Chapters Sunset's Sushi Surprise! 🐟🍣
"Um, yes, can I get the tekk-a-maki , is it? Mmhmm, soy sauce would be good, thank you. Okay, great. It's Kobe."
It was a chill afternoon. Too lazy to get his narrow nerd behind up to get groceries for his humble apartment, Kobe was in the process of ordering from one of the most popular restaurants in the city, Kawaī Ponī .
Finishing his order, he frowned. "The pony package?" he pondered, clutching his phone for a quick search on the restaurant's website.
~ Speedy delivery ~ Cozy service ~ Customer satisfaction guaranteed
The description read.
"Uh, I suppose I'll get that then?" Kobe scratched his head. "Thank you again."
Hanging up, the man strolled out of the kitchen into the living room. With a heavy, lethargic sigh, he plopped into the deep depths of the couch's bulky cushions, sinking in as he flailed his arms to reach the TV remote.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. a soft thud tapped the door.
"Goodbye, comfy spot," Kobe grunted, wiggling out of the puckered seat's hold. "I hardly knew ye. Who is it?"
At the door, Kobe spotted nobody through the peephole. Ready to conclude it being ditchers, the same three knocks poked upon the door. Opening up, he took a quick peek around before looking down.
"Oh," the man uttered. "Hey there, little one. What's your name?"
Looking back up at him was a small unicorn pony with a light amber coat, a fiery red and yellow mane and tail, all dressed up in a sushi-themed apron topped off with an adorkable pufferfish pin in her hair. Smiling with a white and blue tote bag crinkled between her lips, she puffed her chest to reveal her festive fish-shaped name tag.
"Sunset Shimmer, huh?" Kobe said to himself, turning his attention to the bag. "Is that for me?"
The pony nodded warmly.
"Wow, that was speedy. Come on in!"
Ducking under the human's legs toward the living room, Sunset placed the bag on the low table in front of the couch. Kobe watched on in awe as she set the table with chopsticks, sauces, everything. He sat down before the lovely spread, gratefully plucking a thin stack of bills for the mare to gratefully put and zip in her apron's pouch.
Kobe dug into the cold but flavorful meal, humming in blissful delight as he tasted everything with the succulent sauces, washing it all down with occasional swigs of a warm cup of tea. As he savored the exotic dish, he turned to find the chipper pony sitting by his foot watching him with shining eyes.
"Did you forget something?" he asked. "Want a tip?"
Sunset hopped onto the cushion beside the confused human with an enthused nod.
"Well, uh, I'm sure I can find a couple bucks around here somewhere. Let me—"
The pony rested a hoof on his hand, shaking her head.
"No? You don't want money?"
Sunset shook her head again, rubbing her face against the knuckles of the man's hand with an adorkable pout.
"What, you want me to pet you?"
She nodded.
"Hmm, the thing did promise 'cozy service' . Odd. As weird as a colorful unicorn delivering food to you is, I will admit, you are super cute. Plus, I already sat down. Why not?"
A light squeak escaped the mare as she cutely squished her beaming cheeks with her hooves. Wiggling close, Sunset scooped Kobe's arm over her head with her nose like a wee pup, moving to curl up in his lap. Her head rested on his chest, Kobe brushed soft strokes across her stylish mane, earning a thankful sigh from the smol creature.
"Omigosh, you are so soft..." Kobe cooed, his fingers lost in the floof.
The ball of fuzz looked up to stick her tongue out with a silly wink before clinging to the man's arm to guide it to her li'l belly, caressing it in pleasing circles.
"D'awww, does the sweet pony like the rubs?"
Sunset wiggled and shook her squishy limbs, nodding in excitement.
"Heh, would a nice boop seal the deal for you, cutie?"
The mare's ears perked upon hearing the sacred word. Sitting up in her customer's lap, she twitched her nose expectantly. Kobe smiled, moving to raise a finger between her enormous, anime-like eyes.
"Am I gonna boop you here , or am I gonna boop you there?" he giggled, zipping his hand all around the unicorn's blushing face. "Or am I gonna– BOOP!"
The unicorn flinched in a happy shock, her nose scrunched up from the surprise boop attack. Happy with her tip, Sunset leaped in to pull the man into a tight but soft huggle, planting a tiny kiss on his cheek.
"Aww, you're a sweetheart." Kobe cupped the li'l fuzzy's face to smooch her warm forehead. "Thank you very much, everything was all lovely and satisfactory."
Her job done, the cutie grabbed a tablet, holding it out to show five blank stars on the screen.
Rubbing a finger across it, Kobe highlighted all the stars. "Oh, you've got yourself five awesome stars from me, little missy."
With a grateful clap of her hooves, Sunset finally hopped out of his lap. Her horn grew bright yellow, a tiny fortune cookie was levitated onto the man's hand. As she trotted toward the door, she paused.
"Missed something?" Kobe asked.
There, she stood on her hind hooves, waving at the high doorknob to the human's embarrassment.
"Oop, my bad!" he flung himself up, to hold the door open for the pony. "Forgot about your smolness."
Opening the packet, Kobe cracked the treat open.
A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.
It read.
Sunset waved Kobe down to her level.
Boop! she booped him.
The unicorn bounced in a hyper circle until finally heading off.
Turning to close the door behind him, Kobe reaches for the phone.
"Yes, I have an emergency? I think I might have contracted diabetes this very moment. A nurse pony is on the way? Great."
Twilight's Traveling Tomes! 📚
"Cocoa, check. Book to read, check. Heater, check. Alexa playing fireplace sounds for a fun illusion, check."
"I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Mind repeating?"
"Nothing, Alexa."
Doot doot doot.
One snowy winter evening in Pennsylvania, novel enthusiast Zach lied in his apartment nestled on a sofa with a good book, being bathed in the warm air of a crackling heater while enjoying a nice cup of cocoa. A perfect and chill time, nothing stopped the fiction fanatic from immersing himself in the literature.
Squeak. Squeak. Squeak.
Until the faintest noise of what sounded like a wagon in desperate need of an oil treatment slowly wheeling by outside. Setting his book down, Zach moved to slightly tug the door ajar, spotting a blue snow-covered wooden cart on wheels timidly inching his way.
"May I help you?" he asked.
Stepping from behind the cart was a small purple unicorn with fluffy but frozen wings, all fashioned in a fuzzy quilted cap and scarf. Her shivering demeanor alerted the man.
"Oh, my goodness!" he gasped, guiding the chilled creature toward his home. "You must be freezing , come in, come in!"
Shaking the bits of snow off her cap, the alicorn shuffled inside, her creaky cart in tow. Inside, Zach pushed the door shut and went quick to fetch a blanket for the poor baby once he sat her by the heater.
"That better?" he cooed, flicking the remaining pieces of ice from her fuzzy cheek.
The alicorn nuzzled her face into his inviting hand, purring low. She stepped back to shed from her frostbitten clothes, fluffing out her lovely colored hair.
"Aww, I love your hair."
The pony flapped her stiff wings, her uncomfortably cold expression melted into one of appreciation.
"So, what brings ya, tiny pony? Whatcha got in the cart?"
With enough strength to move, the human's company dusted a blanket of snow draped atop the cart's vibrant sign to show a curvy line of text.
Twilight's Traveling Tomes , the sign glistened in the light.
"Ah, well it's wonderful to make your acquaintance, Twilight." Zach smiled, giving a slight bow. "Can I get ya anything? I got cocoa still brewing in the kitchen if ya want some."
Twilight rubbed her tummy with a adowable pout.
"I got you covered, sweetie. Don't you worry."
Zach fetched a quick cup of hot goodness for the mare, who happily gave tiny sips to her beverage and proudly wore her chocolate mustache high for all to see.
"You're a silly thing, aren't ya?"
"Pffft!" Twilight blew a friendly raspberry.
"Hmm, tomes. You mean, like, books , right?"
Her ears raised, Twilight went to open the large cabinet doors of the cart, plucking a book in her magic and placed it in the human's hands
"Heh, you must really like books , huh?"
The immeasurable energy manifested from the magical word sent a sharp tingle to her horn, its wave traveling along her smol form to trigger an untamed amount of tail wagging. Geeked out beyond the point of no return, she nudged the book closer to Zach.
"Oh, you want me to have it?" he tilted his head. "I'm always down to add to my collection. How much do I owe you?"
A slip of folded paper is levitated atop the cart's wooden counter.
📚 = 🤗🤗🤗
"Books for cuddles?" Zach read aloud. "What a strange deal you got there, little pony."
Twilight gave a playful shrug.
"You must still be chilled to the bone, it's the least I can do. You're my guest after all."
A tiny squee later, the gleeful alicorn was already clinging to the amused man's legs, squeezing tight. Lifting her up, Zach held her by the armpits, bestowing the cuddly critter with a generous Eskimo kiss to the boopable nose.
"I'll be sure to tip you well." he winked, swaddling the little thing in the blanket.
Curled up in his long arms, Twilight's sparkled eyes mesmerized Zach as she settled in her cozy position. "You are just cutest thing! Who's an adorkable silly filly? Who is it?"
Twilight squirmed a hoof free to poke the blubbering goof's nose.
"How dare you, you're the one that's supposed to be booped!"
Boop , Zach retaliated.
"There, how ya like that?"
A mischievous smile graced the alicorn's face, she managed to grab ahold of Zach's affectionate hand and proceeded to nibble along the fingers with adowable "nums."
"Heyyy, what are you doing there? I am not food , silly!"
"Mmm!" Twilight hummed, nibbling further.
"Nuh uh, I am not 'Mmm' -worthy. Come here, you."
Twilight's crimes against humanity costed her dearly. What befell her was a near-endless assault of cheek kisses and swift booping on all sides. Zach sat on a nearby rocking chair, unfurling the blanket to scratch her squishy belly, her smol hooves kicking around in pleasure. Her guard down, the sneaky human took a deep breath and...
PFFFFFFFT!!!
The loudest raspberry known to man and ponykind echoed throughout the apartment, Twilight erupted into a giddy whinny as she wrapped her arms around Zach's neck in a thankful hug. The deed done, Twilight sat up in her friendly customer's lap.
"You're the sweetest little pumpkin," he hummed. "I wuv your cuteness."
A heavenly glow grew upon Twilight's cheeks. Her transaction complete, she slid down Zach's legs and pushed the cart with her magic for the door.
"L-Leaving already?" the man rose up. "It's still cold out there."
Twilight let out a meek sigh, hanging her head.
"You can stay the night if you want. It'll start getting warmer tomorrow anyways, lemme keep you cozy. I insist, Twi."
Her stature more uplifted, the pony was quick to hop back into Zach's lap as he sat down in the chair. He chuckled, waving his new book teasingly. "What do you say we rest with a fresh book?"
Twily smiled wide, lightly stomping her hooves under the cover before nuzzling into her kind host.
"Okay, here we go. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away..."
Author's Note
Role of Zach: twidash1993
"Wonderful company, just wonderful. A HUGE nerd for literature, but that's a plus in my book!
5/5 Bookhorses!"
Nightmare Moon's Sleepy Slushies! 😴🧉
"I really need some sleeping pills." Kat rubbed tiredly at her eyes as they drifted from her essay towards the little digits on the bottom right of the screen:
1:32 AM
Finals were hitting back at her decision to spend the semester drinking, partying, and coasting through till the last week. Chemistry, contract law, theater, it all was swimming in her mind. Exhausted beyond belief, if only she didn't depend on scholarships, she would call it quits and go to sleep right now.
Maybe though, a ten minute break wouldn't hurt. Besides, she deserved a small treat for her hard work. She pulled out her phone to start looking for anything open, good, and cheap.
"Closed. Closed. Closed. You're a college town, ACT like it." Kat scowled as she scrolled through the different restaurants, her options grew more and more limited.
Of course she had to choose a town that worked on old people schedule. Thoughts of wondering if she should transfer next year to where her high school buddies had gone flooded her mind—
"Wait, that's new." Kat spotted an ad for a place called Knockout's Shakes and Slushs . "Opened 24/7? I could deal with that, but man, those poor souls.
The drinks even looked pretty good. Boba, milkshakes, teas and more. That's when she spied something intriguing.
"Knockout's Knock Out," Kat read. "Guaranteed to knock you out. How creative, those words. Only available midnight till three...sure, why not?" Limited items usually were the best on the menu.
Order button hit, and credit card info entered, she went back to typing her essay as she waited.
Twenty minutes go by when she got a text message mentioning her delivery was ready outside the dorms. She didn't even bother to put on slippers thanks to the warm spring weather, and the fact that they recently redid the carpet, she went outside with her wallet to tip generously as an apology for her late night order. Just because she could didn't mean she should , after all.
"Hey fam, sorry for the late night or—"
Her delivery person was...more of a delivery pony.
Dressed in the cutest lil' blue armor was a black furred, tiny pony. A unicorn, no, a pegasus. No, a pegacorn? Alicorn!
An alicorn, with a mane and tail that flowed like the stars of the night, and blue draconic eyes. The most noticable part of her, though, was her grumpy expression, but not at all tired.
Kat dawwed. "Oh, you're ADORABLE."
The alicorn pouted even more, and angrily pointed at her name tag, Kat leaned in to look closely.
"Queen Nightmare Moon? Oh, I'm sorry, your majesty." Kat bowed, but had the tiniest smirk on her face. "A Queen, huh? Anyway, thank you so much for getting here, let me just tip ya—"
Nightmare Moon frowned again and shook her head, heading towards the dorms with her drink tray precariously hanging in her teeth.
"Woah, wait up, Queen, no animals allowed. Trust me, my RA is a stickler. He already got me for noise, don't need another violation on my record." Kat hurried up towards the door to stop Nightmare, but that's when the queen gave her such big, wide eyes.
"Urgh...fine, alright, but we need to be sneaky and careful." Kat opened the door and hurried to her room, Moon right on her heels. As soon as they were in, Moon trotted towards Kat's dorm room and entered, setting the tray down on the bed, climbing on to get nice and comfy, turning a few times like a cat before loafing. Kat joined her, smiling wide.
"Alright, so as for that tip—"
Nightmare shook her head and pushed the money back into Kat's hand with a pout.
"Oh you're soft...so you want... pats? And cuddles?"
The pony nodded, and Kat complied. Scratching Nightmare's ears, her hand following the pony's head as she gave Kat a slushy that matched her mane color. On it was a warning saying to wait for your delivery pony's finishing touch.
Nightmare's horn lit up, an elixir poofing into existence. Kat giggled at the sound effect, before looking at Nightmare.
"Lemme guess, a knockout tonic? Will it help me sleep? Trust me, I've tried everything."
Nightmare nodded, a little smile on her fanged lips as she poofed a note into Kat's hands.
🥤💤 Drinks for those that love the night a bit too much!
Cuddles appreciated! 🤗
Nightmare poured it into the slushy and swirled it. As soon as it was ready, she closed it up and pressed it into Kat's hand, before jumping into her lap to look at the essay.
"Aww, thanks Nightmare. You're sweet." Kat patted her as she finished the paragraph, and finally began to sip the slushy. Best thing she had ever had, honestly.
Of course, Nightmare was even better. Reminding her of a grumpy cat, but purring and nuzzling into each pat and snuggle. Kat didn't realize how much her mental health needed this, but now she couldn't imagine anything else. Kat always was a bit of a night owl, and it seemed that Nightmare liked this fact due to working the Midnight Hour service, but even owls needed sleep.
She was almost finished with the slushy, and looked at Nightmare. "So, Queen of the Night, I'm guessing. You're precious, ya know? This is exactly what I needed."
Nightmare nodded, and suddenly pressed her hoof against Kat's nose with a cute boop. "Heh, lil rascal! Boop!" Kat returned the favor.
What followed was a swift boop war unlike any the world had ever seen, and finally a tickle one. That's when Kat gave a little yawn.
"Okay, maybe this thing will actually work. You know your stuff." Kat giggled sleepily as she pushed away the trash towards her bin. Nightmare finally smiled widely, and purred louder as she also helped Kat get comfortable. Fluffy pillows, the lights turned off, and soon Kat was drifting to much needed sleep with the fluffy pony snuggled in her arms.
Author's Note
Written by and starring: ponybird21 💖
Edited by: yours truly 🤓
Applejack's Awww-some Apple Entrées! 🍎
Author's Note
Written by and starring as Isaac: ShootingStar25
Edited by: me, who else?
Applejack's Awww-some Apple Entrées! 🍎
"Okay, bread should be almost ready to pull out the oven."
It was a crispy, autumn evening, the forest of trees had their leaves falling around a quaint little home. The owner, local chef Isaac, had his baking and cooking skills put to the test as today was the day some family members were coming over for a small gathering. It had been quite a challenge, but the young chef was able to nab some choice recipes and generously dressed the dinning room table with tons of tasty and festive dishes.
The oven's timer went off. Isaac smelled the savory aroma as he went to open its doors and saw the bread was nicely baked. There, he let out a proud sigh. "There, looks like everything..."
Just then, he noticed that, while he may have had all the entrées and appetizers covered, he forgot the one very important dish to end the gathering's big meal. It appeared he was missing a dessert, earning himself a hard palm to the face. Tensions began to rise, for, currently 10:55, the family was set to arrive around noon.
"Not to worry," Isaac huffed. "I'm pretty sure I have something quick to throw together."
The chef went through his cupboards to find that he was out of baking supplies, having used up what remained for the feast. He looked in the fridge and freezer to see if he had anything, only to find himself weakly offered the only thing available: an average tub of vanilla ice cream.
"Oi, okay, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't mind ice cream, but...yeah, I got nothing. I'm screwed."
Isaac then noticed something as he frantically flipped through a thin catalog, the same catalog that he got when he went to order some apple cider for the gathering. Looking at the cover, he spotted a number as well as a small stamp:
"Need something sweet and tasty at the very last second? Feel free to give us a call at Honeycrips' Catering. We promise to deliver in a minute, or it's free."
It stated.
"Eh, what have I got to lose?" Isaac shrugged, moving to reach the phone and dialed. "Yes, hello? I'd like to place an order. One apple pie, please. That's 321 Random Street. Pony package? Uh...sure. Thank you, goodbye."
Mere moments after hanging up and scoffing at the stamp's guarantee, there was a light set of knocks on the door. "Huh, that was fast." Isaac glided toward the door.
Looking outside, he made a quick scope of the front porch until he peered down to spot a...
A pony.
Dressed in a tiny red work shirt with its sleeves rolled up, a dark brown vest, and a Stenton hat was an orange mare who had flowing blond hair. It had a nametag that read: Applejack.
"Talk about fast service," Isaac nodded, impressed. "Howdy there, li'l partner."
The pony sat on her flank and made an adowable scrunchy face at the terrible accent.
"Sorry," the man chuckled sheepishly, offering a few dollars. "Couldn't help myself."
Applejack nodded and secured the fine pay before pulling out a box from a saddlebag that contained a fresh apple pie.
"Thank you so much, you are a lifesaver. Just let me go get you a big ol—"
Applejack merely shook her head, making her way over to his hand and rubbed her freckled face against his palm with an adorable pout.
"What, am I tipping you with petting and stuff?" Isaac scoffed playfully, cupping her dimpled cheek.
The sweet apple smiled looking up at him with an affirming nod.
"Oh, you're actually serious? You ponies are weird, but...you are awfully precious. Aw, come here."
Setting the warm box aside, Isaac stroked her hair with a flowing pat, causing the orange mare to stomp a hoof as her kind customer moved to her floppy ears.
"You are just the cutest thing, you know that?"
The pony blushed and hid behind her smol hat. Her irresistible aura of cute triggered a fuzzy urge inside the human as he swept her off her hooves, twirling her around the room in his arms toward the kitchen where he sat at the nearest dining chair.
"Your fur feels so warm and cuddly," Isaac cooed, proceeding to smooch her fuzzy nose. "It's like I'm hugging a plushie, but it's alive!"
Applejack stuck her tongue out with a wink and a blep before hiding her grinning face behind her squishy li'l hoofsies.
Soon, Isaac began to rub her tummy and caressed it in loving circles, patting her tidy mane while Applejack retaliated with a swift boop to his cheek. Full of silly vengeance, the man blew a loud raspberry against the warm depths of her floof. It soon evolved into a playful war of wubs and wuving as both were smiling and squirming.
Eventually, Isaac dealt one last boop to the comforted cuddle monster nestled in his tender hold, her nose scrunched up. Happy with the wonderful tip, Applejack leaned in to pull the human into a tight, comfy hug and planted a tiny kiss on his cheek. There, the clock on the wall rang loud.
12:00 PM.
"Already?" Isaac rubbed his head, rising from the chair. "Wow, I didn't even realize, my folks could be here any minute."
With her job done and paid in full, Applejack leaped off of his lap and tipped her hat, making her way to the door.
"Hold on!" Isaac called out. "Maybe, you can stay and join all of us for dinner? I'm sure they wouldn't mind someone as cute and adorable as you."
Applejack stopped in her tracks and looked at the human and then to the door.
"It's okay, we'd be glad to have you. You're good company."
After a brief moment of thinking, the mare nodded as Isaac swept her up in his arms once more, planting a thankful boop upon her wittle nose.
"Great. Now let's put some ice cream on that pie."
Applejack clapped her hooves happily.
Roseluck's Rapid-Rate Flowers🌹
Author's Note
Written by and starring as Serenity: Serenity Southerland
Roseluck's Rapid-Rate Flowers🌹
A young woman with a cast on her leg looked wistfully outside her window at the garden in her backyard. She sighed as she gazed at her favorite plants longingly, wishing she could attend to them.
“If only the accident had broken my arm and not my leg, I could at least trim and water my flowers.” she shifted uncomfortably in her seat when a rapping sound issued from her door.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
“That must be the insurance adjuster.” She groaned as she grabbed her crutches and made her way to the door, bemoaning yet another reminder of the incident that happened earlier that week, “Let’s just get this over with.”
Knock! Knock! Knock!
“I’m coming!” She called, limping towards the door. Opening the door, though, revealed somepony she hadn’t expected. “Oh. Hello there. May I help you?”
On her doorstep sat a pale yellow pony with raspberry colored hair and highlights, who smiled brightly back at her. She wore a visor with a nametag on it reading "Roseluck" and a smol matching gardener’s smock with Pretty Petals Pony Package Service emblazoned on it.
“Aww, aren’t you just the sweetest thing! But, I didn’t order anything from Pretty Petals…” the woman said, mildly confused.
Roseluck shook her head and handed a small card to the woman with that same bright smile.
“Dear Serinity,
I know that you won't be able to get out much for the next few months, so I thought these zinnias would help you feel better. I hope you get better soon!
From,
Seth
P.S. Don’t worry about the garden. I’ll be down next week to help you with it, even if I don’t know a rhododendron from a tulip.
It read.
“That knucklehead,” Serinity said with misty eyes when a bouquet of zinnias that matched Roseluck’s mane was pushed her way. She took them gratefully and brought them to her nose, enjoying the sweet floral fragrance. "This is why I love that man."
Roseluck sat proudly as she watched Serinity enjoying the arrangement, waiting patiently for her reward for a job well done.
“Thank you for delivering these to me. Let me get you a little something,” Serinity turned to head inside, but Roseluck nudged her good leg and shook her head. “What? No tip? I have to give you something in return though—”
Rose nodded, watching Serinity’s hand with a hungry gaze and flicking an ear. “Oh, my hand? Do you want me to pet you?”
Roseluck’s eyes sparkled with glee as she trotted in place.
“Ok, I can’t really reach you from here though. Come inside to the couch and I’ll ‘pay’ you there.” Serinity giggled as they made their way in.
Roseluck darted to the couch and waited, kneading the couch cushion with her forehooves as Serinity limped over. It was a slow enough process that Roseluck took the chance to look around the house while she waited, noting the things she saw inside when her eyes fell on the garden outside the window.
She watched as little honeybees and a butterfly floated from flower to flower, soaking in both the warm summer sun and the nectar the flowers had to offer them and smiled to herself. Her smile only grew when Serinity placed a hand in between her ears and softly dug her fingertips into the mane atop her head.
“Here you go!” Serinity said, leaning in closer to scratch behind Rose’s ears and jaw, which caused her to melt into the couch. "Oh, wow, you smell like raspberries!"
Her little muzzle scrunched up and her eyes crossed as she rolled over, exposing her belly which also received some love and caused her to kick her leg in rapture.
“Aww, I wish you came with the flowers he sent! You’re just so stinkin' adorable!” Serenity wrapped the little pony in a hug and squeezed her, burying her face in Rose’s mane. Both the pony and human sat enjoying the cuddles on the couch for a while, when Rose tapped Serinity and pointed towards the garden in the backyard.
“Do you like it? I love gardening, especially with flowers. It’s just a shame that I can’t get out there right now because of this leg…” Serinity sighed sadly, looking down at her cast. "It’s ok though, Seth will be here next week to help me, though I’m not sure how much help he’ll be. He’s not great with plants.”
The woman chuckled, noting how the little pony in her arms watched her intently with her chartreuse green eyes. Rose thought to herself for a moment before struggling out of Serinity’s grasp and tugged on her hand, pointing again to the garden out back.
“Do you want to go see it?” Serinity asked, to which Roseluck nodded enthusiastically with an ear-to-ear grin.
The two slowly made their way outside, Serinity taking care to not stumble over the pave stones while Roseluck trotted happily through the flowers and plants, taking the time to sniff each one, gathering a bit of pollen on her nose in the process.
Serinity giggled at her display, feeling joy in her heart that someone else enjoyed her pastime just as much as she did. Seth was great, and generally a wonderful boyfriend, but he just didn’t get flowers like her. “Maybe I should start ordering flowers and seeds from Pretty Petals more often…” she giggled to herself as Roseluck frolicked through a patch of pansies.
Serinity noticed something as the pony played. Her garden started to look tidier, and some of the plants had been clipped and trimmed. She wondered how that had happened when Roseluck reappeared with a pile of dead leaves and a little trimmer in her mouth.
“Did you do that?” Serinity asked in disbelief, to which Rose nodded and smiled from behind her trimmings.
“Aww, you're the best!” Serinity said, booping the proud pony. "I wuv you, Rosie. Thank you!"
Roseluck gave a quick nudge before taking a stroll with her through the sunlit flowers.
