My New Roommate...Is A What?! Part One (Edited)
Hello there and welcome. I'm pretty sure that this story of mine might have caught your attention, as well as your interest. But...are you really interested in knowing my whole story? The entire truth of my hidden secret? For this tale of mine is not for the faint of heart. It is-
CRASH!
.......it is not to be taken lightly, for it-
CRACK!
............for it is a secret that must never be revealed to the outside worl-
SMASH!
Oh, for crying out loud! Can a guy get a chance to tell a story around here?!
"DERPY, PUT THE DISHES DOWN! I SAID THAT I WOULD DO THEM TONIGHT!"
"I'm sorry. I just don't know what went wrong..."
"Sigh...good god..."
So yeah, you're probably wondering how a guy like me, is living in an apartment complex with a pony? And not just an ordinary pony but a cartoon pegasus pony that can talk as well! Pretty weird, right? Well, it's one hell of a story that would probably amaze you.
Well, you might wanna find yourself a comfy chair, sit back, relax and get yourself a snack to munch on or a drink if you're thirsty. Because this story is pretty damn long. And also pretty damn unusual, to be honest.
See, it started out like this...
(Two months ago)
(Third Person P.O.V.)
"Travis, when are you going to find yourself a roommate to help pay for the rent in your new apartment?" a woman's voice could be heard from the other end of the young man's phone.
The young man, now known as Travis, could only sigh in tired irritation at the woman's comment. "Well mom, I've tried contacting some of my friends that would be willing to live and be roommates with me, but -" the young man said, as his mother quickly interrupted him.
"Buuuuuut, I guess that most of your friends declined, either because they either have a place to live, are still living with their families or aren't too desperate to live with someone who can't afford the apartment without some help." the woman said, with an unintentional condescending tone.
Travis could only pinch the bridge of his nose as he could sigh in irritation at what his mother said. "Thanks, mother dearest. You know how to uplift your son in his times of woe." the young man spoke in an obvious sarcastic tone.
'Yep, ten outta ten parental figure material.' the young man thought to himself. He loves his mom to death but god, she does her best in getting under his skin at times.
"I don't see why you can't let one of your brothers live with you? Why not ask George? He has a steady job AND he could help you out with paying for the rent." his mother said, while the young man sat at his computer desk, gently rubbing away his growing migraine.
Travis could only roll his eyes at the very thought. "I'm sorry, are we talking about the same walking, talking, lazy glutton that is George? He'd honestly eat us out of house and home. And trust me, I don't need to spend most of my rent money refilling my fridge so he can make sure that I starve to death." Travis replied in a monotone voice.
"Be nice." his mother sternly told him. "Well, if not George, then what about Joseph? He got himself a promotion at his job, so his pay could be just as good, if not, better." she asked her son.
To which he quickly replied; "To quote Marty McFly from the Back to the Future III movie: he's an asshole."
"Language, young man." his mother scolded loudly over the phone.
"English is my primary choice of language, however I could always try to speak some Spanish." Travis retorted in a sarcastic remark, which made his mother sigh in exasperation at her son's 'sense of humor'.
"Well, what will you do son? You have to find someone that'll be willing to be your roommate. Just as long as they don't have criminal record or so." his mother stated, as the young man could only nod in agreement. That's fair logic, so no arguments from him. Besides, he'd be a moron if he decided to share an apartment with some lunatic.
"Anyways, have you managed to find yourself a job yet?" his mother asked, only for her son to roll his eyes in annoyance.
"Afraid not." Travis spoke up. "Apparently, most of the places that I've tried to apply for are either already filled or I don't have 'enough experience' for the job. Which is a load of crap if you ask me. I'd have much better luck sticking with being an author."
"Please don't tell me that you're still writing those stories? Most of those stories probably won't help make you any kind of income whatsoever. Honestly honey, why couldn't you be just get the same jobs like your siblings? Maybe then, you would -" his mother continued to say until the young man suddenly spoke up.
"Sorry mom but I gotta get off and make sure that I continue on this path of self ruin that I'm treading upon. Talk to you whenever I finally manage to make you proud of me." Travis stated dryly, as he heard a bit of his mom calling out from the other end of the phone.
"Travis, wai-" Beep! The young man hung up the phone as he gently put his cellphone on top of his desk, resting back against his desk chair he was sitting upon, sighing tiredly as he looked up to the ceiling.
"Well..." Travis spoke up as he then closed his eyes. "that was a wonderful conversation with mother; like always..."
(Travis' P.O.V.)
So yeah, trying to find a roommate for an amateur author is very difficult, not gonna lie. I've spent weeks looking for somebody that's willing to live with me, as long they have a stable job and no criminal records and so far, there hasn't been one person that would fill the quota. Not to mention that next week, will be when I would have to pay for rent to my land lord. I got so desperate enough to put an ad for wanting a roommate for the apartment on Craigslist.
Yeah, I know, it was a desperate move. Quit judging me.
Honestly, it's so much easier trying to write one of my fanfic stories or at least any of the other stories that I've written since my middle school days.
Ever since I was a kid, I was always an imaginative boy who always loved to tell stories that would entertain others, ranging from my friends, to some family members and even some of my teachers and school faculty members. In fact, one of my old teachers from my school days said that I should try writing stories that others would like, so I decided to do that.
I honestly love to write so much that I wanted to make a career out of it. Out of most people from my family, only my grandparents were the only ones to help support my dream. Hell, the first time that I told them both that I wanted to be a writer, they just smiled as they told me that "If I want to make a career out of that, then I'd have to work hard and not give up, even if it won't work out the first time.". God, I loved those two. Sadly enough, they both passed away a few years ago, just several months apart from each other. First it was my grandma, then afterwards, my granddad.
So, in memory of both of them, I vowed that I would be one of the best writers that ever lived; much to my mom's apparent 'crucial criticism' of the kind of living and career that I wanted to make for myself. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom, however, I think that she only sees me as the black sheep of the family, seeing is how that I didn't want to waste my life away so I can have an income from a 'stable' job at some god forsaken factory, akin to my two brothers. Sorry to be such the heart breaker, Ma.
...Sorry, I kinda got off track, so let's head back to my little backstory.
So yeah, I wrote any kind of stories that came to my mind. Both long stories and short stories; stories about fantasy with knights and dragons; as well as stories about cutthroat pirates that sailed the seven seas. I've been doing it so much, I decided to write stories about anything that I came to like. And that included things like anime and cartoons.
I wrote anime stories ranging from Trigun to Sailor Moon and cartoons stories like Avatar: The Last Airbender to My Little Pony.
Yep. You heard that right. My Little Pony. I am a brony and damn proud of that. Fight me.
Honestly, I never thought I'd like the show all that much, however I decided that I would watch it and not judge it too harshly for being a "girly" show. And boy, was I glad that I was wrong. The animation, the characters, the story lines, it was too good. And it became one of my favorite cartoon shows of all time.
I liked some of the characters on the show, like Fluttershy, Spike, Discord, Princess Luna, hell, even some background ponies like Lyra, Bon Bon and Applejack. (I kid, I kid!) However, there was one pony that I favor out of all the others and became my top favorite: Derpy Hooves.
She was basically what I liked too much in a cartoon character. She was a bit...ditzy but she was such a sweetheart in both the show and multiple fanfic stories that I read a lot that was nearly everyone's favorite. And the best part about how she came to exist was an animation error with her eyes.
It's a rare thing in life: finding success, at least one that was created from an accident.
Honestly, I wish that she or any other of the characters from the show was real. It would be so cool if she was real. Eh, well a person can only dream, I guess.
Suddenly, I heard my phone buzz a bit, which meant that I got a message. It was a message that I got from the ad I put on Craigslist. And I checked to a person's profile name who called themselves: 'Discord_Lover_69'.
Huh. Well, ain't that a 'unique' way to call themselves that. However, profile name aside, I began to read the message they sent me, which stated:
Hello there. I heard that you was looking for someone to be a roommate. Luckily enough, I have a friend that's looking for someplace to stay for awhile. She also has enough money to help pay for the rental fee and has a very stable job delivering mail for a few years. If you're interested in wanting more information about her, please message me back; A.S.A.P.
For a moment, I thought that it was too good for someone to come out of the blue, having a 'friend', who was apparently a female, that needed a place to stay. However, my poor, desperate wallet decided that logic should be thrown out the window. So I decided to message them back, hoping to get more information about them.
Little did I know that what will happen in the next few days would inevitably change my life forever.
(Two days later)
(Third Person's P.O.V.)
It was a few days since Travis talked to the person on Craigslist, who after gotten all the information about his 'soon-to-be-roommate', to which they stated that they'll be over and introduce themselves in about a couple days, so during that time, all Travis has done was sit at his computer and continued on some of the stories he had put on the back burner.
However, during that time, he wondered on what his new roommate was going to be like. Is she a nice person? Does she have enough income to help pay for the rent? Does she even HAVE a job? Is she even real at all? One too many questions began to cloud the young man's mind, which added a bit of nervous amounts of stress.
'Well, let's hope that it isn't a practical joke and I'd be duped over. Please god, I don't want to end up being scammed...' the young man thought to himself.
He was about to continue writing until...
Ding-Dong!
The doorbell! That must be his new 'roommate'. So he got up out of his chair and walked to the door, while freshening up a bit to make himself look presentable before he opened the door.
"Hello, and welcome...to..." Travis spoke up as he opened the door, only to see no one. That's strange. Was it just one of those doorbell pranks that he fell for? He was about to close the door until he heard a cheery, yet familiar voice from below.
"Hey, down here."
Travis looked down towards the floor and what he saw left him speechless.
A familiar looking grey furred pegasus pony with yellow hair and golden mismatched eyes looked up at him, smiling at Travis.
'Oh...my...god..' Travis began thinking to himself, feeling his mind racing a mile a minute as he looked down at the familiar looking pegasus. 'Is...that...?!
"Hi there. My name's Derpy Hooves and I'm going to be your new roommate from here on out."
Travis, however despite being shocked into silence, said the only intelligible word that managed to work it's way out of his mouth.
"Huh...?!"
Author's Note
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-HeartlessNobody1992
