Roommates

You've been planning this for months, you thought you'd feel more prepared, but you still can't shake the feeling that something is wrong as you turn the key in the apartment's door.

The first room you see is the living room. You walk in and close the door behind you, crashing onto the comfy couch, laying on your back. There are a few steps from beside you, drawing your eyes. Your roommate, right. You've talked to them before, but you've never actually seen them, you're a little nervous.

"Hey! Anon, right?" A familiar feminine voice calls as your new roommate enters, walking over. Your eyes had been much too high, so you take a second to adjust and look the pony in their crimson eyes. It gave you a small shock, but you soon recover, you haven't had much experience with ponies, even though they've been around for a good few years now.

"Yeah. Sky, was it?" You respond, it doesn't sound much like a pony's name, though you figure it must be a nickname. The mare nods, a friendly smile on her face. Her long hair has a lovely gradient, reminiscent of a sunset.

"Evening Sky, great to finally meet you!" The mare answers, she radiates a pleasant aura, something about her makes your worries shrivel up. She wears a soft-looking scarf around her neck, similar to her mane. It surprises you just how cute ponies are, even you can't deny it.

"Likewise. So uh.. What do you do?" You awkwardly ask, shifting your weight forward to sit up. You're finding it hard to think of topics, but she doesn't seem to mind. That's good, at least she's easy to talk to.

"I'm a cashier, I do art on the side though!" She walks over and hops onto the couch with a small flap from her wings, taking a seat beside you. You notice a faint redness in her cheeks and suppose she's not too proud of her job.

"I clean for a living" You reassure her, putting on the best smile you can muster. Hearing this seems to calm her a bit, a small sigh of relief leaving her mouth.

There's an awkward silence between the two of you, interrupted by a low growl from your stomach. You'd forgotten to eat before driving here and you're starving.

"I was just about to make something if you're hungry." Sky offers, already moving for the kitchen. You wonder what she might make, probably something vegetarian, they are herbivores after all.

"That'd be great, thanks." You walk into the kitchen where she's already started. She has to fly to reach the top drawers, and for a second you wonder how a pony would reach up there without wings or a horn. Earth ponies must have a hard time in human dwellings, you figure.

"Mashed potato and carrots, is that good with you?" She questions, you offer a simple nod. It's been a while since you last had mashed potato. You watch the Pegasus as she works, admiring her race's agility for a moment. She's not the fittest of ponies, but she's by no means fat, she does have a slight roundness to her belly though.

"Is there any way I can help?" You ask, thinking it unfair that she does all the work. Her ear twitches at your voice, stopping her for a second.

"If you could chop the carrots, that'd help." She smiles at you as you walk over to the counter, grabbing the knife and getting to work.

It doesn't take long for you to finish chopping the carrots, Sky says she'll take it from there so you decide to take a seat in the living room, lying down and checking your phone for a bit.

It's another half hour or so before Sky emerges from the kitchen with two plates, one in her mouth and one on her back, balanced by her wings. She turns to the side and you grab the plate off her back, placing it down on the table in front of you. She seats herself beside you and places down her plate.

The two of you eat in silence, the only sounds being that of cutlery against your plates. It's relaxing to just sit and eat after a hectic day and meeting your new roommate. You feel like you're going to enjoy living with this pony, as weird as it may feel.

After you've both finished the small meal you grab both of your plates, heading to the kitchen to wash them. While you're there you wash the other things used to make the meal. You sigh to yourself as you place the dishes in the drying rack.

When you return to the living room you find that Sky has dozed off on the couch. Her day must have been even more tiring than yours. Her chest slowly rises and falls as she breathes peacefully, she's pretty cute like this. You look outside and see the sun barely visible on the horizon, it's getting late.

You decide against disturbing the sleeping mare. You do, however, place a blanket over her to keep her warm. As you leave the room to head to bed, you turn back and smile at her sleeping form.