I ran through the hallways frantically, desperately trying to find where Trixie had run off to. "Trixie?! Trixie!" I called out. "Trixie where are you?!" My heart raced as I felt myself on the verge if a panic attack, right now I was conflicted between my concern and worry for. Trixie and my deep burning hatred of Adagio, the memory of Trixie crying as Adagio teased her mercilessly.
I turned a corner and ran into the main foyer of the front of the school, breathing heavily as I ran frantically all over looking for her. "Trixie!" I called out again. I searched for a good two hours, as I ran out of breath, eyes watering as I fought back my own tears, I leaned against the water fountain.
I looked down at my hand, seeing the silver ring Trixie had given me the other day, I clutched my hand around the other hand, clutching the rights tightly as I slowly slid down to sit on the floor. "Trixie.. Where are you ?" I whispered to the ring hoping it somehow might answer me. Then when it seemed like I'd never find her I suddenly heard something, a gentle sobbing noise comming from the girls bathroom around the corner.
Slowly I got up and walked towards the door, I pressed my ear to it listening closely. No denying it, it was her.... I knocked on the door gently. "Trixie?" Inside Trixie was crying over the sink, as she heard me knock she turned to the door still crying.
"G-go away!" She cried crying her eyes out. "J-just leave me alone!... Please." She sank into a sitting position feeling trapped and frightened.
"Trixie.. Trixie please come out." I pleaded, my voice shaky as I tried to stay calm, happy to have found her, but almost as utterly depressed as I heard her crying. "Trixie... Please.. "
Trixie dried her eyes looking up to the door. "'Sniff' sh-she's right... I'm nothing! A worthless arrogant failure! I just can't do it! I can't!" My heart felt like an anvil I. My chest, a single tear rolling down my cheek, I pressed my forehead to the door.
"Trixie.... Please just come out... Please.. I just need to know you're ok." Trixie wiped her tears away as she heard this. When i didn't hear her reply, I broke down and started crying myself. "Please... I just need to know you're ok." Now sure she hadn't misheard me, Trixie slowly and quietly began to walk towards the door listening to me. "W... When she made you cry like that... I.. I don't know what happened I.. I lost it."
Trixie gave a concerned look now pressed up against the door listening intently. "She just made me so mad... Please, just... Just come out and I, I promise I will never let her, or anyone hurt you again." As she heard this, Trixie let a small gasp escape her feeling touched, no one had ever shown such concern or care for her before... Then again.. She knew now, I loved her and she loved me.
She slowly opened the door, dry tears on her face aswell as a small smile. "'Sniff' y-you're really sweet, you know that?" She said wiping her eyes on her sleeve. "I ran out of there crying my eyes out, I felt worthless... 'Sniff' then you.. Came after me, just to see If I was ok."
"Ofcourse I did." I said hugging her close to me, looking her inn the eyes. "Why wouldn't I? I love you."
"I know. 'Sniff'... I love you too." We gazed love ingle into each other's eyes for a moment, then I gently pulled her into a kiss, it was short and not as passionate as the one we had shared earlier.. But when she slowly pulled away and our eyes met. That feeling of Dredd, of agonising heart ache and hopelessness... All of it just, melted away.
"Mark my words, we are going to beat Adagio, win that talent show and show everyone, just how wonderful you are." I said tilting her chin up to look at me. Trixie smiled.
"Well then, we better get to practicing, we still have a bit of work to do." I said, glad to see her mood improved. Then I pulled her in closer.
"But, we don't have to practice right away." I said raising an eyebrow and smiling at her. "The talent show isn't for a week after all."
Trixie wrapped her arms around me, closing her eyes and resting her head on my shoulder, smiling. "Mhhh, you're right... We don't have to get to practicing right away." She said with a blissful sigh as I held her in my arms. "Let's just enjoy this moment... With just you.. And me." Trixie sighed again and as I held her in my arms, feeling the warmth of her body as it pressed against mine.
I couldn't have been happier.
The following day and for the next couple of days, Trixie and I met up in the music room for practice. After some begging for principal Celestia to still let us participate after my little outburst, every time we practiced I made sure to wear the ring. Trixie had given too me, in truth I could barely remember a time I took it off after that.
Now it wasn't all practice mind you, after all as the old saying goes 'all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.' Every day after school I would walk Trixie home, once or twice she would stay over and just last night I'd taken her to see a movie. The movie wasn't what we'd expected, in truth it was a flop but when we left halfway through it had already gotten dark, so we just sat together on a bench in the parking lot, my jacket draped over her to keep her warm as we gazed up at the night sky.
It was two days before the talent show and we had just finished practice, Trixie had sounded amazing, more then once I had almost fallen out of key mesmerised by her heavenly voice. I noticed her smile down at me from where she was sitting ontop of the piano as she saw I was still wearing the ring she had given me, she had made me so happy and now after saving up every penny I earned, found and managed to negotiate out of my parents to get her what I thought would be the perfect gift to give her, to thank her for everything she had done for me.
"Hey Trixie, I was wondering. We've been together for a few days now.. And the big talent show is comming up after tomorrow, could you meet me infront of the statue an hour after school ends?"
"Hm?" Trixie looked at for a moment then shaking she head with a smile, closing her eyes for a moment she giggled. "Sure, I just need to get something from my locker alright?"
"Great." I said standing up. "Well then I'll see you later then?"
"I'll be counting every second." She said before the two of us gazed into each other's eyes exchanging a quick kiss goodbye before heading out of the music room and going our seperate ways to our different classes, this was both a blessing and a curse as I could slip out to buy the gift I wanted to surprise her with unseen, but meant I'd be pulled away for her for te rest of the afternoon until schools was over.
As the finale bell sounded I hurried from my seat, gathering up my books and stuffing them into my bag as I ran out of the classroom, hogging down the hall as I double checked my wallet to make sure I did ep indeed have enough for what I'd been eying, thankfully I had. I ran down the street to a jewellers on the corner, the sign above the beautifully decorated red door read, Clearcut creations. Inside a woman dressed in something that looked like it was from one of Rarity's line of designer outfits she'd been making for art class stood behind the counter. "Hi um I'm here to pick up an order?" I said smiling placing the money on the counter and showing her a ticket with a number on it.
The woman took the ticket and scanned the barcode printed on the back. "Ah here we go, hmm interesting, a gift for a special someone perhaps ?" She asked giving me a warm smile, I blushed slightly looking away.
"We'll.. I guess you could say that." The woman simply chuckled.
"Alright dear you just wait here and I'll go get it from the back, tell you what I'll even gift wrap it for you, no charge." She winked at me as she took the money and inserted it into the register, handing me some small change.
"Oh thank you very much." I said gratefully as I watched her walk through a door into the back room. A few moments later she returned with a pen and small blue box with a silver ribbon, a tag in the shape of a star attached to the bow ontop. "Oh wow, this is perfect." I said which earned a smile form the woman at the register.
"Not a problem, now hurry up and sign write a little message on the tag. I'm sure you're eager to see her again and give it to her." I nodded writing a short message on the tag, handing her the pen back I carefully placed the box in my pocket,leaving a hand over it to make sure it wouldn't go anywhere.
"Thankfullyyou again. " I said as I turned to leave.
"Don't, mention it now hurry, and good luck." She called after me waving through the window as I waved back running down the street the way I'd came to get back to the school as quickly as possible. As I reached the statue i took the box from my pocket smiling down at it, I couldn'the wait to seethe look on her face.