//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 - Checkmate // Story: Anidate me please // by CaioCoia //------------------------------// If I tell you I'm not nervous today, please give me a kick in my nuts, because I can swear I can taste my own fear. I give my best to look casual but at the same time to make a good impression to a pop star who actually was my stalker. How cannot I be nervous about that? Thinking about what happened yesterday, at least was better than I was expecting actually. I thought my stalker would be someone who wanted to kill me, but at least she is a pop star, but I cannot say the same of her sisters... They still creep me out. I took a long shower to make sure I was clean, washed my hair twice, and I even passed cologne to make sure I could smell good. A good deodorant to make sure. And then my clothes. I looked at the mirror and I wasn't sure if was the best choice... I'm wearing a black T-Shirt with a purple Jacket with green color inside and a dark green pants with white shoes. I looked at myself and I think it was the best choice I could have at the moment. "Oh hello handsome." That moment I was nervous at the mirror, I saw the reflection of someone who made me turn to see who was. A mature woman of gray and purple strap hair smiled at me... She is my step mother, who came near me and with her hair brush started to help me to fix my hair while using a cream to make it look stylish. “Spike remember, when you meet a girl, you should always be educate with her, be kind, but not force too much. Be yourself but not jump on her on the first date.” She gave me the advice while she helped me to get ready to my date. “I know mother, please, I know you are excited to know about my date, I’m excited as well, but I’m really nervous.” I couldn’t tell another lie to Twilight Velvet. I’m glad she believed in the coconut lie because my mom Celestia showed her a picture, even Twilight and Sunset didn’t believed until they were show a picture of their heads with coconuts on their side. How that lie could be so believable? I still don’t know, but that was for the best. But it seems even my step mother is kinda of fan of the dazzlings, which surprised me. But telling her I was kidnapped by them? That was a big nop. “Trust me Spike, you are a lovely boy, the girls over this neighborhood don't understand your character, but I have to say… I was even praying for you to have a lovely girl to hock up. Because you are a lovely little candy.” “MOOOTHEEEERRRR” I couldn’t hid my blush from her sweet talk and Kiss in my check. That made me look like a little kid of 3 years old... But in the other hand, that was the little confidence I needed to try today. I smiled to her. “Love you mother.” “Ohhhh? Saying you Love me suddenly? Celestia Will be jealous if she knows that.” My stepmother always like to tease and be such competitive with my own mother. I remember like they competing once per year who is the mom of the year. “Oh stop that. I just wish mom could be here to see me or even give me more pointers with you.” I gave a sigh, sadly today was parent's meeting on the school, so my mom Celestia would be at the school all day long. That's why my step mom had to take a day off of her job to give me a hand on my date... I didn't ask for help but I cannot say no to her... not after yesterday. 5 calls, and I would be dead. “Mother, how do I look?” “Hmm…” She gave a deep look in me. “I say, you look you are going to the mall, while you have the hair which means you are going to eat outside, not fancy to eat in a restaurant, but not dressed like you are going to watch a soccer play. 7 of 10” “Perfect, which means it’s okay for a taco restaurant.” I hugged my step mother while I ran away from my room getting ready to leave the front door. Until I saw Sunset waiting near the door. “Oh hey Sunset.” “Spike.” She give a deep look in me, while she smiled and took something from her pocket. “50 bucks, spent wisely.” My eyes went wide open. “But I already was going to pay for the meal. You don’t need to lend me money.” I tried to refuse but suddenly I saw the glimpse of her eyes sparkling and her evil grin… Oh no. “Please don’t tell them.” She smiled even wider. “I have to say Spike, the coconut lie almost got me, and I have to say it got Twilight and our moms, so that means that lie was perfect, but you did a little mistake.” She approached me while giving me the 50 bucks. “Next time you start a videocall please don’t make the messages notifications go to my email. It showed a video about you talking to them.” I facepalmed while I mumbled how stupid I was… I forgot I created my email linked to her because we both shared an email account for good reasons. “What do you want?” That was a question I feared to ask, because now she has a weapon she can use the worst creatures over earth, our moms and Shining Armor… “I was thinking carefully about what happened to us, so I was thinking in punching a celebrity would be a good idea, but then I decided to forget it because would great a tension between us, and now we found out you have a date with your stalker, that’s not what we want right?” One trick my sister does all the time, when she says we don’t want that, it means she really wanted to do that, but she is remaining calm and I have to offer a choice to make her not do that. When she plays chess, she always do that to keep the players in check, both metaphoric and literally. “I curse the day Twilight taught you chess…” She smiles widely because she knew I’m admitting defeat. I took a card of the place I was going. “You can go there to watch us, but please don’t interrupt our table and don’t scare her.” “What can I do? I have to protect my baby brother.” She giggled while I sigh in defeat. She does that a lot. But it’s kinda of the way she says she loves me. I opened the door, while surpringly I found a limousine waiting for me and a girl who was waving to me. “Hey Spike, ready to go? Ops… Hello, I’m Sonata, err. Ready to go?” The girl who was waiting called me, but then she nervously changed her tone and was looking even more nervous than me. I decided to walk at her. “So… you are Sonata?” I asked while inside myself I facepalm hard, really? That’s the best I could offer? “Yeah, I mean, Yes... hm... Sure? Oh sorry. I’m really nervous.” She said while she was shaking my hand really quickly and wasn’t letting go. “Yes, I understand.” I kinda feel nervous as well. So maybe this could work for the best. She opened the door for me, while I gladly went inside and she followed me. “So where are we going?” She asked me while I thought about it. “I don’t know much about Taco palaces, but my brother said one he think was the best was Chirrierito.” “Oh, near across the 7th street. I know the place. Speedy Vegas, Chirrierito please.” She happily called her driver which with a nod replied. “Understood Maam.” The last thing I saw was the smiling wave my sister Sunset Shimmer and my step mother Twilight Velvet were giving.