//------------------------------// // Discovering What?! // Story: Canterlot High Has A New What?! // by Enclave2277 //------------------------------// Chapter 13: Discovering WHAT?! A Nudist club, an actual nudist club operating on school grounds? Breezy thought to herself as she walked towards her first class. The conversation she had with Applebloom and Sweetie Belle the weekend before was still ringing rather loudly within her ears. As if her best friend being a nudist wasn’t crazy enough, now Breezy had to contend with the possibility that everyone in Canterlot High were nudists. And as she looked around the school, the prospect was both disconcerting and heartwarming to her. The disconcerting part was obvious enough, as while she was okay with seeing Sweetie’s birthday suit seeing one of her male classmate’s wasn’t. Breezy wasn’t gay, in fact part of her was rather intrigued to see some naked guys, however her good sense and her prevailing fear kept her from outright wanting to peruse that front. Yet, Breezy couldn’t deny the heartwarming aspect of it all. Every school she had attended before were so judgmental, so horrible towards her and the scars left by the inferno. Bullies had tormented her, strangers shunned her, and even those she considered friends made her feel less than adequate. Yet Canterlot High was different. Sure there were the occasional cliques, but even then the prototypical animosity was nonexistent. Was this because many of these students had been naked in front of each other? It was an interesting thought to have indeed, but for Breezy it meant something more. She had been so terrified to even show her face around the school and yet the majority of the student body had zero problems walking around naked in each other’s presences. But for it to happen on school grounds? That was just a bit too far in the unbelievable levels. She needed answers. At first she thought about going the traditional route, asking one of the professors or even the student council. But then she remembered Sweetie’s story from yesterday. The club may have been an open secret, but it was still a secret. So going that way would’ve been difficult, even during her free period. She could’ve found Sweetie Belle and gotten the truth from her, but on in search of the truth never relays on one source. So there had to be another route she could go. With that, Breezy began to trek around the school looking for any loose thread she could pull upon. While the prospect of actually going up to students and asking them directly was still a horrifying thought for her, Breezy figured out the next best thing: eavesdropping. Making her way through the cafeteria, Breezy tuned her ears to listen into any and all conversations she could. Most were about trivial topics, gossip, or conversations relating to the groups clique. However there were stray conversations about clubs, the only problem was none of them were about the NLAC. The prevailing conversation topics were on club choices. Yet one thing remained constant, tomorrow’s club fair.  Then Breezy found her answer, quite by accident. She suddenly came to a stop after bumping into someone. The other girl was older than Breezy, defiantly a senior, with red and yellow hair almost akin to that of a flame. “Oh I’m sorry!” Breezy squeaked. “Oh no it’s okay it’s my fault.” The senior said, “I wasn’t watching where I was going. Were you looking for a seat?” Breezy stammered for a moment. If they were at the beginning at the year, Breezy would’ve gotten out of this conversation as fast as she could. Yet now, she felt more comfortable talking, “Not really, I was just walking around.” The senior chuckled as she looked at Breezy, “You’re Breezy Kite right? I’ve heard about you.” That made the air catch in Breezy’s throat. The senior laughed, “Don’t worry good things I assure you. I’m Sunset Shimmer.” “Oh hello, nice to meet you.” Breezy smiled, “Um I was wondering if you could help me out with something.” “Sure what’s up?” Sunset asked. “I was looking for information about a club, and I’m not sure if they’re gonna be at the club fair tomorrow.” Breezy asked. It didn’t take long for the senior to figure it out, “Ah I see, follow me I’ll fill you in.” She then lead Breezy over to a vacant table, “So what exactly do you wanna know about them?” “Well, I um…” Breezy paused for a moment, “…I heard about them in passing and I wanted to know if it was true.” The senior smiled, “I can guarantee they are.” Breezy’s eyes widened, “Oh really? Is it just like they said?” The senior nodded. Breezy pondered for a moment, “Then will they be at the club fair tomorrow?” Another nod. Breezy smiled behind her mask. “Can I ask you something?” Sunset asked, “What’s your reason for asking?” Breezy mused for a moment before she answered, “It’s not morbid curiosity if that’s what you’re asking. I just…I really can’t explain why yet. Maybe attending or figuring it out would help me answer you.” The senior nodded, “Well if you want a nickel’s worth of free advice: something like the NLAC is a good place for accepting yourself, not trying to find answers.” “How so?” Breezy asked. But Sunset Shimmer didn’t answer, she simply smiled.