Blending In

Eesh...not one of my better days.

Luke put down his pen and passed in his exam to the professor, sweat still staining the paper from one of the most nerve-racking school days yet.

Fuck...I knew I should have spent another hour studying, that was painful.

He walked out of class and looked back at the students still taking the test. Apparently the rest of his classmates were in the same boat as him. Looks of panic and distress filled the room, as well as wandering eyes skipping from paper to paper. All Luke did was smirk as he went down the hallway and out the building where his friend was waiting for him.

"How bout that test, huh?" his friend said in a mocking tone.

"Don't remind me...how'd you do?"

"I'm hoping for a 95 or above...it wasn't too bad. Calculus is a breeze."

"Dan, I swear, you are half calculator or something. I mean, fuck! Did you SEE that word problem? Did the professor intentionally word it like a douchebag?"

"Ah, don't be such a baby, it wasn't too bad" He said with a cocky grin. "Hey, Jason is having people over for a end of school party in about 15 minutes, you in?"

"Uh...I'll end up going a little later, I just gotta take care of something first." Luke said with a little hesitation.

"Ok, just don't forget to bring some booze. You know how fast that stuff disappears when I'm around." Dan said, laughing at his own joke like a fool. Luke also couldn't help but crack a grin.

"Yea, no problem, I'll see you there"

Luke and Dan went their separate ways and Luke approached his car, excited for the night that lie ahead of him. If there was one thing he loved, it was one of Jason's parties. He opened the door and drove to the flower store.

"Hi Luke, another five daffodils?" The Cashier at the front desk said in a cheery voice.

"You know it." Luke said with a smile.

Luke would always pick up up five daffodils on the Friday at the end of each month, so it was second nature between them at this point. She wrapped up the flowers in an instant and Luke was on his way.

"Thank you for shopping at Blooming Flowers, please come again!" She said in another cheery tone.

"You know I will!" Luke said in an equally happy voice, shutting the door behind him. With his flowers in hand, he got back in his car and drove to the local cemetery. He parked the car and made his way to his mother's grave, where he placed the flowers. He just stood in front of the grave, thinking about how much he's done since his mother had passed.

"Well mom, I'm almost done with school. I can't wait to see what lies ahead of me this year, there is so much room for possibility." he stated to the grave. He felt his eyes beginning to get misty from all the fond memories he had with his mother. Deciding he didn't want to get anymore depressed, he said goodbye to his mom and walked back to his car. The car started up and he began to pull out of the parking lot. With some tears still forming in his eyes, he began rubbing his eyes against his hands. When he looked up, he was greeted with another pair of headlights screeching towards him.

BANG
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Consciousness began returning to Luke at a very slow rate. Vision began blurring into focus, only to have Luke shut his eyes again dues to the harsh brightness above him. His ears had a very faint ringing in them and his back was met with the feeling of thorns digging into him. A loud groan escaped him as he sat upright.

"W-what the hell happened..." he said out loud.

As his senses had finally returned, he looked around to see a very dense forest surrounding him, scattered with of sunshine piercing through the leaves on the tress. No civilization in sight. Just trees.

What the hell is going on? I was in a car...right?

He began to stand up, only to fall back on his ass. "Argh!"

Yep, that gonna be sore for a while

He tried again, this time at a much slower, more careful rate. Leaning up against a tree, taking a better look around. Trees...and more trees. No buildings, no cars. Nothing but trees and bushes.

I'm dead then? Is this heaven?

Walking around a bit to get his bearings, he came across a small stream. He didn't realize how thirsty he was. He cupped his hands and dipped the in the water. Taking a big gulp he repeated this process a few times. Around the fourth mouthful, his ears perked up to a voice.

"...don't know why we have to go out and look for him. He comes back all the time anyways. What's stopping him from doing it again?"

There was another voice...this one much too quiet to make out any words. A feeling of relief washed over him. Ok... at least I'm not in the middle of n-.

His thought was cut off.

Across the stream there were...

Ponies?

A blue one and a yellow one at that. Staring at him. The blue one had a look mixed with shock and curiosity, while the yellow one appeared petrified. The staring contest lasted for what felt like minutes. W-what am I looking at? The yellow one made a small whimpering noise, and the blue one stepped in front of it. The blue then took another step towards him this time, wings unfurling ever so slightly. Wait...WINGS?!