>You took a deep breath as she approached, ready to greet her. But before you could open your mouth. Applebloom spoke up first, in excitement! "HEYA MISS CHEERILEE! WANNA BUY SOMETHIN'!" You almost covered your ears, that was both loud and surprising.
>Cheerilee giggled however "Aslong as it's something small Applebloom, I'm afraid I already packed my saddlebags with supplies."
>Despite her speaking to Applebloom, she had her eyes fixated on you. It was, uncomfortable. You didn't say a word, you just stared back at her, and gulped.
>"SURE THING!....wait, what's small that a teacher can use?" Applebloom inquired
>"tch, that's easy, I got this" Scootaloo said as she went to search into the piles on the carts.
>Cheerilee looked down at Applebloom, still smiling. "I see you girls made a new friend, how delightful!" there was no sarcasm in that voice, she meant that wholeheartedly.
>Applebloom patted your back "Not Just a new friend, but we made him an unofficial Cutie Mark crusader. He's the first EVER male Cutie Mark Crusader that happens to be a.......umm..er.."
>You sigh, she forgot already "Human, Applebloom." You would have chuckled, but you were still offput by Cheerilee.
>Applebloom giggled "Oh right, I forgot."
>Cheerilee nodded "Well then Anon, I'm glad you are already making friends. You can bet these three are very good apples....sometimes anyways"
>Cheerilee didn't notice Sweetie Belle wasn't among you yet.
>Your face, however turned pale. How did she know or even guess your name?! Your name is nothing like any pony's.
>Cheerilee started to look around you "Oh....I thought Sweetie Bell-"
>You stop her as you step back and point, frantic. "H-how...how did you know my name?!"
>Cheerilee giggled "oh that's easy, I happen to be a scccarrrryyy minnddd readdiiinngg sorceresss woooooo" Cheerilee made a scary face a she raised her front hooves at you.
>OH SHIT SON, SHE'S SERIOUS
 
>You jump back and grab the first thing behind you and wave it at Cheerilee "Sta-stay back, Don't make me use this!"
>Cheerilee giggled "Hello Scootaloo, are you having fun too?"
>Scootaloo was the weapon you picked up without noticing. She looked displeased. "Anon, I'm not a weapon, you know that right?"
>Cheerilee went form giggling to straight laughter "Oh my, Anon, you really are Fluttershy's son...so to speak"
>You cough and mutter as you put her down"s-sorry Scootaloo..."
>You look at Cheerilee, now confused, but standing at the ready. Your friends didn't seemed scared of her. "H-how do you know my mom?"
>Cheerilee stifled down her laughter to answer "Everypony knows or knows about her Anon, they also know about you. It's kind of hard not to know you exist considering the circumstances. You've been on the newspaper."
>....shit, that sounds pretty logical. "s-so your not an evil witch?"
>Cheerilee giggled again and shook her head "No Anon, just a teacher."
>You sigh and take a deep breath "s-sorry...I didn't mean to um......wield uhh...Scoots against you, eheh"
>Cheerilee smiled "It's quite alright, I was just a little surprised by your reaction."
> your such an idiot. Only Unicorns could use magic spells. And she was clearly an earth pony. You compose yourself. And think about her previous statement "So..umm...If I'm known. Wouldn't there be ponies I dunno, flocking to see me...or run me out of town or something?"
>Cheerilee shook her head, she seemed a little distraught by the ending part of your statement. "Well Anon, you are the adopted son of Fluttershy, who happens to be one of the Princess's best friends. Given that kind of status. It would be rather naive to just run you out of town with the definite chance of being ran out of town themselves. Besides, Ponyville is a nice place, but I'm sure you noticed that."
>It was pretty nice. Not perfect. But you were happy. But perhaps you couldn't form a full opinion given you haven't seen much of it yet.
 
>"It's actually a coincidence I ran into you Anon, your mother came to see me earlier today" Cheerilee said
>that's odd
>You scratch your head, confused "huh? I thought she was with Rainbow Dash today. That's what she told me anyway."
> Cheerilee giggled "well, she WAS with her. They actually both came to see me. About you actually."
> Oh christ....
>"w-why? about me?" You couldn't put your finger on it, but you could feel your heart fill with dread. There could only be one reason she went to see a teacher.
>"Well, they came to see me about enrolling you at school." she said
>You quivered, you shook......not school "a-and?"
>Cheerilee shook her head "Anon, I can't go any further than that. If you want to know, you're going to have to ask your mother herself. Though, given your expression. You don't seem all too excited to be attending my class"
>Applebloom jumped in "W-woah! Anon's gonna be in our class!?" She looked up at you "ya hear that Anon! now we can definitely hang out more!"
> you cough "y-yeah" yay...school
>Cheerilee was just a bright ball of giggly goodness "Anon, I can see it in your eyes. The schoolyard jitters. You don't need to be worried. I'll make sure things go smoothly.....as long as you don't cause a ruckus in my class."
>You saluted "no-o ma'am! not me, nuh uh!"
>Cheerilee smiled "thats very good to hear!"
>You made a mental note of this, you had to ask Fluttershy about this when you got the chance. It felt irksome that'd she'd do something like this without letting you know.
>"So....am I going to your class tommorow..or...umm" you were unsure
>Cheerilee shook her head "You don't need to worry about that Anon, like I said. Ask your mother. And besides, it's getting late, and I do believe I still have yet to make a purchase"
>Scootaloo saw this as her cue and moved to your side and placed a bunch of chunks of chalk onto the counter "You are right Miss Cheerilee, which is why I'm willing to make you a special offer!!!"
 
 
>Cheerilee looked at the chalk, she had plenty, no doubt. But she didn't want to rain on Scootaloo's parade. "Well now, that's a lot of chalk...being a teacher...I could definitely use them."
>Scootaloo nodded "And thats exactly why i'm going to give you a special offer, because you are the best teacher ever!"
>Cheerilee felt the urge to roll her eyes. But again, she didn't want to upset anyone, she couldn't help but encourage this a little at this point "Well I already knew that, hehe. How much Scootaloo?"
>Scootaloo's excited smile became almost sleazy at this point "Welllllll, how does this pile of chalk for 40 bits sound?"
>oh christ Scootaloo what are you doing. You noticed Applebloom hoofpalmed. You yourself, was waiting for a second failure. You already started thinking of a pep talk.
>Cheerilee said nothing at first. She knew she could get a better deal on new chalk, sadly children will never understand the true value of a bit. "Well Scootaloo, that does sound like a good deal. But how about I...."
>Cheerilee stopped, she could already see Scootaloo's eyes going big and a pout going on. She sighed, she felt a little guilty. But it was wayyy too pricey. "I'll buy those 5 big pieces for 5 bits. is that fair?"
>In truth it was more than fair, a pack of perfectly good chalk cost that much and you'd get 8.
>Scootaloo sleazy smile went back to excitement "Deal! Thanks miss Cheerilee"
>"o-ok, well then, I'm glad we could make a deal Scootaloo. you might make a good salesmare oneday if you keep this up. "she pulled out five bits and took the chalk "there you go!"
>Scootaloo scooped up the bits "Thanks Miss Cheerilee"
>Cheerilee looked back up at you "Well Anon, it was good meeting you. And again, I'm glad you could make friends with my students.I can't wait to have you in my class."
>You couldn't say you were excited for that. But, it was a nice comment regardless. you give her a small smile "thanks, Miss Cheerilee"
 
>suddenly, her smile turned a bit grim "And remember, I won't be afraid to use all my resources as a teacher to discipline you should you cause any disturbances in my class." she nodded and waved "Goodbye Anon, goodbye girls! see you two tomorrow!"
>They both waved and said goodbye, you....you were worried what kind of teacher she was in the class. Because that was scary.
>Applebloom looked at Scootaloo and put her hoofs at her hips "Scootaloo! what were ya trying to pull trying to make miss Cheerilee pay so much?"
>Scootaloo smiled "that was the plan this time Applebloom, that other customer payed out so little after I thought she'd pay fifteen. So I thought if I make the first price higher, then Miss Cheerilee will still give a good amount of bits when she names her price. Five bits isn't bad for the chalk we gave her."
>Applebloom was surprised "Wow Scootaloo..that's pretty smart...but. I don't think that was right doing that to Miss Cheerilee, she's our teacher after all"
>Scootaloo groaned "Well...I mean, five bits isn't that bad. and it isn't too much. She'll be fine. What do you think Anon?"
>At first you didn't react, thinking about what Fluttershy had a chat with Cheerilee about. And...man...was she joking about that discipline thing?
>"Anon?"
>you snap back, and look at Scootaloo "y-yeah, good plan. good stuff...eheh"
>Scootaloo pointed at you while looking at Applebloom "See, Anon thinks it's fine. Don't worry about it too much Applebloom. it's not like we made her poor."
>Applebloom wasn't too keen on accepting it, but it would be foolish to think it made her poor if she went for it in the first place "...ah guess so, but if we do this again, let's try it on a pony we don't know, ok?"
>Scootaloo nodded "ok!"
>Applebloom looked over at the carts "Well, we oughta be getting back to the clubhouse, it's gettin kinda late."
>Scootaloo agreed "Yeah, we can split the bits after we get there too."
 
>You didn't have anything to add to that. And they were probably right. Who knows when Fluttershy was actually coming back to get you. oh wait!!
>You rush towards the carts "I FORGOT MOM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PICKING ME UP! WHAT IF SHES ALREADY THERE!? WE GOTTA GET BACK THERE QUICK!"
>You immediately grab a cart and rush ahead, but only a few feet until you stop and realize "........"
>"...."
>You look back at Scootaloo and Applebloom
>"....."
>"....I forgot how to get back, actually"
>they went through the rings and attached their carts to themselves and walked towards you. Applebloom giggling "Well Anon, we were supposed to be goin back together anyway. Don't worry none about Fluttershy, I bet she's perfectly fine."
>you muttered "I hope so". You were just hoping she wasn't there yet. You sighed and slowed your pace to get behind and follow along behind the two fillies.
>It didn't take too long to get to the clubhouse anyway, you dropped off the cart and started looking around, calling out "Mom?" You look up in the sky. "Mom?"
>Scootaloo detached her cart "Doesn't look like she's here yet."
>Applebloom followed suit "Well then! let's get up to the clubhouse and check our earnins while we wait!"
>And so the three of you did just that, as you wiped some sweat from your brow. Pulling that cart wasn't easy, and worrying about Fluttershy only worsened it.
>you three sit down at a small table, it's a tad too big for you, so you just sit on your butt.
>Scootaloo threw her earned bits onto the table first. a total of six."Alright, let's get to counting"
>Applebloom tosses her two bits. She frowns, Probably because she made the least.
>"So, I just throw in mine too?" you asked
>They both nodded
>And so, you did. you tossed in the twelve bits. making a total of twenty bits. Making Scootaloo sigh.
 
>She puts her head on the table as she puts a hoof on a bit and rolls it around "Well we said we'd leave a small portion for Sweetie Belle since she made the sign. I don't think she's gonna be too happy about it. I think it cost her ten bits just to get some materials for the stand"
>Applebloom sighed "It just can't be helped. We did our best"
>Scootaloo looked at the rest of the cash "So how do we divvy it up?"
>Applebloom rubbed her chin with her hoof and thought "Well....You and me should get five bits ah guess, and I think Anon should get the rest."
>"me?" you're confused "why me?"
>Applebloom "Because you did make the most out of the two of us, with just one customer I might add, whatcha think Scootaloo?"
>You both look over to her, she seems reluctant to just let you have it. But takes a moment. then replies "Yeah..I guess, it's not much of a difference anyway." You can sense the dissapointment in her voice. Wether it was due to the low haul or you getting the most was anyone's guess.
>applebloom smiled as she slid your share to you "Well that settles that then, I guess we can go home now. We can't go planning on our next big thing until we're all together!"
>Scootaloo looked towards Applebloom, remembering something "wait Applebloom, we can't jusr go yet. We still have one more thing to do."
>one more thing to do?
>Applebloom was confused too "What I forget?"
>Scootaloo smiled "We have to make Anon an OFFICIAL Cutie Mark Crusader! you know, for real!"
>Applebloom looked at you, then back at Scootaloo "We can't do that just yet."
>Scootaloo looked at her, she looked annoyed by that answer "What? why not! he did pretty good!"
 
>you spoke up, you wanted a say. At first, yeah. you didn't really want to be a crusader. But just spending the day with these two and working together. Plus, having them as friends and definitely a lingering thought of hanging out with Sweetie Belle aswell made you actually want this. "Yeah! a-and. I want to be a Cutie Mark Crusader! you guys are pretty cool!"
>Applebloom almost blushed from that comment and looked at you "That's well and good Anon, but we can't just be makin you a crusader quite yet. ah remembered one very important thing."
>What's that?" you inquired
>"Well, it wouldn't be right to just make ya a member without the founding members present. Ah think it;s only right afterall."
>Scootaloo was silent for a moment, then agreed. "Yeah...I guess it wouldn't be right to make the decision without Sweetie Belle being here too. But, that won't take too long. We can just come by to Fluttershy's when we made our decision right Applebloom?"
>Applebloom nodded "Ain't no trouble at all, you ok with that Anon?"
>You wanted to say yes, but you couldn't make that call "If it's alright with mom, then yeah! that sounds cool."
>Applebloom giggled "Ah'm sure she won't mind if we drop by. Fluttershy is the nicest pony ever! It's her element afterall"
>That's right, she was the element of kindness.
>You felt warm, everyday it seemed like you were making new friends. and growing closer to Fluttershy.You never want to hurt her, you never wanted to fail her. And now, you never wanted to fail your friends either
>You look at Scootaloo and Applebloom "Hey girls, do you mind if you guys wait? I kinda don't wanna be alone waiting for mom....ya know?"
>They both smiled,applebloom giving you a very warming and reassuring grin "No problem Anon, that's what friends are for!".