//------------------------------// // The Start of Friendship // Story: BPPF's // by sniper125 //------------------------------// Best Pony Pals Forever "Ooh I can't believe it Bon Bon! I've never been so excited before!" Alana spoke while bouncing around the mentioned mare. Bon Bon sighed and placed a hoof on Alana's back to make her sit. "I know you are but you still have to wait for him to get here! No point going out and having him arrive at an empty house." Alana groaned and flopped around with boredom. "But I want to see him noooow!" Bon Bon simply shrugged and went to the window. "I don't see why you're so excited over some random stallion you met in Canterlot." "Hey, he was a kind gentlecolt at that art gallery! Ahh the art gallery..." Alana leaned back and stared into space as she recalled the meeting. Seven Months Ago... Alana gazed around the vast hall with awe filled eyes. Lines after lines of stalls stood on each side of countless paths. Some were run by ponies with beautiful portraits or landscapes that looked as if they were taken with a camera. Each stall also saw groups of ponies in different sizes from each stall to the next. Some stalls had large crowds that raved with each new piece revealed while others had tiny groups that chatted and laughed together. It brought a smile to her face until she stumbled upon a stall that held a young blue stallion. Behind his seat hung a few drawings though none could compare to the talent of other ponies that surrounded his. Alana was about to move on when a familiar stallion caught her eye. "Mo! I didn't think I'd find you in this part of the gallery! What're you doing here?" Mo turned around with a smile at the sound of her voice. His wild black mane stood straight up and spiked in various directions. "Oh hey Alana! I was just talking to my new friend here! He's new so come say hi!" Alana approached the other pony and smiled with an outstretched hoof. "Hi there, my name's Alana! Welcome to the community!" The stallion hesitated but accepted her hoof and shook it. "M-my name's Austin, it's nice to be here. But I thought you're name was Mohammed." Mo laughed before replying. "Well it is but I like to be called Mo for short." "Oh... Ok then." The other two joined him in laughter until Alana noticed a portrait of her's fall  onto the table. Austin's eyes went wide when his gaze fell on it. On the canvas laid a portrait of herself. The brushstrokes blended perfectly together to make a spitting image of her laying form. Her eyes stared off into to the distance. What she was looking at he may never know for sure. "That is beautiful Alana! You made that yourself?" Alana quickly picked it up and put it back in her saddle bag. "Uh yeah, I dabble a little in painting. I'm no professional like Mo here." Alana looked down but here focus was brought back when Austin spoke again. "Are you kidding? It may not be the same style as him but you have a lot of talent all your own! Definitely more than me..." A small smile crept onto her face as she took another look around the stand's back walls. "Well I like your work too! Especially this one!" Alana pointed at a large landscape drawing of a normal Manehatten living room. Everything the average pony would need could be seen from the angle he used and each object was fully shaded to have a dark effect to it. "T-thanks, it was one of the first things I ever drew. If you want you can have a  copy of it." "I'd like that, and I'll be sure to send you a copy of mine. Can I get your address?" A few minutes passed as info was exchanged before Alana waved goodbye on her way back to her hotel..." Present Day... "...and since that day we've been writing each other almost everyday. Those pegasi are definitely fast considering I usually get about three replies from him in one day." Bon Bon nodded and laid down on the couch. "I still don't see why you have to be SO excited over this pony. You already have a coltfriend!" She laid her head on the armrest. Who said anything about us being like that?" Alana gave her a confused look as her brain processed that thought. What would her coltfriend think of Austin? Sure they keep new of each others existence but they had never really talked. During her loss in thought a knock came from the front door. Bon Bon looked for Alana To answer but sighed when it was apparent she wasn't going to move. She swung the door open to let in the expected company. They shared quiet introductions before Bon Bon led him through the house. The pony crept up behind Alana and surprised her with a tickle attack. "I'm here Alana! You didn't forget about me did ya'?" Once her fit of laughter quieted Alana turned towards him for a hug. "It's been so long Austin, of course I didn't forget! Come sit with me!" Alana led Austin to the couch and sat next to him. "Good, I was a little worried I'd have to remind you with another tickle attack!" He dangled his hooves in front of her which caused Alana to back up with a giggle. Bon Bon smirked at the two grown ponies acting like a little colt and filly at a schoolyard. He didn't seem like that bad of a colt after all considering how Alana behaved around him. She could hear Alana asking to ride his back like a... Koala? But huffed when he denied with a scratch of his head and a nervous smile. However once his back was turned Alana pounced up and wrapped her hooves around his neck and mooed like the strange creatures. Both of them laugh as Austin attempted to walk with both of their weight. "Come on Mr. Athlete, I know you can lift little me!" Not denying a challenge, Austin stood straight and bounced around with a still laughing Alana holding on behind. "Alright, I'm tired now..." Alana hopped onto the couch just as he fell down next to her. "Wow, you two really know how to have fun! If I didn't know better I'd think you'd need a foalsitter to keep you in line! Well, Alana still needs one." "Hey! I do not!" Bon Bon laughed along with Austin as she was chased by Alana. Her dark coat went slightly red around her cheeks. Eventually Bon Bon collapsed as well, leaving all three in a mass of bodies on the couch. Alana wanted to stay this way forever but that ended when a sudden knock came to the door... To Be Continued...