⌑ Forbidden love of the dragon flames/Winx Club/ Valtor x Bloom/ ⌑

Chapter Five: Exploring Flames

Their heels tapped in sync over the marble tiles as they quickly walked to the palace entrance.

"Thanks for pulling me out of there!" Bloom grinned, laying her head on his shoulder, "I really needed a breath of fresh air" 

The two walked, side by side down a small, out of the way path. 

"No worries, I just wanted to spend more time with you, princess" Valtor chuckled, taking her hand and spinning her around like a princess, her dress flowing at her feet

She took Valtor's rough hand, finding her hand fit perfectly in his, and began pulling him through the enchanted gardens. 

The night was young, yet the sky was quite dark. She could hear the soothing sound of a soft trickle of water, a river flowed beside them. Before long, they had made their way to the palace woods, the two gently running like children excitedly, smiles never leaving their faces.

As they got to the edge of the woods, Bloom spied a small, moonlight lake, with an island in the middle of it. The two pranced joyfully over to the shore and sat on the rough sand, basking in the glow of the clear moon

✣✤Bloom's Point Of View✣✤

"You know, I have a memory of a time like this one that I hold close to my heart. It was when I was with my big sister" I sighed, thinking back to the good old days.

"Care to tell me about it?" Valtor replied, turning to look into my eyes, and smiled a warm smile

"I'm from Domino, but when I turned 4 my kingdom was attacked, and destroyed" I looked at the water sadly, remembering short memories of that horrific night

"I watched my parents die, my sister fade away into nothing, and I was sent to earth. With all the memories I had of my past, the trauma I suffered was terrible" I continued to explain, letting my feet graze the water's surface slightly

"Bloom, I am so sorry" Valtor soothed, engulfing me into a small hug, making me smile. I felt him wrap an arm around my waist, pulling me closer into his grasp

"Thank you Val, I'm on a mission to free my sister. I just want someone from my family, someone i can confide in, someone I can unconditionally love" I plead, holding his hand. I felt tears begin to pool in my eyes, yet Valtor brought a soft hand to my cheek, and smiled at me reassuringly

Butterflies bloomed throughout my chest, undeniably. I already felt better 

"You know Bloom, I'll tell you about myself" He sighed, glancing into the clear sky

"I was born from witchcraft. It's like an unholy curse. Since childhood my mother had tried to, as she said, burn the darkness out of me. But it never worked. One day, I just lost control. You can guess what happened afterwards" Valtor sighed, looking down into his hands. His eyes held shame and sadness

I rubbed his shoulder gently, hoping I could offer the comfort he needed. I placed my head on his shoulder again, leaning into him.

"You've been through so much, Val. If it's alright that I call you that? You've got me now. I'll protect, and look after you" I soothed, and he took one of my hands and intertwined our fingers once again

We both watched as a gorgeous White swan drifted slowly across the lake, our fingers still intertwined, our breathing matched.

"You know" I began. "I never thought I'd finally find my flame; I was betrayed by the one person I thought was my twin flame. Turns out he lied" I sighed, looking down at our locked hands, then back up at him, to find him already staring down at me

"I understand the feeling. When I was in wizard school, Three witches from the neighbouring school were obsessed with me. Casting spells making it seem like we had similar flames" He groaned, rubbing his face and chuckling at the memory.