Papillon.
Crush
Previous ChapterNext ChapterBookworm rushed downstairs, as soon as knocking was heard of the castle's main entrance. She gasped for air, but didn't stop till she ran out of the castle door, to see Rainy, Dizzy and the twins, who began giggling when she dropped to the floor to pant.
''You don't have to rush, ya know.'' said Mel.
''Yeah, what she said!'' said Rainy, who was trying to hold a laugh.
''Their right, are you alright, darling?'' asked Harm, attempting to use her mother's tone of voice.
Wheezing still, Bookworm managed to get to her hooves and nod. ''Yea....Maybe your right, mom even said not to run. Nyx said the same.''
''And their right, listen to them. Miss I have to be on-time.'' said Dizzy, giggling.
''Dizz, that isn't her name, ya know.'' said Mel.
''I know! I know! But my mommy likes being called Ditzy from daddy despite it not being her name!''
''Ugh, it's useless to explain.'' said Harm, resting her hoof on her twin's back.
''I can tell, I surprised that she understands Rainy, but then again, their around the same level of craziness.'' said Mel.
''Girls, if we don't hurry, Jade and Bling are gonna be on our backs.'' said Bookworm.
Jade was a light jade colored filly with a pink and purple mane which was curled. She had dark golden eyes and owned a cutie mark of 3 jade crystals, similar to Rarity's. Bling was a sliver colt with a black mane which was pretty spiked in a cool sort of way. He had dark blue eyes and had a cutie mark of a dollar sign. They were Diamond Tiara's and Sliver Spoon's little sister and brother, respectfully. And they were the girls bullies for their blanks, with the exception of Dizzy, who they bullied for her eyes as she had her mark.
The others nodded, thinking about the bullies' mocking gobbling. They felt sick just thinking of it.
The group began walking down the many mud paths of Ponyville and towards Ponyville Elementary. Most of the foals were still outside due to it being rather early still. The group walked into the playground. Almost instantly, Rainy flew up and tap her pendent, though it only shimmered. She grinned and grabbed a rain cloud out of pretty much nowhere and began bouncing on it, causing random raindrops to crackle down.
''Rainy!'' yelled one of the foals, as a small group ran inside to get Mrs Cheerilee.
Cheerilee walked out to see what the fuss was all about and saw the energetic pegasus sat on the cloud looking pretty guilty.
''Not again, Confetti.'' said Cheerilee. ''Come down, this instant.''
''Yes, Mrs Cheerilee.'' grumbled Rainy, mostly caused of the use of her true name.
She got off her rain cloud, and flew down. Her little cyan legs hit the ground with a light thud!
''Everypony else, head inside, while I talk with this one.''
Everypony said 'okay'. Bookworm was one of the last, along with a certain colt who she had developed a crush on. Fresh.
''Good morning, Bookie.'' said Fresh, causing Bookworm to blush more.
''M-M-mor-morning....Fresh...''
Fresh giggled at the filly's shyness, and kiss her nose to tease her. The filly turned even more red and stood still with a long second, before finally gathering the courage to enter the schoolhouse, though it took her a second to gather even more courage to sit down. Fresh giggled at her nervousness again.
Cheerilee walked in with a sulking Rainy, clearly she had been told off for her little rain trick.
''Alright, everypony. Reading time.''
Bookworm smiled brightly. But then it melted into a frown, she didn't have her reading book. Her necklace flashed, she was the only filly who owned them to know it's power, and she knew hers, because of her mom. She just needed to remember the name of the book.
'What was it called again?' she thought. 'Oh yea.'
She tapped her pendent, and closed her eye. She focused on the power inside of the pendent and repeated the name of her reading book in her head. The pendent emitted a small glow and the book appeared on her desk, as she opened her eyes. She smiled, and opened the book with magic.
Bookworm closed her book some time later, just before the bell for break rang. She smiled to herself, and levertated her book into her school bag then ran out to join the other fillies only to bump into somepony. A white colt to be exact, Fresh!
''Ah, um...sorry...Fresh...'' said Bookworm, feeling guilty.
''It's alright, Bookie.'' said Fresh, with a smile.
Bookworm's face ignited and she was certain that she saw a smoke cloud raise into the air because of it.
''Your cute when your embarrassed.'' he said, in a teasing tone.
''Y-you...tease!'' she cried, still embarrassed.
''Adds to my charms, though.'' He was talking the truth too.
Bookworm continued to blush.
Mel and Harm wondered where their friend was for a moment, before seeing the filly with the colt who sat next to her, blushing redder then a tomato.
''Does Bookworm have a crush?'' asked Mel.
''Probably, but I'm not a stalker so I wouldn't know.'' said Harm.
''Oh! Oh! Let's go and tease her.'' yelled Rainy.
''Aren't you in enough trouble and knowing Bookworm, she'll tell.''
Rainy pouted, but still ran off to Bookworm.
''Bookie! Why are you blushing?''
''..R-rainy!'' yelled Bookworm, blushing heavier if that was possible.
''Oh, isn't this one of your friends, Bookie?'' asked Fresh.
''Y-yea...'' mumbled Bookworm, still having a hard time chatting with Fresh.
She got lucky though, as the bell managed to save her. She even thanked Celestia internally, with a brief smile on her face, only for her face to turn red again when she remember who she sat next to.
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