Chapitre 13

Hi, I'm so sorry, I promise I will not give up on this story ! I just don't have a lot a time to write frequently, I really apologiez for that ! A chapter takes a lot of time since english is not my first language... I really do my best.

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Helia opened suddenly the door without knocking, making Saladdin jump. The headmaster of RedFoutain looked at his grandson who had a terrific expression on his face, a mix of anger, despair and deep sorrow. The only time he had saw him like this was the day everything happened.

''I'm leaving'' Helia said, clenching his fists, standing straight and avoiding eye contact with his grandfather.

''May I know why ?'' Saladdin asked, even if he already knew the answer.

Helia's lips began to tremble. His look became harsher.

''No, you don't ! You don't know anything about me, you just want me to become a warrior to honour our family... To honour your statut ! You chose for me, and today I'm here to tell you this thing : I never wanted to be a warrior ! A killer ! All of this is your fault ! And because of you...''

Saladdin did not move, a severe look in his eyes. He waited for the rest of the sentance, without making a move.

''I lost her because of you.'' Helia said harshly, a tone full of reproaches.

''The nature's fairy, isn't it ? '' Saladdin asked with a soft voice.

Helia looked at him with surprise.

''I asked Faragonda about her. I wanted to know who was the girl who changed my grandson and convinced him to stay at RedFoutain'' Saladdin added with a little smile.

''But how do you know she's the reason of...''

Saladdin stood up and looked at his grandson with a serious expression. ''Helia, I know how you hate to fight. You decided to follow fight lessons here in RedFoutain just after you saved a certain fairy's life at Red Foutain's ceremony. You made friends. The nature fairy's friends. You became calmer, and you made a lot of progress regarding your crisis of violence.''

Helia frowned, surprised. He did not expect his grandfather to know all of this things about him. Saladdin, knowing the effect he had on the blue haired specialist, decided to continue his replica.

''I care about you, Helia, even if I don't show it. I promised your mother that I'll be here for you and that you'll become a great warrior, not for the family's honour but for you, because we knew that in the depths of you you have a gift for fighting. You know it yourself, you are Red Foutain's best element. Am I wrong ?''

Helia clenched his fists harder but could help but shake his head.

''Now raise your head, son. That's not the Helia I know, the real Helia.'' Saladdin said with a smile.

It was the drop of water that made the vast overflow. Helia glared at his grandfather.

''Well, the real Helia is leaving Red Foutain.'' he said before he exited the office, slamming the door behind him, lefting a dismayed Saladdin.

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Flora was in her bedroom, alone. She was burying randomly her clothes in her suitcase. In fact, she was not able to see anything, she was sobbing and crying too much, so she was just putting every clothe she found in her bedroom.

She had decided to take a break, and go as far as possible from Magix. She was planning to go to Lynphea to see her parents and Miele. She wrote a quick note for Bloom, begging her to let her some time and not to come after her, and prevent Faragonda that she had a problem so she had to leave quickly.

When she put the letter on her desktop, she saw all the letters she had wrote for Helia. She thought about all the times she hoped that he became hers. Her dream was so close to realize... And then everything felt apart.

She knew in the depths of her that he was not totally responsible, he did not mean to kill her grandmother. But it was just too much... For so many years, she had imagined the day she found the person who kill her grandmother to revenge herself, to tell him that what he did was totally unfair, that because of him she lost the most important person in her life.

She had found that person. But it was the man she loved.

She wiped her tears with her sleeve, transformed into her fairy's form, took her suitcase and leave by the window.

''Grandma, what is love ?''

''Sweetheart, why are you asking me this ?''

''I just want to know what it is.'' the little girl answered innocently.

The old lady who was talking with her smiled with a dreamy air.

''Well, love is a really strong bond that unite two persons, so they become crazy about each other. They are ready to do everything for each other. Sacrifice, change a trait of pesonnality...''

''Even to kill someone ?''

''Yes, my flower, even to kill someone. Also, when you love someone, you can forgive this person everything.''

The little girl pouted and reflected for a minute.

''It's hard to forgive sometimes. If the person does something that really hurts...''

''Yes, sweetheart, but we all make mistakes. Sometimes your mother hurts me, but I love her so I forgive her. Sometimes my husband hurted me, but I loved her so I always forgave him. That is love. Forgiving. Because love is the strongest bond you can ever build.''

Helia were in his bedroom, sitting on his bed, lost in his thoughts. He wanted badly to go talk to Flora, but there was nothing to explain. He had no excuses. He was a murderer. And he had killed the grandmother of the girl he loved.

''Helia ?'' The blue haired specialist raised his hand and found four heads behind his door.

''We saw that you left Saladdin's office, and we found him be really angry, so we wanted to check on you, if there were a problem... '' Timmy said, entering shyly the room, followed by the other specialists.

''I'm fine.'' Helia said, and he realized he had never said a biggest lie in his life.

''Err, clearly you're not, poetman'' Riven said. ''Is it about Flora ? You were with her, right ?''

Helia looked at his four friends and could not help but laugh a little. He was so used to be alone, he forgave about the friendship bond. Timmy, Riven, Brandon and Sky... They were all standing in front of him, trying to help him.

He took a deep breathe and decided to confess. He was not used to talk about him, but did he had the choice ?

''I have someting to tell you, guys. I gave up on fighting for a reason.''

And he told them everything. How he helped his friend in Lynphea's attack, how he felt after it. How he decided to become a pacifist, but he could not manage to get rid of his violence crisis and his nightmares. How he found a semblance of balance thanks to Flora. How everything felt apart when he discovered that one of the victims of Lynphea's attack was her grandmother.

When he finished, he looked at his friends, resuming his serious face. He had showed them a part of his weakness, that was enough for today.

''Wow'' was all Sky could say.

''Where is Flora now ?'' Timmy asked, resuming his mind.

A ''beep'' from Sky's pocket made them stop talking. The blond specialist took his phone and saw a message from Bloom. He frowned when he read it.

''Flora is gone.''

They all stood up suddenly.

''Helia, we are going to find your darling fairy'' Riven said with a smile. ''We are going to find her, you'll apologize, talk to her like you know to do with your romanticism and all this shit, and you're going to find your balance again. Don't worry, poetman.''

Helia didn't say anything. He just smiled at the magenta haired specialist, and for the first time of his life, he felt happy, truly happy, to be surrounded with them.