Chapter 2 – How morning was
Twilight's voice still slightly rings through the house behind you as you start down the stairs but as you reach the bottom of the stairs her voice becomes a little absent. As you move your gaze around the room you set your eyes to the small purple dragon sitting at the table with his head down and his right claw grasping a cup.
You walk over towards the table that still needs to be cleared of the element of harmony box and the few books still stacked next to it.
"Hi Spike." You hold your eyes to his groan as you close the open box and start to move it to the ground without looking it over.
The slight groans he gives get a little louder as he moves his chin to set his head up while he talks, "Somepony woke me up with all that banging in the bathroom..." He gives another groan as he stares blankly from the table, "Do you know what it's like to see Celestia's sun rise?"
"Uh, its-..." You're cut off before you finish as Spike sits up in his chair.
"Its terrible! Twilight doesn't even get up that early."
You give a slight chuckle as you float the three books up to you, but you stop as you look over the titles.
"The one on the left goes on the top right shelf in here the other two go in the other room in the history section." Spike doesn't even bring his eyes to the books as he stirs to the steaming cup with his claw finger unfazed by the heat.
You blink to his words as you nod your head, "ok." The first book floats towards the nearby bookshelf as you slip it into the missing spot. The low chime of the other two books behind you trail after you as you walk past the stairs towards the other room.
But you don't get even half past the stairs before Twilight's voice comes back down to you, "Don't put those away yet, I still need them."
You look to her as you watch her horn glow a faint purple and the books float towards her, you give a slight groan as you look her over, "You're going to do it now? Isn't it too early?"
Twilight shakes her head as she trots down the stairs next to Violet, "Of course not."
You roll your eyes from her as you bring them back to the smiling filly happily hopping from each stair, she doesn't really need to hop from the stairs seeing as how she has started to be able to walk up and down them with ease...but it doesn't stop her slight game as she tries to balance herself on each step beside Twilight.
As the reach the bottom of the stairs Twilight floats her two captured books back to the table were Star Swirls journal still lays. You follow behind her and Violet as she helps the light purple filly into the chair.
Twilight's gaze moves to Spike as she talks in a half closed eyed stare, "And how are you feeling Spike?"
Spike points his claw to her as he talks, "No no no Twilight, no lecture today...that candy, totally worth it." He crosses his arms as he holds his head up high, but his sure posture doesn't last long as he looks back to Twilight, "But um...maybe not moving a lot would be a good thing today." He gives a slight laugh as he smiles to Twilight.
She nods her head as she trots away with her head up high, "Don't worry Spike, we're not going anywhere today."
Your ear's perk up to her voice as you watch her trotting into the other room, finally...but your happy thoughts don't last long as her comment comes to its end, "...and don't worry Spike i'll make breakfast today."
You and Spike give each other a look as you watch her disappear into the other room, you're quick on your feet as you dart after her, "Wait, let me help."
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Making breakfast went smoothly for a change, mainly because whenever you cook you don't use anything other than your own magic to cook or heat anything...which you have gotten really good at, plus making fire with your mind has always brought a dumb smile to your face.
But right now your smile doesn't come from the tingling of magic under your coat or the joy of burning something. Instead you hold your smile to the fork floating above the table with a slight blue glow to it, usually Violet uses her hoofs to hold things but after staring at you and Twilight today she has decided to try something different.
Violet's eyes stay pinned to the floating fork and her mouth stays ready to when it gets to her striking distance, watching her eat has its own joy but right now it's being doubled by the fact she really doesn't have any control of her own magic as the fork keeps getting further from her when she leans to it.
Twilight, you and Spike have all finished your meal but Violet has only gotten through a little of hers as she keeps trying to catch the fork that has eluded her mouth for the last few seconds. But her victory finally comes as she puts her hooves to the table and leans her head to the wobbly fork with a bit of zap apple stuck to its tip that floats over her plate.
You let out a slight chuckle as you look to her wide eyes and happy face as the fork sits from her mouth. You can't understand how she would have such trouble with eating seeing as how she’s floated stuff to her before.
"Ok Violet don't eat the fork." Twilight moves her hooves towards Violet but as she moves , Violet's horn sparks back up and the fork leaves her mouth no longer holding the zap apple bit that has been left in it's puppet master's mouth as she chews.
Twilight moves her hooves back to herself as she gives a slight giggle to the little filly.
But her victory doesn't get to stay long as she swallows her food and moves her eyes back to the floating fork above her plate. Violet's blue eyes squint a little as she sticks her tounge out, the blue encased fork slowly descends to her food as she patiently tracks it down.
The amount of concentration Violet gives to her simple task has kept you intrigued but your eyes don't get to stay on her as your ears bring the usual sound of long day to your mind.
Twilight looks to the door as the sound of a hoof banging on it comes back fast, but you've already gotten up from the table as you trot over towards it.
You give a slight sigh as you open the door, but you hold yourself in a slight surprise as you look over the soaking wet blonde maned orange coated mare at the door, you step aside as you look to the clear skies outside in a slight bit of confusion, "Uh...Hi Applejack?"
"Howdy ." The orange mare trots past you as she makes a slight shivering sound, "Ya it's raining apples and dogs out there."
You give a slight friendly chuckle to the strange comment as you close the door to the bright and sun shining world.
"Hello Applejack." Twilight moves from the table as she brings her eyes to her friend.
"Hey Twilight." She holds her hoof out towards her as she talks, "No need to get yourself up i'm just dropping off this tux." Aj moves her head back to the clothing shaped bag that sits on her back as she talks, "Ya it might have got a little wet from all the rain but I reckon it shouldn't have a problem drying."
Twilight squints to the comment a little as she nods her head, "Well i'm sure whatever Rarity made will be fine."
You watch with a slight smile to the bag coming off of her back as she moves her hooves to it, but you squint to her as she moves it.
Aj turns back to you as she holds the bag out to you, "There you go."
You float the bag from her hooves as you talk, "Thanks Aj..." You hold a friendly smile to her as you move your eyes to Twilight's now almost shocked stare.
Twilight's voice comes back to her a little lower as her eyes don't move from her friend, "Applejack...how do you have Rarity's cutie mark?"
End of chapter 2