“Again. I just have to try harder." A young Comet Tail says standing in the front of the classroom, besides him being a potted plant, although the plant appearing to be dead.

"I don't know. I think you've done all you could." Says Mrs. Fiddlehoof, one of the many magic kindergarten teachers at Celestia's school for gifted unicorns.

"No no I got this." He says confidently, then focusing all of his magical energies into reviving the plant.

After a minute or two, all that he can muster out of his horn is just a small, single spark.

Feeling embarrassed after all that, the teacher comes to his side, trying to comfort him. "Now now, many unicorns of your age haven't yet master the art of revival. Maybe you should just try something less advanced." The teacher says to him, trying to make him feel better.

Comet trying not to shred a single tear. "I suppose."

A young Twilight Sparkle walks over to the dead plant. "Revival ay? I know just the spell." Twilight says before concentrating on her magical abilities.

After a while, coming from her horn to the dead plant, the spell occurs.

After several seconds, the plant soon rises up back from the dead, being at full bloom again.

Twilight puffs up her chest confidently, proud of her doing.

"Very nice work young filly. You always seem to know what spell to use, and how." Mrs. Fiddlehoof says to best student. (No offense to every pony else.)

Comet, looking what Twilight has done to the same plant that he struggled with, blushing a deep shade of red, walks back to his desk.

'How does Twilight make it seem so easy? What with her lovely mane and tail and... flank. What!? No, she's just some regular, ordinary smart pony who's probably not interested in me.' Comet thinks to himself at his desk, hiding his still blushed face from anypony else.

Comet Tail was, as his parents would say, different from everypony else.

However when compared to Twilight Sparkle, he was just like everypony else.

Also the fact that Comet may or may not have had a bit of a crush on her.

'I just knew that Twilight would've been impressed if I revived that plant.' He opens up his notebook, flipping to what looks like a checklist titled: Spells to Impress Twilight Sparkle. A bunch of hearts drawn by her name.

On the list were different spells. One being a balding spell, and another being a hair growth spell. Both having X's marked next to them, meaning failure.

Towards the bottom of the twenty spells, the plant revival spell, Comet marks it off.

'Well, how will I impress her now?' Comet gets a sad thought in his head, turning his head up to face the teacher, then looking towards the desk that seats Twilight, who appears to be digging deep into the book on her desk.

Fifteen minutes pass as the students are dismissed to their next class.

Right when Comet is making his way out, Mrs. Fiddlehoof calls out to speak to him.

"You see, I would just like to know why in the past month you've been showing the class all these different types of spells, only for you to fail? Everything alright with you?" She asks him concerning.

Trying to hide his sadness he says, "Oh uh.. I just like to show everypony my magical abilities." Comet puts on a fake smile.

"Oookaay." The teacher says a little worried.

Comet then leaves the room, making his way to his locker only to have a surprise on his way there.

Not looking where he was going due to his sadness, he bumps right into Twilight, who's also not looking because of the book in her face.

Bumping into Twilight causes her to go backwards, dropping her book, losing her place in it.

Comet also falling backwards, causing his papers and notebook too to fall out all over the floor. The notebook just happening to open up to his checklist.

Comet reacts quickly to it, grabbing the papers as fast as he could before seeing his crush on the floor in front of him.

He gets up off the floor, running over to lend her a hoof, Twilight taking it.

He then realizes who he bumped into and his face starts to blush a little, starting to act nervous, and feel a slight sweat.

"Well, uh sorry 'bout that. Better get on my way and-" He musters up to her.

"Sorry too. It's just this book." She holds it up with her magic to him. "Is really interesting. I'm sure there are many spells that you can do in here." Twilight interrupts him, showing a small smile.

"Oh." He says after hearing what she said while also thinking for a second. "Well can I borrow it for a while? If it's ok with you."

"I guess. Just bring it back to me tomorrow during lunch, ok?" Twilight says approvingly.

"Ok. Thanks again." She hands him the book, then soon after walking back to where she was going.

"She likes me." Comet says happily, looking down at the book with a smile.

Back at his house later that night, Comet's laying on his bed, all stretched out, constantly looking at the book Twilight said he could borrow.

Another thought occurred to him that day also. Does Twilight like me too?

After thinking for so long he decided to give the idea a rest, shutting his eyes close for maybe a minute or two.

Twenty five minutes pass before Comet Tail's mother, Blossom Tail, walks into his room.

"Dearie. Oh sorry for waking you, but I should tell you the good news." She says waking Comet up from his slumber, motioning his hoof as if to have her say what the good news is.

"Well I'm sure you know who Twilight Sparkle is, right?" She asks him first, a slight red blush coming over his face.

"Uh.. yeah. What about her?" He tries to hide his feelings towards her.

"Well, I heard that earlier today she took this very hard, very advanced test. Hatching open a dragon's egg. And to everyone's surprise, she'd pass."

Hatch open a dragon's egg? "Yeah, is that all?" He says trying to hide his true feelings, wearing a fake smile.

"Well, I've heard because of this, Princess Celestia herself has decided to take her up as her own. Meaning she'll move on from magic kindergarten, moving onto the next level of her studies. Aren't you happy for her?" Blossom Tail says excitedly for Twilight.

Comet on the other hand, becomes all shocked at this new bit of news.

His mother would leave him be soon after, leaving her son to think about what he's just been told.

'Will I ever see her again? What about her book, and...' Comet looks down at the book on the bed, then thinking of what to do next.

"Twilight gave me this book to help me improve my magical abilities. And that's what I'm gonna do."

Author's Note

(Part of the Background Story Challenge on Equestria Amino.)