The Argument

Disclaimer: I do not own the Winx Club. They are a really cool show though.

The next day, Bloom had progressed to moping around the grounds of Alfea, rather than moping around the dorm room she shared with Flora. And although Flora found this somewhat an improvement, she still wasn't happy with the childish way Bloom had been acting lately. She decided there was only one way to deal with this and that was to get Bloom to confront Sky about her feelings. So, she decided to get the other girls to help her talk Bloom into it at lunch time which came surprisingly fast that day.

"Listen Bloom," Flora began, folding her arms across one another and resting them on the table. "We really need to talk." Bloom looked up and frowned. She knew that somehow, this was going to lead into a discussion about Sky.

"What about?" she asked quietly.

"You're mood for one," Stella piped up. Bloom now turned her head to look at her best friend who smiled and giggled happily.

"Stella please," Flora said, "This is not an appropriate time for giggling. This is a serious matter." Stella's face fell and she turned her attention to the sandwich in front of her. It was clear that she had decided to merely listen instead of pitch in.

"What Stella is trying to say," Tecna said, "Is that you've been acting a real mope lately. If you want to know what is going on, you need to go talk to him!"

"Tecna's right Bloom," Musa said, "You can't just sit around moping, hoping that the answer will just come to you. The only way you will find out what's going with him is by going up to him and ask him what's going on. It's just like writing a song. You can't always wait for the lyrics to just come to you, sometimes you have to go and find them." Bloom looked around at Tecna and Flora who nodded showing that they agreed with what Musa was saying.

"You guys really think that'll help?" Bloom asked. The other girls all nodded and Bloom sighed heavily. "Alright, I'll give it shot. I know one thing though, I think whatever's going on with him has something to do with Layla!" Layla, who had been sitting quietly on the other side of Flora, eating her lunch, looked up suddenly. She stared at Bloom as she was marching away to go find Sky with a look of hurt on her face.

"Did I do something wrong?" she asked the others. Flora and Tecna shook their heads and Musa merely frowned after Bloom as if silently scolding her for hurting Layla. Stella just mumbled something under her breath and began picking at her sandwich.

"No sweetie," Flora said. "Bloom's just got some trust issues she needs to work out I'm afraid." Layla said nothing. Instead, she nodded. And although she thought that she had cheered Layla up, Flora was certain that something was still bothering her. She noticed that there was a worried look in her eyes as she turned her head to watch Bloom's encounter with sky.

Bloom marched up the walk to the picnic area, which the boys from Red Fountain had decided to eat at instead of their usual school cafeteria. She took a moment to scan the scene for Sky. Moments later, she spotted him sitting at a table at the far side of the picnic grounds. She sighed heavily. She had hoped that she would find him alone but he wasn't alone. At the table with him, were Brandon, Timmy, Riven, and that new guy Flora had her eye on, Helia or something like that.

Sky was happily laughing and chatting with his friends when he noticed her. Bloom was heading towards him and she looked pissed. He heaved a big sigh, which Brandon responded to by turning around. When he too noticed Bloom, he sighed as well. This got Riven curious and he two spun around. When he saw that Bloom was on her way to the table, he rolled his eyes and turned back around.

"Man, that girlfriend of yours is going to ruin this perfect day, Sky!" Riven shouted at him, pointing over his shoulder at Bloom. Sky sighed again.

"Chill Riv, I'll take care of it." He got up and started heading for Bloom. Before he left the table completely, he spun back around and whispered, "I don't really want to see her right now either so you can just think how I'm feeling." Riven was taken aback. He had never expected Sky to be at a point in which he didn't want to see the love of his life. For the first time in his life, Riven was speechless.

Sky continued walking towards Bloom and met her halfway across the grounds. She stopped in front of him an crossed her arms over her chest. Her eyes met his with a very strong glare. Sky took a deep breath and willed himself to remain calm.

"Hey Bloom, what brings you here?"

"What brings me here!" she snapped. "I'll tell you what brings me here! The way you've been acting ever since Layla came into the picture, that's what brings me here! Sky, you've been acting really weird lately and I demand to know why!"

"Okay, okay honey, calm down, somebody will hear you."

"Do I look like I give a damn! I don't care who hears me! I want everyone in all of Red Fountain," she paused and then raised her voice even louder with her next words, "AND ALFEA KNOWS THAT PRINCE SKY IS A DOUBLE CROSSER WHO DARES TO HIDE SECRETS FROM HIS GIRLFRIEND!" Sky took a step back. His eyes were wide with surprise. "THAT'S RIGHT! I WANT EVERYONE HERE TO KNOW THAT IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT THE DEVIL IS GOING ON, I WILL NOT HESITATE TO DRAG YOUR NAME IN THE MUD AND DO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR REPUTATION!" At these words, Riven made an attempt to stand up and back Sky up but Brandon held him back. Helia was watching the situation with great surprise. He had only known Bloom for a short time but he already felt that she wasn't the kind of person to ever do something like this.

"Now wait just one cotton pecking minute!" Sky shouted. He was started to get hot with rage. "Bloom aren't you taking this whole thing a little overboard!"

"Overboard!" Bloom shouted back, "I think overboard is an overstatement!"

"And just what is that supposed to mean!"

"That I'm not taking this overboard!"

"Look Bloom, I was planning on calmly and rationally explain to you the situation but now that you are acting like this, I think I'll just let you find out on your own!" That said, he spun on his heel and headed back towards the table. Then he faced Bloom again, "And one more thing, until you sort yourself out and get over that little childish attitude of yours, our relationship is on time out!"

"AND WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN!"

"That currently, you're a free woman and I'm a free man! Although I highly doubt that at this point, anybody would be willing to date you!" That said, he turned back around and without so much as a glance back at her, went back to his friends and resumed the conversation they had been having before Bloom had shown up.

Bloom just stood there staring after him. She couldn't believe her ears. 'Did he really mean what he had just said?' she thought to herself. 'And how can he just walk away and resume his normal routine like nothing had even happened?' She couldn't move, she was rooted to the spot. She could feel the tears start to well up in her eyes. They were hot and made her eyes begin to burn. Slowly, she pivoted around and began to trudge back to her friends at Alfea.

"Well?" Flora asked when Bloom had returned to the table. Bloom looked up at her and Flora knew in an instance that it had not gone well. "Bloom, what happened?"

"He blew me off," Bloom said quietly. There was a crack in her voice as if she had been crying. And in fact, she was still crying. Stella looked up suddenly. Her face now held anger instead of the depression she had held from Flora's comment earlier.

"What do you mean, he blew you off?" she asked crossly.

"He told me it was over for the time being. And all because he thought I was being childish."

"Well perhaps yelling at him wasn't exactly the right way to go about it," Flora said. Bloom glared at her. "Bloom, you are one of my closest friends and with all do respect, I have to tell you, you haven't been acting much like an Alfea sophomore lately."

"She's right," Musa said nodding.

"Oh, and just what have I been acting like then?" Bloom said, anger rising in her voice again.

"Well, to be honest," Tecna said, "You've been acting quite a bit more like a three year old child rather than the mature college sophomore that you really are." Bloom glared at her.

"And do all of you think that?" She glared around at the rest of them. Flora and Musa nodded, Layla had long since excused herself from the table, and Stella just sat there, not sure of what she should do. "Stella!" Bloom demanded, turning her gaze on her. Stella gulped and slowly nodded her head.

"Sorry Bloom, but they have a point," she admitted in a small voice.

"Errrrgggghhhh!" Bloom shouted. "And you guys call yourselves my friends! Come on Kiko!" She spun on her heel and stalked off with the little blue bunny rabbit hopping along behind her.

"Uh-oh!" Stella said. "That didn't go well."

"I wouldn't worry about it," Flora said calmly. "It's Bloom, she'll come around eventually." Stella didn't look so sure but she nodded and turned to watch Bloom stalk into the school and out of site.

Well, how did you guys like chappie 2? Was it good? Is there anything you think I should've added to the chapter? Is there anything you think I should remove? Please give me your feedback. Also, can someone give me a title for the next chapter? You will get credit. If you want, you can give me your ideas behind the chapter. Just make sure it flows with the rhythm of the end of this chapter.