"Here you go Brad!" Treble exclaimed in glee as he handed a folder to Flash, "Two weeks worth of homework!"

"Man that's alot, but still, thanks for doing this for me." Flash replied.

"No probs! Besides I needed a scene in this chapter since it's been a while since I appeared."

At the hallway of CHS, Flash and Treble stood near the lockers which looked like they were a gay couple. After being gone for two weeks and returning to school, Flash was soon butchered by Treble's annoyance including asking for souvenirs from NASA. But to his disappointment, he only received donuts.

However, that isn't the focus of our story for this chapter. As Treble continued to give nonsense to Flash, the latter's eye caught something passing by. He turned to where it was and saw Gaige walking pass while covering her head with a book as she tried to avoid contact with Flash. The boy's jaw dropped in disappointment and knelt on the ground.

Gaige however, felt uneasy and her heart started to pound hard upon seeing the sight of Flash. As she was about to turn to a corner, she was pulled to the said corner by Sunset and Hazel.

"Gaige! Enough already!" Hazel whispered while she covered Gaige's mouth, "Can't you just make up with Flash? Start with a smile and end with a laugh!"

"Son of a b*tch, do you know how hard it is?!" Gaige replied back as she swatted Hazel's hand off, "I get it but, whenever I see Brad, my legs cramp up."

"It will be fine! If he hates you, he'll avoid eye contact with you until graduation! I always prepare myself for chances like those!"

Gaige's eye shrank and grabbed both of her pigtails. She began to shriek like an autistic person and lose it. Her mouth was once again covered by Sunset's hand.

"Gaige calm down! We said it will be fine!" Sunset exclaimed, "I'm pretty sure Flash wants to make up with you too!"

Soon enough, Gaige stopped squirming and shrieking. She took a deep breath, which prompted Sunset to let go of her.

"There, now are you ready to face him?" Sunset asked.

"PLEASE DO GAIGIE, DO IT FOR THE SHIP!" Hazel exclaimed.

"B*tch, please. I was born ready," Gaige chuckled, "Hell, I'll do it right now."

The confident Gaige recollected herself and headed back to where Flash was. She turned to the corner to where he was, but Flash was actually closer than she expected. Caught by surprise, Gaige met face to face with Flash. The two was so close to each to other, both of their faces turned red in unison.

"Hi..." Flash greeted.

Instead of a usual greeting, Gaige made a run for it and disappeared once again. Hazel and Sunset both performed facepalms as Flash leaned on the lockers in disappointment.

"Damn it, that girl... She must be super mad," Flash whispered as he sighed, "She doesn't want to see my face."

There was no helping it. Ever since Flash and Gaige parted with those words uttered by Flash. Still, Flash was prepared to withstand the pain since he has been rejected and neglected not once, not twice but thrice by two horse-humans and one of the human counterparts of the latter.

"Hm? I wonder if it will heal." Flash contemplated.

Flash wondered if he could stand being ignored. He could not break out of the situation, which got him worried. He soon recalled his first encounter with Gaige, the moment where Flash fell inlove with her. Without her, he wouldn't have been the person he was today. Without her inspiring words, Flash would have been a loner to this day.

Flash let out a smile as he remembered these precious memories. Thinking there was still hope, he proclaimed himself that he was healed and ready to face Gaige properly.

Sometime later, Gaige was at her classroom preparing for her next class. But due to how this story is going, the door of the classroom soon opened and out came Flash, who had a serious look on his face. This surprised Gaige, considering how Flash was the one to come to her.

"Gaige, do you have a moment?" He said in a serious tone, "We need to talk."

Instantly, Gaige slammed the notebook to her table and looked at Flash with a serious look as well.

"Got it..." Gaige said in a low tone.

The whole classroom began to murmur and chatter about the two. Some began to bet who will win in the fight, the Empress or Brad and some talked about how rare they talked things out, considering they always fight over nonsensical things.

Gaige turned back to the students and saw Hazel, who was furiously drooling and giving a thumbs up. Gaige cringed as she saw this and clenched her fist, signaling Hazel that she's going to do her best.

The two made their way out to the field and sat on the bleachers. Instead of talking things out, the two remained silent side by side and avoided eye contact. Both waited for an opportunity to speak, but couldn't. They waited for each other to speak first, but once again to no avail.

Gaige was grateful that Flash came to her, but she pondered on what he was thinking. Gaige glanced to her side to look at Flash, but to her surprise she saw him covering his face with his shirt. Gaige cringed at this and looked away. For the boy however, Flash thought she didn't want to see his face. It felt difficult for him, but it has been a while since they faced each other. He then took a turn to glance at Gaige, but was soon mesmerized by her adorable and short structure.

"Holy hell, she's so damn cute." Flash thought while he covered his mouth.

"Just for a moment, I swear his shirt was still on his face..." Gaige pondered.

"At first, I was wondering what it was but when I looked at her head, it fits perfectly," Flash continued to ponder, "The pigtails, the bangs covering her right eye, her shortness... SHE'S TOO DAMN CUTE."

"Oh, he's back... Huh... I just noticed how attractive he is, but how the hell did this idiot get rejected multiple times?"

"I want to touch her head..."

The soon realized that they were wasting time. Both shook their head in unison as they started to focus on the agenda and faced each other. Once again, no words could come out of their mouths. Having no other choice, Flash took the initiative and started to speak.

"Um, I'm sorry Gaige!" Flash apologized.

Once again, silence was again present between the two. This went on for a minute until Gaige sighed.

"No... I wanted to apologize too." Gaige said in a sincere tone with a blush on her face.

Once more, there was silence. The two gazed at each others eyes and took their time to enjoy each others companies. The anxiety and uneasiness that they felt soon disappeared, and relief soon returned to them. Suddenly, Flash began smile and laugh, which made Gaige even more relaxed.

"What? That's a relief," Flash smiled, "You weren't mad at me..."

"No, I thought YOU were mad at me," Gaige replied, "But let me ask, what was even the reason you got mad?"

"...I'm sorry I didn't listen to the very end at that time..."

"Yeah, that was... No, nevermind. Sorry, It wasn't your fault at all," Gaige apologized, "It was just my own problem."

"If it's like that, then to me, it's a problem too!" Flash exclaimed in concern, "This is what I'm like, so I'm scared that I'll do the same thing again. No matter what the reason is, I want to hear it out... I want to understand your feelings."

The trees rustled from the blowing winds of the December atmosphere (Yes it's actually December in the story, I just wanted to point that out) as the two was met with another silent situation. Gaige was entirely speechless with what Flash has said, making the latter wonder what was going on with the girl before him. Soon enough, the bell to the next class soon rang.

"Crap, the bell!" Gaige exclaimed as she immediately stood up, "Sorry, I have to get to class!"

"Is this a government office or something?!" Flash exclaimed in surprise as Gaige made her way inside.

Left alone once more, Flash decided to skip the next class. He lied on the bleacher and watched the clouds pass by as he contemplated on if his way of asking wrong as well.

Meanwhile as Gaige ran to her class, she started to analyze and think over what Flash has said to her.

"My feelings? My feelings? What?! Is it saying, 'I'm jealous that Brad and I are different?'," Gaige thought, 'Is it okay for me to say that kind of thing again? Would he hate me?"

Soon enough, a question popped into her head. The question that she was looking for all this time, "How do I express myself?".

Time passed by and it was now the end of the day. Outside at the Wonderbolt statue, Neon was still standing and waiting for a certain person to come. He had to skip class for this, for this was important for him. Multiple students began to walk pass him and wonder what a Crystal Prep student was doing outside the premises of Canterlot High. Soon, his sister Mijo walked by and saw him.

"Brother? What's wrong? Do you have business with Mijo?" Mijo asked.

"Mijo... Go home already," Neon replied back in a cold tone, "Go home directly. Go without looking back."

"ARGH! What is it?!" Mijo whined as she walked away, "Why is Brother always so cold to Mijo?!"

A couple of students began to stare and chatter about Neon, which started to annoy him. Patiently, he waited for that certain person to come, and the wait was worth it. As he turned to his side, he finally saw Gaige standing before him with a questioning expression. The irritation that Neon felt disappeared in an instant and changed into a heartwarming feeling as soon as he saw Gaige.

"Neon? The hell are you doing in this sort of place? You lost again?" Gaige asked.

"No... I came to see you," Neon said, "If I don't do this, I wouldn't be able to see you."

At the doors of the school, Flash came charging out and looked around for Gaige. Having lost track of time after sleeping on the bleachers, Flash decided to chase Gaige to finish their talk. However, he was soon angered upon seeing Neon walking away with Gaige. As he was about to chase them, he soon stopped. He realized, what can he do if he went after them?

On cue, Sunset and Hazel came out of the doors and saw Flash. A lightbulb soon lit up on Flash's head as he smiled.

"PERFECT!" Flash exclaimed.

At Hoofbucks, Gaige waited for Neon outside at one of the tables while she played with her phone. After a while, Neon came out of the store with a tray of their drinks, with Neon having the normal tea and Gaige having a large frappucino. The girl instantly grabbed her drink after Neon placed the tray down and furiously sipped her drink. Soon enough, Gaige began to tremble and stopped drinking.

"Don't you think it's kind of cold outside?" Gaige asked.

"That's why you shouldn't drink this sort of stuff during winter!" Neon exclaimed.

Meanwhile behind a bush, Flash, Hazel and Sunset sat and eavesdropped. Hazel continuously peeked over and spied on Gaige and Neon while having a furious look. Flash rocked back and forth while having no idea what to do as Sunset just chuckled.

"Sorry... I want to go..." Flash said silently.

"ENOUGH! IF YOU'RE GOING TO SULK SO MUCH ABOUT IT, YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST CHASED AND RAMMED NEON!" Hazel exclaimed silently.

"Haha, this reminds me of Soul sneaking in with that ninja outfit." Sunset laughed.

"Sunset... Why are you even here?" Flash asked.

"Huh? You forced me to come," Sunset replied, "And I'm worried... Plus other stuff."

"Man I'm losing my marbles..." Flash said as he rubbed his head, "WAIT, you came here so lightheartedly! Are you enjoying this Sunset?! Are you reverting back to that She-Demon phase again?!"

"Nah, half of it was out of kindness," Sunset said, "Seriously, you're just stressed about this.

"UGH! I can't hear anything from your rambling!" Hazel exclaimed, "BRAD! Are you sure it's fine to just sit here and not stop them?!"

Flash remained silent. He simply sat behind the bush and said no reply.

Meanwhile, back at Gaige and Neon's table, the two discussed about recent news about robotics. Gaige thought it was about that, which Neon was going along with in order to "connect" with her.

"So like, Japan's developing this cool ass mecha that is designed for construction... But obviously I wouldn't use it that way! Think about the possibilities and sh*t I can do with that kind of behemoth!" Gaige ranted.

However due to not having knowledge of this, Neon pretended to listen. He was more concerned about the spies that were hiding nearby behind a bush, but now wasn't the time for that. It was great that Gaige let Neon take her out, but as always the topic conversations were limited for Gaige. Neon thought of her as a maniac on detail, which he couldn't keep up with.

He chose to ignore all of these problems since he has already came this far. The feelings inside him couldn't hold it much longer and he had to go all out.

"...Gaige, how's it been with Flash since then?" Neon spoke out.

Interrupted, Gaige put down her drink and began to become uneasy by the question.

"I... Think we made up... Probably..." Gaige answered.

Neon felt a dagger stab through his chest. This was the perfect opportunity to give Gaige a fresh start, but was foiled on how her and Flash made up. Truly, Neon was inlove with this girl, but such things hindered him from having a connection with Gaige. He wasn't even sure if Gaige even considered Neon a friend anymore. However, this wasn't going to stop him.

"You know, I think you and I definitely suit each other more," Neon said with a serious and sincere tone, "That sort of thing will continue to happen over and over again. What you guys have there isn't love."

Gaige's eye shrank and became confused. What if that isn't really love they were doing?

"I came to ask you once again whether you'd go out with me." Neon asked.

Author's Notes:

Question is, should I make a poll on which guy Gaige should date? Maybe. Maybe. Anyway, the end is near! CLIFFHANGER MOTHERFUCKERS.

And now for the multicultural:

Hola soy yo Ragga, hablando con ustedes a través del poder de google translate. Hay tantos secretos que contar. Pero este no es el lugar para hablar de ellos.