Chapter 9
(Flora's POV)
After saying that everyone goes silent."No I still need to-" Musa starts but is cut off by Bloom. "Musa it's better just to leave it, she's obviously not well." Bloom says motioning to me. I roll my eyes. "We're staying." Riven says firmly. I swing my feet off the bed. "Whoa Flora what are you doing?" Helia asks me but I don't reply. "Then I will." I tell Riven. I jump off the bed ducking to get through the gab between Brandon and Nabu. I run out of the infirmary and to where my room is with the other girls. I run to my room and with my magic I change myself back into normal clothes. I didn't notice that one of them changed me into my pyjamas, probably Helia. I dig through my stuff until I find a book that helps me control some of the powers I have. I feel arms wrap around my waist and I drop the book, it's gets knocked underneath my bed. "Helia put me down." I beg. Helia puts me down and just stares at me. "Get into bed you're exhausted." he tells me. I shake my head. "Helia I understood when you explained why you had to leave and I have to leave because I'm making things hard for everyone." I explain. Helia hugs me and I feel him... crying? He pulls away having stopped crying quickly and places a hand on each of my shoulders. He looks me dead in the eyes. He supports me as I start to fall a bit but I quickly stand back up. "Flora, my flower, you are ill, you're not thinking straight and you need help but you have to let us help you. I love you and that's why I can't let you leave." Helia tells me. He hugs me and I hug him back as tears silently run down my face. He picks me up carefully and lays me in bed. He gets the book from under my bed. "You dropped your book." Helia says kissing me lightly as he wrapped the covers around me and changes me into my pyjamas with his magic. "Rest now my flower." Helia whispers softly in my ear. He gets up to leave but I stop him. "Is something wrong Flora?" He asks me with concern. I sigh and nod. He sits down next to me. "I feel bad for how I acted towards Musa." I tell him. "My flower I've told you you're unwell and she'll understand they're actually outside your room." Helia assures me but I can't stop the tears from rolling down my face. Helia lays down next to me wrapping his arms around me and I just let him. I quietly cry into his chest as he comforts me, stroking my hair gently and pulling me closer to him as he kisses my forehead and whispers in my ear until I'm peacefully asleep.
I run as fast as I can breathing heavily. I fall down again to see him towering above me. He's back! He grab my wrists harshly yanking me to my feet. I scream out in pain and fear. "Shut it!" He growls in my ear.
I wake up sitting up in bed breathing heavily and sweating. Bloom sighs in relief. It must be around midnight. "Thank God Flora you were tossing and turning and then you screamed." Bloom explains. I get to my feet and walk out onto the balcony and sit on the fencing around it. I start breathing quickly as my heart races and I grip the small wall under me. Bloom runs out and she gets back into bed while Aisha its next to me. Aisha sits next to me. "You okay Flo?" She asks me. I nod wiping away a few tears. I need to tell her. I close the door to the balcony. "Aisha you need to know." I say quietly sighing. "What do I need to know?" She ask me confused. "Aisha I cut." I tell her quietly wiping away a few tears. She stares in shock before hugging me. "Flora why?" She asks. I sigh. "I need to tell someone, me and my mother never got along especially after my Father left and became you know what, my mother tried to force me into marriage but I refused and I told him that in front of everyone, he'd been abusing me, he swore revenge and that somehow he'll make me marry him and I had a nightmare about him and I hink he's coming back." I explain. "Flo you should have said something." Aisha says hugging me. I let go of the wall forgetting where I am as I cry. "Ahh." I say as I fall backwards just managing to grab onto the wall with my hands. "Here!" Aisha say grabbing my hand and pulling me up. "Aisha I can't cope especially with Riven I'm leaving." I tell her quietly. "I'm coming with you he was so insulting to all of us especially me and you since we're close friends of Musa's and Tecna dosen't seem to get effected by hi words." Aisha explains. I nod and write down a note.
Dear Winx,
By now you probably know Aisha and I have left, for good. I can't cope any more and neither can Aisha you know with Riven and everything and something has happened/is going to happen with something horrible to do with my past. As you know I'm very insecure but you don't know how much I think only one of you does other then Aisha. Please explain to the guys especially Nabu and Helia. This isn't goodbye we'll see you again someday. I can't tell you where we're going we just need some time.
-Flora
I write. "This okay?" I ask her handing Aisha the note. She nods. I place it carefully nex to Bloom's bed and sneak back over to Aisha. "How about Earth they won't think, Bloom used to live there before she discovered her true past and that she's a fairy." Aisha suggests. "Perfect!" I giggle. I remember Bloom telling us about it and I've went there before I actually have my own cottage there. "I have a small cottage." I add. She smile. Aisha creates a portal and we walk through to be greeted by a new atmosphere. It' night here as well. Me and Aisha use our magic to change into daytime clothes. As we walk Aisha's pulled down a dark ally. She screams out without thinking. I run after the sound. "Aisha!" I shout as I see her on the floor with a familiar guy in front of her with three other guys. The familiar one goes to hit her. "Ace leave her alone." I growl hitting him with my magic. "Flora!" He says his eyes widening. I grab Aisha and run. "Who is he?" Aisha asks me as we run. "The guy I was suppose to marry!" I reply as tears pour down my face. We run into the forest and arrive at my cottage which is in the middle of it. We walk in to be greeted by different plants, not like a greenhouse though.
I show Aisha her room which she decorates. I make sure the door is locked before walking carefully into her room. We've both already changed back into our pyjamas. Tear run down both of our faces. "What's wrong?" I ask her. She wipes them away quickly. "I just miss the other especially Nabu but I really couldn't cope any more." Aisha confesses. "Same." I sigh. She hug me. "Why are you wearing a jacket?" She asks me. "Cold?" I lie. She sigh knowing what I'd done. Did I mention I'd been cutting before I walked into her room that's why I'm wearing a jacket to hide them. "You really need to stop doing that." Aisha tells me. I sigh. "Do you want to stay in here tonight?" he asks me. I nod as my body shakes slightly. Aisha helps me with the second bed and she switches off the light "Sorry to be a pain." I apologize. "No need to apologize you're pretty shaken up after that, so am I, I probably would of asked to stay in your room." Aisha confesses with a small laugh. We get into our beds and fall asleep quickly.
(Bloom's POV)
I wake up late in the morning to see a note by my bed. I pick it up and as I read it my eyes widen.
Dear Winx,
By now you probably know Aisha and I have left, for good. I can't cope any more and neither can Aisha you know with Riven and everything and something has happened/is going to happen with something horrible to do with my past. As you know I'm very insecure but you don't know how much I think only one of you does other then Aisha. Please explain to the guys especially Nabu and Helia. This isn't goodbye we'll see you again someday. I can't tell you where we're going we just need some time.
-Flora
I read it again. I run out to see all the girls sitting on the sofas. Apart from Aisha and Flora and Musa who's probably with Riven. "Read this!" I tell them. Tecna and Stella read it and their eyes widen. "I'm calling the guys now." Tecna says as tears run down her face. Tecna never cries! We're all crying. Tecna calls Timmy and straight away he answers. "Tecna why are you crying?" He asks as he sees her. He looks confused. "Timmy jut come over right now with the other guys, not Riven though and if Musa is there he can stay." Tecna tells him before hanging up not bothering to wait for a reply. "Why no Musa?" Stella asks wiping away some of her tears. "They may have left not only because of Riven but because Musa, their supposedly friend think what he's doing is romantic and takes his side." I point out to Stella. There's a knock on our door. They got here quickly! All the guys apart from Riven come in and Musa isn't with them. Sky comes over to me and hugs me, Timmy hugs Tecna and Brandon hugs Stella, he's extremely worried about her for some reason. "You haven't you know?" Brandon asks her quietly. She shakes her head. "Where is Aisha?" Nabu asks. "And Flora?" Helia adds. We all start crying even more. We hand them the note. They read it and hand it to the other guys who read it. They tart to walk away. "Where are you going?" Timmy asks. "To find them." Nabu answers. "Good luck we have no idea where they are." Sky adds causing us all to cry even more. "We'll search every planet if we have to." Helia says. He and Nabu leave.
(Helia's POV)
We start with ringing the girls. Flora doesn't answer but surprisingly Aisha does! "Hey Aisha I'll pass you to Helia quickly." Nabu says after the two of them finishing talking. "Aisha are you and Flora okay?" I ask her. She nods. "I'm worried about her with her panic attacks and.. other stuff. "We're on Earth I can't tell you where because I don't really know we're somewhere in Guardenia and Flora told me about what she does I haven't told Nabu that's her choice but you can't tell the others where we are and we aren't coming back, at least not now we both need some time but I have to go." Aisha says quickly hanging up. "They're in Gaurdenia but we can't tell the others that's what Aisha said and we need to respect that." I tell Nabu giving him his phone back. "I know she told me." He says laughing slightly as he opens a portal to Gurdenia. We waste no time and go straight through to arrive in Gaurdenia park.
(Flora's POV)
"Ace let her go!" I say pulling his shoulder harshly. Aishs kicks him and he falls back letting go of her. "Call Helia and Nabu." I tell her as Ace harshly puhes me againt the wall. "But Flora-" She start. "Call them." I say a bit louder as he starts kicking me. She runs off to call them. Ace pulls me to my feet and I kick him weakly. "Vine shield." I say using my magic to create a wall of weak vines around me. "Flora your magic won't work well your too weak." He chuckles pulling don the vines making me worse. He kicks me and hits me more and then he goes for my shirt. I push him away with the little strength I have left. "Flora you won't beat me this time." He chuckles pushing me harshly against the wall. Tears pour down my face. My breathing speeds up and my heart pounds violently in my chest. My heard starts hurting. He places his lips on mine and I try desperately to push him away but I can't. More tears pour down my face as he goes for my shirt again and I try yet again to push him away but of course I fail.