Life Lessons

I started to wake up, the dark void of my closed eyes greeting me.  I felt something next to me.  Moving my hand along its side, I felt the soft coat on my fingers.  As I laid there, the object trembled a little.  Remembering the events from the previous day, I thought of Fluttershy. Why is she shaking?  Is she cold?.

I opened my eyes, the morning sunlight shining through a small window on my left.  I looked down at the yellow mare that was laying against me, her body shaking very slightly.  Hearing a faint sniffling sound and feeling a slight dampness on my shoulder, I quickly realized that she was crying.  "Fluttershy, what's wrong?"  My tone was as gentle and caring as I could make it.

She sniffled a bit while she wiped her eyes.  Looking up at me, she forced a small smile.  "Oh, good morning Chris.  I didn't know you were awake."  For whatever reason, she was trying very hard not to show me her true emotions.

"Fluttershy, why were you just crying?  Whatever it is, I will help you."  After I said this, the tears began to well up in her eyes again.

"You got hurt because you protected me from that Timberwolf.  I'm the one that should have been hurt, not you.  I'm so sorry!"  The tears were now flowing down her cheeks and onto my shoulder.  I can't believe how guilty she’s feeling.  I guess she was too focused on trying to fix me up, that she never thought of what could have happened to me or herself. I'm sure waking up and seeing me like this has finally put things into perspective.

I placed my left hand on her cheek, wiping away some tears with my thumb, her eyes looked into mine.  After she calmed down a little, I spoke up, "Fluttershy, you and I both know that thing would have seriously injured you or worse.  When I came to stop it, I never once thought of my well being, only yours.  If something were to happen to you, or any of the others, I wouldn't know what do with myself.  You all mean so much to me and if I had to give my life for any of you I would do it in a heartbeat."  The thought of such a thing played over in my mind.

Fluttershy shot forward at me, holding me in a tight embrace as we both laid there.  Since my right arm was injured, I could only hold her with my left.  "Thank you for saving my life Chris."  Her words were a bit muffled because her head was buried in my shoulder.

For some time we just laid there, enjoying each others company.  After a while though, Fluttershy got up.  "Umm..I think it's time we get your wounds cleaned and replace the bandages, if that's ok with you."  Her timid nature is just so adorable, it caused me to smile.

"That sounds like a good idea, the stuff I have on now isn't looking too good."  I said as I looked down at my chest.  The gauze was still wrapped securely around my body, but it looked a bit dirty and you could see the blood it had absorbed.  She helped me up and I managed to get out of the bed.  The pain wasn't nearly as bad as last night, but it was still bad enough to make it difficult to move.

We took it very slowly down the stairs, I made sure my balance was good after every step so I wouldn't end up falling down.  Once we made it to the bottom of the stairs, she led me across the living room to a door in the back right corner.  She opened the door and we entered into what looked to be her bathroom.  There was a tub in the middle of the room against the back wall.  A sink and mirror was to my right, and a cabinet of what I would assume to be bathroom supplies on the left.

"Here, let me get the water started."  She said while flying over to the tub.  While I was waiting for it to fill up, I decided to ask Fluttershy something.

"Hey Fluttershy,"  she turned to looked at me with her lovely cyan eyes, "You called that thing that attacked you a Timberwolf right?  What is that exactly?"

She thought about the wooden predator for a second, "I'm honestly not too sure, all I know is that they’re vicious creatures who live in the Everfree forest.  Nopony knows where they came from, not even princess Celestia herself.  The only thing she did know was that they were created by a powerful magic a long time ago."

"So what were you doing in the Everfree forest if you knew it was so dangerous?"  Knowing how afraid she could be sometimes, it didn't seem like her to just walk into such a place.

"Um well, some of the baby chicks I have in the pen out back got out and ran into the forest.  I didn't want to go in there, but I had to bring them back safe.  I searched everywhere for them but they were nowhere to be seen.  Not long after that the Timberwolf jumped out of the bushes.  Ohh I sure hope the chicks are alright."  She looked back to the tub and saw that it was almost full, quickly she walked over and shut the water off.  "The water's nice and warm," she said after dipping her hoof in the water, "I'll go grab some supplies while you get in."  I nodded as she walked out the door and closed it behind her.

Now that I had some privacy, I began to unbutton my pants.  Pulling them off along with my socks and boxers.  Standing next to the tub, I dipped my finger in the water, it felt warm and soothing.  I stepped in and lowered myself into the relaxing water.  Because of my size though, most of my upper body stuck out of the water.

After a few seconds, I heard a knock on the door.  "Come in!"  I called.

Fluttershy opened the door and peeked in to make sure I was in the tub before entering fully.  She approached the side of the bathtub holding a washcloth and roll of gauze in her mouth.  She put them down and began to remove the gauze that was wrapped around me.  The process was pretty slow, as she was making sure to not reopen the wound.   After the whole thing was off, I looked to my chest.

The claw mark was a very dark red, the blood hardened over the openings.  Some dried blood was smeared across my chest, the whole sight was pretty gruesome.  Fluttershy reached down and picked up the washcloth, getting it wet with the bathwater she started gently wiping the gashes.  I winced a little at the pain, though it was not nearly as bad as before.

"Sorry, I can stop if it hurts too much."  She said, a look of concern in her eyes.

"No it's fine, I just wasn't expecting it.  It's not that bad really."  I tried to reassure her and it seemed to work as she became more relaxed.

We didn't say much after that, though Fluttershy did start to hum a little song.  Once she had finished cleaning my wound, I washed myself off a bit.  Fluttershy had a variety of different nature scented shampoos and conditioners.  I picked one I liked and rubbed it into my hair, the scent smelling like flowers.

Fluttershy looked away as I got out.  She handed the towel to my general direction and I dried myself off.  Grabbing my clothes, I put them back on.  I still wasn't wearing a shirt because the one I was wearing before got ripped up.  I tapped Fluttershy on the shoulder and she turned around.  Once I was in her sights, her gaze immediately went to my exposed upper body.  She just stared at me for a while, probably trying to take in all my features.  Not liking the extra attention, I spoke up, "So, how long do you think this will take to heal?"

This seemed to snap her back to reality.   "Um...I-I would say a few days, I have a potion I got from my friend Zecora that can help you heal faster."  She opened the first aid kit and pulled out a small glass bottle with a blue substance in it.

She handed me the bottle and I took it, although I trusted Fluttershy, this potion looked a bit suspicious.  "So...do I just drink this?"  She nodded and motioned for me to go ahead.  I was a bit hesitant to consume the unknown liquid, but if it really does have healing capabilities, then it would be really useful.  I removed the cork that was sealing the bottle, and slowly brought the opening to my lips.  Tilting my head back, I downed the whole thing in one gulp.  It was a bit thicker than water, but was tasteless.

I felt a small surge flow through my body, I looked at my chest and saw that the deep gashes that were previously there had been reduced to smaller cuts.  "Wow that stuff really works!"  The almost instant healing effect of the potion was unbelievable, something that humans could only wish they had.

"Now you should be healed in a few days, though I think we should wrap you up again just to be safe...if that's ok with you that is?"  Fluttershy said while sheepishly pointing to the roll of gauze.

"Yeah I think that would be a good idea.  Even though it's not that bad now, I don't want it to get worse."  I looked back at my chest, the scratch was pretty small now, but It could still reopen and get infected.

She picked up the roll and unraveled it.  I held the end to my body and she flew around me, the whole process went quicker than last time now that I was able to help.  She taped off the end when she was done, the gauze was wrapped securely around my body.

Next I looked to my right hand, it was still wrapped up and I could not move it very well.  Fluttershy helped get it off and threw the used gauze out.  My hand was pretty swollen.  The area around my knuckles was bruised and had changed a very nasty shade of blue and yellow.  I couldn't move it much, the pain was just too much for me to handle.  "Well that doesn't look good."  I said pointing out the obvious.

"Oh my, that looks painful."  She said as her worry began to return.

"It's not that bad, it hurts, but I can manage just fine."  I tried to reassure her, I didn't want her feeling guilty for my injuries.

This seemed to do the trick as her worry look began to fade, “Well..ok, we should probably wrap it back up though."  She then wrapped my hand with new gauze.  “There!  You’re all done.”  She said a with a smile.

“Thank you Fluttershy, I-”  as I was about to continue, my stomach began to growl.

Fluttershy giggled a bit, “hehe, sounds like you’re hungry.  Let’s go to the kitchen and I’ll get breakfast started.” I nodded and she drained the bath.  We both walked out of the bathroom and across the living room.  Right past the base of the stairs was another door.  We walked in and I found myself in a kitchen.  It was a pretty basic kitchen, the walls were yellow and green, there was a table in the middle of the room and countertops, a sink, a stove, and a fridge all lined the walls.

“You can have a seat while I make the food, if you want.”  She said as she opened the fridge and grabbed some ingredients.

I looked at the table, it was the same height as the others I have encountered.  Taking a seat on the floor, I waited while watching as Fluttershy started cooking.  The smell of eggs and hashbrowns soon filled my nose.  My stomach growled at the wonderful scent.

Not too long after, Fluttershy turned the stove off and placed both our plates on the table, “this looks amazing Fluttershy, and I bet it tastes even better!”  I said while taking a bite.  “Mmm!  This is delicious!”  The flavor just exploded in my mouth, my taste buds in complete bliss.

"Oh, thank you!  I'm so glad you like it!"  A very satisfied smile on her face.

We ate the rest of the meal in silence, each bite as delicious as the last.  Once we finished, Fluttershy took both plates to the sink and washed them off, I offered to help but she said that I should relax and that she didn't mind doing it.

I was about to ask her what we would do next when there was a sudden knock on the front door.  Looking to Fluttershy, She had a very puzzled look.  "I wasn't expecting company, I wonder who that could be?"  She said as she made her way out of the kitchen, as curious as she was, I got up and followed.

She opened the top half of the front door, it was the first time I had ever seen a door like it.  A head shot into the house and I found it belonged to Rainbow Dash.  "Hey Fluttershy, you wanna come see my new tricks?"  She said in her tomboyish voice.  Her glance went from the yellow mare to me, "oh hey Chris what are you..."  She stopped, her mouth open as she looked at my bandages, "whoa!  What happened to you?"

I was about to say something, but Fluttershy spoke up, "I was out in the Everfree forest and a Timberwolf attacked me, I thought I was done for, that is, until Chris came to protect me."  She looked at me with a grateful smile.

Rainbow seemed to love the whole thing as she did a small backflip while still managing to hover in the doorway, "that's so awesome!" She seems to get a lot of thrill from action.  Flying over to me she gave me a slug in the right shoulder, "only been in Equestria a week and you're already getting in fights.  In my eyes, you just became 20% cooler!"  I rubbed my shoulder, though she didn't hit me that hard, it was still a bit sore from yesterday.

Rainbow then flew out of the cottage and hovered right outside the door, "so Waddaya say Fluttershy, wanna come see my new tricks?"

"Oh I would love to, but unfortunately I can't.  You see, I have to feed all my little animal friends breakfast."  Fluttershy said, her expression a bit sad due to the fact she could not support her friend.  As if on cue, a small white rabbit came hopping up to Fluttershy.  The rabbit tapped her multiple times on her leg and then crossed his arms while tapping its foot on the ground.  The little critter looked very annoyed, I don't think I've ever seen a rabbit make that kind of face.   "Ok Angel, I'll go get you your carrot."  Fluttershy said, smiling at the anxious bunny.

I turned my attention back to the cyan pegasus hovering just outside the door, “I could go watch your tricks if you want.”  I said.  Rainbow was the last friend on my list of ponies to hang out with and this would be a great way for us to spend time with each other.

“Sure!  Come on you’re gonna love them!”  She replied, waving for me to follow as she started to float away from the door.

Not wanting to just disappear and worry her, I quickly went into the kitchen and told Fluttershy I was leaving.  We thanked each other and shared a small hug before I made my way outside.  Rainbow was still pretty close to the house.

“Come on slow poke, I don’t got all day!”  She called while continuing to slowly hover away from the cottage in the direction of Ponyville.

“Sorry!” I yelled in response as I broke into a jog to catch up with her.  I waited till I was right next to her to start a conversation, “so where are we going exactly?”

"To Ponyville park, its usually where I practice new tricks."  She said while matching her hovering speed to my walking pace.

We walked for a bit, the park wasn't that far.  It was about half way between Fluttershy's cottage and Twilight's library.  It looked exactly how I expected it to, a fairly open area with the occasional tree here and there.  There were a few bushes and flower beds about and a white bench on the edge of a patch of dirt that looked to be the parks center.  Dirt paths branched off from the center and into town.

Rainbow led me to a small hill not too far from the parks center, a tree on the hill provided some shade.  We stopped at the top and she turned to me, "ok, are you ready for the most amazing, most awesomest tricks you’ve ever seen!"  She said,  Her expression a mixture of excitement and confidence.

"Sure, you go ahead.  I'm gonna get a front row seat."  I said while taking a seat in the shade.  By the time I looked up, Rainbow was already flipping and diving high up in the sky.  She was moving so fast, my eyes had a hard time following her.

I sat there for what felt like an hour, just watching the cyan pegasus fly around.  One interesting thing I noticed was that at really high speeds, she leaves behind a rainbow streak in the air (how fitting).

The grass felt so comfortable that its softness began to make me a little drowsy.  My eyes started feeling heavy, each second making it harder to stay awake.  Right as I was about to doze off, Rainbow came flying in and landed in front of me.  Her presence startled me and caused me to wake up.

"So whaddaya think?  Wasn't that awesome!"  She said, not even a hint of exhaustion in her voice.

"That was pretty neat, I don't think I've ever seen anything fly as fast as you can."

"Thanks, I just wish the Wonderbolts knew that.  If they did, they would totally let me in."  I wasn't quite sure what she was talking about, but it obviously made her frustrated.

"I heard Rarity mention the Wonderbolts before, who are they?"

This seemed to shock her, "you don't know who the Wonderbolts are?" She was in complete disbelief.

"Well, I have only been in Equestria for a week."  She seemed to ignore my rebuttal.

"The Wonderbolts are only the best fliers in all of Equestria.  I dream that one day they will let me join.  I know I'm good enough, they just haven't noticed it yet."  Her passion for the group was clearly heard in her words.

“With the talent you have with flying, I’m sure you'll get in.  You just have to be patient.”  I said trying to comfort her.

It seemed to work as she sprung up into the air and hovered a few feet above me, “Yeah, they’re going to notice me for sure!  I’m way too awesome for them not to.”  I shook my head, not only did her spirits return, her ego did too.

We talked for a few more minutes.  Eventually, Rainbow said she needed to be somewhere and I waved goodbye as she took off towards Sweet Apple Acres.  Once she was out of sight, I looked in the direction of Twilight’s.  (I should probably get home, I’m pretty tired and I’m sure Twilight is back and wondering where I’m at).

I began the walk to the library.  I got a few odd looks from the local ponies, though I would assume it was because I wasn’t wearing a shirt and was wrapped in gauze.  Twilight’s house wasn’t that far from the park so I got there fairly quickly, the walk only taking about three minutes.  I opened the front door and stepped in, Twilight was pacing in the living room with a worried look.  It was only after I closed the door behind me that she finally noticed me.

“Chris!”  She ran up to me, a smile on her face, “I came home and couldn’t find you anywhere, Spike said that he hadn’t seen you either and I started to get worried-” she froze once she saw the bandages wrapped around my chest and right hand.  “W-what happened?  Are you ok?”  Her worry instantly returned.

I kneeled down so that I was about her height.  Leaning forward, I pulled her into a hug, “I’m fine Twilight, really.”  After reassuring her, she wrapped her forehooves around me and held me tightly.

The hug lasted a while but she finally broke it, "what happened?"  She said in a gentle, but concerned tone.

I gave a nervous chuckle as I remembered the events of yesterday, "well, I went to Rarity's and spent the morning with her.  After that, I went to Fluttershy's but she wasn't there when I knocked.  I heard a scream coming from the Everfree forest so I went in to investigate.-"

"You went into the Everfree forest?  By yourself!?"  Twilight interrupted.

"I didn't know it was dangerous at the time."  I said, trying to continue with my story, "anyways, I walked around for some time before I finally found Fluttershy, who was cowering from a Timberwolf that was about to attack."  Twilight gasped, and I continued, "right as it jumped at her, I came in and charged it.  We fought for while and it managed to scratch me pretty good on the chest.  After I knocked it out, Fluttershy saw I was injured and rushed me to her cottage.  She patched me up and let me sleep there since there was no way I was going to get home at the time."  Twilight was shocked, her face was priceless.

"You fought a Timberwolf and saved Fluttershy?  That was so brave of you."  She gave me a small smile, but she was still concerned.  "So what happened today, you've been gone all morning?"

I told her about my morning with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.  She always seems to be interested in anything I say.  As I finished, I let out a yawn.  I was still pretty tired and the rest would be good for healing.  "I think I'm gonna go take a nap."

Twilight nodded and I went to walk upstairs.  Before I could get far I heard Twilight call my name,  "um...Chris?"  I turned to face her, she was looking at the floor and nervously swiping at the ground with her hoof, "c-could I maybe...join you?  The trip back from Canterlot was pretty exhausting."  She looked up at me, seeming pretty embarrassed.

Her request caught me off guard.  (Even though she has her own bed, she wants to sleep with me?  I did enjoy sleeping next to Fluttershy last night, so I guess I wouldn't mind.)  "Sure" I said, motioning for her to follow.  She smiled and we both walked upstairs to my room.

Looking around my room, I felt a sense of comfort.   Not really thinking, I began to undress, stopping immediately once I remembered the purple unicorn behind me.  She had been watching me, I turned to her feeling a bit embarrassed, "sorry, force of habit.  I normally don't wear clothes to bed."

Twilight blushed a bit, "no it's ok, I wouldn't want you to be uncomfortable."

I nodded and carefully removed my jeans, Twilight watching intently.  Her blush deepened once I was just in my boxers.  "Alright, ready?"  I said.  Twilight just nodded, her cheeks were still pretty red.

We both walked over to the bed and I got in first, pulling back the blanket and laying down on the right side.  Twilight followed suite and laid on the left side.  I pulled the blanket over us and Twilight moved over till she was up against me.  She nuzzled her face into my shoulder and draped one foreleg over my stomach.  I returned her cuddle by wrapping my left arm around her.

We just laid there for a while, the warmth of our bodies very soothing.  Feeling so comfortable, it didn't take long for me to fall asleep.

I felt something next to me move, opening my eyes I saw Twilight just beginning to wake up as well.  She groggily opened her eyes, she looked pretty adorable.  “Hey there sleepyhead.”  I said as I started to stretch.  Twilight slowly sat up, she was unsteady due to her just waking up.

“Hi Chris, did you sleep well?”  She mumbled.

I sat up and got out of bed, “yeah, I feel much better now.  Though you look like you could sleep a little longer.”  I said looking at the groggy mare.

“No I’m fine.  Sometimes it just takes me a second to get up.  Are you hungry?”  She managed to recompose herself, her normal look returning.  Thinking about it, I was pretty hungry.  I looked out the window and saw that it was sometime in the evening.

“Sure, what did you have in mind?”  I said turning my attention back to her.

“Well, I was thinking we could go grab something from Sugarcube Corner.”  She hopped out of bed, her tired look completely gone.

“That sounds great, I’ll meet you downstairs in a little bit.  I need to get dressed.”

Twilight nodded and exited the bedroom.  I closed the door behind her and went over to my dresser.  Pulling out new boxers, jeans, and a grey shirt with very thin horizontal stripes, I got dressed.  I grabbed a new pair of socks and put them on as well, walking to the door and heading down to Twilight.

She was waiting by the front door.  A smile spread across her face as she noticed me walk down the stairs, “All ready to go?”  She said.  I nodded and we both left the library.  The walk to Sugarcube Corner was pretty uneventful.  Twilight and I just talked a bit and I got a few waves from local ponies.

It took about 15 minutes for the edible looking building to come into view, the sight of it making my stomach growl.  We walked up to the front door.  Twilight’s horn began to glow as the door opened with her magic.  She motioned for me to enter, not wanting to protest, I stepped inside.

Looking around, I saw many familiar faces.  “Surprise!” They all yelled at once.  I jumped in shock, definitely not expecting it.  Standing in the main room of Sugarcube Corner was Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Mr. and Mrs. Cake, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and the princesses themselves.

I was just about to speak when a pink figure shot in front of my face, the direction coming from above me.  Giving my eyes a second to adjust to the close range, I quickly came to the realization that the figure was none other than Pinkie Pie.  “Hiya Chris, did you like your surprise?”  She said.   Another thing I noticed about her was that she was upside down.  Looking up I saw that she was standing on my head and looking down at me.  How I hadn’t felt her weight on my head, I have no idea.

“Hehe, I sure did Pinkie, now...do you mind getting off me?”  I chuckled, the rest of the group joined in as well.  Pinkie hopped off my head and landed next to me.  “Not to be rude, but why exactly did you throw this party?”  I asked.

Pinkie looked up at my with a big smile, “today marks your first week in Equestria, so I knew I totally had to throw you a ‘happy first week in Equestria party’!”  Her need to throw a party for every little occasion made me laugh.

“Well thank you, this is great.” I replied.  Walking towards everyone, they all greeted me.  The sight of all the friends I have made since coming here was amazing.  I don’t think I ever had this many people back home who were this close to each other.

While I was away in my thoughts, Princess Luna came running up to me, her sister following at a much more normal pace.  Luna practically jumped at me, the impact knocking me back to reality.  Barely managing to maintain my balance, I looked down at the princess of the night who was holding my stomach in a tight embrace.  Kneeling down, I wrapped my arms around her.  “Oh how I have missed you dear friend.”  She said, her excitement very obvious.

“I’ve missed you too Luna, but it has only been three days since we last saw each other.”

She looked up at my a small frown on her face, “yes, and believe me when I say those were the three longest days of my life.”  Her words really put the meaning of our friendship into prospective.  I knew that she valued me as a friend, but not this much.

We hugged for a bit longer, it broke around the time that Princess Celestia walked up next to us.  "Hello Chris, it's so nice to see you again."  She said in her motherly tone.

Standing up, I greeted the white alicorn.  "It's great to see you too Princess Celestia, how are you doing?"

"I'm just fine thank you, how about you?  How has your first week in Equestria treated you?"

"It's been great!  Everyone’s been so nice and for the most part, things are pretty peaceful.  Back on my world, there is lots of crime, war, death, poor leadership, and terrible people.  Most of the good things that happen there are overshadowed by all the bad, which makes it seem even worse."  My description of earth caused her to frown.  But as I continued, she began to brighten up again.  "Coming to Equestria is probably one of the greatest things to ever happen to me.  It's amazing here and the friends I've made are some the best I’ve ever had.”  Taking another look around at all my friends, I watched them all as the enjoyed the party.

A little lost in thought, Celestia spoke up and I snapped back to our conversation, “I heard about how you saved your friend from a Timberwolf in the Everfree forest.  That was very noble of you.”

A little blush appeared on my cheeks from her compliment.  Everyone seems to think it was a major act of bravery, but I just didn’t want Fluttershy to get hurt.  “Thanks, but I just couldn’t let that thing hurt Fluttershy.  If any of my friends got hurt, I don’t think I could handle it.  I am by no means a fighter, I’ve never wanted to hurt anyone.  But when that Timberwolf attacked her, I just kinda rushed in without thinking.”

Celestia gave me a kind smile, “never the less, putting yourself in harms way for the protection of others is the most noble cause there is.”  Her words honored me, I felt so touched that I leaned in for a hug.  She met me halfway and we embraced, though it only lasted a little bit, it felt nice.

“Thank you princess Celestia that means a lot.”  I said as we broke the hug.

“No, thank you Chris.  I too would not want to see any harm come to my subjects.  I’m so glad you were there to help.”  She responded, her smile never leaving.  As we stood there, my stomach suddenly growled.  Celestia giggled and pointed me to the snack table that had been set up for the party.  I thanked her and made my way over to it.

There was a big assortment of food, looking at the long table I saw a plate of cupcakes, some apple fritters that I’m assuming Applejack brought, a bowl of chips, a plate of mini sandwiches, and a small bowl of different flowers.  Everything looked great except for the flowers, grabbing a plate I started to pick out what I wanted.  I grabbed one of the apple fritters, a sandwich, and some chips.

While I was getting food, Applejack came up next to me, “howdy Chris, like’n the party so far?”

Turning to face the orange mare, I smiled, “I love it, this has got to be one of the best parties I’ve have ever been to.”

“Yup Pinkie sure is good at throw’n parties” she said,  We both looked at our pink friend who was now dancing around and having the time of her life.  We both laughed at the sight and Applejack turned to look at me again, “if ya’ll get thirsty, I brought some our delicious Sweet Apple Acres cider.”  She pointed to a large barrel that was sitting at the end of the snack table.  “Just help yourself.”  I thanked her and she nodded before walking back to the other party goers.

Grabbing a glass, I poured myself some cider from the spigot that was in the side of the barrel.  All the tables that were here before had been removed to provide space for the party, so I took a seat on the floor against the wall.  Setting down my glass of cider, I got to work on my food.  The sandwich was great, having some lettuce, tomato, and cheese on it.  I finished my chips and moved on to the apple fritter, it was delicious.  I took a sip of the cider that was next to me, as soon as it made contact with my mouth, I tasted its sweetness.  It was very smooth and the apple flavor was just perfect.  loving the taste, I downed the rest of the glass.  feeling satisfied with the meal, I got up and put my dishes away.

The rest of the night was amazing.  I talked with all my friends and we played some games.  Pinkie put up ‘pin the tail on the pony’ and she went first, somehow managing to switch her tail with the game one.  (Don’t even ask, I have absolutely no idea how she did it.)  The party went on for a few hours.  As it got to be night time, we watched as Luna raised the moon.  Her horn glowed with her dark blue aura and the night sky was created in a matter of seconds.

Not too long after, the party ended.  Everyone said their farewells and began to head home.  Luna and I shared one last hug as her and Celestia said goodbye.  Feeling tired, I thanked Pinkie for the great party and Twilight and I left for home.

It didn’t take long for us to make it back to the library.  Stepping inside we both made our way upstairs.  I walked into my room and was about to close the door when I noticed Twilight was following me.  “Did you need something?” I said.  She seemed a bit nervous, looking at her, I could tell what she wanted.  “Of course you can Twilight, you don’t have to be nervous, I don’t mind.”  She smiled as I turned and got undressed.  She closed the door and we both walked over to the bed.

laying the same way we did earlier, she snuggled up to me and I wrapped my left arm around her.  As we drifted off to sleep, she nuzzled her head on my shoulder, “I’m so glad you came to Equestria.  Good night Chris…”  She mumbled as we both fell asleep.