Most people say they love being treated like a hospital patient, being pampered and having your food brought to you, while friends scurried about trying to make you feel better. Well, Daybreak hated being looked at by doctors, even if it was just at a college. That meant people were touching him, poking him with needles, and asking him annoying questions that weren't any of their business. Besides, he lacked the friendship part of that scenario that apparently made it fun, having people worry about you. As if it justified that they all cared about you when they catered to whatever you wanted while sick.

And yet, despite not having a single friend to speak of, he was sure he saw the outline of someone sitting next to his bed as he attempted to open his eyes.

"Stupid fantasies, go away...no one would be visiting me"

Yet the outline did not vanish, instead it moved...and spoke.

"Hey Nurse...I think he's waking up"

"Oh good goddess, please no...tell me I'm not where I think I am"

He felt a hand press against his forehead, then slowly remove itself, he heard the footsteps of someone walking away and a door shutting. But the outline next to him remained and obviously wasn't leaving. He sighed to himself and resigned to open his eyes. Upon doing so he was greeted with a rainbow colored lightning bolt obscuring his vision. Someone was leaning over him. He made a small groan of annoyance and the shirt smothering him suddenly pulled back to reveal the wearer. It was the rainbow haired girl!

She was still wearing the same clothes from earlier and obviously hadn't bothered to shower yet, he could smell the dirt of the field still on her clothes. Granted it smelled better than the cheap perfume most girls wore, but still.

"Well...that figures..."

She looked down at him and smiled

"Welcome to the land of the living dude, glad you could rejoin us."

He groaned as loudly as he could manage, oddly enough this caused her to chuckle.

"I know how you feel man, I've taken my share of beatings before. Though, I gotta say, watching you fight those idiots was kinda awesome."

"What the fuck did she just say?!"

His face must have betrayed his thoughts because she immediately laughed

"It's not like that man, it takes alot more than that little beat down to get me excited, but that's not the point. It was seriously cool to see somebody other than me give them a good beating, and make them feel dumber than they already are. I heard what you said to them, you certainly have guts, I'll give you that."

"She heard what I said to them...that meant she had been watching from the start...and did nothing until I got my ass kicked?! I'm not sure whether to thank her or punch her in the face. Granted, I would done the same thing...which is probably why it pisses me off so much. This girl...she could be trouble for me of I'm not careful"

She watched his face contort with discomfort, dawning a smirk when she realized he had caught on.

"Yeah, you caught me. I was watching the whole thing. To be honest I saw you when you came out to the soccer field too, but I didn't recognize you so I knew you had to be the new kid. Didn't say anything then cause I was pretty sure you wanted to be left alone. By the way, a little advice for when those jerks try and start some shit with you again, the big guy...ya know the one that had you by the neck? Yeah...punch him in the kidneys, that's his weak spot. Don't ask me why cause I don't know either, I just know it works. As for the other two, well you seemed to have handled them."

He groaned aloud.

"Not only does she save my ass, now she's giving me tips on how to fight?! This girl really pisses me off...wait!...Did she say again? As in they would come fuck with me again?"

He raised his head slightly from the pillow it had been resting, his skull felt like it weighed a ton. For a brief second before he spoke, he looked around to take in his environment. It wasn't a hospital, it was just the university's medical room, he sighed with relief.

"Did you say 'when they start some shit again?' What again? Isn't one beating enough for them? Or do I actually need to hurt them next time to get the message across"

He rubbed at his head, it was hard for him to sound intimidating and serious when his entire being was throbbing and felt as though it had been split in half. The girl grinned

"I see they didn't knock your attitude out of you, good. I like that kind of confidence in someone."

"I'm thrilled to hear it..."

His voice came out a little more sarcastic than he meant it, he had at least hoped to be subtle about it. Though it seemed the splitting pain in his skull was making it difficult for him to act like he cared. However, his comment did not have it's intended effect on her. Instead of scaring her off, it only seemed to widen her grin.

"She either can't take a hint, or actually enjoys this kind of talk...both are a problem...please just go away..."

The throbbing in his cranium only increased the longer he sat up, he felt himself becoming light headed again.

"Oh fuck my life..."

He started to fall backwards, but felt two hands press against his bare back and hold him up, causing him to realize he was shirtless!

"Whoa there champ, don't go passing out on me again, it was hard enough carrying your ass up here without looking suspicious, and getting that blood soaked shirt off you...don't make me actually call a doctor next."

Only a few of her words registered through the pain in his head, but upon the realization that she had removed his shirt, he felt all his energy return to him in the form of rage. His hands flew to his neck, feeling for a chain, but found nothing...his anger boiled

"Where is the necklace I was wearing?!"

She clearly sensed his anger, her eyes told him as much, but it didn't seem to phase her nearly as much as he had hoped, she pointed to his shirt, slumped in a messy heap next to the sink only a few feet away.

"I had it sitting there along with your bloody shirt, but it was broken in three places along the chain, probably from when your were being thrown like a rag doll. So I had my friend Rarity come and take it, she's gonna fix it for you, consider it my apology for not stepping in sooner."

His anger still on the surface, he found it extremely difficult not to scream at this girl. The necklace was a small thing, but it was the only article of his clothing he actually cared about, and the only thing he had from...

"That necklace...please don't let the miniature sun on its chain come to any harm...it's...it's important to me."

She saw the sincerity in his eyes and hers softened in return

"Rarity can fix anything that is clothing related, don't worry, your necklace is safe...but I'll let her know not to touch the 'sun' anyways."

"Thank you..."

He found the feeling of thanking this girl sickening in his stomach, though somehow not as much as he would when he did so for others. Looking up, he saw that she was still standing over him, clearly intent on not moving anytime soon. If he wanted any peace he was going to have to make it obvious he wanted to be left alone.

"So...I'm fine now, and ya know...thanks for dropping the bigger of the three stooges to his ass, but I think I'm good from here..."

He started to sit up, but immediately felt her warm, but firm hands on his chest, shoving him back into a sitting position. She stood back up immediately and stared down at him with a chiding smirk

"First of all dude, your welcome for saving your ass, cause that's what I did back there and you know it. Second, I'll decide when your good and ready to leave, cause until Sunset Shimmer gets back, I'm your watch dog, so woof woof bub, and stay down!"

Her voice had a certain authority behind it, the kind that made his blood boil...but not out of anger like he expected...it felt like something else. Envy perhaps? She had just commanded him to sit like a puppy, while calling herself his watch dog...

"What's with this girl?"

As if sensing he was thinking about her she gave him a firm sneer

"And just in case you were thinking of trying to force your way past me. Don't. Cause I'll put you back in that bed and tie you to it."

His eye gave a severe twitch. Was she trying to challenge him to do something? If so she was succeeding.

"This girl...she's the first one I'm gonna put in her place"

The thought brought a smile to his face, a smile that she didn't fail to notice

"Thinking of trying it? I hope so. I haven't had a good fight in awhile, those idiots don't provide me a challenge anymore."

Even with an immeasurable migraine, Daybreak still managed to summon a bit of his attitude to throw back at her.

"Listen here babe, the first thing I'm gonna do once I can walk straight, is find you, and put you in your place. Which happens to be below me on the totem pole by the way. You may have saved my ass, but that just makes you number one on the list of people to beat here."

He dawned a smirk as provocative as her own, there was no way that wouldn't have some effect on her. He was right...in a sense

"You..." She began then stopped

"Yes...victory...she's speechless"

Then, she started laughing.

"You...You think you're gonna put me in my place? You've got a real guts on you dude, and I should know. After all, I practically sweat awesomeness. However..."

She suddenly brought her face extremely close to his, and continued to bring it closer when he tried to back away.

"Personal space please, personal space!"

She brought her lips next to his ear and whispered gently

"The day I get under you or on any kind of pole, is the day Tartarus freezes over."

Daybreak felt a rush of heat fly to his face, his cheeks burned bright red as he stuttered for words. Meanwhile she smirked at him again and pulled her head away

"T-that's not what I meant...and you know it!"

"Sure sure, just letting you know where you stand, or sit in your case. Better get used to that position, cause after you 'put me in my place' you'll be right back here again."

She walked towards the door as it opened from the outside. Sunset Shimmer stepped through holding an agitated expression and instantly shooting a glare at the other girl.

"Rainbow Dash, quit flirting with the new guy."

"So she is Rainbow Dash...I figured...ten points to Gryffindor."

Rainbow Dash winked at him, then sneered at his obvious discomfort

"He wishes." Then walked out of the room cackling to herself.

Sunset Shimmer offered him an apologetic gaze as she approached his bedside

"I'm sorry about her, she can be a real handful and her ego could fill a stadium. If I had known she'd be such a pain I'd have asked someone else to watch you until I got here."

As Daybreak watched Rainbow Dash exit the room, he felt a small and oddly innocent smile creep to his face, it was odd yet...nice.

"That's ok...I don't think she really bothered me at all."

It took two hours and some light arguing, to finally convince Sunset Shimmer to let him out of the infirmary, and that was only if she escorted him around for the rest of the day. Since he had never gotten to take his tour, he didn't see much harm in letting it just play through.

Once his feet were in his sandals, he pulled his shirt back over his head and let it fall nicely down onto his neck. Although Daybreak had insisted he could wash out the blood himself, she had point blank refused to allow him to walk around on his first day in a bloody shirt. Of course, he had known she would react as such, the whole point of his charade was to goad her into showing off some of her magic. Blood didn't exactly come out with fabric softener or simple detergent, so he knew she'd try and handle it right then and there...and he had been right on the money.

"I swear...girls are too easy to manipulate...maybe that's why I never fancied any?"

A brief flash of rainbow crossed his mind, but he shook it away and continued to focus on his task.

The moment she had cast her simple cleaning charm, Daybreak reached out with his own perceptions, amplified with his magic, and felt the air for her power. He watched his hands for a moment, as green energy swam around them, then quickly became invisible to the naked eye, he breathed a sigh of relief at knowing his magic could still be masked from view even while in use. He had only attempted it on a few occasions and met with mixed results, but it was working now so he was fine.

Returning his attention to Sunset, he closed his eyes to fully take in the mass of energy in the air. He could sense the weighty feeling her magic left hanging in the room, he slowly probed his way gently into her being and felt out her strengths, as though following a running stream to its source.

She did indeed have great quantities of powerful magic stored within her, and she had only won second place? That begged to question who could have possibly beaten her. Her magic practically tasted of untapped potential and virtue. She felt almost too pure to him...she had to be hiding something...he probed deeper into her soul, reaching out across space to feel into her very essence.

"No one starts out this pure hearted...who is this girl?...What dark secrets is she hiding underneath this kindness?"(

She must have sensed his intrusion into her mind, or at least felt a disturbance, because all at once his thoughts suddenly became clouded with random memories that were not his own, but were clearly being forced upon him like some sort of counter-attack. He wouldn't be able to retaliate without giving himself away, and so was forced to pull away to avoid his mind being overloaded.

The brief experience had left her with her eyes closed, her hand held against her forehead as she visibly balanced herself against the sink. She looked pale and sickened for a moment...he sensed her weakness and considered assaulting her mind again. Clearly she wasn't used to mental magical combat.

However, instead he thought better of it and stepped forward, gently putting his hands under her arms and helping her stand up straight.

"Are you alright Sunset? You look a little drained."

He hid the smugness from his voice. If a brief attack like that had weakened her so, she couldn't be that great...yet his perception of her aura suggested much more latent power. Or perhaps he had simply caught her off guard.

Sunset Shimmer steadied herself and looked into the sinks mirror, she noticed him holding her arms and formed a small blush. She gently pulled herself away and nodded

"I'm fine, just a little tired...I guess I should have drank a little more this morning before attempting any spells."

He took note of the manner in which she had pulled from his grasp, not in surprise or discomfort, but embarrassment. He'd have to keep feats like that to a minimum, he didn't want this girl getting attached to him.

He gestured out the door with his left hand, while leaning over, scooping up his bag, and flipping it over his shoulder with the other.

"Well, if I read the schedule right, lunch time should start in an hour or so...so maybe you can just show me where all of my classes are briefly until then?"

Her eyes brightened up at the idea, practically gleaming with happiness. He felt like smacking himself

"Way to go dumbass...why don't you invite her out for dinner next..."

Sunset took a moment to stand back up to her full height and steady herself before she scooped up her own belongings and motioned for him to follow her out of the medical ward.

Touring any college campus takes several hours out of any normal persons day, but clearly Sunset Shimmer wasn't normal even by magical standards. She seemed to know every nook and cranny of this campus' inner workings. She quickly showed him the quickest routes to teleport from one side of the school to the next and which portals would bring him closest to his classes after each one. The fact that the school had set up portals inside, and out on the fields, suggested a much larger campus than he had originally perceived. Though it wasn't very surprising to him considering the things he'd heard about the citizens of Ponyville over the years, they always seemed to perform amazing feats. That's why he'd chosen to come here in the first place.

The trip around to each location of his classes took almost exactly and hour and thirty minutes on the nose. Her talent for punctuality reminded him of a someone he had known briefly in his childhood, except for the fact she had been late that morning. Once they finished and determined where he would go after eating, Sunset decided to show him to the cafeteria.

They ended up back at the main building which Daybreak had first entered that morning...then after a brief pause to allow him to realize where they were, Sunset led him inside. Passing the trophy cases and banners once again, they came to a pair of twin doors at the far end of the hall. Curiously, it was the same doors he had seen her come out of earlier, after he had been nearly beaten to death by Goliath Jr. and his two companions. Sunset Shimmer pushed open the large doors and led him inside. Immediately upon entrance, Daybreak felt a tingling sensation run over his body

"Another portal...I almost didn't notice that one...impressive"

The sight that greeted him as he came fully into the room was unlike anything he had ever seen before. The cafeteria was enormous! In fact, enormous didn't even begin to describe it! In all the Universities he had been to in his life, it was literally the largest dinning hall he had ever seen.

"The entirety of Ponyville could probably fit in here and still leave room..."

He had to wonder where this building was actually located that it didn't stand out. But unfortunately all the blinds were currently shut and the only light came from the magical candles floating about the hall.

Sunset Shimmer appeared beside him in seconds

"We call this place 'The Great Hall'...yeah I know, not the most spectacular or original of names...but it fits. You'll never find a larger cafeteria in any college, that, I can personally assure you."

"I'm inclined to agree with you." was all he managed to say, still stunned at the enormousness of the place. Sunset Shimmer directed his attention over to the large stage placed at the forward most center point of the room and pointed to a large podium in it's center.

"That's where the Headmistress always makes her announcements to the school. Nearly everyone eats here so no one ever misses them, and she always waits until everyone is seated before addressing the school. Tomorrow she'll be giving the 'start of term' speech that she does every year since our opening."

He found that a little bit odd. He couldn't hide his curiosity and the question escaped him before he could silence himself

"Why tomorrow? Isn't the start of term today?"

Sunset shrugged

"No one knows...she mentioned at breakfast this morning that she had a special announcement to make for this year in light of...well...you."

All his composure left him for a brief second as terror spread across his face like wildfire. He whipped his head around to fully face Sunset's

"She mentioned me?! What did she say? Did she give out my name or anything?!

Sunset had to physically step back to avoid bumping heads with him, he had suddenly come extremely close to her face while he barraged his questions. She shook her head quickly, attempting to calm whatever fear had sparked inside of him out of nowhere.

"No, she didn't say your name or anything about you, just that there would be a special announcement tomorrow in light of the 'new student' this year."

Realizing he had momentarily lost his cool, he allowed the relief to wash over him as he quickly righted himself. Sunset looked a bit freaked, eyeing him with an expression he recognized as curiosity.

"You must have quite the extreme case of stage fright if you freak out like that over your name possibly being mentioned...You should really meet my friend Fluttershy, something tells me you two would hit it right off with that kind of attitude." She chuckled to herself after speaking, clearly imagining the scenario.

"Something tells me that I'll end up meeting all your friends anyways...willfully or not..."

She smiled brightly at him, then casually began to walk towards the mass of students all swarming towards the many lines of food that filled the hall.

"Goddess how I hate that smile of hers...it's too damned happy...too sincere...too full of understanding...I have to find out what she's hiding beneath that mask of cuteness she's flaunting at me"

He considered following her for a moment, possibly even eating with her, if only just to get more info out of her, maybe even attempt to read her mind again, but he let the thought go as quickly as it came. This girl was clearly well known to some degree if she was a class representative. If others saw him eating with her and conversing like he was enjoying himself, it would draw unwanted attention to him. Plus as an added problem, it would only increase the likelihood of her growing fond of him, despite his best efforts. He didn't want to be too upfront about his lack of interest, in case he should burn a bridge he may need to later cross, but letting her get close to him was almost just as unappealing.

Allowing his thoughts to wander as he began to slowly shuffle his way through the crowds, he briefly spotted Rainbow Dash sitting with two other girls. One had bright blonde hair and a grey complexion with only a single muffin on her tray. Whilst the other sported long, brightly pink hair, cream colored skin and looked like she might faint every time someone spoke to her.

For the briefest of moments he felt the urge to walk over and sit next to Rainbow, but in his mind he knew that was just as bad as sitting with Sunset Shimmer. What really got to him...was, why? Unlike sitting with Sunset, going over to Rainbow Dash provided him with no clear info to gain...yet he felt his legs slowly leaning in that direction. Before the lower half of his body could wander off and betray him, he fully turned in the opposite direction, found a secluded table in the corner, and sat down.

To say lunch had been awkward would have been the understatement of the century. He had to literally pour the aura out of his body to make people avoid his table throughout the whole time he was there. It was exhausting and a huge waste of effort for just an hour of peace. It was, however, a useful trick he had learned on his own, and had tested multiple times since learning. People naturally avoid strong magical aura's, especially when it dwarfs their own. Power like that tends to leave the air around it feeling heavy and wet. Like extreme humidity, only with a feeling that seemed to weigh you down as you walked near it.

Well Daybreak had taken that principle a step further, he masked the physical presence of his aura from human eyes, and instead focused it to stream out of his body like a beating pulse. Each pulse contained enough of his negative energy to cause anyone that walked within ten feet of him to naturally try and avoid the area. He fashioned the feeling it created to be overwhelming, so even the most advanced of magicians wouldn't feel tempted to try and probe out his aura or trace it, for risk of being suffocated in it.

The odd thing was, he shouldn't have had to make it that powerful, in the past he merely needed to pulse his aura as it was and he was avoided. This place was different though, pulsing his aura seemed to draw even more people to him! Magic like his wasn't exactly common place, and the natural xenophobia within all people should have caused them to steer away from a power so odd feeling. But, they instead flocked to it subconsciously, Rainbow Dash had actually turned her head in his direction once...and she was on the complete other side of the hall!

Once he realized these people were very out of the ordinary, he fashioned and changed the feeling his aura gave off, and finally got people to stop coming over and trying to talk to him. Everyone wanted to meet the "new kid" and all he wanted was to be left alone. Eventually given the peace he desired, he quickly munched down the food he had packed for himself and was on his way. He hadn't even made it five feet through the exit portal before Sunset Shimmer had appeared behind him. He had hoped to do some of his own exploring before the start of his afternoon classes, but Sunset delivered him even better news, which was ironic because every time he saw her he felt the need to turn and run before she could strike up a conversation with him. He never did it of course...but he still thought about it a few times.

The news she brought him actually put him in a relatively good mood, oddly enough. She informed him that since it was the first day back, students were allowed to leave for the day after lunch. Sort of like an early release day courtesy of the Headmistress. Upon hearing this, he gave her the first sincere smile he'd worn since talking to her. However as he tried to leave the school grounds, it appeared that she wasn't done with him.

She jogged up beside him after he made it twenty feet

"So...Since the day is over are you gonna be heading to your dorm room?"

He stopped for a moment, taking in what she had asked...then reality crashed down around him as he realized he had forgotten to apply for a dorm! Granted he had been unconscious in the infirmary during said application time, but still! That meant he was gonna have to make a two hour walk to and from school ever, single, day.

"I had to pick the house farthest from town...figures"

He resumed walking, now heading for the schools eastern exit into the Everfree forest instead of the housing area. Sunset came up behind him within seconds

"Sooooooo...?"

He sighed

"Persistent girl..."

"Actually...I kind of...forgot to apply for a dorm this morning, so I'll be going home for the day."

She saw in which direction they were heading, and realized that soon, she could follow him no farther without going into the forest as well, and she had no desire to do so. She quickened her pace so as to stay a step ahead of him rather than trail beside him. She attempted to get enough in front of him so he could see her smiling at him while they walked. He purposefully did not slow down, hoping to make the hint that he wanted to be alone obvious, but she either didn't catch it, or ignored it entirely. She finally realized he wouldn't be stopping until outside the school boundaries, so in a last ditch effort, she stepped ahead of him and stopped abruptly.

Reflexes being what they were, Daybreak stopped plenty quick before he would have walked into her, but her act had nevertheless surprised him. Perhaps out of respect for her persistence, he did not continue walking this time and waited for her to speak. She smiled her adorable, bright eyed smile, realizing she had succeeded and took in a breathe. A small blush formed across her cheeks before she spoke, and she stuttered a few of her words, giving away her intention long before she said.

"Oh no...She can't be about to...Dammit! Don't do this to yourself Sunset, you have to already know what I'm gonna say."

"So...I know I like, just met you today and everything...and I'm sure you've noticed I'm not exactly the best when it comes to socializing. Truth is...I'm still kinda new to making friends with people, alot of the students here know some...incriminating...stuff about me from a few years ago and well...they tend to avoid me because of it. But well...You're new here and I wanted to give you a chance to know me...before you find out about the old me, and trust me you will..."

"Oh really? You're that sure people are out to screw you over? Or perhaps it was something so bad that everyone has to be warned about you hm?"

"...I guess what I'm trying to say is...I think you're really nice and you seem pretty friendly so..."

"Aw geez...you know nothing about me if you think that Sunset"

She took in a large breathe, her blush grew to cover her face almost completely

"Here it comes...poor girl..."

"Would you maybe consider going out to get coffee with me at Sugarcube Corner? It's in Ponyville so you'd have to pass it on your way home...I'd leave you be after that...if you wanted that is..."

He sighed to himself, and faced her directly, looking her dead in the eyes

"I almost feel bad for having to do this Sunset...only because you seem to understand loneliness and it's pain...but reaching out to me was the wrong thing to do...I'm not the guy you cling to for love and affection, to make everyone else's hate seem like it doesn't matter"

"No."

She blinked at him, as if she hadn't quite heard...or perhaps she expected an explanation.

"I'm sorry Sunset, but I can't except your kind offer. You don't know me, and I don't know you...plus I'm not the kind of guy for you."

He saw her attempting to hide her hurt feelings, truthfully she was doing a pretty good job. But tear ducts don't lie...

"When you say...you're not 'the kind of guy for me' what do you mean? Is it because you already heard what I did a few years ago? Did someone tell you?"

He caught her mask a sniffle under her breathe

"Goddess...Why do this to yourself Sunset?"

"No...No one has told me anything about you, and it wouldn't matter if they did. I judge people for myself, so don't think your past will have anything to do with what I come to think of you. The fact of it is, you don't know me Sunset. You're looking for a nice guy, I can tell, one whose sweet and caring and makes the world seem like a peaceful place..."

She attempted to cut him off "But you're..."

"I already said you don't know me!...I'm not a nice guy, I'm just respectful, but not nice...I'm really..."

"How should I word this...I wonder how blunt I can go without wounding her."

"I'm really kind of an asshole."

For a moment he started to turn to walk away, but something in his mind stopped him. A brief flash from the past blurred it's way across his vision.

"No. I won't turn my back to her. I have to face what I've said and how she takes it."

He resumed facing her fully, and watched as she took in what he said. He could still see the two small tears, attempting to claw their way free from her eyes, but she kept them in place. After a minute she seemed to gather herself, and met his gaze, with an almost full, smile.

"Thank you for being honest with me. I guess it was too much to hope for, but I'm glad you were at least honest about how you felt. However, now there's something else I have to ask, if you'll let me."

"Well, I've stayed for this much...I'd be a real dick to leave now...actually...that might be a good idea, at least she'd lose all interest in me then. Oh who am I kidding...no she wouldn't...might as well hear it."

"Sure, I'll hear it"

She smiled, her standard, bright eyed and undeniably adorable smile.

"I really wish you'd stop doing that..."

"So...You said I don't know you, and you don't know me...Well, I'd like to get to know you, even if you say you're an...asshole. Like you, I wanna judge for myself and see if you're really as bad as you think."

"Think?...the nerve on this girl..."

"I guess, what I mean to say is, I'm gonna get to know you, and once I do I think I'll try offering you that coffee again...and say we go from there?"

He felt smile twitch at the corner of his lips

"Well well...somebodies got a bit of fire in her...fuck it, why not? I can still sense the worry and hope in her voice, but she's doing a good job putting on a confident face...no point in crushing her again. I've already said no, so I'm not obligated to do anything else from this point on"

He gave her a light nod

"Sure...I can't promise I won't give you the same answer though, or that you won't get sick of me before then. But...say you do prove me wrong, I might be inclined to have that drink with you...However that's a big 'might'. Don't get your hopes up, Sunset."

Her smile grew into a toothy grin, he noted her perfectly white teeth.

"She looks better when she uses her teeth in that smile of hers. Of course, I'll never tell her that. That'd be a shot to the foot from my own hands and I'd never be rid of her. I don't need that."

Still smiling, she said goodbye and jogged back towards the school.

Without looking back, Daybreak felt content to turn and leave this time. He put his back to Ponyville University, and strolled out the eastern gate into the forest.

"This place is definitely...interesting."

Author's Notes:

For anyone who doesn't already know: Italicized words=inner thoughts when they are by themselves in quotes
Just wanted to put that out there cause someone private messages me about it