Daily life of an prince

The wind brushed through Crimson's light blue mane as he and Cadence walked down the steps of the castle entrance. Cadence hummed herself an little tune wile Crimson was enjoying the sun's warm rays as they fell on his dark blue coat. They walked towards the golden gate that separated the castle from the rest of Canterlot, the gate was as high as when two Celestia's would be standing on top of each other.

Alongside the gate were white stone walls that encircled the whole castle, next too the gates were four guards waiting, two unicorns at the gate entrance, and two pagasi guards were waiting in front of it with an carriage. The two young alicorns were approaching the carriage with puzzled looks, when they came close to it the two pagasi guards stood to attention and saluted the two alicorns.

"At ease gentlecolts." Cadence said with an smile which made the guards ease up a bit and lower their salute, Cadence was curious for who this carriage was for, "Please tell me, for who is this carriage meant for?" she asked tilting her head to the side with curiosity written over her face.

The pegasi that was standing next to the carriage door open'd it, "This carriage is meant for you Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Prince Crimson Night." the guard answered, "Princess Celestia asked us to escort you to school"

Crimson looked to Cadence with an boring look on his face, Cadance just giggled but nodded her head to him."Okay Crimsie, we'll walk."

Crimson perked up at this and faced the guard with the door still open."No thank you, we will walk." with that Crimson and Cadence walked around the carriage, Cadence walked to the guard at the door,"Thank you sir's, but we will take the tourist route through Canterlot, please inform my aunt that."

The guard saluted the Princess of Love, he closed the door and went to the front of the carriage, and hooked himself on it. And with that the carriage and the Pagasi took off.

Cadence walked back to Crimson who was sitting at the gate on his hunches, wings spread, basking in the sunlight with his eyes closed. Cadence got an mischievous grin on her face and silently crawled over the stone path to the unsuspecting Prince. When she was right behind him, she charged a bit of magic in her horn and sent an spark into Crimson's light blue tail making him yelp and jump into the air.

Cadence looked up and was laughing hard, because on top of the gate was an hanging light pole with an frightened Prince hanging from it, wile holding his tale in one hoof and was blowing air at the burned tip."Huff...huff...huff..." Crimson blowed at his tale, he looked to his laughing niece on the ground,"Ha-Ha Cadey, i will get you back for that one later..." Crimson huffed, he flapped his wings and glided to the ground and stopped next to his niece,"Ow cheer up Crimsie, it was only a joke!" Cadence said with an wide smile. Crimson just huffed and looked back at his burnt tale tip."Yeah, one that burnt my tale!" Crimson exclaimed with annoying on his face."I will get you back today Cadey, you can count on it!" Crimson said with an competitive grin, Cadence just wiggled her eyebrows up and down."We'll see about that now will we?" She said teasingly as she walked by, flicking her tail against his cutie mark.

Crimson just laughed at that and joined his niece in walking down the road into Canterlot leaving the castle behind them. When the two young alicorns walked down the road you could see that this was the more noble part of Canterlot, as there were ponies everywhere with clothing and chins held up high. Wile the passerby's gave an slight bow too the two, you could see that they were for mere politeness because they were royalty.

The big road was the main street of Canterlot with all kinds of shops, clothing and Jewell store's being among the most of them. Between every few store's were little cafe's or restaurants, with side roads going into the rest of Canterlot. Cadence, of course, can never get enough of all the store's on the main street. Crimson knew this, so he decided to walk into an side street taking him away from the main street and out of the noble part of the city. But he realized Cadence wasn't with him so he turned back around. Walking back to the road and looking for his niece he found her pushing her face onto the glass of an clothing store that was specialized in dresses of all kinds.

Crimson walked up to her and looked at what kind of dress she was looking at. "...A wedding dress...should have seen that one coming." Crimson poked her with his hoof to her side, Crimson sighed because his niece was not responding and was beginning to drool on the window in an very un-princess kind of way. Crimson worked his brain on how to get his nieces attention, when he got it, he walked up to Cadence her ear and whispered softly."Cadey... Shinning Armour is starring at you..."

At this the pink alicorn reacted, she jumped a little, drying her mouth with her hoof and began to frantically look around."W-WHERE?!" Cadence asked in an hurried tone, not seeing her crush she looked to her cousin with an evil glare. "Don't look mad at me, i needed to get your attention somehow." Crimson smiled and shrugged with his shoulders.

Cadence just sighed and looked to the ground, "I was lost in the store's again was i?"

"pretty much, yeah. An wedding dress store no less." Cadence blushed a little at this. "Come Cadey, we still have school for today." Crimson smiled and turned around walking off towards the street he planned to go trough, now with Cadence walking next to him.

The small side street was a lot quieter than the main street of Canterlot, but still there were some ponies walking around, talking or just chatting at the little cafe that was in the middle of the street. As the Prince and Princess were walking down the small street, the ponies gave an deep bow wishing the two an good day, which Crimson and Cadence returned with an little bow, bidding the ponies an good day as well. At the end of the road, there was an clearing with an foal playground and an library store next to it. The playground was buzzing with foals, Unicorn's, Pagasi and Earth ponies colts and filly's were playing about.

Some foals were playing on an big tube slide, some were climbing in the obstacle jungle made of wooden logs and climbing robes with an small bridge that connected it with the tube slide. There was also a big sand box where three unicorn's were building an sand castle. Crimson looked at the playing foals and smiled as he saw the foals playing freely, not giving a care in the world. "You miss the time we were like that, don't you?"

Crimson sighed happily, "Yes, yes i do Cadey."

Cadence walked up next to Crimson and hugged him with her left wing. "I liked how we would come here after school with an few friends just playing around as these foals are doing now." Cadence nodded at him."I know, i miss it as well sometimes." Crimson stood there, still smiling, when an little ball rolled against his right hoof. He looked down and saw that the ball was deflated and rough to the point were it surprised Crimson it could still roll.

An little dark blue coated Pagasi colt with an white mane and tail and without an cutie mark walked slyly to the Prince and trembled a bit. "I-i am truly sorry Prince Crimson Night, i-i didn't mean to let the ball hit you." the little colt said with an sad trembling voice. Crimson smiled reassuringly to the little colt and lowered himself on his belly so he could look the little colt in his green eyes."Hey, it is no problem little one. What is your name?" Crimson said with an smile to ease the foal a little. "F-Frost A-Ace..."the little colt answered. "Frost Ace, it is nice to meet you." Crimson said bowing an little, he looked to the little colts ball,"Your ball is very deflated tough, did i do that? If so, I'm truly sorry for that Frost Ace."

The little Pegasus colt didn't say anything, he just trembled and looked at the Prince and than to his ball and back with an sad look. Crimson was about to ask when the little colt began,"I-it isn't your fault Prince Crimson Night. My hoofball has been like this for a wile now..." the colt said with his head and ears drooped down. Crimson looked at him with an sad smile, he looked to Cadence who had an sad smile on her face as well. Crimson looked at the ball and worked his magic. The colt looked up because of the sudden blue light that surrounded the ball, he looked at the little ball as it inflated itself and the rough patches on the surface began to look as good as new.

The little colt watched with amazement as, the ball as good as new, was floated down to his hooves. He looked at it with an giant smile and kicked the ball up with his blue hoof balancing it on top of his head and white mane. Crimson was surprised by this,"Wow... that came out of nowhere, you got talent little guy!" Crimson said with an smile on his face. Cadence just cooed softly at the Pegasi colt, not able anymore to hold the amount of cuteness it held. Crimson stood up and looked at the little colt with an smile,"Well looks like you can play with your little friends again huh? I think they will be waiting for you Frost."

The little colt let his ball fall to the ground and looked sadly away,"I don't have any friends... I live at the orphanage around the corner." Crimson looked shocked and saddened at the colt,"But don't you have any friends there? Surely you are not the only orphan right?" Crimson asked with worry in his voice. Cadence had water in her eyes at imagining what the colt might say. "Actually... i'm the last orphan there, the others are all gone to other orphanage's outside Canterlot or are already adopted."The colt said sadly sinking to the ground. Crimson looked to Cadence,"Cadey? How much time do we have before our lessons start?"

"uuhhmm." Cadence looked to the library, which had an large brown wooden clock hanging from the roof of it."Our first lessons starts in about...25 minutes. Why?" Cadence asked her smiling cousin with an quizzical look. Crimson simply walked over to the still laying colt and nuzzled him a little. At this the colt looked up with watery eyes and an confusing look. "How about we play a little game of hoofball Frost?  Are you in Cadence?" Cadence softly shook her head with an smile."No thank you. I don't like hoofball that much, i get my flank kicked every time i play." Cadence went to an nearby park bench and laid down on it closing her eyes, enjoying the little bit of sun bathing and sound of the surrounding.

"Well looks like it will be just us two Frost. How about it?" Crimson said with an competitive smile. The colt jumped to his hooves, flying a little with his tiny wings, an smile on his face matching the one of Crimson. "I'm always in for an game of hoofball!" The colt said happily, flaying an hoof in the air. Crimson was happy to see that Frost had passion for hoofball.

Crimson walked to the end of the grassy field that was next to the playground and watched as Frost trotted with his tiny hooves in the opposite of him wile kicking his ball. "I well be the keeper, let's see if you can get past me!" Crimson used his magic to make two small dirt pillars to act as an goal, he went between them and smiled at the colt. "Well? Let's see with you got in you!" Crimson encouraged the colt.

The colt just stood there with an hoof on his ball and eyes closed, taking steady breaths of air. Crimson watched what colt was doing confused a bit at what the colt was doing. But in an instant the colt charged with his ball over the grassy field with the ball at his hooves, coming at Crimson with an fast amount of speed, Frost kicked the ball up, jumped and flapped his blue wings. In the middle of his little flying he kicked the ball hard with his right hoof, Sending the ball very fast towards Crimson who was quite afraid of the ball that was heading straight for his face!

Crimson ducked for his live, the ball went straight in the goal hitting the tree behind it nocking some leafs down and bouncing towards Crimson's hoof. Frost jumped up put his left hoof up in the air, "YEAH! one to zero for team AWESOME!" Frost cheered for his team. Crimson stood up looking at the colt and then to the ball, then to the tree where the ball hit. "....There is actually an small dent in the tree..." Crimson said quietly to himself. "wow..."

"HEY, come on Prince Crimson Night! we don't have the whole day!" Frost yelled back from across the grass field impatiently. Crimson shook his head, he looked at the ball and picked it up with his magic, he saw that an patch on the ball was already beginning to let go of the ball. "I wonder how this ball survived so much... Those kicks could catch even Celestia off guard."

Crimson looked to the impatiently waiting Frost, "You know Frost, those kicks are pretty strong of yours. You even made an dent in the tree behind me!" Crimson said stepping to the side so that Frost could see the light dent in the tree. Frost walked up to Crimson and looked at the tree. "D-did i do that?"

"Well unless there was an dent already there in the form of your ball... which i highly doubt, you problaby did." Crimson said smiling at the colt. "I've never seen an powerful kick from somepony of your age!"

Frost blushed slightly at the compliment,"T-Thank you Prince Crimson Night."

"You can call me Crimson, Frost. During free time outside of the castle you can call me without the royal part." Crimson said with an smile which Frost returned. "Okay! Uhm.. Crimson." Frost said happily.

"You know Frost, you really got quite some talent with your ball. Where did you learn to be so good?" Crimson asked, truly interested how an little colt could kick an ball as hard as most professional hoofball players. "Well.. once i was playing outside of the orphanage, when an professional hoofball player came walking by. The player saw me playing with the ball and said i was pretty good at it and showed me with some tricks how you can kick really good and with precision. She taught me for 30 minutes before she had to leave again. But before she left, she gave me some tips on how to get even better at it. She said to me that i should train every day for 1 hour, just kicking the ball hard at the wall with an circle painted on it and try to hit it in the circle every time. If i feel that i am becoming better, i just make the circle smaller!" Frost explained fast and with pride.

Crimson listened with an smile on his face, "You know Frost, you are lucky that an professional came by and had spare time to teach you. Do you remember who it was?" Frost looked at Crimson and ponder for a little putting his hoof on his chin in thought. "Uhmm... i believe that her name was..."

"Wait Frost..." Frost looked up at Crimson with an puzzled look. "Huh?"

"You said, her.."

"Yeah, it was a mare who taught me. She was an Pagasi with an white mane with an red streak trough it, the same for her tail, with an orange coat. Why?" Frost asked.

"Because you met The Breeze... She is one of the best in whole Equestria! Not to mention, almost the only mare! And you just met her on the daily street! That is an feat even i haven't accomplished yet." Crimson said with glee as Frost looked up with pride.

Crimson wanted to go on but an sound interrupted him. Ting Ting Ting. Crimson looked up at the big clock above the library and saw that the time was 8:15, he had about 15 minutes before the school would start classes. "Frost, i'm sorry but it's now time that i must leave, for i must go to school. I will look if i can see you after i'm done with school okay?" Frost looked down with an saddened look. "Oh okay.."

Crimson got on his belly and nuzzled the colt softly, "Hey, don't be so sad. You got amazing hoofball talent, besides if you train even more for today, you can show me it in the afternoon again okay?" Crimson said with an smile. Frost looked up with an big smile as well, eyes burning with passion for his sport and to show it. "I will train hard Prince Crimson!" Frost said pumping his hoof in the air.

Crimson stood up, "That is what i like to hear. Well Frost i must go, i will see you this afternoon okay?" Crimson said sticking his hoof out towards Frost. Frost looked up at Crimson who simply nodded, Frost smiled again and bumped his hoof with that from Crimson. "Stay frosty Frost."

"....Really?"

"Sorry, couldn't help myself" Crimson said grinning. "Anyhoof, i will see you this afternoon Frost!" Crimson said turning around and walking down the grassy field back to the bench where Cadence was snoring lightly.

"D'awww, she looks so cute when she sleeps. It would be a shame if somepony would wake her up..." Crimson put his magic into his horn and summoned an big bucked filled with ice cubes and just unloaded it on his sleeping niece.

"That's for my burned tail tip..."