Prologue

I turned on the camera and aimed it to me. “Is it recording? I think it is. Anyway, let’s being!” I coughed to regain my normal voice volume. “Hello everyone, my name is Ignis Blazingsol. I am your average student in Canterlot High School, you know. Handsome, Tall, Athletic, Strong, Determined- most importantly, Honest and Loyal to-“

“Ugh, Brother! That is not average at all!” That was my sister, Arctika Sol, she is the type of girl who always is there to bother me. But, I still love her, even if she is an egghead.

“What? What was that sister? I cannot hear you from your room!” I covered my mouth with a hand hiding my smile. Just wait for it.

She enters into my room with those ridiculous pajamas of hers. Little penguins making all type of funny poses. “I said that was not average at all, brother.” She now sees the camera is pointing at her. “Y-You... are not recording, aren’t you?”

I nodded trying not to laugh. “I am, and you just showed your favorite pajamas to-“

Arctika left my room quite fast for someone who sucks at sports. “Erase that part of the video!” She yelled from her room.

“Like hell I will do that!” I returned the camera to its normal position. “Sorry everyone. Where was I? Oh yes, I remember. I started to make these videos so they could be shown on our graduation party. Hi, Astral. If you are seeing this, you are an idiot.” I said with my smile. “Anyway! I have to be short; it was such an amazing year. We had our funny but also some sad moments together, I hope to see everyone single of you. Some of you already know what I am going to do. I wish you good luck to everyone and… May the Force be with you, always.” I said ending the recording.

I saved the video and placed it CHS Vids carpet. “There, now to continue on beating that game. Alright Dark Souls, you little piece of- Aww… how could I hate you, even if you hate me. But, let’s hit it!”

I got fucked up every time but! That is not the point of this. As you just read, I am pretty much all that I said. But, this is not my story alone, it the story about two persons who barely talk to each other and… slowly but steady, start to build the pillars of friendship.

So, let’s begin this with a… A long time ago, well, not THAT long, it was just a year ago and… it was here… in Canterlot. Just let’s jump to the next section would you?

***

Nightfall is upon the soccer field of CHS. The crowd is cheering for the Wondercolts, we are on a match against our nemesis. The ShadowColts, and with new blood. This is THE finals of the National Cup.

The crowd yells ‘GO Wondercolts!’ as a penalty kick was marked by the referee. And there I was. Someone would say that is a strange and crazy idea for a goalkeeper to do this. But hey, I am doing it for two good reasons. First, the Wondercolts deserve this victory. Second, gotta do it for the girl. We have been overrun by the Shadowbolts for too long.

“Are you sure about that, Blazingsol?” Thunderlane, one of my defenders asked.

I took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. “Of course! I volunteered, what is the matter with that? You know that wherever I place the eye, I place the ball.”

Astral, one of my midfielders and my best friend, receives the ball from the referee. “C´mon buddy. Everybody knows that you are doing this just for… you know who.” He says with that stupid grin on his face.

“Shut up, Astral. Give me the ball.” I said with a shade of red on my cheeks. I walked up right in front of the Shadow’s goalkeeper. I placed the ball on the grass; then I stepped back a few meters. I looked to the crowd, trying to gain a quick glance on her. And there she was, she is waving a flag with the colors of CHS. Next to her are her friends and my sister.

“Go for it, brother!” Arctika yelled.

I raised my hand on the air, giving the signal that I am ready. The referee blows the whistle. This is it; if I score then I can have Rainbow’s heart! And… also prove that we are better than the Shadow Colts. Anyway! This whole moment felt like passed in slow motion, me sprinting towards the ball, kicking with all of my strength. I can see how the ball starts to slightly go to the left corner of the net. The goalkeeper dives but fails to even scratch the ball.

The moment I saw the ball inside the net was… beautiful. I turned around and my teammates are gathering around me, jumping and clapping with a big smile on their faces. Even our Coach, Soarin, is… at the point of crying. He is being comforting by the girl’s Coach, Spitfire.

Astral points behind me. I quickly turned my neck and saw Rainbow Dash sprinting towards me. I opened my arms as she leaps towards me, I catched her and wrapped my arms around her waist, her legs making a grip on my lower body.

“You were amazing, not like me but, you get the idea.” She said.

“What can I say? I have always dreamed with you as my girlfriend.”

“Well, you are going to have to keep dreaming because you are going to be late for school, again.” She says but… her voice sounded like… my sister's. “Ruby, wake him up.”

The alarm sounded waking me up. I struggle with to turning off. The first thing that I saw was, my pet a Siberian husky, Ruby licking my face. “Aw…. Shit. Not another dream.” I said brushing my eyes as Ruby tilts her head to the left. I pat her head. “C’mon Ruby I need to get up before she-“

Next to me is my sister, Arctika Sol, standing there with both hands on her hips, with her long pony tail falling on her left shoulder. “Brother… you really need to check your alarm. I am already to leave and you have not even eaten yet.” She sighs and opens the curtains, letting the sunlight to enter into my room.

I felt how the rays of the sun hit my beautiful green eyes. “My eyes… are burning.” I said mocking at my own pity me.

“Yeah, yeah the sun. Brother, you are practically a walking flame. You know, with your yellow skin and red hair. How is that you cannot stand the hot weather?” The thing is that she she also has red hair like me but she has blue/ice eyes, and she is smaller than me.

“I can ask the same as you cannot stand the cold weather, my dearest sister. Not even you, who literally bear the name of a giant piece of ice.” I said with a smirk.

Arctika throws at me my black jacket with a patch of a phoenix spreadings his wings and two crossed swords behind him. “You won this round. Dress up, big guy. You are not going to have breakfast half-naked. We have visitors.”

I raised an eyebrow. “Uh… what? Visitors? Who is down there?”

“Astral Light and Noire Star. They came earlier so the whole gang could go to CHS.”

I get up of the bed taking my jeans and my jersey. “More like they came to devour our food.” I felt her fist striking my shoulder. But I know that she was the one who felt more pain.

“Ouch…” She says shaking her hand… in pain. “Just hurry up. I do not want to be late just because you overslept, again.”

“Yes, yes. I heard you the first time.” I said taking my backpack from the chair.

We walked downstairs and head to the kitchen. Once there, I gave a high five to Astral and a lower five to Noire. “Howdy partners! How y’all doin’ on this hot day! Looks like the Devil himself is walkin’ on the streets, right?” I said trying to sound like a dude from those old, cowboy-style movies Father loves to watch.

Astral Light, he is my best friend, my buddy. He is there when I need it but sometimes he can be a moron. His sister, Noire Star. She is a girl with a great sense of friendship. Also, my sister and Noire are best friends too. Noire likes to… lets just say, tease me when Rainbow is around.

Astral laughed at the point of almost spitting out his drink, Noire hides her smile with her backpack. As for Arctika, she just face-palmed. “It will sound better if you did not have such a raspy and husky voice, brother.”

“Sis? Could you do us all a favor and eat this chocolate bar?” I said giving her the chocolate.

“Why?” She asks.

“Because you act like a female dog when you are hungry.” I said facing whatever Arctika is preparing to throw at me. As I have foreseen, she tries to punch me several times but as I am fully awake now, I can stop all of her blows.

Everyone shared a laugh, well, not my sister. But! I have already eaten, whatever Arctika cooked, and let’s just hope I will not die on our way to school because that will mean the end of my journey.

So, we took our stuff and head to Canterlot High School, where all your dreams come true! Well, not all of them. I still have to fulfill one of my dreams, that is right. I still need to get Rainbow’s heart.

This is the plot guys! Ever since I met Rainbow I had this huge crush on her, like the size of the fricking universe. I will share more details later.

The road to CHS is, as always, calmly. I just put on my headphones and listen to some music. Astral and Nova are talking about the soccer game the girls played last Saturday as for my sister she is reading that book, again. She has read that book more times than I have finished RE 4! And that is a lot of time I have spent there.

We reached CHS, at a good time. The four of us are on Junior Year, but we do not share the same class, not most of them. I am just glad that I have History with my sister. Her level of egghead is my savior.

I opened my locker and took the necessary items for the lessons to come. I was taking a deep breath when Astral tapped my shoulder.

“HVT at your three o’ clock. White shirt and blue jeans.” He says whispering.

“What are you-“ So, I looked at my right, just trying to be clear and there she was, Rainbow Dash. Now she is talking with one of her friends and, you could say friend and rival Lightning Dust.

Astral leans with his elbow on my shoulder and starts to giggle. “C’mon dude. You gotta ask her out!”

“Patience my young Padawan. Rainbow and I are… friends. No need to rush things.”

Astral hits playfully my back. “Stop that bullshit. What I am trying to say is that she is not going to be waiting for you forever!”

I sighted. “That… is what I am afraid of. What if… someone else impresses her and she gets away from me.”

Astral, as my good friend and the asshole he is, closes his fist and hits my side. I tried my best for not to scream the words that I had in mind.

“You… son of a-“ I recovered myself from that bad ending. “T-Thanks buddy.” I said.

“Glad you came back!” He replies tapping my back.

We were giggling but then we also heard the girls laughing a little bit. “What a pair of dorks.” Rainbow said to her friend.

But, we heard her. Ouch, that kind of hurt. But! Gosh, she looked beautiful when she was laughing; I know that she was laughing at me but… yeah.

The girls turned around and head to their respective classrooms. Astral took his backpack and placed a hand on my shoulder. “Well, that was rude. But, hey Ignis. I have something else to say.”

“What is it?”

“You will be a fucking legend if you manage to tame that beast!” He says before I could kick him on the face.

I was still on rage mode when Principal Celestia appeared behind me. “Mr. Blazingsol, you are going to be late for class, again. I suggest you to hurry.”

I turned around and rubbed the back of my head. “Yes, Ma’am. Sorry.” I was walking to my classroom when I heard Principal Celestia’s last words.

“Oh, and good luck for your next match!”

With all of this I forgot about the soccer game we are going to play. This Saturday is going to be our day! I have to say that, Principal Celestia’s words word gave me the energy boost I needed to survive this day. I closed my fist and smiled. “Prepare yourselves Fillydelphia Blades! We will show you the power of our flames!”

***

We are now at the cafeteria, so I decided to do what I always do at this time of the day. My face hits the wooden table making the plates of my friends to lift up for a bit. “Uhhh…. Brother? Are you ok?” Arctika asks placing a hand on my back.

“I cannot believe only half of the day has passed! There is still more lessons to take!” I said lifting my arms into the air.

Noire throws at me a couple of peanuts at my head. “Haha, he is completely wasted!”

Arctika finishes up her orange juice. “Brother, wake up.” She says moving my gently. “Cheer up, school will be over soon.”

Astral nodded stretching his arms. “No need to worry, Arctika. Ignis will be at his usually 110% once he is outside this school weather, right?”

“Uh…. Uhu. Whatever you say.” I said with my face still on the table. They continue their usual chat, as for me I am taking a little nap and thinking about that dream I had. What would I give in order to spend a day with Rainbow Dash.

In that moment someone poked my shoulder.

“Hey Blazingsol, I was wondering if you would like to train with us?” Rainbow Dash asked with her arms crossed. “Fleetfoot said she had to leave earlier since she and her family are moving up. We could use a good goalkeeper, like you.”

I looked up to her and gently nodded. “Sure. I will help; did you speak to Coaches Soarin and Spitfire?”

“Yup! I just did that. They said that there is no problem. They said just convince him… guess that was the easiest part. Do not be late, Blazingsol.” She says before returning to her table, where the rest of her friends are.

So, I returned to my nap but Arctika started to shake me like a bottle of water. “Holy Guacamole! Brother! Do you have any idea what just happened?!”

She looks… astonish. “What do you mean? Uhggg…. Was that another dream too? I cannot believe it!” I yelled.

Astral gets up and grabs my shoulders. “DUDE! Rainbow Dash just asked for your help!”

It took me a moment to load that intel Astral just gave me. “…. What?” I raised an eyebrow.

Noire tosses a peanut into the air and lands inside her mouth. “She also said that she needed a GOOD goalkeeper! She was talking about you!”

“Woah, woah. Hold your horses everyone!” I said getting up as I brushed my eyes several times. “You are telling me that Rainbow Dash just came here and asked ME to join HER at her training session?”

Astral starts clapping. “My man is going to spend the whole afternoon with Dash.” He suddenly brushes away a tear from his eye. “They grow up so fast…” Noire handles him a napkin. “Thanks, sister.” He says sobbing.

“….” I got nothing.

“Brother? Are you there?” Arctika moves a hand in from of my face. “C’mon brother! Snap out of it!” And she suddenly slaps me.

“OUCH!!” I exclaimed rubbing my cheek. “I…. uh…. Rainbow…. soccer team…. training…. So, so, so fricking…. AWESOME!” I said jumping on top of the table.

“Blazingsol! Get down of the table right now!” Vice-Principal Luna yelled with that powerful voice of hers from the other side of the cafeteria. Every single one of us stood in silence as I, slowly, get down and take a sit. “Good.” She says. “Carry on then.” Everyone proceeds to keep doing their own stuff.

“By the Holy Sauce of the Lord of the Burritos. Well, guess I should just improvise. Any tips? Anyone?”

Arctika covers her laughter. “Don’t screw things up. Maybe it was fate, luck or the Gods that granted you with this opportunity so… make it count, brother.” She winks at me.

“Thanks. I will see it through.” I said. “But… uh… we still need to hit the rest of the day inside the classrooms.”

Astral hits his palm with a fist. “C’mon buddy. You have to make the first move. So, I say again. Ask.Her.Out.”

“You serious, like now? I mean, sure. I will… do my best. At least I am going to try to.”

“Are you getting nervous already?” Noire asked with a smirk.

“O-Of course not!” I said crossing my arms.

Anyway, we all returned to our normal activities. When I entered into the classroom, Rainbow is already there. She is speaking with Applejack, one of her best friends. Fun Fact, I have talked more times with her friends than with Rainbow herself. How is that funny? You may ask, well, it is funny because… I… know her friends but I barely talk to her. BUT! Only three of her friends know that I have a crush on her. Rarity, Sunset Shimmer and…. Applejack. I summon the Egyptian Gods to help me survive this class. If they do help me then I promise to them that I will get an A on the next test.

Oh, another thing. I am sitting next to her. I have the spot near the window. My sister, Arctika is right behind me. Rainbow, on my right and Applejack in front of her.

As I am passing near them, Applejack slightly pops her hat up and winks at me. She is already teasing me. I placed my backpack on my desk and take a sit. I turned my neck to where Rainbow is in order to talk to her but, she just fell asleep?! What the heck? The class has not even started yet and she is taking a nap? That is Rainbow for you.

Applejack turns around and pokes Rainbow. “Well, this did not take long. Blazingsol, I heard that she asked you to train with the soccer team.”

I nodded. “I still cannot believe that.” I said chuckling.

“You will do fine. We all have seen your games. The fact that you are going to train with them, should not change that much.”

“I once heard that Rainbow KO’d a player when she shot a free kick.” I know, I should not have said that.

Applejack chuckled. “Even so, I know that you are going to be able to block her shots. At least a few. But hey, friendly advice.” She leans forward. “Try to give her a compliment from time to time. You will see.”

“A…. c-compliment?” I said calmly. “W-What? Y-You serious?” I asked keeping my head cool.

Applejack nods. “You see, she once told me that-“ And Applejack just got cut off by the teacher!

Great.

Miss Cheerilee puts her books on the desk, followed by my sister. She passed next to Applejack and gives her a quick high five. What? My sister is also friends with them. Duh.

“Alright everyone, sorry I am a little late but the local traffic was terrible.” Miss Cheerilee says chuckling. “Anyway, I hope that everyone made their homework!”

Everyone pulls out their notebooks, everyone except Rainbow. Applejack turned around and, barely said some words to me. If I am correct, she said. You wake her up, partner!

I laughed internally. Oh, wait she is serious? I laughed even more.

If Miss Cheerilee spots Rainbow sleeping, again she is going to be in trouble. So, I took my pen and poked her side. I think, she giggled. Not what I wanted but… OK, a second poke should work, what about a third one? Number four will do. Nope.

From my behind, Arctika kicks my chair. “Try harder!” She says.

“Fine, take it easy.” I said. I stretched my arm and gently moved Rainbow. “Dash, wake up.” Still no answer. I went for a tap on her shoulder. “C’mon Dash, class has already started.” I said shaking her arm. It was in that moment when Applejack grabbed my hand and placed on Rainbow’s head, shaking her head like crazy.

I quickly removed my hand from her as Rainbow slowly wakes up. From her lips, she let go the cutest yawn I have ever seen. She looks around and nods. “Wow, thanks for waking me up Blazingsol.” She says stretching her arms.

“No problem.” I replied. I think that went pretty well.

The class has begun just the usual questions and answers. Nothing new, but I was looking at the window when a ball of paper landed on my desk. I looked around and Rainbow points at the ball.

I am confused. Should I open the message she threw at me? Hell yeah. She wrote, you bored, too? I was going to reply with a solid yes, but something else came to my mind. I know that she gets bore too in History class so let’s light up the mood. I wrote down a joke on the paper, and throw it back to Rainbow.

What was the most popular dance in 1776? Indepen-dance.

Once she opened and read it, she covers herself with a book, looks like she liked my joke. She writes down something else, and tosses me the ball.

Civil War jokes? I General Lee do not find them funny.

She just replied with another, and good, joke! Guess this my day! C’mon a third joke would not hurt anyone.

How did Vikings communicate at sea? By Norse Code.

Rainbow covers her mouth with a hand. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH, the way she smiles… it melts my heart. Who would have thought that a fierce player and most of the time, person like her, also have a kind side?

Oh, looks like we used all the space on the piece of paper. She then moves her hand, like saying come closer. I leaned next to her.

“What did Noah do for a job?” She asked. “He was an arkitecht.

I had to bite my lips in order to keep it cool. I also, gave her the signal. She leans to her left. “What do Nazis eat for breakfast?” I asked. Rainbow shrugged. “Luftwaffles.”

She really tried her best not to laugh. “Gosh, I love waffles.” She says.

“We could go for one after the training, if you want?” Woah, wait. What the heck did I just say? Hold on… HOLY SAUCE!

At first Rainbow was kind of impressed, but she then flicks her hair and proceeds to write down something on her notebook.

Guess, I… asked that a bit earlier, uh? Well, at least I had a laughing time with her. Yaay?

A few seconds passed and a second ball of paper lands on my desk. I rushed to open it, acting like I had no rush to do it, but oh well.

“Easy there, hotshot. Training comes first and then… maybe.”

That was it! That is all she wrote, I checked the other side of the paper but that is all! But… that means that there is a chance?! There is a chance, right?

The Egyptian Gods have not forsaken about their peasant number 1!

“That is all for today, please have a nice day!” Miss Cheerilee says before erasing the blackboard and taking her books.

I closed the book and cracked my back in the process. “God, that took forever.”

Arctika kicked my chair, harder this time. “Stop whining, brother.”

I was going to say something but I turned to my right and saw Rainbow stretching up her arms. The view was amazing, but I regain control of myself when Applejack saw me blushing. Rainbow takes her backpack and her jacket. “See you later, AJ. She says waving at her friend. Just when she reached the door, she leans against the wall and looks at me. “Hurry up Blazingsol!” She says from afar.

Right! The training session! I packed everything and said good bye to my sister and Applejack. Oh boy, here I go. Time to show Rainbow how awesome I can be!

On our way to the soccer field. Rainbow playfully punched my arm. “Alright, I have to change. Let me tell you something first.” I am preparing myself for whatever she throws at me. “I will not hold back for a second. It may be just a training session but that does not mean that I will not going to be easy with you!” She says clashing her knuckles together.

I replied with a smirk. “Good, I always wanted to see how tough the girls are.”

Rainbow crossed her arms and a grin appeared on her face. “Watch with your words, Blazingsol. You do not want to see how tough I can be, especially at soccer!”

I have to say, I may have looked like a badass saying that to Rainbow. Internally, I am shitting my pants. Rainbow is not the type of girl you should underestimate. Her figure might be small, like 1. 62 meters tall (five and three inches for those using the imperial Units) but her spirit is bigger than Bulk Bicep’s body. For the record, I am six feet tall. Just in case you were wondering.

She heads to the showers, the girl's shower. So, I headed to the boy's shower. As expected no one was around. At least, that is what I thought. I saw the janitor; he goes by the name of Discord, cleaning the lockers. “What a chaos these boys do after a match.” He said.

I just opened my locker and placed my uniform on the bench. After a couple of seconds, Discord leaves the place. I just finished to put on my long-leave jersey, grabbed my gloves and head for the exit.

Rainbow Dash was waiting for someone. Surprise, she is waiting for me. “There you are.” She says wrapping her hair with an elastic band, making a long ponytail. “Follow me.”

As she walks, I could not help but let my eyes wander down her small figure. The shorts she rocks, they are an absolute killer. She has one hell of a booty-body, for the record. All that training in diverse sports has paid off. Goddesses, if someone sees me looking at her ass I would get in serious trou-

“Dash! What took you so long?!” Lightning Dust, one hell of a forward she is. She passes her the ball. Rainbow received the ball with such a high skill that even I was left jaw dropping.

“Quit it, Dust. I brought Blazingsol; he is going to help us with the training.”

Lightning Dust slowly walks towards us. “You sure? Looks like he… was lost on something else."

Shit, I think she saw me.

Rainbow looks at me as I started to whistle. “When do we start?” I asked.

“Soon.” Rainbow replies. “Alright girls, Coach Spitfire will arrive soon. Let’s prepare the field before she starts yelling at us.

I set course to what is going to be my net. But, Lightning Dust took my arm. “Hey, I do not how why Dash decided to choose you, better show us why.”

“No need to worry about that, Dust.” I said with a smirk. “I am here because the team needs a worthy goalkeeper. Dash picked me for a reason, and I more than eager to show you why.”

Boom, shots fired.

Coach Spitfire arrives at the scene. She blows her whistle as everyone forms a circle in the middle of the field. “Good afternoon.” She says putting on her hat. “I will be short; we are going to train hard as always. All of CHS is counting on us in order to win the Regional Cup. As, everyone knows, Fleetfoot had to leave earlier. But, with a coordinate effort from Captain Dash, Soarin and myself, managed to bring Ignis Blazingsol as our alternate GK.”

I just waved at them. “Hello there.”

“Mr. Blazingsol, you have my permission to act as if you were training with your own boys, got it?” I nodded. “Good, then without anything else to add, let’s hit it!” She says clapping three times. “Wonder, Wonder, Wonder-“

The girls clap for a fourth time. “WONDERCOLTS!”

I kind of forgot that this is their war cry. But, ours is better. Just saying.

The training session was nothing new for me. I’ve been doing this since I joined up on my first year at CHS. The reason? You already know it. I joined the soccer team hoping to be as good as Rainbow. Not going to lie, it was tough. As Rainbow became the girl who scored more goals than anyone else, I became the GK who received almost zero goals on the tournaments.

Rainbow and I became captains of our own teams in the Sophomore year. It was in that moment when we started to actually shared a few words and the first time when she called me “A good goalkeeper.” Even so, she has beaten me in one-one matches and, occasionally in other sports. Damn she is really good.

I was doing my own training, just for warming up for the real training. Spitfire blows her whistle as the girls line up. “Alright, now we shall practice shots. All type of them you know that the Fillydelphia Blades love to perform slides. Dirty ones.”

Well, here I come. I cracked my back as the girls take their positions and prepare to perform long shots with the metal barrier.

The look on their faces when I stopped all of the shots. But, Rainbow seemed not to be that impressed.

“Alright flame-hair, let’s see if you block this!” Lightning dust shot the ball so hard that is heading to the top left angle! I had to change my hand in order to block it, barely. The ball bounced up as I get up and catched it with my arms.

I swore I heard her saying words that are not that rarely spoken by a girl. I just remain in silent, as I am a guy who let my actions speak for myself. As expected, the first round had o finish with Rainbow as the last one to shoot.

I tightened the straps on my gloves and waited for the worst. I looked at her and she seems… calmly. She said that she was not going to hold back but her face demonstrates that she is experiencing serenity.

Rainbow takes aim but before she starts to sprint she took her time. “Impress me, Blazingsol.” She said with a smirk.

Uh…. What? You see, all of the girls shot the ball above the barrier, something that I am used to. But, when Rainbow kicked it, she did it beneath the barrier. Well, it’s Rainbow Dash we are talking about.

I just saw how the ball barely scratched my foot, making it hit the post. I do not know if it was luck or even the Force itself but… I blocked one of her shots.

Rainbow crossed her arms and smirks. “Guess I made the right call.” She says coming for the ball.

It was in that moment when I remembered what Applejack told me. “Nice shot, Dash. You have good legs!”

Wait, that did not sound weird, right?

Rainbow takes a few balls and rises an eyebrow. “What?”

I started to rub the back of my head. “I mean, you have strong legs! Quite a powerful shot that was! But, I think that you already know this.”

Just when I thought that I fucked up. Rainbow, slightly, giggled. “Thanks.” She said as she walks away.

Yaay! I did not fuck things up! “I am saved.” I thought.

Rainbow quickly turned around and performed a volley shot. My reactions did not betray me, as the ball was coming right into my face. I opened my hands and by the time the ball made contact with them, the ball hit the ground bouncing up quite fast. I barely managed to keep it steady. “Do not lose focus, hotshot.” Rainbow said with a smirk.

We moved on to the corner shots. This one is tricky for everyone.

After a lot of rounds, Rainbow received a nice pass from Night Glider; she jumped and with her forehead hit the ball leaving me with zero chances to block it. Rainbow high-fived Glider. “Nice one!” She said.

We quickly prepared for another corner. This time from the left corner so, Lightning Dust is the best choice from that position. She kicked and is heading towards Rainbow again. “Not this time!” I yelled as I leaped with my fist closed and pushed away the ball, the thing is, Rainbow jumped too. Our bodies clashed and everything went blank for a minute.

As I opened my eyes I can see Rainbow, close to me, way too close. How close? Well, our noses are almost touching and I can feel he breathing. There is also the fact that my hands are on her hips. I was expecting an angry Rainbow; instead I got an embarrassed Rainbow. Something a mortal does not see quite often. I thought that this type of falls only happens in animes and mangas, not in real life. Not that I dislike it…but…uh…I…those eyes of hers man!

“You OK?” I asked as I can feel my cheeks turning red.

She nodded. “But… could you let me go, you moron?”

I realized about that little detail about my hands and I quickly put them away. We heard the whistle and Spitfire is running at us. “You guys are OK? That was quite the clash.”

Rainbow slowly gets up as she brushes away some dirt from her shirt. “I am OK. I landed in something soft.”

I get up and grabbed the ball. “Still in one piece, Coach.” I gave her the ball.

Spitfire gathers the girls at the center of the field. “Alright, Listen up. You all gave your best. But, it will take more than that to defeat the Fillydelphia Blades, we go first and then the boys. Let’s show the Boy’s Team who is the best team, in CHS.

Huh, I do not if I should take that personal, but it just the way Coach Spitfire is. After all, between my boys and the girls exists a spirit of competitiveness, a friendly one, but sometimes we take that too much seriously.

Most of the team is going to the showers or heading home. Rainbow, Dust, Glider and I remained on the field, taking the balls and cones to their respective places. It did not take long until Lightning Dust broke the silence.

“Not bad, Blazingsol, for a boy.” She said with a smirk.

“You did… well, Dust.” I said copping her tune. “But, you were not as close as Dash.”

“What?” Dust asked.

I shrugged my shoulders and looking at her. “Just saying that you might be good, but Dash is better, far better.”

Hey, she started this. You play with fire, you will get burn. Is that how you say it?

“Huh… ha ha.” Dust said chuckling. “Well, see you later lover boy.” She said turning around and waving at me.

I was taking my stuff when Rainbow kicked a ball and landed next to me. I looked up at her, hands on her hips. “Is something on your mind?” I asked lifting the ball with my feet and catching it.

“Are you in the mood for… a little soccer game?” She asks.

HA HA HA, play soccer with Rainbow? I am so going to regret this. “Sure. I never say no to a challenge.”

“Good.” She said flicking her hair. “But, there is a game changer. You are a good goalkeeper. So, let’s see how good you are as a Forward or Midfielder.”

Well, I did not expect this. Still, I feel confident. I mean, sure I joined the team for the GK position but, one-one against Rainbow is another thing. I nodded and accepted her conditions.

“That is a goal Dash!”

“No way! I blocked it!”

“HA! You call that a save?”

“I can kick harder than you, Blazingsol.”

Damn, she just recked me with that.

Rainbow takes a bottle of water and sits in the middle of the field. “Wow, you are good.” She said taking a sip. “I did not know you could dribble the ball like that.”

I lay down next to her. “Well, I learned it the hard way. Basically, my face hit the ground many times trying to do that.”

Rainbow and I laughed. “Thank the Goddesses that you have a thick head.” She said punching my leg.

“T-Thanks?” I said giggling. “So… uh… how you doing?” This is the part where I have no idea what to say.

“I am fine.” She replied pouring the water that was left on her hair. “But, about the waffles you mentioned earlier. Were you serious about it?”

“….” I bit my hand in order to keep me cool. “Sure, I was… am serious! I mean, do you want to… go?”

Rainbow gets up and brushes away some grass off her shorts. “Of course you silly. Let me just grab my stuff.” She said as she walks to the showers.

Ha, she said yes! Damn, I should have asked when I did not smell like sweat and dirt! There is time for a quick shower, though. I just hope I can make it in time.

So I get up as fast as possible and head to the boy’s shower.

There are still some students at the school. But, most of them are preparing to leave. I was drying my hair when I got a text from my sister. “Where in the Seven Hells are you?”

I took my phone and replied. “You are not going to believe me, so… see you later!”

I left the showers in such a hurry that I bumped with Discord’s cleaning trolley. “Uuuuhg, that hurts.” I said rubbing my…privates. So I walked the rest of the way to the exit.

“There you are.” Rainbow said. I looked over my shoulder and she was running at the entrance. Her hair looks wet too. She indeed took a shower as well.

“Hi, so… you ready?”

She nodded and once we stepped outside, Fluttershy is crying as she collects her flyers from the ground. Rainbow and I rushed to her.

“Fluttershy, what happened?” Rainbow asked as we gathered the flyers next to the statue.

“I-It was those meanies Hoops, Dumb-Bell and Score. They… threw away my flyers and said horrible things about the animals I take care.” She said sobbing and brushing off a tear from her cheek.

I quickly get up and clashed my knuckles together. “Where did they go?”

Fluttershy pointed at the parking lot. “I think they went there. But, what are YOU going to do, Blazingsol?”

I smirked looking at Rainbow. “If I tell you, you would not like it.” It that moment Rainbow took my arm.

“Hold on, hotshot. You are not going to face them… alone.” Rainbow stated. “Fluttershy, stay here.”

Well, of course I am going to face them. Fluttershy is the nicest girl in CHS. Only a bunch of idiots could harm her! And she is Rainbow’s best friend! So, she might have gone there all by herself.

There they are. Those idiots are laughing near Score’s truck. “Did you see her face? She was like Ohhh my why are you doing this?” He asked mocking Fluttershy’s voice.

The boys laughed as they hopped on the truck.

I whistled to get their attention. “Hey, morons. Where do you think you are going?” Rainbow stands next to me and ohhhh man. She is mad, like really mad.

The three of them stepped away from the truck, smirking and cracking their fingers. “Well, well, look who is here. Boringsol and Crash.”

Ugh, I hate when they call me that way.

“How cute you guys look. If only Crash was not easily mistaken for a boy. I would say that you two make a good couple.” Hoops said laughing and mocking at her.

Oh… He is dead. If there is only one thing that Rainbow hates, besides looking at her friends being bullied by those idiots, is that THEY 'mistake' her by a boy.

“That’s it! You just crossed the line.” I said sprinting at them.

Hoops and Score are heading to me. I lifted up my arms and blocked one of Hoop’s strikes. Once I saw the opening I punched him in right in the face, followed by a hit with my knee on his stomach. Score managed to hit my side, and then he went for a kick. I made a firm grip on his leg. We both fell, I was on top and hit his head several times.

In the meantime, Hoops recovered from my strikes, taking my shoulders and throwing me away from his friend. I get up, spitting some blood then I realized, one of them is not fighting me. I looked to my right and Dumb-Bell is embracing Rainbow from behind with those big arms of his.

“Let her go you shit!” I yelled.

“What is it Boringsol? Are you tired or scared what Dumb-Bell will do to Crash if he tightens his grip on her small body.” Hoops said with that smirk on his dickface.

“You would not dare.”

“Do not listen to them, Blazingsol!” Rainbow shouted. “Kick their asses!” She is struggling to her away from that human-bear.

Well, the situation sure is not what I thought. Rainbow is in trouble, and I am outnumbered two to one. Hoops and Score are approaching at me with a grin on their faces. “You will burn by my flames…” I whispered.

Score, without a second warning threw a punch to me. I blocked with my forearm, and then I grabbed his wrist. I placed his arm on his back and kicked him towards a car. His face clashed with the door so hard that his nose started to bleed.

I looked behind me and Hoops punched my stomach, and then he hit me several times on my stomach. He was going to give the final blow but I blocked with both arms. I uppercut him right away. I took him by his shirt and look deeply into his eyes; “What is it, the fire burned your tongue?” I pushed him towards a car and started to punch his torso.

“Guys!” Dumb-Bells yelled as he witnessed his friends in trouble.

“You… are nothing *hit* but a bunch of assholes *hit* who are always bothering *hit* US!” I said before punched him several times on his stomach, and then with all of my fury I made the final blow punching him on the face. “Now… one… left.” I said gasping for air and looking at the asshole that is strangulating Rainbow.

Dumb-Bell is stepping back as I get closer to him.”Stay back or I will hurt-“

“You will release her or you will end up worse than them.” I said pointing at them with my thumb.

Rainbow suddenly bites his arm; Dumb-Bell released her imneldatly. “OUCH! That hurts you bitch!”

I took the chance and performed my favorite technique. The Spinning Hook Kick. The big guy fell on the ground as Rainbow and I are breathing heavily. “He might be big, but he is dumb.” I said giggling.

“The bigger they are, the harder they fall, right?” Rainbow said tapping my back.

I nodded and took a deep breath. “You OK?” I asked cracking my back.

Rainbow stretches her body and crosses her arms. “I… am good. Thanks for that.”

“I knew you could free yourself, you just needed the opening.”

Rainbow giggled and hit my shoulder. Not the best thing to do now but yeah, it hurts. “Sorry, my bad.”

“It’s nothing. We should get out of here before-“

“BLAZINGSOL AND DASH!” We heard Vice-Principal Luna yelling at us. I felt my body shivered in fear as she stands in front of us, arms crossed. “What in Celestia’s name is going on?!”

I looked back and those idiots are running towards the bushes. I sighted and looked up at Vice-Principal. “Well, Miss Luna. I was walking outside the school when-“

“WE, were walking outside, Ma’am.” Rainbow said. I looked at her and raised an eyebrow. “If you are going to be in trouble then so I am.” She whispered. “It was when we saw Fluttershy crying, they did that to her, Ma’am.”

Vice-Principal Luna raised an eyebrow and sighted. “So, you just decided to start a fight inside the compound. You know the consequences for that, right?”

Rainbow and I nodded. “Yes, we know.” I added.

“Wait a minute dear sister.” Principal Celestia appears with Fluttershy behind her. “Miss Fluttershy told me everything and I understand why Blazingsol and Dash acted like that. You see Dash is Loyal to her friends and she will do anything to keep them safe, and as for Blazingsol… he is just like his father, reckless but with an honest and noble heart. He will not hesitate to take action and help those in need.”

“What are you trying to say, sister?” Vice-Principal Luna asked.

“I was thinking…just for this time. We could spare them for their actions. But, I will make sure that those three deserve a fair sanction.”

Vice-Principal Luna took her moment to answer her sister. She then sighted and smiled. “If that is what you want, sister then I will not oppose you. Carry on, then. All of you.”

Rainbow took my shoulder and smiled. I rubbed the back of my head and looked at Miss Luna. “So… uh we are clear to go?” Both Celestia and Luna nodded. “Great, see you later!”

Fluttershy hugged us as we proceed to the statue just outside CHS. “Thanks guys, you are such great friends!”

Principal Celestia giggled and leans her elbow on Luna’s shoulder. “Alright, sister. We should go too. We still need to catch up with Game of Thrones.”

Luna nodded and pulled out her keys. “Of course, just let me-“She then looks at the starry mirror on her car. “What in the Seven Hells happened to my car?!”

Author's Note

Welp, those three deserved it.
Anyway, stay put for the second chapter. Since my English is not perfect I take more time on fixing the whole chapter or changing some words I originally used.
Thanks for reading!