Hey guys! Like the new story? I'm soo happy about all the success and stuff (don't know what else to call it...) on my last one! Changing it up a bit, I'm adding chapter names and changing the characters in the author's notes and stuff. Not big ones, just lettin' ya know!
Ginger: Y'all ready to meet Tommi?
Soul: Who's he?
Ginger: Tommi's a girl, dumbass!
Mem: Pfft, nice one, dude...
Soul: Her name is Tommi! What did you expect?
Ginger: For you to know she's a girl!
Alex: Anyway, who is she, exactly?
Mem: Muahaha, you'll just have to find out!
Chapter 2: Newbies, Bronies and Chocolate Pudding
I sprint to the dorm room and catch Mem on her way in, holding Ollie's leash in her hand. "Hey! I got good news! Tommi's enrolling in the academy!" I tell her once we get inside.
"Seriously? Awesome!" She says. I drop my bag by the door and sit down on the couch, flipping on the TV. "Where were you?" I ask her. She plops down next to me.
"Walking Ollie with Alex. Now that Crystal's gone, he doesn't have a partner. Doesn't that stink?" She says. I nod. "I never thought of that. How's he going to find a new one?" I ask her. She shrugs.
"I don't know. If he doesn't find one soon, he may have to move down to the Not class." She says. I turn toward her. "But can't he just fight by himself? He's a weapon, right? Didn't that Justin Law guy become a death scythe without a partner?" I ask her. She shakes her head. "Nope. He can't halfway transform like me. Only some weapons can do that." She says.
"Oh, right." I say. "Well, I'm pretty sure Tommi's not a weapon, so if she doesn't have a partner, maybe they can pair up?" I suggest. She freezes. "Umm, I'm not so sure…" She says nervously.
"What? You scared he's gonna start liking her?" I joke, laughing. She doesn't laugh, though. I look at her and roll my eyes. "You're not serious, are you?" I ask her. She stays silent. I burst out laughing. "Come on, Mem. He wouldn't do that." I say.
Tommi's super pretty, like one of the prettiest people I know. Her eyes are really big and brown, and her eyelashes are naturally long. She's kind of short, but her figure is almost perfect. Her skin is tan-ish and her hair is perfectly straight and falls down to her shoulders. I don't blame Mem for being worried. Now that I think about it, I'm kind of worried, too. I just hope she doesn't try anything. She's pretty flirty.
I sigh and lean back. Ollie jumps up onto my lap. He barks and nuzzles his head into my stomach, his tail wagging. I scratch his head and laugh. "Hey, buddy," I say as he sits in my lap, his head back and his tongue hanging out of his mouth. We watch about three episodes of Adventure time before I finally break the silence.
"Well, Tommi should be coming soon, so maybe we could-" I start, but Jimmi stick his head out of the kitchen and interrupts me.
"Tommi's here! She's heading up to our room right now!" He says, holding up his phone, which has text on it too small for me to read. Right on cue, the doorbell rings. I jump up.
"That has to be her!" I say, running toward the front door. I twist the handle and open it, but nobody's there. I scratch my head and look around. I turn back towards the apartment to yell to Jimmi that it's not her, but somebody grabs my shoulders and shouts "RAWR!" in my ear.
"AIIEEEE!" I shriek, covering my mouth with my hand. I turn around to see Tommi, standing in my doorway with about forty suitcases.
"Omigosh, Tommi! I haven't seen you in forever!" I shout, jumping into her open arms. She laughs and hugs me back. "We just talked, didn't we? Well, typed rather." She says. I laugh and nod.
"Hows it going, moon child?" Jimmi calls from the kitchen. Tommi frowns. She hates it when Jimmi calls her that. He real name, Tsukiko, means moon child in Japanese. Her family is originally from Japan, so both her and her brother got Japanese names. Landon's real name is Haruto, which means sun-something I can't remember. But both of them go by their American middle names.
I take a step back and invite Tommi inside. "Come on in, girly!" I say, gesturing for her to walk inside. She shakes her head.
"Nah, I gotta get this crud down to my apartment. Wanna help?" She asks, gesturing to the load of blue luggage next to her. I nod and pick up as much as I can carry. Which is all of it.
"I'll be right back, 'kay?" I shout into the dorm, shutting the door behind me with my foot. She leads me down up two floors and down to the last apartment on the level. She pulls a key out of her back pocket and unlocks the door. When we get inside, we unpack all the stuff. After I'm done helping her and she can handle the rest herself, I'm about to head out the door when I remember Alex.
"Hey! Do you have a partner?" I ask her. She looks at me funny. "No… Didn't I tell you I'm single?" She asks. I laugh and shake my head. "No, like a weapon partner. Unless you are a weapon, that is." I add, walking back over to the kitchen where Tommi is twisting in a light bulb, kneeling on the counter.
"Nope. Just a normal person. And no, I don't have a weapon partner." She replies, jumping down and flipping on the light switch. The blub turns on, and she dusts her hands off. I sit down at one of the chairs around the table. "It's called a meister. And unless you want to be in the Not class, you better find one quick." I tell her. She looks at me funny again.
"You're confusing me, Ginge." She says. I sigh. "It's hard to explain. Basically, there's an Eat class, which Mem and I are in, and a Not class, which you're going to end up in unless you find a weapon. The Not class is for people who don't yet have partners and can't fight on their own." I explain. She nods.
"Oh. Well, I guess I'll have to find one. I'd rather be in the same class with you and Mem." She says. "Same here. I have an idea, remember the guy I was talking about?" I ask her. She thinks for a bit. "The old guy or the emo magnet?" She asks. I whap her with the towel sitting on the table.
"Emo magnet. And when you meet them you better not call them that. He needs a partner too, he's a weapon. I double-ended Celurit I believe." I reply. She nods. "I'll have to see." She says.
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"Hey! Alex! Get your ass over here, bub!" I shout across the hall to him, my hand wrapped around Tommi's arm. She smiles at him as he slowly makes his way over to me, Mem and Tommi.
"What's up?" He asks. I shove Tommi into him and she quickly backs away, her cheeks slightly red. "Meet your new partner, kiddo!" I tell him, my hand son my hips. He looks her up and down.
"Can she fight?" He asks. Tommi stomps her foot. "Of course I can fight! Kind of…" She adds at the end, standing back a little bit. He stares at her blankly. "Alright. Just because I need a partner before the end of the week." He says finally. I do a fist pump. "Cool. Alrighty, then, it's time fer lunch!" I say, marching off to the cafeteria victoriously.
I grab my food and plop down next to Soul on the bench. "Hey!" I say as he plants a kiss on my cheek. "What's up? You pretty much disappeared over the weekend. I was starting to think you were avoiding me." He says, taking a swig of water. I laugh. "Why would I do that?" I say. He shrugs.
"I don't know. Does my breath stink?" He asks. I laugh. "I'm not sniffing it if that's what you're hinting at," I say. He laughs and shakes his head. He opens his mouth to reply, but before he can say anything, Tommi drops her tray across the table from us and sits down in between Maka and Mem.
"Is this that old g- I mean Soul dude you were tellin' me about? You were right, he is super cute! If you weren't, I would date him fo' sho!" She says, twirling her fork in between her middle and ring fingers. Soul and I both blush.
"Seriously? Not cool," I tell her. She looks at me like she didn't do anything wrong. "What? I just complimented your boyfriend! Sheesh. And you know I hate that 'Cool, Not Cool' thing you're always saying." She says, poking at a salad with her fork.
"It's just how I talk! And don't say stuff like that, okay?" I retaliate. She sighs. "Sorry." She says. Soul looks at the two of us. "Mind telling me who this is?" He asks, pointing his thumb at Tommi. She looks at him.
"You could just ask me yourself," She says quietly, shoving various greens into her mouth. I roll my eyes. "That's Tommi. She's new here. She's Alex's new partner, too. We've been best friends for as long as I can remember." I explain. He nods. "Ah. Wait, you said I was 'super cute?'" He asks, raising his eyebrows at me. I blush, but recover.
"No, I said you were the ugliest thing I've ever seen in my life." I say sarcastically. He laughs and takes a bite out of his sandwich. "Gee, thanks." He says. I finish my salad and wipe my mouth. I take my spoon and start on the chocolate pudding that's been sitting on my plate, taunting me all lunch.
"Soooo…" Tommi says in an effort to break the silence. Soul and I glance up from our plates expectantly. Her big eyes widen and she seems to remember what she was going to say. "Oh! Right! I was wondering if Phil was still living here?" She asks. Soul continues with his food and I nod.
"Yeah. He owns a piano shop just down the road. Why?" I say, sticking a spoonful of pudding into my mouth. She shrugs. "I don't know, you guys were being so quiet." She responds. I shrug back. "Actually, it seems like everybody's quiet today…" I say, looking around the table, where all of my friends are unusually silent.
Tommi follows my gaze. "I wouldn't know, I just got here. They could all be Fluttershys for all I care." She says. Soul looks at her. "Fluttershys?" He asks. I laugh. "It's a character from a TV show we're pretty much addicted to. Fluttershy is the really shy character, and she barely ever says anything and loves animals." I tell him. He nods, glugging down the rest of his water bottle.
"What show?" He asks. I laugh. "If I told you, you'd just laugh." I tell him. He laughs. "Just did. Now tell me." He says. I narrow my eyes at him. "Promise you won't think I'm uncool or babyish or anything?" I ask him. He nods and moves his fingers in an X across his chest. "I promise." He assures me. Tommi giggles. I sigh.
"My Little Pony…" I say quietly. Soul explodes laughing, but covers his mouth to muffle it. I swat him on the back. "Hey! You said you wouldn't laugh!" I say. He takes a deep breath and wipes a tear out of his eye.
"My… Little... Pony…?" He says between breaths. I cross my arms. "It's awesome! Well, Rainbow Dash is in it, so that automatically makes it 20 percent awesomer." I add. Tommi laughs. Soul snickers.
"Rainbow Dash?" He asks. I sigh. "I'm going to have to explain all the characters, aren't I?" I say. He snorts. "Please do!" He says sarcastically. I roll my eyes. Tommi grins and takes a deep breath.
"Okay, so first there's Twilight Sparkle-" Snicker from Soul, -"Who's really smart. She's a unicorn, so she can use magic! She's like, the best at magic in Ponyville, the town where everything takes place. She was sent down there from Canterlot by Princess Celestia to do this thing, and then she decided to stay there because of her new friends. She lives in a library and loves reading." She starts. Soul bursts out laughing. "Sounds like Maka…!" He says. I frown.
"You know what, come over to my apartment this Saturday and I will turn you into a brony! I swear to Lord Death, I will!" I say. He laughs. "Sure…! You just… try that…!" He says. I smile evilly. "Oh, I will!" I tell him. Tommi snickers.
Let the brony-fying begin!
AN: Tada! Sooo, I wanna know... Any bronies out there? If there are, please tell me in the comments! *Picks up random broom out of nowhere* HUG! ALL THE BRONIES! That's my motto, haha!
Soul: What's a brony, exactly?
Ginger: It's a bro...
Tommi: Who watches My Little Pony!
Ginger: Bro plus pony equals brony. Get it?
Soul: I get that bronies aren't cool. They must be lonely.
Ginger: Well every brony I meet gets a hug from me, so if that's what you call lonely...
Soul: I like hugs...? *Holds arms out*
Ginger: NEIN! *Smack*
Soul: Hey! *Rubs cheek*
Ginger: That's what you get for laughing at me...!
