Back at Alfea, Bloom appeared in her room noticing Flora reading a book. She came out of the light and Flora placed her book down. Bloom leant against the wall before she fell to the floor.
"Bloom, are you all right?" Bloom asked as she went up to Bloom.
"No. Not really. Sky asked me to marry him," Bloom replied stunned.
"What? That's great news Bloom. Let me get the girls. Stella, Musa, Tecna come quick! Sky asked Bloom to marry him!" Flora yelled out from the door way.
"WHAT!" the girls screamed and ran in.
"Congratulations Bloom, Brandon didn't tell me" Stella congratulated with a smile.
"Yeah Bloom, that's great" Musa agreed.
"No guys, it's not great," interrupted Bloom, her face looking at the floor.
"What, Bloom you can't be serious?" Musa said with confusion.
"I am serious Musa. I'm not ready to get married or be queen of Erakleon" Bloom replied.
"What did you say Bloom?" Tecna asked.
"I said, 'I'm sorry Sky but I have to go,' then I left" Bloom answered.
"But Bloom, you love Sky right? I mean, you to have been together since before sophomore year," Flora reasoned.
"I do love him Flora, but, I don't know" Bloom replied quietly.
"Look Bloom, we all can't believe that you didn't give Sky an actual answer. I can't believe that you said that, so, re-think your decision and go and talk to him. You can't just run away from this," Stella advised.
The girls left Bloom to re-think her decision through like Stella suggested.
"I could try" Bloom whispered, while lying on her bed, staring out of her window.
At Red Fountain, Sky angrily came through his dorm. Brandon was lifting weights when he came in.
"So, did she say yes?" Brandon asked excitedly.
"She disappeared back to Alfea before I had a chance to hear her answer. I guess Timmy was right, Bloom wasn't ready to be my queen" Sky answered sadly, falling backwards on his bed.
Brandon dropped his weights with a huge 'Thud!'
"What? You can't be serious. You love her and she loves you. She was probably just very surprised," Brandon suggested.
"Maybe. She acted more like she didn't want to believe what I said. Maybe I was destined to be the only generation without a wife" Sky sighed exasperated
"What? Listen to yourself Sky!" Brandon convinced shaking Sky's shoulders.
"I'm leaving for Erakleon this afternoon."
"Why?"
"I'm telling my parents that I'm going to rule as a king without a queen."
"What will your parents think when you tell them that?"
"I don't know, but they're just going to have to accept it."
Neither of them noticed Timmy, Riven and Helia by the almost closed door having over heard everything. The boys hastily jumped on their hover bikes and headed for Alfea.
The boys arrived at Alfea's front entrance and saw the girls running over to them.
"Hey guys. What are you doing here?" Flora asked giving Helia a hug.
"We over heard Brandon and Sky talking and it's not good" Helia answered.
"And?" Musa said.
"Sky said that he and Brandon were returning to Erakleon this afternoon for the crowning ceremony without a bride," Timmy explained.
"Wait, I thought Sky couldn't become king until he marries Bloom," Tecna said with confusion.
"Well, yes, but he thinks Bloom said no so his parents have to get used to it," Riven replied annoyed.
"That's it!" Stella yelled in disgust before she stormed off to see Bloom.
In her dorm, Bloom was drawing Alfea's courtyard on her desk when Stella barged in.
"Bloom!" Stella hollered slamming the door open.
"Oh, hi Stella. What's up?" Bloom asked innocently as she spun her chair round to see Stella standing in her doorway.
"What's up? What's up! Your boyfriend is ruling Erakleon all by his lonely self!"
"He is?"
"He is! He's leaving this afternoon and once he's king, he can't marry you."
"Why not Stella?"
"Hello! Arranged Marriages! Knowing his parents, he'll be betrothed within the year."
"But Stella, I'm not ready to be married, I'm not ready to be queen, I'm not old enough to be engaged. I just can't, I don't feel worthy of being queen Stella," Bloom admitted with her head in her hands.
"Is that what this is about? Bloom, you are worthy to be queen" Stella comforted Bloom as she knelt down to her level.
"No I'm not... I'm just the simple girl from Earth who discovered that she's a princess to a dead planet. I'm not a real princess Stella. I don't have a kingdom to call my own because it died years ago. A queen is an actual princess, who rules an actual kingdom. I don't have a kingdom, I'm not a real princess, I'm just a girl..." Bloom said as she began to tear up. "I'm just a girl from Earth who lost everything. How can I rule someone else's kingdom, if I lost my own kingdom when I was still a princess?"
"Bloom," Stella said holding Bloom's hand.
Bloom started to wipe her tears away, got a grip and began talking again. "What if I fail Stella because I lost an opportunity to be capable of ruling a kingdom? What if Sky's parents hate me, because I'm not a legitimate princess? A legitimate princess would have royal parents, a kingdom to watch over, and loyal citizens to protect. I have none of that. Why would Sky want to marry a simple girl?"
"Bloom, stop that now" Stella said kindly. "You are not a simple girl. Sky doesn't care for all those things. If he would care, do you think that he would even propose to you in the first place?"
Bloom shock her head as she quietly said, "No."
"That's right. He doesn't care if his parents love you or hate you. You are not the simple girl from Earth. You are the last and rightful heir to the throne of Sparx. You are the princess of Sparx. Yes, you have lost your kingdom, but it isn't dead, it's frozen, the planet is asleep and is waiting for its long lost princess to wake it up. You have royal parents, Oritell and Merium, they are only missing, they haven't died. You have loyal citizens too, Bloom," Stella stopped as she lifted Bloom's head with her hand; "you have us, your friends. You keep us together, you lead us. If that isn't a princess, then I don't know what is. I am a princess myself and it isn't about owning your own kingdom or having royal parents or even having powers, it's about helping people, leading people, protecting people, having citizens who look up to you, ask you for guidance and help. Bloom, Sky could've chosen thousands of princess' in all the realms, but he chose you, and do you know why?"
Stella asked Bloom lifted her head and looked into her friend's eyes.
"It's because you already act like you've been a princess your whole life. It's because he loves you for everything you do. You lead us with the witches and with Baltor. You were the one who guided the boys, Layla and me through the Downlands when we were looking for the pixies. We all come to you for help and you never think twice about rejecting it. That's what makes a princess, and that's what makes you a legitimate princess of Sparx. Now tell me that you don't deserve to be happy with Sky, that you do believe that you are a princess, that because you know realise that you are ready to be queen" Stella started yelling proudly as she stood up.
"I'm ready," Bloom said softly.
"What was that?" Stella yelled encouragingly.
"I'm ready!"
"I can't hear you!"
"I am ready!" Bloom yelled as she stood up from her chair proudly.
Suddenly, Musa burst through the door and said, "Get moving Bloom! Sky's leaving as we speak!" She yelled.
"What!" Bloom cried as her happiness went down.
"He and Brandon are in the squad ship. GO! GO NOW!" Musa ordered Bloom.
Bloom looked at Stella, who smiled and she transformed into her enchantix and flew out of the window.
