Dear Mom and Dad,
I have finally arrived in Ponyville, and I have to say, this is a very lovely town. Everypony here is so friendly and nice, so different from Los Pegasus. Anyway, today marks the beginning of the semester and I'm looking forward to this next step. Say hi to my sister for me and Dad, thanks for the book.
Love, Camera Flash.
Sealing the letter in a envelope and making sure it was properly sealed, Camera made a conscious decision to deliver it the post office before making his way to the campus. Afterwards, Camera made his way to the edge of town where the campus was. Standing atop a hill overlooking the town, the Ponyville Art school had a look similar to other campuses, with multiple buildings connected by paved walkways. The only exception was the water fountain in the center of it all, with a statue of a rather regal looking stallion with a monocle and a paintbrush controlled by magic. At the base of the statue was a plaque that read, " Sir Broad Stroke, founder of the Ponyville Art School, year 955 of the Celestial calendar".
" Hey, you, helloooo, anypony home", a voice called to him. Realizing that he had been gawking at the fountain, Camera turned to the pony, whom he now realized was a pegasus mare.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was just so transfixed by that statue and", Camera began, but was cut off by the mare.
"Yeah, well, orientation is about to start, come on," she told him, motioning towards the auditorium.
Five minutes later, Camera found himself seated in the third row of a massive auditorium, filled to the brim with ponies. Out of the corner of his eye, Camera thought he saw a stallion glance at him from the opposite end of the row, but when he turned to look back, the stallion was staring ahead.
How strange, he thought.
His thoughts were interrupted by a mare on the stage, welcoming the the students to the new semester. What followed was a long, boring speech about what the school stands for, the rules, and so on and so forth. Again, out of the corner of his eye, Camera saw the same stallion staring at him, but then quickly turn away as soon as he had realized Camera had seen him.
After what seemed like an eternity, the students were allowed to go to their respective classes, whatever those classes might be. Being that this was an art school, the classes were mainly divided into art, film, photography, and music, along with their respective sub-studies. Camera was attending the photography class, and as he walked into the class, he caught the pony that had been staring at him walk into the music classroom.
huh, he's actually kind of cute, Camera thought as he sat down.
In the music class, a dark blue stallion unicorn sat, only half-listening to what the teacher was saying. He had other things on his mind, or should he say, other ponies, in mind. Who was that stallion sitting at the other end of the row, and gosh, why was he so attracted to him? So deep in his thoughts, the stallion didn't hear when the teacher said, " Mr. Melody light, are you listening,"? Shaken from his train of thought, Melody looked up at the teacher.
"Yes Sir, I'm listening," he half-lied.
Seeming satisfied, the teacher returned to his lecture on the basic fundamentals of music.