Bloom had decided to stay confined in her room for the few days she had to spend in Alfea. It didn't surprise anyone, because most of the students had been exhausted due to the way Lord Darkar had decided to run the school. The Winx, for their part, were still active as they helped their professors, but even they had to take a break during the day to sleep the exhaustion from the few previous weeks.

None of them really spoke about what had happened. Bloom and Flora kept to themselves in their bedroom, and talked a bit about what had happened. The flower Fairy was obviously distressed, scared that the same thing could happen to her. The ginger tried to reassure her by explaining that Darkar had voluntarily put dark energy in her system, while Flora had simply happened to be hit by it. This seemed to mildly reassure the latter, so Bloom left it at that.

The both of them decided to attend the Beta Academy on the next week, once they'd recovered from everything that had happened in the past days. Bloom, especially, knew she couldn't keep going like this. All she ever wanted to do was sleep. Not because she was depressed, but because as soon as she did something, her whole body sent signals to her brain, telling it she was overdoing it. That was the reason she stayed in her bedroom, her eyes staring at the wall, waiting to get better. Fortunately, Flora was rather good at making regenerating tea.

The week-end came suddenly. The girls stared at each other for a moment, outside the school, watching everyone leave the premise by bus, by car, or by teleporting. They weren't really talking, as they sat against the wall, but something else stopped them from going back to the family they'd been missing for months now.

Flora had one arm wrapped around Layla's, letting her head rest on her shoulder. As for the Princess, she mechanically let her hand go up and down the arm of her friend, in a reassuring manner. Musa and Stella, surprisingly, were stuck to one another, shoulder against shoulder. There wasn't anything else to note, really, but the sight of those two girls that usually couldn't stop bickering was a bit disarming. Tecna was standing up at the end of the line, her arms crossed as she let her eyes analyse everything around her. It seemed her new magic had offered her a whole new world to experiment, and she had to constantly adapt.

Bloom had her elbows on her knees, as her head rested on the wall behind her. She blinked slowly as every student started disappearing, before a pair of boots obstructed her view, and Stella's happy screams woke them up from their daze.

"Hello there, Princess," greeted Sky, as he helped Bloom and Layla up.

From the corner of her eyes, the red head noticed that Helia was helping a blushing Flora on her feet, before they fell into silence.

"Hey there, how did it with Saladin ?" Asked Layla, a little smile tugging at her lips.

"Well", scoffed the Prince as his hand came to the back of his neck, while his eyes seemed to avoid theirs, "we had Helia with us, so the Headmaster didn't say… too much."

"Let's just say that we were lucky we had a Prince and his nephew with us," explained Timmy as he too walked up to them, while the blonde rolled his eyes at being mentioned.

"How about you ? Alfea is looking good," observed Sky.

The girls nodded.

"Yep, we've been busy," confirmed Layla.

"The guys were thinking of hanging out in Magix for the day, you in ?" Asked Brandon, turning to the four of them with an ecstatic Stella in his arms. At least they all knew her answer. A single look between them and the two girls accepted the invitation.

They all ended up going, except Tecna. Her family seemed to be expecting her, but the Winx weren't blind to the tension between her and Timmy. Sadly, as soon as she got in the bus going to the airport, the boy regained his usual composure. A bright smile appeared on his lips, while the Winx were left to wondering just what had happened between the two.

It didn't stop them from taking the bus going to the city, overcrowded by students.

Bloom, Layla and Flora were holding onto each other, laughing every time there was a turn and they almost fell, under the amused eyes of the boys. It didn't go so well for them, as Brandon fell, bringing Sky and Timmy down with him. The latter did hold onto Helia, and managed to stay on his feet. His friends weren't so lucky. Stella laughed at them from her seat, which she had ran upon entering the bus.

Riven had, for his part, put his arms around Musa's waist, keeping her up as he leaned against a window. Her friends looked at her with knowing eyes, as the music Fairy's cheeks slowly turned to a violent shade of crimson. Fortunately, the boy behind her couldn't see it, otherwise she would've been mortified.

In less than ten minutes, they reached the restaurant they wanted. Riven made sure to sit by Musa's side, who suddenly seemed lonely without her best friend around. Layla and Flora sat in front of them, as the Princess made sure her friend would sit next to Helia. This time, it was the flower Fairy's turn to blush madly, while the troublesome boy luckily looked at the menu. Timmy and Bloom sat on the same side, as the rest settled on the other side.

Overall, they'd spend two hours in the restaurant, until the owner kicked them out. Then, of course, Stella took them shopping for a while, before Riven refused to step in another boutique, and Musa led them to a popular place in the capital. It was, without any surprise, the Symphonian side of the town, where music could be heard in any street. They went from Opera to Pop in less than five seconds, all sharing odd looks while Musa didn't even seem to acknowledge it.

They eventually made it to a park, full of people dancing, while a DJ was playing for all of them.

"What is that ?" Gaped Sky.

"Magix has a strong policy," grumbled their friend. "On Symphony, you can go into every single night club you want, but here… well, let's just say we found a way around the problem."

They found themselves dancing through the rest of the day, or simply lying down on the grass, away from the crowd. As the night fell down, it was Flora's turn to propose to go see the Linphean neighbour.

They were amazed.

A few blocks away from the music, was the quietest side of town, with wooden structures and plants everywhere. The sun seemed to shine brighter, as the cars were next to nonexistant. Flora led them to the famous fast food that had taken over her planet.

Bloom had been expecting a lot of junk food, and experienced a bit of a shock when she only saw salad and generally speaking, vegetalian meals. Later, her friend would explain that the connection Linphean felt to nature was too important to kill anything. They were, however, able to eat vegetables and fruits, as their magic made them able to keep the plants alive.

The ginger had nodded, impressed, before moving onto her own command.

One by one, everyone left. First Musa and Riven, earlier in the night, because they still wished to enjoy the little party. Layla followed them. As for Flora, she made sure her and Bloom would come at the same time to the Beta Academy, before running to catch the last bus going to the airport. Timmy retired a little bit after that, catching a bus to go home, as he lived in a little mansion in Magix.

The rest waited for Sky's guards to show up, ready to escort him back to Eraklyon. The blonde didn't seem so excited at the prospect, but still bid them goodbye when they arrived and went away. Stella stood up then, then made her sceptre appear before looking expectantly at her friend.

Bloom yawned, suddenly exhausted now that everybody had left, and gladly accepted Stella's help to teleport back to Gardenia. She then smiled at her and Brandon disappeared for Eraklyon, as the Princess had planned to spend some time with her boyfriend's family.

"Well, if it isn't Bloom," drawled a voice from behind her.

In a second, the ginger girl had turned around and fell into a fighting stance, narrowing her eyes at the dark silhouette in the street. Her brows furrowed when she didn't seem to recognize any of the Trix, nor any Witches from Cloud Tower.

"Who are you ?"

The girl in front of her laughed, before she started walking closer.

"Don't you remember me ?"

Bloom felt her whole body freeze, as her brain tried to process what was happening.

"Selina ?"

Sorry, this is all I've written yet.

I'm putting things up on Instagram (LohKnomona) and Tumblr (lohknomona), for other stories I have ideas for, but I don't know which one I want to explore first. Otherwise you'll just have updates about the chapters and where I'm at.

1st idea : no magical dimension, Bloom isn't a Princess, and Alfea is a boarding school

On her eighteenth birthday, encouraged by her friends, Bloom decides to make a wish. She was drunk that night, which was her problem right now. She needed to remember, before she consumed the wish and the mark on her neck became indelible.

2nd idea : kind of Harry Potter AU, but much darker concerning the social injustices

Bloom and Selina have grown together. The both of them had been so gifted with magic that Eldora could not let them go unsupervised, afraid that the Magical Dimension would learn of their existence. She fails as another Fairy in town is spotted, and now the three girls are forced to go to Alfea. They knew exactly why Eldora didn't wish for them to go through it, and themselves fear for the worst as the school year begins.

3rd idea : kind of The Other Side Of The Flame from Heato-Kun, which is why I'm not too excited to write because the stories would be extremely alike.

Bloom looked at her throne, on the other side of the room, before turning her head to stare at Faragonda. The Winx were there, backing up Faragonda, while none of the Trix could be seen. Icy eventually stepped forward, the wings of her Enchantix shining brightly in the light of the afternoon, and calmy said : "It's over, Bloom, you lost."