The next day, Spark awoke in the guest bedroom, having stayed there the night before. As he stretched, he rubbed his eyes with his hooves before looking around a bit, confused with where he is. As the memories of last night wash through him, he can't help but give a hopeful smile before shaking his head. He did hope this worked better than those other times he has had so called friends. In fact, the only other being he has really been friends with was Cuddio, and he has no idea where he is now.

Still, seeing as it was already settled and he was now living with a princess of all ponies, he got up and left the room, doing his best to navigate the castle as he made his way to the dining room. It takes a bit, but soon he finds the room, and looking inside he sees Twilight and Spike were sitting together at the very end of t:he table, eating stacks of pancakes.

He smiled as he saw them, walking to the fridge and grabs one of the salads he had brought from his own stash. Since he wasn't traveling anytime soon or at all at the moment Twilight allowed him to keep the extra food in their fridge, despite him saying otherwise. It was really hard to say no to any of them really. As he took the food out, he went over and sat by them. "Um, morning." he said with a small smile. He was a bit unsure of himself, not really used to such a situation, but thankfully they were all understanding.

Twilight smiled in his direction. "Good morning, Spark! Glad you could join us! There's a stack in the middle for you. I had Spike make extra in case you wanted some."

Looking at the stack there, he pondered on it for a few moments before giving a small shrug. "Um...perhaps one. I don't want to over eat." He said before taking one of the pancakes and placing it next to his salad. That and again he didn’t want to overstep, even if they were given to him.

Twilight took a bite of her meal, swallowing before speaking again. "What are your plans for today?" She asked, curious.

He shrugged upon hearing this. "Not really sure. I...I'm kind of at a loss." he admitted. As soon as he said this, he paused his eating as he just looked down at his plate. This was the first time he had ever tried to settle down ever since he left his home village...anyways, it was going to take a while for him to get used to it. Thankfully Twilight noticed this as she quickly thought of something for him to do.

"Well, if you want, I can help you get started on finding a nice little home of your own near the castle. There's a few that haven't been sold yet," she said to him.

Looking up with some surprise, he smiled as he nodded in agreement. "That does sound rather nice, though it will have to be aft-" He stopped speaking as his eyes went wide with shock. "Work! I forgot about work!" He shouted, and quickly finished his meal before leaping out of the chair. "SorryIhavetogonowbeforeI'mlateforworkbye!" He quickly said so fast that Pinkie would be proud before he rushed out in a blur, leaving both Alicorn and dragon to blink in surprise.

As he rushed across the streets, hoodie already on and hood up, he made good timing to the post offices, but once there, he is shocked to find that the door was locked. Worried, he started to pace around the entrance, trying to find out why it is locked in the first place.

As he was focused on the door, he didn't notice a certain grey pegasus walking over from behind him, giving him a rather curious look. "Spark? What are you doing here?"

Giving a jump, the red pony turned to face Ditzy as he gave her a worried look. "I'm sorry for being so late Ditzy I kind of lost time and I had been busy with so much stuff I know it isn't a good excuse but-" He quickly stopped talking as he saw her giggling, causing him to blink in confusion. "Um… w-what's so funny?"

After a few moments of laughter, the mare calmed down as she smiled at him. "Nothing, just… it's Sunday, silly." She said. Upon realizing that, he blushed as he finally sat down, pawing at the ground.

"O-Oh, Sunday...s-so no work… right..." He said, very much embarrassed. He glanced at her from under his hood. “Um… w-what are you doing here then?”

“Oh, w-well I was getting some snacks for my daughter, since we were out of them.” She explained, motioning to her packs on her back. He nodded as he goes back to staring at the ground shyly. She focused an eye on him, noticing his embarrassment, but not really sure what to say. After a few moments of silence an idea popped into her head as she smiled at him. "Would you like to join me and my daughter today?"

His eyes went wide with surprise as he looked at her. "W-Wait, me j-join you.? I-I'm not sure, I-I mean, not that its a bad thing, I just...I d-don't want to intrude on whatever you already have planned." He said, looking away shyly.

She quickly flew in front of him, smiling. "That's dumb thinking! You should join us! We'd enjoy your company!” She said.

He remained silent for a few moments, looking around the place as he thought over his options. After a while, he smiled lightly and nodded. "O-Ok, if it isn't that much of a bother." He said to her.

She lets out a small squeal of delight. "Ah! That's wonderful!” She grabbed his hoodie in her teeth, dragging him along to his surprise. This mare had some strength.

He staggered along, trying to keep his balance as the mare pulls him with her to her home, which they arrive within a few minutes. Once there, he straightens his hood a bit before looking at her. "Y-You know I can walk myself." He says, though upon seeing the look on her face, he quickly adds, "N-Not to be mean or anything, I just...you know...nevermind…

She tilts her head in confusion before nodding. "Okay! Sorry about that!" She hovers up to the front door and unlocks it with her key. "I hope you like orange juice!"

He nods. "Orange juice is fine." He tells her as they walk in, the mare closing the door behind them.

As they walked in, a young filly runs up to greet her with a big hug. "Mommy! I found a caterpillar!"

Ditzy patted Dinky's head, smiling. "Is it making its cocoon?"

"Not yet! He's eating the leaves!" she answered. She then turned to Spark. "Hello!"

He couldn't help but smile as he saw the energetic filly, giving a nod back. "Hello there, I'm guessing you’re the one that Ditzy has been talking about so much?" He asked.

"Uh huh! She talks about me to ponies a lot!" she said, a big smile on her face.

The energy she was giving was making him rather happy as well, reaching over and ruffling her mane. "I can see why. You are just such an adorable filly. You don't give your mom too much trouble, do you?"

"That'd be pretty mean!" replied the filly. "Oh! I forgot to check on the caterpillar!" she cried, running out the door.

"She's VERY energetic!" said Ditzy. "She knows how to watch herself though while I'm away."

"I can tell." He said, chuckling lightly. "I'm rather happy with how playful she seems to be." He looked around the building a bit before looking back at the grey mare. "S-So, um...what were you two going to be doing?"

"We were gonna watch a few movies. It's our mother/daughter night!" she answered with a small smile.

He nodded. "Very well, you need me to help in any way for setting up, or-" He started to ask, before the mare shakes her head.

"I've always got a lineup of movies~."

He nodded again as he walked over to the couch and sat down.

Ditzy walked over. There was a DVD player on the TV, which she opened up. "Any suggestions?"

Spark opened his mouth to say something, but slowly closed it as he inspected his hooves. "I-I've...um, I've never actually seen a movie, so...so I don't really know what to suggest." He said. There was a small gasp from behind him, and turning around, he saw Dinky staring at him with wide eyes.

"You've never seen a movie?!" She jumped up onto the couch, bouncing Spark a bit. "Mama! He's never even seen a movie!"

Ditzy smiled and patted Dinky on the head. "That's ok, sweetheart. At least he's watching one now. Would you like some popcorn?"

The red pony gave a nod. "I-If it's not too much trouble."

"I'll get it!" Dinky shouted as she ran off.

Spark couldn’t hold back his laughter as he watched the little unicorn filly rush off to grab the snacks, he then turned his eyes back to Ditzy. "She is very adorable. I can see why you love her dearly."

"Moooom! The popcorn is everywhere!" cried Dinky from the kitchen. Ditzy smiled nervously and flew into the kitchen.

Of course Spark wasn't going to just sit there. He quickly got up and followed her.

The kitchen was a complete and total mess, with popcorn all over the floor. Ditzy was grabbing a broom, sweeping up some of it.

As Spark looked around, he found the filly giving a small frown on the outskirts of the mess, and he walked up to her before leaning down to better talk to her. "So, what happened here?" He asked, curious.

Dinky smiled. "I didn’t know what to press, so I pushed all the buttons."

This made Spark utter a small laugh. He looked around at the mess. Giving her head a small ruffle, he leaned down and starts helping the mother/daughter duo with cleaning up the popcorn.

As they cleaned, Dinky talked about her day at school, speaking of lessons and friends and a few books. Ditzy happily listened and commented as she swept, obviously enjoying the time spent with her daughter.

Spark also listened as well, finding the little filly to be so damn cute. As he cleans the floor, his hoof bumps into Ditzy's, causing them both to pause as he stammers out some apologies, though she just waves it off and smiles back.

After they had finished cleaning, they were soon back at the couch, the tv ready as the grey mare went through the different movies to choose from.

"Here we go. Rolling Skies: A Love Story," she said as she inserted the disk.

As Spark settled down, Dinky was quick to jump onto the couch and sat next to him, causing him to blink as he looked down at her. Seeing her look back at him with those innocent eyes made his heart melt a bit and he couldn’t help but smile back.

Ditzy sat down next to her daughter, wrapping a wing around her. The movie's protagonist seemed a lot like Spark, especially when it came to childhood. They had both been hurt by judgement.

The protagonist went on to meet an oddly familiar mailmare, falling in love with her at first sight. He worked with her, and eventually, after she had invited him to her home, he asked her out. She agreed, and from there on, the movie depicted several different scenes of their romance until the very end, where they got married.

During the entire movie, Spark would smile at the small things that the stallion did for the mare, and even laugh a few times at some of the more funny parts. Glancing at Ditzy every so often, he would notice, to his surprise, that she would be looking back at him before turning away.

Once it was over, the red pony gave a small yawn as he stretched his wings, Dinky stretching her own limbs as well. "That was a rather nice movie." He said, smiling.

Ditzy nodded. "Yeah. It was very sweet and romantic. I love romance."

Nodding, he looked around the place for a few moments before asking, "So...what else do you guys do during mother daughter day?"

"Oh, this is normally it. After watching a whole marathon, we eat dinner and then go to bed, "she answered.

He blinked as he looked at Dinky, who nodded. After a few moments of silence, he shrugged as he leaned back against the couch. "I-I guess I can stay for a bit longer." He says, giving a small smile.

Ditzy smiled and put on the next movie, which was a comedy. There was nothing particularly special about this one. It was simply about a stand-up comedian who learned how to laugh again.

He was a very good comedian and he got the ponies in the room, including the ones watching the movie, to laugh at most if not all of his jokes. As the hours ticked by, Dinky rested her head against him, looking a bit tired, He couldn't help but realize how nice it must have been to have a family.

As the thought came to him, he felt a small tear leaking from his eyes as he remembered his own lack of a childhood, but thankfully he shook it off as he went back to focusing on the movie.

All too soon the last movie was over, and with a yawn, Ditzy got up from the couch and stretched her limbs. "What a great movie night!" She said before looking at Spark with a warm smile. "Thanks for joining us, Spark."

He blushed and gently waved his hoof. "I-It was nothing, really. I enjoyed the time with you two." He said, looking at Dinky for a moment, only to see that the filly was asleep.

"I should probably get her to bed," said Ditzy, picking up her daughter.

He nodded as he got up. "Need help bringing her up?" He asked, to which she shook her head.

She looked into his eyes for a moment before walking up the stairs with Dinky.

Once she came back, she led him to the door and smiled at him. "Have a good night, Spark. I hope to see you again soon, and perhaps we can hang out again like this? Dinky really enjoyed your company," She said.

He nodded. "Of course, I enjoyed hanging out with both of you," He said, and with a final farewell, he headed on out. Looking up at the sky, he sighed as he saw the stars and the moon all out, and stopped in the town center to just watch the sky for a bit.

Author's Note

Here ya go.