"I've got so many questions to ask you mother!" I said
"Just start with the first one." She says smiling, preparing a salad for herself.
"Well, what's your name?"
"My Name? Oh, it completely slipped my mind! My name is Rose, Rose Blossom"
That's a nice name, I thought.
"and for you, I decided to name you just the other week. Your name is, 'Cherry'."
At first, I thought that it was kinda strange. Who would want to be named after a fruit, but then I thought about it. I actually kinda liked that name...
"How did you come up with it?" I said.
"Well, I was walking through the forest, looking for food, when I came across a beautiful orchard. It was filled with many luscious fruits and vegetables, extending as far as I could see. I looked around, gazing at all the amazing things, but then I brought my view to something red in the corner of my eye. They were cherries, so shiny and juicy. I took a bite out of one, tasting it. Personally, I thought it was amazing. That's the reason you're named Cherry."
"Wow" I said.
Rose glared at me and my short response.
She finally finished with her salad, sitting down on the picnic cloth atop the ground. She immediately starts eating the salad, nearly inhaling it. She seemed like she hadn't eaten in a week! Probably because she was using a large amount of energy holding me down during my...episode. I decided to look around and take in the surroundings, since I didn't have a lot of time to do so before. I start to notice a vast amount of things now. All sorts of animals, bunnies, foxes, even birds. The leaves are in much better detail, many trees surround me, birch, oak, and elm. Daises and daffodils surround me, filling the ground with beauty and grace. I wonder how I didn't notice this earlier! Even as my eyes drift up I notice some sort of horn on my head! What a strange thing...Does Rose have one as well? I look at her and I notice under her hair is a glorious horn. Although I'm curious, I ignore the thought.
"So, how's that salad?" I question Rose.
"It's *chomp* pretty *chomp* good!"
"Ha, I think I can tell. So what do you normally do on a regular day?"
"Well, I usually just spend my day searching for food, but now that I have you to take care of, I think that will change. I also go to Ponyville every now and then. Mainly just to get supplies, but there's an occasional adventure waiting for me when I get there."
She smiles, thinking about a memory.
"What's Ponyville?"
"Ponyville is a place not too far away from here. It's where most ponies go to do there shopping, eat at a restaurant, or maybe even spend the night at the Inn." She explained.
"Well if Ponyville is somewhere off in the distance, then where are we?"
"We are somewhere between Ponyville and the Everfree Forest."
"In a forest?"
"Yes, my child. I don't enjoy living in Ponyville anymore, but then again, the last time I stayed there was over 10 months ago. It was all fine...until..." She cut-off her sentence there.
"Until what?" I said.
"Nothing you need to worry about now Cherry."
She suddenly looks into the sky, as though she was looking for a star, even though it was the middle of the day. Something doesn't seem right here.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing...I just lost my train of thought." She makes a fake smile.
"Well in that case, let's change the subject. What have you got to do around here?"
"How about we practice your running?"
"Meh...It sounds boring" I reply
"Ooo! I know!" She exclaims "We could practice magic!"
"Magic? What's that?"
"Well, you know that horn up on your head?"
"Yeah?"
"Well that makes you a 'Unicorn'. Same case with me too. Now unicorns have the ability to use magic and do all sorts of things. Amazing things! You can lift things with your spells, heavy things that you wouldn't normally be able to lift. You can also teleport! Especially useful if you need to get somewhere in a hurry. You could even make things change into other things!"
"Wow! Really?" I say, amazed at all the things she's saying.
"Yep, but before you use magic, you'll have to learn to read, and that doesn't come with your FillyMorphism."
"Well I guess we could do that." You could tell my voice was lacking enthusiasm.
"Okay, lets get started." Rose says.
We begin to learn the letters of the pony alphabet. She begins, showing me strange scribbles on a piece of paper. She tells me that they're not just scribbles and actual writing. She continues telling me how to say them, and what sound they make. Fortunately, I learned them very quickly. After quite a few pieces of paper, she mentions that she's going to start showing me words, simple, right? But they Are still words. Keep in mind I only just learned some letters. She holds up a card, explaining to me that this word means 'Hello'. The next card said, 'Goodbye'. The next card, 'How are you'. Strangely, I found I was learning them at a high rate. I didn't know if that was normal and if that happened to everypony, but I ignored it. Next card was a phrase, it meant, 'How are you?'.
After what seemed like hours, my knowledge steadily grew. Rose mentioned I got through at least half of the 44 letters of the pony alphabet. She was apparently amazed at my progress, and said she was going to award me with something tasty. I actually was hungry after all this learning. She reached toward a satchel, hiding under a tree trunk, and pulled out something sparkling and tasty. It was shaped like an apple, but had some kind of coating around it. "Pretty strange" I thought, but I'll go with it.
"It's a caramel apple! You'll love it!"
I take a few seconds to examine it and sniff it. It smelt sweet and tasty, something that smelled mouth-watering good. It looked as though it was blessed by the heavens and was a gift to me! I take an enormous bite out of the side of it, tasting it's wonderful splendors. This Caramel Apple was the best thing I've ever tasted!
Finishing the apple, I wipe my mouth of Caramel and Apple Chunks, thanking Rose for the gift.
"Don't mention it."
"What does that mean?" I say, not knowing any popular mannerisms.
"You're welcome." She says chuckling.
She lightly taps my head, causing me to giggle, which, in turn causes her to start laughing as well.
I eventually find us chasing each other, playing tag and lightly pushing each other around, having fun and being joyful after a hard day's work of learning...and a bit of mystery. I can't help but have a strange feeling in the back of my head. What did she mean "I don't enjoy living there anymore...10 months ago, it was all fine...until..."
What happened then?