Eventually Iron Will was satisfied with the information he got and Photo Finish finished getting the pictures for an upcoming picture calendar. I felt exhaustion set in and checked my watch, 7:46pm.

‘Christ! I had wasted my afternoon away’ I thought to myself but then shrugged and decided it was time well spent. I walked along the streets of Ponyville just as the sun set. The orange haze from the setting sun gave the world a beautiful lighting that made me smile as I walked along.

I quickly arrived at my house and kicked the door shut behind me. I kicked off my boots which tumbled along the floor and hit the wall before clumping on the ground. I proceeded to stumble over to the fridge exhaustedly and opened it up. I scratched my head as I looked for something quick and convenient. ‘God I miss meat’ I thought to myself as my stomach continued to rumble.

I only had a peanut butter and jam sandwich for lunch which really isn’t a proper meal for the amount of physical exertion I put out. I scratched the back of my ear and pulled out a head of lettuce from the fridge.

I grabbed a bowl and quickly cut up the entire head of lettuce then sliced apple bits and grapes into the salad while singing a tune to myself.

One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do

Two can be as bad as one

It’s the loneliest number since the number one

Ooh…

I grabbed the salad dressing from the fridge, it was ranch, and poured a little over top of my salad as I continued to sing.

No is the saddest experience you’ll ever know

Yes it’s the saddest experience that you’ll ever know

Cause one is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do

One is the loneliest number, whoa, worse than two…

I grabbed a fork and began to eat my salad but still hummed the tune to myself as I crunched the salad. It’s not like I was lonely, not at all. I just liked that song. Even back on earth I was kind of alone but that was more of a personal choice. I didn’t mind going out with the guys but I tended to stay home when they went to the bars.

As for dating… well I always figured that dating was over-rated. You start dating, it goes rocky then you break up and that’s the end of the story. I placed a record in the record player beside me and it began to play depressing music. The music sort of sounded like the music I listened to back on earth but it was a little different, using the word mare instead of woman, stuff like that, yet still able to make it rhyme and go along smoothly in the song.

I continued to eat my salad until it was gone. I sighed to myself and grabbed another head of lettuce then repeated the whole process. About an hour later I had gone through: three heads of lettuce, most of my apples, a bag of grapes, a loaf of bread and both my peanut butter and jam.

I groaned to myself. ‘I guess I’ll have to buy more groceries tomorrow’ I thought to myself. I left the bowls on the kitchen counter as I got up and walked over to the washroom with a sway in my walk.

I slipped off all my clothes as I entered the washroom. I yawned frequently and rubbed my eyes as I placed a towel on the towel holder then slipped off my watch before entering the shower.

I closed the curtains before screwing around with the taps to get the water to a nice hot steamy temperature. I let out a relaxed sigh as I felt the water wash away the sweat and grit from the day’s hardships.

I continued to wash myself off but soon found myself dozing off while I was standing there. I laid down on the shower floor which wasn’t exactly comfortable but I soon dozed off.

* * *

I was jogging in the rain. The rain was warm and rather relaxing. I jogged around the corner then the familiar voice of the blue spa pony called out to me.

“Hey Ron!” she called out. I looked back over my shoulder to see her briskly trot up to my side.

“Oh hey Lotus, afternoon” I said. My mind snapped ‘Lotus! That’s her name. Lotus… it’s such a beautiful name’ I thought to myself.

“Mind if I tag along?” she asked and I shrugged. We began to jog in the warm rain. My jean jacket absorbed the water and it gave a sticky and uncomfortable feeling to it. I soon took off the jacket and tied the sleeves around my waist as we continued on.

“You have an amazing physique” she told me in her cute little voice.

“Thank you. You’re… you have pretty eyes” I stammered. I wasn’t really used to talking with mares about their bodies and was originally going to say she was also very strong but I didn’t think that would be the proper thing to say.

She stopped suddenly and grabbed my wrist. “Do you mean that?” she asked as she fluttered her eyes and I shrugged.

“Well I was going to say you’re pretty strong too but… I didn’t think that would be appropriate” I said with a chuckle and she giggled as she blushed. Her body fur was wet and her mane fared no better.

She pulled off her mane restraint then shook her head, splashing her mane around then cocked her head back, flipping her mane back and to the side. She stopped and looked to me with fluttering eyes, her mane was drooped down and dripping wet. My jaw simply dropped as my heart began to pound. ‘Was this really happening?’ I asked myself as I gulped.

She trotted up to me but just before she kissed me the rain went icy cold. I felt chills go down my back and my world faded away almost instantly.

* * *

I awoke to the feel of cold water spouting from the shower nozzle. I groaned in irritation and flipped the shower nozzle off with my foot. I thought back to the dream. It wasn’t the first time I had a dream about a female but it was the first time I had ever had a dream involving a pony.

I got up with a groan and shook my hair out. It was relatively short, stopping just after my ears. I reached out of the shower and grabbed my towel then dried myself off. As I stepped out of the shower I wrapped the towel around my waist then tossed my laundry into the washing machine before proceeding to my bedroom.

I grabbed a pair of boxer briefs then slipped them on before flopping onto my bed. It was made for two but I liked to sprawl myself out on my bed rather than be constricted during my sleep. Before I passed out I flicked on my alarm clock. I closed my eyes and quickly fell asleep.

* * *

I didn’t dream and my alarm clock seemed as if it went off just as I fell asleep. I groaned to myself as I looked to the alarm clock. Sure enough it read 4:00am. I let out a saddened groan as I flicked off the alarm clock and proceeded to get some clothes on.

I put on a white t-shirt and jeans before stumbling into the washroom and turning on the washing machine, which I had neglected to do last night. I felt my back muscles burn and twitch in strain. I grunted to myself as I realized that I hadn’t gone to the spa last night. I grabbed my watch and slipped it on before walking over to the kitchen.

I sighed to myself and figured it didn’t really matter. I hummed a tune to myself as I grabbed an apple, cutting out the small bottom piece, and quickly crunched it down core and all. I tossed the little stem piece into the garbage then looked at my watch. It was only 4:25am so I had a little bit of time before I had to go.

I opened the fridge again and sorted through to the back. There was a small white box. I pulled it out and opened it then took out a single slice of pizza. It was Hawaiian. I put the pizza box on the table and grabbed a pair of scissors then cut the end of the pizza and put the rest back in the fridge.

I took the small portion of pizza and swallowed it as I walked out of my house. I looked down to my watch and checked the time, 4:28am. I smiled to myself ‘Two minutes early’

Author's Note

Well this I must say... never really expected to have this story become quite this popular this fast. So I'll just say to all you readers out there, whether you liked the story or not, thanks you guys made my day eh.