private The new house

[ChuniaC 52]

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The sun woke Emma in her living room. "Urgh, Did I fall asleep on the couch again?" She gives of a slight moan then slowly gets up to prepare breakfast. She wasn't surprised when she saw that the fridge was empty. "Ohh pony feathers! Now I have to go grocery shopping. I hate grocery shopping..." She grabbed her saddlebag and went out towards the marketplace. She went out the back door and walked behind the houses not to be seen. Well at the market she just wants to grab what she needs and quickly get back home.

[WhiteLightning 339]

White stepped out of the train. Today, was kinda like a,new beginning for him. He finally had the money to move out of his small apartment in Canterlot, and buy a real house. Looking around, he decided he'd best get something to eat and maybe get to know some ponies while he was at it, too. After all, if he was going to live here, it couldn't hurt to get to know some of the ponies that live here. He started walking to the market. He was sure he would find other ponies there.

[ChuniaC 52]

 

"Now let's see. Carrots are good but I don't really feel like it." After hesitating a while she decided to buy some apples. She walked up to the nearest apple stand. " Umm, I'd like a few apples please." She gently said to the orange coated pony wearing a big hat. " That'll be two bits miss. Hey, I've never seen ya'll 'round these parts. Are you new in town? Emma grabs her apples and hastily replies "Yes, I gotta go" She quickly walks away trying not to run. Not even noticing that the orange pony is observing her blank flank. As she walks towards her house again she bumps into a white pegasus.

 

Edited November 14, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

As he walked around town, he found himself lost in his own thoughts. So many things to do still...

 

His train of thought was suddenly interrupted as he impacted with something, or somepony. He was too deep in his thoughts to know right away. As he slowly got up again, he opened an eye, rubbing his head where he had impacted with the other pony. Looking in front of him, he saw a purple pegasus, a mare, in front of him, obviously the pony he had bumped into.

 

"Argh...." he said. They collided pretty hard. "You alright, miss?"

[ChuniaC 52]

 

She got up and looked back. " tm, uhh. Yeah." she stutterd. " I was just on my way home and. " She was about to make a hasty excuse and walk away as usual but this stallion was different. It was the first pony she had ever seen with the same mane colours as hers. She was immediately interested about this new face. " Are you new? I. Don't really know anypony here so I wouldn't know. Just moved here from.. well." She stopped and looked at the ground for a second. " I was just heading home to eat some breakfast. Do you want to come with me? " She said a little embarrassed for being so straight forward. " And hey, Call me Emma. " She said with a smile on her face.

 

Edited November 14, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

Now that his initial headache was gone, he took a good look at the mare in front of him. He then noticed she had about, no, exactly the same mane colour as him! He decided he wanted to know more about her.

 

He listened to her talking. She seems a bit shy,. he thought, as he heard her stutter. But suddenly, as she was about to turn away, she turned back, and spoke some more, inviting him for breakfast.

 

"I.." he responded, not expecting the first pony he met here to be so forward. "..would love to..Emma."

 

He barely knew the pegasus in front of him, but he thought, it's better to get to know somepony at least. Besides, it's only a breakfast...

 

"Oh, and my name is White. White Lightning" he added with a smile.

[ChuniaC 52]

They both started walking, White following Emma. She felt good because she had never tried to act this friendly to a stranger before.

She tried not to take any of her usual detours. For once she felt kind of normal. " Don't screw this up." She thought. " Don't want the first pony I get to know here to think I'm some kind of crazy pony. " They walked a bit more then Emma froze. She just remembered that she hadn't cleaned her house once since she moved in. The white pegasus looked at her with a question mark on his face. She shook her head and started walking again. " I'm fine. " She said with a voice crack. " Here it is! My house. "

[WhiteLightning 339]

He didn't know why she froze back there on the way to her house, but at the same time, it didn't matter too much either. After some walking, they found themselves standing in front of her house. She told him that it was hers.

 

He looked at it for a while. He rather liked it. It wasn't too big, not too small either, but still enough room if one ever needed to expand their living room a bit.

 

"It looks pretty good!" he said.

[ChuniaC 52]

The both walked in the front door. Emma never locked doors because she always lost the key. She guided him to the living room and unpacked her apples. " I hope two is enough, I only got four. " She said as she unpacked her bag and took a bite from an apple.

 

After eating the apples there was a long awkward silence. Then Emma said. " I have two beds and well, obviously I only need one. " She said and paused. " I'm running low on money so maybe we could make a deal, since you're new in town and all. You can stay here, and you buy food for the both of us! Does that sound good? "

Edited November 15, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

Upon hearing her offer, he puts a hoof on his chin, thinking about it for a few seconds,

 

"Hmm...." he said, not all too sure why this pony seemed so interested in him. But then again, some company is always nice when living in a new place.

 

"Well, okay then. It's a deal. But, I don't really know you, tell me more about yourself!"

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma widened her eyes for a second. Then replied " ohh umm. Well I just moved here a few days ago. I didn't have a lot of money but the pony that lived her before didn't need much. So I got it cheap. He said something about venturing the world and not needing a lot of cash for it. Anyway, before I moved here I lived with my parents on our little pumpkin farm in the Everfree forest. There's not too much space there so I never learnt how to fly at all. Ponyville is much happier and I have no regrets moving here. " She said with a smile on her face. She looked at her wings for a few seconds then continued.. " I didn't do much at our farm , it was really boring. I just couldn't find anything to do that fit me! and I think that's why I don't have a... " She paused then mumbled " cutie mark..."

Edited November 15, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White was a bit surprised at how talkative she suddenly was. She explained to him why she moved here and how she got the house. He nodded. Then she went on about the farm she came from, and heard that she couldn't fly...

 

White kinda felt sorry for the pony. A pegasus should always be able to fly, flying is great! Hmm...maybe he could help her with that later, as a way of saying 'thanks'. But as she was nearing the end of her monologue, she mumbled something unintelligible.

 

"I'm sorry, what was that?" he asked, curious as to what she was trying to say that she was missing.

[ChuniaC 52]

" I don't have a cutiemark! Ponies always say that you'll find what you're meant for and it will appear but I've tried so much! nothing seems to work for me!" She yelled. Then she got up, turned and went into the kitchen. Making noise with pans trying to sound busy as a tear went down her cheek.

 

A few minutes later she had calmed herself by putting her ears in front of her eyes. She then went back into the living room. She put a smile on her face and said " Let me show you where you'll be sleeping. It's upstairs. " The house's entire second floor was one giant sleeping room with two beds on one side, and a wardrobe on the other side.

 

Emma had bought the house with all it's furniture and old belongings still in it. So she had not slept in any of the beds yet. She had just sat down on the couch and gotten lost in thought every night and then fallen asleep. She stood for a few seconds looking at the beds with a frown on her face. " Umm, you choose what bed you would like to have. " She said and gave off a forced giggle as she pointed at both beds with her hoof.

Edited November 15, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

He jumped back a bit at her sudden outburst. Did he say something wrong? She stormed off into the kitchen, obviously upset about something.

 

"Hey, did I say something wrong? What's wrong, Emma?" he said to her.

 

No answer. All he could ear is pans slamming against eachother as if somepony was trying to make really bad music. And, if he listened closely, it sounded like she was...crying?

 

He decided he'd wait for her to come out by herself. He was going to ask her what just happened though. When she finally came back out, she showed him the upstairs bedroom. Or, better, the second flooor since it was one giant bedroom.

 

She then asked him what bed he would like.

 

Is she serious? I mean, I don't mind having a housemate of sorts but sleeping in the same room? Hmm....well, whatever. It's better than my old, cramped, apartment back in Canterlot.

 

"Hmm... I think I'll take the right one." he said, before walking over and sitting down on it. It was pretty comfortable, or so it felt, he thought.

 

"Now, uhm, if you want to, that is, what was that downstairs? Was it something I said? You suddenly got up, yelled at me and ran off." he asked her, a bit concerned.

[ChuniaC 52]

" I'm sorry, " She said and tried not to sound too emotional. " It's just that all my life I've wanted to be somepony, and with no cutiemark. I'm nopony. I might aswell be an earth pony, too! I grew up on a farm after all. " She hastily said with dissapointment in her voice. She started walking down the stairs towards the bathroom, she didn't really have to go but she needed some time to think about all this. " Is this really a good idea? If he's going to live here I have to stop being such a wimp. " She thought for herself as she paced in circles in the tiny bathroom. Then yelled so White could hear her. " I think we should go to bed! I'll be up in a minute! " Edited November 15, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White stared after her as she walked down. A pegasus that can't fly, and doesn't have a cutie mark, AND grew up on a farm where he was never learned how to fly? He actually found himself quite angry over it.

 

Laying down on the bed, he stared at the ceiling for a while.

 

Hey, evening already? Time sure flies these days....

 

He then thought about what he would do tomorrow. Shop for various things, obviously. Fly around town a bit? Probably a good idea. He then heard Emma yelling from downstairs.

 

He responded: "Okay! Hey, leave the lights on in the bathroom when you're done, I need to clean myself up a bit!"

[ChuniaC 52]

She did as White had said and left the lights on in the bathroom. She went out to the living room. Put on her saddle bag that she had previously thrown on the table and walked upstairs. When she was upstairs and had put the saddle bag in the wardrobe she lay down in her bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

[WhiteLightning 339]

White walked down as soon as she heard her leaving the bathroom. Once inside, he let some water splash onto his face. A shower can wait, he told himself.

 

A few minutes later, he walked back out, making sure to turn the lights back off. Walking back upstairs, he noticed she had already fallen asleep.

 

Walking over to his own bed, he stared at the ceiling for a short while, reminding him to try and learn her to fly as a way of saying thanks. Can't be that hard, right? Right?

 

He then fell asleep as well.

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma woke up early because the bed she had was too hard for her. " I gotta get that couch up here, it's divine! " She whispered for herself as she got up quietly, trying not to wake white. She got out her saddlebag and walked towards the staircase. The stairs were quite old and made a lot of noise as she tried to walk down as quietly as possible. In an attempt to make less noise by flapping her wings and jumping down the staircase she found herself at the bottom of the stairs, upside down. She had fallen forwardly as she tried to hoover with her wings. "Ohh, ponyfeathers! If he didn't wake up by that he's a really deep sleeper. " She thought for herself as the got back on her feet. She wasn't hungry so she skipped breakfast and headed to the library. There was a book she really needed.

 

After a while she got back from the library with a book in her saddlebag. " I'm back! You up yet? "She yelled as she went inside the house.

Edited November 17, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White slowly walked to the edge of the stairs, rubbing his left eye.

 

"I.. *yawn* am now." he said, still sleepy.

 

Slowly walking down, he noticed she had a saddlebag on. He didn't remember her going to sleep with it. He assumed she must've went out to get groceries or something. Can't hurt to ask now can it? he thought.

 

"What's in the saddlebag?" he asked.

[ChuniaC 52]

" Ohh it's umm. What it is is.... The, the truth is... " She paused, sighed and took a deep breath. Then very rapidly said " It's a learn to fly book because I really want to learn how to fly now that I have more space and maybe It could be related to my cutiemark somehow and I really need to read it and I was going to read it right now but then you asked what it was in the bag and here we are! She finished the sentence panting.

 

Before White even had time to respond Emma said " I'm really hungry! Let's get something to eat, and hey. You bring money remember? "

[WhiteLightning 339]

White listened to her rather speedy explanation. He tried to answer her, but before he could, she started talking about food.

 

"Whoa, whoa, hold on. Calm down. You already told me you couldn't fly, so you don't have to panic, okay?" he said. "Heck, I'll even help you learn how to fly, you have given me a place to stay!" he continued.

[ChuniaC 52]

"Well I guess you could do that. " She said and looked at her saddlebag. " I never really liked reading anyways. " She continued with a smile. " But I'm still hungry. Maybe we could get to that this afternoon or something, yes? "

 

She went into the living room and started moving the couch, up the stairs and into the bedroom. Moving her bed aside and placing the couch where it used to be. She did it quite fast, too. Mostly because she really wanted to get something to eat. "There! " She said panting slightly. " Now it's a... a couchroom! "

 

She went back down the stairs then stopped for a while and put a frown on her face, seemingly lost in thought "What should I do with my old bed? Ehh maybe we get a guest sometime. I'll just leave it there. " She got back to reality and shook her head.

 

" I'm starving, let's get something to eat! "

Edited November 18, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White, in the meanwhile, woke himself up a bit by drinking some water and well, watching her move the couch. He wanted to ask if she needed help but before he could she already answered that question.

 

Then he heard her come down. She asked him if they could go get something to eat.

 

"Sure! I'm kinda hungry too anyway. Lead the way." he said, gesturing towards the front door.

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma happily paced towards the door and outside. Then she stopped. " Eheh, I don't really know any good food places, I. " She said with slight hesitation. " kind of have only been to the market so far. " She continued. " But I heard some ponies heading to "The sugarcube corner" Maybe we could go there? I think I know where it is. Just make sure you bring some err, bits. " Having lived at a farm her entire life she was not so familiar with coins and trading. The coins she had when she arrived she had stolen from her fathers "Do not touch" box before she ran away.

 

"Sugarcube corner. Sounds like some dessert place or something. Ohh well it won't harm to check it out. Besides, I could go for a treat" Emma thought as she started walking.

Edited November 19, 2012 by ChuniaC