The next morning when I woke up I found the little foal was still there sleeping soundly atop my chest and snuggled happily under my sweater. Obviously I had no intention of going to school today. Not with this little foal to take care of. I couldn't help but smile watching her little tummy rise and fall as she breathed softly. A few minutes after I woke up she awoke as well and began crying. I already sort of knew what she needed to so I picked her up and brought her into the kitchen and cut up some bananas for her to eat. They were soft and healthy for a growing pony such as herself.

Along side the bananas I had some milk left in the fridge and so I heated it up for her just enough to drink without burning herself. It was around 4 am when I woke up and that's only thanks to having my nap which turned out to actually be my sleep for the day. I was wide awake though since the time I went to bed was about 6pm last night. The whole ordeal yesterday was extremely draining but worth it. She was finally getting some fat on her belly and my fear of her malnutrition had finally left me. Now she was as plump as a little foal should be to be considered healthy.

The scent of her mane and tail wandered into my nose and I knew exactly what to do next. Bath time for this little one. After she was done with her food, I burped her and brought her into the bathroom. Now I only had shower products that were meant for humans but I figured there wouldn't be any issue with me using that stuff on her mane and tail. I mean hair is hair right? Thankfully no problems occurred and she seemed to enjoy the whole experience. She was splashing around in the water getting herself soaked and me too in the process but I played with her all the same. I used the shampoo that I had and the results were pretty good. Her mane and tail were all cleaned. Her beautiful golden colored mane and tail were showing through once more.

On the down side my shirt had to be changed for obvious reasons. She had been sleeping on me all last night so the smell was lingering. Just as well my sweater had to be changed for the same reason. I brought a towel out from the storage closet to dry her off. All snuggled up and warm within the towel I picked her up for some good morning breakfast. At first I was thinking more mashed carrots, but then I remembered the show and what her favorite eats were. I was shaking my head to the idea that "She must be the same pony from the show and so she must love muffins." I went to the kitchen, walking past my fridge and stopping at the fourth upper drawer which held some packaged Blueberry muffins that I had bought a day before this incident.

They had a nice parchment paper design to them which I guessed was meant to resemble a flower. I always felt a little bad pulling it apart what with being a culinary student. Art was a thing for me. Anyway I offered Derpy the muffin and though I shouldn't have been surprised she took a nibble and then a massive bite. Needless to say a happy discovery. She had one heck of an appetite because she went through all six of the muffins I had. She started to squirm a little and grabbed her tummy. "Ah no worries come here derpy." I picker her up and burped her. "All better?" She nodded and yawned.

I figured she was still a little tired what with waking up so early so since I wasn't going anywhere today anyway may as well pop on the Xbox and set up Netflix. "Hmmmm what to watch....ah here we go." I'll admit to you all right now I'm a hopeless romantic kinda guy so I watch a fair number of Rom-coms. I know lame right?. Anyway I fell back onto beanbag chair and relaxed. It seemed only like a few moments and Derpy was out like a light. Seeing her sleeping there on my chest all relaxed and happy brought a warm smile to my face.

It's been a few months now and she is now the size of what a filly in the show would look like. She can speak clearly now after teaching what I know. That and shows like "Dora the explorer" and "Bob the builder" helped her a fair amount. I no longer need to worry about leaving her on her own at home because she knows where everything is and if she needs entertainment she know how to use the Xbox for Netflix. I have always hated her leaving her though for school. Every time I leave I get this feeling in my chest that when I get back she'll be gone. So far though she has always been waiting for me at the door to surprise me with a big hug.

I always ask "Didja miss me sweetheart?" She'd always reply with "Of course I did silly pants." I was never sure why she called me that but hey it's cute, she's adorable, and I love her so much that I became accustomed to being called that by her. One day though when I arrived home the apartment was in such disarray and Derpy was no where to be found. I dropped my bags and ran around in a frenzy looking for her screaming. "DERPY.....DERPY WHERE ARE YOU!?" I was so lost in fear and on the verge of tears until I heard whimpering coming from under the cot that I had in the living room right next to the kitchen.

I knelt down to lift the bed sheets to find her crying and sniffling. "Derpy....thank god your safe." I reached under and brought her out from under the cot. She held onto me just crying her eyes out. "hey its alright everything is alright. What happened sweetheart? Are you okay?" I didn't get a response so I gave her a quick once over looking for any bruises, scratches or cuts. She was perfectly fine so I just began stroking her mane until she calmed down a little. After a few minutes she stopped crying however the sniffling hadn't stopped. "Feeling any better?" No words but I could feel a gentle nod from her so I leaned down a bit to give her a little kiss on her forehead. After a few moments of silence and sniffling she finally spoke up.

Her speech was mixed with sniffles and some lingering tears. "I...I'm sorry. A bird flew in and...and i tried to get it to leave but it was flying like super....I'm so sorry" I brought her up to my eye level so I could see her beautiful eyes. "Derpy its okay. I'm just so happy you are alright." Derpy spoke up "You're not mad at me for making a mess?" "Of course not silly. I was so scared someone had come in here to taken you away from me." She grabbed onto me holding me tightly. "Derpy are you okay.....sweety?" after a few moments of silence she spoke up with words that I would never forget. "I love you daddy." looking down at the little filly who was hugging me tightly. I wrapped my arms around her body holding her as close as I could. "I love you too sweetheart."

To this day I still feel my heart skip a beat every time she calls me daddy. Of course she still calls me silly pants most of the time so that hasn't changed but I still love it either way. My mornings have become something to look forward to instead of the old days where I would wake up maybe grab some toast and just haul ass out the door to school. Nowadays I have new spring in my step. Since Derpy has become older I don't need to worry about if she can or cannot take care of herself. She's a big girl and knew where everything is in the apartment and has spent plenty of days without me there. Because of her I can look forward to coming home even more.

It use to be that whenever I finished my classes I would simply come home and bum around for some odd hours playing video games or watching things on the internet and then fall asleep. Now that Derpy has shown up in my life I always rush home with a smile on my face and know that as soon as I come through the door Ill be given and big welcome home hug. It's become something that I almost can't live without because her hugs aren't just your typical "Hey how are ya?" or "alright I gotta go bud" boom hug and then begone. These hugs were different. She would hold onto me and really snuggle into me like she wasn't just hugging me and I know this is going to sound corny as all hell but stay with me now. It's like she was trying to hug my heart and keep it warm.

I don't know of anyone who has ever been able to do such a thing. She was still somewhat small in my arms so it made it easy for me to hold her in such a way that I could almost cradle her next to my body. I would wrap on arm around her body and the other would be used as a seat for her legs to rest comfortably against my stomach. This way I could hold onto her while I walked over to the big black beanbag chair I have and slowly lay down on it with her. Almost everyday I did this with her when I got home. Those moments that we shared we my most cherished and it was partially because they reminded me of when my mom use to do that with me when I was younger. She would come home from work and running up to her I'd grab hold of her leg till she picked me up and kissed my nose. She did that for me everyday and tell me with such love and softness in her voice "I love you times infinity my sweet little baby boy."

Holding Derpy in my arms I lifted her up and kissed her nose. She's smiled happily "Daddy that tickles." I chuckled setting her back down onto my chest and just continued to lay there petting her mane while she rested her head. I looked outside seeing the beautiful winter's snowfall and seeing the grey clouds in the sky which reminded me of Derpy. After everything that happened I had a whole new love for winter since it was the time when she came into my life.

Author's Note

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