"Good morning, darling." was the first thing Neon heard as he woke up. Even though the couch he was sleeping on had been uncomfortable, he managed to fall asleep anyway. "I hope you slept well." Neon looked up and saw his elder sister Rarity smiling back down at him.
"Uh, yeah. Best sleep I've gotten in months." he lied, not wanting to make her feel guilty about putting him on the couch. "So, when's breakfast?"
"I wish I could say it was ready now, but we will have to wait I'm afraid. Sweetie tried to cook you a breakfast in bed. Well, breakfast on couch, but everything came out burned. Even the juice!"
"How does a pony manage to burn juice?"
"I don't really know. If you ask me, that's what I think her special talent should be." The sibling both chuckled at the joke. "Anyway, I need to go buy some things to make a proper breakfast. Would you mind watching Sweetie Belle while I'm gone?"
"Of course not. I came here to spend time with her and you, after all."
"Splendid! You can have some bonding time with Sweetie Belle and later we can spend time together too."
"Sounds great. So, where is she anyway?"
"Oh, she's up in her room. Well, I better be on my way. Have a nice time!" said the mare as she trotted out the door. Neon sighed as he got up off the couch. He cracked his neck a few times before walking towards the stairs.
"Sweetie Belle!" he called, while walking up to the second floor. "It's me, Neon. Rarity had to go get some food, so she left me here to watch you." Suddenly, a fast moving white blur raced around the hall and tackled Neon to the ground. Neon closed his eyes before impact, but when he opened them again he found Sweetie Belle on top of him.
"Good morning, big brother." the filly said as she hugged the stallion. "I can't wait to spent time with you today!"
"Me neither, but you're gonna have to let me get up first."
"Oh, sorry," she said while stepping off of her brother. "I guess I got a little carried away."
"It's okay," he said while standing up. "So, what do you want to do first?"
"First, I want to show you my room. Then, we can play Uno! After that, you and I can..."
"Woah, Sweetie Belle. One thing at a time. You said you wanted me to see your room?"
"Yes! Come on, follow me." The filly instructed as she bounced down the hall. The first thing Neon noticed as he entered the room was the color. It was pink and purple just like her mane. He could see a small red bed in the corner and a dresser and mirror on the opposite wall. In the back, there was a closet that was clearly overflowing with clothes. The floor was covered in discarded art projects, coating it with glitter and paint.
"Nice room, Sweetie Belle. I can tell you had a hoof in designing it."
"Yep! Rarity let me pick the colors all by myself! Actually, I want to know what your room was like for the last year?"
"I kept on moving place to place, so basically I went from one cheap hotel room to the other."
"Sounds bad."
"No, it was alright. I was living my dream, after all." he stopped when he noticed his sister's puzzled expression. "Is everything okay?"
"Yes. It's just that I'm not really sure what you do? I mean, I know you work with spotlights, but what do you actually do with them?"
"Well, I build them and fix them if they are broken. Also, remember how I said I controlled the lights at popular shows? I can be in charge of how all of those lights move around. The colored lights you see at performances, I'm one of the ponies who decides where they go and how they shine."
"That's so cool! So, you could make a whole show pitch black if you wanted to."
"Technically, I could, but why would I do that? It would just be bad for the performance."
"I know. I'm just saying." Sweetie replied innocently.
"Okay, what's next on your list?"
"Sweetie Belle! Neon! I'm back!" Rarity called as she entered the boutique. "You must tell me what you have been doing while I was gone." The mare walked into the kitchen and placed her groceries on the table. She looked around for any signs of her sibling whereabouts. "Sweetie Belle! Neon! where are you?" Rarity walked up the stairs and down the hall. She saw that her sister's bedroom door was open. As she went to close it, Rarity heard a noise coming from inside. She peeked in and saw her younger siblings in a game of Uno. "There you two are." she said as she walked in. "I have the supplies for breakfast." Rarity then looked at the clock that said it was noon. "Or for lunch."
"Ok, we'll be down in a minute. I just have to beat him really quick." replied Sweetie Belle.
"What makes you think you're gonna win. I only have two cards left."
"Yeah, but I have this!" Sweetie exclaimed as she put down a plus four card. "Uno!"
"Dang it!" Rarity smiled when she saw that her siblings were spending time together.
"He's been away for so long." she thought. "It really is great to have him back." She spoke up again as Sweetie Belle put down her last card.
"Congratulations, Sweetie Belle. You truly are the Uno queen. Now, come along you two. Lunch cannot be put off a second longer." Rarity then led her siblings to the kitchen, where she made all of them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
"These are delicious, Rarity!" said Neon with his mouth full. "Thanks for lunch."
"Oh. no problem darling. Anything for my siblings." Suddenly the trio heard the front door swing open and footsteps approach the kitchen. In a second, they saw Rainbow Dash break through the kitchen doors. "Rainbow, what are you doing here?"
"Rarity, you have to come quick! Sugarcube Corner is on fire!"