I lay down on the sand as I watch the Crusaders playing around the pond. It has been three days since I meet Rarity. She reminds me a lot of Exclusive. Which only enforce my idea that they are twins. I can still remember that awkward greeting we had with each other.
“Why yes, I am Rarity. It is a pleasure to meet, you Jessica.” Rarity said as she extends her hoof towards me. I just stare at it in confusion. “Is there something wrong Jessica?” Rarity asked in my absence in doing anything. I don’t care if she is the ruler of a nation. I am not going to kiss her hoof!
Exclusive takes notice of what is happening and steps in for me. “You must forgive Jessica Rarity. She's not from around here and is not accustomed to our standard greeting.”
“OH! My apologies Jessica. I merely wanted to shake your hoof.” She explained herself, as we shake hooves. Once done my leg started acting up so I opted to lay on the bed nearby. Rarity was going to retort when Exclusive beat her to the punch.
“You are going have to forgive her Rarity.” He says moving next to me and helps me onto the bed, “You see Miss Jessica was injured not long ago and has to rest every now and then.”
“Oh, why that is perfectly understandable. She just caught me off guard moving to my bed like that. Might I ask how that happened?”
I than began to tell her of everything that has happen to me since I got here. “And since I didn’t have a place to stay here in Ponyville. Exclusive here was kind enough to provide me with a place to stay and here we are.”
Rarity nods at this before she turns her attention to her cousin. “Exclusive may I speak with you in private.”
“Oh ok.” He said calmly, but the look on his face says a different story. Have you ever seen those nature shows when they give close-ups at a preys’ face before the lion attacks? Well, that's what I am seeing right now in front of me.
“Please excuse us, Jessica, we will be right back.” Rarity said as she and Exclusive left me in the room and closing the door right behind them.
I was just about to look around while I wait for them to be done but I was interrupted when those two started talking- correction Shouting at each other. My head turns quickly to look back at the door. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but I think Rarity is wining in the loud department. This continued for about two minutes before they came back into the room with big grins on their faces, acting like nothing happen earlier.
“Now then. Jessica, I do believe you will feel right at home here during your stay in Ponyville” Rarity said brushing her mane with a hoof.
What just happened earlier? “OK, then. *Ahem* do you have a room for my or do I have to bunk with you?”
She scoffs at me, “Don’t be ridicules Jessica, I maybe the Element of Generosity Bearer, but even I need to have my privacy.” The element of what? “You will be staying with Sweetie Belle until I make some room for you, or until you leave on your way.”
“I got no problem with that.” Rarity just looks back at me in confusion.
“Really? Just like that. No rebut or arguments?” she said tilting her head to the side.
I shook my head, “No, not really. I was going to sleep outside before your cousin gave me a chance of a rooft over my head. I am not picky with sleeping arrangements.”
“If you say so dear. Welcome to my home.”
“RAAARRIITTYY!!” a voice shouted from outside of the room before a white blur ran past me and into said mare sending both to the floor. “Your back! Your back! It really is you!” said the blur which turns out to be Sweetie Belle.
“Yes, Sweetie Belle. It’s me, and it is nice to see you too, however, could you please get off of me for a moment.” Rarity said to her sister who smiled sheepishly, before doing so.
“When did you get back?”
“About an hour ago, I was wondering why you weren’t at the train station earlier with everypony else.”
“OH! Me and the other crusaders were helping out Apple Bloom with her chores. We were almost done when I remembered that I forgot to lock the Boutique and here I am.”
“So that explains the open door,” I said getting Sweetie Belle’s attention.
“Oh! Hi Jessica. When did you get here!”
“About ten minutes ago, also I have something to tell you.”
She takes in a gasp of surprise “Are you going to marry Exclusive!”
You know if I was drinking something, I would be doing a spite take right about now, but thankfully I wasn’t. However, she did cause everypony in the room to go silent for about ten seconds. Awkward.
Rarity looks between me and Exclusive in confusion. “Did I miss something?”
“NOO!” I shouted before I stop and composed myself. “I mean no that is not what I was going to tell you Sweetie Belle. I was going to tell you I am going to be your roommate for a while.”
“Oh, that is nice. But I would rather be told I am going to be a flower girl again.” Again?
“Well sorry to disappoint you,” I said patting her head. “Anyways, Sweetie Belle mind giving me an escort to our room?”
“Sure, it’s this way.” She said leaving me behind I then turn to the others in the room and pause. Hun, it looks like Sweetie’s comment has had a greater effect Exclusive than I thought. Right now, he is doing his impression of a statue.
“I will see you two later.”
“Til next time Darling.” Rarity said then notice the lack of response from her cousin. “Exclusive?” Nothing. She then got closer to him and leaned in near his ear. “Exclusive!” that did it.
“HUH! What I didn’t do it.” Looks like someone has a guilty conscious.
“Exclusive, it is rude to ignore a lady when she is talking to you.”
“I am sorry Rarity. What were you saying?” Wow! He was really out of it.
Rarity response to him with a slap behind the head. He rubs his head in confusion, “What?”
She was going to say something, but I cut her off. “Don’t worry about it Rarity. See you two later,” I said leaving the room. “Now where did Sweetie Belle go?”
I found her outside of a door waiting for me tilting her head to the side. “What was that about Jessica?”
“I will tell you later. So, this is your room.”
“Yep, this is it.” She said walking into the room it was nowhere near a fashionable as Rairty’s room, but then again this is a kid’s room. As this Ponies are very trusting. I still new here and they are willing to let me stay with a kid unsupervised. They either never had to deal with bad ponies before or Rarity trust her cousin’s judgment. Sweetie Belle stops near the bed, “You know, I just realize something, Jessica.”
“And what is that?”
“We know you will be staying in my room, but where exactly would that be?”
“Oh, good point. There is only one bed and not a very big one at that for the both of us.” *Hum*
What to do? Well, I could just sleep on the floor and that will be the end of it. I don’t feel like forcing her off her own bed for my own comfort. That is not my style. I got it. I moved some pillows from another room and made a nest of pillows. Once I found some blankets, I took them to my nest and laid down in the middle and leaving the other one nearby.
“Uhm, Jessica what are you doing?” Sweetie Belle said gesturing to my makeshift bed.
“Oh this?” I smile as I look down on my nest. “This is something back from my younger days. You see whenever I use to do sleep overs; I would make one of these, whenever there weren’t enough beds to go around. I called it a nest.”
“Because it looks like a bird nest?”
“Correct.”
“Neat. I got to try that someday. I know the next Cutie mark crusader sleeper is soon. And you are invited.”
“That is nice” I said laying down in my nest,
“Oh Jessica.”
“Yes?”
“My and the other crusaders are planning on going swimming in a few days did you want to come along?”
“You know, I would love to join you kids at the swimming hole.”
“Great! This is going to be so much fun!” She said hooping in place causing me to smile before I realized something. I have no idea how to swim like this. Oh well, I guess I just stay away from the deep ends of the pond then.
When the day finally arrived, we meet up with the rest of her little group and made our way to the swimming hole. Once there, the trio started to count down then all at once perform a flying leap into the pond, causing an impressive tidal wave. Note to self, start carrying an umbrella with me, or at least a raincoat. They were wondering why I didn’t join them, and I just told them I was just there to keep an eye on them.
And that how I got here soak to my coat without going into the water. At least I didn’t need my bandages anymore put having to deal with a wet dress is troublesome. But I refuse to strip in public. I will endure this, and drip dry myself. I relax my body as a gentle breeze cools my body, “Cold,”
I don’t know when I fell asleep, but I regret doing so. For when I woke up, I found that the little rugrats had buried me up to my neck in sand. I can see them three feet away from me. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom are struggling to control their giggling, while Scootaloo is laughing her butt off on the ground. Tried I may I soon discovered that they did a very good job at patting down the sand, I am stuck!
“When I get out of here you three little munchkins are Dead!” I was meet with only more giggling before Scootaloo got up and closer to me.
“Don’t worry Jessica I am sure you can get Head of us soon.”
Oh no, you did just not make a pun about me at my expense. “I will get out of this sand, and when I do, you are going to pay dearly for that Scootaloo.” I bet it was her idea in the first place.
“Maybe, but right now I am Head of the game now.” Just keep digging a deeper hole for yourself, for I am getting closer to getting my limbs free.
“You know Scootaloo, maybe it is not a good idea be poking fun of her,” Apple Bloom said getting Scootaloo's attention, while both far away fillies are backing away noticing I am surfacing.
“Why?” Scootaloo asked not aware of the current danger she is in.
“Because I am free! That is why!” I said reaching for the screaming filly only to be miss by an inch and fell to the ground.
“RUN!”
“Get back here!” I said chasing after them.
They lead me to a nearby tree and started to run around it with me on their tails. After the third time, around I realize they were going to keep doing that. So, I stop and turn around stopping them in the tracks and grab one the closest one who so happen to be Apple Bloom.
“Now I got you!” I said but then I realize that she had back up. Not good.
“Let her go!” Sweetie Belle said causing a blinding light to appear before me.
“AAAHH!” I said dropping the filly while covering my eyes.
I could barely see but I could make out enough to see them making their getaway.
“You won’t get away from me that easy!” the chase was on again, for about three seconds before I fell face first into the sand. “Right, I can’t see where I am going,” I mumble to myself also I could hear their fading laughter.
Lifting my head, I spit out some sand and ran after them. After a minute of running, I could see them making a B line towards an Apple Orchard! Now how did I not see this the first time I came around here, I mean it is huge! Wait, I am getting distracted, aren’t I?
Looking around I could see a white gate where those three little buggers use to get into the Orchard. It would be really bad if this Orchard would have a case of infestation of mischief. It is a good thing I know an exterminator for such a problem, me.
Walking into the Orchard I can only gaze in amazement in the sheer amount of apple trees here. Then again this is the first time I have been in an Apple Orchard before. It looks like their trees are ripe for harvest. There are just so many, focus Jessica! You can look at the large, red, juicy, scrumptious, delectable woow woow woow stop right there. These are Not your apples; you can get one or two later. Right now, you have got to find three little fillies. I can only hope I don’t get lost looking for them in this field of heaven crunch.
As I continue looking for them, I am starting to get the feeling that without a doubt I am lost, or at least I lost track of the fillies. There are too many hoof prints and random tracks all over the ground. Not to mention I don’t hear any giggles or twigs snapping anywhere. It is like they have done this before and already know how to get away from trouble. Then again, they are running away from a human turned pony, so anypony could get away from me if they tried. Looks like I am just going to have to accept that they got away.
I then look to my right and see a nice shady tree. “This looks like a good spot to rest for a bit.” I lie down on my left side before getting comfortable. As I lay there, I can hear the sound of the wind brushing against the leaves and even a bird as its chirping and flying away nearby.
“It is so peaceful here. I almost forgot the feel of what nature feels like.” I took in a deep breath before letting it out. “Then again, I did just fell asleep next to a swimming hole in the sand earlier. But who can blame me, the nice cool breeze had always had a way of putting me to sleep.”
The wind picks up a little bit and causes an apple to fall in front of me. Looking to my left and then to my right, I can’t see anypony nearby and it did just fell in front of me. Leaning forward I took a big bite; it is the best apple I have ever had the privilege to eat. Slowly I chew, savoring the taste before I swallowed and leaned in for another bite.
That was when something hit me on the head. Looking at the object revealed to be another apple. Ok, one random apple falling because of the wind I can understand. But another one when the wind is calmer? Looking up into the tree I grin as I see three little objects up there that don’t look likes apples.
So, this is where they ran off to. It looks like they haven’t noticed me yet as they remain perfectly still up there. I could climb up with them, I could give them the scare of a lifetime, but I am going to have to settle with the next best thing.
Taking a deep breath, I then began to sing
“Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G!” Well, that turns out better than I thought it would be. First, they were startled before they got embarrassed with lovely little red blushes on their faces. Well, Apple Bloom and Sweetie, Scootaloo looks like she is going to puke before she fell off the tree.
“I think I am going to be sick,” Scootaloo said before she went behind the tree and started puking. Making Apple Bloom cringe a little when she saw her puking.
“Eeeewww! That is discussing!”
“Is she going to be alright?” I asked
“Yeah, she just had a bad pie earlier.” Apple Bloom said casually. Well that was good to know.
“Also, Gross Jessica! They are my best friends I would never do that with them!” Sweetie shouted down at me while I smile innocently back at her.
“Anyways, I don’t know about you three, but I think I had enough excitement for one day.”
“But you hardly did anything, Jessica, why are you tired already?” Applebloom said as she and Sweetie slid down the tree.
“I don’t have as much energy as you fillies have. I will admitted that I am out of shape. I am sorry but I am going back to the Boutique.” She looked sad at hearing this so I came up with a brillent idea. “So how about I make it up with you girls and throw a sleepover tonight?”
“You mean it?!”
“Of course.” Before heading back I look to see at Sweetie was rubbing Scootaloos’ back. I move towards them to see if she was alright.
“You ok there Scootaloo?”
“Yeah, I am alright, and that is the last time I trade desserts with Button Mash.” Oh well, live and learn.
“Sorry for earlier Jessica it was only for fun and don’t deny it you would have done the same.”
“Alright you got me there Scootaloo, and the same goes for me with the song earlier. So, truce?” I said hold my hoof out for her. I hope I am doing this right.
“Truce?”
“It's another way of saying peace.”
“Oh! Ok, then Truce.” She said as they all shake my hoof.
“Now then how do we get out of this Apple land?”
“This way.”
Eventually, we bid each other fair well as the girls went to their homes to get ready for the sleep over. Me and Sweetie Belle made our way back to the Boutique. After a quick snack form the kitchen I return to Sweetie’s room and stayed there before duty called, after that. I went to my nest for a nap and before I felled asleep again, I was made aware that I was no longer alone in the room.
“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS SLEEPOVER! YEAH!” My ears.