The next day, Stella was the most eager. She put on a green tank top and a pair of denim shorts. Flora was wearing a white t-shirt and a thigh length pink skirt. Musa wore her favorite red one sleeve tank top and baggy shorts. Bloom wore a light blue tank top and a yellow mini. Tecna had on a purple shirt with green capris. The girls walked into the school with high hopes.
Riven was the first to approach the girls, obviously asking for Musa. She walked off to her first period with him. Helia walked up to Flora and sighed, "Hello Flora, how are you?" He said smiling. "Very good, now" She said flirtatiously. Sky walked up to Bloom and gave her a hug. Timmy smiled at Tecna and parted to his next class without saying anything. Brandon came up behind Stella, "Boo!" He yelled making her jump, "AH! Oh, Brandon, that was mean!" She said laughing. He said, "I'm sorry, just so tempting." He laughed. "Hey so I was wondering, if you would maybe want to catch a movie sometime." He asked nervously. Stella smiled happily, "I would love to," He smiled back, "Great, how's this Friday night at 7?" He asked with a grin. "Great," She answered.
Days passed as the girls got used to their new school. It was Friday when the girls were all talking at the table, just them.
"Finally some girl time," Flora sighed.
"I miss using my powers." Bloom said laying her head down on the table.
"I do too," Tecna added.
"We all do, but we need to get used to it." Musa said sadly.
"I say, when we get home, we use our powers to do everything we can." Stella said.
"That's a good idea Stel; we need to get it out of our system." Bloom said looking up. "But you guys need to help me get ready for my date tonight." Stella remembered. The girls looked at her, "No duh girl!" Musa said smiling. Stella got up to throw he trash away when she turned around and bumped into Brandon, "Hey Stella," Brandon said smiling brightly. "Hey Brandon," Stella said with a grin. "Ready for tonight?" He asked curiously. "You bet," She answered happily. Over the past couple of days, they had grown very close. He smiled and said goodbye, rejoining his friends.
When the final bell rang, the girls left without saying bye to the boys because they were itching to use their powers. Flora grew her plants out the windows and smiled, talking to them with responses. Musa cranked up the radio louder than normally possible. Tecna was using the realm wide web for the first time in weeks. Bloom was with Stella using their magic to battle each other for fun with no aggression. The girls were exhausted by 5:30, leaving Stella plenty of time to refresh and get ready.
She walked out of her room, wearing a short sleeved yellow t-shirt with white shorts and a white jacket. She finished her hair at 6:30 with a knock on the door. She ran to the door and opened it up. Brandon stood their in her doorway wearing a black sports jacket and dark blue jeans. He looked amazing and Stella felt her stomach flip. "Wow, you look beautiful," Brandon said looking at Stella. Stella smiled and asked him to come in. The girls were almost asleep, exhausted from venting all day.
Stella grabbed her bag and walked with Brandon out the door.
They were walking down a dark street lighted by only a couple of street lights. "Don't worry; if something jumps out at you, I'll kick its ass." Brandon said laughing. Stella giggled. It was a normal cold night in Gardenia, California. Stella was walking around in shorts and a t-shirt topped with a jacket to look half normal. She was linked to his arm closely, acting cold.
She heard a gargling noise behind her and stopped, pulling him back. "Did you hear that?" She asked Brandon scared. "No, why?" Brandon asked confused. Stella unlinked her arm and walked down the alley they were passing. "Stella," Brandon warned. Stella saw a portal forming. "Run! I'll run the other way!" She called to Brandon pretending to run when she stopped in her tracks, transforming.
Brandon didn't leave her like he asked. He heard her scream Enchantix looked back. He saw her spin around in the air while a tiara appeared and two long ponytails grew from her head. She did something that made it seem like she waved her hands over her arms making long gloves appear, then her top turned into a short orange triangular bikini top-like shirt and a star pendent appeared on her collar bone. She flew upward and a pink and orange skirt grew, then she flexed her legs and sandals coiled around them. Then, shockingly, large butterfly-like wings grew from her back.
Brandon never saw anything like it, she threw fire ball like things at a goblin like animal coming out of a purple cloud. It howled and exploded. Then, a giant blue ogre appeared. He looked angry and trudged over to Stella, who tried to fly upward but was struck with a club like wooden bat. He grabbed Stella with one hand and grunted. "STELLA!" Brandon called, afraid for her life. Brandon ran at the ogre and rammed him to the wall, freeing Stella. Stella twirled upward and threw a large ball of fire at the ogre pinned down by Brandon. The ogre disappeared and Stella fell to the ground while two white rings returned her to her normal form. She was rubbing her head observing her damage when she saw Brandon the floor with his eyes wide and mouth hanging wide open. She stood up and ran to Brandon; she tackled him and cupped her hand over her mouth.
"No one knows about this," She whispered into his ear.
Brandon stood up shaking, "What just happened?"
"I'll tell you over diner?" She said as a question.
He walked her to a nice small diner and they just bought Sprites.
"You gotta give me some answers Stella," Brandon asked as she sipped quietly.
"You promise that you will believe me, won't laugh, and won't tell another soul?" She asked.
"I promise you," He said nodding his head.
"Okay," She started.
"I'm a fairy. There are many other realms in the world and I come from one called Solaria. I am the princess. Princess Stella. I was sent to a school in the Magix realm called Alfea. Me and my friends were sent here to see what it would be like if we never had our powers to get a full understanding. But of course they would never take out powers incase something like this happens. Across the forest was a school called Red Fountain for heroics and bravery for the boys." She said smiling.
"And near that was a place called Cloud Tower for witches. They're cruel and often try to mess with us fairies. Alfea is a school for fairies and I went there. We were taught how to use our powers for good and to keep the witches in line. We would often go on missions with the Red Fountain boys. It was really fun. Now my powers. I'm the fairy of the sun and the moon, meaning that it my energy source. My dad is King of Solaria and I get the sun power from him. My parents are divorced and my mom gave me the moon power." Stella paused at the painful memory.
"There are 3 stages to being a fairy. Winx, Enchantix, and Believix. Winx is when you first get your powers and you get a simple sparkly outfit. Enchantix is what I have now; I earned it by saving my dad. It's more of an elegant design with faster wings and more powerful powers. Believix is when you get people to believe in magic, more of a modern design and better wings. As more people believe in magic, the more powerful you get. Any questions?" Stella said casually.
Brandon simply stared at her with his mouth open. "WH-What?" He asked shocked.
Stella sighed. "Look, I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me then leave me alone." She was getting up when Brandon grabbed her arm. "No, I believe you. It's just shocking."
"Want to go for a walk?" He asked. "Sure," Stella said. He through the waiter a twenty dollar bill for 2 sprites and walked out the door with Stella.
"And is the whole sun thing the reason you don't get cold?" He asked. "Yes," She said quietly. "And what was the whole deal with the goblin and ogre?" He asked confused. "Sometimes, a portal opens from cloud tower and the witches like to torment us fairies, sending naturally mean animals. Last time, they sent a Minotaur; now don't get those things angry." She said smiling.
He stopped at a bench and sat down, patting the seat next to him. She sat down next to him and shivered. "Wait, what?" He asked seeing her shiver. "Any sun light to get my power from?" She asked sarcastically? "Oh, here," He took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. She blushed and huddled into his chest. "Dang it's cold in Gardenia," Stella mumbled. Brandon laughed and sighed. "Wanna go see that movie," Brandon asked.
Stella sat up and handed him his jacket. "Okay, on sec," She said before walking into the same alley he saved her in. He saw a bright light appear as she ran back to his side. "Warmth boost," She said running into the side of his arm that wrapped around her.
Brandon and Stella walked into the movie theatre laughing about some past experience at Alfea. They were hushed by a lady in the front seat and told them to shut up; so Stella burn her eyebrows off, causing her to run out of the theatre screaming. Stella and Brandon started laughing again and watched the movie together.
When the movie ended, she was leaning on his should as he played with her long blonde hair. She sat up straight and stood up quickly, catching their mushy moment. Brandon walked with her hand in hand out of the theatre. "I better get you home," He sighed sadly looking at his watch, 11:46. He walked her up to her apartment and she sighed. She gave him a tight hug and thanked him for the wonderful night. When she pulled out of the hug, he kissed her and she responded. She loved the feeling of his soft lips against hers. When they stopped, they were both smiling. "Good night," He said sweetly. "Night," She called.
When she shut the door, 4 pair of eyes pierced her. Bloom ran up to her screaming, "How was it?!" Stella laid on the couch head first. "Promise you guys won't get mad," She asked. "No, not at all darling," Flora said sitting next to her stroking her hair.
Stella huffed, "A portal from Cloud Tower opened up while we were walking down the street. I told him to run while I would go the other way. He didn't run and saw the whole thing, my transformation and my powers. He saved me when this ogre grabbed me and I blasted him back to Cloud Tower. I had to explain everything to him. He promised me that he wouldn't tell a soul and I trust him." Stella paused. "He took me to a movie and we kissed, Good night," Stella said getting up and rushing to her room.
"Not so fast," Bloom said, using her powers to throw her back onto the couch.
The girls lectured to Stella about how dangerous it was, not only to her, but to Brandon that he knows. Stella took the discipline but the girls still wanted to know everything about their date. She told them about how he gave her his jacket when she shivered. They awed. How he played with her hair as she leaned into him. The awed louder. She told them about how he kissed her with passion, they went nuts.
Stella went to bed that night with nothing on her mind but that boy.