Lyca Origin

There it was. Just another block, and I'd be home free. The loss of blood was already making me feel lightheaded, but I knew there was no time to stop it. Every ounce of my energy was needed for a speedy escape, my pursuers hot on my tail. I mustered up every ounce of energy remaining, and managed to gain fifty feet. It was all I needed as I jumped in through my window and slammed it shut behind me, panting heavily. "Alright," I sighed, "Just need to get one of those Monsters, and I'll have enough energy to close up these cuts and multiply some blood cells..."

I reached into my mini fridge and cracked open a can of Monster, then went and sat on my bed, sipping slowly. I was already concentrating on sealing my wounds, but I still needed to recuperate from blood loss. All in all, it would take a few days until I was fully healed, my talents not fully developed as of yet. After a few minutes, my blood was at a good enough level again, so I finished the energy drink and dragged myself to my hooves.

looking around my small room, I sighed. There was supposed to be a new filly transferring from the Maresburg orphanage today, and that meant I finally had to give up my privacy. I hated this place so much. Sometimes I just wanted to take advantage of my free reign and leave, my powerful wings taking me somewhere only the wind knew. But it was no use. As much as I wanted to leave, this place was home...Ever since I was four I had lived here, and being 16 now I only had a few years free stay left.

Hoofsteps. Two ponies were approaching my room. One, I recognized as Mrs. Lily, but the other set sounded unfamiliar. 'That's gotta be her...' I rushed around the room, cleaning quickly. They stopped just outside my door, and I launched myself up into my bunk, landing with a soft thud.

"Wow! This place looks a lot more scary than the other parts of the orphanage! Is there like, some monster that lives here?" I groaned, realizing my roommate was going to be one of those ones that never shuts up. GAAAAAAAASSSSP! "Ohmycelestia! am I bunking with a monster?! Thatissocool!"

Mrs. Lily shushed the rambling pony and knocked on the door. "Mrs. Aqua, are you in there? Your new roommate has arrived..." I could here the caution in her voice. The same caution she always used when speaking to me, as if I really was a monster. I hated it. I hated her. I hated everything. I buried my face in my pillow and breathed in deeply.

"No...I'm not here..." I said sarcastically. But a loud squawk protested. My raven, Omen.

"That be a lie, Lyca be here."

The door creaked open and the light clicked on, causing me to further bury my face. "Argh! How many times do I have to tell you to warn me when you're gonna do that!"

She laughed softly and I heard her back up. "Well, I'll leave you two to get acquainted. And Mrs. Pie? Please, do feel free to come see one of the staff at any hour, should a problem arise." With that, she closed the door and left.

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The ladder creaked slightly as the new filly made her way up, no doubt to introduce herself. Groaning, I rolled over, only to come muzzle to muzzle with a bright-eyed, pink earth pony.Blushing deeply, I turned my head to the side and nearly bumped my snout on one of her hooves, which were currently placed on either side of me. Looking down I found that sure enough, she was standing directly over me, her back hooves right at my hips.

"Hi, i'm Pinkie Pie," the filly stated, her voice high and friendly, making my ear twitch. There was something about her. Something that made me look again, despite her overly happy attitude. Perhaps it was just the fact that she was an orphan. But then, why hadn't I noticed anything like this with the other foals? No, that wasn't it...

"i'm the monster that ruined this hall," I stated, my voice carrying a bit more resonance than I would have liked. Her eyes widened and she curved her mouth into a sheepish grin. She carefully moved from over me, and sat down at the foot of my bunk.

"You...you heard that, eh?" she half whispered, her small smile evaporating. It took most of my strength not to reach out and brush a hoof down this new arrival's poofy mane. What was it about her that made me seem to trust her? How could she be so easily breaking down a wall that I had so carefully built to protect myself from the consequences of trust?

It was too much. Her eyes glistened with tears trying to escape. I had to say something, anything, to get that smile back on her face. "Pinkie, of course I heard it. How could I not, with your loud, cheery voice? But I also heard that you thought it would be cool to have a monster as a roommate."

She looked up at me, and that adorable, heartwarming smile slowly made its way back onto her face. As soon as I saw that happy face, I found myself beginning to smile. As much as I could tell there was something different about this roommate, I couldn't help but begin to trust her a tiny bit.

There was a brief moment of silence as we stared at each other, before Pinkie broke it with a small giggle. "What's so funny?" I asked, frowning a bit. She raised her hoof to point, and my vision wandered to the dresser, where I saw Omen looking in the mirror, staring at his reflection as he put his foot on the pump of a cologne bottle, spraying himself with the musk.

I laughed silently to myself before raising an eyebrow. "Another date tonight, Omen?" He looked over and smiled as best a raven can. "Yes. Besides, you two seemed to be wanting to know each other a bit better..." he sqwaked.

As he made his way out the window, a blush crept onto both our faces.