Why do we seek approval? We all do it to some extent even though we may not like it. This all boils down to the desire to feel loved and appreciated. For most ponies in the world approval-seeking is an expression of low self-esteem. Praise temporarily fills the void created by the feeling of not being loved as we experience pleasant emotions. Because we don't know how to close this void we figure that we can only be happy when others approve of us.

Usually we come to this conclusion when we are still very little because the bigger ponies around us that we look up to may it be our teachers and most importantly our parents, are fond of harshly expressing their disapproval when we don't act the way they expect us to. Disapproval feels bad so we start trying to act in a way that others will like and gradually this kind of behavior becomes a habit. Slowly the emotional high we get from approval becomes addictive and when we don't get our dose, we suffer. That motivates to conform to others' rules even more.

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Due to the recent accident caused by another failure of a stunt, Rainbow Dash rested her back firm and straight upon the wooden frame of her bed as she was going to be hospitalized for at least one more week. It was a good thing that she wasn't going to be bored once again thanks to Twilight's wide ranged series and collection of " The Daring Do Adventures." Rainbow had been completely engrossed and addicted to these books, reading and picturing every detail and motion Daring Do experienced because of the fine but yet correct grammatical and descriptive words written specifically to attract the readers attention.

You could have said that nothing would be able to break Dash's concentration as she progressed through the book, almost anything in matter of fact. Rainbow Dash's ears perked up at the sound of a foal's laughter which had only seemed to disrupt her concentration. She impatiently awaited for the foal to take its pass from her room thus causing her to gaze back and forth from the empty view which the frame of her door provided and the book which unlike Rainbow, patiently awaited to be picked up and read.

Suddenly, something came into view, not only was it a foal but it was a filly who had now been given permission to leave such a horrid place upon the back of her father as he playfully trotted along the corridors, his daughter laughing with him enjoying every second together. Rainbow harrumph'd at the scene before her, she didn't need to see something so heartwarming when she had a full book of adventure and thrill, this sappy scene wasn't Rainbow Dash but yet, something deep within her subconscious made her watch the whole scene play out with both father and daughter.

Vexed at this scene, Rainbow bookmarked the page and closed the book, resting it near a lamp upon a table. She laid upon her side, facing the opposite direction of the door with all of her will to read lost, why? Simply because of a ruined childhood.

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Aurora Light was a timid, and beautiful mare in her late teens, her silky mane adored with colors of the rainbow contrasting perfectly with her cyan coat. Her timid behavior nevertheless stopped her from enjoying flight, may it be slow to feel the soothing wind through her mane or the adrenaline rush of speed as a challenge to best herself.

It was at the time around, her parents had enrolled her to Equestrian University as a freshpony during the middle of the semester. They were not rich neither poor, but as everypony in their lives, they had experienced somewhat difficulty with their finances but yet, giving their only daughter an education was important too and had taken top priority. The principal on the other hoof had somewhat difficulty pulling a few strings, finding her an extra dorm as well as the list of required materials.

" We'll pay for it!" Her father, Vortex exclaimed.

" It's not a matter of money, it's a matter of space and the only extra dorm we have is to be shared with a colt," the principal furrowed his eye brow as if making a suggestion.

Both parents gave one another a worried look and nodded. The wife being a white mare with the same spectrum of colors appeared before the principal and replied," We'll take it."

" Excellent," the principal said relaxing on his chair and rummaged through his desk," Here is the key to your room Ms. Aurora, you shall be sharing it with a, Tyco Dash. Lose it and their are no others."

Aurora lent out her wing and grabbed the keys placing them in her saddlebag." Thank you," she said mannerly exiting the room with her parents. With their final hugs goodbye and a kiss on the cheeks, both parents had bid her farewell to her new life, only to hope she would one day return to the nest she was born and raised in.

Through several hallways and passing various classes, she had finally made it to her room and opened the door. Something was odd, the place was quiet, too quiet.

" Hello? Anyone home?" She asked curiously scanning her environment only to notice that the place had looked ransacked as if the Running of the Leaves had taken place here. She trotted through feeling a trespassing wind had blown through the room's curtains from an open window pane. Adding two plus two, being the ransacked room and the window, only one thing came to her mind. " Oh no no no no no! Please Celestia don't tell me I got robbed!" She made a short hasty gallop to her window and peeped her head out looking for any sign of the thief.

" Hey! Look out!" A voice shouted from the sky soon crashing into the mare by the window pane. Aurora being on the floor tried her best to relieve herself of the heavyweight upon her.

" Ugh! Get off me!" She exclaimed mustering all her strength to push the pony's body soon being successful as it simply rolled off her. She stood up and stared intently at the stallion in front of her," Who are you and why did you bucking crash into my room?!"

" Your room?!" He got up starting an argument," Excuse me but I've been living here ever since the beginning of the term, who are you?" He questioned with a stare and a smile, taking slight interest to her getting a proper look.

" I'm guessing you're Tyco Dash?" She inquired only now getting a proper look at the pegasus. She stared at him with disgust carefully nitpicking at every detail of his physical appearance, dirty was a perfect word to fit the description. His icy colored coat tainted with dirt and his white mane slightly disheveled.

" Eeyup!" He smiled and then apologized," Sorry about the whole crash scene, I wasn't expecting guest."

" Oh, I'm not a guest. I'm your new room mate," she replied and introduced herself," My name is Aurora Light."

" Pleasure to meet ya Aurora," he lent out a hoof and smiled.

" Oh no, the pleasure is all mine, are you sure you have no problem sharing your room with me?" She then paused looking at the pig sty," this is a room right?"

" Ahahahaha, as I said before please excuse the mess, I was not expecting any pony," he smiled at her who simply rolled her eyes.

" Well, since we do live in this room, I may as well help you tidy the place," she said starting with the beds that had not been made," wait a second, why are both beds--"

" Oh well, you see," Tyco smiled sheepishly," I sorta slept on my own at first and the next day I slept on the tidier one, vice versa." She gave a small chuckle and continued making up the beds. ' Why is she so kind to me? I'm a filthy pig!' He admitted in his thoughts and blushed only to fake a cough covering his tracks. ' Does she like me? She does seem kinda cute but, I don't want to freak her out.'

A few minutes later and somehow by the miracles Celestia and this pony, the entire room had been tidied with everything checked in its rightful place. Aurora wiped her hooves together and ended with a clap," Right! Finally, everything is perfect! So, what do you want to do?"

" What do you mean by do?" he squinted a look wondering what exactly she meant.

" Well, there are no more classes right? So, what is there to do around here?" she asked recklessly easily bored.

" Sorry, but I have homework and it's kicking my flank all directions," Tyco replied.

" Maybe I can help! What do you have trouble with?" She offered her help once again.

' Why is this mare so helpful? We just now met and it's like she's my best friend.' Tyco then reached into his saddlebags pulling out a heavy mathematics text book and quickly flipped to the page. He stared at it dramatically and disgust with only one word coming from his mouth as he pointed to a certain question." Calculus."

" Oh, that's easy," Aurora boasted quickly pulling the book and completing the equation," there ya go."

" How'd you do that?"

" Well, I didn't want to be left behind other classes, so anytime I had free at home, I went through all my text books over and over again," she answered.

" I think I can do the rest," he smiled sheepishly grabbing the book as he tapped the pencil on his chin impatiently. For a few minutes his page was blank with the other unsolved questions.

" Do you need any--"

" No, I'm fine, I got this," he answered quickly staring at his empty page once again. In no more than twenty seconds, with frustration and impatience, he slid the paper to Aurora who kindly completed the second equation.

" What? How? Huh?" He looked at the paper confused," You really need to help me out with this."

" Sure," she smiled," when would you like to start? We have all of tonight and since we are roommates, I can't leave you hanging." She lent out a hoof.

Tyco looked at the hoof and smiled knowing what to do. He smacked his hoof with hers, both smiling with their new formed friendship.

- A/N -

I am going to be doing chapters like these from now on as it is literally a bitch for me to keep on writing 3000 words straight and with this, I can actually update frequently. I am sorry for the longest delay, I was caught up with another fic. So please, enjoy as this builds up more emotion and feeling into the story as well as, leave a thumbs up, so I can get a good fixation of how many of you all want me to continue this fic.