Character: Flora and Helia

Flora hides a great secret from everyone even from Helia. How will they react? Will Helia forgive her?

Submitter: Beatriz

Secrets

The Winx were gathered in their common room when there was a knock on the door. Bloom walked over to the door and opened it to see the Specialists standing at the door.

"Hey, guys. What are you doing here?" Bloom asked.

"I received a text from Flora saying that she wanted us all here." Helia answered. "Is everything okay?"

Bloom sighed, "I don't know. She has been acting weird lately and she asked us to be here as well. So none of us know what is wrong."

"I hope Flora is okay." Sky sighed.

"We all do. How about you come into the room and make yourself comfortable." Bloom opened the door wider, inviting the boys into the room.

The boys found places to sit on the floor on random pieces of furniture.

"I know that this is normally something that Flora would do but would any of you like some tea?" Tecna asked as she walked over to the kettle in the corner of the room.

"That won't be necessary." a voice said. Heads turned to see Flora standing in the doorway of her and Bloom's room, holding a tray with 12 mugs of hot tea. She walked over to the group and placed the tray on the small coffee table in the middle of the room.

"Thank you for the tea, Flora." Brandon smiled as he took a steaming cup of tea.

"So I guess that I shouldn't waste any time and just let you know why I had you all come here today." Flora said as she looked down at her mug, rubbing her hands up and down the warm porcelain.

"Is everything okay, Flora?" Helia asked as he stood up to walk over to his girlfriend.

"I am okay, but I hope that you all will be okay once I tell you all." Flora sighed.

"What is it?" Musa asked with concern.

Flora took a deep breath and looked up at her friends.

"Do you all remember what happened with Mirta and with Selina?"

"The pumpkin bit? The working with Trix? What about them?" Stella asked.

"No, the turning from a witch into a fairy. Well, in Selina's case from a witch back into a fairy."

"Yes, we remember." Musa answered and the rest of her friends nodded. Even Helia, Aisha, and Nex who technically weren't there for Mirta's transformation but they knew of what happened. "You were so kind and understanding towards them."

"Well there was a reason for that. It's because I am like them." Flora sighed.

"Like them? How?" Tecna asked.

"You know for being the smart one you missed a big one here." Riven rolled his eyes. "Flora was a witch."

All eyes turned to Flora.

"Is that true, Flora?" Bloom asked.

"It is."

Helia suddenly stood up from Flora and walked out of the room. Flora looked up and winced as the door slammed.

"You're a witch, Flora?" Stella asked, trying to clarify.

"No, I was a witch. I was until I was twelve years old but then I met the Guardian Fairy of Linphea and I knew I wanted to be just like her. But I was a witch and instead of helping plants, all I knew was how to harm them. I didn't want that. I wanted to do good." Flora explained.

"I told my parents that I wanted to be a fairy, like the Guardian Fariy, like my mom. They took me to meet with Faragonda and Griffin and they agreed that the best thing would be to make the switch and now I am here today."

"And we are glad that you are here today." Bloom smiled.

"Are you not mad at me?" Flora asked.

"Of course not. Who you are is not determined by whether you are a fairy or not. You could be a goblin and we would still love you if you were still the same sweet and caring person that you are today. Flora, we love you." Aisha answered as she walked over to Flora and gave her a hug.

"The same goes for us too." Sky said as he indicated to the other Specialists apart from Helia.

"Thanks. I love you all." Flora smiled as she hugged the rest of her friends. "I just hope Helia isn't too mad."

"I don't think that he is mad at you. Probably just taken aback." Bloom comforted her friend.

"I better go talk to him." Flora stood up from the sofa and made her way to the door.

Flora walked outside to the gardens where she found Helia sitting under the large tree in the corner.

"Helia?" Flora timidly asked as she approached Helia.

Helia didn't respond but Flora still sat down next to him.

"Helia, are you okay? I am sorry. I understand if you wouldn't want to be with me."

"Do you really think that I am that shallow not to be with you because of something that you were?" Helia turned his head to face Flora.

"But why are you upset?" Flora asked.

"I am upset because you haven't told me before. I would love you if you were a witch, a troll, an ogre. Flora I love YOU not what you are."

"I was afraid that you would stop loving me." Flora sighed as she looked down.

"I just don't like it when we keep secrets away from each other. I hoped that you felt comfortable coming to me about anything and everything. I want us to be honest with each other." Helia grabbed Flora's hands.

"I'm sorry, Helia."

"There is nothing to be sorry for. I love you, Flora." Helia bent down and placed a kiss on Flora's lips. "Are there any other things that you would like to tell me?"

"No, that is it." Flora giggled. "You?"

"My life has been too boring to have secrets." Helia chuckled. "You have been the most exciting part."

Helia and Flora stayed in each other's arms as they enjoyed the twilight in the sky.

"Come on, we should get back inside." Flora sighed as she looked up at Helia.

Flora and Helia stood up and walked back into Alfea. Flora opened the door to the dorm room to see that everyone was still there.

"What are you still doing here?" Flora asked as she looked at her friends and the Specialists.

"We have questions." Timmy replied.

"Like what?"

Stella was the first to speak up and ask,

"Like did you have to wear a hideous outfit?"