Red, White and Orange

Chapter 2: Home For Four

Smokeys eyes fluttered open slowly, his memory wiped clean from the previous night. He hopped out of the bed, slightly scared, not knowing where he was for a brief second. the last thing he remembers is his new father. His father! Where did he go? Smokey was worried he left him in a strangers house, not telling him why. But when he opened the door to walk into the hall, his eyes shot wide open. The beautiful scenery of marble, and jewels reeled an opened mouth smile from deep inside him, his heart racing. He has never seen anything so beautiful before! Once he was done enjoying the scenery, (for now) he wanted to find his new father. He took a look at all the doors, and figured that Shining, being royalty, had the biggest bedroom door. He walked to the large door, opening it slowly, and peeking in.

Sure enough, there was shining sleeping with his arms wrapped around cadence from behind, with a smile on his face, and some clothing littered around the room.

Smokey climbed up onto the bed, poking shinings back with his hoof, whispering, "Daddy, are you awake?"

Shining jolted, shocked by his hoof, and turning his head to see the smiling colt, with his mane all messy, knowing he just woke up. "Well, I am now," Shining said with a warm smile. His hoof went from around cadences waist to Smokeys mane, ruffling it, just to mess it up more.

"Hehe, stop it, daddy." he batted his mane back to its previous messiness. Looking at the mare in shinings arms, he reached over, and poked her with his hoof lightly. "Wake up, mommy."

Cadence yawned before opening her eyes, turning her head, and smiling. "Is this the colt you were talking about, Shining? because hes a cutie!" She reached her hoof back booping his nose, and turning her whole body to kiss his forehead.

He wiped the smooch off with the back of his hoof, blushing lightly. Thank you, miss Princess Cadence."

She looked at shining, then back to Smokey. "Just call me mom," She said, followed by a wink.

Smokey, climbed over Shinings body, falling in between the two, landing on his back. "Oof!" he exclaimed, before looking at the two, the smile still on his face. He acted so happy after what had happened the previous night.

"Well, shall we bet up, and stretch our hooves? I know you already did, Smokey," Cadence said, breaking the silence after a few seconds of them just smiling awkwardly at each other.

Shining lifted Smokey with his magic, setting him on the ground at the foot of the bed, peeling the blanket off of himself and Cadence, scooting back to give her room. "I will make breakfast. Smokey, what do you like?"

"Oo! I like oats, if you have any."

"Well, lucky for you, we do have oats!" Cadence said, looking at shining as if to say "You find them, and you feed them to him," as she rolled out of bed, flapping her wings, which were previously asleep, along with her hooves, stretching them as well, cat-style. "I'll be in the bathroom."

Shining walked Smokey through the palace to the kitchen in the living quarters of the castle. Shining pulled a chair out for Smokey.

Smokey struggled pulling himself on to the chair, falling to the ground landing on his hooves, and sighs after the first few attempts. "Daddy? Woah!"

Shining had already known what to do, lifting him up, with his magic. "I gotcha, buddy," he said, keeping his back to him, as he rummaged through the cupboards, looking for the oats for Smokey. Luckily, there was a small amount left, not too much, but not too little either. Just the right amount for a colt his age for a couple more meals. After, closing the cupboard, he multitasked with his horn, bringing the bowl out, placing them in front of Smokey, while at the same time, opening the box, and bag, pouring them into the bowl. "Alright, eat up."

Smokey smiled, diving his muzzle into the bowl, gobbling down on his breakfast.

"Woah there, speedy!" Shining laughed, sliding the bowl away from him carefully, afraid he would get bit in the process.

"Heh, sorry. I'm just really hungry!" He said. "And these were Midnights favorite..." was what he was saying in his head, but didn't want to say it out loud.

"Well... you already wolfed down most of it. Just try to finish the rest at a slower pace, so you don't get a tummy ache, okay?"

"Mhm, yeah, sure thing," Smokey pulled the bowl back, and surprisingly did what he was told, slowing down on his bites, and decreasing the size of bites he took.

"Good boy." Shining took the box in his teeth, opening the cupboard, placing it back in its spot.

Two Weeks Later...

"Well, I guess you're gonna have to have the rest of the oats. There's nothing left for breakfast," Shining said, as Smokey sat in his chair, waiting for breakfast. Once Shining poured the bowl, he took the box in his mouth and walked it to the trash can. He opened the lid, noticing he forgot to replace the bag. "huh... have to use a different one," he thought. Turning to trot upstairs, he saw smokey hop out of the chair, now following shining.

"I'm gonna come with you."

Shining nodded in approval, thinking Cadence should be done in the bathroom by now, continuing his walk. The nearest trash can he could think of was in the bathroom, across the hall. Once he arrived in there, he opened the can, freezing in his tracks, and dropping the box in front of the can, missing the opening, while his mouth remained agape. There was a pregnancy test on the top of all the other items in the garbage. He looked carefully, already nervous, he felt his heart rate increase rapidly, as fear froze his legs, breathing increasing in speed, his fast beating heart rise to his throat. His trance was soon broken by a small nudge at his hoof. "Wh-wha?" He shook his head woozily, looking down at Smokey, who is holding the box in his mouth for shining.

"You mished, shiry!" His speech was corrupted by the box in his mouth. what he meant to say was, in case you need help reading it, was "You missed, silly!"

The box was transferred from Smokeys mouth to shinings, and this time he made it into the can, covering the test, and quickly letting the lid down. "I uh... I need to have a talk with your mother for a few minutes, buddy. You can go back downstairs and finish your oats, before they get stale." Shining avoided eye contact with the colt, for a reason he didn't know why. Without another word, he trotted quickly to search for cadence, leaving smokey. Thoughts were racing in his head on his search for cadence. Was he even ready for this? How would Smokey feel, having a new foal brother or sister? Wait... was the test even positive? All he saw was the box, after all. There was a chance it turned out negative. Shinings heart lifted, calming down, finding her sitting in the bedroom, smiling at the wall strangely. "Cadence?"

Her ear twitched, and she blinked, turning her head to shining. "Hi, shining! come here, I want to talk if you would take the time?"

Shining gladly took a seat  across from her in the bed.

"Remember last night?"

"How could I forget?" shining wiggled his eyebrow, jokingly.

Cadence rolled her eyes, but her smile staying stretched across her face. "Oh, stop it. but anyway...," She nodded to her stomach.

Shining felt the same way he did when he saw the test. "That means..."

She nodded her head, quickly stepping out the chair, pulling him into a tight, close hug. "Smokeys brother or sister is on their way, honey."