Flamebound

Bloom

My eyes part and I yawn as I stretch my hands and look at my window. I've woken up in the evening again.

I haven't really been keeping track of time. I've silenced my mobile because I honestly don't want to speak to anyone. I've just kind of been sleeping non-stop. Sometimes my parents will knock and give me some food. Sometimes I'll eat it. Sometimes I won't. I'll cry and then fall asleep and then wake up in the afternoon or in the middle of the morning or like today in the evening. It's been like this for like six days. Or seven? I haven't been keeping track of time.

Even Kiko seems to be sad. I've rubbed onto him and I feel really bad. My parents spend time with him which helps. But he insisted on sleeping with me today.

A bright flash of light fills my dark room and I turn on my lamp quickly. Stella stands in front of my bed to my suprise.

"Stella?"

"Bloom hi, how are you?" Stella asks sitting herself on its edge.

"I've been better." I shrug.

"You look terrible. Eye bags and everything." She says bitting the corner of her lip. If anyone else said that to me I would be offended, but knowing Stella she doesn't mean it in a cruel way.

"Why are you here? What's wrong? I'm not coming back you know." I tell her frankly.

"I..I know Bloom but I really think you should."

"No. I'm n-"

"It's urgent. Sky has gone mad. He did an interview with paparazzi that's been circulating around the kingdoms and Alfea. He and Diaspro are clamping down on the rumours as truth. He's saying that you used witch magic gifted from Valtor to bewitch him and ruin the connection between him and Diaspro. That he never loved you and it was all a spell. And that Diaspro 'saved him.' He's going to far with this."

"Diaspro is trying to destroy my life and my reputation completely. Sky would never do this. It's the other way around! Valtor must've given Diaspro some kind of power to put him under a spell and now she's spinning it onto to me!"

"You need to find out. You need to save Sky Bloom. If he's under a spell this is damaging you both!"

"You're right Stella. No matter where I am Valtor isn't going to stop. He isn't going to back down. I need to save Sky. What kind of girlfriend would I be to leave him in a mess like this? Let me get dressed and tell my parents." I tell her and she nods.

When I'm done I tell Stella to teleport us straight to Sky's palace. This needs to be done immediately before things escalate. I have to get through to Sky. Maybe if I can talk some sense into him I can break the spell.

"I could use my fairy dust! If Aisha could break Valtor's spell on her with it, it could be similar with Sky." Stella tells me as she summons the portal.

"Good idea Stella." I tell her. We walk through and find ourselves in the corridor of the palace.

"Sorry. I couldn't envision his exact room which is why we've ended up here." She clenches her teeth.

"It's fine. A maid is coming. I'm going to hide behind you and you ask her ok?" I whisper and she nods. slowly.

"Um excuse me ma'am." Stella stops the servant. I look at the floor hoping she won't recognise me. I know I look odd behind Stella but hey maybe she'll think I'm a random crackhead or something. As long as she isn't given the chance to recognise me it doesn't matter.