A dark night with no moon and stars. Only an infinite ocean was seen with its pure blue spark, nothing more. At that place, you can hear nothing but dead silence, you can see nothing but the endless water and empty black horizon, you can feel nothing but loneliness. Waves appeared on the water's face as someone was walking to nowhere, with slow paces.
"Is anybody here? Hello," she asked seeking for a certain voice, but she could hear nothing at all. Only silence.
Even her voice refused to echo in that endless place. She continued wandering around hopelessly to find a way out of that place. Suddenly, a wave of wind blew on her face, playing with her long golden hair, but strangely, she didn't feel the wind's breath on her face. She didn't even feel the cold water as she was walking barefoot.
She felt nothing as if she'd never felt anything before. And this is something she only noticed a while later. The only thing she felt was emptiness and nothing more. When she looked in the water, she didn't see her reflection as if she was never there. When she leaned over to touch the surface of the water, hoping it was just playing a joke, she didn't see waves on the surface any more. She couldn't feel her hand touching the water and the water couldn't feel her touching itself.
"What's happening here?" she whispered, feeling fear appearing inside her.
Now she got two problems: loneliness and fear. But then she heard someone crying, though she couldn't find them.
"Um... Hello? Is anyone here? What's your name? Mine is... Mine is..." did she forget her name? She couldn't remember it.
She could remember nothing at all. Who she was? What she was? Why she was? The only thing she wanted then was to get out of that place. She got up and ran to nowhere when suddenly, she spotted the other blonde with her back facing her. She had her head bowed and seemed like she was crying.
"Hey, are you ok?" she walked up to that crying girl.
She felt her fear growing as she noticed the more she closed the space between them, the redder the water became. But curiousity won over her fear as she continued making her way to the crying one. Then she noticed that the crying blonde looked like her. That crying blonde had the same outfit, the same hairstyle, the same skin color.
When she reached her, she leaned down a bit and put her hand on the crying one's shoulder.
"Why are you crying?" she asked sweetly.
The crying blonde stopped sobbing and got up slowly. Now our blonde felt fear taking over again as she pulled back her hand and got up slowly with her. The second blonde turned over slowly, her head still bowed. But when she rose her head and opened her eyes...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"What happened?" Rina asked as she woke up.
"It sounded like Stella!" Bloom said as they all got up and rushed towards, Stella's room finding her crying with her head buried in her hands.
"Stella, what happened?" Bloom asked as she and Flora rushed by her side. The others gathered before them.
"I bet it's another nightmare." Musa said.
"My eyes... My eyes...!" Stella kept on crying, saying those words over again.
"What? What happened to them?" Tecna urged but Aisha stopped her.
"Tecna, don't you see it's scaring her."
"Ok, sorry."
"Girls, what happened?" Sam and the others rushed in. Seeing her sister crying, Sam rushed towards her kneeling down.
"She had another nightmare about her eyes this time." Rina said.
"Eyes?!" Lidia's eyes got wide.
"I'll go and make a relaxing tea." Flora said as she got up and went.
"What a horrible scene! I couldn't sleep after it!" Roxy said.
Tecna, Roxy, Musa, Rina and Aisha, along with Sky, Roy, Nex, Riven, Helia and Timmy got out after 5 minutes when Stella told them about her nightmare.
"But what if it's another part of her memory? Remember the case about angels and demons?" Tecna concluded, looking at Rina.
"I don't know anything about angels and demons! The only thing I know is that there are people with demonic power and skills, and that angels are only myths and that they don't exist.". Rina said.
"But isn't it strange? Demons exist but angels don't?" Timmy said.
"I can't erase that scene from my memory!" Stella said, holding the cup of tea with one hand and burying her face in the other.
"Stella, it's ok. It's just a bad dream. You'll get over it." Bloom said putting, her hand on Stella's shoulder.
"No, I can't! It's beyond my power! What if it means something? What if the same thing in that nightmare happens to me? I don't want to have a waterfall of blood coming out of my eyes!" Stella began to panic hysterically.
"Woah, woah, Stella, calm down! I will not let that happen to you, ok? None of us will!" Brandon said as he placed his hand on her cheek, making her face him as he wrapped his other arm around her.
"He's right, Stella. Nothing will ever happen to you. I promise." Lidia said as she sat beside her, putting her hand on Stella's back and giving a weak but sincere smile.
"Yeah, if anybody tries to hurt you, sis, I'll bury them alive!" Sam said, making a fist.
"See, you have hopeful guardians, now drink this tea, relax and go to sleep." Flora said.
"No, no. I don't to face it all again." Stella said as she squeezed herself into Brandon's chest even more.
"Come on, Stella, you can't let it haunt you for ever!" Bloom said.
"Besides you have work tomorrow. And I'm sure your clients will be waiting for your fresh arrival with a new collection!" Sam tried to cheer up.
"I don't think she can go to work in this state!" Flora said.
"But on the other hand, it could help her to remove those pictures and concentrate on her perfumes." Lidia said.
"But it's up to her to decide. You don't have to go tomorrow, Stella, if you feel bad." Bloom said.
"No, I'll go to work. Lidia's right, it can help me forget that nightmare."
"Then go to sleep so that when you wake up early, you won't have any dark spots under your eyes," Flora said as Stella drank the tea and gave the empty cup to her.
"Yeah... But..." She suddenly said.
"What is it?" Sam asked.
"Could you stay... here... with me...for a night, Brandon?" Stella looked down feeling, her cheeks heat up because of the tension. Sam's eyes got wide as he clenched his teeth, not approving what his sister said.
"Well, if that could help you sleep well...why not?" Brandon said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck and smiling because of it. The other three just gave a "smile".
"Ok, then have sweet dreams!" Flora said.
"What? I don't agree!" Sam yelled!
"Calm down, Sam, I'm sure if anything again happens to Stella, Brandon will protect her," Lidia said.
'Yeah, sure!' he thought, folding his arms.
"Then I'll stay too. Afterall, I AM her BIG brother!" he said.
Lidia rolled her eyes as the others sighed. Then the three got out. Stella lied on the bed, Sam on the couch and Brandon sat beside Stella at the edge of the bed.
"Now try to sleep." Brandon said to her, but Stella was too afraid to shut her eyes.
"I can't. I feel like I'm going to face it again when I shut my eyes."
"Sis, calm down! Nothing will happen to you." Sam said, trying to sleep. But Stella wasn't convinced.
"Stella, relax and just close your eyes. Don't think about anything." Brandon said.
"No, I can't. I'm too scared to."
"No, you can." Brandon tried to encourage her when a great idea hit him.
"Look, do you trust me?" Stella nodded. "Then close your eyes and I'll sing a lullaby that once was sung to me when I was little, ok?" Stella nodded again and buried herself into the soft pillow, shutting her eyes. Sam just rolled his eyes.
"Great, now this new-found singer won't let me sleep." he whispered.
"Close your eyes, my little star
As the stars of the night sky
Want to welcome you into their embrace
To travel with you through this magic space.
So close your eyes, my little star
And let the stars of the night sky
Take you to a magical land
To your wonderful dreamland."
And Stella slept peacefully. Sam rolled his eyes, but suddenly his expression changed into a sad one.
"If the Winx protect that girl, then she does have a powerful power!" Elizabeth supposed. After the plates battle, they needed more time than usual to regain their energy and power.
"And it may be the power of the ball! Probably someone had found it before us and sealed it in her body?" Likanas said.
"But how? Do these guys know anything about seals?" Claudia asked.
"Or if they found it, why they didn't use its power? Instead, they just sealed it. I find it hard to believe!" Arang said.
"We can't say anything for sure until we find out ourselves!" Giana said.
"But we haven't regained our power fully. How are we supposed to find anything about her without our strength? Plus, I'm exhausted!" Irena said.
"You'll see. I'm going to spy on that little girl, since I'm the enduring one of us. You stay here and have some rest and I'll be back with a little guest." Giana smirked and disappeared.
"Why is she giving us orders all the time?" Frenny said. "It's not like we don't get this damn situation!"
"Frenny, she's our sisters and she is the wisest one!" Christine said.
"Who said we are not as wise as her!" Frenny hissed at Christine.
"Calm down, you hot head!" Wanda said, pulling Frenny back.
"No! You calm down! Can't you see she's planning something behind our backs!"
"If someone IS planning something behind our backs it's Likana!" A rang said pointing out at Linkana. The letter's eyes got wide.
"How dare you accuse me!"
"Maybe because you said the pm would help us in destroying those butterflies. But eventually, he doesn't do anything!" Claudia said. Likana began to laugh hysterically. The others looked at each other, raising their brows.
"This is what we wanted. If you all think he doesn't do anything, then those so-called butterflies won't even suspect anything!"
"What are you talking about?" Frenny asked as the others didn't get what she meant.
"I provide him with every single information about those fairies life to find out their weak spots, but till then, a big scene is going to be played."
"Would you explain it again?" Irena asked as they all looked at Likana's sinister look.
"I slept so well! Brandon sang me a lullaby and I slept so peacefully!" Stella cheered.
"I see it, Stella." Bloom said as they were walking. Bloom decided to accompany Stella to her perfume shop since it was on the orphanage's path.
"And I had a wonderful dream! It was about me and my Brandon...! It was like a fairy tale!" Stella held her hands together as her eyes turned into sparkly ones.
Bloom smiled, shaking her head. Suddenly she gasped as she saw someone. They were near the orphanage.
"Bloom, are you OK?" Stella asked as she looked at the direction Bloom was looking. She saw the guy who had bumped into her before, because of whom she had ruined her outfit.
"Hey, isn't this the guy!" Stella said. "What's he doing there?"
"I don't know, but I noticed him here before. He always comes here, just looks at the kids and goes." Bloom told as the guy went. "But he never approaches anyone or talks to them either."
"Maybe he's spying on one of the kids? Or maybe he's with the sisters! Now that explains everything!" Stella concluded.
"I don't think he's with the sisters, Stella!" Bloom said.
"Anyways, I don't trust him!" Stella stated. They got to then perfumery and Bloom went back to the orphanage.
Giana appeared nearby the orphanage. She disguised herself and walked in the orphanage.
"Hello, how can I help you?" The fat lady appeared unexpectedly.
"Oh, hi. I just wanted to... adopt a girl."
"Then follow me, I'll take you to the girls."
"That would be nice." The lady accompanied her to a room where all the kids were playing. "When I make up my choice, I'll let you know." Giana said as she was trying to find Emmie. The fat lady nodded and went. On her way, she met Bloom.
"At last! Where have you been!"
"Um... Sorry Miss Jizzel, I had some problems." Bloom said sheepishly.
"Make it the last on as I 'm not going to let that happen again! Got it?" Bloom nodded.
"Good. But you won't get away with this. You'll be staying here today. Also, there's a young lady who wants to adopt one of the kids. Be there with her if she needs any help."
"Sure, ma'am." Bloom entered the room and saw the young lady walking among the kids, observing them strangely. But she shrugged it off.
"I recommend this one!" Stella said, taking a bottle of perfume with a sweet aroma. "This scent of morning red rose drop will be your loyal partner in such parties."
"Oh, let me smell it!" The client asked.
"Sure, here you go!" Stella said as she gave the bottle to the client. The client inhaled the scent and said, "You're right! It's the most wonderful aroma I've ever smelled! I'm buying this!"
"Pay there, please!" Stella said, pointing the direction. The client thanked her and went. After her, another client came up, then another, and so on. The shop never had such popularity before.
"Nice job, Stella!" The boss that was a young man with black hair and grey eyes, pale skin, and a muscular body said. "My shop has never had so many clients! I wonder where you were when we needed you so much!" Stella blushed but felt proud.
"Thank you mister, Rafael." Stella said.
"Your spring collection is really the perfect one! I even have plans on selling not only perfumes, but also other beauty supplies if you're going to help me in that!" Stella's eyes shone with sparkles as she dreamt.
"Really?" she asked in disbelief.
"Of course. You have that potential and you mustn't lose it!"
"Oh YEAAAAH!" Stella exclaimed. "Don't worry, mister Rafael, I won't let you down!" As she happily shook his hand, she stormed out of the shop.
After a minute she came back. "Sorry, forgot to say goodbye. Goodbye, mister Rafael!" Stella said with a sweet smile, still not holding back her happiness and got out.
Rafael chuckled. "What a funny girl."
"Yes, yes, YES!" Stella exclaimed as she was walking down the stairs, when suddenly, someone bumped into her, pushing her down the stairs. She got hit on her head and fainted.
That someone that had bumped into her was the guy Stella and Bloom saw that day. He had collapsed down too but he came to his senses, seeing the fainted blonde girl in front of him. He heard the sounds of those who was after him.
"Where did he go?" the chasers looked around not finding anyone.
Meanwhile at the orphanage...
'Can't that dragon fairy just go away!' Giana thought. 'I have to be really careful. If she feels my real power, she might recognizes me. '
"Haven't you made your up your choice?" Bloom asked.
"Oh not yet."
"Ok, want me to help you?"
"Not yet, if I need help, I'll let you know." So far, Giana tried to find Emmie, but she couldn't. She couldn't even sense Emmie's power.
'Where's that little one? That dragon fairy always hangs out with her then by spying on her I find that girl.' Giana thought as she saw Blooming going somewhere.
She followed her and ended up being in front of a bedroom. She hid behind a wall as Bloom came out. If Giana used her power of invisibility, Bloom might have sensed it and got suspicious. That is the last thing Giana wanted then.
As she entered the bedroom, she found only one girl sleeping peacefully. Giana held out her hand as a sphere appeared. She began to scan Emmie. 'This girl does have a powerful energy! Maybe it's the ball that is sealed in her body.' She thought.
"What are you doing here?" was heard. Giana quickly hid her, sphere making it vanish.
"Just staring at this cute little angel."
"You know, she needs rest and you're disturbing her." Bloom said.
"Oh, sorry, I'll go out then and meet this little cutie when she wakes up." Giana smiled and went.
'Fire-spitting lizard' she thought as she got out.
'Something's wrong with this lady.' Bloom thought, looking at Emmie and stroking her hair.
Stella was sleeping on a bed. Her forehead was bandaged. Someone was sitting on a, chair looking at her.
'She isn't that scary when sleeps.' he thought. He touched her cheek with his pointer finger when suddenly she her eyes opened.
"Where... Where am I?" she nearly whispered.
It took a while for her to register what was happening.
"YOU!" she recognized him. "You kidnapped me? Me? Do you even know who I am? I'm a fairy and I'll turn you into a little twat with a snap of my finger!"
The man didn't even have the chance say something. She just started shouting at him. But suddenly, Stella felt a sharp pain in her forehead. It made her quiet for a while.
"Calm down, please, I didn't kidnap you. I accidentally bumped into you."
"That's not a good justification."
"Look, I didn't want it to happen, ok? I didn't want to hurt your friend."
"Like I'll believe you."
"It's your problem. You can go." he said, leaving her side. Stella folded her arms, looking around. It was a not big room with less light, almost dark and few pictures. She could sense one thing there.
"Do you live here alone?" she asked.
"Why are you asking?"
"Just out of curiosity." Stella said, looking at the pictures.
There was a woman holding cute little boy's hand on one of the pictures that looked like the guy.
'If he had bad intentions he wouldn't have left me there helpless.' Stella thought. Soon, she realized that she didn't know his name and neither did he. So it's time she corrected it.
"You don't need to answer if you don't want to. By the way, I'm Stella. And thanks."
"For what?" he asked looking at her from his shoulder.
"For not leaving me there, passed out on the ground all helpless..." She paused for him to say his name.
"I'm Liam."
Stella came and sat beside him. "May I ask you something? What are you doing at orphanage?" His eyes got wide.
"Nothing." He murmured.
"OK, then why are you being chased?"
"I can't answer that."
"Then why do you live here all alone? Where's your mother? I saw your picture there."
"Listen, I don't want to talk about anything. Can you just leave me alone?" Stella sighed and got up, but she didn't leave the room. Instead, she just got back to the bed and sat on it.
"Why didn't you leave?" Liam asked.
"I left your side."
"I meant the room." Stella leaned back folding her arms.
"Don't want to."
"Won't your relatives be worried about you?"
"I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself. Nice gloves, by the way. Do you have them on all the time?" Stella regretted asking that as Liam looked at them with pain in his eyes. Stella walked up to him again quietly and put her hand on his shoulder. But as Liam felt the touch, he quickly pulled away.
"Come on, don't be afraid. I just want to help you."
"You can't help me."
"Of course I can! I'm a fairy."
"Fairy?" Liam said in disbelief.
Stella held her palms inches away and to Liam's surprise, a small light began to shine between her palms.
Firstly it was so small but shiny like a night star then it evolved into a big bright sun. At first Liam got afraid but then he began to admire its rays as if they were calling approached it and didn't notice the space between him and Stella as he was just looking at the sun. When he raised his gaze he saw the most interesting and attractive color of eyes one could have.
It was the very first time he had ever seen shiny golden eyes that seemed glowing under a light,s ray as if they were two sparkling suns. Stella raised her gaze too and smiled so sweetly one could want to witness it. Smiling she threw the light up. It turned into small but shiny sparkles flowing down not hurried as they wanted to go up but could hardly fight the gravity.
Liam could tell they were like stars and he was in the most mysterious universe filled with secrets as he twirled around to admire them. Then he didn't know his room, he'd never seen something so wonderful as that scene as if he was in one of the most magic dream where every wish, every dream could come true.
He was so deep in admiring those stars that he merely forgot he was with somebody unless twirling appeared to be standing beside Stella their faces only an inch away. Now her eyes were different than before. If a while ago they were like shining suns, now there were small sparkles glowing in turn as if they were the reflection of what was happening there.
That look and bright but innocent smile pierced into his heart hen suddenly he found himself staring at her too much longer. Plus they were an INCH away. Realizing it, he felt his cheeks go hot as he began to blush.
Seeing it, Stella let out an innocent chuckle. Because of that awkward situation he was in he pulled himself back as accidentally he stumbled on something firm and fell down. Stella gasped as she saw him having cut his arm as red liquid was seen clearly She quickly rushed to him to help. But he didn't let her.
"I can help you. I can heal it with my power." she said.
"No, don't touch it!" Stella could feel the fear of something. She also felt him become tense.
"I just want to help." Stella said as she neared her hand to his cut and her palm began to shine, making the cut disappear. Liam just stared at it as his mind went into deep thoughts.
"You have beautiful life-giving powers while mine is..." He closed his eyes, feeling regret of something big and unexplainable.
"Look, every power has a way to be controlled. I'm sure that if you just concentrate on it it won't ..."
"You don't understand. My "power" can't be controlled. It's pure of destruction. Everything I touch is either hurt, or wounded or destructed. Even dead."
"Because you're scared of it. If you just stay calm..."
"It won't help. I tried it years ago. Among my friend and relatives, only my mom knew about my power. If the others got to know, they wouldn't be friends with me, though now they all left me because of it. Even my loved ones left me."
"Then she doesn't deserve you! If you love someone, you have to love them with all their positive and negative, light and dark, kind and evil sides."
"You don't get me. She didn't leave me literally." Stella had a puzzled look.
Liam sighed but told her. "I always avoided people touching me and always had gloves on. At school, the most beautiful girl named Marissa had crush on me. I had crush on her too, but tried to avoid any contact with her. Then I decided that have the right to love and be loved. Soon we began to date and I almost felt that everything was going to be ok, but soon my hopes faded. During those dates, we didn't have our first kiss. And I decided to correct it. My first kiss with Marissa was wonderful, but it was also my last. She died there in my arms. I killed her." There were so much tears flowing down fom Liam's eyes. The more he tried to hold them back, the more they were rolling down.
Stella was to cry too, as she felt something strangely familiar.
"I'm sorry." Finding no other words, she whispered those ones, hoping it would calm him.
"I blamed myself all time and couldn't find comfort anywhere except in my mom's embrace. Getting to know about my power my dad left us. But he didn't have that right. What kind of a husband and dad is he if he left his wife that was going to give birth to his child. But during the childbirth, she died."
"Wait, you have a sibling?"
"Yeah, a sister. But I took her to the orphanage. I didn't want to risk her life. I only satisafy my feelings by just standing near the orphanage and looking at her. "
"Does she know about you?" Liam shook his head.
"It's better this way." Silence feel upon them.
"What about those guys that were chasing you?"
"I don't know who they are, but they always chase people like me, who have powers, but what are they doing to them? Nobody knows as no one has ever come back after being taken by them."
Suddenly Stella'd phones buzzed. She answered it.
"Sis, where the hell are you? I'm worried sick about you!" Sam shouted.
"Calm down, I can hear you well enough, no need to shout! I'll be back in half an hour." she said as she hung up.
'It's getting dark but I haven't fully recovered. I just need to wait for the right moment and the girl will be mine' Giana said. But Bloom was still with the kids, and it seemed like she wasn't going anywhere.
"So you're staying?" Emmie asked. Bloom nodded her head. She had the kids laid in their beds.
"What about another story?" one oft he kids suggested.
"Yes! Fairytales, fairytales, fairytales!"
"Ok, ok. Let's begin with a tale about a kind, big Dragon who possessed a strong flame." Bloom began her tales and after an hour, all the kids were sleeping peacefully. Bloom walked out quietly in order to not wake them up. But then her phone buzzed.
"Bloom, where are you?" Sky's worried voice was heard.
"I'm still at the orphanage and I guess I won't be coming back."
"What? Why?"
"Where is she?"
" Why can't she come back?" Flora's and Tecna's voices were heard from background.
"Long story short, I have detention." After a while a loud laughter burst out.
"Funny. Like there's Griselda." Aisha said. Bloom frowned.
"Yeah, funny. What about Stella? Where is she?" the laughter stopped immediately.
"We don't know, but Sam made contact with her for a while and she said she would be here after half an hour." Rina said.
"I hope she's ok." Flora said as suddenly they heard the door open and close.
"Sis!" Sam wanted to hug Stella but Brandon was the first who hugged her tightly.
"I'm so glad you're ok. Where have you been?" Brandon asked as he pulled away. But then he noticed something on Stella's forehead, though her bangs tried hard to cover the bruise. He pulled some hair away to make sure he'd seen a bruise.
"What happened?" he asked concern in his voice.
"Nothing. I just... Fell."
"On your head? From where?" Musa asked.
"Does it hurt?" Flora asked. But Stella wasn't in that mood.
"Please, guys! It's just a small bruise. Not a big deal! I'm tired now and want to get some rest. I'll answer your questions tomorrow." Stella stated and went to her room.
"What's up with her?" Aisha asked.
"I think she's just not in the mood." Tecna said.
" Alright everybody, I suggest going to have some rest too." Lidia said as all parted.
"Ok, Bloom, I have to hang up. Be careful, princess." Bloom smiled at the nickname and blew a kiss to him.
"Goodnight, Sky." she said as she hung up. Suddenly, she felt an energy but for a short while. She entered the kids' bedroom. Despite that, they were all sleeping so she decided to sit there.
'I was nearly caught.' Giana thought as tried to use her power. 'Now this lizard is going to stay up late? Just perfect. When is she going to sleep?'
Stella was looking at herself in the mirror when Lidia entered.
"Do you need to talk?" Stella sighed.
"Lidia, are chakras and magic dangerous? Can they get out of the control, making you feel yourself the most cruel and violent monster?" Lidia closed her eyes as she remembered something again.
"Unfortunately, yes. But it mainly depends on the state of its keeper. Separately from the other two powers, chakra can also reflect your feelings and memories. It's ability and power changes when affected by its user's state. It's one of the differences between a chakra and elemental chakra. Elemental chakras cannot be used correctly and fully unites its user between his body and soul." Lidia said.
"Sometimes, fear of ourselves preserves us to control our powers. And because of it, we're being under such situations where people see only destruction in us, not even trying to see through us. It's a usual thing and they can't be blamed as they feel scared of being a victim of such destruction. Now go to sleep, Stella. You need it." She said.
"Ok, thanks Lidia." Lidia smiled and went out.
Stella changed into her pj's and tried to sleep, but she couldn't.
'Scared on myself, huh?' she thought as she got up. 'I should ask Brandon again.'
Stella walked out of her room and made her way to Brandon's room, but suddenly, she stopped.
'What am I doing? I mustn't do it, it will make the wrong impression! I should fight my fears alone.' She began walking back. While passing Sam's room, she heard him talking to Gengie.
"Come on, they knew each other for a long time. Brandon has been like protecting her all that time." Gengie said. Sam was lying in his bed.
"That's the case." Sam sighed. " Twenty-one years have passed and I had been hoping all that time that at least my sister's alive. After losing mom and dad, I always tried to refuse the others' telling that she was dead. Though Magda was a stepsisters to me, she was a stranger to me. I never accepted her as my sister. Besides, she was older than me. And I so wanted to have a little sister to protect her from anything, to support her, to break those boys' noses who dared hurt her. And now that I realize I missed it all, I feel like I've missed a half of my life. And now I'm trying to correct it, to fill the gap... But I guess you're right."
"But wasn't your cousin like your sister. Now that we're talking about her, they look alike and have same age, same birthday."
"Selena was always under Granny's look. She was always her favorite. Besides, nothing can interchange the feeling you feel for your relatives blood."
Hearing this, Stella did her best to hold back her tears at least she tried to.
" Perhaps nothing would change if I didn't appear here. At least she's happy here with her friends, and I'm happy for her." This made her burst into his room.
"Stella? What happened? What are you doing here?" He asked, getting up and with concern in his eyes. Stella rushed at him and hugged him tightly burying her face in his was surprised but then hugged her back trying to comfort her.
"Sorry, I'm sorry. I haven't spent much time with you and it's my fault. I always wanted to have someone by my side forever. After my stepparents' death, I tried to find the light in the company of my friends and Lidia, but it feels different from the feeling one can get from their relative. I'm happy that you're here now, because you're my blood. I love you, big brother." Those words made a smile appear on Sam's lips as he hugged her tighter.
"Hey, it's OK. I love you too, little sis. And will always be by your side, no matter what." He said as he tried to hold back his years but failed. "And don't make this man cry, OK?"
"Oh, this is one of the must exciting scenes!" Tongue said, having a napkin as he began to cry. Then he hugged both of them tightly as if there was no tomorrow.
"Gengie, you'll break our bones!" Sam managed to say.
"It Worth's it!" Then Gengie let them go.
"Um... Sam, may I stay here tonight?" Stella asked.
"Sure, sister, my bed is your bed!" He said feeling as happy as never.
It was nearly morning and Bloom hadn't gotten any sleep, but soon, the tiredness took over as she drifted off.
'At last!' Giana appeared in the room. All the kids were still sleeping.
'Now the girl's mine, but firstly...' Giiana held out her hand as the scepter appeared in her hands. She mumbled a spell while holding the scepter above Bloom. Violet dust fell down on her.
"Sleep peacefully, fairy of the dragon flame." She whispered and her ear and walked up to Emmie. She held Emmie's hand, and they both disappeared.
Stella was running so fast as if she was being chased after. She arrived at Liam's house and knocked on the door.
"Stella? What are you doing here?" Liam asked. Stella stepped in as he closed the door.
"We have to talk. You ought to go after your little sister and start your life over again." Liam chuckled weakly shaking his head. "I'm serious!"
"I can't, and I think I explained you everything yesterday."
"No, you can! Do you even know what state she is in now? Can you at least imagine it? You 're her brother after all, her only relative! She must be feeling all alone there! As a big brother, you must protect her!"
"I do protect her. From myself! Don't you get it? Her being with me might end... I have to sacrifice my feelings for her, otherwise I don't want to imagine what can happen." He clenched his fist as he turned his back facing Stella.
"Don't you see it's not sacrificing? It's torturing! You're torturing both you and your sister. "
"You don't understand. Please, go."
"If I go, you're coming with me straight to the orphanage!"
"No. Don't you see what my power can do? Don't you remember the case with your friend?"
"Then why am I still here talking to you? You can control your power!"
"No, I can't and never can! There's no hope in doing so!"
"No, there is!" Stella said as she walked up to him, slapping his cheek.
His eyes got wide as he thought he was going to hurt her, but nothing happened. Instead, he was faced her determined look. A look he'd never seen before. Though her expression was changed into determined one, her hazel eyes were filled with infinite hope.
"There will always be hope as long as we're alive. Your power is protection. It never hurts those to whom you fully open to, trust and believe. That's why your mom could touch you and not get hurt. That's why your girlfriend died. You never told her the truth about you, who you are. Though you trusted her, you didn't trust yourself as by covering you true self, you became your own enemy. And now when you've opened up to me and trusted me with your life story, you began to face yourself criticizing yourself. And until my touch, you still felt fear of yourself until now, huh?"
Liam's mouth dropped as she explained. He felt that it was the truth as he closed his eyes. That time with his girlfriend, he never trusted himself. Realizing it, his bare hand slowly traveled to Stella's that was on his cheek. In so many years, it was like the very first time he sensed someone touching him and him touching them.
The only thing he didn't understand was why she was doing this. What did she want from him?
"Why? Why are you doing this?" he opened his eyes, looking straight into her golden-hazel orbs, his hand still on hers.
"Because I can't let someone feel hopeless and unable to reach their dreams. It's my duty as a fairy, as a fairy-kunoichi."
"Hey, who's taken my cookies?" Sam asked, looking everywhere. The others had just got up from their beds.
"Cookies? Dude, you're like a little kid!" Nex said.
"Hey, guys! What's up?" Musa said as she and the girls, as well as Lidia entered. Musa was holding a packet
"Not a big deal. Just our little Sammy has lost his cookies!" Riven teased.
"Hey, when the topics' about cookies, I could blow this whole world up!" Sam said as others laughed.
"Um, wait are you talking about those cookies that where in the shelf?" Aisha asked.
"Yeah! Why?"
"Uh-oh! I'm sorry, but we were hungry and wanted something sweet and ate them all." Musa said sheepishly, showing the packet. Sam sighed in defeat, pouting.
"Please, don,t worry Sam, I'll cook you new ones and they will be even tastier and sweeter than previous ones!" Rina said, appearing beside him with cheerful eyes.
"Good idea! You can cook for us, boys, too!" Brandon said.
Rina frowned at it and said, "I only serve Sam! Ask your fiancee' to!"
"Ok, ok!" He raised his hands in surrender.
"About Stella, where is she?" Lidia asked.
"She left saying that she had something to deal with." Sam said.
"What deal?" Tecna asked.
After it, Sky's phone buzzed. Seeing the id showing Bloom's name, he answered it. "HeyBloom! What's up?" But it wasn't Bloom's voice in the other end. "What? Oh no! I'm coming!" Sky ended the call and hurried out. Well, at least he tried to, but the girls stopped him.
"What happened?"
"Bloom's in a bad state."Sky said.
"What? How?" Tecna asked.
"Oh my Mother Nature! What happened to her?" Flora asked.
"We're coming with you!" Aisha said as they went out.
"Be careful, Winx!" Lidia said.
Aisha, Musa, Tecna, Roxy, Rina and Flora with Sky reached the orphanage. They were met by Jizzel who guided them to a room where Bloom was lying unconcsious.
"She's been in this sate and never woke up!" Jizzel said. Sky rushed toward her.
"Um.. You can go. We'll figure out this. Don't worry." Aisha said to Jizzel who left the room.
"Bloom! Bloom, please, answer me!" But it was useless. Flora approached her and held her hand out, placing it on Bloom's chest. Green pollen spread out than vanished.
"What is it, Flora?" Sky asked with concern.
"She's just sleeping."
"Can't you wake her up?" Rina asked.
"Unfortunately, no."
"Bloom!" Sky called out again.
"But who did this?" Aisha asked. Musa stepped forward as she concentrated. She felt a familiar energy that was simliar to hers.
"I think I sense Giana."She said.
"Giana? But why? What was she doing here?" Roxy asked.
"The girl! The little girl, remember when Bloom wanted to save her? I'm 99.9% sure she was after her as Wanda." Tecna concluded.
"And where's that little girl now?"Roxy asked.
"I'll ask that lady." Aisha said and went out.
"Ok, Musa, can you deliver the sense you feel about Giana on my detector with your sphere sound waves," Tecna asked.
Musa nodded and closed her eyes, concentrating. Tecna's detector showed Giana's energy only in the room, but then it couldn't find it.
"Well, Tecna?" Sky asked.
"I can't find her. But wait! My detector revealed another strange and really poweful energy! "
"Can you make out the coordinates?" Rina asked.
"I think I can, but I need some time."
"Guys! The little girl named Emmie has disappeared!" Aisha exclaimed coming in.
"What strange orphanage doesn't care about the kids? These people surely need some good lessons!" Musa said.
"Then probably Giana has kidnapped her!" Rina said.
"But why are the sisters after that girl?" Flora asked.
"I think because she has some powerful power. And this energy belongs to her." Tecna said. "I got the coordinates! Sky, take Bloom back to our house. Flora and Roxy will come with you while me, Aisha, Rina and Musa fly after Giana and save both that girl and probably Bloom's life," Tecna said.
They all nodded. Sky took Bloom in his hands and he, Flora and Roxy went back. The four got out, following Tecna's colordinations.
"And what about miss perfumery-girl?" Rina asked.
"I'll let her know!" Tecna said as she got out her phone.
Stella and Liam where walking toward the orphanage when Tecna called her.
"Hey, Tecna, what's up?"
"Stella, there's no time for it!"
"Why? What happened?" Tecna told her everything. Liam was listening, but when he learned about his sister having been, kidnapped he asked the coordinations which Tecna gave.
"Um... Is it north or south?" Stella asked, not understanding the coordinates.
"I know where! They're near the place! Come on!" Liam said as she hung up and followed him.
Giana was drawing a seal on the ground around Emmie who was crying, begging her to let her go.
"Quiet you little rat! Now, the power of the ball is mine, and no one will stand in my way! No one! Even that so called master! He will be weak against me! Giana said as she began to laugh hysterically.
"Only yours?" Was heard. As Giana turned around she was met by Elizabeth, Arang and Christine.
"Sisters?"
"So looks like Frenny was right about you, Giana." Christine said.
"What? No, sisters, of course not! Perhaps you mis-understiod the situation. Don't you remember the famous "By me, I mean us?" How could you even suspect me? Don't you remember that I'm in charge for you all?"
"Really?" Arang wasn't convinced.
"Then why are you preparing a ritual alone?" Elizabeth asked.
"Of course to make sure our conclusions are true. You know I still don't believe she has the ball in her. Of course, master wouldn't be pleased if we took the wrong thing to him, would he? Now, dear sisters, let me finish this check-up session."
"Leave her alone!" the four turned their heads to meet Liam and Stella.
"Again this jinchuuriki girl!" Christine said.
"And looks like she's got a new guy." Elizabeth said.
"Didn't you hear me? I said LEAVE HER ALONE!"
"Or what, Nasty bastard?" Giana said.
"Or this!" Stella shouted. "STELLA! ELEMENTIX! FAIRY OF LIGHT ELEMENT!" she transformed.
"Hm... Sorry honey, but your light element is weak against us." Arang said as she attacked with strong airwaves, but Stella and Liam dodged it.
"Liam! Go after your sister, I'll handle this!" Stella said.
"You sure?"
"Positive!" Liam nodded and they parted. "At least I'll try my best." Stella whispered, attacking with a light that made a barrier with crystals that preserved Stella's attack.
" Nuh-uh, too weak!" Christine said as she did a move that turned the barrier into needles thrown at her. Stella tried to dodge them but they were too many. She created a barrier that preserved Christine's attack.
"Boy, where are you going?" Liam heard but couldn't see the person. Suddenly, he felt as if someone was being formed from the ground.
At first he got scared but quickly recovered.
'Concentrate!' he thought as Elizabeth began throwing at him rocks.
"Impressed?" she asked.
"Impressed?" he smirked at her and that got on her nerves.
Meanwhile, Giana finished drawing the seal and began to mumble something when suddenly, spheres appeared from the shining symbols, caging Emmie in and beginning to literally pull out her power.
"NO, Emmie! Don't worry! I'll save you!" Liam shouted rushing toward her.
"Really? Who'll save you?!" Arang appeared in front of him and did a move that made the strong airwaves throw him backwards until he was pushed into a rocky wall. The airwaves were so strong that made cuts appear on his skin. But he never gave up.
"Liam!" Stella shouted as she blinded Christine with a light and flew towards him.
"Think twice!" Eliaabeth said as she hit the ground. Under Stella rocky tails appeared catching her then covering her body.
"I recommend that idea of yours to you too!" Tecna's voice was hear as she did a move and with lightnings set Stella free.
"Girls!"
"Yeah, we're happy to see you too, but now, let's have some fun!" Rina said as she and Aisha did a move and a water jet splashed from below Elizabeth thrawing her.
"Nice teamwork!" Aisha said as they high-fived. That moment, Christine tried to attack with crystals.
"I guess, it's my turn!" Musa said, doing moves that created a barrier and threw Christine back.
"Arang and Giana! Leave them alone!" Tecna shouted.
"What if we don't?" Arang asked as she and her sisters gathered, standing before them.
"Then take this!" Musa shouted. "MAGIC WINX! ELEMENTIX!" "MUSA! FAIRY OF GALAXY ELEMENT!"
"TECNA! FAIRY OF LIGHTNING ELEMENT!"
"RINA! FAIRY OF ICE ELEMENT!"
"AISHA! FAIRY OF WATER ELEMENT!"
"Oooh, I so want to tear off your beautiful wings!" Arang said as she left Liam who collapsed down.
"In your dreams!" Tecna said as she did a move and attacked with a chain of lightning.
Arang dodged it and attacked back. Musa created a shield for all of them and became invisible. She tried to fly towards Emmie and help her, but because Giana had the same power, she felt her approach and did a move that almost hit Musa.
"Nice one, fairy, but I'm more skillful than you are!" Giana said.
Christine was fighting Aisha and Rina and the advantage was on her side.
"We're not going to make it!" Aisha said.
"No, Aisha, water can slice anything, and by anything, I literally mean it! Just concentrate!" Rina said while responding to Christine's crystals with icicles that were breaking down.
"I have a few fairies in my collection and want to add you two, too as you've impressed me." Christine said as she created a cristal wall around Aisha and Rina. Aisha concentrated and did determined moves that cut the walls.
"I was right, you just need to be one part of my collection!" Christine said as she smirked.
Elizabeth was fighting Stella. More like they were playing cat and mouse in which Elizabeth was attacking all the time while Stella was dodging them. Seeing the sisters engaged in fights, Liam approached the seal. He saw his sister being tortured because of the seal power.
"Hold on! Sister, I'll save you! Just hang on!" He took out his gloves and touched the barrier hoping to break it down but the barrier threw him backwards.
"Liam!" Stella shouted as that distracted her and she got a hit from Elizabeth. Stella fell down trying to get up.
"Little brat! Did you think the barrier is like a curtain?" Giana said as she laughed.
"So that boy is your weak point huh?" Elizabeth smirked as she punched the ground that decided into two parts after her punch.
Liam was standing at the edge of the rift trying to maintain his balance but he failed and fall backwards into the abyss.
"No! LIAM!" Stella shouted as she hastily flew into the abyss. A part of her though she wouldn't manage it but the other part never let her hope disappear.
She managed to catch him by his hand and slipping it around her neck she flew up with him and saved him.
"You ok?" She asked.
"Yes, but my sister isn't!"
"You won't be OK, too, don't worry about it!" Elizabeth said as she attacked. But her attack hit a barrier created by Musa.
"My inner voice tells me you're wrong!" She said.
When she turned she recognized the guy. But it wasn't right time to ask for happenings.
"Stella, you save that girl while I'm fighting her." Musa said as Stella nodded.
"You won't be able fools!" Giana said as she snapped her fingers and her scepter appeared. She mumbled something as a dark violet sphere beam was shot at Musa.
Musa concentrated and shot a sphere wave back. Even though her barrier still existed, it was beginning to crack.
"Hurry!" She shouted. So far Stella and Liam tried to save Emmie, but it was no use. Almost giving up, Liam collapsed down in front of the seal on the verge of tears.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't want this to happen. I always tried to protect you from me, but in fact I was destroying both us. And now when I really have to protect you, I'm not able to. I'm the worse brother in this world. I'm so sorry." A tear slowly rolled down falling on his bare hand. But then he felt someone touching it.
"Don't lose your hope. I'm sure you two are going to have your moments together. And you're the best brother for her. I'll help you by giving you my support!" Stella's body began to glow with sparkles and Liam's was covered with a dark blue light. They didn't let go off each other's hands. Liam felt a strong wave of energy and confidence fill his body as he sighed.
"Ready?" He heard and he nodded. The two rushed ahead and with intertwined hands that was making a perfect contact of the life giving and life taking powers punched the barrier and after a while it's walls broke down.
"NOOO!" Giana shouted still keeping on shooting at Musa. But Musa took the advantage of Giana's state as the letters powers began to decrease.
"HARMONY OF SOUL!" She shouted and Giana was thrown away parted from her scepter that fell before her.
"BURST OF EMOTIONS!" Tecna shouted as Aisha had wet the area. The lightning got the other three as they fell unconscious.
As the process of the ritual stopped Emmie was about to fall when Liam managed to hold her and hug her. Emmie slowly opened her eyes.
"Big brother..." Her weak voice said. "I was so scared. I thought I wouldn't manage it."
"Shh, don't be, now I' m with you and I promise I'll never leave you alone again. We'll be together forever." He hugged her tighter as she hugged her back. Seeing this, Stella was to cry due to the happiness she felt. Others approached them.
"Girls, I can't even described what I'm feeling now." Tecna, said looking at the two.
"No one can, Tecna, no one." Musa said. But little did they know Giana got up taking her sceptre full of range and violence.
"You! I'll destroy all of you! Flying warms!" She shouted as she moved her scepter and black and dark violet dust spread out from it.
Musa tried to create a barrier but the dust reached them quickly . They all fell down. Liam hugged his sister as if hurrying her in his body but felt weakness.
"What the hell is this! I feel so dumb?" Rina said.
"Her power contains too much negative, dark and black essence that reach into our body weakening us and destroying our inner self and our vital energies!' Tecna managed to say with few breaks.
"I didn't low galaxy element would do such thing." Aisha said.
"But it's not only galaxy element. It is like a mixture of galaxy and I don't know what!" Musa said.
Giana laughed and did a another move that Ade a sphere pass through them all making them fainted.
Someone was laughing. Suddenly a mirror appeared from waters and Stella looked at herself. Checking herself out in the mirror, suddenly, she saw that her reflection's eyes became dark red.
Stella got scared. 'It's a nightmare, a simple nightmare! It's not real!'
She called herself and looked straight into her reflection's red eyes. By what did she notice? The reflection began to smirk and got out of the mirror. Stella backed off. She was confused, mainly because she couldn't decipher what she felt: horror, fear, surprise, or shock? The refelection began to laugh.
"What are you laughing at? I'm not scared of you!" Stella stated. It kept on laughing. "Who are you?"
"The question is; who are you? Sweetheart." It said.
"What are you talking about? Answer my question! Is it you who sends me strange nightmares? Stop it! I don't like it!"
"The nightmares you're seeing are reflections of your past lives but some of them aren't your memories." It walked around Stella.
"What? Will you tell me what you want from me?"
"You meant what you want from yourself. You see, I'm you and you're me. We're like twin sisters. And we two only want one thing: payment! The worlds, the dimensions we two live is a total failure full of fake faces and smiles. Everything here is fake, even friends, relatives... Parents. We two are once known newborn small lights that was put out by these unsatisfied creatures called people. We are those who died because of them do you know why? Because they killed us two, they let us two get lost into an infinite dark abyss that ate our souls!"
For a moment she was talking calmly but in the end she began yelling lika a psycho. Soon in that hysteric state she turned into a dark red for that passed through Stella. She fell down on her knees thinking that thing was a psycho. A hopeless psycho. But what was she talking about? Stella couldn't get her words. The mirror didn't disappear. Stella got up and walked up to it and saw her normal reflection. She touched the surface.
"YOU NEVER EXISTED!" Was heard as the mirror broke into small pieces. Stella closed her eyes feeling weaker and weaker and fell down.
"I can't handle this! I can't anymore. I'm do tired of this all. I so want to... To.. Sleep. Yes, to sleep and get some rest... I want to sleep refer. I want to get some rest. Enough." She felt touch on her shoulder.
As she raised her head she saw the light in a woman figure. The light helped Stella to get up and fresh memories of Stella washed over as she remembered every single time she spent with her parents, Lidia, with her friends, Brandon and Sam. Even the short times with Magda, Gengie and Liam.
"No, I can't give up having gone this far! I still have those who are waiting for me at home! And I must get back to them and see their smiles, happiness. I can't give up. I have to handle this because I have those who are waiting for my return! I can handle this because I have those who are ready to support me! I will handle this because this is my path of life! Because I made a promise to Lidia to not give up!"
Giana was laughing as she thought she had got rid of the winx and the dark atmosphere filled the surroundings. But suddenly she saw a light coming from Stella who had gotten up.
"No, it's impossible!"
"You're standing on my path! Which i'm going to see through till the and!"Stella said. That made Giana even frustrated as she directed her scepter at Stella.
"Damn you, jinchuuriki! You're going to die here!" A dark violet and black dusted beam was shot at Stella. The letter breathed in and out and held out her hands as a yellow light beam was shot at Giana. Soon the two beams met each other and none was going to compromise. None of them was going to give up that easily.
"Till we're able to fight, till we have those who are ready to stand up for us, till we have someone who believe in us, trust us, we'll never give up and will always fight for them! Till I,m alive and able to dream, I'll never let anyone take away one's hopes!" Stella said as suddenly her body began to shine and silver, light blue, white, yellow, and golden.
Light yellow beams began to spin around her and sparkles like fireworks were playing around her. Some of them were in moon's, sun's and star's shapes that were glowing and vanishing rapidly. Stella's beam got stronger as she defeated Giana and broke her scepter into dust.
"No, my scepter!" Giana shouted but soon she had to shield her eyes because of the blinding light.
"DREAMFUL HOPE!" Stella shouted as her sparkles, glows, lights, beams turned into colorful light pollen rays and spreader around making the dark atmosphere disappear. It made everyone wake up even the sisters excerpt Giana. The three grabbed her and disappeared.
"What happened?" Aisha asked.
"Did you make those negative essences vanish away from out our bodies, Stella." Tecna asked and Stella nodded. ''Then perhaps you might help Bloom!"
"Emmie, are you OK?" Lisa asked. Emmie nodded and smiled. Liam smiled back. "So, I guess this is goodbye."he turned to Stella.
"No, it's see ya." Stella said and smiled. Liam smiled back and took Emmie with him.
As the girls got back Stella tried to heal Bloom but couldn't.
"No surprise, after all, those scepters were made from Elma power. Your energy isn't enough to heal her." Lidia explained. Sky sighed but felt someone's hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, Sky, she'll be OK." Brandon said.
"Yeah, don't lose your hope!" Stella said.
"I'm disappointed with you, Giana. You were planing destroying me." The master said.
'No, I wasn't, I was just..."
"Silence when I'm talking! I saw everything. Do you even imagine what is waiting for your betrayal?" Other sisters were standing behind him smirking.
"No, please, master. You know that my sisters can't make it without me. I have much knowledge about powers, seals and spells. Please, spare my life!" She bowed to his holographic feet and begged.
"OK, I'll be merciful and spare your life." He knelt down so as he was in the same level as her.
"Thank you."
"But... That doesn't mean you are not getting your punishment.'' He said as he punched her stomach, passing through it and getting out his hand with a violet glowing energy. After it was out Giana fell down.
"But... You said..." She murmured.
"I didn't kill you, did I? I just took away your powers." He said as he and the other sisters went. Only Likens remained as she walked up to her and knelt.
"Poor Giana. Did you think you were smarter than me, honey? That power was connected to your vital powers and now without it you're weak and are becoming weaker and weaker until you just fade like your spheres."
"Traitor."
"No, dear sister, it's a fight for existence." Likens said, smirking and got out closing, the door.
Next chapter will be about Aisha/Layla. But i can't promise it to be ready soon because of both education and technical problems.
See ya next time!
-iradfs