Faith opens her eyes as she groggily sits up in bed. She yawns loudly before glancing over at her father resting beside her. She rocks him a few times as he gradually stirs awake.
“Time to get up, Daddy,” she says before climbing out of bed.
“Hmm?” Anon opens his eyes next to see it’s around four in the morning. “Y-Yeah, I’m up. Take a shower while I get breakfast ready.”
“Ok.”
“Want anything special?” Anon stretches as a few pops ring out. “It’s your birthday, after all.”
Anon looks over at Faith and grins. Her hair is all over the place and pajamas a wrinkled mess. She blinks slowly for a few seconds before realizing what day it is.
“How about some pancakes?” She asks.
“Blueberry?”
She nods. “Yup!”
“Alright, get ready, and I’ll have breakfast done in no time.”
She swiftly prances off to the shower while Anon hauls himself out of bed. He’s already feeling like an old man as he gets everything ready for work. He makes his way to the kitchen and prepares the godsend of his early morning hours: coffee. While that’s brewing, he starts making Faith’s meal. It doesn’t take either of them long to finish up as Faith enters the kitchen completely naked.
Anon lets out a sigh. “Faith, how many times have I told you to get dressed before leaving my room?”
“But my fur doesn’t dry as easily as my skin!”
“What about that drier Rarity got you?”
She looks surprised. “Oh yeah.”
“Now hurry up before your food gets cold.”
She runs off with a smile as Anon shakes his head. He finds it challenging as the days go on to explain to Faith why they wear clothes. Things are so different here in Equestria that the concept of modesty is rare. Except for Rarity, all the other ponies don’t understand what it means. Even then, Rarity is naked like the rest of them, but she’s at least understanding in their plight.
With Faith growing up and interacting with ponies at school, she often asks Anon why they do the things they do, and it’s hard for him to get the idea through to her. So, every so often she’ll try to leave the house naked, and Anon even finds himself question if it’s all worth it in the end. Would it really be strange for her to be naked like all the other ponies?
He sighs heavily. He can’t, no matter how long he’s been here or how many of their concepts he’s come to accept, he can’t accept that. The clopping of hooves brings Anon out of his thoughts as he turns to see Faith in a cyan blue dress.
“Looks nice,” Anon compliments as he sets her plate on the table.
“I can’t wait for the party!” Faith takes the bottle of syrup Anon left on the table and empties it onto her pancakes. “Where’s the party at again?”
Anon pours himself a cup of coffee and knocks the entire thing back in one go.
“That’s a surprise,” He answers with a smile. “Time for Dad to get ready. Don’t forget to put your dishes into the sink.”
“OhK!” Faith says with a full mouth.
Anon shakes his head as he hurries to get ready for the morning. Faith is still smiling as she eats her breakfast. Daddy always makes great food, and she can’t wait for her party today! Once she’s done eating, she puts her plate into the sink just as Anon comes down dressed for the day.
“Ready?” he asks.
“Mhmm!”
“Alright, let’s go.”
Faith runs to his side and holds his hand as they walk out of their home and set off toward Sweet Apple Acres.
“Mornin’!” AJ calls as they make their approach.
“Morning.” Anon lets go of Faith as she runs past AJ and into the house, most likely to talk to Apple Bloom. “How much we have to haul today?”
“About two carts worth.”
“Why so little?”
“It’s your girl's birthday. You gotta get ready for that. Not to mention that special gift you got for her.”
“Yeah, thanks again for helping. I’m sure it’ll make her day.”
“No worries. The girls and I have already talked about it. Work a few hours; then we’ll all gather to help with the big move. That should buy us enough time before Faith gets out of school.”
“Alright. I’ll be sure to work twice as hard tomorrow to make up for it!”
“Let’s focus on today. We’ll worry about work after. Now hurry up to the east field, and I’ll take the west.”
“Got it. Faith! I’ll see you after school!” Anon shouts.
She pokes her head out from the door. “See you at the party, Daddy!”
Faith watches her father walk off with Aunty AJ for a moment before returning inside and hopping onto the couch next to her cousin Apple Bloom.
“I’m so excited for the party!” Faith smiles broadly.
“Me too,” Apple Bloom is leaning back on the couch. “How’s your old man doing? Still working hard?”
She nods. “Yup! We cooked dinner yesterday, and he fell asleep a few times at the table.”
“Your daddy has always been a hard worker,” Apple Bloom admits. “Even when I was a filly, I always saw him doing so much to raise you.” She reaches over and tousles Faith's hair with her hoof. “You’re a lucky little brat, you know that?”
“I’m no brat!”
Apple bloom chuckles as she takes Faith into a headlock. “You are to me!”
They both giggle while they play fight for a bit before someone clears their throat. They stop and look over to see Big Mac there looking at them with a raised brow. Apple Bloom and Faith quickly shape up and clean themselves off. He stands there for a moment longer before walking off toward the front door.
“Time for school,” is all he says before walking out.
Both of their eyes widen as they look at the clock on the wall.
“Horse Apples!” Apple bloom shouts. “Come on, Faith! We gotta get going before we’re late!”
They both grab their things and take off down the dirt road toward school.