The adventures of Kiddo and Je'

Je' sat at his table in the small cramped shack that he called "Home". He sighed and had another lick of salt and a drink of cider. He looked at his wedding picture and tears began to fill his eyes. "Where did I go so wrong?" He thought as he began to cry. He took another drink of cider and got up. "Maybe I just need a walk..."  He grabbed his jacket that he wore for his trots out into the badlands. It was a cold wasteland with nopony for miles. He went outside, the wind was gently blowing through his mane.  He walked for miles, thinking about what where he went so wrong. He continued walking, His hooves were freezing. "I shouldn't come back home this time." He thought. "I should just keep walking till I'm dead.."

So he continued to trot in the cold. The wind grew stronger and stronger, he soon could barely see. He took shelter in an abandon house that was (to his convenience) placed in the middle of nowhere. He went inside and sat down on an old and springy couch.  He began to close his eyes. Until he heard a squeak coming from upstairs. "Somepony else must be here.."

He thought with concern. Some badland ponies are not exactly the nicest. "Hello?" He said questioning the mysterious noise upstairs. He got no response. Considering he had nothing to lose if it was a unicorn with a magic beam of death, A Pegasus waiting above him to death grip him or a strong earth pony ready to kick him down the stairs and break his neck, It wouldn't have mattered much to him. He really had a death wish. So he went up the stairs slowly, every stair creaking and cracking because of the age of the house. He turned his head right and saw a dark hallway. "Hello?!" He said, nearly yelling.

He then heard a squeak. It was coming from one of the bedrooms.  He slowly made his way over to it. "Hello, Is anyone here?" He questioned. Suddenly he heard another squeak. He turned his head, it was coming from the closet. "Could it be a mouse? A Monster? A Demon?!" These thoughts screamed in his head. He slowly opened it, ready for anything.

Anything but..A little Pegasus filly? What was she doing here? Was she lost? Je' looked at her. She was crying and was obviously scared "P-P-Please don't hurt me mister!"  She whimpered. Je' knew she was scared and he got down to her level and said in calm soothing voice "Don't worry child..I won't hurt you..." She looked up a little at him "Promise?" She asked.

"Promise." Je' replied. "What are you doing all the way out here little one? Where are your mommy and daddy?" Je' asked with concern in his voice. "I don't have a mommy and daddy..." The yellow pegasus filly said.  Je' was saddened by this.

"Do you have a name?" Je' asked. "Kiddo.." She responded. "Well Kiddo, Do you need a home? I have a place a couple miles from here." Je' asked. "S-S-Sure." Kiddo answered. Je' looked outside. The wind was blowing strongly outside.

"But first we better stay here for the night."

"Ok" Kiddo said shyly.

"By the way..Wh-Wh-Whats your name mister?"

"Je'."

"Umm, Mr Je'..Can I sleep by you tonight? Its cold.."

"Of course you can kiddo."

Je' sat up by the wall and let Kiddo lean her little head on his forearm.

She soon fell asleep.

Je' stared at the wall until he too fell asleep.