//------------------------------// // ~Chapter 1~ // Story: Everytime // by Tranquil Stone //------------------------------// "I am so excited!!" Pinkie exclaimed, cartwheeling around the golden sandy beach. Rarity sighed, lowering her large hat in front of her face, lying under a exquisite tent. "Pinkie, darling. There's nothing to be too excited about. This year will be the same as always" reasoned Rarity. Pinkie stopped her cartwheels, and sprinted over to Fluttershy, who was releasing baby tortoises- no, turtles, into the ocean. "You've gotta be excited Fluttershy" squealed Pinkie, kicking sand into the shy girl's face, as she wiped it off her face. "Oh. I guess I'm kinda, sorta excited" Fluttershy mumbled. "Well I certainly am excited!" said Rainbow, walking over to Pinkie, placing a hand on her shoulder, "I can't wait to meet my new exchange student, Emerald Skies" Rarity raised her sunglasses, "Oh! A hot new exchange student is the perfect thing for you. I've heard Crystal Prep boys are the best at-" "Emerald is a girl" interrupted Rainbow Dash, as Applejack snickered from behind her. "Guess Rarity got her hopes up for nothin'" she laughed. As Rarity frowned at the cowgirl, as Rainbow picked up her backpack. "Well girls, I've got to go get ready for Emerald, I'll see you all tomorrow." Rainbow Dash waved as she dashed off home, eager to make her new guest feel at home. But Rarity was right about one thing... The door burst open as Rainbow Dash walked into the house, dusting all that sand off her. She went to the kitchen and opened the fridge, revealing a huge assortment of foods. Peering to see if anyone was around, Rainbow grabbed the chilly tub of icecream, chuckling and delving through the tub. In around two minutes, there was no stopping Rainbow, as she dug through the tub, mouth bright pink like the colour of the ice-cream. The doorbell rang, and Dash hastily placed the tub back into the fridge. So much for preparing the house for Emerald Skies. Racing to the door, Rainbow planted a huge grin on her face, and opened the door as it squeaking, as if to give a warning. Instead of seeing the face of a girl like in the photograph she was handed, Rainbow Dash spotted her worst nightmare. A light blue boy with laid back, wild navy hair, emerald green eyes and a devilish smile stood in front of her. Soarin Skies. "You!?" shrieked Rainbow Dash, as Soarin welcomed himself inside, loudly dropping his suitcase. "Dashie! Long time no see" Soarin slapped her on the back as Rainbow Dash winced at the nickname he gave her, "Hey, aren't you happy to see me again?" "No. I think we established that. Now please get out of my house" said Rainbow, arms crossed. Soarin chuckled, and handed the livid cyan girl a ID Card. "Oh Dashie. Never knew any manners did you? That's no way to welcome your exchange student" smirked Soarin, as Rainbow's magenta eyes skimmed the card and her face fell. "Oh no no no no no! I can't be stuck living with the biggest jerk for a year!?" cried Rainbow, dropping the card. Soarin knelt down and grab it. Getting up, he cheekily wiped the ice-cream around her mouth with a napkin. He said no more, grabbed his suitcase, winked once more to Rainbow, and walked upstairs. Making sure he had gone, Rainbow took a deep breath. It wouldn't be so bad right? One year with her mortal enemy from her old basketball team. Couldn't be that bad, right? All of a sudden, a lethal scream echoed across town. This was going to be a long year. Twilight felt her phone buzz in her pocket. New message from Rainbow Dash: Hey Twilight, meet me in front of the School Statue, I gotta talk to you all She picked up Spike and the two walked towards Canterlot High. The others and Rainbow Dash were already there, Dash pacing around nervously. "Twilight will settle this!" exclaimed Rainbow, lifting up Twilight's fist in the air. "What? Can someone tell me what's going on?" asked Twilight, shaking her hand away from Rainbow's grip. The girls shrugged in unison. Rainbow had simply said nothing so far. "I'm not gonna beat around the bush guys" said Rainbow, clasping her face in her hand, "My exchange student is Soarin" A collective gasp arose from the group, but Twilight was still puzzled, "Uh, who's that?" Pinkie coughed loudly, pulling down a chart from midair, "Okie dokie, so Rainbow used to be in the Cloudsdale Basketball Team a couple of years ago. Of course she was team captain" Pinkie pointed towards a stick figure of Rainbow Dash holding a basketball with a crown on her head. "But then one day, Soarin Skies joined. He became a legend, and coach made him captain. Of course Dashie was furious, and the two developed a rivalry. The practiced day and night, competing to see who was the better player" A stick figure of Soarin proudly strutted in and snatched the crown of Dash's head. "Of course, true love wins in the end. The two realized all their fighting was actually developing into love. Rainbow Dash was too embarrassed to admit it, and Soarin didn't want to risk his position as captain. But one fateful night, Soarin declared his love for Rainbow Dash, and they all lived happily ever after, the end" Pinkie grinned with satisfaction, pushing the chart off set. "You can use that chart whenever you want Tranquil!!" Pinkie shouted into the darkening evening skies. A voice came back, only into the ears of Pinkie. "Pinkie Pie! You're not meant to know this is a story! Just go back into the story" the voice echoed. Pinkie rolled her eyes, "No fun these days" "Woah woah woah. That is so not what happened" Rainbow Dash jumped in, "Everything is right, except for the falling in love bit. Basically, we've been enemies every since" Rainbow thought for a moment. Did she like Soarin? No...he was a total jerk, right? But one thing's for sure, living with Soarin for the next year was going to a difficult. Very difficult.