Oceans of Darkness

by nobody_in_particular

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I wake up as soon as the sunlight starts seeping in through the windows. I sit up and stretch. The first thing I think about it my birthday. I had completely forgotten about it until now… And then I remember last night.

Oh yeah. Well, this is gonna suck.

I sigh in defeat and throw my covers off. Maybe it won’t be so bad.

Yeah right.

I trot down the hall and into the living room, which is completely empty. So is the kitchen. Did they have Wonderbolts’ practice early today, or did they just forget? I’ll bet they’re still asleep. I guess they did get back pretty late last night.

I walk over to the supply closet to get the broom and dustpan. Sweeping the floors was something I do every morning, after all. I open the door to the closet and two ponies jump out, yelling, “Surprise!”

I’m so startled I scream and fall backwards, landing on my back. Two laughing faces appear above me: Rainbow Dash and Soarin.

I start laughing too, because even though I was on the receiving side of a really good prank, it was still hilarious. Rainbow Dash pulls me up on all four of my hooves.

“Okay, Okay,” Rainbow said, trying to stop giggling. “I have something very, very special for you.” I stop brushing the dust off of my coat and look up at her. “Really?” I say, beaming.

“Yeah. But you have to close your eyes first,” says Soarin.

I knit my eyebrows together in confusion. “Close my eyes? Are you gonna prank me again?”

“Well, we already did it one, didn’t we? You can’t prank the birthday girl twice.”

“So just to be clear…” I start. Rainbow Dash groans in frustration and claps a hood over my eyes. “Just don’t look, alright?”

I wait for them to put something disgusting in my hands, like maybe a giant slug or a pile of ice cubes. Okay, so maybe a pile of ice cubes isn’t disgusting, but still, would you like some dripping wet chunks of ice dropped in your hooves?

What I feel instead was a long, cylindrical piece of wood. At first I’m confused, so I open my eyes. I’m not interrupted by either of the blue pegasi standing in front of me.

The object in my hooves is plain and simple, but also carried more meaning than some can see. And I know exactly what it means.

It’s a rainbow flag.

I’m not really sure what to say. I honestly have no idea of what could happen next. Maybe they’ll throw me out or something. But when I look up, I’m met with a completely different sight:

Rainbow Dash and Soarin holding their own flags and waving them softly. I don’t say anything, sure that I’ll probably start bawling if I try to. I throw my arms around their necks and sniff a few times before letting a tear or two flow out f my closed eyes.

It doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks, because my family thinks I’m alright. I can feel their hooves on my back, rubbing soft circles. It feels like right after you eat a big meal-totally satisfied. I probably could fall asleep right now, but luckily I stay awake.

Ah, yes. Life is good. But I’ll have to wait to see what I do next!

Author's Note:

Well, not as long as I'd hoped, but I guess it's alright.

I'm putting a 'Completed' tag on this, but I honestly can't say if I will make more chapters. I may or may not, it just depends.

Anyway, thanks for coming and wasting your time on me, some random pre-teen chick from nowhere!

Comments

[nobody_in_particular]

7372085

I hope that your experience through stuff similar to this is over

Eh, not yet, but I'm getting there.

[Moonlit Path]

[Applejack224]

YAY

[maxor777]

I wait for them to put something disgusting in my hands,

Wat

[nobody_in_particular]

7378444 well, shoot. But I must say that I'm not surprised. After a while I stopped typing 'everypony' and used 'everybody' because it was driving me crazy. lol

[Voiceguy]

Keep on Keeping on until we figure out what keeping on actually means.

[nobody_in_particular]

7447021 OH MY GOSH U R SOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!!!!! thank you so much for that!!!

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[Jonny Bench]

7447021 I'll have to watch that sometime soon.

[Jonny Bench]

7448147 I may not be a homosexual, but I understand what it's like. That's why I go out and try not to be mean or rude to anyone. Because a random act of kindness can make someone's day, whether it's throwing them a party, or just holding the door for them. I also can as multiple relatives of mine about it because the day gay marriage was made legal, they went out and got married to their significant other.