Bloom flew out to Red Fountain maybe two weeks after the phone/pizza run, having gotten an invitation from Brandon to help them spar and maybe be ready for midterm tests - one of which is a practical, meaning they have to prove they actually know how to do the stuff they've been learning instead of just writing about it on a piece of paper. Bloom bought it completely, mainly because she has to do something similar for Alfea's tests.

Sky's brain nearly melts when he sees her Charmix form, he really wishes he could get up enough nerve to do anything more than make small talk with her - he felt her stiffen immediately when his hand accidentally brushed her arm when he tried to take that hot pizza box, he also felt a massive amount of energy shoot up his arm like electricity though electrical wiring.

Sky's nervously waiting for the round Bloom's currently fighting to be over - Riven went first, then Brandon, and he's up next - and wow, Bloom can use a sword!

She holds one that's as balanced as she could find like she's been using them for years - and a very large part of his brains says she makes the expression 'hot' literal on every level - and he really, really, really wants to know just how she learned to disarm a Red Fountain student so easily.

As if life read his mind, Brandon's sword gets buried in the dirt three feet behind him. Sky can't help but nearly crack up when Riven grumbles something about her being really lucky - he's just mad that she disarmed him as easily as she just did Brandon.

When he goes out to face her, her eyebrows climb into her hairline impressively, but she doesn't say a word - or run away, thankfully.

Timmy says "Alright, go!"

They clash swords, and Sky takes a swing at her and it gets blocked - he quickly learns she's fast on her feet and every bit as smart as Timmy and Techna when it comes to battle. They have the edge on her in random facts and statistics - Bloom has the advantage on them when it comes to battling someone, coming up with strategies and plans in the middle of a fight. He also learns she's not the most balanced, but she makes up for it by going on the offensive early - and she quickly figures out his personal fighting style.

Soon enough, he can't get a swing in that isn't either dodged, blocked, or countered - and the fact that he's hyper-aware of certain details about her doesn't help his concentration at all. The way she seems warmer than others, or how her fiery hair makes her creamy skin look even paler by comparison, or how every thought and emotion is shown in her eyes.

Jeez, Sky, you barely know her! Get your head in the game already! Besides, your still engaged to Diaspro, remember?

A little detail he's still working on fixing, especially given the fact that he never wanted the arranged marriage anyway. She was a good friend when they were kids, but she changed ever since they started 'dating' - and not for the better. She was always a little shallow, and insistent that they do what she wanted - but now it's gone to a whole new level. He always has to do exactly what he wants and is constantly being forced to choose between spending time with his forced-fiancé or his friends at Red Fountain - and honestly, he'd rather spend time with his friends.

Sky's pulled out of his thoughts roughly when Bloom nearly knocks the sword out of his grip, then slashes downward and hits the flat of her sword and slides down it. She eventually disarms him fairly quickly, but it's definitely the longest match so far. He ends up backed against a wall with her maybe a foot in front of him, both of them out of breath and trying to recover. W

ow, she's so beautiful - wait, stop. You hardly know her, and she's probably got someone waiting for her back home.

The thought sends a pang of jealousy through Sky, though he tries to quash it fast - it's probably either a good or bad sign that he's feeling jealous at the thought of Bloom having a boyfriend back wherever her home is.

Once the training session is over, Sky goes up to Bloom - she's putting the borrowed weapon back in its spot with the others, and says "I know your there." She hasn't even turned around, yet somehow she sounds like she really does know he's there.

Did I make a noise coming over? Or…

Bloom turns around after a moment, and says "I can sense people, some part of having power over fire. Any source of heat, I can sense - open fires, people, you know…" She clears her throat after trailing off, and asks "Something you wanted?"

"Yeah…you fought well, really well."

Bloom blushes once again, and says "My thanks, then."

Sky wonders at the specific phrasing, but switches to the idea he thought of. "You want to get some ice cream? There's a shop in Magix City that makes the best."

Bloom takes a minute to respond, and finally says "Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you, Sky."

Sky swears her face has gone even redder than before, which is really hard to do as it was already almost as red as it's possible to get. He takes a step back, and she gives him a grateful look for it.

Twenty minutes later, they're sitting across from one another with two bowls of ice cream on the table. She looks at it almost warily, before having a spoonful - then she starts digging in like she's never had ice cream before.

Okay, first pizza and now ice cream. Where did she come from?

Sky doesn't ask, eating some of his own bowl instead - at least it looks like she clearly likes ice cream, vanilla at least.

AN: Yes, Asgardians are clearly missing out on the best things in life - Pizza, Ice cream, video games, etc. From what I could tell in the movies, they don't have much in the way of downtime - or sweets of any kind. Bloom just can't take a bowl of ice cream back home, or she'll never get so much as a spoonful! Anyway, as for the chapter, Bloom and Sky still hardly know each other, etc. She really didn't mean to fall for him, and vice versa, but hey, life happens right? As for how she disarmed the Red Fountain boys, she just knows different moves than them. She could have just as easily been disarmed if they had gone on the offensive earlier than she had - another thing she learned from Sif and Frigga. Enjoy! More updates for both chapters coming soon!