Chapter 2 – One for you
You sit on the ground a little bit more comfortable and sure of yourself, after only a few minutes of being in your arms Violet's eyes have closed and she seems to be asleep in your arms. Moving now is impossible so you have accepted the small amount of pain you have from how you are sitting on your tail.
Twilight places the bag that you were carrying on the table in the library, "The doctor said we need to feed Violet when we got home, he also said we should know because she would cry."
You look down to the little filly as you talk, "Well she hasn't cried?"
Twilight taps her hoof to her mouth as she talks, "Well the nurse did say if she doesn't cry that we might need to help her work her vocal cords."
You squint at the comment, "we're going to make her cry?"
Twilight shakes her head at you, "No, we are going to help her work her larynx and lungs. The nurse said she didn't cry when she was born right?"
You look at Twilight concerned face as you shake your head, "Is that bad?"
Twilight looks at the little filly as she talks, "Well it helps a baby get rid of any fluid in the lungs."
You think about that for a moment, you have been around the little filly since you saw her and have yet to see her cry, "I-is that bad?"
Twilight shakes her head, "Well...well it might be because she had an early birth." Twilight's voice changes as she tries to lighten the mood, "But she can't talk for another month."
You look down at the baby and then back to her, "A month?" You look back to Twilight with a dumbfounded smile, "You ponies don't like to wait do you?"
Twilight giggles as she walks over to you and Violet. "We ponies don't like to wait, and yes she should be able to say her first words in a month." As she reaches for her Violet the little fillies eyes open.
Violet blinks at her as she is scooped up from your grasp.
Twilight giggles to Violet as she talks in a low voice, "Hi, are you hungry yet?"
Spike jumps from the staircase as he talks, "No, I already ate."
You roll your eyes to his comment as you stand. You watch Twilight unwrap the little pony as she sits on the chair near where the bag from the hospital sits on the table.
Spike stops at the door as he looks to Twilight, "Oh, and Violet." Spike turns to you with a smile, "Do you think she would like to suck on a gem?"
You smile at him as you think, if you give my baby a gem to choke on I will burn you. You hold that thought for a moment as you look over the little filly with a never before feel sense of pride.
As Twilight puts the pink blanket that Violet was warped in on the table. You laugh at the sight of Violet in a diaper, "Ponies wear diapers?"
Twilight places Violet in the white and gold high chair that sits in the corner with another tired giggle, "No babies wear diapers, if a grown pony would wear a diaper that would be gross."
Spike blows at the comment, "If Rarity wore a diaper I would change her."
You and Twilight both stare with a straight face to Spike, it even looks like Violet was confused at the comment.
Spike shifts his eyes between you two, "What?"
You look back to Violet as you shrug off Spikes comment, "Should she be in a high chair?"
Twilight looks at the little filly and as she does Violet moves her head to stare back. Twilight turns back to you with a smile, "Ya? A foal can walk after only a few minutes after birth, it doesn't hurt their spines or anything."
You nod at the comment as you think, and here I know nothing about ponies.
Twilight pulls the chair closer to wear Violet sits, "You like to be up high don't you?"
Violet smiles at Twilight's baby voice and begins to wiggle her two front legs towards Twilights face.
Twilight holds a sweet smile to the little filly as continues to play around with her.
Violet continues to wiggle her two legs as Twilight's face gets closer then backs up.
Twilight rest her head on the table of the high chair in front of Violet with a peaceful sigh. Violet takes advantage of Twilight not moving her head and begins to play with Twilight's mane that sits in front of her.
You look on from the same spot you have yet to move from. The feelings of worry and fear of the past weeks no longer dwell in your mind. You stare happily at the smiling light purple filly as she continues to turn Twilight's already tangled mane into a mosh pit of cluttered shades of purple.
"Ok, ow ow." Twilight tries to move her head from the little ponies grasp but Violet has claimed onto into in a silent smile. "Let go of my mane Violet." Twilight tries to still act like she’s playing as she breaks free.
Violet gives a silent yawn as her eyes droop down a little.
You and Twilight both follow with a yawn.
You look over Twilight's ruffed mane and messed up coat as you remember the night you two just went through, "Twilight, go to bed."
She shakes her head as pulls the bag from the hospital closer to Violet, "No, we haven't even feed Violet yet."
Your ears perk up as you talk, "I can do that." A smile crosses your face as you speak those words.
Twilight turns to you with a little giggle.
The smile you once had is now a faded myth as you stare at the lavender mare laughing at you from where she sits.
Twilight gives another yawn as she dips her hooves into the bag, "it's not that you can't, I just want to do it."
You roll your eyes at her as you talk, "Ok, then you goes to sleep."
"No, then I need to make a schedule for Violet's feeding." She hold her head up high as she continues , "I want to make sure Violet gets all the play time, feeding time and sleep time she needs."
Your eyes shift to the little filly that now watches Twilight as you think, oh ya Violet...your mom likes to plan for the unplannable.
Spike scratches his head as he talks, "Do I need to get a list ready?"
You laugh at his comment, "No Spike you can't plan for a baby."
Twilight's hooves leave the bag holding a bottle and a small box, "Ha, I never am unprepared." her eyes go wide before she talks again, "Oh no, we don't have a crib!"
You chuckle at her fail but silent like think, oh crap.
"Uh...Celestia brought one by today also." Spike gives a little laugh as he walks over to the letter that sits on the ground from before, "Maybe you should read this."
Twilight's magic purple grasp wraps around the letter, but before it could move you speak up "NO, no magic."
"Puff, telekinesis is n...-" Twilight stops her voice as she looks back to Violet, "Oh...ya."
Spike squints at the fading purple grasp, "You can't use magic still?"
Twilight opens the box and takes out a small bag of powder as she talks, "Well baby unicorns need to find their own magic, and any disturbance could have unwanted results."
Spike holds the letter up to you as he talks. But you don't listen as you stare at the letter, how am I supposed to...you cut your mind off as you bite down on the letter that was held up to you, god...why does this feel normal.
You walk the letter over to Twilight as Spike and her conversation still trails on, "...So how long do you need to stay away from magic?"
Twilight pours the powders over the milk filled bottle as she talks, "Well it depends on how long Violet takes to use magic."
She nods her head to you as you place the letter on the table.
"...She could learn magic in a month or." She pauses at her words, "...Or a few months."
Spike squints at the words, "And you think Celestia is ok with that?"
Twilight puts the bottle down as she takes the unopened letter into her hooves. She clears her voice as she starts to talk, "My dearest Twilight, you have just taken your first steps into the biggest adventure you will ever take." She smiles at the letter as she stops, "...And don't worry about your studies for now, if there is anything that your letters on friendship have taught me, it’s that life and love are two things that cannot be taught, they must be felt."
Twilight blinks a letter as she turns it over, "...That’s all it says." Her eyes scan the letter again before she looks up at you.
You smile back to her knowing that you wouldn't be able to say anything that could fit the moment anyways.
End of chapter 2