My Second chance

Once I got to the library, I instantly went through the references looking for the books on healing magic. I found an entire encyclopedia on the damn subject. There were spells on everything. I found some on just dulling pain. I found others about disinfecting a wound. I even found a spell to fucking mend broken bones! I could have used that an hour ago when I was messing with the damn splint. I eventually found a spell to bring a pony back from the brink of death, but the user would have to either be an alicorn or sacrifice their life to do it.

“What you reading?” I heard twilight come from nowhere. It sacred the hell out me and almost made me buck her in the face. Heh, “buck her in the face” sounds really perverted.

“Twilight, don’t do that, I almost hit you. I swear you and Spike have no idea how to show up without scaring the hell out of me. Anyway, I’m reading a book on healing spells.” I said a little startled……I wasn’t really scared…..

She gave me a confused look, “Why are you reading that. We still haven’t covered illusion or transformation magic. Some of that magic is very high level.”

“I know, I found a spell that brings pony’s back when their about to die. I never knew you could do that. I’m reading this so I can teach myself how to do some of it to get a job at the vet’s clinic.” I went back to reading only to have my magic negated and it lifted away in an aura of violet. “Hey, I was reading that.” I said very angrily.

“You shouldn’t be reading that. You could get your self hurt. That one that saves a pony, it would kill you. You’re not ready.” She put the book back on the bookshelf where I found it.

“I know the cost of the spell. I never would have cast it. All I wanted was some spells to fix bones and heals cuts instantly. I’m not as stupid as you seem to think I am.” I glared at her while taking the huge book back off the shelf.

“We need to stick to the schedule,” she said while taking the book back out of my grasp, “You don’t need to know that stuff yet.”

“I was just trying to get a job to be able to pay you back for your hospitality. Was that so wrong?” I took the book back in my grasp pulling it a little bit toward me in the process.

“It’s a noble gesture, but I don’t need you to do that. I’m happy having the help around the library. Spike can’t always do what I need him to.” She said with a mix of modesty and insistence.

“I know you said that but can I at least get a job to be able to save up enough to by a house or plot of land? I love it here but im going to need my own space eventually,” I argued switching tactics. I really didn’t want to live in the library the entire time I was there.

“….Fine,” she said, defeated, after some thought, “But no jumping the magic schedule. We don’t need you hurting yourself. You’re going to have to find something else.” She was very stern about her schedule.

“I can live with that I guess. I’m going over to Pinkies, maybe the cakes need help,” I said. I really just wanted to get to my party. I know it’s going to be thrown when I get there.

I exited the library and started on my way to Sugarcube Corner. I wanted to get away from Twilight too.  I didn’t want to hear about the “importance of a schedule” for the fifth time.

I was only able to get the first couple healing spells down before Twi came and ruined my studying. What’s wrong with studying? She is WAY to OCD about her schedule. The trick for healing spells, from what I could tell, is magic control. Apparently, Massive concentration is needed for the spells to be successful. The most advanced spell I learned was the first one I looked up, healing broken fucking bones. Im never putting a splint on a rabbit again.

“I should hurry, got a Pinkie party to get to,” I muttered with a smile. I walked a little faster to Sugarcube Corner which, unfortunately, is on the other side of Ponyville. Why are the damn mane six’s houses so far away from each other? I need to learn that Teleportation spell next time I have a personal study session. Fuck the schedule. Just then a pegasus landed on me.

“Ow! My wing!” it said while sitting on me. I couldn’t tell the gender of my new passenger due to the ringing in my ears. About a minute after I was landed on I was able to fix my minor concussion and say something.

“Can you please get off of me?!” I said a little loud and annoyed. Ponies are heavy and suck to be the cushion for.

“Oh, I’m sitting on somepony. I wondered why my landing didn’t hurt as much as usual,” she (I could finally tell by the voice what gender “it” was) said to her self before getting up. “Sorry about that sir, I don’t usually….” she trailed off staring at me.

She was obviously a pegasus but looked a lot different from what normal pegasi look like. She was a ZEBRA! She had an orange, striped coat and a blond mane with a gold stripe down the middle. Her beautifully messy mane style fell right over her stunningly purple eyes. I got lost in her eyes for a while. Then I looked at her wing. I was obviously broken and was not going to be able to fly for quite a while without attention.

“Oh no, your wing!” I exclaimed startled, “here let me fix that.”  I took some gems Spike ‘let me borrow’ and drained each of almost all their energy. I focused on the healing spell but something happened. Instead of using the spell, my body started pumping magic energy into her body. All the energy I took from the gems was siphoned right into her wound, healing her instantaneously.

“Ouch! That stung a little,” she said as she finally stopped staring at me, “Im Clumclum by the way.” She lifted off the ground and seemed to be mesmerized by me again.

“No problem. I’m Helix,” I said extending my hoof. I finally notice her cutie mark as she started to fly. It was an upside-down smiley face with its tongue sticking out.

“Well, thanks,” she said quickly and sped off. I stared into the horizon she flew towards and stood there for a good 20 minutes. I started walking to the bakery and just couldn’t get that beautiful mare out of my mind. I think I have fallen in love.