Chapter One
"Rise and shine, sweetie pie, it's going to be a really nice day today. Look how nice it is outside." Bloom opened her eyes to Flora's doe brown ones. Flora smiled and leaned back so Bloom could sit up.
"Hey, Flora." Bloom yawned. She rubbed her eyes and stretched, producing a giggle from Flora.
"Oh, Bloom, look at yourself. You look so tired. Did you get any sleep at all last night?" Flora asked finger-combing Bloom's wild red locks.
"Well, I thought I was really tired, but it turns out I was so nervous that I don't even remember falling asleep last night." Bloom confessed. Flora smiled softly.
"That's what I thought, so I convinced Stella to let you sleep in a bit." Bloom looked at the clock. It was nine o'clock!
"You got Stella to let an hour of beauty time pass!" Bloom looked at Flora with awe and a definite hint of respect. "I'm not even going to try to think about how you managed that!"
"It was just a simple convincus spell." Flora said modestly. A convincus spell was actually an incredibly advanced spell that required strong motivation and power on the part of the caster. Bloom said nothing, but looked at Flora gratefully. She finally threw off the covers and walked into the shower. Fifteen minutes later she re-entered the bed-room, dressed in her usual attire. It was no use putting on anything special when Stella was taking you out for five hours of shopping.