Bon-Bon was relieved that the semester was almost over. College was a lot of hard work. Bon-Bon felt accomplished though since she was probably going to end the semester with a 4.0 or something close to that effect. Bon-Bon just had a final in multivariable calculus tomorrow and she was done.
Bon-Bon just wished the room wasn't so damn cold. Her roommate, Trixie, always liked to make the room too cold. Trixie was a unicorn with a massive ego and had a love of talking about herself in the third person. Bon-Bon didn't know much about Trixie's background except that Trixie was raised on a rock farm in Baltimare.
Bon-Bon was all bundled up in blankets just trying to stay warm. Bon-Bon figured she would make an attempt to get the room to be warmer.
"Umm, Trixie."
"Yes, Bon-Bon?"
"If you don't mind, I was wondering if we could turn the heat up just a little bit."
"Oh, that. Well surely, the Great and Powerful Trixie disagrees. You can always turn up the heat surrounding you with your magic. Oh, that's right. You can't use magic."
Great and Powerful Trixie, my ass, thought Bon-Bon.
"Well. Umm.. in that case, why don't we turn the heat up and you can make your personal space cooler with your magic."
"The question is does Trixie wish to do that. Magic is not infinite and there are perhaps better uses for Trixie. I suppose that is something an earth pony isn't expected to know though. I am sure your marefriend can tell you all about it.. oh wait... she is no where near as great and powerful as Trixie when it comes to magic. Trixie excuses you for your ignorance on magic."
Bon-Bon was glad that she and Lyra already decided they would be roommates next year.
Bon-Bon put her books in her saddlebag. She was going to go to the library.
"Wait!! Trixie has some fantastic news to tell you!"
Bon-Bon turned around.
"The Great and Powerful Trixie shall be taking some time off from university to pursue the finest of ambitions."
Bon-Bon smirked.
"Trixie shall be going around all of Equestria with her magic show. She has learned that she is the best at magic of all ponies and must spread the joy to the world around her."
"Good luck with that."
"Thank you, Bon-Bon. The Great and Powerful Trixie shall do much good for the world with her earnings. Trixie is leaving tonight. Do you think you will be back before then?"
"Probably not. In fact, I am sleeping over Lyra's dorm tonight."
"Trixie shall miss you, Bon-Bon. She considers you her best friend at Canterlot University."
"I'll miss you too, Trixie", Bon-Bon lied.
Trixie gave Bon-Bon a big hug.
Bon-Bon headed out. She admittedly felt sorry for the unicorn.
Trixie was the kind of pony who had some real deep-set insecurities about herself. She overcompensated to the extreme.
Bon-Bon hoped for two things. The first was that Trixie would be successful with her magic shows and the second was that Bon-Bon would never have to see Trixie again.
Bon-Bon was on her way to the library. It was far too cold outside. Did the weather ponies really need to make it so goddamn cold? However, Bon-Bon supposed that was the nature of winter.
Bon-Bon made it to the library and heard:
"Bonbonbobnbonbonbon!!!!"
That had to be Lyra and it was.
"Hey there, Lyra." The two nuzzled each other.
"I can't believe our first semester of college is almost over. Times flies fast, doesn't it?"
"Sure does. Right now though, I got to study for my math final."
"You need to study? But Bon-Bon, you are a genius. If I was as smart as you, I wouldn't study."
"That's because you would be so dumbed down that you wouldn't know how to study", said Bon-Bon with a smile.
"You must be excited to head back home, huh."
"Yea, I am. But... I.. you know."
"Oh, me too! It's only going to be three weeks though."
"You know how much I love you, Lyra."
"Me too. You're the best thing that has ever happened to me."
Bon-Bon smiled.
"I live so far away too from the university. You only live about fifteen minutes, right?"
"Yep. You couldn't tell, huh?"
"Well, you told me that you're from Canterlot."
"Not like that. So many ponies here, they are like, "Hey, look at Princess Celestia's castle, it's so cool I've never seen anything like it before.", I am like, LOL I basically live next door to the castle."
"Have you ever been to Manehattan?"
"I haven't."
"I think you'd like it, a lot to do there. So, I have something to tell you."
"What's that?"
"My roommate is taking time off from college."
"Oh, Trixie? I'm going to miss her. She was such a riot."
"Yea.. whatever.. so I just wanted to offer something interesting."
"What's that?"
"You live in a single on the other side of campus and I was wondering..."
Bon-Bon didn't know why she always got so nervous when asking Lyra about something potentially life-changing.
"What were you wondering? You just kind of stopped mid-sentence there, my love."
"Would you want to..um... be my roommate?"
"Oh, Bonnie! I thought that was what you were going to ask, yes and yes!!!" Lyra kissed Bon-Bon on the lips.
"Yes, sounds like a plan then, tee hee."
"Bon-Bon, there is something I have been wanting to ask you. Well, since I don't live that far from Canterlot, I was wondering if you wanted to meet my parents."
"Your parents?". Bon-Bon had the thought in her head, was it too soon.
"I think after such a fun..um.. two months, it would be great for my parents to meet you."
"Wow. That's great. I guess I could stop by for a night."
"That's fantastic. I think you'll love them!" Lyra kissed Bon-Bon again on the lips.
"Sounds like a plan. I should go study for my calc final now, want to do the best I can."
"Ooh, calculus. That sounds hard. Reminds me of why I'm definitely going to be a fluff major."
Bon-Bon and Lyra giggled. Bon-Bon would mock ponies who took on easy majors - majors Bon-Bon considered fluff.
"C'mon now. You're actually passionate about pony history. That makes you different."
"Are you passionate about mathematics, Bon-Bon?"
"Um... well, it gets you somewhere in life."
"So can pony history.. oh.. especially if I make the breakthrough I expect to make."
Humans... Bon-Bon just tuned out human talk these days. However, Bon-Bon knew how to be tactful around Lyra.
"You know what. I know a lot of historians are out there trying to make breakthroughs but if I had to bet on some pony doing that, it would be you, Lyra."
"You're just saying that, Bon-Bon, since you think I won't make love to you otherwise."
"That's not true and you know it. I think we both know what your future should be in anyway."
"Yeah?"
"You know.. the beautiful music you make."
"Oh right! I guess it doesn't really matter what I major in, huh, Bon-Bon. Maybe I will do something with numbers like you or science."
"Science is cool. The world wouldn't work without it."
"What about unicorn magic?"
"Unicorn magic can be explained by biological processes which are rooted in science. You need it. Mathematics exists as the language of science, you could say. It's damn useful."
"And ponies say I'm the one who talks about things over others' heads."
"Stop it, Lyra. You're sounding like a fluff major."
"But fluff is so soft and comfy, I think I like it just fine. So, your final is over tomorrow at noon, right?"
"Yep."
"We should meet with my parents tomorrow night. It will be at my house. I don't know if my dad will like the idea of us sleeping in the same room though, just be warned."
"Its okay. I should probably head back to Belmont Stakes tomorrow night anyway after meeting your parents."
"We got plenty of space. Oh, Bon-Bon. I am sure my parents will let you pick a bedroom to sleep in if you choose to sleep over."
"I'll play it by ear. I told my parents to pick me up at the train station the day after tomorrow. So, I can decide whether to stay over your place or to head back to my dorm."
"Neato! Hey, Bon-Bon. Good luck on your final. Get that perfect score!"
"Thanks Lyra. Otherwise, I'm not sure I would want to go home for winter break."
The two of them giggled.
Bon-Bon went to the library to study. Bon-Bon opened up her book to the "monkey saddle". Hmmm, monkeys did look an awful lot like humans, whoever thought of humans must have been really into monkeys, thought Bon-Bon. Monkeys with pony-like intelligence. The thought would have never crossed Bon-Bon's mind if it wasn't for Lyra. Bon-Bon chuckled. The next time Lyra would bring up humans, Bon-Bon would just shout, "MONKEYS!!".
Bon-Bon really tried to focus but she was worried about tomorrow night. She knew what high society in Canterlot was like. Many of the ponies there were very snooty and elitist. They looked down among ponies who weren't "blessed" with their upbringing. Not all ponies in Canterlot were rich but those who were had a much more elitist attitude than the rich in Manehattan. Rich ponies in Manehattan were largely new money, ponies who made it big on their own. Social mobility was tougher in Canterlot.
Bon-Bon had never met Lyra's parents before but she knew that the Heartstrings were one of Canterlot's premier families. It was a family which had vast amounts of wealth for hundreds of years and many generations. Lyra was Lyra and completely non-judgmental. However, what would Lyra's parents think of Bon-Bon? Would they think she was some low-level scum? Would they tell Lyra that she should not be dating Bon-Bon? Bon-Bon knew Lyra was interested in her but Lyra did have a close relationship with her parents. She would go home sometimes to visit them on weekends.
Bon-Bon was nervous that she only had one day to prepare. She wanted to impress Lyra's parents so badly, but perhaps she was misjudging them. Even though the Heartstrings family was one of the most well-known and wealthiest families in Canterlot, maybe Lyra's parents were like Lyra: easy-going, lovable, and tolerant. Perhaps Bon-Bon should have asked Lyra beforehand about what her parents were like, Bon-Bon couldn't say no now. If she did, maybe Lyra's parents would use that as ammo anyway to get Lyra to break up with Bon-Bon if they had that sort of motivation.
For now, back to studying.