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The Alfea Lifestyle	By : Shaellin Category: +S through Z > Winx Club Views: 28545 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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    Musa and Stella chatted while Bloom and Flora took the first turn in the shower. Musa told Stella about Bloom inviting her to join them when they found someplace off-campus to continue the Lifestyle and the blonde in turn informed Musa about Flora's offer to use her secret sun-bathing spot, which Musa thought was an awesome idea. This led to both girls stroking their pussies while imagining Flora naked outdoors.
   It was nine minutes later when Flora and Bloom returned from the shower, arms around each other's naked bodies and big smiles on their faces indicating that the no-hanky-panky rule had been ignored. Musa and Stella teased them about it while Flora collected her clothes. Then it was Musa and Stella's turn to shower while Bloom and Flora returned to their room to get dressed.
   While Flora dressed Bloom searched for the one item of clothing she couldn't find: her panties. Eventually she was forced to give up and get another pair. While she dressed she discussed the possibility that Musa might have taken them with Flora. The flower fairy pointed out that there would have been no opportunity for her to do so without being seen, even if she was inclined to steal from her friends. This left Bloom with no explanation for how her panties had disappeared. Meanwhile Kiko napped contentedly on the pile of pilfered panties in his hutch.
   Seven minutes later Stella and Musa emerged from the bathroom and returned to Stella's room to get dressed. Then they headed over to Bloom and Flora's room to collect them and gather in the common room while Musa went to fetch Tecna from their room.
   Musa knocked on the door to her room and stuck her head in. "Tecna? We're ready."
   The pink-haired fairy looked over from her computer and nodded. "Alright. I'll be out directly."
   Closing the door behind her Musa walked back to the common area and sank down into the one remaining vacant chair. "She'll be right out."
   Bloom and Stella sat together on the small couch, sitting close together holding hands.
   Sitting in the other chair, Flora said "I'm really nervous about this. I hope Miss Faragonda wasn't too upset with us."
   Stella nodded. "I'm curious as to what exactly was discussed." She took a deep breath. "Well, we'll find out soon enough." She turned and kissed Bloom. "No matter what, I still love you baby."
   The redhead looked into her BFF's eyes. "And I love you, princess!"
   Musa and Flora looked at each other with slightly uncomfortable smiles. While the closeness between their two friends was beautiful to behold it still worried them that the pair seemed so deeply in love with each other, especially since they both had prospective boyfriends.
   The door to Musa and Tecna's room opened and the technical fairy emerged. She headed straight for the conversation area around the coffee table. She noticed at once that all the seats were taken, but considering that she was here to deliver the headmistress's message it seemed appropriate that she be the one standing. She also noticed the way Bloom and Stella were holding hands. This troubled her but she elected to let it go for the moment. She paused dramatically for a moment before plunging into her message. "As you know, I've been to see Miss Faragonda. As you might imagine she was quite curious as to the nature of my concerns."
   Nobody spoke, waiting for Tecna's next words.
   Tecna took a deep breath. "I told her about what I have observed in this apartment recently. She seemed... less than surprised. It seems that our neighbors have been complaining about the strange noises coming from this apartment."
   Stella squeezed Bloom's hand, having to do something to keep from panicking.
   Unable to contain herself Musa leaned forward and asked "So what'd she say?"
   Tecna turned her attention to her roommate. "Well for one thing she said that she has had to work hard to keep Miss Griselda from coming over here and giving us a royal telling off. Not all of our neighbors have figured out what we've been up to, but it seems that some of them have, and Miss Griselda and Miss Faragonda most certainly have."
   Bloom had to say something. "And what do they think of the Lifestyle?"
   Tecna looked toward her. "Well it seems Miss Griselda is of the opinion that they ought to shut it down immediately. No surprise there. Miss Faragonda, on the other hand, has a bit more lenient view of things. She's concerned that we might be taking things a bit too far, but she's willing to let us work things out for ourselves. She told me that we're at an age when we need to start learning to embrace our sexuality and learn to take responsibility for it. She does, however, insist that the noises have to stop immediately. If they don't she says she'll have no choice but to let Miss Griselda pay us a visit and stop the noise however she deems fit."
   Stella, Bloom and Flora all turned and looked at Musa. Their eyes seemed to say *We need to learn that spell of yours fast!*
   Musa chuckled nervously. "Heh heh. Okay, okay. I'll teach you guys the spell, but we're gonna need a better alternative soon. Not being able to hear when somebody's standing outside your door pounding on it and yelling totally sucks."
   Tecna folded her arms and quirked an eyebrow. "Oh indeed? And here I thought you were all just trying to pretend you weren't in there that time I caught you all in the bathroom naked together."
   Musa rubbed at the back of her head. "Yeah. That spell is seriously bugged up. It blocks all sound going in and out. The only reason we even knew you were there was because you rattled the doorknob and it made a noise on our side of the door."
   Tecna held out a hand in an offering gesture. "Well as it happens Miss Faragonda recommended I do some research in the library on the subject of privacy spells. I'll see if I can find something a little better suited to our needs."
   Having learned that the Lifestyle wasn't going to be shut down gave the sun fairy no end of relief. "Thank you, Tecna. I'm sure all of us will be happy to assist you in any way possible." Pausing, she continued. "I think we all need to know, however. What is your personal feeling towards the Lifestyle?"
   The technical fairy looked a bit uncomfortable about the question. "Ahem. Well, to be perfectly frank, I'm more than a little conflicted about the whole thing myself." She ducked her head as a small blush colored her cheeks. "I must admit that I can see the attraction of it all, but on the other hand I'm more than a little concerned how this might adversely affect our relationships with each other, and with our respective boyfriends. I honestly don't know if this is something we should be getting involved in, but since Miss Faragonda seems content to let us make our own choices in the matter I suppose collecting a little more first-hand data wouldn't hurt."
   Bloom took that as a 'yes'. "We're happy you're joining us." There was more she would have liked to say but wisely kept silent. She gave Stella's hand a squeeze.
   There was a big delighted smile on Flora's face. "That's wonderful news! I just know you're going to love the Lifestyle once you give it a try." She jumped up and ran over to give the technical fairy a big hug, nestling her head in the curve between Tecna's shoulder and neck.
   Tecna was caught by surprise and put her arms around Flora tentatively. "Ah, yes, well. I, um, suppose my experiences with the Lifestyle thus far haven't been entirely unpleasant." She gently pushed Flora back out to arm's length. "Let's not go getting ahead of ourselves though, okay? While I admit to enjoying our little encounter before, you will recall that it was after that when I approached Miss Faragonda about the possibility of shutting down the Lifestyle for good."
   Stella had to suppress a chuckle here. Flora's actions were perfectly timed, and the technical fairy's discomfort obvious. Still, she was willing to give the Lifestyle another shot. And the sun fairy was going to make sure they made Tecna an enthusiastic convert.
   Musa jumped up from her chair with a big grin. "You know what gang? This calls for a celebration!"
   Tecna looked very nervous at that suggestion. "Just what sort of celebration did you have in mind?"
   Musa gave her a teasing grin and a wink. "I thought we'd all get naked, soundproof every room in the apartment and see where things go from there."
   Stella felt she needed to rescue the poor pink-haired fairy. "As excellent as that sounds, I think it's a bit early for something like that. Maybe we should order pizza and chat instead."
   Tecna raised her hand high in the air. "I vote for Stella's plan!"
   Bloom laughed. "I'll second that!"
   Flora giggled. "Me too!"
   Musa gave a dramatic sigh. "Ah well. It was worth a shot. Pizza it is!"
   The blonde got off the couch. "I'll order the pizzas. Who wants what?"
   "Pepperoni!" Bloom shouted.
   Flora piped up with "I like peppers and olives."
   Musa said "I'm good with pepperoni, but nothing beats sausage and anchovies."
   Tecna shrugged. "I'm feeling adventurous tonight. I'll try whatever the rest of you are having."
   "Seems like we can't agree here." She paused, then turned towards the music fairy. "Sausage and anchovies, you're serious?"
   Musa grinned at the Solarian princess. "Hey, don't knock it 'til you've tried it sister. It is so good! It's like the flavors are having an orgy in my mouth!"
   "OK. So one sausage and anchovies, one peppers and olives and one pepperoni. And for me pineapple and salami." The blonde looked at Tecna. "Sure you don't want one of your own?"
   Tecna nodded. "You're already ordering four different pizzas. Even if you're only getting small pizzas there's still going to be more than enough to go around. I'll just sample a little of everyone else. Uh, I mean, what everyone else is having."
   "OK then," Stella said as she headed out to her room to get her cell phone.
   Musa laid an arm around Tecna's shoulders and grinned at her. "So, sample everyone else, eh? Sounds like you really are feeling 'adventurous' tonight."
   Tecna's cheeks flushed bright red. "I... I didn't mean... That's not what I meant! It was just a slip of the tongue, nothing more."
   Bloom let out a low laugh, quickly putting her hand over her mouth to silence it.
   Musa rocked her roommate's shoulders gently. "Come on Tecna, fess up. You've been dying to give the Lifestyle a real try, haven't you? You've just been too hung up on that morality kick to let your hair down and admit it."
   Tecna peeled the music fairy's arm off her shoulders and turned away with her arms crossed indignantly. "Hmph! The very idea! I am not some common slut. I'm simply giving this Lifestyle a chance because Miss Faragonda suggested it might be a valuable learning experience for us all."
   The fire fairy was getting concerned, and wished Stella were here. Musa was pushing Tecna a bit too much, especially as the Lifestyle wasn't shut down as she'd expected. But it still could be. Stepping between the two fairies she looked at the music fairy. "Musa, that's a bit unfair. Tecna's agreed to give the Lifestyle another try, but we shouldn't push her into anything she's not ready for." Turning to Tecna she continued. "I don't think Musa meant to insult you. Can you forgive her?"
   Musa gave the redhead a 'What? Really?' look. "Hey, chillax Bloom. I was just teasing her. It's no big. I do this sort of stuff with Stella all the time."
   Tecna gave the Asiatic girl a sour glance. "Well in case you hadn't noticed I'm not Stella. I would thank you not to poke fun at my sense of moral ethics."
   Musa stuffed her hands in her pockets and turned away with her head lowered with a bitter frown. "Jeez, I'm sorry already. No need to make such a big deal out of it."
   Bloom took Tecna's shoulder and led her away from the music fairy. "Sorry about that," she whispered.
   Tecna let out a breath and turned a half-formed smile on the fire fairy. "It's not your fault. Thanks for standing up for me." She looked back to see Flora trying to cheer up Musa. "I just get this feeling that Musa has been trying to seduce me for a while now and it's really starting to bother me. It's hard for me to admit feeling attracted to another girl. It goes against everything I've been taught to believe about proper sexual conduct. It feels wrong and dangerous just to have those sort of feelings, exponentially more so to admit to it out loud."
   The redhead wasn't exactly sure how to answer that, especially in light of their 'study sessions.' But curiosity got the better of her. "I'm sorry for mentioning this to the others, but those times you helped me with the Sex Ed test, it seemed like more than just tutoring..."
   Tecna turned to face Bloom directly, gazing at her with an expression that pleaded for understanding. "You're right. I did what I did because I wanted to, and I felt that you wanted it too. The studying angle just gave me an excuse, a rationalization I could use to convince myself that what we were doing was alright. After the test was over though I couldn't justify doing those things anymore. I told myself it was over, that it was just a brief deviance that would never be repeated. I was prepared to live the rest of my life without experiencing the pleasures of lesbian lust ever again. But then Stella used her knowledge of our liaison to guilt me into keeping my opposition to the Lifestyle quiet, and then all of you sent Flora to seduce me with her sweetness and irresistible charms."
   Bloom was horrified that her indiscretion had caused her dorm mate such pain. Tears welled up in her eyes as she whispered "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" over and over.
   The pain in Bloom's voice and the tears on her face melted the technical fairy's heart. She held her arms out to the redhead. "Oh Bloom!" She pulled the fire fairy into her embrace and held her consolingly close to her. "It's alright Bloom. It's alright. What's done is done. You've apologized and I have forgiven you, completely. There's no more reason to be sorry." A troubled look crossed her face. "If one of us still owes the other an apology it's me."
   Looking at the pink-haired fairy through teary eyes Bloom asked, "You? What did you do?"
   Tecna looked down and to the right for a moment before turning her face toward her friend. "What I did that night, well, looking back on it now I realize there's only one thing to call it. Bloom, I seduced you. I didn't want to admit to myself that's what I had done but the fact remains were it not for my actions that night you and I would never have had sex. I might not have consciously intended for things to go the way that they did, but it was my inappropriate actions that directly led to what transpired between us. I'm sorry Bloom."
   The fire fairy gave Tecna a hug. "Don't apologize. It wouldn't have happened if I hadn't wanted it to happen too. And I'm to blame as well." She paused. "I've... I've been in love with Stella since we met. I never dared say anything, thinking it was doomed. And then we made love. I was getting up the courage to say something when Flora introduced me to the Lifestyle. And when I learned that Stella was part of it I was overjoyed."
   Bloom's confession stunned the pink-haired girl. "You... were in love with Stella? But then what about Brandon? Are you simply leading him on?"
   "Absolutely not, I love Brandon too. But my love for Stella is just as real."
   That shocked Tecna. "You love him? But you two aren't even officially dating yet. Are you?"
   The redhead blushed, so much her face almost blended in with her hair. "Well, love might be a bit strong. I like him and, I don't know, he might just be the one. I want to find out for sure eventually."
   Tecna placed her hands on the redhead's shoulders. "And what about Stella? If you're in love with Stella how can you even think about a relationship with Brandon?"
   "Tecna, it's not like I'm dating two guys. I don't see how one relationship affects the other."
   A serious frown appeared on Tecna's face. "It doesn't matter if it's two guys, two girls or one of each. Falling in love with two people at the same time can't help but pull your heart in two directions at once. It's only going to lead to heartbreak."
   The fire fairy remained silent for a moment. "Perhaps, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it."
   There was no doubt in the technical fairy's mind that Bloom was making a serious mistake, but she realized that forcing the issue now would only drive a wedge between the two of them. If she was to be of any help to Bloom at all she would need to keep the lines of communication between them open. So despite her grave misgivings over what Bloom was doing she let the subject drop for the time being. Glancing over at Musa she noticed that her roommate was at that moment involved in a deep kiss with Flora. She sighed and closed her eyes. "And of course while we were talking Musa had to go and start kissing Flora. Tell me Bloom, are they as deeply 'in love' as you and Stella?"
   The redhead hesitated, not wanting to answer that question. But since Tecna was giving the Lifestyle a chance honesty was necessary. "Flora is, she loves all of us." She paused. "Even you. Musa..." She paused again. "I think the loss of Riven to Darcy's hit her hard. She felt unwanted and not worth bothering with. I think the Lifestyle really has proved just how sexy and desirable she is." Taking a breath, she continued. "But I feel she's gone a bit overboard sometimes. Stella plans on helping her win back Riven from Darcy, and I think we need to get that plan in motion and soon. Will you help us?"
   Relief washed over Tecna as she heard Bloom admitting that there were problems with the way they were practicing the Lifestyle, even if she wasn't ready to admit that some of those problems applied to her. She gave the redhead a nod. "Of course I will, although frankly I'm not 100% sure what we can really do along those lines. It's all going to hinge upon just what kind of hold Darcy has taken over Riven's mind. If he's just attracted to her and snubbing Musa out of pettiness then there's hope for winning him back. If, however, Darcy has used some kind of spell on him then winning him back is going to be much harder."
   Bloom smiled at the pink-haired fairy. "You're probably right, which is why we need all the help we can get."
   Tecna nodded. "You have it, but not tonight. I'm still cross with Musa for teasing me like that. I'm not looking forward to sleeping in the same room with her tonight, especially not if she's going to be traipsing around our room in the nude all evening and all night. I hate to say it but it creeps me out a little bit."
   While considering Tecna's dilemma an idea occurred to Bloom that made her feel very excited. Trying hard not to show it she calmly suggested "Well, if you want why don't you take my bed tonight and I'll take yours? I need to have a talk with Musa about her behavior tonight anyway. And it would get you out of each other's hair for a while." Of course she didn't mention the fact that her latest tryst with Musa had been erotic beyond belief and she was anxious for another taste, which swapping rooms for the night would make possible. She also didn't bring up the fact that this would put the technical fairy in with Flora, which was only somewhat of an improvement. But that wasn't her problem and besides, if anybody could break down Tecna's emotionless exterior it was the flower fairy.
   Tecna pinched her chin between her thumb and forefinger as she considered the proposal. "That might be the best solution for tonight. And perhaps if she realizes that her ready access to me can be revoked it might inspire Musa to be a little more considerate of how she treats me." She regarded the fire fairy questioningly. "You're sure this won't inconvenience you?"
   Trying hard not to grin Bloom just said, "Not at all."
   Tecna smiled and held out her hand. "Very well then. I accept. Thank you Bloom."
   The redhead shook it, barely aware of her surroundings as she thought about what she wanted to do to the music fairy tonight.
   At that moment Stella returned. "OK, pizza's on the way. So what'd I miss?"
   Musa placed a hand on the back of her head as she gave an awkward grin. "Not much. I just kinda pissed off Tecna by teasing her too hard about her discomfort with the Lifestyle."
   The blonde grimaced. "Not too badly, I trust?" Things were delicate enough without something like this.
   Bloom wanted to say something about this, but decided to say it privately. She simply said "Not really, more of a small misunderstanding." At the same time she lifted her eyes to try and indicate she needed to speak to Stella privately.
   The sun fairy caught the message and nodded. "Shall we get ready for the pizza? We'll need a few things. Bloom, want to help me?"
   "Sure!" the redhead replied.
   Flora piped up to ask "Can I help?"
   "Thanks, but we're ok," Stella chimed as she and Bloom headed for the sun fairy's room. Once there Stella pulled her BFF to the back of the room. "OK, what really happened?"
   The redhead sighed. "Musa was really pushing Tecna's buttons. So much that she didn't want to stay in her own room tonight. Don't worry, I offered her my bed and I plan on having a serious talk with Musa about this." Left unsaid was that once that was done the fire fairy intended to really chew out the brunette, literally!
   Meanwhile out in the common room Musa looked after the two departing fairies and asked the others "Man. Can those two be any more transparent? They could at least wait until after we eat to get in each other's panties."
   Tecna rolled her eyes and turned her back on her roommate, refusing to say anything that might further inflame the situation between them. Flora looked back and forth between them with a worried expression while Musa seemed not to notice her roommate's disgust.
   Bloom's mention of talking with Musa about not stirring up things satisfied the blonde and the two quickly headed back so as not to arouse suspicion. The two fairies quickly returned to the common room carrying small towels, some sodas from Stella's fridge and a canned tea for Flora. Stella spread a large towel over the table to protect it from spills while Bloom placed small towels out for plates as well as wiping. She then set out the sodas as well as Flora's tea and said, "Help yourselves!"
   As everyone grabbed a drink Tecna glanced around to gather everyone's attention. "This reminds me, there was more that Miss Faragonda had to say about the Lifestyle while I was in her office. Specifically, she had quite a bit to say on the subject of hygiene."
   *Oh bother,* Stella thought, but there was no escaping this. She sat down and waited for the lecture.
   "As you all no doubt know," the technical fairy started in, "the human body is a factory for filth. This is why we must wash ourselves and change clothes daily, not to mention doing laundry on a weekly basis. Our clothes keep the filth of our bodies from building up on every surface we touch, but if we're going to be treating our apartment as a clothing-optional zone we're going to have to take certain precautionary measures to keep things clean around here."
   "Such as?" Bloom asked, genuinely concerned.
   Tecna gestured toward the table between them. "Towels, for a start. We can't just lounge around on the furniture bare arsed or it will quickly start getting filthy, grungy and disgusting. If you're going to be sitting down naked, make sure that there is a towel underneath you to protect the furniture." Next she gestured toward Musa. "Socks are another important aspect of maintaining hygiene around here. I couldn't help noticing earlier that of the four of you Musa was the only one still wearing them. We should all wear socks around the apartment if nothing else, to keep the floors sanitary."
   Musa gave her an odd expression. "I wasn't exactly wearing them for sanitary reasons. I just kinda like the way wearing socks points up the fact that I'm not wearing anything else."
   Tecna waved that away. "Regardless, you set a good example by wearing them. And then there's our bedding. If we're going to be having sex with each other, or even just sleeping in the nude, then we should be sure to wash it frequently, and use spot cleaning spells between times to prevent stubborn stains from setting in."
   The blonde tried hard not to sigh. This was going to be a lot more trouble from now on. She'd just figured everybody showering together a lot would solve most of the problems, although sheets tended to get messy a lot more quickly and did need to be changed on a daily basis. Still, anything to keep the technical fairy happy. "No problem, is it ladies?"
   Flora shook her head. "It makes sense to me. I don't think I'd like living in a dirty apartment, and those don't sound like such very difficult things to do."
   Musa shrugged. "I guess, though the idea of carrying a towel around the apartment with me to sit on seems a little silly."
   Stella felt the same way, but didn't want to start an argument over something so trivial. "Again, an excellent precaution. Anything else?" she asked, anxious for the pizza to arrive and end this conversation hopefully.
   Tecna shrugged. "Aside from the obvious precaution of taking more frequent showers to keep our bodies clean, that's pretty much it. The other major concern, as I mentioned earlier, is privacy. I'll be doing some research into other options, but for now perhaps it would be a good idea if Musa would teach us the spell she knows?"
   Musa blinked. "What, now? Well, I suppose we've got the time for a quick lesson, but we probably shouldn't cast the spell until after the pizzas arrive. Wouldn't want them to turn around and leave because nobody answered the door."
   Bloom laughed. "Good point!" she exclaimed.
   Musa set her soda down on the table and stood up. "Okay, this is how the spell works. All around us there's sound and silence, always competing with each other. Sometimes the sound wins, sometimes the silence does. Most often it's more of a compromise between the two. My powers tend to work by selecting the types of sounds that make up music and focusing them where I want them. The privacy spell works the opposite way, by pulling together as much silence as possible from the room and then inserting it into the floor and ceiling, and every door, wall and window. That insulates all those surfaces from transmitting the sounds on either side of them to the opposite side."
   Stella chimed up. "But it blocks all sound. Sometimes that's not a good thing."
   Musa nodded. "That's why we need better options, but for right now it's all we've got." She held her hands close together in front of her. "Now I'm gonna show you the first stage of the spell, gathering the silence in the room together to make it available for the second stage where we insert it into the walls."
   All four fairies watched Musa closely.
   Musa closed her eyes to concentrate while she continued talking. "What you have to do is focus on calling all the silence in the room together into the space between your palms. Imagine it as the gaps between the sounds, like waves where the silence is the soft blue troughs between the bright purple peaks that are the sounds. You wanna picture all that quiet, empty blue coming together from all around you and gathering between your hands." As she focused her powers the others could see nearly invisibly thin wisps of blue starting to be pulled in from all around her and gathering together in a growing ball of blue light that formed between her hands.
   Stella just stared at the music fairy. "That's brilliant! Is it based on another spell or did you create it?"
   Musa opened her eyes and glanced at the sun fairy. "Actually I looked it up. I knew we needed a..." At that moment she moved her hands wrong and suddenly the ball of blue light shot straight at her. The music fairy's eyes went wide with shock as her voice went still. She reached for her throat, then her ears. She looked at the others in turn, gesticulating wildly while her mouth worked silently.
   "I don't think that was supposed to happen," Bloom exclaimed. Looking at the music fairy she asked, "Musa? Are you alright?"
   Musa pointed at her ears and shook her head, silently mouthing the words "I can't hear you!"
   It was Tecna who figured it out. "She must have lost control of the spell and it zapped her. She's completely encased in silence! She can't speak or hear at all!"
   "I don't think this is good," Stella added, "but the spell should wear off soon. I don't think she's in any real danger but we should watch her."
   Flora glanced at Stella and Bloom. "The spell only lasts for an hour, doesn't it? At least I think that's how it's supposed to work."
   "If that's the case then there's no need for alarm," Tecna replied. "We're through with classes for the day, and since there's pizza on the way we don't have to go to dinner. We can simply wait it out until the spell wears off on its own."
   Bloom seemed to be the only one concerned. "Shouldn't we be doing something to help Musa?!" The redhead seemed on the verge of panic. "Musa's powers deal with sounds. Not being able to make any for an hour might not be a good thing!"
   Flora replied "I think Bloom is right. Musa looks like she's freaking out a little."
   The others saw that what Flora said was true. Musa had sunk down onto the floor between the two chairs and had her arms wrapped around her knees as she rocked herself in silence with a distraught expression on her face.
   Bloom got up and ran to the brunette. She quickly sat beside the distraught fairy and hugged her tightly, whispering words of encouragement into her ear.
   Musa made no sign that she could hear the things Bloom was saying but she did lean her head against Bloom's shoulder as tears spilled from her eyes. Flora got out of her chair and knelt beside her to wrap her arms around the Asian girl too. She looked up at Tecna and Stella. "Isn't there anything we can do for her?"
   Tecna knelt in front of her roommate and examined her critically. "She's encased in pure silence. Logic would dictate that a strong enough sonic barrage should be able to break through it, but if we messed up she could lose her hearing permanently. I'll see if I can research a less dangerous counterspell, but in the meantime I think she needs reassurance that things are going to be alright."
   She waved her hand to get Musa's attention, then tapped her left wrist to indicate time, then held up one finger to indicate one hour. Musa nodded glumly. The technical fairy placed both hands on Musa's shoulders and slowly mouthed the words "We're here for you." Musa blinked and nodded, giving a weak smile.
   "I'll give you a hand," Stella said as she joined Tecna. Studying was something she hated, and doing it outside of class bordered on heresy. But a friend was in trouble, and that was something she couldn't ignore.
   Tecna gave a crooked grin as she stood up. "I'm not sure if that was a promise or a threat but I appreciate the offer. Sound spells aren't exactly my specialty, so I could use the help."
   Bloom looked at Tecna and Stella. "Go and find something to help. Flora and I will stay and try to keep Musa calm."
   Tecna gave a sharp nod of agreement. "Agreed. Do whatever it takes to keep her mind off her predicament. We'll be back as quick as we can with a counterspell."
   Stella looked at Musa. She mouthed 'stay calm' as she and Tecna headed for the pink-haired fairy's room.
   Musa winced at what she evidently considered useless advice and put her head down on her knees.
   Flora gazed at her friend with infinite compassion and caressed her cheek gently. "Sweetie, look at me." Feeling the gentle touch, Musa raised her head to look at the flower fairy. With a warm smile, Flora mouthed the words "I love you." Musa blinked back tears and smiled back. She freed up one arm to reach around the flower fairy and pull her closer. Flora leaned in, closed her eyes and gave the pigtailed girl a slow, tender kiss.
   Bloom meanwhile snuggled in closer on the other side and gave the music fairy a big hug, waiting her turn to kiss the Asian fairy.
   Flora and Musa kissed for several seconds. When they were done Musa turned her head to look at Bloom and raised one eyebrow as if to ask "So how 'bout you?"
   No words were spoken, nor were any needed. The redhead leaned in and gave Musa a long kiss.
   Musa unwound her other arm from around her legs and put it around Bloom, pulling her in tighter as their kiss turned passionate.
   Watching the whole thing, Flora giggled at the display. "Hmhm! Wow! You two really get into a kiss."
   Neither of them heard the flower fairy as their passions increased. Before long Musa removed her arm from around Flora to devote both arms to holding Bloom as their kissing became increasingly impassioned. A few moments later Bloom fell over backwards as Musa threw her weight against the redhead and bore her to the floor beneath her.
   The fire fairy was totally engrossed in what she was doing. She'd forgotten about Musa's problem, but at least Musa had as well. Her hand began to slip underneath Musa's tank-top.
   Musa grabbed Bloom's wrist and guided her hand up to cup her small bra-covered breast. Then she let go and moved her own hands to wrestle with the fasteners of Bloom's bell-bottom jeans.
   The fire fairy shifted her hips to give Musa better access. Meanwhile her hand had found it's mark and she began to roughly massage the music fairy's left breast.
   Watching all of this, Flora felt a little stab of pain at being left out of all the fun, but then she realized there was no reason for her to be left out. All she had to do was join in. She placed her hands on Musa's hips and ran them up her sides under her top. As she started to slide Musa's tank-top up she leaned down to place a loving kiss in the middle of her lower back.
   Feeling what Flora was doing, Musa finally stopped kissing Bloom and sat up, raising both arms in the air to let Flora pull her top all the way up and off.
   Bloom took this opportunity to start undoing Musa's jeans, slipping them down the Asian fairy's hips.
   Musa got up on her knees to help out, then switched to a seated position beside Bloom to let her finish up. Once her own jeans were off she set back to work on Bloom's and quickly had them stripped off of her. Then she went back to attacking Bloom's mouth with hers and snaked one hand inside the fiery redhead's panties to stroke her crotch.
   The fire fairy wrapped one arm around Musa's neck and used the other to pull Flora on top of the music fairy.
   Musa was thrilled to feel Flora's luscious body and bodacious breasts pressing down on her. Being in the middle of a three-girl sandwich was her favorite place to be, and she couldn't think of a better pair of girls to be sandwiched between than the lusty carrot-top and the generous brunette. The fact that these two also had the biggest pairs of breasts out of the whole bunch didn't hurt either. She let go of Bloom with her right hand and reached behind herself to stuff it down the back of Flora's skirt and stroke her ass while her left hand continued groping and stroking Bloom's crotch.
   Flora cried out in helpless passion as she felt Musa's hand on her ass. She leaned down to press a kiss to the raven-haired girl's neck while she squeezed both hands between her own breasts and Musa's back to work at undoing the clasp of her bra.
   Meanwhile the music fairy's actions had their effect on Bloom. The redhead's breathing became deeper and she had to break the kiss just to not pass out from exhaustion. She reached her arms over Musa to try and embrace Flora, it was barely possible but doable.
   This trapped Flora's hands between her breasts and Musa's back, just as she had gotten the music fairy's bra unhooked. She couldn't help giggling at the situation, an action she knew Musa would feel even if she couldn't hear it.
   The music fairy knew what Bloom's actions indicated. She could see the passion on Bloom's face as she lay there with her eyes half closed gasping for breath. There was no doubt that Bloom was close, so Musa curled her middle finger to insert it into the redhead's twitching love hole.
   That pushed the redhead over the edge. Her entire body shook as much as it could with two bodies on top of her. She came but she bit her lip to try and avoid making enough noise to disturb her roommates, not to mention the other residents of the dorm.
   Musa adored the face Bloom was making as she shook and writhed beneath her, though it made her wish she could hear the sounds she was making. Her inability to hear anything was making her want to claw at her ears with her fingernails, but seeing the unleashed passion of her friend threatening to overwhelm her self-control was compensation enough to help her stave off that impulse.
   Once the shaking subsided and Bloom's grip slackened Flora was able to finally climb off of Musa's back, allowing the music fairy's unhooked bra to fall open on her back as she rose.
   Musa rolled off of Bloom, favoring the nearly unconscious girl with a fond smile. Looking up at the angelic brunette hovering over her her smile broadened as she pulled her cum-soaked fingers out of Bloom's panties and offered them to her friend.
   Flora cupped her hand around Musa's wrist and lowered her head to take the proffered fingers inside her mouth. She closed her eyes and sucked as she slowly pulled her head back, letting the fingers pull free as she sucked the cum off of them. When she was done she opened her eyes to smile down at Musa and lean in close, giving the pigtailed girl a taste of the love nectar she had gathered as she kissed her.
   Flora placed her hands on Musa's shoulders as they kissed, while Musa placed her own hands on Flora's waist. The music fairy thought she had never tasted anything so exquisitely exotic as the flavor of Bloom's juices coming from Flora's mouth. She snaked her tongue inside to search out every corner of the nature fairy's mouth. When they parted Flora pulled back with her lips still parted and her eyes half-lidded with helpless desire. Musa noticed that didn't stop Flora from pulling the bra off her shoulders and down her arms, baring the music fairy's breasts to view.
   Musa reached up to fondle the brunette's bountiful breasts through her thin top. Flora tipped her head back, closed her eyes and moaned as she began rocking her body under the music fairy's ministrations. She returned the favor by reaching down and stroking the music fairy's bare breasts, causing Musa to arch her back and open her mouth as though she were moaning, even though no sound emerged.
   Frustrated with her inability to express her passion audibly, Musa grabbed the bottom of Flora's green peasant top and yanked it upward, spilling the nature fairy's ponderous bare breasts into view. Seeing her prize, the raven-haired girl sat up and took the right nipple into her mouth, sucking on it enthusiastically.
   As Musa enthusiastically licked and sucked at first one breast and then the other Flora realized that her friend would be making quite a bit of noise if she weren't presently muted. As it was Flora herself was moaning enough that she was worried about the neighbors hearing her if she got any louder. Though overwhelmed by the pleasure of suckling her friend at her breast, Flora still noticed that she could hear at least some of the sounds one would expect from it. She realized it was because part of the sounds they were producing together were coming from her own body and not just from Musa's.
   A moment later Flora was surprised when Musa pushed her over backwards and laid her out on the floor. Now kneeling between Flora's spread legs, Musa reached underneath the flower fairy's skirt and pulled her panties down, forcing Flora's legs together as she pulled them down Flora's long tanned legs and off. With the panties now out of the way, Musa spread her friend's legs once more and leaned in to lap at the girl's mostly bare pussy lips.
   Although exhausted, Bloom had been focused on observing the events before her. Now that she had recovered some strength she crawled over and took her turn happily sucking on the largest breasts in the dorm.
   Between Musa's tongue on her twat and Bloom's lips on her breasts Flora got out one loud "Oh my goodness!" before remembering the need to stifle their noise and clamping her lips tightly shut. She still couldn't help moaning and squirming as her friends drove her body crazy. When Musa switched to finger-fucking her while rapidly flicking her clitoris with the tip of her tongue, that was all she could take. Her whole body arched as she stifled a scream that tried to burst free of her tightly-sealed lips.
   The redhead quickly moved up and put her mouth over the tan-skinned fairy's, helping to muffle any sound.
   Musa didn't hear Flora's muffled attempts to cry out in passionate release, but she saw the way the tanned fairy's body arched up off the floor and grinned as she returned to licking the flower fairy's cunt. She lapped at the flood of juices pouring out of her, swallowing as needed until the flow finally subsided and Flora lay gasping and spent upon the floor.
   The weak fire fairy also lay beside Flora, again gasping for air.
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   Meanwhile in Tecna’s room Stella was desperately searching through every textbook they had. All had poor indexing, and searching for spells dealing with sound was proving to be all but impossible. "I just hope that Bloom and Flora can keep Musa calm!" she said absent-mindedly as she continued to search.
   At the same time Tecna was scanning through all relevant documents she could find online on the subject of sound spells and counterspells, searching for something that would provide some kind of insight on how to break a spell which hadn't even been cast properly in the first place. It was a desperate hope but the technical fairy refused to be deterred by the magnitude of the challenge. "I'm sure they're doing their best. She'll just have to have faith in her friends to see her through this crisis."
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   With Flora out for the time being Bloom knew it was up to her to keep Musa calm until either Tecna and Stella came up with something or the spell wore off. She got up just long enough to strip off her tank top, bra and panties, keeping her socks on as per Tecna's earlier request. The redhead quickly got back down and slid on top of the music fairy. Giving the brunette a passionate kiss on the lips, she began to start kissing and licking down the Asian fairy's taut belly.
   Being the only one of the three who hadn't cum yet and thus wasn't exhausted, Musa lay watching Bloom's disrobing with eager eyes, hoping that this was to be her turn. Being trapped in absolute silence was seriously unnerving her and she desperately yearned for the solace of a good mind-shattering orgasm. She welcomed the fire fairy into her embrace as Bloom lay down on top of her, one hand caressing Bloom's back underneath her long red hair while the other stroked the redhead's curvy bare ass. As Bloom worked her way south Musa placed her hands on the girl's shoulders and gradually slid them up the sides of her head to run her fingers through the flaming red hair while her silent breathing grew heavier with desire.
   The look in Musa's eyes was all that the fire fairy needed. She knew Musa was in pain and the best thing to ease that pain was a mind-shattering orgasm. There was neither time nor need for foreplay, Bloom's kisses quickly ran down the brunette's belly until, with one quick lap of her belly button, her tongue slid between Musa's labia and dove inside.
   Musa closed her eyes and arched her head back as she felt Bloom's tongue probe between her pussy lips. She held the redhead's head between her hands, urging her on as her passion built. All at once she felt a twinge of pain as Bloom's tongue poked against the barrier of her maidenhead. She gave an involuntary squeeze of her fingers against Bloom's scalp in response, letting the girl know she was pushing into dangerous territory.
   The squeeze on her head confused the redhead for a moment, until she realized that Musa probably still had an intact hymen. She needed to be careful but still get the music fairy off. She had planned on using some fingers but couldn't now. Instead she put her entire mouth over Musa's soaking twat, trying to suck the brunette's entire vagina at one time.
   Musa's mouth opened wide in a silent cry of erotic pleasure as she felt Bloom's mouth engulf her cunt. She couldn't keep her hips from beginning to rock as the stimulation got her worked up further.
   Having recovered from her own orgasm Flora sat up to watch the proceedings and was just about to reach for her friend's breasts when there came a knock at the door followed by a masculine voice calling out "Pizza delivery!" from the other side. The nature fairy quickly stood up and called back "Be right there!" She looked down at Bloom who was looking up at her with her mouth full of Musa's pussy and whispered "You keep going. I'll take care of this."
   The fire fairy never missed a beat but just nodded her head as she continued using her mouth to try and completely vacuum Musa's pussy out of the petite brunette.
   While Musa silently cried out a string of four-letter words Flora pulled her top down over her breasts, made sure her skirt was in place so that her bare pussy wasn't showing, then walked over and opened the door after glancing back to make certain Bloom and Musa weren't immediately visible from the doorway. She gave the young man on the other side of the door a dazzling warm smile. "Hi! Thanks for bringing these over. How much do I owe you?"
   The pizza guy shook his head. "They're already prepaid on credit card. I just need to be sure this is the right place. Is this where Miss Stella of Solaria lives?"
   Flora nodded. "Mm-hm! She's my dorm mate."
   The boy handed over the stack of four boxes. "Good enough. Thanks for ordering with us. We hope to serve you again soon."
   Flora turned sideways so the stack of pizzas was out of the way and leaned in to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Thank you very much!"
   The boy touched his cheek and walked away with a stunned grin. "Best tip all day."
   Meanwhile Bloom's unrelenting pussy-licking finally drove Musa over the edge, triggering a wild orgasm and screams that would have reverberated all through the dorm if she had been capable of making a single sound. When she came down from her high and lay panting on the floor she looked up and was confused to see Flora standing over her with a stack of pizza boxes in her hands.
   She blinked, glanced at Bloom where she still knelt between her legs, then looked back up at Flora again. She pointed toward the door with a look of bewilderment. Flora gave a smiling nod. Musa pointed at herself. Flora shook her head. Musa wiped her arm across her forehead and lay back on the floor in relief.
   Bloom lay exhausted across Musa's legs, but the smell of pizza got her moving. She grabbed her clothes and said to Flora and Musa, "We'd better get dressed. Flora, you'd better let Stella and Tecna know the food's here." She looked at Musa and mouthed, “Feeling better?”
   Flora nodded. "Okay." She set the pizzas on the coffee table and went to fetch their friends.
   Musa was still locked in her little world of silence and didn't hear a word Bloom said, but she did catch the idea when Bloom started grabbing her clothes and did the same. When she saw Bloom trying to inquire if she was okay she shrugged, held out her hand and waggled it side-to-side in a gesture indicating "So-so." She did really love sex, and having sex with her friends helped a lot with her panic over not being able to hear, but there just wasn't anything that could take the place of music in her heart and no amount of sex was going to fix that. Still, as long as she had faith that her condition was only temporary the loving attention from her friends did a lot to help her through this trying time.
   Flora knocked on the door to Musa and Tecna's room before opening it to stick her head in. "Hey girls, pizza's here."
   "Drat, we still haven't found anything!" Stella exclaimed. She turned towards Flora and asked "How's Musa doing?"
   Flora stepped fully into the room. "We've been keeping her busy so she doesn't have time to focus on her situation. I don't know how much longer we can keep her distracted though."
   The sun fairy turned towards Tecna. "How much longer until the spell wears off? I'm thinking about another twenty to twenty-five minutes."
   Tecna shook her head as she turned away from her computer. "At least that, assuming it wears off at all. You have to understand, she was compiling a spell to encompass the entire room in silence, and it all focused on her instead. The concentration of the spell on a much smaller target area may cause it to last for several hours. It's even remotely possible that the effect could be strong enough to be indefinitely self-sustaining. We need to find a counter-spell before Musa loses hope."
   "Agreed," Stella stated. "I'll go get us some pizza and bring it back. We need to keep looking." Turning towards Flora she continued. "Don't say anything to Musa or Bloom just yet. We don't need them panicking needlessly."
   Flora nodded gravely. "Okay. Is there anything I can do to help?"
   Turning back to her computer Tecna replied "Thanks for the offer, but until this spell is lifted I think it's better if we try to keep two people with Musa at all times. The support of just one person might not be enough to sustain her through this trial."
   "That's probably true. Let's get back to Musa right away," Stella replied as she steered Flora out the door and back to the common area.
   One sniff of the air and it was plainly obvious exactly how Bloom and Flora had been keeping Musa calm. The scent of sex didn't just fill the room, it practically overpowered it. The blonde cast a quick air cleaning spell to expunge the scent. When Tecna came out hopefully she wouldn't notice anything.
   Flora noticed Stella's spellcasting and asked quietly "What's going on?"
   Trying not to alarm Musa, Stella gave a big fake grin and replied, "Just cleaning the air, that's all!" She put some pizza on a napkin for Tecna and turned to the fire fairy. "Bloom, would you take over for a bit. My eyes are sore from all this reading and I could use a quick break. Flora and I will keep an eye on Musa."
   The fire fairy took the makeshift plate and a slice of her own. "Certainly." She turned towards Musa. "I'll be back honey."
   Musa nodded glumly, but was relieved to see that Flora and Stella stuck around as Bloom left the room. Having her friends around her was the one thing keeping her from retreating inside her own mind from the oppressive silence. She tried humming to herself in an effort to break the sense of isolation, but even though she felt her vocal chords vibrating she didn't hear a single sound. She closed her eyes and sobbed silently.
   Instantly both Flora and Stella were at her sides with their arms around her. Flora pressed her lips to Musa's temple. "I know you can't hear me sweetie but we're right here with you."
   Stella did the same on the other side. "And we're not going anywhere." She gave the music fairy a gentle kiss on the cheek.
   Musa opened her eyes and favored them each with a sad but grateful smile.
   Letting go of the Asian girl with one arm, Flora leaned toward the coffee table and snagged a slice of pizza from Musa's box which she then presented to the music fairy. "Would you like some pizza?"
   Seeing the pizza presented to her, Musa gave a silent laugh and opened her mouth to receive it. Flora inserted the pointed end into her friend's mouth and watched as Musa bit off a piece and consumed it.
   Stella watched all this in wonder. She was hoping the Asian fairy could hold on for just a bit longer. She doubted they would find any answer soon, and she hesitated to go to Faragonda or one of the professor's for help unless things got critical. She seemed to remember something last year about miscast spells in one of her classes. She berated herself for not paying attention but seemed to recall that miscast spells usually fell apart on their own and quickly. However, they could have odd side effects, though usually not permanent. When Musa finished chewing the blonde held up a soda.
   Musa gave her friends an amused smirk. She was deaf, not helpless, but if they wanted to feed her then she'd play along with the game for now. She pursed her lips to receive the soda and took a sip as Stella pressed it to her lips and tilted it for her.
   Flora smiled as she fed her another bite of the pizza. As she pulled the rest back however an anchovy fell off the slice and happened to land right in the opening of the neck of Musa's top.
   Stella couldn't resist. She leaned over and started nibbling the skin around the fish.
   Musa ducked away from her friend's teasing mouth and laughed. As she did there came the faintest hint of a sound from her mouth for just a moment or two before it faded out again.
   The sun fairy looked up. "Flora, did you say something?"
   The nature fairy shook her head. "Hm-mm. I was just watching you play with Musa." She reached over to pluck the anchovy from where it had tumbled from Musa's chest down into her lap and held it up for her. "Say 'Ah' Musa!"
   The music fairy closed her eyes, tilted her head back and opened her mouth wide. As she did there again came a faint sound once more, only for a second then it was gone. Flora blinked as she dropped the tiny fish in Musa's mouth. "Oh my goodness. I think I just heard something!"
   The sun fairy's eyes shone brightly. "The spell, it's fading...or falling apart." She looked at Musa. "Try and say a few words!"
   Musa looked back and forth between her two friends as she chewed and swallowed the tiny morsel. They seemed excited about something. Catching the gist of what Stella said she mouthed the words "A few words". The two fairies heard the faintest hint of "ords" at the end of it. Flora looked at Stella excitedly. "It's starting to wear off! She's getting her voice back!" She looked now at Musa. "Musa, can you hear me? Can you make out anything that I'm saying?"
   Musa's eyebrows knitted together in frustration as she shook her head and mouthed "No".
   "Well, she can speak a little. That's a very good sign!" the blonde stated. She looked at Musa. "Musa, we can hear you. Your voice is coming back. Just hold on!" She gave the music fairy's hand a squeeze.
   The music fairy got a very excited look on her face. She immediately started babbling. "You can hear my voice? Oh my god! I wish I could hear it! How do I sound? Can you understand me okay? Do you think my hearing will come back next?" All her friends were able to make out though was " ... hear my ... h my god ... I could ... ! How do ... ? Can yo ... tand me ... you thi ... aring wi ... back nex ... "
   Stella smiled. "Woah, slow down! We're only getting every second or third word right now. It's just coming back slowly." She handed the brunette the soda. "Drink this and rest your vocal cords for a few moments." She turned to Flora. "Why don't you let the other's know the good news?"
   Flora nodded and handed Musa her slice of pizza. "I'll go tell them right away!" She scampered over to Tecna and Musa's room and let herself inside. "Good news! Musa's starting to get her voice back!"
   Both Bloom and Tecna looked up. "That's great!" the redhead answered. She leaped up and gave Flora a big hug.
   Tecna beamed as she turned around and stood up from her chair. "Excellent news indeed! Perhaps we won't need a counterspell after all. Is her hearing coming back also?"
   Flora shook her head. "Not yet, and so far we can only hear some of what she says, and it's very faint, but at least she's able to communicate a little again."
   Letting go of Flora the fire fairy walked over to Tecna and gave the technical fairy a hug. "Thanks for all your help!"
   Tecna hugged the redhead back with a smile. "Any time. I would never let my friends down."
   Just then Tecna's computer beeped. She glanced back at it and pulled a face. "Of course. Now my search engine turns up something useful, just when we might no longer need it."
   "Check it anyway, just in case," Bloom replied as she headed out the door. "Let me check on Musa."
   Back in the common room Musa was chatting up a storm, talking too fast and in odd tones that indicated she still couldn't hear her own voice to modulate it properly. She was still fading in and out but at least her voice was now up to a loud whisper rather than a faint one.
   Bloom and Flora kept smiling, unable to catch more than a word or two here and there. As long as Musa seemed to be getting better it seemed wise to keep her morale up.
   Stella faded into the background, letting Bloom take her place. Bloom and Flora seemed to have things well in hand, so she decided to go and see what Tecna had found on the interrealm web. She needed to have a talk with the technical fairy as well.
   Tecna looked up as Stella entered the room. "Ah Stella, you're back. I've just found a site that talks about the interplay between silence and sound and the application of sound suppression spells. It's got plenty of technical details which should enable me to concoct a counterspell if we still need one."
   "Right now it looks like we don't, but we should have it handy anyway." She paused. "Tecna... I think we need to talk."
   Something in Stella's tone caught the technical fairy's attention. She turned around in her chair to face her. "Do we now? I presume this has something to do with the Lifestyle you and the others have adopted?"
   "You presume correctly." The sun fairy paused again, this wasn't going to be an easy conversation. Looking at the technical fairy Stella simply stated, "So you're conflicted about the Lifestyle, yet you enjoyed it. You went to Faragonda to shut it down, only to have her leave it in your hands. And you're going to let it continue. I must admit, your choices have me a bit confused."
   Tecna lowered her head marginally as she gave the sun fairy an uneasy look. "I suppose I can see why. Quite frankly I find myself more than a little confused myself. The whole thing strikes me as a bad idea, but I must admit that I do see the attraction of it all. I just don't think it's such a wise idea to act on that attraction, even though Ms. Faragonda seems willing to allow it to continue."
   Stella stood with her arms crossed over her chest. "Well, at least Miss Faragonda is willing to give it a chance, and we appreciate that. But what are your personal feelings? You did admit to 'seeing the advantages'."
   The technical fairy held her index finger up in the air. "I said I see the attraction. I don't see any particular advantages in this Lifestyle. Honestly it's more of a general disadvantage to participate in it, as it yields nothing but problems on the social front."
   Stella waved that off. "Potential problems, nothing that can't be handled in a mature manner."
   A crooked smirk broke out on Tecna's face. "Oh, well, if mature handling is all that's required then we're in bigger trouble than I anticipated."
   Stella planted her hands on her hips and cocked them to one side. "I think you underestimate us. And the attraction of the Lifestyle."
   Tecna shook her head. "I doubt that. But I think you underestimate the potential for disaster this Lifestyle can wreak."
   The blonde shrugged. "I guess only time will tell."
   The technical fairy leaned back in her chair and sighed. "Stella, your blasé attitude toward the potential risks of this Lifestyle concerns me greatly. There are so many ways this could all blow up in our faces, and none of you seem to care."
   "That's not true, we do care." She paused, "Bloom and I have discussed the situation about Sky and Brandon. We like them, but this is just between us." She paused again. "And right now Riven's gone. Musa wants him back, I'm not really sure why, but I promised to help her win him back. Flora's all alone right now so there's nothing there to worry about. Are you worried what Timmy would think?"
   Tecna leaned forward earnestly. "Of course I'm worried what Timmy will think, and the rest of the boys as well, but it's more than that. If word of this gets out our entire reputations could be ruined. We could all be branded as lesbians and sluts! Just think what that could do to your popularity, or to your parents' reputations!"
   Stella shook her head. "Tecna, you're blowing this all out of proportion. If Miss Faragonda thinks it's alright to let us experiment then what's the harm?" She turned to leave. "I know you're not keen about all this. If you're that dead-set against it then we'll end it." *At least here in the dorm,* she silently amended.
   Tecna lowered her head and closed her eyes. "You're right, I'm not keen on this, but if Ms. Faragonda won't stand against it then neither will I. You can all go ahead and make your own mistakes. I'll still stand by you because you're my friends. This doesn't change that. I just don't want to see this come back to hurt you."
   *Well, that's about the best I could hope for,* Stella thought to herself. "Thank you. But please remember, we're here for you too. If you ever change your mind..." She left, leaving the pink-haired fairy to let that sink in.
   Tecna leaned back in her chair with a sigh as the door closed, thoughts of Flora filling her mind. "If only I could..."
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   Back in the common room Stella walked over to where Musa, Bloom and Flora were eating. She grabbed some pizza and sat down. "So how's Musa doing?"
   Flora gestured toward Musa, who had stopped babbling long enough to eat a few bites of pizza. "She's improving slowly all the time. Now she says she can hear her own voice a little bit, but still nothing else."
   "At least it's wearing off." *Now let's just hope there's nothing too crazy in the way of side-effects.*
   Bloom finished her mouthful of pizza. "So did you and Tecna find anything to help?"
   "Tecna did," the blonde replied. "She's looking it over right now in case we need it, but it sound's like we won't." She smiled at Musa and mouthed 'Everything's going to be alright.'
   Musa gave a nod. "... sure HOPE SO! I HATE not be... ...ear ANYTHING! IT'S like ... ...rld TURNED INTO an old- ... silent FILM!"
   Stella knew that both Bloom and Flora had 'helped' Musa calm down in their usual fashion. She wanted to do the same, but now wasn't the time. She also wanted to share Tecna's conversation with the others but needed to wait until Musa's hearing returned fully. So she just continued to eat. "Bit loud isn't she?" she commented.
   "Yeah, it's obvious she wants to hear again," the redhead answered, wincing at the ringing in her ears.
   "...t's with THE FACES?" Musa shouted at them.
   Flora placed a hand on the music fairy's shoulder to draw her attention. "Sweetie, you're talking too loud. When we can hear you it hurts our ears."
   Musa winced as she read Flora's lips. "SORRY. It's ha... how LOUD I'M BEING. I'll ... keep IT DOWN."
   They ate in relative silence for a while, the sound of Musa humming to herself wavering in and out for a bit until gradually the sound only dimmed instead of fading out completely. Presently Tecna emerged from her room with a big grin on her face. The expression on her face faltered for a moment when a faint scent crossed her nostrils. If she'd had to describe it she would have said it smelled like a room where someone had had sex then quickly aired out the room but forgot to change the sheets. She shook her head and sighed at the telltale scent before pasting the grin back on her face and approaching the others. "Good news! I think I've got a counter-spell worked out! How's our patient doing?"
   "Improving," answered Stella.
   "Doing better," added Bloom.
   "But I think she'd appreciate getting her hearing back to normal sooner than later." Flora remarked.
   Musa looked at Flora in surprise. "Hey! Did you just say 'appreciate'? I think I just heard that!"
   Flora's eyes lit up and she placed both hands on Musa's shoulders. "I did! You're getting your hearing back! Oh, that's so wonderful!" She pulled Musa close and gave her a big kiss in the lips, which the music fairy returned enthusiastically.
   Tecna turned away from the PDA with a look of embarrassment and discomfort.
   Stella couldn't help but notice that. Something about the technical fairy's reaction seemed odd, but she couldn't put her finger on it. But it was worth looking into.
   Bloom said "Hey, I just noticed Musa wasn't shouting this time. I don't think she faded in and out either!"
   Tecna smiled. "That's good news. If her voice is back to normal and she's starting to hear us again then it looks like she's almost out of the woods. That should make it easier to administer the counter-spell and finish the job."
   The others leaned in, they hoped this would work.
   Tecna stood in front of Musa and held out her palms toward the music fairy. "Silencio dispersus!" Waves of green energy flowed from her hands to envelop her roommate. In moments little sparkles of blue light could be seen leaving Musa's body to dissipate in the air. Tecna lowered her arms and placed one hand on her hip. "There. How's that?"
   Musa's whole face lit up with joy. "Oh wow! I can hear again! I can hear!"
   She leaped up from her seat and wrapped her arms tightly around the pink-haired fairy, tears streaming down her cheeks as she buried her face in her friend's shoulder. "Thank you Tecna! Thank you thank you thank you!"
   Tecna embraced her friend in return, a warm tender smile gracing her face. "You are more than welcome Musa." She lowered her face to plant a kiss on the top of her roommate's head. Musa raised her head to look into her eyes and the two shared a smile of deep mutual love.
   Again, this was something Stella couldn't help but notice. A talk with Musa was definitely in order, and soon.
   Bloom was so happy she grabbed Flora and gave the flower fairy a deep kiss.
   Flora giggled as she kissed Bloom back, then turned to embrace Musa and kiss her in turn. "Oh Musa! I'm so happy for you!"
   Musa gave a big grin. "Me too! It's great to be back!"
   Bloom had to grab and give the music fairy a kiss as well. When they broke it she wagged her finger in the brunette's face and said in mock sternness, "Young lady, don't you ever do that again!"
   Musa rubbed the back of her head with an embarrassed grin. "Don't worry, I learned my lesson. Don't ever let Stella distract you in the middle of casting a spell!"
   "Hey, what I do?" the sun fairy exclaimed.
   At that the whole group burst out laughing, except for Stella who folded her arms and "Hmph!"ed.
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