Black Tail Life

Let me give you some advice. When you say something, be specific. When telling someone to get you a drink, tell them what kind. Tell someone to go do something, tell them how. Tell someone you are not leaving your bed, tell them not to get on it. I live and learn, doesn't mean she had to get a bag of chips and spread crumbs all over my sheets. "Um, Pink, can you like not eat that on my bed. You're getting crumbs on my sheets, and did I say you can sit on here?"

Pink Fade took and other bite of a chip, this time biting down on it hard while staring at me. "Sorry about the crumbs, I'll clean that up. As for me sitting here, I would say we could go to the couch but you said that you were going to stay on the bed."

"Well its comfy." I pushed my hand deeper into the bed, it molded it my hands expression.

"You don't have to tell me twice. You got the better of the two I'd say." Pink then pulled out the last chip in her bag before throwing it to the ground.

I look at here bemused. "What did I just say?"

She eats the chip and swallows it. "What did 'I' just say? I said I'll clean it, now flip the coin."

I sighed while looking down at this bit Pink gave to me. "Okay, what are the rules again?"

"Ugh," Pink groaned. "I just told. Flip the bit, if it his heads I get to ask you one question. If it it tails than you ask me something."

"Got it, seems easy enough." I take the bit in my hand and place it on thumb. I flick my thumb and launched the bit into the air. As it flips , I come to a realization. I know we are dorm mates, but do we have to do this? I mean it sounded okay about five minutes ago. Just a little strange to me. I coin falls and I snatch it out of the air. I smack it down on the back of my other hand and relieve it to be heads. Fuck.

Even though she won the flip, Pink was level. I need to get her high or smashed or something. I don't think it is health to be like that. "Alright, I won the first bit flip. What is your favorite color?"

Simple enough. "Orange, no reason. It just appeals to me. Next flip."

I tossed the bit in the air. It came out heads again. "Me again. What music do you dislike the most."

"That is easy, country. I simple hate it, no offence to those who like it."

"I understand. Next flip."

I flipped the bit and it comes out tails, sweet. "My turn. What town do you come from?"

"I was born in Manehattan and lived there till seventh grade. Then I moved to PonyVille and stayed there till this year. So you can say I came from PonyVille."

Well she didn't need to say all that, but thanks I guess. "Okay, next flip." I toss it and comes out heads, damn it.

"Hmm, are you a mourning person?" I started to chuck when she asked that. "I'll take that as a no. Next flip."

Yay, tails! "Okay, what is your hobby? Like when you aren't doing school work or the like."

Pink started to rub her chin. To me she seemed to be thinking very hard. Pink shrugged and just looked at me. "I don't have one. I usually would just lounge around the town. I really didn't like to stay home."

"I like to get out of the house sometimes too." I have a ton of stuff to do outside of it anyway.

"You couldn't understand why though."

"You care to tell me why?"

"If you get tails you could ask." Crafty trick there Pink, crafty trick. I flipped the bit again and it landed on heads, damn. "It seems to be my turn. You have siblings right?"

"Yeah, one step brother. Craze Blaze, earth pony." I added his race just for extra measure.

Pink just nodded in acceptance. "An earth pony, huh? How does that happen?"

Karma! "Nope, you need to get heads in order for me to tell you." I said with a smirk and my head tilted as I mocked Pink Fade.

"I see. I was just kidding on my end though. I don't like to talk about my house life." Pink shifted her vision from me to the floor, breaking eye contact.

"Alright, sorry. Touchy subject I guess." Quick think of something to change the subject. Damn I'm hungry. Ideaaaa! You know what? I'm feeling a little hungry." I get off my bed and walk over to my dresser. I open my top drawer and search through it, looking for my wallet. Where the hell did I put that thing? "Aha! There you are you little prick." I pull out the brown leather wallet and throw it on my bed. "Yo Pink. You want to tag along? Surely those chips weren't enough for you."

Pink licks her lips and and yawns. "You're right, they weren't enough."

"Alright then, just let me put my other cloths back on and we are good to go." I being to pull out my shirt and pants from before and place them on my bed. I take off my shirt and was ready to take off my pant what something hit me. "Um Pink."

"Yes Jero?"

"Why the fuck are you still here?"

"I am waiting for you."

"Pink, please do me a favor." I didn't even let her respond. I picked her up and bring her outside into the living space. I move to the couch and drop her on it. "If I am changing, you leave the room!"

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Elsewhere, In Room 104
Third Person

Bon Bon opened the door leading into the dorm, much like Jero's. "Hey Lyra, I'm back!"

"I'm in here!" Lyra called from her room. She laid on her bed, blue sheets and green pillows with her window open. She had her lyre and was playing a gentle melody as Bon Bon walked into the room. "Hey Bon Bon, what's up?"

"Nothing much, just finished my lunch and thought you might like to go to the recreational building with me."

"Sure." Lyra put her lyre down on her bed as her stepped off it. "Ow, we should invite Jero too."

"Why?" Bon Bon asked.

"Well we spent a little time together during while eating and walking around the Academy. I thought we could hangout a little more. You tend to get interested in those who fall on your head." She pointed to her forehead.

"I guess." Bon Bon sighed. "Well come on, I want to check out the spa I heard about."

Lyra shrugged. "Meh, I want to see if they have treadmills."

The two started to walk out of the dorm and to the door. "Honestly Lyra, what is with you and walking like a homunculi?"

Lyra shrugged again. "I don't know, it just appeals to me. Why do you laugh at everyone's jokes?"

"Because they're funny!" Bon Bon turned the knob of the hallway door and they both walked out of it.

Lyra rolled her eyes. "Riiiight, you know you just laugh at everyone's jokes." As Bon Bon turned down one way of the hallway, Lyra went the other. "I'll be right back. I'm getting Jero."

Bon Bon groaned, being impatient. "Fine. I'll be waiting in the lobby." She began to walk down the carpeted hall and down the oak stairs.

Lyra watched as Bon Bon stormed off. "What's up with her?" Lyra took a step towards the step to chase after Bon Bon and see if she offended her. On the second step, a door at the end of the hall opened. The sound of hooves and shoes walking off a wood floor and onto a carpet reached Lyra's ears, making them perk up. She turns her body around to see Pink Fade and Jero stepping out of their dorm. Jero had his brown satchel hanging on his right shoulder, crossing his body to the left hip. "Hey Jero!" Lyra called over to Jero. "Where are you off to?" Lyra starts to walk in their direction.

Back To Jero
First Person

I hear Lyra call my name as I finish locking the door to my dorm. I place the key in my pocket and adjust my satchel. "Hey Lyra. Me and Pink Fade were about to get something to eat." We both walk, me and Pink Fade, up to Lyra. "Where are 'you' off you?"

"Me and Bon Bon were going to the recreational building. I wanted to see if you'd care to join us?" Lyra smiled as she made her request.

"I would take that offer, but I need to check with Pink Fade first. After all, I invited her out to get a bite to eat." I look down to my equine roommate and ask her. "So you want to go to the recreational after we get something?"

Pink Fade curves her lips and puckers them as she thinks about it. Well it's better than her just having that blank canvass she calls an expression. "Sure, why none. I just want an apple pie, the rest will be a 'slight' bonus."

Lyra smiled, unsure. "Okay, well come on. Bon Bon is out side waiting."

And that is how I spent the rest of my day. We went to the academy dinner and it turns out students are allowed to order meals there. I bought Pink Fade an apple pie and we shared it. It was slightly weird, we were eating it and I was getting more looks. We just finished the pie and went with Bon Bon and Lyra to the recreational building. Let me tell you, it is bigger on the inside by far!

I mean, huge as hell. The gym and the pool took up only half the first floor. The other half held table games like pool table and ping pong. A few small karaoke rooms were placed in the back, I feared as I saw Pinkie and her friends going into one. Good lord Luna, keep those mares safe. After exploring the first, I was about to go up to the second when I stopped in the gym and saw Lyra on a treadmill. Fun fact number one, Lyra can run like a homunculi and fast! Everyone was amazed as she sped up her mill. Not to self, don't run away from Lyra.

The second floor was the arcade. Not going to lie here, that is were I spent a crap ton of time during the day with Pink. There were old classics from my childhood and new games. Huge flat screens, surround sound, the whole nine yards. Be feeling lucky, I challenged Pink to a few games. Fun fact, don't challenge a pony to a Prance Prance revolt. They win every-Celestia-damn time. I spent an hour just trying to beat here.

After my falling attempts, yes 'falling'. Not 'failing' to beat Pink, I went up to the third floor. Oh the peace in this place,
it was so zen. If that word can be used like that. This must be the spa, but placing it on the third floor? I think the first would have been a better choice but I'm not an architect so I can't argue. Nor do I want to, this is amazing. The walls were stark and so was the floors. Aside from the tables, lounge chairs and Jacuzzi, there was a sealed off area. I could see a sand on the floor. Or was the sand the floor? I couldn't figure that out. On the sand was a zebra meditating while on a stick...upside down. Hmm, I don't think it would be a good idea to leave her alone. Best not to disturb the miss, less I wish to make a mess.

I look around for a clock, but I can't find one. I do though, find a window. Outside the sun was setting, the blue sky turned dark purple. As I ready to leave the glass pane I see a figure on the clock tower once more. I think it might be the pegasus from earlier but I'm not sure. Unable to make out the description of the pony, I walk away and leave for the stairs. Without my noticing, most of the students have left and only Pink and I were on the second floor.

I find it funny to be honest. I go to collect her and she is still on Prance Prance Revolt like it is a drug. "Hey Pink Fade, it's getting dark out. You coming back to the dorm with me?"

Pink stopped dancing on the panel and looked at me. "Sure, I'm coming." She walked off of the game and we both left the Rec. building. As we walked back to the dorm, I felt the wind blowing past me. I relaxed my tail and let it float along behind me. Pink walked along with her tail in the same fashion, her mane not being that long to really blow in the wind.

I'd have to say, other than: nearly dying, hitting my head and going unconscious, and getting into a little scuffle, it was a pretty good first day. Upon reaching the dorm, I open the door for Pink and myself and find it nearly empty. As I look around I see the message boards already have posters for clubs and sports teams. That is when I realize I did put up any of my own! I rush into my satchel and move toward the boards. I take some thumb tacks and place a few fliers up. "There we go."

I then go up the stairs behind Pink. Fun fact number three. When walking up a flight of stairs behind a mare, don't look at her flank. Should you look at her flank, don't look at her tail. If you look at her tail and she moves it, you move your bloody eyes away! Because guess what, I don't and there it was. Pink Fade's, pink fun. Celestia and Luna combined could not make this any more awkward.

Pink Fade stopped walking and I went in face first. Her body jolted and she turned to see me very close to her. "You enjoying the view down there?"

Come on! That's not even fair! "It-it was an accident." I pull my face away and just walk past her with a blush. I walk down the hall and open the door, leaving it open for Pink. Without a word I walk into my room in haste and grab my night clothes. A black shirt and white shorts. I then dash into the bathroom, remove my clothes and take my shower. About one minute into my shower, I hear the door open. My brain goes into overdrive, both halves, left and right, were fighting.

{I thought you locked the door}

[I thought you did!]

{You always pull this shit!}

[No, you do!]

{Really now? Remember last week?}

[That was not my fault! The mug was slippery.]

"Jero?" Pink calls me. I shake my head and end the internal bickering. With the curtain, I cover myself and poke my head out. "Can't you see I'm in the shower? Close the door." Pink Fade steps into the bathroom and closes the door. "That is not what I meant."

Pink Fade sighed. "Jero, can we talk for a second?"

"Nope." I throw the curtain back into its normal position and continue to shower. Pink Fade sit stood outside the shower. She walked up a few steps and threw back the curtain. Pink then steps inside the shower with me. "What the fuck!"

"Can you wash my back?" Pink asks. "I hear it's better if someone else does it."

I don't know how to respond. Therefore I use the default option, I stared blankly at her. I turned way from her and rinsed off the soap. I turned off the water and took my towel. I did not care or look at her. I simply dried myself off with my towel quickly and started to put on my clothes.

"Jero, I am waiting." That is it! Enough with this ecchi bullshit! I storm off out the bathroom and into my room. I toss me clothes by my dresser and close the door. I take a heavy sigh and check my E-Deck for the time, 6:56.

"Crap, it's this early and already stormed off." I ponder what I could do for the next three hours. The answer came in the form of my E-deck, thank you Stead Jabs and Zap-apple Inc . I pop in an earpiece and start to listen to my music for about two and a half hours. By this time I'm nodding off, jerking my head forward to see how long I have left. I should pass out soon so I turn my E-deck off and place my head on my pillow. I stick my tail inside the covers and close my eyes. This was my first day, if I'm right, it should just go uphill from here.