First of all, I want to thank the two people that reviewed this story, you're awesome. I was a bit disappointed that there weren't more comments, but I guess people weren't too interested in the story. I blame it on the summary. I realized just after I posted the first chapter that I didn't like it, so I changed it. It felt unfair to make it all about Flora when Bloom too is a crucial character to the story. I wanted to add in something about the other Winx as well, but there's a word limit, so I wasn't able to do so.
I'll start with the shoutouts:
winxkate: Yeah, I was there thinking of what Helia's parents should be named and it just came to me. I thought it fit. It will be, there's a lot of drama, adventure, mystery and love. She'll have a hard time in later chapters, but I promise you that there will be many happy moments with her and the Winx and Helia. This story won't be as dark as A World Of Fiction. Okay, that's so not true, but I'll try to include more happy moments.
Flora: I love children and babies, so it's fun to write about them. Astrid's vision will take a while to be revealed, though we'll have another important vision that's the base of this story. You'll see in a few chapters. I'm glad you think so.
Happy reading, everyone! And remember, though this story will have Flora as the main character, there will be plots for all the Winx and I will include all of the canon ships, with the exception of Daphne and Thoren, since this story will end in S3.
"They have no idea. Poor souls." She muttered before re entering the castle, an excuse for her return ready in mind. This time she would be sure to cas the protective spell around the young princess because she knew the horrible consequences of not doing so. She only hoped that it would be enough to protect Flora from the great villain who would surely come after her.
1 year later...
Things had changed for everyone ever since princess Flora's birth. The kingdom of Limphea was filled with joy at the prospect of having a heir to the throne and the king and queen were able to relax, their fears long gone. That didn't mean that their lives had been easy, though.
Handing a child was more difficult than Alyssa and Rollos had expected and the new parents were having trouble with it. Thankfully, Lily and James were there to help them and teach them how to care for their baby girl. Being parents themselves, the two knew exactly how exhaustive it can be, so they did their best to make thing as easy as possible for the king and queen.
Many times while Alyssa and Rollos were busy with political meetings, they would stay with Flora. It was in those babysitting days that Lily and James gladly watched as Flora and Helia became good friends. Of course, being so young, it was impossible to tell if they would truly be friends, but the two children got along well. They were both calm and peaceful, hardly ever crying or giving too much work.
Although the two babies were peaceful, the same couldn't be said for the rest of the world. Evil arose just a few months after Flora's birth, threatening the safety of all of the Magic Dimension. The ancestral witches, as they called themselves, invaded and attempted to destroy many planets in a vast search for a mystic power called the dragon flame. It was known as only a myth, a gift that came from the ancestral gods that had once ruled over the Magic Dimension.
No one believed it to be real as no one had faith in the gods anymore. It was all myths. The witches didn't seem to believe so, firmly insisting that the dragon flame was as real as fairies were. They fled Cloud Tower, school for witches, and became a destructive force that almost tore apart Limphea and Eraklyon.
By the time they came, queen Alyssa and king Rollos had been ready for them. They took Flora and Helia and, followed by the young boy's parents, and fled their beloved planet. It was against their beliefs to leave Limphea, but they knew that as royals they had a duty to perform to their planet and that included staying alive so that they could help rebuild.
So they had stayed at Andros, where the gentle queen and king had welcomed them to stay for as long as they pleased. By then, Flora was nearly 9 months old and she spent most of her time playing with baby Aisha, princess of Andros , who was 6 months old. Helia played with them as well and the three of them formed a bond there that would last for a long time, until everything would fall apart.
It was a friendship that their parents praised and loved and the royals of Limphea and Andros made a promise to never separate their daughters, hoping that they would remain friends for years to come. They also promised that, once the worse had passed and Flora could return to Limphea, they would arrange monthly meetings so that the two princesses could meet and strengthen their bond.
Unknown to them, since the kingdoms of the Magic Dimension had been apart ever since the witches began their quest, a friendship much like theirs was being formed between Solaria and Eraklyon. Princess Stella had taken a liking to Brandon and Prince Sky and the three children had become friends as well. During the attacks on Eraklyon, the royal family had fled to Solaria where they watched as their children formed a strong bond. The two royal families also made a promise to keep their alliance strong with monthly visits.
They say that in desperate times you find out who your friends truly are and that's exactly what happened during the attacks of the ancestral witches. All through the Magic alliances were made against them, but no one was able to defeat them. It was unclear why they stopped in the end, vanishing all of sudden. Only a few people knew the reason for the witches' disappearance, important citizens of many planets that created a secret society to fight against the witches. The Company of Light.
Helia's grandparents were involved in it along with Hagen and Faragonda, teachers at magic schools for wizards and fairies. They were the most powerful sorcerers of the time, Saladin and Hagen being themselves wizards while the two women were fairies. It was thanks to them that the ancestral witches were stopped and the Magic Dimension finally returned to peace. They were heroes, defenders of all that is good and they won the battle against evil. But it was only the first of many to come, soon war would reach the Magic Dimension and this time not even the famous Company of Light would be able to stop it.
The king and queen of Domino, being close friends to both Saladin and Faragonda, left their newborn baby girl at home so that they could join in the fight. They didn't plan to stay away for long, but as it turned out, things never go as planned. The date that marked March 1st of 1988, queen Marion and king Oritel disappeared. Vanished leaving no traced behind. No one knew where they were or if they were even alive and no one would know for many years to come.
A little girl of nearly three months was left behind in the falling kingdom of Domino. With the queen and king gone, chaos was installed and no one was able to fight against the ancestral witches. Domino was the last planet they searched because it was there that they finally found the mystic dragon flame.
Inside the palace...
It was getting dark, the moon started coming out and the people of Domino that still lived sighed in relief as they thought that the night might drive away the terrible ancestral witches. A calmness was installed amongst the survivors as they waited for another attack that never came. The witches weren't going to try to destroy them anymore because they had finally found what they were looking for.
A young girl of 16 years old walked along the palace with a small bundle safely wrapped in her arms. Her name was Daphne and she was a close friend of the royal family, since her parents had been best friends with King Oritel and Queen Marion before they had passed away 3 years before. She had been invited to live in the palace afterwards and so she had become even closer to them. It could even be said that Daphne was the child they had thought that they would never have, but things had changed ever since Bloom was born. With the arrival of a new princess, the king and queen had been overjoyed and they had done everything they could to pay enough attention to Daphne, so that she wouldn't feel left out.
3 months passed and things were going great until the witches attacked Domino. It happened just a few weeks after Marion and Oritel had gone to Eraklyon to help their friends, King Erendor and Queen Samara, who were still residing in Solaria. They had no idea that it would be their last trip, the last time they would see their baby girl before they disappeared.
"Oh, no." Daphne muttered as she heard a door forcefully closing not far from where she and Bloom were. The baby cried, startled by the sudden sound and Daphne looked scaredly at the now dark corridor. "No, Bloom. Shhh. Stay quiet, please." She told the baby before she started running. It proved to be very difficult, considering that she held a baby in her arms, but she managed to cover a great distance and arrive at the secret library, the only place that hadn't been destroyed by the witches since it was protected by extremely powerful magic.
"We made it." She sighed in relief, but she had spoken to soon. Evil laughter was heard as the witches appeared right by the door, where the protective barrier didn't stop them.
"Yes, you've made it right to our trap." Tharma said with a smirk and Daphne took a step back, her arms protectively wrapped around the little princess.
"We knew that you'd be coming here, fairies are so predictable." A bored Lysslis added after her older sister.
"Now, unless you desire to die a very painful death, you'll hand her to us." Belladona threatened and Daphne shook her head vigorously while she tried to think of a good plan on how to defeat them.
"NO!" She screamed while desperately seeking a way out. Unfortunately, the witches were blocking the entrance to the only safe place for her and Bloom. She eyed the half asleep little girl worriedly.
"They always fight..." Lysslis said after sighing and Tharma completed the sentence.
"Until their deaths." The witch of storms sent a powerful hurricane Daphne's way, hoping to separate her from the child. The blonde girl was prepared for their attacks and she used her magic to block it. It weakened her greatly, though, so she knew that she would have to find another way to protect Bloom.
"Perhaps we should take them somewhere else, where it would be easier to defeat her." Tharma suggested and an idea started forming in Daphne's minds. It wasn't a great one and she was sure that, if it went wrong, Bloom would be lost and alone. But she also knew that protecting the dragon flame was a priority and that such mystic powers could do a lot of harm if they fell into the wrong hands. So she did what she had to to do.
"I'm sorry, Bloom. I hope that your parents find you someday." She talked to the baby and the witches watched her curiously. "Good luck, sweetheart." She kissed Bloom's forehead before she used her powers to create a portal to somewhere safe, somewhere the witches would never find Bloom. She placed the baby inside it and within seconds she was gone, leaving behind a terrified fairy and three rageful witches.
"NO!" Beladona screamed loudly while they stared daggers at Daphne.
"Where is she?!" Tharma forcefully asked before taking a few steps towards Daphne. The blonde girl was glad that her plan had worked and ready for the next part.
"You'll never find her." She vowed before disappearing. She could only hope that she had done the right thing by sending Bloom away and that everything would be okay with the sweet princess. Of course, she had no idea just how important Bloom was or what awaited her in the future.
8 years later...
It was a beautiful spring afternoon, the sun shone upon the citizens of Limphea, who gathered in the palace gardens for the celebration of the birth of a new baby princess. It was a day of joy, a day of light that broke through the darkness caused by the destructive rampage of the ancestral witches. After the fall of Domino, the kingdoms of the Magic Dimension had lost contact, closing in on themselves. There was no tension or signs of war, thankfully, but the situation wasn't looking good.
Andros and Limphea, just as Solaria and Eraklyon, had maintained their strong friendship and so queen Niobe and king Teredor had arrived with their only daughter, princess Aisha, hours before most guests of the party. They had stayed with the royals of Limphea in their chambers while Lily and James looked after Flora, Helia and Aisha. The three children had grown much since the events of the attacks years before and so had their friendship. While Flora's little sister was coming into the world, she was much too happy playing with her two best friends.
"Come on, Helia, catch!" Aisha yelled at the young boy as she kicked the ball towards him. They were playing football, an activity that the Andros princess really enjoyed, though Flora didn't. Aisha and Flora had bonded over their mutual interest for nature and waters, since there was nothing they adored more than a swim in the famous waterfalls of Limphea or in the seas of Andros. However, Aisha's love of sports wasn't shared by the nature princess, so when she desired to play football, Helia would be the one to accompany her.
Flora didn't mind in the least being left out, she desired to spend time by herself reading a book or staying in the Greenhouse. This time she was sitting under a tree on top of a hill that overlooked the gardens with Lily and James watching her closely while she read a book about the ancient gods. It was interesting and mysterious and she loved learning about everything that was ancient.
"It's not fair! You're kicking too hard!" Helia complained as the ball accidentally hit his face and Aisha looked at him in horror.
"Oh, Helia, I'm so sorry." She apologized, but the damage was done. The young boy had a bleeding nose and a bump on his forehead and his worried parents rushed to his side with Flora not far behind.
"Helia, my god!" Lily gasped while she examined his injury and the young boy clearly tried his hardest not to cry.
"You need to be more careful, Aisha. He's not an expert at football like yourself." James warned the young princess and she smiled while Helia looked at his father in disbelief.
"Daddy!" He complained and Flora, having just arrived at the scene, gave him a pitiful look.
"Don't worry, Helia. I think you're very good at... whatever this game is called." She told him gently and his face lightened up.
"Really?" He asked her with his famous puppy dog eyes and his parents shared amused looks at the two interactions.
"Of course. Maybe you can teach me someday." She replied and his smile got even bigger.
"Yes! I would love to. I'll teach you how to be an expert at football, you'll see." He jumped excitedly before he stopped when he felt his head throbbing. "Ouch." He rubbed the small bump.
"I really am sorry." Aisha apologized again and Lily smiled gently at her.
"I know, sweetie. It's okay. Here, let me heal you." She reassured Aisha before turning back to Helia. She started approaching him when Flora spoke up.
"Can I do it?" The young nature fairy asked and Lily and James shared unsure looks.
"You can try, sweetheart, but it's hard and children usually don't do this kind of spell." Lily warned her and Flora confidently approached Helia.
"I'll do my best." She responded with a smile before she concentrated and soon her small hand started glowing bright green. She placed it on his forehead and closed her eyes. It was a wonderful sight, such a young child performing what they all knew to be a major spell that was mostly reserved for fairies with healing powers. What was most wonderful about it was that soon the bump in Helia's forehead disappeared and his nose stopped bleeding as well.
It was miraculous, wonderful and mysterious how young Flora held so much power within her. Her parents had been surprised when she had performed a similar spell at the young age of five. They had asked Astrid about it and the healer had explained to them that Flora was clearly blessed by the gods and goddesses. The king and queen of Limphea weren't believers of gods, they considered them to be only myths, but since they trusted Astrid wholeheartedly, they had accepted her explanation.
"There you go. All better." Flora opened her eyes again to look at Helia's face with a pleased smile and the young boy touched his forehead before his eyes widened.
"It's gone. Do you see, mommy? The bump is gone!" He excitedly told his mother and the two adults couldn't help but laugh.
"I see it, sweetheart. It's magical, isn't it." Lily cooed and she kissed her son on the forehead, to witch he frowned.
"I love when Flo uses magic, it's so beautiful!" Aisha gushed and Flora smiled shyly.
"Indeed. You always surprise me, dear, when you manage to perform such powerful spells. It truly is a miracle." James told her and Lily spoke next.
"It's not just a miracle, she's blessed by the gods, my love." She explained to him for the millionth time and Helia got excited.
"That's right, mommy. Will you show us the mark, Flora?" He turned to his best friend and Flora smiled before she lowered her dress from her right shoulder so that they could see the beautiful rose that was placed there. The mark had been with her since her birth and Astrid had told her parents that it belonged to the great goddess of nature, Gaia. That's why they were told that Flora was blessed by the gods, in ancient times such a mark meant that the bearer of it had the protection of all the old gods.
"I love this mark, it suits you so well." Aisha told her and Flora was about to thank her when a maid came running their way.
"She's here, she's here." She told them breathlessly and James and Lily rushed after the children as they made their way back to the palace and towards the queen's chambers.
"Hey, sweetheart." An exhausted Alyssa greeted Flora as teh young girl jumped on the bed by her side.
"She's so cute, mommy." Flora gushed and her newborn baby sister looked at her with their shared green eyes.
"She's perfect, Alyssa. Congratulations!" Lily told her friend proudly and Alyssa returned a grateful smile.
"Thank you for always being so kind and gentle, dear Lily." She answered."Do you want to hold her?" Lily nodded her head eagerly and she approached the bed. King Teredor and Queen Niobe stepped away so that she could reach the queen of Limphea.
"Here, baby girl." Lily cooed before she looked back at her best friend."What's her name again?" She asked and Alyssa smiled proudly.
"It's Miele." She responded and before Lily could say anything, there was a loud yell.
"Can I see her, mommy?" It was Helia, who was jumping with excitement while Aisha glared at him, her hands holding her small feet.
"Hey, that hurt!" She complained and he cast her an apologizing look.
"Sorry for stepping on your feet, Aisha. But can I see her now?" Helia said before he turned back to his mother and Lily nodded before she kneeled on the ground so she was at head length with him. "She's strange." He said while staring weirdly at the baby.
"Babies are strange." Aisha said after she had approached them. The baby suddenly started crying and the two children looked sad.
"Sorry, Miele. We didn't mean to offend you." Helia apologized and his parents smiled at him.
"She's not offended, sweetheart. She's just hungry." Alyssa told him gently while she got out of bed with Rollo's help.
"We should get you three ready for the party while Queen Alyssa feeds baby Miele, okay?" Lily told the children and her best friend before handing her the baby. After receiving a nod from the king and queen, Lily and James walked away with Flora, Helia and Aisha.
A few hours later...
"This isn't fun at all." Flora complained while she and Aisha sat down and watched royals dancing and talking.
"It's a grown up party, they're not supposed to be fun." The princess of Andros replied while crossing her arms. She had tried to persuade her parents to allow her to play in the gardens during the party, but they had refused.
"Right? Why can't they play a game or do something other than dancing?" The nature fairy wondered while pouting. It's not as if she despised dancing, but every party it was the same thing and she got bored. They were children, after all, they desired adventure and fun.
"Hey, girls. Why so sad?" Helia asked once he approached the two after finishing a long conversation with Brandon of Eraklyon. The royals of said planet had arrived about an hour before and since Flora and Aisha didn't want to spend time with the two boys, Helia had taken pity of them and had decided to spend a while talking to Brandon. The two had actually bonded, being close friends to the royal families of their respective planets. He thought Brandon was fun and wanted to introduce him to Flora and Aisha, which is why had had come to meet them.
"This party isn't fun." Flora told him and he smiled upon seeing her pout before an idea came to mind.
"I think I know what will cheer you up." She looked at him curiously when he went to the table behind them and picked one of the beautiful roses that decorated it. The two girls raised their eyebrows before their faces turned to surprise when his hands started glowing white and soon the rose transformed into a white bird. It flew towards Flora and the young princess laughed before she held it in her hand.
"It's so beautiful. Thanks, Helia." She thanked him sweetly and he smiled sheepishly.
"No problem. I like it when you smile." He replied and she let go of the bird before she approached him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Sometimes I forget that you have magic too." Aisha told them after watching the two's interaction with a smile.
"Grandpa says I shouldn't use it all the time, but it's so cool!" Was his excited response and Flora laughed.
"I agree! Hey, how about we redecorate this table with a bit of magic?" Flora suggested, green eyes shining and Helia nodded excitedly.
"Yees! Great idea, Flo! Aisha, will you help us?" He asked the fairy of waves and she shrugged her shoulders.
"Sure." With that, they went to the table and started thinking of ideas to improve the decorations.
On the other side of the room...
"Look at them, Rollos. So young and innocent." Alyssa told her husband after they had finished their conversation with the king and queen of Eraklyon.
"I wish she could stay like that forever." Rollos confessed and she smiled at him.
"I know, love. Me too." He wrapped an arm around her and they spend a few minutes watching the three children talk while keeping an eye on Lily and James, who were taking care of princess Miele.
"Oh, no." She looked at him worriedly before she followed his line of vision.
"Trouble." She sighed while looking at the newly arrived guests.
Lord Remus entered the palace followed by his wife, Violet and their 5 years old daughter, Krystal. They were important nobles of the kingdom of Limphea and there were many rumors that they desired the crown for themselves. Usually the king and queen wouldn't listen to rumors but in this case, it was different. Everyone knew that Remus' grandfather had been himself a king of Limphea and he had been dethrone due to being over authoritative and selfish, but that wasn't how Remus saw it.
Because of this story, there had always been tension between him and Rollos and when Alyssa married him, Remus showed even more hatred for the royal family of Limphea. He spoke many times about how their marriage was wrong because she wasn't of royal birth and he had refused to attend the wedding and her coronation. Years later, his opinion remained the same and he wasn't even invited to royal parties anymore.
"I can't believe he's come here without an invitation." Rollos shook his head while staring coldly at his adversary.
"Honey, perhaps you should try to send him away gently. We don't want to give the people a wrong impression." Alyssa suggested and he smiled at her.
"What would I do without you?" He asked and he wrapped his arms around her waist while bringing her closer for a sweet kiss.
In a kingdom far away...
Two man watched the party guests through a magical mirror, the image was focused on princess Flora spoke to the newly arrived princess Stella of Solaria. The first one had golden hair and blue eyes, seeming to be in his late twenties. His name was a secret not many knew, one that couldn't be spoken unless by someone worthy. The other one was older, seeming to be in his late forties and he had silver white hair that fell on his shoulders and the same blue eyes as his son.
"Well, if I had any doubts about Astrid's visions before, I sure don't anymore." The older man spoke and the younger one looked at him curiously.
"What makes you so sure that she's the one, father?" He asked and the older man smiled.
"Did you not see how she healed the boy before? That's powerful magic that most nature fairies do not possess. Specially not at that age." Was his answer and the younger man looked back to see the young princess saying hello to the royals of Eraklyon.
"She's special, that's for sure. I just find it hard to believe that she's actually the person we've been seeking for so long." He told his father unsurely and the older man laughed.
"I know, son. I thought that this day would never come, that we would never be sure on whether or not she's truly the chosen one. But she is, I am 100% certain. If you're still unsure, there's one more fact that you should consider, one that ended my doubts." The young man looked curiously at the older one.
"What fact is that, father? Is it her mark? Because we've seen it before and you weren't sure." The older man mentioned to the mirror with his head and the image suddenly changed to that of young Helia, who excitedly talked to Brandon.
"See the boy?" The older man asked and his son nodded."He's an important piece of the puzzle. As I'm sure you recall, even a fairy as powerful as princess Flora clearly is, she won't be able to fulfil her destiny alone. No, he'll be there too." The younger man looked puzzled.
"What is special about him?" He questioned and the older man stood up and walked closer to the large mirror.
"He's a wizard and I believe that he'll be a powerful one someday. And remember what Astrid told us about Flora's future, he'll be in it. Those two children have absolutely no idea just how powerful they are or just how connected their souls are. They are, as people say these days, soulmates." This time understanding came to the younger man's face.
"But of course. Only a love so strong as that of two soulmates, added with incredible power would be enough to fix this mess." He commented and the older man gave him a proud smile before his expression turned to fear.
"I worry for them and their safety. I know that Astrid has cast her protective spell around the little princess, but I'm afraid that he might have found her already." At the mention of the mysterious "he", the younger man frowned.
"If he has, why hasn't he acted yet? I would have thought that he would have kidnapped her by now." He mused and the older man was quick to come with a logical explanation.
"Because he has no use for her yet. No, she'll only be of use when she reaches the right age and achieves the right power. For now she'll be safe from his grasp, but I fear for her still. We both know that he has many servants, probably some on Limphea too and they've probably told him about her." The younger man sighed.
"I wish that there was something we could do to protect her further."The older man sighed as well.
"So do I, son. But the rules are clear and so we must watch their story unfold without interfering. When it's time, I'll make sure that Flora follows her destiny as she's supposed to." With this final vow, the older man erased the image on the mirror and excused himself, wanting to enjoy what little time of peace and calmness he had before the great storm.
So, what are your thoughts? Did you enjoy the FloraXHeliaXAisha scenes? Are you excited now that you know that FXH are soulmates in this story? Be prepared for many cute scenes with those two!
What about the RollosXAlyssa ones? Did you like Krystal's backstory here, with her parents and all? A I'm sure you can guess, they'll cause trouble for everyone!
What about scenes with Domino? There's a reason why Daphne isn't Bloom's sister here, you'll see in future chapters.
Lastly, do you have any idea who the two mysterious man might be? Or the great villain that will come after Flora?
I'm sure you have many questions yourselves, so feel free to ask them.
Next chapter should come by the beginning of next week and here's what we'll have: FXH romance, SXB romance, Bloom scenes and Miele scenes. Thanks for reading and please, leave me your thoughts. Reviews encourage me to keep writing and help me improve the story.