Canterlot High

SCREEEEEEEECH!!!

You hear that?

That's the sound of my brain derailing.

Guess who just got invited for tacos after school by the head cheerleader?

Huh...? No, who the hell is Flash?
Sounds like a tool...

👉THIS 😎 guy!👈

After I walked Sweetie to class, she asked me out on a date!

Well, not exactly a DATE date. Sure, her Crusader friends will be there as well, but still. It always feels nice to be included ~~for once~~. Moving to this new school might not be a total bummer after all.

There I was, sitting around in the hallways with Pip and letting my thoughts wander.

"What are you writing in there, friend?" Pip asked.

"Oh, not much," I mumbled, tilting my writing out of view.

💖Sweetie Belle 💖Sweetie Belle💖Sweetie Belle💖
💖Sw33ti3 B3ll3 5weetie 8elle💖
Sweetie Belle💖SWEETIE BELLE💖Sweetie Belle

I finally got that NOTEBOOK!
Don't judge me. A girl acknowledging your existence for once makes you think crazy.

Later on, I did what I thought I'd never do, strolled up into geometry happy, and awaited to tackle it all. Sweetie's kind heart gave me a burst of energy, I felt like I could do any-

Hmm, that's odd...

Diamond Tiara looked pretty down over there by herself at her desk.

I would've gone on to check up on her, but I didn't wanna risk getting another swift blow to the gut again by you know who, so I kept my distance and remained silent-

"Hey, Button?" Diamond waved. "Mind sitting here? I could use the company right now."

Damn.

"Um......sure." I cringed, looking both ways before I crept over beside her. "How's it going?"

"Eh, fine, I suppose." she shrugged, staring at her phone. "I haven't heard from Garble in a few days. He's been quite distant lately."

"What, is he too busy terrorizing others?"

"Hey, Garble's not a bad guy, Button. Yes, he can be a bit rough and overbearing at times, but he does have a heart when you really get to know him. He's just not that good at showing it, that's all."

"I guess so," I shrugged. "I'm sure he's fine, don't stress it."

"Thanks, I needed to hear that." Diamond let out a long sigh and hugged me softly. "You're so kind."

"Anytime."

At gym, I gave it my all. Powered by waifu support, I got off my lazy ass and decided to be a MAN for once and worked those frail joints of mine to the MAX. I was making great progress.

"Almost there..." I strained, doing sit-ups. "Urghhhhhh......ONE! One down, let's GOOOOOOOO!"

Well, for my standards, at least.

"Hey, dude," Snips winced. "I heard you got roughed up the other day?"

"Yeah," I nodded. "I'm fine though. Garble can't top the King of Swirlies from my hometown. TWO!"

"Ugh, not again," he sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Big guy just never seems to learn no matter what I try to teach him, I swear."

"What, you're his coach on how not being a douche? Come on, TWO!"

"Ehhhhh, think more along the lines of......mutual respect. He always respects the head of the basketball team. For me, it means more immunity and less wedgies, heh."

"Oh, how I envy you. TWOOOOO!"

"He's got his issues, but he's a decent guy deep down. You should try getting to know him better, ya know?"

"TWO! FINALLY!" I sighed out loud, falling back from a tough sit-up. "Wooo, sure, whatever you say, man."

Not on your life, man...

"Good. Yo, Bulk, stop making out with your muscles and get back to jogging, fool! Ugh, see ya, Button."

"Urgh, see ya. Okay......THREEEEEEEEEE!!!"

Regardless of it all, I wasn't gonna let Garble's beef with me bring me down. I was going out with a REAL cheerleader and no one was gonna stop me!

After school, I made a quick stop home and tidied myself up, grabbed my lucky propeller hat and my "Make Tacos, Not War" shirt before heading out.

Girls appreciate a good taco lover after all, right?

I finally met up with the girls, we ordered our grub, found a spot to chow down and chatted it up. I tried to pay for it all, but apparently one coin doesn't get you a full meal.

Yeah, me and reality had alot of catching up to do...

"And that's why I can't touch my nose with my tongue." I concluded a "charming" story.

"That's- pfft!" Scootaloo mumbled, hiding an obvious grin. "That's an interesting story- pfffffft, HAHAHAHA!"

She flailed all over the table, laughing her ass off with Apple Bloom cracking not long after.

"What's so funny?" I asked curiously. "Don't leave me hangin' here."

"I'm sorry, I..." she snickered. "I can't take you seriously with that hat on."

"What's wrong with it?"

"No offense, pal," Apple Bloom chuckled. "But that thang is Dork Central, to be honest."

"Hey, this is my lucky hat!" I pouted. "I used to get three wedgies and a noogie on a daily basis. When I got this hat, I only got ONE wedgie a day. And a swirlie!"

"No worries, Button," Sweetie chimed, playfully flicking my hat's propeller. "I like it. It's more.....you."

"At least someone gets it. Thanks."

Scoots and AB's smiles had suddenly turned from playfulness to one of sneaky delight.

"H-Hey, Scoots?" AB squeaked, slightly bumping Scootaloo aside. "I gotta show you this new soda flavor combination. It's really good..."

"Y-Yeah, sounds cool." she stammered playfully. "I wanna check that out, let's go!"

The two frantically flopped out of their seats and scurried away, keeping their shining, gleeful eyes on Sweetie and I.

"Don't y'all two do anything crazy while we're out." Apple Bloom giggled, skipping out of sight.

"Define crazy." I uttered.

Scoots gave me a quick wink before heading out with AB.

"Okaaaaay?" I thought.

"Oh, you two," Sweetie sighs with a smirk. "You both just don't know when to give up, do you?"

"Give up what?" I asked.

"Hee, they have been trying to set me up with a few guys at school lately. None of them really seem to be my type, ya know?"

"Heh, yeah. They must be cray cray to think that you'd like to go for some odd, awkward manchild. Especially someone like me."

"I mean......I do like you, Button. I think you're a nice, interesting person."

"Wait, you......you think I'm interesting?"

"Hee, of course I do, goof! I like you, you're not like other hard-headed, cocky, smelly guys around here. You're kind, smart, odd..."

"Odd? Odd is...not exactly the word I would use, but-"

"In a good way, silly boots!"

"Oh......w-well you know, there is a certain oddness to me. Y-Ya know, some have said 'freak', but in a nice......nah, no word given to describe me was ever said in a nice way."

Sweetie giggled, slightly scooting closer to me.

"You're so awkward," she sighed. "And I like it."

"Thank you," I said with a wide smile. "That means alot to me."

"Anytime, dude. Hey, Diamond Tiara's parents are out of town and she's throwing this party later tonight..."

No...

"Everyone's invited and Scootaloo and Apple Bloom kept pestering me to ask, so..."

She's not serious. This is a joke.

"Would you like to come with me?"

SHE'S SERIOUS!!!

"S-Sure thing!" I laughed. "Sounds like fun!"

"Awesome!" she squeed. "We'll meet up again at 8, alright?"

"Read ya loud and clear."

My heart was pumping FAST. My cheeks were gonna be sore in the morning.

This day just kept getting better and better. I've never been asked to go to a party before, especially one without adult supervision...

And on a FRIDAY!

That's the most RAD and CRAZY type of party!

At that moment, I had one thing to say to all my doubts and insecurities...

Tonight was going to be fun. 😎