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It was the next day and Bloom called us for a meeting in the School courtyard.

"So, what's up, B?" Musa asked curiously.

"Let's wait for Stella" Bloom replied with a hint of nervousness in her voice. 'At this point we might be waiting here all day.' I thought to myself as I crossed my arms.

"Well, where is she?" Musa questioned, while I finally spoke my mind, "Knowing Stella she might make us wait here all day." I said with a sigh as Tecna also added her two cent.

"From my calculations, she tends to be an average of 14.5 minutes late, which means she is about to arrive. . . ." Tecna turned around.

"Now." She pointed towards a direction, and true to her words, Stella came. 'Wow I really need to Learn how Tecna do that.' I thought as Flora also was impressed.

"That's very impressive." Flora complimented as I nodded in agreement.

"I am here. . ." Stella panted, still trying to catch her breath.

"What took you so long, I could had sworn Bloom asked Us here first." I said while looking at my Blonde Friend with a fake disappointed voice .

"It was an emergency, I had to do something." Stella said with a defensive voice but it had a touch of playfulness in it. I than just smiled at her but before we could start our playful argument.

"I'm glad you made it," Bloom jumped in, but her tone is really serious even though me and Stella is having our usually playful fight. Why do I suddenly feel awful?

Stella leaned on Tecna for support, and breathed deeply, "Sorry, I lost track of time. I was coloring coordinating my notebooks with my pens," She huffed, "It makes outfit selection more manageable." She said while not looking at me in the eyes knowing I'm about to tare into her, but stop myself because Bloom is not in the Joking mood.

"Stella, Bloom has something important to tell us." Tecna informed, making Stella straighten herself.

Bloom looked down, her expression changing to one of guilt and sadness, "I called you here to apologize to you guys. . .Especially to Iris. . ."

"It's okay, Bloom. It didn't hurt my feelings or anything and it's not like my parents Blame you or anything. Everyone makes mistakes." I reassured Bloom, but she wasn't having it. It was like she already made up her mind on something.

"But I got you guys into serious trouble. I should've listened to you Iris when you tried to warned me multiply times, but I was just being so stubborn. And you might have to take the fall for everything even if your parents doesn't mind. That doesn't mean we won't get in trouble. . .Maybe it's best if I moved out of the dorm." Bloom declared. We all gasped and looked at her in shock.

"No way!" Stella shrieked immediately, "You have no idea how much we'd miss you. I've caused plenty of troubling and you always stood by me, so don't even think about it! You are staying!"

"Yeah," Flora agreed, "We'll all get through this together. That's what friends are for."

"She's right, Bloom," Musa added, "All for one and one for all, that's the way we roll."

"Do you know how low the probability of finding a friend as amazing as you is like?" Tecna asked.

"You guys are being so nice to me, I honestly feel like I don't deserve it." Bloom sighed, "Just think about it, you girls could get expelled because of what I did at Red Fountain, Even Iris, because even though she was invited, she still knew about the whole thing and we all know if we're getting expelled Iris would also tell them so that she would also take the fall with us."

"No, we won't get expelled. We are meant to be here, it's our destiny." Flora declared confidently.

"Yeah, well lately, I have been wondering if it is mine. . ." Bloom mumbled sadly. I finally snapped out of my sad trance and approached Bloom. She was in a lot of pain, I have to admit to myself that yes I was a little sad she didn't believed me but I did understand her situation. As I stood in front of Bloom, I pulled her into a comforting hug. I felt her freeze for a second not expecting it, but as we hugged I felt her lean into my touch and hug me back.

"Bloom, I know you're hurting a lot. Trust me, it angers me so much how Brandon or Sky or whatever that lying prince of the north name is lied to you, but you shouldn't punished yourself for his actions. He doesn't deserve a sweet, funny and amazing girl like you. This is where you belong. . .It doesn't matter if you're from Earth or if you're unsure about your destiny. All that truly matter's is that we are here for you and we care for you. However, whatever you decide, just keep this in mind. That Alfea will always welcome you back and not just Alfea but we the Winx would also. . .Got It?" I felt her nod on my shoulder, without thinking I stroke her hair one last time before releasing her from the hug and walked away.

I had a Bone to pick with a certain prince.

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I waited impatiently by trees near the school big entrance, While waiting there I have been all in my thoughts. 'Maybe I should send an text to my mom and asks her for some help?' I thought to myself.

"Iris."

'But knowing Bloom, she wouldn't want that.' I than try to come up with another way.

"Iris."

'Maybe I should begged the headmistress and come up with a planned to make up for the event?, but again Bloom wouldn't like that and also at the end of the day it's Bloom decision.' Another thought came to mind but I quickly dismissed it.

"IRIS." I finally hear a deep and gentle voice. I quickly jump back and Hold my chest.

"Damnit Felix, you scared me!" I shouted a little as the Raven hair boy looked at me with a disbelief expression.

"You were the one not answering me when I called your name the first two times." He retorted. "Sorry," I apologized immediately. Felix than looked at me with a shocked expression like he has seen a Ghost.

"Hell must have frozen over, Iris Philopator just apologized to me?" He says in a dramatic way, "I take it back!" I voiced back in annoyance and the moment I did he became serious.

"but on serious note Iris, what was the reason you wanted to meet up so suddenly?" Felix asked nervously as he touched his pierce ear.

"Why did you keep the secret about Brandon and Sky from me?" I asked without hesitation.

"If I'm being honest with you, I wanted to tell you but I couldn't it's not that I didn't want to." Felix explained in further detail. "I've met Sky and Brandon when we were children and we hit off."

"I wanted to tell you, but I promise them both I wouldn't tell you, because they knew you would tell Bloom and Stella." He explained with a soft voice. 'I can't even get argue with him because even I know, I would had been on the phone with Stella the moment I heard that secret.'

I crosses my arm and sigh to myself, "But still, it felt like you didn't trust me, maybe. . ." I start to say but Felix just gave me a sad chuckled.

"Iris, you know me by now." Felix says while chewing on his bottom lip. I than uncrossed my arms, I felt something in me snapped for a second.

"Well, maybe I don't!" I shouldn't had said that because the moment I said it. sadness clouded his features. I than felt something in me hurt a lot. Felix without saying anything walked right past me and got on his lava bike I quickly chased after him without hesitation.

I noticed a huge bouquet of Blue Roses in his hand I quickly stopped him from getting on his bike.

"I'm sorry. . ." I say out loud enough for him to hear me, before he got on the bike he put the Flowers in my hands, and put on his helmet but before he got on he looked at me.

I noticed a little bit through the glass that he was fighting back tears. "Iris, I know that it's hard for you to trust people and I understand that, but you saying that hurt a little bit, I have always been on your side, but right now. . .I just can't look at you right now. Yes I was wrong for lying to you, but you saying that like you meant it. Hurts a lot."

I couldn't say anything no matter how hard I try to open my mouth no words could come out. 'I didn't mean to. I was just upset about Bloom leaving and you not telling me.' I thought to myself.

"And I think the sad part about this situation is, we both know you would had did the same thing if you were in my position. I didn't tell you not because I didn't trust you, it was because I didn't want to put you in a awkward position." He explained and got on his lava bike and drove away. 

After he left I hugged the flowers, the thought of Bloom leaving hurts a lot and I took it out on him. My planned was to talk to him and understood why he didn't tell me and joke a little bit with him to lift my mood, but this time for some reason I couldn't be understanding or tell a joke, I even took my frustration and Sadness out on Him.

While walking back to the Dorm room all I could think about is Felix, and hope he accept my apologize but a dark part of me also didn't want him to because I deserved it.

When I made it back to the Dorm room, I noticed that there was a panic, and all the girls looked terrified. I put the blue roses that Felix gave me on the table. Right when I did that I felt a pain in my chest and it made me uncomfortable.

"Where's Bloom?" I asked. all the girls looked at me with a looked I understood.

'Ah so that was your choice Bloom.' I thought to myself.

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We all ran into Miss Faragonda's office to get permission to go to Earth.

"I can't let you go; with your powers diminished, it will be far too dangerous!" Miss Faragonda stated in a strict voice, "It's out of the question!"

"But we're worried." Flora protested.

"I understand, but I cannot give you permission to leave the school grounds under any circumstances." She rejected, pushing up her glasses. She was being most stubborn than Usually and it was really starting to get on my nerves, "Please allow me to remind you that you are on academic probation, young ladies."

"So you really want us to just abandon Bloom? She is wondering around Earth by herself with her magic dimished!" I declared, trying to clenched my teeth so it didn't sound disrespectful.

"Miss Faragonda, please reason with us. Bloom is in a state of mind that she isn't thinking straight, please let me go to earth. Even without my magic I can take care of myself!" I persisted, Musa nodded also and add her two cent, "Bloom needs us!"

"Miss Musa and Miss Iris." Griselda interrupted us. I than crossed my arms.

"This discussion is over. Go back to your classroom and let us deal with this situation. You're dismissed." Miss Faragonda say and than add "I forbid you girls from leaving the school grounds. Am I clear?"

"Yes, Miss Faragonda. . ."The girls, except me, sighed.

"Iris." Miss Faragonda turned to me, "Am I clear?"

I clenched my fists along with my jaw to calm myself down and said in a quiet voice, "I understood." 

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We returned to our dorm room in silent, we were outside our door when Flora spoke up.

"She said no even when Iris was trying to reasoning with her." Flora sighs.

"Well, what does no mean, really?" Stella says with the corners of her mouth quirked up, I than make the same face. "You're right Stella," I said giving her a knowing looked. Both Musa and Tecna gave us a confusing looks.

"Um, what are you saying?" Musa says, "Don't mind or answers that. Remember you two we are on probation, it's not a good time to take any risks." Tecna says while giving me and Stella a looked that told me she already knew what we were up to.

We all entered the dorm room and Musa and Flora makes unhappy sounds. "Oh, come on! If I were gone, I'd want you to go get me, no matter what!" Stella says, "I agree there's no way Bloom wants us to give up on her." I added as Musa agreed with us, "Word, you two. It's whack that we can't do anything about it. " Musa exclaimed and sighs deeply.

"Yes, we can, 'cause both me and Iris are going!" Stella says and for once I'm not telling her to not bring me into it. "Yeah, we're going to bring our friend back." I said, 'I know I told Bloom that I would support her no matter what her decision was but I just can't accept that she might be in danger.'

'Also I told her I would support her decision after she thinks it through for awhile, and she barely even thought about for a few days.' I thought to myself finding loopholes in my words from earlier.

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After a little while Me and Stella was about to go when all of sudden I feel a Sharp pain shot through my head and down through my body, my mind pulsing. I screamed as I felt my aura starts to leak out of me and caused me great pain.

'What's happening it's like my magic is getting drain and force out of me.' I said as the pain was so intense that it caused me to drop to my knees. I heard all the girls running towards me and their gasps when one moment I seem all fine and the next moment I'm screaming in pain.

"Iris?! What's wrong?" Stella panicked as she bend down to my eye level and try to help me up. Flora immediately got to work and casted a calming spell on me, to ease the pain but sadly it only touched the surface of the pain I was feeling. I yelped more because my Golden Dragon Fire was shining on and off, it felt like it was warning me that something was definitely wrong.

"Iris! Answer me! What's wrong?!" Stella's voiced was shaking, fear could be heard in her voice. I wanted so bad to tell her that everything was fine and passed up the pain with a joke but I couldn't this time.

Without thought I chocked out "Bloom. . ." I looked in Stella eyes, "Stella. . .Go to Bloom. . .NOW!" I ordered. Stella gave me a look of confusion, but soon nodded as she threw her sceptor into the air and teleported herself to Earth, 'Bloom. . .why do I feel like I was to late this time?' I thought to myself as the rest of girls carried me to the couch, and tended to me.

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A/N - This Chapter was shorter than the last one, also for people who are worried about Iris and Felix relationship don't worry I wrote that scene like that for a reason also this chapter felt more like a filler.

I hope you guys like this chapter! Until next time Fairies!