Chapter Two

I smiled as I turned off the sound board and looked directly at Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash and saw their jaws almost hit the floor. I unplugged my headphones and watched as they, what I assumed, was arguing with each other. I had noticed through my performance that they had been talking to each other and my curiosity was getting the better of me.

As I walked up the steps I caught bits of their conversation. "Pinkie just ask him already before Rarity or Twilight ask him we can all hang another-" Rainbow turned to see me walking up the stairs close by and yell down to me while throwing both hands in the air "That was freaking awesome!" I looked over to Pinkie Pie she seemed to be looking at me sheepishly and from what I could tell her face was as pink as her hair. I looked at her and smiled then turned back to look at Rainbow Dash and I asked "So what's the deal?" Rainbow Dash looked to Pinkie Pie and grinned at her "Oh it's nothing I just remembered that I have track practice this afternoon so I won't be able to go with you two for shakes." She said after returning her eyes to being focused on me. "But you two should still go no reason not to just make sure you guys remember to pick up one for me." I looked over to Pinkie Pie her eyes glaring at Rainbow as if laser beams were going to shoot from them.

"I'm fine with that I can walk Pinkie Pie home afterword, it will be fun aye Pinkie?" I say looking back to her she looked to me and smiled sheepishly and said "ye-yeah sounds great." As if on cue the bell rang and we headed for the door but Rainbow Dash ran up them and opened Bolts booth and emerged dragging a guy by the arm. Rainbow held him squirming as me and Pinkie Pie walked up to them. The man was maybe a few inches taller than me and had black hair, his body was largely built for his size and to be honest I secretly hoped I never got on this guys bad side.

I extended my open left hand "You must be Rainbow Dash's brother Bolt; my name is James it's nice to meet you." The man took my hand a firmly shook it his grip like a vice I had to hold myself back from yanking my hand away. The finally let go and replied in a voice slightly less deep than I expected "Yeah, my name is Bolt and I'm guessing you're a friend of Dashies?" Before I could even respond to his question Rainbow Dash said "how many times do I have to tell you not to call me that." Her face showed embarrassment and slight anger.

Rainbow dash lightly hit Bolt in the back of the head. "Come on you guys Apple Jack and Flutter Shy is waiting for us in agriculture class come on!" she said as she pulled on her older brother's arm. The three of us followed her out into the hall "Hey Rainbow where is this class anyways?" I ask following them down a hallway and to a set of double doors at the end of the hall. "It just so happens that it this particular class is an outdoors class." Rainbow Dash swung the doors and a burst of sunlight nearly blinded me. As my eyes adjusted to the brightness of outside the classroom came into view.

This was far from a normal class room; this "classroom" was composed of eight stone rectangular benches each with its own unique carving in the legs of the bench all placed in a semicircle around an apple tree. Except for the farthest two left end benches all the other benches were taken. Rainbow Dash and Bolt ran and sat at the second to last bench and immediately started talking to a blonde girl with waist slightly long hair wearing a red flannel shirt under a pair of denim overalls along with a pair of cowboy boots that had what appeared to be three red embroiled apples on the side of each boot and to top of this outfit she wore a brown cowboy hat. Next to the blonde haired girl sat a girl with bright pink hair who wore an elegant green dress with a brown blouse and a light tan wind breaker over it and she also wore a pair of black flats.

I took my seat next to Bolt on the end of the last bench and Pinkie Pie sat on my left I noticed a glint out of the corner of my eye I turned to see a bracelet on the pink haired girl. I looked over to the bracelet and noticed it had a shiny pink jewel cut in the shape of a butterfly. "Oh him that's James this is his first day and we happen to have almost all the same classes together. James this is Apple Jack." James snapped back to reality and saw Rainbow Dash gesturing towards the blonde haired woman. "Howdy, it's a pleasure to meet you." Said Apple Jack with a voice weighed down by a very thick southern accent as she extended her hand. I leaned forward and shook her hand firmly.

Rainbow Dash turned to the pink haired girl who I hadn't noticed till now had flower placed behind her ear and gestured to her. "And this is Fluttershy." Fluttershy waved and almost practically whispered "Hello." I smiled and replied with "Nice to meet you I'm James." I looked to Bolt and started to say something but I noticed him ogling Apple Jack. I turned Pinkie Pie and said quietly "I'm guessing Bolt has a thing for Apple Jack." Pinkie Pie raised an eye brow said "You know I never noticed before. Let's see." She raised her hand to tap his shoulder and as she went to speak. James quickly covered up her mouth and said. "No, not right now she's right there he might choke up and get really nervous." Pinkie Pie said something but due to my hand covering her mouth it just sounded like muffled gibberish.

Pinkie Pie pulled my had from her mouth "Fine I wont ask." She whispered with a pout as she turned away again slightly blushing. I turned to Rainbow Dash and the others and leaned back and I went to rest my hand on spot between me and Pinkie Pie. As I laid my hand down the bench I noticed this spot was unusually warm and soft then I felt something move under my hand and then grip it. I looked and saw one of the last things I expected to happen to happen. I was holding Pinkie Pies hand.

Only then did I notice how quite it had gotten everyone's eyes had fallen on us. I felt my blood rush to my face. I looked from them to my hand then finally to Pinkie Pie. To say she was blushing was an understatement. Her entire face was nearly blood red. I was completely dumb struck I had no idea what to do. I turned to Rainbow Dash looking for help and found almost nothing. She had her arms crossed with a smug look on her face. I saw her mouth the words "Called it."

I looked around and then pulled my hand away "I'm so sorry. I didn't know you had your hand there." I said as I turned away while I blushed again. I turned back and saw her doing the same thing. By that time everyone else went back to their own conversations and I looked around was glad that no one else had decided to pay us any attention. I went back to talking Fluttershy and Apple Jack.

I learned that Apple Jack worked at the nearby orchard and Fluttershy worked at the veterinarian's office. The teacher showed up a little bit later and the rest of the day went on slightly uneventful I met a girl named Rarity who was a British exchange student here to study fashion. After school I walked with Pinkie Pie to Sugar Cube Corner, which is one of Pinkie Pies favorite restaurants. I ordered a chocolate milkshake and she ordered a strawberry one and somehow she got what the clerk called the "Friend Price." I dropped the money on the counter and walked over to a booth that was next to a window and she followed behind me a few steps and took the seat across from mine "So about what happened in agriculture, I've been meaning to talk to you about that." As Pinkie Pie said this she just sat staring at the floor tiles as if she was counting them.

Beforehand I had been racking my brain trying to find a way to approach the subject discretely but she did something so unexpected and came at it so bluntly. "I'm sorry it's my fault I'm really am." I said trying to plead my innocence she placed a single finger on top of my lips to silence me. "There is a dance coming up, The Grand Galloping Gala, and I wanted to see if you wanted to go?" Pinkie Pie asked her face getting redder with every word of the sentence.

The Grand Galloping Gala was famous across the state and several states over. The Grand Galloping Gala was the equivalent of six winter formals and twenty proms rolled into one. Legends of high school were born from that dance and Pinkie Pie just asked me to go to it with her. Then it accorded to me I didn't know if she meant as friends or as a date. "Wait what do you mean go to it with you as a friend or as a date?" I asked my curiosity was growing and then she grinned and simply said "I'm going to take that as a yes." She slid a small gold ticket across the table and I put it in my wallet. "Plus that's for me to know and for you to find out." She added as she got up and walked away strutting on purpose knowing that I was going to try to catch a look "By the way you might want to go see Rarity about fitting you for a tux and also take a picture it will last longer." She said with a grin.

I sighed with smile thinking to myself "I just got asked to the most infamous dance ever in high school history." I finished the last of my shake and went to leave when the guy at the register yelled "Hey kid! Pinkie Pie told me to give you this she dropped it off on her way out she said to make sure that you got it." I took the piece of paper from his hand and put it in his pocket. "Thanks Mr.…" I glanced at his name tag. It read 'Mr. Cake' "Thanks Mr. Cake, Hey how do you know Pinkie Pie? You two seem to know each other rather well."

Mr. Cake smiled and said "I'm sure she will explain it to you as soon as she's ready." Then he walked into the back. I shrugged and started on my way to my new apartment building which I still needed to unpack plus I still had quite a walk till I got home. I slid my large headphones over my ears and decided to listen to some of video game music and got on my way. I was glad my parents had let me move here on my own but insisted on paying for the place and utilities. That was the one thing they wouldn't budge on no matter how much I tried to get convince them.

After showering and unpacking a few more boxes I went to bed exhausted from the day's events. Everything that had happened today ran through my mind as I drifted off to sleep.