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// Chapter 1 
// Story: I'm in Love with the Mailmare 
// by brycewhalen 
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This is not going to be the entertaining chapter... in my opinion but it's up for you to decide.

There I was, sitting on the ground, staring at the beautiful woman who bumped into me. All I could do was stare. Her grey wings seemed to glisten in the sunlight. Her blonde hair had this sheen to it that made it shine ever so nicely. Her frame looked a little small and delicate but that made her all the more adorable. Her skin also seemed to glow. And her eyes… well she had walled eyes but it gave her have a special… I don’t know. It made her seem more eccentric. They were as yellow as her hair. All I want to do is just stare into them.
It took me a couple moments before I realized that it seemed to be raining mail. Then I noticed she was carrying a satchel. “Ow,” she grunted, rubbing her scalp. She noticed me and got a worried look on her face. “Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to run into you like that. You see I’m the mail woman here and I was in a hurry to finish all the deliveries on time and I wasn’t paying attention to where I going and I guessed I bumped into you. Please don’t be mad!” Oh my Celestia! Her voice is so fucking cute! How does a voice even become that adorable!? She continued apologizing until I finally snapped back into reality.
“Don’t worry about it.” I gave her a smile as reassurance that everything was fine. She in turn gave me a smile. It wasn’t long before she realized all of the letters in her satchel fell out. She was then frantically trying to pick them all up and put them back in. I, being the gentleman I am, proceeded to help pick up the letters. I used my magic, being that I’m one of the ones with magic, to pick almost all of them up and then handed them to her.
“Thank you!” she said. I was too distracted by the warm feeling inside to notice that she got up and started running away and flapping her wings.
“Wait!” I called out but, it was too late. She was already flying off to finish her deliveries. I just sat there for moment. My first day back to Ponyville and I made a new friend and found the woman of my dreams but, I don’t even know her name. "Dammit.” I said under my breath.
Who is she? She just seemed so perfect. Actually, she seemed to be full of impurities, but those impurities make her so desirable. I feel that she's the one for me. I’m probably jumping to conclusions but still. Will I ever meet her again? Ponyville isn’t that big so I hope so. Come on Scales, focus! I decided to try to put her in the back of my mind. I can be love struck when I have a house.
Instead of moping around, I lifted myself off the ground and began heading towards the enter of town again. The trip to the town hall was uneventful. I saw a snail… that was it. As I enter the large building at the center of town, I couldn’t help but notice it was in shambles. I was actually afraid that the ceiling could fall in on itself at any moment. The woman at the desk, who I assume was the mayor, being that she was the only other person in the building, was working on paper work, not noticing me come in.. She seemed to be a woman in her 50s but her hair was grey. Must be a stressful job, being mayor. “Excuse me,” I called out. She looks up startled.
“Oh, hello." How can I help you?” She said with a forced smile.
“Um, yeah, I was planning on moving here in Ponyville and I was wondering if their were any house available?”
“Hold on just one moment.” She got up from her desk, walked over to a filing cabinet and started shifting through files. 	“Aha!” She exclaimed, pulling out a manila folder. “So what kind of house are you looking for?”
“Depends. What do you got?”
She scan through the paper in the folder. “How about this one?” she say, pulling out a piece of paper with a picture of a mansion on it. I shake my head.
“I’m just one person, don’t you think a mansion would be a little big for me?” She gives me a frown, obviously sad that her scam didn’t work. “Got any apartments or small houses?”
She looks through the papers again. “Maybe this house will suit your fancy.” She hand me the paper with a picture of simpler house. This house seems more like it. It’s a medium sized house with two and a half baths, three bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. Still a little big for me but, I always wanted to learn how to bake. I look up from the paper to see the mayor staring at me with a sparkle in her eye. I then looked at the price. 750 bits. That… is more than I hoped for. What’s up with me and 75 today?
“Think we can make this a little cheaper?” I asked.
“I’ll only go as low as 725.” She said, determined to get as much from this as she can from me.
“How about 700?”
“725.”
“710?”
“725.”
“720?”
“725.”
“724?”
“725.”
“Fine.” I gave in. I’m tired, sweaty, and really want to find that girl. The last thing I’m in the mood to do is argue with a greedy mayor. I reach into my pocket and pulled out eight gold bits. “I want all my change back please.” I gave the mayor, who was waiting anxiously for me to drop the coins in her hand, her money and she happily strutted to desk where she collected my change and the deed and keys to my new house.
“Here you go! Have a pleasant day sir,” She said, handing me my bits, deed, and key, this time with a less forced smile.
“Wait. That’s it?” I asked curiously. “Don’t I have to sign some paper work or something?”
“Nope.”
“Ya sure?”
“Listen,” she started with a serious face. “You and I both know I don’t really want to be working right now. So let’s keep this simple, skip the paper work and have you on your way.” I knew she didn’t want to be here.
And with that I left for my new humble abode. Right before I exited the door I turned around and asked “Umm, which way to the house?”
She sighed. “Head to your left. Just keep walking until you reach the edge of town. You should find it no problem.”
“Thanks.” I shouted to her as I left the town hall ready to start my new life in Ponyville!


Fucking house. Being so damn hard to find. I walked all the way to the edge of town and didn’t find my house. I asked around and found out that the street I was looking for was on the complete opposite side of town. I thought when she said to head to my left, I thought she meant my left, not hers. So then I had to walk all the way to the other side of town. By the time I found my house, the sun was beginning to set. It was already evening. Great. Well at least the house was located on top of a hill. Explains why it was so damn expensive. That was almost half of my reward money. And I still need to buy furniture. What the hell was I thinking? “Oh, this is so much money. I could easily retire now, right?” AAHHH!!! Wrong! Once I get a bed, couch and other luxuries, I should only be left with about 100 bits left. And here comes the end to an extremely early retirement from the most idiotic person in Ponyville.
Still, moving here wasn’t all bad. Made a friend., found a potential lover. It’s all good. Better make a mental to-do list for what I’m doing tomorrow.

To-do List:
1. Wake up
2. Spend day finding Her
3. Buy furniture if I decide to come around to it.
4. Go to bed.

Only one question remains…. Where the hell am I going to sleep without a bed?