It was time for the last class of the day. Study hall. Normally, I despised study hall; I hated the constant stream of obscenities coming from my fellow classmates’ mouths, and the fact that you couldn’t get a minute of real studying done. The only good part of study hall was the fact that Oliver was in the class with me, but even then it was still my most hated class.
Today, however, was different. Today I had not only Oliver, but Rainbow Dash and Applejack with me. Today, I might actually enjoy study hall. Today, well, you get the idea.
Anyway, Oliver, Rainbow Dash, AJ, and I were walking down the hallway to the classroom. I could tell Oliver was… admiring AJ. Okay, that might be a slight understatement.
“Yo, Oliver,” I said to him, “you can’t be thinking about AJ now. I mean what about Pinkie Pie? I thought you liked her?”
“Yeah, yeah, but I mean look at her! Don’t tell me you wouldn’t do her,” retorted Oliver.
I sighed, completely ignoring his question.
“Ah reckon this here’s the classroom. Am I right boys?” said AJ, breaking the awkward silence.
“What, oh yeah that’s right, Applejack, just go on in,” said Oliver to AJ.
We walked into the classroom, and my eyes widened in surprise. Sitting at a large table were Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and best of all, Twilight Sparkle.
“Hey, Kevin,” said Oliver, noticing where my gaze was directed, “I thought you said no thinking about sex, am I right?”
“Shut up, Oliver, and I didn’t say not to think about sex, I said not to think about AJ,” I quickly said to him.
“Oh, okay, so that means I can think about sex with Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy,” said Oliver with a grin forming on his lips. “And Twilight Sparkle, too,” he added.
Twilight interrupted us before I could drive my foot into Oliver’s soft spot.
“Hey, boys, don’t just stand there, come on over!” said Twilight.
“Yeah, Oliver, don’t just stand there admiring a certain someone,” I said to him.
“I could say the same exact thing to you,” replied Oliver angrily.
We glared at each other for a few seconds, and then burst out laughing.
“Alright, we’re coming,” I replied after my laughter subsided. Oliver was still chuckling as we sat down at the table.
“Gosh, you boys are just so weird sometimes, ah really don’t get you,” said AJ to us.
“Ah it’s nothing, we’re just,” I started, but then Pinkie Pie interrupted me.
“Ooh ooh ooh! I should totally throw a party for you guys!” said Pinkie Pie ecstatically.
“You already said that, Pinkie,” said Twilight, staring at Pinkie.
“Yeah, but I said it again because it’s super-duper important. What do you say about, I don’t know, tomorrow, at my place, starting from 6:00 pm?” asked Pinkie to Oliver and I.
“Uh sure, I’m down! What about you, Oliver?” I said.
“Um actually, guys, I already have plans to go to the Smithsonian and look at old collections of bottle caps, sorry,” said Oliver with a matter-of–fact tone in his voice.
We all looked at him incredulously, which made him fidget a bit.
“Hey, hey, I was joking! Jeez, can’t you guys tell when someone is joking?” said Oliver with an awkward chuckle.
Not wanting to leave him in an awkward position, I chuckled lightly and said, “Oh, Oliver, you’re such a joker.”
The six girls chuckled too, with Pinkie Pie giggling in delight.
“Oh yay! It’s going to be the bestest party ever! I’m going to make cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and all sorts of sugary sweets. And to top it all off, it’s going to be a pool party, oh, you guys can all swim, right?” asked Pinkie Pie.
We all nodded in agreement, and Pinkie Pie grinned in pure joy.
“Great! This is good it makes we want to sing! This is your singing telegram and I hope it finds you well!” started Pinkie Pie, but was cut off by Rarity.
“Yes, yes, yes, Pinkie, but please, save that energy for the party, can you do that?” said Rarity, clearly aghast at Pinkie’s sudden breaking into song.
“You’re right, Rarity, I’m going to need all my energy for the party, thanks!” said Pinkie.
“Uh yes, no problem, dear,” replied Rarity. “Well anyway, Kevin, I heard from Twilight that you play the piano, is that true?”
“Well yeah, but it’s not that big of a deal,” I said to Rarity.
“Not big of a deal!? C’mon, Kev, you got to give more credit to yourself, man. I heard you play in the school talent show, and it was amazing!” said Oliver.
“Well, okay, maybe I am pretty good at the piano, but it’s nothing to fuss over, really,” I said, not wanting to brag.
“Hey, that’s great! We’ve always wanted to hear a live piano performance, right, Twi?” said AJ.
Twilight nodded in agreement, and said, “Yes, we all have, and I’m positive that your performance will be the best we’ve ever heard!”
I chuckled nervously, “Well, don’t get your hopes up, I mean, I’m nothing to brag about, honest,”
“Oh, don’t be so modest, Kevin dear. I’m sure you’ll do fantastic,” said Rarity encouragingly.
I smiled in response. “Thanks, Rarity!” After saying that, I promptly turned to Oliver and made a pleading gesture with my eyes.
He shrugged and smiled at me, and whispered into my ear, “C’mon, Kev. Just go with it. Besides, they never said when you’d play for them.”
I gave a nervous chuckle and said, “Yeah, guess you’re right,” before turning back to the six girls. Oliver did the same.
I looked at Twilight and took a look at her book. The title was obscured from my vision, but I could tell that the book was massive. It looked like a textbook. Curious, I asked her, “Hey, Twilight, what book are you reading?”
“Oh this? It’s nothing really, just getting some information about science,” and she held up the book so that I could see the title.
I looked at the cover of the book, An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. I was surprised, that book had many passages that I could only understand after a few hours of research, and here was Twilight reading it like a goddamn novel!
“C’mon, Twilight, you really need to stop reading and join in on the conversation,” I said to her.
“Sorry, Kevin, but I really want to get some info about science, it really is fascinating,” said Twilight to me.
I realized that it was a lost cause to try and get her away from the book, so I shrugged and said, “Alright, but try not to just read the whole period.”
Before Twilight could answer, Rainbow Dash jumped in. “Pssh, yeah right! You couldn’t get Twilight to stop reading if it was the end of the world, let alone for a conversation.”
We all laughed at Rainbow Dash’s joke, even Twilight.
“Oh Rainbow Dash, you know me too well!” said Twilight.
“You know it Twi!”
Before long, the class period was over, and Oliver and I said goodbye to the girls. As we were walking to our lockers, I let out all the excitement I built up throughout the day.
“Holy shit, dude! It was really them! The Mane Six!” I exclaimed to Oliver.
“I know, I know, I know! This is the best day of my life!” said Oliver happily.
“Well don’t give away that title just yet, remember the party tomorrow?”
“Oh that is going to be just magical”
We both laughed and part ways.
“See ya, Kev.”
“See ya, Oliver.”