A New Element

"Diamond Tiara! Silver Spoon!" another voice came from the abyss, "How dare you speak to the new students like that, or any fillies for that matter!" I swallowed, if there were other fillies that followed Diamond's every move I was in big trouble.

"Sorry, Ms. Cherilee"

"Sorry."

"It's okay, If I see any more of this behavior though you are staying in for recess." The first voice said. "Well, come here, your late, we've already done this so, " Our teacher began, I felt a soft push come from Light Secret. "Please introduce yourselves," She paused, "Please state your name and something about yourself."

"I'm Berry Mintcake!" Berry said with excitement. "and... I... look at life a half cup full?" She said making her last statement sound more like a question.

"So your optimistic", Ms. Cherrilee stated.

"I guess" She said in her normal perky way.

"I'm Clouded Shimmer but I like being called Cloud." Clouded Shimmer said taking the stand, "and I... I love the way sunsets color the clouds."

I felt Light Secret's muzzle pull away from me as she spoke. "I'm Light Secret and I hate people in my privacy." her voice was flat and to the point. I had the feeling that she was talking about the magic thing that I somehow knew. I heard the hoofsteps and felt all eyes on me.

Now I know I'm blind but I knew that the eyes of every pony in the room were on me. As the tension grew my neck felt to get swollen. "I... I'm... I.. My name... i... is.. Mid...Mi... Midnight River and... I.. I'm blind." I choked on all most every word. There was silence in the room, deathly silence.

"I think you'll do great things in the future just like the famous Snowdrop did."

"But she was a pegasus, I'm just a regular old earth pony." I felt a muzzle on my back and proceeded where I was being pushed towards. Turns out it was an open seat, as I sat down I heard snickering behind me I turned around to where they were coming from but there were more and more, the snickers were surrounding me. "STOP IT!! PLEASE!!" I shouted I had a tiring day already I did not want anymore trouble.

"Midnight River, stop what? Is somepony bothering you?" I listened, no pony had been laughingor snickering, whatsoever, my active imagination was getting the better of me, again.

"No, I'm sorry."

"Well then lets continue our lesson shall we?" Mrs. Cherilee said in an asking manner, but just went straight to teaching. We continued from the part when Snowdrop was thinking back when her mom was talking to her about the stars and how they twinkled.

After the lesson was over we were dismissed to recess, I got up out of my chair and waited for Light Secret to push me towards the door. She never did so I decided I could do anything a pony with eyesight could do. I attempted to walk out the door but I couldn't figure out where it was. I walked straight and hit a desk straight in my chest.

I ran through the room knocking stuff over and falling this way and that way. I stumbled over chairs, table legs, bags and books. I gave up sat down but instead of the flat floor there was a tack.I felt my head hit steps as I tumbled down stairs. My own heart was racing the next thing I knew I was face flat on the ground. Beneath my muzzle was soft green grass, it was usually comforting when it was wet but in this case nothing could comfort my tortured soul. Laughs every which way, there was laughing and it was not my overactive imagination this time.

Diamond Tiara's voice entered my brain. "Watch it!! Can't you see where you're going??" I opened my mouth to remind her that I couldn't see but she spoke up. "Oh, wait I forgot you're blind!" Many voices chuckled in the background until her piercing voice came through again. "I bet you'll never earn your cutie Mark after all I don't know of any earth pony that cutiemark without using their eyesight!" After that all the. Noise had stopped because every pony knew she was right. It is impossible for any pony to receive a cutiemark without having a talent for something, and me, I don't have any talent.

"You'll never amount to anything." Another voice said with a wave of others following. Most of them were referring to my lack of sight. Others just decided to say awful things. No one pony try to defend me I was alone, I was nothing.

So I decided to stand up for myself, I was not gonna give in. "At least I won't be anything like you guys!" I paused grabbing at every ounce of courage I could call on from within me. "Bullies, mean, horrible, despicable, and try to take dreams from any pony and shatter them!"

Remarkably every pony shut up, well, it was remarkable till I heard a heartbeat from behind me. Ms. Cheerlie no doubt. "Midnight River I did not expect this you."

"B... bu.... I... it...they.... but" my mouth wouldn't let anything that made sense come out.

"Go to the office please. Come back when you're ready to be kind." I hung my head and feet and headed towards the office to see Mr. Specter. I know that the walk was short but I can get a little paranoid. Well, no, not paranoid but over worried I guess you could say.

When I reached a building I searched the walls for a door. It took some time but I eventually found the door but when I did I grabbed the door hoovdle (handle) and prepared for anything I would be waiting for me, meaning trouble. I once again started searching for something, but this time it wasn't for an object. it instead was for a pong.

"Hello Midnight River." I jumped at the sound of my own name. I of course recognized the voice, it was Mr. Specter. "What are you looking for?" he paused before continuing, "Where's Light Secret?" I had turned towards him trying to make sure he didn't feel awkward.

"She got distracted, it is okay actually, I'm use to it." I answered, myself distraught. As I heard a quill scratching on paper I suddenly realized what he was talking about. "It's not her fault though!!!! I sat far away from her and most of the other fillies in class!"

"Well dear I don't know, but, if you say so." I let out a heavy sigh that I had some how managed to hide from Mr. Specter. "Why are you in here any way?" he asked.

"Great," I muttered to myself "Well.... I got in trouble."

"How?" He asked, great now he'll think that I'm a bratty little filly that uses disabilities to her advantages and gets what ever she wants I thought to myself

"Itoldagroupoffilliesthattheyweremeanbutmyactualwordswereabitharsher." (Pinkie Pie fast) I had said it really fast with my head hung low hoping he wouldn't understand, but, he obviously understood every word perfectly.

He didn't however react in any of the ways I thought he might. He simply asked, "What were, your actual words Midnight River?"

I looked up at him with curiosity but told him what he asked, "I think my exact words were, 'At least I won't be anything like you guys! Bullies, mean, horrible, despicable, and try to take dreams from any pony and shatter them!'" I paused for a moment before continuing, "Sorry" I answered and apologized in reply.

"It looks like you're not ready for school quiet yet," I stood frozen as those words fell out of his mouth. That was exactly what all the fillies had said, just more kindly. "Maybe you could try home school?" He had suggested in the most kindest way.

"I have tried, I just can't bear to be stuck in one place for m.... my whole life." I was beginning to stutter again. "Mom ne...never let me ou.... out of the house. I had to... be.... beg her.

I felt tears beginning to form but I held the back just long enough. Just long enough for him to say, "Okay."

I jumped o him and whispered, "Thank you."

I heard a heavy sigh right before he began to loosely shake me off. "You may wanna go home for the rest of today as I sort this, misunderstanding out."

I let out a sigh as well and nodded, "Okay, bye see you tomorrow."

"Bye."