Time passed by quickly that day. While history wasn't your favorite part of school, it did had its interesting times, like the day Princess Luna became Nightmare Moon, the reign of the mythical creature Discord, and legend of the Crystal Empire that was frozen in time and vanished from the face of Equestria by an evil unicorn tyrant.
It was always intriguing to hear how the Mr.Quill would explain a part of history from how he saw it, he somehow made it sound much more interesting than that it would normally be in these times of peace and unity in Equestria. He would delve into it with charts, discussions, sharing opinions and views from all students in the class, often going even deeper in to the history about the how and why.
Because of the deep discussions and the gentle atmosphere the class emitted, time seemed to go by faster than any other school subject. Faster than you realized, the bell of the school sounded through the air. Angling your body forward, you let the chair fall onto its four legs, having been on two legs the whole time as you were leaning with your chair against the table behind you. You ear twitched at the second time the bell rang three times.
Picking up your bag from the ground, you lay it on your desk and put your notebook full of small notes and random drawings in it together with your still broken quill. Closing the flap, you looked around the class quick, seeing your class mates doing the same. Turning your head to the back of the class, you saw Rainbow stretching in the far back, having sat there together with two other mares.
"Alright class, please read page 294 about the dangerous creatures that have made their home in the Everfree forest for the next lesson on Friday. We will discuss their living habits and how they came to be like they are today." Mr.Quill walked over to the classroom door and opened it gently, "All of you have a pleasant day. And don't forget; page 294."
Students began to leave their benches and made their way to the door, often wishing Mr.Quill a good day. It was understandable why almost everypony did that, he was one of the friendliest and most laid-back teachers you could think of, often not even giving homework. Reading page 294 was his homework, but it would be thoroughly discussed the next time you had class with him, so most of the time it was not really mandatory to do the homework he gave, he even mentioned it one time. It was more for those that were interested in history so that they could dive deeper into the details.
You stood up from your chair and stretched your wings wide from being still for so long, your wing and shoulder joints popping pleasantly. Giving your coat a little shake you swung your saddlebag over your head and onto your back. "Hey Static," looking to the other end of the desk you had been seated at, you saw Dust and Sky Edge, both about ready to leave. "Are you coming with us to that new shake shop Dust was yesterday? He says it is a must try," Sky said while nudging Dust with his hoof.
Dust grinned, "I'm telling you guys, it is one of the better shake shops near the school. Prefect to start our free afternoon!" Flapping his wings two times, he made his way to the door, "Well Static, you coming or what?"
Sighing, you declined reluctantly. You actually looked forward to go to the shop, and you would have, if it was not for your parents grounding you, "Sorry guys. I have to go home directly after school... my parents have grounded me after what happened yesterday."
Both of your friends raised their eyebrows, "Dude, they grounded you for saving Lucky from falling?"
An audible smack to the face could be heard from Sky Edge, "Dust... you can't be that stupid." He dragged his hoof slowly down his face and pointed with it towards you, "He got grounded for getting Lucky into trouble in the first place, featherbrain"
"Oooohhhh... sorry, didn't catch that."
"It is beyond me how you have had three fillyfriends in the past year... it really is." Sky turned around and made his way to the door. Turning his head around, he gave you an apologetic look, "Sorry Static. We'll see you tomorrow I guess."
You chuckled lightly and nodded, "See you guys tomorrow."
Dust trotted after Sky and gave you a winged salute, "See ya tomorrow, mate!"
You walked down the steps and made your way to the door, your fellow classmates still filing trough it. Passing by Mr.Quill you wished him a pleasant afternoon which he returned. You waited for a bit, letting the stream of ponies thin-out before stepping through the door yourself. "Hey Static." You looked to your right as you got out of the door, "How are you? Feeling better?"
You smiled gently as you saw the green mare with the white and cherry red mane, "Hey Lucky. Yes, I'm feeling alright. At least, better than yesterday anyway."
She smiled at that, her right ear flicking, "That's great to hear!" You walked into the hallway, Lucky following by your side. "I wanted to thank you again, and see if you were okay after yesterday," she said with her ears down, her smile remaining.
You gave her a friendly smile back, "Don't you worry about me, a few small bruises aren't gonna hold me back." You gave her a wink to which her ears perked back up again, "How are you, Lucky? Feeling alright yourself?"
She hung her head a bit lower but remained eye contact with you, "Yeah. Somewhat. Still in light shock, but further I'm doing fine."
A moment of somewhat awkward silence hung around you and her as you walked to your locker. It was an somewhat odd feeling, her not energetically talking about random things, it made you think of how much in shock she actually was. The bell chimed through the school and most students made their way to their classes, besides some that had the afternoon off like you and your classmates.
Arriving at your locker, you opened it, Lucky waiting beside you. "Lucky, I have... been wanting to ask," you started with a hint of hesitation, not really wanting to ask her something that might be uncomfortable. Lucky tilts her head while keeping her neck down, her ears flicking in your direction. "Why... How did you pass out when we were flying?"
Lucky sighed and stood straight up, "Well, I guess I have never mentioned it, but I have acrophobia... a fear of heights."
You faced her with a look of surprise, "You... have a fear of heights?" She gave a shameful nod and brushed her right leg with her left hoof. "Why have you never told me?"
She looked away, her hoof still brushing her leg, "I... It was never a big deal. I-I mean, we always fly and all, when we do that it is not a problem." She turned her head to you as you undid your saddlebag and lay it in your locker. "But how we went yesterday... that was way higher than I have ever dared to go by myself."
Your ears folded against the side of your head in shame, "I... I'm sorry. If I had known I wouldn't have gone that far." Closing your locker, you turned fully to her, "I really am sorry that I brought you in danger..."
Lucky chuckled weakly, "It is alright. What I heard in class makes me think you have your punishment already, which means I don't have to slap you with my hoof." Her ears flicked up as you chuckled weakly at her good spirit returning. She walked up to you and threw a hoof around your neck, pulling you in a soft hug, "And besides, you should have know that I had already forgiven you."
You recovered from the surprising hug and threw your hoof around her neck as well, pulling her against you, "I'm just glad that you haven't slapped me yet," you whispered into her ear, making her chuckle. After a few more seconds of hugging you released each other.
"Static, I'm happy to see that you are alright. I need to go now, but maybe after your punishment we can hang out for a bit, if you want?" She asked as she took a step back and flapped her wings a bit.
You smiled at her, "I would like that Lucky. It has been too long since we did something together for fun." Lucky nodded happily.
She turned around to the exit of the school, one hoof still lifted in the air, "Let me know when you are free again from your parents' grasp, I think I know something fun we could do together." She gave you a quick wink before trotting off, leaving you to your thoughts what the mare could possibly had in store for the both of you.
Although for now, you had one month of punishment and school to get through. "It can't be that hard, now can it?" you said to yourself with a confident grin as you made your way to the exit.