//------------------------------// // Homeschooling. // Story: Mischief in Equestria // by general cat4 //------------------------------// Cole was awake and up is his guest room in Sugarcube Corner. He had been up all night trying to fly. He could get in the air, and hover. That was about it. He didn't realize the sun was high in the sky until a knock on the door snapped him out of focus, causing him to crash into the wall, then the floor. "God dammit..." Cole mumbled into the floorboards. "Cole? Your awake!" Pinkie Pie had entered the room to see him face first on the floor. "What are you doing on the floor, silly? Your supposed to stand with your hooves, not your head!" "Thanks Pinkie," Cole said, a smile reforming on his face. "What's up?" "Nothing, I just thought i'd tell you i'm gonna be super-duper-uper busy today. The Cakes have to go away for a few days and i'm in charge of the store and the kids!" "Need any help?" Cole had slipped on his boots, and grabbed an ice pack that had come out of nowhere. "No, thanks! You can do anything you want today!" "I think i'll try flying...but i'll help you cook some other time!" "Pinkie Promise?" "Sure." Cole stood there for about half a minute while Pinkie stared at him, waiting. "What?" "You have to Pinkie Promise!" "What?" It took Pinkie about 20 minutes to teach Cole to Pinkie Promise, mainly because he kept punching his eyes. By the time he fully understood how to Pinkie Promise, he had a black eye. "Okie-Dokie-Loki, bye Cole!" Pinkie had then hopped of to go cook some pastries. After a few hours Cole was confident that he could try moving while hovering. It was just basic physics after all. He opened the window, and stepped onto the balcony. He jumped up, opened his wings, and crashed straight down. After many trial and errors, Cole managed to fly. Badly. At one point he jumped and flew as hard he could out of anger. He soon realized he could not stop. He saw a sad bright purple pony in front of him. "Look out, oh SHIT!" Cole then proceeded to close his wings and forcibly crash into the purple mare and then into a fountain behind her, shattering pieces everywhere. "God dammit!" Cole exclaimed, as he got off the mare, shaking pieces of stone and water off of him. He then realized he knew this pony, "Hi Kiana!" "Cole you ass-, wait, were you flying?" "Kinda, but more crashy." Cole and Kiana proceeded to discuss why Cole was flying, but Cole was more concerned with why she was sad. Cole didn't like sad pretty girls, or ponies... "Why were you sad when I crashed into you?" He asked. He decided to try and get in the air again, but was having trouble. "I think I made Twilight mad..." Kiana said. This is about Jamie, Cole thought. "Don't worry about it, that nerd's always like that." Cole was thinking of 20 different ways to tell Kiana she was getting in a love triangle, but thought it best to wait. "I tried so hard though!" Kiana wailed, "I thought we could've been friends!" "I know, but give it time. It'll all work out. Sometimes nerds have bad days." "Why don't you go talk to her, you nerds will have a lot in common." Kiana said grumpily. Cole's mind put two and two together. She wanted Cole to get in a relationship. Memories flooded of Hayley, and Pinkie. Cole had the urge to jump around. So he did. "I don't think that'll work. I kinda...you know..." Cole didn't notice Kiana putting the facts together as well. "Cole..." "Hmm?" "You have a crush on Pinkie Pie, don't you?" Cole couldn't remember much after that. He remembered babbling on and on, and thinking about Hayley. He was about to explode, or be very sad. "Cole, this is different...you don't have to be afraid..." Kiana had walked over to him, and brushed his hair out of his face. Cole looked away. "I don't want to hurt anyone, not again. There was so much blood..." "Cole, the only reason your not crazy right NOW is her. She's the only thing keeping you normal. Don't let her get away. I swear to god you'll be fine." "I...I need to think about it...I need to think...Seeya Kiana," Cole then flew off to find Pinkie, somehow flying great.