Coucou ^^

So, new chapter (obviously).

I didn't post it yesterday because I've been sick, and was honestly unsure of what I was posting lmao. But my faithful beta reader has come to me and helped me, assured me this chapter was fine, so here it is !

Like I kinda said before, this season is going to be very different, because as I kept thinking about how I could go on I just… realized there was a big plot hole.

And, in order for this fic to make sense, I decided to remedy to it.

This chapter kinda announces the changes to come, if you remember the exact episode this chapter is about (it's episode 9, season 2), but I think the real changes will come in the next chapter.

Anyway, enjoy this chapter ^^

Aleynaaa : ah Layla is one hell of a character to write right now, thank you for saying she's realistic ^^

MeltingLove : well they're the Winx so I wouldn't worry XD

Winx4Ever : how is it that you're always one of the first persons to comment, when you can't receive notifications for when a new chapter is out ? But anyway thank you, I love you, you're awesome too ^^

V : Yes I must admit that I always thought one of them would… I don't know, feel something. But I guess that he was so helpful, and just a professor to all of them so they didn't ask too much questions. And Tecna actually did try to take him down, so I guess after all the Winx saw for themselves that he was… well, a good professor with really good intentions, they decided to brush off any bad feeling they had towards him (that, and the fact they all think he's quite good looking lmao).

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Somebody : thank you so much ! Yeah it's finally going to get interesting ^^

The breakfast had been good, and finally the girls were able to talk a little bit more to Bloom. They were just starting to get on an interesting topic that didn't revolve around a certain teacher, when said person waltzed into the cafeteria, under the adoring stares of the students.

Musa looked briefly at Tecna, before staring at their Professor again.

He wasted no time in making his way towards Bloom, and the red head told him about her dream and that she now remembered the lullaby her mother used to sing to her.

'Do you think you could help me ?'

To her right, Stella was still drooling over Avalon, oblivious to her friend's behaviors, and unaware of what had happened last nigh to put them all on edge. She'd been the only one asleep, and the red head woke up too early for any of them to warn the blonde without acting suspicious.

'Of course Bloom, I'll see you in my office after classes, is that alright ?'

They saw the her nod vigorously, before the teacher walked away, a pleased smile on his face.

Layla narrowed her eyes at him, never once touching the flower he made appear out of thin air before her plate, and stood up once he was out of her sight. It made Bloom roll her eyes and Stella looked at her with a curious expression, while the rest of the Winx got to their feet and started following their friends out of the cafeteria.

They walked to their dorm as fast as they could, and quickly entered Layla's bedroom, whom they'd never seen before. They were surprised to see it wasn't as big as Stella's, instead it looked as if it'd been cut in half.

The bed was on the right, with the green sheets Alfea gives to every student before they end up bringing their own, more colorful ones. On the left, there was a desk made of dark wood with only school books, and Piff's pink bed. Next to it was a big green closet, and the only other noticeable thing was the empty bedtable.

The light came from a window, above the bed, and let the sun shine right through.

It felt cold, compared to their own bedrooms with their clothes on the floor and every little thing they had acquired with their trips to Magix together. They felt a twinge of guilt go through them when they realized just how Layla never felt home, or the fact that they never bothered to ask her a little bit more if she'd like to come with them.

That at least meant Bloom wouldn't try to find them in this room.

'It was so creepy,' Musa finally said as she carefully sat down on the bed, as if she was scared to ruin it.

Flora hugged herself and sat down next to her.

'Everyone turned to look at him at once…'

'Hello Professor Avalon,' imitated Musa as her friend hit her shoulder.

'There is definitely something wrong with him,' nodded Layla, who stood upright by the door.

Tecna sat at the desk, hummed, while she casted a curious glance at the flower in Flora's hands.

Before their teacher arrived, he decided to play a little trick to announce his presence, conjuring a flower for each student, but she never touched it. She feared something might be wrong with it.

'I didn't pick up anything, the flower… well it's a flower,' explained Flora.

'But did you see the way Bloom looked at him ?' Asked the pink haired girl.

'Did you see the way he touched her shoulder ?' Added Musa.

'I only ever see her smile when he is there, with her,' nodded Layla.

'And she works very hard to get good grades in his class,' nodded the flower fairy.

'But she's starting to get bad grades everywhere else,' announced Stella as she opened the door. 'What are you guys doing ?'

They tensed immediately and quickly shared a look, but stayed silent. The blonde blinked, and sighed when she realized her friends would stay quiet. She closed the door, making sure no one had seen her enter the bedroom, and faced her friends again. Her face serious, for once, and made the girls blink in surprise.

'Listen, I'm not dumb. Something's definitely wrong with Bloom,' she said as she slumped down against the door, seeing that all the other spots were taken. 'She ditched me right after you left to run after Avalon.'

They all looked at each other, before Tecna nodded.

Layla was the one to explain everything. How she felt dark magic around Bloom every time she came back to their dorm late at night, and supposed it was from Valtor. How, the other night, Avalon showed up and was radiating so much dark magic it had been hard to breath. How Bloom had been in such a pitiful state that they didn't even know how she was still walking and smiling today.

Stella nodded, looking to the ground, before her eyes widened and she started searching for something in her bag.

'I supposed that maybe this could help,' she said as she took out another flower.

They were all identical, but Flora immediately stood up to investigate it.

'Was it Bloom's ?'

'Yeah she completely forgot about it, so I took it.'

The flower fairy seemed perplex for a moment, playing with the flower in her hands while her friends stayed quiet, before she turned around and stared at Tecna.

'This flower… I think it's a fake one. It's really good, but it doesn't sing to me like the one I got.'

'Maybe he made an effort for you,' offered Musa.

'Or he targeted Bloom specifically,' said Tecna.

'But what could he do with a flower ?' Asked Layla, completely lost.

'If he poisoned or enchanted it, Bloom could be under a spell right now.'

They all sighed.

After the Trix, they hoped to have a normal year like every other fairy in their year. It was the first time, after all, that Alfea had been under any kind of attack. All of the students stood their ground nonetheless, and fought back.

They all thought it was over, but now had to come to the realization that, as long as they would be friends with the Princess of Domino and bearer of the Dragon Flame, they would never be at peace. More people would probably come after the fairy, and try to use her power for their own purposes.

Right now, that person might be their teacher, who everyone adored, and nobody suspected.

Their dark thoughts were interrupted by Tecna stood up and clapped her hands to bring the attention on herself.

'I'm going to do some research with Digit. You all try to find something, anything, and keep an eye out for our dear professor.'

'And look out for Bloom too,' added Stella.

'He's definitely doing something to her,' nodded Layla.

'Even I felt the dark energy yesterday and… I… It was terrifying,' admitted Flora.

Flora put the flowers in her room, readying herself for some research, then grabbed her schoolbag just like her friends, and they all exited their dorm, preparing themselves for the first lesson of the day with Avalon.

Everything happened very fast.

At first, in lessons. Of course they weren't that interested in what he was saying, now that they suspected their teacher may have some dark motives concerning their friend and may not be doing his job as well as he should.

They also got very worried at the way Bloom seemed to just crave his attention.

Her eyes were solely set on him, and she sometimes even forgot her friends to simply go to his class, waiting impatiently for him to come. Fortunately the other students seemed to think she had some kind of big crush on him, but the five girls could see how unhealthy their friend's behavior became every time she went back to the dorm.

She still spent some time with them. She would laugh, go to town or take a walk by the forest with them. But those moments were getting extremely rare. Even Sky feared he had done something wrong and asked Stella about it, but the blonde could only shrug and explain to him that Bloom didn't have time anymore.

He seemed sad, and the Princess really wished she could say something else, maybe let him know they suspected something about Professor Avalon, but they all knew it was too dangerous. The more people would know, the more danger they put Bloom and their teacher in.

Because, if they were wrong, they could very well destroy the man's carrier. Maybe it wasn't his fault if their friend was acting weird all of a sudden. Although Flora and Layla wouldn't buy it, after he refused to take the red head to the infirmary when she clearly needed to be examined.

Tecna finally found out about a prophecy, and the two princesses had to agree about the wings' their professor had when he saved them. He fitted the description of a winged monster perfectly, and the fear overtook them when they realized he might be a terrible being, biting his time until the right time came.

The pink haired girl knew they didn't have much time to act, and that is how they found themselves preparing themselves to attack their professor.

It was on the night their professor was supposed to transform, and reveal his true nature. After that moment, he would be invincible. They only had to make sure Bloom was safely tucked under her covers, before transforming and taking off to the wing where the professors slept.

Fortunately, it wasn't hard to find him, and to break inside his quarters. Even better, he wasn't in his living room, so they were able to enter the it without alarming him.

The plan was simple after that : while everyone would take off after him, Flora would be the one to look through his belongings. She didn't feel like a great addition to the team, and while on every other day Tecna would've said the contrary, she instead nodded and gave her another mission.

If they couldn't succeed in fighting him back, at least Flora could find something to use against him in the future. So she hid behind a door after Stella inspected the room, and they waited for their teacher to get out.

Obviously he had been showering, and he was naturally surprised to see them, all transformed and looking for a fight. They immediately stated their intentions, and he was out of the room by the next second, using the main door. None of them looked back at the flower fairy, afraid they would give her position away.

Flora wasted no time, and started looking for clues in the bedroom she was in.

At first glance, one would think the room was very well organized, because nothing stood out.

But, if one looked a little bit more, they would realize that there actually was nothing worth mentioning. All the professor seemed to possess were cloths, and normal things a normal person would have to be clean. But there was nothing in his bedtable, nothing personal hidden in his living room, and nothing in his bathroom excepted a toothbrush, a tube of paste and towels.

She was getting desperate. The only personal thing he seemed to own was his necklace, which he put on his bedtable. She decided she could give it a try, he did wear it every day after all, but doubted a something as simple as a piece of jewelry would give her a real clue.

For some time, she just stared at it, hesitating and narrowing her eyes, before taking it in her own hands.

She was hit by a wave of dark magic so powerful it made her fall backwards, and it knocked the air out of her lungs. A voice screamed in her head, and she was blind to everything around her. All she could do was focus on her hand, and the necklace to let it fall to the ground and end her nightmare.

One picture stayed in her mind : someone, chained to a wall, dying.

With wide eyes, she pushed herself up, and fell back on her side.

The magic was too powerful for her to handle, but she knew she had to get out. It took a lot of time for her to even reach the door, and close it behind her, but she did it.

When she found herself in the corridor, she was only able to take two steps before she had to let herself fall against the wall. She still had trouble breathing, and could do nothing when a hand touched her shoulder. She didn't really react, because she couldn't see anything, and let herself be led through the school.

The person next to her knew where they were going, and she didn't have the energy to refuse the help she was getting. She didn't know who they were, only that they felt safe and familiar.

When the world tilted over and she found herself in her own bed, she came back to her senses for a second and assessed the person who just helped her. Her whole body relaxed when she recognized the red hair, and she let sleep take over her.

'Bullshit,' said Tecna as she opened the door and let herself into the living room.

'It's only a test,' said Musa.

'We tried to kill him, and that is all he has for us ?' Asked the technology fairy, not convinced one bit as she let herself fall into their sofa.

'She's right, that doesn't make any sense. I would've thought that… well, we would be expelled,' explained Layla as she took her place besides the pink haired girl.

'I mean, I only made the science lab explode and I was kicked out. So yes, there is something wrong here. I call it injustice,' stated Stella as she crossed her arms and pouted.

Someone coughed, and the four girls turned around to see two other fairies staring at them, one very tired while the other just seemed out of place.

'Oh hi Mirta, what are you doing here ?' Musa asked immediately, trying to brush off the conversation they just had.

'She knows girls,' said Flora, her shoulder against the wall.

'I found your friend last night in the teacher's wing,' explained the ex-witch.

'And what were you doing over there ?' Asked Tecna, immediately suspicious.

Mirta looked down, and fidgeted while Flora huffed.

'She saved me, so let her explain.'

The girls' eyes widened at her tone, and immediately looked at Mirta for an explanation, while the red head could only let a strange laugh come out.

'It's the dark magic in her system, everyone reacts differently and she just… well…'

'What do you mean by that ?' Asked Layla, her eyebrows furrowing.

'Hm… Well, something happened in Professor Avalon's bedroom and… she… hum…'

'A straight answer please !' Pressed Musa, her eyes darting between the flower fairy who looked nothing like herself, and the new fairy who seemed suspicious, to say the least.

Said fairy finally calmed herself and started explaining her story.

To the Winx' shame, she noticed them when they were going to their professor's room, and simply followed them. After all, all the strass on them made it easy to track and she had trained to hide in the shadows and be unnoticeable. She stayed in the teachers' wing when she saw that Flora wasn't chasing their professor with the other four girls, and wondered if she should investigate what they were doing.

After some minutes, Mirta thought it would be appropriate to enter the room, when she suddenly felt a wave of something so dark she stayed frozen in her place, until she saw the flower fairy get out and close the door behind her, panting.

She was only able to take two steps before her legs gave out. The red head understood that her friend was in no shape to get back to her room on her own, and simply decided to help her.

She left pretty quickly for her own bedroom before Griselda noticed anything, and came back in the morning, while the four girls were gone to the Headmistress' office, and Bloom went outside as she waited for someone.

'Well thank you, Mirta,' nodded Layla. 'So her behavior is related to-'

'I'm here, you know,' interrupted Flora, crossing her arms.

'We know, drama queen,' said Stella in a huff. 'But wh-'

'What did you just call me ?' Asked Flora as she immediately took a step forward and her eyes zeroed on the blonde.

The girls looked at each other, hesitating, when suddenly their friend fainted. Layla and Musa immediately stood up to help Mirta get their friend to her bed.

'Is that normal ?' Asked Musa, completely panicked.

'Yeah. Dark energy is very hard on a fairy, especially one as pure as Flora, so I would imagine it will take a long time for her to recover.'

'Did she tell you anything ?' Asked Layla as they slowly made their way back to the living room.

'Yes. When she woke up, she told me that what put her in this state, was touching the pendant Professor Avalon always wears.'

'And ?'

'Well… She also told me she heard a voice screaming in her head… and then she saw someone, chained to a wall, and he seemed to be… dying.'

Silence took over, and for a moment, they stayed like that. Unsure of how to proceed next.

Eventually, Tecna thanked the red head, and Mirta scurried off to her task of the day while everyone sat back on the couch.

'Why did Flora say so much to her ?' Asked Layla.

'Mirta is a good friend,' explained Musa. 'She went through a lot just to help Bloom last year, and they didn't even know each other.'

That seemed to satisfy the fairy.

'So, what do we do ?' Asked Tecna. 'Something is wrong with Avalon, but unless he does something stupid, we won't have the opportunity to find out what it is before he reveals it himself.'

She huffed, realizing that this time she wouldn't be able to solve this mystery on her own.

'I think I may have a solution,' said Stella confidently.

'I still think we should ask other professors for help,' said Layla with a frown, as the rain poured down on them.

It only took a few hours for them to get out of Alfea and take the next bus to Magix. They were free to go wherever they wished on weekends, after all. Although it had been weird, because of the rain and overall cold weather as they slowly got closer to winter.

'I think that, after what happened this morning, they won't believe a word we say,' assured Musa, looking straight ahead of her.

'We could show them the state Flora is in,' insisted the brown haired girl.

'And what ? We have no idea how to prove it really was because of Avalon's pendant, and I bet he would be able to do something to it so-'

'We're here,' interrupted Stella.

Before any of them could stop her, she called for the resident 34 and stepped back.

It was a good looking building, white and blue, with a flat roof. It was connected to the ones next to it, and situated in a good neighborhood. It probably had a lot of families living in it. Honest people, living their life normally. The windows were clean, and there were a lot of plants hanging from them.

'The door has been opened', said a weird voice, making Tecna scoff.

'They still have that backward technology here ?'

The others ignored her, and Stella pushed the door open.

The apprehension was getting bigger by second. It felt so weird and normal to walk up those stairs like that, as if they were visiting some friend, or a family member. On their way, they even met a cute little girl, already using her magic to make her ball levitate. She smiled at them, before running back into her own apartment, while the girls kept climbing the stairs.

Eventually, they reached the third floor, and noticed the opened door.

They only stared at it for a second, before Layla sighed and walked purposefully towards it.

Carefully, they entered the apartment. It was surprisingly cozy ; the walls were painted in white, and the living room was simple but very welcoming, with its beige couch and its pillows and white covers, or the wooden little table in front of it where four mugs rested.

A large window was next to the couch, but the light came from above on this rainy day.

They had to walk a bit further to realize the living room was connected to the kitchen. It wasn't big and just like the rest of what they'd seen, it was mostly white and made of wood. There were some flowers growing in a little corner, and a fifth mug was there.

'Well, hello girls, what can I do for you ?'

The door was closed, and they all turned around to look at the man they came to see.

'We need your help,' started Layla, gritting her teeth. 'Valtor.'

He smiled.

Yet again, this is one of those chapters where I really was at a loss for what I was doing, or what I wanted to write in it. Well, how I wished to write it, anyway.

So, the story continues, and we haven't really heard of Bloom… next chapter should be more interesting.

If you noticed any mistake, please feel free to dm or just comment them so I can do something about it lmao

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