Shadow Rave

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"Ugh, Shadow turn that off..." Billy groaned.

With his face still buried in his pillow, Shadow Stuck his fore leg on the bedside table. His hoof scanned the flat surface looking for the alarm clock. Books, paper, lamp and then an alarm clock... Shadow put his hoof atop the alarm and switched it off. Shadow pushed himself up off his mattress with his front legs. Blinking, he attempted to make his vision clear.

Shadow licked his lips, they had a distinct taste on them, they tasted like... strawberries. Suddenly all the memories of last night flashed through his head, The note, Being found by Cloud Chaser... The kiss. What did that mean? Were Shadow and Cloud Chaser a thing? Shadow Rave remembered another thing, it was the weekend. Maybe he could decide while he was out. Shadow wondered around the school, hoping to wander into the cafeteria for breakfast. Shadow sat down after receiving oatmeal.

"Hey!"

Shadow Rave was hit with a surprise hug. Shadow looked at the mare who hugged him, Cloud Chaser. She returned the look and kissed him.

"Hi."

"Soooooo, how are you?"

"I guess I'm pretty good, a little tired. What about you?"

"I'm really good!"

"Why did you come over?"

"Because I wanted to see you, silly!"

"Thanks." That confirmed it, they were 'a thing'.

"Also, I thought we could spend the day together!"

"Sure."

"First thing I want you to do, is accept the contract for the Wonderbolts." Cloud Chaser poked Shadow's nose.

"Sure..." Shadow Rave said, a little hesitant.

"Ok, Shadow just go in there and say you wanna do the contract for them!"

"Holy hell, its been a year since they asked me to do it."

"just do it!"

"Ok, ok."

Cloud Chaser gave Shadow a kiss before he went in.

Shadow Rave entered the building, and saw a mare sitting at a desk, "Can I help you?"

"Uhhh, I'm looking for..." Damn what was her name? "I'm looking for Spitfire."

"And who might you be?"

"I'm Shadow Rave; about a year ago I was asked to DJ?"

"Hmmm." The mare began to flip through files. "Ah yes, Mr. Rave. Take the second-last door on the left."

"Thanks." Before going to see Spitfire, Shadow exited to see Cloud Chaser "Hey, Do you wanna come in with me?"

"Sure! Wait, not nervous are you?" Cloud Chaser eyed Shadow Rave suspiciously.

"What! NO! Oh, wait... you're joking."

"Of course I am!" Cloud Chaser hugged Shadow Rave.

Shadow and Cloud Chaser entered the room with Spitfire.

"Hello?"

"Who are you?" Spitfire asked curiously.

"Its me Shadow Rave? last year you invited me to DJ for you?"

"Oh yeah, I remember you, kid. Say, who's the mare?"

"Oh, this is my marefriend Cloud Chaser."

Cloud Chaser waved, "Hi! Nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you too. So, Shadow, why are you here?"

"Well, is the DJ offer still open? Even after a year?"

"Yes, See all of the other... Celestia, its hard to call them disc jockeys, ponies who tried out were not very good."

"I see, but that doesn't answer my question."

"Oh, Right. Well next saturday come back. With a song of course, there are going to be some DJ tryouts."

"Ok, got it. But what time should I come over?"

"Seven o'clock, AM."

"Got it, we'll be seeing you."

"You too."

As Cloud Chaser and Shadow left the building, Cloud Chaser nudged Shadow Rave, "See! it wasn't that hard!"

"Yeah, you're right. I owe you."

"You sure do!"

"Well, now what do you want to do?"

*grumble*... *giggle* "Well I guess that answers it!"

"Well, where can we go? I mean we can't really go anywhere with our age."

"Aw, I bet we can find somewhere!"

"What have you got in mind?"

"Um… I think there is, like, a fast-food place somewhere around here."

"if you're up for it, I'm up for it. Good thing I brought my bits."

Shadow and Cloud found and entered the fast food joint that Cloud was talking about.

"So that will be two hay burger combos and one non-hard cider apple?"

"Um, actually, two cider apples."

"What?"

Shadow raised his voice a bit. "We would like two cider apples."

"So, two apples and that'll be all?"

"No", said Shadow, beginning to get a tad angry, "Two hay burger combos, and two non-hard cider apples!"

"That will be  um…. like two-hundred and three bits."

"No probl- WHAT?"

"You wanted fifty-two hay burger combos with a side of cheesecake, right?"

After flying to the next restaurant, Shadow and Cloud ordered two hay burger combos and some cider apples.

Shadow leaned beside his chair and surfed through his saddlebag. Shadow retrieved the bits and hoofed them to the colt receiving their orders.

"Thanks, your burgers will be ready in about three minutes."

"Okay, sweet."

The waiter then proceeded to take his leave. Shadow turned to face Cloud Chaser, "So... I've never been to lunch with a mare before." Shadow Rave admitted, "I'm kinda clueless here."

Cloud Chaser hugged Shadow Rave, "Neither have I! I'm sure it'll be fine!"

Shadow laughed nervously, "I guess that will make it a little easier."

"Ok, enough with the being nervous. You need a positive attitude."

"Yeah, you're right. So, tell me, Why did you seem so… plain, at first but now you seem so happy and energetic?"

"I get shy around ponies at first, then when I get to know them I get all nice."

"Then why did you approach me outside the gym?"

"Just because I'm shy doesn't mean I won't help a pony who looks like they're in need."

"Oh, well then, thanks."

"For what?"

"For helping me."

"No problem!" Cloud hugged Shadow.

Soon after the colt returned, "So, like, heres your foods and um… 'n stuff."

He clumsily put the burgers in front the two. After he left Shadow leaned over the table and whispered to Cloud, "I wasn't sure before but now I am, that pony's high!"

Cloud began to giggle, "Sure seems like it."

"Lets hope theres nothing in the food!"

Cloud was now stifling a laugh.

Shadow continued to speak, "Ok, I think we should eat. I don't really want to attract attention."

"Okay!"

Shadow and Cloud proceeded to eat for a good hour before heading back to the school.

"Its kinda late now what should we do?" Shadow asked, not wanting to end the night yet

"I think Flitter brought some movies to the school."

"Sure, that sounds fun."

Shadow and Cloud proceeded back to Cloud and Flitter's dorm. Cloud began to scan the movies, while Shadow setup the projector,

"Hey," Shadow asked of Cloud, "How come I've never seen Flitter?"

"Well, she tends to leave campus because her families opening some restaurant  in Phillydalphia."

"Ah, well you seem to talk about her quite a bit so I'm interested in meeting her."

"You should be, she's really cool!"

"Well, as I said before I am!" (Jeez, I suck at conversations)

"Awwww."

"What's wrong?"

"It looks like Flitters only packed horror movies."

"And?"

"I don't really like horror movies… but I guess you'll be here so I could watch it."

"Okay, sure. What movie did you pick."

"Um, I think I'll choose this one. Nightmare night."

"What's it about?"

"Some stupid teenage ponies party in a house, and some pony named Masked Killer, who has a mask over his face starts stabbing all the ponies. Sounds… interesting."

"Sure I'm up for it."

Cloud put the movies into the VHS and sat down on her bed with Shadow. The movie started out with a group of ponies who looked different from the group described on the back. This seemed to be the group that just dies in five minutes, shows the killer, and how gory the movie is. Apparently it was very gory, the first kill must've been a whole minute of a pony getting stabbed.Roughly half way through the movie, when a pony was getting decapitated,  Cloud Chaser fell asleep. Shadow Rave took that as a sign that he too could fall asleep, as sleep as creeping in on him. Cloud, whose head was resting on Shadow's shoulder, was curled into a small ball leaning against Shadow. Shadow wandered off to sleep with Cloud Chaser still leaning on him.

Shadow woke up, something was nudging him in the cheek. drowsily, he opened his eyes to see a pony, who seemed about his age.

"uh… Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Shadow Rave."

"Well then 'Shadow Rave' may I ask why the hell Cloud is sleeping on you?"

"Because I'm her coltfriend."

"Oh, now I remember you, she seemed to talk about you."

"Ah, well I think I'd better go. Also I didn't get your name."

"Flitter, the names Flitter."

"Well nice to meet you Flitter." Shadow said as he turned to leave, deciding he really should get to work on that song for the auditions.