Last we left the musical princess, she finally got her revenge on Karen and the Day of the Royals was a bust. (as expected). So here's the aftermath…
Senior Witches go to Earth
Musa stood quietly against the wall out in the quad. She had called her father a few times since she found out that he was thinking about pulling her out of Alfea, but he hadn't been picking up, which only served to worry her more. "Ugh, where's Stella!" Musa asked impatiently. Bloom had gathered the entire group because she wanted to tell them something, but she refused to start until Stella got there.
It had been a few days since the incident at the day of the Royals and the girls had been on probation as a preliminary punishment for their actions. Their powers were diluted and they weren't even allowed to leave the campus without written consent from either Miss Faragonda or Griselda. IT was like they were in prison.
"From my calculations, she tends to be 14.5 minutes late," Techna said, she no longer surprised anyone when she calculated every last detail of something. "So we should be expecting her at any moment," Techna finished as she looked to her watch and then looked up to see the princess of Solaria walking over to them.
"I'm here!" Stella said as she ran over to the girls. She stopped in front of them and nearly doubled over gasping for air. "Sorry, I lost track of time, I was color coordinating my notebooks with my pens, it makes outfit selection a lot easier," Stella had managed to throw herself even more into her clothes, it was almost as if it kept her mind busy so she wouldn't have to think of anything else. Like what happened a few days ago at the day of the Royals, or the possible expulsion that they faced. "So what's up Bloom,"
"I called you here to apologize to you guys," Bloom said as she hung her head and looked to the ground in embarrassment. Musa would never blame Bloom for what happened, since they had all agreed to go along and sneak into the Day of the Royals. But, it kinda was her fault that they were all facing expulsion, since if they had just quietly watched the show and didn't make a scene, their punishment for sneaking in would have been a lot less severe than one for ruining the entire day not to mention breathing the crap out of a guest, no matter how much she deserved it.
"Oh, it's okay sweetie," Flora cooed. She was not going to hold anything against Bloom, especially after what had happened between her and Sky, the real one. While Stella had found a way to try to keep her mind off of Brandon, Bloom couldn't really do anything to take her mind off of Sky and his fiancé. Musa had tried to snap her out of it, but Bloom wasn't able to stop thinking about it. "Everyone makes mistakes once in a while,"
"Yeah, but I got everyone into serious trouble, I think it's best if I just move out of the dorm,"
"No way can you leave!" Stella protested. "You have no idea how much we'd miss you! I've caused plenty of trouble and you've all stood by me so there is no way that you are leaving,"
"Yeah, we'll all get through this together," Flora reassured. "That's what friends are for,"
"Yeah, one for all and all for one," Musa reassured, they were all facing the same punishment for pretty much the same crime. "That's how we roll,"
"Aww, you guys are being so nice, I really don't think I deserve it," (1) Bloom said honestly. And even though they were all facing trouble they and never been in, it was best to stick together because there was nothing to be gained by Bloom leaving.
It was still early in the morning, since Bloom had assembled the Winx Club right after their earliest class that morning, they had all gone back to their dorm since it wasn't like they could go anywhere else. The girls sat in the common room, all doing their own thing. Stella was busy flipping through a magazine while Techna did her homework and Flora sat around listening to Musa play her guitar. Bloom was in her room with Kiko and even through they wished she would come out of there and spend some time with them, they all pretty much knew that she needed time.
"Guys I think I might not be coming back to Alfea next year," Musa said putting down her guitar and looking at her friends, she keep thinking about what Isabelle had told her a few nights ago and she couldn't think of any way out of the situation, especially if her father found out about the day of the royals. She had been on the phone non stop since she found out, but nobody knew anymore that what Isabelle had told her a few days ago.
"Yeah, none of us will if the council decided not to let us back," Stella pointed out. "It's totally unfair, I mean last year I blew up a lab room and they let me back in!"
"No, I mean my dad wants to pull me out for some reason. So even if we get to stay, I might not be coming back," Musa began sadly. "I was talking to Isabelle a few nights ago and she told me that she stopped by the palace and my aunt was trying to convince my dad to think about pulling me out,"
"What! He won't do it will he!" Stella said. "First Bloom and now you! Look nobody is leaving!"
"It's not like I wanna go, I just don't know if my dad is going let me come back," Musa said as she laid back on the couch. "He already called Faragonda to check up on me,"
"So, that doesn't mean anything!" Stella said angrily as she crossed her arms around her chest. "He could have been asking about one of the fundraisers or something,"
"Yeah cause that's so likely," Musa said looking over to Stella with a shrewd look.
"Well, Stella might have a point. I doubt he called about a fundraiser but Faragonda might tell him the good stuff too. I mean you have some of the best grades in our class," Flora pointed out. It was a little known fact that Musa actually did well in school. While Techna was more known for her brain and Musa was known for her musical ability and of coarse dance team, Musa hardly ever got credited for her nearly perfect grade point average.
"Yes, it wouldn't make any sense to pull you out of a school where you are doing so well," Techna added as she looked up from her laptop.
"I guess it's how you define 'doing well'," Musa pointed out. Her grades were pretty good, but then again her grades were also really impressive at Devon Prep. "I mean I've been in detention more in the past few months then I've ever been in. And that included the time that I helped put Headmaster Charleston's Ferrari in Stiveson Lake,"
"How come he doesn't find out about that stuff, but this stuff he does!" Stella pointed out. "It hardly seems fair,"
"Because the reason they wanna pull me out probably has nothing to do with my grades or disciple record." Musa pointed out. If pulling her out of Alfea was a good idea then her father wouldn't need any convincing, but her aunt had probably gotten some sick notation in her head and now she needed to try to convince the King of it's validity so she could get her way. Since nothing happened without his approval. "I mean my aunt was trying so hard to keep me from leaving in the first place,"
Just then, Naurelle, a fairy that also went to Alfea, opened the door to their dorm and told the girls that Faragonda had called them to her office. The girls all exchanged the same looks and then stood up to go meet their fates.
"I think I should go get Bloom," Flora said as she got up and walked over to her bedroom, only to see that it was empty. She ran back out with a note in her hand and a panicked look on her face. "Bloom is gone! And she lef this,"
The girls huddled around the note and read it. Bloom had gone home for awhile. Even though they wanted to go after her and bring her back, especially since she was only at half of her full power since the dilution spell (2), they couldn't because if they missed this meeting then there would be nothing to bring Bloom back to. "I can't believe this, someone should have been watching her!" Stella yelled angrily. "What is so bad about this school that is making everyone leave!"
With that the blonde fairy stormed out of the dorm to leave Musa, Techna and Flora standing in silence. "We should go to see Miss Faragonda," Flora suggested.
"You girls go ahead," Musa said looking around. "I need to quickly call Isabelle and see if she found out anything about what's going on at home."
"Okay, we'll see you in her office," Techna said. "But hurry, I really think we need to be on time for this, since we aren't on Miss. Faragonda's list of favorite people."
Musa nodded and dialed into her phone as she watched her friends walk out of the room. After about five calls, one right after the other, to the twin, Musa figured she wouldn't be picking up so she decided to head over to meet her fate. Besides, if things didn't go well in with Miss Faragonda, she wouldn't have much to ask Isabelle.
Musa walked out of her room and began to walk over to Faragonda's office, she walked through the marble corridor and onto the green grass when she saw two familiar faces walking up to her, but she hardly wanted to see them right now.
"Hey Musa, is Stella around?" Brandon asked nervously with his hand in his pockets stopping Musa's quick stride over to the hallway. Standing next to him was Sky, looking as nervous as his squire did. They had given it a couple of days and now they were here to try to straighten things out with their respective girls, since they refused to pick up any phone calls from them. (3)
"Actually I'm not Musa, I know I should have told you guys," Musa began mockingly. "I'm actually Flora, I know it was wrong to lie I just had to know what it would be like to not be a princess. And I know it's a completely stupid reason, but hey you guys wouldn't understand the tremendous pressure I'm under. Being a princess is so hard!" Musa said sarcastically with a fake pout on her face and her arms crossed in front of her as if she understood why it was that they made such a bone headed decision.
"If you could just see what we –,"
"No what I saw was two of my best friends fall apart, like I have never seen them before because you two decided to play dress up in each other's clothing," Musa snapped. "I've dealt with lying boyfriends before so let me make this very clear, you are to stay away from my friends until they want to see you,"
"Musa we're sor-,"
"Please, I've heard that sentence way too many times for it to have any effect on me," Musa said again with more venom. Brandon and Sky both knew that Daniel and Musa had broken up, but Stella and Bloom had decided that it wasn't really their business to know why unless Musa wanted to tell them. And even though Musa was just sticking up for her best friends, Brandon and Sky could both tell some of the anger she had wasn't meant for them, it was just directed that way.
"Okay, fine," Brandon said giving up, knowing that if Musa was this angry, that Stella couldn't be too happy with him. "But can you please just tell Stella that –," Brandon began before Musa stopped him.
"I'm not your messenger," Musa said as she turned around and walked away. But after she took a few steps and started to feel guilty for being so harsh. The both of them looked as if they had been up every night thinking about what happened, which was a good thing since they should feel guilty. "If you guys really are sorry, then I'm sure this will work out, but they need time,"
Musa then continued to walk along her way to Miss Faragonda's office as Sky and Brandon walked off the grounds and went back to Red Fountain. Musa wanted to tell Sky that his actions had sent Bloom back home, but she knew it would cause him to hurt more and plus, Musa wasn't sure if she wanted to give them the benefit of knowing that he had such an effect on her friends.
With her eyes still blazing with anger, Musa walked into Miss Faragonda's office and took her place standing in front of her desk. The four of them were lined up silently in front of her desk waiting for her to begin since they didn't want to say anything to make her even more angry with them. "Where is Bloom," Miss Faragonda asked calmly.
"Umm about that," Stella began and then looked over to the other three fairies. Nobody knew what to say so Stella just went on with it. "She left,"
"What!" Griselda growled. "You girls know what your probation entails and leaving the campus was strictly forbidden. After everything that girl did at the day of the royals, you' would think that she might have some more sense that to just leave!"
"She felt horribly about what happened and she went home!" Musa snapped forgetting her place, something she tended to do a lot when she got angry. "She thinks that she doesn't belong here,"
"We need to go get her!" Stella pleaded. "She belongs here, I mean can you explain how an earth girl has magical powers? Especially since the last of the magical beings on earth died out hundreds of years ago?" Everyone in the room then fell silent once again and looked at Stella with confusion. She was usually not the type to have a point with what she was saying, so when she did, it came to a surprise for everyone. "What? I read my magical history textbook…it's not just a book to hold up my vanity mirror,"
"I can't let you go, with your powers diminished it's too dangerous," Miss Faragonda finally decided. "It's out of the question,"
"But, we're worried," Flora said quietly.
"I understand, but I can't give you permission to leave the school grounds under any circumstances," She held firm on her decision, which was probably best since they were at major risk with their powers diluted. "It would be far too dangerous, please allow me to remind you that you are on academic probation young ladies,"
"But, Bloom needs us!" Musa yelled out knowing how dumb it was to disagree especially now.
"Miss Musa!" Griselda snapped at Musa's disobedience. "It would be smart right now for you to choose your words carefully,"
"This discussion is over," Miss Faragonda informed. "But, I will have you know that we have spoke to the council and they have decided that a probation will be sufficient for you girls to learn you lesson,"
"Yes, it seems that the Riley family was invited to the day of the royals and William Riley called last night," Griselda informed. "It was quite convenient too, but he said that he had invited all five of you to the event."
"The Riley family requested that we take into consideration their support of Alfea over the past twenty years since the eldest of the Riley daughters graduated," Miss Faragonda said. "You girls will be invited back next year granted that you girls don't give us anymore reason to discipline you,"
"Okay so can we go?" Stella asked anxiously.
"Yes you may," Miss Faragonda said excusing the girls from her office. "Except for you Princess Musa, we need to have a word with you,"
"Is there something wrong," Musa asked as she heard the door close behind her as her friends left the room.
"I am sure you know that your father has been contacting the school to decide your future here," Miss Faragonda stated. "And I am obligated to recite your disciplinary record to him if he asks and he did ask for it,"
"So am I leaving?" Musa spat out finally after a few seconds.
"He hasn't made his final decision, but he wants to speak with you in person," Miss Faragonda informed. "So you will be escorted to Magix Airport and taken home, you will return tomorrow afternoon,"
"I'm going home?" Musa asked confused. It was almost noon meaning she wouldn't be home till the early evening. Then she would have to leave early in the morning to get back her by the afternoon. It seemed like a lot of trouble, but she needed to try to straighten things out.
"Yes, until tomorrow," Griselda repeated. "Your father has arranged for a car to pick you up along with police escorts since your powers have been diminished, they will be arriving in one hour so I suggest you gather your things,"
"umm..okay," Musa said still a little confused as to what was going on. She walked out of the office and back over to her dorm. I guess it's better then being expelled… Musa thought, now she still had a chance at changing her father's mind. So this was a step up from where she was before. But now that William had helped her out, she would probably have to go out with him on a date or something.
"Oh my god Musa!" Stella said running up the musical princess the second she walked in the door and giving her a huge hug. "How you managed to convince William to help us out I will never know, but we get to stay!"
"Thanks Musa," Flora said happily. "Now all we have to worry about is getting Bloom back here and everything will be okay,"
"So what did Miss Faragonda want to talk to you about," Techna asked as she walked out into the common room. "Was it about –,"
"I have to go home," Musa blurt out as she began walking to her room, sweeping past Techna on her way. "I have to pack a bag quickly a car is coming for me soon,"
"Wait your leaving now!" Stella said as she, Flora and Techna followed Musa back into her room. "But I thought you said next year, you can't leave now!"
Musa walked into her closet and got an overnight bag out of her closet and stuffed a few things in it while Stella sat on her bed and complained. "My dad is just calling me back for tonight so we can talk about this, I am coming back tomorrow afternoon,"
"Doesn't make much sense," Techna said from her bed. Musa continued to stuff her ipod and other things into the overnight bag that was sitting on her bed next to Stella. "I mean what can possibly be accomplished in one night?"
"God knows," Musa said picking up her bag. "But I think this one is a biggy or else they wouldn't be calling me back home. Plus my dad was supposed to be in Illyria (4) and he is coming home just so he can talk to me."
"Well if your going home to guarantee you place here, I'll go and get Bloom to guarantee her place here as well," Stella decided.
"She said no," Flora reminded.
"So what does 'no' mean anyway," Stella answered.
"What are you going to do?" Musa asked with an exasperated sigh. "Stel we finally got outta trouble, you cannot go back and dig yourself even deeper."
"Yeah Stella, don't do anything. We're on probation," Techna reminded. She out of everyone was the most concerned with her status at Alfea. She had worked really hard to get into the school and get a scholarship so she couldn't risk loosing it anymore than she already had. "Let's try not to get too involved with the disciplinary system anymore,"
"Oh come on, if I were gone I would want you to go get me," Stella explained. "No matter what,"
"I know Stella, it sucks that we can't do anything, but you can't get in trouble all over again," Musa explained.
"Yes we can, cause I'm going,"
"Stop being stupid Stella, just stay put I'm sure Miss. F will take care of it," Musa argued.
"You get to leave!"
"Trust me," Musa said grabbing her bag and throwing on a pair of oversized sunglasses. "I would rather be stuck here," She looked over to the campus and saw that there was a car pulling up to entrance gate. "I'll see you guys tomorrow,"
"Okay bye hun," Flora said with the same cheery smile. "Don't worry, we're destined to be here and I'm sure everything will work out,"
Musa arrived at her palace hours later, she hadn't been there since spring break and she hadn't left on the best terms. The palace sat at the top of a large hill, the entrance gates were actually a bit of a walk from the palace entrance. It looked like a castle that one would expect to see in fairy tales, it had the conically shaped guard towers on either side of it and it was made of light colored bricks. It had many large windows and a large fountain sitting right in front of the castle doors.
The princess gazed up at the palace and sighed. She loved her home and that would never change, but she needed to grow up and be on her own. Musa walked up the stone steps of the entrance and the palace doors opened for her. She continued onto the marble foyer and handed her bag off to a maid and made her way to the dining room knowing exactly what awaited her, but she had to face it with some grace since she did need something out of her father.
Musa made a turn into the large entranceway to the dinning room after passing many servants that looked surprised to see her back at the palace. "Hello Musa, sit down darling," Said Galiena as Musa walked into the dining room. "Actually, why don't you go change into something more suitable for dinner," Galiena said after taking a look at Musa's outfit. She had never really approved of Musa's fashion choices, but Musa never really paid much attention to it.
But today, she figured she could just grin and bare it since she needed something from both her aunt and her father. Musa gritted her teeth, but said nothing. She simply nodded and smiled and then walked out of the dining room and up to her room. Her room was like a sanctuary for her, it was the only place in the palace that didn't have that regal feel to it. Not that it was a bad feeling; it did make Musa feel important but it also made her feel so stuffy and boring.
Her room on the other hand was a direct result of her own creativity. There were different shades of blue splashed on the walls. There was probably every instrument sitting on it's respective stand and an enormous, comfortable bed in the middle of it all. And on the wall directly opposite the bed, there was her name painted in a deep azure blue, her mother had painted it when Musa was only an infant and it was one of the few things that she refused to ever change.
Musa walked into her closet in an attempt to find something 'more suitable' for dinner. What she really wanted to do was walk down in her robe and fuzzy slippers just to get a reaction out of her aunt, but she needed to swallow that urge and focus on her objective. She pulled out a formal blouse and skirt and wondered if it would be okay for dinner. Musa had a very specific test for knowing if something were suitable, if her aunt would do it then it was safe to do around other royals like her.
She put on the outfit and walked back into the dining room, promising herself that she would try to keep a level head and not get to angry, since her aunt had a way of getting to her. "You look much better; wouldn't it be nice if you wore things like that more often?"
"Maybe," Musa said through grit teeth and a fake smile as she politely took a seat across the table and took a sip of the water sitting in front of her. She just needed to keep her smart remarks to herself and everything would be okay. "So, what exactly do you need to talk to me about?" She asked as if she didn't already know.
"I need to speak to you and so does your father, but since he wont e here for awhile, I'll go first," Galiena said, her tone changing from cordial to cross. "I need to speak to you about your behavior since you've left for Alfea,"
"What about it?" Musa asked just keeping the attitude out of her voice.
"I think that you have changed, for the worse, since you've been there,"
"I disagree," Musa snapped back bluntly.
"I thought you might, but you can hardly argue with the facts,"
"And they would be?"
"You hardly spoke to your friends at the ball in Magix a few weeks ago," Galiena pointed out taking an unfair stab at Musa since she didn't know that anyone of her friends were going to be there. "And you've burned every bridge with Daniel for some other boy,"
"Excuse me!" Musa said putting down the glass that was in her hand. How could Galiena even know that Musa liked someone else, unless she guessed, but that was highly unlikely.
"I know everything missy, you can't keep these kinds of secrets from me," Galiena said as if she were so proud to have figured out something about Musa, now if only she could figure out that Musa didn't like her too much. "Who is he?"
"Who?" Musa asked genuinely confused as to what was going on. "What are you talking about!"
"That boy, that boy that you so stupidly threw Daniel away for? Is he at least from a good family? You broke up with Daniel, I had to force you into going to the ball where William would be. So what assumption can I make, there is another boy in your life and since you haven't told anyone about him, he must be no good for you," Galiena asked angrily. "You have done some questionable things, but you better not lie to me about this, why are you hiding so much from your own family?
How did she know all of this! "News flash! I never tell you anything and what I do in Magix, or wherever I choose to be, is absolutely none of you business,." Musa said loosing the patience she swore to herself that she would keep. Galiena had either been spying on her or someone told her something. That's when it came to her, Daniel must have said something.
He was trying to get her attention at the ball, but Musa refused the hear it. He probably threw a fit and told on her! Musa couldn't believe he would stoop so low. There was this unwritten rule between all of her friends and between everyone from school, nobody was every to tell on anyone else, no matter how stupid the shenanigan. Only if it were vital to inform an adult would they ever reach for that last resort. "What! Did he come crying to you! Little prince Daniel couldn't deal with this himself he came crying to you!"
"It hardly matters who did what," Galiena was obviously dodging the question. "And what exactly does he need to handle? Hmm? Have you gotten yourself in trouble at Alfea, other than that boy..."
"There is no boy!"
"Don't lie to me I know there is!"
"There isn't and if there was then it wouldn't be any of your business!"
"You infuriating child! You don't know your place," Galiena snapped. "Musa I don't know how many times I have to tell you this before it starts getting through that thick skull of yours. You will be queen one day and you need to start doing what is right for your people. I will not sit by and watch as you disgrace the family name,"
"What makes you think I am going to do that?" Musa said as she tried to bring her voice back to a normal tone. "Just because I don't listen to rules that are completely outdated?"
"Those 'rules' are guidelines that people have been following for centuries so who are you to question them?" Galiena argued. "You have a duty as a princess and whether you like it or not you must start acting like it,"
"So what? Do you want me to walk around her in a ball gown everyday and marry some guy you hand pick for me?"
"Well it would be nice if you at least considered it…"
"Not a chance," Musa said firmly, and even though her aunt was furious at least she knew that her niece would be very determined during foreign diplomacy, which was usually good.
"You still don't get it, you are not only serving your family as a princess," Galiena explained as her voice lowered as well. "You are serving your entire kingdom, which is more beneficial to a kingdom? When a princess marries a prince and joins two powerful kingdoms, or when she chooses to go against what she knows is best and subsequently destroy chances at a very advantageous union?"
"His majesty has arrived," Musa and Galiena stopped their bickering almost immediately. When Musa's father was around, they had both agreed not to argue since he hated it so much, besides Musa cared what her father thought of her and she knew that it disappointed him when she didn't get along with her own aunt.
A few minutes later, Musa's father walked into the dining room where Musa and Galiena had already been seated. He took his place at the head of the table and looked at the two of them. "Well now that the two of you have gotten the bickering out of your systems, we can talk about the reason I called you home," He said as he sat down knowing that his sister and his daughter could never get along.
"So why did you call me home?" Musa asked, again knowing why but she wanted to see what her dad had today.
"Your aunt is worried about you being so far home," Her father explained. Please, the only thing she's worried about is how she'll look in society…Musa thought bitterly but kept the comment to herself. "She thinks, and I now agree, that the distance has caused you to act out,"
"Act out?" Musa said confused. "But, I haven't done anything…"
"I called your headmistress and she said that you've been in detention for a multitude of reason including getting in a physical confrontation with someone else," The king informed.
"You did what!" Galiena said as fury reignited in her eyes. "Have you no shame, you hit someone! You are a princess not some lowly child who doesn't know any better,"
"It was a mistake," Musa mumbled, not as willing to raise her voice in front of her father. "I'm sorry,"
"Your actions have consequences Musa, and you represent the entire kingdom," Galiena warned. "Hitting someone is as good as declaring war, pleas tell me you hit some worthless wench,"
I did. Musa tried very hard to suppress a smile as she thought that since she knew it wouldn't go over very well.
"That's enough," The king said with the same calm tone.
"No! I have held my tongue for too long, she has had nothing but snide comments to spit out of that verbose mouth of hers. Not to mention she is talking to her father and her aunt, not some of her low-rank friends that she has met at Alfea. I do not care how much you dislike what I have to say," She continued as she turned her attention to Musa. "You will so respect to your elders, or so help me, child, you will be attending finishing school until it finally sinks in,"
"Galiena please, I need to speak with Musa," He said dismissing her from the room. Galiena nodded, not at all happy with the dismissal and left the room quietly.
"You know why she's doing this!" Musa said angrily at her father. "She just wants me to be some brainless princess clone and marry a prince to make the family proud,"
"What is so wrong with wanting you to be happy?" Musa's father asked.
"Nothing if that made me happy, but I like wearing low rise jeans, I like and if I want to I'll date a factory worker if I so choose!" Musa snapped. "Why do you want me do be someone that you know I'm not!"
"We're trying to protect you Musa, there are people out there that will try to take advantage of your royal status and others who will make your life miserable if you don't know how to behave correctly in certain situations," He explained.
"Who cares?" Musa asked. Honestly, she didn't give a damn what other royals thought about her and she expected her father to be the one person who understood. He had left the life of royalty to pursue something that made him happy, why couldn't he understand if Musa wanted to do the same. She wasn't even leaving; she wanted to be free from the binds that her birth right gave her.
"Because I wasn't the only heir to the throne," He explained. "I fell into being king because it was your grandfather's last wish for me to take the throne because of the family name, but you are the only heir and you will have to be queen one day,"
"So, I can be queen and I can rule the kingdom," Musa tried to convince him. "And I can do it without having to give up who I am,"
"I am not asking you to," He commanded a little louder. "But you need to listen to me and, even though you may detest it, your aunt. We know what it's like to grow up in this world and whether you like it or not she's knows a lot more than you do. Please just try to listen to her more when she asks something of you,"
"Why should I?" Musa asked obstinately. Her dad did have a point, Musa may have hated the way they wanted to act, but she knew that if she wasn't always so against doing things, that she might actually be able to enjoy some things some more. But, everyone was so fake in that world and Musa had such a hard time restraining herself from slapping on of those brain dead, designer bag toting princesses. Some of them were nice and friendly, like the ones she had managed to befriend, but others were inconceivably fake and annoying.
"Because you do need to respect what she has to say a little more," He said. "And because she and I have had to deal with a lot, being in this family hasn't been easy in the past twenty years. "Musa you're mother would never show it, but she wasn't happy here." He admitted before turning away from his daughter. "After I had to ascend the throne we moved to the palace and your mother wasn't brought up in the world that I was, or you have been. It took a lot of adjustment for her,"
"What are you saying, mom wasn't happy here?" Musa said as tears began to fall from her eyes. "And if she wasn't then why are you pushing it all onto me?"
"It wasn't the place, it was the people," He began again trying not to get as emotional as his daughter had. "Darling she was so happy with you and when it was just the three of us, but people had trouble accepting of our union and they made it hard for your mother. Why do you think we hardly stayed in the palace?"
"Why are you telling me this?" Musa asked. Was this all done to upset her into not thinking straight, or to make her feel bad?
"You may not like it but the truth is the world you live in is one with false flattery and overly imposed manners. But you will have to deal with these people when you take the throne," He explained further. "And if you want to go against everything these people stand for you will not survive long and neither will your kingdom,"
"As for the story about you mother," her dad began once again. "If I had to do it all again I would not have changed anything about how I met your mother. But, when you bring someone into this world it has an effect on them as well, especially if they are not like everyone else,"
"Mom wasn't royalty," Musa spat, as if she hadn't heard that enough, summing up what her father was trying to put delicately,
"I loved your mother more than life, but I could never stop feeling guilty for making her deal with this lifestyle," He said sadly. "But she wanted to raise you to embrace your heritage and you are a princess so she held her tongue and stayed here because she wanted you to live the life you deserve as a royal. Leslie and Nate and all of your friends that you have made here, they know this lifestyle. The in's and the out's, I wanted you to find someone more like you for your own benefit,"
"Really?" Musa said quietly with a hint of disbelief.
"You have never had someone you love make an enormous sacrifice for you, so you don't know how hard it can be. But, I don't want your life to be as complicated as I had chosen to make mine,"
"So you think brining me back here and keeping a closer eye on me is going to change anything?" Musa threatened. If she had to come back she was going to start acting like a spoiled princess and she was going to do it very well, sure it was immature, but she never claimed to be mature.
"I know you make not see it now, but I'm trying to help you," He explained one last time. "I want you to be happy,"
"I'm happy at Alfea,"
The king nodded and kissed his daughter on the forehead before leaving the room. "I'll talk to you later darling, try to get some rest tonight. I love you, Musa,"
"I love you too, daddy," Musa said as she got up from the table and began to walk out of the room, giving her father an indifferent smile as she left the room.
Musa drove up to the Devon Prepatory campus and passed right by the school that she used to attend. At Devon, every student was required to dorm, but the dorms were a lot bigger than the ones at Alfea. Everyone got their own and they were all the size of luxury town houses, so the drive from Devon to the actual dorms was a bit of a drive.
As she rode over to see the infuriating prince, she thought about just how angry she was and she actually began to realize why Sky and Brandon may have switched lives, if she had the chance Musa might actually be tempted to do the same. She loved her friends and her life, but every time she came back to the palace she felt on edge, like she was on display and she had to act like someone else to be accepted. It wasn't like she regretted being born into this life, if it weren't for it then she wouldn't have met her closest friend that had become her family over the years.
But as she gave it some thought, the best memories she had were the ones when they were together on vacation and away from the royal life. Sure, it was what financed their many escapes, but when they were lounging on the beach together or watching Annabelle attempt to seduce her ski instructor only to find out he was married. They were the memories that she through of when she thought of time when she was truly happy. Their little group had become the family she would have chosen if she could have chosen hers. She loved her dad, but everyone else in her family had their noses way too far up in the air.
And that trip down memory lane only served to anger Musa more towards Daniel, he was ruining everything. She knew exactly where he was staying and if she knew him well enough, which she did, she knew that he would probably be at his place, doing something or someone that he shouldn't be. Musa didn't care what he was doing, he was going to listen to her yell at him and whether Musa was going to hit him or not, she hadn't decided, but she wasn't leaving before she yelled at him.
"Daniel! Open this door now!" Musa yelled as she slammed her fist against the door, not using the doorbell that was right at her side, it just didn't have the effect she wanted. After a few seconds, Daniel opened the door with surprise to see Musa at his doorstep.
"Musa? What are you d –," Daniel began in surprise.
"Not that I don't want to be here for what is sure to be super fun for me," Daniel said sarcastically as he picked up his bag. "But, I really need to get to the embassy and get home. Can we just talk about this later?"
"No," Musa yelled grabbing his bag and throwing it to the floor. "I can't believe you, it isn't enough to ruin our relationship, but know I may have to leave Alfea! Can you just not live unless I'm miserable!"
"What are you talking about?" Daniel asked in genuine confusion.
"Oh please don't even act like you don't know," Musa spat out as she walked further into his place, pacing in anger. "Galiena knew all about the reason we broke up and I didn't tell her! Now it's not like Leslie, the twins or Nate would tell her because they wouldn't do that to me,"
"But I would?" Daniel asked sarcastically. "You're right Musa this is all a part of my master plan to get you back, yeah that's it. I wanted to get you in trouble so you would come back and hate me even more! Do you even hear yourself?"
"Don't turn this around! Who else would do this, I can't believe you. Are you really that bitter? I mean come on Daniel, you obviously hate the fact that I actually liked leaving here and you were jealous and after breaking up you did this as revenge." Musa yelled throwing her hand up in the air in anger. "You were the one that did everything and now I'm being punished again,"
"Think whatever you want Musa, I have to go," Daniel said walking up to his bag and grabbing off the floor. Musa looked up at him and saw that he looked like he was hurt by her accusations, but she knew that he was the only one who could have done this, so there was no reason that she should feel bad about this.
"Fine Daniel leave, that's all I expect from you now. I can't I started to think that you were worth letting back into my life," Musa said quickly walking ahead of him and getting back into her car. She still had to get back to the palace and get her stuff before she could get on the jet to go back to Magix.
Musa backed out of the driveway as Daniel got into his car as well. He looked angry and upset, but not nearly as upset as Musa was. Did he really not realize what he had done? She would have to come back to Devon Prep and even though Musa didn't mind seeing her old friends and going to school with them. But, she couldn't leave Alfea.
Back at the palace, Musa refused to speak to her father or her aunt. She was supposed to stay the night before she left to go back to Alfea, but she refused to stay. Her aunt had given her yet another lecture on being more respectful, but she was in no mood. Musa simply went to her room and grabbed her bag that she had brought along with her.
"Musa please, I am trying to do what's best for you," Musa's father said as Musa walked straight past him in the hallway outside her room and began to make her way to the limo that was awaiting to take her to the private landing strip where she would be taking her jet back to Alfea.
"No your not!" Musa said whipping around looking her father straight in the eye. "I get that you want me to fit into the whole princess mold a little more and that you think aunt Galiena will get me there and I sat through the etiquette classes. I go to the galas and I grin and bear it when I have to stand and greet everyone in a royal procession. Galiena wants me to be a copy of all those mindless princesses that do as they are told and I won't be one of them! So you keeping me under a closer watch is just going to push me away. Just wait and see!"
"Musa! I am your father and you will not speak to me that way!" The king yelled as Musa stormed away. Her father rarely raised her voice, especially at her and Musa knew it was bad whenever it happened. "You know I have good reason, especially after everything the head mistress has told me about what's happened there. What is so wrong with being closer to your family,"
Musa knew that one of the main reasons her father had agreed with Galiena was because he didn't like the fact that Musa was so far away, but it was no excuse to pull her away from a place she loved. "I miss you too daddy, but I love Alfea and I'm not leaving!"
The palace was an enormous piece of architecture and Musa had to found every way to navigate it with ease. She knew the quickest ways out and the stealthiest ways as well. After sweeping past a bunch of maids, all of which tried to stop the sobbing princess by asking her what was wrong, but she kept on going. Finally, she got outside where the car was waiting.
Musa sat in the limo with tears streaming down her face. It was like everyone was against her. Her own father wanted to take her away from a place that she was happy. The limo pulled away from the palace and Musa watched as she the palace became smaller and smaller as she got further. Just then, Musa heard a ring from her phone.
"Karen did it," Ali said immediately without waiting to see if it was even Musa who picked up, luckily it was her. "I was walking into the dance studio to practice the routine we just started, but Karen was there. So I told her to leave and she started walking out of the gym, but not before telling me about a visit she had made to the Harmonic Nebula,"
"What!"
"Yeah, she said that she went there and visited some old friends. And apparently she 'bumped' into some of your family and then she left saying that they missed you so much that they might just bring you back home, "Ali said. "So she went to your aunt and probably started this whole thing, which is probably why they are calling you back. I mean there's no telling what she told them and that coupled with the few times that you've gotten in trouble here, Karen's got you,"
"Oh my god…" Musa said as she began to rub her temples with her one free hand. "It's too late now, I mean I already left the castle. According to my dad, Alfea may not be 'right' for me. And I blamed Daniel for tell them,"
"Okay well I'm working on how we're going to retaliate here," Ali said knowing Musa would want some revenge since Karen's interference could cause her to leave Magix. "I think you owe someone an apology,"
"Yeah…" Musa said as she hung up the phone. "Stop the car," Musa yelled from the back of the limo and felt a sudden stop. "Stop by the Crescendian Embassy before we head off,"
Musa couldn't believe that she had been so awful to him and even when he tried to explain she wouldn't let him. She was making a habit of that, and she knew she wanted to listen, but her pride kept getting in the way of it. Musa didn't want to seem like she missed him as much as he missed her, but she did.
The door of the limo opened to reveal the Crescendian embassy. It was the largest embassy in the Harmonic Nebula since Crescendo was the Nebula's greatest ally, it had all the necessities for an embassy as well as having a lot of extra amenities for the royal family to enjoy. Musa looked at the building and walked up the embassy steps. "Is Prince Daniel still here?" Musa asked the receptionist once she was inside.
"Yes he is upstairs your highness, should I tell him you're here?"
"Please," Musa answered and then took a seat in the lobby and nervously awaited Daniel to come down and see her. She didn't know how to start, but she just hoped Daniel wouldn't make a big deal of it.
"Anything else you wanna yell at me for?" Daniel asked as he walked into the lobby, his emerald green eyes making her feel even worse. Musa looked up at him and got onto her feet quickly.
"I'm so sorry," Musa began as she looked down at the floor. "I just jumped to conclusions after I got in an argument with my dad and Galiena. I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry for accusing you,"
"It's okay," Daniel said much to Musa's surprise as he lifted her chin so that she would look at him, but Musa looked back down at the floor, not because she felt guilty, but because it felt a little weird being around him after so long. And apologizing was even weirder. "What happened with –,"
"They just," Musa began not really sure if she should go on. "I might have to come back to Devon Prep,"
"Well would that be the worst thing?" Daniel asked with an awkward laugh as he ran his hand through his dark brown hair.
"So now that I told you, I guess I should be getting back to Alfea," Musa said, still not looking up at Daniel. She turned around to leave, but Daniel swiftly stopped her.
"Do you remember my fifth birthday," Daniel said, she didn't know where he was going with this, but she turned around and decided to listen. She knew she wanted to hear him out and have him back in her life so it was probably time to stop being so stubborn. "You came to the palace like a week early because we were so excited. Then on my birthday everyone showed up but my parents didn't bother show up and I didn't come outta my room for like two hours,"
"Yeah, you were hauled up there crying like a girl," Musa teased. She had remembered that day and she had been looking back to days like that lately. He was always such a big part of her life.
"And when the maid managed to pick the lock, you came in and told me that it didn't matter that they weren't there," Daniel said finally looking up from the ground and looking straight into Musa's eyes and for the first time Musa felt like everything could maybe get back to normal, he could go back to being her best friend and everything else could just be done with. "Because you told me that you were the only family I would ever need and then you gave me that stuffed animal rabbit that you could never let go to make me feel better."
Musa stood silently and listened to him recount the day. It was probably one of the few times she had ever seen him cry in his life. He prided himself on not caring about the fact that his parents didn't care for him, but she knew it hurt him deeply that they never gave a second thought to their own son. "I still have bunny, as you so creatively named it, and I always knew that you were going to be there when nobody else would be. But now it's like all of it's been thrown away and I don't know what to do,"
"No, you threw it away Daniel. Not me!" Did he still not get it! All those stories meant nothing unless he understood what he did, he wasn't just going to get away with telling her a bunch of nostalgic memories weren't going to change it unless he really felt remorse for everything. Musa turned around and continued her way back when she heard Daniel to talk again, except she wasn't going to stop to listen.
"We could have broken up in a much more peaceful way," Daniel began again as Musa began to walk away. "I get it, it's not about the fact that we had feelings for other people, I mean it's part of it, but you're angry for everything I broke. And I know it's not your heart because I also know that it was never mine,"
"What do you want?" Musa quipped angrily as she turned around and walked right back up to him. "Are you going to try to blame this all on me again, because quite frankly I don't care what you do anymore,"
"No Musa, you're angry because I put a stupid one night stand in front of our relationship. I could have stopped, but instead I was going to let everything we have, our life long relationship fall apart for one night." Daniel pointed out and finally got Musa to stop her gait.. She looked at Daniel a little surprised that he had managed to figure this out on his own. And almost as if a huge weight had been lifted, Musa felt so relived to finally have a start back at friendship with Daniel. "Because I made you feel like an outsider in a place where you will always be loved, I'm sorry Musa,"
"Daniel…" Musa said looking up at Daniel and feeling like bits and pieces of her life were starting to come back together. She couldn't say anything more, this was all hitting her so fast and even though he was the one who needed to apologize, she did feel guilty. On some level she had always known Daniel never meant to hurt her, but her anger wouldn't let her see it.
"I'm sorry Musa, I never wanted to hurt you," He explained as he moved closer to her and then pulling her into a hug. "You know I still love you, I always will,"
Musa smiled and let him embrace her as tears began to roll down the sides of her cheeks. She had been hoping for months for this, for her life to finally get back on track after being majorly derailed from their breakup. "I missed you…jackass," She said with a slight laugh into his chest.
"I don't have to be back home till tomorrow," Daniel said through a chuckle pulling away from her. "Wanna stay for awhile, catch up?"
"I thought you were in a hurry," Musa said looking up at him questioningly. "When I was over at your dorm, you practically left before I did,"
"I wasn't exactly in the mood for a lecture," Daniel said. "Sorry, but my dad called and apparently I'm needed at some press conference to discuss some new hospital that's opening in the capital city,"
"Oh,"
"Yeah, come on," Daniel said grabbing her hand and leading her over to the table that was out on the balcony. It overlooked the city and it was a great place to talk. Daniel put his arm around Musa and looked down at her. "Let's talk, what's new? You know besides leaving Alfea that is,"
"Not funny," Musa said leaning into him with a pout. "I can't believe I might have to leave, and now my dad put me on a major guilt trip,"
"As is the royal way," Daniel commented as he and Musa walked out on the balcony to talk.
1. She doesn't deserve it. If I were one of them I would be pissed if she was the reason I was going to be kicked out of Alfea.
2. I would think that they aren't allowed to dilute someone's power. That's messing around with their internal biology. That can't be legal, I mean I wouldn't want that to happen to my kid if I lived in Magix, not that it would ever happen, but still…
3. I know Bloom says that she hadn't received any calls from Sky, but I would think that after lying to her for a year that he would be calling non stop trying to get her to listen to him.
4. Illyria is the place where Duke Orsino lives in the Shakespearian comedy, 12th night. Amazing play and there is a splash-dash comedy made after that play. 'She's the man' – amazing movie!
That's the aftermath of 'the day of the royals' and you know I had to let Karen get her revenge.
Next up - The Army of Decay
xoxo,
princessm