"Hey Brandon, it's Helia. Do you know hwere Flora is? I haven't seen her since yesterday morning, she said she needed to speak to you about something - I'm assuming it was Stella related - but I haven't heard from her since. Did she stay the night?"

"Hold on for a second there Helia. Flora never came over yesterday, I didn't see her all day."

"What? Do you know if she is with any of the others?"

"Well I spoke to Stella earlier and she hadn't mentioned seeing her. Bloom and Sky have a date today so she won't be with either of them. Aisha is at swimming practice again this morning and - per usual - Nabu took her and is probably still watching her practising. Riven is meant to be coming over here, actually he should be on his way now so I know Flora won't be there. Maybe Timmy, Tecna or Musa have seen her?"

"No, Musa is helping her parents set up for Christmas - all her extended family is coming over. As for Timmy and Tecna, they got invited to a convention sometime in January and they've been working nonstop on some project for it. Brandon, I'm worried, I think something has happened."

"If you're that worried about her then come over her, Riven and I will help you look for her, okay?"

"Alright, I'll leave now. Thank you for this."

"Don't worry about it. She's our friend too and none of us want to see her hurt."

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"What's this I hear about Flora being missing? Helia, if she's out there on her own you should have told us sooner." Riven's voice meets Helia the minute he steps through the door, it's evident that both Riven and Brandon have been waiting for Helia's arrival - both anxious to leave.

"I thought it was safe since... oh no. We need to go now!"

"Helia what's wrong?" Brandon asks, his worry obvious through his tone and expression.

"I think I know where she is, but we need to get there quickly."

"Where?"

"Her house."*

"Why would that be dangerous?"

"Because her parents were released from prison."

"But why..."

"Please. Don't make me say it."

With that, the teens silence. Entering Riven's car, the magenta haired teen takes off quickly, following Helia's directions.

(Divider)

"Are you sure that this is her house?"

"It's not that we don't believe you, it's just that the house is a bit well..."

Helia doesn't respond to either of his friends and instead takes off towards the doorway. His worry only increases as he realises the door is locked, after last time it is a sign for serious concern.

"What are you doing?" Brandon asks in shock as Helia begins to pound on the wooden door.

"You have to trust me, we need to get in there!" Without another word, Riven takes initiative in kicking the door down.

The trio don't tend to knock down doors to get into houses - they really do usually knock - but there is a first time for everything.

As the door thuds onto the floor, shouting erupts throughout the house. The three can only make out vague fragments of words and sentences despite the volume that the words are being spoken.

"... the police... won't regret... already... arrested... in prison... should it matter... you'll regret... no... stays..."

The three take off into the house following the direction the sound is coming from, desperate to know what's happening on the other side of the whichever door the sounds were entrapped behind. The shouting gets louder and louder until Brandon bursts through one door to reveal a man and a woman towering above Flora's figure on the floor.

In a blind rage, Helia tackles Flora's father the the floor earning a shriek of surprise from the small girl watching and a groan from the male's figure beneath him.

"Helia!"

Whilst attention was on the brawl between Helia and Flora's father, Flora cries out in pain. Her mother taking the seizing the opportunity.

"I should never have waited for your father to dispose of you!" The woman growls out, an object of silver glimmering in her hand, hovering dangerously above the brunette. Riven takes action to push the woman off of her before pulling the brunette to her feet. A crimson line ran across her cheek as bruises peaked from beneath her shirt, a sight that made even the magenta haired teen shiver in shock.

Looking over the two could see Flora's mother on the floor in a daze and the brawl between her father and Helia being broken by Brandon.

Riven snatches the kknife from the floor, having been dropped by Flora's mother and pockets it to ensure it can't be used.

The chaos continues for a few minutes before footsteps erupt through the house and police officers enter. Brandon gives a sheepish smile having called them before breaking up the brawl. Flora tears up slightly at the sight as Riven takes initiative and carries her to his car, knowing Helia needs a moment to calm himself before being ready to give her the comfort she really needs.

A/N Sorry for the late post but I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. It's finally Christmas eve! (Or Christmas for some of you, just a normal day for others of you - we all celebrate differently but for me, I'm getting festive XD)

I hope you all liked the chapter and i should have today's chapter up a little later.

Thank you all so much for all your reviews - they've been great to read and I hope you all leave some more reviews on this chapter.

- Mae xxx