How I ended up living with six pony girls?

by DanishDash

Chapter 12: Sick Day (Mild M)

I, feel, like, hell....

Yup, that was the only thing on my mind right now, that, and a headache, and a fever.

I laid in bed, making myself a cocoon of warm snugglyness, but still had the window open so I could cool myself down fast. I hated being sick, it was the worst thing ever. Right now the six girls I was housing stood around my bed, all of them looking worried.

"He was like this when I found him." Rainbow Dash said, gesturing to me with her hand. She had been the first one to find me, when I didn't show up for our morning run, she had come looking for me.

Fluttershy sat on the side of the bed, reaching over and put her soft and gentle hand on my forehead. "He's got a fever.." She said, looking worried, but not alarmed, not like some of the others. Mostly Twilight, which was a little strange to me.

"Oh no, I don't have any experience with human sickness." She kept her voice down, but I could tell she was straining not to shout out her concerns.

In that moment I decided to step in, at least with my hoarse voice. "It's okay girls.." They frowned, hearing my voice coming through my sore throat did nothing to ease their worries. "I just got a cold.. I'll be fine again in a few days.."

"Well, you just make sure you get some rest sugarcube. We will take care of the farm fer ya." Applejack assured me, though if not for a sore throat I might point out that there wasn't really much to take care of.

Rarity nodded and added. "Yes, Applejack is quite right dear. You get some rest, we will take good care of you." There was something in her eyes, a spark of something, and I couldn't help but feel a small degree of worry.

We had left Daniel to get some sleep, and we all, even Pinkie, silently made our way downstairs. We were all worried, none of us had dealt with a sick human before, and we didn't know what to expect, or how to handle it.

Fluttershy, amazingly enough, seemed the most calm out of all of us. I however, I couldn't keep my thoughts straight, oh dear me, what was I to do? As far as I recalled, his grandfather had very little when it came to medical books! If I only were back in my own library, then surely I would know what to do.

"Uhm, Twilight..?"

A timid voice asked me, and I recognized it instantly as Fluttershy's. "Hm? Yeah?"

Fluttershy smiled a little. "He's going to be alright.." She placed a hand on my shoulder. "As he said, it's just a cold.."

"Yeah, that's right. He just need some rest, then he'll be back to a hundred percent again." Applejack added with a confident smile.

I couldn't help but smile as well, and I was reminded how lucky I was to have all my friends here. Even if we were trapped, we were still together. "Yeah, you're probably right.. I'm just not used to not having an idea on what to do.."

"Well ladies, I think you forget something very important." Rarity said, looking confident and self assured as always. We all looked at her, and Rarity soon took our silence as a signal to go on. "Our poor Daniel is confined to his bed until he get's better. He has taken so good care of us, I think it is only fair we take care of him for a bit." Her sly smirk gave me a bad feeling about this. "And thus, I shall make sure we look the part!" And without another word, she vanished up the stairs, leaving us all very confused.

"Uuuuhm, what is she talking about?" Rainbow asked, looking very confused.

"No idea sugarcube, best to leave it be if ya ask me."

"I think I'll make him some soup, Pinkie Pie, wanna help..? Only if you want to, of course..." Fluttershy asked, and Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie agreed instantly.

"Okie dokie lokie!"

"We should get going too, Rainbow, why don't ya help me whitewash the barn?"

Rainbow groaned over Applejack's suggestion. "Urrgh, fine.."

It seemed I was the only one left with no clear plan for what to do yet. It was strange, normally I would always come up with some plan, something for us all to do. My friend was sick, and I had no idea what to really do about it. He said he would be fine, and I believe him.

So, with nothing better to do, I decided to go back upstairs and continue my research. Daniel had helped me lately, though he couldn't do much, he made sure I didn't overreach, trying to do too many things at the same time. I'm embarrassed to admit that, sometimes my thirst for knowledge get's the better of me. So it's nice to have somepo.. Someone, to help me manage my time, and make sure I don't get too stressed.

As for the progress on the portal itself, I don't really think I've made much progress. Not from the lack of trying mind you.. I don't think it's impossible, and I am not giving up. But it is more difficult when the world you land in have no books on real magic. Which means I have to go by trial and error.

With enough time I'm sure I will find us a way home!

But that will also mean we need to leave Daniel behind, possibly never see him again. During these weeks in his company, I'm afraid we have all grown quite attached to him. When he first suggested we stayed with him, I agreed because it was the safest option, and because, I'm ashamed to admit, no one would believe him if he ever told about what had happened.

I didn't count on us staying for so long, and again, I'm embarrassed to admit, I did not think we would grow so close to him as we have..

I'm not sure when the others started to feel closer to him, for me, it was when he started to read for me. It sounds silly, but, it was nice just laying near him, and uhm... Cuddling... Listen to his voice as he read something that didn't have anything to do with the problems we faced... It was nice just to forget everything and simply fully truly relax..

Stopping in front of his door, I looked at it, and for a brief moment considering going in there. I thought better of it however, he was probably sleeping and I didn't want to disturb him. Besides, we would still have plenty of time to cuddle and read, right?

I had just finished making Daniel some delicious tomato soup, I, I was a little nervous. I knew he liked tomato soup, but he had never tried mine before, so I hoped he wouldn't mind..

Daniel had always been so kind, so maybe it was wrong of me to be this nervous around him. After all, we had... We had shared a kiss.. Oh my, I could feel my cheeks gain a shade of pink as the thought of his lips touching mine once more. I had never had any of these feelings before, it was still all new to me..

"Fluttershy!"

"EEP!"

Rarity had opened the door to her room, startling me, and almost made me drop the tray with Daniel's food. She held a hand to her mouth. "Oh, I'm so sorry darling, I didn't mean to frighten you."

"It's okay, Rarity.. Did you need me for anything..?" I asked, feeling my blush increase as she had caught me while I was thinking deep personal thoughts.

Rarity nodded, stepping aside and gestured for me to step inside her room. "Yes, as a matter of fact I do. Please, step inside."

"O-oh, but, the soup, I have to-" Before I could finish, Rarity levitated the tray from my hands and into her room.

"Do not worry yourself darling, this will only take a second. Now, come come, it will be quite painless, I promise."

Oh dear...

"Erghhh... Ergrhh... Kill, meeee...."

You know that saying, men are total wimps when they are sick? Yeah, I am not making a very good counter argument to that, am I? As stated before, I fucking hate being sick, and I always feel I am in the midst of sleeping and awake. My head is dizzy, and my nose is running, and everything is either too warm, or too cold.

I'm trying to get over the fact I will be like this for likely several days, and not being able to move very much, except for the obvious human needs. As I think about asking Rainbow to maybe bring in my laptop in here, I hear the door slowly open, and a timid voice say.

"D-Daniel, are you awake..?"

I smile, looking towards the door. "Yeah, I'm awake Fluttershy, come on in and.... And.... Holy hell..."

His eyes went wide, he was looking at me, all of me. I felt my blush growing, felt my body start to tingle as his eyes moved up and down my body. "D-Daniel..?" I felt nervous, but not shy, not like the other times. Right now, I felt exposed, like I did when our lips met for the first time.

The reason was not the same, and I had Rarity to thank for that. He looked speechless, which only made me feel more nervous and exposed. Feeling the weight from the tray with he bowl of soup, I gestured to it with my head. "I, I brought you some soup.."

I felt his eyes follow my every movement as I walked to his bedside, placing the tray on the bed side table. As I did so I felt my newly made dress rise slightly, exposing my... Uhm... Panties... A little, just a little! I.. Uhm, think...

"Fluttershy, what... What are you wearing?"

The sudden sound of his hoarse voice made me stiffen, but then, I thought about the question. How could he not know? Rarity said this was something every girl should wear when caring for her stallion. I turned fully towards him. "I.. Rarity said this is what nurses wear in your world.. So, she made this for me before I came to see you.. D-do you like it..?"

Oh gosh, I hoped he didn't think it looked wrong, or that it did not suit me. I had been a little worried about the length of the dress, my legs were showing quite a bit, and it did hug my figure, and it did not have a lot room for my chest, making it strain a bit there...

I tried to read his expression, but there was a lot of them, shifting all the time as he seemed to try and make up his mind.

"Uhm, it's nice.."

He finally said, and I felt great relief and quite a bit embarrassment wash over me. I smiled, sitting down on the side of his bed. "You must be hungry, I made tomato soup.. Do you want some..?" He smiled at me, it always made my heart flutter whenever he would give me one of those smiles. It made me feel everything was going to be okay, that I was safe, and in him, I had someone I could trust.

"Thank you... I would love to have some, Fluttershy.. But how did Rarity make that so fast?"

I couldn't help but giggle. "I actually think she had this one at the ready.. Though, I did see she was was working on something else.."

"Oh.. Good..."

"Stupid Daniel..." I grumbled, letting the warm water of the shower relax me, as much as it could. I was more than a little bummed out, Daniel was sick, and now I had to run by myself! Well, really, I flew now that he wasn't there to anchor me to the ground.

It felt good to stretch my wings at least, and it was nice to fly high into the clouds and feel the wind brush through my hair. Still, it was not the same without Daniel, either scolding me for doing so, or cheering me on whenever I did an awesome stunt. It always made me happy to see him watching my awesome moves, I mean, of course he was, I'm me.

Still, not having him near is kind of, lonely, I guess.. It is not as fun as it was, and I, miss him..

Thinking about him looking at me makes me feel funny, and as the hot water moves down my slender body, I let out a long sigh, closing my eyes as I think about Daniel. He was cool enough, funny, and always tried his best to keep up with me. I giggled at that, he had no chance, but even I had to admit he was making progress. Thinking about us running together made me smile, I could practically smell him as we reached our rest spot by the little river.

"Mmmmh.. Ah.."

He had to be strong if he was able to keep up with Applejack all day, I knew he was, I had seem him working. Seen him..

"Rainbow?"

"WHA!!" My eyes shot open as I heard Applejack's voice.

"Rainbow? Ya okay in there sugarcube?"

I blushed, realizing what I was about to do if Applejack had not interrupted me. Then I silently cursed her for it, but still, I could not let her know she startled me, I had a reputation to keep up after all. "Y-yeah, I'm fine, almost slipped, that's all!" I called back, feeling stupid for such an obvious lie. Applejack didn't seem to notice however, or maybe she was just being polite. "What's up?"

"Well, Rarity says it's our turn to take care of Daniel today, and she has something for us before we go in. So get ya self ready superstar."

"Ergh... Right... Be right there..." I hear the footsteps of Applejack moving away, and when I am sure she is not there anymore, I let myself sigh, looking at the hands I was about to.. "What's going on with me...?"

I left Rainbow to finish her already long shower, really, that girl should think about the amount of water seven people were using, it was not free. It was bad enough that Daniel was paying for us all to stay here, so I thought the least we could do was to work, and at least try to not use to much water.

It was kind of unnerving living here, not because it was bad or anything like that. But it was not my home, not my farm, and so, everything was out of my hooves, uhm, hands. Usually, Granny, Big Mac and me, would have full control over the farm, our farm, but now, now I was basically a farmhand.

Now I don't mind working for another, not one bit, but it was still so strange to me to be so far away and working on another stallion's farm. It wasn't mine, shucks, it would be something else if me and Daniel were married, then I would have more say in the matter of things. Then, it would be our farm.

I snorted at the idea of me and Daniel getting married, I was being silly, like that would ever happen.

Even so, that being said, it wasn't like Daniel didn't have the qualities a good husband should have. He made his own money, he was a hard worker, even willing to press his own limits to finish whatever job he did. He was certainly a good provider, if he could take care of me and my friends, then a family wouldn't be too far fetched. Besides that, he was kind, funny, a little childish, but then again, I know enough ponies that is like that. Most importantly, I enjoy working with him..

"Applejack darling, there you are!"

"Huh?" A voice brought me back from my thoughts, and I quickly saw Rarity, standing there, smiling at me with a smile that quickly told me she was up to something. "What's the matter Rarity?"

"Oh nothing, are you and. Oh, Rainbow, there you are dear."

I heard the sound of bare feet moving quickly on the wooden floor, and they did belong to Rainbow Dash. She was wearing a tank top and a pair of blue panties. "What's up? Applesmack said you had something for us."

"NO WAY!"

Rainbow Dash was making such a fuss, really now, it was just a uniform, nothing to throw a tantrum over. "Really now darling, don't be such a child. This is for Daniel's sake."

"I don't care, I get we need to clean his room, but do we really need to be dressed up as.... Maids?"

Applejack seemed more relaxed about this whole idea, holding up the maid uniform in front of her body. "Gosh, ya really went all out with these uniforms.." She looked at me, looking a little conflicted, but still not against the idea. "Ya really think it will make him happy?"

I smiled. "Of course it will darling, if nothing else, it will certainly cheer him up."

"Well.. Alright, ah guess ah don't see any harm in it.."

Rainbow Dash turned to Applejack, shock written all over her face. "B-but.."

"Rainbow, dear. If you won't put it on, then I won't force you. But I will say it is too bad Daniel won't get to see how beautiful you will look in such a splendid outfit." Normally, I would never even consider the possibility of winning Rainbow over to my side with a statement like that. But, I had a feeling she would want to please Daniel.

Rainbow still seemed unsure, but seeing Applejack starting to get undressed, she groaned. "Fine, okay.. He'll better be grateful..."

"Oh, I'm sure he will darling, I'm sure he will."

The two of them stripped out of their clothes and got dressed into the classic french maid uniforms, stockings and all. "Uhm, Rarity.."

I looked up from the desk where I had continued some of my other work. "Yes, Applejack?"

"The skirt seems kinda..."

"Short." Rainbow cut in, gritting her teeth, blushing like a tomato as she tried to pull the black skirt down some more.

"It's supposed to be like that dear." I assured Applejack, holding back a snicker as I saw how embarrassed Rainbow Dash was. She was quite adorable in that uniform.

"Well, the skirt is one thing.. But I think mine is a bit.." Applejack looked down at her chest area, around her cleavage was a open area formed as a heart, that way one could see her cleavage, and thanks to the size of Applejack's chest, and thanks to the size of the dress, it seemed kind of strained. Of course I would not tell her that it was for Daniel's sake, it might ruin my fun after all.

"Oh, I did not have enough fabric darling, forgive me for that." Applejack raised an eyebrow at me, but made no further comment on the matter. "Now then, you both look gorgeous!"

Both of them still looked they had some protests in them, but, with Applejack finally letting up, Rainbow Dash soon followed, and the two left to go and see Daniel. I was absolutely ecstatic!

One might ask why I poured so much energy into this, why did I dress my friends up and send them to Daniel's room. Well, other than my own amusement, and the teasing of Daniel, I wanted to push things a little. Now I may be ignorant to some things, like farm work, as Applejack has so kindly pointed out.

But when it comes to the matter of the heart, I am the mare you go to see. Well, except for the princess of love, naturally. Now, did I love Daniel? Hm, it was hard to tell right now, truthfully, I don't think any of us could truly say that for certain, not even himself.

But I do know we all held affection, and all held a certain amount of interest. I could not say how far some had went with him, but I was determined to explore this interest. After all, making a herd was always a possibility, and really, what were the chances we could all find a stallion we would all like?

Daniel had been kind to us, had shown great generosity in housing us. He was a true gentlecolt, a bit childish, sure, but not immature. Moreover, I think he would be able to entertain my specific tastes and interest when it comes to... Romance.

Of course, nothing was assured yet, nothing was set in stone, and so, I was happy with exploring our affection for the human for now.

So, apparently the girls were taking turns tending to me, that was pretty nice of them. Though I was still blown away from the outfit Fluttershy was wearing, I was still not sure why Rarity would make her dress up like a nurse though. Probably just to mess with me.

At least with Rainbow when she messed with you, it was up front. She was fond of pranks, but you knew where you had her. With Rarity, she was a bit more, well I would not say subtle, maybe sneaky or cunning would be a better word for it.

Today I felt better, not fully back to one hundred percent. My head was still a little fuzzy, and my body could still not decide if it wanted to be warm or cold. So yes, I still felt bad, but I figured it wouldn't be long before I could finally get some real sleep, and not the kind of sleep where you wake up all the time.

The door suddenly opened, and as I looked, my jaw dropped.

"Shut it, Daniel.." Rainbow Dash said, standing in the doorway, blushing.

"I didn't say anything?" I replied, my eyes still not daring to close as I wanted this image burned into my memory forever.

Applejack soon followed, walking inside, blushing like Rainbow Dash, not daring yet to look me in the eyes. "Rarity said ya would like this if we dressed up..." She was as red as a tomato by now. "I know we probably look mighty silly.."

"N-no... You both look great.." What else could I say? I could say they looked hot, or sexy, but I figured a gentle approach to this would probably see me make it out of this day alive.

Dash closed the door, even locked it. "We're here to clean your room, m-master.." Both me and Applejack looked surprised at Rainbow Dash, who seemed to be either blushing, or boiling with anger. "What?! Maids say that, right?!"

I wasn't about to argue that with her, I was more curious where she had learned it. Not that I expected to find that out in my life time. Applejack chuckled slightly. "Well, master, as ah said, we are here to clean!" She smiled, seeming to get over the awkward mood that had befallen my bedroom. "Although, it might be hard since we have nothing to clean with, and Dash has been so kind to lock the door." Applejack said pointedly.

Rainbow groaned, turned so fast that her skirt flew up, revealing her panties for my viewing pleasure. "Eeep!" She quickly covered her rump, then unlocked the door, and vanished into the hallway.

Applejack giggled, then shook her head and looked to me. "How ya feeling this mawnin partner?"

"Better than yesterday.." I admitted, feeling somehow more relaxed now that I was alone with Applejack. "Sorry for making you all go through all this fuss because of me.."

"Don't you fret none. Happy to help." She noticed my empty glass. "But how about I'll get you some water, then me and Rainbow can start cleaning?"

I nodded, grateful she would get me some nice cold water. "Thank you.."

Applejack went out, and soon enough Rainbow returned with some cleaning supplies. She still didn't look to happy, but she didn't seem outright angry, just embarrassed. She didn't speak to me, in fact, she seemed to do her best to not even look at me.

"Hey Rainbow, you really don't need to-"

"Just shut up, will you..?" Dash said, cutting me off. She didn't sound angry, or even annoyed any longer. "Just, don't speak.. J-j-just, enjoy it... Kay?"

I was about to say something else, but decided against it. Seeming to take my silence as agreement, she started to clean. She didn't grumble, or protest, she simple did what she came in here to do.. And she sucked at it. At cleaning I mean. When it came to watching her, well, then there wasn't much to complain about.

The same went for Applejack when she returned. After bending forward to give me the glass, my gaze was almost immediately drawn to her chest, and her VERY exposed cleavage. "T-thank you.." I said, and forced my eyes to look into hers. She looked back at me, a slight pink color visited her cheeks, and she slowly stood back up.

"You're welcome.."

No more was said, and both girls went to work on my room. To say it was a sight to behold would be an understatement, I had two cute maids moving around my room, cleaning all that they could. Rainbow also opened a window, letting in some fresh air, to which I was very grateful.

Soon enough they were both on their hands and knees on the floor, cleaning the hardest places to reach. I'm not sure if there was an easier way to do that, or if it was simply for my enjoyment, but let's just say those skirts were very, short...... Seems like I was in for a long day.

Ohwow, my turn! Well, I was worried about Danielure, but I knew it was just a cold, Fluttershy told me as much!

But for when he get's better, I am planning a HUGE party! A with a big cake, and something I saw on this unterwebnet!

Oh! I have to remember to ask Rarity for advice! OHHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH!!! I'm sure it's going to be so much FUN!! But welcome to my mind! How about some music OOHHHH A new color!! That's pretty!!!

Bye for now! Come again sooooon!!!

It had been two long days, I had tried to do some work, when I didn't seem to make any progress, I tried to read one of the books me and Daniel were reading. It just didn't feel the same..

I groaned in frustration, this was not like me at all!

It was not like Daniel was dying, and my friends had been sick before, and I was still able to do my work! Had I really become so attached to Daniel??

.....

Yes... Yes I had...

He was my friend, and I hated to admit it, even in the privacy of my own mind, but I had secretly hoped our stay would have been short, and we would have returned home before would ever have a chance to decide to tell anyone. I hated thinking like that, even if it was not wrong of me to be careful, even if I am fully justified in thinking about it like this.

But Daniel had become more, he had made friends with all of us, and now he seemed to create deep connections with us all. It made me happy, and yet, sad. Because it would mean we would all have to leave him behind, and if I did indeed find a way home then Daniel would never come with us.

Maybe he wanted to, but that was beside the point.. He didn't belong in our world, and sadly, we didn't belong in his..

Our worlds were never met to cross paths, and so when I.... "Pinkie? What are you doing?" I had walked down to the kitchen, and I saw Pinkie wave into the open air like she was saying goodbye to someone.

Pinkie Pie immediately turned around, giving me one of her huge smiles. "Just saying goodbye to some new friends." She said with her usual cheerfulness. I didn't bother pursue the matter, who knew what was going in that ever lasting party mind of hers.

"Uhm, okay? Well I was just-"

"Something wrong? Are you thinking about Daniel?"

I blushed, starting to want to protest, but I knew it would be pointless. "Well, yes.." Pinkie waited for me to go on, even starting to snack on some popcorn she had gotten from who knows where. "I'm just, well, you girls seem to find it easy. You seem to know exactly what to do now that he is sick, I don't.." The issue seemed childish now that I thought about it. Nothing had stopped me from just going in and talking to him.

Pinkie Pie seemed to ponder this for a moment, then smiled. "Well, how about you do what he does for you?"

"Huh? You mean read to him?"

Pinkie nodded. "Yeah! I'm sure he will love it!"

I thought about it, and yes, that actually made sense! I smiled, hugging Pinkie. "Thank you Pinkie! That's a great idea!"

"No problemo!"

"Oh, I have to find out which book we should read!" And with that, I hurried up the stairs, and towards the study.

Ahhhh, I finally was able to get a full day's worth of sleep..

I did not wake up in the middle of the night and felt like crap, I did I not sweat like a pig, nor did feel to cold. I was tired, so I slept through the night, and most of the day, only getting up to go to the bathroom. I thanked my past self to choose to have the only room in the house that had it's own little bathroom. Came in handy now didn't it?

I was pretty sure the girls checked on me once in a while, because I did sense the door open and close a few times, but I never reacted to it. They must have thought the same as me, that I did need the sleep. I woke up at some point for one of my bathroom breaks, and one of them had left me a glass of cold water, and a jug to refill it with.

I'm not sure what time it was when I finally sat up, getting out of bed and felt more refreshed. I was pretty sure I had slept through most of the day, but I didn't care all that much about it. Right now, the only thing on my mind was a nice hot bath.

It was then that I noticed a strange smell in the air. I hadn't fully gotten my sense of smell back, but I did figure out it was soap, and then I heard it, running water.. My attention went to the door to my bathroom, and as I thought, I saw light and a small amount of steam coming from up under the door. Someone was in my bathroom? Using my bath?

What the fuck?

I thought to myself as I made my way towards the door. It was not that I really minded someone using the bathtub in there, but did it have to be right now? When I was sick? I groaned, a little annoyed to be honest, and maybe it was that annoyance that kept me from knocking on the door, and simply opening it.

A wall of warm and pleasant smelling steam hit me, and as the mist slowly started to let me see into the bathroom itself, a husky voice said.

"I figured you would be around soon..."

"Hm?" I instantly recognized the voice. "Rarity?" Then I saw her, sitting on a small stool, beside the tub, her hole body wrapped in a white bathrobe.

"You're just in time darling.." She slowly reached over and turned the fosset off, cutting the water supply to an almost overfilling bath. "Now.." She turned her sapphire blue eyes towards me, her eyelids battering slowly. "Are you going to just stand there, or are you going to get out of those clothes and get in the tub?"

I was really speechless, I simply stood there, moving my mouth as if trying to understand if this really was happening. Rarity simply giggled and stood up, starting to undo the robe. "Well, we can't have me washing your back fully clothed.." The robe dropped revealing her perfect figure. "Can we?"

At first, I thought she was naked, but on further inspection I released she was wearing a bathing suit. She giggled, holding a hand to her mouth. "Don't you worry darling, I am not planning anything like that.." I let out a relieved breath, not catching the little, "Yet.." She added at the end.

"Rarity, what the hell are you.." I was not sure where to start. "I can manage this much myself.."

She simply nodded, starting to walk towards me, holding a towel in one hand, and walking with a subtle sway of her hips. "I know darling, but, please, let us take care of you while you fully recover. Have you not enjoyed the attention we have been giving you?"

I was silent for a few seconds, giving her enough time to walk up close to me. "I wouldn't say no to that exactly.."

"I didn't think so." She said with a small sly smirk, and pushed the towel into my chest. "Now, get that off, I won't peek, I promise."

True to her word, she turned around and walked back to the stool, but she didn't sit down, or turn around. I in the meantime surrendered to my fate, I knew it was pointless to keep fighting it, so I removed my dirty sleepwear. Once naked, I wrapped the towel around my hips, concealing anything too private from the world.

Knowing there was no way around this, I made my way to the tub, and after making sure she did not look, I removed the towel and slipped into the nice hot water, letting the soap bubbles cover what needed to be covered.

Rarity waited patiently until she heard me settle in, and when she was sure, she turned to me, giving me an amused smile. "Comfy darling?"

I blushed, but did not look away. "I guess.."

"Don't be like that." She chuckled and got a small bowl, submerged it into the water, and then poured it's contents all over me. It felt good I have to admit, my hair instantly started to become soft, and she repeated the process a few times before she got some shampoo. "Be a dear and lean back, that's it.." She spoke softly. "And close your eyes, don't want any soap to get into your eyes now."

Her voice was as soft as silk, and I could not help but do as she requested. I leaned back, and I sensed her moved before I finally felt her hands in my hair. Rarity worked her fingers through my hair, soaping in every inch of it. She was careful massaging my scalp for a bit.

I couldn't help but to let out a long and satisfied, "Ahhhhhh...."

She giggled. "Enjoying yourself?"

"Yeah.. I have to admit, this feels pretty relaxing.. My god..."

There was silence for a bit, and it was not before she poured some more water over my head that she started to speak again. "How do you like having us living with you Daniel?"

I guess I should not be surprised, Rarity was a good talker, and she always seemed to have something on her mind. The question though, it seemed kind of random. "Of course I do, why do you ask?"

"No no darling, I mean, do you like having the six of us around?"

She was fishing for something, and as she poured the last bit of soap out of my hair, I opened my eyes and glanced at her. "It's a hard question to answer.. The easy and quick answer is yes, but if you're implying what I think you are, then let me be honest with you.. I'm not sure, yet.."

"I see." She nodded, respecting my answer. She gestured for me to sit back up, and as I did she got out a sponge. "You really are a gentlecolt.. You don't want to hurt us."

"I'm not that arrogant to think I will break your hearts that easily.." I replied as she started to scrub my back.

"I know darling, but surely you have seen some of the signs?"

How could I not, I wanted to say. Again, I was not that arrogant to think I was the center of their universe. I had become a big part of their life here in my world, and they had in turn become a big part of my own. Of course I sensed the tensions around us, but I was afraid to act on them, afraid that I would hurt all of us, make things complicated, break a bond beyond repair.

"It's fine dear.." Rarity said, finishing my back. "I understand, truly.." She put the sponge down, and before I could ask what she meant, I felt her soft lips on my cheek. "Now, don't stay in the tub too long, okay?" She stood up, taking the robe and walked towards the door. My eyes followed her, and just as she was about to take the handle and walk out, she turned and looked at me with a sly smile. "Oh and by the way darling."

"Yes..?"

"Herds are a common thing in our world." And with that, she winked and left me to myself.

After many hours of searching and debating, I had finally found a book to read with him. I now stood in front of the door to his room, feeling really nervous about going in. I started to debate myself again, should I knock? Was he sleeping? If he was, should I wake him up? If I woke him up, would he be angry?

I'm not sure how long I stood there, but suddenly the door opened, and I took a reflexive step back, only to realize it was just Rarity. Wait, what?

"Twilight, darling." Rarity exclaimed, not looking surprised at all to see me. I looked at her up and down, she was wearing a bathrobe, and her hair was wet, did she... Rarity giggled, apparently reading my expression quite clearly. "Do not fret Twilight, I was only helping him take a bath."

I blushed, feeling silly for suspecting Rarity to do... Ehm... Such a thing while he was getting better. "S..So he's awake?" I chided myself, of course he was awake. He could hardly bathe while sleeping, not unless Rarity had used her magic on him! No, she wouldn't!

"Of course he is. I see you brought a book, excellent, why don't you go in and wait for him? He should be out in just a minute."

Rarity seemed completely at ease, so maybe there was no reason for me to make such a scene... I felt embarrassed, but then smiled. "I will, thanks.."

"Not at all darling, have a good time."

She then left, like nothing strange was going on at all, so maybe there wasn't. Her ease relaxed me, and I walked in not expecting anything too dramatic to happen. Closing the door behind me, I started to notice how clean the room was.

Wow, Applejack and Rainbow must have spend a lot of time in here cleaning. I thought, looking around for a bit. I had been here before, I'd just never looked around.

I could hear Daniel in the bathroom, probably changing. I looked at some of the pictures, some were of his family, others of friends, or just random paintings. It didn't feel as personal as I expected, like, one could tell it was my room just by looking at it. You could find all sorts of clues to who I was in my room, but not so much in Daniel's.

I stood beside the door to the bathroom, meaning to pass it to get to the other side of the room when suddenly, it opened. Just as it did so, my eyes found Daniel's, and by the looks of it, he was just as shocked to see me as I was to see him.

We stood there, both too shocked to move, both too frozen in place not sure what to do or say. Gravity was not with us however, and as we were both too shocked to move in those two seconds, the towel around his waist dropped down to the floor.

At first, none of us really registered it, but the blushes on our cheeks increased little by little as our minds started to register the world around us. Daniel then picked up the towel, and simply closed the door. I stood there, still speechless for a few seconds at what I had just seen.

Then slowly, I turned around, and was about to march out of here in pure embarrassment.

"Twilight!"

I stopped, he called me? "Y-yeah?!"

"Could you.. Uhm, pass me some clothes...?"

"O-oh! Of course, sure, just a moment."

I stood and waited until I heard him come out once again. When he did, I turned to him, my eyes on the floor. "I'm so sorry, i should not have entered without letting you know.. I'm really really sorry Daniel!"

There was another few seconds of silence, and then, he chuckled. "It's okay Twilight, I was just a bit surprised." He placed a comforting hand on my cheek, making me look up at him. "It's fine, really." His kind smile made me relax instantly, even leaning my head a bit into his warm hand.

"I'm so glad..." I said relieved.

"So, what's that?" He asked, pointing to the book.

I smiled more brightly this time, holding up the book. "Well, since everyone else was doing something for you, I thought it be kind of nice to read you something, just like you have done for me!"

"Really? That's so nice Twilight, thank you." He seemed pleased, happy even! Good, I'm so glad, I was afraid he wouldn't like the idea, or the book, or, me.. I felt a lot of relief wash over me, so much so I hugged the book close to my chest, feeling a small tear forming in my eye. Daniel noticed right away. "Twilight, something wrong?"

Something wrong? No, everything was fine, and so, I simply shook my head. "No, nothing is wrong.. I'm just happy.."

"About what?"

I let out a small laugh, looking up at him. "Just how lucky we were to land here, with you I mean.. We could have landed someplace with someone who would never take care of us, or help us. Someone who might use us, or put me and my friends in danger.. I'm just so glad we have you to help us.. Thank you, Daniel.. You really are a good friend.."

He seemed taken aback by my words at first, but then, smiling gently, he pulled me into a warm and long hug. I returned it, for quite a while I will admit..

I was just, so happy. Nothing could ruin this moment, and I hoped, even when the time came, that the separation would not be as painful as I imagined. Thankfully, I did not have to think about that, not right now, not with him right here holding me.

For now, it was just the two of us, and I would not mind it stayed like that for the rest of the evening...