Chapter Twenty-Three

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"Your emotions are a tool. Nothing more, nothing less. They're a power source. You've been told to control them. That isn't always the best option." As Rosalind spoke, she looked directly towards the ice fairy too her left, the girl sitting out class-wide training as she continued to heal from the attack that occurred three days prior. Elmira played with the sleeves of her white button up, a black corset style lay over the top in order to spice it up with a black leather skirt underneath it all. 

Despite the blonde loving her entire outfit she remained exhausted from a mixture of excessive training and healing - the headmistress deeming the attack even more of a reason for Elmira to train harder. The ice fairy didn't know what she was training for exactly, the older woman never filled her in, instead she would promise her she was researching where the blonde's transformation magic had originated from. 

Beatrix stood beside her best friend, clipboard in hand as the two girls watched Bloom try and fight against one of the newest fairies to the school - Rosalind's instatement as Headmistress and the new school year beginning had brought quite a few people into Alfea, it seemed a new student was transferring as quickly as some were going missing and yet nobody appeared to be worried about it.

"In combat, you'll need to rely on instinct." The ice fairy couldn't help but snicker slightly as she watched Bloom repeatedly be hit by electricity waves from Marco. "You'll need to let go." With an approving nod from Rosalind the newest fairy continued to electrocute the fire fairy with each movement of his hands, the skills coming with ease as the redhead continued to struggle and squirm. "Is it bad I'm enjoying this?". The blonde whispered too her best friend causing the pair to laugh softly before their attention was taken back to the struggling fire fairy in the center of the stone circle.

A loud yell came from the redhead's mouth as she began storming towards the center of the circle. The ice fairy folded her arms in anticipation as she waited for Bloom to snap, flames sizzling the air as the redhead moved closer to her opponent. "That's when you find true power." Rosalind's words and hint of pride had the exact opposite reaction the ice fairy assumed it would, instead of Bloom letting go and lighting her fellow student on fire she simply took a deep breath and completely diminished the flames around her before walking out of the center of the circle and past the headmistress.

Beatrix and Elmira shared a smirk as the fire fairy passed them, the duo knowing she didn't have it in her to fully channel her abilities. However, the disappointed look on Rosalind's face seemed to cause an entire shift in the energy around the best friends, their smirks wiped off their faces as the headmistress sent a glare their way before she ordered two more fairies into the circle, her pep talks limited for the rest of the session. Elmira shared a weary look with the air fairy beside her, neither daring to speak a word but both conveying what they wanted too - the fire fairy's actions clearly didn't sit well with the headmistress, in hand meaning the best friends were more than likely to receive the consequences in Bloom's place.

"Elmira. My office. Now." Rosalind ordered after noticing the blonde zoning out of the session, the tone in her voice was deadly causing unpleasant chills to flow throughout the ice fairy's body. Simply nodding her head, the blonde shared a final glance with her best friend before leaving the lesson earlier than any other student, a sigh leaving her lips as she made her way across the courtyard and through the building in front of her. Elmira's heels clicked on the stone floors as she walked past the additional security that now resided in Alfea - blocking students from entering anywhere they shouldn't.

"Move." The ice fairy ordered as she finally reached the office, the two specialists shared a glance before they hesitantly moved aside and allowed the blonde access into Rosalind's office. Not even bothering to sit in the waiting room the young girl simply walked straight into the center of the office and sat down with her feet perched up on the desk in front of her, frustrated the woman called her out in the middle of a session when she wasn't even doing anything wrong. 

Rolling up the wide white sleeve of her shirt Elmira removed the bandage securely wrapped around her arm, the cuts were hideous from the bite mark she endured, the pain still spreading through her body except she had now become quite used too it instead of fearing it. Waving her hand over the top of her arm the blonde tried to produce her powers in a controlled situation but yet again they seemed to falter, ice hitting the window too her right instead of providing a soothing sensation too her injury.

"What did I tell you about using your powers without me present?". The voice of the headmistress caused the blonde to jump slightly, she was unaware of how long she had spent trying to focus on her abilities but clearly it had killed time for the remainder of the lesson. "I got bored." Elmira simply replied, the formalities she should've been using with Rosalind never really stuck in the blonde's mind as her own emotions seemed to take over. "You told me I'd be fine by now, that my magic would be back to normal. I'm lying to everyone I care about because you threatened me otherwise. Hell, Rosalind you stole the memories of my best friends and my boyfriend - tricking them into thinking I was bit by a snake and not some creature that tried to kill me. The least you could do is owe me an explanation." 

Instead of showing anger towards the blonde the older woman simply smiled in the ice fairy's direction, flicking her wrist to unlock the door behind them before she spoke. "You're right, you deserve an explanation. I don't have one for you right now. Because of the recent events I want you training more specifically in your combat, if this creature does appear to attack you again you need to be able to fight them without the use of your powers." The older woman's words caused the blonde to narrow her eyes slightly, unsure what it was she was hiding from the ice fairy, but regardless Elmira was confused as to why she would need to be trained like a specialist - especially if she had her boyfriends around her all the time. "Come in." Rosalind's voice echoed through the room once more, seemingly responding to a knocking sound the ice fairy seemed to have ignored whilst she was lost in her thoughts.

"You do realise my boyfriends are two of the most outstanding specialists in Alfea right? Hell Beatrix literally helped break you out. Why can't I just train with them?" Spinning on her heels the blonde girl let out an audible gasp at the sight of the person in front of her. Walking through the door was none other than Elmira's ex-girlfriend, Tahmina Moore. The girl's fiery red hair bounced off her shoulders, a smile the blonde would once do anything to see was held wide on her face as she walked closer towards the ice fairy. 

Elmira didn't know where to look or what to say, turning her head briefly she saw a mischievous smirk on Rosalind's face as the older woman noticed the growing tension in the room - the older woman finding satisfaction in the ice fairy's discomfort. Turning her attention back to her ex the blonde couldn't help but stare at her, it had been two years since the girl's had seen one another and to say it ended on bad terms would be a complete oversimplification. 

"Hey El, miss me?". Tahmina's voice was still the same as the blonde remembered, subconsciously the ice fairy moved her eyes from the floor and found herself checking out the figure of her ex-girlfriend in the process, taking note of how she had changed and grown since their split. The ice fairy found her voice caught in the back of her throat as she tried desperately to remain calm and respond, the sheer shock of seeing her ex-girlfriend overtaking any of her other senses. "Oh, you two know each other already? Perfect. That'll make your private training a lot simpler." 

As Elmira was battling with her senses and before she had found the words to even respond to her ex-girlfriend, she found herself spinning back around and glancing towards the headmistress once more. "What the fuck?". Was the only thing that found its way out of the ice fairy's mouth as she tried to process the information the older woman had just dropped on her. Not only had her ex-girlfriend clearly transferred to Alfea but she was now the one who was going to train the ice fairy in her combat? 

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