Chapter 16

The girls were at the café, Flora was working and Tecna was at the moon pool.

Tecna entered the café.

-Hey Tec what's up?-asked Bloom.

-Look what I found at the bottom of the moon pool.-said Tecna showing them a ring with a white little gem in it.

-It's beautiful.-said Flora.

-But how could it be at the moon pool, I thought no one went there.-said Bloom.

-Maybe we should ask Miss Ofelia.-said Tecna.

-Well, Flo's shift is almost finished and we can go then.-said Layla.

-Hey, guess who works here accept for Flora?-said Stella-Helia.

-So are they a couple already?-asked Tecna.

The girls nodded.

…..

The girls were at Miss Ofelia's office.

She had the ring in her hands and was looking at it. A tear rolled down her cheek.

-Miss Ofelia are you ok?-asked Bloom.

-Yes dear.0she said-This was Andrea's.

-She was one of your friends?-asked Stella.

Miss Ofelia nodded.

-She had the ice power, just like me.-said Miss Ofelia-This was her ring. We all had a ring like this, mine and Andrea's are with a white gem, Nancy and Olivia's were with a red gem and Alexandra and Anastasia's were with a blue gem.

She got a ring with a white gem out of one of her drawers-This is mine. It would be hard for you to find them all. Tecna, you found this so you can keep it.

-Are you sure?-asked Tecna.

Miss Ofelia nodded. Tecna put on the ring.

-So the original mermaids had rings like this?-asked Timmy, inspecting the ring. The girls nodded.

-Hey where's Bloom?-asked Musa.

-She said she's going out.-said Stella.

…..

Bloom was swimming hand in hand with Sky. They got to MAKO.

-I see you're taking this mermaid thing too good.-said Bloom.

-Well just because you're a mermaid it doesn't mean you're any different.-said Sky.

They started kissing.

-Get a room you two!-said Layla diving out of the water with Musa.

-Hey what are you doing here?-asked Bloom.

-We were looking for you. The others will be here any minute we have something important to discuss.-said Musa.

-I guess I should be going.-said Sky.

-Actually, this concerns you too, you know the secret too.-said Layla.

-Just get out of the pool to make space for the others.-said Musa.

In a while the others (the rest of the girls and Timmy and Nabu) came too.

-So what's this meeting about?-asked Bloom.

-That's what I want to know.-said Stella-You just interrupted my beauty sleep!

-Ok, well we just found out from Timmy and Nabu that Riven, Brandon and Helia are planning on a mermaid hunt.-said Layla.

-What?!-said everyone minus Musa, Layla, Timmy and Nabu.

-Ow! Not too loud!-said Musa rubbing her ear.

-How are they gonna do that?-asked Bloom.

-Helia would never hurt someone!-said Flora.

-Flora, he doesn't know it's us, none of them does!-said Tecna.

-Ok, calm down! We have a plan, me, Sky and Timmy are gonna join them so we can lead them the wrong way and find out what are they up to.-said Nabu.

-Ok.-said Stella.

-So we need to be extra careful around water and around them.-said Tecna.

-Does that mean we can't go out with them?-asked Flora.

-Maybe a little.-said Layla.

-Guys, we can take care of ourselves!-said Musa.

-Ok, but be careful!-said Tecna.

-Well, I officially declare this meeting over.-said Musa-Oh and there's a full moon tomorrow.

Everyone left.

…..

The girls were at the café, they were waiting for Flora's shift to finish so they could go at the beach and maybe even go for a swim.

Flora was making the last juices for that day. She carried them on a tray, she turned around only to bump into Helia. The juices spilled on her.

-Flora are you ok?-he asked.

-Fine!-she rushed to the cooler room.

-Flora are you sure you're ok?-asked Helia.

-Yeah, don't worry just go. I'll close the café!

-Ok.-he said-If you need something…

-I'm fine!-she said.

He left the café and only Flora and the girls were left.

-Flora are you ok?-asked Bloom.

-Yeah, you guys go, I'll catch up, just need to change!-she said.

-Ok.-the girls left the café.

Flora's tail barely dried and she stood up.

She slipped on the ice and pushed the door from the cooler closing it.

She was trapped inside since cooler rooms can only be opened from outside.

She couldn't call for help since her phone wasn't with her.

….

The girls were already back from their Swim and were in their dorm.

-Do you have any idea where Flora may be? The café closed almost an hour ago.-said Layla.

-I don't know, let's call her.-said Tecna.

They called, but no one picked up the phone.

-Maybe we should call Timmy?-said Tecna.

-Oh come on girls, she's probably gonna come back in a while, no need to make a big fuss about it.-said Layla.

-You're right.-said Tecna.

The next morning, Flora was in the cooler room and wasn't even cold.

Someone opened the door, it was Helia.

-Flora? What are you doing here?-he asked.

-I kinda got stuck yesterday.-she said.

-Come here, you must be freezing.-he opened his arms and Flora hugged him.

-Are you alright?-he asked.

-Uh-uh.-she nodded.

-I knew I shouldn't have left you in here, I'm so sorry.-he said.

-It's ok, it's my fault, I slipped on the ice and accidently closed the door.-said Flora.

-I can cover your shift, you don't have to work today.-he said.

-No, I'm fine!-she said-I can work.

-No! You need to rest ok?-he said.

-Ok.-she said-Thanks.

-No problem, besides, I shouldn't have left you in the first place.-he said.

-It's ok.-she said.

-Girls, I'm worried, what if someone kidnapped her, or what if a scientist kidnapped her to run experiments, or a fisherman for her tail, or…-Stella was panicking.

-Calm down Stella!-said Bloom-We'll find her!

-We've already been through MAKO and every part of the sea we've ever been to.-said Layla.

-Let's go through the city.-said Bloom.

-Or the café!-said Tecna.

Someone opened the door.

-Flora!-the girls tackled her with a hug.

-Ok, ok!-she said laughing-You can let me go now!

They stood up.

-Where have you been?!-asked Bloom-We were worried sick!

-Sorry, I kinda accidently got locked up in the cool room.-said Flora.

-How come you're not all frozen?-asked Tecna.

-I don't know, I wasn't even cold in there.-said Flora-I guess it's connected to me being a mermaid with ice powers.

-Wait, if you were locked up in the cooler room, then who locked up the café?-asked Musa.

The girls looked at each other and started laughing.

-You're in big troubled Flo!-said Layla.

Flora gulped.

Author's note

I know I said I won't write anymore this month, but I decided to write one more chapter. Winx club fan, I'm not sure which date, but I think I'll start somewhere at the beginning of September.

As I said before, in the meantime, I'll write a few more stories and I'll continue this one this September J .