Canterlot High

Wednesday, December 25, 2014

Today, when I wake up, I realize three things. One, it is currently twelve in the after, two, it’s snowing outside, and three, IT’S CHRISTMAS!!! YESSSSSSSS!!!!

I leap out of bed and rush downstairs. No one else is awake yet. Good. I grab the phone from off the wall and open up the huge phone book. I then dial Button Mash’s number.

“Hello?” a female voice says drowsily.

My heart sinks into my stomach. “Um, hi, is Button Mash there?”

“Yes.” I can hear her calling Button over.

“Hello?” he asks cutely.

“Button, Hi! It’s me, Sweetie Belle! Do you wanna come over?”

No response for about five minutes. “Sure, I guess. Let me go ask my mom if it’s okay.”

“Is that who answered the phone?”

“Yeah.”

I let out a sigh. Good. So it wasn’t some other girl. Well, it was, but moms don’t count.

“Okay. She said I could come over.”

“Great! When will you be here?”

“In about five minutes.”

“Yay! See you then!”

“You to.”

I hang up the phone and go wake everyone up.

I couldn’t find Celestia, but that’s when I realized she had crashed on the couch.

Once we’re all there, Button included, we start opening gifts.

Celestia picks one up. “Okay, this one’s for Twist.”

Twist eagerly takes the package in her hands and rips it open. Inside is a book called “How to Make it In Life With a Lisp”. Twist scowls. “Very funny, Apple Bloom.”

“Alright, this next one’s for Sweetie Belle.”

I open up a beautifully wrapped gift. Inside is a new phone.

“Oh my god.” I cover my mouth as tears drip down my face.

“I noticed that you needed a new one.” Tiara states plainly. “Your welcome.”

“Thank you, Tiara!” I hug her.

“No problem.” she says as she shoves me away.

“Next up… Scootaloo!”

Scootaloo rips open a lumpy package. I already know what it is….

“A SCOOTER!!!” Scootaloo shrieks, jumping up and down. “Ohmigodohmigodohmigod!”

“Merry Christmas.” I say quietly.

She turns to face me. “YOU? YOU GAVE ME THIS?!”

She bounds over and wraps in the biggest hug I’ve ever received.

“YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND!!!” she yells.

“Thanks, Scootaloo.”

“Okay, this one goes to Tiara.”

Tiara picks up a gift and looks at it quizzically before opening it. Inside is the fur coat I bought her.

“YES!!!” she screams. “This is exactly what I wanted!”

I smile. “Well, good.”

After a lot more gift opening later, there’s only one more present under the tree.

Celestia picks it up. “Alright. This one’s for Sweetie Belle.”

I open it up. Inside are a pair of emerald heart earrings.

“Merry Christmas.” Button said.

“Button…” I say. “You didn’t have to give me these. They must have been really expensive.”

Button nods slowly. “It was.”

I leap towards him and tackle him to the ground.

“Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you so much!” I yell. I kiss him on the cheek. We stay down there for a few more minutes before I finally let go.

When I look around at everyone else, they’re all snickering.

“What?” I ask.

“Nothing.” Scootaloo giggles. “Nothing at all.”

We all sit in the living room watching tacky Christmas specials.

After a while, Celestia makes us dinner.

And when one of us bothers to look out the window, we realize something.

The snow has piled up to about a foot. It’s still coming down hard.

“YAY!!!” I yell, throwing my hands in the air. “Button gets to spend the night!”