Do you mind if I sit with you?
By
Teal
Bon-Bon stood in the cafeteria, holding her tray and looking for a place to sit. She had just taken her meal, after lining up and filling her tray with a large assortment of food, only to find the usual crowded space of the cafeteria. Like every lunch break in Canterlot High, the cafeteria was always packed with people. She didn’t know if it was whether the room was just small or the students just many. Whatever the reason, the fact that the cafeteria was always crowded was an annoying thing. Students lining up to get their food, while others sat in their respective areas as they ate their meal.
Like every high school, Canterlot High was divided by the different social norms. The cool kids ate their meals in their table, while the others sat on theirs. Every table was occupied by the different social groups of the school, who chatted about the events of the day as they ate their meals. Some even became grabby about their tables, letting no one sit there before them. It was as if the tables were sacred or something.
Sighing, she shook her head and began to look for a place to enjoy her meal. She still had a lot of stuff to do and she didn’t want to waste her break trying to search for a place to eat. Along with the daily struggles of finding a table to eat, studying for Algebra class was something an average student has to do. With all those numbers and formulas, Bon-Bon knew that she must spend some time on reviewing, if she wanted to ace the test.
She scanned the room, trying to look for a vacant table for her to have her lunch. But no matter how hard she tried, it seemed that almost every table was occupied.
As she scanned around once more, she finally noticed an almost empty table. Right at the corner of the room, on the complete opposite side, was a table with only one person sitting on it. The one sitting there looked unfamiliar and Bon-Bon wondered who it could be.
From a distance, she could see that it was a green headed girl, which had some streaks of white on her hair. She wore a pink dress and seemed to be focus on the book she had, rather than eating her lunch.
She didn’t know anyone who matched the description and doubted that she was from another level. The school had different lunch breaks for different level, seeing that they can barely fir one level in the cafeteria, and she doubt if another level was present during their lunch break.
So it only meant one thing, she must have been the new student everyone was talking about.
There had been rumors that a new student has moved to the school, but Bon-Bon didn’t pay too much attention to it, seeing that students tend to come and go in this school. So a new student didn’t seem to be a big deal for her. Studying and doing more studying was more important than wondering about new students.
But now, as she stood there with no table to eat her meal, she had no choice but to interact with the new student.
Sighing, she took a step forward and began walking towards the vacant table. As she did, she felt a small hint of fear in her, making her slightly nervous. It wasn’t that she was shy or anything, she wasn’t known to be a shy person but rather a confident one. The reason for her fear was the weird history of new students in this school.
Students who enroll in the school half way through the year had a bad history of being weird. They tend to do stuff that isn’t considered normal for human standards. Now, she wasn’t saying that all of them were weird, but there were some who just didn’t seem to be normal.
Take Twilight Sparkle for starters, the first day Bon-Bon saw her she was walking on all fours. Like, wasn’t that considered weird?
She was afraid that this new student was going to be the same, with all the crazy stuff in her. Bon-Bon began to wonder if there was a factory out there where they make crazy people and deliberately throw them all in this very school.
But as she drew closer to her destination, she tried to shove all those thoughts away. This was no time to be rude, but instead be nice. She had to show this new student that enrolling in Canterlot High was a good choice. But how was she to convince her that, if she herself didn’t believe it?
“Hi…” She said, standing next to the table. “…my name is Bon-Bon” A kind smile was plastered on her face, as she looked down on the girl in front of her.
The girl looked up from her book and stared at Bon-Bon. She didn’t bother to reply, nor reply, instead she just stared.
“So…” Bon-Bon trailed, feeling a drop of sweat roll down her face. “…do you mind if I sit with you?”
The girl shook her head and motioned for her to take a sit. This was good enough for Bon-Bon, who immediately sighed in relief and sat on the opposite side of the new student. Bon-Bon found the entire situation slightly awkward, but she remained silent and tried to be nice.
Placing her tray down, she brought her hands upon her utensils when she noticed the title of the book she was reading. ‘Everything about Ponies: From Unicorns to Pegasi’ it read. Bon-Bon was confused at the sight of it.
Ponies? Weren’t those ponies for little girls? She spent suck a long time staring at the book and wondering about it, that she didn’t the pair of yellow eyes staring at her.
“Go ahead, say it…” A voice piped up, catching Bon-Bon’s attention and breaking her from her trance.
“Umm…excuse me, but what?” She asked, confused.
“I know what you’re thinking.” The girl in front of her said, bringing down the book and staring at her. “You think I’m crazy and immature for reading up on stuff like this. So go ahead, say it, I don’t blame you. You think I’m crazy do you?” She accused her, as she flung her arms around.
‘Well not if you keep on screaming like that.’ Bon-Bon though. She was now sweating in fear from the girl’s sudden outburst, but tried to remain as calm as possible. Although she had to agree that reading about ponies in her age was slightly uncommon, she sure didn’t believe it was weird. From what the book’s title said, she was studying mythical creature and not just childish ponies. Besides she believed that everyone is entitled to read up anything they want, so she wasn’t going to accuse anyone of immaturity or being crazy. She also didn’t want to be rude to the new student.
“What? No.” Bon-Bon said, trying to calm the girl down. All her screaming was bringing too much attention, which Bon-Bon didn’t like. “In fact, I find it quite interesting to say the least.” Well it was interesting to see someone studying up on their mythology. Hey, maybe she could ask her some help when they start studying mythical creatures.
“Really?” She asked, raising her eyebrows. Although there was a hint of curiosity, Bon-Bon heard excitement dominate her tone.
“Yeah…sure…” Bon-Bon said, not knowing where she was going with this. “…I think mythical creatures are cool…”
“You do!” She chirp, her mood now brightened from the remark.
She was then filled with energy as a big smile drew on her face. Staring at her, Bon-Bon gulped as she waited for the worst to come. She didn’t know what was worst, this girl angry at her or happy and smiling?
The girl immediately moved from her spot, changing position till she was sitting next to Bon-Bon. With book in hand, she began flickering through pages, as she explained its contents to Bon-Bon. With a quick voice, filled with excitement, and energetic movements, Bon-Bon started to regret the decisions she had made.
“Oh, aren’t ponies just intriguing? With their magic and ability to fly, how could anyone not be amazed? One day I’m going to prove their real and everyone who said I was wrong would be shunned. By the way, my name is Lyra Heartstring and it is a pleasure to meet you!”
“The pleasure’s all min…” Bon-Bon was cut off, as she was squeezed by Lyra’s hug. That girl may look small, but she was strong.
“Oh, we are going to be the best of friends, you just wait and see!” Lyra exclaimed.
“Yeah…the best of friends…” Bon-Bon said, knowing that she ended up with one of those weird ones.
Author's Note
Don't worry Bon-Bon, I think you'll grow up to tolerate her. 
