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// Chapter 2 (rewrite): After School 
// Story: Foalhood 
// by KMCA 
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I watched the other ponies walk out of the classroom, only three of them bothered to look at me. The bully, the unicorn and the earth pony that sat behind me, Seam something… I couldn't remember her whole name.

The bully looked pleased with himself and smiled as he left, ignoring the look of disapproval from Ms. Light, the unicorn looked at me and smiled before blushing and rushing out. Seam gave me a comforting smile of support before trotting off to talk with the unicorn outside.

I felt bad for not learning the name of the unicorn, or even the last name of the yellow filly, but if I got in trouble for fighting my aunt and uncle would probably send me home to my parents and I’d probably never get my cutie mark

“Now about what happened at lunch.”

“Ms. Light I can explain, I was practicing my flying and I saw a pony picking on a unicorn and I didn’t think that was nice so I went down there to ask him to stop but he called her a narwhal and me a feather duster and I told him that if he wanted to pick on someone he would have to fight me it was just so he would leave her alone don’t tell my parents please I’m learning so much here I don-” She interrupted me with a raised hoof.

“Maple, I wanted to thank you for standing up for Angelic Note.” My jaw dropped, I was sure she was going to tell me off for almost getting in a fight, why would she want to thank me for almost starting one?

“Umm… Huh?”

“You see Maple, Angelic Note has been picked on by her classmates since she started here earlier this year, not just because she’s a unicorn but because her father was sent here personally by Princess Celestia. Angelic Note is a nice filly but she really hasn’t made many friends in her time among us, I’m glad to see somepony stand up for her and be a friend to her.”

“Thank you Ms. Light.” I was so happy that I’d stood up for Angelic Note, I felt like a hero, just like the pegasi in all the old stories.

“I think that was a brave and noble thing you did but if you take things too far, my little pony, then I will have to talk to your parents about your behavior. I will not stand for fighting during recess or lunch breaks, is that clear?” Her tone went from being friendly to being super serious.

“Yes Ms. Light.” The room seemed to get brighter after I answered. I reminded myself to never make her really angry with me.

“Good, now head on home. I’m sure your aunt and uncle have chores for you to do and you still have homework for tonight.” She switched back to being super friendly like she’d never given me the warning at all.

I rushed to strap my saddlebag onto my back and hurried out of the schoolhouse, she was right. Aunt and uncle Clementine had chores for me to do when I got out of school, it was part of the conditions of me staying with them. I galloped out the doors and jumped into the air, spreading my wings to fly home.

I gave a short shout sounding more like a filly than a colt when something grabbed my tail. I dropped to the ground and looked over my shoulder. It was the unicorn, Angelic Note.

“Oh my, I’m sorry I didn’t hurt you did I?" Angelic wasn't just her name but the best way to describe her voice. It was really peaceful.

“No, I mean it did a little but you just surprised me.” I looked back and she shied away from me, was I scary or was it something else? Her eyes were fixed on my outstretched wings, I folded them down over my saddlebag. She briefly looked me in the eye before staring at the ground, she was so shy it was starting to annoy me.

"I just wanted to thank you. Nopony has ever stood up for me before and I was wondering… Maybe… I mean if you would like to... sometime.” I had to get back to the farm, we were harvesting today and they wanted me to help with the clementine’s that got stuck in the branches high up in the trees. Besides, this shy act was getting on my nerves.

“Look I have to go, I have chores at home I need to do… But I would like to get to know you better, after all what’s a narwhal princess without her royal guard feather duster.” I took off leaving the unicorn alone in front of the school.