Another Dimension

Chapter10

AN: Fixed.

"You were so AWESOME!"

A burly guy with a buzz-cut walked up to Jennifer and high-fived her; she slapped his palm back, a huge grin on her face.

"Thanks, dude!" she said.

"Wow, Jennifer, that was really…amazing!" said Ethan. He took her hands in his. "You are really amazing." He leant in closer, smiling, and took her in for a hug.

Jennifer closed her eyes, inhaling the slightly sweaty smell of his shirt. To her, it was the sweetest scent in the world.

"No offense, but you smell really bad," whispered Ethan.

"Gee, thanks," laughed Jennifer, pushing away, because Rarity always taught her to play hard to get with the boys.

Sure enough, after being pushed away, he bounced right back (Something Rarity called the 'elastic band effect'). "I've got to go take a shower as well, so I'll meet you at the hall at six, yeah?" He stopped, leaned a bit closer (Again! Thank you Rarity! Thought Jennifer), and nuzzled the side of her face.

The fan girl inside Jennifer went crazy.

After the ten-minute walk from the park to the school, Jennifer slowly jogged towards her room, intent on taking a shower. When she entered (the door was locked but they had hidden the key between a loose piece of wallpaper and the wall), she noticed that Emilé had not been here. Good, thought Jennifer, then immediately felt bad for that thought. She made her way to the bedroom, grabbed herself her towel, the soap, a pair of black tracksuit pants and a white tank top. However, after putting her hand inside the shirt, she realized it was quite sheer. She dug around in her suitcase until she found a white bra and a pair of panties. She held the underwear up.

"What the hay are these?" she said aloud. She twisted it with her fingers, and let loose, laughing as it flew through the air. She got up and retrieved them. She would find a use for them after her bath.

Gathering all her things in a little bag she had also found (Wow, Celestia thought of everything!) she then went to find the bathroom. After looking lost for a minute, a very skinny girl with a top that barely covered her chest pointed her in the right direction. Jennifer opened the door cautiously, wondering if she would walk in on a bunch of girls taking showers at the same time, like in those movies about college stallions and mares she wasn't allowed to watch when she was a filly. Thankfully, it was only one shower.

And it was free!

Jennifer hurried to lock the door and prepare herself. It was still kind of hard to dress and undress herself, and after stripping, she finally found out what the bra and panties were for. It was strange for her to see her human body instead of her pony body. It was just so…weird!

At least the Human shower was similar to an Equestrian one.

"Jennifer?" Emilé called out.

After the little conversation with Mellissa about Becky, Emilé walked back to her room alone, leaving Leo all alone with Mellissa. Emilé walked in, and at once knew that Jennifer had been here.

She didn't know if it was the smell of sweat, the bras and panties perched on a chair, or the fact that the door was left wide open, but somehow, she could sense Jennifer had been here.

Suddenly, she heard the pitter-patter of wet feet on the floor, and turned around to find a wet Jennifer with a towel on her head.

"Jennifer!"

"Yo, Emilé, don't just stand there with the door open. What if someone came into our room and stole something? Geez, even I know that."

"Um, actually…never mind, I have something to give you."

"Yeah, can it wait? I'm meeting Ethan in like one minute, and I don't want to make him wait."

"But… Look!"

"Emilé, not now! Let me guess what you found… a rock or a feather that reminds you of home, or maybe a pinecone in the shape of flower? I don't really care right now, see you later."

The door slammed shut.

"I…I just wanted you to…never mind then…"

"…And she just slammed the door in my face!"

"That is awful! Why did you let her do that to you?" Mellissa was horrified.

"Well," Emilé looked down at her broccoli soup. "I guess because she's always treated me like that…like a door mat…"

"You should stand up to her," piped Leo, looking carefully at Emilé.

Emilé stared back. "What are you thinking right now?"

"What a perfect model you would be for a sketch or a sculpture," he said dreamily. After realizing what he said, he turned bright red.

"Oh, um, gee, thanks," mumbled Emilé, doing a very nice impression of a tomato.

"Anyways," snarled Mellissa. "I think you should tell Jennifer off and make her listen to you! You need to be more assertive!"

"Yeah, I know," sighed Emilé. "I just…can't!"

"Well, try harder!" Mellissa angrily sawed at her steak. "You can't let her push you around forever!"

"Welcome everyone! Okay, be quiet now, quiet down! Hey! Wazowski, I see you, so shut up!" the head counselor stood on a raised platform, yelling at everyone. "For tonight's social event, we are going to be watching a movie." There was a mix of whoops and boo's. "For the people who picked a movie for their activity, I apologize, but it's a different movie, so that's good! Tonight, we are going to be watching '500 Days of Summer'. It's a romantic comedy, so be prepared!" He stepped down and adjusted the projector. The movie began to play, and everyone grew silent.

Jennifer was seated next to Ethan and his other friends at the back of the marquee.

"Ugh, I hate romance," she muttered, crossing her arms.

Ethan glanced at her, and hated seeing her all annoyed. He licked his lips, choosing his next words carefully. "We can, you know, sneak out."

Jennifer looked at him with her gorgeous rose-colored eyes. "Really?"

"Yeah, follow me!"

The two teens left the marquee through a small flap in the tent, and raced outside, laughing silently. They stopped at a small fence, where they sat down and just chatted.

"Hey, Jennifer," Ethan began. "I was thinking…when these two weeks are over, can we stay in touch?"

Jennifer hesitated. "I'm not sure…wait, no I didn't mean it like that!"

Ethan looked at Jennifer with sad eyes. "Is there someone else?"

"No, no! No! There isn't!" Jennifer was quick to answer. "There's only…you."

Ethan smiled. "That's nice to hear." He scooted closer to Jennifer. "We don't need to worry about that now, anyways," he whispered. He pressed his face on her shoulder, his lips barely touching her skin.

Jennifer smiled as well, and placed a hand on his cheek. "We don't need to worry about anything," she whispered back.

"There is one thing…"

"What?"

"We've been spotted!"

Emilé snuggled deeper into her bed, thinking about everything that had happened on her first day of…school.

She had three new friends, learnt many new things, but might have lost something very dear to her heart…her best friend.

Emilé could hear her soft snoring, her mumbles and mews, her fingers scratching the bird's nest she called her hair. But… it didn't feel real.

What was she supposed to do? If only her situation was a personality question, where she had her options laid neatly in a line.

But she would have to be careful… it's very easy to pick the wrong answer.