It was a quiet drive from Canterlot High to my house, but a question was bugging me from the start of the drive as I glanced around the car, thinking if I should ask it or not. But, once the car was parked inside the garage and we made our way inside the house, I finally brought up the question to my mom.
"So, mom, where the crud is Gibson at?"
My mom glanced back at me as she entered the kitchen area, holding her phone in her hand. She was also still wearing the same red dress earlier this morning but had some shades hanging off her forehead. There was also some sweat trickling down her forehead, but only at a minimal amount, probably from walking or something.
"Oh, he's staying back at school for now. He's practising with his band in one of the music rooms supplied by the schools. But, if you're asking me, I'm sure the practice will only take about half an hour or so, as he's probably more excited to be having his first date with his girlfriend than practising with his band of his."
My eyes went as wide as saucers when I heard the sudden crazy news about Gibson having a girlfriend, and if I had water in my mouth, I would've done a perfect spit-take. "H-HOLD ON! GIBSON HAS A GIRLFRIEND!? SINCE WHEN, MOM!?"
My mom placed her phone onto the dinner table as she walked on over to the fridge, still looking back at me with a confused smile on her face. "Gibson never told you? Huh, that's weird... Well, it was around this year when I knew about the thing. I think her name was... Misty Fly? I think that was her name."
"Misty Fly, as in the girl from Canterlot High's soccer team, who's literally the MVP for every round our school plays? How the crud did Gibson even get a score on her in the first place?" I asked in confusion as I put down my backpack and sat down at the sofa in the living room. Dang, was the sofa comfy as heck, as I quickly sighed in relief, snuggling myself into the sofa. I mean, hey! My bed back at my own world was hard as a rock, I could hardly sleep in it!
I heard the fridge click shut a few seconds later, and heard some footsteps approach me before I opened my eyes to look at my mom sitting right next to me, with her red dress now taken off, placing her arms around my shoulders. "Well... you know your brother, he won't spare me the details... Now, enough about Gibson. How was your day at school, Button?"
I shrugged nonchalantly as I looked on over to the switched off TV sitting right in front of us, staring into the reflection of Button Mash and Cream Heart sitting together on a sofa. "Ehh... the usual thing, I guess."
Then, my mom chuckled a little, before nudging me with her shoulders, making me look back at her amused face. "And by usual, you mean playing on your phone in classes without being seen by the teacher, right Button?"
That statement, for some reason, made me blush slightly as I looked away from my mom, blowing a raspberry at her. "W-Well... Uggh, fine... yeah, I was using my phone in class... Honestly, mom, how in the world was I gonna focus in class with those teachers at CHS? Mrs. Harshvoice kept giving us nonsense poems, Mrs. Berry keeps on yapping about random stuff and Mr. Discord keeps explaining maths like it's history all over again! The only teachers that I could make sense with were Cheerilee and Mr. Cranky Doodle! And those two are always dull when teaching us!"
Then, my mom frowned as she suddenly patted my back a bit too hard, causing me to sit up straight, letting out a quiet yelp of surprise. "Hey, one of those teachers happened to be one of my friends back in the days, Button! Besides, this is for your education. Your future! Are you just gonna stick to playing games for your whole life?"
I groaned in annoyance as I kicked my feet up to the small table in front of the sofa, and yawned a bit, covering my mouth with it. "This is why I hate having this conversation, mom. You always bring these things up. It's no fun."
My mom just looked at me with an exasperated expression on her face, before she sighed in surrender, slowly getting up from the sofa as she patted me on the head. "Fine, Button. You win again. Still, this conversation has to happen sooner or later."
"Uggh... But I'm still 12 years old, mom! I still got a long way to go until I graduate from school!" I squeaked out in annoyance as I waved my arms around, lying back down against the sofa with a groan.
My mom simply snorts in amusement, before walking to the back of the sofa, placing her hands against the backboard as she looks down at me with a small smirk on her face. "Whatever you say, Button... Anyways, is Sweetie Belle coming over to the house for that Game Night thing you always host?" She adds as she walks back over to the kitchen area to probably fish up something to eat later on for dinner for both of us.
Again, with that Game Night thing. What the crap is it, anyway? Some sort of night where I play games with someone? I wonder if I could check what the crap it really is on the computer I have... which is, Button's computer. Man, this is gonna take some time getting used to being Button.
"Umm... yeah, Sweetie Belle's coming over for the Game Night! I mean, I still have to figure out what game we should be playing tonight, so it might take a while..." I stated matter-of-factly as I took off my feet from the small table in front of me and stood up slowly, slinging my backpack over my shoulders.
"Anyways, I'll be upstairs in my room, finishing up my homework, mom! Call me down when dinner's done!" I called out to my mom quickly as I took off up the stairs and towards my room.
Studying for trains... here I come... I thought, before I entered my bedroom and got to work finding books relating to trains. This is gonna take a while.
=============={ A Couple Hours Later, Time: 5 PM }==============
"Damn. So, that's what she meant by an A3 with a jammed whistle! Ooh, and here's something called an Articulated Drive!" I said in fascination as I lied on my bed, stomach-up, with a book being held up in the air, currently being read by me. Currently, I'm wearing my grey T-shirt, with my brown hoodie now hung on the chair next to my computer table.
I rolled onto my stomach as I looked down at the book, which had my full and undivided attention on it. At the moment, I was on a page stating the characteristics of something called a Duplex Drive "...Wow, I can't believe it, but trains actually do seem like quite an interesting subject to study about... And I'm actually enjoying reading these kinds of stuff... on a book. Wow."
Then, I heard somebody knock at the door, which made me yelp in surprise, before I looked up towards my bedroom door, staring at it with wide eyes. I looked back down at the books I had scattered around me, lying on the bed, before looking down at the book held in my grasp. Whoever is coming in, if they see this stuff, they're sure to know that I'm not myself right now! Crap!
"Button? Can I come in now?"
Double crap. That's Sweetie Belle's voice.
I jumped off my bed in haste and quickly gathered up all the books I could grab, glancing over to my bedroom door. "JUST A SECOND!" I stumbled on over to the bookcase located next to my bedroom window and placed all the books back in where I got them from.
I sauntered over to my bedroom door, releasing a quiet sigh of relief, before opening it, revealing the white-skinned crusader. "Oh, you're here already, Sweetie Belle? Well, come on in! I hope you're excited about Game Night tonight!"
As I turned around to walk on over to the TV set placed right next to the bathroom door, I could hear Sweetie Belle squeal in delight, closing the door behind her as she followed me from behind, excitement clear from the sound of her footsteps. "You bet I'm excited! I mean, who wouldn't want the girl that had beaten the kid who claims he's the best in video games to come back for another night!? People are gonna be watching us, loving us play together all night! Live on YouTube!"
Yep. Forgot to mention. Game Night, apparently, is a night where me, A.K.A Button Mash, invites one of his friends over to play with him in a random game, with 3 rounds each, to see who can be the winner of the night. Also, it'll be streamed live, on YouTube. Yeah. Sorta like me in the other world. How ironic.
"Well, no need to brag it up already, Sweetie Belle! I'll win this night for sure!" I said, confidently, as I knelt down towards the Xbox One I had, currently plugged into its socket and connected to the TV, as I inspected it to see if it's working fine, before turning around to look back at Sweetie Belle. "So, got any game suggestions you'd like to give for tonight?"
Before she could even open her mouth to respond, a knock was heard from the door, followed by creaking from the door opening. We both glanced back to the door and saw my mom now leaning against the door frame, smirking a little as she crossed her arms, looking back at us. "Well, whenever you two are done, we can head on over to the kitchen to eat some dinner before it gets cold. So, what are you all waiting for?"
We both glanced back towards each other, with amused smiles clear on our faces, before we both got up quickly and walked on over to the door as my mom leaves the room with the door still wide open.
Who'd want to play games whilst streaming live on an empty stomach!? Not me, of course! Good-food-made-by-mom-I-just-had-today, here I come! I thought, smiling a little as both me and Sweetie Belle made our way downstairs to the kitchen area to obliterate our dinner food.
=========={ 3 Hours Later, Time: 8 PM }==========
"And we are going live in 5, 4, 3..."
I stood by my computer, with the mouse arrow thing hovering over the 'Stream Broadcast' button, as I glanced back at Sweetie Belle, who is currently looking back at me with a controller in her hands, sitting right in front of the TV, ready for the live stream from just the look on her face she's giving.
"...2, 1, now!" As soon as I finished counting down, I clicked on the 'Stream' button and I ran back towards Sweetie Belle, flopping down into a sitting position towards her right with a loud 'thud', before looking up towards the camera located on the TV.
"Hey everybody! Button Mash here, back with another Game Night!" I started off my intro normally - or, well, how Button Mash did in his previous streams, which I now remembered how it went - and waved my hands towards Sweetie Belle with a devilish grin on my face."Today is a special Game Night episode, guys! As you can see, we have our previous night's winner, Sweetie Belle, back for another round to beat me in another game!"
"Hey everyone! I'm Sweetie Belle, and I'm back for another night! But, to be honest, I'm mostly here to kick Button's butt in his own game! So get ready to lose, Button!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed, nudging me in the shoulders with her elbow, before looking back at the camera, still smiling brightly.
Of course she'd say that. "Ooh, being real competitive already, challenger Sweetie Belle? Well, it's time for you to get beaten in the game of..." I pulled out the disk from the Xbox One, and my expression changed from bragging to horrified, before looking back up at Sweetie Belle, showing the disk to her. "...really, Sweetie? Forza Horizon 4...? But... that's a racing game..." And she knows I suck at these kinds of games... crap.
"Yeah~? What about it? Scared that you might lose... again?" Sweetie Belle invoked me with that sly smirk on her face, as she continued to nudge me over and over again with her elbow.
"N-NO! I'm gonna beat you, just you watch!" I blurted out as I nudged her back, gripping my controller tighter than before. She wants a challenge, huh? Well, I'll give her one, that's for sure!
Sweetie Belle stared back at me with determination clear in her eyes as she smirked even more, leaning her face towards me, with her hands also clutching the controller harder. "Game on?"
I looked back at her with a raised eyebrow, before I stared back at her with the same expression as hers, nodding. "Game on!"
Wow, I'm actually loving this life already. Thank you, to whoever is out there, who gave this chance to me. A real family, a chance to relive my school years, and a couple of great friends. I think things are looking up for me. I smiled slightly as both of us launched ourselves into the game to see who can beat who, and to see if I'm the best gamer there is out there.