So I wasn't a big fan of season four so instead of the winx going to Gardenia in search of the last Earth fairy I decided to write a story about their senior year at Alfea. The winx will not be fighting any evil in this story, the focus is mainly on the winx and their relationship with each other as well as their boyfriends and also making new friends.

Hope you enjoy

~aquariawinx~

Senior Year

Chapter: 1

A New Year

It was a new school year at Alfea. A year of possibilities, a year of learning, new friendships, blossoming love, and growth. This was also the last year of the magic dimensions favorite heroines the Winx Club.

"Princess Bloom!" A small portly woman called after the slender red headed fairy. Bloom who had been hurrying down the hall was now stopped in her place, she let out a loud huff rolled her eyes and then turned to face the woman and the many other servants that followed closely behind her.

"Right through here." Bloom opened the door to the dorm room she shared with her five other friends. "My room is through that door." She said pointing to the door with her and Flora's name plastered on it.

"The princess shares a room with another?" One of the servants asked after pushing open the door and seeing the brown haired fairy who was putting her clothes away in her closet.

"This is my friend Flora." Bloom said trying to mask her annoyance. "She's from Linphea."

"Princess Bloom shares a room with a commoner." Another one of the servants whispered to another.

Bloom had had enough of her servants for the day. "Alright you can put down my things and leave now." Bloom said pointing to the door.

Following the princess' orders the servants set down her bags and exited the room. They had been bugging her all morning. She hadn't even wanted the servants. She was used to packing her own clothes anyway. But Oritell and Miriam insisted.

Over summer vacation the winx club and the specialist had gone on the greatest mission ever defeating the Ancestrals and restoring Sparks to its former glory. Bloom had spent the remainder of her summer on Sparks spending quality time with her parents. While she enjoyed the time with her parents she hated having to deal with the over attentive servants.

"How was your summer?" Bloom asked Flora before plopping down on her bed.

"It was wonderful," Flora began, "After the ball on Sparks Helia came to Linphea for a weekend to meet my parents."

"That's great." Bloom tried to sound excited for her friend but Flora could tell something was bothering her.

"Is something wrong sweety?"

Bloom had been trying to mask her blues but as usual Flora caught on to her mood. She always did. Flora was always the one that could tell when something was bothering. She was also a good listener. Bloom would go to Flora whenever she just needed someone to listen to her, although she was very good friends with Stella, Flora was the better listener of her friends and she always gave great advice.

"I'm happy I'm getting the chance to get to know my birth parents but it's just this whole princess business."

"You don't like being a princess?"

Bloom laid back on her bed and stared up at the ceiling. "It's not that," Bloom said trying to find the words to describe how she was feeling. "It's hard. There are just so many expectations. The etiquette classes, all the extravagant gowns, daily beauty rituals, no slouching, I can't even have fast food anymore."

"I'm sure it can't be that bad." Flora said trying to console her friend.

"Flora I even have a stylist that picks out every single article of clothing for me. Including my underwear! Designer underwear!"

Flora couldn't help but raise her eyebrow at that last statement. She knew just from being around Stella how particular royals were about their clothing but designer underwear? That was just ridiculous. "Well you're here at Alfea now. Your only worry will be classes from now until the next time you visit home and from what I've heard senior year is the toughest. As my grandmother would say 'It separates the pixies from the fairies'".

"Yeah you're right." Bloom said trying to push her troubles out of her head. "So where are the others?"

"Tecna was here when I arrived. She had to attend the induction ceremony for the senior honor's society." Tecna had been striving to be a part of the senior honor society ever since their freshmen year. No one deserved more than her to be a member. "Musa's in her room unpacking. She has her mp3 in her ears so she probably didn't hear you come in. I got a text from Layla saying she'll be here soon and I haven't heard from Stella."

"She spent the remainder of her summer on the Solarian moon with her mother. Ever since the divorce they haven't been able to spend much time together." It had been hard on Stella since her parents' divorce. In the settlement they agreed Stella would live on Solaria, as she was the heir to the throne. Between school at Alfea, missions, and her other princess duties it was hard for Stella to make time to be with her mother. Bloom assumed she'd spend as much time with her mother as possible and would probably arrive at Alfea later on in the evening.

"Hello, where is everybody?" Flora and Bloom heard a familiar voice say.

"Stella?" The two said in unison. They rushed out of their bedroom to see Stella standing in the middle of their living room her many bags floating through the door and piling into neat stacks outside the door of her bedroom.

"Dawlings!" Stella shouted in excitement before pulling both Flora and Bloom into a big hug. "I know it's only been three weeks but it felt like forever."

Flora and Bloom exchanged looks. They wanted to ask why she arrived so early. Had things at her mother's gone well?

"Now where are the others?" Stella asked as she crossed the room to Tecna and Musa door and knocked.

After waiting a few moments Musa finally came to the door. "Hey I didn't realize you were all here." She said referring Bloom and Stella standing before her.

"Oh Musa," Stella said pulling Musa into a tight hug. "These past few weeks I've missed waking up to that awful hip-hop music you listen to." Musa merely shrugged her shoulders. Over the past four years she had gotten so used to Stella's jabs about her taste in music it didn't even affect her anymore.

"Now where are Tecna and Layla?"

"Right over here." Said Tecna. Layla entered behind her with a large suitcase in hand.

"Oh Tecna you've changed your hair!" Tecna had allowed her magenta hair to grow out into a bob. She also had a full bang that came just above her eyes.

"Yeah well I decided it was time to try something new." Tecna blushed at the comment.

"And Layla I've missed rooming with you!" Stella said before giving Layla a big embrace.

Bloom and Flora continued exchanging looks.

"Um Stella sweety are you okay?" Flora asked raising her brow at the fairy.

"I'm wonderful. I'm just excited for this year. It's our senior year girls. A year of possibilities and friendship." Stella said doing a pirouette. "I read my horoscope this morning and it said that this would be a time of happiness, passion, growth and new friendships." Stella sighed.

And Stella was right. The Winx Club would have many new experiences in store for them this school year.

The next chapter will be up in a few days. Review and let me know what you think!

~aquariawinx~