Bloom's Lesson

Chapter 10

In the morning when Bloom woke up, she found that Sky was still there fast asleep, she smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips, but then she realised he was suddenly away and he tightened his arms around her to pull her close to him and made the kiss more passionate.

'Good morning.' Bloom whispered between kissed.

'Good morning.' He said back to her and then pulled away from her and looked around at the clock 'I guess I should be getting up.'

Bloom tightened her grip on his arm silently saying don't go, he chuckled and lent in to kiss her again, not a real kiss, but a quick peck.

'But why, you always have to go somewhere!' Bloom moaned while he got out of the bed 'Please stay!'

He turned and smiled. 'Sorry, I have a ball to plan.'

Then she woke up fast and sat up on the bed. 'Ya, why wasn't I told about this ball until last night by Christina, why didn't you tell me?'

'Well I was going to when I brought you to lunch, but you got me distracted talking about Christina.' He said sitting down in the bed beside her.

She took the opportunity and cuddled up to him and rest her head on his chest, he let out a sigh and wrapped his arm around her small body. 'Ya, what was going on last night, why do you have to take Christina away?'

He didn't reply to her immediately, he stay silent for a few seconds, and Bloom started to wonder was she listening to her at all but then he said. 'someone in the castle knows about Christina, he or she has send us a note claiming that they live inside the walls of the castle and they know about Christina, and they are going to tell her and everyone in Eraklyon.'

Bloom sat up and looked at him, he looked back at her with a sad expression.

'We were going to send her to Alfea with Ms Ferigonda, tell her she was going to get some pre-hand experiences about her powers but as you saw, she wasn't two keen about leaving, she is afraid to go back to her father.' He closed his eyes 'Even though that is not possible.'

'Why isn't that possible?'

'Because Liam is dead.' He said and turned to look at her again, she stared at him in horror, that was not true, how could he be dead, why didn't they tell her.

'What?' Bloom said and he pulled her close to him again and gently rocked her back and forth.

'A few days after we took Christina from him, he decided that with his wife gone and his daughter not even his own he done away with his life.' Sky said softly.

'Oh my god.' Bloom said putting her hand to her mouth in shock, she couldn't say anything so he continued.

He got up and walked across the room and opened one of the drawers by the mirror and returned with a piece of paper. 'This was a note he wrote before he killed himself.'

Bloom took the paper from him with shaking hands and started reading note.

This note is to be brought to the king and Queen of Eraklyon. (Was written on the front)

I cannot do this anymore, I haven't got the strength, I have nothing worth living for now that my wife is gone and Christina is not even mine, I hope that you understand Samara and Erendor, no one had planned for this to happen, I just wanted my happy family and a year ago I had it, and everything was taken away from me, even though I love Christina deeply, she is not mine, she is yours and it doesn't feel right me raising your child anymore, please understand, I leave Christina in your care please take care of her, and please tell her how eternally sorry I am for how I treated after Lillian died, and that I love her more than anything.

P.S please I beg you, tell Christina the truth, don't let her grieve over the people who she thinks are her parents, I beg you, tell her. It is my dying wish, please follow my wish.

Boom felt tears run down her face as she read.

'She doesn't want to go back to him, but I honestly don't have the heart to say that he is dead, and the she will start to says that she is an orphan, and the public find out that her supposed father is dead, they are going to take her away into and orphanage, and I can't handle that Bloom, I just cant.' He said and stood and rubbed his eyes.

Bloom knelt up in the bed and reached up to cup his face in hers, his eyes were red and a tear made its way down her face, she gently rubbed them away with her fingers and then kissed him 'It won't happen, you won't let them, you are the king, can't you stop them from taking her, to them she is your cousin.'

'I can't to, but Mother and father thinks it would be best for everyone if she went to and orphanage.' He said.

'What, why would they think that was the best, that is a horrible thing to do, you can't just put her into and orphanage.'

'What can I do Bloom, she not my child, and I hardly see mother and father trying to adopt her, even though she is their birth child, they will think it is too hard.' He said and then walked away from her too the window, his back turned to her.

Then a thought passed her mind, she thought it was the a bit ridiculous, but what harm would it be to say.

She got out of the bed and walked over to him, stopping three feet from where he stood looking out the window, she took a deep breath.

'Why don't you adopt her?' she asked, unsure if it was the best idea anymore.

But it worked in getting him to turn around he looked confused so she continued with her theory. 'Why don't we both adopt her, both of us, I mean it could be a great way to keep her here and look at you, you care so much about her that you will do anything to keep her safe, and I wouldn't mind, because in the last two days I have fallen in love with that child,' she finished and he just stood there looking at her.

'would you actually do that for me?' he asked.

'I would do anything to make you and that little girl, I have never been in an orphanage but anybody would know that they are not the nicest place, and how could I sit by and watch you give up your sister, I would be happy to adopt Christina.' She said.

In one quick movement he was across to her, had her wrapped in a hug and her lips were captured by his and she treaded her fingers into his hair and moaned in delight.

'Thank you.' He said between kisses.

When they came back up for air sky's blue eyes were shining with delight.

'let's not get hasty we can't just go in and tell make them hand her over to us, we have to ask her fist, then your parents and then my parents and then you have to announce our engagement.' Bloom chuckled and he smiled and grabbed her hands in his 'Well then let's get dress and go to talk to my parents.'

'And she doesn't have to go away now?' Bloom asked

He laughed 'No, not anymore.'

'and were going to tell her what Liam wants her to know.' Bloom asked him remembering how Liam wanted Christina to know about her parents.

Sky looked uneasy then a smiled spread across his face 'I guess we can't keep it from her forever.'

XxX Continued in Chapter 11 XxX