The Loner

*The Loner**Chapter 3: Memories still haunt some*

        Noah woke up from his small bed and went into the kitchen. He was greeted by the sight of a golden mare with a brown mane. Noah smiled up to her, and saw her smile back. “Hey Mom! What are we going to do today?”

        His mother giggled a bit before picking up her little colt. “Today we are going to go searching for herbs in the Everfree Forest!”

        Noah let out a gasp of excitement before hugging her mother as tight as he could. “Yay! I love going there! Can we go visit Zecora this time? Please please please!!!”

        Mom nodded before picking Noah up and putting him on her back. “Ready champ?”.

He nodded, a large grin plastered on his face as he gripped his mothers wings at their base.

        “Can I do the countdown this time Mom?” Noah’s mother nodded and left through the door of her cottage, then closed it behind them.

She replied with only three words. “Begin the countdown.”

Noah grinned and tightened his grip on his mother’s back. “Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four..."

Mom extended her wings and angled her body. “...Three, two, ONE!”

Mother and son disappeared in a flash, leaving behind a cloud of dust and a scattered pile of leaves.

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Noah let out a groan and rolled over in bed, waking up with a cold sweat. “Ugh... Damn dreams...” He looked over to see a orange and purple fur ball laying on the ground before him. Noah was about to yell and attack the ball before he remembered yesterday.

Noah let out a sigh and stepped around the sleeping Scootaloo. He had one thing on his mind at the time. Food.

“I need to get her a bed...” Noah groaned and rubbed the back of his neck, sore from a horrible sleep. He opened his fridge and smiled before taking out an apple he ‘borrowed’ from Scootaloo. He will pay her back... Eventually.

The pegasus took a bite from the apple and grinned as he heard the skin crack. Half a second later the delicious flavor of the succulent apple covered his taste buds, sending his senses into a frenzy. Delicious...

Noah heard a small giggle and then looked over to see his new roomate staring right at  him. “Uh... How long have you been staring at me..?”

She laughed a bit and walked over to him, then took an apple from the fridge. “Long enough to see you fall in love with that apple. You need to hide your emotions better.” She shook her head and took a bite from her red apple.

The stallion huffed and turned away from her. “You are talking to me like you have known me for a long time and know exactly what I’m like...” He shook his head and finished his apple off. “...Not to mention that this is the best apple I have had in years.”

“Whatever, I’m going out for a walk. Have fun with your apple..." Scootaloo went out through the door and disappeared through the clouds.

Noah shook his head. Maybe he should be kinder...