A land of beauty and warmth, Solaria had not seen prosperity of this level since King Radius and Queen Luna had first been married. Since the kingdom had been turned over to King Brandon and Queen Stella, peace and happiness had been abundant. Even Stella's parents, though still divorced, got along better than ever. Though, their getting may have much to do with wanting to visit their grandson. Stella and Brandon had been the first of the Winx Club to get married, with the exception of Daphne who married her love just six short months before Stella and Brandon tied the knot.
Their son, Aaron, was born just nine months after their wedding, and everyone was very happy to welcome the little one. His hair is the color of the Stars, like his mother and grandmother, but his eyes are green like his father. The best of both worlds, Brandon and Stella vowed at their wedding that they would always work through whatever came their way. Since divorce has always been Stella's worst fear, they promised each other. In the six years since having their child, they have only grown stronger together. And, Stella is a surprisingly fantastic mother.
She has also become a wonderful queen. Her people look up to her and her family. The royal family of Solaria is all the kingdom can talk about, and the people could not be happier. The Crown Prince Aaron, though only six years old, goes out into the city with his father and helps the people of Solaria. Brandon and his son have put together one house and three gardens. Stella and Brandon through the best parties, too. That's where I was first introduced to them. You see, I was a gift from the Princess of Domino and Eraklyon, Bloom. My siblings and I were all gifts to the ladies of the Winx Club, but this story is not about us. This story is about our mistresses and their lives.
"Mama, mama! Wake up, mama! I have a letter for you from Auntie Bloom." The little blond child bounced between his parents on their big bed. His knees hit the mattress again and again until his father grabbed him and pulled him in to an embrace. As Stella awoke to her son and husband's knees in her back while they were wrestling, she started to giggle. Having a kid had really calmed her angry side, but really? Knees in her back?
"Boys, honestly! How could you leave me out?" She smiled wide and turned into the fray of her family. Eventually Brandon and Aaron got Stella and her back and were tickling her. As she laughed so hard tears came to her eyes, she tried to wiggle out of their embrace, but she only managed to wiggle off the bed and plopped on the floor with a soft oof!
She pouted some and turned on the guys again. She eyed her son and husband, deciding that her son would be easier to grab and pulled down. She wrapped her fingers around his ankle and pulled. He fell right on top of her and she began to kiss him all over his face.
"Hey," called Brandon from the bed. "That's my sugar you're giving him."
"Jealous?" called Stella from the floor, her son wriggling in her hands and trying to get away.
"Maybe." Brandon replied, winking his left eye and reaching over the edge of the bed to plant a kiss on his wife's lips. Their son below them pretended to gag and begged to be let. They both looks down at him and Stella planted one last kiss on his cheek.
"I guess we have to get up now, don't we?" Brandon called to his wife as he pulled on his robe and gout out of bed. Stella helped Aarom to stand up and them stood herself. She put her robe on and said, "I guess so. Aaron, honey, you said you had something for me?"
"Yeah, mama. It's a letter from Auntie Bloom. And I got a letter from Meadow. She said that she can't wait to play with me. Does that mean we are going to Eraklyon? Dad, can you show me the city again? Maybe we can have Uncle Sky come with us too!" Aaron was very hyper this morning and thrust the letter at his mother. Stella pulled him close again and kissed on his cheek and smiled, pulling the letter from his hand.
"So, Meadow sent you a letter, did she?" The look that Stella sent Brandon was quite mischievous. Ever since Bloom had had her daughter Stella has wanted the two children to be close. Maybe one day they would marry. Stella was just waiting to find out what gender Bloom's next kid would be. If it was a boy, he would become the Crown Prince of Eraklyon and Meadow could not only marry for love, she could become the Queen of Solaria and leave Eraklyon for her brother. But, of course, that was just Stella planning too far into the future again.
She broke the seal on the letter and opened it. Reading it to herself, at first she could hardly believe what she was reading, then a smile came over her face. Brandon looked at her and smirked some. "What is it? Is everything okay with Bloom and the baby?"
Stella finished reading the letter, then began jumping. She grabbed Aaron's hands and they jumped together. "Yeah!" Stella yelled. "Bloom is almost ready to pop and she's gonna be crowned queen next month!" Brandon smiled as his wife and their son turned in circles in the bedroom.
Aaron stopped and looked at his dad with a look of total confusion. "So, does that mean we are going to Eraklyon, dad?"
Brandon smiled at his son and said, "Yes, Aaron, it does." Aaron rejoined his mother jumping and turning in circles with excitement.
Brandon went to the closet and pulled out his now "regular" clothing. It was a less ginormous look that Radius had worn while on the throne, and he had gotten rid of the cape. As he got dressed, Stella did some magic and turned some music on and dressed her and Aaron in some crazy pajama style clothes with pillows in their hands. Brandon just smiled as he slid one arm in his shirt, listening to their laughter. He was just finishing button his pants when the attack surprised him. One minute he was getting dressed and the next he could only see feathers. The pillow had broken when Aaron had hit him. It wasn't that it had hurt, but Brandon couldn't just let it go.
"Young man," Brandon said. The music stopped and he could hear the soft breathing in the room of his wife and son. He could even hear the rather quiet footsteps of his son retreating toward his mother, he assumed. He turned quickly and picked Aaron up. Turning him over his shoulder, he started to tickle the boy squirming in his arms. "I've got you now, son!" he called over the squeals on his laughing son.
Stella just stood and watched the scene unfold. She could not have been happier to have her family.
