Smiling is fun!

"Ashley?" Her brother with his Twilightlicious T-shirt came out of the room, looking around for his younger sister.

Ashley started to panic, if her brother ever saw her with one of his favourite cartoon characters, he would freak and take away her new friend, on probation new friend away. She still couldn't trust that little filly. "Quick hide! So my brother won't see you!" She whispered to the young filly.

But Pinkamena ignored her and kept laughing, with a swoop, Ashley grabbed the palm-sized pony and placed her in her pocket, muffling her laughter. Ashley's brother, a young 21 year old, sauntered over to her and put a hand on her shoulder,"Hey buddy, you alright?"

Her brother hardly asked questions like that, the little girl nodded innocently, hand clamped over her pocket to muffle more of the filly's laughter. "Oh yes," Her brother getting to the reason why he probably came out for,"was there somebody here just now? I could have sworn I heard a little kid's laughter other than yours." His eyes darted from side to side, surveying the room for any signs of a little girl. Ashley began to perspire profusely as she heard Pinkamena begining to become hyperactive in her pocket, currently squirming around, her sing-song voice breaking the silence, "Heeeey Ashley! Whydya put me in here? It's really dark..." Ashley could hear the young filly's voice, silently praying that her brother wouldn't hear.

However, her brother did hear. He leaned forward and eyed her suspiciously,"Who was that?" Ashley bit her lip and tried to think a way out of this, finally an idea came to her,"Oh big brother, I was throwing my voice around! Really good, wasn't it? Well, I'm off to watch cartoons now!" Her voice shakily said as she went to turn on the television.

"Right... You'll be good, okay sport?" Her brother asked with a caring voice as he petted her head, Ashley, being much shorter than him, hugged his legs as she whispered,"Of course I will, Big brother."

Ashley's brother smiled as he retreated back to his room, she heaved a sigh of relief and she pulled the pink filly out of her pocket, whom was still chattering away, making gasping noises,"Ashley! it was so dark in there! And so hard to breathe too!" Pinkamena then started the seemingly endless string of questions,"Who was that? Is he your brother?"

Ashley slumped on the sofa with a soft 'thud', she kind of wished though that he would probe around more, or tickle her whenever he thought she was lying, but that was all in the past. Suddenly remembering a verse from the songs her brother usually sings, she began to sing softly,"He was my big brother, best friend forever. And now we'll never do anything, together..." As she sang, unbeknownst to her, a single tear rolled down her cheek.

Pinkamena realized what was happening and stopped her string of questions, miraculously, she managed to jump up onto the sofa, a feat unmanageable by most ponies and just snuggled next to the crying girl, the pink filly knew a party wasn't needed, just her company.