Enjoy The Silence

  The small town of Ponyville was quiet. A white blanket of snow covered most of the houses and trails. Everypony slept warm and snug in their homes as the snow continued to fall. Meanwhile, Mouse stood on the front porch of the cabin with a mug of coffee in his hand. He took another sip and licked his lips to get every drop of his hazelnut deliciousness. Mouse heard the cabin door open from behind him. He turned to see Rainbow Dash, smiling as she held her blanket tightly around her body.

"Where'd you get that?" She asked.

  Mouse glanced down at his coffee, then back to Rainbow Dash. He let out a sigh and walked inside placing his mug on the table near the door. He poured Rainbow Dash her own cup of coffee and handed it to her. She let out a sigh as she took a sip. Her mane was disheveled and messy, and her eyes were scrunched as they adjusted to the sunlight. Mouse had been living with her for two years, and he hated seeing Rainbow like this, he didn't care if it was only morning. Mouse went into the bathroom and got her brush, and like a robot, he began to brush her mane.

"Mouse, what're you doing?" Rainbow asked.

  He didn't reply, he only continued to brush. With each stroke of the brush, Mouse ran his fingers through her soft silky mane to see if he'd gotten every single knot out. Rainbow Dash continued to sip on her coffee as Mouse brushed her mane. Rainbow placed her cup down on the table as Mouse finished. He placed the brush down on the table and grabbed his coffee. He pulled a chair near Rainbow and sat down.

  Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Mouse placed his cup down to stand up but Rainbow Dash was already up and at the door. She looked at Mouse with a face that said, "You've done enough, now sit down." Mouse slowly lowered himself back into his seat and continued with his coffee. Rainbow opened the door to find Fluttershy shivering slightly on the porch.

"Fluttershy? Come in it must be freezing!" Rainbow said as she opened the door.

  At the sound of Fluttershy's name, Mouse zipped into the bedroom and came back out with a blanket in his arms. Fluttershy smiled at Mouse's quick concern and allowed him to wrap the blanket around her.

"Thank you Mouse, but I'm fine really." Fluttershy said.

  The sound of Fluttershy's soft and calm voice always soothed Mouse. He'd never head such an angelic voice in his life, other than his mother's. Fluttershy laid down on the couch with Rainbow Dash next to her. Mouse tossed a log into the fireplace and lit a match and threw it in with the log.

"My, I've never been given so much kindness before, thank you both." Fluttershy sighed.

"Nah, just repaying all the favors you've given us." Rainbow replied. "Anyways, what're you doing here?"

"Oh nothing, just visiting." Fluttershy answered, "But I do have one request actually."

"What is it?" Rainbow asked.

"Pinke asked me for her help in baking some pies, and I don't want to leave Angel all alone. I was just coming to ask if you two could look after him for me while I'm gone?"

"Sure Flutters, I'm sure Mouse'll take good care of him." Rainbow heard Mouse turn in his chair.

"I-I mean we." Rainbow corrected herself with a sheepish grin.

"Oh thank you both so much." Fluttershy said. "Well, I guess I'll be going then, I'll be back with Angel as soon as I can."

"Nah, take your time, there's no rush here." Rainbow replied.

  Fluttershy waved goodbye as she closed the door behind her. Rainbow turned to see Mouse pulling his jacket sleeve over his arm. He zipped up his jacket and walked towards the door.

"Be back soon..." Rainbow said softly.

  Mouse's hand froze on the door knob. He slowly turned and looked into Rainbow's deep violet eyes. They both stood there, staring at each other for a few moments before Rainbow Dash broke the silence.

"I-I mean to w-watch Angel, y'know I'm not good with animals." Rainbow stammered.

  Mouse nodded slowly before straightening up and opening the door. He rushed outside, closing the door behind him. Rainbow Dash heard his footsteps getting farther from the cabin. Her face burned with embarrassment but her heart throbbed against her chest. She shook her head and sat down in Mouse's chair.

He's got this strange.. vibe to him. I feel so, calm whenever he's around. But at the same time, I feel weird... Why though? Rainbow thought to herself.

  Rainbow looked over at Mouse's cup and saw that was half empty. She stared at it for a minute before taking a quick sip out of it before trotting over to the couch.

  With his hood pulled fully over his face, you'd think Mouse would looked like something from Assassin's Creed, only a bit over-dramatized. He sat on a bench near a mailbox. His arms laid lazily on his sides as he sat there staring at the ground, daydreaming about a lot of stuff. All of a sudden, Mouse felt something warm on his head. He felt around and felt something soft, and was wearing some sort of clothing, and it was also giggling the more he felt around.

"Hi Mouse!" Ditzy cheered as she fluttered to his side.

  Mouse smiled brightly and pulled his hood off of his head. They both threw each other's arms around each other in a tight hug. Ditzy Doo was one of Mouse's favorite ponies. She was weird, crazy, but also misunderstood by most ponies for the simple fact that her eyes were a bit crazy. But Mouse didn't judge people for looks, in fact, he never really judged people at all.

"Hee-hee, your hands feel so weird when you're moving them all around my body." Ditzy said with a blush.

  Mouse had a blush of his own as the warmth of Ditzy's body ran through his hands. Ditzy giggled more and reached inside her bag and pulled out an envelope and put on Mouse's lap. She gave him another hug and flared her wings out to take off.

"Bye-bye!" She shouted before shooting off into the sky.

  Confused, Mouse looked down at the envelope in his lap. He picked it up and saw that it was from Roseluck. Roseluck was another friend of Mouse's. He opened the letter and saw that it was an invitation to a celebration. As much as Mouse wanted to go, he still had a bunny and a mare to look after. He flipped the paper over and scribbled something down quickly and put in the envelope before sealing it. He put it in the drop box and ran back to the cabin.