//------------------------------// // Seeing // Story: Science Trick // by Lvl11Bard //------------------------------// The birds chirped merrily around Canterlot High, trying to lighten up the Monday morning for the arriving students. While most of the teens dreaded yet another week of school, one girl was almost skipping as she entered through the front doors. Twilight Sparkle was ready to begin her second week after transferring from Crystal Prep with a smile on her face. Not only did she enjoy the new perspective on her favourite academic subjects and the alternative teaching styles that CHS offered, but it also meant spending another day with her new friends. The purple skinned girl adjusted her glasses before heading to her first class, which was history. Even though it was still too early for school to begin, Twilight agreed to show up early to help Rarity put the finishing touches on her project. Said project was to bring a piece of culture from the Victorian Era of England and show examples. Of course, the aspiring fashionista decided on recreating some of the popular outfits worn back then, but she wanted Twilight's input to make sure that they were accurate, for Rarity feared that she may have gone a little overboard in the design. Twilight just stopped at her locker to drop off some of her books that she wouldn't need until her later classes, when she heard her name being called. “Twilight! There you are, Darling,” Rarity waved happily as she approached. “I can't thank you enough for your help.” “Oh, it's no trouble,” Twilight laughed modestly, “I'm just happy to help a friend out.” “Still, it was quite nice of you to come in this early. Perhaps I could repay you by designing you a new wardrobe so that we could finally get you out of that uniform?” Rarity asked hopefully. Twilight looked down at her outfit, which greatly resembled the Crystal Prep uniform, minus the school emblem. “Sorry Rarity, I've been wearing this for so long that I don't really feel comfortable in anything else,” Twilight answered nervously, trying not to upset her friend. However, Rarity only sighed and shrugged before smiling again. “Fair enough. I'm not one to tell another what she can and can't wear.” Twilight let go of her breath. Even though the girls easily accepted her and treated her nicely, Twilight was still a little unsure sometimes about how to act around friends. She hoped that she hadn't offend Rarity by rejecting her offer. “Well then, I set them up in the classroom. Let's go have a look then, if you're ready,” Rarity suggested. “Sure, let's go,” Twilight closed her locker and the duo started towards the classroom. Along the way, the girls talked and laughed about nothing in particular until they rounded one corner where Twilight suddenly collided with something and fell over. Realized that she had walked into something, Twilight shook her head and looked up to see a tall boy with blue hair offering his hand. “Hey Twilight, sorry for bumping into you again, we should really stop greeting each other like that,” Flash Sentry chuckled. “Oh... Hey Flash,” Twilight sighed with mild annoyance, but accepted his help anyways. Since she started at CHS, it seemed like Flash took every opportunity to talk to her, obviously hinting some attraction. And even though he appeared nice enough, Twilight hoped that he would get the hint soon enough that she wasn't interested without her openly saying it. She didn't want to hurt his feelings after all. “So what are you doing here so early?” Flash asked, trying to give Twilight a charming smile. “Oh, you know, helping a friend before classes and... stuff,” Twilight answered while throwing a glance over at Rarity, who was smiling widely and giving her a thumbs up. “Cool. That's nice of you,” Flash coughed nervously. “Anyways, there's this new romcom movie out and I thought that maybe you and I could go after school-” “Sorry Flash, but I already made plans,” Twilight quickly interrupted. “I, uh, have a... I have to take my dog to the vet!” Twilight lied, somehow knowing that Spike was anxiously looking around back at her house right now. “Oh, I see. Maybe some other time. Catch you later,” Flash waved sadly as he walked off. Twilight sighed as she felt a pang of guilt. She would like to give Flash a chance, but there was just one major thing about him that she couldn't overlook. “My, my, my, still playing hard to get?” Rarity gave Twilight a knowing smirk. Twilight blushed and waved her hands in front of her. “No, it's not like that!” “Relax dear, I was just teasing,” Rarity giggled, “Although you are denying it pretty hard.” “Rarity, really, I don't like him like that,” Twilight pleaded for her friend to understand. Thankfully, Rarity got the message and lost her smirk. “Really? I say Twilight, I can't believe one of the cutest, most popular boys in the school is trying to flirt with you and your completely shutting him out.” “I just don't like him that way,” Twilight defended. “Is there any reason why, if you don't mind me asking? Are you just not ready for a relationship?” “No, no, it's not that. It's... Look, he's just not my type,” Twilight started to rub her shoulder nervously. “Can we drop this?” “Of course Dear, I didn't mean to pry. But now I'm really curious as to what your type is. I hope you tell me when you are ready,” Rarity gave her a reassuring smile. “Yeah, sure. When I'm ready,” Twilight looked away with a sigh. The girls arrived at their destinations and fixed up the dresses before class, which went off without a hitch. Rarity aced the project as well as Twilight, although it was nothing less than expected. History ended all too soon for Twilight, however, for now it was time for her least favourite part of the day. First of all, it was the only class she didn't share with her friends, but the worst part was that it was gym. With a groan, Twilight entered the locker room and changed on the far side, away from the other girls. After another gruelling class of running, push-ups and dodge ball, Twilight hung back for a few minutes before going to the showers. This way, she would be alone, as Twilight was very uncomfortable showering with other girls. Finally, it was time for lunch, where she could meet up with all of her friends. Twilight quickly grabbed her food and walked over to her groups regular table, where her friends were already sitting. The young scientist smiled as Sunset spotted her and eagerly waved her over. “Hey Twi, how's your day been?” Sunset asked as Twilight sat down. “Same as usual. How about you?” “Pretty good, other than Dash getting us both in trouble in Mr. Doodles class,” Sunset scowled and the rainbow haired girl. “Hey, I might have thrown the paper air-plane first, but you decided to throw it back,” Rainbow Dash defended. “She's got a point there,” Pinkie Pie added. “Ya coulda just ignored her,” Applejack agreed. “Why are taking her side? She's the one, but I, she... Fine!” Sunset pouted and crossed her arms, but joined in when her friends laughed. Twilight giggled at her friends antics, then took a moment once again to realize she had friends. Her life changed so much since the friendship games for the better. She felt happy, fulfilled, and like she finally achieved what she had wanted for so long. For the first time in her life, Twilight felt content, even if she didn't have everything she wanted, she was happy with her life and felt as if it would be okay if it stayed this way for a while. It was then that the cafeteria doors slammed open to reveal a blue skinned girl with silver hair strutting with an air of arrogance. “Greetings Canterlot High! Did you miss The Great and Powerful Trixie while she was away last week on a family vacation? Do not fret, my loyal fans, for Trixie has learned a plethora of new tricks to dazzle you all with!” The girl, Trixie, exclaimed to the room dramatically. Most of the students ignored her and continued with their own conversations. A few students cheered, but they were mostly at a table that Trixie was already heading towards. Trixie scowled before taking a seat at the table, which consisted of two girls and two boys. Clearly, Trixie was not happy with the reception she got. Even the girls at Twilight's table didn't react much. “Great, our week of peace is over,” Rainbow Dash said sarcastically. “Now, now, she may try to cause more commotion than a fox outside a hen house, but she ain't that bad,” Applejack offered. “At least she's gotten better since the Battle of the Bands.” “I'm sure she's nice once you get to know her,” Fluttershy peeped. “Yeah, but it was nice to get a break from her,” Sunset commented. “Well we all knew she would be back today,” Rarity added. “She was only gone for last week. Oh, I suppose this is the first time you've seen her then, eh Twilight? Twilight?” Rarity tried to get Twilight's attention, but the girl was staring open mouthed across the cafeteria. All Twilight could focus on was about how that girl walked. How she talked. About that shining hair and those beautiful eyes. And that confident smile. Twilight could her hear her own heart beating in her ear until Rarity's voice finally broke through. “Oh, sorry, what were you saying?” Twilight asked as she broke out of her daze “We were just talking about how this must be the first time you've seen Trixie,” Sunset replied. “Trixie?” Twilight questioned. “Ya know, the drama queen who puts Rarity's theatrics to shame,” Applejack answered. “Hey!” Rarity complained. “Oh, yeah. I guess it is...” Twilight trailed off. “You OK, Twi?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Yeah, I was, uh, just going over some homework in my head,” Twilight giggled nervously. The others shrugged amongst themselves, believing that Twilight was just being her overachieving self, to which Twilight sighed with relief. However, Rarity eyed Twilight with a knowing look. Rarity knew a love struck gaze when she saw one and the ivory girl believed that she just figured out what Twilight's type was. She wasn't going to point it out in front of the others, but she knew that she had talk to Twilight about it soon. “Anywho,” Pinkie started, “another first for Twilight is gonna be on Friday when she gets to come to one of our bi-weekly sleepovers!” “That's right. You're sure in for a treat there Twilight. We always have a hoot at Pinkie's,” Applejack added. “Oh, um, I'm not sure if I can make it, actually,” Twilight bit her lip as she fiddled with a fork. “Aww, but why?” Pinkie asked, her eyes getting big and watery. “My, um, parents want me home that night because... some of... my... Aunts are coming to visit?” Twilight drawled awkwardly. “Dang, that sucks,” Rainbow frowned. “Alright, but you have to come to the next one,” Pinkie leaned over the table and into Twilight's face. “Promise me.” “O-OK, I p-promise,” Twilight stuttered. Pinkie sat back down with a smile. “Okie-dokie-lokie!” Twilight still looked nervous, even with Pinkie no longer intimidating her. She didn't like lying to her friends and wanted to tell them why she really couldn't go, but the fear of them rejecting her was present. Thankfully, lunch passed without another incident. Next, she had Science, to which she was pleasantly surprised to find out that she now shared with Trixie. She would have loved to watch the object of her new found affection, but for the first time in her life, she cursed her habit of sitting at the front of the class. After that was Math, which went by quickly. After school, Twilight met up with her friends for one last goodbye before she headed to the bus stop to head back into the city. Twilight sighed for what felt like the thousandth time today. Normally, an afternoon of Science and Math would have been so relaxing and nice, but she couldn't focus on either subject with Trixie ruling her thoughts. Sure, she's had crushes on other girls before, but it was nothing like this. The worst part was that she couldn't even figure out why she was so enamoured with the magician. There was just something about her. As Twilight was about to climb onto the bus, she heard a familiar voice. “Mind if I tag along?” Twilight spun around and saw Rarity. “Rarity? What are you doing here?” Twilight sputtered, confused. “Oh, well there's this darling little shop in the city with some fabrics I need to pick up and I thought I could join you for the ride,” Rarity explained as she followed Twilight into the bus. “Uh, sure. That will make the ride back a little less boring,” Twilight smiled happily. “Of course it will!” Rarity exclaimed. The girls arrived in the city and began walking, the shop being on the path to Twilight's home. “So Twilight...” Rarity started. “Hm?” Twilight urged her friend to continue. “Well I was thinking about our little talk morning, and I was hoping tha,t if you wouldn't tell me who your type was, that you would let try and guess. I'm pretty good at this kind of thing.” Twilight was hesitant to agree, but thought of a way to satisfy her friend. “Alright, but you only get three tries, OK?” “That sounds fair,” Rarity agreed. “Let's see... how about that boy?” Twilight didn't try to pinpoint the boy Rarity was pointing at. She just looked over at the general direction and shook her head. “Nope, not someone like him.” “OK,” Rarity said as she looked around again. “What about that one?” Again, Twilight shook her head. She hoped that Rarity would accept that she failed and would stop asking her about who she- “Then my last guess would be... her!” Twilight stopped as her face went red as Rarity pointed her finger at a young lady across the street. How did Rarity guess? Twilight turned to the alabaster girl and fumbled with her words. “Her? Wha- Why would you think that I, I mean, I don't, that is...” But it was too late. Rarity stood in place with her hands on her hips and a 'gotcha' face. Twilight realized that she wasn't going to be able to hide her secret and started to tear up. Rarity dropped her smirk and quickly went to comfort her friend. “Twilight, Darling, no! I didn't want to upset you. I only did this to show you that it doesn't matter if you're... well if you're attracted to girls.” “But, but why would you still want to be friends with me? Don't you think it's weird?” Twilight asked, sniffling. “Of course not! I like you for who you are. I'm not going to think any less of you for something like your sexuality. Is this why you're not coming to the sleepovers?” Twilight nodded before she explained. “I didn't want to do or say anything weird or make you or the other girls uncomfortable. I thought it might have grossed you out if you slept next to a les... a lesb... a girl like me.” “Nonsense. I can assure you that none of the others would feel that way,” Rarity pulled Twilight into a hug. “Whatever gave you that idea anyways.” “Well the girls at Crystal Prep always said how gross they thought it was. I guess I just believed it was like that everywhere.” Rarity chuckled. “We are certainly not like the girls at Crystal Prep. This does not change our friendship, Twilight, and I can promise you that the rest of our friends share my feelings. I won't make you come out to them, but I will say you might feel better if you do.” “Really? They won't mind?” Twilight rubbed the remaining tears out of her eyes. “They won't. However, when she finds out you lied about being busy, I'm sure Pinkie Pie will demand that you show up to the sleepovers,” Rarity laughed. Twilight giggled as well. “Thanks Rarity, I feel like a huge weight was just taken off me.” “I was simply trying to be a good friend. And don't you worry, I won't tell a single soul. It'll be up to you about who you want to know. However, I will be able to talk to you any time you need me,” Rarity smiled warmly before smirking. “You know how I do enjoy gossip every now and then and I hope you'll come to me with every detail.” Twilight laughed nervously. “Sure Rarity, if something happens, I'll let you know first.” “Good.” Rarity nodded as she started to walk again, followed by Twilight. Twilight felt good about finally coming out, even if it was only to Rarity. She figured she wouldn't say anything about her crush just yet because she was sure Rarity would try to drag every detail out of her, even if it was with good intentions. Twilight was sure she would get way too embarrassed with that talk. However, the duo only walked for about a minute when Rarity began talking again. “So Trixie, huh? Not my first choice, but I suppose I could see the appeal.” Twilight stopped again as her eyes became wide on her now red face.