//------------------------------// // Chapter 4-Everything will be All White // Story: Burned Passion // by worldwide339 //------------------------------// I tried to act nonchalant as I trotted by, but Mayflower and her friends trotted up to me with sinister smiles plastered on. As I got to the park they were already there blocking the entrance. "Well, well, well. Look at what we have here girls a flying chicken." Mayflower said. She then laughed one of those snooty rich foal laughs. "Where's your friend, Tarot, or did you trade her in for someone new like Zone Blitz." "H-h-h-how do you know that?" I asked nervously. "Think about it genius, how would I find out?” Mayflower said with a smirk. "Anyway, once word gets out about the freakazoid that is you and your special little jock." The freak comment stung like having one of your feathers plucked, but I felt the need to protect Zone Blitz…even if he wasn’t mine. “Special?” I asked, not missing the haughty look on Mayflower falter a bit. Not expecting me to ignore that huh? "Have you seen his grades? My brother, Aluminum, said he's a straight C- student, except for Geography, he gets D’s and F’s in that." Said Ivory. "And by the looks of it he's going to flunk Geography, and everyone knows that you can’t stay in this school with grades like that." Berry let out an ugly laugh, “and he’ll have to move back to the backwash, one-pony town that he came from.” I really hoped that they couldn’t hear my heart dropping to the ground at the remark. Blitz? Gone?! "Well we better be going we don't want to lose our good names." said Mayflower, and off she went to the park. “He's flunking Geography.” I said to myself. "I can't allow that to happen. As Celestia as my witness, I shall not allow him to fail…" "But I thought that you were avoiding him!” Avalon suddenly said, surprising me. I didn’t have to ask her how she knew since she could see through me like glass, but that didn’t stop me from blushing and sputtering like an idiot. After reassuring her that I was alright, and she had merely scared me, Avalon walked off to go finish things for the pep rally. As she left I couldn’t help but contemplate her words, I was trying to avoid him for his reputation, but he wouldn’t have a reputation if he didn’t go here. By the time my free period is over, I was back in time for the pep rally. We have over three thousand stallions and mares at our academy, so it took some time for everypony to get into the gym. Tarot was coming my way. I waved my hoof so she could see. When she spotted me, she ran up the steps. Once everypony was in the gym, the band started playing. "So how did the talk with Zone Blitz go?" asked Tarot after nodding to some other bat ponies. "Oh it went fine, he comforted me, asked me if I was alright, confessed his love to me, kissed me, somepony saw us, and I told him to clear his name because I didn't want him to be teased for liking another colt." I said nonchalantly. The band was getting louder. I turned to Tarot with a weird look on her face, and I don’t think that it was from the candy she was munching on. "Wait he kissed you and you told him that you two shouldn't be together?" She asked. I nodded. "What the heck. He is so nice and you didn't want him to get teased for liking you?" I nodded again thanking Celestia that the noise was loud enough for us to have a private conversation. "Dude, I want you to be happy, but if that is what you think is best, than I can't stop you from doing anything else with your love-life." The band stopped as our student body president came on to the floor and started the pep rally. The mic buzzed when she tapped into it. "Eh....hmm. Hello, Canterlot Guard Academy, this is your student body president Ballot Box." She said. Everypony stomped in excitement. "Now to start us off, we have our very own CGA cheerleaders!" The cheerleaders come out all peppy and excited. Avalon is a cheerleader and she is proud of it. They were just about to start when, like lightning, they were flour bombed by the football team. Everypony started laughing except for me and my friends. I couldn’t believe the football team! Didn’t they know that they were messing up their own cheerleaders!? Line Backer started throwing the bombs into the stands and the others followed. Everypony was being pelted by flour bombs. Ponies were turning white in a matter of minutes. I was so mad, but I did see one pony on the football team not having any fun: Zone Blitz. He wasn't smiling like the others; he wasn't throwing them either. Line Backer saw this and laughed, shoving a bomb into Zone’s hoof and turning around to get a new one. That was his mistake. Zone Blitz held up the flour bomb and for a moment, my heart dropped again as I saw him swing it…and throw it right at Line Backer. Unfortunately, Line Backer ducked, and it hit the principal. "Grrrr...Alright all football players to my office, NOW!" he said. "The pep rally is canceled, and they will forfeit tonight's game against Hoofington Prep." "What?!? But sir, they've been training for this game the entire season." said the coach although you could see the fury at his team in his eyes. "I've made my decision. Because of this little prank the entire team will be out the rest of the season." He said angrily. The football team was escorted to the dean's office to accept their punishments. Everypony went out of the gym and started back to their dorms. Tarot and I decided to stick around for a little while. "Huh...saw that one coming." She said. "Line Backer you are sure stupid." "Wait, Line Backer did this?" Firewall asked, he had sat out the pep rally, but came back to see what was going on when there were screams. "Yeah, but the dean thinks it's the captain, Zone Blitz, but he didn't throw anything." "He's being wrongfully punished. I have to stop the dean." I started to fly away, but then I remembered something, the dean’s office is all the way across campus. I had to fly faster than I ever could have, if I was going to stop the dean and free Zone Blitz. Tarot nodded at me and grabbed me, aiming at the exit. I got their faster than I ever could have with Tarot throwing me. I walked into the office and had to sign in. "Hello, World Wide what brings you here?" said the pony behind the desk. "Hi, I need to talk to the dean." "Dean Purple Heart is busy with the football team's captain, Zone Blitz. I just can't believe he did it. He was always a good student." "He didn't, but I know who really planned for the flour bombing. Line Backer." "Line Backer, that's something I could believe. I'll let you in." I trotted up the stairs to the dean's office. I almost got lost until I found the map of the building. I made it there just before they finished talking. "Dean Purple Heart, it was Line Backer who set up that prank. Zone Blitz had nothing to do with it, I swear." I said bursting in, trying not to look at Zone Blitz’s happy face. I tried to swallow the butterflies that he made in my stomach and got ready to make my case. "Who told you this?" He asked. Firewall, Wing Nut, Avalon and Tarot came in after me, panting but looking ready to have my back. "Tarot Fortune-” “She can see into the future sir.” Firewall interrupted quickly. “She totally knew that this would happen!" WingNut said jumping on four hooves, Firewall and Avalon quickly tugged him down while Tarot nodded, ignoring the scene behind her. “-and I saw what happened. Zone Blitz had nothing to do with this.” The principal stared at the group of us for a long time before letting out a sigh. "Alright, Zone Blitz you’re off the hook, and you have no punishment. I'll have a talk with Line Backer now." he said. He left the office and suddenly, Zone Blitz had captured my eyes again. Tarot let out a quick sequel and began shoving out my friends with a quick look to Zone Blitz and me before I could protest. I didn’t need to have X-ray vision to know that she had somehow trapped us in the room. I was going to have to take those romance novels away from her and Avalon. "Thanks for the rescue. I could've been expelled if it wasn't for you." Zone Blitz said with a warm smile. I could feel my insides melt as he started to close the gap between us. I suddenly felt way to hot and jerked back to the window with a nervous laugh, hoping the cool wind could be blamed for my red cheeks. "Don't mention it. Zone Blitz, somepony told me that you are flunking geography. Is it true?" I asked quickly. Zone Blitz looked at me with an ashamed look on his face, I suddenly felt bad for bringing it up. "Yeah, I've been flunking it. I've been getting C's the first few years of geography, but now they're getting worse. I'm starting to get worried that I will get kicked out," he said with such a sad face that the words spilled from my mouth before I could stop them. "If you want I could tutor you. I'm sure can help you." A bright smile returned to his face and I felt my own become as dark as Firewalls coat. "Alright, and since football season is over, I guess I have time to study with a tutor." With that he started to get closer, but I moved quickly out of reach. "Okay, and about what happened in the bathroom earlier, I just didn't want you to be picked on for liking another stallion. But the truth is I do like you but I just like to be friends right now because I don't think I am ready for a real relationship. Is that okay with you?" I asked quickly, hoping that he would tone down his hotness for a tiny bit. It was distracting. Jeez, how was I supposed to do anything!? "Huh... yeah I'll still be your friend, but you still will be my tutor right?" he asked sounding slightly upset. I nodded, ignoring the knot in my stomach, it was for the best. "Alright, but is it okay if we start the tutoring tomorrow?" "Yes." I said. "Oh and who's your roommate? "Line Backer." “…” I suddenly wanted to screw everything and run away. Line Backer must of heard who ratted him out. "Well if he is suspended for at least a week if that helps." A giant weight was lifted off of my shoulders "Cool," I said with a smile. I was now my crushes tutor, and he was into me…this couldn’t get bad could it?