Excuse me, Flora attracted the attention of a random person. "I'm looking for my friend, I haven't seen her in years and I just gotten into town. She's this high, long red hair and blue eyes. Goes by the name Bloom."

The man, who was preoccupied with something on Flora that she couldn't find, shook his head. "Nope, don't know that girl." He walked away quickly, she sighed as she wonder around the corner. Looking around she noticed a flower store, hanabiyama's, and one of the most lovely flowers she seen since leaving her room.
She wonder over, she wonder if she should ask the store owner if she knows where Bloom lives.

"Excuse me," Flora wonder over to the counter where a brunette woman was working. "I'm looking for a friend of mine, and I'm wondering how much is that flower out there is."

The woman, presumably Hanabiyama, leaned over the counter and try to figure out which flower. "May I ask which one?"

"The red lilies," Flora smiled.

"I don't see any red lilies."

"Well, there right there next to the doorway. Those hybrid tiger lilies." Flora was pointing the said lilies.

Mrs. Hanabiyama lean over the counter, squinting a bit. "I don't see any red hybrid tiger lilies, you sure it isn't those red tulips there?"

Flora was keeping up a smile despite inside she was losing it, she still hadn't learn if this woman knew Bloom or not. "I'm sorry miss, but I am pointing directly at them, the ones only an inch away from the door in the clay pot."

"No, I just don't see what your talking about."

"Lady!" Flora screamed, which is a little rare, "I am pointing at them right now! Here, I'll show you!" Flora walked out and picked up the lilies she mean and placed them on the counter. "These, these red lilies of a hybrid tiger kind! You can't say you can't see these phantom flowers!"

Mrs. Hanabiyama pointed, "This isn't red."

Flora shook with anger, "excuse me?"

"You see these are crimson hybrid tiger lilies," she smiled.

"What does it matter?"

"Oh yes, in flowers business when one babble out blue or green you might end up with baby instead of sky, or forest instead of emerald."

"Just tell me how much is the plant is."

"26.50, plus tax."

Flora almost had a heart attack, she manage to get a good hold on the counter so she would fall to the floor. "26.50 for a potted lily!"

"Well, it's really 1.58 for the lily, 2.42 for the pot and 23.50 for the soil," Mrs. Hanabiyama smiled as she poked the soil. "It's imported, from a country that doesn't exist anymore, so it's very rare."

"How can a country stop existing?" Flora was rubbing her temples.

"It sank."

Flora glared at this woman, "fine. I'll pay!" She shoved the money she kept for emergency on the counter, "but I'm only doing this because this poor little things would be traumatized by such an atmosphere."

Mrs. Hanabiyama watched the woman walk out of her store, she counted the money. Teach her to argue colors with me, she thought as she placed the money into the register.

(-)

"And she says, and I quote, my jewels." That caused Stormy to laugh, and Bloom couldn't help but smile. "I knocked her to the ground, and that's when than Brandon stepped in."

"And he started to explain himself for this whole mess," Stormy said. She took a bite out of her rare steak, swallowed quickly before speaking again. "I like strong girls, and I can see you're really strong."

Bloom blushed deeply, "I just broke a bunch of glassy jewelry."

Stormy raised a brow, "you broke her Esoterica Seele."

"Esoterica Seele?"

"They didn't teach you about the use of Esoterica Seele? It's in the path of book of monsters," Stormy shivered. It was a rite to go through the ma no hon no michi, she literarily became a senior over night.

"The path of what?" Bloom was becoming more and more confused, "never heard of that book." Stormy almost choked, she looked over at the redhead. "What?"

"You're telling me that a highly prestigious school doesn't even go through the ma no hon no michi?" Stormy ate the last piece of steak, "what good is a school that doesn't even try to teach the use of powers."

"Well, they do teach how to use..." Bloom trailed off, Stormy was giving her the look. She felt very embarrassed at the moment, "what is a Esoterica Seele anyway?"

Stormy took a sip from her drink before telling her, "an object with your own spirit being channeled through it."

Why this never been mention at Alfea? Bloom wondered, "is it me or is it getting a little depressing." Bloom smiled as she try to lighten the mood a little, "You wouldn't believe how hot under the collar that Faragonda was after that."

(-)

"Okay, where does she live," Stella was confused by the Icy after opening the door. "Where does that little brat pixie lives - Ow!"

"Icy, be a little more respectful." A older woman with shoulder length white hair said, "Ms. Lun, where does that woman live, I miss my daughter and she is with her girlfriend!" Stella was a little surprised, not in the good way ether as the older woman was bowing straight to the floor with a river of tears coming out of her eyes.
"I really miss her and I wanted to talk to her about her sexuality."

"No wonder they ran away," Icy was staring blankly ahead.

"Huh?" Stella was all she could muster for this odd situation, "why are you here?"

"Isibelci told me that you were her best friend," the woman got to her feet quickly. "And you would know where she is, because I have a feeling that is where my own daughter is."

"You're name is Isibelci?" Stella smiled and tried not to laugh, the witch was growing very angry.

"Quiet! I'm only here because mom is worried about Stormy, so where is Bloom's home?"

"Why should I tell you?" Stella crossed her arms, "you'll just attack her and steal her power."

"Because my daughter is dating this Bloom woman," the woman said. Stella took a moment, looked at those sadden faces (well Mrs. Trix was said, Icy was angry that Stella now knows her full name.) She sighed.

"I hate to see people grovel," Stella closed the door on them. She walked into her room while speaking, "mom, I'm going to earth with my friends to find Bloom and stop Flora from doing something stupid."

"Alright," Ms. Lun said. After Stella and her friends disappeared she heard someone knock at the door. Upon opening the door she found Mrs. Trix and Icy standing there.

"Bloom, where does Bloom live?" Icy was blunt.

"I'm not telling you," Mrs. Lun said.

"I have a picture of me in a bikini, want it?" Icy reached into her purse and pulled out a photo of her in a white bikini while at the beach.

"Gardenia, she live in Gardenia." With that the photo was snatched away and the door slammed shut.

"Dirty, so.. Dirty." Icy shivered as she walked away from the apartment.

()()()

I bet you're wonder what does Esoterica Seele mean, well Esoterica is a word meaning a secret known only by an minority, Seele is a German word for Soul.

And Icy's full name means nothing, it's just an Italian sounding name that can be shorten to Icy. It's pronounced Is-A-Bell-See.