When the boys woke up, the Winx were already in the main chamber of the apartment.
"Hey, come sit with us," Amalia said, seeming to be less shy. Anagan sat next to her and the others sat next to him.
"Want some breakfast?" Bloom asked.
"Sure," they all took some cereal.
"So, anything new with Duman?" Musa asked.
"I'm afraid not. He's still out, but he'll wake up eventually, right?" Anagan said.
"Right," Roxy said. "So, what're we going to do today?"
"No idea, but I don't want to stay around here all day," Stella said. "Why don't we go swimming at Lake Roccaluce later?"
"Sounds good to me," Ogron said.
"I could make it so we can all breath under water," Aisha said. Everyone liked this idea.
"You can do that?" Roxy was amazed.
"Yup, I'm the princess of Andros."
"What's Andros?"
"It's the heart of all oceans, and my home planet."
"Cool," Roxy said.
"It's settled then. We can go now," Tecna said.
"Ok, but we should probably tell Zanuck and Soroya. Are they awake yet?" Aisha asked.
"Yeah, I'll go tell them," Gantlos went into their room.
"I can't wait; this'll be so much fun!" Musa exclaimed.
"Hmm, should we tell the guys?" Flora asked. The girls looked at each other.
"They don't need to know, besides, they would probably just start a fight, and we don't want that," Stella said. "And we aren't doing anything wrong."
"True, but if they find out we didn't tell them, they're going to get really mad," Flora was concerned; she wanted Helia to trust her.
"So, we won't let them find out!" Stella stood up for emphasis. "None of us are telling them, and we'll check around the lake to see if they're there. Easy peasy."
"I'll set up a detector to monitor the perimeter," Tecna said. "And if they come, we'll all swim to the bottom of the lake until they leave."
"When did this become a spy operation? I mean seriously, they're our boyfriends, will they really care?" Bloom asked.
"Ok, think about what just came out of your mouth," Aisha said. Bloom thought for a minute.
"Oh, right. Well, there's no harm in having some fun at the lake, and it's not like it matters."
"That's what I'm saying!" Stella said. Now, Gantlos walked in the room.
"They're going to stay here, but we can go," he said.
"Alright, let's motor!" Stella said, changing all of the girls. They all walked over to the lake. "See anyone?" Everyone looked around.
"Nope, I'll set up the system," Tecna pressed a bunch of buttons on her laptop, and ten little devices flew out half a mile around the lake and hooked into trees. They created an invisible sensor dome, and Tecna would be notified if anyone walked in.
"Ok, good to go!" Stella said, changing the girls into their bathing suits.
"You know what we need? A rope swing," Bloom said, making one appear on a tall tree. Most of the girls looked confused.
"Uh, what does that do?" Flora asked.
"Allow me to demonstrate," Roxy ran over and climbed up the platform. "You just grab on, push off the platform and let go!" She said as she splashed into the water.
"I'm so not trying that, it's scary looking!" Amalia said.
"It's so much fun, though!"
"My turn!" Anagan ran over, they had all changed on their own, and the girls were happy about that. He jumped in from the swing, followed by his brothers. They all came up laughing, happy to be able to swim again. "Come on, Amalia, just try!" The others had already jumped in.
"Well, ok…" she said reluctantly. She climbed up the platform and grabbed the rope. She took a deep breath and jumped, splashing the guys with water. When she came up, she was laughing, too. "That was so much fun!"
"Told you," Roxy said.
"Ok, who wants to breathe under water?" Aisha asked.
"All of us," Stella said. Aisha shot everyone with her morphix, and they all glowed pink. Everyone dove under, and they were amazed at the scenery. There were hundreds of kinds of fish, and they were all very pretty. The rocks were all light blue and speckled. They split up and started exploring. Anagan and Amalia both found their way to the same cave, where there was a large stone that cast a glow over the walls.
"Whoa, that's so pretty!" Amalia said. Anagan was entranced, too. He slowly floated over to her.
"It sure is, it reminds me of a certain fairy," he said. Amalia was confused; it seemed that she and Roxy were both clueless about boys.
"Really, who?" She asked. He looked at her with loving eyes, and she blushed, her eyes widening.
"You, duh." He swam farther into the cave, leaving her astonished. She debated on whether or not she should go after him, and she did. He was sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall.
"So, what was that about?"
"I said you were pretty," he said, looking at the ground.
"Then why did you just leave?"
"Hey, you're not the only shy one here," he said. She swam over and sat next to him.
"You don't seem shy," she said. "You weren't shy about helping me, but you are quiet."
"That's true," he said. Then he laughed. "I guess we're a perfect pair."
"Maybe," she said. "So, am I just a pretty face?"
"No, you're really cool, I like that you aren't a total girly girl. You're also caring, powerful, and I know you can be courageous. That's pretty awesome."
"Well, I don't know about the courageous part, but if you say so," she said. They both laughed at her comment. They just stayed silent for a few minutes, staring at the same wall. It wasn't awkward or anything, it was actually very comfortable. Neither one of them could explain it, but they were attracted to each other, and it wasn't just appearances. It was something deeper. Even though they had only known each other for two days, they could see how the other one was, and they were very much alike. Almost like the song "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake (I have no other way to describe it). Anagan smiled, he liked being with her, even when they weren't talking. "If we're both shy, will we be like that around each other?"
"I don't know, will we?" He reached over and held her hand. "We don't have to be."
"I guess you're right," she said. She leaned her head on his shoulder, and he leaned his head on hers.
"I really like you," he said.
"Now that wasn't shy, was it?" They started laughing.
"No," he said.
"Well, I feel the same way," she said.
"Cool," they looked at each other for the first time since they came into the deeper cave. In their eyes, both saw that the other really meant it. Anagan lifted her chin up to his face and kissed her on the lips, startling her at first, but soon she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck. He leaned his forehead on hers, and they looked each other in the eyes, smiling at how they had come to meet.
"Hey, where'd Anagan and Amalia go?" Flora asked. It had been four hours since they got there, and no one had seen them since they all went under water. Everyone had come to the middle of the lake, wanting to make sure they were ok.
"I have no clue," Gantlos said.
"Let's go look for them," Tecna suggested. "I'm getting worried." Everyone split up, and Roxy decided to check the cave. When she got inside, she saw the glowing stone and the smaller passage behind it. When she got to the next room, she saw them kiss each other again. She immediately backed out and hid, and they were so focused on each other that they didn't notice the pink haired fairy duck into a crevice in the wall. She was giggling at them, finally they got together. Now, should she disturb them, or just tell the others that they're ok? She had an idea. She swam back to the room with the rock.
"Anagan? Amalia? Are you guys in here?" She called, going towards the back room. They didn't even hear her, and she decided to just disturb them. When they heard her giggle, they immediately broke the kiss and turned away from one another, their faces turning pink. "So you're together? That's cool, since when?"
"About fifteen minutes after we got here," Anagan said.
"Well, about ten minutes ago, everyone got worried because we couldn't find you," Roxy said.
"Ok, let's go tell them we're ok," Amalia said. They all swam out of the cave together.
"Well, it's about time you two showed up!" Stella said in her most dramatic voice.
"Where were you guys?" Ogron asked.
"In the cave over there, now, let's keep swimming," Roxy said, trying to dismiss any suspicion. However, it didn't work.
"In the cave doing what?" Aisha said with a smirk. Both of their faces turned pink, again. Flora swam over to them, poking Amalia on the shoulder.
"Come on, tell us what happened!" She was being awfully nosy; obviously she had spent too much time with Stella. Now Musa chimed in.
"Come on, we aren't going to let you escape until you two spill," Musa said. They looked at each other and responded together.
"No."
"Why not?!" Stella said.
"Because." They were bent on making sure no one figured out.
"Do you guys want to go up to the surface while I tell them?" Roxy asked.
"Yes," they said in unison, and swam off before anyone could object.
"Well, what were they doing?" Bloom asked.
"Stuff."
"Really, Roxy, why won't you tell us?"
"Because I'm pretty sure you already know, and they would be embarrassed."
"Please, just tell us," Tecna said. Roxy sighed in exasperation.
"Fine. They're together now." Everyone looked at each other, and the girls let out one big 'aw'. They knew what was coming next.
"So, what were they doing in the cave?" Gantlos asked. He and Ogron snickered.
"If you must know, they were kissing. Kay? Kay." Now Roxy swam to the surface. When she came up she walked over to the new couple.
"So, you told them?" Amalia asked.
"Yup," Roxy said.
"What'd they have to say?" Anagan asked.
"The girls were all like 'AW' and the guys were just snickering."
"Well, I wonder what that means," Anagan said, sure they would be making fun of him at some point. Now, the rest of the group surfaced, all smiling at them. "Oh, no." Stella ran towards them and sat next to Amalia, and the others sat with them, too.
"So, why'd you two decide to get together?" Stella, the honorary fairy of gossip asked.
"None of your business," Anagan said.
"Please tell me!" Stella said.
"Just let them be, Stell," Flora said.
"Fine," Stella crossed her arms and pouted. Bloom conjured a large blanket for everyone to rest on. They all sat down, leaned back and closed their eyes.
"I love this place," Musa said. At this moment, Tecna's alert system detected six people walking towards the lake, and it disturbed their peace with a loud alarm.
"Uh oh, we got a problem."
"What kind of problem?" Roxy asked.
"The guys are coming," Tecna replied.
"Everyone, get in the water," Bloom said. They all took off running and dove under the surface of the lake. The water was crystal clear, so they swam over to the cave and hid there. Tecna sent out her bug camera to see what was happening.
"I can't believe they snuck off behind our backs!" Riven said. "And now they aren't here. Let's go, maybe they're back at Alfea."
"No, my friend, I can sense their magic. All of them are here, including the wizards," Nabu growled. All of them were angry, with the exception of Timmy.
"You guys, I'm sure there's nothing to worry about," Timmy said.
"And if there is?" Brandon asked. "What then?"
"Then we should trust our girlfriends," Timmy answered. Back under the lake, the girls were nervous and starting to cry.
"Oh, they're really mad at us! What are we going to do?" Flora whined.
"We'll go up and try to talk to them, but pretend we didn't know they were here," Amalia said. She grabbed Anagan's hand and started swimming towards the surface. When they got up, they acted surprised. "Oh, hey guys, what's up?"
"You know what's up! All of the girls went swimming with those guys and they didn't tell us! We should have been notified," Helia shouted, startling the pair. They got out of the water, revealing that they were all wearing bathing suits. "Oh, great, and they don't have shirts on." Amalia rolled her eyes at them.
"Why should you have been notified?"
"Because, we're their boyfriends, and we should know when they're going off with other guys!" Sky yelled. Amalia's amethyst eyes turned as red as Anagan's as she stepped towards them.
"Look, they have the right to go out with guys who are just friends. You don't own them!"
"She's right, we don't have feelings for them like that," Anagan said. "And you should really trust them. A relationship built on trust is the best kind."
"Don't give us dating advice when you don't have a girlfriend!" Riven roared. Amalia scoffed at him and went and stood next to Anagan.
"He HAS a girlfriend."
"Oh really, who?" Helia said. Amalia reached up and kissed him, much to the shock of the specialists.
"Me, you dolt," Amalia said.
"Whatever, there's still the concern of the other two," Brandon said.
"You should be ashamed of yourselves. They love you, and you don't trust them enough to let them hang with their friends?" Anagan scolded them.
"Well, I—" Sky started, but was cut off by Anagan.
"They're in tears down there and they won't come up because they don't want to be yelled at. Who do you think you are?"
"Down there?" Riven was confused.
"Aisha used her spell that lets you breath underwater so we could swim longer," Amalia said. "I see it came in handy for another reason, too." Now, Timmy stepped forward.
"I want to talk to Tecna," he said.
"What makes you think you have the right?"
"I'm not mad at her at all, I just want her to know that," his eyes were pleading, and Amalia gave in.
"Alright, fine," she said as she made a mental connection with Tecna. Timmy isn't mad at you, and he wants to see you.
Um, ok, She was still worried, though. "I'm gonna go talk to Timmy, wish me luck." She swam up to the surface to the sight of the growling specialists. She looked at the ground and started to cry again. Timmy walked over and hugged her. She was startled; she had expected him to be really angry.
"I know I don't have anything to worry about, I trust you completely. I also know that they're just your friends, so I'm not mad, ok?" he lifted her chin and wiped one of her tears away.
"I thought you would be mad because we didn't tell you! We just wanted to go swimming, and we thought you would get angry if you knew, so we tried to keep you from finding out!" She kept crying, she had never been so stressed out before. Timmy kissed her, and she started to let up.
"I love you, Tecna."
"I love you, too," she said and smiled, happy to be over with it. The others, though, were fuming, and they yelled at her in place of their girlfriends.
"You mean you THOUGHT about telling us?! We really CAN'T trust you, can we?!" Riven said up in her face. They pushed Timmy out of the way and started to crowd her. This was especially scary because of how tall they were.
"The fact that you chose not to tell us instead of forgetting is absolutely despicable!" Helia yelled.
"I can't believe you, how do we know you all weren't cheating behind our backs?!" Nabu shouted right in her ear. The panicked fairy had never been yelled at before.
"QUIT IT!" Amalia roared. Every guy, including Anagan, was scared of her. She was almost as loud as Musa. "This is what they were trying to avoid! You monsters are REALLY going to yell at them for something they didn't do?! You don't deserve them; they're too good for you!" Timmy ran over and pulled his crying girlfriend away from them, trying to comfort her.
"Whatever, I want to see Bloom now," Sky growled.
"You want her? She's underwater. Good luck getting to her," Amalia sassed him. She, Tecna and Anagan all jumped into the lake. When they swam over to the cave, all of the girls, minus Roxy, Amalia and Tecna, were crying their eyes out. What were they going to do? They really did love their boyfriends, but the feelings obviously weren't mutual.
"This blows," Musa said. "I can't believe this backfired on us so bad!"
"They really do hate us, don't they?" Stella wailed. Bloom was the first to stop crying.
"I'm going back to Alfea, I can't deal with this anymore," she swam to the surface and saw Sky growling at her. She held her head high, got out of the water, dried off and transformed into her normal clothes. Then she walked over to the blanket, cleaned up and started walking towards school. She walked right past Sky, who proceeded to yell at her.
"Oh, what, you aren't going to talk to me?" he yelled. Bloom stopped dead in her tracks, but she showed no emotion. She didn't even look at him.
"I'm not fighting with you, Sky."
"Well then just stand and hear me out!"
"If by 'hear you out' you mean be yelled at? I don't think so," she said. "Listen. I'm sorry we didn't tell you, but we just wanted to hang out with our friends, that's not a crime. I love you Sky, and I would never cheat on you. Why can't you see that?" Sky started to soften up a bit, as did the others.
"I'm sorry we got so angry, but you didn't tell us. Put yourself in our shoes. How would you feel if we went out with some friends that are girls and we didn't tell you?" Sky asked. Bloom thought for a minute.
"I guess I would be pretty peeved, now that I get where you're coming from. But, I trust that you wouldn't cheat on me," she said. Now she looked at him, and she looked sad. Sky walked over and hugged her.
"I'm so sorry," he whispered in her ear. Now, the rest of the group came to the surface. Flora, Aisha, Musa and Stella all looked apologetic, while the others looked like they didn't care. The guys all hugged their girlfriends and made sure they knew that the guys were wrong.
"So, I hope you guys know that we will NEVER make a move on your girls," Gantlos said. "Right?"
"Right. They're just our friends," Ogron added. "So, are we all friends now?" The specialists all looked at each other.
"Yes," they all said together. The girls all looked happy about that. Everyone headed back to Alfea together. When they got there, Roxy checked on Duman once again. He finally started the motions that are synonymous with regaining consciousness.
Ok, I'm so sorry, but I just realized that there was an error in the previous chapter. Instead of Kira's weakness being volcanoes, it is a gem from the planet Vettaros. That is what I get for letting my cousin type for me. She thought I meant volcanoes, and it kind of explains itself. I have fixed it now, and I just wanted to let everyone know. I also re-uploaded this chapter.
