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Rainbow S.r.l

Chapter One:

The First Morning

The sun rose over the small town of Gardenia. Its' rays shimmered off of building windows and brightened the streets. It woke the town with its light, the start of a brand new Fall day.

"Breakfast!" Bloom woke from her slumber to the familiar voice of her adopted mother, Vanessa. She pulled the covers off of her and swung her legs over the side of the bed and just sat for a moment, looking at her sleeping friends; Stella, Layla and Musa. Evidently, Flora and Tecna were already awake; their sleeping bags were rolled up and sitting in the corner of Bloom's little room.

The red-haired girl put her feet into some slippers before carefully stepping over her friends to go to the dining room. Once there, she saw the specialists, her friends, sitting at the table, enjoying themselves to a large, good-smelling breakfast.

"Good morning." Bloom said groggily.

Vanessa turned and smiled sweetly at her daughter, even though she was quite busy with the eggs cooking on the stove.

"Hey Bloom" Sky stopped eating for a moment to acknowledge his girlfriend. He pulled a chair out from under the table for Bloom to take a seat.

"How are you enjoying it here, guys?" Bloom asked, resting her head on her hand.

"It's nice. It's a lot different from Magix, but it's a nice little place." Sky said, smiling.

"It will take some getting used to." Brandon added. Timmy nodded in agreement.

Riven had avoided looking at Bloom… he was not much of a morning person, and his friends had already reminded him of it plenty of times that morning.

"What time did you wake up?"

"The time change is drastic, we woke up at 4 this morning." Timmy replied, before shoving some scrambled eggs into his mouth.

Bloom didn't seem all too surprised, though she did find it odd that some of her friends had the ability to sleep in much later then they would back on Magix time.

"Where's Flora and Tecna?"

"They already ate. I think they're in the living room" Helia replied.

"When do we start school, Bloom?" Sky asked.

"Tomorrow. You guys need to prep today." Bloom replied. Bloom's friends were to go to her old High School, the place she so desperately had longed to leave when she was living in Gardenia, back when she was just a normal freshman. She had imagined it would be better since she had her friends were there now to accompany her, but at the same time, she worried about how they would fare in a normal small-town high school… it was a place they definitely weren't familiar with by any means.

Riven grumbled at the mention of prepping for classes. He wasn't too hip on the idea of going to school. The boys, though they were a year above the girls and would be out of high school, were going to enter the senior class. Partially, it was to support their girls, but it also was just for the thrill of a new experience.

Sky was enthusiastic. Ever since he was young, he wanted to see what it would feel like to not be privileged, to not be a prince. Now, he could just pretend to be a normal teen, and he was very excited about it.

Among the other specialists, however, there were mixed feelings. Timmy thought it would be interesting, but he had heard of what happens to the stereotypical nerd in a high school. Helia was unsure of it. He was more of the antisocial type… he liked to keep to himself, Flora, and his art. Brandon also was excited… he had expectations to impress all of the girls in the school. He and Sky had talked with Bloom about sports programs and were quite interested in joining a couple. Riven, on the other hand, absolutely hated the idea of going to high school.

A plate was set before Bloom, and she finally mustered the strength to hold her head up. Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, orange juice, and cut fruit to the side. A good breakfast, to say the least.

Meanwhile, Tecna had taken her place on the couch in the living room. The night before, she had rummaged through Bloom's books and found a dictionary and a couple older school books on history and such. She had them piled on the floor next to her feet as she thumbed through an old math book. Every so often, she would give a look of disappointment at the text on the pages.

Flora had spent her morning trying to revive Vanessa's dying plants. She failed to heed Bloom's request… she told her not to use magic, but she just had to save the plants. She would feel horrible if she didn't. Now, she was seated on the couch, looking at the pages Tecna went through.

Stella walked down the stairs and into the living room. Her hair was a curly mess and she still had her nightgown on. Makeup was running down her face and her golden eyes looked awfully tired. It was quite a sight to see; Stella almost always walked out of her room in the mornings looking like a supermodel ready for a new day.

Soon after, Layla and Musa entered the living room, though, unlike Stella, they were wearing their clothes for the day, had brushed out their hair and had applied makeup.

"Good morning" Flora beamed.

"Good morning guys." Musa replied as she plopped down on a seat. Then she looked at Stella and her eyes grew wide, "You look like a mess!"

"The sun is different here" Stella replied.

"We do have two suns in Magix you know, Stella" Tecna replied, eyes still glued to a book.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know" Stella grumbled, "This one is different from both of 'em."

Later that night, the group all met in the living room, boys and girls alike, to talk of the day to come.

"This is going to be so great!" Sky exclaimed.

"If only I had your enthusiasm" Tecna replied.

"Yeah, I'm not too sure how I feel about this whole high school deal." Musa said quietly.

Flora nodded, "I'm kind of scared."

"You guys are getting all worked up for nothing." Riven grumbled as he crossed his arms.

"What makes you think that? This is a scary thing, Riven. It's new to us, and it's new to you too" Sky replied.

"Oh really? You think the average, small school scene is new to me? Where have you been for the last four years I've known you. I thought you would know me by now" Riven barked.

"Guys, stop. This is a stressful time. There isn't a need to argue" Bloom commented.

"If you haven't noticed, we do it a lot." Timmy said.

"Why don't we all just get along?" Flora whined.

Riven shook his head, "It is just like the hippie to say something like that"

"Hey!" Flora shouted in defiance.

"Guys! Seriously! Cut it out!" Musa yelled.

"Ok. Guys, let me lay down the law here." Bloom started, "I have a few rules for you guys"

"Didn't we already go over these!?" Stella moaned. She fell over with her hand on her face for an extra effect."

"We need to go over it again" Bloom said simply, "Ok, There is absolutely no magic, no mention of magic, or anything that has to do with magic. No talking about where we came from, nothing about the realms. Nothing. Don't act different either. No talking of advanced technology or other advancements that Earth hasn't found yet. No talking of royalty or being royalty."

"No being different?" Helia looked confused.

Bloom sighed, "Nevermind, let me continue. This goes for everyone with odd colors for hair. If somebody asks, your answer is you dyed it, kay? And if somebody asks why your eyes are a different color, your answer is you have new contacts. If somebody asks why your eyes are so big, you say you were born like that."

"And if somebody asks why you have such big muscles, you say, cause I work out like that baby." Brandon hooted. Sky laughed along with him.

Bloom didn't look amused. "Like I said, no magic. No transforming, ok?"

"Do you honestly think that we don't already know that?" Tecna asked, looking at Bloom.

"Just in case." She replied.

"Ok, I think we got this." Layla commented, twirling her curly locks.

"Yup, I agree" Brandon replied.

"Oh and another thing. Tomorrow morning, I am personally going to approve your outfits. There is a dress code… plus I wouldn't want anything you wear to be too out of this world… literally." Bloom winked.

"Oh great, and now you take my wardrobe from me. What next!?" Stella whined. She jumped up and pranced around the room, "No this, no that, you can't do that…" she yelled.

"Stella! Mike and Vanessa are asleep! You do know Mike wakes up really early for work and…"

"Oh Boohoo!" Stella yelled.

"Ok, I think we're done here. We need some rest." Sky said loudly.

"Agreed." Bloom sighed, "Everyone is to be awake tomorrow at 6 o'clock. No later. We leave for school at 7:30."

"And we're…?" Layla asked.

"We're walking there." Bloom replied.

"Oh joy." Musa exclaimed, "I'm gonna hit the hay. It's gonna be a looonnng day tomorrow."

"Oh and guys" Bloom started as everyone got up from where they were sitting. They turned to face her. "We are starting kind of late in the school year, so we are kind of jumping into the mix in the middle of the action, so to speak"

Taking in this news, everyone just simply sighed and moved to their designated sleeping areas for the night.

Later that night, while everyone was asleep, Bloom was sitting in a chair pulled up to the only window in her room. The stars glittered and the moon was nearly full. She herself didn't want to go back… she thought she had escaped Gardenia High for good. She dreaded that place… Mitzi and her clique… the jocks, heavy in number… other preppy girls….

"This will be an experience" She said to herself in the darkness of her room, "This will be an experience…"

With that, she climbed into her bed, closed her eyes, and drifted off to a restless night's sleep.

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How will the girls and the guys make it through their first day of school? Will difficulties overcome them? What will other students think of them? Stick around to find out.