All's Fair in Love and War

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Chapter 5

"Stormy, I think I found something that might actually help you."

It was almost six pm, and the three witches were still in the twon's library. Icy was on top of the stairs, running through some of the books on the top shelf. Stormy was supposed to be copying all th einformation that might be helpful, but trully she had stopped doing that a long time ago and now was simply doodling. And Darcy? Well, the dark witch had decided to take a nap.

"You said that the last three times, sis."

"Well, yeah, but this is diferent."

"How so?"

"It's a book about climate and weather, and not fairys with weather related powers. " Icy slowly climbed down the stairs, making sure she didn't fall like last time.

"Well, I hate to disapoint you, but I already know a lot about the weather."

"I know that you dumbie. But what you do with it are mostly natural catastrophes. Maybe you could try something like turning a rainny day in to a sunshine or a raimbow or- you think this is stupid, don't you?" Icy flopped down on the chair, almost throwing the book at her sister.

"Obviously." Stormy put down the pencil and rubbed her hands over her face. "What if we're taking this the wrong way? I mean, Griffin didn't really told anything about light magic or whatever. Maybe we just have to use our powers to do some good stuff..."

"Stormy?"

"Yes?"

"That's called being a good person, not light magic." Icy closed her eyes and run her hands through her hair. "She won't be telling us much, that is obvious. She's probably expecting us to ask the fairies how thy use their powers. The thing is that using a diferent type of magic will also change the way the magic works, right?"

"Well, at least that's what we think." suddendly Stormy's eyes lit up. "Do you think there's some special reason for us to be doing this? Like some speacial atack or power that will make us invencible?"

"Most likelly not. We're in our second year only, and it'd be ridiculous to give freshmen that power. I'm prettu sure Griffin just want us to know something diferent so we can have the element of surprise or something up our sleeves in a fight."

"But what's the point if most of us don't want to became fighters?" Darcy said, finally looking up from her sleep.

Fair point. Most witches and fairies didn't want a fighting career. And only those who were lucky ever got one. For example, if it wasn't for her familly job, she wouldn't have to do anything really.

"Auto defense?"

"We already know enough of that Stormy. I'm sure that if we find why Griffin want us to know this, than we'll find the answer." Darcy looked at her watch. "This was very nice and all, but I have to go now."

"You're going to leave us alonne doing this?" even if Darcy wasn't doing much, Icy didn't want to be left alonne.

"Not us, you. I also have to go." Stormy started athering her things as Darcy impatiantly waited for her. "You'll understand this when you get you're self a wicht."

"I can't believe you're ditching me just to go make out with Vlad and Adam..."

"Well, don't take this personally. It's more about the study than anything." Stormy ruffled Icy's hair as they left.

Once again, Icy turned back to the books. Darcy was right. If they found what Griffin wanted them to take out of this expirience, than they could use the right aproach. Of course that not counting for their marks, many witches preffered to go out with their boyfriends and friends instead of being responsible.

Personally, the blond witch couldn't see how they didn't realise the gravity of the situation. They were going to be tested on light magic. The magic fairy used. In front of fairies. Who hapenned to hate them. If they failed, it would be the most embaressing thing on their lifes. And has one of the witches with more potential, Icy couldn't be ridicularized like that.

Ending for the day, Icy grabbed the books and placed them back on their respective shelfs. Griffin was going to give them a class tomorrow about all of this, so maybe it was better to wait.

As she walked back to her room, she couldn't help but think about Bloom. Maybe the fairy would accept to help her. Don't be an idiot. Do you realluy think that after all the things you told her yesterday she will help you!? You dream to high. Then again, maybe if I try to be nicer... yeah, she'll only laugth of me probably.

The sunset had turned the sky a light shade of pink and orange. It didn't take long until she arived at her place, but Icy was way to tired to even think of starting to get ready for dinner. Her friends were the lucky ones. Having boyfriends and all. How was she supposed to handell the couples at dinner.

She was happy for them, don't take it wrong. But being alonne wasn't as funny as it seemed.

She had discovered she felt more atracted to women than men when she was sixteen. She was now seventeen, almost eighteen. But it wasn't like she could just come out like that. She had one hell of an image to maintain. And not only in school. Well, school was the most problematic actually. It was not like the other nobles could say anything to her. She'd just kill them.

And for a long time she had convinced herself that she was fine alonne. But now she was starting to worry. What if she never found anyone? Both Stormy and Darcy had lost their virginity. They were both sligthly older, but then again, only for some months. All or almost all of her classmates had been with a guy, and there she was, rotting and getting spider webs.

Oh, don't take it wrongly, Icy knew all that shit about waiting for the right person and all, but what if that person never came? What if instead of waiting she had to go out looking herself? And how exacly would she knew another girl was a lesbian too?

Sure, she could get lucky. Really, the easiest way would be to go to a gay bar. But going alonne was just too... just too.

The witch had her train of thoughts interrupted by a door closing. With a lot of strength. The stomping up stairs told her that Bloom wasn't in the best mood. At least she hoped it was Bloom. It could be an assassin trying to kill her. You're never too sure.

Icy didn't even moved when she heard a body landing on the bed next to hers. She had her face against her pillow, and honestly, she was really confortable.

"Problems in paradies, pixie?" Icy had no idea why she was trying to make conversation.

"You seem way worst than me. And don't call me pixie."

"Since I have no idea how to fucking pass that fucking exam, I guess it's normal." Icy turned her head sligthly to look at her fairy. "What is your excuse?"

"Boys are stupid."

"Yeah, that's a real drag." when Bloom said nothing, the blond continued. "C'mon, it can be really that bad. You and prince charming are two love birds."

"He's just being possessive and all. And I never saw this side of him, so it's been quite a shock."

"As long as you don't cheat on him, he has no reason to be jealous or possessive." Icy lifted an eyebrow. "You are not cheating on him, are you?"

"What!? No! He's my boyfriend, for god's sake!"

"Than why is he acting like a jerk?"

"Well..." Bloom looked away embaressed. "It's because of you."

"Me?!" Icy imideatly sat up, her eyes bugging out of her head. "What did I do now?!"

"Nothing really. He just thinks I'm in danger for sharing a room with you."

"Don't you?"

"Uh?" Bloom looked at her puzzled.

"Don't you think you're in danger?" Icy stared at her intensely, defying her to tell the truth.

"No." Bloom would've laugth at Icy's shocked face if they were having a bounding moment. "It's just like you said. We never really gave a chance to each other. So I figured that I should at least try to get to know you."

Icy only looked at her. Flashes of yesterday's conversation crossed her mind. Last time she had acted without thinking, spitting out words of hatred, and doing exacly the same thing to Bloom that others did to her. She never thought that Bloom would think about it and try to understand.

"I guess..." Icy folded her hands on her lap. "Look, I don't know how things will turn out, so I'll only say this once. I'm sorry for the way I spoke yesterday." she hold a hand up showing she wasn't donne yet. "Don't take this wrong, I meant every word I said. I only think that it was desnecessary all the screaming and arsh words."

"So you're accepting my truce?" the Bloom's hopefull face was just too cute.

"In short, yes." Icy fought the urge to cover her head when Bloom jumped to her bed.

"Does that mean we're friends?"

"If you want."

"Oh my god, yes!" Bloom turned to face Icy proprely and crossed her legs. "I want to know all about how it is to study in Cloud Tower!"

"I guess it's not very diferent from Alfea." Icy shrugged her shoulders. Blooms entusiasm was trully extraordinary. And she loved it.

"Well, sure, but... I don't know, you seem so diferent and mature... Like there's a huge gap between us."

"I'm pretty certain that we're not that diferent. It's just that when we're together we allways fight."

"So you go out with you're friends too?"

"Yes."

"And you go like, dancing?"

"Yes."

"And you go out on dates and all?"

"Ah... kind off."

"And get sad when you get bad grades?"

"Of course not!"

"Really? I thought you worry about you're marks."

"Exacly!" Icy smiled before explaining. "It's because I care that I don't get bad marks."

"Like never?"

"Never."

"Not even once?"

"Actually..." Bloom smiled wickedly. "There was this one time when I was sick and I ended up getting a 16 out of 20 in Potions."

"That's your worst grade?!"

"Yup."

"Man..." Bloom run her hand trough her hair. "I really need to start aplying more if I ever want to win against you."

"Hold on. One: I thought we were donne fighting. Two: You already did. When we were chasing Musa it was only thanks to you that we stoped." Bloom looked up with a mishifeous face.

"One: Just because we're friends it doesn't mean we can't fight. Two: Do you really think I wouldn't see that you weren't giving it your all?" the red head run up and down the witches arms, giving her shivers. "You have all this power botled up. I can almost feel it on my skin when I'm close to you. It's like... You're so powerfull that you can't control it. And my magic just keeps on getting pulled to yours." the fairy smiled inocently to Icy. "It's probably because ice and fire are oposite."

"Rigth. Sure, of course."

Icy stopped herself from comenting that maybe it had to do with her being incredibly hot. And that she was getting really aroused with the fairy so close to her chest. Standing up maybe too quickly, Icy grabbed a towel.

"I really should go have a shower." she started leaving, when she turned back to Bloom. "Look, I have no idea why you're staying here with me instead of you're friends, but if you fell of or something, I just... I guess you can have dinner with us. If you feel unconfortable with Prince Charming and all that, that is." Icy could feeling her cheeks getting darker and darker by the second, and just hopped she hadn't ruined everything.

"Thanks Icy, but since Sky isn't staying here I'm going to have dinner with the others. But..." now Bloom was blushing too. "It's really sweet of you to offer that."

"Yeah, well, friends right?"

With that, the witch left the room, wondering where all that had come from. She convinsed herself that she was just trying to be nice for the sake of the new friendship.

Bloom on the other hand was extremelly excited. Finally she and Icy had been able to have a normal conversation. And the frozen water witch had even shared some things about her.

However... that feeling. She allways had that feeling when Icy was near. Her skin started tingling and she felt this incredibe hurge to touch Icy. Now that she thought about it, this had been the first time they touched...

They had been close before, and Bloom remembered the warm feeling coming from her. She looked at her hands. As soon as she had touched Icy, something had changed. It was as if the closer she got the closer she wanted to get.

Addictive. That was the perfect word to descrive Icy. Her smell, her skin, her voice, her eyes... Oh, her eyes! And that hair! She was a complete goddess!

Wait, what!? Where's all these coming from? Not that it isn't true, but it's kind off creepy. What if Icy starts thinking I'm some kind of stalker!? I should call Stella... Yeah, she'll probably know how to deal with all this.

To be continued...

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