My New Roomate!

The sun was high in the sky as I drove through the roads. Looking around I see the usual gas station, restaurant, stores, and maybe a few protests. I made it to the building and parked in the driveway and got my keys. For most of my life away from home I have been living the apartment life. While yes I have a good paying job and could afford a house, for one the complex is closer to my work place and living in an apartment feels different from the house life, and I like it.

Up the stairs down the hall turn the corner across the fountain. I have gotten so used to the path to my home that it’s basically muscle memory at this point. After I got home I was greeted with the same thing, silence. I do want company in my home but the problem I always see is either people are too loud or too messy, I want someone who isn’t a nuisance but I can also keep company with.

Put the coat on the couch, sit on the couch, turn on the TV. I normally see some boring news story like “Man robbed at store” or “protest formed at (this location)” because it is the usual things people would see here in the city.

I was about to get some chips when the lights and TV turned off. Man, power is out again. I go to my bathroom to wash my hair from the long day of work, at least the water is still on! After washing my hair and drying it I got it in the style that I like but also doesn't get in my eyes. The lights went on again as I heard the news again. Then I noticed a noise, a noise I have never heard in this apartment, I heard the noise of something rummaging through the fridge and closing it and then a drinking noise.

“What is that? An animal?” I said under my breath. I got out to see what was going on and went into the kitchen.

Normally I would see the usual fridge, sink, oven, microwave, and big table. But this was something I didn’t expect to see, there was something sitting on a chair at the table. It was a small little…thing? I couldn’t really tell what it was. It looked like a light blue horse with wings with rainbow hair. I have never heard of a blue pegasus, and why do they have rainbow hair? Then I saw that it was drinking on my Dr. Peppers from my fridge, hey! That's my drink!

The creature then opened their eyes and saw me and froze in an instant, they even stopped drinking the soda from the straw mid suck. We both just stared at each other, frozen, but yet thinking the same thing. The creature then moved the slightest bit and I pulled out my gun and pointed the pistol at it, shaking. This thing is gonna die! The pegasus then dropped the soda on the table and put both of their hoofs up with a scared and annoyed expression.

“W-What the hay man!? I was just trying to drink the soda!” You froze. They just spoke, they spoke, not only that, they spoke full on American English. The thing just spoke your language!

“What are you and what are you doing in my apartment?” I said the gun was still shaking in your hands and breathing heavily.

“Chill out man I’m not going to hurt you!”

“Says the creature that I have never seen before in my life and is a talking blue pegasus with rainbow hair!”

“I can explain. Just put down the gun!”

I slowly put down the gun and put it on the counter near the TV. The pegasus sighed and put their arms down. Still don’t trust this one…

“Look, me and my friends were fighting a monster and he opened some portals and I fell in one of them and I appeared here. I don’t know how long it will take for my friends to make a portal to send me back, but for now I am here. Name’s Rainbow Dash.” She said while before taking another sip of the Dr. Pepper.

What the? Monster? Portals? Rainbow Dash? My mind spun in circles as it all went to me too fast. I sat down at the other end of the table, still questioning whether to shoot the thing or not.

“Well, that portal sent you into MY apartment! I never heard of you sort of creatures and now you are here drinking my soda from my fridge!” Rainbow Dash gave me another annoyed expression.

“I’m a pony! I’m from Equestria, and judging by everything I know, I am in a different world. Also you weren’t drinking it so I was allowed to have it!”

I sighed. This one I can tell will be pretty annoying to be with. At least she made SOME sense!

“So I guess I’m with you until I go home.”

My breath skips and I cough before questioning her.

“What? Why pick me out all of the humans to live with? No! Every time I tried having a roommate they were either too loud or too messy!”

“Well then it seems like I won’t be a good combo for you. Eh, I’m still living here.”

I facepalm in anger then stand up.

“If you are going to live here then you can’t break or cause mischief. I have work everyday and I can't get fired by trying to keep you calm here. When I go to work I don't want anything bad happening. If you are really from a different world then you can’t be seen with other humans alright?” I needed to establish some ground rules, if a pony from another world is living with me.

“Aight, but you can’t tell me what to do alright? I can still do what I want.”

“Fine… Name’s Marcus.” I said, holding out my hand. She puts her hoof in my hand and I felt a light coat of fur before I felt pain in my palm. After bringing my hand back she reveals a shock button on her hoof.

“Gotcha!” I groaned in anger and put my face in my hands.

My life is about to get a whole lot crazier…