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Little Big Trouble

by Ragga Muffin

Chapter 33: Chapter 31 - A Great Friend

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A Great Friend

Hazel took out what seems to be a flier and tacked it on the bulletin board somewhere in the school. The flier revealed to be a missing poster that included a picture of Flash, Hazel's number and email and the warning that Flash might hit you if you shout to him. As she finished up sticking the poster on the board, Hazel's eyes started to get teary and hugged the poster.

"Oh Flash, what have you been doing all this time?" Hazel cried in despair, "Are you out there... Hungry and alone? Are you hurt and can't move?"

As Hazel cried and numerous students passing by simply stared at her, Sunset was making her way out of the school until she saw Hazel on the bulletin boards. She approached the girl to investigate, but soon cringed after she saw the poster, which made her think Hazel thought Flash was some kind of dog.

"Hazel, why are you so concerned about Flash?" Sunset asked, "Though I guess even I'm a bit worried about it too, considering Gaige isn't herself all this past days."

"...Because Gaigie is pretending like she doesn't care," Hazel said while she sniffed and wiped the tear from her eye, "It's times like this are when girls make the biggest fuss with their friends... They think about them and nothing else... Well, I've never had any friends before, and I'm usually the biggest cause of trouble."

"Ehehe, right."

Hazel laid her back on the wall and slid down. She sighed and sat with sadness on the floor as Sunset raised a brow.

"If it's something I can do, shouldn't I do something? Even though Gaige doesn't tell me anything... Even though we're friends..." Hazel grumbled, "The same with Flash! If he's having trouble, he could atleast come and ask me for some advice! What do those two see me as?!"

"Now that you mention it, what ARE they both doing at this moment?" Sunset wondered.


Gaige stood motionless, not a muscle was moved as she stared at Flash. The two were locked into each others eyes, but not romantically, but more of irritation and anger. The two of them began to sweat while Gaige's eye was twitching, surprised by the fact that her boyfriend was actually closer than expected.

On cue, Neon put away his phone and turned to Gaige, who was oblivious that Flash was present.

"Hey, I talked to that wanker for a second then he-"

Neon quickly stopped after seeing Flash and Gaige. He stood silently and place his finger on his chin, earning the attention and confusion of the couple. After a short while, Neon walked towards Gaige and wrapped his hand around her with a big smile, which surprised Gaige.

"What's up mate? Where have you been?" Neon said with a big smile as Gaige struggled, "Thanks to you, I've been having fun up until now."

"BAKA! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Gaige exclaimed as Neon pulled her closer to him, "Wait, DON'T TELL ME YOU WERE ACTING AND ACTUALLY TRICKED ME?!"

"Shush your cake hole for a bit." Neon whispered.

As Gaige continued to struggled, Flash let out a glare to both of them and simply left without saying a word. He soon disappeared from their sights and was surprised at his actions. Gaige was stunned and her eyes widened.

"He didn't do anything. I guess he's really given up on you." Neon said.

Gaige did not give any response or did not say a word. Neon soon realized that he was still holding Gaige, and soon released her from his grasp.

"Sorry, I wanted to find out myself." Neon said while he looked away and rubbed his neck.

"No, thanks to you, it's all clear to me now." Gaige said silently.

Gaige fell to her knees and looked down on the ground in disappointment. Realizing it wasn't Flash's usual mood swings, she thinks that all this time Flash really was avoiding her. Her head became dizzy as she silently stared at the ground.

"Hey, is this a joke or are you really that shocked?" Neon asked as he crouched to her, "I can see your frustration so easily."

Gaige did not reply nor look up to him. Neon sighed as he placed his wrist on his mouth and waited for her.

"As usual, you don't pay attention to me," Neon said, "I'll be here waiting if you're ready to go."

Meanwhile somewhere else, Flash drifted randomly through the streets and eventually stopped by a lamp post. He quickly dropped the intimidating expression and fell on his knees as well. Worry and anxiety shrouded into him and he still couldn't believe what has happened in the course of two weeks. (All he could do in those two weeks were eat donuts)

"Wow, Brad what are you doing?"

A female voice laughed at him from behind. Flash turned around and saw Sunset looking over him.

"Sunset?" Flash said.

"Actually, where have you been this whole time?" Sunset asked.


"So basically, after Blaze's party, you got forced into a black car and you saw one of your Grandma's friends that was also in the party, then drove off to Manehattan where you were forced to learn biology in a college there?" Sunset finished.

"Pretty much." Flash replied.

"...That's kidnapping."

"Nah, I think If I wanted to leave, I could have. But I just didn't care anymore."

Over at Sugarcube Corner, Flash and Sunset settled on a table and talked about what has happened to Flash for the past two weeks. While discussing the matter, the two ate the donuts that Flash bought and ordered two vanilla shakes.

"I spent my time there helping Professor Wallstreet, all of which I was the guinea pig," Flash continued, "It was kind of fun. But all of a sudden, I wanted to see Gaige. I just got back a little while ago, but then I suddenly saw Gaige with Neon and there were flyers all over town with my face on them. What in the hell happened while I was gone?"

"Oh, that's Hazel's doing," Sunset chuckled, "We've all been worried, especially Gaige. She hasn't been herself lately."

Flash did not respond and simply rubbed his head. He let out a sigh and had a serious look on his face.

"I think I'm probably the only human who doesn't understand how the human heart works." Flash explained with sadness in his tone.

Sunset coughed the vanilla she was drinking, earning the attention of Flash.

"What is it?" Flash asked.

"It's just that you have such a serious face now," Sunset answered, "Anyway, that's what you've been thinking of?"

"I thought I'd apologize for saying such horrible things to Gaige, but I never knew things ended like this in the first place," Flash replied, "That's why I came to that conclusion."

"....I don't exactly know what happened, but there's no way that's the reason," Sunset pointed out, "Anyway Flash, you're really dumb."

In embarrassment, Flash covered himself and looked away from Sunset.

"Sorry. Hell, it's fine for you," Flash replied, "You don't have these kinds of worries."

"What? Even I have stuff I'm worried about," Sunset answered, "For instance, I'm worrying about what Soul is planning right now, considering that our anniversary is near."

The two went silent suddenly as both of them looked out of the window and saw the night time lights coming from the cars passing by and the buildings in the distance. From the sight, Sunset remembered something from her past.

"Hey, remember when we used to date?" Sunset said with a smile.

"Jeez, way to rub more salt to my wound." Flash groaned as his brows arched.

"Dude I'm not talking about THAT particular moment, I'm talking about the times we had together," Sunset replied, "I admit, I was a little interested in our relationship... Even though I used you to gain popularity."

"Really now?"

"Mhmm, I still remember when I first came to this world and you were the first one to approach me," Sunset said with a smile, "You said to me that I will fit in to this world because you'll be there for me, and you were... But then I became a hard b*tch who was obsessed with power."

"Such precious and toxic memories, am I right?"

"I guess, maybe it was our path to break up," Sunset pointed out, "If we didn't, otherwise we wouldn't have met Soul and Gaige right?"


The next day rolled and Hazel, Sunset, Mijo and Pony Twilight once again hurdled at the cafeteria to discuss the search for Flash once more. However, Sunset decided to ignore the three since she already met with Flash, and thought that Hazel already knew about it. Meanwhile, Twilight and Mijo argued once more in their encounter as Hazel watched on.

"That's why I'm saying it's not like that now," said the annoyed Twilight, "Is it strange to be worried, but not LIKE him?!"

"'Now'? So was it like that before, Miss Twilight?" Mijo said with a smug look, "You should say, 'I'm aiming for Flash!'"

"WHAT?!" Twilight exclaimed while her face turned red.

"Okay, how about not being so timid infront of Miss Gaige?"

"HEY! YOU TWO! WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SEARCH FOR FLASH MEETING!" Hazel shouted to them as her phone suddenly began to ring, in which she turned off instantly, "UGH, I WISH I DIDN'T PUT MY NUMBER ON THE FLYERS. I KEEP GETTING STRANGE CALLS!"

"Oh yeah, I met up with Flash yesterday." Sunset spoke up.

Suddenly, Hazel stood up and slowly turned to her side where Sunset was located. She closed her eyes and slowly opened them to reveal a frightening gaze towards Sunset, which made her uncomfortable. She then slammed her fist infront of Sunset, which surprised her.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?!" Hazel shouted.

"I thought you knew!" Sunset answered, "I mean, you pretty much stalk everyone!"

"....Where's the empress..."

Some time after, Hazel gleefully made her way towards the library where Gaige was presumed to be located. Since it was lunch time, Cherilee wasn't in her post and the whole library was deserted. Hazel made her way through the bookshelves and found Gaige sitting alone on one of the tables reading a book about mechanical engineering. Hazel let out a sigh of relief and happily ran to Gaige.

"GAIGE! I HAVE GOOD NEWS!" Hazel exclaimed, "Sunset said that he met with Flash yesterday!"

"Oh? I also met Flash yesterday." Gaige said in an uninterested tone.

"Is that right? Then after school, let's go see him togeth-"

"Sorry, but I'm not going."

Hazel was surprised by this and looked at Gaige, where she saw the emotionless yet convincing look that made Hazel think Gaige was actually sorrowful. The moment Gaige spoke up, Hazel could tell how unhappy she was.

"...What happened? Are things still bad with Flash?" Hazel asked in worry.

"I think... I'm no longer necessary to him." Gaige replied in a low and melancholic tone.

"What's that?! Did Flash say that?"

"Sorry Hazel, but I need to study something for Death Trap..."

"Wait, Gaige!"

However, Gaige chose to ignore Hazel and started walking away from her, which led to Hazel running after her and proceeded to perform a takedown to her. The two rolled and rolled until they hit a bookshelf, with Gaige hitting her head on one of the shelves as books dropped down to them. Hazel tightly grabbed Gaige by the hips in order for her to not escape.

"I SAID WAIT!" Hazel shouted.

"...What the hell are you doing Hazel?" Gaige groaned as she rubbed her head.

"A-Are you saying it's fine? Are you okay with that?" Hazel said as her eyes started to get teary and looked down in embarrassment, "Why are you always deciding things on your own?!"

Suddenly, there was a moment of silence between the two. Tears came out of Hazel due to frustration and because of her ship dying. All of a sudden, Hazel heard sniffing sounds. Realizing it wasn't her, she slowly looked up and to her surprise, she saw Gaige beginning to break down and cry.

"B-B-B-Because I've.... Only known the Flash Sentry that likes me.." Gaige cried.

(Again, right to left!)

"Gaige..." Hazel whispered.

Soon enough, Gaige hit her limit. She began to broke down and cry as Hazel watched on, feeling sorry about her. Unsure on what to do, Hazel hugged Gaige and let her cry on her shoulder. This went on for a few minutes and Hazel patiently comforted and waited for Gaige to calm down. After a while, Gaige stopped as she got herself up from Hazel. From there, Hazel saw the sorrow and grief that Gaige was going through. However as a friend, Hazel couldn't let this happen to her.

"Gaige, if you ask him 'Please listen to me', he'll definitely listen," Hazel said with a comforting smile, "Okay? I'm sure he'll understand."

"...You think so?" Gaige asked while she wiped the tears out of her eyes.

"Definitely! Well, life begins after one is dumped!"

"Huh?!"

"It's okay! I'll help pick up the broken pieces of your heart!"

Suddenly, the school bell rang which prompted the next class. Gaige seemingly regained her cool and stood up. She was very determined and inspired by Hazel's words, which she was surprised at.

"Ah crap, class is about to start." Gaige said.

"You go on ahead, I'll clean this up," Hazel chuckled, "Sorry for being so reckless."

Gaige then departed and disappeared from Hazel. The girl was left alone and started to pick up the books and put them back to their place. However, Hazel heard footsteps coming towards her. From there, she saw Gaige coming back to her and began to help her pick up the books, much to her surprise.

"Hazel... Thank you," Gaige thanked with a sincere tone, "I'm going to try one more time... To me and to Flash, you're truly a great friend."

After finishing up, Gaige left once again and never came back. Hazel remained at the shelf and sat alone. Tears of joy came out of her eyes upon hearing what Gaige thought of her. It was the first time someone had acknowledged her as a friend, and she was happy about it.

Unfortunately, Cherilee came back and heard her cries. She then thought there was a ghost inside the library.


*****

"Anyway, what are your plans now?" Sunset asked, "Like I said, Gaige is worried."

"I want to... I want to talk to Gaige," Flash decided with a smile, "I'm thinking about ambushing her right in the morning before school. What do you think?"

"I think you better just think up something more simple."

*****

At her apartment, Sunset sat on her chair and drank her night time cup of coffee after a hot bath. Still remembering her talk with Flash, it reminded her to inform Gaige about Flash's return. She picked up her phone from her table nearby and started to text Gaige.

Sunset:
FYI, I forgot to tell you that Flash is coming to school tomorrow.

Sunset smiled and placed her phone back on the table. As she was about to take another sip of her coffee, the phone rang. She picked it up and saw Gaige's instant reply.

Gaige:
Thanks, that dumbass better explain himself.

Sunset:
LOL. That's fine by me. Hurry up and go to bed.

Sunset placed the phone back on the table. She finished up with her drink and headed to bed to sleep. However after thirty minutes, her phone rang once again. She checked to see it was.

Gaige:
I'm too anxious to sleep.


The next day, a drooling and crying Hazel stood before a returning Flash in the hallways of Canterlot High. Her whole being sparkled upon seeing the boy, along with Sunset and Soul who were surprised that he actually came back.

"F-F-F-F-FLASH!" Hazel cried.

"I'm sorry I made you wait, Hazel." Flash chuckled.

"No no, it's okay. Because you and Gaige are my irreplaceable ship and most important people!"

"Hazel, you're not supposed to be the one who says that." Sunset laughed.

"Speaking of Gaige, there she is." Soul pointed out.

The group turned to where Soul was pointing and saw Gaige carrying books and was passing by. Flash's chest began to thump heavily upon seeing her. Flash was soon noticed by Gaige, who stopped for a minute to blankly look at Flash. This went on for a while which made thinks awkward, and eventually Gaige looked away in an instant which made it look like she was disgusted by the presence of Flash.

"Like a frog being stared at by a snake..." Soul whispered.

Flash soon began to panic and become hysteric as Hazel ran after Gaige and tackled her.

"Hey, Gaige, this isn't like the strategy we talked about!" Hazel whispered.

"Son of a b*tch, I GET IT! I GET IT!" Gaige whispered back.

Outside, a lone boy stood infront of the Wonderbolt statue, seemingly waiting for someone. The students who were walking pass soon noticed him, and saw that he was wearing a Crystal Prep uniform and a pair of sunglasses and had black spiky hair. Patiently, he waited for a certain girl to come.

Author's Notes:

Uh.... Uh-oh I guess? It's about to go down in these concluding chapters of Little Big Trouble!

And now for the multicultural:
Var noga med att översätta den mångkulturella delen i nästa kapitel. Jag lägger en länk någonstans där innehålla en teaser för min nya historia. DU KAN INTE HINDA JINDEREN.

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