Hello! My name is Nighttime Wishes. I'm a Pegasus from Canterlot. At least, I think I'm from Canterlot... You see, I ran away from home back when I was a little filly. I... Don't quite remember why or when I ran away from home, but I'm sure it'll come to me eventually. Anyways, I've been in Canterlot ever since Princess Luna... Adopted me... You see, uh... I don't really remember much of my foalhood, but I do remember her taking me in after she found me crying outside Canterlot Castle... I don't really like thinking too much about it. Either way, I've lived with her and Aunt Celestia since then, and I'm glad they're a part of my life.
I've only recently explored outside of Canterlot, and I've settled down in a house in Ponyville, closer to work. Oh, that reminds me! I haven't told you about work! Although I'm only a Pegasus and the job might be more suited for a Unicorn, I work in sleep therapy. You know, helping other ponies out with their sleep problems, whether it be insomnia, something bothering them, a nightmare, or just simply not being able to get comfortable, I'm there to help. Whenever I'm not working, I usually just take a walk out in the park or, if it's night, lie down under the stars, counting as many as I can, and trying to name the different constellations. I... Guess Luna's had a bit of... Influence on me...
Anyways, apart from that, there's not much else to say about me. Well, apart from the fact that I may or may not have a... Crush on a certain stallion... B-but don't get any ideas! I... I don't even know if he knows who I am... I only first saw him a week ago, and I... I think he might have already stolen my heart. I've been trying to gain the courage to talk to him, but... It's harder than it sounds. I'm not even sure if he'll want a boring mare like me... B-but I have to at least talk to him... Right? He has to at least notice me... B-but even if he doesn't, I... I'm sure I'll be okay... It's not like I'm anything special or important... I could just go to my friend's house for comfort...
Oh, that's right! I forgot to tell you about my friends! I'm sure you know them already, though... They go on a bunch of adventures all around Equestria... I kind of worry about them at times. But whenever they go do their thing, I'm usually just... Sitting around at home, waiting for them to come back... Their adventures usually don't take any longer than a half hour anyways. I always hear about them when they leave, though. They seem to be referred to as the "Mane 6" or something. I... I guess it makes sense since there are 6 of them, but other than that, there's not much else going on with their group name... I mean, their manes don't even look all that cool. Well, except for, uh... P-Princess Twilight, of course...
Now, don't take that hesitation to heart or anything! It's just... I really like her mane... J-just because I style my mane like her and I want to get it dyed like her, it doesn't mean I'm obsessed over her! Well... Maybe a little obsessed... You see, uh... Ever since she became a princess and everything, I kind of... Got this idea that if she could be a princess... Maybe I could as well? I know it'll never happen, but it's nice to think about. W-well, actually, it... It's a bit more than that... You see, I kind of have a little... Crush on her. I know, I know... I already mentioned I had a crush on a certain stallion, but that doesn't really matter now.
I've had a... Little crush on Princ- er... Twilight for a while now, at least a couple of years now. Now that he's in the mix, it... It feels like my heart is fighting to choose sides. I-it's like I've got this huge battle in my mind or something. "Go live happily with Twilight. You've known her for years now." "No, tell him how you feel! You have to be honest with your feelings!" Those voices in my head just keep bickering back and forth... It kind of makes it hard to concentrate on work. Even with that, I still manage to get through the day, although I'm absolutely exhausted by the time I can get back home...
I don't really have a bed. Not that I can't afford one, though. It's because, well... I don't normally need to sleep. Luna taught me to respect the night, to admire it, to enjoy it. So I started staying up later and later so I could stay out in the night more and more. After a while, I... Kind of stopped feeling tired altogether. Since I stopped needing to sleep, I stopped buying stuff like beds for myself. It's nice to take a nap every now and then, but because of the lack of a bed, I usually either nap on my couch or a cloud or something... N-not too high-up, that is... Oh... Now I suppose you're going to ask about that, aren't you?
Well, I guess I can't hide it too much longer... I, uh... I have acrophobia... Y-yeah, imagine that... A Pegasus afraid of heights... I don't understand why I have this completely rational fear, I just... Do. I mean, I can fly up to Dash's house to hang out, but other than that, I... I can't deal with such high heights... I'm working hard to try to get over it, one step at a time. I used to get teased an made fun of for that as a little filly... That is, until Dash came along and told me not to worry about it... She told me I reminded her of one of her friends. Uh, Butterfly or something... I didn't really catch her name... I was kind of distracted by Dash's radiant awesomeness.
Don't get me wrong, I... I don't have a crush on her... Anymore... I-it was just a little Flight School crush. Everypony gets those from time to time... Right? E-either way, I... I still kind of... Like her... A-as a friend, I mean! I know Dash and I could never, you know... Get together... S-she's way too out of my league... I'm not sure if she even likes mares... Although, I have heard these rumors... But they're just rumors! They can't be real. They can't be real... I'm sorry, I... I have a bunch of stuff going on that I have to think about... I promise that I'll be back real soon, though! Pinkie promise!
Author's Note
Man, it's harder than I thought for a 1,000 word minimum... Anyways, I was thinking a bunch about this character I made up and doing a bunch of roleplays on Omegle, and I was thinking "Hey, I could write a fanfiction based off these!" Turns out it's trickier than it seems. Well, I'm not giving up one way or another, so I'm making this happen. If you like this so far, go ahead and give it a like. But, uh... If you want something changed or don't really like it, I invite you to express how you feel. I'm open for criticism. Also, if this entire thing, not just this chapter, gets at least 200 positive reviews, I might just make a Tumblr blog based off this. I hope this doesn't get too many bad reviews...
I took a sharp breath and looked down at the ground. Dash and I hung out a bit at her house and now... I'm trying to gain the courage to fly back to the ground. "Whaddaya waiting for?" Dash half-said, half-yelled from what feels like a mile away. "It's just a little drop! It won't hurt you!" She was right. It wouldn't hurt me, but I just couldn't shake off my fear... "I... I can't do it..." This caused Dash to facehoof herself. "Come on! There's nothing to be afraid of! How did you even get up there in the first place?" Truthfully, I had shut my eyes tight while I flew and only opened them when I felt I had crashed through a cloud-like substance, much to Dash's annoyance. After taking another deep breath, I extended my wings and started flapping, angling myself so that I started toward the ground. Of course, I had to shut my eyes tight. "What are you doing?! Open your eyes!" I couldn't tell where the voice was coming from, but I was sure it was from Dash. We had a sort of love-hate relationship. N-not the kind of "love" that you're probably thinking about, I mean... L-like, uh... We sometimes, uh... Get in fights and stuff, but we... We still hang out and stuff. Sometimes go out for a few drinks... B-but we don't try any "funny stuff" on each other! I... I don't like her that way... Well, anymore, at least.
"Wait, stop!" The voice started once more. It seemed more distressed this time, more worried. What could be the reasoning for it? "Open your eyes, Nighttime! You're getting too-" Dash's voice was interrupted by a slight pain going through my body, starting near my muzzle as I crashed head-first into the ground. This wasn't the first time this had happened, but it still hurt all the same. I winced and slowly opened my eyes to see a half-worried, half-annoyed Rainbow Dash in front of me. "Look, you're never going to get over this thing if you keep cowering about it." Dash said as I tried getting up... Again. "I mean, seriously! You're almost as bad, if not worse, than Fluttershy!" I sighed, nodding at this. I've always been compared to her ever since flight school. Maybe I really am just as timid and scared as her... "I know, Dash... It's just... So scary." I finally said after checking around to see if anypony else was watching and scowling at me.
Dash sighed and started trotting toward me. "Come on, let's get that cut healed... Again..." I started panicking. I had a cut?! But that meant... I quickly checked all over my face, looking for signs of a cut. After a couple of seconds, I felt a slight pain after checking my left cheek. That must be where the cut is... Slowly, I brought my hoof back within eyesight. It didn't feel too wet, but I had to make sure... I was visibly getting more and more panicked as my hoof got closer to my field of vision. I thoroughly inspected it. Well, as thorough as you can get, that is... It was difficult to tell if there really was any blood on my hoof due to the reddish color of it, but once I found a small pool of a darker reddish color, I started to feel a bit woozy. "O-oh... Would you look at that? I'm... Bleeding..." I said as I started to lose consciousness. Did I mention I had severe hemophobia? Well, I guess I did now... "Wait! Nighttime, you gotta get..." I could see Dash getting visibly worried as I drifted from consciousness. The last thing I remember is being lifted off the ground by a grumbling Rainbow Dash and being taken somewhere before I... You know.
Author's Note
So I finally got to work on Chapter 1. If it's not really what you wanted or expected, feel free to say so in the comments. I'm open to any and all criticism. To be honest, I really didn't see the similarities between Fluttershy and Nighttime Wishes until people started telling me about it. I guess I gotta work on being more unique and stuff... But I refuse to change anything about Nighttime Wishes. Any and all changes to Nighttime's personality, actions, and being, will all be considered Alternate Universes. I may or may not make another story based on one such AU, where Nighttime becomes a vampire... Willingly, of course. I use that version of Nighttime most often, anyways...
I woke up what feels like several hours later in my house. Turns out it was just one hour. "Seriously, Nighttime?" I nearly jumped from a brash voice coming from the table. Wincing a bit, I got up and turned my head to where the voice came from. Unsurprisingly, it came from Dash, who looked toward me with an annoyed expression. "Come on, you seriously faint from a little drip of blood?" She had always hassled me about my hemophobia since we were fillies... I just can't help it, though. It... Freaks me out. "Dash, you know I have hemophobia..." I said in an attempt to defend myself. "Well, get over it! A little blood won't kill you." Dash was nearly yelled that last sentence at me. "But it sure feels that way... I can't explain why I feel this way, like I-" Dash rolled her eyes at me, causing me to quickly shut my mouth. "Geez, you really ARE just as bad as Fluttershy... Look, I get that you're afraid, but you can't let it get to you. It's just a tiny bit of blood!" Dash paused for a moment, as if she was thinking about something. "We... Also have to work on heights." I widened my eyes at this. I know I really had to work on my acrophobia, but... My hemophobia AND my acrophobia at the same time? Well... Maybe not the same time, but still...
"D-Dash, I... I'm not so sure about that..." This caused Dash to leer at me. Uh-oh... I know that look... "Whaddaya mean you're not sure about it? You're a pegasus! You should be able to breeze through that stuff! Literally!" I started to cower a bit, backing away... Until I tripped backwards onto the couch. "I... I know I am, but..." I tried saying. "It... It's just so scary..." Dash groaned, scowling at me. "Come on! It'd be easier trying to get Fluttershy to fight a timberwolf than getting through to you."
There goes that comparison again... I've never met Flustershy before, at least, I think so, but from what I've heard, it seems like we're nearly identical... Maybe she was my... Sister? I looked away from Dash, trying to focus on the past. I... I don't remember much from before I was adopted by Princess Luna... Well, she took me in and cared for me like I was her own, but... I'm not sure if that really counts as being adopted... I shook my head, trying to remember more...
"Come on, Nighttime... We're going to be late." I heard a voice coming from my side. A soft, gentle voice. I smiled at this, giggling a bit. "Don't worry, sis! I won't be long." I said, struggling to do something. Today was the day of the Summer Sun Celebration. It was my first ever SSC, as I liked to call it. It was also the day where I...
It hurt to think more about it... By the time I had "woken up" from the memory, I was almost crying, causing Dash to look a bit worried. "N-Nighttime, are... Are you okay?" I didn't know how to answer that question. Yes, I was physically okay, apart from the bandage around my muzzle starting to itch, but emotionally? I wasn't sure... "I... I'm fine, I just need a bit of time to myself, please..." I answered. I wasn't sure if I needed to stay alone or if I needed her to help me, but... There's a lot going on at the moment... I'd rather be alone to process it all. Dash opened her mouth in an attempt to say something, but she eventually nodded, walking out the door. I hope I made the right choice...
Author's Note
By the way, no, that flashback is not in reference to Mare in the Moon. Just wanted to point that out. I wanted to add a flashback part in this chapter, and that's literally the first thing that came to mind. So, uh... I hope you enjoyed this. If I'm doing something you don't like or I'm doing something wrong, feel free to make it known so I can possibly correct it. Like I said many times before, I'm open to any and all criticism.
EDIT: Okay, maybe the flashback has a bit to do with Mare in the Moon. I haven't really decided yet.
