Blimey, part 2 already? Doesn't time fly...

Thanks to: Chibi Horsewoman, babywhale, Lady NightSky and Gabby for their reviews.

No Thanks to: 4kids for giving Lord Darkar the most pathetic villain's voice ever.

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"Hey guys... look who finally decided to show up!"

The Winx and Starz girls all looked up to see Flora standing in the doorway, along with Musa and Tegryn, fully laden with their bags, complete with big grins on their faces. Charlotte, as sharp as she always was, was first to her feet, beating everyone else to greet them with a huge hug which the couple were only too happy to return.

"Musa! Teggy! What took you so long?" she asked.

"Heh. Don't ask!" Musa chuckled as the rest of the gang gathered round to say their hello's, but this little get-together was quickly interrupted by Stella.

"Wow! Check out that rock!" she had suddenly blurted out. Everyone stopped and looked at her to see her pointing at Tegryn's left hand. There, on his fourth finger, sat a thick gold ring set with a round ruby - it was his engagement ring, and as always it perfectly complimented the ring which Musa so proudly wore on her own slender hand.

"Wow! That's gorgeous!" said Bloom as she grabbed his hand to get a closer look.

"Yeah, cool isn't it?" Tegryn replied. "Musa's dad gave it to me - it's the ring her mom gave to him when they got engaged... so I gotta be extra careful with this baby!"

"Ooh!" Layla cooed as she gazed at the shiny red gemstone. "So your future father-in-law approves then!"

"Sure does!" Tegryn replied happily, "And so do the rest of my family!"

"So you were able to go to Melody AND An-Chuan as well? Neat! So how's everyone there?"

"They're all good, especially Mei - she's totally stoked that she's gonna get a new sister! They all say a big 'Nihao', and they can't wait to see you all again."

"And what about Pui Yin?" Anyuna asked. "How did SHE take the news?"

"Thankfully, she was away visiting her own family in Shanghai." Tegryn said, breathing a huge sigh of relief as he did so. "I don't know how I would've broken it to her - she'd be totally devastated. I really wish she'd just let me go."

A slightly awkward silence fell across the room, one that was quickly broken by a familiar 'Eeep!'. Tegryn looked up to see a small black and white blur shooting across the room and into his arms. Laughing, he staggered backwards and playfully fell to the floor, as though his tiny friend really did have the strength to knock him off his feet.

"Polli!" he cried as he sat up, looking down at the baby pixie who seemed to be clinging onto him for dear life. "Did you miss me?" he asked as he cuddled her gently.

Polli looked up and nodded her head vigorously.

"Got a kiss for me then?" he asked her, pointing at his cheek. "Come on Polli, right there!" Smiling shyly, Polli fluttered up to face level and prepared to give him a little peck, but as she did so Tegryn quickly turned his head and gave her a little kiss on the lips.

"Heh... gotcha!"

Musa gasped in mock-shock. "Oh dear Polli, what are you gonna do now?"

Well, what's a baby pixie to do? Luckily Polli knew exactly what to do, responding in the most adorable way possible - giggling cutely, she started plastering Tegryn's face with kisses, much to the amusement of everyone in the room.

Kiss!

"Yes..."

Kiss! Kiss!

"Yeah, yeah, I..."

Kiss!

"Yes, I love you too Polli!"

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!

Everone in the room burst out laughing at the sight of Tegryn and Polli's little play-fight - there was even a little chuckle from Tune, who had taken her place next to Musa after giving her a warm greeting hug in her own very refined pixie-of-good-manners style.

Musa laughed hard along with the others. "So Yuni..." she asked Anyuna, still chuckling, "How was your holiday?"

"Oh yes, the holiday! I gotta say Teggy, that was a good call on that Ibiza place. We had an amazing time, especially the twins. Care to tell 'em the big news girls?"

"Big news?

Mimi and Nini stepped forward, beaming.

"Musa, Teggy..." Mimi started.

"...You'll never guess what?" Nini continued, before looking back at her sister. Right on cue, they shouted together.

"We're FAMOUS!"

Tegryn sat up, his eyes opened wide in surprise. "Famous? On Earth?"

"Uh huh!" the twins nodded, perfectly in time.

"How on Majix did you manage that?"

"Well, it all started when we arrived..."

Two Weeks Before

"Here, señoritas - Hotel Aurora!"

"Mutchas grassiyas senyer!" Anyuna thanked the taxi driver in the best broken spanish she could manage as she gave him the fare.

"No Yuni, it's muchas gracias señor... I think." Charlotte corrected her as she wiped her glasses.

The taxi driver laughed. "De nada muchachas! Adios!"

The girls waved as he drove away. Of course, being fairies they had no real need for taxis - they could've just magicked their way to the hotel... but how would they explain themselves if they opened a portal in the middle of the reception right in front of a crowd of non-magical guests, or fluttered in through the front door, fairy wings and all?

They checked out their surroundings - it was a smart neighbourhood just off the beach in San Antonio, perched on the coast of Ibiza by the shimmering azure blue of the Mediterranean Sea. The hotel itself was rather a smart place, as any four-star hotel should be - clean, tidy, with a fresh coat of white paint on the outside, and a large and rather plush looking pair of chrome-effect doors inviting them into a sleek, modern reception area. A grand circular staircase took pride of place off to one side of the large open space, from which they could see signs to a restaurant, a beauty salon, spa and various shops, and through the smoked glass windows, they could see a large open-air swimming pool which immediately caught the twins' eyes.

"Yes! They got a pool!" squealed Mimi as they raced out to get a closer look.

"I'm so there!" Nini replied excitedly.

Anyuna smiled. "Well, it would be nice to get our tans started straight away, right Charlotte?"

"Well, I guess..."

"Come on - don't you want to look totally babelicious for Riven?"

"Yes, but... well, I don't tan much though." she mumbled, seemingly ignoring her friends and staring at the pool, almost in terror. "Come on, let's go to our room and dump our stuff first." she said as she started to back away and go inside. The next thing the girls heard was a huge crash - Charlotte had bumped into a girl carrying a tray of drinks to the pool area.

"You IDIOT!" the girl screamed angrily. She was about their age, with dark roots showing through her bleached blond hair, and wearing a bit too much makeup - a nasty-looking little slapper (1) and no mistake, and when combined with that gaudy neon-pink bikini, she really was a sight to make your eyes water. "Look! You made me spill my drinks!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm really..."

"Shut it Speccy! Why don't you go and get your stupid little eyes tested?"

"Now wait just a minute!" Anyuna snapped, coming to the aid of her friend who was getting rather upset being at the receiving end of this major dose of verbals. "There's no need for that. It was just an accident, she didn't mean it."

"Bollocks! If she was watching where she was going..."

"Look, we'll pay for the drinks." Anyuna said as she reached into her purse and pulled out some money. "Let's just call an end to this, okay?"

The girl said nothing as she snatched the twenty-Euro note from Anyuna's hand, glaring at Charlotte as she did so. As they watched the girl march angrily back into the restaurant, Anyuna placed her arm around Charlotte - she noticed she was trembling slightly, and close to tears.

"Come on... let's go take a look at our room."

1. Slapper: UK Slang An unpleasant female, usually one who wears so much makeup it looks as though it's been slapped on with a trowel. Often used for those who are particularly easy.