First of all, I wanna thank everyone who reviewed the first chapter, you guys are the best! I'm sorry for the delay, this weekend I went to the beach with some friends, so I had little time to write. This chapter turned out way longer than I planned, but you know how it is when your imagination just runs wild. I hope you'll enjoy this one and tell me what you think in your reviews.
"There you are!" Aisha screamed as she finally spotted Nabu on a table near Timmy and Riven outside the castle. She had been searching for him for twenty minutes and the frustration of not finding him added up to that of the pain these contractions were causing her. She was a volcano ready to explode.
"Hey, Aisha. Is everything okay? Nabu asked, always worried. After all, when your girlfriend's a powerful fairy always aiding in the destruction of dangerous enemies and also pregnant, you can't help but worry.
"I have been searching for you for ages. Where the hell have you been?" She looked at him angrily and suspiciously, her arms crossed against her chest and eyebrows raised. He took one look at her and realized he needed to be careful with his choice of words because she wasn't in a good mood. Riven, however, didn't seem to realize that.
"Calm down, tiger. We've been here all this time. You and the Winx are the ones who disappeared." The maroon haired specialist told Aisha. Timmy and Nabu shared worried looks, knowing these weren't the correct words. The water fairy shot daggers at the maroon haired specialist.
"What did you just call me?" Her angry blue eyes stared at him and Nabu quickly intervened.
"What Riven means is that he was getting worried since you girls hadn't come to the you're here now, so it's okay." Aisha kept staring at him, but then her attention went back to their child, who chose that moment to kick her hard as if reminding her of what she needed to tell him. She suppressed a moan and then sighed.
"Okay, that doesn't really matter anymore." The three man shared surprised look at how easily she conceded. "We have more pressing matters." That caught Nabu's attention. His eyes filled with worry once again, but she spoke up before he could ask about said matters. "I'm in labor." Those three words had them looking at her with dumb looks in their faces as it took them a while for the meaning to sink in.
"The baby's coming?!" Nabu asked her with wide eyes. She nodded her head in confirmation as she was hit with another contraction just then. "Oh My! What do I do now? You should lie down! Should I get you something to eat or drink?" Nabu started freaking out and Aisha watched him for a while, thinking it was adorable. Then she held his arm and tried to calm him down.
"Nabu, calm down. Seriously, you're the sweetest, but you don't have to freak out." He stopped talking and looked at her smiling face. "All you have to do is try to distract me from the pain. Tell me stories or jokes." He nodded. That he could do. "Oh and we should keep track of my contractions. From what my mother told me during one of our conversations about pregnancy, when they start coming every 4 minutes I should find the nurse." She shivered as she remembered one of the many conversations her mother had had with her. It had brought her relationship with her parents to a new level of awkwardness. Her words had a calming effect on Nabu, for he stopped freaking out.
"Okay then. Now, would you like to dance? I know that's the best way of distracting you." She smiled at him and took his extended hand and the couple went for the dance floor. Riven and Timmy looked at them as they walked and then burst out laughing.
"Man, those two are hilarious." Riven commented once they recovered. Timmy nodded his head in agreement. Tecna and Musa showed up just then and they looked at their boyfriends in confusion.
"What are you two laughing at?" Musa asked the two laughing boys.
"Aisha and Nabu. They were just here." Timmy said and the two girls looking at them knowingly. They had had their share of fun by watching Aisha being crazy while pregnant and Nabu trying to deal with her. If it weren't for the mood swings, they would say they loved pregnant Aisha.
"We had our fun too. Too bad it will be over since the baby's coming." Musa said and she frowned a bit at the last part.
"Yeah, now things will get complicated. I mean, with a baby, everything will truly change." Tecna commented and they started thinking about how much things would change. Aisha and Nabu would have less time to spend with their friends and they wouldn't be able to go on missions. It would be hard to get used to their absence.
"Heeyy, people! What're you doing?" Said none other than Stella as she came along with Brandon not far behind.
"Just talking about Nabu and Aisha." Tecna responded. "How everything's gonna change now that they'll become parents." Stella frowned as the same thoughts crossed her mind. Then she shook it off.
"Well, that's enough talking about sad stuff. Now it's time for us to have fun and dance." She jumped excitedly and grabbed Musa by her arm, helping her stand up. "Come on, people, this is a party!" Then she grabbed Riven and made him stand up as well.
"Hey!" The maroon specialist complained, but Stella barely paid him attention. Spotting Bloom and Daphne as their parents were introducing them with everyone paying attention to the king and queen of Domino, she let go of Riven. "Guess dancing will have to wait a bit." The others looked towards where she was staring at and stood up when they saw Bloom abd Daphne. They walde towards the crowd and stood by Sky's side. The blonde prince barely payed them attention for he was too busy staring at Bloom.
Meanwhile, with Flora
Before meeting Helia, Flora stopped by the bathroom to dry off her tears. The last thing she wanted was to bring everyone's mood down when they found out that she had been crying. Reaching the ballroom, she didn't see any of her friends there, so she assumed they'd have gone outside. She walked towards the gardens and easily spotted Timmy, Riven and Nabu near a table. She waved at them and they returned it.
Since her main priority was finding her fiancée, she kept looking. It didn't take her long to find him near a fountain that was located next to a bush filled with white roses. As she approached him, he suddenly turned around as if sensing she was near. He gave her a smile and she smiled back after she noticed the white rose he was holding. Once again memories of the night he had proposed to her filled her mind and her smile grew.
"Hey, beautiful." Helia said once she was close to him. He took her hand and gave it another gentle kiss. Then he pulled her closer for a passionate kiss she gladly returned. When they pulled apart, she noticed that the bautiful rose he had been holding was now moulded. He saw her looking at it and frowned. "I was meant to give it to you, but I got distracted by your beauty." He gave her a sly smile and she shook her head while laughing.
"Thank you anyway." She responded as she took the rose from his hand. She pulled it closer to her face in order to smell it. It was incredibly how the simple smell of white roses had the ability to make her feel calm and tranquil, all anger gone. More flashbacks of the boy with brown eyes filled her mind as she remembered how he had always known that white roses were the only way to calm her down. Helia noticed the sad look on her face and held her hand.
"Are you okay?" He asked and she looked into his midnight blue eyes. How she wished she could tell him everything. They were engaged for god's sake, having been together for over 4 years. She owned it to him. But she still couldn't. If she wanted to keep this relationship, lying was the only way.
" Yeah, I am. It's just..." He interrupted her.
"I know, Flora." Now she was confused. What did he know? Panick began building up inside of her until he spoke again and she sighed in relief. "It's August the 4th today. The day you lost your grandma. I haven't forgotten when you told me about it." At least that was what she had told him. She was glad that her lying skills had improved over the years.
"You know me so well. I was just thinking about her, so that's why I was sad. But I'm better now that I'm with you." He smiled at her last statement.
"If you'd like a minute, I'll go get us some drinks." She shook her head. The last thing she wanted was to be alone now.
"No, stay with me. Distract me." She told him and he nodded.
"Okay. Would you like to dance?" She nodded and they headed to the dance floor. A slow song was playing as they saw Aisha and Nabu attempting to dance together. Helia took her waist and she put her arms around his shoulder. They danced for a few minutes until Bloom and Daphne showed up, followed by their parents and the speeches started.
"Your majesties, ladies and gentleman, please welcome Princess Daphne of Domino." King Oritel said as everyone cheered. Daphne showed up in the beautiful dress Stella had made her, a shy smile on her face as she waved at the crowd. She missed the man with brown hair and green eyes who was watching her amongst the crowd, mesmerized by her beauty. (guess who that is)
"I'm so happy to be home again, and I can't wait to get to know all of you." The blonde princess said as many people approached her. Then all of sudden there was evil laughter and three familiar figures showed up. The Winx exchanged glances from all around the room as they figured soon it would be time to transform.
"Hello, Daphne. Looks like a party and you didn't invite us." Icy said with a fake hurt expression. "But we brought you a present anyways." She continued and a monster appeared from behind the Trix. It was huge and dangerous looking, so the Winx wasted no time in transforming. Aisha, having been hit with another contraction, was soon guided by Nabu towards the entrance of the palace. Chaos was all around them as people tried to escape the terrible monster and the Trix. Daphne, having no powers, was an easy target for the Trix, so Bloom urged her father and Sky to protect her.
The Winx converged in an attempt to destroy the monster, but it was as if it didn't even feel their magic. That wasn't a promising sight. Then it was the specialists turn. Timmy shot the monster and Helia tried wrapping his laser strings around it's legs. It didn't work and soon it lunged forward, almost getting Musa, who was closest to it.
"Musa!" Riven screamed worriedly, but the music fairy was faster than the monster and she managed to escape it's open mouth. But in escaping from it's mouth, she missed the tail that was coming her way and she was thrown off into a pillar, hitting her head hard and began falling, unconscious. Riven quickly ran towards her and managed to catch her before she fell to the ground. He picked the injured fairy into his arms and checked her pulse to make sure that she was alive. Sighing in relief once he realized that she was breathing, he focused his attention on waking her up.
"Musa, Musa. Wake up, please. I need to know that you're okay." There was only silence and he started getting desperate.
"Flowering shield." Riven looked up to see Flora standing near him with Helia close to her as the nature fairy conjured a shield to protect herself, him and Musa. He then saw that Darcy was floating over them and she had an angry look on her face.
"Stupid fairy! One more second and she would have been toast!" She roared at the nature fairy and then she shot another spell at her. This one was so strong that Flora's shield couldn't stop it and she was hit hard. She was thrown off just like Musa, but Helia quickly caught her before she hit anything.
"Are you okay?" He asked her worriedly. She nodded her head before trying to sit up. She groaned from the movement and Helia understood that she was injured. He signed for Riven to followed him and the two carried their injured girlfriends towards the castle. Darcy tried hitting them with another spell, but Tecna quickly showed up with another shield.
"Hey Bloom." Stormy was telling the fire fairy as she tried to protect her sister. The witch cast a spell towards her, but Oritel repelled it with a quick swing of his sword. Stormy was thrown away and that gave Bloom enough time to tell everyone they had to get inside, so they could regroup and plan a way to defeat the monster. They all ran towards the door, the first being Stella, who had been left alone to fight the monster with only Brandon's help. Once everyone was safely inside, they sighed in relief.
"Wait. What happened to Musa and Flora?" Bloom asked once she noticed her best friends were lying on their boyfriend's arms.
"Musa was hit by the monster and she hit her head hard. Flora took a blow from Darcy as she tried to defend us." Riven explained as he looked at his girlfriend worriedly. There was blood coming from her head and he worried she might have a concussion.
"But I'm okay." Flora was quick to end her friend's worrying as she managed to sit up this time, a pained expression on her face. Helia cast her another worried look, but before he could tell her she was clearly not okay, a familiar face appeared amongst the crowd as she approached them. It was Princess Krystal of Limphea and Helia's childhood friend. She had unintentionally been the cause of some major problems in Flora and Helia's relationship the previous year. However, once everything was solved, she had become good friends with the nature fairy and so she came to help her once again.
"Here, let me heal you." Flora smiled at her as she kneeled besides her and concentrated before she glowed. Flora instantly felt better and grateful for the princess's help.
" Thank you, Krystal." The pink haired girl nodded and smiled back at her.
"No problem. It's the least I can do after everything I caused last year." She frowned as she remembered how the beautiful couple in front of her had almost broken up because of her. Then she smiled again as she looked at them. "Also, congratulations, you two, on your engagement." Flora was surprised to get congratulations from her. It was true that the two girls had developed a friendship, but she didn't think it Krystal would be happy that she was marrying Helia.
"Thanks." Helia answered for the both of them. Then there was a scream.
"Oh My Good." It was Aisha. She and Nabu were on a corner of the room as he held her tight. A pained expression was on both of their faces: hers due to another contraction and his due to how strongly she was holding his hand. "Sorry, this just kills." The brown haired girl told them once the pain had subdued.
"I think it's time for her to go to the infirmary." Nabu told them as he massaged his hand, having pulled it from Aisha's.
"How far apart are her contractions?" Tecna asked him.
"About four minutes." Nabu answered.
"Then it's definitely time to take her there." The technology fairy told him and then Bloom told them she'd guide them towards the infirmary. She came back a few minutes later, just as the ceiling began to shake due to the monster's strength as it tried to enter the palace.
"Wow." Sky said as he walked away from the door.
"Daphne, are you okay?" Bloom asked once she noticed her sobbing sister. Daphne looked at her sadly, tears glistening.
"I froze. I didn't move, I didn't even run." She sorrowfully told her sister as she mentally kicked herself for acting so defenceless. What happened to the brave and courageous nymph who had fought the ancestral witches? Daphne was having trouble being back to her old form because she wasn't her old self anymore.
"It's okay, Daphne. It can happen to anyone." Bloom tried to comfort her sister as Riven turned back to the others.
"What is that thing?" No one knew the answer to his question or the next.
"And how do we beat it?" Musa asked. There was silence for a few seconds until Daphne spoke again.
"It's the beast of the depths. It cannot be beaten. It can only be controlled." The blonde princess put her head on her hands as she cried. The girls didn't understand why she seemed so upset.
"Then let's control it!" Stella said excitedly, but Daphne shook her head.
"Only one person can control the beast of the depths." She told them and her face showed absolute panic and sadness. "The nymph of Domino, me. But I've lost my powers and I can't. I just can't." She ran into her mother's arms as she kept crying. That's when Bloom understood just how much Daphne had been suffering. Her heart broke for her older sister as she thought of a way to comfort her. Another rumbling coming from the celing told her this wasn't the time.
"I know Daphne hasn't lost her powers. She just needs to have confidence in herself again." She told her friends firmly. Then all of sudden their sirenix boxes opened. The five girls looks surprisingly at their guardians for they hadn't even asked for their help. Bloom's guardian then told the girls that in order to help Daphne, they would have to go back to the source and find the Inspiration of Sirenix.
"Guess we'll have to go now. But we'll be back and we'll help you connect with your powers again. Daphne." Bloom told her older sister and they shared a hug. The Winx then disappeared and there was only silence. The specialists busied themselves with trying to keep the beast of the depths at bay as Miss Faragonda and Saladin cast a protective spell around the castle.
A few minutes later, the Winx came back with the answer on how to help Daphne. They flew into the balcony of the blonde princess' room for that's where she had been hiding. However, as they got there, they noticed that she wasn't lying on the bed anymore. She was in fact fighting against the beast of the depths, having lured it towards herself in order to protect her family and her kingdom. Bloom felt her heart swell with pride as she watched her older sister fight the enemy even without her magic.
"Go away, Bloom. You'll get hurt." She screamed at the fire fairy as she gave Bloom a panicked look. "Let the beast take me." Bloom immediately shook her head.
"No way!" She screamed as the Winx surrounded her. Then they took each other hands and started glowing a bright yellow light.
"You can do it, Daphne." Flora said as she gave her a comforting smile.
"Yes." Tecna added.
"Don't be afraid." Stella said.
"Believe in yourself." They all added together and Daphne couldn't help but cry out again, but this time of happiness. She felt so glad that she had such amazing people that had faith in her and helped her. This gave her enough confidence to believe in herself. But before she could thank them, the monster came with a surprise attack,easily sending the winx crashing on the wall and taking Bloom.
"No!" Daphne screamed in despair. She didn't know what to do.
"Daphne, believe in yourself." Bloom screamed and she did so. Daphne disappeared and came back a few seconds later transformed into her sirenix form. She took a moment to glance at her transformation, remembering how she had earned it years ago. A scream from Bloom brought her attention back to the problem at hand.
"Release her." She commanded the beast, who easily complied. "Beast of the depths, I, nymph of Domino, command you to return to the depths and threaten us no more." Soon the monster was gone and she sighed in relief before letting go of her transformation.
"Daphne, you were awesome!" Bloom happily told her as the sisters hugged. They heard clapping and looked down to find most of the guests from the party, having come back to the gardens, were applauding them. They both waved at them before hugging again.
Now that trouble was gone, the party restarted. Musa and Riven went to the stage and performed a new song the fairy of music had written. It was called Wouldn't Change a Thing (from Camp Rock 2. It would be awesome if they sang it on the show). As they sang it, the Winx couldn't help but think just how perfect the song was for the couple. Flora, Helia, Bloom, Sky, Stella and Brandon resumed dancing. Tecna and Timmy went to a table and started eating. Soon, an excited Nabu came to find them. He approached the technology couple first.
"Hey, Nabu, everything alright?" Timmy asked him and the wizard nodded happily.
"Yes, everything's great. Couldn't be better. The baby's here, I thought you'd like to meet her." He told his friends.
" Of course, we'd love to." Tecna answered his question while giving him a big smile. "But I'd like to finish eating first, I haven't eaten in 6 hours and 22 minutes." Nabu nodded and walked towards Flora and Helia,who were closest.
"Hey, guys."
"Hey, how's Aisha?" Flora asked as she and Helia stopped dancing to pay attention to the wizard.
"She's doing great. They both are." There was a look in his face that Flora easily recognized. He was a happy man and in love. Everything anyone would want, everything she wanted. Of course, she was happy with Helia, but she knew that she would never be able to have the kind of happiness Nabu was feeling because guilt would always be behind every single smile.
"That's great, man. I'm happy for you." Helia told the wizard and they shook hands. " Think we could meet the lucky little girl?" He asked then and Flora smiled as she looked at him. He looked just as excited as Nabu with the birth of the wizard's child. It was no surprise to Flora how Helia loved children and she hoped that one day they could have their own.
"Of course. I'll get the others, but you can go." Then the couple was gone. They walked towards the infirmary. Crying could be heard as they got closer. Helia lightly knocked on the door. "Come in." A tired sounding Aisha told them. They entered the room to find her lying in bed with a purple bundle in her arms. She gave them an exhausted smile as she signaled for them to come closer. They approached her and the baby looked at them as they did so. She had blue eyes like her mother and her father's nose.
"Aww. She's so adorable." Flora told her as she smiled softly at the baby. The little girl extended her little arm towards her.
"I think she wants to go with you." Aisha told her with a smile.
" May I?" Flora asked as she extended her arms to pick up the baby. Aisha nodded and she picked up he little girl who didn't cry, surprisingly. As she cradled the baby, Helia couldn't help but watch her as he wished for them to have this moment in the future. His thoughts were interrupted by a loud sound as the door opened again and in came the rest of their friends.
"Where is miss cutie?" Asked none other than Stella as she excitedly looked at Aisha, her face falling once she noticed the baby wasn't with her.
"Look, baby girl, auntie Stella's searching for you." Flora whispered to the baby and their friends looked at her.
"God, you two look so beautiful with that baby!" Musa told Helia and Flora as he was hugging the nature fairy from behind as they both stared at the little girl.
"Yeah." Stella and Bloom agreed. "When are you two gonna present us with a niece or nephew?" The sun fairy asked with a smirk. The others smirked at the two lovebirds as well.
"Don't know. After you and Brandon, that's for sure." Flora gave back as she smirked at the sun fairy and her fiancée. The others laughed as Nabu went over to the bed and sat by Aisha's side, hugging her while she lay her head on his shoulder. They were disturbed by the sound of the baby crying as she extended her hands towards her father.
"Guess you wanna go with daddy, don't you, sweetie?" Flora asked her before kissing her forehead and giving her to Nabu. Once the baby was safely in her father's arms, she stopped crying.
"So, what's her name?" Bloom curiously asked the new parents. They looked at each other and nodded.
"We decided to name her Lana, which means 'calm as still waters.'" Aisha told them with a huge smile.
"That's beautiful." Flora told her and the others nodded. The next few hours were happy ones for the group of twelve as they each got a chance to meet baby Lana. When nighttime came and the little girl was fast asleep, they went to the empty gardens and had a fire with marshmallows and sausages. There was light talking and storytelling. It was quiet and peaceful, the perfect way to end the day. Later they would refer to this day as the calm before the storm.
So,what did you think? Did you like the Musa X Riven and Bloom X Daphne parts? I'm planning on making her a part of my story and there will be Daphne X Thoren. Did you like the name for the Aisha X Nabu baby? It is also the name for one of my favorite actresses that plays Regina in Once Upon a Time.
Also, did you like that I included Krystal in this chapter? She won't be much important, though. Next chapter should come next week or in the weekend. It depends on when I manage to write the next chapter of Darkness. Please, tell me your thoughts in your reviews. If you want me to include more scenes of one couple, just tell me and I'll try to do so. See you next chapter.