What's Your Secret?

Cosmo and Wanda were disguised as squirrels on the playground at Timmy's school one afternoon. They followed him across the lawn to where Trixie Tang was hanging out with her popular friends.

"I'm gonna do it you guys," Timmy said excitedly. "Today will be the day I finally make Trixie my girlfriend."

"Good luck Timmy," Wanda said encouragingly.

"You're gonna need it," Cosmo said.

Wanda elbowed him.

He shrugged. "What? He does!"

The two fairies climbed up the nearest tree to watch the scene play out from the bottom branch. Timmy walked over to the group of popular kids sitting on the merry go round looking uninterested in playing like the other fifth graders.

"I think he has a chance this time," Wanda said optimistically.

"Hi Trixie!" Timmy said confidently.

Trixie however, didn't look up from her phone. "Um...who are you?"

"I stand corrected," Wanda said.

"Timmy," he said. Her expression didn't change. "Timmy Turner? I sit next to you in class?"

The other kids snorted.

"I think this is going really well," Cosmo said.

"You're kidding," Wanda replied.

"So do you want to go out with me?" Timmy asked.

Now Trixie's friends were really laughing. Even Trixie snickered. "I don't think so." She stood up. "Come on guys, let's go post Instagram pictures over there, the lighting is better."

"Yeah, the light is being blocked by losers here!" Veronica said. They all followed Trixie across the playground.

The next thing he knew Tootie appeared next to him. "Hi Timmy!"

He winced at her annoying voice. "What do you want?"

"Do you wanna swing with me?"

"No, leave me alone!" He walked off leaving her standing there with tears welling up in her eyes.

Wanda and Cosmo appeared next to Timmy.

"I don't get it!" Timmy said frustratedly. "Why won't Trixie go out with me?!"

"Because you're not tall, handsome, or popular?" Cosmo suggested.

"Maybe it's just not meant to be Timmy," Wanda said.

"It has to be! She's the best girl in the whole school."

The bell rang for the end of recess.

"I guess you'll have to try next time Timmy."

Later that day Timmy was sitting at his desk in his room and Wanda was helping him with his homework.

"Ugh, this is too long!" Timmy complained.

"You just have to write five more sentences," Wanda said.

"How about we take a break?"

"If you finish this now you can play games for the rest of the day," she encouraged.

He sighed. It was more fun studying with Cosmo. Usually the two of them got distracted within two minutes and started playing video games or something. With Wanda, he actually had to finish his homework. "Fine." He continued to write and Wanda helped him come up with ideas. "Done! Finally!" He shoved his notebook away and stood up wondering what to do next. "Hey, where's Cosmo?"

Suddenly he appeared behind Wanda but before Timmy could say anything Cosmo motioned for him to be quiet.

"I'm not sure," Wanda replied. "Let's go find him…"

Suddenly Cosmo grabbed her from behind.

"Ah!"

She turned to face him and before she could say anything he took her face in his hands and kissed her lovingly. A wide smile appeared on her face. "You crazy fairy!"

He twirled her around the room. "And you're beautiful."

She giggled as they danced around to a nonexistent song. After a few minutes, he held her close to him and kissed her again. "I love you snookie."

A blush spread across her cheeks and she placed another kiss on his lips. "I love you too honey."

Timmy watched them in awe. Cosmo was clumsy with pretty much everything but when it came to loving Wanda he was smooth and always knew what he was doing. His godparents had been together for almost 10,000 years and Wanda still blushed and giggled like a teenager around him. Yet Timmy couldn't even get Trixie to look in his direction with anything but disgust.

"I'm gonna go get something, I'll be back in a minute," Wanda said. She gave Cosmo one more kiss then disappeared into the fishbowl.

Cosmo was left in a daze as the smell of her flowery perfume lingered and the warmth on his lips tingled. How did he ever get to be so lucky?

"How do you do it?!" Timmy exclaimed.

"How do I do what?" Cosmo asked confused.

"How do you get Wanda to love you?!"

Cosmo shrugged. He'd never given much thought to making Wanda love him all these years. It just kinda happened and he went along with it. "I don't know, it just...happens."

"There's got to be something! What's your secret? You make Wanda love you everyday and I can't even get Trixie's attention! You're like a master at this or something…!"

"Wait a second, I wouldn't say I'm a master at all," Cosmo said. "I'm just lucky that Wanda loves me."

"Oh sure," Timmy said rolling his eyes. Cosmo was just being modest.

"No really. Wanda is the only girl that ever gave me the time of day. I never had a girlfriend or anything before I met her, I couldn't even talk to girls. They all made fun of me and thought I was a loser. And even when Wanda and I started going together I didn't know what I was doing. I was just kinda being myself and hoping I didn't scare her away somehow."

Timmy was surprised. "So...there's hope for me?"

Cosmo smirked. "If there's hope for me there's hope for anyone."

"But I mean like...you must be doing something right if she's loved you this long. Maybe you didn't know what you were doing back then but you have to now. Can you help me?"

Cosmo was almost thrilled. He never thought anyone would be asking him of all people for dating advice. This could be fun. "We'll start tomorrow Timmy."