Chapter 7
(Flora's POV)
Helia walks downstairs with his stuff and we all follow him. He goes towards the door. "Helia." I say as I cry. I grab his wrist and he turns around to face me. "Helia don't go." I beg him. He takes a deep breathe. "We'll leave you two alone." Bloom says. They all leave closing the door to the living room behind them. "Flora I didn't want to do this but I hurt you that's why..." He starts. I stare at him and shake my head. "I'm breaking up with you." He tells me. I freeze. No! He can't mean it. Not after everything that's happened! He can't just leave me alone! Especially like this. "You're joking right?" I ask him as I begin crying even more. "I've never been more serious." He replies. His eyes are sad but I know he means it. "Goodbye Flora." He says before walking out of the door. I fall to the ground crying. "Flora!" Aisha says getting down next to me and hugging me. "Bloom shouldn't you heal her?" Sky asks. "Oh yeah I almost forgot." Bloom says. She sits in front of me and reaches a hand out to heal me but I get up. "No, I'm not letting you heal me." I say firmly before running to my room in tears. Riven grabs me stopping me. "Flora aren't you over reacting?" He asks. "RIVEN!" Stella snaps. I can't be bothered to deal with him right know. I kick him hard in his sensitive area. Everyone gasps and I run to me room slamming the door behind me. I lock my door. I look down at my hands. They're pale and shaking. Yeah I know I'm insecure but I can't help it. My hands start glowing a dark grey. No not again! This can be really annoying sometimes. I get it from my mm. As you suspect she doesn't know I have it and neither does my dad or anyone else for a matter of fact because I never use it. Miele, my little sister has it as well I just know it but she hasn't discovered it yet, she's too young. "Flora are you okay?" I hear Nabu ask from the other side of the door. "Flora?" Aisha asks gently. "Aisha?" I asks. "Yeah Flora?" Aisha asks. "I'm sorry for what I'm about to do." I whisper but I know she can hear me. "Flora?" Nabu asks. I hear footsteps running and I assume it's Aisha. Then I hear everyone come over apart from two people who I assume are Riven and Musa. "Flora please don't do anything stupid!" Tecna begs. "I'm sorry." I repeat quietly. I pull out a small blade and I start to do again what I have done before. Cutting. I just cut my wrists, cut my thighs, everything. "What do we do?" I hear Brandon asks. "We obviously need to get in." Timmy points out. "Flora you know what I did and I think your the only one who does and defiantly the only one who understands so please just let me in." I hear Stella say. I hear the others talking confused. I sigh. I know what she's been through. I quickly unlock my door, pull Stella in and lock it again before anyone had the chance of doing anything.
Luckily I'd stopped glowing as I started cutting. Stella hugs me tightly. "Flora you're bleeding a lot you might-" Stella starts but is interrupted by me stumbling and having to support myself on the wall. "I-I'm fine." I assure her. Stella takes a mirror out. "Flora look at yourself you're not even close to fine." Stella says helping me to my bed. She sits me down. There's a pale, tear stained face staring at me from the mirror. Blood running down one side and her eyes dull. Her hair fell messily as well. I turn away from the mirror. "Flora you know I was like this but you need to stop, I did and I regret ever doing it and I stopped because you helped me now it's my turn to return the favour." Stella says. "I didn't recognise you, you look so different and happy." I tell her. She sighs. "I didn't recognise you until now." Stella admits.
-Flashback-
As soon as I walk through the doors of the old abandoned house I come to everyday, I hear crying. Who would be here right now? I follow the sound. It's defiantly a girl. I come here for alone time and I have a feeling I won't be getting any today. I arrive at a room to see a girl my age with slightly tanned skin, not like mine though, bright blonde hair and golden eyes. "I'm Flora are you okay?" I ask her. She smiles sadly at me. Blood drips from her wrists. I'm Stella, I'm sorry I though I was alone." She apologizes looking away. I sit next to her and place a gentle hand on her shoulder. "What's wrong?" I ask her softly. "My parents are divorced but whenever they see each other they just don't stop arguing and I can barely talk to either of them when I stay with one of them I don't even recognise them any more." Stella explains. I hug her. "Well this isn't going to help you'll regret it one day." I tell her. She sighs. "You're right but it's a bit too late now." Stella says upset. "Not at all drink this." I say handing her a potion I made. It heals her instantly, all her scars and cuts disappearing. "Flora your the best." Stella squeals hugging me.
-End of Flashback-
"Since then I never even thought of doing it again." Stella tells me. "Have you told Brandon or the others about it?" I ask her. Stella instantly shakes her head. "You know what I'm going to tell Brandon now." Stella says getting up. "Will you be okay?" She asks me. "Yeah but just don't tell the others because of what Icy did Helia broke up with me and left." I tell her sighing as a single tear runs down my cheek. She hugs me tightly before leaving the room. Again I close and lock the door straight after she's gone. I open my window wide. "Flora close your window I have super sonic hearing remember." Musa says as the window collides with the wall. I sigh. She wasn't saying it in an annoyed way more of a worried way. I sit on the edge of the window with my legs dangling outside. Stella was saying that I might do something or something like that I interrupted her when I stumbled. I start to feel weak and dizzy. I fall forwards and my eyes begin to close. Pass out. That's what she was going to say. I might pass out from blood loss. But now I am.
(Helia's POV)
I watch her as she sits on the edge of the window. That's when she falls. I'm not that far away so I use my magic to catch her and bring her down in my arms. I look at her a sigh. Oh Flora. What have you done? I carry her into the forest where I'd temporarily set up a tent. I hurt her so I couldn't stay with her. That's why I broke up with her, I didn't want to though. I have a tent so I could keep an eye on her tonight to make sure she's okay but she obviously isn't. I crawl inside my tent with her and lay her down in my sleeping bag. Luckily I have a spare. I close the tent. There's blood covering her wrists and blood dripping from her thighs. I know she won't let me heal her and I can't even if I wanted to. I had to heal myself after Icy froze my heart and I left just to be sure and I used the last of my magic stopping Flora from falling. I clean her cuts then carefully wrap both of her thighs and wrists in bandage. I look at the time. It's 9pm. That took me an hour to do. She starts moving in the sleeping bag. She seems to be having a nightmare. I stroke her hair gently. "Calm down my flower." I whisper softly in her ear. Her eyes open and she stares at me in shock before hugging me tightly. "Helia!" She cries. "God Flora I'm so so sorry I should never have done that and left you, I love you! I just couldn't believe I hurt you and now I've hurt you even more." I say pulling her off me and looking her in the eyes sadly. She kisses me. I kiss back. "Do you forgive me?" I ask her. "Of course, does this mean we're together again. I pull her closer to me. "Of course." I whisper in her ear. She crawls out of the sleeping bag and onto me burying her head in my chest as she closes her eyes. "What about Alfea tomorrow?" I ask her. She smiles at me. "Red Fountain are going to the concert so you can take me if that's okay and could you text the girls telling them where I am and to bring my stuff." She says smiling at me and giving me the puppy dogs eyes. I kiss her gently and pull out my phone.
Flora safe with me, I'm taking her to Alfea tomorrow can you bring her stuff please.
I send it to Bloom. "Sorted." I assure her. She smiles and kisses me causing me to smile even more. I pick her up and put her in my original sleeping bag. I get the spare one and get in myself. "Goodnight Flora." I say. I hear her crawl out and blow out the small candle which is our source of light. I hear my sleeping bag being unzipped and I feel Flora's smaller body next to me. She zips the sleeping bag up again and buries her head in my chest. "Are you okay my flower?" I ask her softly. "Sorry it's just after that I-" She starts. I feel her shaking as tears land on me. "It's okay my flower you don't have to explain it's fine." I whisper gently in her ear. She snuggles closer to me and I wrap my arms protectively around her. Her steady breathing on my chest as she sleeps soon sends me off to sleep as well.
I wake up in the same position with Flora still asleep. I check the time. We might be late! "Flora my flower wake up we need to go." I say. Flora's eyes open. "Oh yeah Alfea today." She says sleepily. "Flora come here and let me heal you." I tell her. She sighs as we both get out of the sleeping bag. I pull her down so she's sitting on me and she blushes adorably. I place a hand on her head and instantly she completely healed, not just the wound on her head but where she'd been cutting as well. We pack everything up before I got my wind rider and used my magic to send everything back. Me and Flora put our helmets on. I get on and she gets on behind me wrapping her arms around me. We ride to Alfea.
When we get there the others straight away run over to us. We're instantly flooded with. "Helia you're back!" "Flora you're okay." "We missed you two." etc. "Miss. Faragonda is going to introduce us soon then we need to preform." Musa says. The others start walking towards the stage and me and Flora follow behind. "You okay?"I ask her noticing how nervous she looks. "Yeah just really nervous." She replies. I wrap an arm around her. "You'll be fine." I assure her. "Hey Miss. Faragonda is speaking now." Bloom says and straight away both mine and Flora's attention went to Miss. Faragonda.