The Gentle Giant

"There!" Twilight let out a breath she'd been holding once she finally finished packing. ''Can't believe I'm finally going to college!'' She said to herself, giggling a little and cleaning her glasses off. Admittedly, Canterlot College was only on the other side of town, but it was still college. Plus her friends were all headed there as well. They'd all agreed to meet up tomorrow morning to head out.

For now, though, she flopped down onto her bed for what'd be the last time in a few months. Getting out her phone, she tapped out a quick message to an old friend of hers.

Bookworm: What's up, big boy?

She fiddled with a game of solitaire while waiting for a response. She'd flicked through a full game before the beep of a reply caught her attention.

P&G: Hey, sorry about taking so long; shower was being a pain again.

Bookworm: Bet that was fun to deal with.

P&G: Heh, understatement. Anyway, it's pretty much the usual here. They're still irked about what happened at the amusement park, though.

"What!?" She blurted out, glaring at her phone's screen. "That wasn't your fault!" She typed in her feelings on the matter.

P&G: You and I know that, but my 'parents' Twilight winced a little at the way that he put that word. It was no secret that her friend had been adopted, but he'd never really been close to them, and vice versa....especially these last few years. They're still holding me responsible...that kid surprised me!

Bookworm: Well, if it helps any, you ARE pretty fun to climb on. She finished it with a wink icon.

It was a moment before he responded, with an eye-roll icon. P&G: Heh, you'd know that, wouldn't you, Bae.

A slight squee escaped her lips. She never found out why, but she always loved it when he called her that. Bookworm: What can I say? Always good to speak from experience. 😚 Oh, guess what.

P&G: Hmm, you finally got a dog?.

Bookworm: I wish. Much as I love dogs, they still wreck my sinuses. Can't handle them outside a few minutes before the sneezing starts.

P&G: Ok. Um, you finally told your friends about me?

Bookworm: Kinda. They know about you, but they just don't know what you look like. Figure it'd be a lot more fun when they finally meet you in person. But, that's not it.

P&G: Well, that'll be in interesting meeting, at least. Ah, you started sleeping naked!

She quickly blushed at that. Bookworm: Spike!

P&G: *unrepentant grin* Ok, you got me, what is it?

Bookworm: *pout* Not sure I want to tell you now.

P&G: Aw, come on, Bae. You know I'm just teasing. *hugs you*

Twilight sighed. "Why is it so hard to stay mad at you?" Bookworm: Ok, ok. Well, I'm finally heading off to college!

P&G: That's great, Bae! Which one?

Bookworm: Canterlot University, the local one just across town. I'll be meeting up with the others tomorrow morning so we can head off together. Plus it's close enough to where I can visit my mom and dad easily.

P&G: Cool. Heh, guess that means I better let you in a little secret of my own, shouldn't I?

That caught Twilight's attention. Last time he said something similar, he admitted how much he weighed. At first she thought his was pulling her leg until he showed her. Needless to say, he was heavier than he looked. Bookworm: Oh?

P&G: I'm headed off to college myself.

Bookworm: REALLY? That's great! You're actually getting away from that place??

P&G: Yep. Been saving up for a couple of years. My 'mother' and 'father' tried to give me the riot act about stashing money, though. Going on about how I had no business hiding something like that from them, that I should've used it to help pay off their debts, eccetra . That lasted until I reminded them about the personal bank accounts they each had, that the other didn't know about. Made my way out when they started in on each other. So to them, I say 'sayonara'.

Bookworm: Oh Spike... She'd known his home life wasn't the best; they'd both learned that the Drakes had adopted him more for a status boost than actually wanting a kid, so she was glad he was getting out of there, but the way was still a little depressing.

P&G: It's all right, Twi. Better I got out that way then something involving a lot of unnecessary yelling. Just glad I took a page out of your book and packed early.

Bookworm: Well, you have a point there. So, which one are you heading to?

P&G: Hang on, don't remember the full name at the moment, but I think I still have the first word or two. Let's see...it's spelled C-A-N-T-E-R-L-O-T...

Twilight's eyes lit up when that showed on her screen. Bookworm: SPIKE! You doof! You're coming to Canterlot!? She could almost hear him laughing.

P&G: Well, I did live there for a while before they made me move, remember? Besides, this'll give us a bit more 'together' time too; no more having to wait for you to be able to visit. *grins*

She fought it, but the urge to let out a gleeful squeal was too much. Of course, that also caused her to flip her phone into the air. She fumbled the catch a couple of times, but managed to save it. Bookworm: When are you going to head out? Her reply took a moment due to constantly misspelling stuff in her excitement.

P&G: Well, I'm on an overnight bus heading there now, so...probably around noon, give or take an hour..

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P&G: Twilight? You still there?.

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P&G: Twi? Hellloooo?

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P&G: Heh, you're busy squeeing, aren't you?