The Social Rejects Squad: Little Adventures

Cozy feels the warm embrace of the earth filly behind her as she’s gently held in her hooves and she wrinkles her nose as the events of yesterday fill her head. The whole time, she can’t help but think that it’s strange that this crazy little orange pony would adore her so much… She opens her eyes and sees a purple unicorn filly staring at her with blue eyes, underneath the white mop of her mane, that’s accentuated by hot pink highlights as it glistens in the light of the rising sun from her bedroom window… She sees Starshine standing on her floor from underneath the wavy bluish white locks of her mane and stammers out, “You know, I really should put a lock on my door! Golly! Doesn’t anypony know how to knock?”

Starshine continues smiling at Cozy Glow.

“Uh, what are you so happy about?”

Starshine’s grin widens, “Cozy and Little, sitting in a tree!”

Cozy’s eyes go towards her mane, “Oh golly!”

“K-I-S-S-I-N-G!”

“Stop it!” Cozy blurts out as she leans forward, towards the unicorn, but is held back by the orange hooves of the other filly.

“First comes love!”

“I’m serious Starshine!” Cozy yelps!

“Then comes marriage!”

“TERRIBLE VENGEANCE! FIERY RETRIBUTION!” Cozy blurts out as she begins to angrily shake!

“Then comes Cozy in a baby carriage! Ha ha ha ha haa!” Starshine starts to giggle and guffaw!

Cozy closes her eyes and sighs, “I’m guessing mom told you about what Little did yesterday?”

Starshine nods, “Yup! And I think it’s sweet!”

“So, um…” Cozy frowns and looks down, “You’re not mad?” She glances back at Starshine, “I mean, we’ll still hang out and do stuff together, no problem!”

“Naw!” Starshine says before shaking her head and causing her white mane to flail somewhat. She looks back at Cozy, “Honestly, I’m just glad you found somepony to be happy with! I mean, gosh! You’ve been through a lot, you know?”

Cozy closes her eyes, “So I’m told!”

Little Snack suddenly tightens her grip on Cozy with her forelegs and says emphatically, “MINE!”

“EEP!” Cozy yelps as her eyes pop forward and she’s yanked back towards the earth filly!

Starshine giggles, “Besides! You two are adorable together!”

“MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE!!!!!” Little says vigorously as she nuzzles the base of Cozy’s head with her snout and hangs on to the pegasus tightly!

“Knock it off Little!” Cozy squeals as she’s being bombarded by affection from behind her!

Little stops forcefully nuzzling the pink filly before saying, “I’m sorry Cozy! I’m just so glad I was not only able to get that out yesterday, but you’re mine now! You’re actually mine! My very own Cozy Glow! Hooray!” and then tightening her grip again somewhat.

“Oh golly! Are you gonna be like this, all the time now Little Snack?” Cozy stammers.

Little loosens her grip somewhat and looks up as she says, “Um, maybe?” She straightens her head forward, “It might settle down, but don’t you EVER think I’ll not show you my love Cozy! MINE!” before tightening again!

“EEP!” Cozy squeaks again as she’s pulled back to the earth filly once more in front of the giggling purple unicorn.

“I love you Cozy!” Little cutely says.

“I love you too Little!” Cozy barely manages to mutter out as she’s hugged insistently from behind.

Starshine widens her eyes, “So um, filly friends?”

Cozy looks at the unicorn as Little loosens her grip, “Golly yeah, her parents said she needed a close friend and apparently, I’m it!”

“And there’s kissing too!” Little happily exclaims before nuzzling Cozy at the base of her mane again.

Cozy widens her eyes, “Um yeah, that too!”

“DAWW!” Starshine says as she giggles slightly.

Cozy narrows her eyes to the unicorn, “So, did you come here to gawk at me and the crazy filly who apparently loves me, or?”

Starshine shakes her head again, “Oh! I wanted to see if you wanted to scope out something in the Everfree Forest with me!”

Cozy closes her eyes, “Oh geez Starshine!” She looks back at the unicorn, “How about something that’s not a forest?”

Starshine frowns, “Well, we were there at your old hideout earlier and everything turned out just fine?”

Cozy widens her eyes, “I was launched into space!”

Starshine widens her eyes, “Okay but uh, what are the odds that we’ll run into Discord again, anyway?”

Cozy narrows her eyes, “Celestia knows, Starshine!”

Starshine nods, “Exactly! You know, you don’t have to be in a forest for him to bother you! He could show up right now if he really wanted to!”

Cozy widens her eyes, “Oh golly! I get it! Please shut up about Discord now! Uh, what did you want to check out there anyway?”

Starshine smiles…

<*****>

Cozy looks up as she stands next to Starshine in the hospital room, “Uh, was this my room?”

Starshine glances at Cozy from the right, “No Cozy! This is room four! You were in room three, across the hall, remember?”

Cozy looks down and at Starshine, “Um, right!” She looks up, “They all look the same though!” before looking to the bed on the other side of the room and the mound underneath the covers just to the left of a big brown teddy bear, slightly smaller than a filly, “Well, there she is… Uh, I guess we shouldn’t wake her?”

Suddenly, Little Snack rises from the covers and screams, “AAAAAAAHHHH!”

Starshine flinches and puts a weak forcefield over her front while Cozy flitters back with her wings!

Cozy is prone on all fours and now across the room as she looks at Little, now to her left, before asking, “Little Snack! Are you okay?”

Little looks down at Cozy, “Oh I’m fine! That’s just how I usually wake up!”

Cozy raises her body halfway and frowns, “You took a hit from an ursa minor! Are you sure about that?”

Little looks left and then right as she stretches out her forelegs and then, stretches her hind legs further into the bed covers, “Uh, I think so? All my legs feel okay and I don’t really have a horn or wings that could get hurt… Uh,” she looks down at Cozy, “How are you baby?”

Cozy rises completely, shakes her head, and says, “Oh, I’m fine! Uh, why did you scream?” before turning her body to the earth filly and leaning forward with an interested look in her eyes.

Little smiles, “That’s just how I usually wake up!”

“Golly! You never woke up like that with me?” Cozy says before frowning.

Little nods, “Well, holding you seems to keep me calm… I feel at peace with you Cozy!”

Cozy leans back with her neck and widens her eyes, “I-I do that for you?”

Little smiles bigger, “Yup! My wonderful Cozy Glow! Who’s also pretty and smart and cute and…”

“Okay okay! I get it! You love me!” Cozy says with a start as she shakes her head. She normalizes it, “I still can’t believe you actually did that for me! You know, I have wings! I can get away just fine!”

“Well, right Cozy!” Little says before nodding, “But I didn’t want you to get hurt!”

“Right!” Cozy nods and looks at Starshine to the right, “How did you find that cave, anyway, Starshine?”

Starshine glances at Cozy, “I was at the library and found a book about ancient caves of Equestria! I thought it would be cool! But uh, the book didn’t say anything about an ursa minor!”

“Well, it doesn’t matter what it says or doesn’t say at this point, Starshine!” Cozy looks back at Little on the bed, “There was one there and it hurt my Little Snack!”

Little looks at Cozy and grins, “YOUR Little Snack?”

“Oh golly!” Cozy widens her eyes while Starshine grins and giggles at her from the other side.

“Can I have a kiss, Cozy? Those always cheer me up!” Little says while leaning forward with a wide-eyed hopeful expression.

Cozy leans towards Little and says lowly, “But Starshine is RIGHT there!”

Little frowns and says, “Don’t’ you want the world to know you love me?” before looking down and frowning pathetically while Starshine continues to giggle.

Cozy grimaces and says, “Fine!” before looking at Starshine, “This isn’t over!”

Starshine smiles at the pegasus, “I’m not scared!”

Cozy harumphs before looking back at Little and trotting to the earth filly from the left side of her bed, opposite the teddy bear and gently giving her a light peck on the left cheek before bringing her neck back to her body.

Little frowns, “What was that?”

Cozy glances around nervously with her eyes, “I-it was a kiss! That’s what you wanted!”

Little looks at Cozy and frowns with big sad watery eyes, “B-but! Aren’t you gonna kiss me on the lips like before?”

Cozy shakes her head while Starshine looks on and continues to snicker. She cranes her neck back to Little and kisses her on the lips softly.

Little feels this and moves her head forward to get all the Cozy she can get while Starshine purrs out, “AWWWWW!!!!!!”

Cozy disengages and looks at Starshine while still craning her neck, “I’m serious! You’re gonna pay!”

Starshine just smiles and giggles back.

<*****>

Cozy and Starshine trot to the south after leaving the hospital exit as Starshine looks at Cozy on her right and says, “Little Snack defended you from the ursa minor!”

Cozy looks back, “I was there, remember?”

Starshine frowns while both fillies keep walking, “Are you surprised?”

Cozy turns left to start home and Starshine reciprocates, “Well um, actually I kinda am!”

“Why? She said she loves you and now, and now, she actually proved it!”

Cozy flinches, “Yeah, I know!” She opens her eyes, “So uh, what now?”

Starshine smiles, “Well, you’re gonna have to check on her periodically and you should probably let the school know what happened and bring her homework to her!”

Cozy starts, “Well, right!” she looks forward and whispers to herself, “Don’t give it another thought Little Snack! Just let Cozy take care of everything!”

<*****>

Cozy lands in front of the office door and knocks with her right forehoof while leaning up slightly.

“Come in!” says a feminine voice from behind it.

Cozy operates the knob with her mouth and swings the door to her right as she trots in.

Starlight frowns from behind her big wooden desk as the pink filly trots in, “Cozy Glow! Haven’t seen you since the apology! Did you need something?”

Cozy looks to her right and shuts the door with her right forehoof before adjusting her body to the magenta unicorn in front of the door, “Uh, golly yes Starlight! You remember Little Snack? The orange earth filly we got enrolled in here earlier?”

Starlight frowns, “What about her?”

Cozy nervously fidgets her forehooves, “Well, she was hurt by an ursa minor earlier in the Everfree Forest! I needed to let you know that she’s gonna be in the hospital for about a week and I wanted to bring her homework to her! You know? Since I’m gonna be heading up there anyway!”

“Oh wow! Is she okay?” Starlight says as she starts and leans forward wide-eyed.

Cozy smiles, “Yeah, she’ll be just fine! After she was knocked away, I flew back and helped her hide under a log in case the monster came back and then, I flew to the hospital to get a pegasus team to help her!”

Starlight straightens her face, “Since you knew where she was!”

Cozy rolls her eyes, “Obviously!” She looks back at Starlight and frowns, “Anyway, do I need to go visit her teachers or?”

Starlight frowns, “Don’t worry about that Cozy! I got her class schedule and I’ll send a memo to her teachers! Just come by this afternoon after class and I should have everything ready for you!”

Cozy smiles, “That’ll be just swell! Thanks Starlight!”

<*****>

The door opens as Little Snack bounces the ball on her chin and Cozy flies in laboriously with a brown leather satchel on her back. She huffs as she lands there, while Little continues to dribble her ball. Little knocks the ball to her left side by swinging her chin that way and trots to Cozy, now huffing on her hooves after setting the bag down just to her right on the hospital floor.

“Hiya Cozy! What’s up?” Little says on her way to the other filly.

Cozy turns her head to Little, “Your homework is kinda heavy, Little Snack!”

“Oh gosh, I’m sorry Cozy Glow!” Little says while frowning.

Cozy catches her breath, “Think nothing of it! Uh, Little?” before rising and turning her body to the orange filly.

“Yes, Cozy?” Little says while tilting her head slightly to the right.

“Why did you defend me back there? You must really care about me, huh?”

Little normalizes her head and frowns, “Why do you act so surprised?”

“Oh golly, well uh…” Cozy looks down before back at Little, “Let’s just say, when you’re a villain, things are very different! I mean, I know Chrysalis and Tirek would’ve helped me too, but they’d only be doing it because they’d know I could help them later…” She leans forward with a piercing expression in her brown eyes, “But it’s not like that with you, huh? I mean…” She flinches, “You actually care about me for me, don’t you?”

Little smiles, “Of course Cozy! You’re my filly friend!”

Cozy frowns, “Well um, right!”

Little leans forward, “And you care about me too, right? I mean, who led the pegasus team to find me?”

Cozy smiles, “Well, of course, Little Snack! I mean, golly! I’m not gonna just leave you there!”

Little nods and smiles, “Right, because you care about me! See how this works?”

Cozy smiles wider, “Well uh, right!”

Little frowns, “So I guess we learn about friendship in and out of the classroom now?”

Cozy nods, “I guess so Little! I guess so! Uh, hang on!” before looking back to the leather bag on the floor and reaching there to grab papers with her mouth after opening the clasp with her lips. She sets down a stack of neatly arranged papers, roughly an inch in height onto the shelf at her right, just beyond the book bag. She stops leaning up to it and returns to her hooves before turning her body back to Little and smiling, “There’s all your homework, filly friend!”

Little looks up at the papers on the counter and widens her eyes, “Gosh! That’s a lot!”

Cozy giggles, “Well golly! I guess now you won’t be bored anymore, huh?”

Little nods, “Well, right! Um…” She leans back before looking down and pawing at the floor with her forehooves, left and then right.

Cozy narrows her eyes and frowns, “I know what that means! You’re nervous about something, huh?”

Little starts with a wide-eyed frowning expression of surprise at Cozy, “Uh, well kinda, yeah?”

Cozy smiles, “You wanted to ask me something, right?”

Little shakes her head, “Oh gosh! Um…” She blinks, “Cozy uh, would you uh…” She looks down and paws again, left and then right.

Cozy frowns, “Would I what?”

Little looks up, “Would you help me study Cozy? I uh, sure would like that…” before nervously smiling at the pegasus and staring on with hopeful green eyes.

“Sure! Uh, were you having trouble?” Cozy says while leaning forward with an interested look in her brown eyes and a frown on her face.

“Um…” Little says with another start, “It’s just that well… You’re so smart and uh, I like you and wanted to uh, well…”

Cozy sighs as she suddenly realizes what this is really all about, “Sure Little Snack! I’ll be happy to spend some time with you and help you study!”

Little smiles exuberantly, “Great!” before trotting the rest of the way to Cozy and embracing her in a tight warm hug!

“Urgh! You’re pretty strong Little!” Cozy manages to grunt out before returning the embrace with her own forehooves.

Little disengages and returns to her hooves on the floor, “Oh uh, sorry Cozy! You’re just so wonderful that I guess I just get carried away?”

Cozy looks at Little carefully, “You keep telling me how great I am? You don’t scream when we wake up together and you’re always talking about how smart I am…”

Little frowns and looks at Cozy, “Well, it’s true! I don’t scream with you and you are pretty smart! You almost took over Equestria, remember?”

Cozy grins and giggles, “You know, from here, I can almost laugh about it? I mean, that was a long time ago and now, I can’t help but think about how wrong I was! Golly! And I would’ve gotten away with it if it wasn’t for those meddling ponies!” before bending her right forehoof upward in front of her.

“Yup! You failed! And now you got a Little Snack!” Little exclaims while lightly jittering.

Cozy lowers her hoof and says, “Yeah…” while continuing to smile…

Little suddenly leans to the pegasus and kisses her on the lips! She closes her eyes while her lips lock with Cozy before leaning back a few inches and smiling at the pink filly…

Cozy stares wide-eyed at the earth filly and growls, “I wasn’t ready, jerk! GRR!”

“You’re cute when you growl!”

Cozy’s cheeks redden slightly as she looks off to the right side, “No U!”

Little giggles softly.

Cozy stares at the hot steaming bran cake in front of her before looking at Trixie across the table from her, “Uh, mom? Me and my friends went to the Everfree Forest and um, Little Snack got hurt!”

Trixie starts and stares at the pink filly, “W-what? What happened? Is she okay?”

Cozy stares at Trixie intently, “Yeah, she was hurt by an ursa minor and now, she’s in the hospital for about a week… Um,” she frowns, “she wanted me to help her study while she was away from school and um…”

Trixie frowns, “Well, yes Cozy! Of course! You’re very smart and if anypony in Ponyville can help Little Snack…”

Cozy shakes her head, “Right! It would be me!” She looks back at the unicorn intently with her large brown eyes, “So uh…”

Trixie looks at Cozy, “So, you’re going to the hospital everyday after school and a snack to help your filly friend!”

Cozy gulps, “Oh golly!”

(To be continued…)