While the night is calm and restful for the interns, a person cannot sleep soundly. Indeed, the cyan pegasus kept being disturbed during the night, by itself...
She spent all her time wondering why... why did she find Light's bed so soft to look at? Why did she want to crawl into it? Why did Light not want to tell her her answer to Scarlette's statement, and more importantly... what that answer was?
It was the next morning, at 8 o'clock, that she got up without difficulty, not having really managed to sleep. She leaned against the wall of her room, outside, in the corridor, waiting for the door in front of her to open, the one that separated her from the one who had created all her questions in the space of an instant. When the door was finally activated, it wasn't the culprit who came out, but his tall, dark-skinned, ridiculously muscular friend.
Drew came out, wanting to join Light who was already on the field at dawn. He didn't expect Rainbow to suddenly block him.
"Rainbow"? What do you want ?" Asked the giant.
"Answers to my questions." nodded the girl, longing to know the truth about the story.
The two friends then returned to the boys room, and the interrogation could begin.
"What did Light tell you about what happened yesterday ?" she asked.
"What happened yesterday ? I'm sorry, Rainbow, but he didn't tell me anything at all." he answered confidently, proving he wasn't lying.
"WHAT ?" she said in her broken voice, visibly surprised at the answer she hadn't expected.
"Nothing, I swear, he went to bed very early last night so I didn't ask him anything." he added.
"I can't believe it." she said. "You're best friends, your name's Bro and everything, how come he didn't tell you ?"
"Well, I don't know... I guess we all have a secret garden, that's all." he says in reply.
"But I want to know, but he won't tell me... couldn't you ask him ?"
"Uh... we can always try, but why do you want to know so badly ?" Asked the unicorn, wondering as much as Rainbow does now.
"I don't know why, I thought about it all night, I couldn't sleep because of that unanswered question." she admitted.
"Ah... I see." he said, showing a smile on the corner of his lip. "Do you want to come over and get the answer straight away ?"
"No, I'll wait here, I hope I get an answer when you come back." she said, knowing full well what she wants and sending Drew.
At the same time, Light was waiting impatiently for her friend on the field, a ball under his foot, spanking him with a nose blowing.
"What the hell is he doing ?" he nodded, starting to juggle the ball out of boredom.
Not far from him, behind the wall, the high school ace is watched closely by two people. The first, vicious and clever, with a notebook in her hand, is writing down entries with a pen. The second, less attentive, wonders what his friend is writing down. The white pegasus named Soarin and the cyan unicorn named Trixie were observing...
"So, do you want to try your spell again from last time ?" the pegasus asked, having no intention of harming Light despite his other intention to keep Trixie quiet.
"1 I've already tried and now I know he has the reflexes to dodge, so I won't make the same mistake. 2 he managed to dodge while he was in a duel with Rainbow Crash, in other words, no chance to trap him when he has control of his movements and 3 I just intend to observe him and your role and make sure that no one discovers me." she explained after an exasperated sigh thrown at him.
“...”
Soarin couldn't say anything in front of her "partner", having no desire to follow her but feeling obliged to respect the "pact".
Thunderlane came up behind them, wondering what to do, watching their observation, which left him dubious.
"Hello Soarin." he said amicably.
"AAHH... SOARIN, GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY NOW !!!" She ordered his accomplice, who was obliged to carry out his order, almost shouting his reply too loudly.
"Ok ok." he said, stepping aside with his friend to leave her in her voyeurism.
"Uh... can you explain to me what you were doing with that girl ?" Asked the gray-maned pegasus, obviously embarrassed to find his friend with such a disturbed girl.
"It's complicated, but to tell you the truth, I find this girl a bit weird too." he confessed, spanking his friend with more questions.
"I'm really not following you here, can you please explain to me." he asked again.
Soarin has no choice but to bring Thunderlane up to speed, he explains the "pact" and all that followed. After all, he's her best friend, so he trusts her, besides being the only one who knows about his crush on Rainbow Dash. Once the story is told, Thunderlane understands his friend's position better and decides to do everything he can to help him, not by joining the band to trap Light but by trying to trap Trixie on his side.
"And how do you plan to do that ?" Asked the white pegasus.
"I'll go and search his room, I'm sure I'll find something there." he replied as he set off.
"Thunderlane, thank you." he nodded with a sincere smile on his lips, spanking the grey pegasus in its course.
"No problem, that's what friends are for." he said, raising his thumb in the air, quickly resuming his run to hide the change in color of his cheeks.
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At the same time, while Rainbow was still waiting in the room, looking at her phone but not free of her questions, the rooms next door were now in motion. While Harry spent his time in front of the mirror combing his long mane and putting on the right perfume, John had something else on his mind.
He went to Teddy and Lance's room, wanting to get the book from Teddy and Lance, who had promised to lend it to him after he had finished reading. He knocked on the door and Teddy opened it with a big smile on his face.
"Hi John, what do you want ?" He said with far too much enthusiasm.
"Hi Teddy, I want to ask Lance something." he said, his friend letting him in from his side. "Hi Lance, have you finished reading your book ?" he asked the dark blue unicorn still lying in his blanket but wide awake from the commotion of his roommate.
"Oh yes, I finished it last night, so you're in luck." he said as he took the book out from under his bed, having obviously hid it well away from prying eyes.
"Thank you,. he said, taking it in his hands and looking at the cover. "Tell me, do you think it really works ?" asked the earthly boy, unsure of himself now that he had it in his hands.
"It worked for me, just with Twilight for now." he replied, looking at the wall in front of him.
"It worked just with Twilight, are you sure ?" he asked.
"No, I'm not sure. In fact, now that I think about it, I've never had a problem talking to Twilight alone, I wonder why." he said.
"Is that true ? Yet I still remember very well when a girl wanted to help you at the library once, it ended badly..."
"No need to remind me John, yes, when it comes to talking to girls, I'm even more shy than you are, except with her. Twilight Sparkle, there's something special about her but you never know what." he said, wanting to think about it.
"I'm sorry I can't help you, I hope you'll find the answer to your questions." he said, feeling once again useless to his friend, as always.
"Yes, you worry about me, I'll be fine, enjoy the reading." he wished John, who walked out, leaving Lance with his thoughts.
In the room next door, Rainbow waited, her impatience becoming more and more apparent. It was then that she began to wonder if she should go herself, knowing that her chances of knowing the answer would be slim. If Light wouldn't tell her last night to her face, why would he change his mind in the morning.
"DASHIE !!!"
A scream was heard on the field, calling out for Rainbow, who knew who was calling her. At the same time, aside from Applejack once in a while, he was the only one who called her that around here. She walked to the window and opened it, discovering the two best friends facing the building.
"If you want to know the answer, come and beat me at football and I'll tell you." Light announced as she looked at Rainbow who was on the second floor in her room.
Without waiting, and especially called by her uncontrollable desire to know, Rainbow didn't waste a second and spread her wings as she jumped from the window. In less than two seconds, the pegasus was back on earth, in front of Light, staring at him ardently.
"One goal match !" he announced with a light kick to the ball, moving it between the two rivals.
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Match over, and unfortunately for the mare pegasus, Light, in addition to beating her once again, had made her run well. She exhaled and inhaled air very quickly, the few minutes of the duel having made her breathless, not to mention her disappointment.
She would still not know the answer to this question, which now seems to haunt her, almost plunging her into a state of a sudden depression that seemed to overwhelm her. At this unfavorable vision of her rival, Light decided to move closer to her, placing his head on her shoulder and whispering in her ear.
"I said no." he said with his usual smile.
The revelation brought Rainbow back to her senses, drying the tear that was beginning to run down her cheek. She asked Light for confirmation, which was almost stuck to her back.
"It was ?"
"Yes, that's right, dry your tears now, I don't like to see you cry." he said, taking his smile off for once.
Resuming normal breathing, Rainbow stepped aside and faced Light, before raising her hand and gluing it to her cheek with a violent thrust.
*CLAP*
"Why the slap ?" Asked the pegasus without bothering to put a hand on his wound to ease the pain.
"For making me miss my night, you idiot !" Answered his comrade cyan. "I'm going back to bed." she said before leaving, flying away again, the upstairs window still open.
It was during his short flight that Drew approached Light, placing himself to his left. They watched Rainbow return to their dormitory, before banging their fists together, big smiles appearing on their lips.
"Thanks, bro !"
"You're welcome, bro !"