A Unicorn on Earth

How long had I left her up there for? My thoughts were racing as I ate dinner with my family. We talked about normal family things. Which of course is a lie. It usually ends up being a 'heated conversation' about many different things. I contributed slightly less than usual, playing it off as the fact I was hungry and tired and maybe not feeling too well. I said I'd probably be fine by morning, but I hatched a plan in my head. My brother was heading off to a college open day tomorrow and I would act like I was ill to get off school. When my parents went to work, I would begin talking to Rarity. She would undoubtedly have a lot of questions and I had a few as well.

My parents made me snap out of it by instructing me to clear the rest of the table. I obediently did as I was told, planning all the more of what I was going to do. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty good at acting.

My dad needed the computer, so that was off limits for about an hour. Perfect time to give Rarity an overview of where she was at least. I hurried upstairs, I wondered how agitated she'd be at more for leaving her for so long...

Upon lifting up the sheets, she crawling out instantly, blowing her mane out of her eyes and coughing a little, "Well, it's about time. Do you have any idea how long it's been?" She brushed herself off a little.

"Y-yeah, sorry about that... I usually don't spend so much time up here, I didn't want to arouse any suspicion..." I cast a quick glance down the corridor and listen out for my brother's obnoxiously loud music. It was as if he thought he was the only one in the house. After checking the corridor, I sit on the bed and Rarity does the same.

Now I had to sort out what I was going to say first off. Keeping my questions simple, I started off with the most stereotypical question I could muster. "Where exactly am I?" The girl smirked, quite obviously prepared for this one.

"You're on Earth. UK, England... That probably doesn't help too much..."

"You are right. I have never heard of those places in my life."  I sighed and clearing my throat, my eyes being drawn to the card stand-ups. "And why do you have those? I'm actually finding it quite unsettling..." I pointed and I saw that she began turning a bit red, scratching the back of her neck. "Heh... O-oh yeah... I-it's a weird thing... Um... I-I think I should explain to you tomorrow... Or just... Show you..."

Now what exactly did she mean by that? What could she possibly show me that would answer my questions? I could see that the girl was smiling sheepishly at me. I decided not to push further on the subject, the poor dear looked like she was about to get a nosebleed.

She bit her lip, "A-anything else you want to know?"

"Ah right, yes. I assume the next question relates to the one before, but how did you know my name darling?"

"Yeah, you're right, it does relate to the other question..." She wrung her hands, "I-it's sort of awkward to explain right now... I promise you though, you'll have some answers tomorrow..."

"If you say so dear..." Remembering my manners, my head snapped back up to her face, "Dear, dear, I've been so caught up in the recent goings on that I have forgotten one crucial thing. What's your name darling?"

"Ariana..." She looked over to me and smiled.

"Now darling, one thing has been bothering me. Your mane is messy beyond belief, you cannot expect me to sit idly by whilst it's all tangled like that."

"Y-yeah," She ran a hand through it, her hand go caught in a few of the knots which caused my brow to furrow. "Also, humans don't really refer to their hair as manes... Just sayin'..."

"Whatever darling, fetch me a hairbrush and I'll get to work on it."

"OW!" I grimaced as the brush pulled and worked it's way through the tangled mess.

"Now now, if you had taken better care of it, it wouldn't hurt so much."

"Y- Ow... Yeah..." I couldn't deny that she had a point. I tried my best to ignore the pain, but not to much avail, I could feel my eyes watering up but no tears came. Before I knew it, she had finished with my hair and soon returned the hairbrush to the side, "You really must look after your HAIR better," She ran a hoof through it, "It's very nice, but there's not much you can do with it if you don't take care of it."

"I get that a lot, usually from my mum."

Time passed, I valiantly tried to get Ariana to style her hair a little bit, but she refused. I sighed in defeat. Eventually her father yelled up to her that the 'computer' room was free. Or at least that's what I think he said. She shouted back down that she would go on in a bit if she felt up to it. She made a comment on that she wasn't feeling too well, which I could of course call her bluff on. "You're lying about the whole headache thing aren't you dear?"

"Yeeep..." She sighed, "But it's for a good reason. It's the whole façade that is going to get you your answers tomorrow."

"Fair enough darling."

Later on, I kept up the whole 'Being ill' act until about 9pm. I was worried I would start having withdrawal symptoms from being away from the computer for a long time, or any form of electronics for that matter. I drew the curtains and stepped into the bathroom to get changed, telling Rarity to stay put.

Upon my return, I found Rarity still sat patiently on the bed. She was looking around at the room's décor, but her attention snapped back to me as I entered. "Now, I'm guessing you're not content with sleeping underneath the bed."

"You are correct. It was far too dusty under there."

"Fair enough..." I pulled the bedsheets up and gestured for her to climb in. When she did, I got in as well, hoping the bed wouldn't be too cramped. Thankfully it wasn't. "If someone comes in, then just hide under the bedsheets. I'll try to hide you further."

"Right. Goodnight then."

"Night..." We soon settled down, my parents came up and soon gave me the usual goodnight, Rarity hiding underneath the covers as per my instructions. Soon I drifted off, I wasn't sure how long it took for Rarity to go to sleep though.