A typical late-spring evening was beginning to set in. The sun sank ever-so-slowly into the horizon, leaving behind a spectacular red sky in its wake streaked with fluffy little clouds. The creatures of the forest outside Alfea were busy minding their own business as they prepared themselves for a good night's sleep, and likewise, creatures of the nocturnal type were just waking themselves up, ready for another night of foraging in the darkness. All was quiet and serene... except for some playful giggles coming from high up in the forest canopy.

A couple sat silhouetted against the russet backdrop of the sunset, perched on a thick branch near the top of one of the highest trees, enjoying an ultra-romantic picnic as they made the most of their spring break.

"Hey! No fair! Oh come on - you're gonna make me spill my drink!"

"Aww, who'd thought my big bad Teggy would be so ticklish?"

"Oh yeah? Well Musie-baby, let's just see how ticklish YOU are!"

"ARGH! NO! NOT THE FEET!"

Ignoring her pleas, Tegryn reached out and grabbed Musa's dainty foot, and slowly, almost tortuously, began to run his fingers up and down the sole. She tried desperately to withstand this tickling onslaught, but to no avail - with no warning she burst out laughing so hard she thought she would explode.

"Okay, mercy, mercy... you win!"

Laughing, they joyfully collapsed in each others arms and held each other tight, Tegryn nuzzling her head with his cheek. She moved her gaze upwards to meet his eyes - she never tired of looking into those deep blue eyes of his... just the mere glimpse of them was enough to set her soul on fire. She couldn't resist the urge and so she kissed him softly, pressing her lips against his, running one hand through his hair whilst resting the other tenderly on his chest. After that long and pleasurable interlude, they sat happily together against the tree's mighty trunk, entwined in each others arms. Just above their heads, they had carved out the words 'MUSA + TEGRYN 4 EVER' inside a big heart - a lasting testament to their love.

"You know," Musa said, breaking the peaceful silence, "It's a shame our dates are almost over."

"Over?" he chuckled. "Who said we had to stop at fourteen dates? I don't want this to end - I haven't been this happy in ages."

"Me neither." She paused for a moment. "I suppose the only other time I've been this happy is when I'm with my family... how about you?"

Tegryn didn't reply at first, but just stared out at the glorious view that lay before them. "Hmmm... this is such a beautiful place. I mean, just look at the way the sunset is reflected off that lake."

"Yeah" she said as she leant back, snuggling up against him as she grasped his hands and pulled his arms tight around her. "Of course, you do realise that's where we first met, don't you?"

"Is it?" he replied, casting his mind back to his first encounter with the witches. "Was it really THAT lake?"

"Uh huh. In fact, that fallen tree is probably still there."

Tegryn winced as he remembered the way Darcy and Stormy nearly crushed every bone in his body as they smashed him through that tree, and then smiled as he remembered the beautiful stranger in the red dress who came to his aid. Even now, that heavenly vision still seemed like a dream.

They watched as the sun slowly disappeared from view, and then began to gather their things to head back home.

"Hey Teggy, how do you want to go home tonight? Walking, or do you fancy flying again?"

"Flying - I definitely need the practice. We've got a test coming up after the break, and I'm not looking forward to it."

"Oh, you'll be fine - here, just take my hand."

And so they took off into the approaching night, Tegryn a little shakily - he'd never taken off from such a great height before. Despite a few mid-air wobbles, they soon arrived back at Alfea, after which they said their goodbyes in the only way lovers can.

Musa arrived back at the lounge where the Winx and Starz girls were merrily chatting away, as teenage girls like to do.

"Hey Musa!" called Bloom happily, "How did the date go?"

"Oh, it was so awesome! Everything about it went so well! The food, the weather, the view, the, ummm, well, you know, the OTHER stuff!" she giggled.

"And?"

She shook her head.

"He still won't say anything about it. I want to make him happy so bad, I want to reunite him with his family, but every time I mention the word 'family' he just clams up and changes the subject."

"That's a shame. If only he could give us some clue about where his home was, I'm sure we could find it."

"That's right," said Tecna. "Faragonda said we're free to use the collection of earth maps in the library - if only we knew where to start."

"Yeah... but unfortunately all we know is that it's somewhere in central China... and China's a big place!"

"I guess we just have to keep trying." said Anyuna. "We'll see if we can get anything from him tomorrow."

"Tread carefully though," Flora warned. "This is obviously a painful subject for him. We don't want to hurt him."

"Erm, Musa?" Charlotte piped up. "I've just thought of something. You probably won't like me mentioning this, but..." She leant over and whispered something in Musa's ear.

Musa closed her eyes and breathed deeply. This was going to be difficult, so very difficult - after all, she could rarely bring herself to do this for her closest friends, but deep down she knew Charlotte was right - she couldn't expect Tegryn to do something that she wasn't prepared to do.

"Okay," she said, her voice quivering. "I'll try it tomorrow."