Blossomforth wiped some sweat off her brow. She carefully tore off a petal on the flower, studying it's silkiness, smoothness, color, and some other properties. Carefully she placed the petal on the table, and grabbed a pencil in her mouth. Writing down the exact properties of the parts of a flower took a lot of precision! Blossomforth stretched out her cramped wings, and dropped the pencil into her pencil cup. She hasn't stretched her wings for a fly, nor her legs for a walk, in a long time. After all, she could afford some time to relax and have fun. But where should she go? The spa? The boutique? Maybe Roseluck's Roses? Or just a regular florist? Well, Blossomforth realized one thing- it won't have anything to do with flowers. Maybe just a walk around town to figure out where to go- she'll stretch her legs, maybe her wings, plus have some relaxation and fun.
Blossomforth turned off the light she was using to study the flower, and flew downstairs. Hanging loosely on the hat rack next to the door was her purse full of bits, along with a sapphire necklace that she always wore when going out. Which wasn't often, so it had gathered dust. The pegasus brushed off the dust, the fake sapphire shining in response, and put on the necklace- it was one where two ends magically attracted. The white pegasus studied herself briefly in a mirror by the door, and realized she should brush her mane first- what a mess it was! She raced over to the bathroom, and clutched the brush. Okay, this will be hard...
After half an hour trying and failing to brush her mane, she gave up and and strutted out the door. Today was a good day! There were singing birds, drifting clouds, fragrant flowers... Blossomforth furiously snapped her head away from the flowers, and decided to start with flying, and walk later.
"No flowers," she chided to herself. She opened her wings, and took off.
"Wow. I forgot how beautiful the view is up here. Maybe I need to fly more often- no, every day!" The pegasus said, smiling with enthusiasm. She started closing her eyes as she drifted forward with a cloud. Soon a sharp hoof prodded her on the back as she turned to leave the cloud. Turning curiously, she saw nopony. She flapped her wings and went upwards. This time she felt a tug on her tail, and she only saw a retreating black hoof. Blossom leaped onto the cloud, and when Thunderlane emerged to annoy her, she was right in front of him.
"Uh... Hi?" He had a 'I'm sorry but I gotta go' grin, and he darted away. Sighing, she decided that after this incident that maybe she should go back down to Ponyville anyway. Blossom forgot how much Thunderlane likes to poke fun at her, literally. She glided on a downdraft to the small worn path, but part of her mind was trying to tug her back into the air. She shook her head furiously again, and dropped onto the ground. When she landed she added a somersault for fun. Giggling, she trotted ahead. Today was going to be a good day, Thunderlane aside.
After the long walk-without-flowers to Ponyville, she went to the fringes of the Whitetail Woods. Blossom sat on a hill, adoring the feel of the grass tickling her, and watched the clouds go by.
"Hey! That one looks like a daisy...umbrella! It looks like an umbrella," she said, nervously fidgeting in the grass blades. The war of doing something without flowers was being lost, and Blossom tried to cover up her mistakes still. When she noticed a tiny blue flower swaying at the clearing's edge, she galloped off without a word. It was like today flowers wanted to mock her when she wanted a day off without flowers! Blossomforth sighed, and ran a hoof through her pink-and-green mane. 'Maybe I should just focus ahead of me,' she thought. She tilted her head higher, and continued trotting with a smile. Blossom could still have a nice day off.
"Hi Blossom! Did you come for a daisy-" Daisy said, "or a lily?" Lily Valley finished. The pegasus's smile faltered, but sadly Lily noticed this 'horror.' She prodded and whispered to Daisy, who looked incredulously at her back. But Lily still said her catchphrase.
"The horror, the horror!" Her hooves frantically took her inside the house, but she peeked her head out the door and winked. Then she turned back inside, Daisy giggling and rolling her eyes. She turned towards Blossomforth, who was now keeping her mouth as a tight line.
"Anyways, did you want a flow- mmph!" She said, the white pony's hoof now jammed in her mouth. The pegasus looked fearfully from side to side and turned back to Daisy.
"Don't say that word, Daisy. I am taking a break from my work, and I don't want to hear, see, smell, touch, or even taste a flower today. Can you do that and not say it?" She whispered, looking at her searchingly. A dark gray pegasus on the straw roof above them smiled deviously. He stood up, spread his wings, and launched into the breeze. Blossomforth was going to get a big surprise today! He needed to make sure he made a quick exit, but still he flapped his wings as softly as he could. A black feather landed on the edge of the roof, and the slight disturbance of his flapping wings tugged at Blossom's mane. Soon after, Lily Valley edged out the house with a slightly quivering grin, and glanced upward. Blossomforth looked at the almost-black feather suspiciously, but Lily quickly 'explained.'
"Oh, probably an old crow feather. The crow probably molted and the feather landed there. Mhm, that is probably what happened!" Lily Valley exclaimed, but then darted back inside. Blossomforth noticed how Lily's special accessory was missing before she left the scene- the reason she darted inside most likely. The white lily wasn't anywhere to be seen around the pink mare, and it wasn't on the ground out here.
Hmm, something fishy's going on and I will find out why!
Author's Note
A attempt to show admins that we need a Blossomforth character tag. Just kidding, but I really think we need one. :/
