Caring for the Sickly

            After a snack and some comforting I decided it would be best to show her the rest of my home. As I looked around I realized that all of the window curtains where closed. I think I should start by showing the outside world. I didn't need to originally, candles have been lit to give the area a warm feeling. As I used telekinesis to pull the curtains away from eachother, a slight screech from the friction of the poll and rings was heard. Light began to pour into the room and the candles flickered. To her suprise of the new enviroment, she jumped off of her chair and hopped onto the couch. She tried to leap on top of it but she was only short by a foot due to her size.

She did try, I will give her that. She also seems to be either the adventurous or knowledgable type. With some focus I gently lifted the filly on top of the couch and while doing so she gasped happily. Her face was pressed squarely against the glass. I guess the sight is amazing to her. Outside of my home there is a large, sharply cut lawn with a white fountain in the middle surrounded by blossoming red flowers. Quartz paths hug the curves of neatly trimmed bushes as they extend out in reach, in lower and higher elevations. "If you think that is amazing let's go see my work place, yes?" She tilted her head sligtly and gave me her attention. She hopped off the couch and trotted to me. On my side I could feel her trying to climb onto my back. "Here you go." I kneeled to the floor, she had just enough height and strength to climb aboard. I believe she is trying to get a better grip on my neck, she is squirming all over the place. It tickles! " Are you ready to go little one?" She replied with hugging my neck for balance and resting her head, face first into my doctor's coat. Her horn may be small, but I can definitely feel it. I slowly got up and adjusted to the change of weight on my body. "To my office!" I closed all the curtains before leaving the room and re-lit all of the candles.

            Before us was a steel door and a white table lower than me, which had the the width of a soccer ball. I placed my hoof at the top and formed a red circle. A speaker above sounded "Access granted." The steel door sank into the ground, unfolding an entrance to an elevator.  "Going down." I said softly to the filly. My eyes wandered and looked over my shoulder, only to find her cowering. I don't believe she is used to the feel of this kind of gravity, a fear of falling maybe? I felt her grip tighten and she began to shake. "It's ok, the doctor is here." I raised my hoof and moved my arm backwards, I moved my hoof in a rubbing motion on her cheek to mimic nuzzling.

           "Hhmm...." She wimpered. As we finally reached our destination, a small bell sounded and the door slid open. I slowly entered the room and gently placed her on the floor.

            I sat down and said "Lights on!" In an instant, red light projections of keyboards,mouses,screens, and even a Jelly fish aquarium appeared. Now that the room was well lit, she was open to explore. First thing that caught her attention where the computer screens. Quickly, she trotted over and used a stack of papers as a stool to hop onto my seat. At first she tapped a few keys and quickly and withdrew her hoof. She mashed the keys and gave a puzzled look, as sounds where made when she touched them. She decided to put both hooves down on the pullout table and push down. The table should be able to withstand her pressure. Atleast I thought so. While organizing some books I heard a violent snapping sound and the swerving of my wheeled chair. I quickly turned around and saw the little filly on the floor crying. Darnit, I knew I forgot to replace something on the list! "Wahhhh, wahhh, wahhh." She cried softly.

          "I am here now, you are safe in my hooves." I swiflty picked her up with my fore legs and began craddle her just enough to calm her down. She tried to wipe the tears from her eyes, but her tears only stained her coat. Wait a moment. Are her tears red? Her eyes where crystal clear and tears red like blood, backwards compared to every pony else. "There there I'll clean you up." I carried her to the bathroom and had her sit down in the tub. I began to fill it with warm water and clean her face with a damp washcloth.  "Look at me please." She slowly turned her head towards me, I place my left hoof on her mane and use my right hoof to wipe her tears away. "It's ok." I stated soothingly "I'm right here." As I carefully wipe her tears away she pushes against my hoof with her head. This seems to comfort her. I began to fill the tub with water, it filled to about her chest's height and I stopped it from filling any further. "Time for you to take a bath after a long day!"

           "Hehehe." She squealed.  I took a small plastic bucket that was similar to the one I used as a filly and filled it halfway with water. Before I drenched her mane she looked up at me, closed her eyes and waited. "Here comes the rain." I began to slowly pour the water above her head. She enjoyed the water so much she did the same thing she did at the dinner table earlier, and that was to do the "Feed me please" look. She is so cute, truly like none of my other patients. I reach for the shampoo and pour some into her rustled mane. I began to scrub her mane, enough for it to make bubbles. She began to move around the tub trying to pop the bubbles.

          "Alright come here you!" I carefully pulled her towards me with my magic forcing her to sit down. Like a flash of lightning she got up, turned to the side and doggy paddled around the tub, splashing water every where. "Hey, your getting my mane wet!" I replied playfully. The water connected and fragmented as it traveled inbetween the tile, appearing like glass snakes sneaking up on their prey. "That's enough horseplay." I began to pull her by her tail slowly with my magic. "You aren't going anywhere!" I said with laughter.

          "Hehehe!!!" She giggled.

           I grabbed more shampoo and applied some to her tail. She looked at her tail as if it was cotton candy and showed an open mouthed smile! While she was hypnotized with her tail's new look, I refilled the bucket with water and washed away the shampoo from her mane. I repeated the step once more to make sure that she was free of shampoo. I then proceeded to washing her tail. "May you sit for me please?"

I said kindly. She replied with a violent splash, even more water escaped the bath tub."Don't hurt yourself little filly, sometimes you don't need to overdue it." I reached over and grabbed a comb to help the shampoo fade into the water, after a few strokes I said "Time to get you dry!" I gently pick her drenched body up like a wet towel from her belly to give her support while I carry her out of the tub. I place her onto a towel and suddenly, she shakes her body around like a puppy and causes a drizzle. "Oh no you don't!" With the nearest towel I began to dry her off. Upper body first. I was giving her a soft noogie as I used the towel like a rag and dried her mane. With a few more sections to go I decided to make things interesting. I placed a blowdryer beside me and began to dry her coat with the other side of the towel. While doing so she gave a small grin and looked at me with her large spectrum brown eyes. For a few brief moments I forgot what I was doing.

           I returned to drying her coat, and then her tail. "Almost done!" I plugged in the blowdryer and said "Here comes the storm!" The level of air flow was small and warm, just enough to cause her to start rolling around. The motion was the same as "stop,drop, and roll", but she was just being playful. I than focused the steady stream of air to her belly as she looked up at me upside down, ears folded, eyes wide, and hooves covering some of her face.  Oh my she is so adorable, so adorable infact I wish I could just hug her to pieces! After a few minutes of air drying, I decided it would be best for her to either go to sleep or have a snack. I think I could go for a snack, caring like this is a workout let me tell you! "Alright, want to eat something, maybe like an apple?

She inhales excitedly.

              "I'll take that as a yes, hop on my back little one." Without hesitation she did. We arrived to the kitchen only to find out that there are no apples left, I sighed and she wimpered. "Ah ha I have a solution, a nice glass of warm milk!" I opened the fridge and withdrew some milk, opened the cabinets and pulled out chocolate powder,cups,and a small cloth. I poured the milk into a small glass and added a teaspoon of coco powder, stirred it and placed it into the microwave. It was set to one minute of heating. As it warmed up it spun round and round again, causing the filly's eyes to go side to side. Ha she is entertained, I can tell.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!

            "Done." I withdrew the hot cup with my magic and blew softly to cool it down a notch. I turned my neck to the left and waited to see if she likes it. She took little sips that made loud slurping sounds. She let out a soft exhale when she was done drinking. She didn't drink much, but she will be fine. Small droplets of milk began to form around her muzzle, I quickly wiped it off with the extra cloth. "Ready for sleepy time?" I said in a soothing tone.

            "Hmph!" She said in a muffled tone.

            "Now now, it's getting late, off we go!" After walking a few stairs we have finally arrived in my room. My bed was red and white patterned with plain wooden polls holding up the small roofing above, beside it was a much smaller bed that I had prepared for her ahead of time. Just incase I needed to watch over her. "Here you are, this is where you will sleep." I said softly. As I began to place her into her bed she held out both arms in an attempt to hang onto me. When she finally laid down I pulled the soft covers over her small body. She wimpered and began to get teary eyed. Oh how much this breaks my heart to see this..."Don't worry, tommorow we can see more things, eat apples, and drink some juice." She finally began to relax and close her eyes. "Night night"  I lowered my muzzle and gave her a small kiss on the forehead. Her body collapsed as she finally went to sleep.

         "Now I too can rest." I crawled under my covers, turned the fan on and went to sleep. In just minutes I heard crying from the young filly. I climbed out of bed and went to check on her. The moment I got close, she began to wail and tear up.

         "Wahhhhhhhhhh, wahhhhhhh!" She screeched.

          I reached into the covers and picked her up. I began to gently craddle her in my arms while speaking words of calm. "Hush now little one, doctor is here to make it all better." I said soothingly. To my suprise she woke up with entirely open eyes and stared at me. After some time she began to calm down. It seems as if she doesn't feel safe in this new environment without me, that's no problem. My bed is big enough for 2. I brought over her small pillow for her to rest her head on, while I climbed into bed. I also wiped her face clean off her tears, but something I didn't try before was to see what kind of tears she cries. For a brief moment I licked the fluid with my tongue. Iron, I taste iron. This only means one thing,she cries blood, like I do. Poor thing, it's a very painful experience with all honesty. "You may lay here with me." She moved towards me and gave me a little hug. "I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you, I promise." I said quietly. I've never felt this way about a filly before... Did Mrs.Redheart know I would react like this? If so she is a very wise mare. She began to yawn, but that didn't signal the end of our conversation.

          She let out a small yawn and quietly spoke these three words.

          "I wuv you...."

          "I love you too darling." We laid in eachother's warm embrace and enjoyed eachother's company. After so many years of lonelyness i forgot the definition of lonelyness itself. I believe I have found my purpose in life.

          "Thank you" I said softly. I shedded a tear droplet that traveled slowly down my neck.

Home sweet home....