One Day in Math Class

Although Rarity sleeping is probably one of the most adorable things in the world, it gets boring after awhile. Honestly, I was probably sitting there for about 20 minutes just waiting for someone to come up and pick a fight with me or even just ask me what movie I was here to see.

I checked my watch for what felt like the ninetieth time.

3:29.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Rarity exploded to life. She jumped onto the table and grabbed me by the shoulders.

“No, Fluttershy, don’t leave me here on my own!” she exclaimed.

Scared half to death, I fell backwards in my chair, throwing the soda I had been holding in my right hand about three meters backwards. I got up and picked up my chair. I looked behind me to see what innocent bystander had been drenched in my soda.

“Oh my, I didn’t mean to frighten you like that, Mark. Sorry, I was just…” She trailed off suddenly, tears beginning to well in her eyes.

“Rarity, it’s all right, no matter who got completely covered in my Mountain Dew… Rarity, were you having a bad dream?” I asked, softly.

Rarity started crying. “I’d… I’d rather not talk about it…”

I smirked. “I think that whole ‘No, Fluttershy, don’t leave me!’ thing deserves at least a little explanation, but I’m not going to force you. Although telling someone will probably help you feel better…”

“I just need to go home, Mark,” Rarity decided.

“Alright, Rarity. Let’s get going.”

“No, Mark. I… I think I want to go home by myself…” Rarity said.

“Are you sure, Rarity? I wouldn’t want you to get hurt walking home,” I checked.

“I suppose…”

“Plus, I really wouldn’t mind if you wanted to talk to me about anything you need to get off your chest. Emotions, internal conflict, anything really. I honestly don’t mind.”

“Really? Not many stallions back in Equestria like to hear that kind of stuff from mares. Of course, this isn’t Equestria, is it?” she said, giggling half-heartedly. I smiled back.

“No, it isn’t Equestria.”

I stood up from my chair, grabbing the popcorn. Rarity took that as a signal to stand up as well. She seized her soda with her magic and made an old rag appear. She trotted over to the person the soda had soaked and gave the rag to him.

“Here, you can use this to clean up. I’m sorry about that. I hope you have a marvelous afternoon,” Rarity apologized.

“Why, thank you, m’am. You’re very generous. I hope you have a great day, too.”

Rarity smiled. “It was the least I could do.” She walked back over to me. “So, are you ready to go?”

I smiled. I was glad to see she wasn’t crying anymore. Suddenly, something occurred to me. “Yeah, I’m ready. Say, did you just summon that rag from your home?”

Rarity frowned slightly. “Why, yes I did. Why do you ask?”

“Well, I was thinking maybe you could summon my backpack for me so I don’t have to worry about it anymore,” I explained.

“Well, I could try, but I can’t make any promises. It’s harder to summon larger objects. I’ll try though.” Rarity closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She focused all of her magic on her horn, squinting. Her horn began to glow a light blue.

“You’re going to do it! Man, I’ve waited three chapters for this!”

The man behind me, cleaning himself off turned towards me. “What?”

“Um… Don’t worry about it…” I answered.

Rarity’s horn glowed brighter and brighter. I closed my eyes. The light continued to intensify until it stopped. I opened my eyes just in time to see Rarity’s horn spark. Rarity collapsed to the ground with a huge sigh.

“I’m sorry, Mark. It didn’t work. I just can’t do it.” Rarity started breathing slowly and deeply.

I walked over to her and sat down next to her. I began stroking her mane. She looked up at me and smiled. “Don’t worry about it. I don’t blame you. It’s Levi’s fault, if anyone’s.”

Rarity smiled at me. Suddenly, she jumped up and wrapped her forehooves around me. My eyes went wide for a moment, then I closed them softly, smiling, and hugged Rarity back.

“Oh, Mark, you always have a way of making me feel better. I don’t ever want you to leave me.”

I smiled at Rarity. “I don’t want you to leave me, either. I’d never be able to get another girlfriend.”

“That’s gross! This rag is dusty!”

I looked into Rarity’s eyes to see her peering back, smiling warmly. I kept on smiling back. Rarity slowly leaned forward and began to kiss me. I leaned forward and kissed her back. The kiss was simply magical.

After what felt like the longest kiss in the world, we backed away from each other. The biggest smile grew on Rarity’s face. “I love you, Mark,” Rarity told me.

“I love you, too, Rarity,” I agreed, love struck. And, for a short time, we simply sat there, staring into each other’s eyes.

It felt amazing to finally have someone to love and care for after all these years of being taunted and teased by the rest of the class, and it was especially great to have that someone be Rarity, of all people. Still, something felt off about this whole thing. It was as if this were all some sort of dream or something.

Of course, that couldn’t be right, as I had hurt myself in PE earlier that day during warm-ups, and everyone knows you can’t be hurt in a dream. Of course, that didn’t matter. Something was still off.

Finally, Rarity spoke up. “Well, shall we get going then?”

“Yeah, let’s head out,” I agreed. I stood up and grabbed the popcorn, while Rarity grabbed her drink. She looked down at the drink.

After a moment, she levitated the drink over to me with her magic. “Here, Mark, I want you to have this since I made you spill yours,” Rarity told me.

I put my hands out to push it back. “No, no, no! I couldn’t take your drink from you! It wasn’t your fault at all, honestly. Keep your drink. I appreciate it, though.”

“Well, alright then. I’d persist, but I don’t feel like staying here any longer. Let’s go.”

“Yes, let’s.” I took her right forehoof and walked her out of the theatre. Once we were out of the theatre, we began walking along the sidewalk to her home. We discussed several different topics. We discussed things going on in America’s government. We talked about the coming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Rarity told me about her days in Equestria. We had fun conversing that day. We enjoyed ourselves, and we enjoyed each other’s company.

Finally, we reached her house, and we said our goodbyes. Just before she walked away, though, I said one final thing.

“Wait!”

“Yes, Mark?”

“I want you to keep the popcorn,” I said, smiling.

“Well, thank you, Mark. You’re quite thoughtful, but I don’t need to keep the popcorn. I’d be perfectly fine if you kept it.”

“It’s no problem, honestly. You can keep the popcorn.” I ran up to her and handed her the popcorn, which she took in her magic. “You’re the one who made it, after all.”

“Well, I suppose, but still…” Rarity considered. “Alright, I’ll keep it.” She leaned forward one more time and wrapped her forehooves around me. I did the same and kissed her gently.

“Well, I’ll see you later, Rarity. This was fun.”

“Same to you, Mark. I hope to see you again soon. I hope you have a marvelous afternoon!”

“You, too,” I replied. I began to walk away. “I love you!” I turned around just in time to see Rarity smile at my statement. She really was adorable, I couldn’t take how adorable she was.

I turned onto the sidewalk to head back to the school to pick up my stuff. I checked my watch.

3:37. Okay, it’s time to get another watch.