Set In Stone | Fate: The Winx Saga

Chapter Seven

Just as they crossed the barrier once again, Amber felt another presence behind her. It wasn't the Burned One, it was much lighter, and it was gone in a moment. Too far for her to trace it. Whatever, or whoever it was, was familiar, but she couldn't place her finger on it.

"Is everything okay?" Aisha checked when she noticed Amber glancing behind them.

The blonde hesitated for a moment, but replied, "Yeah, it's probably nothing,"

Her dismissal was quickly followed by a ring sound from their phones, receiving a notification from Terra who said they got Silva back to Alfea and he was getting treatment at the greenhouse.

"Where are you going?" Bloom asked Amber as she started to walk to a different direction.

"The greenhouse," Was all she replied before increasing her pace.

When she got closer to the greenhouse she noticed Sky, Terra, and Musa standing outside. Terra and Musa looked worried, but Sky... Sky looked like he was about to jump out of his skin, pacing and running his hand through his dirty blond hair.

"Sky!" Amber called loudly as she caught up with the three.

His head snapped upwards, relief washing over his face at the sight of Amber. He wrapped his arms around the girl in a quick hug, "Are you okay? Stella told me that thing broke out, did it hurt you?" His eyes scanned her to check for injuries or scratches, but she quickly calmed him down and promised she was unharmed.

"How is he?" Amber asked, looking at the three.

"My dad is taking care of him," Terra answered, "It looks like he is stabilizing,"

Amber nodded and made her way to walk in, but she was stopped by Sky, "They asked to be left alone,"

Her glare melted as she noticed the specialist's anxious look. She knew how close Sky and Silva were and how hard it must have been for him, too, to wait in the sidelines. Saul Silva practically filled the role of Sky's father.

"We should head back to the suite," Musa suggested and Terra was quick to agree, but Sky and Amber decided to stay, insisting on waiting until they were allowed to get in and get some answers.

It took whole six minutes until Amber's patience completely ran thin. "Fuck it," She muttered, and pushed the doors opened, rushing through. She knew she should have listened, but all Amber could see was Silva, injured and lying on the forest ground, and she couldn't get this picture out of her head. Sky was quick to follow behind her.

Miss Dowling, Professor Harvey, and Silva looked at them with surprise. Miss Dowling's expression shifted to anger, reprimand at the tip of her tongue, but Amber had opened her mouth before she could scold the two.

"Are you okay?" The earth fairy asked, looking at the specialists' headmaster. His eyes, that had been pitch black at the forest, were back to their light blue color, and most of his wounds were patched. However, the droplets of sweat across his forehead and his sharp breaths were enough for her to realize things were not so okay.

"What an entrance. I thought dramatic flair was more of your sister's thing," Silva replied instead, a sarcastic smile tugging at his lips. But it did little to ease Amber's worries. Silva was more than just a family's friend – he was practically part of the family.

Even though they knew Amber was going to be a fairy and not a warrior from a young age, every time Silva visited, he offered to train her. It wasn't at the same level the specialists in Alfea trained, but he claimed it could help to clear her mind. And for a while, it did.