The next day classes began all of her professors seemed kind enough. She managed through the first day without any problems. She'd even made a new friend, Olivia. The gorgeous blonde fashionista. They clicked right away. Things were going well for Illianthe. Until the second day…

They were allowed to eat lunch in the courtyard, so Illianthe had herself a little picnic under one of the cherry blossoms growing on the greenery. As she was sitting there, minding her own business, three girls came up to her.

"So," the one with the sickly green hair said down her nose to Illianthe. "You're the one everyone's talking about? The delusional Fairy who thinks she can travel through time?" her posse snickered.

"Well, I can time travel, but-"

"NHAHAHAHAHA!" The three girls burst out laughing. "What an idiot." "How stupid is she?" "She makes O.K. look smart! HAHA!"

"You do realize Time Fairies don't exist, right?" The Fairy with a short lavender haircut laughed.

"Especially Earth. What Fairy would be stupid enough to live on Earth anyway!" the first added.

"And the only Fairies that can time travel are- Time Fairies! GAHAHAHA!" the other girl with freakishly long blond hair cackled.

Illianthe felt her face turn bright red. She got so flustered, she had no idea what to do. She stood, gathered up her things, and turned and walked away without saying a word.

"Watch out, everyone, there goes the Time Fairy!" the three shouted for everyone in the courtyard to hear.

Illianthe barely made it to her room before the tears came.

Illianthe cried into her teddy bear she'd had since before she could remember. It was with her when her parents adopted her, they said. They never did tell her just how she was adopted, maybe there was a connection to where her powers came from?

She didn't care. She just cried into Edwind, her bear, for the rest of the day.

Once the others got back from classes, Rhyla went straight to Illianthe.

"I heard about what those mean Choklix did to you." Rhyla frowned and hugged Illianthe.

She laughed and blew her runny nose. "Choklix? What in the name of Domino is that?"

Rhyla smiled. "It's what those three girls call themselves. They're a year ahead of us, so hopefully we won't have to deal with them for as long. It's their initials, actually; c h is for Chartreuse, the green haired girl. O k stands for 'O.K.' Her real name is Opaltina Katherine and she's as stupid as Simoriah is a genious." Illianthe laughed. Simoriah had proven several times in class how her knowledge surpassed all of her peers and even some professors. She almost got kicked out of Potionology for already knowing the lesson plan. "Lastly is Lizelda, the one with the hair that's ridiculously long but not well-kept. She's had dozens of boyfriends within the past couple of years, none of them lasted very long."

"So now that I know my attackers, I can totally avoid going to class ever again and I know who to blame." Illianthe hugged Edwind tighter to her chest.

Suddenly the doors to their room swung open, nearly falling off its hinges. "Where is she?!" Aribella demanded. Once she locked eyes with Illianthe, she ran to her and gave her a hug. "Oh my stars, those Witches! Come here, doll!"

Illianthe welcomed her embrace. "Does everyone know what happened?"

Aribella bit her lower lip. "Well… not everyone everyone. Just… everyone at Alfea."

Illianthe whimpered into her bear.

"Forget about them." Rhyla chided, finger combing Illianthe's hair. "They're just stupid teenagers."

"So am I." Illianthe bit back a sob. "I can't believe I thought I was a Time Fairy. Clearly they don't exist. And even if I happen to be one, I shouldn't exist."

"Oh no, honey." Rhyla hugged her tighter. "Don't ever say that. We're your friends, your roommates, your buddies. We want you here, we're glad you exist."

"Thanks." Illianthe smiled.

"But that's not the only thing," Aribella saw right through Illianthe. "What else, chica?"

"Well… what if I'm not supposed to be here? I mean, not just by the fact that I am or am not a Time Fairy, but I've never transformed into my Charmix before. What if I'm a-" she gulped, not sure if she could admit her fears aloud. "A Witch?"

Aribella gasped. "You most certainly are not. No way. Never. I like you and we're friends. I don't befriend Witches. If anything, those Choklix are more likely to be Witches."

Just then they heard the doors to the apartment open.

"I'm here dahlings!" they heard an unfamiliar voice.

They all peeked their heads out to see who is was. In the middle of the room was stacked all over the place, about two maybe three dozen boxes filled with who knows what.

"So many boxes." Simoriah commented, coming over from the kitchen.

"Who's here?" Rhyla called out as the boxes started to glow from someone's magic and float in to Aribella's room.

"Are you kidding me?!" Aribella snorted like a bull and charged for her room.

All they saw was a tall well-dressed dark beauty run after Aribella before all the shouting and arguing began.

"I'm gonna guess that's Xantara." Illianthe smiled. "Two Princesses in one room. What were they thinking?"

"They weren't." Simoriah sighed as though she'd dealt with this before. "Let me know if we have any plans for the weekend, most girls take the first night out and roam around Magix City. They have a bus that rolls around regularly. Otherwise, I'll be attempting to study." She shuddered and went in to her dorm- right next to Aribella and Xantara's.

"Magix City." Illianthe said it slowly, getting a taste for the name.

"We should go!" Rhyla suggested. "It'll totally distract you. I know bullying sucks. Different people can take different amounts. Don't let them get to you and stay close to us."

"Thanks." Illianthe smiled as they went back in to their room. "I can usually handle stuff like this just fine, I guess I was just extremely overwhelmed by it or something."

"Totally understand that." Rhyla nodded. "Let's just all go out and forget about it."

"Is that a good idea with Aribella and Xantara?"

"Oh sure." Rhyla assured her. "They're both Princesses, they wouldn't dare cause a fuss in public. Imagine what a day the media would have! It could even cause a war if they're not careful!"

"Oh my." Illianthe blinked in shock.

After a half an hour, things started to die down in the room of the royals, so Illianthe dared to venture in.

"Hello?" she called out, surprised at how their room was even more spacious than hers and Rhyla's.

She found Aribella pouting on her bed and Xantara doing the same. Both of their rooms were decorated gorgeously. Aribella's a beautiful, elegant typical Princess-ey look, complete with a lacy canopy and chandelier. Xantara's looked like a mix between ancient Egypt and the jungle. Illianthe felt like she was getting ready to go on a safari on Xantara's side.

"We were thinking about all of us heading out to Magix City. We could grab some food, go exploring, do some shopping, whatever. You guys wanna come?"

"Well," Xantara say up, exposing her perfectly long gorgeous chocolaty brown legs. "I must admit I haven't been to downtown Magix yet." She stood, revealing just how tall and beautiful she really was. Illianthe beamed, she was almost always the tallest; it was nice to meet someone with a similar predicament for once.

"I suppose a night out would do me some good," Aribella said, ignoring her roommate. "I've been cooped up all day, I could use the fresh air." She glared at Xantara, as though implying she sucked all of the fresh air out of Alfea.

"Great!" Illianthe beamed before more could be said between the two. "See you girls in ten minutes."