//------------------------------// // Ch. 2: New Home And Sugercube Corner. // Story: Silent Dawn // by Blueelectric //------------------------------// The light from the window woke Silent up the next morning. She sat up and stretched her arms with a yawn. She look around to find Fluttershy wasn't in her bed. She went to her backpack and grab her usual outfit; a blue sweater with black paw prints and blue jean pants. She went into the bathroom and turned the shower on and lock the door. She relaxed as the warm water poured down her back. She scrubbed her scarred arms were her father used her as an ash tray. There was also scars on her back and legs. She stepped out and dry herself off. She slipped on her outfit. She then fixed her gold streaked brown hair. She also put fresh bandages on her cuts. She went back into the room and slipped on her sneakers and head downstairs into the kitchen. Mr. Shy put a plate of scrambled eggs and strawberries and a glass of orange juice on the table in front of her. Fluttershy was in the chair beside of her. Mrs. Shy left for work. Both of Fluttershy's parents are meteorologists and works at the news station. Her mother works daytime and her father works the evenings. "So, Miss Dawn, are you ready to see your new home?" Mr. Shy asked as they all ate. Silent nodded with a nervous smile. After she ate she went upstairs to get her things. They then went out and got in the car. Fluttershy looked back at her. "Are you nervous?" Fluttershy asked politely. Silent nodded her head. They pulled in the driveway of a beautiful double wide trailer. They walked up the porch and Mr. Shy unlocked the door. "This is a three bedroom, two bathroom house." He explained as he opened the door. They stepped in the living room. Silent looked around. A couch seated against a wall with a window over it. A flat screen television hanged on the wall across from the couch. A wooden coffee table sat in the middle. Under the TV was a TV stand with a DVD player and cabinet for DVDs. Beside the living room was the kitchen. Mr. Shy gave Silent the keys. "All yours. I have to drop Fluttershy at school, so feel free to look around." Fluttershy grabbed Silent by the shoulders "If you need anything, text me and I'll head straight on over. And come to the Sugercube Corner around 3:00. I want to show you my friends." She handed Silent a sticky note. "And here's the address." She gave Silent a hug in farewell. They then left. Silent sat her book bag on the couch. She first explore the kitchen. She smiled in delight as she looked in the freezer. Inside were boxes of toaster strudels. On the kitchen island was a toaster. She went over and plugged it up. She open a box of strudels and pop two in. Toaster strudels was her most favorite food in the world! As the pastries was cooking, she went into the master room beside the kitchen. Inside was a full size water bed. She flopped on it, mentally laugh as it jiggle beneath her. She open the door to the master bathroom to find a small Jacuzzi and a walk in shower. She decided to make it her room. There was even a vanity set with a mirror and a walk in closet. She rushed in the kitchen when she heard the toaster ding. She got out a plate and put the pastries on it. She then drizzled the icing on them in the shape of paw prints. She sat on the couch and munch on her pastries, enjoying the the strawberry filling. She paused as she heard what sounds like a trash can fell over outside. Thinking it was a stray dog, she put her plate on the coffee table. She quietly open the front door and step outside on the porch. Instead of a dog, it was a girl. The girl was purple skinned and wore some sort of rock star clothing. Her purple hair got mint green streaks and in twin pigtails. And it look like she tripped over the trash can. "Dammit!" She cursed. Silent rushed over and helped her up. "Thanks," she grunted. Then the girl looked to see who helped her up. She stared at her and red appeared on her checks. Silent stared with a confused look. "S s sorry that I knock over your trash can." She stammered as she picked the can back up. "Um, My name is Aria Blaze, my sisters and I doesn't live very far from here." She explained. Silent cocked her head curiously. Aria scratched the back of her head nervously. "So, you just moved here?" Silent nodded her head. Aria stared at her. "What's wrong, can you talk?" Silent put her hand on her throat and shook her head. "Sore throat?" Silent got out her note book and wrote it down. She showed Aria. "You're mute?, um, sorry." She said with a frown. "So, got a name?". She wrote it and showed her. "Silent Dawn? That's uh, a unique and beautiful name, uh, I mean nice name!" She shouted which made Silent flinch in fear. Aria looked at her with wide eyes and held out her hands. "I'm sorry I yelled, I just have anger issues and my older sister, Adagio tells me to have it under control if I want to make some friends." Silent relaxed and pat her on the shoulder with a smile. Aria blushed. "Oh, shoot! I'm gonna be late for school again!" She said in alarm. "So, I'll see you around, don't want detention." She rushed off. She paused and turn around. "When do you start going to this school?" The creamy brown girl wrote and showed her. "Wednesday, well that's In two days." She paused and asked "May I borrow that notebook and pencil for a sec?" Silent gave to her in confusion. Aria flipped a page and wrote something in it. She gave the notebook and pencil back. "Adagio said is custom to give our phone numbers to potential friends even though most of them doesn't even answer." She said with a frown. "You text, don't you?" She received a nod. "Good. So see you around." She said with smile. She walked off, not before turning around and wave. Silent waved back. What a strange girl. She walked back inside to finish her now cold toaster strudels. It was now 3:00 as she finished exploring the rest of the house. When she drop her pencil in the couch cushion she was surprise to find the couch can also turn into an extra bed. The other rooms also have beds and the backyard got a patio. She grabbed the sticky note and her house key and shut the door. She typed the directions on her phone and followed it. It was 3:20 by the time she arrived at Sugercube Corner. There she was greeted with a hug from Fluttershy. "Oh, it's good to see you again Silent."She greeted with a smile. She grabbed Silent by the hand and led her to a booth with five other girls. A pink skinned girl with pink fluffy hair rushed over and gave Silent a bone crushing hug. "Oh!, you must be Fluttershy's cousin she's been telling us about! We'll have LOTS of fun together!" She screamed so loud that Silent thought she feel her eardrums bursting. "Pinkie Pie!" Shouted a girl with a posh accent. She feel herself free from the pink menace grasp. "The poor darling is already mute, don't make her deaf too!" Silent was then face to face to a girl with ivory skin and very stylist blue hair. "I'm, sorry about that dear, Pinkie Pie gets a little too excited when she meets a new friend," she apologized. "I'm Rarity by the way." She introduced. She lead her to the table were the other three sat. An orange girl with blond hair wearing a Stetson hat greeted her with a country accent,"I'm Applejack." She tipped her hat at her. A rainbow hair girl stand up and bowed, "I'm Rainbow Dash, the best soccer player this side of Canterlot." She boasted. The last girl with red and yellow streaked hair spoke up last, " And I'm Sunset Shimmer." She stood up and took Silent's hand. "I never met a mute person, in this world or the other." Silent raised one of her eyebrows. Pinkie Pie spoken up "Sunny used to be a unicorn from another world. She also used to be pretty mean!" She look at Sunset, "Uh, no offence." Sunset sighed, "None taken." Silent took it with a pinch of salt and took a seat at the table. Fluttershy gave her a banana strawberry smoothie. She took a sip her face lit up with delight. The other girls giggled. "I'm the one who made it!" Pinkie said excitedly. Silent gave her a thumbs up. "I take that as an a complement to the chef!" The whole booth exploded with laughter as Silent looked on with grin. Something caught the corner of her eyes and she spotted Aria sitting in another booth with two other girls. Aria looked up and caught her eye. She gave her a little smile and went back talking with the other girls. For the first time in her life Silent feels safe and secure.