My Little Moon

In only a few minutes I walked over with two bowls with spaghetti with tomato sauce and one small plate with canned dog food. I balanced the two bowls on my arms and placed the plate on the floor. As Ace trotted to the plate, I sat on a chair alongside Moon. I handed her one of the bowls, which she grasped lightly. I pulled two forks out of my pocket and handed her one of them. I began to eat, not noticing that she was having difficulty. "Do you need help?" I asked politely.

"That would be most helpful." she said. I picked up my bowl and motioned to her.

"Watch me." I said, and began to spin the fork to capture the spaghetti. She watched and began to copy me. When I looked up again her face was beaming.

"HUZZAH!" she cried, suddenly standing up, her wings flaring out so I got another face full of feathers. As I tried to push down the feathers I began to notice that they smelled really nice... they smelled like lavender and fresh rain. She noticed my predicament and sat down again in the chair. I saw that she had a small mound of noodles on her fork. "This invention is most delightful! What is it called!?"

"It's a fork." I replied quietly

"Your species is one of the most advanced I have seen! From the fire box to this fork, this surpasses any technology that is seen in Equestria!" She giggled slightly and put the fork into her mouth. "Also you must be a cook of the generations!", she said, mumbling slightly due to the pasta, "This meal is better than anything served by our kingdoms chefs!"

"Um, thanks?" I said, slightly frightened.", we continued to eat in silence, Moon moaning slightly with every bite. As she finished, I took her bowl and stacked it in mine with the plate on the bottom. I walked over to the sink and began to wash the dishes. I felt Moon looking over my back at the flowing water. She only watched in awe at the water. I noticed that her feet and legs were covered in dirt and small flecks of blood.

"If, you want", I said as I scrubbed the bowls, "there is a shower in my room if you want to clean the dirt off yourself."

"I do not believe that I am familiar with the concept of a shower." she said, putting her hand on my shoulder.

"If you need any help, you can just ask me and I'll try to help you."

"Thank you Jacob." she said as she walked over to the room that I motioned towards.

She walked towards the small door inside the room that she had frozen Jacob in. She pushed open the door and walked inside . There was a small porcelain bowl and a concave area with shiny metal piping. She assumed that this 'shower' had the same basic concept of bathing. She pulled her dress over her head, pulling her wings towards her flesh as she stepped into the concave area. She looked at the small ivory knobs that were on the front. She twisted the knob that had a large red H on the front. A small gurgling came from the piping and super heated water blasted out of the nozzle at the top, impacting the red flesh on her torso. She gasped and suddenly twisted the knob with the C on it, while vigorously turning off the hot water. Now freezing water was striking her exposed body and feathers. She yelped and slipped on the wet floor. She impacted the hard surface of the shower area.

I was just finishing the dishes when I heard the yelp and the impact. I ran to the bathroom and what I saw... well almost gave me a bloody nose. Moon was lying down in the bath, her wings tucked behind her. Water was flowing over her, um, less than clothed body. Her legs were mercifully crossed, the water washing the dirt off of her slender legs. Her clothes and armor were laying in a pile on the floor, the reflection of the water soaking them through completely. I tried not to stare at her for too long as I reached out my hand and grasped hers. I pulled gently and she stood up regaining her foothold on the wet surface.

"Are these showers supposed to be as hot, cold, and painful as this one was?"

"No it isn't, you just slipped." I saw the red angry flesh under her chest.

"I believe that I am also clean." she said, slightly shivering.

"Your clothes are soaked." I said, assisting her out of the bathroom.

"Stay here for a second," I said as I rooted through my dresser in some clothes that would fit her. I handed her a towel and she began to dry herself off. When she finished, I handed her a pair of jeans, a Syacuse T-shirt, some socks and a pair of tennis shoes . As she put on the clothes I picked up the heavily armored cloth and walked around to the backside porch. I draped the clothes over one of the wooden beams that formed the porch . When I walked back inside the clothes fit perfectly fastening on her form. She was sitting on the bed, still shivering.

I sat down next to her and wrapped my arm around her body, sharing my body heat with her. "You ok?" I asked

"Yes, I am fine." she said, " Thank you Jacob."

"No problem," I said. I stood up and walked to the door. "I'm going to finish cleaning up. Can I get you anything?"

"No thank you. I'm fine." she mumbled.

"Ok then." I said, "Try to stay warm." She looked at me and nodded. I closed the door behind me.

Nightmare moon sat on the bed shivering slightly. "You like him don't you Nightmare?" Luna's voice saying through her thoughts.

"YOU ARE TO CALL ME MISTRESS!" Nightmare Moon yelled in her head, directing ice magic at the voice in her head. Luna screamed and became silent once more. Ignorant Princess... she sighed, shivering once more.