Do You Believix?
A Story Based On The Game

Chapter One: Welcome to Gardenia

The timing of Faragonda's call could not have been better.

Officially, the Love and Pet Shop was looking for an intern. That was really the nice way of saying that they needed someone to do the little things that the club, as they were now famous and really didn't have time to do the little, unimportant stuff. Well, okay… so maybe they had the time. It was just better spent hanging with the boys or drinking at the Frutti Music Bar, or partying.

Bloom thought about Roxy, but the girl knew too much about the club to blindly follow crazy orders. Plus, she would know that getting a servant… errr, intern… was just a lousy excuse for the club to do more fun stuff and ditch some of the responsibility. And she wouldn't even understand the reason- that when you've had save the world crap dumped on your shoulders for four long years, you needed a little time to have a young-adulthood.

No, Roxy would not do at all. Bloom had barely decided this when she received a video call from Faragonda. Bloom shoved all thoughts of interns out of her minds as the two chatted- now that Bloom was a legal adult, she and Faragonda had formed a friendship. And when Faragonda mentioned that there was a young, perky, absolutely perfect student who had the gigantic problem of being so good at everything that she didn't know what to do with her life, Bloom took the opportunity.

It was a better deal than most interns got. The Winx Club would put this girl to work, and in return, she would not only get the prestige of associating with the Winx Club, she would also discover what she wanted to do with her life! And the best part was that they could accept her into the Winx the same way they accepted Roxy- telling her she was one of them, and then not including her in any of the official merchandise. Perfect!

It was a slow Sunday afternoon when the door to the Love and Pet opened, and a pretty girl stepped in. Her curly brown hair was held up in a high ponytail that bobbed as she walked, and her strange tutu skirt nearly knocked over a display (but, in a testament to her perfection, it didn't). Blue eyes shown brightly from pale skin, and rosy pink lips smiled happily.

Ugh, what a Mary Sue, Bloom thought. She makes me sick.

With an almost-too-cutesy smile, Bloom exclaimed, "Oh, hi there!"

The brunette fairy waved. "Hi!"

Bloom tried not to laugh, and found the only way to do that was to drop the faux perkiness. "Welcome to Gardenia!" she said. "I'm glad you're here. My name is Bloom, and this is the Love and Pet Shop… but from your face, I guess you already knew that."

The fairy laughed. "Yes. I know a lot of things about you, about this place, about the Winx Club…"

That's not creepy or anything. "Well, I have also heard about you as well."

A tad of a challenge had crept into Bloom's voice, but the fairy didn't seem to notice. "Really?" she said, eyes wide and excited. "Cool!"

"Of course! A new, totally ace student straight for the Alfea College for Fairies. You know Ms. Faragonda has told me so much about you!"

"Oh? Has she?" The fairy's eyes lowered in false modesty.

"Oh, she's soooooo fond and proud of you!" Bloom didn't try to hide the sarcasm in her voice. "She told me you've shown an extreme talent in just about everything. Is that true?"

"Well, I… I enjoy most things I try. It can be hard sometimes." Bloom's eyebrow raised, and the girl went on. "See, it's really hard for me to choose a specific talent to develop at Alfea. My true talent. That's why I was sent here."

"No prob," Bloom said. "Ms. Faragonda told me about this, too. And I feel like the other Winx and I, we might be able to help you find your true talent here. By the way," she asked as if she cared, "did you have a nice trip here?"

"Yes, sure! Real quick… so quick that I can barely remember it, actually."

"That's great! I'm glad that you're here a little earlier than we expected; now you will have time to learn how this place works. Some of the other Winx are here too, but a few of them are still traveling…"

The girl looked up, eyes wide and disappointed. "Travelling? Oh, I wanted to meet them!"

"They'll be back real soon. We're throwing a big Winx party soon. And some of the things we needed are found really far away." Maybe I'll send you there soon.

"A party? That's exciting! I hope I can give a hand with the preparations!"

"That will be great." At least you'll be out of my hair. "But first things first. Getting to know your way around here is important. How would you like to look around and find out more about this very special place?"

"I'd love to!" she exclaimed, and Bloom winked, an overly mocking gesture that, still, the young fairy didn't notice the sarcasm in.

"Please feel free to wander around! I'm sure you'll meet a few new friends as you explore the Love and Pet Shop. It's so full of magic and wonderful things!"

"And the coolest fairies ever!" the girl exclaimed.

Bloom's dislike of her faded a small bit. Yes, the girl was perfect and annoyingly perky, but at least she had some respect for her greaters. Bloom laughed. "Yes, that too. The Winx Club is an awesome group of fairies, and we're truly best friends too. Go on, look around, meet some of them. And learn, learn all you can."

The young fairy smiled. "I can't wait! It's nice to be here!"

Sensing that the fairy hadn't yet taken the clue to go the hell away, Bloom smiled brightly. "Okay then, come back here any time! It's been great meeting you! Good luck!" It took great strength to not physically push the brat away from her.

Luckily, the girl got a clue. "See you later!" she sang with a wave.

Yes. Hopefully much, much later.