Chapter 4
The rest of the afternoon turned out great for the pair. A few more ponies came in hearing the music and all of them left with candy after hearing Bon Bon tell what makes her candy healthy. Rarity also returned later with Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie to make more purchases. When Pinkie noticed Lyra playing her lyre she immediately jumped in excitement and insisted that the group throw a party for the green unicorn. Lyra politely declined this request saying that she wasn’t going to be a permanent resident of Ponyville and was staying there for no more than a few weeks, or until Bon Bon could get back on her hooves again. The three ponies spent a combined 50 bits on the candy (40 of the bits were from Pinkie) and said that they were going to for sure come back again next week. By days end, Bon Bon and Lyra had made a total of 150 bits in all.
“This is great!” Bon Bon said jumping with joy after she finally turned the shop sign from open to closed. “I haven’t made this many bits in ages. Why, by the end of the week we’ll have, hmm... let’s see, we’ll have...”
“We’ll only have 1050 bits.” Lyra said unenthusiastically.
“Well, at least it’s a good start isn’t it?” Bon Bon said trying probably to motivate herself more than the green unicorn. The unicorn smiled at the question.
“Now that’s the attitude I like to hear.” Lyra replied, “I knew you had an optimist in you somewhere.” At the reply Bon Bon smiled as well. The two ponies said no more as Bon Bon made two cups of ramen noodles for the pair. The pair chowed down quietly at the noodles.
“Well I’m going to buy some food at the Central Ponyville mall for tomorrow’s meals,” Bon Bon said as Lyra wiped her mouth with her hoof. “Do you want to join me?” The green unicorn had begun to lick the inside of her bowl when Bon Bon asked the question.
“Sure,” she replied, “I’ll be able to see what Ponyville shops are like.”
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Three hours later, the pair returned with Bon Bon carrying a bruised Lyra Heartstrings on her back.
“Dear Celestia Lyra, are you always this hostile around new people?”
“I really wanted that toy alright; it’s a limited edition My Little Human collectable.” Lyra responded weakly.
“You wanted it so much that you got into a fight with a little filly and her mother over it?”
“She was asking for it alright. I was just about to grab it when the little devil bit my back hoof. After I called her a runt, she ran to her mother who is apparently a lot stronger than she looks and knows karate.” Bon Bon gave out a long sigh.
“Stay here while I go grab some ice from my fridge.” Bon Bon did as she said and grabbed Lyra some ice. “Your injuries are rather minor actually; you just got the wind knocked out of you. You should be fine by morning.” Lyra grabbed the ice.
“Thank you Bon Bon, it means a lot,” Lyra said quietly
“O don’t mention it, I have plenty of ice that I keep....”
“No no really,” The unicorn interrupted quietly with a smile, “Thank you for being a great host and taking care of me so I didn’t get hurt further at the mall. You’re... you’re a great friend Bon Bon.”
Bon Bon was taken aback by the statement. She didn’t remember the last time somepony had called her a friend. Even back in the day when she had employees, she didn’t really consider them friends. They were merely her companions. It must have been back when she was still in high school that she felt that she truly had a “friend”. It felt nice to Bon Bon knowing that Lyra considered her a friend and she smiled back warmly at the green unicorn.
“Well little filly,” Bon Bon finally said with a smirk, “Your antics are going to force me to make an early morning trip to pick up groceries; we’ve been banned from going inside the Ponyville mall for the next month.”
“Yeah... my bad,” Lyra replied still smiling, “I’ll make it up to you somehow.”
“O don’t worry about it, it’s fine really, I wake up in the mornings to take a walk through the park each day anyways. Now then, let’s get some sleep shall we? We’ve got to make even more bits than we did today if we want to reach our 2000 bit goal by next week.” Bon Bon gave Lyra a hug and turned off the lights. As she was going back to her own bedroom, Bon Bon could swear she heard a “good night friend” from Lyra’s room which made Bon Bon giggle followed by a “Good night George” which made Bon Bon roll her eyes. She turned off her own lights and feel fast asleep.