Black Tail Life

That bull is looking at me again. The same dark skinned punk with his thin tail and cow ears. He is wearing a red shirt with a yellow ring on the front, blue pants and black boots. I have only been here for about five minutes and I am getting pissed with all the attention he is giving me. Right when I'm about to get up out of my seat though, the bull boy leaves the cafe. Good radiance.

Lyra, Rin and Lethroldus sat with me at a table next to a window. The table was almost full, just two more seats to fill. I see Blaze coming up to us with a tray in his mouth filled with food. I motion him forward and nudge Lyra's side. "Hey Lyra, can you get that tray for my brother?"

She finishes chewing some hay before nodding. "Sure." Lyra uses her magic to engulf the tray and took it out of Blaze's mouth. She then placed the tray on the table right next to Rin and Lethroldus, directly across from me. "Hello there Blaze, I am Lyra."

My brother sat down and extended his hoof out to Lyra. "Hey Lyra, I'm Craze Blaze."

The Rin shook his hoof. "Hi Blaze. I'm Rin and this is my brother Lethroldus." Lethroldus just waved.

"Hey there. So Jero, I have good news and bad news." He then gave me a rather serious look, this has got to be serious. He is almost never like this, not even messing with me.

I place my elbows on the table and rested my nose on my interlocked hands. "What is it?"

"Good or bad first?"

I sighed and closed my eyes, preparing for the worst. "Bad."

He pushed his tray to the side and a tear fell down his muzzle. "We aren't roommates."

"No! This is impossible!" I jumped out my chair and hugged the living lighter. "This can't be! Why in Celestia's name would they do this? Why damn you!?"

He hugged me back and we started to cry. "I know, I know. The good news is I'm bunking with my cousin." That is when I stopped crying. His cousin. His cousin? His cousin! If he was the pyromaniac, she was the hyper maniac. That pink ball of fluff almost killed me once!

I slowly backed away from him and took my seat. "Blaze, are you sure it is your cousin?"

"No shit it's my cousin. She is right over there, see?" He pointed his hoof across the cafe and there she was. Pinkiamina Dina Pie, better known as Pinkie Pie. She is 17 years old, hooved and dangerous. Criminal record, putting my in a sugar coma!

Hey, she was sitting next to that cowboy hatted mare from my class. They both were sitting with four other mares, guess they they're friends of hers.

I sighed and turned back to Blaze. "Bro, I am only going to tell you this once. Do not let her be the oil to your flame, got it?"

The fucker just laughed at me like I did't know anything. "Don't worry Jero. I have plenty of oil already." I fear for my safety, fuck everyone else. "Hey, she is waving at me. Come on." Why do I let him drag me into this shit? Hmmm!?

Before I got up though, I see Lethroldus's face and the man is stoned. Not in the good way. I mean he is petrified, like he is not moving! "Lethroldus? Leth, are you okay man?" What is he looking at? Meh, he can deal with it.

I get up and follow Blaze over to Pinkie Pie's table. Just knowing she is here makes my stomach hurt. As we get closer, the rest of the table looks over to Blaze and me. Fake smile, ACTIVATE.

Pinkie sees me and my smile, she takes the baits. Its super effective! She smiles and greets us as we stand at the table. "Hey Blaze."

Blaze hugs Pinkie. "Hey Pinkie." They break and she looks at me, with my pro smile. "Hey Jero." She then opens up to me, ready for a hug. Damn this smile, it was too real!

Fine. "Hey Pinkie." I 'hug' her, but quickly break away. Now I feel like my stomach is filled with sweets.

Pinkie then began to introduce me to her friends, starting with cowmare. "This here is Applejack."

She nodded and I did the same. "We sort have met already. Nice to get a name with the face though."

Applejack then agreed in her southern accent. "Like wise."

Pinkie continued. "That is Rainbow Dash,"

The cyan mare looked at me. "Sup."

"Fluttershy."

The pale yellow mare waved with a smile. "Hello."

"Rarity"

The white mare put down her green tea. "Charmed I'm sure."

"And Twilight."

The purple mare placed a book down and turned to me. "Hello Jero."

"Well it is nice to meet you all." They seem like a friendly group. "I hope you all can handle Pinkie here."

Rainbow Dash just huffed at my comment. "Please, we have been keeping her under control for a while now."

"Well I thank you. That is good to know, she may not be my blood, but I have had enough time to consider her family." Even though she put me in the hospital. "Well I want to get my stuff over to my room. Come on Blaze, you are the only one who knows where the carriage is."

Blaze snaps at me because I don't use the proper name for his death machine. "It is Craze Cart!"

I didn't pay him attention and started to walk to the door. "See ya Pinkie." Pinkie waved to me from behind, Blaze in tow and the door in front of me. I see Bon Bon walking over to Lyra and Rin. Lethroldus really needs to see the nurse about that facial issue. They see me and I simply wave to them. I am on a mission and no one can stop me!

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Okay maybe one thing can stop me. I am walking down the street that connects the cafe to the garages and dorms with Blaze. Then we see that bull boy come out from behind a tree. He has a crocked smile and walks up to us. Now he is in my face breathing on me. "Hey there, Black Tail." Damn his breath sinks!

I fan my nose and turn my head in disgust. "My name is Jero. You don't call me black tail."

"Well I just did." He grabs the collar of my shirt and tugs at me. He raises his hand and slams me. The bitch just slammed me! "I am Tor and you are going to be my bitch."

I...I...I...I want to laugh so hard! This punk thinks he is going to make me his bitch? "Ha! Do you think you are the first or do you think your balls are that big?" Tor just growled and slammed me again. It takes punches to hurt me!

I reached into my pocket, searching for something Blaze felt at home. I pull out the one thing I know I should never pull out. In my hand is a full, barely used lighter. To Tor its just normal, but it is Blaze's. He named it 'Omani's Touch'. I threw it into Tor's face and push the grinders down.

Now, this is Blaze we are talking about. The same one that put an engine in his carriage, the same one who put a powerful combustion in said engine that launched us into the air. This is his special lighter and he took the time to name it. What the fuck did I just unleash?

I'll tell you, a split second of hell! That would be right if hell was blue though. Once I pushed the grinders down, a huge flame launched into the air and stood there for a few seconds. It was bright, hot and scorched the ends of this punks hair. Tor quickly let go of me and I took the time to sweep kick him. Knocking both his legs over and making him topple down to the ground.

He hit the ground with a heavy thud and growled in pain. Before he got up, I spun on the my foot and knelt down with my fist raised. Once my knee hit the ground I punched him in the face, more specifically the nose. Damn that had to hurt because the he rolled around holding it. "Why you little bitch! That was a dirty trick!"

I got up and dusted off my knees. "Dirty trick? You are the one who came after me. I was defending myself and took you by surprise." I walked over the bitch and kept moving with Blaze by my side. The look in his eyes were like a dog begging for his toy, and I like dogs. "Okay fine, you can have it back. I almost didn't get it back from mom, so don't lose it." I then tossed the lighter to Blaze who caught it with his teeth. The look of joy on his face was immense. Man, I was afraid of that punk? Shit, my brother puts more fear in me.

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We arrived at the garages. They were lined up into individual housings and we where lucky enough to get one pretty close to our building. I opened the heavy garage door and well, you had to see it. "So this is it?"

"Eyup." Blaze said with a dry tongue. Looking just as bemused as me.

"Dude, the wheels aren't even attached anymore." It was true, the wheels, the front bench, everything was falling apart. I guess it wasn't let down as gently as I heard. "That can be fixed later though. My stuff is still inside I hope."

"No shit Jero, I locked the doors before I went to check on you." We walked inside while I locked the door open.

I gasped before mocking a lonely mare. "So you do care about me! So sweet of you." Now I am starting to feel like an ass.

Blaze snapped his neck to look at me. He shook his head with a smile. "Shut up you mourn." He said playfully.

We both then began to empty out the carriage of all my things in a more organized fashion than before. I placed some boxes on his back and took an arm full myself. With my satchel on and my special box tucked under my arm. The only hard part about moving my stuff was getting the dorm door open, good thing others went to the dorms already.

A light blue unicorn opened the door for us. "Let me open that for you." She had a dark blue and white mane with a hourglass on her ass. Now that my rhymes are done for the day, yes her cutie mark was an hourglass.

Blaze and I walk inside and the mare closes the glass door. "Thanks."

"No problem, I'm Colgate." Whoa, her voice is so smooth and her teeth are so clean.

"I'm Jero, this is Blaze. Are you a Junior too?" Stupid question.

"Nope, Senior." Not a stupid question after all. "Do you need help getting your stuff up to your room?"

I gave a nervous chuckle. "Heh, I don't even know where my room is."

"Oh, I can help with that." Colgate ran up to the counter and started to use the computer. I was about to say something till she stopped me. "Don't worry, the clerk is out right now and asked me to hold down the fort. What is your last name?"

Like there is another Jero in this school. "It is Jero Kyubo."

"Aha! There was only one hit anyway." You don't say?

Colgate dug around in a drawer and took out a key with a tag on it. She hopped over the counter and placed the key into my pocket. "That key is for your mail box and dorm door. Now lets get you to your room." She used her magic to take a box off both Blaze and I before escorting the both of us up the oak wood stairs.

We now walked down a carpeted hallway on the second floor. The walls were white and the trim was brown. Paintings and a few banners decorated them. The carpet was blue and clean, lets see how long it takes to get ruined. The doors were oak with bronze knobs, I'm more of a silver homunculi myself. We walk all the way down to the end of the hall and stop. "Here we are, room 106. I hope to see you around Jero."

If I wasn't so thankful I'd make a sleazy comment like, she wants this dick! But I am going to keep it PG here. "Thank you Colgate. If I don't see you again today, have a wonderful afternoon." Colgate places my boxes on the ground and walks away with a smile. Damn is it nice, I need to know what toothpaste she uses.

I place my boxes and bags on the side of the door. I pull my key out of my pocket and put it into the door, I take a deep breath. "Well, this is it Bro." I turn it and push open the door into my room.

This is not a room! This is not even what I thought it would be. This shit was like an apartment! The walls were buff brown I think. The trim bole, what is with all the brown in this place? Well the two window frames were white. I see a small kitchenette area by the door, and a sofa with a coffee table. Even a Television! Then there are three doors, my guess is the bedrooms and the bathroom. I forget what I said this mourning, this is the life! Well I would say that, but I am speechless and unable to say jack shit right now and can only think it.

Blaze walks in and places my boxes and bags down. "Wow, you got one of the good rooms. Well my job is done. I need to go refill Omani's Torch." He then trotted out of my room waving good bye. I would bitch about helping me unpack, but I am too happy to care!

(Play Here)

Wait, what the hell is that? I hear music playing from one of the rooms, I think it might be the bathroom. I think it is industrial metal/electronic rock, or something of the like. Yup, defiantly the first. Wait, I have that one my E-Deck! Well I guess that is my roommate. I wounder who it is.

I start to move through my dorm and find one of the doors opened. Looking into the room I can see my roommate as already made themselves home. Suitcases and a few boxes were laid on the bed, all empty. I saw a few candles lit on a night stand and a black cover on the bed and pillows. A few pictures were getting hit by the little light coming through a covered window. They weren't of anything really, just random things in dark colors.

What surprised me was the small pink pillow that rested on the others and the small collar on top of a dresser. I am about to leave the door frame till I see a box in the corner, it was open. I could see inside it...it had porn in it. I'll be back for you lovelies later.

When I leave the door frame, I hear a buzzing under the music. It sounded like clippers I think. Clippers, collar, porn. I think I have a dog type as a roommate. Makes sense, he is shaving because he has excess hair on his tail and he doesn't want to ruin the black sheets he has. The collar is a mystery though, though I fell like I saw it some where before. Meh, over thinking it.

I walk into the room next door and find it the same except the personal touches and the window. One bed, two dressers, one night stand and one closet. This should be enough space. I start to bring my things into the dorm room and close the door to the hall. Once inside I bring all my things into my room and close that door for my own privacy, the golden gift.

I open all the bags with clothes first and threw them into designated drawers. Top drawers are boxers and socks. Middle drawers are shirts and under shirts. Bottom is reserved for pants. I threw my shoes off and take off my socks for comfort. I open another box. Inside this box was school supplies I stocked up on. The next two where a trinkets and pictures. While placing the last of my things in order, mainly my special box in the closet, I hear a loud moan come from the bathroom. "What the hell? Oh shit this guy must work fast!" That is the second thing I need to learn. I don't think I should leave the room any time soon.

I jumped on the bed and opened my satchel, not a hand bag! Inside I find my clipboard and a pen. Yup, still got my schedule. Lets see, tomorrow is Friday so I have...great. I have Ms. Spiro first for two periods. Whatever, I'm just going to lay here for a minute before- Whoa! I almost forgot, how do I almost forget?

I take my satchel and open it again. Okay where are-there you are! I pull out a pile of fliers. The number one way I made money back in Pearl Point.

Black Tail Service

What ever you need done, I get it done right!
Cleaning, Cooking, Delivery, Recovery of Goods, Anything!

"Now that I know my living situation I can adjust the information. Wait, what is my mail box? I should go check. If I don't know my mailbox, than I can't get my mail or requests." I place everything on the bed and jump off of it. Opening the door, I hear the buzzing stop and the music stop playing as well.

(Stop Music)

The bathroom door opens and I see a pink mare. It was the mare from my class too, the one I saw while opening the door. Now that I'm up close I can see that she also had pink in her roughed up mane and tail. I see a black mask with white eyes on her flank, an actress maybe? She was visually sweating with an expressionless face. Holy shit she as mismatched eyes! Green and pink, that is fucking cool and hot at the same time!

She noticed me and kicked something out of view into the bathroom. "Um what are you doing here? This is my dorm and I locked the door."

Wait, her dorm? "This is your dorm? I thought, but wait, I thought I had a male roommate." This was confusing.

This mare is has an expressionless face, man she must be pissed or something. "What? You're my roommate?" I nodded. "Fine, I guess I can deal with it." Well thank you for letting me stay here out of the goodness of your heart. Pft, mares. "Wait aren't you Jero? I think we're in the same class."

Well then I guess she was paying attention. "Um, yeah. What is your name, Pink Fade right? I caught Ms. Spiro saying your name."

Pink Fade nodded without any expression. "Yeah, that's me."

"Okay cool. I'm going to find out what mailbox is mine. I know the deal so whatever rules or stuff you want to place, just hold them till I get back." I the headed to the door and walked out.

I started walking down the hall, thinking aloud. "I have a mare as a roommate? Can they do that? I mean Blaze is with Pinkie, but they are family so it's not that big of a deal. And what was that buzzing noise?" I start to descend down the stairs. "Maybe it 'was' a hair trimmer. Ponies can get furry, but why did she knock it back into bathroom and why was she sweating?"

I was now in the lobby and walking over to the mailboxes. I put the mystery in the back of my head for the moment and looked around. The boxes were numbered just like the dorm rooms, except there were both A and B slots. I found 106 in the back and put my key in the A slot, it doesn't open. So am I B?

I put the key in the B slot and it opens, well that was a short lived mystery. Okay, now that I know that much I can get my stuff done. I walk back into the lobby and see Lyra, Rin and Lethroldus walk in through the door. "Hey guys."

Lyra gawks at me. "You. You could have told us you were leaving you know." The other two agree with her. "Yeah."

I just sigh and put my key in my pocket. "Well sorry about that, I just wanted to get my stuff to my room quickly."

Rin and Lyra shrugged while Lethroldus, being a male agreed with me. "That is perfectly acceptable, I know the feeling. Ow, by the way Jero. Did you see that bull boy with the bloody nose running around the campus?"

"Hmm? Does he look like a bitch?"

Lethroldus seemed confused at the question. "What?"

"Must I repeat myself? I said, did he look like a bitch?"

He rubbed his chin and thought about it. "Well, to me he just seemed like a pissed off bull. He kept mumbling about Black Tail."

"Really Leth? Really bro?" I flicked my tail to the side for them to see. "Really?"

"Oh that's right! Wait, you gave him that bloody nose?" I nodded with a big ass grin. "Why, what did he do to you?"

"Lethroldus, that punk started it. There I was walking along with my brother and he comes out from behind a tree. He grabs the front of my shirt and says I'm going to be his bitch. I then proceeded to defend myself from the brute named Tor." And did it feel go!

"Well try not to get into too much trouble. He seemed ready to get payback." Lethroldus really seems concerned.

I walk up the the lug and put my hand on his arm. "Don't worry, that bitch is going to think twice before coming after me. Now where are your rooms?"

"Oh, me and Rin are 103." What? He gets to bunk with family and I don't? Baka!

Lyra put on a happy smile, oh joy. "Me and Bon Bon are sharing a room, 104. I am so happy that I get to bunk with someone I know!"

I am envious. "You guys are luck to sleep with familiar friends and family. I am bunking with Pink Fade from class. I don't even know her." As I pouted, the others went pale in the face. It was creepy. "What are you guys doing?"

Lethroldus placed his huge hand on my shoulder. "I am sorry for you Jero. You weren't there for the introduction so you don't know. She is just...weird."

That is not cool. "Dude really? Come on now. I am said to be a walking omen, black tailed fox remember?"

"Pft, that's different. I don't believe in omens and Rin doesn't even care. Lyra probably doesn't even know, but Pink Fade is just weird. I mean she shows no emotion! I went to middle school with her all the way here. No emotion! She might sound like she has it, but she doesn't show it. Plus she is sort of a pervert. I hear she is sexually active already as well. Just go on my word."

"Ha ha ha!" I just busted out laughing, I couldn't help it. "Really Leth? Come on man who much of that-" Then I remember the box of porn in her room. "Dear Celestia I say her porn. Wait a fucking second! Porn, music, buzzing, object she hid, pervert, active, sweating and keeping the door closed..." And I heard her moaning.

Processing...Processing...Processing
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Dear Celestia and holy Luna, how did I not see it! "Pink Fade was...nothing." Shit that is too private, I can't say it.

Lyra seemed captured by what I was about to say. "What? She was doing what?"

I shook my head. "Forget it, it's an internal matter. Which I need to go take care of right now. I'll see you guys around." Lethroldus, Rin and Lyra waved with a confused look. I ran up the stairs and down the hall. I rushed to get the key out of my pocket and scraped it against the lock, forcing me to stop. Steadying my hands, I gentle slip the key into the lock and turned in. I tried to open it, but seems that I locked the damn door. Baka.

Opening the door, I see my bedroom door is open while Pink Fade's door is closed. I step inside and close the door behind me. I walk past my door and knock on Pink Fade's. "Pink Fade, I think we need to set some ground rules."

"Why would that be needed?" That was not from her room.

"Where are you?" I dart my head around, no sign of her. "Wait, are you in my room?"

"Yeah, you have some vintage shit in this box! Can I buy it off you?" She said that in the most interested voice ever.

I rushed the yard over to my door and see Pink Fade on my bed looking through my special box. I take a deep breath and gentle ask her, "Pink Fade, might you please put my porn away? And who the hell said you can come in here!?" Okay that last part was not as gentle as I thought.

"Pft, okay. Ow, Mare Mounts! And it's December edition." I don't know if I should be pissed that she is touching it or turn on by the fact that she has such taste.

I shake my head and toss my moment of weakness aside. "Listen here Pink Fade we need to lay a few dorm rules."

She looked at me with here blank face, placing down my magazine. "What would those be?"

"Well first I know what you were doing in the bathroom when I got here. If you are going to do that shit, tie a sock on the door knob please."

"Meh, alright. I'll put a sock on the door."

"Good. No touching the others porn."

"Deal." Damn she really doesn't show emotion.

"No going through the others things."

"Okay."

I sighed. "Now that we have that dealt with I need to do some stuff." I moved over to my bed and clean up my magazines Pink Fade tossed around my bed.

About two minutes of organizing my babies later I put them back in the closet and close the door, Pink Faded still on my bed. "Um, I said I have to do stuff."

She rests her head on my pillow and just looks at me. "I heard you, don't be bothered by me. I'm just bored and I don't feel like going outside."

Is that why you were clopping? "Fine, just doing get in my way. And move over." I picked up my satchel with the fliers and a black marker. I then sat at the foot of my bed and start to write down where to drop off requests.

Pink Fade looks over my shoulder and asks me what I'm doing. "What are you doing Jero? Make fliers?"

With a grin I respond, "Yeah. You see back home I used to have this odd job service that the whole town knew about. I started out small because not too many liked the fact I have a black tail, so I was sort of an outcast for a little while. As I continued though, I got better at doing things. My reputation got better and I got my requests, along with friends. The bad part though, is with attention comes those who like you. With those who like you, you get those who don't. They'd try to pick fights with me or steal my stuff. A lot of bullshit like that, I got through it though. I got beaten up a few times but I learned to defend myself. The bits I earned though, the glorious bits!"

"The more I worked the better my pay went. I earned enough to buy my E-Deck and a shit ton of music for it. Now I don't know if I should do it here through. Hey, worth a shot right? I'm not a money whore or anything, I just got into the rhythm of doing this kind of work."

Pink Fade really seemed into what I was saying. She sat there while I finished up the last of the fliers. Now they read,

Black Tail Service

What ever you need done, I get it done right!
Cleaning, Cooking, Delivery, Recovery of Goods, Anything!
Requests can be placed in mailbox 106-B in Harmony Dorm or can be brought up to room 106 directly.

From over my shoulder, Pink Fade commented on the flier. "Um, Jero. Not to sound rude, but doesn't this sound like you are whoring yourself out a little?"

I snapped my neck back to her. "Never! It is what I have been using for a while now and it works fine." I stretch and put the fliers in my satchel. I check my E-Deck for the time, 2:45. Dear Luna where does the time fly? "Well it seems I have a few more hours till I have to do anything. Pink Fade do you mind getting off my bed, I'm going to take a nap."

"Sure, so you're going to leave me here bored?" What is she trying to pull here?

"I woke up very early and if I don't need to do a damn thing, I'm going to take a nap."

Pink Fade jumps off my bed lazily and sighs. She starts to the door and sighs once more. "I guess I'll just have to find something to do." I walk over to my dresser and pulled out a pair of shorts I use only for sleeping in. I pull my pants down and took them off.

What? She isn't looking at me while I was doing it so its okay. We are both young adults here, she can handle it. So I put my black mesh shorts on and threw off my shirt to put on an undershirt before jumping on my bed. I just smirk at her, still in my door frame. "Yup, you can go take a nap too. Hell you can go look at magazines or listen to music. Either way, I'm not waking up for a while."

"Well we are roommates. We can take the time to know each other." Still no expression, but I do her emotion in her voice. It was like she was pleading.

I look into her mismatched eyes and sighed. "Fine, I see the point in that logic. I'm not getting off this bed though."