Chapter 12: Hold the Door for Me
"Thanks for letting me eat breakfast with you guys, Riven," said Bloom, taking a bite of eggs that Musa made. "My compliments to the chef." Musa smiled deeply as Riven nodded as a reply.
"Alfea at night is creepy, I didn't like sleeping there that much mommy," said Aidan. Bloom smiled.
"It's ok, we're going back to Sky's today," she replied, letting her son get a good smile in.
A night to herself was a good time to think. Even though she had not entirely forgiven Sky, she still couldn't avoid him forever. She would keep her distance from him as much as possible, but she could put up with living in the same room as him.
"What was wrong with Sky's place last night? And who was that lady mommy? I didn't really understand…" said Sabrina. Bloom left her face expressionless as she took another bite.
"Sky wanted some alone time," Bloom replied. For all Bloom knew, she thought Beatrice stayed the night at Sky's, and she did not want to stay in the same apartment as them. Who knows what they did last night…
Sabrina seemed fairly confused, but she let it go. Musa decided to change the subject.
"Well I think it would be a good day to do some training again…we need to get out of the house and into the fresh air for a while," suggested Musa, as she finished her cleaning. She knew Jadon wouldn't be able to benefit from what Musa had said in front of Riven…it was more the fact for Bloom to enjoy her children with out thinking much of Sky. The others would understand, or at least they should.
"That's a great idea Musa!" cheered Aidan, willing to fight today. "Maybe Sky can teach me some moves this time!"
"Yeah, Riven can help you too, mom," suggested Alexis, smiling a brilliant smile to Riven. Riven cocked an eyebrow, still to this day wondering why this little girl liked him so much. Musa smiled too; Alexis hadn't been so happy in such a long time and the question still dawned on her…should I tell him the truth?
It was just so confusing and perplexing…what should she do? If she told him, she would go against everything she believed, including her friends. This was the thing that they have worked so hard for, and would she be the one to ruin it? If she didn't tell him, everything would be the same, and when the witches were destroyed and captured, she would move back to Melody with her father. But the problem was Riven still had a right to know…they all did. They are the fathers. Would selfishness and pride go against everything so they wouldn't get hurt again…or should he know the truth?
It was so confusing to her, and the more she spent time with Riven, the more she felt like she was a part of his family. She hated feeling like this, to feel like his family, when in reality she wasn't. If she stayed far away from him, that would make her feel so much better. But that was the problem; she was always so close to him. Why must she feel the need to forgive him? He made a bet against her…why did she feel the need to forgive him?
No…no…no. She wouldn't do it, she can't. One can never just forgive someone so easily after what they did. If someone made a bet against you, would you forgive them? Would you forgive them so willingly and easily? Would you? It was the biggest conflict at the moment. She can't do it; no one should ever forgive if that was put upon them. She could never tell him…but why did she feel the need to?
"We should tell the others then," said Bloom, standing up.
"I'll tell Sky, Bloom. You don't have to go over there," said Riven, making it easier for her.
"Or we could just not tell him at all and leave him here…" sang Musa playfully, while Riven slightly smirked.
"No, no, he should come. And I'll tell him; I should get over there right now," said Bloom, gathering the kids and walking out the door. "Thanks again."
Bloom walked slowly to his door and stood in front of it for a second. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door. But as she knocked, the door pushed open and the door was unlocked. Why was the door already open? Did he forget to lock it last night?
"Sky? Sky, are you in here?" she asked quietly. She noticed some glass shattered against the wall that seemed to crash against the floor. The couch was flipped to its side and it seemed that a multiple of chairs were thrown everywhere as well. "Guys, why don't you go to the room…" Aidan and Sabrina listened and went to the room.
Bloom turned to go to the kitchen. She was shocked to find Sky sitting in a chair, his head asleep on the table, and wearing nothing but some pajama bottoms, and an empty bottle to the side of him. He stirred a little. She checked the clock and it was already ten o clock. She gently walked up to him and nudged his shoulder.
"Sky?"
He stirred some more and finally slowly got up into a sitting position. His five o clock shadow, still on his face, meant that he was having a fairly slow morning, and his breath said that he had been drinking last night. Sky was hung-over.
"Bloom? You're here? But how? And why is it so bright out?" he mumbled. Luckily he wasn't drunk, or just slightly hung over. He seemed that he could still speak and function on his own. "Why do I have such a headache?"
"Sky, were you drinking? You shouldn't waste your life that way," she glared, reminding herself that she was going to do the same thing yesterday. "I am not worth getting hung-over for, Sky."
"What? I'm not hung-over; I just have a major headache," he replied, standing up slowly, almost tipping an empty bottle. "Besides…I deserve everything after what I did to you."
He looked her in the eyes, while she looked back to make sure her children weren't watching from the room.
"Sky, you're a little off today. You shouldn't do this now."
"Bloom, I am perfectly capable of saying what I have to say, whether I am hung-over or not," he stated. He did seem normal, even if he was a little off, he knew what he was doing. "You'd be surprised on how well I can hold my liquor, Bloom."
In a way, she believed him. She had always believed him…in him. Never in her mind did she ever doubt him. Even if what he did was the most inexcusable thing in the world, which in a way it was, she still believed him.
"Ok, I'm listening…"
"Bloom, what Beatrice did to you was the most horrible thing ever. It was not right of her to do that to you, and especially not right for me to just stand aside and watch it. I felt helpless when I saw you standing there so defenseless. You looked so helpless that not even the Dragon fire could have brought her down. You were crushed and for that I am sorry. If it means anything, she left only an hour after you guys did."
She stood in silence for a moment, recollecting all of his words into her head. She wasn't looking at him, but the floor. Lately, the floor was the only thing that she could bare to look at. She did forgive him for his fiancé's outburst, but never would she forgive him for so many things he had caused her in the past.
"That horrible woman won't be here again," he stated last. She thought about the situation, and then her face became stern.
"If that woman is so horrible, Sky, then why is she your future queen?" she asked with a brave face, leaving him quite speechless. He knew the reason why, but he finally understood why his choice did not matter. He blinked a couple of times and let Bloom's words sit in his head for a while.
Bloom thought logically; Sky was the king…he shouldn't have to listen to anyone, even his own parents. They couldn't de throne him; he was already king of the planet. Where was his say in the matter. If he was the great king of Eraklyon, then why didn't he come up with a law that states royalty shouldn't have to be made to marry. It didn't make sense in her mind. Did Sky really not think of the possibilities of being King?
The thing was…throughout all these years, he's been distracted by the fact Bloom left in the first place…and now it all made sense. He was the king, he should do what he wanted to do…he should take charge.
A sudden knock was heard at the door when the silence hit. Timmy's voice could be heard from behind.
"Sky, the girls want to train the kids, and that means it's go time!" he said, as he went on to the next rooms.
"Did I hear someone say training?" perked Aidan from the room with Sabrina. Bloom put a smile for her kids and got her bag from the table, still leaving Sky speechless.
"You got that right kids, let's get ready. We're going to the forest today," she said as she gathered her things and left the room. By the time she left, Sky could feel a tear streak down his face. How could he have been so stupid? He was king, he should know how to deal with bad situations…
He gathered his sword and other items and left his room as well…ready to tell Bloom that he did in fact, and still does…love her…
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They came to a nice clearing deep in the forest. It was nice to get away from the city life for a while, and just relax. Each of them spread out into their own sections, as the guys watched from a distance. Of course they wanted to be near them, but they still held back anyway.
Sky on the other hand, wanted to get down on one knee and present Bloom with a ring that he had saved for many years. But the other guys thought he was crazy, and held him back from making a fool of himself. They knew they hurt the girls in some way, and made sure that they wouldn't have their best friend do something stupid where he would get rejected in the end.
"Mom, why does Timmy always have to stand back and watch? Couldn't he sit next to us while we watch them?" asked Cale. Layla and Jadon were right next to them.
"He just doesn't want to get in the way, Cale," Tecna replied.
"He wouldn't get in the way…he can teach us stuff, like how to fire the best attacks, or the use of swords and guns, or-,"
"Cale, trust me…he would get in the way," she cut him off sternly. It took a few moments for Cale to gain the courage to respond to his mother.
"Why are you so against him?" Cale said somewhat loud, loud enough to get some of the other's attention. Tecna fell silent as she stared into her sons eyes. Why did he have to be so intelligent? What could she tell him?
"I'll… I'll tell you when you're older." How pathetic…
"That's all you're going to say to me?"
"It's the only thing I can say to you Cale. I am your mother…you should to trust me."
"How?" Cale asked. Tecna could not believe what she just heard. Was she losing her son? What was happening? She breathed in heavily; it was apparent to everyone they were fighting, so they immediately averted their gazes from them. She could almost feel the tears coming through her own eyes, but she didn't let Cale see her.
After hearing Tecna and Cale's heated argument, Layla tried to change the subject for Jadon.
"Sorry we wouldn't be able to train today, but I have some good news for you," she smiled brightly to her son, which only made him even more excited.
"What is it?"
"I got a hold of a spell book that I can train you with. We just have to wait until the right time to open it though, and then we can get started," she smiled bright and big, but Jadon's smile turned into a frown. "What's wrong?"
"Mom, Nabu is missing a spell book…you didn't-,"
"Jadon, of course not! How could you think of such a thing!" she lied, very surprised by his reaction.
"Well it seemed like perfect timing to me," he replied.
"Trust me Jadon; it is not Nabu's book."
"So then whose is it?" Cale asked abruptly. Both of them looked at Cale, for he was listening to the conversation the whole time. Layla couldn't help but glare at him for a second.
"Saladin recommended it to me," she made a perfect lie that was pretty factual and a pretty good one. Cale shrugged it off; as she saw Tecna's muscles relax.
"Seems pretty fishy to me," muttered Cale.
"You should trust Layla," replied Tecna.
"How can I trust Layla if I can't even trust you?" he spat back. Tecna felt like she had been slapped in the face. She gasped from Cale's words and felt a tear well up in her eye.
"Fighting doesn't solve anything," muttered a voice from behind. All four of them turned to see Timmy standing behind them. "Do you two want to tell me why a mother and young son are fighting?" He didn't pay any attention to Layla or Jadon; he mainly focused on those two. Tecna glared again.
"Don't you have fairies to watch?" she asked standing up on her feet, as Cale's eyes widened at his mother's venomous words.
"You are my fairy, remember?" he replied, also surprised. What was her problem today?
By this time, everyone had stopped what they were doing to look at the two standing in front of each other, ready to fight. They didn't know whether to gather around to support, or just stay away. "What's your deal against me Tecna? Everyone else can seem to get along with each other but you. What have I done to make you feel uncomfortable?"
"Everything of course! You make me feel trapped in your own house, use my designs so you can make money off of it, and treat me as if you have known me forever," she explained, trying not to give out so much detail. Cale stood back in horror, watching them fight.
"That's because I do know you! And what do you mean I stole your designs? Don't you remember? We came up with those together a long time ago." Then it hit her…and she remembered…only her rage began to burst again.
"Back when we were together!" she yelled so loud, all three schools could have heard. Everyone's eyes widened, but Cale most of all. Tecna shut her mouth when the words escaped from her lips. Oh no…
"You two were together? As in a couple?" Cale asked incredulously. Of course the guys knew the girls didn't tell their children about that they had dated when they were younger, but the shock on the child's face was unbearable. Cale's face was a different story; it looked like all of the knowledge in the world could never make sense again. He was furious, shocked, surprised, mistaken, wrong…and that's when a tear started to stream down his small face.
Timmy stared at the boy as soon as the words came from his mouth. As soon as he looked at the child, something inside of him changed. His reaction looked so familiar…his reaction looked exactly like the time Timmy found out Tecna was trapped in the Omega Dimension… Cale looked exactly like Timmy in that exact moment.
Tecna looked at Timmy…and she didn't know why or how, but Timmy's eyes became even wider than before. Timmy suddenly froze and his body tensed up, still looking at the crying child. Then his eyes wandered on all of the kids…then the girls…and then the guys… His eyes landed back on Tecna, who was scared. Her fists were clenched by her side and she felt like she couldn't breathe. And it was right then and there that she knew…
He knew the answer…Timmy had figured it out…
"Timmy…" she breathed slightly, secretly telling him to keep it to himself. Fortunately, he couldn't even speak, he was too stunned. Everyone else around them was confused, and as the silence passed on, it became even more stressful. The wind blew their hair and the trees…and then the air suddenly became chilly.
What happened next was also surprising. Suddenly, the clear blue sky started to turn gray, as clouds started to form over the sun. The forest became dark and eerie, and the cold chilly wind around them blew even harder.
Then a sudden explosions burst onto the ground, and everyone went flying into the air…
Everyone screamed as the attack came from no where. Each of them collapsed to the floor, including the children. The kids started to cry from the fear that encased them, and the girls immediately wrapped their arms around them.
"How pathetic…a mother trying to protect its child. It's amusing, really," Icy's sneering voice spoke. The three of them began to slowly float down to the floor, into their new and improved outfits. "Especially when there is no chance you can protect them."
"Witches," Musa sneered back, grabbing her Alexis under her arms.
"Did you come back to get your butts kicked again?" commented Stella, holding Celena.
"Quite the opposite," muttered Darcy, conjuring up another spell.
"How did you get your Disenchantix back?" Bloom asked, pretty surprised.
"You'd be surprised," replied Stormy, following Darcy's example.
"You'd be surprised too," said Layla. "Enchantix!"
And in a blink of an eye all six girls transformed into their beautiful outfits. Each took a battle stance in front of the kids, and the guys took out their swords and other weapons. The kids clutched to the girls' legs, including Cale, and stared wide eyed at the horrible witches. They were different, they were darker, more evil…a side of them they haven't seen before. The children were scared…
"I'm only going to say this once…give us your kids and we will leave you alone," said Icy, her hands glowing a soft blue.
"Never," Bloom said simply.
"Then suffer!" screeched Icy, firing an attack. The girls quickly dodged Icy's attack, but they kept firing with absolutely no delay.
"Layla! Put up a Morfix shield for the kids!" yelled Musa to Layla, as she summoned up a quick shield. In a matter of seconds, all seven of the kids were behind a pink shield that would protect them…for some time.
The battle was heated, for the witches were trying to do all they could to just get passed them even for a second. It was difficult; Faragonda was miles away in Alfea, and the guys with just swords and having no magic wasn't so great either. Plus, the witches got their Disenchantix back…which was confusing as it was.
The groups started separating. Each of them was becoming more distant; Icy had some, Darcy had some, and Stormy had the rest.
"Musa, watch out!" yelled Riven, moving her to the side from one of Icy's flailing attacks. He moved her just in time so that she was fine.
"Thanks," she said with relief. Some of Icy's ice army started to rise from the ground, which meant more battling with the swords. It was hard concentrating on the ice monsters and Icy at the same time. Riven noticed that she looked dazed and worried.
"Musa, don't worry, everything is going to be ok," said Riven, trying to get Musa more active.
"Riven I'm fine, I'm not weak," she replied shaking her head and getting out of her daze, as she instantly destroyed three monsters with a sonic boom. Riven's eyes widened, and then turned into a smirk. She always so hot when she took down the bad guys. He couldn't help but stare at her as she continued to attack. He was distracted…he didn't realize that his constant staring meant that a monster was coming from behind.
"Riven, no!" Musa screamed. She instantly pushed him out of the way…only this time she was hit on her side and thrashed into a nearby tree. She gasped in pain from the blow, and then some tears started to flow down from her back hitting the tree.
"Musa!" Riven screamed with as much voice as he did in his lungs. He quickly ran towards her and knelt down by her side.
"I…I…it hurts," Musa panted, feeling her hurt side.
"Don't worry, I'm here," Riven said, pulling her in close. And then he looked up at his surroundings and noticed that more ice monsters were coming towards them. He stroked her hair until he had to defend them once more…for the both of them. "Why? Why did you do it? It was my fault…I should have paid more attention…why?"
He got no response as Musa's eyes began to close…and then she was unconscious…
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"Helia!" Flora screamed. She threw a flower blast to protect him from one of Stormy's twisters. He gave her a grateful look, and continued fighting with his laser string glove. Helia looked tired though; he seemed exhausted from throwing his arm around every where.
"Helia, don't give up yet," she breathed, firing blasts at Stormy. He nodded slightly.
"Your boy is looking a little bit tired, maybe he needs something to wake him up?" suggested Stormy.
"Don't you touch him Stormy," scolded Flora, holding up her hands, ready to defend.
"Who said anything about me attacking him?" asked Stormy, allowing herself to smile evilly. Suddenly, out of no where, Darcy came from behind and attacked Helia violently.
"No!" screamed Flora, as she rushed to his side. The two laughed and went on to the next victims. "No, no, no, Helia please no."
"Flora, don't worry about me…you need to protect your child right now," Helia gasped in pain, clutching Flora's hand and slowly closing his eyes. Flora was shaking her head quickly, not even holding back the tears in her eyes.
"No, don't leave me…please…don't…you dare…leave me and my child…our child," she whispered intently into his ear, not aware that he wasn't unconscious yet. Even though she didn't see it, his jaw dropped as low as it could go and he could feel her tears drop on his face. And finally his world went black
Suddenly, there was an impact that blew her away, leaving her unconscious in the battlefield.
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"We aren't looking so hot out here Bloom!" yelled Stella, looking at the others around her. She first made sure the kids were safe in the shield, which they were, and then she checked on Layla to see if that shield would hold up nicely; and she was.
"I know, I know," muttered Bloom, attacking Darcy.
"We are not doing so good ourselves," Stella said again.
"I know, Stella, thanks!" Bloom replied.
"But they are getting weaker!" added Timmy, turning back to check on Tecna every now and again. It was true; Darcy looked like she was going to faint, Stormy already stopped flying and stood firmly on the ground, and Icy wasn't looking her best either.
"Darcy, let them have it!" yelled Icy, getting sick of them talking to one another. Darcy sighed loudly.
"Illusion Dillusion," she breathed heavily, spreading her darkness out towards them. Unfortunately, the spell was not very strong, but still somewhat effective. It got everyone some what dizzy, but they easily shook it off.
"Icy, we have to get out of here. We are too tired from staying up all last night…and I don't know how much more of this I could take," complained Stormy.
"Get your act together Stormy! They are getting weaker as well. Watch this!" yelled Icy. She eyed Layla for a moment, realizing that she was the one holding the children in her shield. While she was distracted, she aimed an attack directly toward her. The spell shot from her hands and hit Layla right in her back.
She screamed in pain as she fell to the floor in shock. Her body became frigid and cold from Icy's dark spell, and soon she began to lose her consciousness. The morfix shield left the kids open and vulnerable for anyone to attack and strike. Fear struck them, as each of them crouched into a ball to protect each other.
"Layla, no!" screamed Nabu, coming to her side.
"Darcy, get the brats!" commanded Icy. Darcy rushed to the kids and glared at each and every one of them.
"Don't you dare touch them!" raged Bloom. "Dragon Fury!"
A spiraling dragon appeared out of nowhere and danced around a fearful Darcy. The dragon then breathed its fire upon Darcy's body, where she screamed, and she collapsed to the floor, her body with no movement what so ever, except for her still breathing.
Bloom fell to her knees from exhaustion after such a powerful attack. Her head became dizzy and confused, as Sky immediately rushed to her aid. Luckily she was still awake. Stella stood by the kids to protect them if anything else went wrong.
"Darcy!" cried Stormy. "Icy, let's leave now!"
"The kids are open! All we have to do is grab them!" urged Icy, eyeing the children with need, with Stella standing in front of them. "I will destroy all of them if I have to! We need those kids now!"
"That is quite enough from everyone!" a voice from behind yelled. Icy immediately know who it was…and it was then she realized that they had lost again. She turned around to see Faragonda, standing alone with power surging from her hands.
"What's wrong Faragonda, you all alone today?" sneered Icy. Their location was the closest to Alfea; she must have noticed fighting after a while.
"I will only ask this once, Icy, come quietly, and your punishment won't be so grave," Faragonda said.
"Screw you and your pathetic school Faragonda. I am sick of all of the shit you have caused me over the years…and now I am finally going to get my revenge," she began, looking around to see the other's weak forms approaching her. "Except…another time perhaps."
With a spread of her hands, a giant blizzard appeared, making everyone cover their eyes. In just a matter of seconds, the snow had stopped and the witches, including Darcy, were nowhere to be found. Everyone took a deep breath and sighed, for another battle between them was over, and yet the victory wasn't as satisfactory as they thought it would be.
Riven appeared from the bushes with Musa in his arms, Sky and Timmy carried Flora and Helia in theirs, and Nabu had Layla. Bloom managed to stand on her two feet, getting the children back to the apartments, while the injured ones would be taken to Red Fountain.
Musa began to slowly wake up, as she felt herself still in strong arms, somewhat blushing at the fact. She opened her weak eyes and saw that they were in front of Red Fountain. He looked down on her and noticed her cheeks turning faintly red, and he loved it. He loved the fact that he still affected her in some way. She was so beautiful as she laid in his arms, him walking along to get her to a hospital bed.
Even the pain couldn't stop what Musa was feeling right now. Her long hair was swaying from side to side, and he couldn't help but touch her hair and stoke it. She did nothing…she just let it happen.
They got her a room and he laid her down into the bed, just watching her as she sat in comfort. He even stroked her hair some more…
"Musa," he began
"Riven," she replied, looking directly at him.
"So much has changed…" he added. She could hear the sorrow in his voice.
"Yeah," she continued. She suddenly couldn't resist the urge to hug him; she didn't know why, but she had too. After all these years, she needed to hug him. She came closer to him and slowly encircled her arms around his neck, pulling him down a bit, and burying her face in his shirt. At first he was shocked, but then slowly put his arms around her waist.
How can she be so slim after giving birth to a child?
He couldn't help but smile, but suddenly frowned when he felt wet spots on his shirt.
Why do I make her cry?
He pulled her back and realized that she had fallen asleep in his arms once again. He gently put her back down.
"Musa…"
I have always wondered…what it would be like if I told you the truth…
I've always wanted to tell you…but you made me to never trust you again…
And then I thought of all the outcomes if I did tell you…who my child's father is…
Some were good…but most of them were bad…
So I thought…if I do tell you the truth…I only ask one thing of you…
Please…don't be mad…
Because that would break my heart even more…
That was Chapter 12! I am so sorry, from the bottom of my heart, that I did not update in forever! I have been extremely busy, you have no idea! You see, my computer broke down for some time containing the chapter! I had no way of getting it either! So please forgive me for that and I will try to update more as this continues…
Now I know all of you Stella/Brandon people are going to kill me for this chapter, for there was not a lot of them in this. BUT I am giving them a huge part coming up! So please don't be mad…they will get a good scene of them together! And honestly, I can't make everyone happy, considering I am getting people who want Musa/Riven and Flora/Helia. Those three are the main ones I get.
So don't worry, I will have more of them coming up!
So Timmy and Helia know the truth! What will they say to one another? What will happen? What is the witch's next plan? Are the girls safe with the guys? Or is it better to be back on their home planets? What will become of the children? How is Cale taking everything? And will that mean new theories for him? Find out next chapter!
Only a few chapters left! Yes, the story is almost complete! So keep reviewing!
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