Note: For the purposes of this fanfic, the events of Season 4 and the Winx Club movie have not taken place.
Chapter One
"It's so great to be out of Gardenia and back in Magix!"
"Speak for yourself, Bloom. I personally would rather be back home in Solaria taking it easy. I'm done with the whole school thing. I mean, we've saved the entire magical dimension three years in a row. You'd think they could cancel our senior year or something."
"Stella, you were done with the 'whole school thing' your first year at Alfea," the redhead reminded her friend. "Besides, I think after defeating the Trix, Darkar, and Baltor, even Griselda's class will be a piece of cake."
Stella shook her head and laughed. "You've only been using magic for three years and you can't deal with being on a non-magical planet like Earth for too long."
"Yeah," Bloom smiled. "It's amazing what a place like this does to change a person. Besides, things at home with my parents-" she paused to clarify. "-Mike and Vanessa- have been weird ever since I learned I was adopted. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but I don't know if things will ever be the same between us."
"Welcome to the world of parents. Can't live with them and you can't live without them. At least both sets your parents are still together," she managed a weak smile. "Even if you're still looking for your birth parents."
Bloom looked down. "I'm sorry, Stella. I didn't think about how hard vacations are for you."
"It's alright, Bloom. Believe me, I'm used to it by now."
Bloom raised a suspicious eyebrow at her friend. "Are you sure you're okay, Stel?"
"Well, now that you mention it, I'm not. Griselda's coming this way, and I think her sense of style has gotten worse. Can you believe it?"
"Stella!" Bloom laughed, giving her friend a quick hug.
"Yo, can I join in on this little reunion?" A blue-haired girl interrupted.
Stella raised an eyebrow at the girl. "And you are?"
"Stella!"
"Musa?! Girl, what happened to your pigtails?"
"I thought you wanted me to get rid of them, remember?"
"Yeah, Stel," Bloom laughed. "You've been talking to her about a change of style since freshman year."
"Well, I know, but now I have to admit that the pigtails were really growing on me. It's just so weird to see you without them, Muse. You do look great though."
"Well, I'm sure the pigtails will come back someday, but I've decided to change things up a little."
"So, Musa, have you seen the others yet?" Bloom asked, changing the subject.
Musa nodded. "Tecna is with Timmy helping him make some adjustments to a computer program, and Flora and Layla went with the pixies to Pixie Villiage. They'll be here soon."
"Well, when the rest of your group gets here, the headmistress would like to have a word with you."
All three girls groaned. Stella, who quickly regained her composure, gave a fake smile at the woman who had approached them. "Long time, no see, Ms. G!"
"Hello, Princesses Stella. I'm glad to know this will be the last first day of school for you."
Stella sighed. "Come on, Ms. G! You know we're your favorite students."
Ms. Griselda slowly turned around and walked off shaking her head.
"I wonder why Ms. Faragonda wants to speak with us," Bloom glanced over towards the front gate. "I hope nothing's wrong."
"Relax, Bloom. I'm sure everything is fine."
"Musa's right. She's probably going to tell us that since we worked so hard last year, and the year before that, and the year before that, that we all get to go home and skip classes for the rest of the year!"
"Stella!"
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"I can't believe we don't get to go home for the rest of the school year," The blonde Princess of Solaria complained to her five best friends. "I was sure that was why she wanted to see us."
"Well, I think it's kind of nice that they want us to tutor some of the new students," Flora replied.
Bloom nodded. "I agree with Flora. I mean, when I first came here I knew absolutely nothing about magic and now I have my Enchantix. Well, sort of at least. Anyways, this will be a great way to feel like I'm giving back to the school."
"Saving the magical dimension isn't enough?"
The pink-haired fairy of technology shook her head at Stella. "It's highly illogical to keep complaining when you know it won't make a difference."
"It is pretty crazy," Layla agreed.
"Well, Albert Einstein did say that insanity is 'doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results,'" the redhead laughed.
"Al, who?"
"Albert Einstein, Stella. He was a famous scientist on Earth. I had to do a report on him for school one year back in Gardenia."
"Yo, Stella, can you just get over having to be back at school. It's just one more year. And besides, after this year is over you're going to start to rule Solaria. Layla will be ruling Tides, and the rest of us will be going home."
"Musa's right," Bloom spoke with a hint of sadness in her voice. "After this year, we're all going to be moving on with our lives. You five will become guardian fairies for your planets, and I'll be back at home in Gardenia. This might be our last year as the 'Winx Club.'"
Stella put an arm around Bloom and sighed. "Come on, Bloom. We're always going to be the Winx Club. Nothing's going to change that."
Flora wrapped her arm around Bloom's other shoulder, and the rest of the group followed in joining together in a group hug in the Alfea Dorm Halls.
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Princess Layla of Tides looked at the door to her dorm room and sighed. It took her a while to feel like she was really part of the group, and sometimes she still felt like an outsider. It didn't happen often anymore, but she couldn't help feeling lonely when she remembered that she lived in a different suite than the rest of her friends.
The light was already on inside. "Francis must already be here."
Layla opened the door slowly and took a step back as a cold breeze hit her. She shivered.
Sitting on one of the beds in the room was not the brunette, Francis, but a different girl with ice-blue hair. She wore white jeans and sported an off-the shoulder look with a pale blue three-quartered length sleeve sweater adorned with small white hearts. On the white neckline was a single blue jeweled heart. Her full bangs were pushed over in a sideswept style and the rest of her loose curls were tamed with a white headband.
The girl smiled at Layla before her ice blue eyes widened. "Sorry it's so cold in here. I got here and I felt miserable in the heat, so I turned up the air conditioning."
"No, it's not cold at all," Layla lied from her position in the doorway. "Who are you anyways?"
The blue-haired girl blushed. "Sorry. I'm Eira, your new roommate. That is, if you are Princess Layla."
Layla rolled her eyes. "Just call me Layla. There's no need for the whole princess thing," she sat down on her own bed.
"Layla," Stella peeked her head inside. "We were all going to go to Magix for some pizza and-" she stopped and shivered. "Why is it so cold in here and who's the new girl?"
"Sorry, about that Princess Stella. It was a little warm when I got here. I'm Layla's new roommate by the way. The name's Eira."
"Wait, how did you know my name?"
"You're kind of famous. I pay attention to the news,and you've been in it a few times. Actually, you've been in the news at least once a year for the past four years."
"That's kind of creepy. You're not a stalker are you?"
Eira shook her head. "No. I just need to pay attention to what's going on in the Magical Dimension."
Stella just shrugged. "So are you a transfer student or something?"
"No. I'm a freshman here. Ms. Faragonda said that she thought it would be best if I roomed with some seniors, and asked if I minded rooming with one of you. She said it would help me get stronger faster."
"But freshmen never room with seniors."
Eira just shrugged. "It's just something that needed to be done."
I knew having a senior year was a mistake, Stella thought with a sigh. She looked into Eira's cold eyes and shivered. Something about them did not seem right. She looked at Layla who nodded slightly in agreement.
They were too familiar.