Lyra stepped forward confidently.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Wiz's best friend! My name is Lyra!" Twilight hid behind me as Lyra tried to shake hands, an intense one as Lyra regained her super-hyperactive side at the prospect of making another friendship.
"I thought I was Wiz's best friend, well he only has two friends so obviously we're his best friends" A cynical voice sounded next to me, this time I wasn't surprised when I saw Flash standing there enjoying a grape ice cream.
"Everyone has ice cream! I want mine too, give me a pistachio one" Lyra ran to the counter to order her ice cream leaving me now with Twilight who decided to ignore everything in favor of her ice cream.
"I saw you in the park and decided to say hello" Flash was short with his words so that he could continue enjoying his grape ice cream, a small squirrel peeked out of Flash's mane and then hid again, I decided to ignore that.
"Yeah, it's not a big surprise to find the exercise fanatic in the park" I did a little fist bump with Flash.
"The truth is that I'm here to say goodbye and it's easier now that Lyra is here too"
"Do you call me?" Lyra came back with her ice cream and her mouth a little dirty.
"Yes, I want to tell you that I'm going away for 2 months because I'm going to Cloudsdale for a camp, but first I'll visit my grandparents so I'll leave the day after tomorrow, I'll see them later" Flash gave his message and proceeded to leave, we had to follow him out in order to say goodbye to him.
"Take care," we said in unison.
"Then why were you angry with your parents?" I decided to bring back the previous topic while enjoying my ice cream.
"Well... I haven't told you, but my full name is Lyra Heartstrings, Heartstrings is not my middle name, but my last name, I come from a noble family, therefore my family lives with a lot of luxuries and money, they decided to use that to pay for my acceptance into the School of Magic for Gifted Unicorns" Lyra circled her hoof.
"EH!! You can do that! but that's not against the rules that Princess Celestia imposed, that's what the test is for, to accept only those who have outstanding talent" The topic woke up Twilight who had been silent.
"Yes and no, it's a privilege she has as a young lady of the Heartstrings family," Shinning said as he calmed Twilight after he showed his presence as he approached, Cadance came up behind him.
"Good morning, Lady Lyra Heartstrings" Shinning bowed to Lyra who just puffed up her cheeks in annoyance, well now the logo makes a little sense on her stuff, it's not that same logo as the one he had–
"Are they bothering you? my young lady" The strange stallion from before approached Lyra worriedly, on his tie I could see the same logo that Lyra's things have, I guess it's her family symbol.
"Be a statue again, Iron Dust," Lyra said, annoyed with the intrusion of the now butler.
"Understood, I will comply with your wish" The stallion returned to the same place as before and remained static.
"Come on, let's go back to the park, you're invited too Lyra" Cadance took the reins of the situation, Shinning had become very rigid in Lyra's presence and the butler's cold gaze.
On the way back, I listened to Lyra talk about the new myths she found about humans, Twilight tried to argue against the existence of humans, but her rationale on that topic wasn't enough to have a debate with Lyra.
"If they were just a myth, how do you explain that Discord, a being older than the Princesses, would know about them!" This would always be the focal point with which Lyra would defend the existence of humans.
"But! BUT THEY DON'T HAVE MAGIC!" Twilight was only frustrated by how illogical the existence of a human is, an organism with 0 magic, which is the definition of emptiness because even a stone had magic.
"Calm down Twilight, breathe and eat this" Cadance controlled Twilight who seemed to be short-circuiting.
Lyra, on the other hand, showed a proud smile for managing to defend her argument.
"So, what... What book did you bring now to read?" When we got back to the picnic Lyra asked me, was it normal for me to read it to her whatever it was I was reading to her.
"I didn't bring any reading books, just my drawing book–" Lyra ran to flip through my book to see my drawings, she hadn't let me finish talking.
Twilight also joined in to see my collection of drawings when she watched Lyra exclaim about the drawings.
Cadance and Shinning had lost their own world again along the way, so they ignored the two fillies who now wanted me to draw them almost competitively to see who drew first.
The afternoon flew by, at some point Shinning left, we were already gathering our things when some smaller colts ran by, playing tag.
One tripped over a rock, opening a small wound.
"Don't worry, it won't hurt anymore" I didn't hesitate to come over to help them, the parents were far away, and they were barely running.
<Heal> With a thought I healed the small wound on the knee of the little colt who, between snot, thanked me when he was able to stand.
When I turned to continue helping gather our things, I was greeted with Cadance's intriguing sight, Twilight's surprise, and a demanding Lyra.
"I’m next!! Heal me!! Go on!" Lyra shook me as she made little jumps.
"But you don't have any wounds!" "It doesn't matter! Don't be a killjoy and heal me!" Lyra was very persistent.
"But at least tell me why?" This made her stop shaking me, in fact, she became a little shy.
"Well... its... It's just that when you use that magic it feels warm, like a very warm and fluffy hug" I rolled my eyes at her comment, I don't really understand what she means, but it doesn't cost me anything.
A golden aura surrounded Lyra for a few seconds.
"Hehehe" Lyra let out a meek laugh.
"Well, who knew you're full of surprises." Cadance approached intrigued as she watched Lyra.
Twilight was now immersed in a book of white magic, her thirst for magic is great but she doesn't focus on any magic.
Presently the butler came for Lyra to take her home, for it was a little late.
The day ended quietly, Twilight was concentrating on studying magic, Cadance was doing her homework at her magical university, so I was able to dedicate myself to just reading as well.
At the same time as all the previous events, a very beautiful mare of great attributes and well-groomed white coat, sat cross-legged, on her glass desk there were two files of two promising foals, one was already known to her, while the second had been a pleasant surprise to read his file.
Both were intriguing, there were six other documents with the S.M.I.L.E stamp and some colorful stickers.
On the other hand of the beautiful mare were 2 photos of two very different eggs.
"This test should be adequate, I can disguise it to judge their attitude and performance, it doesn't matter if they make it or not" A piece of cake floated to the mouth of the beautiful mare who silently tried to predict the future of two little foals along with others.
"I should watch them in the front row" As she got up from her chair, her cutie mark came into view, a sun, the sun of Equestria.
"It's almost time for you to come back, my little sister."
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The days passed quickly again, my research had advanced great strides, I had already managed to adapt to the sensation of the change that my body undergoes when I try to complete the [Flash] magic.
Speaking of Flash, the very crazy almost gets hurt by his excessive training, I got a letter where he told how he was forced ah not to do anything for a week over demanding his body, Lyra visits my house more often or Cadance and Twilight who bring us together because we are unicorns of the same tune.
That means that the quiet house has been getting more alive with the increase in visits, many ponies came to check on my mother because the news of her pregnancy spread among our acquaintances.
But the really good news, is that this morning my acceptance letter arrived at the gifted school, in it came that my family was besieged for a small tour of the facility before the start of the tests, a common activity by the school according to my parents, well it's not like many real gifted ponies go to the magic school, They are almost always noble or always noble.
So today we all get ready for the tour, which means bathing and using aromatic shampoos.
Miss. Sunny is the teacher at the school who would give us the tour, in my mind I thought it would be some elderly mare or very grumpy for dealing with spoiled foals, but when we arrived at the school, a young adult and healthy mare with orange mane and white coat greeted us.
That was a surprise, but the strangest thing was when we went over to greet her, her presence was suffocating me in some strange way, not authoritarian, it was just like being next to something giant, but she wasn't, it was confusing, the feeling only lasted a moment until it disappeared, I could observe concern in the mare's eyes that soon regained control.
She chatted with my parents while she was giving us the tour, I decided to ignore their talk, there was nothing that was of interest to me, they only talked about nostalgia from when they studied here, surprisingly they were both gifted, not really.
The tour wasn't much of interest to me, I'd rather keep trying to get a better grip on my magic than be here, but like a colt I had no choice but to follow my parents.
But as we explored the little school, a mint-colored filly crashed into me, or rather, Lyra pounced on me with a big smile.
"I GOT MY CUTIE MARK!! LOOK!!" Lyra's excitement was too much for my quiet self.
"I HAVE A CUTIE MARK!!!" I was buried in a hug and forced to jump with Lyra because of her emotion, I remember that from her letters she had been enrolled in music courses, which are given in this school on weekends and today is a Saturday.
Lyra's cutie mark was a golden lyre, it had a decoration of musical notes and a star, but it would only be visible if viewed up close as I was forced by Lyra... Now we're dancing.
I let myself be guided by the contented Lyra who seemed to be about to explode with happiness because of how much she trembles with happiness and the agitation of receiving her CM.
I felt embarrassed, my father looked at me with a big smile and raised both eyebrows playfully, my mother was busy taking pictures and Miss Sunny only had a cheerful smile.