A friend of mine got me suckered into writing this, so it won't be perfect. So uh enjoy this AUish winxverse. I'm also trying to keep to the Rai and nick stuff.
Chapter 1: Trying to be Normal
Rolling around in his bed, Roland couldn't sleep very well due to the arguing of not just one of his roommates, but of nearly all of them. From Sky, Brandon and Thoren fighting to Riven, Roy and Nex going at it, and then there was Helia and Timmy just heckling.
At times like these Roll just wished he had a single dorm, or even worse, wish he was back on Domino sleeping in that over inflated royal mattress. Unable to take it any longer, Roll opens his silver eyes and slides out of bed, packing a small bag.
He glances at himself in a small mirror he had, frowning at the state of his messy dark red hair and the wrinkles in the green shirt and jeans that he had slept in. "Earth seems like the only place I'll get peace."
As soon as he reaches for the knob to leave, the door bursts open and Sky strolls in, "We got practice in five."
"Not going to it."
"It's mandatory."
"I'm still not going Sky."
"Yes you are. You're behind on your combat drills and Saladin wants me to make sure you're getting the proper train so you can be a Mage Knight."
"Don't care about this grand destiny of being a Mage Knight. The training isn't important."
"Are you really going to be stubborn about this?"
"What do you think? I'm heading home." Slinging the bag over his shoulder, Roll brushes past Sky, heading for downtown Magix.
Arriving home on Earth, Roll heads to his room, while his adopted parents don't make any bones about why he visiting.
Once situated, Roll jumps onto the bed, "Maybe I can sleep for a change."
He slowly drifts off. Several hours pass by until he awakens with a wet nose of a rabbit in his face. Kiko was smiling at him and this jolts Roll fully awake.
"Don't tell me Bloom is here." The bunny gives him a nod and imitates several other people,
"Why did both my cousins, along with Musa and Flora have to come? It feels like Bloom is acting like my parent."
Taking the bunny into his arms, Roll grumpily exits his room heading for the stairs.
Down in the den, Bloom, Daphne, Flora and Musa are looking over baby pictures of Roll that his adopted mother laid out.
"He's was so adorable." Flora muses as she shows Bloom a picture of Roll wearing a chocolate covered bowl on his head, a young Bloom right next to him with a wisk. Peaking over Bloom's shoulder, Locket and Chatta both giggle at the photo and begin whispering to each other.
"Hey I remember this," Bloom quickly holds up the photo, adding, "This was during Halloween in second grade. I kind of made him wear it. He wasn't too happy about it; he didn't want to talk to me for a month."
She holds up a picture of her dressed as a fairy, while Roll was wearing the male version of said costume.
Before anyone could comment, Chatta snatches the photo away as she begins to float towards the stairs, "I think Roland looks cute in this, he must have been a sweet…"
The talkative pixie clams up once she runs into something and slowly turns her eyes skyward.
"Hi Roland," She greets happily, "We were just looking at photos from when you were young." The boy's face was beat red in embarrassment having seen which photo Chatta had in hand and he drops Kiko to the floor.
Finally, in a burst of rising anger, the boy bellows, "Really mom? You had to show them all these photos."
His adopted mother, May, chuckles, "It was all in good fun, no harm done." Smiling the woman gathers up all the photos and walks to the other room.
"Roland, take a seat." His blonde haired cousin Daphne begins, gesturing to the empty chair across from her, "We four would like to chat with you."
The boy snorts at the command, but does so just to get whatever the Winx want out of the way, but there was a look of annoyance on his features, "Stop calling me Roland, you know how much I loathe being called that Daphne."
"I apologize Roland, but this is rather important," Daphne states calmly, while looking right into his eyes, "The four of us want you to attend the royal ball on Lynphea."
"What?" Roll shouts in surprise, smacking the sides of the chair in anger, "Why would you want me to go? I hate these kinds of things!"
"Told you he would take it badly," Musa whispers to Bloom, who nods in agreement.
"Roll, we're only the messengers," Flora replies calmly as she leaves her chair to walk over to him, "The King of Lynphea wants you to attend."
Roll blinks a few times at the news, rather befuddled, "I'm still not going. Why does he even want me there, I'm no one special."
Having enough of Roll's stubbornness, Bloom finally speaks, standing up and projecting her voice with a sharp, yet direct tone, "You are special Roll, even if you don't see it. You're the last of the Mage Knights. That's the exact reason the king wants you there."
Knowing his stubbornness had failed to hold off Bloom, Roll gives in with a look of defeat.
Why can't I just live in peace? The boy thinks, looking at Bloom as he spoke for the first time in minutes, "Fine I'll go, but I'll go in my Red Fountain uniform, not some stuffy royal armor."
The girls look at each other and suppress a laugh before Musa speaks, "That's not gonna happen Roll. Stella created a special royal armor just for you. It's not even that bad."
Roll smacks himself in the face, knowing that the day would probably just get worse, as Flora and Bloom lead him back to his room to try on the armor.
A/N I know I know its not very winx heavy nor do I explain who Roll is in this chapter. Chapter 2 will give more exposition for Roll and give the winx a bit more time to shine.
