Getting Schooled
Chapter 1: The New Kid
As I walked down the entrance hall of Equestria High I gripped the strap from my back-pack that went over my shoulder and across my chest . As I looked around the hall and saw several people looking from me to their friends no doubt wondering who the hell I was. I saw them look from my brown hair, to my large black headphones around my neck, to my black t-shirt and jacket, and loose fitting jeans and black back-pack. I slid my head phones over my ears and pulled out my mp3 out of my pocket and started blasting some dub-step and I just shut out the world.
As I went down the hall with my music blaring I pulled out a folded piece of paper and unfolded my schedule for the year. "Oh great. Math first thing in the morning." I say to myself in a sarcastic tone. Then I was caught off guard by a girl with bright pink hair a pink shirt and a knee high skirt, green and white knee socks and a bright pink back-pack with three balloons tied to it and an unusually large smile on her face and she seemed to come from nowhere and blocked my path. I pulled my headphones down around my neck my music still blaring and can still be faintly heard. "Hey what's your name? How old are you? I'm seventeen. Are you new? You must be new. I've never met you before. Then again there are lots of people ive never met before. Where are you from? Do you have any brothers or sisters? What grade are you in? I'm a senior are you a senior? That would be so cool if you were." Said the pink haired girl as she got closer with every question.
I held up both my hands about chest high and said. "Whoa, slow down missy. I don't even know your name" The girl took a deep breath and then let it out and said in a calmer tone "Well my friends call me Pinkie Pie. So you can call me that if you want. I would love to be your friend. If you would let me be your friend?" as I looked over this very optimistic girl who I would describe as the love child of cocaine and cotton candy I sighed and smiled and said "Well it's nice to meet you Pinkie Pie." I held out my hand. "My friends call me James, I'm eighteen, yes I'm new today is my first day here, I'm from out of state, no I don't have any siblings, and yes I am a senior too and I would love to have you as my first friend in my school." Pinkie Pies face went from calmed flat out ecstatic. Before I could have time to react Pinkie Pie was tackle hugging me while screaming "Yay!"
I caught myself before we could fall and I held my hands up in shock from the unexpected hug. "So Pinkie Pie you mind helping me find my class." I said to her as I pulled out my schedule. As soon as I got it out of my pocket Pinkie Pie snatched it out of my hand and started looking at it and squalled with joy "You have the same first period as I do!" Pinkie Pie said as she literally jumped with joy. She then took me by the hand and pulled me down the hall causing me to stumble for the first few steps and getting a few stares from a several different people as we went down the hall. As me and my new friend made our way down the maze of hallways the bell rang and the hallways went from empty to completely packed. Luckily our class was close by when the bell rang.
When we got into the class I looked around the classroom and saw the desk were arranged in groups of four with two next to each other and the other two facing towards the other desk me and Pinkie Pie were the only ones there next to this girl sitting on a desk filing her nails with rainbow colored hair and her legs crossed wearing a very short skirt, and a baby blue hoodie with a multicolored lightning bolt going down the front along with black and white striped leggings and she was wearing some blue converses. "So Pinkie Pie, is this your new boy toy?" Pinkie Pie looked at the girl slightly frustrated and said "No Rainbow Dash and if you must know this is the new guy and his name is James and why would you think he was my boyfriend?" I looked from Rainbow Dash to Pinkie Pie then back to Rainbow Dash who looked up from her nails and pointed at our hands which were still together. "Well there's that."She then she pointed at me and said "plus he looks like your type." Pinkie Pie let go of my hand then went over to an empty desk in front of Rainbow Dash's then Rainbow Dash patted the desk next to hers and said "Come on over and sit next to me."
Having no reason not to I shrugged my shoulders and walked to over to the desk and sat my stuff down next to my desk and I turn to see Rainbow Dash less than a few inches away from my face she said. "Now that I look at you, you're a little cutier than I thought."I blushed and leaned back in my chair at this unexpected encounter. Rainbow Dash smiled and sat back in her seat the right way. I sat back up in my seat and looked at them both and Pinkie Pie just smiled at me and I turned to them both and asked "So how did you two get your nicknames?" I turned to Rainbow Dash and added "I'm assuming Rainbow Dash is a nickname." Rainbow Dash grinned a wide grin. "So Rainbow Dash why don't you tell me how you got your name?" I said as I gestured to her. The second bell rang and other students started piling into the class room and Rainbow Dash whispered "I will tell you later you still have to meet the others of the group."
Before I could ask what she meant the teacher called the roll and noticed me and asked me "why don't you come and tell the class about yourself?" I stood up and walked up to the front of the class. "Well My name is James, I'm 18, I like listening to music and playing video games, and on occasion I even DJ for a little bit of extra cash every great once in a while. I think that's about it." I shrugged as I said the last part and walked back to my desk. I noticed right before I sat down I saw Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie scribble something on a sheet of paper as soon as I sat down Pinkie Pie snagged it away from Rainbow Dash and stuffed it in her back pack I just gave her a strange look. Then I smiled and got on with taking notes as everyone else did as well.
As the bell signaling for the end of class, i packed my pencil and notebook. "What's your next class James?" Asked Rainbow Dash standing up "Uh…let me check" I pulled out my schedule and gasped as I noticed my second class. I forgot to have a fine arts class and got stuck with theatre. "Damn. I have theater next," I looked up to see them both trying to contain their laughter. "Go ahead let it out." I said with a sigh and as soon as I got the final word out of my mouth they nearly fell over and busted out laughing. I let out a deep sigh and stood up and started to walk out and into the hall and toward the office to get a directory when suddenly a blur of color ran past me and stopped and there stood Rainbow Dash in front of me blocking my way. "Well I see why they call you Rainbow Dash." I turn around to see the Pinkie Pie cross armed and frustrated her face portraying it very well. "You ditched us." Said Pinkie Pie in a monotone voice. I looked at her and was instantly felt guilty well how about after school I take you both out for milkshakes."I said while gesturing to both of them and looking from one to the other.
I looked at Pinkie Pie then to Rainbow Dash and they both said simultaneously. "Promise?" I made an "X" over my heart "Cross my heart. Hope to die." I said with a smile as soon as I got the final words out of my mouth they both tackle hugged me. "You better not ditch us again that would be so not cool." Said Rainbow Dash with a smile and practically strangled me with her hug while Pinkie Pie bear hugged my ribs and I was afraid that she might break my ribs with her hug then something unexpected happened they both kissed my cheeks and my face went blood red. "Ummmm Ummmm" I backed up and looked at them both they both looked down blushing just as much as I was. "So might I ask you too what I was for?" I asked rubbing my right cheek.
Rainbow Dash smiled and looked at me "To keep you guessing that's why now come on or we are going to be late for class. I looked at her slightly confused "We?" I asked questionably looking at them both rather confused. "Yeah, we are all in theater together and today is talent day to and you get to meet my brother he helps run the all the electronic equipment for all the theatre. Now come on we are late the bell rang a little bit ago we need to hurry." I looked at her as we walked down the halls toward what I assumed was the auditorium we walked into the auditorium and saw a few other people spread out among the multiple rows of seats. And in the front is a woman who sat with a clip-board. She sat watching a guy recite what I assumed was Shakespeare.
The door closed behind us and literally everyone swiveled in their seat to look at us. The woman who I assumed was the teacher stood up and said "You must be the new student Mr. James I believe, why don't you come down here and show off your talent." Both Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie both looked back at me and shrugged. I walked down and as I did I looked back to look back to my two my friends and I noticed that there was a room with a single blacked out window but an outline of a single person on the other side. I turned back to the stage and teacher. I looked at her and asked "Do you have two vinyl's and a sound board?"
The teacher smiled and looked up to the booth with the blacked out window and yelled "Looks like you might have some company Bolt." She waved her hand motioning me to come help her I followed her in to the closet and helped her drag it out she looked out to the rest of the class and said "Rainbow go get the two vinyl's from bolts booth." Rainbow Dash stood up and said "Yes ma'am." Then she was up the stairs and the at the door to the booth with in a few seconds she walked in and then walked out with two vinyl recorders in hand and she raced to the stage and with a single bound jumped onto the stage. "Here you go." She handed me the two records to me. "Thanks Dash" I said as she jumped off the stage and went back to her seat. "You better give us a real show." She said taking our seat next Pinkie Pie. "Oh trust me I will." I rolled up my sleeve to reveal a tattoo my left arm of a record with DJ headphones on it.
Once everything was set up I took my place behind the sound board. I plugged in my headphones and looked to the booth where the mysterious brother of rainbow dash, Bolt stood silhouetted at the window and thumbs up could be seen on the silhouette. I gave him thumbs up back and flicked a switch and the sound board came to life as several rows of lights came on. The speakers buzzed to life I smiled and said "Let's get this party started."