Chapter 2 – Goals in mind
The morning sun still continues to pour into the house from the open windows around the room. It's warmth and the breath of fresh air to the usually stuffy book smelling library helps maintain the slow starting day.
You turn your eyes too the scene a little away from the table as you listen to the mare's voice ring out again with the same sweet and encouraging tone, "...Can you hover this up to mommy?"
The faintly purple glowing rattle comes to set in front of Aerolight's pillow seat on the ground as the little colt stares to it. But the baby like confusion to what's asked of him is quickly lost as he takes the rattle into his hoof as he holds it up to the lavender mare standing in front of him, "RAT!"
Twilight holds her smile to the comment as she nods, "Rattle yes... But can you float it to mommy like the bottle at breakfast?"
Aerolight slowly lowers his hoof as he turns his head around the room for an answer, as his eyes turn to the table he quickly jets his free hoof up as he points to the light purple dragon sitting across, "Spak!"
Spike looks up from his breakfast at the happy and loud colt's voice as he just blinks to the little pointing pony, but he doesn't bring his voice up as Twilight's rings out, "Yes Spike is still eating..."
Twilight sits her flank to the floor in front of Aerolight as she wiggles her hoof for his attention. It takes a moment for the smiling colt to turn his eyes to her but he does as he wiggles his hooves back.
"Alright..." Twilight sparks her horn up as she floats the rattle up a little, "Can you do what mommy did?"
Aerolight doesn't attempt anything as he just places his hooves back to the pillow seat, "no."
Twilight lowers her head to his face as she speaks up "Oh? And why is that?" Her close face brings a little giggle from Aerolight as he grabs to her snout, "N-o"
Spike stands from his seat as he gives a little laugh, "Ha, looks like I was able to teach him something."
His comment turns Twilight's head as she just rolls her eyes, but she doesn't acknowledge it as she rings out a comment, "You didn't get anything on the list of books that everypony should be returning today right?"
Spike rolls his arm to the comment as he just blows it off, "It's fine Twilight" he taps his claw to the large sprawled out paper as he continues. "So anyways Twilight how come you're trying so hard for the magic stuff? He obviously can't do it."
Aerolight turns his head to the dragon as he pauses his walk to the kitchen, a little smile comes to the dark cream colored colt as a faint greenish yellow glow comes to his front hooves.
The light magic comes to the plate that Spike has in a one claw hold as it tips spilling what little bit of scraps he didn't eat. Spike quickly breaks the colt's light magical hold over the tilted plate as he takes hold of it with both claws.
"Aerolight, that wasn't nice." Twilight turns her head back to the colt as his ear flops down.
A faint groan comes up from Spike as he dips into the kitchen.
"Say sorry." The words lower Aerolight's head as his childish voice comes out, "So-we."
His word holds Twilight's stare but it begins to soften as she nods, "Good, it's not nice to do mean things to ponies." As the words come to an end Spike comes back to the room with a little dust pan and broom, "Ya, or big strong dragons."
His comment brings a little laugh to you as you quickly hide your smile to the last little bit of orange juice in the cup you have pressed against your mouth.
Twilight starts to stand as she speaks up to the little colt, "Ready for a little nap?" The word quickly shakes Aerolight's head as the little colt springs to his hooves and starts to playfully hop gallop away, "no no no, no nap-h."
You watch the slow hopping gallop stop as the colt hides behind a near by bookcase, you hold the smile as Twilight’s voice comes back up to you and Spike, "I assume his magic wouldn't really be too strong..." She rolls her hoof as she gives a little giggle, "Unless we created a whole new race of ponies."
You don't respond to Twilight’s little pause and giggle as you think that comment over.
Twilight brings her voice up as she gives a quick check to where the colt still hides, "But if his magic is like... yours, then we should make sure he's able to control his emotions."
You nod to the comment as you set your emptied cup to the table. Truthfully Aerolight is a little better than Violet was at not getting herself into trouble... But at the same time even a slightly raised cry from the colt has you and Twilight pretty much giving in for the most part.
With a slight chuckle you speak up, "Well worst thing is he turns into a walking ball of fire right?"
Twilight rolls her eyes to you as she speaks up in a know it all voice, "And where do we live?"
With a little smile you poke your head closer as you speak up, "Ponyville."
"A library made out of a tree." The words bring Twilight's hoof up to her mouth as she speaks up, "Which reminds me... We need to think about where a new bed room can go."
Spike quickly shoots his gaze between you and Twilight as he speaks up, "Whatever you're thinking, I snore like loud. Sooo I would definitely not be a good roommate for Aerolight."
Twilight wiggles her hoof to the comment as she turns her head around the room, "Well I don't know how old the tree is, and when I did the spell for Violet's room I magically grew it twenty years. I don't want to risk hurting the tree..." She continues to tap her hoof as she starts to think out loud, "We might move our stuff to the basement until Violet moves out..."
The words flick your ear as you speak up, "Move out? She doesn't even turn six until next week?!" You hold the laugh as you try to hide your own animosity to the idea of how fast ponies grow.
However your laugh and stare doesn't change Twilight's expression as she just waves her hoof to you, "It’s five days, not a week...” The correction does little to the point you've made even, if it was just too yourself.
Twilight continues though as her head bobs to her own words., “...And besides, it all depends on what she wants to do." She proudly pokes her chest out as she continues, "I didn't even live at home when I started my third year of Celestia's school."
"Your parents were also just across town Twilight." Your words do little to Twilight as she just gives a little nod, "Still, it might be a good idea."
Spike gives a little laugh as he starts to walk back into the kitchen, "Heck, if Violet just keeps sleeping all day she probably won't even mind where she is." He casually cocks his head as he continues, "I can't even imagine sleeping all day."
You squint to the comment as you hold your gaze to him, the stare brings his voice up as he points his claw to you, "Hey, being cold is a completely different thing."
His comment rolls Twilight's eyes as she speaks up, "Well second year was a lot of writing Spike."
The dragon holds a sly smile as he nods, "Ya Twilight, it was." With the smile he dips into the kitchen.
His smirk brings a little grin to you as you turn to Twilight, however before she can speak up the childish colt's voice has come up, "Potty?"
Twilight quickly turns her head to the voice as she trots over to him, "Alright, come here Aerolight."
As Twilight scoops up the colt you turn your attention back to the few things that still sit on the table.
End of chapter 2