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// The Last Thing Anypony Needs 
// Story: You move me like alligators with no teeth 
// by Shukawarioserfi 
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	Soon after Monotone finished his poem, Tragic Focus was still writing hers. Monotone stretched over discreetly to get a peek but Tragic Focus quickly covered her paper. "Ahem. Do you mind?" Tragic Focus said, looking back at Monotone irritated. "I'm sorry, ma'am." Monotone said quietly moving back to his seat, feeling a little self-defeated. He's not a snoop pony but curiosity seemed to get the better of him that time.
Ms. Attention Deficient seemed to be writhing in anticipation as she asked a few times if everyone was done with their poems. Everypony said yes all those times, except Tragic Focus who always screamed no. Eraser shavings seemed to fly off of her paper at the speed of light. She was breathing hard, sweating and shaking. Writing, and erasing. She felt like she could never form the right words to describe things, seemingly the same problem as Monotone. She had pictures in her head that she couldn't form the perfect words for. Insecurities like self-doubt and perfectionism were prohibiting her from finishing her poem in time. 
Eventually, the teacher lost her patience and collected the assignment from everybody, looking at Tragic Focus she sighed. "You can finish at home and bring it next class if you like." 
Tragic Focus looked up at the teacher a bit teary eyed and smiled. "Thank you." She said. 
Monotone felt compassion as he leaned over to her again. "I'm always available if you need help, okay?" He blushed very noticeably as he brought himself to look into her eyes for a second. "Do you want to go to Cake's and discuss our thoughts after school?" Discuss our thoughts? Monotone thought. Oh, Celestia I did it again. 
Tragic Focus chuckled a little bit as she cheered up. "Well, I have a little problem with sugar." She said. "And really it's the last thing anypony needs." 
Monotone waved his hoof in the air nervously. "We don't have to eat then." 
Tragic Focus pondered the offer for a few seconds and nodded. 
Monotone smiled through the rest of class, writing in his notebook. I would walk to the ends of Equestria to get to know this pony. And in that way, she moves me.
After school ended Monotone ran to greet her and surely enough, she was there waiting for him as well. They walked and smiled and talked, occasionally stumbling along the way. Monotone proposed a philosophical discussion about sugar and it's chemical properties, while Tragic Focus listened, getting a bit lost on the terms but finding his use of big words humorous. Monotone finally got to the bottom of her strange issues with sugar by asking: 
"In a hypothetical sense, what would happen if you ate some cake?" 
Entering Mr. and Mrs. Cake's Tragic Focus answered. "It would make me hyper." 
Monotone laughed. "Well that's the same for most ponies, but the trick with that is carrot cake. See, the beta caratine..." 
And that's about when Tragic Focus stopped listening and focused on Monotone's eyes and facial features, only nodding affirmatively after he seemed to have finished a sentence. Before Monotone could finish the next, Tragic Focus pressed her lips against Monotone's as Monotone's eyes remained open in suspense. Tragic Focus blushed as she finally pulled away. 
Monotone paused and said. "So, carrot cake then?" 
Tragic Focus smiled "I would like that." 
Monotone started to order the cake, he stuttered a little bit as he kept thinking about their lips touching again. After it was brought to a table, before Monotone or Tragic Focus could start eating it, a certain toothless alligator hopped out and splattered cake all over their faces. 
"Gummy!" Pinkie Pie gasped. "Now you'll have to take a bath all over again." She turned to the frosting covered friends. "I'm so sorry guys, Gummy really likes carrot cake." They all laughed.