Helloooo, folks! Been long since we last saw each other xD Sorry for me being a slow writer :/ But here we go with the next chapter of Neowinx *v* See, I make up for my laziness, the chapter is a little too long. For this chapter, you will need a song. Just go on you know which site, search for 'Love will find a way', and when it says in the story (Love will find a way - Lion King), press the play button and tell me if you like it! Haha xD

Disclaimer: I do not own Winx club or any of its original characters. They belong to Ignio Straffi. However, I own the new plot and all of the new characters.

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Vicky looked at Myra boredly, who was pacing around and around. 'Will you please calm down a little? You're making me dizzy.'

'Will she be okay?' The redhead asked, quivering all over. 'God, it's all my fault...'

'Don't start with that again, what could you possibly have done to lead into something like this?' Ellie asked in a kind voice.

'Lend her too much energy... Basically causing an overload.'

'How does that work, exactly?' Heat asked, a hint of curiosity in her voice. 'I mean, shouldn't more energy mean more... success?'

'You see, too much energy is dangerous for anybody. Your system is just not built to handle more than it could take. An ounce more is not a big problem. However...'

'Oh, I got it. So it would be just like your insides going boom.' Amy said, which didn't do much to cheer Myra up.

'This is not a matter of joke, Amy. I could've killed her.' The Mirtonaid sighed and put a hand through her face. 'I shouldn't have panicked.'

'Well, no use to worry about spilled potion, as Professor Palladium always says,' a voice said from the doorway, and all their heads turned there instantly. Myra saw that there was a woman with quite a nice and honest face and long, flame red hair. She looked beautiful - and somehow, powerful.

'Hi, auntie Bloom,' Amy said beaming, getting up to give her a hug. Bloom giggled and hugged all the girls, then turned to Myra, who immediately blushed and bowed in salutation. 'Greetings, your majesty.'

The queen of Sparks walked over to her and held her chin so that she could look up at her. 'Now, none of that, dear. No friend of our children should act like that in front of us.' She smiled sincerely.

'I was worried about Eowyn...' The Mirtonaid began.

'More like going nuts about it,' Heat mumbled.

'She's doing pretty well,' Bloom said kindly. 'Actually, Tecna thinks she will wake up soon. She keeps mumbling in her sleep... Something about art... She wasn't much interested in that area before.' She hesitated and gaped at the girls as they began snickering behind her hands. 'What?'

'Oh, it's nothing much,' Ellie said, getting a hold of herself. 'So does that mean that we can visit her now?'

'In a moment, yeah. Here, let me lead you to the palace's infirmary.'

...

Eowyn's face lit up when she saw her friends coming in. 'Hey, girls! It's so good to...'

She had to stop as Myra rushed over to her and gave her a tight hug. She smiled warmly at her roommate. '...see you again.'

'How do you feel?' Vicky asked, coming over to sit on Eowyn's bed and taking her hand. 'You got us pretty freaked out.'

'I'm pretty good, actually. It seems that whatever Ellie gave me worked out better than expected.' The blond fairy smiled at her Linphean friend at that. 'Auntie Flora is quite proud of you, y'know. But where are the guys?'

'They have a meeting with daddy,' Amy said, sitting on a bed across Eowyn's and crossing her legs under herself. 'We want to know why that war ship attacked us out of nowhere.'

Eowyn seemed to be thoughtful. It was Heat, however, who voiced her thoughts. 'Well, isn't it kind of obvious, girls? They were after Myra and Merry. Like they were in the very first day of school.'

Noone said anything. Vicky thought about the conversation she had with Merry on the cruise ship, and wondered if she must tell something to her friends.

'Whatever the reason, I'm pretty sure we will find out sooner or later,' she said at last, receiving startled looks from her friends. 'We'll just have to bid our time.'

...

King Brandon of Solaria pulled a hand through his face. He still seemed as handsome as he was when he was a teenager, but years had done its numbers on him, carving more lines in his face and adding a more royal look to his features. One could say that taking on a kingdom from the start was hard on him.

Especially when it came to these kind of situations.

'Do you have any idea,' he asked in a calm and calculated voice, looking at the light brown haired teen in front of him. 'why they pursued and attacked you?'

Merry thought for a moment of how best to respond. He knew for sure that they were going to encounter these kind of questions sooner or later.

He just didn't know whether they could trust them enough to get their lifes at risk.

Or maybe... trust wasn't the right word. He was worried. Seriously worried. It wasn't just coincidence that their father found them today. What he feared was coming true, and he didn't want his new friends to be a part of it.

So he tried lying.

'I have no idea, sire. It's true they were from our planet, but...'

'You were being followed on your first day at school, too, weren't you?' Leon asked, his brows furrowed, looking first at Merry and then his father. 'Maybe they were the same guys, pursuing you for the same reasons...'

'Son, if there's anything we could do...' Riven shook his head, seriously worried despite himself. 'Aside the fact that our children also get involved, we might actually be able to help you if you tell us what your problem is.'

The Mirtonaid looked at the eyes of the king of Harmony, and saw Vicky behind those eyes - both looks and soul. He almost made him want to spill everything. Almost. 'I'm really sorry that they had to get involved. If it was in my power, I wouldn't have let that happen.'

'That's not what we're trying to say,' Sky interrupted. 'We just wanted to say that neither you nor Myra need to carry the weight of this on yourselves.'

'We're here to help.' Ryan finished, gazing at his roommate seriously.

'Thank you, I know... Really,' Merry said when he got suspicious looks from his friends. 'It's true that there are some... problems with the government in Mirton, and they seek out powerful people, but I don't have an idea of why they should attack students in a cruise ship.'

'So you expect us to believe that this is an unfortunate coincidence.' Nabu was quite sure he heard the name of the young boy from somewhere, but he just couldn't place it.

'I don't know.' Merry said. He didn't like lying if he could help it. And those were some big lies he was telling right now.

Brandon thought about this for a moment, then got up from his throne. 'Alright. If there is nothing else you will share with us, I will end this meeting. For now,' he added upon seeing the look on the Mirtonaid's face. 'In fact, I'm just postponing it until we have further information. Until then, you and your sister are under the protection and hospitality of Solaria.'

Merry bowed his head. 'Thank you, sire.'

...

When they got out of the throne room, they were surprised to see the girls walking up to them.

'Eowyn, you are up!' Sky said, hugging his daughter with a huge smile. 'We feared it might take a while...'

'Oh please, dad, don't underestimate me!' Eowyn giggled. 'Amy thought we could give Myra a tour, and we decided to start from around here, so we can take Merry and the guys, too.'

At the mention of her name, everyone present turned to look at the Mirtonaid. Myra blushed immediately and looked down. It was one thing getting attention, but a completely different thing to get the attention of the royals. 'Nice to meet you.' she mumbled almost inaudibly.

The kings, Helia and Timmy greeted her with warm welcomes. 'Come on, then, let's go!' said Amy, who was a little too excited. The teens murmured in agreement and started to walk when Eowyn had an idea and stopped them.

'Maybe we can split up. Y'know, so we can cover more area.' When everyone looked at her a little weirdly, she huffed. 'Oh come on. We have to get ready for the party...'

'Which is tomorrow.' Oscar reminded her, raising an eyebrow.

'Exactly,' Eowyn said, looking at her friends one by one. 'I don't know about you guys, but we ladies need our beauty sleep. And I mean, this is a huge place to cover. Leon could lead one group while Amy...'

'It's not like you don't know here, Wynn,' Leon sighed, a little bored. 'What is the point?'

'Amy, can we talk?' the blonde fairy asked at last, growing out of patience. Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed Amy's arm and pulled her away from the group.

'What is going on?'

'Look, you have to support me on this one. I want to make a surprise for Leon and Myra...'

'Those two? Why?'

The Sparks princess rolled her eyes with exasperation. 'Gee, Amy, he's your own brother and you didn't notice?'

Amy glanced quickly back at the group, and turned to her friend with huge eyes. 'You mean they like each other?'

'Duh! Or at least, I think so. But Myra is too shy to admit it, and well... you know how Leon is like. This may just work out.'

'What do you have in mind?'

'Hey, it will be my secret. Just leave Ellie and Vicky with me and keep Merry as far as possible from the ball room. And away from the forest underneath it.'

'You are frightening me,' Amy said, but there was a mischievous smile on her face.

'Just give me the chance, okay?' said Eowyn, grinning broadly. 'I do think that there's a possibility this might work.'

...

'And how come I'm stuck with you?'

'Oooh, is 'all girls, no boys' bothering you?' cooed Vicky, practically teasing Leon.

'Well, of course!' said the Solarian prince, rolling his eyes. 'Isn't there any justice in this world anymore?'

'There isn't even a word called 'justice' anymore,' Eowyn giggled. 'These days, we call it 'bribery'.'

Leon sighed. 'Seriously, Wynn, one of these times...'

'You know you can't take me,' the blonde fairy said with a smug expression. 'And not because our parents are best friends. I'm much more powerful than you are!'

'Duh! I can't use... Oh, whatever.' He looked at the group with a defeated expression. 'Where do you want to go first?'

'Why don't we ask Myra, she's the new one here,' Ellie said, smiling at her friend. 'I mean, we can start with the outer space modeling room, she loves to watch stars.'

Leon turned to the Mirtonaid, his expression softer and more relaxed. 'You do?'

'Yeah, when I can't sleep.' Then she giggled. 'Sometimes I can't sleep because I like gazing at the sky.'

'Then you will love this,' Leon said eagerly as he led them around a corner. Eowyn, Vicky and Ellie looked at each other, smirking slightly. 'It'll be like you've just fallen right into the space itself.'

'And that would be a good thing?' Myra asked, worry coating her tone. The girls all laughed at this one.

'There is nothing to worry about,' Vicky said reassuringly. 'I've been to that room gazillions of time, and I never actually fell.'

'O-kay,' the redhead said, still a bit unsure, and followed her friends.

...

'And this,' Amy continued her tour, arm-in-arm with Ryan, 'is the hangar where all of our spaceships are designed and built.'

Frankly, she had chosen the best place to be. Merry and Oscar, both freaks of aerodynamics and flying, ran to the models and ships to explore their secrets, and Heat was searching on her mini laptop for something with Zola. They were whispering together excitedly.

But the best part was not any of these.

She was sincerely glad that Eowyn also gave her the chance to be alone with Ryan. She couldn't be relaxed in front of her parents, and Leon was forcefully dominating their time in school. So she was scraping at what little time they had.

When she turned her head to Ryan, she could say that he was thinking along the same lines. He turned to smile at her.

'That's just the Amy I love, brave and smart.'

Amy giggled as she playfully hit him on the shoulder. 'What, so I can't have my dumb moments?'

'Well, you're cute whichever mode you are in,' Ryan said with a content sigh and kissed her on the side of her forehead.

'So what do you think about them?' she asked, bringing out her other arm to hug him tightly.

'Leon and Myra?' Ryan thought about it for a minute. 'Well, to put it frankly, I don't know. Even if he feels something for her, Leon is quite good in hiding it. But they could make a good couple, I guess.' He looked over at Meriad, then, and sighed. 'I don't know how Merry will react to that, though.'

Amy frowned slightly, confused. 'Why?'

'Oh. I forgot, you didn't know.' He hesitated for a moment. 'Well... Leon and Merry are not exactly the best pals ever since they argued on the ship after the start-of-year party.'

'They argued?' Amy asked, now thoroughly baffled. 'Over what?'

'Well, I don't know about the details. It feels like they made a bet or something. Daring the other to do something really stupid.'

...

'Um... I-I'm not sure this is such a good idea.'

'No, that's a great idea.'

'But...'

'Don't you trust me?'

A moment of silence passed. Then someone sighed. 'Yes, alright. I'll do it.'

Myra heaved a deep breath and tried very hard not to open her eyes. 'Why aren't you girls coming?' she asked, turning to the direction her friends were standing.

'We've seen here a lot of time,' Vicky explained. 'No offense, Myra, but I don't like seeing the same scenery over and over again.'

'No offense taken,' Myra smiled.'We'll see you guys in a bit, then.'

She felt the warm hand of someone grabbing hers and felt an instant shiver going through her whole body. She didn't need her eyes to see who this one was.

'Let's go.' Leon said, giving her a gentle tug as he opened the door.

...

'Okay... You can open your eyes now.'

Myra did as she was told, and gasped immediately. They were standing in a dark room, though she would never have known this was a room if she wasn't told so before. Everywhere she look, she could only see the darkness. Well, except for the light coming from the huge galaxy model in front of her.

'Wow,' she whispered, not even blinking, as if afraid that the scene will disappear if she did so. She reached for the model, but Leon put his hand onto hers, and she felt the shiver once again.

'Give me the name of a planet.'

'What?'

'Come on, just do it.'

Without thinking, she said the first name that came to her mind. 'Mirton.'

Leon lowered their hands to touch one of the spheres, and repeated the word. Instantly, the model began zooming around them, and it took a while before the model took shape again. Myra's mouth fell open.

They were standing on the planes of Mirton. The moor looked quite beautiful and peaceful, and she could see the palace from here. It was surrounded by dark, ominous looking clouds.

Instinctively, her arms wrapped around her body. Surprised that she suddenly pulled her hand back, Leon looked over at her to see tears gliding down her cheeks.

'What is wrong?' he asked quickly. 'Oh... I'm sorry, you must've missed your home...'

'Not at all,' she mumbled as she wiped her tears on the back of her hand. 'Um... we could visit another place, this model is fantastic - Sparks, maybe?'

'Whatever you wish,' he smiled and spoke the name again. Myra was glad he didn't hold her hand this time before plunging it into the sphere. The scenery ended up on a much more beautiful forest with a huge castle ahead. Even the nature and the animals seemed more lively on this planet.

'So that's where Eowyn grow up? The center of the magical universe?' she asked in awe.

'You bet.' the boy said. 'You should see it one day, it's a great place to be.'

'It is as real enough here.'

'You have no idea.' He looked up at her. 'So what do you say? Do you want to visit another realm or should we head back?'

'I don't think we should keep the girls waiting for too long. Let's go.'

...

'Hungry as usual?' Leon asked Eowyn, a mischievous smile on his face as he looked at his friend.

Eowyn stuck out her tongue at him. 'Hey, I just came out of coma, give me a break!' She continued to munch on her cheeseburger. 'And, in any case, we thought you would take longer.'

'Why - we didn't want to keep you waiting.'

'Shame on you.' Vicky whispered, and she and Ellie giggled. Leon was trying to understand why Myra had suddenly gone red in the face.

'Uh...' he thought for a minute, then decided to drop that subject. 'So where would you guys want to go next?'

'You know what, I actually feel a little tired. Why don't you guys continue?' Vicky said getting up. 'I think I'll just crash down early.'

'Mom wanted my help down in the garden,' Ellie said. 'Seems that some newly brought plants have adjustment problems to the environment.'

'I'll come with you guys for a while, but then I'll have to go to the library.' Eowyn said, thinking that it would be much of a give off if they all split.

The three thus bid farewell to Vicky and Ellie and started making their way to the direction of the library. The two glanced at each other once, and then began following the group secretly.

...

'So how was the test ride?' Heat asked as Oscar and Merry got down from seperate simulation cabs.

'It was, well... awesome!' Merry exclaimed, a huge grin on his face. 'Well over thirty programs that you can go over in fifteen minutes - without even breaking a sweat!'

'Yeah, that wasn't the best part!' Oscar said excitedly, taking off his helmet. 'The agility of this babe... Did you notice just how easily it escaped all the meteorids?'

'If you are finished with the geek, maybe you would like to visit some other places,' Amy interrupted, smiling widely herself. 'For example, I know somewhere where you can actually design your own spaceship - with all the extra controls and craziness you can imagine - and create!'

Before she even finished her words, Merry and Oscar was out of the place. Heat sighed as she looked at her remaining friends.

'This is gonna be a long day.'

...

Having quietly walked away, Myra suddenly found herself in a huge ball room, which seems that it can hold at least two thousand people at one time. The most enchanting thing was, however, that it was made out of only glass, so one could see both the magical looking forest below, and the bright sea of stars above. It felt like there could never be a more magical place than that.

'Beautiful, isn't it?'

She turned her back and was taken aback when she saw Leon approaching her.

'I wouldn't have called it beautiful,' she mused, heaving a deep sigh. 'More like enchanting, enthralling... Anything greater than just beautiful.'

Leon smiled. He should've noticed that. Normal adjectives just don't seem to be enough for her. 'Well, if you want to see other parts of the palace, too, let me tell you this. You will have plenty of time tomorrow to enjoy the view.' When she looked at him questioningly, he explained. 'The ball for the Day of Roses will be held here tomorrow night.'

'Oh.' The Mirtonaid said quietly, her face falling a little. The Solarian was taken aback.

'Okay, that wasn't quite the reaction I was looking for.'

'No no, it's just that... I'm really not good at dancing.'

'What - come on, you were doing good in the start of the semester dance.'

'It was just one dance,' she reminded him. 'And you were leading quite well. Ever since, I fail every dance and gym class.'She smiled bitterly as she remembered her last class. 'I'm a hopeless case at that.'

'No, I don't think you are,' Leon said, smiling encouragingly at her. 'But if you're so worried, we can practice a little. No friend of mine is gonna sit down during the party tomorrow.'

'Right here? But we don't have music...'

(Love Will Find a Way - Lion King)

As soon as she said this, a slow and beautiful melody began to be heard in the ball room. It was as if the trees themselves were singing out to them. Leon put his hand forward for her to take.

'Would you honor me with this dance?'

...

Outside the ball room, somewhere which cannot be seen from either Myra or Leon, Vicky, Ellie and Eowyn stood hiding, watching the scene with satisfied smiles.

'That was an excellent trick, Ellie, giving voice to the trees.' Eowyn said, proud of her friend.

'Nah, they already do have voices, I just made them hearable.' Ellie said, smiling. 'Anyway, it was Vicky that talked the pixies into singing, too, and arranging the acqustics.' She sighed. 'I'm just glad that he could be happy once again. How did you come up with the song, Wynn?'

'Oh, it's a song I listened in an animated movie down on Earth. Lovely, isn't it?'

The others just nodded, continuing to watch the duo in the ball room.

...

Gulping hard, Myra tried to ease her heartbeat. It seemed like her whole existence was on fire, aching for whatever that is she felt for the young prince. Having never felt like that before, she wasn't sure how to deal with it. Lost in thought, she tripped and accidentally throdded on Leon's feet.

'Sorry, sorry, sorry!'

'It's okay. I mean, ow! But it's okay!'

'I told you! I told you I was a lousy dancer, we shouldn't have done this! And I'm surely not going to dance tomorrow night.'

'You were doing quite well until now, actually. What happened, you feeling dizzy or something?'

'Y - yes, I mean, no, nothing is wrong.' Myra said hastily, blushing furiously. 'We can continue, I guess, but for the records, I'm not responsible for any further injury.'

Leon chuckled, and kept swaying to the rthym of the music. He glanced down at the Mirtonaid, who quickly glanced down when their eyes met. She was intriguing. She was a whole different person, someone he never met before. He didn't know what he could do to understand her. And he wanted to understand her, he wanted to get closer to her for some reason he was yet to understand. If he didn't know any better, he would say he was beginning to fall for her, but this couldn't be.

Or could it?

Could it be that after Ellie, he was feeling something for someone like Myra - someone he had barely met?

As the two fought on with their own thoughts, an inescapable attraction was built between them and they started involuntarily to get closer. Myra dreamt for a minute about leaning her head to his shoulder, but then pushed it aside. She didn't want to be persistent.

Just as they were about to move another inch towards each other, the music came to a smooth stop and they shivered as though they were waking up from a long dream. They looked at each other for a second, and then pulled apart, both a little red over the cheeks.

'Um... That was good, I mean, you were good.' Leon mumbled, not daring to look at her in the eyes again.

'Yeah... Thank you, you were also good.' the Mirtonaid said quietly, glancing at anywhere but him.

...

'So, who is she?'

Eowyn, Vicky and Ellie all jumped a feet when they heard the sound from behind them. They turned to see Stella, who was squinting into the ball room, a mischievous expression on her face.

'Oh! Aunt Stella!' Ellie gasped, fidgeting nervously. 'Y... you mean Leon?'

'No, there is someone... isn't that your new friend?' Stella asked, slightly baffled. 'What are those two doing there?'

'Oh... um...Well, you know... Taking the tour and so on...'

'Just the two with you spying on them? I'm not buying it, girls.' Stella said, beginning to smile. 'You'll have to come up with better than this.'

'Okay, the truth is... The three of us made a bet on if they would or would not end up in the room together, and...' Eowyn stammered, and her friends stared at her unbelievably.

'Okay, okay, I'll leave you at that for now. But I want to hear about everything you have to tell me about her later on.'

All the three of them nodded and Stella walked away, satisfied. Eowyn sighed and slumped her shoulders. 'Well, this could've gotten worse.'

...

That night. At Eowyn's room.

While the princess of Sparks was getting ready for bed, she heard a melodical voice. She got her phone in her hand and smiled when she saw the caller ID. When she pressed the 'answer' button, the holographic image of a boy with very pale skin and dirty blond hair appeared in thin air, smiling at her.

'Hey, princess, how ya doing?'

'Pretty good, how are you?' Eowyn asked, blushing slightly. It had been a little past two weeks since she last saw Artemis, and she was glad that he called now.

'Back in action on Tarcas,' Artemis said lightly. 'Just wanted to check in to see if everything is good.'

'Thanks. We're just getting prep...'

'Yo, Art, who are you talking with?'

Eowyn had to stop in mid-sentence as a girl with some weird accent cut into the conversation. And no, she was pretty sure it was a girl.

The boy seemed a little embarrassed. 'Eowyn, will you excuse me...?'

'Sure,' she mumbled numbly, but her mind was all over the place. Was there a girl with Art? In his room? And at night?

Just then, the girl in question made her appereance in the hologram. She had long raven-black hair tied in a high ponytail atop her head, and light blue eyes, with a matching blue tank top and sweat pants. The two girls raised their eyebrows as they caught sight of each other.

'Gee, is that the girl you've been talking about? I've been expecting much of a hot stuff...'

'Nyl - back off, this is a private conversation,' Artemis said, supposedly angry, but it was clear that he was only really embarrassed to speak in front of the black haired girl. 'See you tomorrow...'

'What, no good night kisses?' the girl called as she was scuttled out of the image, making Eowyn drop her jaw.

She heard the slamming of a door and Art's face once again appeared before her, in the shade of dark red. 'I, um... Er...'

'Well... That was... Colorful.' Eowyn managed to say when she couldn't find anything better. What right do I have to chastize him, she thought bitterly. It isn't like he is my boyfriend or anything.

'It is not what it looks like,' Artemis said hastily. 'Nyl is my best friend... We met when I first came to Tarcas...'

'No, really, it's okay,' the blond fairy said, trying to sound casual. 'I just wasn't expecting you to...'

'Leave my door open with her and Gabriel around? Yeah, that would've been a smart move.' He said, laughing. 'Gabriel is her little brother.' he added quickly when he saw her look.

'Sounds like a company,' Eowyn nodded. 'So, any plans for tomorrow?'

'Well, me and Nyl's family will spend the day out in the festivities.'

'Aren't your parents coming?'

'My father doesn't celebrate the Day of Roses,' Art said in a bitter tone. 'Mom is keeping him company.'

'Oh.'

'What are you doing? We didn't have much of a chance to speak... Are you back on Sparx?'

'No... We came here on Solaria for the annual ball.'

'Oh. Your best friend was Solarian, right?'

'Friends, actually. Twins.' Eowyn giggled, her mood lifting a little since the appeareance of Art's eccantric friend. 'The ball here is kind of a huge deal, really. Because of its nice and hot climate, lots of roses and other flowers bloom on Solaria. There was even this woman last year who wore a dress made up only from roses...'

'Interesting. I wish I was there, too.'

'Well... there is always the next year.'

'Can I take this as a promise?'

'I promise not to hold it against you if you did,' Eowyn said with a sincere smile. 'Thank you for the call, but I have to crash in now.'

'Same here. We will talk later, then, huh?'

'Certainly. Have a good night.'

'Sweet dreams.'

As their call ended, Eowyn could only think about one dream she wanted to see above anything else.

...

Tomorrow night. In the girls' room.

'Guys, I, uh... Are you really sure this is the best idea?'

'Yep, it's a perfect idea. Go on, try these. You will hold all the eyes in the ballroom.'

'I really don't want to hold all the eyes...'

'Oh yeah, sorry. You only want to grab the attention of my brother!'

'Amy!'

'Okay, okay, I'll just leave at that for now. But at least take our advise and wear this to the ball.'

Myra sighed. 'Oh, okay. We are late, anyway.'

The other girls cheered.

...

Stella and Bloom stood in the entrance to the ballroom as they greeted the guests. Stella sighed as none of their girls made their appereance yet.

'What is taking them so long?'

Bloom giggled. 'And here I was thinking that you were the one who told Amy to take all the time they needed.'

'Yeah, but a little help wouldn't hurt...'

'Oh, come on, Stella, this party is for fun, y'know.'Then Bloom saw someone behind Stella's shoulder, and she broke into a smile. 'Anyway, I really don't think you have to worry anymore.'

Stella turned there, too, and smiled in relief herself. 'Well, it definitely was worth the waiting. You all look gorgeous.'

'Thanks, mom,' Amy said, beaming at her. 'Perfection's only currency is time, you know.'

'That's my girl!'Stella exclaimed, and they giggled. 'Now come on, girls, let's make a fabulous entrance.'

A slow and peaceful melody reached their ears as they stepped into the ballroom.

...

Leon bowed to the girl he had been dancing and walked away to the table where Oscar sat alone. One look at his friend, he couldn't help but smirk slightly.

'Too good to dance?'

'Dude, I don't have a reputation to hold,' Oscar said off-handedly, picking up a pastry and stuffing it in his mouth whole.

Leon made a face as he sat down. 'Man, you're such a joy killer.'

'Well, anyway,' Oscar said, suddenly shifting in his seat. 'I think I just found myself the partner I've been waiting for.'

Leon turned to look at where he's been looking, too, and his mouth parted slightly...

The girls almost didn't find a time to sit down, Eowyn, Amy and Vicky were asked to dance as quickly as they made their appereance. Ellie and Heat greeted them warmly, but Leon was barely aware of it. His eyes were glued to Myra, who blushed quickly under his gaze.

'Just tell me how bad I look,' she said with a small, reluctant smile.

Bad? The Solarian couldn't really think of anything more accurately defining the concept of perfection. The Mirtonaid was in a short, light lilac colored dress with pearly white beads forming flower patterns on it, reflecting off the light in the ballroom in perfect angles, and the top of her hair was braided back with the same beads in it. She only seemed to have a little trouble with the high heels she were wearing.

Coming out of his trance, Leon cleared his throat with embarrasment. 'I wouldn't think of it.' he said softly, smiling gently at her. 'Would you like to honor me with this dance?'

Only then did the redhead realize the first tunes of the music that had begun playing. She looked at him, her eyes gleaming. 'But that is...'

'The song from yesterday, yeah. Seems like there is another chance you can prove your dance skills.'

'Or another dance where I step on your foot. These are stilettos, y'know, known to make people bleed to death. Or if Amy's words could be trusted, at least.'

'I'm sure you will manage. How did she manage to talk you into wearing that?' the blonde asked as they stepped onto the dance floor and started swaying to the music.

'Your sister can be pretty persuasive when she wants to.'

'Can't deny that one.'

They didn't say anything more as they continued to dance the night away, neither of them even suspecting that this one dance would be the first step to something more exciting coming to their way.

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