//------------------------------// // Back To School // Story: A Beautiful Light From Within The Darkest Clouds // by Princess Glitzy //------------------------------// Chapter 18 "Twilight. Twilight! You have to get up. It`s the first day of school for both of us. The summer is over and it`s time to go back to school." Twilight jumped up excitedly. "Yeah! Back to school! Finally, more learning! Everyday!" Twilight suddenly realized that it would be even better now. "Now I can go to school with my friends! Twinkle, Ruby and Lyra will go with me to magic school!" Shining Armor smiled. Twilight suddenly realized what Shining Armor promised to do. "Now remember. You have to make close friends who will support you." Shining Armor nods. "Okay now go get ready." Twilight got showered, brushed and cleaned. She brushed her teeth with a toothbrush and toothpaste Minuette Colgate passes out to the class each year. She put her mane into a braid like her mother had taught her to. Thinking of her mother caused her to get upset, but she promised herself that she wouldn`t cry about that on this very important day. She put a bow clip in her hair and put on some bangle bracelets. Once she was done with her appearance she moved on to her mental preparance. She studied flash cards, read magic books and worked on math/writing/science/social studies. She tried a few spells and practiced proper school etiquette. She prepared for meeting new students and hanging out with kids. She even practiced her smile and folding of the hooves. "I am ready for anything." Then she heard her stomach growl. "Except for going without food! I better go eat." While Twilight gets ready. Shining Armor showers and brushes his coat, mane and tail. He brushes his teeth and puts in hair product. He shines his hooves, sprays on some cologne and then decides that he is ready appearance wise. He reads last year`s magic text book and studies his flash cards. He tries some spells and then decides that there is nothing left to do except eat breakfast. "I am starving!" "Do you want breakfast?" they asked each other simultaneously. "Yes." they said in unison to each other. They had cereal and toast. Then when they were done they cleaned their faces and smoothed their coats. "Have a nice day Twi!" "Have fun Shining Armor!" and with that they teleported off to school. "Hey Shining Armor! What`s up?!" shouted his buddy who he occasionally hung out with after school. "I am dating Princess Cadence and..." he got cut off before he could finish his thought. "Awesome dude!" "Yes awesome and what I was trying to say when you so rudely interrupted me is that my little sister Twilight made some friends so..." He got cut off again when he said "Boring!" Now Shining Armor was a little peeved off. First, he is rude to him. Then, talks about his girlfriend like she was some prize. The last straw was when he disrespects Twilight by not wanting to hear about her and saying that she was 'boring'. "You do not deserve my time of day because you just disrespect everything and assume that nopony else will care about what you say. You are a jerk." he paused and then said the next part in a way that really hits it where it hurts. "My friend." He walks away and glances at the blue pony, that boy was upset and ashamed of himself. Shining Armor walks to the student schedule director and got his daily agenda and schedule. He walked to his homeroom and took a seat in the center of the room. "Hey guys!" Seafoam, Lemon Hearts, Sparkler, Donut Joe, Comet Tail and Neon Lights turned to see Shining Armor. "Hey buddy we haven`t seen you all summer!" said Donut Joe. "Yeah I`ve been kind of... busy." They looked at them eagerly awaiting hearing what he was busy doing. Should I tell them? Even if I don`t tell them my secret I need to tell them something. "I- I have been busy... dating Cadence!" he came up with just in time. "We are so proud that you have finally made your move, we knew you loved her." said Sparkler. He knew at that moment that he really did have friends who cared about him. "Would you guys like to meet my sister after school? We can meet her friends too." Lemon Hearts shouted out auto-amtically "Yeah! That sounds wicked!" These ponies really do care. "Yo dude I was was wondering. What is Cadence like?" asked Neon Lights. "I wanna know too!" said Comet Tail and Seafoam at the same time. "She is very smart, funny and ladylike, but also a tomboy who loves being active. She loves having fun and cares about her friends. She is Twilight`s babysitter so I have known her for a long time. Also, she is in one word... perfect." "Awww! That`s so romantic!" said Diamond Mint (another unicorn in class). "Homeroom has begun!" said North Pole, their teacher. "You may chat amongst yourselves quietly." "Hi Shining Armor! I don`t know if you remember me. We went to magic kindergarden together." said Lemony Gem. "Oh yeah! We sat next to each other during snack time!" She smiled and was happy that somepony had talked to her. "Well nice catching up with you." She started to walk back over to her desk until he said "Do you want to be friends?" "Yes! I mean... yes." I have a friend! Score! He walked up to others in the class that seemed lonely. "Hi! Jenny right?" She nodded. "You looked lonely and I just wanted you to know that I will be your friend." She smiled at him. He walked up to a stallion that seemed like he needed a friend. "Are you okay? You look upset." "I don`t have any classes with or around my best friend so I won`t even see him in the halls. Oh, and my name`s Graphite." He smiled at him reassuringly and said "You will always have this class with a friend." He pointed to himself. He saw him smile and he knew it was worth it. He walked back over to his best friends. "I hope I have more classes with you guys." Sparkler grabbed his schedule and skimmed it. She glanced at the others too. "It looks like you have one or two of us in each of your classes!" They all high hoofed. "Settle down class I will take attendance and then go to your lockers. Your locker numbers and combinations should be on your schedules." Shining Armor looked at his schedule. Locker number: 682 Combination: 4-15-25 He walked up to his locker. To the left of him was Apple Stars and to the right was Holly Dash. "Hi, Holly Dash. Hi, Apple Stars." "Hello!" they replied at the same time. He tried to open his locker, but it didn`t work. He tried a couple more time and it didn`t work. He used his magic to be more precise. Once he had finally opened it, he got out his stuff and closed his locker. He thought to himself This will be an eventful day. "Hey Ruby!" "Hi Twilight!" Twilight and Ruby hugged. "Do you know where Twinkle and Lyra are?" She thought about it and then said "I think that they are already in the class." Twilight and Ruby ran to the classroom and took their seats. "Good morning class! My name is Mrs. Faraday! We will learn and have fun! In order to get to know everypony you guys will be paired into groups of four to study magic flash cards and quiz each other with these magic study guides." She proceeded to tell everypony who their partners are. "... group 6 will be Twilight Sparkle, Twinkle Moon, Lyra Heartstrings and Ruby Pinch." They were excited to work together. They all rushed to different corners of the room to study. "I will give each of you one question and then I will hand the paper off to Lyra and once she`s done she will hand it to Twinkle and then Ruby. Okay?!" said Twilight. They all nodded. They answered questions, recited spells, studied magic history and had fun magic fact time. They also used their magic to hold and move the papers/cards. "Okay class you are dismissed. Go back to advisory." Shining Armor liked all of his classes and made even more friends. Surprisingly he had homework. While walking down to homeroom he talked with Spring Fresh. He sat down at his seat and said hi to his best friends. "Hey guys!" They all high hoofed and then went to their lockers. I will open it this time, without magic. He tried 10 freakin` times until it finally worked. He grabbed his stuff and walked back to class. "So are you guys still going to come over and meet Twilight and her friends?" They all nodded. "Okay then, let`s go!" The group waited until they were dismissed and then teleported over to Shining Armor`s house.