Hey, people. Last chapter didn't get many responses and I get why. It wasn't my best work or the best idea. But I needed to show you that the Flora X James situation is way complicated and there are some things that they can't choose. I initially thought of making James abusive, but decided against it. As I wrote his character, I realized that he's kinda like Henry, always ready to perform his duty even if it involves going against what his heart desires. So there you go, he's not a bad person, just a desperate man that wants to do everything he can to help his country. After all, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Also, never forget that the place where the Winx are now isn't the Earth they know, but in the past. It is a different reality. I call it the 'real world' as a way to differentiate it from the Winx's earth, but even though the Magic Dimension is a world contained in a book, that doesn't make it less real. Hope that's cleared up.
I'll go with the shoutouts, though there weren't many reviews.
winxkate: That wasn't crucial for the story, but I needed to show you that Flora doesn't really have a choice there. She's the princess of France now and there are many people counting on her. She was also under a lot of stress, so James was able to convince her to sleep with him. I can promise you that there will be no babies coming out of this.
Rockmantic: I'm glad to see you've done some research. Everything you said is true, I think, but you need to remember that this story was based on the Tv Show Reign and it's not necessarily historically accurate. So, I'm showing you only France's point of view in the war and therefore England is the enemy. No one liked that, not even me. To understand that you need to remember that the Winx were inside a book, one written about the 21st century. So when they are in the 16th century they're in a different reality, they haven't truly traveled in time.
dance76326: I'm glad to see your name here, it's been a while. I can tell you that she won't get pregnant, her sleeping with James was more to show you more of James' character.
Okay, so this chapter's better than the next one and it's not as sad. There are some pretty big things happening. Hope you'll enjoy and don't forget to review!
3 months later...
With Flora and Helia...
She walked the corridors of the palace in silence, thinking, wishing, praying. Her brown hair was tied up in a bun and her green eyes were downcast. Her face showed sadness and and regret, though no one could see it due to the hood of the black cape she wore over her dress. She hid from the world as she desired to be left with her thoughts. She didn't wish to talk to anyone now, specially the ones she was seeking. But she had to, this had gone too far and she needed to talk to them, make they see that their decisions had changed her. Her parents. They weren't bad people, she knew that, but they had made poor choices that could ruin her. She was no longer the happy and sweet fairy her friends had known, she had become a sad and lonely person.
Her thoughts went to the one she loved, the only one who would be able to make her happy and also the one person she couldn't see anymore. They were pulled apart, two lovers unable to be together. It was cruel and unfair, but that's just how her world worked. There was no fairness when it came to being a royal, as she had come to know well.
"Oh, Helia. I miss you." A lonely tear fell from her eyes as she let out a soundless whisper. Her fingers touched the empty space where there used to be a ring, the one he had given her when they had gotten engaged. Now it was empty, just like she was. She remembered the day she had been forced to give him the ring back and more tears fell.
3 months earlier...
She got to the chateau just as he had finished his conversation with Leonardo. She reluctantly opened the door and entered the place that used to be her home. "Flora. Are you okay?" Helia asked gently upon seeing the look on her face. She gave him a sad smile.
"I think that we have to... talk." Her voice was broken just like her heart. She could feel tears threatening to escape, but she had to be strong, she had to do this.
"I'm going to leave you two alone." Leonardo said after casting a sad smile towards the two lovers. And then he was gone and they were alone. There was silence as neither knew how to start this conversation. At last, Helia broke it.
"Hey, why don't you take a sit? You don't look okay." He commented as he gestured to the comfortable couch where he had been sitting just a few moments before. She nodded before following his advice and sitting down.
"I'm glad you weren't at the palace now, we just suffered an attack." She decided to start the conversation and his eyes widened.
"Really? Who's behind it? And are you okay?" She saw that he was truly worried and she quickly gave him a reassuring smile.
"I'm okay, I wasn't in the library when they attacked. I only went there to rescue the Winx after getting help from Nabu and Brandon." She told him, but her words didn't send his worries away.
"So you went right to the location that was being attacked?" He questioned incredulously and she spoke before he could continue.
"My best friends were there, I owed it to them to save them from this mess. It's my fault, after all." She lowered her head and so she missed how he shook his.
"No, this isn't your fault! You're the victim here, just as the Winx are." She didn't want to listen to what she believed to be lies, so she opened her mouth to interrupt him, but he continued. "And I love you, no matter how many lies you've told or how many people you might've hurt. Because I know you better than anyone and I know that you never meant for it to come to this. All you wanted was to move on and I understand that." At such sweet words, she couldn't hold it any longer. She finally let herself cry and he was quick to hold her in a tight and loving embrace. For a few minutes they remained like this, two broken souls holding onto each other. But they both knew that there was a bigger reason why they were here, having this conversation.
"I don't deserve you, really. You're so amazing and kind and I don't deserve it, not after what I've done." She told him, frustrated with herself for letting James convince her.
"Flora, I just said that I understand what you've done. And I forgave you a long time ago." He said, confused. She gave him a look so sad and broken he just wanted to hold her in his arms again.
"But you don't know, I've made a mistake. I... I slept with James." She stuttered, voice breaking and it was like a knife had been plunged into his heart. It's not as if he wasn't expecting it, she was married to the man after all and he understood that sooner or later she would be pressured to do this so that they could provide France with an heir. Knowing all of that didn't diminish his sadness, though.
"Today?" He questioned after taking a few deep breaths to attempt to calm himself down and not focus on his growing jealousy and anger.
"Yes. He came back from his trip and he convinced me. I know that I shouldn't have let this happen, but I..." She didn't know how to finish the sentence, but he spoke before she could think of a way.
"I understand. As much as it pains me, I won't pretend like I didn't know that this would happen. I know that you promised me you wouldn't, but it's not a really your choice to make. You have a duty to perform and I understand that now." She was surprised at how easily he forgave her and at his words choice.
"Now you're sounding just like my parents." She observed and he sighed.
"Maybe that's because they are right. For as long as we are forced to stay here, there are rules that must be followed. That's why I wanted to speak to you today." She looked at him with sad, anxious eyes as she tried to guess what he meant. "I think that we can't be together right now." He said the words that broke the both of them, but unfortunately, they were true.
"No, we can't." She agreed after sighing. "As much as I love you and wish to be with you, that won't be possible anymore. Now that my life is in constant danger due to these attacks being sent my way, my parents have decided that I needed more protection. And they want James to be the one to protect me. I tried to convince them otherwise, but they won't hear." He was surprised and worried.
"So the attack was sent for you? Why?" He asked her and a sorrowful look came to her face.
"Because I married James and forged the alliance between our countries. England is afraid and so they want to get rid of me." She said, anger seeping through her voice.
"I'm glad you're okay." He said and she gave him a sad look.
"But I'm not. Now that I'm going to be guarded by James, I won't be able to meet you anymore. We won't see each other again. And I can't..." She started getting hysterical and he moved closer so that he could wrap a comforting arm around her and hold her close.
"I know, I know. I wish things were different too. But I have faith that someday we'll get back home and we'll be happy. You just have to believe in that and everything will be okay." He sounded broken and unsure, but there was also determination in his tone.
"Do you really believe that we'll be able to find our way back home?" She questioned and he nodded, this time he sounded sure.
"I do. My love for you gives me the strength to believe that things will get better, that the future holds something great for us. And I need you to believe in it too, I need you to have faith." He told her and she nodded.
"And I do, now. As usual, you have helped me believe. Everything will be okay." She said and, for once that day, she truly believed that. There was silence once again as they took comfort in being together, in each other's arms. But their moment was cut short when Bloom came to find them. The sad look on her face told them all they needed to know.
"Flo, your parents are calling for you. They just found James and they want to start planning your new schedule." The redhead said with a somber look and Flora nodded.
"Okay. I'll go find them. But first..." She turned back to Helia, who looked at her with sadness. With a broken heart, she pulled out the ring that rested comfortably on her finger and she put it in his hands. "Will you keep this safe so that when the time comes, you can give it to me once again?" She asked and a small smile appeared on his face.
"Of course. Just you wait, things will turn out for the best." He told her and they kissed one last time. After that, she left the chateau and Bloom gave him a pitiful look.
"I sure hope so. You two don't deserve any of this." She told him and he nodded. They certainly didn't. But it's as the saying goes, life isn't fair.
And here they were, 3 months later and things were worse than ever. Most of her time was spent in the library or in her room and James was always present. He turned out not to be abusive, as Kenna had predicted, but he sure was getting on her nerves. He insisted on accompanying her everywhere and his determination to make their marriage work annoyed her. Even though she hadn't wanted to, she had had to make love to him more times. After all, the pressure for having an heir was tougher on them than any royal couple and everyone expected her to get pregnant soon. But thankfully, she didn't and she hoped that she would never. Having a child with a man she didn't love wasn't in her future plans and she knew that it wouldn't be fair to herself or the baby.
Her relationship with Helia wasn't the only one that went down, as she noticed. Her parents hadn't been talking for a while and everytime she met her mother, she was alone. Flora wondered what could have made Catherine and Henry stay apart, but she guessed it was the stress of having their daughter as the main target in a war they hadn't been ready for. Elizabeth proved to be a bigger problem than they expected and she sent many attacks towards Scotland, France and even Ireland.
A recent attack on Ireland was the reason why Flora walked the corridors of the palace alone, for once. James had gone there to help his country and her parents had chosen Riven as her new babysitter. The maroon specialist had been more understanding than she would have expected and when she had claimed that she wanted to take a walk, he hadn't accompanied her. So here she was, wandering around the palace and thinking about her life. Too bad she had no idea how much this simple walk would cost her later.
With Tecna and Timmy...
They had been comfortably living in a small cottage in the city as they worked with famous inventor Galileo Galilei, who had fled the Italian Wars in 1524 and moved to France. Just like Leonardo da Vinci, due to him being rather famous, he had been easily accepted by the french community. He was currently working on building a huge telescope to help him in his theory that earth wasn't the center of the solar system, but the sun. After years of writing books about his theory and others, he had decided to put his words into actions and it was pure luck that Tecna and Timmy arrived just two weeks before he started his new project.
The technological couple was having difficulty living in this new world where cellphones didn't exist and technology was rather primitive, but they were enjoying helping Galileo. He was also good company, as they mentioned to their friends. Due to living in the city and not being famous yet, like Musa was, Tecna and Timmy didn't have much contact with the others, they only saw them during their weekly meetings to figure out a way back home.
The two had also involved themselves deeply in figuring that out, spending most of the time when they weren't working on the telescope in the city library. Flora had suggested that they used the one in the palace, but since Bloom,Aisha, Daphne and Stella were there, the technological couple had agreed on using the other one.
On this particular day, Tecna had just found some answers, but not the ones she had been looking for. She hadn't found a way back home, she hadn't found a way for them to use magic in their new reality, no she had found something completely different, but that would change everything nonetheless.
"Impossible." The pink haired fairy muttered to herself as she stared at her reflection in the small mirror in her bedroom. She was frozen, paralyzed and so she didn't even move when her name was called. She didn't respond and that worried Timmy greatly as he entered their home. The specialist ran the stairs as he tried to reach their bedroom quickly.
"Tecna?" He asked once again as he entered the bedroom and found her sitting on a chair as she looked in the mirror. "Are you okay?" She eyed him, face devoid of color and eyes widened.
"I... I'm not sure." Her voice shook and that worried Timmy even more.
"Are you feeling ill? Tired? What's wrong?" He questioned eagerly and Tecna remained silent.
"I found something today, I'm not 100% sure, but it's... unexpected." This caught his attention as he assumed that her discovery was related to their research.
"That's good, at least we're going somewhere." He told her with excitement and he smiled. "How about you rest for a bit and then you can tell me what you discovered?" He suggested and she shook her head before standing up quickly. The movement made her head spin and she had to hold onto his arm as she waited for it to stop.
"No, we need to discuss this as soon as possible." She said firmly after the dizziness passed and turned back to look at him.
"Okay, then. Let's have a sit." He said and he took her hand and led her to their bed, where both sat down.
"Timmy, I, I really don't know how to do this." He realized that she was anxious and nervous, which was unusual.
"Tecna, now you're starting to scare me." He told her worriedly and as she looked back at him, there were tears threatening to fall from her eyes.
"I am scared! How could this have happened?" She screamed and then she launched herself at him and started crying hard. Timmy was lost and confused, she wasn't a crying person, he had actually only seen her cry about 3 times. He wasn't sure what to do, but as he recalled, when someone was in distress, they desired comfort. So he wrapped his arms around her and attempted to comfort her as he wondered what discovery could have possible made her like this.
With Bloom and Sky...
The two of them were sitting on top of the great oak tree in the gardens as they watched Daphne and Thoren having one of their romantic dates. The blonde princess lay on the grass while Thoren prepared the picnic he had brought for them. There were two baskets full of delicious snacks that he had gotten from a helpful servant and a towel that had been used many times by Catherine and Henry in their own romantic dates, though the younger couple wasn't aware of that.
"I still feel kinda weird about this." Sky said as he watched his cousin place the towel near Daphne.
"Relax, Sky, this isn't spying. We're just looking out for them." Bloom insisted once again with a smile.
"Then why do we have to do this from a tree?" He complained since he had had trouble climbing said tree. It's not as if he didn't know how, being a specialist this was basic knowledge, but climbing had never been his favorite activity.
"Because it's more fun like this." Bloom said and he gave her a glare. She laughed at him and almost lost her balance. "Oops." She easily regained it and sat back against the tree.
"You know, you're going to be the death of me." He told her afterwards and she rolled her eyes.
"Now you're just being dramatic." She replied before turning back to look at the happy couple on the grass. After Thoren finished placing the baskets on top of the towel, Daphne sat up and helped him unwrap their snacks. They laughed and talked, though the couple in the trees couldn't hear a word. "They look so happy." Bloom commented and Sky nodded.
"I think that they truly are happy. And maybe, it will last for a very long time." She looked at him curiously.
"So you think that they might be getting married in the future?" She questioned and Sky nodded once again.
"I'm sure they will. I have never seen Thoren this happy, not even that time when he finally won our swordfights. He wasn't so good at it." Both laughed as they recalled the story Sky loved to tell of when he was around 10 and Thoren was 14 and the two had had one of their battles and the latter had won due to Sky being suddenly blinded by the son. Thoren had been so excited and happy that he had told everyone about his victory.
"I hope they do get married, they deserve this kind of happiness." Bloom smiled at the sweet couple who was now feeding each other something that resembled strawberries.
"As we do, Bloom." She gave him a sad look. Marriage was a tricky subject when it came to them, not as tricky as it was for Flora, but still hard. Due to them being the only heirs to their respective realms, up until Daphne's resurrection, they knew that getting married would involve having to rule two realms at a time. And so they had decided not to do it until they were ready for such a great responsibility, though they had desired to get married for over 2 years. It had been hard for Bloom, watching her friends get engaged and married, in Aisha's case and the fairy of the dragon flame wished her time would come soon.
And it had. Now that Daphne was back and currently in a happy relationship, both of them had started thinking that maybe they could follow their original plan and get married soon. But with all the chaos they had endured since the beginning of the school year, they had put that thought aside. Well, Bloom had.
"You know, Bloom, I've been meaning to talk to you about this." She raised her eyebrows in confusion.
"About Daphne and Thoren getting married?" She asked him and he shook his head.
"No, about us. Bloom, I know that we've decided to put that thought aside, but I couldn't. I knew that I wanted to marry you, so I waited until the right time to ask and I think that this is it." She gasped and covered her mouth as she stared at him with wide eyes.
He smiled at her before holding both her hands in his. "I've loved you for so long and I know that I'll love you forever. You have been there during the hardest moments of my life, when I was cursed and nearly married another and when I lost all of my memories, you didn't give up on me. I have always admired your bravery and sometimes recklessness, but most of all, I admire your big heart. You have so much love for your friends, your family and even people you don't really like. I am so grateful to be a part of your life and I wish that I can continue to be, forever. So, will you do the honor of marrying me?" He asked and he pulled out a beautiful necklace from his pocked, one that contained a beautiful emerald. She gave him a confused look and he smiled sheepishly. "I couldn't find a ring, so Flora gave me this. It belonged to her grandmother and she insisted that we deserved to have it as a symbol of our love." He quickly explained.
"Oh, Sky. You really did surprise me there. I love you, so much and of course I'll marry you." She told him while crying and they kissed gently. The happy couple embraced each other and they barely noticed that the two who had been having a picnic were walking their way. Once they broke apart, Sky placed the necklace on her and both stared at the beautiful peace in awe.
"Hey, Bloom." Daphne said once she and Thoren reached them.
"Hello, Daphne. How was your date?" The redhead asked with a huge smile, unable to contain her excitement.
"It was great. We talked about you two actually." Daphne replied with a huge smile before she started climbing the tree. Always the gentleman, Thoren helped her and soon they joined the newly engaged couple.
"Really? What exactly about us?" Bloom asked back and Thoren responded with the biggest smile.
"How happy you seem. We wish that we can be as happy as you are after 5 years of dating." The brown haired man blushed a bit and the other three laughed.
"I have no doubt that you will be." Sky told his cousin with a smile.
"Yes, you two are so made for each other." Bloom added and Daphne and Thoren shared a happy glance.
"Thanks, Bloom. Now what are you two doing here?" The blonde princess asked with raised eyebrows and it was Bloom's turn to blush.
"We were definitely not spying on you." Sky said nervously and Bloom glared at him.
"Sky!" She exclaimed and the other couple laughed.
"It's okay, it's not as if we didn't know." Daphne said while smirking at her younger sister.
"So you knew?" Bloom asked with widened eyes and they laughed again.
"Of course. You two aren't so good at coming up with excuses." A smirking Thoren said and Sky sighed.
"Guess it's no use in hiding it then. We've been keeping an eye on you." The blonde prince said and Daphne smiled.
"I know. I wouldn't have expected any less from you two." She said and Bloom smiled, relieved that her sister didn't appear to be mad. Her hands picked on the beautiful necklace she had just gotten and Daphne looked at it curiously.
"What a beautiful necklace. I don't recall seeing you using it before." She commented and Bloom smiled brightly.
"Yes, I only got it today." Daphne and Thoren turned to look at Sky, who was smiling just as brightly.
"Wait a minute! Something's happening here." The blonde princess said while looking at them suspiciously. "Oh, my god! You're pregnant?!" She excitedly asked Bloom and the fairy of the dragon flame looked at her with wide eyes.
"Where did you come up with that?" She asked rather nervously and Thoren gave her a smile.
"You're glowing." He said simply and Bloom looked over at Sky.
"She's glowing with happiness because we just got engaged." He told the other two and Daphne gasped while Thoren stared at them with wide eyes.
"Really? Oh, that's so great!" Daphne was nearly jumping with excitement.
"Congratulations, you two." Thoren said while putting a hand on Sky's shoulder and giving him and Bloom a reassuring smile.
"Thanks. We should go and tell the others now." Bloom said after she and Daphne hugged tightly and the blonde wished her all the happiness in the world.
"It's already time for our meeting anyways." Sky said while looking at the huge clock in the distance. The four climbed down the tree and walked towards the library, Bloom and Daphne excitedly discussing wedding details while Sky and Thoren watched their partners with amusement.
With Aisha and Nabu...
The married couple had been comfortably living in the palace with their little girl. Lana was growing up fast, having already reached the age of 4 months. She was now grabbing at things and close to being able to sit up correctly. The new parents were amazed and afraid at how fast she was changing.
"Where is my little mermaid?" Nabu asked as he entered their shared bedroom, having just come back from his last shift. Aisha smiled at her husband while she worked on closing her purple dress as they would be having dinner in just a couple hours.
"She's asleep now. Can you help me?" She asked him and Nabu walked towards her with a smile. He gently kissed the top of her head before closing the dress. "Thank you." She turned back to look at him and gave him a grateful smile.
"No problem. By the way, you look amazing in this dress, you should wear it more often." He told her and she laughed. They shared a kiss that was quickly interrupted by crying.
"Everytime." Aisha complained before both walked towards the crib where the little girl had been napping. Gorgeous blue eyes looked innocently back at them as the now smiling little girl tried to grab Nabu's hand. The wizard laughed before picking her up.
"I've missed you too, baby girl." He cooed and Aisha watched as the little girl laughed with him.
"You are so great with kids, really." She commented with a huge smile that Nabu returned.
"So are you, Aisha. I'm glad to see how much you've grown over the past few months and how close you and Lana have become." Her smile enlarged as she thought of how easier being a mother had become and how she'd grown to like it.
"I'm glad too. It was so hard at first and I really didn't feel it, but now I love being a mother. I'm sure it will be easier with the next ones." It took her a while to realize what she said, but once she did, she stared at him unsurely. Ever since Lana had been born, they had avoided talking about having other children, wanting to enjoy their time spent with her. But it had been 4 months and they'd be lying if they said that the thoughts never crossed their minds.
"Aisha, are you saying that you want to have more children?" Nabu questioned, suddenly serious. The fairy of waves sighed.
"I'm sorry for touching the subject, I know that we agreed not to talk about it until we knew that we were ready." She replied and Nabu cast her a smile.
"It's okay, it was about time we discussed this. So, what do you think?" She didn't need time to gather her thoughts for she already knew the answer to his question. As she answered, she was proud of herself for coming so far, from not wanting kids at all when they started their relationship to wanting them more than anything now.
"I would love to have more children, when Lana gets older. And I think that she would adore having a little brother or sister too." He was taken by surprise, but happiness soon overcame him. He put the baby girl back in her crib, to which she made sure that her complaints were heard, and stepped forwards to pull Aisha closer to him so that they could share a passionate kiss. She knew that this was his way of saying yes and happiness overcame her as well.
"So, I take it that this was a yes?" She questioned after they pulled apart, both breathless.
"Yes." Nabu told her with the biggest smile she had seen since the day Lana was born. She smiled too, happy for him, for them. She wished that they could all be happy, though she knew some of her friends weren't. "Now we better get going, our meeting with the others is in 10 minutes." He added and so Aisha picked Lana up and the couple left the room. When they met their friends back in the library, they would comment on how they were almost glowing.
With Stella and Brandon...
Their lives were going pretty well, considering their situation. Stella had a hard time getting used to not being a princess and not having everything, but as usual, Brandon had helped her. They had some fun exploring the palace and just being together. Stella wasn't too happy about postponing their wedding, but she knew that when she got married she would like it if her parents were there. So she waited.
She always hated waiting, even when she was little, but some things take time. She waited until she met the guy she knew was the one, though that didn't take long. She waited until he asked her to date him and until he proposed. Well, that had taken a while. And she waited until they got married, though that was still far in the future. And now she would have to do some more waiting.
"Stella? Are you there?" Brandon asked once he entered the room. He had come to get her so that they could go to their weekly group meeting in the library. Usually she would be there already by this hour, but this time she wasn't and the brunette specialist worried.
"In here." She answered quietly and he followed her voice until their large closet. She found her there, wearing a blue dress she loved while she stared at herself in the mirror. This wasn't unusual, so his worried diminished.
"Hey, babe. Why aren't you at the library yet?" He asked her while wrapping his arms around her from behind. Soon he noticed the various clothes scattered around the floor and a smile came to his face. "Can't decide what to wear?" He playfully asked and Stella glared at him in the mirror.
"It's not funny." She complained while crossing her arms over her chest. "Nothing fits." She added and Brandon gave her his usual look when she was overreacting.
"Stella, if you want new clothes, you just have to ask Flora." He told her, deciding against scolding her.
"I know, but she has been so stressed lately, I don't want to bother her." Stella said with genuine concern for her friend. "Besides, the problem is not that I don't like these dresses, they really don't fit anymore." These words unsettled him and he found himself curious.
"But how can they just not fit anymore?" He asked and she frowned before answering.
"Because I'm fat." She complained and Brandon knew exactly how to stop her from going down that hole.
"You're beautiful and even more so in this dress. I love it." His compliments did nothing to ease her and she stared at him with a frown.
"Brandon, you're not getting what I'm saying." She complained loudly and she pushed him away as she walked away from the closet and into their bedroom. The confused specialist followed her.
"Then why don't you make it easier for me to understand?" He questioned and Stella sighed deeply.
"Okay. But you better sit down." She told him seriously and both sat down on the bed. Upon seeing how nervous she looked, Brandon started freaking out, but he made sure not to let her notice that.
"What's going on, Stel? Is everything okay?" He asked worriedly and she gave out a nervous laugh.
"Yes, it's just... I think I'm pregnant." She blurted out and Brandon stared at her with wide eyes.
"Are you... Are you sure?" He asked and she nodded.
"Well, not completely sure because there are no tests here, but the symptoms match." She said seriously and awaited for his reaction. Many different emotions crossed his face. Surprise, shock, worry. "How would you feel if it was true?" She asked nervously and worriedly.
"I'd be surprised, sure, but it's a good thing, right?" A smile lightened his face as he thought about it. "I mean, we both wanted kids, though I didn't expect it to happen so soon. But I'd be happy if it was true." He told her and she smiled brightly.
"How is it possible that you always knows exactly what to say?" She asked him through happy tears and he took her hand in his.
"You taught me that, as you've taught me many things about relationships. Stella, if you're pregnant, I'll be by your side for whatever you need, okay? We're in this together." He told her seriously and she smiled.
"I know. I love you, my handsome hero." She declared and he stared at her with such happiness and excitement that she couldn't not smile.
"As I love you, my golden princess. Forever." He said and they kissed gently, lovingly. It was perfect and it was right, but it had to end when their need for air surpassed their need for each other. Once they pulled apart, Brandon took the opportunity to gently caress her stomach. "And I love you too, baby. We're going to have so much fun together." She laughed and soon he joined in too. They were so happy, almost blissful. But then they remembered.
"The meeting. I'm sure we're late." Stella commented and he nodded in agreement before standing up and extending his hand. She gladly took it and they walked to the library with renewed hope. Their friends took notice of it just as they took notice of the way Stella was glowing.
With Musa and Riven...
"Are you sure about this?" Musa asked her boyfriend as they sat in the library. They had come early to the group's weekly meeting and so they took advantage of the little time they had alone. With Musa's singing career and Riven's guard duties, they barely got to spend time together. But they still managed to and their relationship was okay, though Musa still found herself wishing that he would propose soon. She understood why he didn't, that he wasn't ready for marriage, but she still wished for it.
"Well, not so sure. But yeah, it's not a terrible idea." Riven replied with a nervous smile.
"Okay, then. I'll talk to Nick about it then." She mentioned her newfound friend and the head of the palace musiciens. Nicolas Gombert had become close to the both of them for he helped Musa with her career and sometimes gave advices to Riven. The maroon specialist wasn't jealous at all about having his girlfriend spending time with another man, mostly due to him being around 40 and clearly not having any romantic interest in Musa.
"I'm sure he'll find it funny." Riven said, getting even more nervous about their plans. It had been Musa's ideas and she had come up with it 2 weeks previous. He had said no at first, but with every day her idea started getting more brilliant and less idiotic. Of course, Riven was no pro at singing, but he knew how to do it. And the prospect of singing a duet with Musa at King Henry's 37th birthday was a great opportunity.
"Riven, I know you're nervous but I'm sure that everything will go just smoothly. " Musa was quick to reassure him and he was ready to argue, but the arrival of Bloom, Sky, Thoren and Daphne interrupted their argument. Soon, everyone had arrived in the library except for Flora. The 13 friends didn't mention her disappearance since they were sure that the nature fairy was probably taking a walk by then. "She will come soon." Bloom easily reassured her friends. Of course, in that moment, she had no idea how wrong she was. There was silence for a few minutes as the friends waited for her to arrive. Then, all of sudden, there was a bright light that startled them and some even jumped. Not only did it take them by surprise, but they could feel something coming from whatever had caused it. Something that they hadn't felt since they arrived in this new world, something they knew wasn't possible there. Magic.
So,what did you think? What did Tecna discover? And what is behind the bright light?
What are your thoughts on the BloomXSky engagement and StellaXBrandon pregnancy? What about Flora and Helia? What did you think of their decision?
Next chapter we'll have more revelations coming and you'll see the situation with Mary, Greer, Kenna and Lola. It should come by Monday or Tuesday, depending on your reviews.