Chapter 6: Finals Torment Countdown part 1
Last two weeks were just overdone, slowly through; life for the student body was steadily got back to normal. Quietness fills the hallways, as students filled the classrooms, eyes peeled on the test for the most rooms. Some at passing, were standing up front of class, explaining through power point flashes, large overloaded items of posters, mini scales, acting outs when nearing the Drama room. For once, that only seems once a week of year, has gone quiet.
The moment the bell rings, brought up life for the school, for soon the students moved out the classes, going into the next class needed.
Bustling as always, making maze through the halls, only seem to increase for the distress that just embodied the students, wary as it is, nothing else can appear to overtop it, unless until summer comes near. For who knows how much longer, until that takes hold, things will only look a little grim. As it only goes, commonly for the school year, to those also to come, time only ticks now after all that.
"Great job back there, Night Stripe, you study really hard for this test, huh?"
Night Stripe gave a nod, shaking of the tenseness on his shoulders, glancing at his translator, wary a bit, but didn't make note of it to the other, ending with only another nod.
"Though sorry if, my translation was a little off, I'm still working on it." The other said with an apologetic smile, glad to see the other waved it off, though not long later, another sign went with it.
After a moment in thought, finally came to mind what the other was asking.
"I have always found sign language very fascinating, so the moment I could, I made sure to take it during last year and this year . . . why do you ask?"
He gave a grin, signing slowly for the other, before ending up at his locker to change books.
"Why thank you, Night Stripe that means a lot." The other replied, also signing it at the same time when the other turned to face his translator, ending up giving the person a thumb up for it.
Once the locker was shut, books all ready, giving a quick a sign to the other.
"Right okay, I'll see you again for the next class. You sure you'll be okay?"
He gave a nod, waving to the other, before heading down the hallway farther away from the other. While getting a wave back, to soon going the other way, getting through the troubles that covered the halls, before soon it was withering down, until the last bell was ringing.
When finally reaching the class, the translator took a seat, just in time. Teacher nowhere in sight, meaning a small break was given, short it would be by guessing, yet it was something.
"Twilight, where were you in last class?" A voice called out in question, when taking a seat by the one named Twilight, sighing of how busy the day has been.
"I signed up for the translator job, it was short notice and I had to give it a try. From what I have been told, I did really well, but one does not need to brag here, Rainbow Dash."
"You were a translator for what really, if you are being so proud about this, huh?"
"SL . . . sign language, there were others, but they had to go other students in need. And the one, who needed one at short notice, doesn't seem bothered because of it. He was really patience with me, even though how it ended in the classes, was a bit odd. Never knew how close some words were, until it comes off as a weird joke." Twilight implied, while an embracement mark of flush ended on her face, when thinking back to the last two classes.
Rainbow Dash failed at keeping a straight face from what likely Twilight was entailing. Smalls of sneakers slip through her person, not going amiss from the other, who gave a pout.
"Keep in mind, I'm your partner for Spanish class, I watch it if I were you."
Rainbow Dash paled for only a second, before trying to save face, clearing her throat, calming herself.
"Well sorry, I just find it hard to believe, that you would mess something up. Let alone while in front a classroom. Unlike you, also unlikely for someone to forgive so easily because of it . . . you must be a master compare to whoever this guy had last time."
"No, not really, his translator got called away out of town, and what he told me, it was the sub-teacher that normally covers our science teacher. Speaking of science . . . there is so much to do in that class, I can't believe we're given some extra time to do it. I wonder how Pinkie and Applejack are doing right now. They're not partners for the major segment for it, but lab will be overblown for it, trying to coming with different chemical reactions with only a handful of items, is not an easy feat, alone anyway, but still . . ."
At this point, Rainbow Dash was too busy with something else, too engross on her phone to take notice of Twilight's science rant.
Rainbow Dash ended up mindlessly asking out the following words. "You think I should ask Thunderlane to the dance, he's going to graduate this year, so yeah. What do you think?"
Her eyes never leaving the phone screen, texting away.
Twilight somehow was able to pause and look to Rainbow Dash, before stating in a question. "I thought he was going out with Fluttershy, with how those two acts with each other the last couple of months."
"Nope, not the case, a few days ago, I saw them chatting in the hallways, it wasn't pretty at first." Rainbow saying back, before thinking back on what she saw, that even confused her.
Lunch break was the time of this, Rainbow Dash, sparing a moment to skip lunch, hurting the action it was to her, as she tried to get to her locker, before the warning bell rang.
Upcoming to her locker, around the corner she saw Thunderlane and Fluttershy talking. Calming as it was in the hallways, with Fluttershy's soft voice, Thunderlane's was the only one she could here, to what Fluttershy was saying, she could only guess.
From their point of view, the words that spoken were the following; for to ensure in no ill will to each other, just trying to get an understanding to one another.
"Thunderlane, I just want to be clear on, that is to that you hurt a classmate of yours in gym, that happened about a little less week ago?"
"On what happen in gym, umm, let's see." Thunderlane ask in wonderment, before replying with. "I partner up with a quiet kid. We had a disagreement on the steps, he fell, I tried to help him, but he pushed me away. Go over and over that was he was . . . sorry . . . I think that's what the nurse told me when I was able to get into him to nurses' office."
"He fell?" She asked, staring him down.
"Okay, when he didn't even bother to use the neck pad the gym teacher gave him to use to talk with me; when he didn't bother to answer after the few times I asked. I ended up grabbing him . . . too roughly, I'll say I'm guilty of, and it spooked him. His hands were moving so fast, I had no idea what he was trying to tell me until after getting him to see the nurse. Though I guess from how you're acting about this, I'm guessing right."
"About what are you talking about?" Asking in tenseness, while staring down him still, waiting for a reply.
"That you two are seeing each or something?"
"Night Stripe and I haven't even know each other that long, he's someone who I fine nice to talk to. That's it; he's just nice to talk to, nothing else."
"Not dating?"
"No, and after all this, I have b-been meaning to tell you, but things a-always seemed to come up, and n-no more stalling . . . Thunderlane, I'm sorry to say, but no, I don't wish to go on a date with you, I-I know that you have been thinking to ask me. You're nice and everything, but I don't it will work out. I'm sorry."
"Well at least you letting down this easy on me, better than I thought you would. Thanks for at least giving me an answer. Still friends?"
"Yes."
All Rainbow Dash heard of them was being friends, saying goodbyes, before going their own ways. Rough at the start, smoothing out to the end of it, when finally seeing they were gone from sight of the long hallway, Rainbow Dash got to her locker, grabbing her things, making back to lunch in time for something to eat, meeting up with her friends, all but Fluttershy, who showed up later.
Coming back from that deep thinking of storytelling, stopping midway of her texting to look up to Twilight, again, to ask her friend's side of this question, if she should try and ask out Thunderlane.
"Well . . . if they are not going out, I don't see the harm. Yeah, go for it."
"And now you have to do is ask out Flash, and everything will be just right with the world." Rainbow Dash said back, with an eye roll.
Twilight was about to say something back, grumpy face in tow for it, before the teacher finally came in, ready for the class, for the lucky enough reminded those this was a free period, and final for the they were in would happen tomorrow.
"But I studied . . ." Whisper Twilight, but it was overshadowed by most of the classmates' more cheerful words, soon adding to herself, and her close friend's dismay. "Well there is next class."
"Don't remind me."
