The rest of the day had gone relatively well, and Luna had already left to go back to the college to wait for Cadance to get done with her classes. Solaris sat at his table, clutching his stuffed pony, he didn't feel alone with the pony there. At least not as alone as he did earlier in the day. He looked at the clock and wished he could read what it said. He knew numbers, he just didn't know what the small tick marks between the numbers on the clock meant. Dawn Care noticed this and smiled slightly, "It's three fifty-two PM, Solaris. Your mother said she'd arrive at four, you've still got a few minutes to go," she said reassuringly.

The young boy was anything but reassured, he just wanted to go back home with his mother and spend time with her. He started to get fidgety and started to get more and more upset. He kept glancing at the clock, anxious as he did so. He was the only child left in the class. The only one who remained in the school even. All the other kids had already been picked up by babysitters or parents, he was left alone with his teacher and he didn't entirely trust her. She was someone different to him, someone that wasn't his mom and he didn't like it.

Minutes passed by, but they felt like an eternity to the young child. Four PM arrived and there was no sign of his mother. The blue skinned woman sighed as she looked at the clock, knowing what was about to happen next. She had hoped that Luna would've been able to stay longer to prevent this. Solaris started to sniffle and then full on cry. He felt like his mother had abandoned him, he felt as if he was alone in the world and no one loved him. The sadness quickly turned to anger and he started pounding on the desk and screaming, forcing the teacher's hand. The teacher walked over to the table and gave him a stern look, "Solaris, your mother is just running a little late. Please calm down," she said firmly.

He didn't listen. He continued screaming and hitting things, all while crying. She grabbed him by the arm gently and walked him to the time out corner. "You're to stay there for five minutes or until your mother gets here," she said firmly.

The child stood in the corner, he was now upset that he was being punished and yet he didn't know why. He wanted his mother or his aunt, it didn't matter which. He just wanted to go home. He cried and cried in the corner, eventually quieting down and falling silent. Five minutes had passed and there was no sign of his mother. "You can come out now, Solaris,"

He turned around and walked back to the table, climbing into the chair to sit back down. The teacher looked at him and frowned, "Solaris, sometimes people are late. That's no reason to start hitting things. That's why you were put in time out. I know that it hurts, especially given your unique circumstances, but you cannot pitch a fit like that," she said.

She didn't want to be harsh with the kid, especially since it was his first time not being with the people he had grown up with and she had to get his aunt to help him adjust to this. She had a feeling this child was going to continue to be a problem as the year went on, but she was determined to do the best that she could in order to help him and help prepare him for kindergarten. That was her job after all, one that she took seriously at that.

He didn't really understand all of her words, but that was the tone his aunt usually used to get across that he had done something bad. He looked down at the table quietly. He didn't want to have to apologize, he didn't want to have to be in trouble. He didn't like his teacher very much after what had happened and he wanted to get away from her. A sheet of paper entered his vision, it was the thing he had colored earlier in the day, he hadn't really remembered it, but seeing it made him realize that he wanted to show this to his mother. It was something that he was really proud of.

The door opened and an alabaster white skinned woman walked in, "I'm so sorry, the traffic was a nightmare. I didn't intend to be late. He wasn't any trouble, was he?" she asked, concerned that her son might have pitched a fit.

"He had a tantrum, but I put him in time out, he's currently just sitting at his table, refusing to talk to me or anyone else," the teacher replied.

Celestia walked over to her son, she was disappointed in him and had heard from Luna that she had to arrive in order to calm him down earlier in the day. She had expected that to happen since he didn't want to leave that morning, but she had expected him to be more willing to be patient and not pitch a fit. She knelt by him and looked at the picture on the table, it was a fish. She smiled softly, noticing the colors of the fish. It was striped in the same colors as her hair.

"I made this for you, Mommy..." he said sullenly.

"I see that and I'm very proud of you for making it. Your teacher and aunt told me that you had a bad day. You do know that means you're not going to get any ice cream tonight, don't you?" she replied calmly.

There was silence from the child, he was clearly upset about this new development. He had always enjoyed his mother getting him ice cream, it was a wonderful bonding experience between the two of him and like most children, the sugary dairy product was very delicious to him and made him happy. But what made him the most happy was spending time with his mom. A tear ran down his cheek and she instinctively hugged him and he hugged back. "I'm sorry, Mommy..." he said quietly.

She ruffled his hair and nodded, picking him up off the chair, "I know you are, son. But that doesn't mean that you didn't do a bad thing today. I'm sorry, but I cannot reward misbehavior. If you have a good day tomorrow, I'll reward you with ice cream, how about that?" she told him as she walked through the halls of the building.

He rested his head against her shoulder and simply nodded. At least there was hope that he'd get ice cream, even if it wasn't for today. He wanted to make his mother happy, but at the same time, he didn't want to be away from his mother. He held tightly to the stuffed pony toy as he was carried out of the building. She placed him in the child seat in the middle seat and made sure to buckle him up safely. She climbed into the front seat and sighed, "Cadance is going to be over for dinner, so I'm going to stop by Canterlot Fried Chicken and get us a bucket of chicken and some sides," she informed him.

He nodded a little, "Mommy... can you get nuggets?" he asked.

"They only have tenders dear, they don't have chicken nuggets. And before you get upset, sweetie, Chicken Tenders are basically the same as nuggets, except bigger", she replied.

He had started getting sad, but hearing that he'd have more chicken to eat for dinner made him happier. His mother drove out of the parking lot of the preschool and into the drive through of the chicken place. The two of them waited until it was her turn and she ordered the food. A twelve piece bucket of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, macaroni and cheese, eight biscuits, and a an order of chicken tenders and fries for Solaris. She pulled into a parking spot and waited for her food to arrive. The two of them didn't say anything as the child closed his eyes and started to drift off for a nap. He felt safe and secure with his mother and she smiled, not wanting to disturb this serenity.

She had allowed him to fall asleep and when the food arrived, she quietly placed it in the passenger seat to make sure that everything was indeed there. Without a word, she smiled at her son in the rear view mirror and pulled out of the parking lot. Her destination was home and she was going to wake him up when she got there, not a moment before. But since Cadance and Luna wouldn't be around til about five-thirty anyhow. She figured that she could take a scenic route back home. Both to relax her nerves after a long day at work and to give her young son a chance to catch a proper nap after a stressful first day of preschool.