Searching For A Sitter/ Collab with: Shamrock Clover

Snow gently blew through the cool winter air and the black sky shined with the beauty of the stars above, huge snow drifts covered the train tracks which provided very little problem for the speeding friendship express. The tiny train made it's way down the track blasting through the huge piles of snow while at the same time blaring it's loud whistle. The trains cabins were filled with ponies who were returning home from Canterlot where most of them had seen the Hearth's Warming Pageant in one of the cabins was a small family of five which consisted of three fillies a unicorn named Cinnamon Drop, an earth pony named Sweet Pea and a younger Pegasus pony named Poinsettia. Amongst the three fillies were their parents the father being an earth pony and the mother being a unicorn. Shamrock Clover let out a low yawn as he brushed his hoof through the single orange stripe that sat in center of his bright white mane he then sat up in his seat in hopes of locating his small family which really didn't take long at all. In the seat across from him was his beautiful wife Sunset Shimmer who was holding their youngest daughter Poinsettia in her hooves it filled Shamrock's heart with warmth as he watched both his wife and daughter sleep in peace. As Shamrock watched the two ponies sleep he started to hear a small sound which almost resembled the coo of a dove. Shamrock ears perked as he turned his head to the left of his wife where he saw his middle daughter Sweet Pea sleeping soundly with her head resting against her mothers flank. After locating his wife, Sweet Pea and Poinsettia the only question that needed answering was where is Cinnamon Drop? Just as he was finishing that last thought of his he felt a sudden tap on his shoulder. Shamrock turned and noticed the unicorn filly sitting beside him with her eyes looking directly into his. Shamrock gave the filly a small smile but not before rubbing his hoof through her red and white mane.

"What's on your mind kiddo?" Shamrock asked.

"Daddy, what are we doing for our Hearth's Warming eve?" Cinnamon Drop asked with concern in her eyes.

"I'm not sure what were doing yet." He replied.

"Why do you ask?" He asked the little unicorn.

"Well we don't even have a tree yet." Cinnamon Drop stated.Shamrock gave a small chuckle before wrapping his hoof around the filly and pulling her in close to him, he then gave a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Well tomorrow night your mother and I are going gift shopping, so how's about we get a tree before then that way you girls can decorate it while were gone." He suggested. Cinnamon Drops eyes lit up with excitement as she wrapped her tiny hooves around her father hugging him tightly and kissing him on the cheek.

"Really you mean it daddy?!" She cheered.

"Yea, you me and your sisters we'll go out and get a tree tomorrow afternoon." He added.

"Awww....daddy, squirt and pipsqueak do they half to come with us?" Cinnamon Drop whined.

"Hey! what have I told you about calling your sisters those names?!" Shamrock scolded.

"Uhh...to not too." Cinnamon Drop replied slowly rolling her eyes.

"That's my girl.....uh er....my eldest girl." Shamrock chuckled messing Cinnamon Drop's mane once more. The train quietly pulled up into the Ponyville train station and every pony who was on board began to pile out. Sunset Shimmer trotted through the trains door as she carried little Poinsettia on her back once she stepped off the platform Shamrock closely followed behind carrying  both Cinnamon Drop and Sweet Pea on his own back. Sunset Shimmer gazed at the falling snow that surrounded her.

"Oh, my It's just so beautiful isn't it?" She said turning her head towards Shamrock. Shamrock looked over at his wife and grabbed her by her hoof.

"Not nearly as beautiful as you." Shamrock said with a loving gaze.

"Oh Shamrock, that's so sweet." Sunset replied as her cheeks turned to a light shade of pink. Sunset leaned in to her loving husband hoping to give him a kiss on the lips but they were interrupted by the sounds of three little fillies yawning at the same time.

"Awe, that's so cute." Sunset whispered to Shamrock.

"Yea, we should get these girls home and into bed." Shamrock suggested. Sunset Shimmer nodded her head in agreement and the two began to make the long walk home. The two had walked for about 30 or 40 minuets before finally reaching their home which sat on the outskirts of Ponyville right next to the winsome woods. It was small two story wooden cabin that had a somewhat warm and cozy feel to it. The very moment they steeped into the doorway Sunset Shimmer let out another low yawn.

"Wow I'm just wore out." She said quietly.

"I'm going to put this one to bed and take a quick shower before bed." She added.

"Okay, you do that and I'll put these two to bed." Shamrock stated looking back at the sleeping earth pony and unicorn that rested on his back. In that moment a sudden thought came over him as he lovingly gazed up and down his wife's figure.

"Would you like me to join you in that shower?" He asked. A small blush appeared on Sunsets face before returning Shamrock's question with a small kiss on his lips.

"While that does sound fun and even though I would love to give you an early Hearth's Warming gift.....it's just I'm very tired and I really want to go to bed." Sunset explained as best as she could hoping that she hadn't hurt Shamrock's feelings. Shamrock gave a small chuckle before giving her a response.

"I agree it's been a long night." The stallion said as a smile stretched across his face. With that being said both ponies trotted upstairs only to go their separate ways. Shamrock mad his way into the twin's room but not wanting to take the risk of waking them up he attempted to walk through the room in the dark stepping over all kinds of toys that sat in front of him .

"Easy, easy does it now." Shamrock whispered to himself. Suddenly a loud squeal screech released itself from under his hoof making Shamrock's eyes grow to the size of dinner plates.

"Crap!" He muttered to himself looking back at the two fillies who surprisingly remained a sleep.

"Hmm....heavy sleepers." Shamrock said with a hushed tone. Finally reaching Cinnamon Drops bed Shamrock picked up the small unicorn and gently placed her down he then pulled her blanket over her and placed a small kiss on her forehead.

"Goodnight sweetie." He whispered.Next was Sweet Pea and Shamrock searched all around the room making sure that their was nothing else for him to step on and once he saw that the path was clear he made a b-line for her bed. Just like Cinnamon Drop earlier Shamrock picked up Sweet Pea and gently placed her into the small bed, wrapped her blanket around her and kissed her goodnight. Shamrock walked out of the room quietly closing the door behind him. Looking down the hallway Shamrock noticed a small blue glow coming from Poinsettia's room wondering where it could be coming from he decided to check it out where he was greeted by the warmest of sights. Their she was his wife the mare he had fallen in love with many years ago sitting in the corner of the room in a rocking chair and in her hooves was the little Pegasus who was slowly falling a sleep to her mother's singing. After witnessing such a beautiful thing Shamrock quietly backed away and gently closed the door.With Sunset Shimmer taking her shower and the girls tucked in Shamrock sat up in bed and continued to look over the girls lists of Hearth's Warming gifts while at the same time trying to think of something for his wife he would normally do this for a couple of hours before bed but he was cut short when Sunset trotted into the room.

"What are you looking at dear?" She asked climbing into the bed and sitting next to him.

"Just trying to figure the girls lists." Shamrock replied.

"By the way I saw you singing to Poinsettia earlier and....I...I had no idea that you had such a beautiful singing voice." He added placing a hoof over hers.Sunset blushed.

"Oh, y-you heard that? I mean it's nothing really my mother used to sing me the same thing when I was younger." She explained.

"I mean I know that poinsettia isn't a baby anymore but we still share a bond with each other....I don't know I guess that sounds kind of silly." She added.

"I don't think that sounds silly at all." Shamrock replied.

"It actually sounds pretty cute." He added making her cheeks turn to a darker shade of crimson.

"She's the only baby we have who isn't growing up too fast, well that and the fact that's she's just too adorable to ignore." He added.

"Well she gets that from you." Sunset giggled. Shamrock returned her giggle with a loving peck on the cheek and just before they went to bed that was when Shamrock decided to ask her about any gift Ideas that she might have.

"Hey honey, do you have any idea what you may want for Hearth's Warming this year?" Shamrock asked. Sunset placed a hoof under her chin and stared off into space before finally giving him an answer but sadly the answer she gave didn't really help him at all it only confused him more.

"You don't half to get me anything...please lets just focus on the girls right now." Sunset suggested before turning off her bedside light and pulling herself under the blankets.

"R-right the g-girls." Shamrock said turning off a lamp of his own. As both ponies snuggled into bed Shamrock placed his hoof around Sunset Shimmer and pulled her into a warm embrace Sunset let out a small chuckle before turning her head and capturing Shamrock's lips into her own. The two stayed like that for what seemed like hours before finally breaking the kiss. Shamrock sat their in the middle of the night trying to think of a gift for his loving wife when and idea popped into his head, the girls I'll ask the girls what they know maybe she told one of them. While the Shimmer/Clover family slept they were unaware that some pony else was having a similar problem buying a gift and little did they know that their paths would soon cross one another.