Twilight Sparkle, the Writer

Twilight Sparkle, the Writer
The Blu Arc

~~~~Chapter 2~~~~

~~~~The Inspection~~~~

~~~~Character Focus: Blu~~~~

Blu stood waiting for them patiently. He had always been more comfortable around his marefriends, but when meeting them for the first time, he tended to act awkward and shy. Why had he bothered to tell them about his name now? It was just a writing mistake, and how likely was it that they would have to write his name anytime soon? He felt the need to facehoof, but resisted it, in fear of making him look even more stupid than he already felt. Although, he did wonder about that one lavender unicorn. Her need to reassure him they wouldn't be long was a little unneeded, and he wondered why she did, but all the same, he kinda liked it.

After coming to a small realization, however, he facehoofed so hard it felt like it left a bump on his forehead. How could he have been that casual? He just met three out of the six Elements of Harmony and he just accepted them to come along for the ride of his coming into Ponyville!

He had heard stories back in Manehattan; Tales of the Elements of Harmony defeating Nightmare Moon and restoring her to her past self, Princess Luna. Discord's short reign of terror gave him a scare since it happened all over Equestria but thankfully, the Elements of Harmony saved the day yet again. He had to thank them sometime, even though they probably got enough of it already and his didn't make much of a difference. That could wait for another time though, if he ever got the chance to talk to them after.

His nervousness level rose more and more. ‘Ugh, why am I so stupid? Ponyville holds the bearers of the Elements of Harmony. Of course there was a chance you'd run into them. Why didn't you pick Appaloosa? Oh wait, right. Buffalo...’ Blu never liked buffalo. He'd always imagine himself being stuck in the middle of a stampede of them and thus, lead his determination not to go near them. Ever.

Back to the issue at hand though, he was about to hang out with some of the most, to simply put it, awesome ponies in all of Equestria. ‘Alright Blu, stay cool. Take a few deep breaths and relax. You can squee when you get back to Manehattan.’ The light blue pony breathed a little and relaxed. He was one of the most chill ponies he knew, save for today apparently. His time was up and it was time to be the cool stallion he was always meant to be.

‘Yeah right..’ His inner self mentioned. ‘Just don't blow it and you'll be lucky if even one sticks around to look at your poor excuse for a house choice.’ Of course, there was no saying they would stick around for very long.

Then again, Blu had no idea what else would happen that day.

~~~~Refocus~~~~

Twilight was first to approach Blu. He still looked nervous. Why was he nervous? She had no idea. Putting on a small smile, she attempted to speak, only to be interrupted by the most random pony that was Pinkie Pie.

"Hey!" she popped up from Blu's right side. "Ready to head to your potential new house?!"

The light blue unicorn was a little startled, but regained himself quickly. "Yeah, was just in a little trance before. I'm alright though. Let's head over." a grin appeared on his face, that was a good sign.

The three unicorns and the party pony started walking to their destination. Rarity was first to strike up conversation once again. "So, I'd really like to know about you a bit more, Blu. Where are you from?" she asked intently. Thoughts of business running through her head.

"Manehattan actually. I've visited Canterlot a few times though." he smiled, despite his past experiences in Canterlot. Now was definitely not the time to go into them.

"That's pretty cool." Twilight added. "Do you happen to be related to a certain unicorn that goes by the Great and Powerful Trixie, by the way? You two look so alike that I just though I should ask."

Pinkie and Rarity held curious looks as they looked towards their new acquaintance. They too, now that it was mentioned, had been wondering that as well if there happened to be some resemblance. Twi, however, had her turn to look a bit nervous.

Blu sighed. "Yeah, she's my younger sister. She mentioned you after that one, incident, back when she visited home." He turned to his left and the lavender pony smiled nervously.

‘Oops, he probably hates me, he probably hates me, he probably hates me...’ Twilight's mind told her. Why did he have to be related to that show-pony...?

"I'm...sorry about what trouble Trixie probably caused." the light blue unicorn said, a little embarrassed. "She complained how great you were when she met with me for a stash of bits she let me store in case she ever needed it again. From the boasting, to the challenge, to you taming that Ursa Minor with ease. I was amazed, to say the least. But I'm still sorry for my sisters reckless actions."

Twilight sighed and smiled at him. "It's alright, you don't need to be sorry. It boosted my confidence a bit, albeit under somewhat stressed circumstances. Maybe I can meet her again one day and we can patch things up a little."

The light blue unicorn relaxed and chuckled. "I doubt she'll want to do it anytime soon, but I appreciate you wanting to patch things up." ‘Thank Celestia she doesn't hate me. I would have been bucked if she was still upset about Trixie's big mouth.’

Before Twilight could respond, Pinkie jumped in. "Come on silly fillies! I see a house with a 'For Sale' sign! It's just a hop, skip, and jump away!"

The three mares and the stallion walked up to the 'plot'. It looked to be pretty simple on the outside. Two large windows for both floors of the house. A smaller window which looked to be connected to the kitchen of the home. Certainly a nice abode, but so far, it left things to be desired.

Rarity spoke up. "Hate to be a drag, but I don't think I can stick around. It's almost noon and I have to get back to work. Bye Twilight, see you around Pinkie." She turned to leave. "Oh, and I hope you decide to stick around for awhile, Blu. Ponyville could always use a new stallion in town." The white unicorn let out a small, ladylike giggle. How fun he'd be to have around, despite being related to that caped mare.

The studious unicorn and the party pony waved a hoof, while Blu gave a nod in the fashionista's direction. Slightly confused at the giggle, he turned back to the property.

Pinkie was the first to take a look inside. "Ohh, this is pretty nice. Not much room for a party though." she commented, eyes going to every wall. There wasn't any furnishings in the house besides the basics in the kitchen.

"Blu?" Twilight started. He looked at her after his eyes stopped spinning from flashes of pink zooming around the house. "Do you happen to have the measurements of the house?"

"Not that I know of. The only info I found on the place was the cost, which was quite a bit. I think the kitchen stuff stays with the house though, so I don't have to buy new ones." he coughed, masking the word ‘again’. Neither pony noticed.

The three ponies investigated the rest of the house. Adequate attic space, a nice basement, which could use a carpet, but Blu would figure that out another time. After a nice look at the back room which contained a paper taped to the wall with some much needed information the three went back outside to take one last look at the front of the house.

"Well Blu? You think you'll get the house?" the lavender unicorn asked.

"To be honest, it's a little pricey. Though then again, this is the best place I've seen in months." Blu responded. "I think I'll like it here." he added with a grin on his face.

Pinkie bounced in place. "Oh boy! I have so much to get ready!" she turned to bound off but a hoof stopped her.

"Now hold on Pinkie Pie." Twi said with a laugh. "He's not going to move in anytime today, and probably not tomorrow either." she looked at the light blue pony as he gave her a small nod.

"Okie-Dokie-Loki. I gotta get back to Sugarcube Corner. Chances are, which are super duper high, that I'm late and I'll have to work harder than usual, which is super hard, to catch up with what needs to be done. Mind popping me over Twi?"

She nodded and got in a stance to teleport her. The pink pony winked and nodded at Blu as a goodbye before disappearing from the pair of unicorns view.

Twilight turned back to Blu and kept a smile on her face. After a few awkward moments, she started more conversation. "So... You planning on heading back to Manehattan to pack or..."

"Well, I have to contact the past owner of the house to see if anyone else is trying to buy the house, and I gotta make sure everything goes smoothly, find something steady I can work with for bits, stuff like that." Blu looked down, smiling awkwardly and shuffling his hoof. "Sorry, I'm getting a bit ahead of myself. You must have things to do today, right?" he asked as he looked back up at Twilight.

"Actually, I'm glad you brought that up." the mare smiled at him. "I was studying last night and a few books got dis-organized. You don't mind coming to help, do you?"

"Not at all, it's the least I can do since you came along and stayed with me when the others left. Erm, I'll have to thank them too, not to mention apologize to Pinkie for being the cause of her lateness." Blu gave a small chuckle, reminding himself to hopefully see her soon for the task mentioned. "Shall we go then?"

"Indeed we shall." Twilight replied with a small giggle. The pair started walking to her home where the real fun was about to begin.

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