"Alright, alright, I got it!" said Spike running out of the school and up to Rian.
"What do you got? A longer curfew?"
"No! I got something that will really help you out." He pulled out a pen and paper. Rian looked over at Phoenix, she did the same. With a cock of Rian's eyebrow, she nodded. "Here this is all you do," doing a small little showboat, Rian snapped his fingers and the paper caught of fire. Spike had dropped it, clearly surprised. Picking up the ashes he said, "Uh, I'll uh, I'll go find you another paper."
Rian grabbed his shoulder before he ran off, "No need, Spike. Just uh, don't bother showing me any of this stuff, I don't really believe in it."
"Okay, fine." He wiggled out of the grip and ran off.
"What is his deal?" asked Phoenix, grabbing Rian's hand.
"I think Twilight is getting to him, he doesn't want an older sister."
"So? Why does he run to you."
"He wants someone to look up to, he wants an older brother."
"Ah, won't you be an older brother to him?"
"I'm not one for being a sibling. Not to mention, I'm still a little stirred that you know about my secret."
"And what a great secret that is," she smiled while holding up Starswirl's wand.
"The hell did you-?!" he grabbed the wand. "When did you grab this?"
"Before we left, why can't we have it?"
"Because," he glanced back, dropping the wand into his uniform shirt, it disappearing back to it's original place, "Because if somebody sees us holding it, they'll either think we stole it, or that we're related."
"Last time I checked, that's not a bad thing."
"It is for me. If people find out I'm related to him then I'll be treated differently."
"But not in a bad way. I bet you'll immediately get popular and even get whatever you want in school."
"But I don't want that. I want to be a normal kid, it's very hard to do that with a big secret on my back."
Pinkie jumped up in between them, "What big secret on your back?!" Both jumped as she continued, "Cause I don't even see a backpack on your back."
"It's uh, it's nothing Pinkie."
"Reeally?"
"Uh-huh," he nodded slightly.
"Alright," from her curious lean looking as his back, Pinkie stood up straight. "Guess I was just messing around," she showed a big grin and walked away. She looked into the direction of nothingness, "My tail would be shaking if I had one. Besides, something big is coming."
The two watched the pink-haired girl wander off, "Who is she talking to?" asked Rian, not expecting an answer.
"Her tail would be shaking, what does that even mean?"
A small piece of paper fell in front of them, both watching it fall gently to the ground. He reached down to pick it up, looking at a picture. "What is it?" asked Phoenix, seeing a slight blush on Rian's face, mouth slightly gaped.
"Uh..." He turned the picture around.
Phoenix blushed worse than Rian, "How did someone get a picture of that, it was after school!"
"My concern as well," Rian looked up and behind him, trying to find out where it came from.
"Can't you do some form of spell or something."
"I don't know, let me try..." he closed his eyes momentarily then opened them once more. Seeing many lines on the paper, thumbprints. His head hurt after only a few seconds and he blinked, the lines faded, "The only spell I can use isn't strong enough. My mind is too weak and I don't know of a spell to match the thumbprint."
"What kind of Uncle did you have, if you can't perform a spell like that?"
"He couldn't teach me magic till I was 13 years and my powers started."
"You were 13 when your powers came in?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I was 11."
"Well excuse me for my puberty to not come in the same time as you."
"Whatever, can you find the person with the thumbprint by yourself?"
"I don't even remember what the print looked like in order to even try and match it up."
"Well I know one thing that we can do."
"What?"
Phoenix pointed her hand to the sky then down, drenching the paper.
"What are you doing!"
"I had to make sure nobody else saw it."
"That was the only clue we had to finding out who took the picture."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I wouldn't have done that if I knew that."
Rian sighed, "It's fine. We'll find the person who took the picture. With our luck, they'll just walk right up to us.
"Okay," Phoenix smiled, glad he wasn't mad at him.
The bell rang, Phoenix said, "Class!" and pulled Rian along.
"Hey, I need that arm you know!"
XXXX
"How do you think you did on our math test?" asked Phoenix as the end-of-class bell rang.
"I got an F."
"You think you did that poorly?"
"No, I know I did that poorly." He rubbed his left shoulder after hitting it hard back into place, "I could barely circle in answers, let alone write out an equation."
"Sorry," Phoenix put on a face of regret. She kissed his shoulder.
With a raised eyebrow, "What are you doing?"
"I'm kissing it, making it better."
"I'm, not 4 anymore. Hell my mom never even did in my lifetime."
"Well I'm glad to be your first boo-boo kisser."
"Boo-boo kisser?" Rian held back a small snicker. "Nah, I'm good. I'm a grown boy."
"You most certainly are," she said with a seductive grin.
Rian blushed as the end of bell rang.
"So, where to now?"
"Uh, anywhere you want to, I guess."
"Well-"
Phoenix was cut off when the rainbow-haired girl decided to interrupt, "How're the 'love-birds' doing?"
She was about to speak, and knowing how she can hold a grudge, he stopped her. "Can we help you?"
"Yeah, you totally can."
"And... What is that?"
"You can do whatever I want you to."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I have this," Rainbow held up a picture of the two's mixture.
"When did you-!" Rian tried to grab it.
"I took the picture, right after you left."
"You were right," said Phoenix, "She did walk right up to us."
"Well the culprit who takes a picture to blackmail is obviously gonna use it."
"Enough," Rainbow spoke. "Now you two are gonna do as I say, or..."
"Or what?" asked Rian.
"Or I take this picture right to the Principal."
"Do it."
Phoenix looked at him, "We could get expelled."
"Quite possibly, so I say do it."
"What are you doing?" asked Phoenix in a hushed tone.
Rainbow commented, "You want to get expelled, don't you?"
"Yup, go ahead. Expel us."
"Rian, I can't get expelled," Phoenix spoke with worry.
"Don't worry, if we do, then I'll just homeschool us. You know how."
"Alright, fine," Rainbow said, "Might of well you follow me as I show the Principal."
Rainbow left the classroom, and the two followed; Phoenix being hesitant. "Don't worry," Rian spoke with confidence, holding her hand, "I know what I'm doing."
"Do you really?"
"Yes."
Walking into the Principal's office, Rainbow spoke out, "Principal Celestia, I have something to show you."
She placed the picture on her desk. "And... What is this?"
"Ejaculation of those two," pointing at the two just walking into the door.
"And do you have proof?"
"The picture is my proof."
"I mean proof of it being those two, for all I know it could be yours and another guys and you're just blaming them."
"But it is them, I caught them in the act and I took a picture after they left. It was yesterday after detention."
"Even if it truly was theirs, which they would have to admit it. The worse I could do is suspend them for a week or so and more detention, which won't do too much good anyway."
"It was them!" Rainbow turned, "Tell her!"
Rian shrugged, "No clue what she's talking about. I'm responsible, you really think I would do such a thing so soon in life, in school no less?"
The Principal looked at him and chuckled slightly, "That good boy act won't get past me, trust me. But I will trust you about not doing it in school."
"But it was them!" said Rainbow.
"It's their word against yours, I'm sorry, I can't do a thing."
"Ugh!" Rainbow stormed out.
"Thank you, Principal Celestia."
"Well there really is no proof I can use. Not to mention to try to use the good boy act on me, Rian Swirl. Your uncle never could."
"I know. He told me."
"I will say, you are as good as your uncle. I know this year of high school is boring for you, but you will started learning more advance spells once you're a Senior."
"I doubt it."
"You're only as good as you think you are, have a nice day."
"See ya." Rian walked out with Phoenix.
"How did you know nothing was gonna happen?"
"You seriously think that just a picture of bodily fluid will do anything without true proof it was us?"
"She could've had proof it was us."
"She's not that smart. It's fairly obvious after a few days after meeting her."
She giggled, "You're such a geek."
"Ain't no way. I'm too stupid for that. I'm just very observant."
"Well you're my observant geek."
"I told you, I'm not a geek."
"You're still mine."
"Alright, fine. If I'm yours, then where are we off to."
"Hmm... Rollerskating."
"Rollerskating?"
"Don't tell me, you don't know how to rollerskate."
"I never tried."
Phoenix didn't care about hiding her laugh. "I'll teach you then, come on."