Principle Celestia left the gym to take care of whatever business she had to attend to. This left Lightning alone in gym with Rainbow dash, the girl who just a moment ago left a shiner on his face. He was a good sport about it though, managed to laugh about it even though it felt like he just took a punch from a professional boxer.
"Again, sorry about mopping the floor with your left cheek," Rainbow patted lightning on the back with a smirk.
In response he just mumbled something to himself, even he was unsure of what he had said. The pain was eventually numbed by the ice pack that coach Spitfire had given to him. The pack was kinda warm by now anyway and had served its purpose, Lightning walked over to the cooler that was specifically there because of the injuries Rainbow had been known to inflict, tossing the ice pack back inside than walking away.
"You don't talk much do you?" Rainbow crossed her arms, looking at Lightning as he walked by.
"Not really,"
"Well why not?" She turned around.
"I just don't, people don't like me okay? Most people I've met have just..never liked me," He sat down on one of the bleachers, and let out a very deep sigh.
Rainbow looked at lightning, "Hmmm..I think," She walked over and sat next to him. "Its not that people don't like you, you've just never met anyone you like."
That made much more sense, it seemed rather impossible for lightning to be unliked by everyone. He just continued to look at his feet, probably thinking to himself. Rainbow patted him on the back, "C'mon its almost lunch time anyway"
Thank god, lightning was starving and just wanted to explore the school some more. The students seemed friendly which was reassuring to the new guy. The bell rang, lightning followed rainbow dash out into the crowded hallways. Being new did draw attention, a few looks here and there from someone but nothing too extreme.
When he walked into the lunchroom with rainbow dash, he got a good glimpse at just how divided this school was. Each click, sitting together in perfect harmony with absolutely nobody who didn't belong joining them. A typical highschool when you got down to it, this is how teenagers function. How humans function actually, just sticking with the people they are like.
Lightning followed rainbow in the lunch line, however she noticed that he wasn't grabbing a tray or any food.
"Uh, you gonna eat anything lightning?" She sounded a bit concerned, but just slightly.
"Nah," He gently shook his head. "Ain't hungry.."
"Well okay then," Rainbow took her lunch and headed for her table, the sport jocks.
Since lightning knew absolutely NOBODY else at this school he decided to just follow rainbow wherever, it was the only thing he could think of. However when he sat down, everyone at the table shot him a look. They knew he didn't belong here, and so did he.
"Uh, can we help you dude?" One of the guys asked.
"Its cool guys he's with me, new guy! Names lightning," Rainbow gave lightning a pat on the back.
"Hey," Lightning wasn't really looking at anyone at the table, it was just too awkward.
"New guy huh? Where you transfer from?" The same guy asked.
"Manhattan highschool, had to move out here where its cheaper to live on your own though."
"Cool." The guy turned his head and began talking to his friend over sports or whatever, lightning wasn't really listening anyhow. He was looking at all the different people, a few happened to catch his eye. One girl who was wearing a pair of shades or goggles or something with an awesome blue hairstyle. She seemed like someone lightning would get along with.
Another person who caught his eye was this southern looking gal, had the cowboy hat and all. She looked very nice, the next person who caught his eye was this girl with a really crazy pink curly mess ontop of her head, and she was hyper as could be. The last one who caught his eye, was a girl sitting all by herself. She had long pink hair, lightning was interested.
"Who's that?" He pointed to her, leaning towards rainbow for an answer.
"Her? Oh thats fluttershy, known her forever." Rainbow took a bite from a hotdog that she had picked out back at the lunch line.
"Why is she all by herself?"
"Thats just how she is, she's extremely shy. So she just sits by herself."
"Im uh, gonna go talk to her kay?" Lightning got up from his seat.
"Alright, but be back here before lunch ends!" Rainbow gave a sporting grin.
"Got it." Lightning nodded and began to walk toward where fluttershy was sitting, lightning always felt obligated to talk to a person who was alone. He was just that kind of person, as he approached the table he noticed that fluttershy was humming a little tune and smiling away, she didn't seem to care she was all alone.
"Hi.." Lightning said which immediately caused fluttershys smile to disappear and her to stop humming her little tune.
"...H-Hi.." She began to cower into herself, she seemed to be afraid of him.
"you okay? You look like you've just seen a ghost.." Lightning looked genuinely concerned, he's never seen someone this shy before.
"I-Im...Fine" Fluttershy said in a very gentle hushed voice, lightning had difficulty hearing her properly.
"I'm lightning flash, and you are?.." He knew her name already but it would be kinda creepy to walk up to someone you don't know and say their name.
"Fluttershy.." She cowered into herself even more, she said her name so quietly that if he already didn't know that he'd have to ask for her to repeat herself.
"Fluttershy? Nice to meet you...May i sit with you?"
Fluttershy gave a gentle nod, to which lightning sat on the opposite side of the table, trying to be gentle and easy so he wouldn't come off as aggressive.
"Im new here..so im just trying to make some friends."
Fluttershy didn't reply, she just stared at her tray, fiddling around with some fruit slices with a fork. This was extremely awkward.
"So um, care to tell me about yourself? I mean if you want to anyway." Lightning scratched the back of his head.
"I-I like animals.." She looked up from her tray for the moment being.
"Oh really? I like animals too, my favorite animal is a dog..whats yours?" Lightning smiled a tiny bit, this would get a conversation going.
This did help alot, fluttershy looked up from her tray entirely, lifting her head up and all. "My favorite animal is a bunny, but i love all animals actually.."
"I had a pet bunny when i was little, named him spots. which in retrospect makes no sense considering he was an ordinary white rabbit" He chuckled to himself.
Fluttershy smiled, "I have a pet bunny..his name is angel."
"Awh, thats cute."
"I got him at the animal shelter..i work there after school, but we need more people there to help. But nobody wants to.." She got a sad look on her face from saying that.
"Ill lend a hand if that will help at all." He adjusted his bangs which had flooded his eyesight.
"Really?!" Fluttershy burst alive with energy. "Oh thank you so much! You have no idea how much this means to me! Oh hold on i have a flyer in my locker i can give you with all the information!" And just as quick as her energy had came, she was out of the lunchroom in a blink of an eye.
Lightning couldn't help but laugh at how adorable that was.