A Whole New World chapter 6
She was around the age of five when she discovered she was a fairy, remembering how astonished she was as she noticed magic sprouting from her fingertips, spilling onto the ground and causing the plants and flowers to grow tall at an amazingly fast rate. After that, learning how to control and master her powers was something she spent years being taught, besides on being a proper princess and a wife, by various nature fairies, growing into her Winx and having better control over them.
She loved everything about Winx from the cute outfit she transformed into, having control over Mother Earth, but most of all using her delicate wings to lift her up from the ground to the beautiful sky. If she had it her way, she used those wings to help get herself out from the prison known as her home and live the life she's been dreaming. But whenever she was practicing with her magic, her tutors would always there to keep a close eye on her to make sure she wouldn't do anything and put a powerful barrier to keep her from flying out.
Even though she detested that barrier and her father for insisting the barrier to be kept up when she practiced her powers, she still loved being a fairy and flying. Whenever she was soaring high in the sky, feeling light as a feather while her wings carried her over the clouds, she never felt anything more wonderful than that.
She thought there was nothing else in the whole that could ever replace the great joy she got from flying, but she seemed to be proven wrong. True, Helia's leviabike wasn't exactly the same as her fairy wings, but they were still going high like she did when she's flying and the realm was beneath their feet, looking so small and beautiful to her.
"This is amazing," she sighed, wrapping her arms more tightly around Helia's toned torso and nuzzling her head against his back.
Helia glanced back at her to give her a quick smile, then turned back, and pushed the speed of the engine more faster, making them go faster.
They were moving fast through the sky, the refreshing wind whipping their hair and blowing into their faces. She calmed by their sweet voice filling her ears, practically singing to her, feeling so much better than before.
Below them, was the realm at night and Flora could see what she was really missing over these last few years. She was the princess of Linphea yet she has never stepped outside the castle walls long enough to see what her kingdom really looked like till now. And what she was saw Helia was right about it being beautiful.
The beautiful nature plant was absolutely breathtaking with its' high, wide mountains, tall tress that could reach the heaven skies, flowers blossoming every second and in different vivid colors, and peaceful rivers and lakes clear as crystal and gave such a soothing aura like the calmest sensation. Music drifted from the houses below, the sounds of harps and flutes, accompanied by merry singing and laughing. The heavy scent of the beautiful, sweet flowers mixing together into a beautiful perfume lingered in the air, filling her nostrils with its' sweet scent.
"I can only guess you're finding this to your liking, my lady." Helia smiled, glancing at Flora again and chuckling when he saw her nodding her head with such enthusiasm like a small child.
"Very much, it's so beautiful." She got another scream of thrilled excitement as they nearly plunged down to the ground, before they were lifted back to the sky again.
Helia then began to sing, a beautiful and slow melody as he turned around to Flora, making her smile and her heart melt by his beautiful voice.
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
He purposely let go of the handles of his bike for a moment and she screamed in fear as they plunged toward the ground. Her bare legs were brushing the soft tips of the evergreen tress when he finally placed both hands on the handles and was in control of the bike again, ending their precipitous fall in a smooth-curving ascent. The dazzling stars swam above her head in the velvet sky, and the air hummed in her ears.
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
Though she was a bit ticked off by his stunt, she was having far too much fun enjoying herself and seeing the amazing sights to even stay mad at him and easily forgiven him. She always knew her realm looked so amazing, but never amazing it to be this incredible. So beautiful.
Locking into Helia's eyes, she added her own lyrics to the melody, singing just as beautifulluy to him as they continued to ride off.
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Now I'm in a whole new world with you
He lowered the back into the Evergreen forest and they rode through it, him being quick with his driving and her keeping her arms tightly wrapped around him.
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
Hills, forest-cloaked at first then rising steeply out of the tress and swelling into rounded rich green slopes. A wide valley so rich and green. A long lake, wide in length as well as height, so black yet somehow the stars above were brightly shining brighter in the sky, as if there was a different world down there.
As they came out from the end of the forest, they were still flying high over the sky and were now at a wide meadow valley where she saw blurs of movement happening below. Requesting he got lower and staring intently, Flora saw the herb she at first thought were beautiful horses were actually fast unicorns quickly speeding through the valley floors, as if they were racing one another, with their silkily, sparkling-entwined manes and tails rippling as they ran.
Once they had gotten down close enough, Flora was able to pet an adorable baby one that looked like it was a few weeks old and was so cute. The little animal's lips curved up into what appeared to be a smile and licked her hand, as if to say she liked her.
A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me
They sang to each other, their voices melting together into a beautiful note as they hit the finally note, gazing deeply into each other eyes and feeling those strange feelings growing much stronger than before.
After the amazing sights Helia showed her in Linphea, the tour didn't seem to stop there. Working at so many places in many different realms, he was quite familiar with the some of the most speculator sights the magical universe and wanted the princess to see it all.
And she, of course, wanted to see it all.
They went to the Harmonic Nebula, plant of music, where they watched amazing dancers and performers give a thrilling performance at the realm's annual music festival and slow-danced to the soft music being played by the beautiful, vivid-colored, musical stars. Then Helia took her to Planet Oppositus, where they had so much fun running and playing hide and seek in the maze, underneath the bright sun and heavy rain, which the realm's famous weather. And after that fun, they rode on the backs of exotic dragons in Sparks, where they had a race to see whose dragon can fly faster.
A race which ended up in a tie, only calling for another rematch.
In the realm of Tides, Helia took her to that amazing island with the beautiful, rainbow-colored flowers and they swam in the sparkling-watered ocean, where they played with the dolphins and poorly attempted to surf but still had fun even when they spend more time falling into the waters than staying on their boards. They enjoyed the fun and sunshine in Solaria and nearly gotten kicked out in Zenith for making so much noise and having so much fun.
All and all, the night was so incredible and amazing. Flora was having much more fun with Helia in one whole night than the so-called fun she's been doing for the past sixteen years of her life.
"Tonight was so amazing." Flora gushed, smiling at Helia before biting into the fresh blueberry muffin she gotten from the bakery.
After all the sight-seeing and fun-going things they've been in dozens of other realms, the final stop they went to for the tour was the City of Magix, a place she especially wanted to go but never gotten the opportunity to. They explored around the city a bit, shopping a bit for things and picking up delicious food from the cafes and restaurants they stopped at, went to the huge late-night carnival where they rode so many rides and played on games, and then went to the Park to have some rest.
They were sitting on top of a huge hill in the park, underneath a small jasmine tree, having a small picnic with all the food they brought from the small bakery down the street and talking nearly about everything while waiting for the sunrise.
"I take it you had fun." Helia joked, polishing an apple on his shirt before taking a big bite out from it.
"The best." She gushed.
Apart from the visiting the realms and visiting the sights, they also spent a lot of time talking and really getting to know each other, almost acting like good friends who reunited from being away from each other for too long.
Helia learned that Flora was only six years old when she discovered she had powers, and even though she has been in strict, intense training she still remained in her first Winx stage even when she should have been in Enchantix by now. She love going out to the rose gardens for some peace of mind and generally loved Nature the way a mother loves her child, having such a deep and strong bond with it. And how she was completely in love with fairytales and love, saying that was something she always hoped would be there for her one day.
Flora learned about Helia's horrible childhood and his past, feeling so horrible for him and at the same time feeling horrible herself for complaining so much when she obviously had the better childhood. Hearing how his parents gave their own son, their own flesh and blood, away for a loaf of bread was so inhuman and unspeakable. But soon her attention was turned from his parents to his hobbies, which he said were poetry and art, his two main loves.
When she heard him talking about poetry and how he had journals filled of poems he wrote, curiosity sparked in the princess as she remembered about the beautiful poem someone sent her yesterday. Could it have been him?
She finished the last bite of her muffin, then wiped her hands on the hem of her dress, and pulled out the poem she brought along and tucked inside her dress pocket.
Keeping her eyes on the poem instead of looking up at him, anxious and shy, she asked a bit timidly "Did you write this poem?"
When Helia turned around and saw the poem in her hands, she saw absolute shock in his widened eyes and he seemed speechless. He didn't say anything for a long minute, keeping his eyes on poem in her hands, adding more suspicion to her question. Finally he blinked, but did it quickly as he turned away from her, looking embarrassed with his cheeks blushing bright red.
"Well you please read it for me?" she requested.
Hesitantly Helia took it from her hands and cleared his throat, keeping his eyes on the poem and recited it.
Her voice is the whisper of wind sweaped trees
Putting my troubled mind at ease
Her eyes are lit with the new stars aura
I long to be close to my dear Flora.
Another time filled with silence passed between them, seeming to slowly drag on and on, till it was finally broken by her asking "So you were the one who wrote it?"
He avoided her eyes as he mumbled something under his breath, murmuring it so quietly she couldn't understand him.
"I'm sorry, what?" she said.
" Yes, I am. I'm the one who wrote the poem," Helia confessed. "I'm your secret admirer."
"Oh." She said, surprised.
He wasn't sure why, but Helia decided it was finally the time to tell her how he felt since they were on the subject on his poem and he confessed to being her admirer. He told her his first impression of her when they were first introduced, how he loved drawing sketches of her in his journal and nearly written thousands of poems of her, and the promise he made to himself to give her what she desired, which was seeing the world outside her castle walls.
Once he started opening his mouth, words were blurring out and he couldn't control himself. The more he talked about his feelings for her, the more he spilled. And while he talked, Flora kept her expression thoughtful and unreadable, hearing every word he was saying and listening to it without interrupting.
When he was finally done talking, Flora nodded her head and was quiet for an awfully long time. She looked up at the sky, watching as the darkness was breaking into bright shades of color as morning sunshine finally risen, absorbing all that she had been told. "What is it that makes me so appealing to you, Helia? What is it you like so much about me?"
Helia bit on his bottom lip and tapped his chin, unsure where to even begin when dozens of reasons were already being listed in his head. "I guess the thing I mostly like about you, Princess, is that you don't act like a princess."
"What do you mean?" she arched an eyebrow, confused by his words.
"What I mean is…I've worked as a servant for many different realms and worked for many different princesses. Those princesses were arrogant and ignorant, cared for nothing else but themselves and their wealth, and were nothing but selfish, spoiled-rotten little girls."
Like Diaspro.
Though the name wasn't spoken, it still hung heavily in the air.
"You, on the other hand," he continued. "are the complete opposite. Even though you're a princess who's wealthy and has everything she can ever want, you don't let it get to your head. Instead of being spoiled and selfish, you're kind and modest. You really care about your kingdom and people with genuine care instead of the fake care I usually see. The first time I saw you, you immediately and easily took my breath away. Whenever I see you and your beautiful smile," He paused, moving hesitantly as he placed his fingers on her soft, rose-pink lips and traced them. "I always feel at such peace and knew I can make it through the day."
The move he made was very bold, but she didn't say anything since it felt so good. Feeling his fingers delicately tracing her lips sparked such a sensual warmness inside her that felt so incredible, she didn't want it to ever end. "So that's why you like about me?" she asked. "Because I'm different from the other princesses you met and I'm modest? Not just because I'm beautiful?"
"You're beautiful," he insisted, his fingers moving over to her left cheek, which he caressed tenderly while brushing a few loose strands of hair away from her eyes. "As beautiful as a gentle angel on the inside and out."
She smiled at him softly and placed her own hand over his that was stroking her cheek. Gazing deeply into each other's eyes while those strong, undeniable feelings for one another were growing stronger, they closer to each other and their faces were only a inch away from each other.
Flora couldn't remember a time she ever felt this about anyone in her life. She couldn't remember when someone went out of their way to make her so happy and made her feel so good. Urges so great and strong were building up inside her, nearly ready to explode any moment.
It took nearly every bit of bravery and boldness she had in her body to wrap her arms around his neck, slowly close her eyes, and moved closer to him till their lips finally met in the kiss she has been dreaming and waiting her nearly all her life that immediately took her own breath away.
Helia didn't expect any like that to ever happen, but when it did it was indescribable. The moment their lips came together, moving perfectly in sync like a harmony to music, fireworks set off and were exploding like mad inside him. He never felt anything like this before, never felt such warmness and passion, deep loving and feeling, and knew there was absolutely nothing that could ever compare.
Everything immediately intensified as Helia's strong arms encircled around her in a protective, firm yet gentle embrace she loved, the kiss deepening as she felt herself melting to the ground by the fiery sparks he unleashed inside her. She found herself slowly sinking to the ground with him hovering over her, leaning on his arms and careful not to put too much weight on her, and the kiss deepened even farther as it became more meaningful as well as intensely passionate.
The moment their lips came apart, they were both breathless and panting hard from the intense kisses but didn't dare to break the deep gaze they were in.
"Thank you for giving me, my wish." She said, smiling.
"The pleasure is all mine, Flora." He said, retuning her smile.