//------------------------------// // Celestia's New Friend // Story: My Little Celestia // by StarGuardian //------------------------------// Casting a suspicious gaze at the door I swiped my ill gotten gun and proceeded to the peephole. It was dark outside but the porch light clearly illuminated Sabrina who was waiting outside. I opened the door a crack, not letting the gun into her sight, before saying, "Good evening, Sabrina was it? What can I do for you?" She blushed and stared at the ground nervously as she tried to find her words. "Um, I wanted to ask, if maybe I could help with taking care of your niece." "No. I've gotten everything taken care of." My words were cold and harsh as I attempted to drive her away. "Please, I want to help you." She persisted. "I repeat, I've got everything under control. Now go home." My tepmer was rising. Sabrina looked like she was on the verge of tears but refused to leave. "Why won't you leave?" I finally barked at her. "My grandmother told me everything. About how you're all alone in this world. How your mother died when you were little, your girlfriend died in a car wreck, and how I took your father away. I just wanted to try and ease some of your pain." A few of her tear drops fell and hit the ground. "I said that you shouldn't worry and just forget about it. Besides, I have little Celly to keep me company. So don't worry about me." I sighed. "Are you sure?" She looked into my eyes and I could see that there was more than just this bothering her. "Yeah. Anything else I can do for you?" "This is a little awkward, but," She began to say but the rest of her sentence faded with her voice. "I didn't catch that." "I kinda need a place to stay for the night." "Pardon?" "I kinda need a place to stay for the night." She blurted out before turning away. "Mrs. Miller locked you out of the house didn't she?" I sighed knowing all too well what the crazy lady was capable of. Sabrina gave a gentle nod as the rest of her face turned a bright red. "I've been there. I had to stay at her house several times when I was younger. Give me a minute." I closed the door and moved Celestia and her box into my room before picking up a few things that had been strewn around the floor. "Sorry for the wait." I said opening the door for Sabrina. "I'm really sorry to bother you like this." She said hesitantly walking into the house. "Don't worry, your grandmother's had to take care of me on less notice than this. Besides, she's been a friend of my family for years, this is no problem. Anyway, bathroom's first door on the left and the last door on the right is mine. Just knock if you need something." "Where do you want me to sleep?" "You can have my parent's room. I don't think they'd mind. It's the room right across from mine. Anything else?" "Thank you." No sooner had the words left her lips then Celestia began crying. "Is that Tia?" Sabrina asked as I rushed into the kitchen and pulled out some apple sauce that I'd made earlier. "Yup. Now if you'll excuse me." I said rushing into my room closing the door behind me. Celestia looked at me then at the door with curiosity. "It's okay, I'm here now." I started to feed Celestia when Sabrina screamed and burst into my room with the gun I'd stolen earlier. Damn! I should've hidden it better. "Why do you have Amber's gun?" Sabrina asked before realizing what I was doing. My body moved on instinct as I yanked the gun out of her hand and knocked her to the ground. "You've seen too much." I growled as I pointed the gun at her. Celestia interruped by screaming as loudly as she could. Both of us perked up at the cry, it wasn't one of hunger, or exhaustion, or any normal cry, it was one of pure terror. "Celestia?" I choked out as I reached out for her, but to my horror she squirmed away from my hand. "You're scaring her!" Sabrina shouted jumping to her feet and slapping me across the face. "Shh. It's okay, he didn't mean it." Celestia stopped crying as Sabrina picked her up and began to cradle her. It wasn't fair, Celestia was mine and now this girl was Celly's new favorite. "Fine." I spat dropping the gun to the ground. "If you need me I'll be sleeping." I dashed over to my parent's room and slammed the door behind me as hard as I could. This was just crushing, "The Accursed One strikes again." I sighed as I crawled beneath the sheets and curled into a ball. The door opened and I could see Sabrina's shadow on the wall. "Are you okay?" I didn't respond to her question, I chose instead to pretend I was asleep. I watched as her shadow bent over then stood back up, it took a few moments but my eyes went wide as I heard a pair of wings flapping furiously. There was a moment of silence and the crinckle of her diaper as I assumed she fell to the floor. I held my breath as I expected a cry, a cry that would never come. Instead the sound of wings beating returned and after what felt like an eternity another figure plopped onto the bed. "Being told you're not alone, is not the same as truly feeling that you're not alone. The reason you can't really feel like you're not alone is that you don't believe it yourself. Even though your family is gone, you've still got people on your side." Sabrina said as she closed the door behind her. I rolled over meeting the gaze of a pair of big innocent eyes. Celestia gently placed a hoof on my face, letting out a giggle as she did so. I pulled her close to my chest and put her partially under the covers. She smiled as within moments my melodic heartbeat had lulled her to sleep. I gently smiled at the little life sleeping peacefully in my arms, knowing all too well that if it weren't for Sabrina, this moment would never have existed. I must find a way to thank her. I thought before falling asleep myself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My school alarm woke me up and I groggily made my way to the kitchen after putting Celestia back in her box. I took a glance around the living room and spotted Sabrina sleeping peacefully in my dad's old recliner. I snatched an apple from the fridge and sunk my teeth in it as I grabbed my backpack and flung it over my shoulder. I pocketed my keys and crept out the door. No sooner had I gotten into my explorer then the front door opened and Sabrina ran over. "Just the girl I wanted to see." I said, killing the engine. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone what I saw." She gasped the morning's cold air filling her lungs. "Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that." At my words fear crept into her eyes. "But I won't say anything. I promise I'll stay quiet." "I believe you. Actually I think Celly likes you, plus I can't be home all the time, would you like to help me take care of her?" At my words her face lit up like christmas lights. "You really mean it?" She asked excitedly, I replied with a nod. "Thank you soooo much! I have always loved animals and pets and I'm such a mythology lover." She threw her arms around my neck while she continued to ramble on. "Promise me one thing," I interrupted her. "You will kill all rumors about Celly's existence. We are to be the only ones who know about her." "Is that all? That'll be easy. I just have to say that my grandmother told me the same thing. That's all it'll take." "Really? Thanks." I was amazed at how easy it was to hide Celestia's existance. "I could also pick up a few things from her house like a proper crib, and such. I'm sure she won't mind." "That would be a major help!" I said as I wrapped my arms around her. "Anything to help out." She grinned as she let out a small sneeze. "Maybe you should go inside before you catch a cold." She blushed as she walked back inside, but not before she waved goodbye. I smiled as I pulled out of the driveway and a thought returned to my head. I can't believe that I'd completely forgotten what my mother said before dying. "If you have friends, people you can trust, no matter how hard today may be, tomorrow you can turn everything around."