2. Many Introductions

SOON, SHE AND RARITY GOT INTO MANY CONVERSATIONS. Boys, middle school, CMA policy, family, etc. They bonded pretty quickly, despite them both being in different houses.

One of the topics they talked about was the school uniform. Girls and boys' uniforms were similar yet different in many ways. Girls were allowed to choose between skirts and trousers.

The girls were both in dark navy skirts. Twilight's was longer than Rarity's as she was seven inches taller. Their shirts were white and the collar was hooked together by a bow in the color of their houses. Rubies got pastel red, Emeralds, mint green, Sapphires, the same shade except blue and Amethysts, purple. Their badges were a shield shape, matching their bows. Specific school shoes weren't given so anything that fit their dress code was allowed. Heels and trainers were included on that list.

The boys' uniform was simple. Light blue jean-like trousers, white shirt, and a dark navy cardigan-like blazer. Most boys would go for trainers, but it wasn't unusual for them to go for something else. Instead of a house-color bow, they would wear a tie. Alternatively, their badge was placed on their cardigan.

Half of the school uniform conversation was Rarity fawning over how hot the guys looked in the CMA uniform. Twilight made a face every time she squealed but it wasn't that bad.

Rarity, herself, was a sight to see. Her British accent was fairly audible. Her skin was pale and her hair was in curls. A three blue stone barrette clipped to the left side of her hair, keeping it all clean. Her vibe gave off a posh and rich feeling to Twi but her friendliness was a new ray of sunlight. She kind of sliced the upper-class stereotype into two.

Twilight wasn't looking to make friends but somehow, they just clicked.

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The Academy had this glisten to it when they arrived. The large black gates sparkled under the sunbeam. The lamps on each rectangle-thick pillar were switched off but on top of them, there was a small statue of some sort. One lamp had a sun and the other had a moon.

In the middle of the hinged barrier, a lock kept it together. The Academy's logo was imprinted on the smooth circular surface of the clasp. Two thinner gates were on either side of the pillars – supposedly for the teachers. Rumor had it that the entire school was even prettier at night, beneath the illumination of the moon.

Despite all of this, there was still a stain of dullness that was left untouched. It didn't look like how Twilight's parents described it to be – she thought it would've been brighter and more vibrant. Maybe it was the modern generation that caused the school to change. Maybe it was the oldness of the area – it had been around for as long as her grandparents could remember. The buildings didn't look like the way they did now, that's for sure.

As expected, there was a crowd of freshmen students outside. Rarity and Twilight joined them; they held hands to make sure they didn't get lost. When the reached the front of the mob, two adults stood at the front.

One was taller than the other; she was in a pastel yellow blazer. In her right hand held a twelve-inch magic wand, similar to her blazer color. She seemed the most important, as she was the more formal-looking one. A sun badge was hooked onto her collar, so she must be Principal Celestia.

Rarity had her focus on the other adult – in which Twilight soon turned to. She was shorter by about five-inches from what she could see. This one had a dark indigo blazer on; the color slightly differed from their school uniform. Instead of a sun badge, her one was a moon, and it was pinned on the opposite side of the blazer collar.

By how completely opposite both adults looked, it would've made sense to believe they were somewhat related. Like Shining and herself, they looked different by skin tone, yet facial features were helpful in depicting the theory of the adults possibly being sisters.

One was Celestia, and the other was Luna. From what the names meant, Twi was able who was who.

"Students, we're all glad you were able to make it for your first day at Canterlot Magic Academy!" Luna announced. She had a tinge of informality in her voice, despite her loud appearance.

"Once we let you in, you are to line up in your houses so we can give you a copy of your room keys." Celestia turned her back on the students, waved her wand and the lock clicked open.

Just before she swung them fully, she warned all of the students to cover their ears. After that alert, everyone prepared themselves, yet confused buzz fluttered around. Celestia sent a heavy gust of wind at the entrance with her magic. As it opened, the gate creaking sound squeezed passed all the groans coming from the students.

Many conversations rose up from the students. Rarity knew most of them – they went to the Middle School with her. Tugging on Twilight's short-shirt sleeve, she pointed to that specific building.

Spike kept next to Twilight's ankles. With one tap on his shoulder, he climbed into her bag. Were pets allowed on the school grounds? She wasn’t going to risk it for the biscuit, though. She had enough experience with that before.

Rarity gave Twilight a small and quick tour to the outside of the entire Academy. To the right was the middle school, to the left was the university and the middle was, well, the high school.

The size towered over her, the shadows piercing through the sunlight. Twilight’s eyes relaxed.

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"I guess we have to go to our houses then," Rarity's eyes caught the four lines. There were some students behind them, searching for their house lines.

"Already?" she sighed, "Well, I'll be sure to look out for you during school!"

"Good luck, Twilight!" She chirped and ambled to her line.

Oh. Well, I guess I have to do this on my own then. Twilight, come on! You can do this!

It took some long, tedious waiting but she eventually got her copy of her room keys. The teacher that stood by the Amethyst line was sweet and cheerful – yet she seemed tired. Her ID Card stated Miss Cheerilee.

That explained the jolly essence.

The minute she got her keys, Twilight fiddled with the keychain that said what building her room was in.

Block A.

Why didn't she expect that sooner?

She darted off to that section. Her eyes caught a sign. It was neatly glued above the glass-sliding double door. Block A was in a large calligraphy font. Under it was Girls. This sign was in white and the calligraphy was in dark beige.

She raised a brow and peered over to her right which was the Block C: Girls section. Opposite the girls, was the boys. Block B and D.

D, huh? And for the Boys’ dorms too?

The thought almost expanded in her head and she giggled to brush it off before it could get complicated. When she entered, the entire building had a spark, no pun intended, of modernness. Everything was so clean and precise.

Checking her chain again, it stated all her room details.

Block A: Girls. Check.

Floor 3. Dorm 005.

Alright then. She was glad that they didn't put her room too high because stairs were always a pain in the ass.

So, it's two big rooms on each floor. Makes sense.

Dragging herself up the stairs wasn't much of a hassle, but dragging her suitcase up was the actual problem. Especially when the teenager is a bookworm and carried seven books in her bag.

Turning to the right, she noticed a teenager.

She waved to someone in her room and collected an empty box from outside the door. Her hair was short, red and white stripes. That was what grasped her attention. She had the same pastel purple bow and badge, except hers was messily done. The way she looked spilled out a vibe of a confident, outgoing type teen.

She noticed Twilight staring at her and smiled. Relaxing the box, she hurried over to her.

"Hi!" She piped, waving her hand high. Twilight snapped out of it and raised her hand for a low wave. In Twi's mind, the gesture she gave seemed awkward compared to the one the red-white-striped-haired offered her. But however, the adolescent didn't seem to mind. "Oof. That suitcase looks kinda big. You need any help?"

"Oh! Nah, I'm good. Well, I think." Twilight let out a laugh and grasped the handle.

"You think, huh?" She giggled and took the bag for her. "Come on. I'll take it up for you. Don't worry, I'm not gonna throw it out the window or something,"

Damn, she's spunky alright.

Twilight shook her head and reached her hand out. The girl held her wrist and pushed it down to her side.

"Nope! I'm gonna help you, no matter how many times you try to protest!"

It took Twilight nearly two minutes to agree but the girl didn't seem to have an issue with it. To be honest, she was completely fine with meeting new people. She checked the floor and helped her carry it up. As for Spike, he decided to rest in his owner's arms. The school bag was too stuffy for him. The teenager complimented and slightly squealed when she set her eyes on Twi's dog.

They – after some time – got to Twilight's floor. The girl rested her suitcase down and let a deep breath out.

"Holy potatoes, that was heavy! It looks like you're prepared for this freshman year – it's good!" She laughed. Twilight grinned; she was pleased that she had met two new students that helped her out completely without asking for anything in return. "I'm Ana. Ana Escriptora." She held her hand out for her to shake it.

"Twilight Sparkle."

"Yay, another Amethyst!" She cheered but covered her mouth a millisecond later. "Sorry, I got a little too excited there. I'm glad there is another Amethyst in the Block. Anyway, hope to find you around the building then!" She beckoned a see you later and ambled down the stairs.

She seems nice, Twilight smiled back. It only took a millisecond for her to shake her head, No. Twilight, focus. Friendship will only divert you from achieving high grades. Just act friendly and she'll soon forget you.

She let out a breath.

Why is this so hard?

She glanced around the little hall, just staring at the simplicity yet home-like corridors.

Windows filled one wall of the hall and the staircase filled the other. On either end of the floor were two rooms. Dorm 005 and 006.

A neat flourish pattern decorated over both door. A white plate stood in the middle of the door, stating the dorm number in the same calligraphy font. They must've taken some time getting it just right with the dark beige paint.

She slipped her key inside but when she turned it, it didn't move. Twilight pushed the handle down and it clinked open. Her roommate. She made it quicker than Twi did – and punctuality mattered to her. When she gathered up the courage to go in, she swung it open and her eyes sparkled.

Across from the main door stood two doors labeled with different names in purple cursive. The door on the left was labeled Bathroom and was closed, and the other was labeled Bedroom, which was wide open. There was a kitchenette to her left, with granite countertops, oak finish, fridge, and stove hood. To the right, was the entertainment area.

She closed the front door and pushed her suitcase to the living room. She set Spike down to explore the place on his own. Shaking her head at his immediate reaction to everything – which was scurrying off to jump on every non-dangerous thing – she walked into their bedroom.

The size didn't bother her as much, it was around the same as her old one. The bunk bed took up the left corner of the bedroom. The room seemed half full with one of the desks covered in books, for classes or reading purposes. The other was empty, that one was probably hers. She pulled one of the drawers open which revealed glow-in-the-dark star stickers and many other things relating to her preferences.

"So that's why they asked for my opinion of what I liked." Twilight cocked her head.

There was a single couch in the corner with a cushion in it. The walls were a dull white which somewhat matched the bunk bed.

Speaking of that, she gazed towards it. The top bunk was taken already – thank goodness for Twilight. She preferred to stay on the bottom subsequent to personal experiences.

Both beds were purple except in different shades. The top was pastel-purple-pink whilst the bottom was purple – Twi's favorite color. A small two-shelf cabinet was attached into the wall of the bunk-bed. Twilight's contained a modern music speaker on the lower shelf. For the top-bunk cabinet, there were a bunch of Harry Potter books.

She's a fan too! Glad they didn't die down after many years, Twilight smiled.

Admiring the carpet design, her eyes ran to a pair of navy-blue leather boots near the white ladder.

Her roommate was up there; her feet dangled off the edge.

Hot-pink eyeshadow colored her eyelids and contrasted with her Persian blue irises. She was fair-peach skinned. Her eyebrows were thin and they were arched in a slightly mockingly way.

The teenager was purple-haired with pale light aquamarine undertones in her hair, and her uniform was exactly like Twilight's, but a few tweaks were visible. A hot-pink beanie rested on her head. It had a variety of big and small white stars that were six-pointed. Her pastel-purple bow was loosely tied around her collar and the badge was slightly wonky.

Finally, she noticed Twilight, "Hey, you must be Twilight Sparkle, if I'm not mistaken."

"Yeah, I'm Twilight Sparkle, and you are...?"

"Oh, how rude of me. Starlight Glimmer." She relaxed her right foot on the bed below and leaped down. Her eyes widened and she turned back to Twilight. "Whoops. Sorry, I kinda stole the top bunk." She laughed sheepishly. Twi waved it off.

"No worries, Starlight. I actually prefer the bottom bunk." She rested her school bag on the bed.

Wait. How did she know her name?

But, she let it slide. She would ask again some other time. Exhaustion had tainted her movements ever since she got off the Uber with Rarity. "So you're an Amethyst too?"

"Yeah. They don't let people from other houses stay in one room."

"Wow, there must be a load of rooms in this Academy."

"You have no idea. This Academy is beyond gigantic and enormous combined together. There are Blocks from A to P – freshman to senior! And on top of that, there is a middle school and a university for this Academy. Can you believe that?" Glimmer zipped her turquoise suitcase up and shoved it out of the room, with recklessness tied to her actions.

It took Twilight almost half an hour to completely finish unpacking and in the meantime, the two teenagers chatted about any random thing that came into their heads. It was her roommate anyway, they would eventually become friends. Twilight just hoped the drama that came along with friendship would waltz right past her. As any teenager would, she wanted none of it.

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Twilight finally sat on her bed. She relaxed her elbows on her knees and sighed.

Boredom.

What an annoying thing.

Her phone was on the side table, placed onto its charger. Twilight switched it on and checked the time. She looked up at Starlight, who lay on her stomach.

"It's nearly fifteen to one and we need to go down to lunch.”

"I'm not going." Glimmer's voice was muffled in her pillow.

"Why?"

Starlight raised her head and sat, crossed legged. "I'm not really the kind of girl who would socialize or make friends."

"Heh. Same here, actually."

Starlight gave her a petite smile.

Well, I finally found someone who is similar to me, Twilight sighed. "Is there a reason why you, specifically, don't? If you don't mind."

"To keep it vague, I did some things in the past that I'm not exactly proud of."

"Oh... a-alright."

Thank you for being so damn awkward Twi, she remarked.

She shook her head and changed the topic. Well, kind of. "Do you want me to bring some food for you?"

"Just some grapes and some pasta, if that's okay." She shuffled over and slipped Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince out of her cabinet before burying her head in it.

"Alright. See you later." And with that, she left.

Author's Note

I might have my author's notes at the top when part 2 comes along, just because i think it kills the mood in that section of this story XD but yeah! i edited this on Wattpad while i was getting it ready for here so yeah, but the writing is still old, just so you know and don't come at me haha.

Ana Escriptora is one of my friend's OCs and she might be appearing later in the story, but she's not as important as the others 😅

next chapter we're meeting five other characters and will talk to two of them. ch3's title gives it away if you think hard about it XD and just for aesthetic purposes, down there is how i picture GlimGlam and Twinkle Sprinkle's dorm to be like.