Might Be a maybe...

Chapter 3 – Oh that was today?

Your ever vigilant trot holds as you and the light purple filly beside you follow after the lavender mare and small boyish dragon in front of you. The streets of Canterlot are still not a very familiar thing, and the hustle and bustle of the ponies around you doesn't really give you much of a chance to remember street names.

But luckily the rapid current of ponies of Canterlot‘s main street is brought to an end as you four begin to turn onto a side road. With the now absent ponies the light purple filly picks her trot's speed up, obviously knowing more of where she's going then you do.

However the light purple filly's superior knowledge doesn't get to be held over you for long; as you move your eyes to a familiar two story white stoned building with a few decorative flowers out in front of the door and on the top balcony.

You hold a slight smile to the slightly galloping filly as you all begin to move towards the door. Violet waits for the moment as Twilight's hooof comes to knock at the door, it only takes a moment for the door to come open as a blue stallion comes to the threshold of the door, wearing what looks like a dressy tuxedo top like yours but a white and blue color, "Twilight?"

You and Twilight are both a little taken back by the dressed up stallion's confused but happy stare as he quickly continues while taking a step from the door, "This is a surprise? Ha ha, you two decide to stop by for a little?"

The stallion's eyes turn to you with a smile but the smile reads more, why are you here rather then welcome home. But you shoot back your own nod and smile as you push past your father in law's watching eyes.

Night Light closes the door behind you four as Twilight beings to shift her head between Spike and the stallion, "Surprise? We-we sent a letter last week?"

The smile breaks a little to the stallion's face as he drops his voice a little, "Oh...That was today Twilight?"

"Twilight?!"

Night Light's words spark a response from upstairs as the sound of hooves comes through the house; within the moment the white mare comes into sight at the staircase as she holds a sweet smile to the ponies gathered in her house. "Oh Twilight you made it early."

You and Twilight now hold a confused stare to the mare's happy tone as it contrast with the stallion's previous words, but the lavender mare speaks up as she nods her head, "Yes, and you did get my letter right?"

Velvet waves her hoof as she ends her trot to the stairs, "Of course we did." The mare's words are brought to a slightly halt as Violet's happy gallop starts up towards the white pony.

A giggle rolls through the mare as she embraces the filly with a tight hug, but Velvet tilts her head down to the filly as she holds her smile, "OH Violet...I think you're too big for grandma to hold and pick you up..." A giggle comes over the mare as she snaps her head up towards you and Twilight, "I said it this time!"

Her right hoof leaves the filly in her hold for a moment as she rubs to her cheek, "I don't think i'll ever get use to that word..."

You hold your smile to the white mare's comment as you think, I think Rarity would like Velvet.

The lavender mare beside you shares in the light hearted exchange for a moment but she speaks up again as she drifts her gaze to the blue stallion slightly behind her, "So you two did know we were coming right?"

Velvet speaks up before the stallion can as she starts to trot over towards one of the couches while she guides the filly to follow her, "Oh yes yes..." She takes a seat as she wiggles her hoof towards the stallion, "...You know your father, he can't change a routine in time for anything."

Night Light blinks to the mare's words as Violet comes to sit next to the mare, but his voice comes back to him as he holds his hoof up a little, "I can change a routine...I just forgot it was today."

You hold your amusement to the stallion's seldom seen defeated expression, but you still slightly hold your smile away from the stallion's eyes.

"Of course dear." Velvet holds a sly smile to the stallion's comment as Spike's voice comes up with a slight bit of relief, "Ha ha, for a second I thought I sent the letters to the wrong places."

Twilight turns a questioning eye to the dragon as she pauses, but she brings her voice up a little as she turns her eyes again between the dressed up stallion and the regular looking white mare, "Um, you two didn't have anything planned did you?"

Without a second thought Velvet waves her hoof to the comment as she smiles, "Of course not dear...It was just the normal mundane Hearts and Hooves days things."

Night Light blinks to the mare's words as he speaks up with a slightly less amount of his usual confident and strong stallion voice, "I thought you liked the Canterlot party?"

Velvet smiles to the stallion's words as she answer back, "Oh I do...But seeing all those stuffy ponies right after the Galloping Gala is not really the funnest thing." The mare runs her hoof to the filly beside her as she starts to playfully tickle as an expert states baby like voice starts up, "And who would want to be around all those old ponies when we can be around this filly?"

A wheezing laugh comes from the filly as she careens towards the mare's hooves.

Night Light is silent as he just slightly nods his head, but the sound of the filly's joy sends the room into a more relaxed feel as you, Twilight and Spike start to move over to the two couches.

Velvet's front hooves stop their motion for a moment as she turns her eyes to Twilight, "So dear, when will you two be heading off hm?"

Twilight moves to sit next to the light purple filly as she moves the satchel from herself, "We don't really have to be there at any specific time...And I want to make sure Violet gets just a little bit more magic practice before we leave."

The white mare's loving eyes soften as she looks over the lavender mare, "Oh just look at you...I still remember when you were trying to study for Celestia's magic test." Velvet's hoof comes up towards the lavender mare as she turns her gaze to you with a little giggle, "You know, neither me or Night Light took that test...When this pony was a little filly she was basically studying by herself!"

She stops her words for a moment as she sets her hoof back down, you and Violet both perk your ears up a little as you start to notice the same tone Twilight gets when she's about to say something important...But as you listen to the white mares voice you notice something, Twilight's know it all tone is the same as Velvet's storytelling tone.

You hold a smile as Velvet's story rings on, "When me and Night Light took Twilight to her test she got so nervous OH! Her little hooves were shaking."

Twilight's ears slightly fold back a little as Velvet's happy tone continues, "...I felt for her, Twilight never really liked other ponies too much and I know standing there must have been terrible." The mare turns her eyes to the lavender pony as she continues, "...But you got through it." A little giggle comes from her as her blue eyes and smiling face quickly dart back to you, "Nearly took out the whole castle when she turned Spike into a full grown dragon!"

Spike gets a wide smile as he pokes his thumb to his chest, "Ya, but that's just because I knew I had to make Twilight look good...Even back then."

You break out a friendly chuckle to the dragon's comment as Velvet's story pauses for his words, but as the boyish dragon's comment comes to an end Velvet's voice drops a little to a more sweet and less excited tone, "But Violet should not have the same problem..." Velvet's eyes and smile focus on the filly next to her as she continues, "Because you got to get some practice with the best student Celestia ever had right?"

Violet blinks to the words before she shakes her head and starts her hooves up.

You let out a little laugh as her comment runs through your mind.

"OH, its because your a big filly huh? It has nothing to do with Twilight is that it?" Velvet holds a giggly expression to the filly as Twilight gets her own smile that stays pinned to Violet.

But without a hesitation the little filly nods her head with a wide smile.

"Hm...Then I guess a big filly doesn't want to help me make cookies later huh?"

The sweet based comment sparks a quick reaction from Violet as she shakes her head.

Velvet holds a smile to the filly's quick reaction but she snaps her eyes back to you and then Twilight as she speaks up, "Oh and when you two get into that testing room, you make sure you pick a spot a good distance away...If Violet is anything like Twilight you two might be turned into plants or balloons or something."

You blink to her words but her serious tone actually makes your belive her, although you're unable to speak up as the blue stallion that still stands to the room comes up in a laugh, "Anything like Twilight? Of course Violet's going to be like her mother."

The last word causes the stallion to pause for a moment as he just stares to the lavender mare, as his voice comes back up its lost a little bit of it's excitement as it holds a more soft but still deep tone, "Twilight is the best magic user in all of Equestria...I'm sure Violet will be fine."

Twilight gets a smile from the stallion's words as she gives a faint giggle.

"Twilight you said you wanted to go over a few things with Violet before you two set off right?" Velvet's comment turns the lavender mare's head as she stands from her seat and sparks her horn up.

"Yes, just a few things, nothing major." A laugh comes from her as Violets bag takes Twilight's old seat, "...Can't have Violet all sleepy for her test tomorrow, after all it is in the early morning."

Violet slightly sticks her tongue out to the words, but it goes mainly unnoticed as Twilight's words come to the filly, "You want to try a few things for everypony?"

The filly takes her tongue back to her mouth as she holds her blue eyed gaze to the smiling lavender mare.

End of chapter 3