I gently set the pillows I was clenching back onto the couch and took a deep breath as I rubbed my eyes with my hooves. I leant forward so I was sitting on my flank, and I nonchalantly let myself slide off the edge of the couch onto all four hooves. I glanced at the stack of books Twilight set out the night before. I grabbed the top one with my teeth and set it down on the floor in front of me. The title read ‘The Unicorn’s Guide to Magic’.

I sighed, “This is going to take a while...” I rolled my eyes and opened up the cover of the book with my snout and began to read the first page.

The Unicorn’s Guide to Magic by Starswirl the Bearded.

The first, very important detail a unicorn must acknowledge before performing a magic spell, is to imagine the scenario in which the magic will constitute. For example; imagine a quill lie flat on a desktop. In order for a unicorn to pick up the quill using magic, the unicorn must imagine themselves picking up the quill.

The second detail is to focus on sensibility of the horn...

“Huh, seems simple enough, actually. Still, not sure if I could actually be able to do it though.” I stated aloud, scratching the side of my head, continuing to read.

“Oh, good morning!” Twilight called down to me from the top of the stairs. My head snapped up from reading the guide.

“Morning Twilight.” I responded hazily, placing the book back onto the stack with my teeth.

“Sleep well?” she asked, trotting down the stairs.

Also emerging from the top of the stairs hovered a yellow pegasus mare; she had a long, flowing light pink mane and tail.

“Yeah, I slept alright.” I shrugged. “Thanks for letting me stay the night here, Twilight.”

She giggled as she trotted up to me, “How many times are you going to thank me for it? It’s really no big deal.”

“Well it was very generous of you.” I slimly grinned, “Not many people I know would offer to let me crash at their place for the night, the same day we met.” I stated with a bit of shame.

]I had to repay Twilight in some way or another.

“I have to return the favor back in some way or another, Twilight. I would just feel too guilty taking your generosity for granted.”

The yellow mare touched down beside Twilight and had a subtle but confused look on her face, shifting her gaze between Twilight and I.

“Well now that you mention it,” Her brow raised and she put a hoof to her chin in thought, “I do need a few quills and some parchment. If it would make you feel any better, would you be willing to pick some up for me?” Twilight asked shrugging a hoof.

“I’d be more than happy to Twilight!” I smiled wide, “Least I could do.” I nodded my head.

“Great!” she smiled and clapped her front hooves, “I would usually send Spike to do this sort of thing, but given the circumstances, I’ll give him the day off!” She pawed a hoof and shrugged.

“Ok, well I’ll get going then!” lowered my head into my sack of tools next to the couch and pulled out the tan work vest with my teeth.

I tilted my head back and let the denim vest slide over my head, halfway down my neck, then I put my hooves through the two open sleeve gaps. The same way I'd put on a t-shirt as a human. The vest fit perfectly; looked not bad either. Twilight gave me a confused look, and tilted her head to the side.

“What?” I asked, shrugging a hoof.

“That was an unusual way of putting on clothing.” Twilight blinked at me with a blank expression, the yellow Pegasus cocked an eyebrow at me also.

“Yeah, it was, um... strange...” The yellow Pegasus stammered, barely speaking loud enough to be heard.

Ok, first of all, as dirty as it may sound, I didn’t notice many ponies here wearing clothes at all. But c’mon. I must really be out of my own way here in this world if I’m getting confused looks just by putting on clothing.

“It was? It’s how I always put on clothing.” I stated, looked down at the vest, then back to the two mares.

“Well it certainly wouldn't be how I’d do it.” Twilight shrugged, “Anyways, before you go, come get something to eat.” She waved a hoof towards the stairs.

I hesitated for a moment as the yellow Pegasus gave me a shy but quizzical look before following Twilight up the stairs. I scrunched my face as thought for a second to myself.

Should I really take up another offer of Twilight’s? Yeah I should... free food.

I chuckled to myself then caught up to the pegasus.

“I-I’m Davin by the way. I’m, uh, a new friend of Twilight’s.” I stammered as one of my hooves slipped a step as I ascended the stairs. Still didn’t quite have the whole ‘walking on four legs instead of two’ thing down pat just quite yet.

“I’m Flutter...” Her voice trailed off, not making eye contact with me.

“Flutter?” I asked, tilting my head to the side and raising a hoof.

She covered her face with her front hooves, and there was a long awkward pause. I looked at the cowering mare hovering beside me, awkwardly shifting my eyes and trying to hold my terrible ‘everything is K’ face until the yellow mare found enough courage to respond.

“Um, no...” she sighed softly, “It’s Fluttershy.” She blushed slightly, just speaking barely above a whisper.

“Oh, well nice to meet you, Fluttershy.” I chuckled and gave her a slim, reassuring smile.

“Um, you too.” She said coyly.

We walked, well, I walked, Fluttershy flew, up the remainder of the stairs to the second floor of the library. Once we met back up with Twilight in her kitchen, we took a seat at the table, and dug in to the breakfast of assorted fruits and vegetables. We chatted about how Fluttershy was in charge of taking care of all the little creatures around Ponyville. Definitely sounded like quite the overwhelming job if you ask me, having to tend to so many different animals.

“Morning...” Yawned a small purple dragon dragging himself into Twilight’s kitchen.

“Morning Spike!” Fluttershy and Twilight greeted in unison.

“Hey Spike.” I uttered from a mouthful of apple.

“Oh.” Spike’s expression dropped to a glare and crossed his arms, “You’re still here.”

“I thought it would be nice to offer him breakfast, Spike. He is new here after all.” Twilight cut in, to my relief.

“I was actually just leaving.” I finished the apple I was eating and stood up. “I’ll go pick up those quills and parchment for you Twilight, I’ll come back later to drop them off.” I started to trot down the stairs to the door to the library.

“Oh, o-ok, Davin. See you later.” Twilight dismissed, waving a hoof.

“See ya, Twilight.” I also waved a hoof, “Nice meeting you, Fluttershy. I’m sure I’ll see you around sometime.”

“Um, nice meeting you too...” She said slightly cowering, just barely making eye contact.

I trotted down the stairs with a chuckle. Fluttershy kinda reminded me of myself before I met Mark and Tom.

Man without those guys, I’d still be too awkward and unconfident to talk to anyone, especially girls. Still, nowadays, without Mark or Tom being with me, I wasn’t much confident in myself when it came to chicks I thought were attractive; most of the time I wouldn’t even try to talk with them. Anyways, getting off this tangent of thought...

I grabbed the sack of bits Applejack gave to me the day before, and set it into one of the several pockets on the vest. I walked out of the library and I was greeted by the fresh morning air, and I paused for a moment to take it in.... A new day, a new life. I had been given a second chance to belong again. It'd be best if I didn't try to make any extra effort to fuck this one up if this really is my second chance at life...

The door to the library sounded closed signaling to Spike that I had left the library.

“Why are you being so nice to him Twilight?” Spike asked with a scowl.

Twilight was quick to snap back, “Princess Celestia sent me here to Ponyville to study friendship, remember?” Twilight glared back at the purple dragon.

“Ugh, well I don’t like him.” Spike groaned as he crossed his arms and stomped on the ground, “He seems... off.”

“Which is exactly why he needs a friend right now, Spike.” Twilight took a step just ahead of Spike, kneeling down to meet him eye level.

“Um, he seemed... nice.” Fluttershy added from the table.

“See? Exactly.” Twilight pointed a hoof to Fluttershy, who was nibbling on an apple.

“Well still... you just let him stay the night for nothing.” Spike continued to glare back at Twilight.

“Actually, he insisted on paying me back.” Twilight’s voice was beginning to rise, “I asked him to pick up some supplies for me, which he nicely agreed to.”

“Uh, he did?” Spike’s frustrated glare shifted to gawk-eyed surprise.

“Yes Spike,” Twilight took a step back out of Spike’s face, “in fact, if he wouldn’t have offered, I would have gotten you to pick up supplies for me.”

“What?” Spike muttered flatly with a blank expression.

“When he comes back, you should thank him for giving you the day off, Spike.” Twilight stated firmly.

“Well, I guess that was sorta nice of him and stuff...” Spike grumbled and shrugged as he took a seat at the table next to Fluttershy.

“He-” Twilight was interrupted by a knock on the door.

“Ugh...” she growled in frustration, “Now what?” Twilight left Fluttershy and Spike down unto the library below. She approached the door and opened it with her magic.

“Hi Rarity, how are you?” she greeted with a smile, in no way showing her previous frustration.

“I’ve been better, but thank you for asking Twilight.” Rarity replied, inviting herself into the library.

“Well, what happened? Are you ok?” Twilight asked, placing a hoof on Rarity’s shoulder.

“Yes Twilight, I’m fine. A rough morning is all...” Rarity stated in a sing-songy type tone, backing up from Twilight’s hoof, and began to scan a bookshelf.

“Oh?” Twilight quickly returning aside Rarity.

“I bumped into one of the most...” She paused and thought for a moment, “...uncanny stallions I have ever laid eyes on...” Rarity had a somewhat guilty look on her face as she turned to face Twilight.

I trotted off from the library with a head held high and a good feeling in my heart. I headed off in search for parchment and quills. In the back of my mind, I was pondering the couple details about magic.

If I could just be able to hold and use tools with magic, I wouldn’t miss having hands so much. It would make everything so much easier, it would be great!

I was so lost in thought as I trotted along, that I didn’t notice the white mare carrying a full saddlebag across my path. I bumped into her, falling on my flank. She fell to her side and the merchandise she was carrying in the bags spilled across the ground; several spools of thread, a small roll of fabric, and an assortment of stitching tools.

“Ah shit.” I blurted, quickly standing back up rubbing the back of my head.

“Um, sorry about that.” I stated with an awkward half smile, offering the mare a hoof.

“Well,” she huffed, smacking away my offered hoof, “you should pay more dear attention to where you are going!” She scowled.

It took me a second to realize it, but I recognized this mare; the same styled-up pony that I saw in the hardware store the other day. I probably looked like an idiot taking a step back and staring at the mare now getting herself up off the ground.

“Uh, here, let me help you pick this stuff up.” I kneeled down to the roll of fabric, but before I could pick it up, it was surrounded by a bluish aura, and quickly moved from my reach.

“No thank you, I am quite capable of handling this on my own.” She retorted, rather annoyed. The other stitching materials were also picked off the ground with her magic, and returned into her saddlebag.

“Um... Alright,” I stood back up and took a step back, biting the corner of my lower lip as she continued to glare. I felt so awkward. I was just about to apologize before I was interrupted by a tan stallion wearing a dark brown cowboy hat, who took the mare’s side.

“Everythin’ alright miss Rarity?” He asked, gently brushing off her shoulder. I cocked an eyebrow at the mention of the mare’s name, but shook it off.

“Yes Braeburn, I’m quite fine, thank you.” She replied calmly, and then returned to her glare towards me.

“Shame on you!” the tan stallion snapped.

“But I... accident... Wha-?” I choked out in confusion.

Great, now he’s probably going to kick my ass. He wasn’t nearly as big as I was, but his aggressive tone convinced me that he wasn’t concerned about my size. At first he didn't really seem to be the kind of guy to be making a threat. Ugh... I was not ready to find myself in a fight, especially over something this ridiculous.

“You best be watchin’ where yer goin’.” The stallion spoke through his teeth pawing at the ground. He shot me a threatening scowl.

“S-Sorry, it was an accident.” I shrugged a hoof, and took another step back, “I’m new here and there’s just a bit on my mind, and I got distracted.”

The tan stallion, known as Braeburn, softened his scowl a bit, “Well jus’ watch where yer goin’ next time.” He grumbled, gave a tip of his hat, and trotted off.

I rolled my eyes and sarcastically saluted a hoof, luckily not seen by the tan stallion. He would’ve definitely kicked my ass if he saw that. The mare witnessed me though, and she shook her head, not taking her big blue angry eyes off me.

“What? It was an accident. Surely you can’t be THAT angry about it.” I cocked an eyebrow and raised a hoof in inquisition.

“Who are you?" She asked sternly, stomping a hoof on the ground.

“Um, Davin.” I responded with a confused squint.

“That’s quite an unusual name for a pony.” She muttered in mild disgust.

“Yeah, well I didn’t choose it, so...” I shrugged and rolled my eyes.

I really don’t have time for this nonsense.

I started to trot off towards the center of town.

“Hmph!” she scoffed as I trotted away, snout held high.

What a snoot! Frick! She really better not have the same name as the one I gave to my truck. That would be a HUGE piss off!

Then I realized another thing. After giving myself the second to recognize that I have a new chance at life, I go off and come across as a total asshole.

Ugh, way to go Dav!

I rubbed my forehead with my hoof.

I have to stop making a total fucking fool of myself right after I tell myself not to! God I'm such a hypocrite!

“Damn it, she was kinda cute too...” I mumbled to myself. “Whoa, whoa, whoa! No, snap out of it Dav,” I knocked on my forehead with a hoof, “stay focused.”

Jeez, haven’t even been in Ponyville for two days yet, and I’m already finding myself attracted to the females here? I really have gone insane! Having feelings right after everything that's happened, can't be healthy...

“Oh, c’mon Rarity, I’m sure he wasn’t that ‘uncanny’,” Twilight put a slightly mocking emphasis on the word, “he probably was just not paying attention. Plus, you said he did offer to help pick up your belongings.” Twilight raised a hoof in query.

“Well, that may be, Twilight...” Rarity placed a hoof to her chin. “But he was rather rude and dismissive before I had a chance to introduce myself.”

“Oh brother...” Twilight facehooved, “Well did you at least get his name?”

“Um, Davin or something...” She stated blankly, flicking a hoof, “A rather unusual name for a stallion, if you ask me.”

Twilight’s mouth dropped, “D-Did you just say Davin?”

“Ya-huh,” Rarity puzzled towards Twilight, “why, did you meet him already or something, dear?”

“Yeah, I have met him. He stayed here last night actually.” Twilight pointed to the couch, where my bag full of tools still remained.

Rarity gasped, “Twilight! Surly you didn’t...” she exclaimed, stepping a mere inch from Twilight’s face.

“W-What?” Twilight jerked her reddening face back, “Oh Celestia, no! Nothing like that, I just offered him a place to stay for the night, that’s all.” Twilight muttered, trying to shove it off like it was nothing.

“Oh thank heavens, darling.” Rarity sighed in relief.

“Yeah,” Twilight raised a brow, “he was nice enough to pick up some supplies for me this morning. He should be back any minute.”

“He will?” Rarity shot back in a panic, “Oh no no no no no!”

“Oh please.” Twilight rolled her eyes, “You just bumped into him on the street. Big deal.” Twilight turned to the bookshelf and used her magic to pull a book off a high shelf.

“It was a big deal!” Rarity stomped into Twilight’s path, “I made the most terrible impression!”

“I thought you said he was the one being rude?” Twilight blinked in confusion, passing the book to Rarity.

“Oh, um, yes. W-Well...” Rarity nervously forced a laugh, stepping back with shifty eyes, trying to hide her flushed face.

Rarity’s face snapped to wide-eyed shock as there was a knock on the door.

“Now where can a guy find a place that sells quills?” I puzzled to myself scratching my chin, scanning the shops surrounding the center of town.

“Try ‘Quills and Sofas’.” A squeaky voice announced, much to my surprise.

I quickly scanned the stores, and located a shop with a sign hung affront of a quill and sofa. Perfect.

“Hey thank-” I looked down for the source of the voice, just in time to catch that little white unicorn filly retracting a look towards me as she trotted by. She looked kind of depressed.

“Hey kiddo, what’s got you down?” I asked, trotting up beside her.

“What do you care?” she snapped back.

Oh right... the filly with the attitude... Fantastic. Whatever, I’ll play along.

“Well just thought maybe I could help cheer you up or something.” I offered, with forced cheeriness.

“I don’t think you can do anything to cheer me up.” She quipped blankly.

Jeez, thanks kid. So much for my confidence today; not that I really had any in the first place anyays...

“Well alright, if you say so.” I shrugged, “Don’t say I didn’t offer.” I changed my direction towards the quill and sofa shop.

She loudly sighed, “Ugh, fine. Wait up.” She grumbled.

Her sudden change of mind caught me off guard, causing me to stop dead in my tracks. Sweetie Belle trotted up next to me, but avoided eye contact, keeping her head low.

“Sorry for being so rude to you yesterday,” she shuffled a hoof, hanging her head, “it was kinda, sorta, uncalled for...”

Sorta uncalled for? You didn’t even give me a chance kid! Whatever, no point coming across as a douche again, for a second time.

I resumed my way towards the shop, with Sweetie Belle to my side.

“Ah, don’t worry about it Sweetie Belle.” I shrugged it off like it was nothing, “I’m used to, uh... ponies not taking liking to me on first glance.”

“Really?” she tilted her head, “Why?”

“You tell me.” I chuckled, making eye contact with the little unicorn as we stepped into the shop.

The store was pretty appropriately named; they really did specialize in quills and sofas. There were isles and isles of quills and writing utensils, and there was a huge selection of sofas. I felt like I was in a Leon’s furniture warehouse, other than, you know... The isles of quills and stuff.

“Well I don’t know, you just seemed kind of strange...” She shrugged.

“Yeah, well, I guess I am pretty strange...” I uttered coolly as we trotted through the store. I spotted a package of parchment on a shelf and grabbed it with my teeth.

“...and you don’t know any magic...” she cocked an eyebrow, “Yet, you’re a grown-up stallion.”

I set the parchment on the ground, “Well you want to know something?” I knelt down meeting the filly face to face.

“Um, ok.” She squeaked.

“I’m not sure I can even learn how to do magic.” I stood back up, looking down at the shock on Sweetie’s face, “I grew up in a place where magic didn’t even exist. Magic was simply just fantasy.”

“What?!” she jumped back, wide eyed, “That’s crazy!”

“Strange, eh?” I nodded my head, with a bit of a smirk. "If you knew me any better, you'd agree that my middle name should be 'Crazy'."

The filly giggled as I picked up the package of parchment, and the two of us headed for the checkout counter. We made our purchase of parchment and a few quills, and left the shop to the bright sunlight and fresh morning air.

“Where in Equestria does magic not exist?” She quizzed.

“Well definitely, definitely not in Equestria, that’s for sure.” I light-heartedly chuckled through my teeth.

“I guess it makes sense...” she rubbed her chin in thought, then gasped. “I bet I could teach you something!” she piped up as she smiled wide.

“You think you could?” I jerked my head back, speaking through my teeth.

“Sure! I might get my cutie mark for it too!” she hopped in excitement, then pointed to a stick in the middle of our path. “See that stick?”

I again, sat down the stack of parchment and quills, “Uh, yeah.” I glanced at it quickly, with a shrug.

I'n not sure if I like where this is going.

“Ok, imagine yourself picking it up.” She turned my head with both her hooves to face the stick in front of us.

In my mind I pictured myself lifting the stick. Kind of a strange thing to have to imagine myself doing, if you ask me.

“Alright, now what?” I shifted my view from the stick to the filly.

“Hmm... Oh!” she squealed, “Ok, very, and I mean very, lightly tap your horn with a hoof.”

“Alright...” I obliged, and with a hollow knock, I tapped my horn. “Ah! Damnit!”

“You ok?” the little filly asked, pressing a hoof into my front leg.

“Yeah, guess I just hit it a bit harder than I should have. Didn’t really realize how sensitive it was.” I stated kneeling down with a cringe, glaring at my forehead.

Sweetie Belle giggled, “Well try and pick up the stick, now that you have feeling in your horn.” She continued to giggle, covering her mouth with her hoof.

I rolled my eyes and shot a quick glare at the filly. I returned my head to look to the stick.

“What?” I said tap it very lightly!” She cracked up, shrugging.

“Yeah, yeah... Laugh it up, Sweetie Belle.” I rolled my eyes again, “Who taught you that trick, anyhow?” I concentrated on the small stick, not 5 feet ahead.

Sweetie’s enthusiasm dropped slightly, “My big sister...”

Ok Davin, just pick up the stick. How hard can it really be? Just do it.

I snapped my eyes closed, pictured myself raising the stick, and focused on the still painful tingling in my horn. The more I concentrated on my horn, the more perception I could begin to feel. Sweetie Belle gasped at the sight before her.

A few sparks...

A faint flicker of a brilliant white aura...

A crackle of a few more sparks...

I opened my clenched eyes, immediately looking at the stick. A white aura radiated to life around my horn, and the stick began to glow the same white, but I found it extremely difficult to actually lift it. I concentrated a bit harder, clenching my teeth.

The stick began to vibrate on the ground, but I was beginning to strain and loose focus.

“Ugh, c’mon...” I stressed through my teeth.

“You’re doing it!” Sweetie Belle cheered.

It felt like the stick must’ve weighed 800 pounds. I couldn’t lift it to save my life. I gave it one last good try. With a huff, the white aura around my horn and the stick grew brighter, but the stick only rose about a foot off the ground. I had to drop it to catch my breath; I dropped to my stomach in exhaustion.

“That wasn’t bad for your very first try!” Sweetie squeaked happily.

I wish I could’ve shared her enthusiasm. I was pretty disappointed I couldn’t even lift a tiny little stick.

Ugh, I suck!

“Yeah, I guess.” I groaned, rising back to my hooves.

“Well you did a lot better than me on my first try! Everything I touched with my magic just burst into flames!” She threw her hooves into the air, then gazed at her own flank.

“Actually?” I managed a slight laugh.

“Yeah.” She hung her head.

I assured her with a nudge, “Oh I’m sure it wasn’t that bad.”

“Well not really, but Rarity got pretty mad sometimes. Ugh, and I didn’t get my cutie mark!” She crossed her hooves in frustration.

“Well hey, maybe not, but you did teach me my first lesson in magic! That’s something to be proud of!” I rustled her mane with a hoof.

“Yeah,” she giggled, “I guess I did.”

“Thanks, Sweetie Belle.” I let her go from the playful noogie and shared a laugh.

“I’m glad I took Apple Bloom’s advice. You’re a nice pony, Davin.” She looked up to me with a smile. “Thanks for cheering me up.”

“No problem Sweetie Belle.” I chuckled, “What are Apple Bloom and Scootaloo up to today anyways?”

“Hmm,” she paused in her tracks for a moment, “Apple Bloom is helping Applejack on the orchard, and I think Scootaloo is taking flight lessons again with Rainbow Dash later on today.” She sighed.

“Ah, well that kinda sucks... So you’ll have no one to hang out with today?” I asked with a bit of a frown.

“Nope, and Rarity is always too busy to spend time with me.” She said softly.

“Wait a minute,” I put a hoof to my head in realization, “Rarity is your big sister, isn’t she?”

She perked her head up, “Yeah. Have you met her yet?”

Ah, shit... Of all the mares in this town, Sweetie Belle had to have the snooty one as a sister. This won’t end well.

“Uh, well kinda...” I stammered, “well let's take these quills and stuff to Twilight’s.” I changed the subject as quickly as I could and headed for the library.

Sweetie Belle blinked at me suspiciously, but shrugged and galloped up to my side. We chatted up a storm on the way back to Twilight’s, everything from her foiled attempts to get her cutie mark with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, to the silly arguments she found herself in with Rarity, and the reason she was feeling down this morning.

Turns out, Rarity had thought Sweetie Belle ruined a new pair of her scissors, so Sweetie Belle set out with Scootaloo and Apple Bloom to go get Rarity a new pair. Upon returning however, Rarity had found the ruined scissors to be a prank, which she blamed on Sweetie Belle. Sadly, the frustrated and impatient Rarity told Sweetie Belle to return the new scissors back to the store first thing this morning. I thought that was pretty low, and made me feel pretty bad for the filly.

As we walked along, the same duo of mares that giggled at me when I first came to Ponyville caught my eye. The cream colored pony with the pink and blue mane pointed in my direction and said something to the green unicorn, but I couldn’t hear it. The pony with the blue and pink mane trotted off behind a building, leaving the mint green mare. She looked directly at me and shot me a bashful smile before catching back up to the cream colored earth pony. Sweetie Belle saw it too, and trotted in front of my face.

“What was that about?” she raised a hoof, pointing to the green unicorn mare trotting away behind a building.

“Beats me!” I felt my face become hot and I shifted my eyes in every direction except to meet with Sweetie Belle’s.

“You should go talk to her!” she squealed, “Maybe she likes you!”

“Uh, I don’t think so Sweetie Belle...” My automatic instinctual response when somebody inquired about a girl liking me.

Good to know I still have that problem to deal with. Ugh.

“Awe,” she whined, “Why not?”

“I just got here Sweetie Belle, I think I should concentrate on settling down before anything...like that.” I snickered, shoving a hoof in the direction of where the mare once stood and directly smiled at me.

“Alright.” She sighed.

As we approached the enormous tree that housed the Ponyville library, Sweetie Belle and I both could hear a panicked voice. Sweetie Belle looked at me with a raised brow, and I shrugged; sharing her confusion. I set down the quills and parchment I was carrying in my mouth.

I knocked on the door, but Sweetie Belle used her magic to open the door; waltzing right into the library. I shot her a confused look.

“What?” she turned back to me and shrugged, “Everypony always just walks right in here, Twilight doesn’t mind.”

“Yeah, I’m sure she doesn’t.” I retorted sarcastically.

I rolled my eyes and again, picked up the parchment and quills with my teeth.

Man, I’m getting tired of carrying shit around with my teeth; they’re starting to get sore.

I sighed through my teeth and followed after Sweetie Belle into the library.

“Oh! Hi, Sweetie Belle! How are you?” Twilight greeted with a smile.

“Hi Twilight! Im go-” Sweetie Belle was cut off by Rarity, who was immediately snout-to-snout with her.

“Sweetie Belle, I asked you to return those scissors to the store!” Rarity growled, firmly stomping a hoof on the floor.

Twilight loudly cleared her throat as she noticed me coming in through the doorway; catching the attention of the white mare towering over Sweetie Belle.

Rarity’s eyes snapped up to mine from Sweetie Belle’s. I stopped dead in the doorway, and dropped the parchment and quills on Twilight’s floor as my mouth dropped.

“Oh... shit.” All I could manage under my breath.

Author's Note

Long chapter is long! Well, I would've had this one posted a few days ago, but I had a bunch of crap to attend to on the weekend; as per usual nowadays. Next chapter coming very soon! (I Pinkie Promise!!!)
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