Life amidst the others

I arrived in Ponyville and saw a school house. It had many decorations surrounding it. On the exterior, it was a red school house with hearts painted above all the windows along the swirl-like painted walls. On the top, there was a wind vane that looked like an arrow from cupid's crossbow and under it was a school bell. The entire place seemed to be covered in hearts. Nobody was inside, mostly because it was a weekend, but I would be surprised if there wasn't any staff. I opened the not-so-surprisingly unlocked door and entered the building. A pony with a pink and white mane with violet coated fur approached me from her desk.

"Well hello there sweetie, what are you doing here all alone?" She said with a bright grin on her face.

"I came to get an education," I replied.

"Well aren't you the little smart one. Where are your parents?" She asked.

I didn't know the answer to her question; I didn't even know how I came into existence. All I know is that I feel like I should be getting an education rather than doing nothing all day, even if it did bore me to death.

"I don't have any," I said looking at the ground.

"Oh, you poor thing!" She grabbed me and squeezed me tightly.

"Of course I can teach you, but you have to get along with the rest of the class, and you also have to be under supervision when not at school," She said.

"Oh, I already have supervision, Lyra and I..." I said but being interrupted by her hoof being put on my mouth.

"Lyra may be a good pony, but she isn't a very good mother-like figure," She replied.

I could feel sweat running down my silky fur as she pressed on. I didn't think that I needed supervision that much but I couldn't deny her request since she has more authority than me.

"I will go to the Ponyville adoption center tomorrow morning, until then you will be under my supervision, also, I don't believe I've gotten your name, my name is Ms. Cheerilee," She continued.

"My name is Blue Flare," I responded.

We had a long enduring conversation about personal things, however the vast majority made me fall clueless. I tried to end the conversation.

"Well, I'm going back to..." I was interrupted once more.

"I told you, until I contact the Ponyville adoption center, you're not going anywhere without my supervision," She said blocking my path.

Cheerilee walked back over to her desk and she looked like she was grading and filing papers. I grabbed a small tennis ball and sat in the corner and began to throw it against the wall, it wasn't like I had anything better to do anyways. After about 15 minutes, my arm got tired and I stopped to ask an embarrassing question.

"When do we go home?" I asked Ms. Cheerilee.

"I work for another 2 hours," She said assuming that I don't understand how to keep time.

I sat down at one of the desks, and felt the temptation to want to lay my head on it. I didn't want to be rude to my 'supervisor', however when you're in a classroom and you're limited to what you can do at a time like this, I almost felt like lying my head down was a necessity. I slowly laid my head down, however Ms. Cheerilee seemed to take notice.

"Sweetie, please keep your head up," She said.

Now I truly had nothing to do. After two long hours of resting my muzzle over my hooves on the desk, Ms. Cheerilee got out of her desk and beckoned to me.

"Come on, it's time to show you were you're going to be staying for now," She said walking over towards the door.

I got up and proceeded to walk behind her. We got out onto the streets of Ponyville and walked for several minutes. We arrived at her house and it appeared to be as heart-decorated as the school was. Ms. Cheerilee unlocked the door and we walked inside.

"This is where you'll be sleeping," She said pointing to a guest room.

I walked into the guest room; it had just as much on the exterior of the house as the interior. It was definitely 'full of love'. I walked over to my bed, but then she interrupted me.

"Are you hungry?" She asked.

Then I realized something, when was the last time I ever ate or slept? Surprisingly, I wasn't hungry at all, but I did feel tired.

"No, but thanks for the offer," I replied as I began to position myself onto the bed.

The bed actually felt pretty comfortable, it had a presence of indescribable coziness. I could feel the pillow matching the shape of my head, and the bad resembling my body. I slowly closed my eyes and let the bed consume me.

It was Sunday morning; I woke up rather early in the morning to the sound of birds chirping. However, Ms. Cheerilee seemed to be awake and just as bright and shiny as always. I walked into the kitchen as she greeted me.

"Good morning sweet heart, how was your rest?"

"Excellent, thank you," I said as an understatement compared what in reality it was.

"I got in touch with the Ponyville adoption center; they had a mother available to take care of you,"

I wasn't sure whether I was excited or sweating in nervousness, but I knew I was in for a surprise. Was I really in need of an adult figure? Also, she woke up this early to go to the adoption center? I knew she was busy, but this is a little ridiculous even for her.

"Who is it?" I said anxious to get an answer.

"The Ponyville adoption center said that your new mother is going to be Rarity,"

I was too hesitant to speak, the name was familiar somehow.

"They said we can come to the adoption center to meet your new mother in an hour, so please get ready," She said offering a smile.