Cute Trouble

by Evowizard25

I'm Taking Him To School

Pizzelle couldn’t be prouder than she was now. Little Hikaru was about to go to school! The most sacred institution, at least to her. The two of them were currently on their way there. Hikaru was wearing a little suit. It was something made for her grand-Uncle when he was a colt and surprisingly it fit little Hikaru just right. ‘Oh the wonders of fashion.’

He had a little saddle bag, filled with all the school supplies she could muster. Needless to say, it was almost busting at the seams. Pizzelle had made sure that the items were light weight though. She didn’t want him to hurt himself. Never! That’s why she had to force herself not to make him wear anything protective, like a helmet.

That would be silly of course. He was just going to school. Nothing ever happened there except friendship, good times, and learning. Oh, Pizzelle wished she could go back and do it all over again. “Keep your chin up, Hikaru. You’re just going to love school. I was much younger than you when I first took a step into my first schoolhouse. I took to it the same as Fiddlesticks does her fiddle. Sweet mare. Learned the fiddle from her mother she did. I met her a few times in the past and let me tell you. She is one of the fastest fiddlers there ever can be.”

“Miss Pizzelle,” Hikaru asked. “What if they don’t like me?”

“Pish posh,” Pizzelle snorted. “They are going to love you. How could they do anything else? I mean, just look at you.” Pizzelle pinched his cheek with her wing. “You are just the most adorable little thing.” She nuzzled the top of his head. “I just want you to be good for me, okay?”

“Okay, Miss Pizzelle.” Hikaru nodded.

“Thank you, dearie.” Pizzelle gave his head a quick kiss. The two of them soon found themselves at the schoolhouse. She had to comment to herself that there weren’t as many families there, but it was still bustling. Ponyville had more stubborn ponies than one would think of a calm, peaceful town.

The other parents present were coddling their kids. No doubt some of them thought about staying home today with them. There were probably some that did, if not left town already. The rest of the kids were being supervised by none other than Lyra and Bon Bon. Pizzelle made sure to keep clear of the duo.

Other than that little bit of tension, Pizzelle was overjoyed. She took a deep breath and let it out. “Do you smell that, Hikaru?”

Hikaru sniffed the air. “Books?” He tilted his head, questioningly.

Pizzelle giggled and ruffled his head with a hoof. “You are just so cute. Just remember what I told you. Listen to the teacher and have fun.”

Hikaru nodded. “Yes, Miss Pizzelle.”

‘Call me mom,’ she internally asked. She wouldn’t rush that though. Just a few more days and he’d be hers. She held out a foreleg. “Now, where’s my hug?” Hikaru smiled and leant into her, where she softly hugged the little kitsune. “Stay safe and don’t go chasing anymore bunnies.”

Hikaru lowered his ears in shame. “Sorry.”

“No need to be sorry,” Pizzelle spoke up, kissing his forehead one more time. “I’m just glad you’re safe. I couldn’t even begin to imagine what would happen if something awful happened to you. I...I don’t know.” She frowned. She had a few stories or ponies to derive a little more conversation, but she didn’t want to go that route. It made her a little sick. She hugged Hikaru closer. “I have to go now. I’ll be back when school’s out and do prepare yourself for a comfy afternoon ‘inside’. I got a few books on string patterns.”

Hikaru’s face broke out into a grin. “Thank you.”

“You’re very welcome,” Pizzelle giggled. She felt somepony tap her shoulder. “Hmm?”

“Miss,” a mare pointed at Hikaru. Said mare was none other than Daisy, the eldest of the flower trio. She was a nice enough mare, though a bit stubborn at times. “I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but this is a school not a pet shelter. I’m sure Mane Goodall could look after him for a while.”

Pizzelle’s jaw dropped and she sputtered. “W-what? This is...He is not my pet.” She glared at the mare. “He is my s-er, he is a thinking being the same as us. Tell her, Hikaru.”

“You’re silly,” Hikaru said. “I’m not a pet. At least, I don’t think I am.”

Daisy’s eyes widened. “It talks?”

“Yes, he-” Pizzelle stressed the word ‘he’. “-does indeed talk. I’m surprised you don’t remember anything about kitsune. I thought you would after I talked about Vulpan to you not that long ago.”

“Oh I remember,” Daisy snorted and pointed her hoof at Hikaru. He hid behind Pizzelle’s leg. “I just don’t know why you decided to bring a predator to school. My little filly, Aquamarine, has been through enough. I don’t want some talking fox trying to eat her.”

“Predator?!!!” Pizzelle stared at Daisy before bearing her fangs. This wasn’t something she liked to do, but a combination of natural instincts and how Daisy was turning against Hikaru lead her to that. “I think you forgot which tribe you’re talking to.”

Daisy back peddled, before glaring at her. “Oh that’s just like you pegasi. Get annoyed and you try to snap at us. What are you going to do? Eat me? Slice me up?!!”

“What is going on here??” Bon Bon trotted over to the two mares and kitsune.

“She brought a predator here,” Daisy gestured to Hikaru.

“Aki Hikaru is a predator but he is harmless.” Bon Bon rolled her eyes. “I myself have blessed him with the grace of our sun goddess. Do you not recall one of her teachings? That each and every being in Equestria shall be treated with just actions? Is he not a being dwelling in our fair nation?”

“Yes, but-” Daisy said through clenched teeth.

“No buts,” Bon Bon cut her off. She looked at Daisy more closely. “I heard that little comment about pegasi, Daisy. This isn’t about him or her. This is about your husband.”

“This has nothing to do with him,” Daisy shouted, before putting a hoof to her mouth. “I...I’m sorry, priestess. I didn’t mean to-”

Bon Bon held up a hoof to silence her. “Your anger is understandable, but misplaced. Yes he was hurt by pegasi, but they were pegasi under the employ of the dark goddess. For your information, he woke up for a few minutes this morning.”

Daisy’s eyes widened. “He’s...awake?”

Bon Bon smiled. “For a little while. He has much to recover from, but he will make a full recovery, Celestia willing.”

“Thank the sun goddess,” Daisy let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding. She looked back at Pizzelle. “...I’m sorry, Pizzelle. Those comments were out of line. I-”

Pizzelle pulled her into a hug. “There’s nothing to apologize for. I know how hard it is to be separated from your loved one, but I think a little kitsune needs those ‘sorries’ more than I do.”

Daisy peeked underneath Pizzelle to spy the little kitsune. “I’m sorry for scaring you like that. That was wrong of me.”

Hikaru didn’t say anything for a moment. Then he booped her nose with a paw. “That’s okay.” He smiled up at her.

“Oh you just so adorable~” Daisy cooed. “My little Aquamarine is going to love you to pieces. Well, I best be off. I’ll be by the shop to pick something up for Colten. He always did love your pastries, especially those strawberry muffins.” She started to trot off

“I’ll have them fresh and ready for the two of you and tell him I said hello,” Pizzelle waved her off and sighed. “Oh thank the goddess you came when you did, priestess. I was so sure that was going to spiral out of hoof quite quickly.”

“Indeed it was,” Bon Bon nodded. “Just be thankful Daisy’s an understanding sort of mare. There are others in the village who might not be so keen to have Hikaru here.” She narrowed her eyes. “Just as I’m not so keen on him attending school so soon.”

“He needs to get out and make friends,” Pizzelle said. “Isn’t that the core of Harmony? Isn’t that how we best Nightmare Moon? Counting my experiences, I’d say yes to both.”

“He isn’t a pony,” Bon Bon pointed out. “While you and I have no problem with that, there will be others that do. Daisy was a mild case. She could be reasoned with, but we don’t know how the rest of the ponies are going to react to having a predator living with them.”

“Then how do they tolerate us pegasi?” Pizzelle snorted. “Ask them that if they get uppity about this. Hikaru needs friends.”

“But are you doing this for him, or for you?” Bon Bon asked with a raised eyebrow.

Pizzelle paused and looked down at Hikaru. She blinked a few times as she tried to think over the answer. “For him.”

“Truly?” Bon Bon pursed her lips. “Or are you just projecting yourself onto him? I mean, I remember how much ‘you’ love school. Have you thought about how he’ll take to it?”

“I want to go to school,” Hikaru piped up. He walked up to the sun priestess. “Is something wrong?”

“No,” Bon Bon answered. “Nothing is wrong, young one.”

“Than why are you being mean to Miss Pizzelle?” Hikaru perked his ears as he waited for an answer.

High Sun Priestess Bon Bon, a mare who was usually on top of any given conversation, was made speechless by a simple question from a child. She worked her jaw before answering. “I’m just looking out for you, Hikaru. I want what’s best for you.”

“But you’re being mean to Miss Pizzelle,” Hikaru nuzzled said pegasus. “She saved me from the shadow ponies. I don’t know why you’d be mean to someone like that.”

Bon Bon just looked at Hikaru for a moment and then glanced towards Pizzelle. “Perhaps we’ll talk another time, yes?”

Pizzelle nodded. “That sounds lovely, dear. Oh it’ll be just like that time me and my friends were having a sleepover and it started to rain. Remember that night? You came knocking on my door, drenched worse than Presto was when he upset an Elephant.” She giggled. “Oh he had a little too much that day. Anyways, you stopped by to check on Love Tap.”

Bon Bon nodded. “Ah yes, I remember. Her husband was attacked by Diamond Dogs and she was worried. Thankfully, he was a little too hard for the dogs to catch.” She chuckled. “And those were indeed excellent cookies. I’ll be by soon enough.”

‘Oh bless me, that was close.’ Pizzelle was thankful for Hikaru’s question. It might just have bought her some time, but Bon Bon could be ten times as stubborn as Daisy. Earths were often like that. Stubbornness ran deep in their tribe, but that is how they survived after all before Equestria came about. Ten thousand years weren’t going to stamp that out and the world didn’t give them any reason not to. Pizzelle often wondered which tribe she took moreso after, given her mix blood. She wasn’t going to pick favorites, even if she was a ‘pegasus’.

She smiled down at her kitsune. “Come along, Hikaru. I’m sure Cheerilee is eager to see you.” She nudged him forward.

At the doorway stood the one pony Pizzelle was more than happy to see at this point. Cheerilee had her mane tied into a bun and wore a simple green dress suit. Something she usually wore when teaching. She smiled at the pair. “It is great to see you again, Pizzelle.” She looked down at Hikaru. “And you must be Hikaru, right?”

Hikaru shyly nodded, keeping himself underneath Pizzelle.

Pizzelle frowned at that momentarily before smiling. Hikaru was still a bit shy around strangers. A shiver of doubt crept into her heart, but she swatted it away. ‘He’ll get past that soon enough. This will help him.’ That’s what she told herself. She backed up and gently used her wing to push him forward. “Say hello.”

“Hello, Miss Cheerilee.”

Cheerilee smiled. “Hello to you too. I can’t wait to teach you, Hikaru. I’m sure you’ll love it here.” She ushered in the shy kitsune and turned to Pizzelle. “Don’t you worry about him. I’ll make sure everything will go well.”

“Good,” Pizzelle nodded. “I think I’ve had enough excitement to last several lifetimes already.”

Author's Note:

I got a little carried away with this chapter. I meant to just have Hikaru show up to class, but I thought of how Bon Bon would obviously be there to guide the orphans to school, so this happened. The next one will be about Hikaru in school I promise.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please leave a comment.

Comments

[howard035]

I like how you made Daisy not be unreasonable, and Bon Bon was there to talk her down. I love the idea of Bon Bon like a mother duck leading half a dozen little orphans in a row to and from school!

[Evowizard25]

6021710 Well, that's something that's not always brought up in fiction when it comes to jerks. Most of the time, the protagonist or story does something bad to them because of their actions. Often, it's just that person had a bad day or something happened to them. Besides, I like the flower trio.

[howard035]

6021938 Agreed, that is probably my single biggest complaint in fanfiction in general, two-dimensional antagonists who dislike the protagonist "just because." It's especially bad in fics with a kid going to school, you have bullies appear to be this whole separate species, like playground orcs or something (I bet you can think of a pair of egregious examples that fall into this particular trope right here on fimfiction).

[Evowizard25]

6021977 DT and SP, yes I know of them. It doesn't help that the show doesn't give them time to grow outside of it, but they're still kids. They don't deserve some of the hate they get.

I'm glad you liked this chapter and also glad I haven't made Bon Bon unlikable.

[predatornc]

this story really deserves more likes

[Festus]

Not much happned, but I can't wait for the next chapter! Although, I don't know what to expect. School fics were always a bit... fickle for me. Which i why if I ever watch any shows about school, it's usually comedy. Realistic ones are always hard to pinpoint because they're usually too cliche or too complex.

[Ruby Sapphire]

I am not looking forward to a bad version of scootaloo.

[Shadowshame]

How are there so many daww inducing stories¿¿

yes those are upsidedown