//------------------------------// // Advice // Story: Cheer You On // by Artistkun //------------------------------// Aria's detention hours are over. She left the room with her new friend, Vinyl Scratch. They both had a really fun time when they were inside. Aria Blaze stopped on her tracks to see her sister's girlfriend, Trixie Lulamoon, waiting for her with a friendly smile on her face. Vinyl stared in awe as if she had recognized the woman. Aria immediately went to Trixie's direction. "Hi Trixie!" Aria greeted and happily hugged the woman. "Good to see you too, Blaze". Trixie returned the hug and a few seconds broke it off. "What are you doing here?" Your sister told me that I will be picking you up when you finish school hours. You took longer than I thought. Everyone here had left for like two hours ago". Aria looks away nervously. She didn't want to tell Trixie the day she had today, especially when she can tell Starlight right away since she is very honest and a loyal girlfriend to her sister. "I... had something to do-" "You got into trouble and you were sent to detention," Aria's jaw dropped when Trixie knew all along. "H-how did you figure it out?" Aria asked with a shocked face. "Ari, sweetie, please. I've known you for as long as I've been dating your sister. You are an open book and I can tell whenever you have a bad day or you have problems," Trixie said with a smirk. "Whether it was intentional or not, trouble always follows you." Aria looks down in shame and sighs. "Yeah true. I can't deny that, but I swear that I was doing my absolute best to stay out of trouble!" Aria said with a shout. "Ask Vinyl here! I told her my side of the story while we were in detention!" Trixie looked at Vinyl for a while and her lips formed with a smile, "Hey V, I thought that was you. Haven't seen you or your brother for awhile." Vinyl shyly waves at Trixie. Aria looked at both of them for a few seconds because this was a new information. "You two know each other?" "I'm friends with her brother, Beat Scratch". Aria's eyes winded and looked at Vinyl in surprise. "You're Beat's sister?! No wonder you both have the same surname! I'm a huge fan of him!" "He is the reason why I wanted to be a DJ. We've both been busy with our music and causing a little bit of trouble of our own". Vinyl smiled and Trixie playfully rolled her eyes. "You two really are siblings". "Anyway. Trixie and my bro have been friends for years, but I only know her through him and whenever she stops by the house for 20 minutes before she and him had to do their own thing". Vinyl explained. We're getting off the topic here. I was originally sent to pick you up so we can catch up a bit and have a snack on the way home, obviously that had to change once when you are in detention". Trixie responded back: "So I better take you home now, cuz your sister's waiting for us, well mostly you. Aria Blaze gulped nervously and was praying that she wouldn't get kicked out of her own house. "O-Okay. Bye Vinyl". "It was nice catching up with you". Trixie held Aria's hand and both of them left school. "I am not a kid, Trixie! I won't get lost!" "Says the one who got lost in the mall". "That was one time". Aria entered the car with Trixie and she waved at her new friend goodbye one last time before the car drove off. "What if Starlight kicks me out?! I promise her that I wouldn't get detention in the first day! I'm such a terrible human being! She might think I'm the worst," Aria felt Trixie's hand rubbing her shoulder in comfort, which made Aria feel comfortable. "Relax kid. We both know that Starlight would never cross the line when we got into trouble. In the end, she still loves us both like family. Don't let those things go inside your mind, your sister will understand". Trixie calmly said that made Aria smile a little. The rest of the ride home is silent as Trixie pulls up in front of Aria's home. Aria gulped nervously as she saw her sister's car was inside the open garage of their house. "Hey, you're going to be okay. I understand that you're scared that she is going to yell at you as well as being upset, but whatever you're thinking of she won't go." Trixie said with a comforting smile. Aria nervously looked in to Trixie's eyes, "But I can't help but be scared. I promised her yesterday that I would do everything I could that I would stay out of trouble in that new school and I failed miserably!" Aria said strongly. "I'll walk you to the front door okay?" Aria nods her head and both of them get out of the car. Aria clutches on Trixie's jacket as they walk to the front door. Trixie knocked on the door politely and she felt Aria pressed against her back. She can tell that she was really scared to face her own sister. Trixie turns around and puts her hands on Aria's shoulder looking at her with warm eyes. "Sweetie, I understand how you're feeling right now. I've been where you are". Trixie said in a soothing tone. "Remember, how much of a mess I was with the fireball trick that Starlight told me was too dangerous and I didn't listen because she was being over protective?" Aria let out a small laugh, "Yeah, you added so much powder and got into the point that you burned a good portion of our mom's flowers that she had been taken care of for years". "Yeah and she was furious with me and didn't speak to me in a week. I almost peed my pants when she was angry at me," Trixie sadly said "No matter how much I apologized, she always looked like she was ready to slap me. I'd stayed up all night trying to text her and call her, but she didn't respond." "I remember how scared I was when she finally texted me that she wanted to talk to me." Trixie continued, "I thought she was going to end our relationship right there and she didn't. Star simply just yelled at me like no tomorrow for being an idiot that I was doing that stunt, and once she finally got it out of her system, she hugged me tightly and told me that she already lost your mom and dad, but she didn't want to add me to that list." Trixie finished as a small tear fell from one of her eyes. Aria hugged Trixie tightly as she let out her emotions that had been bottling up inside her. She cried like a child that has lost their candy and Trixie didn't mind. She knew Aria needed her. She broke off the hug and wiped Aria's tears away with a soft smile. "You're going to be just fine". She turned around when she heard the door opened to reveal Starlight with a worried look on her face. She immediately pressed her lips against Trixie and her girlfriend did not expect that coming. Starlight broke off the kiss and hugged both of her girls. "Calm down, Star. What's wrong?" Trixie asked. "Nothing, Trixie... I just didn't want to hear or relive that dark period in our lives again..." Starlight said with a sad face "Oh Star, I didn't wan-" "It's okay, Trixie, it's in the past now and I have already forgiven you." Starlight interrupted Trixie and both of them shared a short kiss. Starlight looks at her sister and ruffles her hair playfully. "I'm going to go ahead and get dinner started. We'll talk about school, okay?" Starlight said with a soft tone Aria takes a deep breath, before responding with a nod. Starlight gave her a small smile, "Good, dry your tears and go wash up." Both of Aria's girls went inside and went to the living room to relax as Starlight began to prepare for dinner. "See? It wasn't so bad". "But we haven't talked about my first day yet. She will surely be angry at me once I tell her everything!" Aria worriedly said. "You really need to stop thinking about all the negative things that come inside your mind, Aria. Just relax and tell Starlight the truth. She will understand". Aria sighed and nodded her head. "Good girl". Trixie planted a soft kiss on Aria's forehead which made Aria Blaze smile. "Dinner is ready, you two!" Both of them went to the dining table and started to eat the food that Starlight made for the three of them. As Trixie and Aria sit down at the table, Starlight brings out both the mash potatoes and chicken. Just before Aria reached out to make her plate, Starlight's hand gently grabbed her hand causing her to stop and look at her big sister. "I want you to tell me how school was, okay? All the good and all the bad, which also includes how you got detention, alright?" Starlight said in a gentle tone Aria had a bit of fear and an unsure look on her face. "Ho-How did you know that I was in detention? Oh wait, Mr. Cranky did huh?" "Yup," Starlight responded back. "But I would like to hear your side of the story, plus I'm interested, if you manage to make any new friends." Aria gave both her sister and Trixie a smile as she began to make her plate to eat. "Alright sis, let me just get a couple of bites real quick and then I'll start, otherwise my stomach will put me out of commission, due to lack of food." Aria said Starlight nodded as she and Trixie began to make their own plates. Just before they all begin to eat, the three bow our heads and make a small prayer. During that brief moment of silence, Aria starts thinking about whether or not she should mention how she was being treated at school. She didn't want them to know that she was the target to create rumors for the students. After they prayed, they all began to eat the food. Aria and Trixie stop moving as they have put the food inside their mouth. They look like they have a taste of death. Starlight notices them struggling to keep a straight face as they chew their food in disgust as she stops herself from eating. "Are you okay? You look like you tasted death or something," Starlight said with concern as she handed them both a glass of water as they managed to swallow the food. Aria Blaze takes a big gulp of her water like she hasn't drunk in days. Trixie takes a small sip before looking into Starlight's eyes with love and care in her eyes which made Starlight blush. "Star honey, I love you a lot and you are my whole word, so please don't take this the wrong way, but your food is terrible." Trixie said in a harsh but gentle tone as she took another sip of water. Starlight had a stunning look as she looked after her sister who was refilling her glass of water. "Yeah, normally your food is top-notch, but today it went South fast. What happened? Did the food go bad and you didn't notice or is something wrong with a fridge?" Aria said as she chugged her water again. Starlight puts her finger on her chin trying to think what went wrong with the food. She sighed when she remembered what went wrong. "When I heard you were sent in detention, I was really frustrated. I thought you're going to fit in the new school but I knew there would be a reason why you were sent and I needed to know the side of your story. Mr. Cranky was so angry when he talked to me on the phone and I was cooking at that time. So please... tell me what happened?" Aria shakes in fear and couldn't breathe properly. She was scared of how Starlight would react if she told her everything. Trixie noticed this and held Aria's hand. "It's okay, sweetie. We won't be mad". It took a few minutes before Aria starts to breathe properly again. "We-Well.... it all started when I was making my way back from the nurse's office and before you ask why I was there, I'll tell you once I finish explaining my confrontation with Mr. Cranky." Aria explain before the two girls interrupted. With the look of concern, both of them nodded and let Aria continue. "Once I entered the class, I was greeted by an immediate shout coming from him and he never not gave me a chance to explain or give him the nurses note that I had." Aria took a deep breath before continuing, "At some point during class, my mind began to wonder and I wasn't paying attention. That's when he slammed the book in front of me and scared me off my seat. I looked shocked at him and that's when we had our bit of a back and forth shouting at each other." Aria explained what a sad tone in her voice. "Once I calmed down a bit I did try to apologize, but he quickly interrupted me saying that students from high privilege schools always cause problems for people like him. " Trixie formed a fist in both of her hands, this means that she was angry. She was angry about Cranky telling terrible things about Aria. "Anything else?" Starlight asked in a gentle tone. Aria began to feel tears coming out of her eyes and the girls were now worried. "He mentioned mom and dad not teaching me manners". They turned their heads in Trixie's direction when they heard the chair move. Trixie Lulamoon immediately grabbed her car keys and jacket so that she could leave. Starlight stood up and went after her girlfriend because she knew what Trixie was thinking. Aria left as well to watch where this was going. Starlight tightly wraps her arms around Trixie's waist before her girlfriend could even open the door. "Tr-Trixie, stop!" Trixie ignores Starlight's words and she gets her hand on the door handle. Aria was not sure whether to intervene or not. Trixie was so scary right now "Trixie, please calm down! Look me in the eyes and take a deep breath, please! Don't let your anger control you!" Starlight shouted as she immediately got in front of the door pushing it back to prevent Trixie from opening it. They both have a staring contest for a while and Starlight smiled when Trixie finally calmed down. She buried her head on Trixie's chest and she felt her girlfriend's arms were wrapped around her waist. "I'm sorry. I just thought that he deserves to be punished". Starlight smiles as she places her hand gently on Trixie's cheek and looks right back into her eyes. " I know as much as he deserves punishment, you know that's not the right way my love." Trixie takes a deep breath to relax yourself as she stares back into Starlight eyes, "I know, I'm just overprotective over the both of you ever since you both lost your parents. I don't want anyone mentioning them and it hurts me to see the both of you being upset about the subject." Starlight blushes at those words and she gives Trixie a quick kiss on the lips. "And that's why I love you with all my heart." Starlight said as she gave Trixie another quick kiss on the lip. Trixie blushes and she looks back at Aria who has a smile on her face. Leaving Starlight at the door, Trixie approaches Aria and gives her a warm tight hug. "Sorry I scared ya. My "big sister-in-law" took full control over me," Trixie said with a small laugh. Aria hugs back and feels safe around Trixie. "It's okay. You were really scary and cool a while ago". "Come on girls. Let's finish the food". Trixie and Aria look at each other nervously which made Starlight laugh. "I'm just kidding. We're going to Coinky Dink World". Both of them happily cheered and followed Starlight.