A/n got into this recently so if anyone needs to tell me something I don't know please do. Set during sophomore year start. New girl is involved later on. Ignores new relationships made in that season.

Bloom Pov

I'm so excited to start the new year. After everything that happened last year, the school needed a major overhaul, so a whole bunch of new section are up. One I remember from the welcome ceremony being the Dragonfire wing in my honor. As I watched the guys leave then, though, I wondered something.

Why have I never met a male fairy? I mean like on with wings and everything. Our one teacher isn't a fairy, he's a large elf so he doesn't count. I know Alfea is mainly designed for girls, but I never remember any rule completely prohibiting male enrollment. Was it because guys prefered swords and tech to magic? Probably the case.

Even so I decided to ask Ms. Faragona about the matter. It was the secondd day and classes had just finished so I left the giirls and headed for Ms. Faragonda's office. When I came inside she was sitting at her desk in her usual attire. I wore a ruffled blue skirt and matching blue top the whole day.

"Hello Bloom. I trust you have been enjoying yourself here at Alfea during the new year." she said as she saw me.

"Like ya I've been having fun, but there's something that's been nawwing at me. Why are there no guys here at Alfea?" I asked her. She looked at me witth total shock, but it quickly changed into understanding.

"Bloom Alfea is a school for fairies. You know this correct?" she asked me.

"Yeah." I answered. She had stood up and was at the window now.

"Well, boys can't be fairies. You see bloom fairies are female offspring of magical humanoids. Male offspring merely inherit their parents traits and that's that. Boys can't be born fairies, so it's impossible for a boy to come to Alfea. I understand your curiousity Bloom, and considering you are still new to the realm of Magix, it shouldn't be a surprise you don't know this. Now go. Your friends are probably waiting for you." She answered and went back to some paperwork on her desk.

As I left I saw someone come down te hall ina black cloak. They wentt passed me and entered Ms. Faragonda's office. I felt a weird mix of energies in that person. Lots of darkness, but no evil inside it. It was like they had power over darkness, but no evil in their mind. I brushed away the thought as Stella tackled me at the end of the hall.

"Bloom come on, you gotta help me find the right outfit for spellspinning tomorrow. I need to look good if I'm gonna create my first spell wheel." she told me as she dragged me off towards our dorm. I would learn more about that presence later. I needed to know if my senses were off, or if someone could control darkness without corruption. It seemed unlikey, but so did so much else here.

Flora Pov

I had felt a strange presence in the school today. Dark, but gentle. I had never felt such a presence. I wondered if it had to do with the solar eclipse tonight, so I didn't pay it much mind at first. When it continued into the following morning, though, I knew it was more than just the eclipse. Especially when Ms. Faragonda ordered a meeting of all students in the courtyard.

We all went outside, eager to hear the news that made her call off classes for the day. Noww much other than life and death situations, or some big event would do that. After about a half an hour of waiting and chattering, she appeared before us on the top balcony. She cast a volume spell and told us the news.

"Girls of Alfea. I give great pride in announcing the arrival of a new student." she told us. That can't be it. We get new students every year, so how could this one be more special. Royalty was common here so that couldn't be it. "They are the first ever to attend Alfea of their kind in all our history. Their existance thought impossible. I give you our first male student, Darkness." She announced as a hooded figured appeareed next to her.

He seemed reluctant, likee this was making him really uncomfortable. I guess I would feel the same way if I had been put on thee spot like that. Hold on, bos can't attend our school. Only fairies can and they're all female.

"He is also the first male fairy born in recorded history. Never before has such a thing happened before. I hope you will all welcome him, and I have placed him in dorm six-b. His guide through our school will be Flora." She said as she pointed to me. That's our dorm!

After a lot of commotion, some yelling and someone yelling 'new slae on shoes' everyone finally left. The girls and I stayed as Ms. Faragonda intoduced me to the new student. He removed his hood to reveal a blind fold covering his eyes. He moved like he could see just fine, so why was that needed? I felt that presence again. it was coming from him. Dark, yet gentle. A rare mix.

"H...H... Hello. My names Darkness. Nice to meet you Flora." He said. He seemed to blush as he looked in my direction, but there waas no way he could actually see me. He wore a pitch black cloak, some shorts and t-shirt of the same color.

"Hey there. I'll show you all around campass, and then your dorm with us. girls you go and buy some new stuff. I'll see you guys later." I told them. Stella eyes glittered at that, and they rushed off to go shopping. "How about I show you all the class rooms first."

After touring the entire school top to bottom I took him back to our dorm. A new door had appeared right in my section, which led to a new room.

"So I guess this is where you'll be staying. Say do you like flowers by any chance?" asked him. I thought I could show him some of my flower magic and be as nice as possible, so he could start of with at least one friend. The pther girls all seemed wary of him when he had appeared.

"Yes very much." he answered. I showed him some of the plants in my room. He seemed to enjoy them, despite being unable to see them. He wouldn't get near them though.

"Come on you can smell them more easily up close." I said trying to pull him closer, but he wouldnt move, and became frightened by the idea of being closer.

"No! I mean, I'm sorry but seeing them is enough. I can't get near plants." He told me.

"What do you mean see them? You have a blindfold on." I asked.

"I can see with my mind's eye. This is to stop my curse. Please I don't like to talk about it." he told me. Okay that explains the seeing, but ot why he won't get close.

"Why don't you want to get closer?" I asked concernly.

"Plants never stay alive near me." He answered. He killss plants just with his presence? I doubted that so i picked up a sall flower and brought it near him. As soon as it got within three feet off him, it began to wither and die. "I'm so sorry. I hate that part. I love plants so much too, but I can never care for them. They would just die." He said as he started for his room.

I placed down the plant and ran to tell him it was okay, but tripped on a vine. He turned around to catch me, but missed his footing as well. We both fell on the bed, and ended up with our lips together. We both froze in shock, btu aftter a few seconds, I camee to, but didn't want to stop. He was very col to the touch, but he had very soft lips. His arms were aroound me for when he tried to catch me. He was very gentle, yet very strong. I don't know why, but this felt so right.

When he came to, he quickly pushed me off and blushed very hard.

"I am so sorry. I was just trying to stop you from falling. I apolgize. It's my fault."he kepot sayng.

"It's alright. it was just an accident. No harm done. Now I need to give you one last warning. When Stella gets back, she will want to give you a full fashion overhaul, so i would advise locking your door. Have a nice night." I to,d him. He bowed, still blushing very hard, and went into his room.

I may have told the girls otherwise, but that had been my first kiss ever. I couldn't believe how good it had felt. I've never actually been with someone before so the concept seemed alien to me honestly. I mean, Bloom and the others had told me it was great, but I guess you never understand until you try it, even if it is by accident.

I figured I should just shake it off and forget it since it was an accident, but for the rest of the day I couldn't stop thinking about it. When the girls finally got back, Stella had that evil, 'I know what you did' look on her face. She entered my room, locked all the doors and looked at me with that face.

"So how'd ya like my little gift?" She asked. What was she talking about? She must of picked up my confusion since she continued. "Come on Flora, I've been watching the whole timefrom my mirror cam see? I cast a first kiss spell on your room just before we left. I saw what happened."

"You... did... WHAT!" I almost screamed, and I never raise my voice. Luckily Tecna and Musa's walls are sound proof

"Hehe. I knew you never were in a relationship before and you never kissed someone before. I figured this guy was just the thing you needed." She answered, and if it hadn't been evil, I would have killed her right on the spot.

"Look Stella, that was an acciddent. Neither of us went any further. It was a trip and fall acciddent. Got it?" I asked her.

"Sure, that's why you started kissing harder." she responded. I turned brght red. She was right. I had deepened it without realizing. He had been the one to break it, but I could tell then he had wished he hadn't from his pheramones. He had enjoyed just as much as I did, but he had more self control in that one moment. "Someone's in love" Stella continued.

"No, I'm just confused that's all. Now can you please leave me alone. I have to study for tomorrow's test. He shares all my classes as well so I have to show him the ropes." I told her. My head had gotten really foggy in the last few minutes.

"Nope cause I gotta give him a new look." She responded. She flew over to his door, unlocked it and chraged in with several clothing bags. The others had joined me in my room by now wanting to see the new student after Stella was done with him. After several hurs of noise and commotion they finally came out. Stella came out first.

"I give you the new and improved, Darkness." she said bowing and moving to reveal him. I gasped a little too loadly, but noone seemed to notice. His cloak and normal clothes gone, he now wore a blood red shirt, blach jeans, a watch and some small accesories, but his face was what caught my attention. He looked very irritated with her, but not because of the clothes, more like she was ignorant of something.

"Stella I can't dress in these. My clothes are made to not rot." he told her. We saw what he meant. His clthes had begun to change color, almost oike they were decaying. He suddenly became surrounded ina black film, and after few seconds he reappeared in his original attire, which i thought looked way better anyway. "Much better."

"Well Flora, should I tell the others?" Was Stella's question the very next moring to wake me up. She never woke up first before, but she appparently wanted to milk this for all it was worth. It scared me so bad, I became a like a cat, clinging to the ceiling.

"Stella please leave it alone. When will you realize it was just an accident caused by your stupid spell?" I asked her.

"When you admit you enjoyed it." she said and returned to her room. I looked at the clock to see it was only six thirty. She was never up until at least eight. I decided there was no point trying for more sleep, so I quickly put some clothes on.

"Flora, am I permitted to leave my room? Are you decent?" I heard Darkness ask. Since when does a boy ask permission to leave his room from a girl his age, let alone give up the chance to see her uncovered?

"Um yes you may come out, but be quiet." I told him.

"Thank you." He said and opened the door. He wore the same cloak, but different clothes. Same color, but ow he had on a t-shirt with a strange symbol on it. His jeans were covered in the same mark. It was something like a slanted P that looked like it had been slashed on with a hot blade.

"So are you all settled in?" I asked.

"Yes all my stuff is in." he answered.

"May I see?" He nodded and let me in. I had thought maybe there would be a bunch of goth posters or emo stuff. Instead I found alot of things I wouldn't expect in a guy's room. Shelves full of old romance novels, writing sheets at the desk that appeared fresh, all about some romance story, a bunch of music sheets as well with simple pieces on them, alot of romance movies and songs on a dvd and cd rack, and a single black rose sitting in the window. It seemed well cared for.

"I thought you said you can't care for flowers." I asked him.

"Black roses don't require much. Just sunlight and water. The window provides one, and I can us e magic to give it the other." He said as he pick up a small red watering can. He said something and the can lifted into the air and floated to the rose. it watered it, and floated back. "I summoned it last night after you showed me all thouse wonderful plants. I figured I should at least try." He told me.

We left his room and reenetered mine. I showed him how to care for the rose as best as possible so it would last longer. He seemed to enjoy my lesson. As time went on, we eventually were interrupted by the others as they woke up. They began their morning routine, and eventually we all headed for our first class.

The day went pretty fast, and it got really fnny when Stella's hair caught fire in the middle of magical chemistry. Darkness had been set up as my partner, which I knew Stella must have played a hand in, and we laughed hysterically as Stella tried to mix the right formula with Bloom, only for it to literally blow up in her face. Bloom and the other quickly put it out, and no damage was done to Stella's hair that I could see, but she freaked out and ran straight to her room, yelling something about ahving lost four strands and that it was some horrible omen.

After classes, I told the others I wanted them to help me show Darkness the different shopping centers in the city. They happily agreed, and we left for the city. He seemed glad to come, but I had noticed he didn't really talk much except to me. The others seem to make him nervous, but he felt fine with me. Odd.

We showed him all the best clothes stores, the best cafes and all the places to avoid. when we settled down at quiet dinner however, things got very noisy, very quickly.

At first all that seemed odd was it got cold really quickly. Then all of us except Darkness started to really get cold. He noticed and flung his cloak off and put it on me to try to keep me warm. I looked up to find deep concern in his eyes. Suddenly the cold disappeared. It was like the cloak took away the temperaturee completely. He turned and we both found the cause of the the cold. Icy.

"Well well if it isn't the pixies. I guess you guys are having fun. Relax, I'm just passing by, so why don't you guys just CHILL OUT!" she yelled as she shot a large wave of ice at use, freezing everyone but Darknesss and I in place. I looked around to find him and I just fine. I tried to power up, but I soon realized if I removed the cloak i would freeze. He seemed to take noticed and stepped between Icy and me.

"Aw, does the boy have a crush on flower power? I guess Redfountain teaches you guys chivalry all the time though." Icy said mockingly.

"I am from Alfea, not Redfountain." Darkness said, and to prove it he showed her his hand book which only Alfea students could have.

"So you must be the new male I've heard about. Pefect, I can get rid of you now before you can become a problem." She said. Darkness took a beep breath, and i watched as he became surrounded by a black energy. He came out, full fairy wings spread, only perfect black color instead of bluish white, wearing new clothes. He had on a full body black robe that separated down the middle. He also had gourds hanging from the hip on a belt on all sides, about eight in all. Like one of those things you see people wear in those kingdom something games Tecna told me about, only open at the zipper.

"So you do have wings. Well, I guess I'll just have to pluck them!" Icy yelled as she sent a wave of ice our way.

He pulled off a gourd on his right and left side, opened them and a large barrier formed between us and Icy. It was metal, but liquid. He whipped it around out of a shield form and into a net which he wrapped Icy up with. It solidified, and she became trapped in a net of solid metal.

This guy had some serious winx. I have never seen metalimancy like that from someone so young before. Controlling the state of metal is one of the last things taught. I have only seen it in books before, and heard about people who could do it, but they were all really old, like several hundred years. This guys was like fourteen, fifteen years old.

He turned to the others and took off two other gourds. He opened them, took a sip from each, and breathed out alarge cloud of steam. Those ones had water, but he turned them to steam. Aquamancy. I think this guy is an elemental user. The whole wheel of elements. They all unfroze andd returned to talking like nothing happened. When they saw icy wrapped in metal netting, they turned to find Darkness rushing to see if i was alright as well. He kept checking to see if I had any sort of injury from her attck, but I kept telling him i was fine.

Some officers showed up a few minutes later with a call from Stella and took Icy away. I watched as he returned to his original form and joined me at my table again.

"You're a multimancer? Why didn't you say something before?" I asked in a hushed tone so the others didn't hear.

"Because I like to keep it a secret. there are very few of us, and each is constantly surrounded by challengers trying to learn their gifts through battle. I'm sorry I should have told you. You're my first friend ever so I should have been more trusting." he answered.

"What do you mean first friend ever?" I asked.

"I don't remember much until a month before I came here with a note telling me where to go and my name, a Letter to go to Aflea for Ms. Faragonda, and the clothes I have. I have no memory of anything before. Just that I am a multimancer, a fairy and can rot almost anything I touch other than people. Darn it." He mumbled. I looked to see his cup had started to dissolve. I laugheed a bit at that, and wondered how he rotted everything he touched, yet had such soft lips from our accident. I began to really enjoy his company. This was going to be one interesting year..