Chapter 1 – Maybes are not always...
The late morning sun brings two thoughts to your mind, the first is a painful reminder that you may have only had got a few hours of sleep yesterday. The second however is focused on the tiny sleeping light purple unicorn head that pokes out from its wrapped up cocoon that rest in Twilights hold.
You stare at the quietly sleeping foal as you and Twilight make your way back home from your late night.
Your eyes shift to the tired mare carrying her, as you look over her unbrushed coat and tangled mane your own exhaustion doesn't seem as bad. As you stare at her the thought tumbles in your mind, if you're tired you could only imagine how she must feel after last night. You do feel bad for not being able to carry Violet but the last thing you want to do is drop her.
As the library comes into view you pick up your pace in front of Twilight, the bag the nurse gave you is swaying from your neck and you have to focus on not tripping. But as you reach the front door you hold it open for Twilight.
Her voice is low but she gives you a sweet smile as she walks in, "Thank you."
You nod your head and patiently wait until she’s out of the doorway.
"...There you guys a...-" The little dragons voice stops as he stands from the bottom of the stairs. His eyes widen and he points his claw to the still sleeping foal, "D-Did the phoenix come last night?"
Twilight gives a giggle as she looks down at the little wrapped up pony, "Yep, and we had to chase her all night."
Spike stared speechless for a moment before he walks a little closer, he twiddles his claws as he talks in a low voice, "What's her name?"
Twilight sits on the ground as she brings Violet to rest in both of her hooves, "Spike, I would like you to meet Violet."
At the moment the little filly opens her eyes and stares at Spike.
You walk around where Twilight sits to get a better look at the little pony. You stand a little ways away as you look at her tiny blue button like eyes. You move your head away from her as you try to compose yourself.
Spike smiles as he looks at, "Welcome to the family Violet. I'm Spike."
Spike waits a moment for Violet to talk but Violet just stares at him with her tiny little button eyes almost with the look of confusion every baby has.
Twilight giggles a little to Spike, "Spike, she won't talk until she is two months old."
As you continue to look around the room your eyes meet a white and gold high chair sitting in the corner of the room. You blink at the chair trying to figure out how long it’s been there, "Hey Spike where did this come from?"
Spike looks up from the little filly, "Oh Celestia brought that by a little bit ago."
Twilight's ear flicks a little at the name, "Celestia did what?" She looks over to what you stand in front of.
You get a straight face as you look her over, tired...holding a baby and I’m the dad...no threat, "Ya, uh Celestia was at the hospital when you were..." You look at Spike before you continue, "...Resting from chasing the phoenix." You give a smile as you wait.
Twilight blinks at you, "Later we need to talk."
You nod your head, crap.
Spike snaps his claw as he talks, "oh ya she brought a letter by hold on." Spike waddles up the stairs.
Twilight smiles as she calls up to him in a tired voice, "Take your time." Her smile is lost as she turns back to you in a whisper yell, "Why didn't you tell me Celestia came by?"
You shrug to her.
Before she can talk Spike is back at the top of the stairs waving a letter, "Here you go Twi, and don't worry I didn't open it like she said."
Twilight holds her free hoof out as Spike gives her the letter. But she has trouble reading it with only one hoof. She looks to you as she talks, "Could you hold Violet?"
You hold your emotionless expression as you look at her, "no."
Twilight squints at you with a giggle, "She's not going to bite."
You look to the little blue eyes that are staring at you, you stare back to her as you talk, and “I would drop her."
Twilight hoofs the letter back to Spike as she talks, "Come here."
You stare at her for a moment.
She motions with her free hoof to walk and you eventually make your slow way over to where she sits on the ground.
Twilight looks down at Violet as she talks, "You're not going to drop her."
You shake your head again, "I can barely hold anything."
Twilight cradles Violet in her two hooves as she looks at you, "You're not going to drop her because you're never going to hurt her."
She brings her hooves up to you as she hold Violet a little up to you.
You shift your gaze to Twilight as you think, I'm going to break Violet...You stare at Twilight's trusting eyes as she holds Violet up to you.
You sit next to Twilight as move closer to her.
Twilight moves Violet to one leg as she places her newly freed hoof on you, "Now just make a net with your legs." After she helps you she brings her hoof back to Violet as she cradles her.
You feel like a statue as you hold the pose Twilight gave you.
Twilight giggles as she moves Violet into your grasp, "Don't scare her."
You give a light laugh as you feel the blanket she is wrapped in start to touch your fur. You hold all of your concentration to the little filly that now comes to rest in your hold.
Violet shifted her head to Twilight as she stands next to you and her.
You smile to the little filly as you hold her, the feeling in your stomach almost feels like you're going to be sick but you know you're not, not just because you haven't eaten yet but just because you somehow know that it’s just a father thing...or that you're really hungry.
Her soft blue eyes start to move back to you as she looks up to you. Your smile grows as you talk in a low voice, "Hey...how are you doing."
Twilight looks down on you two with a smile as the little filly stares up at you.
Her little mouth is open almost in what looks like a smile, the drool that sits on her mouth starts to form little bubbles in it as the tiny little filly's smile grows across her face.
You laugh a little as you look her over, Violet uses cuteness, and it was very effective.
End of chapter 1