The Gardener and the Swimmer
Ah, the sunset over the botanic field behind the Canterlot high school. What people would be missing to see such a great view of paradise in a simple way. The orange tones of shades around the sky, while the wind passing through the leaves, making the sound of the bushes, the amazing water pond with some flowers growing around and the leaves flying through the air, it was a beautiful sight which Wallflower Blush was someone grateful to withness something great as that.
However, she was alone in the garden again... She even tried to make some fliers to publish over the school to help her botanic group to grow up and actually start a friendship with someone, but from a strange fact, it seems nobody actually cares about her projects or they don't actually see it, or even her, it seems she was like always invisible.
After letting out her disappointed sigh, she decided to take another hard work loyal tools, while she started to plant some daisies over the garden... While she hummed herself trying to cheer her up from the sad thoughts about the questions passing through her mind.
The questions of why and how could is usually the worst ones passing all the time, she was needing some kind of distraction... Then she decided to look on her left, noticing a white mist flying in the air.
"Smoke?" Wallflower Blush decided to get up from the place she was, and slowly she walked in the direction of the white smoke, it couldn't be burning wood, it was too white for it, maybe it was some kind of cigar. Which made the girl extremely furious. "Who is in their wrong mind would go to this garden and start smoke in this school? Especially since Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna were totally against the idea of some kind of terrible addiction going to the students?"
After walking for a while, she noticed a young boy who was with his backs on her, while he was letting out from his mouth the deep white smoke from his mouth, which made Wallflower Blush furious.
"HEY!" She screamed while the boy didn't seem to be surprised by such a shout, and was still cleaning himself to the front. "What are you doing? You cannot go to this place without the permission of the principals, and you cannot smoke on this property, get out from this place and smoke anywhere, our principal is totally against cigars on the school, so get out."
The boy then glanced at the girl behind his back and noticed the girl behind him, then he went back to his place and started blowing up the white mist. This action made Wallflower Blush even angrier and then walked to his front.
"Have you ever hear what I said? I said you cannot smoke?... Oh, what is this?" Wallflower who seemed angry at the boy, turned to a surprised look when she found out the boy in front of her wasn't using a cigar or any kind of nicotine... it was a spherical sphere with a nozzle on top, which the boy was using and letting out the white smoke from his mouth. "What kind of thing is this? And why you a 12 years old boy using it?"
The boy had a simple appearance of purple lavender skin while he had green emerald eyes and hair, while he uses a dark purple and green jacket and baggy pants, while he was sitting into a log and was finishing breathing from the machine and then let it out to the air his breath, while he breathed slowly on to her. He looked at her he wasn't actually fazed by the sudden angry shout and reaction from her.
The boy then took a deep breath and decided to talk calmly to the Wallflower Blush, who seemed confused from his reaction.
"Firstly... I'm not 12, I'm 14. And second, this is not a cigar, it's a steam breathing machine." The boy looked at the girl who suddenly looked at a spherical machine over the boy's hands and the tip of the machine letting out some lightly steam outside from it...
"Oh..." Wallflower Blush who seemed to know so little about what kind of machine was couldn't help but has her skin show a bit of darker green color on her cheeks. "Sorry... I didn't mean..."
The boy raised his hand making her stop, while he took a deep breath on the machine and let it out concentrating all the deep breath he could take, while the girl watched from near the process, the bubbles over the machine and the steam letting out from his mouth while making a deep breath in the air like he was renowned.
"It's okay, it's not the first time that happened."The boy said while he looked at the pond in front of him, covered in leaves and some plants around. The trees around the garden, the beautiful sunset showing the orange leaves around him, while he took another deep breath, while Wallflower looked at him trying to understand what he meant by that. "I have bronchitis and it's difficult to take care of my lungs since I'm a swimmer as well... I really need to take care of my lungs... Even a small cold can make me lose my training and that would be terrible for me since I'm on the leading team of swimmers of the gym."
Wallflower Blush let out a surprised sound while she appeared by his side and decided to sit and talk to the boy. She never thought that small sickness on the bronchi would make something soo annoying and difficult for someone.
"Really? Is it bronchitis that bad?" She asked while the boy nodded to her.
"Yeah, it's hard to breathe by mouth. You feel like there is a cat purring inside of your lungs while you feel something awfully uncomfortable inside of you, you cannot breathe right without coughing hard. The worst part is you cannot even laugh much because the cough will be stronger and worse." The boy said while he took another breath from the machine.
"So what does this machine do?" Wallflower Blush seemed so surprised at how something could be annoying especially to someone who was a swimmer like a boy in front of her.
"It cleans my lungs, it's a water steam combined with menthol, it's great for athletes and persons who have respiratory problems." The boy said while he then looked at Wallflower Blush beside him. "I'm Spike by the way."
After remembering they were talking for a few minutes, she couldn't help but feel ashamed that she didn't even introduce herself to the boy who seemed so okay with the situation.
"Oops, I'm sorry. I'm Wallflower Blush." She introduced herself while Spike seemed to look at the view while he was using the machine and kept deep breathing like he was desperately trying to relax. "Do you want to pass some time alone? I can leave if you want?"
"No that's okay," Spike said with a serene smile which made Wallflower Blush relax in her place. "You seemed to be the one taking care of the garden around here. It looks amazing, you must have worked your bones to make sure everything went like that.. This pond, how did you managed to do that?"
Wallflower Blush nodded her head while she smiled as the thoughts of how many months she passed through the garden and planting many little trees and flowers around it, and with time little by little everything started to grown.
"Yeah, it was really difficult to dig it 3000 square feet and use the right machines and tools and the good material I had, but everything worked in the end. Thank you for your compliment. I've worked on this garden for months without rest. I just wish more people would take care of this place and make this place a better environment for everyone." Wallflower Blush seemed proud of her hard work but still showing signs of wanting help. "Especially this pond, It was hard to find these Victorias, it needs a special treatment... did you know this is the only plant whose flower can show their smell at night?"
"Really?" Spike looked curious, while Wallflower sat beside him and looked at the plant which has a look like a circular leaf in 50 to 60 centimeters and has a little flower beside the leaf.
"There is a legend on the place this plant existed... There is a legend about the moon which was a kind of god disguised taking all the beautiful natives to have for his marriage. And when he chose one the moon would disappear for a time while he took some natives with him... And one native was beautiful and young and was in love with the god of the moon, she always dreamed of her marriage with him and their honeymoon. And couldn't wait the day her god would come to take her." Little by little Wallflower recited with her eyes closed the story behind the little pond plant she planted with such love and respect. While Spike took the moment to hear the story while using the steam inhaler to clean his lungs and relax.
"'Don't the others complain about the younger natives were hooked by their god?" Spike while listened curiously about the tale asked while he sounded interested in the possible outcomes from the legend itself.
"They seemed fine with this outcome, since it was a great honor for them, however, the elders always warned the young girls about when their god of the moon would take someone to marry to him, that young would let her human form and become a sky in the star." Wallflower answered Spike's question, which he stopped using the machine and looked to the sky, and thinking about all the stars in the universe.
"Maaan, I wish I have his stamina."Spike whistled which made Wallflower snort and then glare at Spike to make her lose her narrative.
"Could you stop doing that? I was in a serious moment here." Wallflower said while she couldn't hold her laugh for too much and let it out her laugh, which made Spike chuckle as well.
"Okay, keep going." Spike closed his eyes while tried to imagine from his mind the story which Wallflower Blush told to him.
"The little girl didn't care about the outcome, she was in love with the moon. And that love became an obsession at the moment she didn't want to eat and drink, just admire the moon. One night the moon was so beautiful that it led the young native to the lake. When she saw the reflection of the moon on the water, she thought the god of the moon came on the lake to bath himself over there. Then that little girl launched herself on the lake in the direction of the moon...At the moment she discovered it was an illusion, she tried to go back, but couldn't so she drowned."
Spike felt in his imagination the sadness of such tragedy story, but Wallflower didn't finish it.
"Moved by her death, the god of moon decided to transform the little native who drowned into a star, different from all the others: a star from the water... a victoria. A star which the moon could love all the time when he reflects himself on the lake." Wallflower Blush smiled while she opened her eyes, while Spike was breathing and looking deeply at the lake. "Some tell this story is a tragedy, but the natives say it was indeed a love story, which in the end the young native achieved what she looked for, she is now with her love."
Spike nodded to her while he remained in silence... After 10 minutes remaining in silence Spike took a clean cloth and started to clean the tip of the breathing machine, he used even a hygienic product to make it like no one even touched it with the mouth.
"Here, it's good for the lungs, and don't give me that crap of joke about that's how to make peoples addicted joke. I heard all of them, my sister is really creative." Spike said while receiving a giggle from Wallflower Blush and taking it in her hands.
"Okay, now what?" Wallflower asked while the boy then touched the button and the steam was starting to get out from the machine.
"Take a deep breath and let it out, like inhaler but using your own mouth," Spike replied what watched Wallflower Blush start her attempt and failing greatly. Spike started to chuckle while receiving an annoyed glance from Wallflower.
"Are you sure this isn't a cigar disguised?" Wallflower Blush said after trying to take a deep breath and then finally coughing from the air going inside of her lungs but it went too quickly and then she started coughing.
"Yeah, I heard a few times, but trust me, my brother-in-law was the one who bought for me, and he is a policeman, so that makes it legal," Spike said while he tapped from Wallflower's back, and then she started to take a deep breath.
From the new attempt this time she felt the mint essence going inside of her lungs with the steam she inhaled, she felt so refreshing that her breath after letting out could feel the air more light.
"Wow." She said while Spike smiled and took his machine back. "So you do that every day?"
"Yep, especially after school before going to train at the gym during the night." The boy smiled and then decided to take the machine while he just looked at the girl again. "It was nice to meet you Wallflower Blush."
The girl smiled back to him, while he went inside of the school, leaving Wallflower looking at the garden over the school...
"Yeah, it was nice to meet you too Spike."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The next morning Wallflower Blush passed the entire morning trying not to fail on the math exam, she was so focused reading her book, that she actually didn't hear the other students talking or she even cared. They always looked at her like she was invisible, but that morning itself showed something different from the ordinary days they were actually having.
The sound of sniff made Wallflower Blush glance to her side, and notice something she wasn't used to about it, it was a group of 6 girls trying to cheer up one girl. They were the most knowledgeable group in the class.
"Calm down Twilight, I talked to him, he understands you couldn't go there... he doesn't blame you." Wallflower recognized the girl who was talking. Sunset Shimmer, the one who controlled the school for a few years, but after an experience of near-death she decided o be a better person and become the most popular girl in the school.
She sounded like she was trying to cheer up the girl who was crying and hyperventilating.
" "I know, I know, but I cannot help but feel responsible for everything." The girl named Twilight was with her hands on her face trying to calm down but she couldn't help but feel even worse.
Wallflower who seemed to try to focus, couldn't help but glance to their table as the other students started to look at them as well...
"You have nothing to be fault Twilight." The rainbow-haired girl who was using sport's clothing sighed while she couldn't help but try to cheer up the girl. "I mean, you helped all of us the day before the swimming championship. You helped me take my father to the hospital while he has broking his leg."
"Yeah, and you helped me to take care of the farm while my brother was taking Applebloom to the trip to Appleloosa and Granny was taking care of the school." The stetson girl said while he glanced at the other girls, who seemed a bit guilty but trying to cheer up the sitting girl at the desk.
"I mean, you helped me to wash all the dogs over the pet store, I alone couldn't take the pressure since 3 employees were sickened that day." The shy girl with pink hair, couldn't help but admit.
"Yes darling, even if you were tired on that night, you even went to help me to fabric the dresses because of the order I received and I would need one more pair of hands to help me to create the dresses." The fashionist said, while the Pink Cheerful girl, wasn't that cheerful, but have a small smile to try to comfort the girl in front of her.
"Yeah, Twilight you even helped me by waking up at 4 in the morning to help me to make the birthday surprise cake for the 25th years of marriage of Mr. and Miss Cake. I don't know what I could have done without you." The pink girl said, while the other girls nodded to her, however, Sunset Shimmer remained on her spot.
"I know that you have promised to him you would have been there, but you are not a machine Twilight, stuff like that happens to all of us." Sunset tried to comfort even more, which Wallflower Blush couldn't help but feel touched to see that scene.
"Yeah, I know... but when I tried to talk to him more yesterday, he wasn't in front of the classroom which he was every day after school. I don't know where he went yesterday." Twilight said while sounding depressed. "Did you talk to Spike yesterday?"
"Spike?" Wallflower couldn't help but shout that question, which made all the girls look at her, she quickly hides her face trying to hide.
"Did you heard that?" One of the girls asked, while the others just shrugged off from the question... Which Wallflower couldn't help but feel relieved of being invisible at that moment.
"Anyway... I couldn't find Spike after class either, he passed his time somewhere before going to the gym and take some swimming... The only time I could see him was at dinner... And he seemed fine by me... Quieter than the usual but when I asked he is acting like he was fine..." Sunset said while making the other girls hummed in worry.
"And your thoughts?" Twilight said while she cleaned her glass and some tears from her face.
"To be honest. I never saw Spike so down in my entire life, even if he acts like he was being fine, I know that he is really hurt. But he knows that you didn't that on purpose, but for him was one important day." Sunset said while trying to keep neutral, she cannot blame Twilight for what happened to her, but she couldn't help but understand how Spike was feeling.
"Is it really that important?" Rainbow Dash couldn't help but ask the question. "I know he was practicing to be a competitive swimmer, but I don't know if that was serious."
Sunset Shimmer raised her eyebrow and held her hand tight showing almost hostility to the girl who asked that question.
"Rainbow Dash. How would you feel if we forgot to see you play at the finals on Canterlot Rockets?" The question made the rainbow girl's eyes wide open and then sighed in a huge cringe.
"Ouch. Yeah, know I understand how bad it is." Rainbow Dash decided to shut her mouth while couldn't help but sympathize with the boy herself.
From the near desk, the girls couldn't help but notice Wallflower Blush was hearing everything, and she knew where Spike was on the after class... He was letting out some steam and breathing heavily... He wasn't there just to clean his lungs, but to clear his mind from disappointment... While... he indeed looked like everything seemed fine to him, Wallflower never thought he was related to the group of girls in her class.
She then shocked her head and focused again on the book, she cannot take a bad grade from the math test on that day. She knows where she could find answers about the drama near her, but now the math test was more important.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Stupid Baskarah." Wallflower cursed the eminent villain of mathematics, while she was using her shovel to create a few holes to plant the new group of roses the bough to the boutique store. She waited patiently until the class ends to finally plant that beautiful group of roses in the schools' garden.
While she kept digging and planting one by one, she started to look thirsty and tired, and the afternoon that day was too hot, and that wasn't helping either, thankfully the trees were giving a good shadow for her rest after a great number of hours of work. Leaving her relaxing while she started drinking her water bottle.
"Wow, I finally did it." She smiled at the new part of the garden which was filled with roses of red and white color, it was a breathtaking sight and she again was enjoying the view of the hard work she did. He then noticed a smell of mint over the air. It seems someone she met yesterday was once again taking steam from his machine.
Wallflower looked around and noticed a bit of white steam floating, which she smiled while she went in the direction of the boy she met the day before.
She walked slowly while she noticed something different from the boy of yesterday... She stopped her tracks while she couldn't help but blush strongly since the boy she met yesterday was shirtless and drinking water while his steam inhaler machine was on.
The body of the green-haired boy named Spike was something Wallflower couldn't describe, it has its muscles, but it wasn't bulk and too much, the muscles were focused just on the arms and on the back, who seemed a big back from her point of view. She couldn't help but imagine him getting ready to compete.
The blush on her face was enough to make her distract, and shaking her head hard was enough to take her back to reality.
"Humna, Humna, Humna." Wallflower tried o find words to express herself, but she couldn't help but mumble these numb words while she tried to find the strength to call Spike's name... "Come on Wallflower, you can do it."
"Hey, Spike." Wallflower greeted Spike who turned his head to her and smiling like he found something good at the day.
"Oh, hey Wallflower. Ah, a great day isn't it?" Spike smiled while Wallflower remained controlling her blush, while she was sweating for 2 reasons.
"Yeah, but at the same time it's a hot day." Wallflower said while Spike smiled at her.
"Well, I like a hot day, because this way the training will be refreshing," Spike said while he started drinking the water, and eating something yellow which Wallflower couldn't see what was it exactly... But watching Spike acting like that shirtless made Wallflower try to look away, and leave the boy satisfying himself with the drink. "Ah, that hit the spot."
"Err..." Wallflower tried to remain composed, while Spike looked at her.
"Oh, I forgot to ask, do you want some?" Spike asked while he offered in her direction... "You look really thirsty I think it would be better if you take one."
Wallflower couldn't help but feel curious and the moment she looked at what Spike was offering, she started to blush even more because she was looking at Spike's abs who was starting from, and on his hands, would be something difficult to describe.
"Err... what is it?" Wallflower fought a huge blush on her face since it was ironic on her name since Wallflower was Blushing.
Spike started chewing one of the slices, while he looked satisfied.
"Frozen Pineapple," Spike said which leave Wallflower to raise her eyebrow. "Yeah, I like eating frozen Pineapple on hot days. It makes me refresh and take care of my lungs."
"Oh yeah... I forgot about it..." Wallflower decided to try to not think about she was looking but wanting to start the conversation the sooner as possible. "Hey Spike, can we talk?"
The boy who was eating suddenly looked at the girl who seemed trying to focus on the subject.
"Sure." Spike moved aside from the log he was sitting, while Wallflower Blush sat near him, while both of them looked at the garden around them... "So what do you want to talk about?"
Wallflower Blush took a deep breath and looked at the box fulfilled with frozen pineapple slices, which she took one and started eating. It was a good way to refresh herself on that hot day in the garden.
"Do you know someone named Twilight Sparkle?" The question made by Wallflower made Spike remained on his spot, but his eyes showed a flinch and his fists started to tighten up... "You don't have to answer if you don't want to talk... but if you want to talk, I'm already here to listen what you want to say."
Wallflower Blush remained sat while she was drinking the water and eating the pineapple from the box, which was a good time to take a break from all her effort, but still the silence over the garden while she knew she touched a wound she actually didn't want to do it... She just want to not look on Spike's body... That's all... right?
From minutes of silence, Wallflower even forgot Spike was there until his voice came to surprise her.
"It wasn't like I'm mad at her, because I'm not... I even forgave her for forgetting to appear the interregional swim championship. It's just..." Spike sat there deeply disappointed while he tried to express his thoughts, while he took a deep inhale from his machine and let it out all the steam he could hold himself. "I cannot find where to put the blame on it..."
Wallflower Blush waited in silence while Spike expressed his thoughts.
"I cannot blame Twilight, because she would never forget the only time of the year it matters to me more than my birthday, she tried to help all her friends the day before that she got too tired to even remember going... I cannot blame the girls for asking her attention because all of them needed urgently her from their tasks and Twilight wouldn't think twice if was something she knew they couldn't handle themselves alone..." Spike pointed out the reasons why he forgave Twilight, but most important... he cannot find a reason to blame her, and he didn't even blame her friends for asking for help. "I cannot blame my sister because she was trying to contact Twilight from the entire morning of the event which she couldn't catch the phone... I cannot blame myself because I did everything I could to be all the time to Twilight and all I asked was for her to be there on that day and she promised she would be there... Who I should put blame on this disappointment since there is nothing to blame?"
Spike vented while Wallflower remained listening to the point of the boy beside her, she even forgot that Spike was shirtless because he was sounding so disappointed and sad, that wallflower couldn't help but give a hug to him.
Spike remained in silence while Wallflower Blush actually remembered that the boy on her side was actually 2 years younger than her, and yet he showed a deep of maturity but still a fragile heart of what happened...
"Tell me, what happened?" Wallflower wanted Spike to tell from the deep of his heart how he felt and from a way she could understand.
Spike took a deep gulp of water, while he looked at the afternoon who seemed still hot but slowly fading away as the sunset appeared on the horizon.
"Well 3 days ago was the most important championship for the swimmers over the Canterlot... where the all kids from 12 years to 17 years go to there to compete against themselves to prove to be the best for each category. I and my team trained hard to make sure to go to the competition." Spike decided to explain in a way that Wallflower could understand his words. "It happens every 4 years."
That words made Wallflower realize one obvious fact on that situation...
"You just had one chance." Wallflower said which Spike nodded his head in agreement.
"It was the most important event for the swimmers who have my age," Spike said while he looked at the sunset while reflecting what he was going to say. "For kids who wants to be part of Olympics in the future, this was a good chance for them get recommendation for it."
Wallflower Blushed nodded while Spike too another pineapple and continued venting.
"I always dream to be part of the Olympics, and be like King Sombra." Spike said while Wallflower nodded as he continued. "Sombra was the one who got 5 golden medals and beat 5 world records at the same Olympics, he is a legend to the swimmers among Canterlot. I have even the chance to meet him and I watched him in action."
"Really?" Wallflower Blush while looking lost on the words, she was listening interested on the story Spike had.
"Yeah, he is the one who saved Sunset's life while she was drowning 800 yards away from the beach," Spike said which Wallflower Blush gasped surprised. "Yeah, when she was walking over the rocks far away from the beach, the waves were so strong that caught her and she couldn't swim right. And when my family was starting to think about getting in panic. I saw the man himself run in the sea, and jump a straight jump and for surprisingly 3 minutes, he took Sunset from the sea and saved her life by making PSR."
"Wow Spike, that's an amazing feat." Wallflower Blush couldn't help but look astonish from such heroic act.
"Yeah, and when I watched him, he looked at me, proudly not because of he was the fast or the best swimmer. But I could see on his eyes, he was proud he could actually save a life." Spike said in such admiration that Wallflower couldn't help but imagine if the man was indeed an amazing guy. "Not just me, but Sunset has pin ups of his photoshops of him all over her bedroom."
This comment made Wallflower Blush open her mouth shockingly from such gossip.
"Nooo." She said while Spike nodded grinning like a crazy devious brother.
"Yeah, she has developed crushes on swimmers since that day. She once was barred from the gym because she was flirting with all the guys over there." Spike let out a laugh so contagious that Wallflower Blush couldn't help but giggle.
"So it's not just you who are a fan of swimming." Wallflower guessed which the boy nodded while he took another bite of pineapple.
"Yeah, my family became so interested when I started swimming that they even went on the competition to cheer for me." Spike said while he leaves a weak smile on his face.
"So everyone went there except Twilight?" Wallflower asked while Spike nodded to her.
"Yeah, I mean... Twilight is the only friend I have, she was there since I started swimming at the gym, she always went with me after school and watch me training. Even in my lowest days she was there to cheer me up..." Spike said while he sounded in deep disappointment. "I just wanted her to be there on the my highest point, since me and my team won the competition."
That moment Wallflower Blush's eyes went wide open in surprise.
"Did you won?" Wallflower gasped while Spike took from his pocket 2 golden junior medals.
"2 individual category medals, e one team trophy for the quickest team on the team revision," Spike said proudly without noticing that Wallflower Blush hugged him in full happiness.
"Congratulations Spike, wow." Wallflower took 5 seconds to realize she was hugging a shirtless boy and her face started to change from mint green to a deep dark green, while she released Spike in panic. "I'm so sorry, I forgot you were shirtless."
Spike looked at her in confusion and then looked about his chest and he forgot he was without shirt... His lavender face became a bit darker, while he took from his side his T-shirt and wore for a bit of sadness inside of Wallflower.
"I'm sorry, well... to be honest with you... I kinda forgot I was without T-shirt too...Hehehe..." Spike let out a nervous chuckle.
While both of them chuckled from their pathetic shame hug. Both cough to go back to the topic of he discussion...
"So, Twilight was kinda someone you wanted to share your victory but you couldn't since she wasn't there." Wallflower concluded while Spike nodded his head.
"Yeah, and I cannot be mad at her because she did her best to try to help everyone on the day before, and I cannot blame the other girls, since they have their own problems and they needed the help from Twilight." Spike said while he started using the machine to a deep breath and release the steam inside from lungs.
Wallflower was confused by one question.
"The other girls didn't go to see you compete as well?" Wallflower asked while Spike shook his head. "Why? I thought they were your friends..."
"Actually they aren't," Spike said making Wallflower's eyes wide open. "I started to realize yesterday... they aren't my friends... they are my sister's friends..."
"What do you mean?" Wallflower wasn't sure if she was following the logic.
"Well... I thought they were my friends as well... but one thing I realized, they are there because of Sunset... And I'm her little brother, and they never addressed me as Spike their friend, but Sunset's little brother Spike... Since we are 2 years of difference, her class being different than mine she pass more time with them and meeting them than actually, I could ever do." Spike said while he was still looking seriously at the sky, watching the sunset. "Twilight meet me years before she meet her new friends on school... We were inseparable, tied together as glue... But I cannot force her to stay with me forever, so I was fine with her having her own life and having more friends..."
Wallflower Blush couldn't help but know one simple fact.
"What was the but?" She asked while Spike continued talking.
"But I think every time she passes more and more with her friends, they are shadowing me out from Twilight and making my life as an..."
"Invisible person?" Wallflower Blush asked which Spike's eye opened wide. "Yeah, I know how it is... I have the same feeling of being invisible from the entire school everyday... Actually, I think you are the first person to talk to me free with the exception of Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna."
Spike looked shocked, while she gave a week smile.
"Actually Spike, I thank you for being here to pass the afternoon over here... I has been lonely while I have to do all the work by myself... why not we take a night and go eat something?" Wallflower seemed so sincere... but then something hit her mind and then her mouth was shut quickly and she started blushing.
"No kidding, are you asking me out?" Spike couldn't help but smile both by nervous but teasing at the same time.
"I mean, if you don't mind." Wallflower turned her head while then both of them heard the sound of aplause from behind, which both looked shocked... To find not just one person but 2... Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna.
"Oh don't mind us, we are watching a good show." Vice Principal Luna said while both of the kids were looking away blushing like mad. "Well, sadly this show has come to end. Spike we are here to pick up you."
"Aunt Luna, that was really necessary?" The moment Spike said that Wallflower's mind received another bomb. The principals were related to him...
"Yes my honey, we are here to pick up you to train and go visit our brother Discord. We want to celebrate." Nobody less than Principal Celestia said which made Spike both ashamed but and still smiling like it was great news.
"So we are going to visit uncle Discord? Awesome... I missed his sushi." Spike said while trying to hid his blush but failing apparently.
"Great, let's grab the stuff and we will go first Celestia... you can go at the car... Great. I loved what you did with the hair, bye sister... Ta ta." Vice Principal Luna took Spike and both ran away while leaving Celestia without reaction to say something and Wallflower Blush confused.
"Er..." Wallflower Blush couldn't help but say something while Principal Celestia rolled her eyes.
"I should have known that Luna would pull something like that... her sewing sucker... Sorry about my sister, when it comes about Sushi from our brother, she would cross the entire city just to be the first person to take the food..." Principal Celestia smiled serenely which made Wallflower feel more comfortable. "Actually we came here to bear some bad news to you..."
Wallflower comfortable became a bit of despair when she said that.
"What?" Wallflower Blush felt something terrible was coming.
"We went to here to tell you that the botanic club was going to be turned down because of the lack of members at the club..." Wallflower Blush hearing that felt her world started crumbling, but that feeling was destroyed when Principal Celestia finished. "But looking that Spike being here after class, we can asign him as being part of the club and make an exception of this club to from 5 members to be approved to 2... I'm really gratefull on how you are helping Spike... I couldn't say thank you as a principal. But as a mother. I thank you from the deep of my heart..."
Wallflower Blush couldn't help but feel relieved and happy that the club she put so much effort and make the beautiful garden behind school wouldn't be wasted.
"Your welcome." Wallflower Blush let it out her weak words, while Principal Celestia smiled, while she looked at the view.
"You indeed did an amazing work Wallflower, this garden looks fantastic, and knowing from Spike that you did on your own... You seemed to really love this garden. It's a shame not everybody shares the same view as you... But at least you are not alone anymore." Principal Celestia said while she got away, leaving Wallflower Blush in silence, but looking at the garden again, the night was clear and the flowers were bloaming in beauty.
"Yeah, I'm not alone anymore." Wallflower smiled while she took her stuff back and went back home while she smiled thinking on how amazing day she had.