After having talked with Alan for a while longer, the princess told me that if I so wished, I could stay in the castle. Hearing this put the biggest smile I ever had on my face. Ever since I was little I had wanted to see not only a real castle, but to live in one. I even used to fancy myself being a king. When I left the house, I walked the path. This time I took it slow, so I could not only marvel at the beauty of this place, but so I could think. I thought about what Alan had said, about having to find a date. Sure, these ponies were nice and all, but I don’t think I’d ever be ready to date one. It wouldn’t be too hard though, considering all the murmuring I heard when I walked through town.

When I exited the path and entered back into the town. About a minute of walking and I was caught off guard, Slammed to the ground by an orange blur. I blinked as I saw stars and bright flashes in front of me. I groaned and pushed off whatever was lying on me. When I was able to regain my composure I sat up and looked down. Standing there next to me with a look of worry and fright was a small orange Pegasus. It had a purple mane and tail and was wearing a helmet.

“Oh my gosh, I’m sorry mister!” she said. Hmm, such an adorable little kid.

“It’s fine. Try to watch were your going though.” I replied.

“I will. Who are you anyway. I thought Alan was the only human thingy here in Ponyville?” she said. I found it weird that I couldn’t hear even an ounce of innocence in her voice.

“He was until I showed up. He’s my brother.” I explained.

“No way! That’s sooo cool! Are as nice as he is!” she asked enthusiastically.

“I can be.” I said, chuckling afterward.

“Well, then can I ask you something?” she said.
“You just did.” I replied jokingly.

“That’s not what I meant! I wanted to ask if you can be my legal guardian.” She said.

“What for?”

“Well, I got into some trouble at school and Miss Cheerilee, my teacher, said she needed to have a talk with my parents.”

“Well, why not have your parents do it.” I replied.

“I-I don’t have parents. I’m an orphan.” Feels annihilated.

“Oh. I’m sorry to hear that. Sure, I’ll be your parent for the meeting.” I said, smiling at her.

“Yes! You’re the coolest. Um we should hurry. The meeting is in ten minutes.” She said, smiling nervously.

“Oh wow. Um, ok. Show the way.”

She smiled again and picked up her scooter, which I had just noticed was lying on the ground as well. She hopped on and began to flap her small wings, propelling her forward faster than I expected. I had to start running just to keep up with her. For a kid, she sure was fast. It took us less than five minutes to get to what I guess was her school. I stopped to catch my breath as I looked it over. It looked just like those pictures of old school houses back home. It was small and had a little tower over it with a bell and everything. It even had the sign that said school.

“This..huff…this the place?” I asked.

“Yep. Come on!” she said, placing her scooter up next to the building. I slowed my breathing down a bit and followed her inside. The classroom was pretty small so I had to duck again to get in.

“Hi Miss Cheerilee.” Scootaloo said quietly.

“Ah, Scootaloo, glad you’re here. And, If I may ask, who is this?” she said, looking at me. I looked at her and noticed she was giving me a pretty long once over. I noticed something in her eyes. It was some kind of sparkle.

“This is Alan’s brother. He said he’d be my parent.” She replied.

“Well Mr. parent. Do you have a name?” she asked.

“I’m sorry, my apologies. I’m Jason. Nice to meet you.”

“Likewise.” She smiled. That smile, something about it just seemed like she meant it to be more than friendly.

“Has she told you why she’s here?”

“No, only that she got in trouble.”

“Well, earlier, during their recess, she got in a fight with another filly by the name of Diamond Tiara. She had gotten angry because Diamond had called her a blank flank.”

“Blank Flank?” I said.

“It’s a derogatory term used for a filly or colt who has yet to receive their cutie mark. But it was still no reason for her to bite Mrs. Tiara.” Cheerilee explained.
“Since you are her legal guardian for the time being, I’ll need your permission to keep her after school for detention tomorrow.”

“Sounds good to me. It’s something my teachers would have done.” I replied.

“Good, now that that’s settled, Scootaloo you may go.” She said. Scootaloo frowned and ran from the classroom.

“She’s such a troublemaker sometimes.” Cheerilee said once she had gone.

“What trouble does she get into?” I asked. I was curious. I wanted to know in case I had to act as her parent again.

“It would take too long to explain, suffice it to say, she and her two best friends have gotten into enough mischief to cause grief for everypony in town.” She chuckled.

That laugh hit me where it really counted. It was probably the most beautiful laugh I had ever heard. It was better than any of the girls back home.

“So Jason, how come nopony has seen you around here before. None of us were aware that anypony but Alan was here. We thought he was the only one and look, now I’ve got a pretty hansom human all for myself.” She said, chuckling while moving closer.

“I, uh…well I woke up here. I was brought here by my brother’s wife, Princess Celestia.” I replied.

“Oh yes, I remember, he’s married to them now isn’t he. Too bad, I was hoping I could join his herd. What about you though? I know you’ve only been here for…how long have you been here?” she asked.

“Um, since this morning.” I replied.

“Ah, I see. Well, as I was saying, what about you? Anypony special?” she asked.

“Actually no.” I said, frowning a bit.
That’s too bad, anyway, would you like to uh, get something to eat later, I mean you don’t have to if you don’t want to.” She said.

Well, Alan did say I had to find a date. Why not?

“I guess, sure. When do you want to meet?” I asked.

“Well I was actually hoping we could stay here and talk for a bit. I would love to get to know you more.” She said, smiling at me with perfect teeth.

I couldn’t help but notice her eyes. They were a beautiful forest green that shined like deep emerald pools of light, I found myself lost within them. But I guess I had stared too long because she began clearing her throat to get my attention.

“Jason, are you all right?” she asked.

“Sorry, I uh, I didn’t meant to stare.”

“It’s fine. To be honest, I’m flattered. Nopony has been interested in me since my breakup with Applejacks brother, Big Mac.” She said, her demeanor dropping a bit.

“So uh, what did you want to know? You know, about me.” I asked.

“What’s school like where you’re from. I’ve been curious and your brother has always been to “preoccupied” to talk to about it.” She explained.

I blushed, knowing exactly what she was getting at.

“Well they’re actually a lot bigger than this. We had around two to three thousand students in our school.” I replied.
“T-two to three thousand! Oh my. You’re school must have been as big as the canterlot school for gifted unicorns.” She said, awe in her voice.

“Yeah it was pretty big. What about you? What do you like to do?” I asked.

She sat there and went on and on about all the different hobbies she wanted to have, had and used to have. It was quite an extensive list. We talked for the next hour and a half, and in that time I learned quite a bit about her. She loved being able to teach young fillies and colts and loved being able to see them go out into the world to make something of themselves. She didn’t have any children of her own but she really wanted a daughter and she wanted to find a stallion who could sweep her off her hooves and make her feel more loved than anypony in Euqestria. She loved to read anything that could expand her knowledge, which was something I could relate to, considering the fact that I preferred to read quite a bit for knowledge, especially when it involved history. I was a major history buff. When she finished telling me about herself, I told her about most of my childhood up until my 19th birthday which had happened about two months ago. I told her about all my hobbies, including my love of writing and reading. When we finished talking it was almost noon and my stomach was beginning to grumble at me.

“Well, that sure took a while, how about that something to eat?” I said, smiling. I was surprised at how well I was getting along with her. She wasn’t anything like the teachers back home. For one, she was younger, just now at the age of twenty three, which surprised me. I wouldn’t be caught dead trying to get with a teacher back home. She was also a lot nicer than the teachers back home, and that I liked.

“So, are you an omnivore like your brother?” She asked.

“Yeah. Sorry.” I said as I scratched the back of my head nervously.

“I see. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to eat meat. I wouldn’t actually try it, but it has always captured my interest.” She explained.

I followed her away from the school after she locked it up, and we headed through town. She brought us to this little street stand that was filled to the brim with different goods. Above the stall was a banner reading: Sweet Apple Acres. Reading that led me to believe that everything on this stall was apple related.
I looked it over until I found something not only familiar but it just so happened to be one of my favorite pastries.

An Apple Fritter. My mouth watered hungrily as I stared at it.

“Hi there Big Mac, can I get a slice of Apple Pie and Jason what would you like?” she asked.

“The Apple Fritter please.” I said ravenously.

“Sure thing. 10 bits.” He said in a deep southern drawl. It was a lot like his sisters.

Cheerilee dug around and seemed to pull some coins out of nowhere and handed them to Big Mac. Once we had our food, we walked over to a bench near a small park. Once we sat down, before she could say anything, I devoured my Apple Fritter and sighed with content. The first bite ignited yet another foodgasm. The fritter was bursting with flavor and deliciousness worthy of a god.

“Enjoying yourself?” she asked with an amused grin on her face.

I nodded enthusiastically as I finished the rest of my treat. I sat there, content as I watched her eat. It was interesting. She ate quite messily, almost as if she didn’t have a care in the world. Like I said before, not your usual teacher.

“Oh my, that was delicious.” She said, having swallowed the last bite.

“I have to agree with you on that.”

We sat there for a few minutes and let our food set. I could hear the sound of foals playing in the park and parents telling them to be careful. It reminded me a lot of home, which only made me smile.

“You look happy.”

“I am. This place is amazing and beautiful. I love it here.” I replied.

“Yes, Ponyville does have that effect on ponies, and in your case, humans.” She said, smiling.

“Cheerilee, I was wondering. I need a date to come with me to this Gala thing my brother told me about. Would you like to go?” I asked.

“Th-the Gala! I-I’d love too! I’ve never been to the Gala before. Nopony has ever asked me.” She said, excitedly.

“Swe-mmphf!” I said, as I was cut off by a pair of purplish pink lips pressed up against mine. The sudden kiss caught me off guard and I froze, but before I knew it, it was over. She pulled away, a blush burning across both our cheeks.

“I’m sorry, I don’t know what came over me. I’ll just go.” She said as she got up. I regained my composure quickly and placed a hand on her shoulder. She stopped and looked at me. I became saddened when I noticed the tears falling from her eyes. Not wanting to see her sad like that, I leaned forward and placed my lips against hers. I didn’t know why, but it felt right. This time, she was the one who was caught off guard. Before I could pull away, she wrapped her hooves around me and kissed me back. After a minute, we both pulled away, blushing furiously.

“W-well. That was uh…”

“Nice.” She said, finishing my sentence, a wide smile on her face.

“Jason, w-will you be my special somepony?”

Author's Note

Just so you all know, these first two chapters were written on word, so some stuff might not be right. If you see anything, let me know and I will go through and edit as needed. thank you.

Other than that...NEW CHAPTER!!!!!! WHOOOO!

StormHoof OUT! /)