Monday. I'm not sure why most people hate Mondays but they don't seem to bother me to much. Sometimes they seem like the fastest day during the week compared to some other days. Trixie left yesterday and I offered to escort her home but she seemed very adamant about her going alone. Seemed a bit strange to me but I did not press the issue and make her upset or mad at me after such a great time we had this weekend.
As I gathered my things and headed out the door I had a smile upon my face as I locked it and started down the street towards school. I was a bit early this morning so I decided to swing by a nearby coffee shop and get myself something warm to drink for it was a bit chilly out today. A nice caramel-vanilla mocha warmed my insides as I took a sip before continuing down the sidewalk towards Canterlot High. I saw a familiar face as I rounded the corner and stopped to wait for her to cross the street to join her.
"Good morning, Rarity!" I said as she made her way over and we started back up.
"Good morning, dear. How are you doing?"
"Wonderful. Thanks for asking!" I replied with a smile.
"Oh really, now?" Rarity quirked an eyebrow as she looked at me. "Did something special happen this weekend?"
"You could say that." I giggled and blushed slightly as I tried to hide it by taking another sip.
"Ohhh! You have to tell me everything!" Rarity's eye brightened up as she wrapped her arm around one of mine as we continued to head towards school. So I told her all that transpired over those two days I spent with Trixie. Rarity listened to every word I said and not once interrupted me as I rambled on and on and before we knew it we walked past the giant statue in front of the school and my eyes drifted towards where the portal was and I ended up trailing off in mid sentence.
"What is it, darling?" Rarity asked as she let go of my arm.
"Sometimes I wish she would just come through and visit us..." I sighed as I tore my gaze away from the statue and started heading for the entrance with her in tow. "I'll catch ya later, Rarity." I told her as I headed for my locker as she replied with a smile. It took me a few tries to get my combination correct and get my locker open as I just stood there for a moment staring off into it wondering what's wrong with me today.
Get it together, Sunset... I told myself as I put my books away, the special one from Celestia last as I held onto it for a few moments before shaking my head and putting it away. First period was always the most uninteresting to me for it was my math class and I pretty much knew much more than the teacher so I never really studied for it. I grabbed the corresponding book and closed my locker before turning around and blinking a few times as I was now staring Trixie in the face as she was only standing two feet away from me.
"H-hello Trixie..." I said surprisingly not expecting her to just come out of nowhere like that. Pull yourself together! my head yelled at me.
"Trixie just wanted to say good morning, nothing else." she said before she stood there for a moment then turned and walked off leaving me confused and slightly mystified as I watched her walk away and disappear around a corner before face palming and letting out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.
"Great, Sunset. Just great." I told myself as I turned and headed towards the first class of my day. Luckily for me I had a seat by the window and would usually spend this time staring off into the distance thinking about Equestria, Princess Twilight, or other ways of taking over the world! Just kidding on that last one as I took my seat and gave a soft giggle as the other students piled into their chairs and the teacher began their lecture like usual. Half the day went by without me thinking about it and when the lunch bell rang it took me a second to realize what time it actually was. Approaching the cafeteria doors I ran into Rainbow Dash as we walked in together, a smug look upon her face.
"What's with the look?" I asked as we stepped into line for our food.
"I just broke the school record for getting twenty-five goals in under a minute!" Rainbow said proudly.
"Wow! Congratulations!"
"Thanks. But it wasn't that hard." she seemed to wave it off as she grabbed a tray as I followed in suit.
"That's still something though." I complimented her with a smile.
"I guess." Rainbow shrugged as she got her food and headed for their usual table. I arrived shortly after and sat down next to Fluttershy. "Hey Fluttershy."
"Oh, hello, Sunset. How are you?" she asked.
"I'm okay, I guess." I answered reluctantly as I picked at the food on my tray.
"Is everything okay?"
"Well..." as I started to explain, or try to at least, when my eyes caught some movement close by and it was Trixie making her way over to the counter and getting something to eat before taking a seat at an empty table. "Never mind. It's nothing." I told her as she just gave me a small smile in response.
I just sat there listening to them talk about things that are going on, the up coming plans they are making and just general gossip that is floating around the school. My eyes would drift towards Trixie every now and again as I would try to make it seem as conspicuous as possible hoping I wouldn't get caught by anyone. She wasn't doing much, just keeping mostly to herself and I felt bad for her. I really wanted to go over and sit with her, talk with her, but I didn't want to seem like I was being invasive or to overly attached.
The same monotonous bell rings ending our lunch time. Always that same tone we hear a dozen times a day, five days a week, day in and day out. Sighing to myself I get up, grab my tray, and as I made my way towards the trash can I noticed that Trixie was already gone. Next time go and sit with her. I told myself as i walked out of the cafeteria and off to my next class. Nothing else excited happened throughout the day as I went from class to class.
After another fruitless gym class I slowly walked my way back to my locker and leaned against it slightly, being one of the few students left in the school. There were some after school clubs that happen but they usually take place off campus so there weren't many people around even though they don't lock the doors till around five in the evening. Opening my locker I grabbed what I needed not really thinking about the rest of the day as I once again grabbed the book Celestia gave me and placed it in my bag.
I have not seen Trixie since lunch time and I was a bit worried about her, hoping everything is alright. My thoughts drifted towards this last weekend and how much fun I had with her as I walked slowly home. I wasn't feeling to well today, maybe it's true about Mondays after all. I just chuckled to myself at the thought as I rounded the corner and noticed someone sitting against my door across the street which made me pause as I couldn't quite see who it was.
I waited for a few minutes watching the figure but it seemed to not move all that much so I decided to carefully cross the street and confront this person and ask them what they are doing in front of my door. Stepping closer to the apartments it still wasn't clear to me who it was untill I got within ten feet of them that I noticed it was her! My first thought was Oh my gosh! Is she okay? before a hundred others flooded my head before I regained myself and moved closer to her.
"Trixie? What are you doing here? Is everything okay?" She didn't respond but looked up at me and the first thing I noticed was how red her eyes were and the wetness on the sleeve of her hoodie. Has she been crying this whole time...? I thought as I knelt down in front of her as my eyes softened and held my hand out to her. She didn't hesitate to take it as I helped her up and she threw her arms around me which to me felt like she just needed to be held.
"I don't want to go home..." Trixie said quietly as she started crying again as I just held her close for a few moments before unlocking the door and leading her inside, tossing my bag aside, closing the door behind her before leading her over to the couch.
"You don't have to." I told her with a smile as I wiped her cheek with the back of my hand as she leaned into it like she did before when I found her a few days ago. "Would you like something to drink?" I asked as she just gave me a nod for an answer and I smiled heading into the kitchen to make her some of that coffee that she really liked, hoping it would cheer her up some. Stay calm and let her bring it up. Don't mess up. I kept telling myself as I tingled with pleasure for I get to spend more time with her once again.