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Bloom's POV

"Running away from your problems will only make them worse, you know." Andy said. I had told him everything. All of it from the start. I had known him since I was a kid growing up in Gardenia. Andy was the brother I never had and there was anybody I could talk to about anything, it was him.

"I know, but I couldn't stay there." I said, looking down.

"And why exactly is that?" He said.

"I told you about the dark magic flares, right?" He nodded, raising an eyebrow. "Well, they are getting stronger and I don't want to put the girls in danger, especially with Valtor out there." I said, turning away from him and hugging my arms around my body. He didn't say anything and I felt tears sting my closed eyes. I felt his arms around me as he hugged me from behind, resting his chin on my shoulder. I leaned into his hug, thankful for the friendly gesture.

"Wait, Valtor was the one that took you to the carnival and almost killed someone pretending to be you."

"Yes he is."

"Then why did you say 'especially with Valtor out there'? Is he another one of your villains?"

"Yes and no."

"How?"

"Yes because he is trying to take over and no because he never actually fought me."

"But he blinded you."

"Not directly."

"Still, I want you to be safe."

"You're hiding something."

"No, I'm not," he said.

"Andrew Lucas Carson, I have known you since we were 3. I can tell when you are not telling me everything. Now spill." I said, poking him in the chest. Not many people knew his middle name, and I purposely used it to emphasize my point.

"Fine. I want you to come with me to the magic dimension."

"Why?"

He held up an envelope with a very familiar crest on it.

"You got into Red Fountain?! This is incredible, Andy!" I said, hugging him. After we parted, his expression became serious.

"But I want you to come with me. Even though this is a dream come true, I don't want to leave you. What would I do without my best friend there?"

"Andy, I told you. I'm not going back. It's just too much. Go and live your dream." I said, closing my eyes.

"Come on Bloom. You and I both know that running from your problems won't solve any of them. You have to face your fears, take a risk."

Andy picked up his guitar:

Birds-eye view, awake the stars 'cause they're all around you

Wide eyes will always brighten the blue

Chase your dreams, and remember me, sweet bravery

'Cause after all those wings will take you, up so high

So bid the forest floor goodbye as you race the wind

And take to the sky

"Please, Bloom. At least come with me and then you can leave if you really can't take it." He looked at me with the puppy dog eyes he knew I couldn't resist.

He's right. Go with him. Face everyone. My other half is no coward.

Fine.

I rolled my eyes, "Fine, but only if you buy me pizza tonight."

"Fine, but we are getting pepperoni."

"Fine."

"Fine." We both stared intensely at each other before I burst into a fit of giggles, him laughing along with me.

Andy picked up his phone and called for pizza.

"Yes, thank you." And with that, he hung up.

"Hey Bloom, come here for a minute," I stepped closer to him as he stared intensely at me. He reached out and tickled me, making me burst into laughter.

That idiot! He knows how ticklish I am!

"Andy, stop," I said, breathless from laughing so much. He pulled away.

"See," he said, "Don't you feel so much better after you've had a good laugh?"

"I despise you!"

"Love you too, young grasshopper." I was about to fire back a snippy comment before the doorbell rang, signaling our pizza was here. I raced down the stairs and unlocked the door, taking the pizza from the delivery boy. Andy had just reached the bottom of the stairs and I pointed to him.

"He's paying."

Andy rolled his eyes and took out his wallet. "I despise you." He said as he walked past me towards the door.

"Love you too, young grasshopper." I smirked.

Good one.

I know.

He paid for the pizza and I opened the fridge and got us a couple of sodas.

We sat there, enjoying each other's company. He was right, I felt much better, like a huge burden had been lifted off my shoulders.

After the pizza was done, we started on the video games. We played for hours and it was the most fun I had had this week.

"Bye Andy, I am going home." I said, giving him a hug.

"Bye Bloom. Be back tomorrow morning at 7 so we can go."

"I will. Good night."

"Night."

I walked home and went to my room. The lights in the house were all off, meaning Mike and Vanessa had gone to sleep. I set an alarm on my phone for 6:30 A.M. and laid down in bed, but I found it hard to fall asleep. I looked around the room that held so many precious memories of my past. Art had always been a part of me, but I had stopped when I went to Alfea. My art supplies lay untouched at my desk. My old drawings were hanging on the walls. I got up and walked to the desk and picked up a pencil.

I had not drawn in years, but as soon as the pencil touched the paper, my hands took over. I barely thought of what to do, just let my hands guide the pencil across the page.

MEANWHILE:

ICY'S POV:

This was an addiction, and a very risky one at that. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't resist, so here I was, standing at the door to Valtor's office with my now red hair flowing behind me. Bloom had won last time I tried this, but I was going to beat her. Valtor was mine.

It was a good thing the real Bloom was not here. It made it easier for me to do this. I loved Valtor and I would do anything to get him.

I knocked on the door and he opened it. I could tell from his face that he was stressed and reached up and took one of his hands and started rubbing circles on it to calm him down. It worked and he pulled me closer, my back facing him.

"I missed you, princess." He whispered in my ear. I leaned myself against his chest as a response and I felt his arms wrap around me. "Do you want to go somewhere?"

"I want to go wherever you are."

"What did I do to deserve you, Bloom?" I turned and looked up, capturing his lips in a kiss. He kissed back, wrapping his arms around my waist. My hands slid up and to the back of his neck, pulling him closer.

We made out for a while. I enjoyed kissing him so much, but I would have to be careful, especially when Bloom came back.

After some time passed, I decided to get out of there while I was still ahead. I started walking back to Alfea, but as soon as he went back inside Cloud Tower, I teleported back inside of the school for witches.

"Hello, sisters and Valtor, I am back." I said to them.

"Where were you?" Valtor asked with a raised eyebrow. I noticed he looked much more relaxed and smiled internally.

"I had some business to take care of," I said coolly. Thankfully, he didn't press for details.

"Trix, now that you all are here, I wanted to discuss our plans of attack on the other schools of magic."

"We're listening," Darcy said.

He got up and handed each of us a file folder.

"Apparently, my name is Dorothy"

"Mine is Serafina."

I read the name on mine and scrunched up my nose in disgust, "Isabella. This sounds like a pixie name."

"Fairy, not pixie. You will be with fairies at Alfea. If you call them pixies, our entire plan will be ruined." I noticed that Valtor said 'fairy' with a bit more force than necessary.

Sensing the tension, Darcy spoke, "So, we are going to be Alfea fairies?"

Valtor turned to her, "Yes. As you know, tomorrow morning is the induction ceremony for incoming freshmen at Cloud Tower, Alfea and Red Fountain. We already have control of Cloud Tower, but this ceremony will be the perfect chance to take over the other two schools."

"Wait, you said 'other two schools', but you're sending us all to Alfea as freshman fairies." Stormy said. Valtor smirked before snapping his fingers. The illusion came to life and I could barely recognize him. If I didn't watch him put the illusion on himself, I would have believed he was one of those wannabe Red Fountain heroes.

"I am going to be inducted at Red Fountain. We will be staying at these schools for 2 weeks. If this goes correctly, they will never know what hit them and we will take over the dimension."

"What's your name going to be from now?" Darcy asked.

"I am going to be known as Luca."

"What about dorms?" Darcy asked.

"I will have a roommate that I do not know yet, but I have persuaded Alfea to get you a room together."

"Sounds like a plan."

"I am going to sleep," I said, yawning. Valtor was talking to Darcy about something, but I was too tired to care.

"Night, Ice." Stormy said.

BLOOM'S POV

The alarm clock startled me awake. I had fallen asleep on my desk, the picture I had started was still underneath me. I got up, yawned, and headed for the bathroom to take a shower. I got out and put on my regular clothes. Grabbing an apple on the way out, I headed next door to Andy's house.

He was waiting for me on his porch and he was wearing the Red Fountain uniform.

"Ready to go, Bloom?" He asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be." He threw his arm over my shoulder.

"Relax, you'll be fine." I nodded and gave him a weak smile. He pushed the button, activating the entry portal.

We walked through the gates and were greeted by Saladin.

"Ah, hello Bloom. It is good to see you are doing well, and who are you, young man?"

"I am Andy Carson, sir."

"Yes, here you are," The headmaster said, checking Andy's name off the list and handing him a file folder with his name on it. We walked to a bench in the courtyard and sat down, where Andy started flipping through the papers.

"Rules, procedures, schedule, blah, blah, blah." Andy said, "Ooh, dorm assignment." He looked at me, "Wanna go check out my dorm, Bloom?"

I gave him a playful glare, "What other choice do I have?"

"Glad to see you are learning, young one." He said before grabbing my wrist and leading me towards the building.

"What hall is your dorm in?"

"Hall H."

"That's the hall for heroes and wizards."

Andy stopped and smirked at me before forming a good-sized energy ball on his palm, "Surprise."

"Wow Andy, you have magic?"

"Nope. It's an illusion that is formed by this device I got." I facepalmed. "Do you want magic?"

"Yes."

"Give me your hand." I grabbed his hand and focused my energy.

"Bloom! This hurts!"

"Hold on, Andy." The glow around us faded and Andy gasped as a ball of energy flickered to life on his palm.

"Congratulations, you are now a magic user. If you want to make it stronger, I can help you train."

"I would love that, but magic aside, I am a very talented swordsman," he said, pulling out his sword. It was very similar to Sky's but it was yellow. "Thank you fencing."

"I was always better at fencing than you."

"Oh really? Then I challenge you to a duel. How does tomorrow sound?"

"You're on!"

He put the sword back and pulled out the key to his dorm. "Looks like my roommate is some guy named Luca.

His dorm was similar to the ones at Alfea. There was a common room and a kitchen, two separate rooms with a shared bathroom.

"Lovely place you have here," I said.

"I'm going to put my bags down." He went into his room and placed his bags on the bed and pulled out his guitar and started to play.

When we first dropped our bags on apartment floors

Took our broken hearts put them in a drawer

The PA interrupted his song, "All incoming freshmen and tour guides please report to the lobby. Freshmen, find the tour guide wearing your hall color and follow them."

"Let's go."

We walked to the lobby where we were greeted by Codatorta giving a speech to the entire incoming freshman class. "Listen you little wimps-," He was interrupted by Saladin.

"I think what Codatorta is trying to say is," He said in a calmer voice, "Welcome to Red Fountain, students. We are proud to say that we are the number one school for heroics in all of the magic dimension and you will be trained to face even the most difficult of challenges here."

"More like you will be put up against things that will make you want to die." I whispered to Andy, laughing internally as a look of panic went on his face. I quickly pulled out my phone and took a picture of his hilarious expression and showed it to him. He started snickering, trying miserably to hold back his laughter.

Saladin had finished his speech and Codatorta was now speaking.

We started talking, ignoring his speech.

"You look like him," Andy said jokingly, elbowing me in the side, "If only you had brown hair."

"Oh really?" I said, "How about we make a little wager?"

"Okay, I bet you a pizza that if you change your hair to brown, you would look like him, but since you are a ginger, we will never know." I smirked, focusing my magic.

"Are you sure I look like him, now?" I asked him. I giggled as his jaw dropped at my now brown hair. "The wonders of magic, am I right?"

"What toppings do you want?" He grumbled.

"I'm feeling merciful, so I'll let you chose."

"Thank you, your highness," He said extravagantly, with a gracious bow.

"You're a dork."

"And you love me."

"Whatever." I said with a grin on my face. "We should listen to whatever is left of his speech."

"Continuing on, each hall has an assigned color. In a few moments, we will split into our hall groups. I suggest you make friends because you will be with these guys all four years of your Red Fountain schooling. You will see one of our students wearing your hall color. You will go with the one wearing your hall color on a tour of the campus."

"What hall color do you have?"

"Let me see, I am in Hall H, so blue. My hall color is blue." Andy said, looking at a chart that displayed hall colors.

"That guy over there is wearing blue, he must be our tour guide." He stated, grabbing my arm and leading me towards the guy.

"Good morning," The tour guide spoke. I looked up to return the greeting only to choke on my words. Staring right into my eyes was my ex-boyfriend, Sky. I gave him a polite nod, not trusting myself to complete a sentence. Had it not been for my still brown hair, the rotten cheater would have recognized me.

"You okay?" I nodded

"Everyone, form a circle. Now that everyone in Hall H is here, we can introduce ourselves. Tell everyone your name and an interesting fact about yourself. I'll start. My name is Sky and I am a third-year student at Red Fountain. I have gone up against the strongest of villains and won."

A flicker of understanding went through Andy's eyes and he squeezed my hand comfortingly. Sometimes, I was so grateful that Andy could read me like an open book. I decided to back off to where the other companions of the students were instead of standing in the middle of the freshmen.

The next freshman of Hall H went, "My name is Roy and I enjoy playing video games."

"My name is Toby and- "At this point I zoned out until it was Andy's turn to speak, "My name is Andy and I would do anything to protect the ones I care about." It wasn't what he said that shocked me (I mean come on, it's Andy), it was the way he said it. He looked Sky dead in the eyes while he said it, as if challenging him.

There was a moment of silence before the next one spoke, "My name is Luca and I would never let an innocent person get hurt." It was like Andy's answer had inspired all of them to say something deeper rather than some lame fact.

Once they had all introduced themselves, the guy named Luca walked over to Andy. "Hey, that was really inspirational, what you did there." He stuck out his hand and Andy shook it, "I think we are roommates. I am sure this is going to be a fun year." My best friend nodded along to every word.

After that, Luca stepped away and Andy came towards me. "He seems friendly. At least I didn't get stuck with a stuck-up brat as a roomie."

"True."

"Want to go back to my dorm?"

"Sure, might as well."

We arrived in his dorm. Luca was already there, watching TV.

He nodded as a greeting and we did as well, trying not to be awkward. Wordlessly, I followed Andy to his room.

I'll think about it.

We sat in Andy's room, playing his X Box (which surprisingly worked in the magic dimension) until Luca knocked at the door, "I am going out for a while. I will be back before curfew. Have fun." The door to the dorm closed, signaling that he had left.

Andy and I shared a look. "Did he think that we were going to-?" I trailed off.

"Ewwww," we both said at the same time.

"Hey Bloom, you know what I could really go for right now?"

"What?"

"Oatmeal raisin cookies." He knew how much I hated those. I took a pillow and hit him with it. He grabbed another one and hit me back.

Before I knew it, we were running around the dorm like little kids, hitting each other with pillows. If one of the school administrators walked in, they would have thought we were crazy.

I was standing on the couch and he was on top of one of the dining chairs. The door creaked open, but we hardly cared.

"Bloom Alexandra Peters, admit I am a better fighter!"

"Andrew Lucas Carson, admit I am a better fighter!"

"Never!" He said leaping off the chair and charging at me with the pillow. He hit my arm and I acted like it had hurt.

"Bloom, are you okay?" He asked putting the pillow down and coming over. When he was about 3 feet away, I grinned and hit him right in the face.

"Using your opponent's weakness, I thought you were better." He said, feigning hurt.

"I believe you owe me a pizza."

"Ugh, I thought you forgot. What time is it?"

I checked the oven clock, "9:20"

"Crap, they don't do delivery after 9. I'll be back. Don't worry, there will be extra pineapple on that pizza."

"You wouldn't dare!" He stuck his tongue out in response.

When he went towards the door is when we realized that Luca had been there the entire time. It made me blush to think about him watching me and Andy act like idiots. He walked in and headed for his room while Andy left. As soon as Andy was gone Luca stalked out of his room walking towards me with a serious look on his face. I backed up towards the wall as he stepped closer. I gulped when my back hit the wall and he kept moving closer. When he was about 2 feet away, he pinned my hands high above my head with one hand. He grabbed my jaw with the other, forcing me to look into his eyes.

"Who is he to you?" He growled in my ear.

"Why do you care?"

"I care because you are mine." He leaned down and captured my lips in a passionate kiss. I tried to fight, but he was just too strong. He pulled away, my arms still pinned to the wall. I was about to hit him with a fireball, but his disguise melted away, revealing a smirking Valtor. He kissed me again, but this time, I responded, my now free hands slid up and wrapped around his neck, kissing him back.

"Luca, huh?"

"I think it suits my personality. Besides, the real Luca resigned his position, but the school never got the letter, so they think I am Luca, which is fine by me."

I was hit with the memory of freshman year of Alfea when I assumed another identity so that the headmistress wouldn't find out I was from Earth.

"Are you okay? You zoned out there, princess."

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine."

"You obviously have a plan, and it would be a shame if Saladin was notified about it, hmm?"

"It would be a shame is people were to find out you aren't a natural redhead, hmm?"

"This is a spell and you know it. Honestly, I expected a stronger argument from you, Valtor."

Before he could get a word in, the lock clicked open and Andy came inside, looking like he had run a marathon.

"What happened to you?" I asked, tossing him a bottle of water.

"These crazy witches chased me all over Magix. You should be thankful I didn't drop this pizza." He said, holding it like a trophy.

"You're an idiot, Andy." I said, rolling my eyes.

"And you love me."

"That I do. Did you get a picture of them?"

"Yes, here it is." He said, showing me his phone. My eyes widened and I felt a wave of panic course through me. The Trix, in full battle position, were chasing Andy.

Andy. What did you do to provoke them?I said telepathically.

"Wait, how are you doing that?"

Just focus on the magic I gave you and think of your reply.

Okay, I think I have the hang of this.

Now tell me what you did.

Nothing, they just started chasing me, yelling something about dragon fire and shadow fire. But the

Wait, those are the powers I use. They must have thought you were me.

I managed to shake them off and hid behind a trash can in an alley. They stopped looking for me and started talking about the plan to take the two remaining schools by storm. From what I gathered, they are pretending to be fairies at Alfea. They are named Serafina, Isabella, and Dorothy. They have Valtor working with them and he is a fake student at Red Fountain.

I guess they didn't know you were listening.

Wait. Isn't the one working with them your Valtor?

Yes.

All we have to do is find out who the fake student is. I won't rat out your boyfriend as long as he doesn't try anything.

Andy, Valtor is actually your roommate.

I should-

No, Andy, he can't know that you know.

Fine, but if he starts attacking, I won't hesitate to fight him.

Good luck.

He's staring.

"I'm going to go now, bye Andy. Nice to meet you, Luca."

"Sayonara buddy!" Andy said.

"Likewise. Bye Bloom." Valtor, err Luca, said.

I walked the halls of the school for heroics, trying my best not to get lost.

Okay, Hall G, Hall F, Hall E, Hall D, Hall C, Hall B, Hall A, Lobby.

Oh my goodness, you can read signs! It's a miracle!

Shut up.

As I was about to leave, I saw three girls come inside the school. Normally, it would not be a big deal, but as I stared, their disguises melted into three familiar witches. The Trix were here. I glanced towards the door and then to the witches.

I can either be safe and just leave the school or I can take a risk and follow them

Go home. Let's be safe.

But I can't just leave them. What if the Trix try something? Let's go.

Damn you and your heroism.

I quietly trailed behind them. It was oddly similar to when I had followed them into the alley freshman year. As I suspected, they were headed to Hall H, specifically to Valtor's dorm.

Oh no, Andy.

I tried to make as little noise as possible as I followed them.

What is you get there too late? You know where they are going, so just teleport.

Good idea.

Taking my dark half's advice, I focused my powers and teleported to Andy's dorm. I landed with a slight drop right in front of the door. A confused Andy looked over at me.

"Hey. Is everything okay?"

"You know those witches? They are the Trix and they are headed here to see Valtor. I was scared they might do something to you." I spoke quietly.

He pressed a few buttons on his phone. "Let me go put my phone down and we can go to the roof." He put it down on the coffee table and put his arm around my shoulders. "Come on."

We walked up to the roof and sat down on one of the benches. It was calming to feel the soft night breeze blowing through my hair.

"Can I see your phone?"

I pulled it out of my pocket and gave it to Andy. There was a moment of quiet as we just sat there and enjoyed the relaxing night air. After a while, I got up and walked to the edge of the roof and leaned on the rails. Without even knowing it, I started to sing.

ANDY'S POV:

I was going through Bloom's phone, looking at the old pictures and reliving the memories. She got up and leaned on the rail at the edge of the roof. I decided not to follow her because she had a lot of stuff she was dealing with and probably wanted some space. After a while, I heard someone singing. At first, I didn't think it was Bloom. She had stopped singing a couple years ago and I had to admit, I missed doing karaoke with her. Bloom's voice was really good and as I listened to the song, a thought struck me. I quickly pulled up her phone's camera and started filming her.

You were the shadow to my light
Did you feel us
Another start
You fade away
Afraid our aim is out of sight
Wanna see us
Alive

Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Was it all in my fantasy
Where are you now
Were you only imaginary
Where are you now

Atlantis
Under the sea
Under the sea
Where are you now
Another dream
The monsters running wild inside of me

I'm faded
I'm faded
So lost
I'm faded
I'm faded
So lost
I'm faded

These shallow waters, never met
What I needed
I'm letting go
A deeper dive
Eternal silence of the sea
I'm breathing
Alive

Where are you now
Where are you now

Under the bright
But faded lights
You set my heart on fire
Where are you now
Where are you now

Where are you now
Atlantis
Under the sea
Under the sea
Where are you now
Another dream
The monsters running wild inside of me
I'm faded
I'm faded
So lost
I'm faded
I'm faded

As she finished, I stopped recording and pulled up her contacts, sending the video to all of her contacts. I opened her Wingstagram. It read: Welcome FireDragon17. I posted it and closed her phone. With a goofy grin, I walked towards her.

"You have a beautiful voice, Bloom. I wish you would sing more."

"My voice isn't that good."

"These people don't seem to think so." I said, showing her the video I sent.

"Andrew Lucas Carson, you are so dead!" she said running towards me. She was faster and she knew it, but I was better at hiding. I ran to try to get a head start.

BLOOM'S POV:

I couldn't believe Andy had posted that video of me singing and sent it to literally everybody in my contacts. I started to chase after him, knowing it wouldn't be too long before I caught him. I was faster and he knew it. Out of the mercy of my heart, I gave him 5 seconds to run.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Ready or not, here I come, Andy.

There he was. I ran after him, "Andy, if you know what is better for you, you should just give up!" I yelled at him.

"Never!" I heard him shout back.

Soon, we were at the entrance to his dorm. I was about 1 foot behind him when he finally got the door open and we burst through it. Staring wide-eyed at us were Valtor and the Trix (They were in their disguises, but I could see their true faces). Andy was the first to recover and bolted to his room. I raced after him and made it inside before he had a chance to lock his door.

"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me." He pleaded, realizing he was cornered.

I laughed, "Hurt you? No. You are an idiot"

"You won't?" He looked relieved.

My expression suddenly grew serious, "What I'm going to do to you is going to make you wish I had just hit you with a few fireballs."

"Somebody help me!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. (If the walls of his dorm were anything like Alfea dorm walls, everyone in Hall H had heard his scream for help.)

I burst out laughing, "You are a wimp, Andy."

There was a knock at the door, followed by a sharp, "Open the door, or we will break it down!" A wave of memories flooded me as I heard my ex-boyfriend's voice outside the door. I led him out to the common room where the wizard and witches were sitting.

"There's your punishment. You can explain to every single person in Hall H, including your commanders, why you were screaming for help in the middle of the night."

"I hate you."

"It is what it is, now go, before they break the door down." He walked to the door, where he was greeted by Sky and the rest of Hall H. They all had their weapons out, ready for a fight. As he explained to them what was going on, I was failing miserably at holding in my laughter. I laughed even more as I remembered the letter I had left for Sky from Andy.

"Okay, glad to see that there is no need for concern. Next time, make sure you don't cause any more false alarms like this one." Sky spoke as he turned to leave, he said loud enough for everyone to hear, "Oh, and one more thing, Andy. This note. It reads: 'Dear Sky, When you put on your uniform tomorrow morning, attach this note to the back. Signed, Andy, Hall H Dorm 8' and the note says 'Kick me'." There were a few snickers in the back. "Other than the fact that you have beautiful loopy handwriting, do you have anything to say for yourself?" He looked at the handwriting, a look of recognition flashing in his eyes.

"Bloom!" He yelled. Everyone turned towards me. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I burst out laughing.

"Bloom?" Sky said, probably not recognizing me as a brunette.

Once I caught my breath, I said innocently, "What? You know that 'head start' I gave you? Well, it wasn't really a head start."

"I hate you."

"Love you too." I said smiling sweetly before bursting out laughing again.

Andy glared at me before he smiled apologetically at Sky.

Sky looked at me with longing before he sighed and turned to go.

"That was so embarrassing," he said.

"Poor you. You looked mortified," I replied, still giggling.

"It was worth it," he said, smiling cheekily, as he looked at his phone. "I don't get why you don't sing anymore. I miss karaoke."

"You were right, you know. I should live in the present instead of the past. When's the next Karaoke night in Magix?"

"Next Saturday night," He said.

At this point we realized that Valtor and the Trix were still there and my cheeks turned red.

"Bye Andy, I still have to catch the shuttle to Andros." He hugged me. 'Shuttle to Andros' was a code name for I am going to Shadow Haunt tonight because I have some stuff to work on.

"Bye. And no more trying to fight those monsters. A drained Bloom is not fun to deal with."

I rolled my eyes at him and walked out of the dorm room.

VALTOR'S POV:

The witches and I had finished discussing our plans for the near future when Bloom and Andy came bursting through the door. I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. Bloom had never answered my question about him, and they sure acted like a couple. They ran to his room. A moment later, he screamed for help. After a while, there was knocking at the door, followed by a, "Open the door, or we will break it down." I immediately knew that they were here because of that wimpy boy Andy, but the Trix did not.

"Oh no, they caught us! What do we do, Valtor?" Icy said, plastering herself onto my body. Stormy and Darcy did the same thing.

"Relax, they are here because of that idiot boy." I said, pushing them off, annoyed.

"Right, we knew that." Icy said, trying to lighten the situation.

I watched Bloom make Andy embarrass himself in front of his entire Hall. He probably deserved it. I checked my phone, which had a text from Bloom's number. When I opened it, it was a video of her singing. I couldn't turn up the volume, but I was going to later. This video was probably why Bloom is after Andy.

I didn't know Bloom sang. I will definitely go to that Magix karaoke night Saturday.

Bloom was so cute when laughed and she looked even cuter as she blushed when she saw us staring.

She said that she was going to take the shuttle to Andros. That is so unsafe, it is not even funny. The realm I left in ruins was no place for a young fairy to be, especially late at night. What made me freak out even more was what Andy said, "Bye. And no more trying to fight those monsters. A drained Bloom is not fun to deal with."

She tried to fight the monsters?! And drained her powers? That's it. I am following her to make sure she is safe.

After she left, I said to the Trix, "We have everything sorted out, so I think we should go now. I shall walk with you to the door." The four of us walked out and I cast a spell to teleport the Trix to their Alfea dorm. After they were gone, I saw Bloom teleport herself. I traced her magic and teleported after her.

That's funny, we are in a cave, but this isn't Andros. I am sure of it.

With my curiosity piqued, I decided to keep following Bloom.

BLOOM'S POV:
I walked through the caves of Shadow Haunt, immune to the power drain because of my Shadow Fire. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched, but decided to ignore it. I came here to learn more about the dark magic flares. I had found a few books on them in the Zenith library and I had decided to read tonight. I came here so often that I knew the cave passages by heart and it didn't take me long to find my little cavern. As I sat down and pulled the books out of my bag, I saw something move, but dismissed it as one of the monsters that wandered Shadow Haunt. '

"Hey Kiko," I said as my blue rabbit ran onto my hands. He looked terrified as he pointed me towards something.

"What is it? You want me to follow you?" I got up and followed him as he scampered out of the cavern. After about a minute of walking, we entered the next cavern. I jumped back, only to narrowly miss getting hit by a ball of dark energy. I knew Andy had told me not to fight any more monsters, but I wanted to get more training in and I didn't want this monster running around causing mayhem.

It fired another dark energy blast at me, and this time, its aim was more accurate. I was launched back out of the cavern before I leapt to my feet, trying not to wince from the blow I just received.

"Oh, that is it. Come at me!" I said, creating two orbs of dark magic and throwing them at it.

VALTOR'S POV:

As I followed Bloom deeper into the cavern, I sensed dark magic reserves everywhere behind the walls of the cave and I wondered whether it was even safe for Bloom to be here. When we reached a small cavern, she went inside of it and I put an invisibility spell on myself to remain hidden. It seemed as if Bloom was no stranger to this place because I noticed she had a pillow and blanket in a corner as well as a stack of books. She even had a few drawings on the walls. For a moment, I wondered if she lived here. She pulled out a couple of books and started flipping through one of them.

Suddenly, a terrified blue rabbit came bounding over to her and she got up and followed it into the next cavern over. I saw a blast of dark energy fly out and I wondered what was happening. As I was about to go see, Bloom was thrown into the wall before she promptly leapt to her feet, charging two orbs of dark energy in her hands. She threw them at the monster, who hissed in pain and charged at her. I was awestruck as I watched her fight. She fought it hand to hand, which really surprised me.

Bloom is just full of surprises today. I didn't know that Bloom used dark magic. I thought fairies needed to transform to use magic to fight. Well, apparently not.

Eventually, Bloom trapped the monster into a corner and finished it off and grabbed the little bunny.

"Alright, Kiko, let's get started on that research." She said as she sat down in her cave. As I continued to watch her, I felt the oddest sensation. It was not at all unpleasant as it lulled me. I guess I must have fallen asleep at some point because when I woke up, Bloom quietly dozed, her head resting on the book she fell asleep reading.

She looks so cute sleeping.

I was about to go sit down with her, but my phone buzzed. Annoyed, I checked it, ready to give hell to the idiot who was bothering me. It was my alert going off, telling me that class started in 15 minutes. I blew Bloom a kiss and teleported out of the cavern and to the front of Red Fountain.

I made it 7 minutes before class started. Andy was already there, staring at his phone. He looked up at me and asked, "Where were you last night, dude?"

"Oh, you know, dude, I was getting some alone time with my special lady." I said suggestively, hoping Andy would get the hint and let it go. Instead, the exact opposite happened. Andy's eyes widened and a look of horror flashed across his face and I wondered whether he was imagining what I did.

"What's wrong?" I asked, feigning empathy.

He shook his head, glaring at me, "How dare you? You disgust me."

I was honestly confused, so I did the only thing I knew to do in these types of situations: I read his mind. I focused my magic and concentrated on seeing his thoughts. As I observed, I saw that his mind was racing.

'He says that he was with his special lady. Last night, Bloom told me she was going down to the caves. She only goes there when she needs to research or be alone. She never takes anyone down there, EVER. It took her more than a year to tell me where it was. She still doesn't let me come with her down there. There's no way she just trusted him with her sanctuary just like that! There's also way he just found those caves. No one goes near that place because of the large amounts of lingering dark magic. That leaves only one explanation:

He's cheating on Bloom! Why, that no good, dirty, rotten, criminal! I ought to blow his cover, but not before I tell Bloom what he is doing. My best friend does not deserve another heartbreak, especially from another sleazebag!'

My eyes widened and my concentration broke.

He knew about my identity, but he didn't say anything, for Bloom. He thinks I'm cheating on her. And he's going to reveal my identity after exposing me to Bloom as a cheater. How did he find out?! He knew Bloom was going to caves full of dark magic?! She is a fairy, AKA a light magic user! But she was using dark magic last night! Andy knows something about Bloom and why she goes into those caves, but I can't let him know I read his mind.

Now, how do I get out of this?

"Do you want to know who my special lady is Andy?"

"Let's hear it, dirtbag." He glared at me.

"Bloom is my special lady and she is such an incredible person. I called her and she told me that she was busy with something and she was almost done with it. After a while, she called me saying that we could hang out and we went out for ice cream. When we came back, it was past curfew and the shield was up, so we spent the night in a hotel."

Crap, I just implied that I slept with his best friend.

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah. Nothing happened between us, though."

"Oh, okay. I'm sorry for calling you a dirtbag."

"It's okay."

I was about to say something else before the door to the classroom opened and Codatorta walked out. By now, the majority of the class had arrived, except for the ones who had missions or were just simply skipping. I noticed that Bloom's ex wasn't here. He probably had a mission.

"Okay, wimps, today you will have a chance to prove you're not wimps. Beyond that gate are some of the fiercest dragons known to the magical dimension. You will work with your roommate for this assignment. You are not allowed to use anything other than your weapons and fists. That means no magic! The first four teams out of five will pass. The last team to finish will spend their lunch break cleaning out the dragon stalls." I saw Andy shudder in disgust. I agreed, I did not want to clean out the dragon stalls. He stopped talking as the class sat motionless. "What are you waiting for?! Go!" He shouted, snapping the heroes in training back to reality.

Andy turned to me, "Are you ready to kick this dragon's butt?"

"Let's do this," I smirked.

Each team went into a separate battle room to fight against their dragon. Even though they were training dummies, those dragons looked tough. It would be a challenge to defeat them, especially without magic. We got into our battle room and prepared to fight. I had not been trained with a sword before, so I had a bit of trouble handling it before I got the hang of it. Andy, on the other hand, used his sword like a pro. His movements were agile and he used his sword precisely. Andy got a cut on its leg and I managed to give it a cut on the side. We ducked into a cave when it used its fire to attack us.

"How are you so good at this?" I asked Andy.

"Years of ballet and fencing, my friend." He said.

I snickered, "Ballet?"

"Yep." His tone was serious.

"Oh." I said. "Let's go get that thing!"

"Let's go."

BLOOM'S POV

I was sitting in my room in Mike and Vanessa's house, drawing. Last night, I had researched the flares. They were only going to get worse and there was only one treatment.

If it is a cure for dark flares you seek

This must be finished within 5 weeks

The healing powder must fall onto thee

From 5 kinds of fairy

But what does it all mean? I get the fairy part. I need 5 fairies to put healing powder onto me and I have to get it done in 5 weeks. What is healing powder?

Beats me. You could find the Winx. They would help you and they are 5 fairies.

You're right.

As I finished up the drawing, there was a loud beep, which startled me. It was the little beacon I had given each of the Winx.

I pushed the button and Stella's voice came through the receiver.

"Bloom, help! The Trix managed to beat us and they have us and the boys captured in Shadow Haunt. I can feel my powers draining."

A voice called out from the background, "Who are you talking to, pixie?"

Stella hurriedly continued, "Please hurry,"

"Don't worry Stella, I am coming."

I tapped into the beacon and got the girls' location, teleporting to it. I landed with a slight drop right outside the door to Darkar's throne room. This place brought so many memories. Taking a deep breath, I pushed them to the back of my head before walking inside. The Trix were nowhere in sight and the girls were chained to the wall with magic restrictor cuffs. They were all unconscious from the lack of power. The boys were all cuffed across from them. I stepped closer, only to be yanked back. Fingers pressed against the nape of my neck and everything became distorted.

"Whisperia," I heard someone say before I felt like my powers were being drained, although I couldn't be too sure because I was so out of it. I felt myself falling before everything snapped back into focus. I couldn't remember what had just happened. I focused my Shadow Fire into forming an orb and the energy sprung to life in my palm.

Hmm. Guess nothing happened.

Now, to save your friends and the specialists.

As I stepped closer to them, a blast went off behind me. I whirled around to face the attacker.

The Trix cackled as they hovered around me. "Well, well, well. Looks like your powers are still working perfectly fine, little miss perfect."

"My… powers?" I asked, confused.

"See for yourself. Dragon Arrow!" I jumped back, narrowly getting missed by the flaming arrow thrown my way.

Oh no.

This is bad. Run!

I knew the caves like the back of my hand and I raced through the tunnels, finding a place to hide.

"Come out, come out wherever you are!" Icy shouted.

"I don't think we are going to find her. We should wait for her to come out. She is a fairy, so she won't last too long in this place anyway."

"Darcy's right. If she wants to save her pathetic friends, she has to come out." Stormy said.

My phone buzzed and I looked at the caller ID. It was Andy calling me. If I didn't pick up, I would get the lecture of a lifetime. If I did pick up, I would be at the mercy of the Trix. But then again, Andy only called if there was something important. I picked up the video call with trembling hands and put on the fakest smile I could muster.

"Hey Andy, what's up? Hey Luca" I said.

VALTOR'S POV:

We fought it and eventually won. We were exhausted, but not unhappy. We walked out of the battle room and looked at the chart. We were the second group to finish. Andy held his palm out to me. Unsure of what to do, I mirrored his body language and held my palm up to him. He grinned and hit my palm with his.

Uh, okay.

Once everyone was done, Codatorta led us to a machine that he told us to step through. When it was my turn, I stepped through. A whoosh of air raced past me and I felt my energy levels rising and my exhaustion fading away. "Everyone except for the last group to finish is dismissed for lunch. I expect you all to be back in an hour!"

I walked with Andy. "Do you want to go up to our dorm?" I asked.

"Sure."

We walked to our dorm and Andy rushed to the kitchen. He was probably starving. I, however, was used to long hours with little food or sleep, so I wasn't really hungry. I went to the common room and picked up a book and mindlessly flipped through it.

"You want something?"

"No." I replied.

He finished eating and sat down on the couch next to me. "I'm calling Bloom."

"Okay." I said.

The phone rang a couple times before she picked up. Her bright red hair was windblown and her voice was tense. I would have been worried if it weren't for her smile.

"Hey Andy, what's up? Hey Luca." She said enthusiastically.

"Hey Bloom." I said.

"Cut the crap, Bloom. What is going on?" That shocked me.

"What do you mean?" Bloom asked innocently.

"Bloom Alexandria Peters, I have known you since we were 3 and I know that smile is beyond fake, so talk. What did you get yourself into this time?"

She rolled her amber eyes, "Ugh fine."

"Wait, why are your eyes amber?" Andy asked.

"Let me explain, Andy."

"I'm listening."

"Okay, so I told you about the beacons I gave the girls when I left Alfea, right."

"Yes, you told me about those. Continue."

"Well, Stella activated hers today. I was at my parents' place in Gardenia when she did it. She said that the Trix had them and the specialists captured in Shadow Haunt. I went there and then-"

She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence as someone yelled, "Dragon Fury!" and the wall behind her exploded. She barely had time to form a shield that absorbed most of the blast. She was knocked back a few feet.

I listened to their conversation in shock. Andy just stared. I could see the wheels in his head turning as he took in what she had just told him.

"Wait, that spell is-" He couldn't finish his sentence. "They-" Bloom nodded, knowing what he was going to say. I, however, didn't, but I would just ask Bloom about it later.

"Is that why your eyes are amber? You're relying primarily on those powers?"

"Yes," she said and Andy sighed.

"Okay, just be careful. Don't let them take over. The last time this happened, you nearly took over the magic dimension."

Wait, she nearly took over the magic dimension?!

"I'll try."

"Just hold on, I'm coming. I have a lock on your coordinates."

"Look, sisters, there's the brat!" The witches yelled behind her. An uncharacteristic smirk crossed her face and she said, "Bring it on," before the line went dead.

"Helmet. Helmet. Helmet." Andy said as he raced frantically around the dorm. I grabbed his helmet off the shelf and threw it at him before grabbing mine. He barely caught it and made a beeline for the door.

"Woah, woah, woah, I'm coming with you."

"I don't have time to argue, so just come on." He said. We ran for the hoverbikes.

He started his and took to the skies. I followed him into the air.

"Okay, Luca, prepare for a dimensional jump," Andy said, pushing a button on his bike. Out of nowhere, a bright blue portal appeared right in front of us, taking us in. We landed in a cave system. In fact, it was similar to the one I followed Bloom into last night.

"Okay we're here. We are not very far from Bloom. In fact, this thing shows that she is in the next cavern over."

As we were about to turn around, the wall on our right exploded, sending chunks of dark magic coated rock flying. Bloom's body flew out and hit the wall, the Trix hovering out a moment later.

"Had enough yet, pixie?" Icy cackled. Darcy's attention fell to us.

"Look sisters, these wannabe heroes came to save their friends. What should we do with them?"

Stormy's eyes lit up with a cruel twinkle as she grinned, "Let's get them all here and make them watch as their savior is ripped apart by us."

"I like the way you think," Icy said.

Darcy snapped her fingers and a magical cell formed around me and Andy. Soon after, all of the Winx and specialists were teleported into the cage.

Get up, Bloom.

The Winx were starting to come to. The music fairy (Musa?) was the first to speak.

"Where are we? Who are you two?"

"I'm Andy and this is Luca."

"Oh, you're Andy? You have a killer voice. Bloom has shown me your videos."

"Oh, uh, thanks?" Andy said.

"What's going on?" the girl with blonde hair asked. Brandon walked over to her and filled her in on what was happening. At this point, all of them were awake and listening.

"Come on, Bloom. Get up!" the blonde (Stella, I think) yelled through the cage.

"There's no point. She can't hear us, but we can hear everything outside." I said.

"How do you know this?"

"This is a magic restriction cage."

"He's right." The technology fairy (Tecna?) said. (Bloom had told me about all of them.)

Tecna pulled out her phone. "Hey girls, look. An unknown number sent me a video."

"Let me see." Layla said.

She turned the volume up and played the video. It was Bloom singing. Her voice was amazing and I knew I wasn't missing karaoke in Magix next Saturday.

"Who sent it, though? This isn't Bloom's number."

"You have me to thank for that." Andy said, "I almost died getting that video."

I snickered, remembering Andy embarrassing himself in front of our entire hall.

"Ha. We all know how much B loves getting filmed without her knowing." Musa said, "But seriously, she can sing. I don't get why she doesn't anymore."

"She said she was singing at the karaoke night next Saturday. You can come with us if you want."

"Are you going as a couple?" Stella asked.

Andy burst out laughing. "Bloom is my best friend. She is like a sister to me."

"How dare you?! I'm her best friend!" Stella exclaimed.

"Guys! Stop! Can you not see that Bloom is losing badly?" Flora exclaimed. Everyone bowed their head in shame as the normally calm nature fairy shouted.

"Bloom!" Stella shouted as Bloom hit the ground again. She lay still as the Trix hit her with Dragon Fury after Dragon Fury.

"Isn't Dragon Fury Bloom's power?" Tecna asked.

"Not anymore." Andy said.

Bloom's body was limp against the wall. Stella started to cry, "No! Bloom! Don't leave us! I swear, I will tear you witches apart!" She punched the wall of the cage again and again. It was a surprise she hadn't broken her hand yet.

Andy held her back, "Calm down, can you not see that she is faking?"

Is this guy stupid. How in the world is Bloom faking this?!

"Are you blind?" Layla yelled at him. "Let me help you, Stella. The faster we break this wall down, the faster we rip the Trix apart.

"STOP!" Tecna yelled. "I analyzed the cage's properties. The more you hit it, the stronger it gets. We need to find a better way to get out of here."

At this point, Stella broke down. Her boyfriend gathered her into his arms, rubbing circles on her back. Looking at them only made me miss Bloom more.

Andy looked at me in understanding. "She is faking, you know."

"Andy, snap out of it. How is she faking?"

"Look at her hand. She is drawing from the cave, charging her own magic."

"Didn't the Trix take-?" Tecna started before a look of shock came over her face, "Unless, she is using the dark magic from last year?"

"Yes." I said.

"You say you are her best friend?! How did you let her do this? If you are her best friend, you probably know what happened with her and Darkar. You know what happened last year. She nearly took over the dimension! What if she loses control and it happens again?" Layla shouted.

"It wouldn't!"

"How are you so sure, unless-?" She trailed off. The fairy was incredibly smart.

"I knew about it. She was training to learn control over it!"

Say what?! Bloom didn't mention any of this.

"Hey everybody! Look! I figured out how to get into Bloom's mind. We can help her!"

"Wait, everybody be quiet, I hear something." Musa said.

'What are you doing get up!' It sounded like Bloom, but at the same time, it didn't.

'I can't, I don't have magic.'

'I swear, you light magic users are airheads. Draw from the caves!'

The signal faded into static.

"Crap, I lost it!" Tecna said.

"Who was that in her head? It sounded exactly like her, but at the same time… not." Layla said.

"Beats me." Tecna said. Andy stood there, frozen, so I tapped into his mind again.

'Do I tell them or not? I don't think Bloom wants me to, so I won't say anything.'

Before she could do anything else, a blast shook the cage. Everyone looked up to see the Trix hit the cavern wall. Bloom stood there with a victorious smirk on her face. She charged two orbs as the Trix stood up.

"Come on, pixie, where's your almighty Dragon Fire?" Icy taunted.

"Oh, wait, our bad, It's right here." Darcy said, holding up a crystal looking thing which held Bloom's power.

Bloom threw the orb at her, knocking her into the next cave.

"Yeah, Bloom! Go get her!" Flora cheered her on.

Icy and Stormy followed her in.

"Come on, come on," Tecna mumbled, "Aha! Got it!" She said as she picked the lock.

"That's my girl," Timmy said as he hugged her.

We all got out of the cage and decided what to do next.

"We can hold our Enchantix for a little bit," Musa said.

"And the specialists can fight." Flora said.

"Let's go guys! We'll show those witches what 'pixies' and 'wannabe heroes' can do!" Sky said.

Andy smirked at me and we headed for the cave. When we got in there, the Trix were defeated and Bloom was collapsed on the side of the room, breathing heavily, holding the wall for support.

BLOOM'S POV

I threw Darcy into the next cave and leaped in after her. I was determined to end her. I was hit with a blast from behind and was knocked into the wall.

Give me control. You have little experience, so I can beat them easier than you can.

Remember-

I know, I know, no killing and no unnecessary damage.

I let my dark half take control and watched as she took out each of the Trix sisters.

I felt my Dragon Fire flow through my veins as it returned to my body. I felt a dizzying sensation as I dropped to the floor. I held on to the wall to keep from falling flat on my face as another dark magic flare wracked my body.

Suddenly I sensed what felt like … powder? Falling on to me. I looked up and saw the girls, all transformed. They were using their fairy dust on me. I felt the flare's intensity fading into nothing and more of the dust fell on me.

That's it! Healing powder is fairy dust!

The flares are gone!

"Bloom!" Stella yelled as she embraced me in the tightest hug ever. The other girls surrounded me, followed by the specialists.

"Girls, I-"

"Ah, ah, ah. Not a word from you. You are coming back to Alfea with us and we are getting a proper meal in you." Stella said, holding me at arm's length.

I rolled my eyes at Stella, "Yes mother." Stella smacked me on the arm before summoning her scepter.

"Solaria!" She teleported us to Magix. Namely the pizza parlor.

VALTOR'S POV

"You're my favorite person in the world, Stella!" Bloom said.

"What am I, chopped liver?" Andy retorted.

"No, silly," she said poking him on the nose, "You're minced liver." Before bursting out laughing at the mock hurt expression on his face.

We went into the pizza parlor and Stella stepped up in a move to go order before she was pulled back.

"You remember what happened the last time you tried to order pizza. I'm ordering this time." Flora said as Stella grumbled something under her breath. She went to order and the girls walked to a booth.

"I need some air, I'll be back." Bloom said.

"Okay, just don't wander away." Stella said.

Bloom walked out. "I'll be back." I said and followed her out.

BLOOM'S POV

"You had me worried sick, princess." A voice said, startling me. I quickly realized it was only Valtor.

"Why would you worry about me?" I asked him.

"What was that back there?" He said, stepping closer to me. I took a step back, feeling my back hit the wall.

"What was what?"

"Don't play dumb, princess. It doesn't suit you." Valtor said as he put a finger under my chin, tilting my face up to his.

"And who are you to say what suits me?"

He chuckled, "Back there, I couldn't take it. Watching you get hurt like that and being able to do nothing was torture for me. I need you Bloom and whether you like it or not, I will never leave you." He said quietly.

"Valtor, I- I need you too." That was all he needed to press his lips to mine. His hands went around my waist, pulling me closer to him. I slid my hands around his neck as he kissed me. Liquid fire raced through my veins and I moaned against his lips. As the need for oxygen became too much, we pulled apart.

"You're mine, and don't you forget it." He whispered huskily.

"Don't let me forget it." I said as he kissed me again. I, Bloom Alexandra Peters, had fallen in love with the dimension's most hated wizard and I could tell he felt the same way.

SKY'S POV

"Someone go get Bloom and Luca so we can eat!" Musa said.

"I'll go," I said.

As I walked outside, my stomach dropped. Even though Bloom and I had split, I still had feelings for her. I felt my heart shatter into thousands of pieces as I saw that idiot Luca, locking lips with Bloom. Defeated, I trudged back inside.

"Sky, are you okay? You look like someone ripped the one thing you care about away from you." Layla asked.

"You don't know how true that actually is." I said.

"Bloom and Luca… Oh…" Andy said.

They both walked in. Bloom was leaning on Luca as he held her waist.

That should be me! Stupid, idiot, Sky. Why did you cheat on her?

BLOOM'S POV

I leaned into Valtor as we walked back into the pizza parlor. Flora came back with the pizzas and we all ate them. I was done with all of the secrets, so I told them everything (leaving out the 'going to Shadow Haunt almost every night' and the 'Luca is actually Valtor' part). It was hilarious watching Andy's face turn almost as red as my hair when I told them the part about the letter I had left for Sky.

"I can't believe you thought that was Andy's handwriting, Sky." Brandon said between laughs.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TIME SKIP: SATURDAY NIGHT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"You ready?" Andy asked and we walked onto the stage.

"Which song would you like?"

"Surprise us." I said.

"Okay. Your song is 'Demons' by Imagine Dragons."

The music began to play as the lights in the karaoke bar dimmed and the ones on the stage brightened.

Andy:

When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood's run stale

I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There's nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
Don't get too close
It's dark inside
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide

Bloom:

Curtain's call
Is the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you've made

Don't wanna let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
Don't get too close
It's dark inside
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide

They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go

Both:

Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
Don't get too close
It's dark inside
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide

We held out the last note, our voices in harmony as the last notes played.

There was silence in the crowd before they all erupted in applause.

Andy and I got off the stage with ridiculous looking grins on our faces.

"You guys were incredible!" Flora said.

"Thanks, Flo." I said.

"Alright, Alright. Up next is our hourly stranger's duet. Two attendees' names will be pulled from this hat and they will have to sing a randomly selected song."

"And our two singers are…" The announcer said. After a pause, "Luca… and… Bloom!"

I walked to the stage and Luca came up a moment later.

"I have never done this before."

"This is karaoke. The words are on the screen. You just need to sing them."

"Your song is 'Little Do You Know' by Alex & Sierra."

The music started and I started to sing.

Bloom:

Little do you know
How I'm breaking while you fall asleep
Little do you know
I'm still haunted by the memory
Little do you know
I'm trying to pick myself from piece by piece
Little do you know
I need a little more time
Underneath it all I'm held captive by the hole inside
I've been holding back
For the fear that you might change your mind
I'm ready to forgive you but forgetting is a harder fight
Little do you know
I need a little more time

Away, away
I love you like you've never felt the pain, away
I promise you don't have to be afraid, away
The love you see right here stays so lay your head on me

Valtor:

Little do you know
I know you're hurt while I'm sound asleep
Little do you know
All my mistakes are solely drowning me
Little do you know
I'm trying…

Away, away
I love you like you've never felt the pain, away
I promise you don't have to be afraid, away
The love you see right here stays so lay your head on me
Little do you know
I know you're hurt while I'm sound asleep
Little do you know
All my mistakes are solely drowning me
Little do you know
I'm trying to make it better piece by piece
Little do you know
I, I love you till the sun dies

Away, just wait
I love you like I've never felt the pain, just wait
I love you like I've never been afraid, just wait
Our love we see right here stays so lay your head on me

Away, away
I love you like you've never felt the pain, away
I promise you don't have to be afraid, away

Both:

The love you see right here stays so lay your head on me
Lay your head on me
So lay your head on me
'Cause little do you know
I love you till the sun dies

The crowd cheered as we finished.

"See, that wasn't so bad, was it?"

"Only because you were there with me."

"Shut up."

We walked off the stage as we were greeted by the Winx and Andy.

"Great job, guys! I didn't know you could sing, Luca." Andy said.

"This was actually my first time doing karaoke."

"I find that very hard to believe." Layla said.

"Whatever," Luca replied.

"Musa! Go up there!" I said.

"Musa! Musa! Musa!" We chanted.

With a sigh, she walked towards the stage.

In order to get back by curfew, we left after Musa had finished. As we sat in the shuttle, I felt safe in Valtor's arms.

Soooo…. This is really bad, isn't it? Leave me a review letting me know what you thought as well as any suggestions you have for future chapters. All feedback is greatly appreciated.

Love,

Valtoress 3