loving him

I woke up kinda early in the night. I glanced over at the clock on hitches desk in the station-4:49am. I groaned and tried to fall asleep again rolling the other way fluffing my feathers.

I heard a small noise as I saw hitch in the dark slowly making his way down the stairs, he glanced over at me, I didn’t want him to yell or anything so I pretended to be asleep.

he made a soft noise then looked around, after he grabbed something he went back to his little home upstairs.

Me: “hmmm” I looked in suspicion.

“Come on sleep you.”
I said trying to talk my body into sleeping.

I looked around and noticed my slinky. I poked it and started to fiddle with it, eventually I fell asleep, later I was woken by hitch yelling.

“No SPARKY! Stop!” He yelled loud.

Sparky ran to the other side of the room as hitch shook his head.

“Thanks for watching him last night izzy… I really needed to catch up on some paperwork, I love my little guy but I admit he is quite a hoof-full heh.”

The purple mare giggled. “Oh hitchie don’t worry, any time you need a sitter I’ll be there just let me know.”

“Thanks so much Izzy.”

They hugged and said goodbye.

I looked around and saw a greenish blue little dragon on the floor outside of my cell. He was growling and had a deranged look in his eyes.

My eyes widened as my ears fell.

“Uhhhh hi little uh dragon.. everything’s ok no need to -“ I gasped as he bit the bar of my cell.

“SPARKY sparkeroni! He hollared loud grabbing him and pulling him into his chest.

“Bad sparky bad!”
He looked into the baby’s eyes as the baby smiles at him in awe.

“Oh how could I be mad at you huh? Oh no I can’t can I, can I? “ he spoke in a baby voice to the dragon.

He took sparky upstairs and came back down.

“Sorry sparky is still learning…he’s usually great with other ponies though” he said coming to my cell.

I looked out at him. “Uh No problem… I’m sure he was confused annnnyway can I come out now?”

He nodded and let me out to freshen up, next I met him back down stairs and he opened the front door to the station.

“I really am amazed how well the station looks… maybe you would like to go into town today with me,I need to make some rounds, I suppose you would like it better out here than in there? if you think your ready.” He smirked mischiefly.

“So think you can?” He dared.

“Yeah for sure, besides I haven’t gotten to see the light of day in a good bit.”

He nodded his head and we both went out on the town.

“Now y/n the deal is you will look for any trash and pick it up, think of it as community service. Now remember no bright ideas you may fly up and stretch your wings while searching around but if you try to leave mare time bay you’ll be surprised.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it sir, if I left I wouldn’t get to spend all my days with you would I?” I said sarcastically.

Hitch rolled his eyes and smiled.
“Come on we got work to do.”

He walked to each trash can and made me pick up any litter anywhere I saw. I soon trotted apart from him as he was yelling at somepony.

“Hmm I wonder..”
I spread my wings and leaned down and quickly zoomed up into the air smiling. “Hahaha yes! Finally!” I swooped down and around town through ally ways and past all the shops completely in my own happy bubble at-least until I saw a pony push another onto the ground.

“Woah!”
I swooped down and jumped in-front of the defenseless pony.

“You better quit, what did this pony do for you to push them.”

The pony’s scoffed.
“You must be new here, this pony is bad news he’s not so innocent either, he almost caused a war here, sprouts just a no good somnabitch.”
The bigger stallion (blue with a orange mane) said.

“Yeah trust us he doesn’t deserve any of your pity.” The smaller stallion said. (tan with a pink mane)

The stallions both smiled at eachother and started to ask me questions .

I started talking to them as I looked back at the pony as the talking distracted the other males.

“Sprout is it? I’m y/n. You can go on ahead I think they forgot.” I said smiling.

Sprout smiled at me and looked at a loss for words, he nodded and trotted off fast.

The stallions were laughing and I turned around smiling.

“Well boys it was nice meeting you I’m sure I’ll see you soon but duty calls.”

They smiled both blushing as I flew off.

“What a pony.” the smaller one said.

“Aye that girl totally thought I was better!” The bigger stallion said.

“No way she thought I was!” The stallions went off arguing.

I flew back near hitch and picked up trash.

After several hours we finally finished, hitch looked at me and breathed in deep.

“Ok y/n I’m going to trust you… can you go back to the station and wait for me there? don’t make me regret this..”

I looked at him and nodded next thing I knew he trotted off fast.

“Huh wonder what his problem is.”
I say low as I trot back.

Awhile later hitch finally got back to the station.

“Your back.” I said bold.

“Oh - ya I was just running some errands. I brought you this.”

He brought back a sandwich as he handed it to me he yawned.

“You look kinda tired.and cold ” I said shyly.

“I definitely am.. sparky has been keeping me up all night long. Luckily Izzy said tonight she would watch him so I could get some rest and yeah it’s starting to get nippy out.”

I tilted my head. “Ahh I see.” I trot to the coffee maker and come back with a cup of water. “Here sheriff.” I smile soft.

He smiled back.”thanks y/n.”

“Ah I know another thing.” I nudged him over to the sofa where ponies sat and waited.

He laid on it and stretched out softly.

“When my grand mare feels stressed and tired she always asks me to rub by her hooves.” I say with a light chuckle.

He yawned and spoke soft. “Ye-ah, that sounds mmmp good.”

I smile and prop his hooves up and start to rub them and a bit above the hoof. I could hear some grunts and groans eventually I heard a slight snore and I stopped.

I looked over at him and started to feel a sensation in my chest.
I noticed his mane and pet it softly.
In my head I began to think “how did I not notice how nice his coat is…. Wait no.. what am I doing?”
I backed away and went to the cell to eat then got ready to sleep, soon enough after all was finished I looked over to see him snoring loud. I shook my head and put one of my blankets over him then went to my cell to sleep.