Author's Note

Please note that this is my first story, and it may not be great compared to experienced writers. Any constructive criticism is appreciated.

New Kirin in Town

Sunny Flare arrived in the Kirin village only a few hours ago, but many others were surprised to see somepony new in town. This started to worry her, as she wasn’t truly a Kirin, but a changeling searching for a new home. Her current disguise to find this new home had a pale yellow coat, and a mane and tail colored similarly to the bark of an oak tree.

Whenever somepony asked where she was from before she came to the village, she replied with, “My parents moved to Equestria and had me there. I decided I wanted to see where my parents are originally from.”

Her plan worked for a few days, until she found herself a bit lost and hungry in the middle of the village.

“Whatcha doin’ just standing there?” asked a Kirin with a cream-colored coat and a mane and tail the color of leaves in the fall.

“Ahh! You scared me. Who are you?” Sunny questioned the odd Kirin.

“My name is Autumn Blaze, nice to meet you! What’s your name?” The Kirin, apparently named Autumn Blaze replied.

The Changeling replied, “My name is... Sunny Flare,” She hesitated, taking a moment to remember her alias, “Nice to meet you as well.”

Autumn noticed Sunny hesitate on giving her name, but didn’t want to be nosy, so she ignored it. She also noticed Sunny looking all around, as if unfamiliar with the village.

“I hear you're new in town, would you like a tour of the village?” Autumn suggested.

Sunny thought about the proposition. She needed to make friends to get love soon. She was already feeling very hungry, and this Kirin seemed to be very interested in being her friend, so this tour sounded like a good idea. She could also meet others who could become friends with her and learn about the Kirin, as well as her way around the village.

Sunny said, “Thank you, I’d love to know the village better,” She also added, “And it will be nice to get to know you and the other Kirin here.”

Autumn took Sunny to all kinds of restaurants and shops. Sunny noticed everything was made using the advantage of nature. Many Buildings were round buildings made high up inside trees. Other buildings were made in hollowed out hills. There was also a fountain in the center of the village made from a lake. The only thing that wasn’t partially made from nature was the shopping stalls, but those were still made from the trees of the forest they lived in. Sunny imagined Kirin value nature greatly.

As they were approaching the shops, Another Kirin walked into Sunny because he wasn't looking where he was going. This made Sunny angry.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" Sunny yelled.

This made Sunny so mad she punched the Kirin in the face, hard enough to give him a nosebleed.

Autumn exclaimed, "Stop, Sunny, it's not worth starting a fire!"

Starting a fire? Sunny thought. She then remembered that when Kirin get angry or upset, they set on fire. She saw the other Kirin had set on fire after being punched by her as well. The Kirin became black with pink and blue flames. After remembering this she slowly set herself on fire too. She had looked away from the Kirin to look at Autumn when she was talking to her, and didn't see the fire was supposed to be instant.

Autumn saw many things wrong with what just happened. Sunny attacked the Kirin, who she recognized as Stormy Glow, when the Kirin do their best not to attack each other, so as they don't set things on fire. She also noticed that she only set on fire when Autumn mentioned it, even though she was clearly very mad. A Kirin can hold back their flame, but only if they hold back their anger. When she did set on fire, she noticed that it was slow, when it should be instantaneous. Added to the hesitation in giving her name, Sunny was suspicious, and Autumn had some questions.