Ryuji walked through the hallways of Canterlot Academy being lead by Celestia herself. She was chattering on and on as she was giving him the grand tour of the school and its facilities. Luckily they were getting this done before school actually got in session that morning so that he would know where to go and not look like a lost little puppy trying to find help in where he needed to go. It was quite the large campus, and most certainly the elite’s kids spent their days here either learning to take over the family business or start their own. Only the best for daddy’s or mommy’s little prince or princess.

“I am starting to have second thoughts here, Tia. The headmare didn’t really seem too excited about me being ‘grandfathered in’ by one of the princesses of Equestria. Let alone an alien as well. And I don’t want to have to deal with these juvenile rich brats and their snarky attitudes who think they are better than one another.”

Celestia could see the mixture of worry and annoyance on his face and turns to him with her hand still squeezing his. So it seemed that handholding certainly was one of her favorite things to do with her romantic interest as her older self loved to do just that with him.

“Don’t worry, Ryu. I know that you will be just fine. After all with what you are, I know you will not allow them to push them around. All I ask is that you don’t make the first move when a confrontation is unavoidable. It will look better on your part if it is self-defense. And try not to go overboard. They would not understand the abilities you possess.”

Ryuji blinked a few times but nodded.

“Well, of course, I would diffuse the situation with words if at all possible. I’d even keep the fighting to a minimum with only using my fists and feet. But if magic is involved, I won’t hesitate to use my void abilities. I will try not to cause you any trouble though. I promise.”

Celestia smiles warmly to him and takes both of his hands into hers before leaning in to lock his lips with her. He tail swaying behind her as her heart skipped a beat as she gave her first kiss to her future lover. Ryuji certainly has no issues with this and even leaned in and returned the affection. He reaches up and caresses the young mare’s cheeks, rubbing his thumbs against them gently before realizing what he was doing. He slowly pulls away from the kiss to see a heavily blushing Celestia with a goofy smile on her muzzle.

“S-sorry...force of habit. I enjoy kissing the older you quite a lot. I got carried away…”

Celestia giggled lightly as her tail continued to sway. It was obvious that she did not mind. At all.

“Oh no, kiss me anytime you want, Ryu. I am just happy I gave my first one to you. And that when you return to your time, I will have more fond memories of you from the age I am now. How many mares can say that they have waited over a thousand years for their high school sweetheart?”

They both chuckled at that. They embraced one another and continued to show their affection to one another. It was nice that he could hold her like this now that she was at his height. It was a nice change. Once they separated, it was almost time for school to start. It was going to be an interesting first day for him to be sure.

--Later That Morning--

“Students, I’d like you to meet our new interstellar transfer student! His name is Ryuji and he will be joining our class from now on. Please, make him feel welcome!”

The room fell silent at the student gazed upon Ryuji. There was a mixture of both judgmental and curious gazes within the room. Never before have they seen a being so different from them. Ryuji didn’t even bother introducing himself and made his way to the desk closest to the window that was vacant. As he walked closer to a filly who stared up at him with a mixture of curiosity and slight fear, he simply gazed back as if saying ‘I expected that reaction’. He simply sat in the desk behind her and placed his belonging to the side.

And soon enough, in the middle of the class, a wad of paper was thrown at his head. Expecting this to be a bully tactic, he was able to catch it and turn his gaze to the thrower. Sure enough, it was a colt who looked like he was part of the popular clique of the school. Designer clothing, jewelry, and a white cap sporting the school’s logo on the front of it. His snarky smile faded into a frown when Ryuji caught the paper. What made the colt annoyed more is that Ryuji simply ignored him. He just continued to listen to the lesson, do his classwork and whatever the teacher had asked. After all, he wasn’t here to make a name for himself. This was merely a front for him being here to fix or prevent something from cause issues in the future.

Lunchtime rolled around. And since the cafeteria was large enough to hold all the student, it made the day much shorter with fewer periods than the normal school would. Ryuji was sitting alone at a table which was expected as well. But it didn’t bother him one bit. That was until Celestia made her way to him and sat right next to him with ehr lunch in hand. A nice salad with a rather sizable slice of cake. That made Ryuji chuckle to himself as he remembers cake is indeed her favorite food of all time. And it certainly has been kind to her figure. All Ryuji had was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a bag of potato chips as he knew they wouldn’t serve meat here.

“Hello my love~. How is your first day going so far?”

She asked as she planted a kiss on his cheek and nuzzled against him. No doubt that almost everyone noticed this and whispers started roaming around the large room. Ryuji didn’t pay any mind to them though. He had his beloved next to him. That’s what mattered. However, it did not sit well with a few of the popular colts that their princess was getting all cozy with an alien freak. The group of colts got up from their table and made their way toward the couple and surrounded them, mainly around Ryuji though.

“I bet you think you are hot shit since the princess is getting all friendly with you. Don’t read too much into it. She is simply being nice to you cause you are new.”

Celestia was about to protest when Ryuji put his hand up and didn’t even look in their direction.

“Well, as you can see, we were in the middle of our lunch and enjoying a nice conversation until you jocks rudely interrupted. At least she has the kindness in her heart to help out a new student. Unlike you assholes who I am sure pick on the new kids here all the time.

“Oh yeah? Then how about this?”

The colt said he took Ryuji’s drink and poured it over his head, thankfully it was just a bottle of water but still it pissed off celestia to see her lover disrespected in such a way.

“Star Breeze, that’s enough! Leave him alone!”

Ryuji’s hands slowly formed into fists before he stood up and went eye to eye with the colt. The tension was quicken thickened between them as Ryuji glared at him.

“Provoke me again, and I will make your day complete shit. Go ahead push your luck. Give me a reason. I dare you.”

“Ryuji, just ignore him. He is just trying to get under your skin! Please just sit down with me!”

“Oh, what can you do about it, freak? Look at you. Bare skin, nothing like us. You are an alien for sure. Your kind doesn’t belong here.”

He said before grabbing Ryuhi and pushing him into the middle of an open area. Ryuji tumbled forward and pushed himself up off the ground before he was surrounded once more. He was then kicked in the ribs by Star Breeze which made him fall back down. Luckily the armor that Ryuji was wearing softened the blow. Little did they all know that he was smiling a wicked smile while on the ground. The requirements for self-defense was met. With an upward kick of his legs, his heel landed right under Star Breeze’s chin and knock him straight on his ass. Ryuji spun on the hand that he had used to propel himself back onto his feet.

“Woooaaaaahhh…”

“Oh-ho SHIT!”

Colts shouted from around the area as they watched the star athlete of the school get his ass knocked to the ground by the new kid. But his humiliation was far from over. Ryuji stood up on one of the tables and cleared his throat.

“To whoever has been victimized by this..mistake in the gene pool. You all have my sympathy. But, there is something to know about ponies like this. Sure, he’s the school’s number one hoofball athlete and he gets the pretty fillies. So this school is his kingdom..for now. But he has to make sure that he keeps everyone in check should his ‘alpha dog’ status be threatened. And why? Well, it would be too easy to just call him a dick. Nut no. Oooh no. it’s usually one of three reasons, as he is more complex than that.”

He then hops off the table and slowly starts circling Star Breeze as he began his assault with words.

“One. Underneath all that male bravado, there is an insecure little filly just banging on the closet door trying to get out.”

Giggles and ‘oooo’s started flooding the cafeteria after that point.

“Two. Like a cavepony. Star’s brain is….underdeveloped. And therefore lacks self-control and acts out aggressively.”

The giggles become laughter at this point.

“And three. Star has a small cock.”

The laughter and ‘oooo’s get increasingly louder after that last one. Ryuji even saw Celestia going into a giggle fit behind a hand she has placed over her muzzle. Ryuji smiled at the now humiliated colt and made his way back to enjoy his lunch with Celestia. Star was angered at this point and reached into his backpack and threw his hoofball at Ryuji. With one swift motion, Ryuji turned, flipped and landed a firm kick on the ball, sending it right back into Star’s gut hard enough to where it sent him flying backward a few feet. He then took his place next to Celestia and resumed eating his lunch.

“Sorry, Tia. I don’t like bullies and I may have gone overboard with that. I expect he will be wanting another piece of me after school.”

“Oh don’t you worry Ryu. You and I are leaving at the same time. He wouldn’t dare even try it with my royal guard present. So don’t you worry your handsome face. And thank you for keeping the physical stuff to a minimum as you said. It..makes me happy that you don’t rely on brute force.”

Ryuji stuffs the last bit of his sandwich in his mouth then swallows it down. Realizing he doesn’t have anything to wash it down with. He lowers his head and starts to get up before another colt places a brand new water bottle in front of him. He looks up to see it was a stallion with white fur and a grey mane and tail with bright green eyes. Though...he looked more like a shapely flat chested filly with his feminine figure and soft features on his face. Not to mention his mane and tail were long and straight.

“Here you go. A little something for you, handsome~.”

His voice was high in pitch, but you could tell that he was a colt. A very..pretty colt. Ryuji took the bottle with a smile and gulped some of it down.

“Thank you very much. I really needed that.”

“Oh it was my pleasure. You were amazing earlier. Star Breeze has given me and a lot of others trouble over the school year. It’s nice to see the humiliation on his side for a change.”

“I take it he has given you trouble for...your appearance and the way your body is?”

“Yeah, that and my preference to males rather than females.”

Celestia jumps up and hugs the colt into a warm embrace.

“Don’t let him bring you down, Emerald. He is just upset that he can’t have a stallion as pretty as you are”

They separate after the hug. Emerald sits across from them With his hands in his lap.

“So, this is the new guy who has come to our school. He seems...very exotic. And those eyes...just gazing into them sends shivers down my spine. Tell me..Ryuji. Would you like to maybe come see me after school to get to know me?”

Ryuji laughed lightly and shook his head in a polite manner. He takes hold of Celestia’s hand into his and explains.

“Emerald, you are very pretty. Ad I assume you like to be called ‘she’ rather than ‘he’. But, I am afraid I must decline. As I prefer females rather than males. Plus, I don’t think Tia would like it if I got involved with a stallion, let alone somepony that wasn’t her. She is my marefriend after all.”

He places a hand over his muzzle with a light gasp and slightly widened eyes.

“Oooh my...I did not know that you and Tia were so close. It’s...so romantic! A princess and a mysterious traveler from the stars! If they make a tale of your love I want to be the first to get the book! But..if I can’t get to know you as a potential coltfriend. Can we at least be friends..?”

He looks to Celestia then back to the girly colt. He gave a nod with a light smile.

“I don’t see why not. So long as you know I am off limits, we could hang out. Would be nice to have somepony other than Tia looking out for me. I don’t want her to over worry about me you know? She has her own things to deal with.”

“Excellent! Then my name is Emerald Delight! A pleasure to meet you. And yes...I do like to be referred to as female. Thank you for understanding that.”

He said as he extended his hand out. Ryuji nodded and took hold of the hand and gave it a shake.

“And my name is Ryuji. A pleasure to meet you as well.”

Celestia was overjoyed to see that one of her closest friends had become friends with Ryuji. And on the first day for him as well! Little did Ryuji know that he’d be making friends who were more unique than Emerald. But would certainly aid him in finding the problem he would be facing down the road in this time.

Author's Note

That'sn right. I threw a trap in the mix! I can't help it! They are so soft and pretty like any other mare. Well, except for the bits. But I think it will be fun. :P

May the darkness grant you peace.