Chapter 2: Good Luck

I’m still in the lobby along with 2 more pegasi and Chloe. Chloe and I have gotten to know each other a little better. I learned that she passed high school last year and instead of going to college she is taking a leap year and looking for work. I never really thought about it but I guess that’s what I’m doing. I also managed to figure out that she is nineteen and that she was born on a space station a few thousand miles away from Equestria. She has visited here before but this is her first time her alone.

That is all she has told me so far and for some reason she has come to an awkward pause. I saw her move her head and open her mouth as if she had something to say but then she reclined inward and decided that silence was best at the time. It’s been about 5 minutes now and she hasn’t resumed talking. I can only imagine this is because I haven’t spoken a single word. If you couldn’t tell, talking to girls isn’t exactly what I would like to call one of my strong points.

In fact when it came to talking to people that I didn’t know, I was usually a social cripple. I smile at myself for being so open and saying hello to her and John in the first place but I guess I have to start working on my social skills, especially here in Equestria.

Everyone is so friendly and always willing to engage in a conversation. I don’t want to end up the only person (or pony…I guess) that won’t talk to people. Besides, I’m pretty sure it would be rude if I just stared at people (or ponies), waited for them to stop talking and then awkwardly walked away. I can see that my mind has wandered and I snap back into reality.

I must have been thinking out loud because I whispered to myself (and really to anyone in earshot)
“Gotta’ stay focused on pleasing my possible future boss”

Chloe turned to me with a grin and said “Oh, so is that what you’re planning to do if you get hired?”

It took a while for me to realize what she was trying to say and of course, me being the ~~stupid~~ shy guy that I am, I turned bright red as I thought about pleasing Rainbow Dash in such a manner. Chloe couldn’t help but burst out laughing at my sudden display of embarrassment. She must have been really surprised because after her laughing fit she gave me a worried look.

“Hey, I was just joking. You know that right?”

I just nodded my head and looked at the floor while shuffling my feet around. I can’t really blame her for making fun of me. I haven’t exactly been the most outgoing person and it was a pretty good opportunity especially with my odd choice of words, but I suppose it was for the best that I try not to get to know her too well as we are trying to compete for the same job. I had to keep things professional, no matter how badly I actually did want to laugh at her dirty joke.

10 minutes have passed and the previous candidate still had not left the interviewing room. I was noticing that with each interview, the sessions were becoming longer. Also the candidates body language after the interview would be more, frantic, for lack of a better word. The last pony that came out was physically shaking.

At first this scared me but I was reassured when I remembered I had something to offer that my other competitors did not, immense physical strength or at least when compared to ponies. Also my fingers would be an advantage to help around the house but then again Chloe had fingers. Despite this revelation, my confidence decided to swell, seeing as I need it, but it did not grow to my full liking. I could pull this interview off as long as I don’t panic or do something I will regret. I just need to calm down and collect my thoughts. Once I do that I’ll be one step closer to being Rainbow Dash’s bodyguard...maid…person…maid-guard?

While I was having a silent, but rather stupid, debate in my head as to what I was to tell people when they asked what I do for a living, the most recent interviewee stepped out of the room with Rainbow Dash in tow.

She wasn’t shaking like the last mare but her eyes were red, it seemed that she had let her emotions slip during the interview. She made a valiant attempt at putting on a brave face but her red eyes hide no lies. I looked around the room and I could see that the other two pegasi and Chloe were obviously scared and to be honest, I was getting pretty anxious too.

Ms. Dash pats the mare on the back, “Well, you’re a cool pony and all but you’re not what I was looking for. Sorry.”

Again, I see that sad smile that she gave John and the other pegasi. The mare leaves, head hung low. Rainbow Dash looks around the room and points at one of the two mares in the corner with her hoof,

“Umm…you’re up”

The ponies give a worried look and one of them decides to speak up, “If you’ve turned Swift Wings down, then I’ve got no chance” she says as she turns towards the door. I realize that she was talking about the red eyed mare that had just left.

Ms. Dash flies over to her and holds her hoof out in front of her before she could leave, “Are you sure? You don’t even wanna try and get the job?”

The mare just looks up at her and moves her hoof out of the way, “Thanks but honesty, I was lying to myself when I came here. I didn’t really think I could get job the anyway.”

Rainbow is obviously stressed and it was evident. Her face wrinkled in frustration as she closed her eyes, scrunched up her nose and moved out of the way so the distraught pegasus could leave,
“Okay, thanks for coming anyway” she says with the slightest hint of sarcasm.

She looks at the three remaining beings in the room and gives a sigh while planting a hoof on her face. I assume that was the equivalent of a face palm on Earth. I look up at the clock and she that she had good reason for such action. It’s 9:30 at night. I look outside and see that darkness has fallen giving the outside of the Wonderbolt’s HQ a dark and ominous look. How did I not notice how much time had gone by?

Before I could berate myself for being so unaware the receptionist speaks up, “The night guard will be here in a couple of minutes. As for me, my shift ended 30 minutes ago. Good night Ms. Dash.”

Rainbow removes her hoof from her face and puts on a smile,

“Goodnight, Mrs. Scribe. See you in the morning.”

“Bright and early Ms. Dash” she says before exiting the building.

An awkward silence fell upon the room, a silence that I decided to break, seeing as today was apparently opposite day for me.

“This might sound stupid” I said, directing my question at the tired Wonderbolt, “but you guys sleep here, right?”

“Ya, we do. Why?”

“Well, don’t all Wonderbolt employees have a room here?”

“No, only the bodyguards/maids for the Wonderbolts do that.”

I nodded in understanding. “But, does she live close by? I mean, it’s pretty dark out there.”

“Ya, she does live close by and it is pretty dark out there. Speaking of which I really should be sleeping right about now so let’s get this over with.” The tiredness in her voice was obvious now and everyone in the room gave a collective yawn.

“You guys early sleepers too, huh?” she says with a smile , again letting another yawn escape her mouth as she stretched out as Chloe and the other mare smile and nod in response. I took the opportunity to look at her sleek, toned body in her outfit and a certain part of my body decided that it wasn’t tired at all and tried to stand at attention. I tried to think of something less sexually appealing like an apple or something.

Do I find her really that sexy? As if to answer my question, she trotted in a circle and faced her head away from me shaking out the yawn and in turn, causing me to get the perfect view of her rear. My little friend from down under reinforced his efforts and tried to become as hard as a brick wall.

She turned around and looked at me, “How about you big guy, you tired?” She gives me an odd look. I realize that I’m just staring at her with an idiotic, toothy grin plastered across my face. I snap out of my state and try to muster an apology but sound fails to escape my mouth.

She looks up at me, “Okay…then. I’ll take that as a yes”

I manage to shake my head in agreement, my face feeling hot and I can tell that I am blushing.

“Well, were all tired so let’s get this over with.” She exclaims with renewed vigor at the prospect of going to sleep. We all shake our heads as she points to the last pegasus.

“Well, looks like you’re up then”

The mare shivers a bit but puts on a smile as Rainbow Dash leads her to the interview room.

Chloe and I look at each other and I can tell were both thinking the same thing. Good luck.

Author's Note

Well...I can't say I'm exactly proud of myself. I promised a lot of my readers that the second chapter would be out this weekend, and here it is, but I didn't really plan this out. Then again, I didn't plan any of this out.
So, lets talk about the idea I have in my head so far. Chapters 1-3 (are) will be about the interview process. I think that Chapter 4 (and possibly 5) will be about Andrew's integration into Rainbow's life as her "guard-maid". Chapter 6...well...I'll see.
So, as usual constructive criticism is always appreciated!
Thanks to all the readers that are reading this and giving me their support :D Seriously, you guys are awesome!
Hope you like it. Chapter 3 should be out soon and so should the first chapter for another story that I'm writing. Its going to have "Dark", "Sad" and possibly "Slice of Life" tag. (If I ever figure out whatever the Slice of Life tag is) but any way its going to be good, hopefully.
Thanks for reading,
Sincerely, TheXboxBrony