The rest of the week went rather quietly. Our roommates didn't bother us and we didn't bother them. I also fixed that awkward moment when they introduced themselves and we didn't. Everything was rather calm then. Well, besides that little accident... My cat somehow got into their room, and I had to get her from there. Night Breeze said that it's alright for my cat to visit them from time to time. She said that she loves animals, and the only reason she doesn't have one is because her parents and even brother are against it.

"Shut up, bro, this cat's awesome!" I remember her talking to her brother while petting my cat. Surprisingly, Molniya found the filly to her liking. "Having a pet isn't that bad, right?" she turned to me.

"If you treat it with care and love, it will be alright." I replied to her. "That includes bringing food and cleaning the litter box, but that's not a big thing to handle."

"See, bro? He's talking good stuff about having a pet. It's not like it's going to pee on you or something." she giggled.

"Shut up!" White Light said, his cheeks going red. Is there something I don't know? Probably.

Actually, these two were away most of the time, and I didn't even see them much besides that one incident. I'm not watching over them or anything

Alright, today is the first day of new school, and I really want to know what it has in store for us.

So, I woke up as usual in the morning, cleaned and groomed myself, and ate some food I had bought earlier this week.

Speaking about the food. I've already spent about half a year in Equestria, and I haven't eaten any meat yet. Am I vegan now? I don't really know of I want to eat meat again. I mean, I'm kinda terrified of even asking about that. I wanted to ask Luna if I can get some meat but I don't want to be seen as some... predator or something. What if that will destroy the friendship we have? I don't want to know. So, I am more or less content without eating meat ever again. That's a small price to pay for what I was given. Besides, I discovered just how tasty daisies are, huh.

Alright, it's time to go to the school. What will I learn today? What do they have there? I really want to know. I expect it to be more difficult and much more interesting to study in this school. After all, it is the top school in all of Equetria, overseen by princess Celestia personally.

We've received a letter this week that told us today will be introductory and we needn't bring anything with us at all. And I'm really looking forward to that.

So, the three of us went together. Yes, only three of us. Night Breeze's brother went to another school not too far from here. After all, he's not a unicorn.

I don't think I can call our... apartment-mates our friends yet. We barely know them, after all.

There's one more thing about them. I found out that their kind is called lunar pegasi. They're sometimes called bat ponies, but that's a bit informal and a bit offensive. I agree with using the first name, it's more awesome. The lunar pegasi! That's epic. Bat ponies? Not so much. As for Night Breeze, I guess she's the lunar unicorn.

We entered the school and were immediately greeted by princess Celestia herself. That's a surprise, actually.

"Good morning, students." she smiled at us. "You are pretty early today, I guess you are eager to start. Please, head to the auditorium 102. Today, everypony will greet you as you step into the new level of education. Don't be afraid, you may even make some friends!"

I still don't like socialization, to be honest. I'm perfectly fine with the amount of friends I already have. I'm... how is it called? I'm an introvert, right. I don't feel good with many people surrounding me. I'm comfortable with just a few.

The three of us went to the said auditorium and took seats there. Apparently, the room was empty save for us. I guess we are early, after all.

"So, guys, how did you pass that exam?" Night asked.

"Uh, I opened a box." I replied.

"That doesn't sound too complicated." she looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"I needed to open it by pressing ornaments on the box in a specific order, as far as I know. Instead, I opened it from the inside." I explained.

"You outsmarted them? Nice!" she smiled, and then turned to Moonshine. "And you, Moonshine?"

"Um... I... Well..." she stuttered. "There was a big ball of steel that I needed to levitate through, um, obstacles. And I did that without even touching them."

"Precise telekinesis, that's really good! I'd fail that, honestly speaking." Night waved her hoof. "Everything is wobbly-dobbly in my grasp. Something heavier than a saddlebag just spins around and tilts randomly. I hate that, ugh..."

"And what about you?" I asked the filly.

"Well..." she blushed. "I turned my brother into a cat, then stone, then a tree, and then back to his, um, original form. On accident..." she giggled sheepishly. "Though, they accepted the result."

I could barely hold my laughter. Moonshine was giggling by my side. That's actually funny! Poor guy, he must be so embarrassed of this.

***

We spent ten minutes chatting about unimportant stuff. Just, you know, talking about ourselves. Of course, I didn't tell the whole truth, for a pretty obvious reason.

The auditorium filled with unicorns of various age. Thought, there's no one too young or too old. There are foals of age... seven, I guess. There are also teenagers, and ai think the oldest are fifteen years old at most. Maybe. I don't really know, but the oldest ponies here look a lot like adults, albeit with some... differences. Hard to tell, really. Overall, there are about fifteen students in the auditorium. There were at least thirty or even forty at the exams. It seems we're indeed the best of the best.

Um, there is a couple of teens kissing in the back of the room, not too far away from us. Everyone seems to accept that, though. I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable, to be honest. I mean, I don't really care if people are kissing nearby, but it's still... Kinda not right. Ugh... I'd be too shy to kiss in public.

...

I don't like how Moonshine's looking at me. Um...

...

She kissed me on the cheek and giggled. Night Breeze looked at us with raised eyebrows but didn't say anything. I hope she doesn't start any rumors... Agh, whatever! Am I afraid of being kissed by a girl? What am I, gay? I'm certainly not!

Alright, here comes Celestia. It's not time for thinking about kissing.

"Dear students, come with me." she said. We stood up and followed the princess.

Soon, we came back to the main hall. There, a lot of students stood, looking at us. I'm a bit nervous right now. I don't like crowds, uh... I hope it won't take long for us to go our way, um, and not stand here.

"Good morning, everypony!" Celestia spoke, walking to the center in front of us. "I would like to present you our new students!" ponies stomped the ground, applauding. Well, that makes me feel kinda better... "Wish these ponies luck, for they are beginning to study to become the best of the best!" another series of applause sounded. "And I made a very important decision that I'd like you to hear. I personally take this class under my wing." applause became even louder, almost deafening me. The princess raised her hoof, and everything went silent. "That's it, everypony. I hope you all have a nice day!"

What does it mean for us to be... taken under her wing? I mean, she's the principal. Does it mean she's now our... form mistress? I guess we'll be seeing her a lot more often that others will. Also, was her decision made because I am in this group? That's a bit, uh, creepy, I guess. I don't really want to be watched over by one of the princesses. And while Luna and I are friends, I barely know Celestia.

"Come with me, students. I think it's time we find out more about each-other." Celestia said, gesturing with her wings for us to follow.

Well, I don't think anything bad will come out of this. I hope so...

***

We returned to the auditorium. This time, however, the desks were moved away to the walls, and there were exactly... seventeen big pillows on the floor, one of them being twice as big as others. When did that happen? I mean, we were away for five minutes at most.

"Let's sit in a circle." Celestia said, taking her place on the big pillow. These things must be soft. "We'll have a little chat."

All of us took seats on these pillows, and boy are they soft! I'd like to sleep on that! Night Breeze did have a problem with unstrapping herself from her wheelchair (is it called like that? It's strapped to her and she doesn't sit on it), but the princess helped her with that.

"Let's start with introductions. You all know me, but I don't know you yet nor do you know each-other." the princess said. "We shall go clockwise, and everypony will talk a bit about themselves. Let's keep it simple: you tell us your names and what you like to do."

At least that is simple. So, the introductions started. There were various things these ponies liked: playing games, sports, music, that sort of thing. One colt said he loves books, to which some ponies giggled. I guess they will now see him as some kind of nerd. Never understood that.

"I am Night Breeze. I like doing a lot of things I have a hard time choosing my favorite." the lunar unicorn (the only one in the class, by the way) said, and I am next.

"I'm Flame Metal and I like music." I stated. Well, that was easy. It's Moonshine's turn now.

"Um, I'm Moonshine and... I like music, too." she said quietly. It seems that her shyness is still there.

All this time, I found Celestia's eyes on the three of us. C'mon, princess, stop watching us! Neither of us are cakes.

The introduction ended soon enough, and Celestia rose from her seat.

"I have some business to attend to. Excuse me, I will return shortly." she said and left all of us in the auditorium. I bet she's done that on purpose, she just wants to see how well we'll get along with each-other.

As soon as she left, small groups of foals formed. Those that are into sports gathered together to discuss their stuff, some just randomly talked to someone else. The three of us didn't approach nor were approached by anyone in the room. There's also that colt who stated he likes books, and he was joined by another colt. Both of them seem to be ten or eleven.

Beware those two quiet kids in the school. You know, just in case.

Not that I want to start anything. That's just a joke. Sometimes, I like to joke about something that'll give me a one-way ticket to hell. Besides, those two guys seems to be fine and not too strange. Already, they got a book from somewhere and were reading it together. Where did they get that? I mean, there are bookshelves in this auditorium, but... Huh, I guess one of them just teleported the book. Yeah, teleportation...

Alright, all of this seems... fine.

"Ah, I see you're starting to make friends already!" Celestia happily said as she returned to the auditorium, smile on her face. She glanced at the three of us, and then returned to the whole group. "Let me take you on a tour through our school. We have a lot to show you, dear students!"

***

This school is awesome! There are a lot of things here: library, science class, sports hall, concert hall, arts class. But most importantly, they have music hall! It rivals the concert hall in size, and there are a lot of instruments. Though, there isn't a pipe organ anywhere. But that makes sense, this school was build later than the once I've been studying at before. Though, there's some kind of a... Well, it does look like a pipe organ. How's that called... A console? Yeah, it's basically the organ without pipes. I guess it's powered by magic. Either way, that's alright.

There's one thing I forgot to mention. There is an inside yard. It has a lot of snow-based stuff: slides, fortresses, that sort of thing. And hey, what a better way to relax between lessons than have a friendly snowball fight? Not to mention that snow isn't cold at all. Magic can make all sorts of stuff, it seems.

I like this school very much already. I can't wait for the lessons to begin, and that will be tomorrow. I wonder what will I be able to learn? I want some neat magic stuff that... I don't even know what I want, apparently. Um... Anyway, studying magic will be good for me, I'm sure.

After our tour, Celestia told us that the introductory is over. She said that tomorrow is our starting point when we'll start learning real stuff.

Honestly speaking, I'm looking forward to it!

Author's Notes:

I tried to give this school a truly 'elite' feel, to make it the place where unicorns want to study and spend a good portion of their early years. So, it's not connected to anything in the comics. This is my own vision how this school could exist in Equestria.

Also, I believe Celestia saw her errors after she teached Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer. As far as we know, neither of them had true friends until after they graduated and spent some time in the real world. Well, Twilight continued being Celestia's student, but surely not in magic.

Celestia came to a conclusion that her 'study as hard as you can' strategy doesn't work well for her students' socialization, and that is why she's trying to be friendly to everypony, and encourage everypony to make friends while in the school.

Some of you might be surprised that there are foals of different age in one class. I believe that there isn't many gifted unicorns, and that is the main reason for the age difference. Besides, everything is taught differently from what can be seen in simpler schools. You'll see how it all works in next chapters.