“I really don't think that's going to work. We should just end our holiday here and head back to our Kingdom and have a protocol meeting.” Sky, yet, insisted, putting his hands in his pocket as he watched his wife and her friends. “Bloom, seriously, listen to me--”
“Sky, can you be quiet for a second. I can't concentrate!” The red-haired girl shot a glare at her husband and he scoffed. Bloom turned around, back to her position and closed her eyes. She sighed, then she and the Winx altogether continued shooting a spell to reinforce the barrier they been working on for at least more than ten hours.
After the message they received from Her Excellence herself, the Winx could hear that voice repeating in their heads all night long. From morning, they talked it out and believed they should put a protective shield over their mansion until they know further through.
“For once I agree with blondie right here. This idea of yours is stupid.” Riven put his hands in his jeans' pockets, confused about the girls' behaviour.
“Ugh,” Musa fell on her knees, as she was out of breath and drained of magic for a while. “You guys are so annoying.” She told in between pants.
“I thought we told you all the reason. Do you guys even know whoever was that? I have never seen anyone do that kind of power. Talking to us in our minds... a-and we were even all together!” Stella blurted out, resting her hands on her thighs.
“Let me just say something then. All of you are just exaggerating and going crazy. I can see you girls really took a long break from enemies. One comes and you are scared as a bunny.” Riven commented, not thinking twice and when he met his girlfriend's eyes, he knew he should've thought twice before talking.
“Hey!--” Nabu came running out to the guys and girls arguing, waving a letter in his hand and when he finally approached, he stopped to catch a breath then continued. “Bloom, Aisha, Stella and Sky, come right away. The Royal Council has requested our presence and wants to talk to us about some things.”
The girls looked at each other, worried, then the three Queens nodded okay. The three royal young women and Sky followed Nabu back inside to have a talk with the Royal Council and made their way to where this meeting was going to happen, via hologram call since they don't have the time to go all the way back to their castles.
Flora was just looking at her friends walk away when she heard something in the bush next to her. The nature fairy blinked repeatedly, confused about what she saw then thought it might be her daydreaming again since she was tired or it could be just the wind.
Tecna walked next to Flora, to see what she was looking that was so interesting. “Flo, you good-- what the heck?!” Tecna involuntary cussed but for her, the bush was moving in a suspicious way. “What's in there?” Tecna lifted her hand, ready to shoot a shot at the bush with the last bit of magic she has in her but Flora quickly lowered her hand down as soon she noticed something.
“Wait, Tec, don't shoot...” Flora let go of her friend's arm as she slowly walked towards the shrub and gasped as soon she saw what was causing all that noise. “Oh my, it's a bird... ble-bleeding!”
“Aw, poor little one! How did it get in there?” Musa awed and put her hand on her chest, in shock, as Flora picked the fragile bird up.
“Oh c'mon, it's just a bird,” Riven scoffed, this time getting a glare from all the three fairies, mostly Musa affected him most.
“Will you shut up, for once.” The music fairy mumbled and aggressively hit her boyfriend with her elbow on his arm, making him wince in pain and quickly closed his mouth so he could bite his lip as hard as he could to hesitate the discomfort.
The bird was small enough to stay on one of Flora's hand as the fairy used the other hand to try to heal the bird, but she only did a bit as the blood was still going on.
“There's a medkit somewhere in the house,” Tecna informed as soon she remembered and Flora nodded. The two girls ran in back in the mansion, leaving the music fairy with her boyfriend alone outside.
“Why are you such a douchebag?” Musa sighed as she put her hands on her hips and tapping her foot in annoyance.
“Why did you had to hit me so hard!?” Riven replied instead, still giving massages to his arm.
“I can't stand you making me look stupid by saying that to Flora when you know she's sensitive towards animals and birds are living beings.” Musa crossed her arms but quickly regretted it when Riven started lowering his eyes so she cleared her throat to regain his attention, making him stutter.
“Okay, I'm sorry. No need to being so extra and moody about it.” Riven put his hands in defence and smiled, knowing that when he does that Musa would find him cute and forgive him.
“Boy, bye.” Musa started walking away from Riven, waving her hand so he could see that she really meant it and wasn't joking.
“Where are you going now?” Riven shouted, confused.
“To rest,” Musa shouted back, before disappearing behind the mansion's main doors and Riven crossed his arms but then chuckled not only he succeeded on annoying his girlfriend but because he also found it funny the way he and Musa argue some of the times.
“I really need to make you my wife, soon,” Riven mumbled, grinning to himself as he ran his fingers in his magenta hair and after he also made his way inside the mansion.
...
Flora left the little bird rest on a bunch of cotton wool balls, as she didn't have any other ideas on where to let it rest. Helia walked in, without his shirt on as it was on his shoulder and he was sweating since he just got out of the gym.
Helia made his way to where Flora and Tecna were sitting on the bed, smiling at something. “What's a baby rat doing here?” He questioned, frowning.
“It's not a rat, that's a baby bird. The poor little one had a broken leg and a spike not too deep on its chest. We have been able to save it in time.” The nature fairy lifted the bird on her hands to show her husband.
“I'm not going to get credit for something you completely did all yourself, Flora.” Tecna smiled, side-hugging the nature fairy then left her room to go in her room, to do her own things.
“You are going to keep the bird, right?” Helia asked once the technology fairy left and Flora sighed.
“I mean yeah, it's just so small and cute. When he or she feels better and healed up, I will let it go but for the meanwhile, can I keep it?” Flora moved his hair on the back of his ear, then looked at him with pleading eyes.
“Yeah, sure, no need to ask permission... well as long as you don't start finding and bringing an entire animal farm in our house, I'm fine.” Helia joked as Flora gasped then jokingly pushing him away from her.
“Helia! Our house is in the middle of trees, of course, animals live there. And don't lie, when did I ever bring animals home?”
“I'm going to take a shower, later babe.” Helia chuckled then leaned to kiss Flora's cheek, even though she felt offended by him as she didn't know what he meant.
“Sorry, please don't listen to him, okay? You're so beautiful, I never have seen you before. Probably because Gardenia has different kinds of birds than in Linphea, which is fine.” Flora slowly and gently caressed the bird's back, then noticed something shiny on the bird's head, similar to a diamond was stuck in there. The nature fairy was about to examine it when her room door stormed open.
“I found you!” Aisha yelled, running to hug the nature fairy. Flora was confused but still hugged her friend back.
“Good grief, what happened to knocking these days-- You scared me!” Flora snickered and Aisha playfully rolled her eyes; she doesn't care, whatever happens, she will still storm in her friend's room without consent.
“You'll never guess what! The worst happened.” Aisha changed topic then put her hands on Flora's shoulders to look straight into her emerald eyes.
“Was the Royal Meeting that bad?” Flora chuckled, nervously.
“Of course. I always hated them, they talk nonsense on the table. Anyway,-- oh, what happened to little birdie here?” Aisha changed her voice in a childish one, leaning to get a closer look as it was so tiny.
“I found him outside in one of the bushes, injured.” Flora picked the bird up to give it to the water fairy to look.
“It's a she.”
Flora was surprised at the sudden information, especially from Aisha. “That was quick, how do you know?”
“Roxy is a very good animal teacher,” Aisha replied, smiling then shook her face, realising she came to Flora for a whole different reason. “Anyway, the worst happened!”
“Yeah, I heard you.”
“No, you don't understand! Our holiday here is ending. They want us back on our thrones but I don't want to! I was so comfortable here, having a break and enjoy family time with you all.”
“Wait, is this about...?” Aisha nodded instantly.
“That foolish trio of witches struck into Magix yesterday night and destroyed half of the city for no reason at all!” The water fairy crossed her arms as Flora gasped and widened her eyes.
“Wait, the Trix did what?”
While the two fairies were too busy chatting, the bird started moving and open her eyes. She lifted her head, looking around then her eyes from normal black color glowed into blue and the diamond, that had a visible tear shape on its head, shined too.
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