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[WhiteLightning 339]

"Sure. I promised to pay for our meals since you let me stay with you anyway." he answered, before following after her. It was a pretty nice, warm day in Ponyville with no rain. Maybe he could teach her some flying today?

 

He kinda felt like he needed to. A pegasus that can't fly... that's quite sad.

[ChuniaC 52]

They both walked towards Sugarcube corner. Emma broke the silence. "So umm, I was thinking. " She calmly said. " Maybe we could do something this afternoon? Like, go for a walk or something, I don't know. " She then continued, blushing a little. " Ohh I'm so stupid! Go for a walk?! What pegasus in equestria would want that? Why not a dip in the clouds? Ohh yeah that's right I can't! Stupid stupid stupid. " Emma thought after she had asked, slightly angry at herself. Not noticing she had a frown on her face.

Edited November 21, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White was silent for a moment. Then he spoke.

 

"Hmmm....okay then, I was thinking about helping you learn to fly anyway as a way of saying thank you for taking me in, so...fine." he smiled.

 

"I mean, I'm not a big fan of walking around for fun, I'd much rather fly, but you can't fly - yet."

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma looked at White for a moment but didn't stop walking. Then she just looked back, seemingly lost in thought.

 

"Here we are! I think. The sugarcube corner. Let's see what they have." Emma said with a little skip, quite exited. She walked inside and found herself in a cosy little shop with a few tables and a cash register.

 

She quickly started walking around looking at everything inside. Then a pink pony came into the room. "Hi there! I've never seen you before!" The pony said with a happy tone. "Uhh, yes. We're here to get something to eat. Do you have cupcakes?" Emma replied as she turned to the pink pony." Do we have cupcakes? Ofcourse we do! " The pony responded almost with a laugh thinking it was a silly question. "Ohh great I'll have two then, and umm. He will pay for them. " Emma hastily said pointing at white as she started walking towards a table.

Edited November 21, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

"Heh..yeah, I'll pay." he said, following her towards the table. As he sat down, he stared out the window for a moment. Obviously, she is a bit uncomfortable, having been raised on a farm, little to no experience in paying with bits, etcetera.

 

But she seemed more nervous than before than some reason. Was it something I said? he thought, a little bit of worry visible on his face. He however quickly recovered, shaking his head a bit to get his mind off it. He turned his head back to her and spoke, trying to start a casual conversation to break the silence:

 

"You know, I'm still a bit intrigued by the fact that our manes and our tails have the same colors. Except for the different pattern. I mean, what are the odds?" he chuckled.

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma looked at white for a moment then replied. "Yeah, I think I saw another pony in town with these colours as well actually. If I remember correctly she was blue.

 

The pink pony came back with the food. " Here you go!" Emma dived right into one of the cupcakes chewing loudly. " These are the best cupcakes I've ever had!" Emma said with pieces of cupcake flying from her mouth. Then she continued on the second cupcake gobbling it up. She then sat back and let out a satisfied sigh. "I couldn't eat another hay straw. You all done? I could go for a wal... " She stopped herself mid-sentence. " I...mean, you choose what we should do. " She then continued with a forced smile.

[WhiteLightning 339]

White ate the last of his cupcakes, then looked at her.

 

"Hey, you uh.. don't have to be nervous. Whatever you want to do is fine okay?" he replied smiling.

 

"Besides didn't I tell you before that a walk was fine and that I would learn you a bit of flying if we found a good spot?"

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma nodded and got up. "Let's go for a walk then. We could go to those hills just outside Ponyville maybe. That would be a good spot I think. " She said as she started walking towards the door and outside. "Over there looks good. Don't you think? " Emma said pointing towards some hills past a bridge not that far away.

 

She wasn't all to exited about this learning to fly thing. Seeing at how all her previous attempts had failed horribly. But she was confident she would succeed this time. Or maybe not this time but sometime soon she was just sure of.

 

They soon both walked across the bride at the end of Ponyville. Emma was far too busy thinking to even notice the incoming rock ahead. She tripped over it and fell to the ground. "Ouch! Dumb rock! " She mumbled." I'm fine let's just keep going. "

Edited November 22, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

"Yeah, it looks like a good spot to me." he answered, but before he could continue, she had already crossed the bridge, obviously eager to learn how to fly for a bit.

 

But after she had cleared the bridge itself, she tripped over a rock that was lying on the path behind the bridge. She tripped, letting out a small yelp. Picking up the pace a bit, he walked over and extended a hoof for her to help her up.

 

"You alright?"

Edited November 23, 2012 by WhiteLightning

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma nodded and got up. As they got up the hill she stopped and got her wings out and looked at them. " I have no idea ,how to do this." She then said as she continued to observe her wings, flapping them gently. She had never really observed them like this before because well, they've always just, been there. Now that she looks at them really closely she notices how thick the feathers are. She's instantly fascinated and sits down as if she was alone, completely forgetting about white. Just stroking and touching her wing. " Wow, I don't know why I haven't noticed this before. This is really cool. Come to think of it. I didn't remember my wings to be this big " She thought for herself as she unfolded her wings to the limit.

[WhiteLightning 339]

White watched her admire her own wings for a moment, as if she had completely forgotten about him for a moment. He thought she must've never really taken a good look at them since she never really learned how to use them. He sat down a few metres behind her, giving her some time alone in her own world.

 

He then saw her unfold her wings to the limit.

 

My Celestia...they're BIG...and..beautiful..

 

He subconsciously let out a low, long whistle in amazement.

[ChuniaC 52]

After a while Emma got up, she heard White whistle as she stretched her wings. She blushed and said giggling. " Go on, how should we begin? Do I like, jump? Ohh I have so many questions right now. " She paused and looked at the ground with a frown for a second. " I'll just let you, umm. Show me. " She continued with a grin. Looking at white with full commitment now. Something that's hard for her.

[WhiteLightning 339]

White snapped out of his trance. He shook his head and said:

 

"W-wha? Right."

 

He walked in front of her, and sat down.

 

"Okay. So first, just flapping your wings and jumping off the ground won't do it. Now, I'm not an expert on pegasi and magic, but for whatever reason, if you don't think you'll fly mentally, you won't even lift yourself up, not even a few feet."

 

He unfolded his own wings and started flapping, rising a few feet so he was hovering in front of her.

 

"Okay, now, this time flap your wings, and close your eyes, and tell yourself that you're gonna fly!"

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma did as she was told by White and started flapping her wings, very gently at first. "Umm," She stuttered, stopped and took a deep breath. "I really need to push it to get this to work. Come on!" Then she tried again with more force. This time she got up, but more than she wanted. She sprung a few meters into the air and as soon as she opened her eyes and saw the height her wings froze. She plummeted towards the ground and flapped her wings to try and land, but she had no focus and her wings flapped with no rhythm. Luckily, she landed in a bush. It was a big and soft bush so she got out of it with a grunt and yelled panting. " That was so amazing! I want to do it again!"

[WhiteLightning 339]

White rushed over to her.

 

"Whoa there, that was pretty good but now you need to learn how to keep it under control! You went up 4-5 metres, and suddenly you just plummeted down again. What happened? he said, obviously curious as to why she suddenly plummeted down towards the ground.

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma rubbed the back of her head."Ohh I don't know really. When I opened my eyes I was much higher up than I thought I would be and I kind of paniced. Maybe I should try with my eyes open next time."

 

She walked up the the top of the hill and tried again with her eyes open this time. She got up and didn't fall down. With immense concentration she stabilized herself and went downwards to a hoovering state just a feet of the ground. "Woah, I ...I think I got it! " She yelled franticly now smiling from ear to ear. " I never thought I would learn this quickly. It's like it's an instinct. I really did think I would need much better balance than I've got. " She happily skipped into the air and with her wings extended the little skip into a slow jump. Then she turned to White " Thank you so very much, how about we both pay for the food in the future hmm? "

Edited November 27, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White smiled, happy that she finally got at least the basics under control.

 

"Sounds fine to me! How about next time, we're gonna try real flying and not just hovering? You're a quick learner!" he said, his voice obviously excited. Of course, it was only a small step of many to come to learn how to fly properly, but it's a good start.

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma nodded with excitement. "Okay, Let me try that. " She added as she started pacing and unfolded her wings. This time, since she was already running. She flew forwards as she started flapping her wings. It was a bit unstable at first but she quickly got stable and successfully made a turn. As she flew by the hill near White she yelled " I got it! " and let out a happy shriek. After just about 30 seconds of flying Emma was forced to land, she kind of made it. She landed. But was over galloping  speeds so she tumbled forward, but got up quickly. "Darnit. I barely flew and I'm already exhausted! Why's that White?" 

Edited November 28, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White smiled and clapped as she flew by him, albeit a bit unstable. Tracking her with his eyes he could see that she was clearly having fun. Then, she landed, tumbling as she went far too fast to land properly. She however got up quickly and asked him why she was tired already.

 

"Easy!" he said. "You're just beginning to learn it! Right now, you're flapping your wings but not very efficiently and that is why you tire fast. That, and you don't fly daily so of course your condition isn't all that good."

 

He continued. "But, nevertheless, congratulations!"

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma smiled at White and replied as she walked around. "Thanks! What should we do now? I don't feel I have the energy to fly right now. "  She looked at the ground and mumbled to herself lost in thought. Then turned to White again. "I should return my book I guess. I don't think I'll really need it. " She then said with a giggle. Though she had no intentions of returning the book. It was still in her saddlebag up in the couchroom.

Edited November 29, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White smiled back and walked up to her.

 

"Fine by me, I haven't really thought of anything to do after helping getting you airborne. With great success!" he said, clearly happy with the outcome of their training session.

 

"So, shall we get walking back then?" he asked.

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma nodded and started walking towards the house. " I thought I saw something about flying techniques when I flipped trough the book. I should really check it. But I don't want to dishonor White through reading it after he showed me how to fly. I don't think he would like it either. Maybe I should read it when he's asleep today. Emma kept thinking as they walked and didn't speak a word.

[WhiteLightning 339]

White followed after her as they were walking back. He momentarily remembered how he learned to fly back in the days for whatever reason. But after some time had passed, he noticed she was exceptionally quiet. Well, exceptionally, at least she was being very silent for her normal doing.

 

"Something on your mind?" he casually asked.

[ChuniaC 52]

Emma shook her head and replied as they approached the house. "What? no, it's nothing." She lied

 

She was first into the house and quickly went upstairs as discreetly as she could. Took the book out of her saddlebag and hid it under her couch. Then went back downstairs. " Should have thought that one through, now I have to think of an explanation as to why I just rushed upstairs. If I'm lucky he won't ask. Ohh ponyfeathers." Emma thought as she came down the stairs.

Edited November 30, 2012 by ChuniaC

[WhiteLightning 339]

White raised an eyebrow at her answer. He was certain something was up, because she's just being too quiet for comfort. He however. didn't say anything about it until they reached the house again.

 

However, before he could utter any words she quickly ran upstairs without saying a word. He just stood there for a moment, dumbfounded, before opting to simply sit in one of the chairs downstairs, since the couch was moved upstairs earlier.

 

When after a while she came back down, he kept looking in the other direction, slightly insulted since she suddenly seemed to avoid him like he was poison. Did he do something wrong? Did he scare her off in some way when he complimented her wings and her quick learning? Or is she hiding something? He had no idea.

 

"Okay. So..." he slowly turned to her. "Did I do something wrong or why are you avoiding me? Because if there's any kind of problem you have with me, you can just tell it."