Unforeseen Consequences - Of bats and uniforms

>Sky Trail’s left eye twitched as she let out an almost guttural growl “That colt there… is… the… Prince…”
>Hmmm… so Royal Blood actually knew who you are. While that wasn’t exactly impressive, you had to admit something.
>This situation just got even more interesting, you definitely had to investigate who Royal Blood is after these two stooges are dealt with.
>Silver Mane stayed silent, confused at first by what his friend said, then he let out a sarcastic chuckle followed by an even more sarcastic laughter “Oh, Sky Trail! You’re always so hilarious! For a moment there I thought you said-“
>”I’M SERIOUS, YOU FEATHERBRAIN! THAT WEIRD COLT IS THE PRINCE OF HARMONY AND HE’S…” Sky trail shot a new glare at Cherrywood which was met with a sarcastic smirk from your bat “That loser’s special somepony”
>Silver Mane flinched when he heard that, after readjusting his monocle, the guy gasped, and nervously asked to the white filly “R-Royal Blood? I-Is that right?”
>Before Royal Blood could respond in any way, shape or form. You walked at the couch that was placed in front of them, hopped on it and made yourself comfortable
>Arrogantly comfortable
“Seems like my little surprise got spoiled, dang… and here I was planning on how to absolutely blow your minds… oh well”
>You shrugged
“Time to change tactics I guess”
>”S-Sorry…” Royal Blood said with a sweet and frail tone as she did her best to hide from your gaze.
>You simply replied with a gentle smile and a shrug.
“Royal Blood, was it? Don’t worry, it’s not like my status is some sort national secret, if anything, I’m more surprised that two supposedly high class ponies couldn’t tell who I am.”

>”That’s because… well” Sky Trail looked away from a moment before pointing at you with his hoof “Just look at you! All dirty and messy like a plebian! And that swollen eye? Hmph! I don’t know how you can be royalty!”
>”Yeah!” Silver Mane eagerly nodded “Like, what kind of prince would go around like… ew… like how you look?!”
> Cherrywood flew to your side and happily rubbed her head against your chin ”KeKeKe! You didn’t know because you two are dumb”
>Then she shot a smug smirk at Sky trail “So what do you think, Sky Lame? The prince is my best friend AND my special somepony, and…” Cherrywood leaned away from you as she gave you a worried look “Anonny… you don’t mind that I’m boasting about you, right?”
>Dang those big puppy eyes coupled with that look… hnnng! You simply couldn’t say no to that deadly combo! But you also had to keep your composure, darn it!
>You rolled your eyes and shook your head
“Nah, enjoy the moment, it’s your moment after all. Just… don’t go full dumb on me, alright?”
>”Yay!” With a little peck on your lips, Cherrywood hovered over the now grumpy snobbish foals as she repeatedly said “Nah, Nah, Nahnahnah! My special somepony is the Priiiinceeee~! Kekeke! Eat that, Sky Lame!”
>You let out a sigh and shook your head, then you looked at the two foals with a more casual expression
“As for you two… Well mates, what do you want me to say? My job is kinda rough, y’know? One moment you may be chillin’ in the castle, the other you get smacked in the face, that’s how it is. Now, considering your attitude, I’d normally end this by rubbing your own stupidity in your faces, maybe say something that will scare you, but…”

>You jumped off the couch and walked towards the door. Then you slide it open and pointed with your head the way out
“Let’s make a deal, you guys stop bothering Cherrywood for good and get out of my sight and we’re cool. Sounds good?”
>Sky Trail groaned as she got off from the couch “Whatever… Silver Mane, come… we’re done here…”
>”W-What?!” Silver Mane adjusted his monocle as he hopped off the couch to try to reason with his friend “Come on, Sky Trail, don’t tell me that we are going to-“
>The filly shot a glare filled with so much anger that you swore that her pupils were on flames ”I SAID WE ARE LEAVING!”
>With a little yelp, Silver Mane rushed out of the room. The filly though, looked at you one last time as she walked past you “You don’t have to stick with that loser, you know? Somepony of your caliber could do way more if he stuck with REAL high class ponies like say… me”
>You couldn’t help but to let a snicker after that.
“Lady, I’ll tell you a secret. You see that bat filly flying over there? I wouldn’t change her for the entire world, and to be completely honest, I don’t know you that well but I can already tell that I don’t like you one bit. Soooo about that proposition, I’ll have to go with a nah”
>For a moment, you saw the filly being filled with absolute rage, but she quickly regained her composure and with a pompous “Hmph! Come on Royal Blood, I can’t stand being in the company of lesser ponies!” Then, she stormed out of the waiting room

>Cherrywood was now hovering over your head and holding this triumphant look on her face ”KeKeKe! Did you see Sky Trail’s face? It was glorious! I bet nothing could make her angrier than being told to kiss a cactus… wait…”
>Your bat rubbed her chin for a moment “Y’know what? Let’s ask Eris if she can do something about her! I want to see Sky Lake turned into my pet gremlin!”
>”She’s not going to do anything…” Royal Blood hurriedly said with a pleading tone “I know Sky Trail can be mean but her dad isn’t, so pretty please, don’t do anything bad to her.”
>”Nuh-uh!” Cherrywood flew to her and frantically shook her head “That nasty ghoul has bothered me for a looong time and I want to make this moment to be as long as a sea dragon’s tail!”
>”O-Oh…” Royal Blood dropped her head in dissapointment
>You let out a sigh as you hopped on the couch that was right in front of the white filly. Then you used your magic to pull Cherrywood to your side.
“Yeah right, and when that happens, I’ll let Moonlight and my mom Luna to know that you have been doing the same to that gal then we’ll see if you continue laughing after that.”
>”Awwww! But Annony!” Cherrywood grabbed you by the neck and started shaking you “This is supposed to be my moment!”
“You already had that, mate-“
>Your bat suddenly grabbed you by the neck and starting shaking you violently ”DON’T YOU DARE TO CALL ME “MATE” I WANT TO GET BACK AT THAT FILLY!”
>Despite enjoying her touch, and her perfume… you teleported away from her grasp and gave her a stern look.

“You already did, c’mon Cherrywood, you laughed at that Sky Lake and she got pretty humiliated. Just, leave it at that, do it for me, alright?”
>Your bat looked like she wanted to say something more, but in the end, she simply looked away from you, crossed her front hooves and sighed “Whatever… but I’m just doing it for you, understand?”
“I do… and thank you”
>You let out a chuckle as you leaned closer to her and planted a kiss on her cheek, making your bat’s face to adopt a bright red color.
>”Y-Yeah…” Cherrywood turned her back on you “Y-You too…”
>After making yourself a little more comfortable on the already comfy couch, you gave Royal Blood a smile as warm as the sun.
“As for you, don’t worry, I give you my word as a prince that I won’t harm your friend in any way… Seriously, that’s not my style… and even if I tried to, you still don’t need to worry, I mean, c’mon if I was good at fighting, I wouldn’t have my eye like this!”
>”Yeah” Royal Blood was looking at the floor with a pretty miserable look on her face “…uhmm… I guess”
“Oh c’mon don’t be like that, I was joking! I seriously won’t do anything to that Sky Lake… and speaking of her, I’ll have to ask, do you want to stay a bit longer with us or would you rather to… y’know, go with your friends?”
>”Uhhm…” Royal Blood tapped her chin and raised an eyebrow at you “I-I don’t want to be rude, but… I think that I’d rather go and see how Sky Lake and Silver Mane are doing… sorry…”

>Well… that was disappointing, but… if that’s what she wants then that’s what she wants. You hopped off the couch and gave her a courteous bow
“No need to apologize Miss. Royal Blood… I just…well, have a question for you, nothing bad, or personal, or embarrassing… it’s just that… I’m curious as to why do you know who I am?”
>”Oh, that? Uhhm… well, your face was everywhere for a while… but I actually know about you because of my dad. I’m sure that you know him because he said that you met him a few times… it’s just that those times didn’t go well…” Royal Blood’s face became saddened for a minute before she frantically shook her head “S-sorry, maybe you don’t remember who my dad is, his name is-“
>Before she could give you the info you wanted the most, Sky Trail called to the white filly ”Royal Blood! Stop wasting your time with those losers!” Frickin’ Sky Lake, man!
>Royal Blood looked nervously at the door, hopped off the couch and gave you a bow ”Oh! S-Sorry! I have to go now!”
“Wait!”
>But she had already left the waiting room.
“Ah… dang, she’s gone, too bad, I wanted to- OUCH!”
>After feeling a hard slap on the back of your head that almost made you fall on your face. You turned to an angry, yet still spectacularly good looking Cherrywood.
“What was that for?!”
>Oh dang, she was angry ”*HISSSS* DON’T PLAY DUMB WITH ME! I saw how you were looking at her!”
>You rolled your eyes and let out a groan in annoyance
“Do we really need to go through this every single time I act nice towards other fillies?”
>”Yes! I mean, no?” Your bat let out a little huff as she crossed her front hooves “I don’t know!”
“Cherrywood… c’mon, you know I’m not interested in any other filly than you”
>”I…” Cherrywood let out a sigh in defeat “I know… it’s just… ugh, I’m sorry, okay? I just got a bit jealous when you looked at her like that”

>You raised an eyebrow and gave her a little smirk
“A bit?”
>Your bat rolled her eyes and let out a groan “Okay, Okay! I got a lot jealous! There, you happy?! Now why don’t you tell me what’s going on in that big head of yours?”
>You turned your gaze to the lobby where you saw Royal Blood reuniting with her friends.
“I’m curious, that’s all”
>”Curious? You?” Cherrywood let out a little chuckle “Well, that’s not exactly what I’d call a big surprise”
“That’s the curse of having an awesome mind like mine, but say Cherrywood, do you know who Royal Blood’s father is?”
>”Nope” Your bat vehemently shook her head “I dunno anything about Royal Blood other than her name and that she hangs with the most popular jerks in the school… and she’s usually not this shy”
“Really? Then how’s the real Royal Blood then?”
>”I dunno, she’s just not this shy” Your bat rubbed her chin and looked away for a moment as she thought of something “Mmmm… if I know how your weird brain works, and I kinda do, then I’ll bet my entire dragon scales collection that you are wondering who that guy could be”
“That’s… just part of what I had on my mind, in reality I also was thinking on asking you a couple favors…”
>”No” Cherrywood abruptly cut you off
“What? I still haven’t said anything!”
>”Yes, but I already know what dumb thing you were gonna ask me!”
“Oh yeah? Prove it!”
>”You were gonna say” Cherrywood landed on the ground and imitated you with a mocking tone “Oh, Cherrywood, could I make the request that you investigate further the true identity of Royal Blood’s father?”
“I-I don’t speak like that”
>”You totally do”
“No, I don’t! I’m not that proper!”

>”But you are! You are always using fancy words and incredibly long sentences to say stuff that everypony else would say in half the time!”
>You groaned and looked away from her
“Whatever… I just make use of my AMAZING skill with language… and besides, I was thinking on asking you a completely different favor, y’know?”
>”Really? I…” Cherrywood looked at you with some distrust but ultimately shrugged it off “Eeeh… Alright! But it better not be something dumb!”
>A big blush appeared on your face as you rubbed the back of your head.
“I…uh… I wanted to ask if you… well… y’know, if you… could wear that uniform like, at all times?”
>Cherrywood’s expression went from curious to stoic in the spawn of a second ”Could you not be a dummy like, at all times?”
>You leaned closer to her and smiled widely
“Is that a maybe?”
>”What?!” Cherrywood tilted her head back as her face adopted an annoyed expression “That’s a no! That’s the biggest no in the history of Equestria! I HATE WEARING THIS THING!”
“Dang…”