Kind of like a late Valentine's Day chapter. Expect a lot of crack pairings.

The halls of Alfea were decorated with pink and red streamers, announcing the arrival of Valentine's, a holiday heavily-anticipated by the fairies of Alfea. Headmistress Faragonda had been kind enough to issue it a holiday despite it falling on a Monday, though, she had had her own terms and conditions. The Winx would have to spend the day, not with their own boyfriends and fiances, but with some of their honoured guests. The fairies had been in a state of shock at first, but the headmistress had proceeded to explain that it was only supposed to help strengthen bonds and ties. All of them, Stella, particularly, had refused to co-operate, till the headmistress informed them that it would be included in their year-end report. In fact, the whole time their honoured guests had been in Alfea, they had been graded on how they acted and reacted and, apparently, Bloom nearly failed herself when she and Azula had that Agni Kai.

"How is it that we were not informed of this earlier?" demanded Musa, quite annoyed, as she didn't want to disrupt her relationship with Riven and going out with one of the guests despite being only for educational purposes, she was sure he would probably be jealous, like he always did. They were an on-off couple, and at the moment, they were 'on', and Musa didn't want that to change.

"We were afraid you would act unnaturally should you know this would count in your year-end report," the headmistress replied. "But what's the harm, girls? The Specialists will have to go out with our female guests as well!" This remark earned her appalled looks from the seven Winx girls. "And don't you worry, the guests have been informed of this as well, and they were equally shocked, but they've agreed. Besides, unlike the other Alfea fairies, you will not only have Valentine's off, but also Tuesday, too."

"An extra holiday? What about Brandon? Will he get that holiday, too?" asked Stella.

Headmistress Faragonda nodded. "Don't you worry, Stella. The Specialists and the guests will have Tuesday off as well. Consider it as your real Valentine's Day."

"Do you we get to choose who we go out with?" Bloom asked.

"Yes, you may choose. But please, do not fight over a certain someone," the headmistress replied. "As far as I know, there are very few boys amongst the guests. Aang, Zuko and Sokka. Just three of them."

"So we're supposed to go out on an... outing with at least one of them? Did they really agree to this?" Layla asked, slightly apprehensive.

Faragonda sighed. "Well, Aang agreed immediately, but then again, he's just a boy, and he probably thinks this whole thing is just to strengthen ties, which is its actual aim. Only it's kind of one-to-one, you get what I mean? Zuko was furious, I must say, but his uncle managed to calm him down. Sokka seemed okay with it. But I've already explained to all of them it is only to help you get to know each other better. In fact, after these Valentine's 'dates', you'll have to hang out with the female guests as well, especially you, Bloom, you'll be definitely be going out with Azula to repair your burnt relationship."

The Winx immediately groaned, but they agreed in the end.

"So, should we draw lots or something?" Tecna asked, once they were outside.

"That would be best," Bloom agreed.

Tecna ripped out a page from her notebook and wrote out the three boys' names seven times each, to make it fair. Each of them took one small, folded piece.

"Ready?" Bloom said. All of them drew in a deep breath and unfolded the tiny pieces of papers they held.

...

Zuko glanced around the cafe. Should it have been his first time there, he would've just stood there in the doorway, gaping, but having been warned not to do anything of the sort by Uncle Iroh, should he not want to elicit laughter from the patrons, the Fire Nation prince entered and took a seat at a small table for two in a corner, by the window.

It was so stupid, shallow and annoying. When he had agreed to go on this field trip to Magix with Uncle Iroh and the rest of the Gaang, he hadn't foreseen things like this. And Uncle Iroh was so calm when Zuko vented his anger, and merely told him that it was just to foster closer relationships. But whatever for? Zuko thought it was a waste of time, and couldn't help wondering what Mai was thinking. He feared she might fall for whoever she was going to 'foster a closer relationship' with. He feared the same for himself. Zuko withdrew the slip of paper from his robes. On it were three names, with different times. Bloom, Stella and Flora. Zuko didn't have anything against the Winx girls (though he did think they were weird), but he still didn't agree to this matchmaking thing.

The door of the cafe opened and Bloom entered, glancing around and finally spotting Zuko in the corner. She cautiously walked over and sat down opposite him. "Hi there," she greeted.

Zuko returned her greeting with a slight inclination of his head and a short "Hi."

A waiter came over and took their orders, leaving the two of them staring out of the window.

"Um, so, tell me more about the Fire Nation. You're the prince, right? I suppose you should know a lot about it," Bloom spoke, trying to start up a conversation.

"I don't think I want to talk about it," replied Zuko.

Bloom hesitated. "Look, just pretend I'm some foreign person who is thinking of traveling to the Fire Nation, but I don't know anything about it." Silence only greeted her. Bloom got slightly exasperated. "Come on, Zuko, it is counted in our year-end report. Let's just talk about random things. Like, say, maybe, dragons?"

Zuko turned away from the window. "Fine," he snapped. "Dragons, it is."

...

Aang grinned and waved at Musa as he spotted her waiting by the entrance to Magix's museum of music. It had been Musa's choice, of course, and Aang had agreed to it, as he didn't really know much about the interesting places in Magix. And he wasn't exactly against music. The fairy of music had assumed he liked it after he had introduced her to the Tsungi Horn.

"Hey, Aang!" Musa greeted, as the airbender monk came running up. She thought this whole date-thing was awkward, being more so given the fact Aang was years younger than her and inches shorter, so she had decided to pretend she was taking her little brother out on a field trip. It seemed to work. "Now, you won't find anything like Tsungi Horns or other instruments you have in the Avatarverse."

"Well, yes, I know," Aang responded, looking excited. "I'm in a whole different dimension, right? Whole different things, then."

Musa and Aang entered the museum and joined the queue at the ticket counter. Musa glanced at her watch. She had two hours with Aang, before she was finally free. It was strange, how these things were arranged, some of the Winx had multiple 'dates', but she had only been assigned Aang. Perhaps it was the foreshadowing of something worse than the 'dates'. Musa pushed the thought out of her mind as the queue moved up and Musa got the tickets.

"So, listen up, Aang, I can't afford any nonsense from you, so please do not try any bending in this place. It's a museum, as you..."

"Yes, I know, I know. Please don't treat me like a little kid," Aang spoke, looking slightly miserable. No doubt he was Musa's little brother for the day, but she was overdoing the act.

The first display was of a piano, with a huge sign on it reading 'PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH'. Aang resisted the temptation to jam on the exposed ivories, and glanced at Musa to remind him not to do anything rash. It was hard, due to his excitable nature. Musa spent minutes admiring each display and every time he was tempted to do something that might be considered as bad behaviour, he glanced at Musa again. Aang felt miserable. He kept catching glimpses of Musa's watch, and kept track of the time. He had two hours with the fairy, before he had to meet another fairy, Layla. She was athletic, so perhaps he might be granted some freedom.

...

The 16-year old strolled casually down the path, toying with his boomerang, throwing it whenever he had the chance and deftly capturing it. The people hanging out at the park turned as he walked by, watching his skill with the boomerang in awe. They had seen Redfountain Specialists perform similar, and even greater, feats with the weapon, but the way the boy was doing it, was quite different from anything they had seen at Redfountain.

Sokka was aware of it and was relishing it.

Sokka did not agree to this date-thing anymore than his fellow mates from the Avatarverse, but he was sure he would do far better than any of them. He was the best with the girls, after all. He couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Aang going out with a girl whose face he had to look up to see. Sokka was also aware that he was younger than the Winx, but it didn't matter. And Suki had been so sweet and kind which put him at ease. Surprisingly, Suki had not gotten paired up; she was going to spend the day training the juniors at Redfountain. Codatorta had insisted and Faragonda decided it was best. However, she would still have to do this project, so they were deciding on Nabu, the wizard, and arranged the date to be the following day. That had elicited protests from the other girls, especially Azula and Toph. Azula looked like she was about to burn the office down, but was almost restrained. Toph insisted the 'lily-livers of specialists' needed training and she could do it, too, not just Suki. Ty Lee spoke also of her gymnastics skills, but she seemed to prefer the whole dating event. Mai couldn't be bothered, but she finally wore a mild expression of horror as she unfolded her slip and slapped Sokka away when he had attempted to see who she had been assigned. Unfortunately, he had caught sight of the names 'Nabu' and 'Helia' as Mai had been pretty distracted.

The first name on Sokka's list was Flora, the fairy of nature, and she had chosen the park. Sokka didn't mind two hours in the park, but he hoped he would be able to make a quick trip to a non-vegetarian restaurant before his next 'date', with the fairy of technology. Sokka dreaded that one, he didn't want to spend two hours listening to her explain and talk about gadgets he had never come across in his entire 16 years of existence.

Sokka spotted the fairy of nature and hurried over. She was sitting idly beneath the boughs of a tree, playing with the leaves that tickled her head. Sokka hesitated for a moment, before ducking behind a bush and picking up a handful of flowers. He then sashayed over to Flora and presented her with the small bouquet, startling her slightly.

"Lovely flowers for a lovely girl," Sokka said, with a small curtsey, aware of the flowers suddenly drooping. Flora seemed a little shocked. "Don't you like them?" he asked.

"Sokka, you're not supposed to pick flowers or damage any of the plants in Magix Park," Flora said, slowly, when there was suddenly a shout from someone behind Sokka. Both turned cautiously to see an old, sour-faced man shaking a fist at Sokka and hobbling fast towards them.

"Let's go!" Sokka exclaimed, taking Flora's hand and racing out of the park, dragging her along.

"You should own up!" Flora called, but Sokka wasn't listening. He didn't stop till they were on the main street, where, by then, the old man had given up chasing them.

Flora frowned at him. "You should own up," she repeated, panting slightly, yet still sounding firm. "Such a cowardly thing to do."

Sokka gave her an incredulous look. "What are you talking about?" he asked, his voice cracking. "I just picked flowers! And look!" He held them out to Flora, who took a step back. "They're still alive! You can just pop them in a vase of water and they'll live!"

Flora sighed as she took the flowers from him and using her nature magic, replanted them in a planter by the pavement. She had heard that Sokka was good with the ladies, but they had obviously meant the women of the Avatarverse. Still, it wasn't like he had ever gone out with a nature fairy. "Okay, so the park's out of the question now. Where shall we go?" Flora asked. "You pick."

"Oh no, you pick," Sokka insisted.

Flora thought about it. She could pick a flower show, but would he enjoy it. Definitely not. She finally had an idea.

"Come on," she said.

Thanks for all the shipping suggestions and sorry for this late chapter. I'm having an exam soon, so the next one will be pretty late as well, though I'll try to write a little each day.

Also, for the other chapters, like the Halloween and the Agni Kai, which used to be in parts, I've compiled them into one chapter, so I apologise if you find some chapters missing/are unable to review on the right chapter. For now, all the chapters seem to be there, though.