Chapter 3- Destinies

Roxy flipped mindlessly through her textbook trying to appear as though she were studying. Across from her sat her roommate, an amiable air fairy named Canace. Canace was chattering away about some new spell they had to be studying for Ms. Griselda's class. Above them rose the tastefully designed architecture of the Alfea College for Fairies, casting a large shadow over the grounds.

"Roxy? You're not studying…" Canace cast a glance toward Roxy.

Roxy shrugged and snatched her cell phone from the grass. She wished Aidan would call her or text her, anything to get out of the study session. "It's a Saturday Canace. We should be doing something fun, like going shopping, you know?"

Canace shook her head. "You can I guess, if you want. I need to study. If I'm planning on being a good queen to my people I need to pass Alfea with honors." She picked up her book and continued to read.

There was a sudden whoosh of air as a levibike whipped passed the two girls seated on the grass. The bike came to a sudden halt and the rider took off his helmet, revealing himself to be handsome boy with dark brown hair and chilling green eyes. "Studying are we?" Aidan smiled.

"I'm studying. Roxy's practicing her professional page turning." Canace sniffed. "She's not going to get anywhere at Alfea if she continues to refuse practical studying habits."

Aidan sat next to Roxy and put an arm around her. "She'll be fine. Roxy's a very smart girl." He kissed Roxy's cheek and Roxy flushed.

"Thanks." Roxy mumbled and self-consciously snatched her book off the grass. After everything she and Aidan had been through together, she still felt like a nervous wreck around him. "And I was studying…"

"Yeah. The grass, the trees, the buildings, my hair, your cell phone, basically anything that wasn't your meta-physiology book!" Canace snorted and glanced at Jaden, then Roxy. "You know I'll probably do better studying by myself. I'll leave you lovebirds be." she said slyly as she grabbed her books and jaunted away from them.

Roxy tried to tell her to stay, but she left too fast. "Well, then, leave me." She muttered. She looked up into Aidan's jade eyes. "How's Red Fountain coming along?"

Aidan sighed. "Same as usual. I continue my life as the outcast of the students. Just because I've got magic and they don't. That and I get private lessons from Saladin. They're jealous."

"Yeah. With a group of hormonal boys, you tend to get the jealous types. Then there are the jock types. Then there are the nerds. Don't forget the popular ones, they'll kill you." Roxy rolled her eyes. "Trust me. I've seen it all before. Earth high schools are a bitch."

Aidan raised an eyebrow. "Harsh word."

"Well, they are!" Roxy blushed.

"That's high schools in general." Aidan corrected her. He fell back into the grass and looked up at the clouds. "I don't know if I'd still be going to Red Fountain if you weren't here at Alfea."

Roxy glanced at him. He looked so relaxed as he stared at the blue skies above them. "Sure you would. You want to become a better wizard. And you'd want to continue your studies about the Theistic Wizards. You'll be the leading expert on them someday."

Aidan smiled. "Nah. I'm through with the Theistic Wizards. My destiny was fulfilled. I helped to get Bloom out of the Death Realm. I helped with the impossible." Aidan sat up and looked at Roxy.

"There has to be more to your destiny than that." Roxy bit her lip cursing her too forward personality.

Aidan just kept looking at her with those intense green eyes. "Maybe you're right. Maybe there's more to my destiny than that." He leaned in close and cupped Roxy's chin. Roxy's heart throbbed. She held back a squeal when he gently pressed his forehead against hers. "Will you make my destiny more?"

Roxy's mind scrambled to find something witty and charming to say, but nothing came to mind. She just looked up into his eyes, then something past him caught her gaze. She jerked back and shouted "Aidan! Look out!"

Aidan whipped around in time to see a large creature about to attack. He tumbled out of the way and Roxy leaped to her feet. The creature made a hissing noise and ran toward Roxy. "Light ray!" Aidan cried and a magic blast hit the creature. It disassembled into thousands of tiny bugs.

"Eeew! What was it!?" Roxy turned toward the Alfea school and gasped in horror. Hordes of the creatures were attacking the school and it's students. Faculty members were running out and shouting commands, but the students' fear of the creatures created total pandemonium. There was screaming, shouting, and… hissing. "I mean, what are they?" Roxy pointed and Aidan followed her gaze.

His eyes widened with shock. Then he shook his head. "I don't know, but we've got to help them." Aidan ran toward the school, Roxy following him.

"Wind slice." Air sliced past Roxy and Roxy saw Canace in the air. "Roxy transform." Canace shouted.

Roxy threw her hand in the air. "Let's go!" Magic flowed through her and she felt it transforming her. Her Believix shimmered on. Wings sprouted from her back. "Tiger roar!" Roxy shouted and threw out her arms. A loud roar filled the air and threw two of the creatures to the ground. They burst into hordes of creeping, crawling insects.

"Caesa Incisus!" A creature about to attack Roxy was torn to shreds before her eyes. "Careful Roxy!" Ms. Faragonda called.

"What are they, Ms. Faragonda? Where did they come from?" Something wet hit Roxy on the nose and Roxy looked up to see dark, angry clouds.

Ms. Faragonda threw another attack that exploded upon impact, sending showers of bugs through the air. "They're called the Army of Decay. It's an army that rises up from dark magic. A powerful army, but we have dealt with them before. They aren't unbeatable."

"Where did they come from? Someone sent them? Why did they send them? How do we stop them?" Roxy shot questions as fast as she threw magic.

"They can only be summoned by someone bearing the Dragon Fire power. But I don't understand…" Ms. Faragonda was cut off when she was suddenly swept off her feet by a blast of blazing, hot fire.

Roxy squeaked. "Ms. Faragonda?!" She rushed to the woman's side. Ms. Faragonda lay unconscious. Roxy looked up angrily to see who shot fire blast and she was dumfounded when she saw who had done it. "You?"