'Don't cry over me.'

Those last words, her dying wish, bounced across the walls, and filled Melodia's head.

She couldn't get up, she just couldn't.

With a sigh Melodia adjusted herself for the umpteenth time in bed, but still wasn't comfortable

Frustrated, she decided that it would do worse to keep laying there wallowing in her sadness and even though it would be hard to get up it still would be better.

After getting up, taking a shower, and getting dressed, she trotted down the hall and started down the steps when a realization hit her. Her mother always got food for the two of them, and paid the bills. Melodia has no job, only the money that her mother left behind (which is surprisingly a lot for a mare to only work one day a week) and both of their belongings, which meant that Melodia would have to move into civilization.

It hurt to think that she would have to move away from home. Her mother and father had built together just for the three of them to live together out here. Sure, nopony would want to be in the barren wastelands that are Equestria's borders but it's home to Melodia. She was raised far away from anyone but her mom and dad. How was she supposed to fit in? Did she even have time to study modern Equestria?! Did she even have a book on that?! Melodia suddenly got dizzy as the world faded into black.

It was a beautiful sunny day in Ponyville. Fillies and colts laughing and playing. Couples walked together, basking in the rays of the golden sunlight. The grass and the trees were a healthy green and the flowers spread their petals white open and reached toward the sun, showing off their vibrant colors.

Melodia walked along the path, taking turns without thinking as if she had been along the path thousands of times.

It was beautiful. Plain and simple usually wasn't her thing, but the unfamiliar town felt familiar, it felt like home. Almost like she had grown up there her whole life instead of the old cottage that was falling apart but still seemed to stay together enough to house two mares.

Suddenly she felt a hoof shake her shoulder. Melodia turned, but nopony was there. The space was empty but she could hear something or someone….

"Ma'am….. Ma'am……. Ma'am…… Ma'am……."

"Um…. Excuse me?….. Ma'am… Ma'am….." A soft, feminine, voice called out.

The mare tried to wake her up, but her attempts failed. Her voice was too quiet to wake the sleeping pony.

Suddenly, the mare shot up, causing the one standing above her to jump away and squeak in fright. Now awake, the white mare rubbed her eyes and stood up. She groaned, muttering "What happened?" to herself.

The pastel colored mare had a strong Melodious voice, like she was meant to be a singer with a wide range and strong voice. Her flank bared no cutie mark… every pony should have a cutiemark at her age though. Fluttershy was extremely confused. Not only did she have no cutie mark, but she came from Equestria's border, nopony lived there! The conditions were to extreme for a pony to survive! Especially when you're alone!

Maybe that's why the mare passed out as soon as she got on the train. She probably couldn't handle it out there and got on the train to get medical attention. The pony probably needs somewhere to stay too! Fluttershy has to help the mare, she can't just go walk around town or be alone in the condition she's in!

As the mare was starting to leave with her bags, Fluttershy called out to her.

"Wait!"

The mare went stiff.

"Um…. I…." Fluttershy stammered.

The mare turned slowly towards the buttercream pegasus. Fluttershy noticed more of her features. The different colors of her wings, forelock, the braid in her mane, her tail, her green apple sharp eyes that are only slightly darker than her friend, Applejack. Her eyes held fear and sadness that looked like she was born with that look engraved in her eyes.

"Y-y-yes?" She answered.

"Where are you going?"

"P-pony-v-ville."

"Do you… um…. Have… a…. Place to stay?" Fluttershy asked, the mare bringing her own nervousness back.

Melodia was surprised at this question. Was this mare, who has never seen her before and she hasn't met before, asking her if she wanted to stay at her house?! No, it couldn't be! Besides, they don't even know the slightest about each other.

Except maybe that her talent has something to do with animals. Melodia thought, noticing the three blue-bodied pink-winged butterflies that were in the shape of a triangle.

"Um… excuse me?" The buttercream pegasus blushed, noticing Melodia's eyes were on her flank.

God, she's cute when she blushes. Thought Melodia.

"Oh…. Um… sorry…." Melodia said as what the mare said registered through her brain.

"Um… do you need a place to stay?"

"Actually, yeah….. Heh. Why?" Melodia asked, hoping to god the mare would ask her to stay with her.

"Um… if you need a place to stay, you could maybe stay with me?" Fluttershy said, visibly shrinking along with her voice until her last few words were just a couple of squeaks.

Melodia didn't need the mare to say it again she already knew what she said.
"Sure!" She exclaimed, her wings extending halfway quickly and pushing her up a couple times causing her to flitter slightly in the air.

"Um… ok. What's… um…. You're…. Um….. name?"

Melodia settled down. "I'm Melodia!"

"Oh wow! What a wonderful name!" Fluttershy exclaimed, Melodia's enthusiasm becoming contagious. "Mine's Fluttershy!"

A perfect name for a perfect mare. Melodia sighed inwardly, staring at the excited face of Fluttershy.

The two mares sat down and chatted until the rolling hills and clear blue sky was replaced with flatter land and houses with roofs covered in hay, the window sills on the bottom floors painted a light pink. The trim and window sills on the top floors a light brown, and the base was a light beige-tan color.

The mares gathered their stuff, (Most of which was Melodia's, who blushed when Fluttershy pointed it out.) and they were out of the train by the time the conductor called "All aboard the Friendship Express!" for the ponies waiting on the platform for their trains.

They soon got to Fluttershy's cottage, where they got settled and their sleeping arrangements worked out. Melodia was to take the spare bedroom until she had a stable job and enough money to get her own house.

As soon as they were done getting everything unpacked and put in it's place, there was a knock on the front door. Fluttershy's friends had arrived to get together after the mare's long trip. With the fact that Melodia had never met ponies before, or has been away from home, this was sure to be an interesting night

Author's Note

I wasn't happy with the beginning of the chapter so I changed it a bit, and I guess it works out? I don't know. You need to tell me, I need advice!!