‘Ring’
They say that if a man is early to bed, the next day he’ll be early to rise. It gave you a schedule, made you healthy, and gave you a purpose. But for me, it was not the case today.
‘Ring’
I had overstayed my welcome on the realm of darkness. I slept at three in the morning playing Demon’s Dogma with Sugarcoat. Something about being motivated by the events of yesterday. We grinded and grinded, farming on every perfect spot to gather materials in preparation for the release of the next expansion.
‘Ring’
After that, we finally went to sleep. And fell like a dead wood log I did on my bed. I dreamt again of Death chasing me. It’s been a while since I did that. But this time, the chase was on a dark, living forest. At the end of the road, a gigantic tree held six jewels shining like a black sun on its branches. Last time I dreamed like that was on the first day of class…
“September first…” I mumbled weakly as I reached my phone. Rain graced the window of my room. Gilda was calling for me. “Hello?” I said nearly sleep.
“Nit… I became a Champion.” Said she troubled and slow.
“Good for you…” I said while hanging up the call, going back to the realm of dreams... Wait.
Gilda… Champion… Processing.
My phone rang again with Gilda’s favorite power core tune. This time, my body fueled my blood with nutrients and glucose to reach out my brain and regain my five senses quickly. Perplexed, I answered, “YOU BECAME WHAT!?”
“WHY DID YOU HANG-UP THE CALL, YOU BASTARD!? ASSHOLE! ENEMY OF HUMANITY!”
“CALM DOWN, BITCH! Tell me what happened now!” She explained me everything; her sentimentalism, anxiety and sheer loyalty for our trollish friend after the soccer match. Finding respite that Sugarcoat went to the bathroom, she called me for aid. “I’m sorry but you know that I always bitched that every data changed weekly! The only way I could help you is if I see the documents myself!”
“Can you come here quickly? I’ll pay you the ride, promise!”
“I can’t! I’ll never make it in time! Not with the rain outside!”
“Oh shit! OH SHIT!” Her panting almost made me stressed as well.
“Gilda, I’ll help you in the evening with the paperwork! Tell Sugarcoat that I’ll review everything with you and organize the events of the week during our break in the orphanage!”
“But isn’t today your last day of training with Mayor Mare?”
“…I forgot about that.”
“I’m doomed… I’M DOOMED! I WON’T SURVIVE SUG’S TEACHINGS WITHOUT YOU, MORON!!!”
“Calm down, Rainbow Dash! I’ll help you one way or another!”
“Call me again like that and I’ll make sure you don’t have descendants!”
“Yeah, yeah! Love you too! See you in the evening!”
“Alright… Nit?”
“Yes?”
“I want to become stronger!”
“What nonsense are you talking about? You’ll become stronger! You always do!”
She chuckled. “I knew you’d understand, Nit.”
Our call ended. I sighed as I saw the rain falling rapidly on the streets. The soft smell of wet grass was numbing my mind to the point of making me sleepy again. The beauty of this town was that Mother Nature mandated the aromas that the wind had, always choosing pleasant essences. But, it wasn’t time to rest anymore. I took a shower and prepared myself for school.
…
One of the many advantages of living nearby your destination was that you were less time exposed to the elements of nature that life offered you with no consent or mercy. I was doing what was little left to do of my homework since I arrived twenty minutes earlier. Shimmer, Midnight and Dash were on the classroom with other people, but it was mostly Sunset who was doing the talking. I believed no one did the trigonometry homework by the confusion painted on their faces. I was about to fall sleep on my desk when, “Hey, schoolmate!” Dash sat on her seat.
“Hey…”
“You look down! The rain always depresses me a little too, especially when I want to train so badly after school!”
The rain normally soothed me, but with you at my side it stressed me by a long shot.
“Yeah, Dash…” I almost fell asleep.
‘SLAP’
“C’MON! Raise that head up!”
“Hit me again on the back and I’ll kill you…”
“I didn’t hear yah! Talk louder!”
“I’ll do my best.”
“That’s the spirit! I for one will become better than before! Not even the entire team of Crystal Prep will defeat me soon! So tell Gilda to enjoy her small victory for now!” She winked at me super tomboyish.
Rainbow Dash looked energetic as usual instead of the depressed attitude I hoped to see… that’s good in a way.
I survived my way to lunch break. Classes today felt sluggish thanks to the rain and pancakes with lots of honey would help me recover from my obvious lack of sleep. Or so I hoped. The problem was that my usual spot was unavailable. Cursed be the tragic side-effect of rain. Lightbulb bought me my lunch and I paid him again like usual. Since I knew that I wouldn’t find a place to eat soon, I devoured my food, barely enjoying it and walked around the school.
Looking for shelter on this forsaken school of mellow friendship and gossip, I finally was able to rest my feet inside the library. Uhhh… The place still stunk of boringness and false hopes of self-improvement. At least, I wasn’t going to be disturbed. “The seats on the second floor are the less used here…” I told to myself.
I changed of place in the hopes of sleeping for a while. The second floor would be perfect for my deed. I was going to finally shut down my eyes in the corner when I saw the dual-color hair of a familiar acquaintance. Bon Bon was standing beside someone known to me. Soarin was scratching his head and talking with her in a nervous manner. Not wanting to indulge, I turned around and decided to leave but, “You should quit the team, Soarin!” Bon Bon’s voice flipped a wrong switch in me.
No, I must go!
“B-but I can betray Spitfire like this! Not when the tournament is around the corner!”
“Oh, please! They won’t miss you! If they really needed your talents, they would have called you yesterday for the meeting on Thunderlane’s house!”
“How did you know about that?”
“Lyra has many friends, you know?”
“Oh… I see.”
“Dash was there as well. But only for a few hours. She had a slumber party with her friends, and by the looks of it, she is much better today!”
Why did she raise her voice like that?
“I don’t know! You ask of me something unthinkable!”
She laughed graciously. “I’m not forcing you, Soarin!” She said kindly and sweet. “I am just telling the things as they are! Spitfire just won’t listen to you and the mantra that the team once had won’t come back! If you keep going like this, then when will you find your own happiness?”
“I… I’m happy by being at her side!” He said weakly. “It’s been like this since we’re kids!”
“You must start on being more honest with yourself. You will be soon a college freshman next year, after all! Well, I must go. I took enough of your time and those projects of yours look hard as they are.”
“Yeah… and thanks for listening.”
“Anytime, Soarin! Remember, you have more friends in this school than you know! I suggest you open your eyes and find them!”
I walked with the tip of my feet and stealthy jumped from the stairs to the first floor. I walked quickly to the farthest seat and relaxed a bit. “That didn’t happen… I didn’t listen.” I said almost unperceivable.
A pair of arms embraced me from behind, feeling a comfy sensation on my head. “Listen to what?” Such fleeting comfort was replaced by shivers of terror as Bon Bon forced her way on my shoulders. Her caressing was intense, painful, and worst of all, slow. “Haven’t they told you that curiosity killed the cat, Kitty?”
“D-don’t call me Kitty! Not even Sporty w-wouould escape my wrath!”
“Sporty? Ah, Dancer told me about her! The nickname of your first crush!” Somehow the pain intensified, almost making me groan. “Where is she now?”
“I d-don’t knowww…” She was tearing my muscles apart. “Urgh! I swear!”
“Hmm…” Pleasure and comfort suddenly replaced my agony as her gesture became soft and relaxing, exploring my back with her fingers in a mind-blanking manner. “I believe you. Still…” She rubbed my hair and played with it. “You have a duty to do.”
I pinched my leg to escape from her charm. “Your vengeance with Shimmer.”
“I really like you!” She took a seat beside me. “My personal kitten-slave!” She caressed my nose and poked it.
“I’m not your beast, fiend! You should… uh…”My eyes locked with hers and I lost myself.
Snow wasn’t uncommon on Ponyville. Looking at those pupils of her reminded me of it. There was no sight more beautiful from this town than the sunset on the park looking at the mountains, or the field of cold cotton in bloom during winter. Even if they were piercing and threatening, I noticed something that I didn’t catch the previous times. Her orbs of light were transparent, presenting a shade of purity and candor. But she is a bitch… then…
“Why...?”
“Hmm?”
“Why do you have such beautiful eyes?”
“Ah!?” She separated her head from mine surprised.
“I-I mean…” That was so stupid. “Leave so I can take my nap! I didn’t sleep well last night and I am saying nonsense now! I am your boss on the event, remember?” I rested my head on my arms. The table was at the sweet spot of height. “Go away. This I command.”
“Tee hee hee! I’ll make you company and wake you up before the bell rings, boss. I want to read a book while Lyra is gossiping with Dancer and company.”
“There is an app for that, so your service is unneeded.” I said while shutting my eyes down. “And gossiping is bad.”
“I know…” She said a little disgusted. “Sleep.”
Everything turned black for a while.
…
‘Poke’
I felt that today was going to be a long day.
‘Poke’
It seems that everybody wanted to disturb my rest.
‘Poke’
Someone was gently shaking my arm and poking my head.
‘Poke’
My eyes opened a little sharper after having the most relaxing nap I ever had. Bon Bon was mindfully waking me up. “The time for dreams has long gone for today, slave of the Daydream.”
“Some people work at night and their time of dreams is during daylight. Please refrain from waking me from my slumber and let me go back to rest!”
“Can’t do! The bell will ring soon! Better retrieve your stuff for the next classes and be ready! It will be a busy day for you!” I reluctantly stood up from my seat. “And before you go, boss…” She took out from her bag a shaker with a weird but familiar beverage. She shook it to complete the drink. “It’s been a while since I saw you take one of these!”
“No, thanks! It tastes like crap!”
Bon Bon put her fakest hurting face yet. “So cruel! So mean! I am just trying to help!” She quickly smiled impishly.
“I hate you…” Not wanting to hurt whatever ounce of humanity she had, I drank her beverage. It reminded me of the mortality of death. “Disgusting!”
“But nutritious!” She winked at me, almost sending a heart as she took the shaker. “See you in the orphanage, boss!” And she left.
“I don’t understand her…”
…
The last class eventually came, and Professor Gizmo was drinking a hot coffee. It seems that he had a rough night as well. Concentrating on tapping the keyboard to finish the coding that Twilight asked me to, I was no longer sleepy. The drink from my devious companion kicked in. The kind of ingredients it had was something that I probably shouldn’t know.
“Nitty, how is your progress?” Whispered Twilight as she kept working.
“I am working on the new inputs you gave me as best as I can. I don’t understand half of it.”
She looked at my screen and sighed with disappointment. “You haven’t made much progress. At this pace, we’ll get behind of schedule.”
“We would have finished this if you didn’t have the idea of redoing this again. This is officially the third time now! We will reach version point-six before the year ends at this pace. Why you are so obsessed on implementing a finger registration system for this is beyond me.”
“This project must be perfect. The students should respect what a good book has to offer, and Miss Cheerilee needs all the help she can. I don’t want to make a half-hearted job.”
Looking at her visage, I couldn’t help but frown in amusement. “You are fired up. Did something good happen?”
“Gilda happened.”
I almost trembled. “W-what?”
“She and I… had a talk yesterday on the park by sheer causality. Don’t tell the girls about that.”
“Oh… about what? If I may know.”
“That I must give myself the worth that I need!” She stopped and looked at me. “No one will take me seriously if I don’t show everyone of what I am capable of.”
“Careful with that. There is a blurry line between self-respect and gloating in that path.”
“That’s why I have my friends looking out for me.” She smiled softly, looking at Spike on the floor. “All of you are there to guide me, right?”
“One day we’ll leave you alone.”
“And that day I’ll be ready! Although...” She rubbed her hair in an innocent fashion. “It will be a really long time before that happens. I would be pleased for now if you could finish that code today.” Said she pleasantly. “You and I can do much better than this.”
“Of course I’ll do anything for you, Captain Midnight Sparkion.”
“Nitty!” Playfully, she weakly slapped my shoulder.
“That’s new!” I chuckled. “Just don’t become as aggressive as Gilda… Or Dash.”
Definitely don’t become like Dash.
“You know, Gilda isn’t as bad as everyone thinks she is! We even had a fist fight together that motivated me a lot! …Don’t tell the girls about that either.” She whispered even lower on the last part.
“Excuse me?”
“It was fun! I didn’t know that boxing was so relaxing as well!”
“Unless you get hit hard. It was all shadow boxing, right? Right?”
“Oh no! She even hit my jaw and sent me flying away!” I almost passed out. “But it didn’t hurt! Huh… Perhaps she was too tired to hurt me...” Said she in thought.
“Don’t say anymore.”
Now I understood why she was so pumped in the morning.
“I’m fine, don’t worry.”
Still, someone will receive a severe scolding in the evening, Gilda.
“Anyway, today is your last day of training with Mayor Mare, right?” I nodded. “Sunset told me that you go ahead first. She’ll catch with you later. Something concerning the school committee needs to be taken care of and she needs to stay a while longer after classes.”
“Heh, I’ll manage without her.”
“You almost sound too happy for that.”
“What really happened between Gilda and you? You are more transparent than usual.”
“To be honest, she mentioned something that has been bothering me for so long now. I don’t want to make people angry at me. You know… It’s unpleasant.” She tried to continue her labor, but her fingers wouldn’t move. Her hands fell down to Spike, scratching his ears to appease her anxiety. “I told you during dinner last time that the first time I met Sunset, she and I weren’t friends. I made horrible things during the games… She almost hated me for it. I don’t know what would have happened if everything turned badly for us.”
“Whatever happened for real, whether it was the magic or not, is no longer relevant, little Twinkle Star. But don’t ditch your past experience and learn from those mistakes.”
“I just don’t want to lose what I have now! I want everyone close to me to love each other… Like a family of sorts.”
I poked several times her forehead while telling her, “One day you’ll get into that brilliant head of yours that not everyone can be friends with some people. I hope your pretty skull will allow that at least.”
“Skulls aren’t pretty…” She said a little down. “The thing that makes them pretty it’s mostly the skin and muscles that form the facial structures of the people.”
“Then yours is the cutest of all. I will really fall for you if you keep being this cute.” I played with her cheeks and messed with her hair. I couldn’t see her face. “Come. Let’s finish this abomination of yours!”
“It’s not an abomination! It’s our ‘Il Rinascimento Bibliotecario’ project!”
“I almost forgot we called it like that.”
“You chose that name, so it’s your fault!” She chuckled with a radiant mood. “It’s your entire fault… dummy.”
“What did you say, you little shit?”
“Nothing. And language.”
“Sparkion.”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
“Hmmm!”
“Shit, you’re angrier!”
“Language.”
“Here we go again.”
“You are so childish sometimes.”
“Says the kiddo who hated cheese and spasmed during lunch break once.”
“That’s not fair! I remember a cutie that was almost beaten in the finals of a fist fight during the Apple Fair. Who was it? Ah, I remember now!”
We barely finished on time the first part of the new coding.
…
The rain kept falling, forming small rivers on the path of stone. Shimmer was nowhere to be seen. With my trusty rain coat in place, and my rain boots ready to rock, my way towards the Town’s Hall began.
“HEY!” A familiar voice came from behind.
“Lyra! Oh, hey there, Soarin! …Bon Bon.”
“What is it, boss?”
I ignored her.
“Nitpick, I have a message from Octavia!” Said Lyra.
“Octavia? What does she need?”
“It’s about her performance with Thunderbass during the event. She says that we could probably play some kind of classical melodies for the elderly as a side event.”
“That’s something we have discussed in the past and we agreed to do it. What’s the catch on the thing she wants now?”
“She plans to get a violinist to the team. But all of her acquaintances that could fulfill the job are busy, so she was wondering if you knew someone from Crystal Prep that could help us out?”
“Why do you think any of my friends would want to help someone from CHS? It’s a miracle that some of the students still consider me one of them, you know?”
“Come on, Nitpick! Some of them aren’t as evil as some want to believe, right?”
“I suppose I could ask Reem for some help. She is more interested in helping rather than seeing who will win in this silly struggle.”
“Yeah, I suppose this competition is silly…” Lyra said in thought. “Well, Bon Bon and I better go! We’ll have some business in my house and we need to finish them fast if we want to go to the city for the event! See ya later, boys!”
“And boss!” My acquaintance of the beautiful artic eyes threw at me a little package. “For the trip!”
“Thanks.”
“So nice of you as always, Bon Bon!” Lyra praised her.
“You know me! Always looking out for others!” They walked away together, under the protection of a massive umbrella.
“Nitpick, where are you going now?”
“To the Town’s Hall, Soarin. Mayor Mare is expecting Shimmer and me. She will teach us something useful regarding our competition.”
“My place is nearby the hall. Let’s walk together… if you don’t mind.”
“This is a free country, do whatever you want, pal.”
As I walked under the rain, I had a little call back to the past. My Grandfather once said that when rain fell from dark clouds, it was a sign of the heavens that something sad on the world happened. The Angels cried for the loss unknown to many, flooding the land in hopes for Mother Nature to use their tears and make flowers of them. Then I was pleased at that moment that the drops came from white yarns that let the rays of sun grace the land. Grandfather said that when rain came from a beautiful sky like that, the Angels cried of joy, for something good to for the living beings just happened.
I learned eventually that rain came from a hydrological process where water evaporated and formed the clouds in the sky. But… it was a hopeful wish of mine that his words had a pinch of truth.
‘Let the rain kiss you on your skin! Let the drops beat upon your head with the water of life! For if you want the rainbow to shine, you must dance with the rain until the last song!’ He used to say from time to time. That one day I would walk under the rain with someone who would appreciate the beauty of it with me.
But I wished I was walking with Bon Bon instead of Soa... Wait. WHAT!?
“Hey, Nitpick…”
“Yes?”
“Have you ever wondered that you live for others instead of your own happiness?”
I stopped my motion and Soarin looked at me in the face. “Since I came to CHS, I have thought of that from time to time.”
“I was wondering if you could give me your opinion on something.”
“Uh… yeah. But only if we keep walking…” Our steps became slower than before. No doubt Soarin was trying to find the words on how to tell me his dilemma. Having heard part of his problem during my unwelcomed presence a while ago, I was doubtful if I should start first, or let him talk. My conscience stroke once again. “Soarin, I overheard your talk with Bon Bon about Spitfire. It’s that what you want to talk about?”
“You heard that?” He was embarrassed.
“Guilty as charged. It wasn’t intentional. Only heard from the part where Bon suggested you to leave the team.”
He sighed with a bit of relief. “Oh, you didn’t hear the embarrassing part at least.”
“So, what do you want to ask me about?”
“I have been with Spitfire for many years now. As you have seen before, she wants to prove she is the best.”
“No offense, but she is so pushy in that regard.”
“I know… but she is very kind when you know her better.”
“If Gilda has the capability to be kind, then I believe you.”
He laughed innocently. “But…” His face turned dark. “I haven’t felt the connection I used to have with her and the rest of team since Rainbow Dash let her become captain again.”
“Everyone looks upon Rainbow when it’s about sports. Why aren’t you on her side on this?”
“Because she brings false hope to the team with her… otherworldly abilities! How can we compete in the tournament in a fair way when we have flying people on the field?”
“Hey, I don’t like her a lot but Rainbow is a good athlete.”
“Have you heard about her magic abilities?”
“Yes, many versions, in fact. I still believe that some of you cheated on the games. But after seeing Dash in action many times now, I’m not sure about her now.”
“Then let’s pretend that magic exists, Nitpick! Let’s pretend that Rainbow Dash has super human abilities that aren’t from this world! Let’s pretend that only she can access such incredible power!”
“And can’t she share it?”
“No! And that’s the problem! Two problems in fact! One, she is the ace player by a long shot and everyone on the team became dependent on her strength! And two, even if she managed to share the power with everyone around, it would be cheating! We wouldn’t work hard anymore! We would be prisoners of the ability to defeat any opposition! But such power… it wouldn’t be truly ours! We wouldn’t earn it by our own work! Our efforts would be meaningless! Pointless! I don’t want Dash on the team any longer and keep poisoning Spitfire’s hopes! Because once her star player disappears, then what she’ll do when she wins the scholarship with the rest?”
“I see… you don’t care about the team at all. You only are in the team because Spitfire is there. Your friend’s future is on the line and you only serve as a support! You don’t even like the soccer practices, do you?”
“I can’t believe you saw right through me. Ever since Sunset Shimmer came to this school and made a lot of changes to our lives, I started to dislike my soccer practices. Now I hate them… I hate them a lot.”
“But you don’t hate soccer.”
“I love soccer! I love to play for the sake of playing! Winning doesn’t matter as long as I have fun! If only the rest of team could remember why we banded together in the first place, we could play even better!”
“Why are you suffering this emotional punishment, then? I would quit the team if I was on your shoes!”
“Because of Spitfire! You should understand what I am passing through!”
“Of course I know that feeling to be with the one you have a crush with.”
“But I don’t like Spitfire! She is just my best friend!”
“Gah…” A sudden heart attack.
“What?”
“The way you say it…”
“Did I say something wrong?”
“…Uh no…” Only that your friendzone powers are out of the chart. “Anyway, if you want to make Spitfire snap out of it, the only thing you can do is keep training and training until your body breaks! Show her the thing that she lost is far more worth it than whatever Dash has to offer!”
“I don’t have the talent for that. Nor the strength.”
“Then you don’t have the right to whine. Those who give their all and more, and still fail, can complain. The rest of us should keep quiet and let the winners keep moving.”
“You are cruel!” He chuckled. “Bon Bon was right! You are so mean!”
“What do you mean by she was right?”
“She said that you would give me an honest answer even if you didn’t have the solution! She speaks highly of you to some students and I can see why! Perhaps she sees the good on you!”
No, Soarin. It’s just that the bitch wants something from me.
“I don’t make friends out of lies. You will only hear the truth from me, but the gender and how pretty one is can change my delivery.”
“I’m gonna guess that we men receive the harsher treatment from you.”
“But of course. My female friends receive a far sophisticated treatment.”
“You have called many names to your friends during the event. I don’t think that is sophisticated at all.”
“Shut up, Soarin.”
“Okay, okay! Just saying!”
“Just do what you believe is right. I don’t have the right to tell you how to manage the friendships that I don’t have a connection with.”
“Thanks… you didn’t give me a concrete or nice answer, but thanks.”
“Want your Friendship Problems solved? Tell Shimmer your darkest thoughts and she’ll rescue you! She always has a solution to everything!”
“I don’t like Sunset Shimmer.”
“Huh?”
“She is the source of all of our problems. I hate her for ridiculing Dash and Spitfire with Applejack many years ago. I hate her so much… I’ll do my best to help my friend.”
We didn’t speak again for the rest of the trip. So even that Soarin could dislike someone as well. Once I reached the Town’s Hall, we exchanged a wave of farewells and walked away. I was about to open the door when something caught my attention. A little sign was hanging rather amateurish on the knob.
“We went for lunch? Nobody is here? WE’LL REOPEN AT FOUR!?” I checked my clock and it wasn’t even three in the afternoon. “WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THEM!?”
I sat on the driest part of the stairs. My luck was truly crappy as it was. What I was going to do in one hour and half was the only thing that my head was struggling with. I forgot my 3SD on my home, my cellphone was almost dead, the rain wouldn’t stop any time soon, and no one was nearby to talk to. Until…
‘Beep Beep’
A car parked in front of the Town’s Hall building. I recognized the driver giving me a sign to come to his side. Thunderbass looked like a beacon of hope as I rushed through the rain and got into the car. “Sorry if I leave a mess on you ship!”
He pointed out on my seat. The guy had on all the seats several towels and others to avoid his seats to get wet. “I need to talk with you. Bon Bon told me I could find you here.” He drove to the parking lot and found a nice place near the Hall’s entrance. “Coffee?”
“No thanks. And I believe what this is about. I will get the violinist that Octavia needs, one way or another!”
“Actually, I was hoping if you could get us a pianist as well.”
“What did you say!?”
“I would have asked Lyra to help me with that since she knows how to play the piano really nice, but she will practice for another project and can’t help me. Bon Bon was another option, but without Lyra guiding her on the notes, well, she is bad.”
“You ask too much of me.”
“Please, man! I need this to be perfect!”
“What? So you can impress Octavia and get her on a date?” His blushing gave away his intention. “Word of advice? Be straight with her and don’t end up like Flash did with Twilight.”
“I know… I got into a fight with him recently.”
“What happened?”
“Twilight’s cousin is what happened! I told him that it was a bad idea! But did he listen? Of course not! Romantic idiot!”
“No offense to your friend but he is an asshole! Trying to replace 'Princess' Twilight with my Twi wasn’t that cool of him!”
“Oh God, I know, Nitpick! I know! I can’t believe that he could be so unbelievable stupid!”
“Not many friends can say something like that with a straight face!”
“But we don’t belong on the common category of friends, right?” We chuckled. “Anyway, please! I beg you! Let me have a chance on this!”
“I believe you are making the same mistake as your friend. I have seen you talking to Octavia in good terms during the ongoing event. Why are you doubtful? You are popular and desired by many girls on the school.”
“But Octavia isn’t your average girl. She is pickier with the ones she ends up befriending. The fact that she is talking to us is a huge testament that we are bearable for her!”
“You exaggerate. I am friends with Reem Fortunata Oakwood and even if she is weird most of the times, she is as cute as any good girl. For me, perhaps she is the most transparent of all.” An opera tune - oh, fuck it. I’ll read it later. “Point is, ask her out! I have dated Sunset Shimmer twice! And if a loser like me could manage a date with the most popular gal on school, you have better chances than me!”
“I’m surprised that you could manage to date the She-Demon! I don’t like her!”
“First Dancer, then Soarin, now you?”
“Octavia dislikes her as well.”
“…I’ll get your pianist.”
“I’m so sorry! I am asking too much of you! It’s just that you… Bon Bon was right! You are unbelievable easy to talk to!”
I wonder what kind of farfetched stories she has told about me.
“Alright, alright… Let me see what I can do!”
“Do that for me and I’ll get you free passage to the most romantic disco on town! I know the owner of the place!”
“I’m not into Shimmer anymore!”
“The one I am referring for you is Bon Bon!”
“I beg your pardon!?”
“What? I believe she likes you! And to be honest… you would make a cute couple after seeing you two on the library.”
“I was sleeping while she was reading a book! I swear!”
“She was giving you a message with a soft face while you slept! She didn’t even notice me when I called her from behind. Or maybe I talked too low… Miss Cheerilee is very strict when she is in charge of the library so I didn’t take risks.”
“…That would explain why I felt great after the nap.”
“Well, we have a deal then.”
“But I haven’t agreed to anything.”
“You must get those artists before Saturday morning!”
“You aren’t listening, are you?”
“Make sure they are females or a couple so I don’t have more competition than I already have!”
“You definitely are ignoring me.”
“I must go! Want me to leave you somewhere?”
“Back into the front of the building.”
“Fair enough!”
What a bastard.
Spending time with him wasn’t bad at all, at least. We killed some sweet time while talking and the wait would be now bearable at most. Still, I was getting hungry. My stomach growled. I sat once again on the stairs and looked down. The little ponds formed on the fields were doing ripples that graced the grass textures. It’s been a while since I thought of poetry about nature… There’s nobody here… only peace.
“The rain of Autumn-!”
“Hey, Nitpick! Why are you here outside?”
Fucking dammit…
“The Town’s Hall is empty and the door is locked, Sunset Shimmer!”
“Why didn’t you use the key?”
“Key? What key?”
“Don’t tell… Oh, heavens! I’m so sorry! I forgot to give you the key! Mayor Mare gave me a set of keys in case they had to close the building during lunch hours!”
“I’m going to bet that said keys were given to you after I left early yesterday.”
“Yes… I forgot about these when the soccer match started. Here.”
“Thanks. Shall we go inside?”
“Of course. It’s cold here.”
It was eerie to step inside the building like that. No one was inside, a few lights were turned on, and echoes were heard with each step we made. I put my coat on the pedestal coat rack and removed my boots. I felt lighter as I sat on one of the chairs. Luckily, there were some charges connected to the wall and it were the perfect fit for my phone. I read the messages that arrived so far.
-Gilda: You will come in the evening and help me with Sug, don’t you? Don’t you? (⇎_⇎)
-Sugarcoat: I’m glad that you haven’t forgotten where your REAL duty lies, my brother! Even if we must stay at Crystal Prep until midnight, we WILL finish our jobs! ( ಠ◡ಠ ) ﾉ
-Reem: For me, you too are the most transparent of all. Let us have some tea alone! ♥
-Blueblood: I have trained long enough and I am ready for a rematch with the sword! ⋋ō_ō
…Damn it.
“What’s wrong?”
“Just figuring out on how to solve my personal, horrid agenda.”
“Well, sorry to say that I will add more work to it!”
“More?”
“We have the Halloween event coming up and a big party must be planned for Friday evening!”
“What do you need of me?”
“Gather the team you are leading on the event and come up with any ideas to Pinkie and make this party our greatest so far!”
“Got it.”
“While Mayor Mare arrives with the rest of the staff, I’ll do my homework. You should do the same.”
I nodded while withdrawing all my notebooks and books from my backpack. As I was writing what it was asked of me, my hand suddenly went to the farthest corner of the page. I couldn’t stop drawing some balls with stripes in it. After giving them some wings with the same pattern as the balls, it was shocking to see that my drawings formed the favorite mark of Bon Bon. The three candies were falling through the page, like little dots of wild colors embellishing my homework.
‘And to be honest… you would make a cute couple!’
Damn you, Thunderbass… you said weird shit back there.
My stomach growled stronger than before. Luckily for me, Shimmer was hearing music while doing her activities. Then I remembered the package that Bon gave me… It was heavier than I thought. Opening with care in case that it was a trap, I was surprised to see that it had a small apple juice with a small sandwich in it.
I chuckled. “I hate sandwiches.” My small whisper reached the surface of bread. Still… I was not a fool to deny the treat and ate it.
I have seen through her lies before! I know she was using me for whatever personal vendetta she wanted! I was self-aware that she couldn’t possibly like me at all. But… my mind couldn’t stop wondering of what she was doing right now.
DAMN HER!
