Child of Nightfall

"Hey Nix you think we could get a picture of us and the gang together?" Paradisa asks me as we are flying to school.

"Aren't we already in the Cloudsdale Elementary yearbook??" I asks back wondering if we already have a picture in the yearbook.

"Yea but I was thinking of one for all of us not just one in the boring yearbook" she says as we reach the campus, "I mean it is the last couple of days of school right? Maybe somepony is willing to take pictures of us all."

"Maybe... as long there is a booth right?" I ask Paradisa.

"Yea.... yea hey um Nix?" calls to me seeming distracted.

"Y-yea what's wrong" I reply placing my hoof on her shoulder, "Something the matter?"

"Never mind it's nothing important come on let's go the others are probably worried about us" Paradisa states intertwining her arm with mine.

"U-uh..." I stand there blushing softly, "A-alright

  "Come on!" Paradisa enthusiastically laughs pulling me by the arm towards one of the many set up booths, "We should start off having fun."

"Nix.. you think you could get me that doll right there? The little cute one right there?" she points to the blue baby phoenix plush.

"S-sure" I stutter pulling out some bits and paying the fee to play the game once. The game was only a simple toss ball at stacks of cups or milk bottles. "Seems easy enough. I'd like to play once please" I tell the stallion in the booth handing him the necessary bits to play once.

"Here you are sir" the stallion says handing me three baseballs. "Just try to hit the stack an-"

"Done" I state throwing the ball straight at the middle of the small bottle tower, "Do I hit all three towers for that plush or just one?"

"A-a-all three but surely that was pure luck!" the stallion replies nervously being vague, "Go ahead colt try your best shot and if you do win I'll give you three of whatever want!"

"Alright?" I question that statement but ignore it seeing as there was a crowd forming behind me even though this game is simple and easy.

"Go ahead or are you scared?" the stallion laughs probably thinking he's intimidating.

"If you say so?" I tune him out so I could focus on the other two bottle towers, 'Okay each bottle is placed at a estimation of forty-five degree angle, meaning it'll be harder to knock them down if thrown directly between both of the bottom bottles, the precise velocity and trajectory I should throw the ball at a speed of eighty three miles an hour not shattering the bottles but just hitting them with enough force to knock them down.'

"You ready yet dreamy?" a familiar voice behind me asks.

"Hey Kno what are you doing here?" I ask Kno, "Finally came to pay me back the bits you owe me?"

"No just came to see how the new lovebirds are doing" Mareidsa grins nudging me closer to Paradisa.

"We are not in love!" Paradisa yells at our group of friends, "Right Nix?!"

"Whatever," I blankly reply throwing the last two baseballs at the towers and knock them down, "C'mon Paradisa next thing on the list" I say grabbing my prizes.

"W-what!?" Paradisa confusedly asks blushing heavily as I hand her the plush she wanted.

"You said you wanted it right?" I tilt my head questioningly.

"F-fine if you want me to have it I'll take it!" Paradisa yells at me taking the plushy gaining some "awes" from the little circle of ponies around us.

"Your welcome" I laugh as Paradisa yanks my wrist taking me to a private area in the school. "Hey slow down any harder and you'll rip my wrist off! What are you doin-" I look at her in shock for two reasons: one she slapped me and two she lightly pecked my cheek which caused me to have a new shade of pink on my face.

"I c-care about you Nix, just d-don't tell anypony I told you this okay?!" Paradisa sternly looks at me with a heavy haze of pink across her face, "Please don't tell anypony for my sake?"

"O-okay" I reply still shocked at what happened.

"Is this a bad time newbie?" an unfamiliar voice asks, "Or do you want to talk now after all you didn't tell us what you answer was."

"S-sorry who are you again?" I look at them both feeling like a bowl of mixed emotions.

"We are here to get you Nix of course , Varsity team needs you" the flame colored mare says walking up to me, "Maybe you can be our powerhouse??"

"I'm not much of a fighter that's why we need you for the front lines" the stallion beside her comments, "You are well built for the job, you played lots of sports right??"

"Y-yea why is that a problem?" I ask sweating nervously.

"No not at... in fact it makes you perfect for the job" the cerulean pegasus ponders, "What do you think Spitfire would he be good for Varsity Football?"

"Possibly unless he is an actual newbie?" Spitfire grins nudging me.

"Buck that noise! I'll join your damn team and be MVP!!" I yell at them.

"Jeez Tiger save that energy for the field" Spitfire smirks smacking my flank with her tail causing me to flinch, "C'mon Soarin we need to start getting the schedule and equipment started."

"U-uh...." I stand there confused as to what happened.

'Your welcome Nix don't screw this up' I look  around to see who was talking.

"You say something?" I ask Paradisa.

"No why you hear something?" Paradisa asks back with a confused expression.

"Never mind