Upon reaching the store, which made me think of a botanical garden with fancy windows, Rarity wasted no time leading me to my room. It was a small back room with a simple bed, a window, and a little desk on the side. It was a tad cramped. But nothing I couldn't handle. As a matter of fact, I was grateful for having a piece of furniture. It made the place look like Judy's apartment in Zootopia. I decided to see it as a sign that I would face some hardships. But ultimately, I would come out on top of whatever madness was about to ensue in my life.

"Thank you for this," I said while entering the room.

"Don't mention it, deary," Rarity said while passing me a key with her magic. "This is the door's key. The window has a lock on it. You should lock both when you go to sleep. Just to be sure."

"Ok?" I replied with a hint of concern.

Are break-ins that common around here? And what good would locking my window do? It's glass! I mused as my stomach decided to make itself known.

"Sorry about that," I said while placing the key on the desk. "I guess I forgot about eating due to all that mess of a day!" I added with a chuckle.

"Worry not. I'll whip something quick for the two of us. Actually, I better make for three," Rarity said while raising her hoof to her chin.

"I'm grateful for the generosity," I said while making a slight bow.

"Don't even think about it! Let's just head to the kitchen!" Rarity replied quickly while trotting away. As soon as I turned around to close the door, I came to realize something. "I got no hands. Crap."

I ended up grabbing the doorknob with my teeth and closed it. Rarity had already left my line of sight, so I had to follow the sound of her steps and humming to figure out where she went. The shop was well decorated. Most of the furniture looked expensive. The place was saturated with different shades of purple as well as white. And there were plenty of mannequins as well as different designs displayed across the place.

I'm no fashion critique, but these look way more colorful and useable than anything back from my world. However, there are no price tags. Not to mention there isn't a balcony or a cashier. Maybe she makes designs on-demand? No, that is something you do when you have enough reputation to have clients coming to you. She called this a lovely little town. The only way for her to make things by request would be if her designs made their way out. But she looks too young for that. Wait, what the hell? How can I tell that she looks young? Never mind, just ask if the store is ready for business. That should provide enough information.

The humming led me to a neatly organized kitchen. But once again, saturated with different shades of purple and some white spots. I also found a cat, who was sitting on the window, staring at me.

It's judging me so hard right now. I mused while approaching a decently sized chair. Then, I turned away from it and walked towards the partially filled sink. I'm an idiot. If I can't close a door, I will end up destroying these plates. And considering that Rarity just walked away, she either is used to using her magic for everything, or she assumed I could do it on my own.

"You wanted to help with the dishes? How thoughtful," Rarity said from behind me as I stared blankly at the glasses and plates.

"I, uh, I don't know. I mean, I never," I stuttered while trying to phrase it in a way that didn't make me look like a rich kid that never had to do anything in their life, like Prince Naveen. "I seem to have forgotten how to use my hooves to hold things," I admitted while trying hard not to look at Rarity due to my shame.

"Oh, dear," I heard from behind me before Rarity sat beside me and grabbed one of my front hooves. "Here, let me show you," Rarity said before she started to poke the underside of my hoof. "You can probably feel it now. We usually do this for children when they are learning how to hold things for the first time. You should feel the spots where your hoof is folding. Ok. Give me your other hoof. Here, here, here, here, and here."

As soon as Rarity finished poking around my hooves, I sat on my flank and started to try and move the spots she had pointed out to me. Strangely enough, the underside of my hoof started to move and fold as she had told me. I reached for one of the forks in the sink and tried to grab it. The fork stuck to my hoof while I raised my hoof, which was shaking from the new exercise.

BONUS! You've become more dextrous!

"Thanks," I said while staring at the fork sticking to my hoof. The notification was basically white noise at that point due to how relieved I was to be able to interact with objects. "I promise I'll get good enough to help out," I added with a smile while looking at Rarity. She blushed for a brief second before the bell from the front door rang.

"I'm here!" A female voice said before the sound of hooves reached the kitchen. "Oh."

The one speaking to us was a filly.

She is smaller than us, but I wouldn't put pass beyond her getting taller than Rarity based on her current size. I'm taller than Rarity, not by much, but I'm bigger.

The filly wasted no time forming a sly grin as she covered her mouth with her hoof. With half-open eyes, she chuckled a couple of times before speaking again.

"Rarity, you could have just asked for some alone time," The filly said while slowly retreating from the kitchen. "But You should tell mother about your new special pony," She continued before darting off into the store.

Looking back on Rarity, I saw her change into three tones of red while making different faces. She then sucked up a bunch of air and put on a forced smile as her eyes watered up for a moment.

"That was my adorable little sister, Sweetie Belle. She adores pranking me and causing some mischief," Rarity explained while tilting her head. "Please, pay her no mind!"

"No problem," I replied in a chipper tone. Grinning at her, I turned my attention to the fork and tried to make it flip. Which came easier than I thought.

BONUS! You've learned object manipulation skill!

Say what? I mused while opening the skill tab. I then realized a few things that I had overlooked during my midnight stroll last night. First of all, I'm not tired. WHY?! I spend an entire night walking towards this town. It's bright outside. I walked the entire night! Second, there are no options to turn off skills. And no descriptions of any of them. Is this another defect? No, if that was the case, I wouldn't be able to access this. Unless this access is a defect too. I don't get any of this. I argued mentally while closing the menu.

"So, Rarity," I said while scratching my head. "How's the shop doing? I noticed all the mannequins and the outfits. But, it's closed, during the day."

"Of course it is, dear!" Rarity replied quickly as she waved dismissively. "I won't graduate until the end of the next year! I can't open a shop without completing my education!"

I blinked a couple of times while staring at Rarity. That didn't make much sense.

"I'm sorry if this is rude, but, how old are you?" I asked while raising an eyebrow.

"Probably as old as you, darling," Rarity said with a chuckle. "I mean, I know I just turned twenty. And that I take good care of my coat and mane. But I'm not that young! And I'm still growing I'll have you know!"

Twenty?! What the hell? That's a fully grown adult! Why is she still in school?! Idiot. I'm an idiot. She must mean college.

"Oh, are you on a fashion course in your college? Or is it something related to modeling?" I inquired while eluded by the bliss of ignorance.

"That would be a dream!" Rarity squealed. "But, to get to any of those I would need at least a letter of commendation. And to get those I would need to have my high school in either Canterlot or Manehattan. Which, unfortunately, I don't have. But that just means a little bit of extra work to get my works out in the world!" She explained with a fierce look in her eye confidence in her smile.

SHE IS IN HIGH SCHOOL!? THE FUCK IS GOING ON!?

"Um, this will probably be the stupidest question you'll ever hear from me," I said while preparing for the answer. "At what age are we considered adults?"

There was a moment of silence in the kitchen. Rarity kept looking at me as if I was about to deliver a punchline or tell her that I was joking. The only thing indicating the passage of time for us was the tick-tock of a wall clock. And as each sound echoed in that room, Rarity's face grew distraught with the possibility of my question being serious.

"Are you sure nothing was done to you?" Rarity inquired with concern plastered on her face. I nodded in response. "Dear Celestia, you're an adult at the age of nineteen. This is basic Equestrian law, Cael."

I don't think it's good that she called me by my name. And how long do we live? I mean, I had a classmate or two repeat a grade and end up finishing way older than they should have. But this is ridiculous!

"I'm sorry. I mean, I don't really know how things work here. So, I'm sorry if these questions are unsettling," I said with my head hanging low.

"No worries. I know just the pony for the job! You can get into our school. I'm sure Cheerlie won't mind. However, they will check how much you know before deciding which grade you should be on," Rarity proposed readily.

"Really? You think I can go there?" I asked while rapidly raising my head.

"I don't have any doubt in my mind about it!" Rarity replied with a smile.

"Thank you. That's reassuring," I replied with a sigh of relief escaping me as I raised my head to the ceiling. "When do we begin?"

"The testing can happen tomorrow. As for the classes, they should start two weeks from now," Rarity replied. I raised an eyebrow. "Sweetie had a few issues last year, now she is having special classes."

"Ok! Then tomorrow we see where I fit in!" I said with enthusiasm as I realized I had a chance to learn the basics of this world without the crash test method. "But, what about the rest of the day?"

"I can take you to meet some friends of mine. That way you won't go to school without knowing anyone," Rarity said before my stomach grumbled again. "Right after we fix that grumpy thing."

Author's Note

Ok. I hope you guys are enjoying this.

I've been wanting to do something with Kingdom Hearts for quite some time, but I wasn't ever able to do something that didn't feel like the other stories I read. So, I'm glad that this one, at least for me, feels different from the amazing stories I read.

Please let me know what you thought of it in the comments.