My new pet, is a Unicorn?

The woman employee Smiled at the tall man as she had returned from the kitchen. “Okay sir, your order will be done in just a minute.”

“Oh, thank you! I was just hoping it’ll— Ben’s sentence was cut off as he felt some small vibrations coming from his lower thigh. He tilts downward and found the source. “Oh it’s probably her!” He said excitedly, pulling his phone out of his pocket. He felt excited, he hadn’t heard anything from Crystal since she left town. Sadly though his hopes where thrown out the window when he studied the caller’s name. Before answering he looked at the manager and politely said. “Um do you mind?”

She chuckled. “Yea go on, I’ll let you know when it’s ready.”

“Thank you!”

With that Ben moved out of the line; and the people behind him move forward. He exited the restaurant while at the same time answers call. “Hello Chris” Greeted Brandon, “Ugh, Yes I know I haven’t called you in a while but I told you I was busy, wasn’t I? Yeah, It’s been so quiet out here ever since you left to college, how are you and your family? Oh that’s great! Me? Oh I’m fine, I mean it’s not like I’ve been waiting for someone else to call me—or me texting them non-stop waiting hours upon hours for their response; and continued to do that for the next ten days.”

Ben paused and scratched his beanie out of total embarrassment after exposing himself. “N—Not saying I did that mind you...” He lied, “Okay I did send her more than twenty-four of my texts but come on! You know I can get lonely sometimes, ya know?” He wasn’t wrong. The day after Crystal left, Ben would spend his days sending message after message like a never-ending cycle to his phone; other times he would hangout with his dear friend Anon and his girlfriend before they’ve broken up.

Ben Sat down on a bench a few inches away from a mother and her child who looked to be six years old. “No I hadn’t seen or talked to Anon yet. Last I spoke to him I told him he should get himself a pet.” He blinked. “A dog, why? Because dogs are awesome! You get to feed them, play fetch with em' rub their bellies. Hey! I’m a dog lover so don’t judge me.” Ben sighed as he turned his body away from the mother and her child holding the phone close to his ear. “Anyway what do you wanna wear on Christmas huh? No Chris I don’t care what we have to wear for Christmas Eve, as long as its not those same Blue’s clues pajamas. What...? No! No I’m not wearing pink. What do you mean why? I told you this, you and Anon remember?”

“Um, sir?”

Ben place his device on his chest looking up at the direction of the voice. The same woman from earlier was standing outside of the entrance of the restaurant holding two square-size white bags and when he noticed them the smell of cooked bread filled his nostrils. He stood up from the bench and walked over to the employee a gentle smile forming on his face. “Thanks again ma’am. So how much?” He asked.

“Ten dollars.” She replied.

Ben checked his wallet and handed her the payment before taking the bags off her hands and walked down the block to his next destination. He tilts his head to the side keeping the phone close to his ear. “~Sooo Chris I was thinking,” he said, a small smirk breaking its way through his lips. “When you come back after Christmas how would you like if you and I play a little UNO together with Anon, hmm? How about it?”

Silence was the response to his request and at the same time he stopped to a halt. He patiently waited for another two minutes then when his patience went limp he grabbed his phone and turned it to face the screen. In a instant his eyes widen, a vein appeared on his forehead and his face began to brighten up in a shade of red until those inches away heard him in shouting range.

“Did that bastard just hung up on me?!”

It has been only a month since he brought the mysterious unicorn, Starlight Glimmer, into his home. He had done what little "research" he could, but he’d have come to no conclusions unfortunately. Anon still has no idea why she is here, or how she got here in his world. Part of him still wonders while the other cares not why or how. Each day with her have been the most amazing time of his life.

Knowing of her existence he knew from day one he had to keep her safe from the public, including his own friends. He feared the worse of how the world would react if they come to find out that unicorns are real. So for her sake, he keeps her at home with all the blinds on the windows closed.

While Anon was occupied flipping pans, Starlight sat in the living room her eyes focus on the television. None of the channels were of any interest to her as she kept changing each one. She was gonna persist until she saw something that stopped her in her tracks, then a women appeared on the screen. Her hair was tied down to a ponytail and her eyes were hazel with a bit of green to their beauty, she wore a nice red suit with long sleeves her skirt reaching down to her knees, and black heels. The reporter raises the microphone clears her throat and begins her monologue. “Breaking news! We got strange reports of an unknown creature roaming around town; people believe it’s just a hoax, someone pulling a prank, while others think it’s something else.”

The lavender unicorn started to get worried. She thought she was playing safe and hidden. How could this happen? Who could’ve saw her?!

Anon heard this from earshot but kept his eyes on the pan as he cook. “Try not to worry too much Starlight; the whole world doesn’t know whether you’re real or not. It’s better to keep it that way and that you don’t go out during the day.”

Starlight slowly nodded agreeing to what he told her.

“So let’s not dwell on this too much. Here come get your breakfast.” Said Anon. Starlight got up on all fours and headed to the kitchen. When she entered her face was slapped by an up-most delightful smell. Her snout sniffed the air turning from side to side; and when it landed on the kitchen-counter she found the source. in her sight was a plate filled with triangular-cut shaped pancakes with syrup dripping all so slowly on top. With a bonus three pencil-size sausages sat together besides the pancakes. ‘Am I in heaven?’ She thought to herself.

“Okay here you go, hope you like it.” The anonymous man knelt before the lavender when he said this; and when she turned to her left to look down at the plate, her satisfaction went downhill. Unlike the delicious possession this one however was not to her liking.

“Well go on take it.” He insisted. “Come on dig in. Its a peanut-butter sandwich I promise you’ll love it.”

Starlight looked up at Anon. Her expression calm but bewildered.

“Oh! You’re wondering why you’re having this for today? Well I didn’t had enough to make another batch of pancakes because we’re all out; I could’ve gone out to the supermarket to buy more but its sunday, the stores are closed during sunday.” Anon explained while gesturing his hand in a circler motion. Starlight out of anger turned her head away from the food before her. Out of all food she has to eat this?!

”Come on, just eat the sandwich Starlight.” Said Anon persistently.

Starlight shook her head calmly.

“Yes.” Said Anon.

She disapprovingly shook her head.

“Yes!” Shouted Anon.

She violently shook her head.

When he saw this a vein could be seen on the left of his forehead; he could feel it arising however he keeps his cool and pointed.

“Okay look here, Unicorn: this sandwich is not a piece of filth. Second of all: I’ll have you know my mom taught me how to make this when I was seven!” To prove his point he took the sandwich to both his hands before placing the plate on the counter and keeping eye-level with the lavender.

“Here, I’ll take a bite of it and I’ll show you it’s not that bad, trust me.” His jaw opened wide bringing the sandwich close taking a chunk of it into his mouth. As his mouth circled in motion crunching the bits and pieces he was expecting to taste the peanut butter he had put in hummed in satisfaction then smirked at his pet mouthing out.

“See I told you. Not that bad.” However that thought soon died as his jaw began to slow down, his eyes widening, his skin radiated in a shade of purple berries. Starlight sees this and an evil grin adorns her lips.

What Anon learned that day. He didn’t follow his mother’s ingredients… properly.