private A New Life: Manehattan Story

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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.

 

 

Fender simply smiled. A moment passed before he finally spoke. "Sure. Flowers it is." He took Springsteps cup, "We'll have breakfast ready in a moment," He chuckled, "Now go wash the cocoa off of your face in the bathroom."

 

When Springsteps left the room, Fender quickly whispered to Winterglade, "Are we still going to send her back to her mother? We did say today...I'll leave it up to you. Yes or no, it doesn't matter to me."

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Springsteps didn't say anything, merely nodded when Fender told her to wash her face. She trotted back to the bathroom and go for the sink. She pouted a bit while washing up her snout. She was, like, miles away from her parents, but it still felt like she was still with them. After her face was clean, Springsteps trotted to retrieve her cape.

 

Winterglade herself was quick to prepare the dried flowers and the milk, or at least as quick as she could with the blanket around her. She paused a bit. Should dried flowers go with milk? All this time she had been eating them raw, but she hadn't had any chance to see if Fender would like having it that way too. With a shrug she brought the milk to the table along with the dried flowers.

 

 

 

When Springsteps left the room, Fender quickly whispered to Winterglade, "Are we still going to send her back to her mother? We did say today...I'll leave it up to you. Yes or no, it doesn't matter to me."

 

"Yes, we will get her back to her mother after breakfast. Sooner the better, I don't think it's good for a filly to be without her parents so long," Winterglade replied. It's true that she still wanted to have Springsteps a bit longer, but it's not right. At least that's what she wanted to believe. She tried to clear her throat, but it was a bit sore. "Fender, can you fetch me the medicine box? Should be somewhere in the bedroom."

 

In the bedroom, Springsteps was looking sternly at her cape. She prodded the biggest crystal sewn inside, it pulsated a strange light whenever her hoof touched it. She looked back and forth between the cape and the window. She wanted to go home, but papa and mama clearly said that she have to stay away from them for at least a week, and that was three days ago. Why did they need a week, she had no idea, and papa and mama just wouldn't tell her. She sighed and curled down on her cape, hugging the biggest crystal in her hooves.

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"Fender, can you fetch me the medicine box? Should be somewhere in the bedroom."

 

"Sure." He flew into the bedroom and right before he was going to enter the bathroom, he noticed Springsteps curled up in the bedroom. He landed and slowly approached her, then noticing she was hugging the cape with the crystal. Suddenly, it became clear...there's obviously some sort of larger reason that she was sent away, and she looked like she wanted very badly to go back, but also had a reason not to, or she would've by now. He placed a hoof on her back, "Springsteps, are you okay?

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He placed a hoof on her back, "Springsteps, are you okay?

 

Springsteps almost jumped out of her skin when Fender approached her. She quickly stood up, facing the stallion and and hid the cape behind her. "Nothing! Everything is okay. All things are just fine!" she rapidly said. For some reason she felt embarrassed that she had shown that she missed her parents to the pegasus, but then again she was currently in his place. After two awkward seconds of staring into Fender's eyes, Springsteps slowly dropped her eyes, her rump touched the cold floor. Oh, why would she try to keep it secret, Fender would've guessed anyway. Springsteps sniffed. "I miss my mama."

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Springsteps almost jumped out of her skin when Fender approached her. She quickly stood up, facing the stallion and and hid the cape behind her. "Nothing! Everything is okay. All things are just fine!" she rapidly said. For some reason she felt embarrassed that she had shown that she missed her parents to the pegasus, but then again she was currently in his place. After two awkward seconds of staring into Fender's eyes, Springsteps slowly dropped her eyes, her rump touched the cold floor. Oh, why would she try to keep it secret, Fender would've guessed anyway. Springsteps sniffed. "I miss my mama."

 

 

Fender sat down in front of the filly, and hugged her, then shushed her for a moment. "Hey...don't worry. You'll get back to your mother sooner than you think." He rubbed her back while he hugged the saddened filly. "Now...just don't worry about it...okay? Go ahead and head back to the dining room, Winterglade should be done getting breakfast ready soon." He quickly moved into the bathroom and got the medicine box for Winterglade, and brought it back to the kitchen. "Here it is." He then leaned in and whispered, "I'm not sure we can send her back yet...I think she might've been sent her for more reason than we will know...but if that's the case, she might need a few days."

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Fender sat down in front of the filly, and hugged her, then shushed her for a moment. "Hey...don't worry. You'll get back to your mother sooner than you think." He rubbed her back while he hugged the saddened filly. "Now...just don't worry about it...okay? Go ahead and head back to the dining room, Winterglade should be done getting breakfast ready soon."

 

As the stallion hugged her, Springsteps simply leaned on his large frame. He wasn't papa, but his presence was nice enough for her. She giggled when she felt a hoof rubbing her back. That one was new. She dearly hoped Fender was right, she wasn't sure if she can stay happy if she have to wait too long. After Fender was done, Springsteps jumped and gave the stallion a quick nuzzle to the cheek. "Thanks!" She then galloped out of the room and joined Winterglade, her coat floating behind her in her telekinesis.

 

 

 

"Here it is." He then leaned in and whispered, "I'm not sure we can send her back yet...I think she might've been sent her for more reason than we will know...but if that's the case, she might need a few days."

 

Winterglade was sitting on her seat, enjoying a dried flower dipped in warm milk. She was a bit confused. What happened in there that Springsteps came out happy? She gladly took the medicine box and popped a couple of blue pills straight into her. She sighed. "I guess she convinced you real good, didn't she?" she teased Fender. "If you think so, we can keep her around for a bit longer. Just... keep an eye on her, would you? I would also keep an eye on her, too."

 

Across the table, Springsteps took one of the dried flowers. It was a dandelion. She tried biting into it, but the thing was too hard for her teeth. Instead of trying it with the milk, she just sucked into the dried flower as if it was a candy. The loud noises of her sucking could be heard all over the room. Winterglade held back a laughter. "No, no you don't eat it like that! Here," she nudged a bowl of the warm milk. "Dip it into the milk for a second. Try it. And you, Fender, grab some before we ate all of them," she added, nudging Fender with a hoof.

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She sighed. "I guess she convinced you real good, didn't she?" she teased Fender. "If you think so, we can keep her around for a bit longer. Just... keep an eye on her, would you? I would also keep an eye on her, too."

 

 

"Will do, mother." He winked, and held back a small laugh.

 

 

 

And you, Fender, grab some before we ate all of them," she added, nudging Fender with a hoof.

 

 

"Yes, mother." He rolled his eyes, in a teasing fashion. He grabbed several flowers and chewed right through them, finishing them off in no time. "There, happy sweetie?" He teased, kissing her on the cheek.

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"Yes, mother." He rolled his eyes, in a teasing fashion. He grabbed several flowers and chewed right through them, finishing them off in no time. "There, happy sweetie?" He teased, kissing her on the cheek.

 

Winterglade puffed her cheeks. She quickly jabbed and tickled Fender's hip with a flurry of hooves. "I'm not a mother yet you silly colt!" she giggled. "You're giving Springsteps a bad example! Look at her." She pointed at the filly, who was busy cramming as many milk-dipped flowers as she can into her mouth. When she realized that she was being watched, Springsteps only grinned sheepishly Winterglade once again punched Fender playfully. "If she got a tummy ache, it's your fault."

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Winterglade puffed her cheeks. She quickly jabbed and tickled Fender's hip with a flurry of hooves. "I'm not a mother yet you silly colt!" she giggled. "You're giving Springsteps a bad example! Look at her." She pointed at the filly, who was busy cramming as many milk-dipped flowers as she can into her mouth. When she realized that she was being watched, Springsteps only grinned sheepishly Winterglade once again punched Fender playfully. "If she got a tummy ache, it's your fault."

 

Fender snickered, "Ohhh...Springsteps, I can fit that much food into my mouth. Careful not to choke on your food, okay?" He smiled, then rolled his head over to look at Winterglade, and cocked one of his eyebrows. "And you...miss not-a-mother, don't make me have to have that tickling war again. Springsteps is on my team." He chuckled.

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Fender snickered, "Ohhh...Springsteps, I can fit that much food into my mouth. Careful not to choke on your food, okay?" He smiled, then rolled his head over to look at Winterglade, and cocked one of his eyebrows. "And you...miss not-a-mother, don't make me have to have that tickling war again. Springsteps is on my team." He chuckled.

 

Winterglade pouted. She poked Fender for the last time. "Don't say you can fit that many... She will take is as a challenge! And Springsteps is on my side, right?" She stuck out her tongue to Fender. There was no answer for the filly. Winterglade looked at the filly, who now had a single feather in her snout. Winterglade raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "Really...?"

 

Springsteps looked back and forth between the pegasi, her eyes curious. She grinned mischievously. "Tickle fight?"

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She grinned mischievously. "Tickle fight?"

 

 

Fender gained the same sort of mischievous grin, and looked at Winterglade, "Y'know, you could use a laugh or two, honey." He leaned in to whisper to Springsteps, "I'll hold her down, you tickle her right underneath her wing, that's where she's most ticklish." He leaned out and grinned once more. Then in one quick motion he picked Winterglade up and flew into the living room, pinning her to the floor, "Go Springsteps!" he laughed, he was already in the process of tickling his wife while he still could.

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Winterglade's eyes narrowed. She couldn't hear what Fender said to Springsteps, but it couldn't be something good. Slowly she made a tactical retreat from the room, one hoof at a time...

 

 

 

He leaned in to whisper to Springsteps, "I'll hold her down, you tickle her right underneath her wing, that's where she's most ticklish."

 

Springsteps's eyes lit up. "Underneath wings, got it," she whispered back. Across the table, Winterglade could swear she heard something about wings. She decided to abandon all manners and threw the blanket over to Springsteps and galloped for her life, but Fender was upon her before she could so much draw another breath.

 

"Eeek! Stop it!" Winterglade screamed. She tried punching her way out, but Fender quickly pinned her to the floor. "Bwahahahah...! Come on Fender, let me-Ahahahah not there!" she guffawed. Something was holding her wings don to the floor, exposing the soft area underneath the base. Even with the blanket Springsteps was quick to catch up with Fender. Now the filly was fully exploiting her telekinesis to attack Winterglade where she was weakest. The mare kicked the air uselessly. "Oh Celestia... Stop!" she pleaded.

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"Eeek! Stop it!" Winterglade screamed. She tried punching her way out, but Fender quickly pinned her to the floor. "Bwahahahah...! Come on Fender, let me-Ahahahah not there!" she guffawed. Something was holding her wings don to the floor, exposing the soft area underneath the base. Even with the blanket Springsteps was quick to catch up with Fender. Now the filly was fully exploiting her telekinesis to attack Winterglade where she was weakest. The mare kicked the air uselessly. "Oh Celestia... Stop!" she pleaded.

 

 

After a few minutes of tickling, laughter, and incomprehensible words through their fun, Fender finally stopped, and stopped Springsteps. He touched a hoof to the tip of her horn, lightly. "Heheheh, I think we should let her rest now." He smiled, "Good job though, you're always on my team, got it?" He chuckled, and pulled Winterglade up off of the floor and hugged her. "I think one of those kicks hit me in my stomach-scar." He laughed, "So we're even, okay love?" He let the hug go and smiled widely.

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He touched a hoof to the tip of her horn, lightly. "Heheheh, I think we should let her rest now." He smiled, "Good job though, you're always on my team, got it?"

 

Springsteps grinned from ear to ear and saluted to Fender. "Yes, sir!" The feather floated right next to her, straight as a sword. She was definitely having a lot of fun back there. Winterglade herself was totally out of her breath. The mare still laid belly up at the floor, hooves twitching sporadically.

 

 

 

He chuckled, and pulled Winterglade up off of the floor and hugged her. "I think one of those kicks hit me in my stomach-scar." He laughed, "So we're even, okay love?" He let the hug go and smiled widely.

 

Winterglade wheezed. "Um... what?" She blinked twice. "W-What do you mean I kicked your scar," she sounded fearful. Groggily she kneeled down to take a look at the scar and rubbed it a few times for any sign of injury. The ticklefight was supposed to be a fun occasion, but now she had hurt Fender. She suddenly felt like she was the worst mare in the world. "Is it hurt? Oh goddess I'm sorry, Fender."

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Winterglade wheezed. "Um... what?" She blinked twice. "W-What do you mean I kicked your scar," she sounded fearful. Groggily she kneeled down to take a look at the scar and rubbed it a few times for any sign of injury. The ticklefight was supposed to be a fun occasion, but now she had hurt Fender. She suddenly felt like she was the worst mare in the world. "Is it hurt? Oh goddess I'm sorry, Fender."

 

 

He chuckled, "Oh no you don't. No apologies." He smiled. Granted, he was hiding his slight pain from having recieved a kick there, but he wasn't at all bothered. "Accidents happen. And let's be honest, I think our tickling damaged you more. Breath." He snickered. "I'll be fine. It's had some time to heal." He leaned in to kiss her on top of the head.

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He chuckled, "Oh no you don't. No apologies." He smiled. Granted, he was hiding his slight pain from having recieved a kick there, but he wasn't at all bothered. "Accidents happen. And let's be honest, I think our tickling damaged you more. Breath." He snickered. "I'll be fine. It's had some time to heal." He leaned in to kiss her on top of the head.

 

Winterglade rapped her hooves a few times to the floor. "But..." Her ears flattened to her head when Fender kissed her. It was nice, but her mind was elsewhere. "What if I broke something inside you?" she whined, clearly worried. "Okay, house rule, no more ticking until we get you to the doctor, okay?"

 

On the side, Springsteps protested and flailed her hooves around. "Oh come on-" Winterglade quickly shushed her up.

 

"No buts, little missy. Somepony can get hurt," Winterglade asserted. She leaned closer to Fender and whispered, "and you touched a bit too much back there." She pouted, her cheeks flared red. With Springsteps around, now she felt as if Fender had teased her of something she couldn't get.

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Winterglade rapped her hooves a few times to the floor. "But..." Her ears flattened to her head when Fender kissed her. It was nice, but her mind was elsewhere. "What if I broke something inside you?" she whined, clearly worried. "Okay, house rule, no more ticking until we get you to the doctor, okay?"

 

On the side, Springsteps protested and flailed her hooves around. "Oh come on-" Winterglade quickly shushed her up.

 

"No buts, little missy. Somepony can get hurt," Winterglade asserted. She leaned closer to Fender and whispered, "and you touched a bit too much back there." She pouted, her cheeks flared red. With Springsteps around, now she felt as if Fender had teased her of something she couldn't get.

 

He frowned, then chuckled shortly after. "Hey, I'm fine. We shall not prohibit tickling in this household!" He used his fake royals voice, then switch back to his regular one. "I'm fine, honey. If you broke something inside of me I would be screaming, believe me. It's just a bit of soreness that I can take some medicine for." He smiled, "You trust me, right?"

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He frowned, then chuckled shortly after. "Hey, I'm fine. We shall not prohibit tickling in this household!" He used his fake royals voice, then switch back to his regular one. "I'm fine, honey. If you broke something inside of me I would be screaming, believe me. It's just a bit of soreness that I can take some medicine for." He smiled, "You trust me, right?"

 

Winterglade sighed. She looked straight at Fender's eyes, as if asking what should she do. After a few awkward seconds she closed her eyes and nuzzled her husband. "Okay... I trust you." She moved closer and rested her head on top of his shoulder, still blushing. "You totally scared me back then. Don't do anything weird until the soreness is gone, okay?" she said with a slight pleading tone.

 

Springsteps, seemingly just wanting to join in, jumped onto Fender and hugged his neck. "Group hug?"

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Winterglade sighed. She looked straight at Fender's eyes, as if asking what should she do. After a few awkward seconds she closed her eyes and nuzzled her husband. "Okay... I trust you." She moved closer and rested her head on top of his shoulder, still blushing. "You totally scared me back then. Don't do anything weird until the soreness is gone, okay?" she said with a slight pleading tone.  

 

Springsteps, seemingly just wanting to join in, jumped onto Fender and hugged his neck. "Group hug?"

 

 

Fender chuckled, "Sure." The three of them hugged for a moment, before Fender finally broke the silence and let go. "Well, are we still planning on staying inside all day?" He looked at Winterglade expectantly, "I mean, I'm not sure of all of the things we can do here...but we could figure something out."

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"Group hug!" Springsteps yelled excitedly. She struggled to grab both Winterglade and Fender into her hooves, but met with a huge shortage of her own hooves' length. It was rather clear that the filly had no idea what was going on, but Winterglade didn't say anything. With a smile she grabbed the filly along into one big hug. When it was over, Springsteps jumped down and galloped to the kitchen.

 

 

 

"Well, are we still planning on staying inside all day?" He looked at Winterglade expectantly, "I mean, I'm not sure of all of the things we can do here...but we could figure something out."

 

Winterglade looked unsure for a moment. "Well... We can always try looking outside, maybe the weather team has finished clearing the snow pile." She shrugged. "Are you sure you want to go outside? We would have to bring Springsteps along, and... some ponies might start asking weird questions. We came here without her, after all." Winterglade winced. She wasn't exactly used to bring anypony along with her other than Fender to anywhere.

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"Are you sure you want to go outside? We would have to bring Springsteps along, and... some ponies might start asking weird questions. We came here without her, after all." Winterglade winced. She wasn't exactly used to bring anypony along with her other than Fender to anywhere.

 

 

He frowned, "Fair point...I guess if we need groceries or something, one of us can go alone, and the other stays to watch Springsteps. Still though, we have to find *something* to do here." He raised and eyebrow and tilted his head at her. "...something filly-freindly, sweetie." He chuckled, "I dunno, but still, right now, you should lay down a bit if you're still feeling sick...the tickle fight might not have been as good of an idea as I thought. It was nice to see you laugh that hard again though." He grinned.

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Winterglade sulked. She didn't like the 'filly-friendly' part one bit, but she couldn't help but to find the one about tickle fight amusing. She nudged Fender's head with her own. "Sheesh, fine. I'll take some rest now." She yawned. The building no longer felt bone-chillingly cold but she was still tired. "So, you'll go out somewhere now? There is no flyers or anything, there is no telling how long this blizzard can last. If you're going outside, maybe you can ask one of the security posts about it. I think I can keep an eye on Springsteps for a while."

 

 

 

see ya tomorrow

 

Edited September 1, 2013 by Starshine

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"So, you'll go out somewhere now? There is no flyers or anything, there is no telling how long this blizzard can last. If you're going outside, maybe you can ask one of the security posts about it. I think I can keep an eye on Springsteps for a while.

 

 

Fender smiled apologetically, "Sure...sorry you're not feeling well, honey." He nuzzled Winterglade, "I'll go check on that blizzard now."

 

He quickly made his way outside, and through the snow. He flew around until he found the nearest pony that looked like they were on the weather team. 

 

"Hello." "You should be inside." "Yeah, sorry about that, but I've gotta know...how much longer should this last?" "The blizzard stops tonight, and we're clearing up some of the snow in the morning. Now go home, we're about to create some strong snowfall." Fender nodded, and around 30 minutes from the time he left, he returned to the villa.

 

He peaked in the door, and tried not to let any snow in. He shivered a bit, and let the warm feeling of the room sink in. "Honey, I'm home!" "I've always wanted to yell that..." he chuckled to himself.

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He peaked in the door, and tried not to let any snow in. He shivered a bit, and let the warm feeling of the room sink in. "Honey, I'm home!"

 

Winterglade perked her ears. She was busy blowing raspberry to entertain Springsteps in the bedroom when Fender came back. "Welcome back!" She trotted to the front door carrying a blanket, her own cape already on her back. "Here, let me help you." She rubbed the blanket all over Fender to wipe the snow out of his fur. She giggled. "You really wanted use that call, don't you? Well, what did they say about the weather? Would we be able to come out tomorrow?"

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Would we be able to come out tomorrow?"

 

 

He accepted the blanket with a smile, "Yeah, probably around noon or so." He cocked an eyebrow, still smiling, "Where's the little troublemaker?" He chuckled, "Bedroom?" He quickly finished wiping any snow off of himself, and got comfortable being in a warm room.