School of Knock Hards

"I'm the kind of guy who'll never settle down. Where the pretty girls are, well, you know I'll be around." Spike hummed as he walked down the street, satchel in hand and a duffle bag slung over his shoulder. The early summer morning sun was just starting to show itself and burn away the light fog covering things, and aside from the sound of birds and occasional dog barking, the neighborhood was quiet.

"All right." he said to himself as he took out the response letter, along with a small sheet of directions. "Guess I should be glad they're sending someone to pick me up since they said it's out of state."

Although he still didn't remember applying to this 'Global University of Equestria', his parents had insisted he apply to at least a dozen or so to boost his chances, so he had to admit to himself that he could only recall two or three of them. "Let's see, 'At seven AM, a college bus will be waiting for you at the stop nearest to your home. The driver will be standing outside with a name sign for you. The bus itself will also be highly....notice...able.' " he trailed off when he finally reached the stop a couple of blocks away.

Waiting at it was a fairly standard-sized bus for long trips, except it was painted black with dark pink accents. On the back was the picture of a spiked, winged heart with the letters 'GUE' inside it. He shook his head after a moment of staring, Must be the school colors and emblem. he thought, Actually kinda cool-looking once you get past the surprise of seeing it. A few more steps earned him another unexpected sight, though this time, the words going through his head was 'Hello, Nurse!'

Standing by the bus' door and holding a sign with his last name was a tall woman dressed in a black driver's uniform that managed to be the perfect mix of professional and sexy; knee-high boots and hip-hugging skirt just high enough to show the white stockings hugging a pair of legs that seemed to go up for miles. The uniform itself was form-fitting enough to show off her curves and ample bust without looking like she was trying to flaunt. However, it was her face that caught the most of his attention. Waist-length sapphire colored hair, dark blue eyes, button nose and full lips colored with a hint of light blue lipstick.

Needless to say, as far as Spike was concerned, she was gorgeous.

"Spike von Jager, I presume?" she asked.

"Uh..um..Y-Yeah. This..this the Global University bus, I take it?" he replied, forcing himself to keep his eyes above her neck.

"Bingo." came her reply, stepping over to the luggage compartment and opening it for him. "Name's Luna. Go ahead and load your gear, I'll get the bus started. You do have some money on you, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I got a few bags of chips and twelve-pack of cola stashed in here, but I have a feeling we'd both appreciate something a bit more filling along the way. Now hurry and get on, we got a long drive ahead of us." she responded, shutting the compartment as soon as he finished getting his bags loaded and climbing aboard into the driver's seat. Spike quickly followed, taking a seat behind her.

With a dull rumble, the bus started up and they were on their way.

"If all goes well, we should get there sometime tonight."

"Wait, 'tonight'? Dang, this college must be really out of state!"

"You have no idea." Luna said to herself, grinning a little before she turned onto the highway.