Canterlot… a beautiful city, to many still very is with many say a city of friendship… but that was just only a lie for those who had little to no money, even if you were lucky to do so for schooling was even a problem as at times money talked more than words… but some are lucky enough to do so, the sun starting to rise out from the east over the mountains cascading it’s gentle, calming rays over the rather large city even to those of the low income areas… that is where I had lived for nearly a few months… over the summer leaving my old home of Manehattan to hopefully find something better to live. However, living on a fixed income is a difficult task even for starting my first day in school… a month after it actually started, being I couldn’t get my paperwork in order in time as it was delayed… I was actually kinda… greatful the principal’s were so understanding, the rays of sunshine slowly bleeding into my room following the sounds of my alarm blaring it’s annoying beep, rolling over in my drowsy daze with a quick slap to shut it off slipping the blankets off my form swinging my legs over the edge of the bed, slowly standing up and trudging to the bathroom to take a quick shower.
Stripping off the limited clothes I had on to sleep with, feeling the hot water cascading over my head and through my hair… slowly starting to wake up and washing my body rather quickly, lathering it up and washing away the soap quickly stepping out to dry my rather long hair the gentle purple highlights accenting the light black, wrapping the towel around my body while wiping the mirror of fog… my skin slowly growing paler from the tanish olive oil skin I used to have, the gentle grassy green eyes I was born with… nearly growing to four foot ten, being average in height and weight class with my breasts nearly that of a rather small D-cup. I had some meat on my bones, but not enough for athlete levels of muscle, but not as skinny either as I didn’t very much have an interest in sports… it was funny to some, and strange to others… but I just never had an interest in sports, I rather enjoyed the arts such as drawing it was… more relaxing really slipping the towel back on the rack and stepping back into my room in the bare, feeling the chilling breeze of autumn rushing in from the window slipping on a pair of panties and socks, hooking my bra rather quickly with a pair of dark blue jeans and white shirt, grabbing my ash grey hoodie with a wolf howling at the moon on the back to keep the chills out wondering when my landlord would repair my window as I put my hiking boots on that I had acquired from a second hand store.
Stuffing my wallet and house keys into my pockets, grabbing a couple of pieces of fruit from the small nook I called my kitchen with backpack in tow locking the door as I left my apartment, rushing down the metal stairs making my way towards the bus stop watching the bus making its way quickly to my stop, opening its door handing the bus driver a dollar from my pocket heading to the back and taking my seat. The buslines for the school didn’t head out this far, and not even having a car didn’t help… but it wasn’t all bad, gave me time to eat my breakfast watching from the window seeing the others walking along and driving… the citizens of this town, enjoying their lives and trying to rush to school or work at this hour, passing by the other buildings with others getting onto the bus stopping before the school as I gotten up, trash in hands that I tossed into a small garbage bin.
Stepping off the bus, I slowly breathed in, the breathed out… trying to keep a level head facing my first day in school walking towards the courtyard, finding the large statue of a horse… or was it a mustang? I could never really tell which was which sadly to say, passing by hearing the quiet voice of someone as it was a girl with rather silky pink hair trying to hand out flyers for something, others just walking by slowly stopping before her as she looked ready to cry, sitting down with flyers dropping upon the ground “Excuse me?” I asked gently, her gaze looked found its way towards mine “What are these flyers for?” I asked in which she handed me one gratefully “O-Oh! These are to help with volunteer work for the animal shelter, would you please help an animal who can’t help itself?” She asked, looking over the flyer… I couldn’t help but smile a little “Sounds interesting, is it after school today or something?” Asking, she gave a gentle nod with a very soft, yet kind smile “O-Oh definitely. Can we count on your arrival today?” For this, I nodded stuffing the flyer into my bag… thinking it was fascinating when I heard the girl yelp in pain, finding her rubbing her head as on the ground was a… was a crown.
Picking the object up I looked at it oddly seeing it looked to be made of gold with a large gem, possibly a replica “Weird… guess someone tossed it or something…” I spoke, handing it back to the girl about to ask who she was… until the bell began to ring “Ah crap! Sorry! You can count on me today!” Running away from the girl, quickly entering the building and rushing through the halls towards my first class, entering it fast “S-Sorry i’m late Mr. Doodle, I got to the bus kinda late.” Entering the class, the man nodding and directing me to my seat. “Alright class, now as you can see we have a new student. Can you please introduce yourself, miss?” Standing up from my seat, nodding I softly cleared my throat “Uh… hello, i’m uh… Velvet… Velvet Silvermoon… I moved here about a month ago, that’s why i’m kinda late to being in school…” Explaining, the teacher nodded welcoming me into the class as I sat back down in my desk taking my notebook out and starting to take notes, finding my class was that of a history class… but over time my mind just began to shut off, the teacher droning on and on… I started to doodle, just a little of a flower… a rose.
It was one of my favorite flowers, even what started me to draw and sketch as I just waited for class to end… too early in the morning for history class, even I could tell the teacher was tired as he was in luck when the bell rang, knocking many out of their sleeping daze… even the teacher himself who nearly fell asleep at his desk. Picking up our items I stuffed my spirals back into my bag, slipping it back onto my back walking out of the class, checking my schedule that I stuffed into my pocket, finding it to be a computer class ‘Not bad, at least it’s gonna be something fun.’ Musing to myself in my mind, walking along and getting to class, doing the exercises and doing a small powerpoint project… it wasn’t all bad, kinda boring also to the point where I found I needed to stretch my legs asking the teacher if I could leave to use the restroom in which he allowed me to.
Thanking him I left and began to wander the halls, hearing the voice of someone… not really sure who following it to find a woman with that of light lavender skin and darker hair with magenta highlights wearing a dark purple skirt with matching boots and blue blouse who was talking to her… dog, in a backpack… ‘Okay… interesting way to carry an animal…’ I thought hearing her say “Filled with fleshy two legged creatures with these… They’d think I was crazy.” She spoke, finding someone turning to me with glasses as I shrugged my shoulders, the two of us just walking away… going back in my class to grab my backpack for the bell had began to ring once more. Class after class I went, finding the next bell to ring for lunch… starting to feel my stomach starting to dissolve itself making and weaving my way through the rush passing by the other students, finding my way into the cafeteria to find it to be nearly like a grand hall, tables lining the way and pillars that skyrocketed to the ceiling as I passed the tables… finding them how they were like it was in my old school ‘Same old, same old… everyone has a clique they stick to…’ I thought, shaking my head from the thoughts of my old school to find my way to the lunch line finding a spread of different foods that did make my mouth water a little, getting ready to grab a tray till someone grabbed it and moved in front of me, giving off a dirty look like I got in their way.
A sigh escaped from my lips, grabbing another tray and starting to pick different food items out, a sandwich, some bread, a bowl of fruit with a can of soda going to the elderly woman at the front who set a apple on my tray… not really sure why as I asked about paying when she spoke “Eh, don’t worry about it sweet apple dumpling, we do a trade with the school. Enjoy!” She said happily, nodding a little taking my tray of food with me wondering what she meant by that while looking for a free seat… seeing the other students and even the girl who handed me the flyer and the other who… possibly is off her rocker as the two talked, the girl leaning down and biting into an apple, bringing it up quickly… ‘Okay… it confirms it… she has lost her damn mind…’ I thought, with the best face of a ‘what the hell’ kind of face thinking it would be just better to eat outside. Stepping past the doors into the halls, heading out to the back finding a rather large soccer field with bleachers it was a nice spot to eat lunch while walking up the stairs and sitting down “Guess things never really do change…” I spoke in a quiet tone taking a bite from my sandwich, softly chewing till I heard someone clear their throat, slowly looking over and up to see a woman standing over me staring into her amber eyes… she looked to be around seventeen, just like me with a lit cigarette screwed into her lips.
He skin was a moderate gamboge with medium snow white hair with light grayish heliotrope highlights, wearing what seemed to be eggshell white tank top covering her rather large DD-cup breasts under what seemed as a darker gamobe bomber jacket, baggy washed jeans with holes forming in the legs and knees and motorcycle boots with fingerless gloves to match, golden earrings pierced into her ears, possibly three or four times “You the new girl, right?” She asked, her voice rough and tomboyish as I gave a small nod, only smiling at this “Good, thanks for bringing me a snack.” She spoke, taking my apple and soda. “Hey!” I sat up setting my sandwich upon the plate getting close to her, only meeting her fist into my stomach… getting the wind knocked out of me “F-Fuck…” Weezing out in pain only getting a small laugh out of her “Damn, one punch and still up… not bad.” She spoke, blowing the smoke right into my face, getting me to cough watching her walk away “Welcome to CHS, dumbass!” Yelling out to me, taking a bite from the apple as I rubbed my stomach.
Slowly over the day, school had finally come to a close spotting a poster for a dance happening in about a week called the fall formal, only getting a shrug out of me seeing it… not really that interested in a dance heading out of the school once the final bell had rung, looking over the flyer I was given… interested in this animal shelter as I stepped onto the bus, taking my seat and heading down towards downtown where this shelter was located in, jumping off the bus when it hit it’s stop. Walking past a couple of stores, I happened to come across the animal shelter ‘Canterlot Animal Refuge… guess it’s the place.’ Without any thought I entered the building seeing all the animals rampaging around… or more over just playing with each other as in the middle was the girl from before giggling softly “O-Oh! You did come!” She said happily with a gentle smile upon her lips, a bunny in her arms who looked rather happy… at least, I think it did “Yeah, um I decided to come by, to help out.” Speaking she gave a gentle nod, her smile still there.
“That’s wonderful, you can help by first placing the spare birdseed sacks in the storage closet while I clean out the pens and cages.” She explained, nodding I picked up a sack of birdseed, lugging it in my arms carrying it past her “So uh… what’s your name?” Asking the girl, who meeped softly “O-Oh it’s uh… Fluttershy…” She spoke quietly, slightly catching it “Flutterfly? Fluttershy? Did I get it right?” I asked, setting the sack down getting a nod from her, smiling softly “Well, it’s nice to meet you Fluttershy, i’m Velvet, Velvet Silvermoon.” I spoke with a gentle smile grabbing another bag of birdseed, carrying it to the storage “I-It’s very nice to meet you Velvet, are you new to the school?” Fluttershy asked, giving a nod “Yeah, I moved to Canterlot about a month ago, just started school today… after a few mess ups in the paperwork, at least your principal’s are very understanding.” Setting down a bag on top of another, slowly putting away the extra birdseed. Helping through the shelter we talked to each other, getting to know one another “You were outside eating lunch? A-At the bleachers?” She asked, I gave a nod also including talking about the strange student as she gasped in fear “T-That was Gilda… she’s just like Sunset Shimmer, both of them always do so much meanness in the school, it’s hard to tell who is worse at it…” Fluttershy admitted, fear lacing her words as this raised more questions of who was Sunset… but it also made me mull the name over, ‘Gilda’... it was a fascinating name really.
“So that’s who that was… she straight up punched me in the stomach and stole some of my lunch.” I spoke, rubbing my stomach from the recent memory as Fluttershy had a look of sorrow painted upon her face, placing her hand upon my shoulder “I’m so sorry to hear that, she didn’t hurt or bother you after that did she?” She asked, I just shook my head asking what could be her problem as Fluttershy swallowed the lump in her throat, her face turning that to one of anger “She used to be friends with someone I used to call a friend, her name is Rainbow Dash and they used to be friends before I was her friend… now she just likes stepping on everyone’s tows and be a complete jerk.” She spoke, I could feel the anger coming from her about this subject “I-I can see that this is a sore topic… I don’t mean to open old wounds.” Admitting with a tone of sorrow, feeling sorry for her she just sighed and shook her head. “It’s okay… that happened a long time ago…” Admitting with a defeated tone, the two of us finishing up our work for the day at the shelter the two of us leaving and parting ways sitting down on a bus bench I waited for the bus to arrive, still lost in thought for in a way I wasn’t going to enjoy tomorrow… not a single bit… but, I felt there was something more to this story then I was being told… ‘Maybe I should seek out this Rainbow Dash person… someone’s gotta know where she is…’ I thought, standing up once the bus finally arrived and heading inside, waiting for my stop back home… thinking of what to make for dinner, possibly just grab some take out like normal and just pass out on the couch watching TV.
Leaving the bus walking up the stairs towards the building in shambles past the other homes that were in high disrepair I unlocked my door and walked inside, closing it behind and locking while dropping my bag to the side and flopping hard on the couch, flipping the old TV on to a stupid infomercial about some kind of magic cleaning product or some other kind of random product they try pushing to be sold… being part of my routine for many nights… besides working at the local grocery store.
The Next Day…
Another day, another day in school as I asked around a little about a certain person that Fluttershy had told me about, Rainbow Dash to be exact hearing that she would be normally practicing out in the soccer field at this time… but that she was also the caption of all the sports teams, now I thought they meant by was the sports committee to approve sports and she be on one or two teams… but no, she was on all the teams that could only make me say in front of a group of three freshman “How the hell is that even possible?” I asked, two shrugging while the other smiled smugly “Cause she’s awesome! That’s why!” She spoke proudly like a fan… or a little sister, whichever came first really. Being my free period at this time, I made my way to the back of the school… the same place I first met Gilda… holding my breath I slowly opened the doors finding a girl with rainbow colored hair with cyan blue skin kicking soccer balls down the field wearing what looked to be a soccer uniform, stepping down upon the field I looked around a little till I heard her voice, it was slightly raspy but tomboyish kinda like Gilda’s but different and more… upbeat.
“Hey there! You came to try out for the soccer team too? Sad to say we’re all booked up this year, there’s always next year.” She spoke, kicking one down my way as I kicked it back slowly “I-I’m not here for that, your Rainbow Dash, correct?” I asked, she smiled while kicking the ball up and bouncing it on her knee “The same, came for an autograph or something?” She asked… as this made my stomach turn a little, feeling the ego coming off her “Well, no… I heard from an old… friend of yours, that you know someone named Gilda, am I correct?” I asked in a slightly quiet tone, she dropped her soccer ball with a furrowed brow. “G? I knew her… who put you up to this? Was it Applejack or was it Rarity?” She asked as I had no idea who these people were, but I shook my head “N-No it was your old friend Fluttershy… I told her I met Gilda yesterday, or G as you call her… she slugged me hard in the stomach and took some of my lunch.” Explaining only getting a sigh out of Rainbow Dash.
“Yup that’s her… she used to be my best friend, moved all the way from Griffonstone. I met her back in preschool and we became fast friends… I don’t want to talk about her, or any of my ex-friends… let’s just leave it at that, okay?” She demanded, feeling a lump in my throat I quickly nodded and apologized, saying goodbye to the athlete who only wished me luck in school as I walked back in… time slipping away rather quickly finding Gilda was in a few of my classes, most of the time slacking off… even launching a rubber band with a paperclip at my head, making me yelp out kinda loudly in pain. Getting a laugh out of her and the class, making me thankful lunch was next grabbing my tray and deciding to sit down with Fluttershy and her… interesting friend saying hello the two saying hi back “Your eating lunch inside today?” Fluttershy asked, giving a nod in return cracking my soda open as the other looked at her “Inside? She was eating outside yesterday?” The other asked as Fluttershy explained, while also introducing me to her friend Twilight who actually seemed to be pretty nice talking with her a little, for I was ready to pick up my sandwich… only to have it taken from me by a familiar figure “Hey thanks, girlie. Been looking for some lunch.” The person spoke, being that it was of Gilda taking a bite from it and heading off… only getting a sigh to escape my lips.
“That’s not right, you should talk to the princes… I mean principal’s about this.” Twilight had said about this as I simply nodded “I might just have to really… maybe, i-i’m not really sure…” Admitting, possibly just talking to Rainbow Dash about this or heading to the principal’s… I had no idea what to do just eating what little lunch I had left to quickly finish, wondering what to do next… talking with Twilight and Fluttershy, soon taking my empty tray and leaving with a soft goodbye.
Author's Note
Hey everyone, so it's been a while... hasn't it? So um... I wanted to create something a little different, breakout of the shell as some would say to least have some fun with this. I am returning when I can, at least to tell a new story that hopefully everyone can enjoy and I do hope to see you all in the next chapter, being as it has been a rather busy past year or so.
