Chapter 7
You hover the small white-gold band in front of you as you trot through the dimly light town streets. The trip to Rarity's went a little longer than you thought it would, but as you tumble the dark blue gem encrusted band in front of you you hold a pride filled smile to yourself as you think, worth it.
The light purple glow that shimmers around the slow spinning white-gold band gives the gems a little sparkle that helps hold your smile as you stare at it.
You slowly move the band back to its box as you notice the buildings around you becoming more scarce. A tightening in your stomach starts to overtake you as your mind starts to realize you're only a short trot from home.
A slight chuckle escapes your nostrils as you're still slightly dirt covered hooves pat against the ground. I'm more nervous about giving her a horn band than I was at asking her...you shake your head as you blink your eyes to the big tree in the near distance of the dirt road.
You decide to change your worries as you continue to think to yourself, now how do I take a knee?...both front would look weird and both back would make me sit. You give another slightly shaky chuckle to yourself as you continue down your list, one front and one back and i'll fall over.
After a few more moments of your unwinnable mind battle you stop your pace as you look over the library's windows. You move your eyes to the new round glass window that's next to your own as you stare at it for a minute.
But you pick your pace up a little more as you notice every window being dark. The sun has only just now started to go down and you know there's no way that Twilight would have gone to sleep so early...especially not when shes got a new spell.
You brush your hoofs and lower legs off as you stand in front of the door, you quietly and slowly open it as you look around the dark bottom of the library.
The mirror that was on the table is gone and the bookshelves have been put back, but the only sound comes from the low chime of the box you hover next to you.
You move to the stairs as you perk your ears up, but after a few seconds you hear a faint young kid snore. You roll your eyes to Spike's noise as you start back up the stairs in a normal pace.
It only takes a moment for you to reach the threshold of your room as you peek around the corner inside, but the bed is made and you don't see Twilight, instead just a crib with neatly folded blankets and sheets.
The gaze into the room only last a second as you walk towards the new room at the right of the hallway. You pause as you look into the room. It looks similar to your own but the wood around the room has a slight dark blue tone to it and the room slightly smells like fresh pine trees, which is a nice change from paper or books. But you know the smell won't last long as you scan your eyes to the nightstand that sits close to the bed that is stacked with colorful books.
Your gaze moves to the lavender coated mare laying with her face to the door. Her eyes are closed and her side moves slowly as her breaths came in and out mimicking the deep sleep you guess shes in. Between her hooves lays the small light purple filly with the same quiet sleeping face, but Violet's mouth is open and a small puddle of drool has started to form on the leg Twilight has around her.
A very low and quiet chuckle comes from you as you realized it.
With the ninja stealth you fakely believe you have you move yourself from the door as you walk back to your own room. Your head hurts a little from the spell you've used all day and you can feel the magic that's running under your coat starting to become a little hot.
Your quick sneak back to your room leads you to the dresser that sits in the corner next to Violet's crib, you quickly and quietly move the second drawer open as you hover the box into it.
The only things that sit in the drawer are your old clothes and you know Twilight doesn't ever use the drawer for anything, you hold that thought to yourself as you wrap the old grey shirt around the box. It's almost been a year and i'm just now hiding something...I deserve a medal, or whatever bacon is.
"Hey..."
You slam the drawer shut as the low tired voice comes into the room.
"Twilight."You move your head back to her as your heart still pounds from the unexpected voice.
She stares to your slightly freaked out face with a slight smile as she trots over to the neatly made bed, "You ok?"
You give a little chuckle as you shrug, "Ya, sorry I woke you."
Her horn glows a faint purple as she moves her half closed tired eyes to the bed, "No, i'm fine, I was waiting to talk about Violet's preschool."
The covers move back a little as she moves herself into the bed, but she keeps her back up as she holds her soft purple eyes to you.
Violet's preschool...you look over her tired eyes stare as you think, I lost this one...shes cheating with her tired eyes. Your voice is low as you cock your head to her, "You alright?"
Twilight opens her eyes a little more as she gives a smile, but her voice is still a groggy tired low, "Yep."
Your silent as you stare at her.
Your moment of silent stare breaks her fake smile down as she talks, "Well...the spell was a little bit harder than I thought..."
Before you can speak she waves her hoof to you, "But only a little."
You give a little sigh as you move toward the bed, "We'll talk about it tomorrow..."
She shakes her head as she straightens her posture, "Oh no I have a list, we need to talk about this and we still need to start planning on our..." A slight yawn escaped her mouth as she tries to finish, "Our wedding."
You move your front hooves to the bed, you're not really tired and your stomach is trying to tell you to go eat something for dinner...but the idea of walking down stairs to then walk upstairs is not really what you want to do...At your thought you give a little sigh, great I am getting old faster.
Twilight holds her eyes to your body as you slowly bring yourself to the bed.
You stare at her soft purple eyes for a minute as you talk, "Violet can go to preschool, only if she wants to."
Twilight nods her head as she drifts her eyes to the covers, her voice is low but you can hear it well with the calm night around you, "I know shes a little young to go, but it's not like I want her to go this week or anything..." Her head comes back to you as she talks almost in a sad voice, "...I just don't want her to feel any different than any other pony....and it would be good for her to get friends now not later."
You think over her words for a moment as you hold your head to her, "...ok."
She gives you a sweet smile, but the smile is lost as you finally bring yourself fully into the bed, a slight giggle comes from her as she moves her head back a little, "You need a bath."
You smile to her words as you take advantage of the change in tone, "To far." You slowly bring your head to hers as you give her a little kiss on her forehead. She lets out a slightly annoyed groan as you do this, but her annoyance changes back to a slight giggle as you poke your hoof to her side.
You move yourself a little closer as you continue to playfully annoy her like you did this morning. After a few seconds your own light laughing starts to mix with hers as you aimlessly tickle your hoof to her.
But you bring your hoof to a stop as your ears perk up to a low clapping outside the door.
You and Twilight both sit yourselves up a little as you watch the light purple filly quickly galloping herself into the room.
Violet's chest is somewhat sporadic and her eyes latch onto you two as she quivers her mouth and legs not knowing how to tell you both what's wrong.
Twilight moves herself to the edge of the bed as her horn takes on a low purple glow that lights up the room a little, "What's wrong Violet?"
The little filly blinks to Twilight as she starts up a slightly fast hoof stopping. Her tiny hooves's sounds echo around the room and her horn takes on a slight green glow, but her hooves's chatter are cut off as Twilight moves her front hooves and scoops the little filly up. Her voice is sweet as she pulls her into the bed, "Bad dream Violet?"
Twilight moves the little filly in between you as she nuzzles her head, "Hmm?"
Violet nods her head as she moves her legs into a slightly curled up position.
Twilight moves her hooves around her as she continues to rub at her head with her own, "It's alright Violet..."
You watch as the little filly's horn slowly starts to dim as you hold a calm smile to her.
Her eyes button like eyes with the white rims forming around them slowly start to close as you move a little closer to her and Twilight.
End of chapter 7