wondering where I am" Flora said looking at the ground terrified.

Eric pulled away and stood up.

"You mean him right? Helia's missing you, isn't he?" Eric yelled. "He's not good enough for you, Flora. With me, if you play your cards right, you could have anything you want. All you have to do is show me off to reporters as your boyfriend and help get me into Red Fountain."

Flora gained a small amount of courage and she slowly stood up.

"Helia is good enough for me, Eric. He does not treat me like you're treating me now. And I refuse to help you cheat your way into Red Fountain. You have no idea what it takes to be a hero. You are not a hero, and you never will be" Flora said.

Flora stared at Eric as anger flashed through his eyes. Eric growled angrily and slapped Flora again sending her to the floor. He immediately crouched over her and pinned her to the ground.

"You better watch your mouth, Flora. Now, I will not hurt you, if you stay quiet and do not leave" Eric warned calmly.

Their conversation was cut short when Flora's phone started ringing.

Down in the lobby, the guys, girls, and police were waiting to see if Helia could get a hold of Flora from upstairs.

"She's not picking up" Helia said to a policeman.

"Excuse me" the policeman said to the concierge at the reception desk. "We received a call from suit number 24 about 20 minutes ago, and we can't get a hold of anyone. Is there any chance that you could let us in?"

"I'm sorry sir, but without guest permission we are not able to" the concierge answered.

"This is official police business, madam" the policeman replied showing his badge. "We believe that there is a woman upstairs who is in trouble."

The guys, girls, and policemen made their way to the third floor of the hotel to see if Flora was still inside. They walked up to the door and knocked.

"Excuse, Mr Austen" a policeman called knocking on the door. "This is Agent Chaser of the Magix police. Are you there?"

Eric looked at Flora still pinning her to the ground.

"You did this" Eric whispered and slapped Flora's face. "Keep quiet and I won't do it again."

Flora nodded as tears ran down her face.

"Mr Austen" the policeman called from the other side of the door.

The policeman turned to the teenagers and the rest of his team.

"No one is in there" the policeman said. "Let's go."

"No, no" Helia said determined and he walked up to the door. "Flora!" he called.

Flora's face brightened slightly hearing Helia's voice. He sounded so angry and protective. How she wished to let him in, but she couldn't risk getting slapped by Eric again.

"FLORA!" Helia called again.

More tears fell from Flora's eyes. She wanted Helia so badly, and he was just on the other side of the door. What would be worse? Being slapped by Eric calling for help but have them barge in, or, stay one more minute with Eric?

"Alright, let's go" Flora heard a policeman say.

"Helia, he's got me hostage!" Flora yelled.

Helia's heart stopped beating. His beloved Flora was being held hostage in that room. She sounded so scared. Her terrified voice sent chills throughout his body.

"Why did you do that?" Eric yelled and he grabbed hold of Flora's neck.

The police barged into the room with their guns out, and Flora's friends ran in behind them.

"Sir, don't move" one policeman said.

"Release the girl" another said as the last two policemen slowly circled the room.

"Flora!" the girls gasped seeing Flora like this.

She had terror and tears in her eyes. She was finding it hard to breathe, and Eric wasn't letting her go.

"Or what? You're going to shoot me? But you will risk getting Flora, too" Eric said looking at Flora.

"Eric, let Flora go" Helia ordered calmly as the girls stood back watching the scene unfold.

The girls clung to their boyfriends and watched Helia reason with Eric.

"Why? Don't you hate her? After all of the nasty things she said to you last night. How she didn't believe you, didn't trust you. I would be doing you a favour" Eric replied.

Flora's face started turning red. She was coughing and gasping for breath. Helia cringed at Eric's words. He didn't hate Flora, he loved Flora. How could Eric think that he hated Flora after one argument? He may have second thoughts about their relationship, but he could never hate her.

"Why would you want to do that? You hate me" Helia said. "You want to be a hero, Eric, right?"

Eric nodded his head and slightly loosened his grip around Flora's neck.

"What you are doing now, you will never be a hero. You have to earn your right to go to Red Fountain, not lie and cheat."

"You don't know anything, Helia" Eric said angrily. "Saladine let you into the school with open arms because you're his nephew. You look at me with that smug look because you got into Red Fountain through relations, and show off my ex-girlfriend, taunting me. My parents have relations with your uncle, but they never believed in me."

"I got in by my own merits, Eric. I saved Red Fountain's campus, and saved Flora's life" Helia replied. "To be a hero, you must put people first."

Flora looked at the ground sadly and gasped for air again. She remembered that day. Helia always placed others before himself, and he was always truthful. Why did she suddenly forget all of that?

"I can tell you right now, Eric that Professor Saladine will never let you in. Look at what you're doing. Is this is making of a hero?" Helia asked.

Eric looked down at Flora.

"It's not. If you continue to do this, you will never be the same. No one would ever accept you into a school, at all. But if you let Flora go, you could get a second chance" Helia explained.

The policemen watched Eric carefully. If Eric made one wrong move against Flora, they would be ready. Everyone was silent as they watched Eric. Helia was holding his breath waiting to see if his words had any effect on Eric. Eric made no efforts to move. Flora laid there still gasping. Helia couldn't wait any longer. Not with Flora at stake.

"If you want to be a hero, then do the heroic thing, and let her go" Helia added.

Eric looked at Helia, and then looked at Flora. Flora looked at Eric's eyes. They were filled with fear, but also kindness. Why was he doing this, to someone so nice? Eric knew that Helia was right, he just couldn't stand seeing someone like Helia, who he thought was lower in status then he was, get into the best school, and get a girlfriend before he could. He couldn't stand how smug Flora looked with the wizard's nephew on her arm.

Eric sighed and he released his grip around Flora's neck. Flora gasped for air as Eric stood up and the police arrested Eric. Flora sat up and started coughing trying to get air in. Helia immediately ran over to her, skidded to the floor and wrapped Flora in his arms.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" Flora said crying none stop.

"It's okay, it's okay" Helia repeated calming her down.

The other winx girls ran up to Flora and Helia and joined in a group hug. The other guys stood where they were watching as the police escorted Eric out of the apartment. Everything was silent in the room except for Flora's sobbing as she cried in Helia's arms.

Everyone was silent in the hospital room. No one wanted to talk until they saw Flora. After the police called an ambulance, the paramedics took Flora to the hospital to look her over. What they didn't realise was that a group of paparazzi were waiting for them outside the hotel. They swarmed the girls as the paramedics pushed passed. The guys kept reporters away as Helia followed the paramedics wheel Flora into the car and take her to the hospital. They immediately wheeled her in to see a doctor. They all knew that Flora was almost strangled to death, but they didn't know what happened before hand. Flora could have been thrown up against glass for all they knew.

They all waited in a private office as Flora was in a private room sleeping. They were all really worried to see how Flora was. Helia was a nervous wreck. He had never been so scared in his life. The silence was almost unbearable to each other, but no one knew what to say or how to make the situation better. They all suspected Eric and his behaviour, but no one voice it more than Helia. After a couple more minutes of waiting, Flora's doctor walked in carrying a clip board.

"Thank you for waiting" the doctor said as she took a seat. "I'm sorry that it took a while."

The gang all huddled around her desk waiting to hear any news.

"I have performed a thorough check on Miss Flora James and-"

"Is she okay?" Stella interrupted. "He did force himself on her? Oh my god! Is she going to die?"

Brandon placed a hand on Stella's shoulder to settle her down. The doctor smiled at her.

"I appreciate that you are all worried about Miss James, but, rest be assured…" the doctor dragged on.

The gang listened to every word that she said. The doctor was deliberately dragging the information out slowly, and they didn't like it. The doctor suddenly smiled at them.

"She is fine" the doctor informed.

The group sighed in relief.

"Do not worry, Miss James was not forced upon, and aside from a bruised tracheal track, and swollen cheeks from where he slapped her-"

"He slapped her!" the girls interrupted.

"Yes, several times according to Miss James, but aside from those, her tracheal track was not permanently damaged, only bruised, and her breathing will return to normal by tomorrow morning. I believe that Miss James held her own and is very brave and lucky that her assault wasn't a little more serious" the doctor continued.

Helia stared at the doctor. Flora was almost strangled. How can the doctor say that it wasn't as serious? Although, the doctor could have seen way worse cases.

"Can we see her?" Bloom asked.

The doctor smiled again.

"Miss James is sleeping at the moment, but, if you are willing to wait, I believe that one person at a time will be alright for visiting" the doctor answered.

"We will wait for as long as it takes" Helia replied.

"Very well" the doctor said with a smile.

The doctor got up from her chair, opened her door, and led the group down the hall towards Flora's hospital room. She stopped after a minute of walking outside a room. She turned to face the group.

"Now, I do warn you, that when Miss James wakes up, she won't be able to talk that well, so assure her she needs to talk if it's absolutely necessary" the doctor said and she walked away.

The gang sat outside Flora's room and waited for her. Everyone hadn't sat more than 2 minutes when Tony and Ellie ran down the hallway coming towards their direction. Helia sighed to himself at his rotten luck.

"How is she?" Ellie asked scared.

"She is fine" Bloom replied.

Ellie sighed in relief. "Thank goodness" Ellie replied and took a seat with the group.

"What do you mean fine?" Tony said displeased. "Is she able to speak? What about singing? Will Flora be able to sing tomorrow? She ran out of her album recording and we need to make up for lost time."

"Excuse me, Tony, but Flora has been in a terrifying situation, and all you care about is her singing for your stupid album?" Helia said angry.

"Hold on, Helia" Tony defended.

"No, you hold on. Ever since you gave our girls that recording deal, you have done nothing but force things down their throats, take them away from class work, take them away from us, but most of all, you have thrown them into shark infested water filled with reporters, lies, cheating, and possible danger" Helia yelled. "Just look at Flora in there. She is in there because someone took advantage of her position in society as an idol, and it turned out for the worse."

Everyone was silent. No one wanted to say something worrying about getting stuck in the middle of the argument. Helia was right, but no one was going to admit it. Helia stared Tony directly in the eyes and did not move. He wanted to show Tony that Helia was not somebody that you want to mess with. Not when it came to Flora or his friends especially.

Flora stirred in her bed. The sound of angry voices echoed into her bedroom causing her to awake from her sleep. She slowly opened her eyes and saw her friends standing outside her room. She smiled seeing friendly faces, but more importantly, seeing Helia outside again. But she couldn't understand why the angry voice yelling was coming from Helia.

"Helia" Flora said softly.

Everyone was so quiet that even Flora's whisper was heard. Helia whipped his head around and instantly ran into Flora's room. The girls jumped up and rand to the door. They were about to join them when they remembered the doctor's advice.

"A maximum of two people in" Tecna whispered.

The girls groaned in annoyance and went back to sit down. Helia closed Flora's door and slowly walked over to her.

"Hey" Helia said sitting on a chair beside her bed.

"Hey" Flora replied softly with her voice crocky.

"The doctor said that you shouldn't speak unless it is absolutely necessary" Helia informed.

"Talking to you is absolutely necessary" Flora replied not caring.

"Were you able to sleep at all?" Helia asked.

"Not much" Flora answered. "I awoke to the sound of yelling."

"Sorry, that would be me"

"I should be the one who is sorry" Flora said sadly and turning away from Helia. "I just keep going through everything in my head. You were right Helia. You were right. I wanted him to have changed so badly that I fooled myself into thinking that maybe people can change overnight" Flora turned so now that she was facing Helia again. "I just want everything to go back to normal. The way it was" she added caressing Helia's face.

Helia looked into Flora's eyes. Her eyes always sparkled when she looked at him. He couldn't believe that this beautiful girl had chosen to be with him. But now, looking into them now, all he can see is how Flora didn't trust him and chose to believe her ex over her boyfriend. Helia loved Flora, he didn't deny it. He would tell her to her face, but after everything that has happened, how Flora didn't trust him, turned against him, and how she's been acting differently ever since the band came together, he wasn't ready to forgive and forget.

"Flora" Helia said slowly taking Flora's hand away from his face. "I love you. I love you more each day, but, with everything that has happened, I just think that it's a little soon. I mean, you didn't trust me when I warned you about Eric. You chose to believe him, over me, and I'm your boyfriend. You turned against me and said that I was treating you like a pet."

"I know Helia" Flora said with tears filling her eyes.

"Flora, honestly, with you being in this band, it has changed you, and not for the better. It pains me to see that my sweet darling angel is changing into someone she's not. That her attitudes and trust have changed, that her values have changed. You are placed in a weak point in your life where anything can happen to you. People can take advantage of you, people could stalk you, and people will try to hurt you. I love you Flora, but I can't stand watching you turn into someone you're not."

"Can't" Flora stuttered as tears slowly ran down her cheek. "Can't you just forgive me?"

Helia looked sadly into Flora's eyes.

"No"

Flora forced her eyes shut as tears flowed from her eyes.

"I don't know if we should be together" Helia continued. "I mean, look how easy it was for someone to come into our lives, and come between us. How do I know that it won't happen again?"

"It won't. You have to trust me" Flora promised.

"Like you trusted me?"

Flora looked down at the ground, scared to look Helia in the eyes. What he said struck a nerve, but she knew she deserved it.

"This band is changing you, and not for the better. It is influencing you to trust in the wrong people, and mess up what is right and what is wrong."

"But…Helia" Flora sobbed.

Flora looked into Helia's eyes and they were hard, and slightly cold. There was no changing Helia's mind. He looked as though he had given it a lot of thought, and that was the way it was.

"So that's it?" Flora sobbed.

"I can't pretend that it didn't happen. I can't pretend that you find being in the band is more important than trusting me" Helia replied.

Flora didn't attempt to hold back the tears. They poured from her eyes and they didn't stop. She turned over in her bed and stared out of the window.

"I want you to go" Flora asked softly between tears.

"Flora" Helia said feeling bad for leaving things like this.

"Please" Flora demanded.

Helia obliged and he got up from his seat, opened the door, and walked away. The girls watched as Helia left the hospital. That only meant one thing to them, and it wasn't good. They didn't care what the doctor did, they all immediately ran into Flora's door and slammed it shut.

"We're done" Flora immediately responded hearing the door behind her slam shut.

Chapter 10 is done! What did you think? This is one of my favourite chapters so please read and review :)

~AngelAlexandra~