//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 - Sleepover // Story: Ponyville Kindergarten // by Visharo //------------------------------// Pear Butter, Cookie Crumbles, and Twilight Velvet had a delightful time at Sugarcube Corner. They sipped their teas and nibbled at their hay cookies. "Twilight, dear, it's been delightful having you here in Ponyville." Cookie smiled pleasantly. "Oh no, please, call me Velvet. Twilight's my daughter." Velvet smiled back. "Speakin' of, all of our daughters are the same age, ain't that a coincidence?" Pear Butter commented. "It certainly is..." A comfortable lull fell before Velvet spoke up. "Say, what do you girls say to a sleepover?" *** Twilight Sparkle sat on her couch, for once, too anxious to read a book. Her friends were coming over! She even had a book to help her: Slumber 101: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Slumber Parties But Were Afraid to Ask. It's going to be perfect! Then it started to rain. Huh. Twilight rolled onto her back and looked at the world upside down. She watched the clock tick by. She watched the rain slide down the windows. She annoyed her dad for a bit. After she was told to go away, she went to her mom. "Twilight, honey, you just have to be patient. Maybe go read that book of yours?" "But, I already read it four times already!" "Well, then find another book. I'm busy." Her mom went back to trying to figure out how to bake a pie. Twilight sighed, if only Shiny was here. Then there a rough knocking on the door. Twilight instantly perked up and shot for the door, screaming, "I'll get it!" With some fumbling, annoyed grunts, and lots of hopping, Twilight was able to reach for the door handle and open it. Revealing Applejack and her mom. "Applejack!" "Twilight!" The two embraced before scampering off into the living room. Behind them, the moms were talking about nothing important. "So...whas you wanna do?" "I dunno." "Mmm...well, I have a book. Umm, it says 'scary stories'." Twilight looked up but before Applejack could say anything, there was another knock. The two fillies immediately took off for the door, nearly bowling over their moms. This time it was Rarity (with no red!) and her mom. "Rarity!" "Twilight! Applejack!" The three embraced, ignoring the fact that two of them were wet, and once again took for the living room. "Whas you doing?" "Scary stories." "Yessum!" "...but theys are scawy." Rarity plopped down on the carpet. Applejack and Twilight followed suit. "Yeah, that's true." "Well, whas else is in yer book, Twi?" "Cooking s'mores!" Rarity made a face. "Theys make yous fat! Is bad for you." "Yer a s'more, Rarity." The orange filly burst out laughing, Rarity pouted. "I don't thinks we have marshmallows, anyways..." Twilight skimmed through the book until she landed on something. "Ooh! What about truth or dare!" "Ah like that idea." "Me too. I go first!" Rarity smiled, looked at one then the other. "Applejack! Twuth or dare?" "Truth!" The two stared at each other. "Who do you like?" "Ah like all of y'all." Applejack replied, smugly. "Hey! That's cheating!" Twilight called out. "You can't like everypony! ...wait, can you?" "Mah turn. Twi, truth or dare?" "...truth!" "Aww, dawling, thas so lame." Rarity protested. "Fiiine, dare then." "Ah dare ya to a pillow fight!" Applejack grabbed a pillow from the couch and threw it directly at Twilight. It hit her directly in the eye. "Ah!" Twilight started crying, rubbing at her eyes. "Aplejack!" Pear Butter scolded. "Say sorry." Twilight's mom came to comfort her daughter while Applejack looked at the floor, tears in her eyes. "M'sorry Twi. Ah didn't mean it." "It's sniff, it's okay." The two fillies hugged, sniffling all the while. "Twilight, honey, maybe you and your friends can go up to your room." "...kay." The three got up and Twilight led her friends to her room. "Thas a lot of books, dawling." "Thank you! I like books." "Ain't no shame in that." "We only have two beds, is it okay if you two sleep together?" Velvet appeared behind them. "Thas fine by me." "Me too!" The rest of the afternoon, the three tried their best to prepare sleeping arrageman...arringemints...arrangements. After an hour of bickering and getting lost with bedsheets, Twilight's mom had to come in and do it for them. "Thanks, miss Velvet." "Think nothing of it, now come on down. Dinner's ready." "Yay!" The three fillies once again, galloped through the house despite Twilight's mom's protests. Twilight's dad brought out the hayburgers which were immediately inhaled. Rarity scolded Applejack for eating so messily, which she was then quick to point out the tomato juice on her cheek. After dinner, they headed back up to get ready for bed. The lights turned off, the three under the covers, and the hoofsteps faded from earshot. "Are you girls having fun?" Twilight asked, hesi...hesitentily...hesitantly? Hesitantly. "Ah'm havin' fun, s'long's Rarity doesn't start with the pwetty stuff." "I'm having fun, as long's Applejack isn't so bwutish!" There was a noise, a gasp, then the two started shifting around and angry shouts were thrown around. "Girls! Stop it! We're supposed to have fun!" Twilight shouted, but it didn't work. "We're friends, aren't we?" The other two ignored her and kept on bickering. Twilight started crying and burst out of her room, leaving the other two confused. She barreled down the stairs and crashed into her mom's embrace. "What's wrong? Did something happen?" "sniff...Rarity and hic and...and Applejack are...sob...are fighting and...and..." She gave up and started bawling. "Hey now...look, why don't you go to dad and I'll talk to the girls." Twilight's mom went upstairs and vague murmuring could be heard. All the while, Twilight's dad held the filly, whispering that everything was going to be okay. Friends fight sometimes, it's normal. After a bit, Twilight's mom came back down. "Okay, they're ready to say sorry. And this time, go to sleep instead of talking." "Yes, mom...thank you." Twilight dragged her hooves all the way upstairs and then into her room. It was eerily quiet. "We're sorry, Twi. Honest." "We didn't mean to upset you." The three stood there for a bit, before hugging. "Thanks...we should probably go to sleep." There was a giggle or two and the three went back to their beds. "G'night!" "Good night, dawlings!" "Don't let the parasprites bite."