The days sunlight shined in my face, signifying a new day. I blink a few times, and sit up rubbing my tired eyes. I look around slowly....yep still not dreaming. I sigh and lay back, facing the ceiling.
"So this is it? I'm really going to start over here?", I thought to myself. I close my eyes for just a moment, when a knock was at the door. It opens as Princess Celestia walks in smiling.
"Good Morning Adrian!", She says in her usual soft tone.
Wait she....actually remembers my name? I give her a 'Good Morning' back.
"I'll give you sometime to get ready, I took the liberty of washing the clothes you left on the seat." She walks over and points to the neatly folded shirt and pants I had on from last night.
Wait a minute....I didn't take my clothes off when I went to sleep. Plus I'm immune to magic so how did- I cut off that thought deciding not to question the idea.
"What am I getting ready for?" I ask.
"For the tour of the castle of course! If you are going to be living here, you should know where everything is."
Oh that's right....I live here now. "I'll be ready in a minute your Princess." She gives me a smile and walks out closing the door. I look over at my clothes. "Would've been nice if she made me some more", I walk over picking up my grey sweatpants I had on last night, "I don't want to walk around everyday in the same thing." I put my clothes on, and look in the mirror to make sure my hair was goo-
Aw fuck.
Two of my braids came undone. As pissed as I was, I didn't let it get to me. I had my braids for almost four months and never really had a chance to let my hair breathe. I sigh and unravel the last three remaining braids. Once I was done I looked in the mirror at my hair. It moves freely now and the curls are even more defined now. The usual curl hair afro I had was getting too boring so it was nice to see this. I get to caught up admiring my hair for another minute before I realize...
Oh Crap! The Princess!
In a last minute attempt to kind of fix my hair, I grab a rubber band that was laying on the dresser, and put my hair into a ponytail. I rush out the door and....immediately have no clue where she wanted to meet. Thankfully in my slight panic, a guard walks up to me. I look at him as he just stands there. I couldn't waste anymore time.
"Do you know where Princess Celestia is?", I ask in a panic. Calmly he nods.
"I'll show you the way sir." He says walking in front of me. I follow him out the left doors and down a hall. I swear I could just run through one of these hallways and consider that my daily exercise. Finally we come to a door. A big door that was a kind of gold and white color. He opens the door, and I breathe a sigh of relief. Princess Celestia was at a table...a rather long table, eating pancakes.
Huh, guess there's one thing we have in common.
"Ah, Adrian!" She says in surprise with a mouth full of pancakes. I suppress the urge to laugh at the syrup falling out of her mouth. She gulps down what she had in her mouth and god oh mighty my jaw almost dropped. She had her cheeks absolutely filled with food....and she gobbles it down just like that. My throat absolutely ACHED at the sight. "Are you ready?" She asks wiping her mouth clean from syrup.
"Y-Yes Princess." She gets up and floats her plate to a sink near by. She walks past me and smiles, opening the door she motions me to follow her.
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"And this is the library. You can come here whenever you want, just not after midnight." I had to admit as interesting this place is...I was getting kind of bored. If it wasn't for the 10 bathrooms and 10 other bedrooms I've seen, this tour could've been enjoyable. "You're kind of quiet Adrian, is everything alright?"
How long was I quiet for? Why was I quiet? Usually I would've been energetic and talkative, but not here. I was still very nervous. I wanted to make conversation and crack a few jokes, but what if I say the wrong thing? What if I do something wrong and she ends up banishes me? What if-
"Adrian?"
"Hm? Oh i-it's nothing really." Liar.
"You can always talk to me if you have something to say." She stops, looking me dead in my eyes. "So, what seems to be the matter?" I feel like I'm sweating, but I'm not. I feel hot. What is happening?
"I-I'm still very on edge." ADRIAN YOU IDIOT! WHY DID YOU SAY THAT!!!
"On edge?" She tilts her head. I tense up. I wasn't thinking, I just spoke. I look back at her, her smile is replaced with a confused look. She won't let this go if I just stand her like an idiot. I sigh, and release my tension.
"Back home, I always joked around with everyone, but I still feel a little uneasy with adjusting to this world." Silence. But not for long though. I hear her start to laugh. Is that a good thing?
"Everyone appreciates a good joke now and then D'Angelo, even me."
.....What?....
"I may seem serious a lot, but I really do enjoy having a laugh. So please don't hesitate, you have nothing to fear." I feel like an idiot....again. But I don't let that get to me. "Oh and Adrian", her voice knocking me from my mental facepalm, "don't worry about trying to adjust right away, it's not going to be easy right away." She stops walking and turns to me. "So take each day step by step, and you'll see just how much you'll fit in here." Her words of advice resonating through my head.
Take each day step by step... Celestia once again snaps me back from my trance with a giggle. She turns back around and continues to walk.
Step by step...
"And here is the throne room." I snap back at the perfect time. She opens the door and my eyes widen. "This is where I sit most of the day, when I'm not out and about." I hear a wow escape my mouth. I've never been this amazed in my life. I walk around the room taking in every moment. For all I know this maybe the last time I'm in here. "And that concludes the tour, any questions?" I stop suddenly. Remembering one crucial thought I had the other night.
"When can I go out in public?" That did it. The question broke her smile, now she's....nervous? The ruler of Equestria...nervous.
"I-I...um..." I look at her with a confused look, slowly my anger starts to rise the more she stutters, but compose myself a little longer.
"Can I go out in public?" I firmly ask again walking closer to her. She's sweating. At this point, I feel like I'm going to snap.
"W-Well....you see Adrian..." This isn't good. "L-Let's wait and see for a little bit, okay?" My heart sinks. "It's a little too early to let you out and about, who knows what kind of chaos would ensue-"
Chaos? CHAOS?!?!?!
"You think I will bring chaos?" I ask, a slight shake of anger in my voice. She doesn't answer. "Is that how you really feel?!" No answer. I feel myself ready to break. As pissed of as I was getting, I don't want her to see me upset, so I take a deep breath just walk past her. Half way down the hall I hear her call out to me, but I book it back to my room. I shut the door and lock it quick. I lean against the door taking a deep breath placing my hands on my face. As my hands slide down, I look up at the ceiling and feel my body shake. I sit on the floor, still in front of the door....and cry. I have never cried, but what she said pierced my heart. The one pony, who I thought I could trust in this world....thinks I'll bring chaos to the world.
[a few hours later]
I open my eyes. My face feels sticky from the tears. I wipe my eye, and realize....it's sunset. How long have I been like this? I stand up and open the door. It's Silent. Not a pony in sight. Not even the guards, or even the maids running around. I close the door softly. I stand there thinking about what happened.
"Maybe she didn't mean it", I start to think, "but she did look worried." I sigh and stand up. "I knew I shouldn't have let my guard down like that." I start to walking away from the door, when I hear a knock. How could someone be at my door so fast, there was literally no one in the hallway. It didn't matter though, I wasn't in the mood to see anyone, even if it was Celestia. I walk to the door and take a deep breath, preparing myself mentally for who it could be on the other side of this door. I crack the door so I can see who's standing at it. At first I couldn't see, the hallway was a little bit dark from the sunset outside. "W-Who's there?" I say with a raspy voice.
"It's Cadence." Cadence? What was she doing here? I open the door fully. There was Cadence standing there with a smile. "Can I come in?"
"No," her smile fades a little bit as her ears flop. "But we can go for a walk. I'd rather be anywhere else but my room right now." Her ears perk up as I close the door.
We walk around the castle enjoying the beautiful colors that were shining through the windows.
"Auntie Celestia said you were upset, so I'd thought I come and give you a visit." She says, her voice having a slight echo in the halls.
"Well I'm just a little upset about something she said earlier." I say walking with my hands in my pockets. She tilts her head wanting me to explain what happened. I sigh. "It's nothing, trust me I'll get over it."
"Are you sure?" I stop in my place. She then stops and looks at me.
"Maybe I shouldn't say it, I don't want her to confront Celestia about it." I thought looking out one of the colorful windows in the hallway.
"Yeah, don't worry about it" I said, looking down at the floor. I try to walk back, but she grabs my arm. "Adrian, I know something is wrong, so tell me...please." She's angry now as well, I can hear it in her voice. But her voice never lost that caring tone. I yank my arm away from her, I feel tears building up in my eyes. "Why won't you tell me?" she asked, her voice shaking from the tears starting to form in her eyes.
"I don't want you to get involved!" That sentence echoes through what felt like the whole castle. Cadence stands there saddened by my statement. And I stand there as well, tears getting ready to fall.
I walk back to my room and slam the door. I start pacing around my room, my anger slowly starting to build up, breathing heavily. Then I stop....and I scream. I start pounding the wall in anger, like I was trying to make a hole in it. After some time, I crash again. Sinking to my knees and crying. Because as much as I didn't want to hear it.....she was doing what was best for me. And I was just too stubborn to accept that fact.