Chapter 20: Didn't mean to Hurt you

The day that Stella had to go to court arrived; usually she was chatty about what to wear, how she should dress: formal or royal. On the contrary, today she didn't talk much. She did her make-up, put on a short purple skirt, and a white short sleeve. The shades of the windows were still down and the room was partly dark. She still had two or three hours left, she sat at the edge of her bed, when there was a knock on the door,

"Come in" She said.

"Stella, you look great" Bloom complimented as she walked in and sat next to Stella. Stella gave her a weak smile and hugged her. Bloom was surprised, but hugged her back.

Stella was glad that Bloom had walked in; she needed someone to talk to, or just be with before she left. The girls had said that they would be going with her. Bloom couldn't imagine how Stella felt; she had to choose between her mother and father- again.

If she chose to stay with King Radius, would the Queen be mad at Stella? Would she be too hurt about Stella's decision to talk to her again? Or if she chose her mother, what would the king do without her? She couldn't imagine.

"Bloom, I'm so stressed, I want to so badly chose my dad, but I don't want my mom to feel hurt, let alone embarrass her in front of the court or anything".

"Don't worry Stella, everything is going to be okay, your mom loves you, I'm sure she'll understand. We will all be there to support you, hey is Brandon coming with us?" Bloom asked.

"Yea, he said he would be with me too, I'm glad that you're all going to be with me, I don't know how I would manage without you guys".

"We're the winx club, and best friends, you know we'll always be there for you". Bloom told her.

Pretty soon, Brandon arrived and they got on a ship and went to Solaria. Stella had spent most of her morning in absolute darkness so she didn't have enough energy to use her scepter. Great, just great, the day she had to be in court she was so weak that she could barely walk without one of her friends holding her. Brandon opened some windows on the ship to let in sunlight and fresh air for Stella to breath. By the time they arrived in Solaria, Stella was looking and feeling much better. She walked into the court and unfortunately her friends couldn't stand with her, just watch her from far.

On one side of the big Solarian court stood Stella's mother, and on the other side, stood her father. Stella- was to stand in the middle. That only added on to her uneasiness.

The judge stated the problem; he spoke very slowly, as if to torture Stella.

After what seemed an eternity to Stella, he asked her, whether she would like to stay with her mother or father. Stella had her mind made up- but hesitated. She looked around, feeling as though she were going to faint.

"Stella sweetheart, are you all right?" king Radius asked.

"Radius let Stella choose!" The queen said frantically. This only showed Stella how badly her mom wanted her, she felt worse. 'Its now or never' She kept telling herself.

"How could you think such a thing? " The king yelled back.

"Think what?"

"Think that I'm trying to manipulate our daughter! Its an insult, you know perfectly well that I only want the best for Stella!"

"So do I, don't even try and make me the villain of the story!"

"Order!" The judge yelled.

"Princess Stella, have you decided whom you would rather stay with?"

"Yes- my father you honor" She said it quite fast, and as soon as the words left her mouth she looked down avoiding her mother's sad gaze.

"Very well…if that's what you chose, then so be it," Her mother said quietly. The judge declared it final and Stella's mother walked quickly and quietly out of the courtroom. Stella said goodbye to her father to smiled and hugged her. She walked over to where her friends were. They got on the ship and headed home, knowing that Stella didn't want to talk about it. On the way back to alfea, Brandon sat next to her and put his arm around Stella hoping she would feel better, which she did. But the look her mom gave her…she wouldn't forget it for a while.

Once there, Bloom called Sky.

"Hello?" Sky answered.

"Hey Sky its Bloom, we all just got back from Solaria" Bloom said.

"Oh about that, I'm sorry I couldn't go, Saladin left me in charge of cleaning the stables and feeding the dragons, but tell Stella that I hope she feels better".

"Okay I will, you must be pretty tired after all that work you had to do".

"Actually, I still have some energy left in me, hey do you want to take a walk with me?" Sky asked.

"Sure thing Sky"

"I'll pick you up in five minutes," He said, and with that, they each hung up and got ready.

Bloom was just about to leave, but before she did, she let the girls know where she was going so that they wouldn't worry.

"Ok darling, have fun." Stella said sitting on a couch next to Brandon, she gave Bloom a weak smile, so did Brandon.

"Take care of her Brandon" Bloom said quietly.

"I will," He said, as he gave a slight smile.

Bloom walked out the door. She thought about everything she had, everything she had gained within these last three years at alfea. Ever since she met Stella and discovered her powers, she gained friends, the discovery and truth about her real parents she never knew existed, and a great boyfriend. Her friends were going through different situation, and she was going to be there for them, like they were for her.

As she walked outside, she saw Sky standing on the steps waiting for her. He had his back to her; to she tiptoed behind him and put her hands over his eyes. He instantly touched the hands over his eyes.

"Bloom" He said laughing.

"Awww, what gave it away?" She asked smiling.

"Just your incredibly soft hands", He told her. Bloom uncovered his eyes. Bloom was standing on the step above the step he was standing on.

Sky turned around, and put his hands on her waist. Bloom kissed him on the cheek and looked around.

Something wrong Bloom?" Sky asked her.

"No its just that, I mean, I just kissed you right on the steps of the school" Bloom told him blushing slightly.

They both began to laugh.

When Musa got to her room, she had found a message from Riven. Riven knew that they would be going to Solaria.

Musa listened to the message.

"Hey Muse, its Riven, I know you had to go to Solaria with Stella and the girls, but I was wondering, if your not too tired, if maybe you want to go out on a date with me tonight. So, umm, call me back as soon as you can, bye."

When Musa was finished listening to the message Riven had left her, she smiled to herself. Before calling Riven back. She would take a quick shower and choose what dress she would wear to her date with him. She was so excited.

I hope you all liked this chapter. I tried writing more than usual to make up for the time I didn't update. Sorry about that, but these last few weeks I've had