//------------------------------// // Adopted By The Sunset 6 // Story: Tales from Tinies. // by MrAquino //------------------------------// Sunset awoke in the bed in the guest room. Her daily routine of stretching her back resounded in a crack. The stiffness left her, and she sighed. She felt Wesley stir in her belly and smiled, nuzzling her stomach gently. The action made Wesley mumble, but not wake. Sunset coughed up the small boy, and deposited him between her forelegs. She then gently nuzzled him. “Wesley, time to get up baby.” Slowly, the little boy opened up his eyes and yawned. “Morning Mommy.” “Morning sweetie.” Sunset smiled at the small boy. He stood up and walked to her chest and hugged her. The notion surprised Sunset, but she quickly returned the sweet gesture. She then heard him go quiet, and when she looked down she saw that he was once again asleep. “Heh heh, well we aren't doing anything today so I guess we can sleep in.” Sunset picked him up and set him in the crook of her body. She laid his head on her soft tummy, and placed her tail over him like a blanket. She then set her head down next to him, closed her eyes, and fell asleep. Soon she woke up once more. She yawned and smacked her lips together. She looked at her son, still asleep, and smiled. She nuzzled him again and soon he awoke. “Morning Mommy.” “Morning baby.” Sunset nuzzled him again, making sure he got up this time. Wesley laughed at the cuddling, and hugged her muzzle, which made Sunset laugh a little too. “Are we doing anything today Mommy?” “Yep. We're gonna go see the Hearth’s Warming Eve play tonight and after that we'll get a log to burn in memory of the first Hearth’s Warming. Sound fun?” “Uh huh. But, what's Hearth’s Warming?” “It's basically Christmas. And before you ask, yes we're gonna get a tree and decorate it tonight.” “Yay!” Sunset laughed at his enthusiasm. She picked him up, got out of bed, and set him on her back. She walked downstairs and into the dining area where Spike was just serving eggs. “Hey Sunset. You sure woke up late.” “Yeah sorry. We decided to sleep in a little.” “It's fine. Twilight isn't even up yet.” Sunset nodded then sat down, setting Wesley down in front of her. Then she realized something. “Hey, how come I haven't seen Starlight around?” “Huh? Oh, well on the day you came by she left for a trip. Visiting an old friend in the crystal empire.” “Oh.” Eventually Twilight came down and they all ate breakfast. The majority of the day was spent getting tickets for a train to Canterlot, riding to Canterlot, picking out a tree, picking out logs that would burn pink, and watching the play, and Wesley enjoyed every second of it. He loved the play, had fun picking out the wood and the tree, and was excited to decorate on their way home. The tree had been set up in what might have been the ballroom for Twilight's castle. It was pretty big, and it took Sunset, Twilight, Spike, and their friends to decorate it all. Sunset had a candy cane ornament in her mouth. She walked up to the tree and hung it on a low branch. Suddenly, Wesley jumped out from the branch and onto her muzzle. “Surprise!” Wesley cried, catching his mother completely off guard. “Oh! Jeez Wesley, you scared me.” “Heh heh, I got you!” “Heh heh, you sure did.” Sunset used her magic to levitate him onto her back. “Here, wanna help me hang one?” “Yeah!” Sunset nodded and levitated one to him. She secretly kept her magic on it, but let Wesley think he was holding it. She walked over to a branch and helped him hang it. “There we go!” Sunset said, releasing her magic. Wesley smiled at the ornament he hung, very pleased with himself. Eventually the tree was all decorated, and some presents were under its branches. “I'm glad the tinies introduced us to Christmas! Christmas is awesome!” Rainbow said. “Can't argue with ya there sugarcube,” Applejack said. “You guys don't normally celebrate Christmas?” Wesley asked. “Nope,” Twilight said. “We only started celebrating a year or so after the tinies arrived.” “Oh.” The girls chatted the night away, playing board games, and other such things throughout the night. Eventually, everypony said goodnight, and left the castle. Twilight said goodnight to Sunset and Wesley and headed to her room, and Sunset and Wesley went to theirs. Sunset got to the bed, grabbed Wesley, and climbed on top. She set him down in front of her and smiled at him. “Alright honey bedtime.” “But I'm too excited to sleep!” “Well, do you want presents tomorrow?” “Uh huh!” “Then you better go to sleep! Santa won't come until all the little boys and girls are asleep. And that means you!” Sunset said before she tickled him with her hoof. “Ha ha ha ha ha! Okay Mommy! Okay! Ha ha ha ha!” Sunset laughed too before she stopped and kissed his forehead. She nuzzled him, and Wesley hugged her muzzle. Sunset smiled and opened her mouth. Wesley crawled inside and curled up on her tongue before Sunset swallowed him. She sighed as she felt him land in her belly. She pulled up the covers and laid down. “Night baby.” “Night Mommy.” With that, the two fell asleep.