private A New Life: Manehattan Story

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Winterglade was a tad confused when Springsteps explained that she was effectively alone. How could Wonder Shrine do this to her? Winterglade groaned, he hoped the unicorn would have an adequate explanation on leaving her filly alone like this.

 

 

 

"I don't- can you..." He hung his head and sighed in defeat, "Guess we're out of options. We're not throwing you out." He looked to Winterglade with a small smile on his face, "Well, can she?"

 

Winterglade chuckled. She felt bad that she was happy Fender shared her opinion. She nodded. "Yes, Springsteps, you can stay here with us." She quickly moved a hoof to silence the cheering filly. "But! As soon as the storm clears out, you're going to go back to your mother. If she won't let you, I'll take you there myself physically if I have to."

 

Springsteps hurriedly nodded and saluted, "Understood, Ma'am! And thank you soo much you two." She stepped closer and hugged Fender and Winterglade, or to be precise, each one of their hoof into her small hug. Winterglade only smiled awkwardly at the display of affection. It felt weird to have your hoof hugged by something so small.

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Winterglade chuckled. She felt bad that she was happy Fender shared her opinion. She nodded. "Yes, Springsteps, you can stay here with us." She quickly moved a hoof to silence the cheering filly. "But! As soon as the storm clears out, you're going to go back to your mother. If she won't let you, I'll take you there myself physically if I have to."

 

 

"I love it when you're in charge..." Fender mumbled so only Winterglade could hear, a sly grin on his face.

 

 

 

Springsteps hurriedly nodded and saluted, "Understood, Ma'am! And thank you soo much you two." She stepped closer and hugged Fender and Winterglade, or to be precise, each one of their hoof into her small hug. Winterglade only smiled awkwardly at the display of affection. It felt weird to have your hoof hugged by something so small.

 

 

Fender felt strange, he imagined Winterglade shared the same feelings about their current situation. He did what felt natural. Fender picked up the filly and hovered over into the kitchen. "If you're hungry, we have some carrots out." He picked one up between his teeth and set it on the table, then placed Springsteps in a chair. "You should probably eat, anyway. Alright?" He rubbed the top of the filly's head with a hoof, to return the affection shown previously.

 

Fender rejoined Winterglade at the balcony window. "Y'know...our talk about parenting before, and having foals..." He paused to inhale, and make sure he knew what he was saying. "Taking care of Springsteps...even this little bit...it's a bit inspiring, don'tcha think?" He nuzzled Winterglade. "Do you want to have foals...soon?" He smiled weakly, unsure of how she would respond.

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"I love it when you're in charge..." Fender mumbled so only Winterglade could hear, a sly grin on his face.

 

Winterglade nearly snorted in laughter. She leaned closer to Fender and whispered, "More like scared and trying whatever things that came to my mind." She shrugged.

 

 

 

Fender picked up the filly and hovered over into the kitchen. "If you're hungry, we have some carrots out." He picked one up between his teeth and set it on the table, then placed Springsteps in a chair. "You should probably eat, anyway. Alright?" He rubbed the top of the filly's head with a hoof

 

Springsteps closed her eyes when Fender rubbed her head and giggled. It certainly felt nice to have her mane ruffled even if Fender was not her family. She nodded in approval. The carrots looked so yummy! "Okay, Mister... Fender!" When Fender flew away to join his wife, Springsteps quickly snatched a couple of carrots and nibbled on them.

 

 

 

Fender rejoined Winterglade at the balcony window. "Y'know...our talk about parenting before, and having foals..." He paused to inhale, and make sure he knew what he was saying. "Taking care of Springsteps...even this little bit...it's a bit inspiring, don'tcha think?" He nuzzled Winterglade. "Do you want to have foals...soon?" He smiled weakly, unsure of how she would respond.

 

Winterglade watched from the balcony window. The storm still roared strong, but it seemed insignificant now. Springsteps was a bit too unpredictable to her own taste, but the filly looked... nice enough. She sighed and looked down at her own hooves. Fender's sudden arrival nearly knocked her aside from her stupor. "Well, about that..."

 

She bit her lips, uncertain. She would be lying if she said that she didn't want her own foal, but after hearing Fender earlier, she had started to doubt that she was indeed ready for it. Slowly she slid closer and nuzzled Fender. "Hmm maybe we should wait? I don't know." Her eyes dropped. "I never really the one who would think things in advance. I just tend to do things as they come and... yeah, so many things are broken that way." She laughed, but there was no mirth behind it. "I'll be ready whenever you are."

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She bit her lips, uncertain. She would be lying if she said that she didn't want her own foal, but after hearing Fender earlier, she had started to doubt that she was indeed ready for it. Slowly she slid closer and nuzzled Fender. "Hmm maybe we should wait? I don't know." Her eyes dropped. "I never really the one who would think things in advance. I just tend to do things as they come and... yeah, so many things are broken that way." She laughed, but there was no mirth behind it. "I'll be ready whenever you are."

 

Fender scrunched his lips up while he thought for a moment, then smiled, and nuzzled his wife. "Well, we've been a bit careful so far..." Fender was sure now. "...assuming you're not already...uhm...pregnant-" he snickered at the thought, "Y'know, we have been a bit wild lately...nonetheless though; Once Springsteps is with her mother again...I want to try for a foal." Just like everything else for he and Winterglade, this also seemed incredibly rushed, but nothing had gone wrong yet...Fender was still sure. "And I don't just want to do this for your mother. I want to do this for us, as well. You have brought love into my life, and I have brought it into yours...but now...I want to bring life into Equestria. I can't explain why I feel this way...but I do."

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Fender scrunched his lips up while he thought for a moment, then smiled, and nuzzled his wife. "Well, we've been a bit careful so far..." Fender was sure now. "...assuming you're not already...uhm...pregnant-"

 

This time, Winterglade really did burst into laughter. She playfully jabbed Fender's belly. Was he really thinking that three times was enough to fertilize a life? Nay, she needed more, and... She pressed herself closer to Fender, blushing once again.

 

 

 

"Y'know, we have been a bit wild lately...nonetheless though; Once Springsteps is with her mother again...I want to try for a foal." Just like everything else for he and Winterglade, this also seemed incredibly rushed, but nothing had gone wrong yet...Fender was still sure. "And I don't just want to do this for your mother. I want to do this for us, as well. You have brought love into my life, and I have brought it into yours...but now...I want to bring life into Equestria. I can't explain why I feel this way...but I do."

 

"We can do this together, honey," she purred in bliss. Fender had agreed to help her to bring forth a new life onto the land, nothing could run her mood right now. "You and me, together in this. You've brought so much joy into my life, I'm sure we can do the same together to a new soul between us." She threw a hoof around the stallion and pulled him to a tight hug. She could understand that Fender couldn't explain why did he feel that way, she was essentially feeling the same way.

 

Springsteps, who had since stopped eating her carrots, trotted to Fender and Winterglade. She looked back and forth between the lovestruck pegasi. Her own father and mother also liked to hug each other real often, but the one shared between the pegasi looked different. "Are you guys talking about making babies?" she asked blankly.

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Fender was glad that Winterglade shared the feelings.

 

 

 

"Are you guys talking about making babies?" she asked blankly.

 

 

Fender's cheeks immediately turned his head away from Springsteps and pretended to clear his throat. His cheeks were blazing. Once he collected himself. He was trying his absolute hardest not to laugh. "Erhm, you finished your carrots? That was fast. Do you want more?"

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Winterglade was rendered speechless by the filly's passing comment. She almost fainted from the shock. Luckily before she could stammer out something, Fender simply offered more carrots to Springsteps. Winterglade sighed in relief when Springsteps grinned and bounced toward Fender. The stallion himself looked like he was holding back a laughter. Annoyed, Winterglade poked his ribs a few times.

 

 

 

"Erhm, you finished your carrots? That was fast. Do you want more?"

 

"Yes, I would love to!" Springsteps exclaimed. She bounced toward Fender. "Um, but, can I please, uh... Have that cake?" She pointed a hood to the still boxed cakes on the table, eyes twinkling in renewed hunger.

 

 

 

Gotta go now... See ya tomorrow!

 

 

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"Yes, I would love to!" Springsteps exclaimed. She bounced toward Fender. "Um, but, can I please, uh... Have that cake?" She pointed a hood to the still boxed cakes on the table, eyes twinkling in renewed hunger.

 

 

Fender chuckled, it was partially him letting out laughter from the moment before this, when Springsteps had inquired about baby-making. He was also chuckling because he found the filly's behavior cute, and amusing. Maybe it was over-confidence, but he already felt like a father. "Hm...finish your carrots, and you get two slices, if you can stomach both of em that is." He smiled down at the filly. 

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"Hm...finish your carrots, and you get two slices, if you can stomach both of em that is." He smiled down at the filly.

 

Springsteps looked at her half-eaten carrots, and to the cakes, and then back at Fender. She stared at the orange vegetables before shoving all of it into her snout and chewing loudly. A loud swallowing later, she grinned at Fender, bits of carrots sticking out between her teeth. Winterglade shook her head in disbelief. She scooped up the filly in a hoof and carried her to the kitchen for a glass of water. "Don't do that again, okay? Eating too fast would give you a nasty tummy ache. Besides, the cakes ain't going anywhere," she explained. Springsteps only nodded excitedly, eager for that two slices of cake. Winterglade turned to Fender. "Um, Fender? Could you please prepare the cakes on the table? I'll get us something to drink from the kitchen."

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Springsteps looked at her half-eaten carrots, and to the cakes, and then back at Fender. She stared at the orange vegetables before shoving all of it into her snout and chewing loudly. A loud swallowing later, she grinned at Fender, bits of carrots sticking out between her teeth. Winterglade shook her head in disbelief. She scooped up the filly in a hoof and carried her to the kitchen for a glass of water. "Don't do that again, okay? Eating too fast would give you a nasty tummy ache. Besides, the cakes ain't going anywhere," she explained. Springsteps only nodded excitedly, eager for that two slices of cake. Winterglade turned to Fender. "Um, Fender? Could you please prepare the cakes on the table? I'll get us something to drink from the kitchen."

 

 

Fender was more than surprised at the filly's appetite.  He soon flew to the table and prepared the cakes. "Two slices for Springsteps...two slices for Winterglade...and one slice for yours truly." He winked at Winterglade, and set the plates out on the table at each spot.

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"Two slices for Springsteps...two slices for Winterglade...and one slice for yours truly." He winked at Winterglade, and set the plates out on the table at each spot.

 

Winterglade flew in from the kitchen with a large jug of orange juice, Springsteps followed closely behind her while carrying three glasses. They put them on the table and sat on their seats. Springsteps wasted no time in digging in her cake slices. Winterglade raised an eyebrow and snickered. "Yours truly...? What are you talking about?" she asked. She took a bite of the chocolate cake and closed her eyes dreamily. It was just too damn delicious. Springsteps herself was overtaken by a giggling fit.

 

Winterglade sighed. She looked at the still closed bedroom and then looked down, fiddling with her spoon. "So... How should we handle the bedroom?" she whispered to Fender. "I mean, there should be enough room on the bed for the three of us, but, yeah, would you be okay by sharing the bed with a filly?"

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"So... How should we handle the bedroom?" she whispered to Fender. "I mean, there should be enough room on the bed for the three of us, but, yeah, would you be okay by sharing the bed with a filly?"

 

 

Fender finished his one slice quickly, "Well, we should probably ask her, after all. If she's not comfortable with sleeping in a bed with both of us, I can take the couch." Fender shrugged. "I see you're enjoying the cake, love?" He smiled at her delight-filled expression while she ate.

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Fender finished his one slice quickly, "Well, we should probably ask her, after all. If she's not comfortable with sleeping in a bed with both of us, I can take the couch." Fender shrugged. "I see you're enjoying the cake, love?" He smiled at her delight-filled expression while she ate.

 

Winterglade leered at Fender while taking a large cut of her cake into her mouth. "You have no idea..." She then exaggeratedly licked the spoon clean to tease Fender of his cakelessness. She was about to dig into her second cake when Springsteps yawned loudly. Her plates were already clean, bereft of any cake goodness. Winterglade once again shook her head in partial disbelief and amusement. "Springsteps, are you sleepy already? Looks like you really are." With a chuckle Winterglade stood up and nuzzled the filly. "How about sleeping with both me and Fender? There is only one bed, it'll be a tight fit. What do you think?"

 

Springsteps only nodded drowsily. Her eyes snapped open momentarily before they lazily drifted close again. She shook her head once. "Uh.... Are you sure I can sleep with you guys? I don't want to disturb your night here."

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"Springsteps, are you sleepy already? Looks like you really are." With a chuckle Winterglade stood up and nuzzled the filly. "How about sleeping with both me and Fender? There is only one bed, it'll be a tight fit. What do you think?"  

 

 

Fender smiled widely at Winterglade's show of care towards the filly. 

 

 

 

Springsteps only nodded drowsily. Her eyes snapped open momentarily before they lazily drifted close again. She shook her head once. "Uh.... Are you sure I can sleep with you guys? I don't want to disturb your night here."

 

 

Fender, still smiling, nodded his head. "Of course you can. He swept her out of the chair and flew her into the bedroom, layed her down, and tucked her in. "We'll clean up, and then come lay down." Then he did something he didn't expect he would do. He kissed the filly on top of her head, to offer comfort. After he realized what he did, he could only hope that the filly was okay with it. He hurriedly left the room and started taking plates to the kitchen. In no time at all, he returned to Winterglade.

 

"Y'know...I don't think we have to worry...I think we're quite ready to be parents." He smiled expectantly at Winterglade, and kissed her on the nose. "Come on, let's get some sleep."

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"Y'know...I don't think we have to worry...I think we're quite ready to be parents." He smiled expectantly at Winterglade, and kissed her on the nose. "Come on, let's get some sleep."

 

Winterglade was smiling madly when Fender returned to her. She saw the quick kiss Fender gave to Springsteps, now her stomach was pretty much all butterfly. "Aww... You're such a cutesy there," She giggled and pulled Fender in for a quick kiss. She huffed. "You'll be a perfect father. We all know it. Time to sleep!" The pair walked into the bedroom, only to find Springsteps had rolled over and now hung precariously over the bed. With a barely contained laughter Winterglade nudged the filly back onto the bed. After taking off the filly's coat, she climbed up and curled next to the filly and patted Fender's side. "Come on, Skysong, I'm sure you're tired, too." She yawned. The blizzard was still blowing hard, but it was barely audible inside the thick walls of the bedroom. Winterglade sniffed Springsteps a few times before finally deciding to hug the filly instead. "Good night..."

 

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The night was surprisingly a peaceful one. Even with the blizzard outside and an extra four hooves on the bed, Winterglade slept a dreamless sleep. Springsteps was the first to wake up. Eyes still closed, she stretched her back and yawned, "Mama... I'm hungry."

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The night was surprisingly a peaceful one. Even with the blizzard outside and an extra four hooves on the bed, Winterglade slept a dreamless sleep. Springsteps was the first to wake up. Eyes still closed, she stretched her back and yawned, "Mama... I'm hungry."

 

 

Fender awoke to the words of the stretching filly. She seemed not to realize what she was saying, and seemed to still be half asleep. Fender smiled, "Well...we can start breakfast then." He reached over Springsteps and poked Winterglade with a hoof, then lightly shook her awake. "Hey, good morning, love. Let's go get breakfast started."

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Fender smiled, "Well...we can start breakfast then." He reached over Springsteps and poked Winterglade with a hoof, then lightly shook her awake. "Hey, good morning, love. Let's go get breakfast started."

 

Springsteps could barely register that she wasn't sleeping with her own parents. She was trying to stir herself awake, but ended up landing facefirst back to the bed. In mere seconds she was out like a light. Winterglade herself was slowly getting aware of her surroundings. Without so much of a thought she grabbed Fender's hoof and pulled him closer in a sudden. "Breakfast can wait, you silly colt. Now shut up and kiss me."

 

In the middle, sandwiched between Winterglade and Fender, Springsteps was painfully aware of her circumstances. She could feel a rising heat inside the mare's belly. She whimpered. "Can't... breathe..."

 

 

 

Welp I guess that's all for the day. See you tomorrow :3

 

 

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Without so much of a thought she grabbed Fender's hoof and pulled him closer in a sudden. "Breakfast can wait, you silly colt. Now shut up and kiss me."   In the middle, sandwiched between Winterglade and Fender, Springsteps was painfully aware of her circumstances. She could feel a rising heat inside the mare's belly. She whimpered. "Can't... breathe...

 

 

Fender quickly pulled away, and chuckled, getting out of the bed. "Okay, okay. But can we kiss without crushing our guest?" He looked down at Springsteps, who looked slightly disturbed. "Don't worry, Springsteps, it was only a kiss. Sorry about the crushing bit though." He chuckled once more, and ruffled the filly's mane with a hoof.

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Fender quickly pulled away, and chuckled, getting out of the bed. "Okay, okay. But can we kiss without crushing our guest?" He looked down at Springsteps, who looked slightly disturbed. "Don't worry, Springsteps, it was only a kiss. Sorry about the crushing bit though." He chuckled once more, and ruffled the filly's mane with a hoof.

 

Springsteps mumbled something ineligible as Fender ruffled her mane. She quickly jumped off the bed to avoid the crushing kissy adults and yelled, "Bathroom!" before disappearing behind the door. Winterglade just laid there, still trying to digest what just happened.

 

"Oh Celestia... I totally forgot we still have Springsteps." Winterglade facehoofed. She hoped she didn't inadvertently traumatize the filly or anything. "Um, Fender? Can you prepare the breakfast for today? I don't feel so good..." Winterglade sniffed. Her throat hurt, and her head felt surprisingly heavy. She rubbed her forehead. Looked like she would be having a fever soon.

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"Oh Celestia... I totally forgot we still have Springsteps." Winterglade facehoofed. She hoped she didn't inadvertently traumatize the filly or anything. "Um, Fender? Can you prepare the breakfast for today? I don't feel so good..." Winterglade sniffed. Her throat hurt, and her head felt surprisingly heavy. She rubbed her forehead. Looked like she would be having a fever soon.

 

 

At hearing that she didn't feel good, Fender dropped any smile he had previously and quickly sat next to his wife. He wrapped one hoof around her and rubbed her back. "Are you okay?" He asked immediately, worry in his eyes, and across his face. It might have to do with the snowstorm...

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"Are you okay?" He asked immediately, worry in his eyes

 

"It's fine, nothing deadly or something like that," Winterglade involuntarily shivered, the room felt a lot colder than it was yesterday. The rub on her back was nice, but it reminded her that she wasn't wearing her usual coat. She looked around her, looking for something. "Where's the filly again? Oh, right, bathroom. Can you please bring me my coat?"

 

In the living room, Springsteps was closing the bathroom door with her telekinesis when she noticed something unusual with the balcony window. She trotted closer to inspect it. Everything behind the glass panels was white, really really white. It was like somepony poured a white paint all over it. "Hm..." Curious, she unlatched the hook and let the window fall open, expecting a nice morning wind to strike her mane. What she got instead was a faceful of freezing snow. "Ahhh! Avalance!" she screamed at the top of her lung as the snow wave buried her. Luckily the snow stopped as it reached the sofa.

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"Where's the filly again? Oh, right, bathroom. Can you please bring me my coat?"   In the living room, Springsteps was closing the bathroom door with her telekinesis when she noticed something unusual with the balcony window. She trotted closer to inspect it. Everything behind the glass panels was white, really really white. It was like somepony poured a white paint all over it. "Hm..." Curious, she unlatched the hook and let the window fall open, expecting a nice morning wind to strike her mane. What she got instead was a faceful of freezing snow. "Ahhh! Avalance!" she screamed at the top of her lung as the snow wave buried her. Luckily the snow stopped as it reached the sofa.

 

 

"Alrigh-" Fender was about to finish speaking, until he heard wind, snow hitting the living room and a scream from a young pony. Immediately he realized what happened and dove over the bed and flew as fast as he could straight into the side of the snow pile, where he hoped to knock most of it away. He did exactly that. The snow flew off of the top of the pile and he started digging with his hooves until he finally found the filly, freezing. His heart stopped for a moment when he finally pulled her out. He noticed her shivers and coughs and immediately hugged her closely and flew her to Winterglade. "I know you're not feeling well, but start a warm bath for her." He then looked at Springsteps and kissed her on top of the head. "Be more careful, please!"

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Hearing the shrill, panicked scream from the living room, Winterglade quickly struggled to get off from the bed. She tried to gallop to help Springsteps, but her attempt was stopped by the freezing cold. The balcony window was open. Gingerly Winterglade trotted backward and grabbed a blanket to cover herself before trotting out to check on the filly. Thankfully Fender was fast enough to fish her out from the sudden snow pile.

 

 

 

e noticed her shivers and coughs and immediately hugged her closely and flew her to Winterglade. "I know you're not feeling well, but start a warm bath for her." He then looked at Springsteps and kissed her on top of the head. "Be more careful, please!"

 

Springsteps sniffed. Being buried in the snow wasn't fun at all. "Yes, mister... Achoo!" she sneezed hard, neatly showering Winterglade with spit and snot. The mare's face fell flat. Springsteps smiled apologetically. "Sorry!"

 

Winterglade sighed and took Springsteps from Fender's hooves. The filly struggled futilely in vain, Winterglade only rolled her eyes. "I'll take a bath with her. There should be some instant coffee somewhere in the fridge." She then walked into the bathroom and quickly filled the tub with warm water.

 

"I don't want to!" Springsteps yelled, she tried to jump away from the inevitable bath, but Winterglade was quick to catch her. Any further attempts to reason with the mare was soon silenced with a towel.
 

Edited August 27, 2013 by Starshine

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"I'll take a bath with her. There should be some instant coffee somewhere in the fridge." She then walked into the bathroom and quickly filled the tub with warm water.   "I don't want to!" Springsteps yelled, she tried to jump away from the inevitable bath, but Winterglade was quick to catch her. Any further attempts to reason with the mare was soon silenced with a towel.  

 

 

While the mare and filly were in the bathroom, Fender ignored the idea for getting coffee. "What do I do about the snow?" he muttered as he looked across the now snow-covered living room. He started pushing most of it back out the window, and forced it shut. That still left some half-melted snow laying around, he flew to the kitchen and grabbed the biggest bowl he could find and shoveled whatever snow he could into a bin. "That should do...just gotta let the floor dry out now." Then he started coffee for Winterglade, Cocoa for Springsteps, and tea for himself. "Drinks are ready!" He called to the bathroom.

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"Drinks are ready!" He called to the bathroom.

 

"A minute!" Winterglade replied. She was enjoying the warm water, along with a surprisingly timid Springsteps. Turned out the filly really hate cold water. Winterglade chuckled when Springsteps made bubbles with her horn. "Come on, it's breakfast time. You don't want to stay here too long. The water will get cold!" After drying themselves up, Winterglade trotted out of the bathroom with the filly, both wrapped in towels. Smelling the hot chocolate, Springsteps scampered off the mare and galloped to her prize.

 

Winterglade walked to Fender and hugged him. "Thanks for clearing up the snow, and the chocolate," she added when Springsteps let out a loud burp. Winterglade rolled her eyes in disbelief, her face reddened slightly from the cold. The filly can be rather weird at times. "I guess we''ll have to stay inside for the day. How about dried flowers for breakfast?" she said.

Edited August 27, 2013 by Starshine