Thursday, January 7, 2016

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Today's Horoscope (Virgo): Today is a good day to make plans for the weekend.

Early Morning

I wake up early...

Twilight is still asleep.

I remember that I never did my homework last night. I manage to get out of bed without waking Twilight. The sun's been up for almost half an hour by the time I finish my homework.

Twilight wakes up. "Mmmnnn...what? Flash?!"

"I'm over here," I say. "Just doing my homework."

"Oh. Okay." I hear Twilight shuffling around behind me. "Do you think everyone might want to go to Zodiac today?"

I shrug. "Maybe. We'll ask later. We do need to get some training done."

"Yeah..."

I look away from my computer to see Twilight roaming around the room, stretching and gathering up her clothes. She sees the envelope lying on my desk. "What's that?"

"Oh, that? That's that dinner for four at Portobello I won in the Lucky Santa."

Twilight picks up the envelope and takes out the vouchers, looking them over with a frown. "They're only good through the middle of February," she says.

"Yeah..."

"Hey, I have an idea!" Twilight says. "Why don't we double date with Cadance and Shining Armor? It might...help smooth things over with him."

"Hmm...that's a good idea. Talk to Cadance about it."

"Okay." Twilight wraps her arms around my shoulders and presses close to me. "Need any help?"

"Almost done," I say. I have two questions left on my economics homework. It doesn't take long to finish those and submit the assignment, after which I shut down my computer. I stretch. "You want to use the shower first, or...?"

"Hmm..." Twilight sniffs herself. "Eh, I can wait." She looks at the time. "You'd better hurry, though...who knows when Sonata or Vice-Principal Luna will wake up and want to use it."

I stand up and wrap my arms around Twilight. "We could shower together," I say with a teasing grin.

Twilight blushes furiously. "Flash!" She slaps me on the shoulder. Then, with a coy look, she says, "M-maybe on the weekend..."

After breakfast, Twilight and I pull Rainbow, Pinkie, and Rarity aside to ask about Zodiac.

"I can't today," Rainbow says. "I'm trying out for the softball team. Just because I'm out of action for soccer doesn't mean I can't do something, and I need a little action, y'know?" She grimaces. "I mean, a little...not-getting-in-fights-with-monsters action."

"I've got a late shift at Sugar Cube Corner, sorry," Pinkie says.

Rarity sighs. "Well, I'd be free, but...if I understand the situation correctly, it's all or nothing for Zodiac, is it not?"

"Yeah," Twilight says.

"How about Sunday?" Pinkie asks. "I'm taking the day off to put together Rarity's rebirthday party, so we can go sometime then!"

"Sunday's good," Rainbow says.

"Yes, I can do—" Rarity trails off, staring at Pinkie. "Rebirthday?"

"What? It's better than afterbirthday," Pinkie says.

Rarity makes a pained face. "Yes. Yes it is. Very well then."

"Okay, so...we're decided? We go to Zodiac on Sunday?" Twilight asks. We all nod.

After School

At Music Club, Trixie approaches me excitedly. Two girls I've never met before are with her. "Flash, this is Fuschia Blush and Lavender Lace."

"Hello," they say, waving.

Trixie grins. "Over winter break, I had a good idea. You know how much I love music, and you know how much I love magic, right?" I nod. "Well...I thought about combining the two! So...I decided to put together my own band!" She throws her arms around the two girls. "They answered my ad! We're going to be a pop rock act, and we'll be doing music and magic!" She throws her arms out wide; sparks shoot out of her sleeves. "We're...TRIXIE AND THE ILLUSIONS!"

"That's awesome!" I'm happy for Trixie...

"We're having our first show on the sixteenth," Trixie says. "I admit...I'm a little nervous..."

"I'll be there," I say. "I'll bring everyone at the dorm, too."

"Hey Trix, we gotta split," Fuschia Blush says. "Don't forget, practice at Lav's place!" Trixie's bandmates leave.

Trixie sits down on the table next to me. "I can't believe...just a few months ago, I didn't have friends...everybody thought I was a joke..." She smiles. "Now, it's like I'm a whole new person..." She leans close and kisses me on the cheek. Blushing, she adds, "I'll make a Canterbook post about the concert. Be sure to let all your friends know!"

After Music Club, I head to the mall to buy a replacement birthday present for Rarity, then return to the dorm.

Evening

At dinner, I notice Sonata seems particularly lonely. I've still got homework to do, but it can wait. I decide to spend the evening texting with Sonata. We reminisce about Seaddle, and she talks about the difficulties she's having fitting in at CHS. She doesn't seem to want to get into anything having to do with the accident, or what's really bothering her, so I keep the conversation light.

When she signs off to go to bed, I finish up my homework, then turn in for the night.