A New Home

by APoeticHeart


Chapter Eleven: The First Day of School (Edited)

Dawn started to break as Celestia's sun rose against the cerulean blue canvas, accompanied by a few pillowy white clouds. It's warmth blanketed the land of Equestria as it's rays glistened through the window of Fluttershy's cottage into her bedroom. The warm glow covered the little colt, of the pegasus who slept in her bed underneath the soft, and warm bed covers.

Toby was asleep in his pajamas he had on when he first arrived in Equestria. He murred warmly in his sleep as could feel something gentle, and soft against his cheek. He blinked his olive green eyes open, and yawned softly as he reached over to the side table for his eyeglasses to put on. He looked through the lenses looking into the sky blue eyes, and soft smile of Fluttershy.

"Good morning my precious little Toby." She leaned her head over, and gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead.

He smiled warmly at her. "G-good morning Momma." He carefully climbed out of the big soft bed, and onto the floor, and wrapped his arms around her neck softly. He laid his head against her chest fur. "I-I love you Momma!"

She wrapped a foreleg around his small form, and kissed the top of his head. "I love you too my sweet little one." She very gently pulled him away, and looked down into his eyes. "Are you ready for your first day of school Toby?"

Toby looked down at the floor, and twiddled his hands "I-I don't know Momma." He swallowed deeply, and looked up at her nervously. "Wh-what if the other ponies don't like me?" He lowered his head with a frown.

Fluttershy looked down at him, and pulled him against her chest with her foreleg, and nuzzled at his head. "Shh..Toby sweetie, I am sure they will like you. You are a very kind, respectful, and good little colt." She gently stroked at the top of his head with a fore hoof, and gently tilted it to let him look up at her. "Besides, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Applebloom will be there, and I know they will look out for you."

He looked up at her with a little smile. "Th-that would be good to see them at school. A-at least I will have some friends."

She smiled down at him, and nuzzled gently at his cheek. "That is my sweet colt. Now you go get dressed for school, and I will be downstairs fixing you some breakfast, okay sweetie?"

He smiled up softly, and nodded. "O-okay Momma." Fluttershy smiled warmly at him, and turned to trot downstairs to the kitchen. Toby went over to the chest in front of Fluttershy's bed where they decided to keep his clothes, and got his fire engine red outfit with the royal blue jacket out, and walked downstairs to the bathroom.

Fluttershy was preparing haycakes for her little colt as she thought to herself. "I sure do hope he has a good first day at school. I know Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Applebloom will be friendly to him, but I am worried about the other ponies treating him differently for not being a pony." She shook her head lightly, "now Fluttershy, quit thinking like that. Of course they will be good toward Toby."

Toby carefully walked down the stairs into the den area as he waved to all of the animals enjoying their breakfasts. "H-hi everyone." They chittered and chirped waving back at him with their paws and talons. He took a seat down on the center carpet.

Fluttershy hovered into the den with the plate of haycakes in her teeth carrying a glass of milk in a forehoof. She gently lowered down next to Toby, setting the glass of milk by him, and the plate of haycakes in front of him. "Here you go sweetie. I know you love the oatmeal I fix, but I wanted to try something different. I hope you like them." She tucked her legs underneath her as she laid next to him.

He smiled at her softly. "Th-thank you Momma." He took the fork, and knife on his plate, and began cutting at the haycakes.

He took a bite, and made a warm smile. "Mmm..th-they are very good Momma. They taste real good like the ones Auntie Applejack made at the castle." He took a drink of milk to follow behind his bite of haycakes.

Fluttershy smiled warmly at him as she laid a wing over his back, and shoulders. "I am very proud that you like you them Toby." She leaned her head down, and nuzzled at his cheek gently.

After he finished his breakfast, he wiped his mouth with a napkin that Fluttershy provided. "Mmm..my breakfast was good Momma. Thank you."

She smiled warmly, and gave him a gentle kiss on the top of his head. "You are very welcome my precious little one." She untucked her legs, and stood up to take the plate, and glass back into the kitchen. As she was in the kitchen, Toby stood up carefully, and looked over his outfit to make sure it didn't have any crumbs or mess.

Fluttershy returned, and smiled softly at him. "Are you ready to go to school sweetie?" As she gently trotted up to him with a brown paper bag in her teeth.

He nodded up, but a little nervously. "I-I think, so Momma." He gently reached, and lightly grasped the paper bag. "Wh-what is this Momma?" He very softly asked.

"It is a daisy sandwich I made you for lunch sweetie. I promise it is very good." She smiled warmly at him as she turned toward the front door of the cottage, and lifted her tail for him to grab hold of.

He lightly grasped her tail, and started following behind her as they walked out of the cottage with him closing the door behind them. They walked onto the dirt path, and started toward Ponyville.

As they were walking through the town toward the school, ponies would smile warmly at both of them, and wave. Toby felt joy in his heart to know that they all was being nice to him. He waved back at them as they walked along the path leading to the schoolhouse.

While walking along the path, Toby could see a building up ahead. The walls were painted a deep pink hue with a brick colored roof, with white designs carefully crafted on the walls. There were three sets of windows with eight panels on each side of the building, and two sets of windows in the front on each side of the door with four panels. There were the top halves of light pink hearts painted above each window, and at the top of the building was a bell like that could be found at the top of chapel. In the front of the building was a sign with a book as the centerpiece, with two young ponies just above it.

Toby smiled as he could see what had appeared to be an area to play outside. As they got closer, he took a slow deep breath. "Come on Toby, you can do this. They will like you." He thought to himself encouragingly. He looked up at the schoolhouse as they approached the steps.

Fluttershy smiled as she saw the teacher of the schoolhouse, Ms. Cheerilee, standing up on the steps welcoming the fillies, and colts in. "Good morning Cherrilee."

Ms. Cheerilee had a deep dark pink tint to her fur, shamrock-like green eyes, a pale, and very light pink colored mane and tail, and on her flank she had three daisies. "Well, hello Fluttershy, how are you doing on this fine morning?"

"I am doing okay. Um...Cheerilee..I would like to introduce you to Toby." She motioned her head towards the little colt behind her. "Um..he is real shy, and timid at times, but he is real polite. Um..he will be attending here, and he will be a good student for you, I promise." She looked back at the child, and smiled warmly. "Come here Toby sweetie, I would like for you to meet your teacher Ms. Cheerilee."

Toby gave a light smile, and carefully walked up to the teacher mare. "H-hi Ms. Cheerilee." He gave a soft smile as he looked up at her.

She returned the smile as she looked down at the little colt. "Well, it is a pleasure to meet you Toby. I promise that you will like coming to school here in Ponyville."

Fluttershy smiled at the interaction between the two, and gently rubbed at the back, and shoulders of Toby with a wing. "Okay Toby sweetie, I am going to go for now, but I will see you after school, I promise."

He looked up, and nodded. "O-okay Momma." He waved at her gently, and turned around to walk into the schoolhouse.

She waved back at him, and smiled warmly as he walked in, and waved goodbye to Ms. Cheerilee before trotting off back toward her home.

As Toby walked into the schoolhouse into the classroom he looked around in wonder. There were nine small wooden desks with three in each row with a heart carved out on the front, and both sides of them, there were bookshelves on either side of the room, and a globe sat on one shelf. The windows in the back had blinds of green. Around the top of the walls was a sky blue painted pony, and silver horseshoe design that laid against a dark green canvas that went all the way around the room.


Toby swallowed deeply as he carefully walked to the back. The other fillies, and colts that were already sitting at their desks giving him stares, and started mumbling to themselves.

"Howdy Toby, ya can sit by me if ya like." He heard the voice of Applebloom, and saw her with Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. He walked over to the desk beside her, and sat down.

"Hi Toby! I hope you will like it here at our school!" Sweetie Belle was sitting in the desk in front of him giving him a bright, and warm smile.

"Yea buddy, you will like it here. We will look out for you." Scootaloo patted him on the shoulder gently, as he began to blush.

"Th-thank you." He said softly.

Ms Cheerilee walked in as the school bell rung to begin the day. "Alright class, settle down. Before we begin, I would like for you all to meet a new student, who will be joining us." She looked over at Toby with a warm smile. "Toby, if it is okay with you, would you be, so kind as to stand up for the class, so they can all meet you?" She asked very gently.

Toby swallowed deeply, and shook out of nervousness. Applebloom turned toward him, and gently reached over to rub at his back gently. He turned to see her give him a soft reassuring smile as Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo did the same.

He carefully stood up from his desk, and reached his hand up to wave at the class. "H-hi there e-everyone." He said very softly.

The class smiled warmly at the nervous colt, and said gently in unison "Hello Toby." He smiled at them all softly, and then sat back down at his desk.

Ms. Cheerilee smiled warmly at him, and the rest of the class as she trotted behind her desk. "Alright class, before we start our lesson for today, I would like to remind you all of our annual talent show, that will be happening this Saturday."

As she was talking to the class there was one filly in the back who was looking at the new colt with a disapproving look. Her fur a light pink, with a mane and tail a moderate violet with white streaks, sky blue eyes, and she wore a two toned violet colored tiara on her head. On her flank she had the symbol of a tiara. She was the schoolhouse bully, known as Diamond Tiara.

"So that little twerp thinks he can come into my school, and try to take over. I will see about that." She thought to herself with a mischievous smile. She felt a hoof on her shoulder, and looked over to her friend Silver Spoon.

Silver Spoon had the same kind of snobbish demeanor as Diamond Tiara. Her fur a moderate gray, with a pale gray mane, and tail with white streaks, and light violet eyes. She wore big rimmed light blue glasses, a pearl necklace around her neck, and on her flank she had a symbol of a silver spoon with a little pink heart on the handle.

She whispered over to Diamond Tiara. "Hey Diamond, what are you looking at, in that way?"

Diamond Tiara whispered back. "You know Silver, I think we need to welcome the new colt to our school, and show him who run things around here, besides Ms. Cheerilee." Her grin grew more mischievous at the thought. Silver Spoon smiled at her friend, and nodded in agreement.

Time went by slowly until the bell rang for lunch, and recess. "Alright class, we will continue after lunch." Ms Cheerilee told her students as they got up, and started to go outside. She looked over at Toby, and gently spoke. "Toby dear, could I maybe speak with you for a minute?"

Applebloom trotted close to Toby. "Don't worry Toby, we will be outside when ya are done." She gave him a warm smile along with Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo as the three fillies trotted outside.

He carefully stood up from his desk swallowing deeply as he walked up to Ms. Cheerilee. "Y-yes Ms. C-Cheerilee?" He asked softly as he looked up at her.

Ms Cheerilee smiled down warmly at him "There is no need to be nervous dear." She gave him a soft reassuring smile, and nod. "Toby, I know are new here in Ponyville, but you are more than welcome to participate in the talent show if you would like."

Toby frowned as he looked down at his sneakers, and touched the toes together. "B-but I-I don't have a special talent Ms. Cheerilee. I-I am sorry.." Speaking very softly. He felt a gentle hoof on his shoulder, and looked up to Ms. Cheerilee with a warm smile on her face.

"There is no need to be sorry Toby." She thought for a second. "Hmm..you know what dear, I bet you do have a special talent and you just haven't discovered it yet."

Toby made a little smile, "d-do you really think, so Ms. Cheerilee?"

She nodded with a warm smile. "Of course, everypony has a special talent. It just takes time for you to discover it." She gently trotted with Toby to the door. "I will tell you what dear, you just think about it, and you can give me your answer this week before Saturday, okay?"

He looked up, and nodded. "O-okay Ms. Cheerilee. Th-thank you."

She smiled softly down at him. "You are very welcome dear. Now you go have fun, and have a good lunch." She gently patted his shoulder as he walked out of the schoolhouse, and she trotted back inside.

As Toby stepped out looking for Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle, then he heard a voice "Psst..hey you." He turned to the direction of the voice, and there peeking out from behind one side of the schoolhouse was Diamond Tiara. "Yes you, come here." She motioned with a forehoof.

He swallowed deeply, and carefully walked to the side of the building. He saw Diamond Tiara, but felt a pair of hooves on his shoulders as he tilted his head back to look up at Silver Spoon who was sitting on her haunches behind him looking down at him with a smirk.

Diamond Tiara smirked as well as she trotted up to him. He swallowed deeply shaking as he looked up into her eyes. "So you are the new kid huh? A puny little thing, haha."

Toby nevously asked as he looked at her. "Wh-what do y-you want?"

She laughed at his nervousness. "Oh, I don't want anything. I would like to introduce myself however. My name is Diamond Tiara, and my friend behind you is Silver Spoon."

"Hello there shrimp." Silver Spoon giggled as she looked down at him, and felt his shaking against her.

Diamond Tiara nodded toward Silver Spoon to let her hooves off his shoulders. She looked down at him. "You see twerp, I run this school, and I don't like anypony that is new to try, and show me up, understand?"

Toby backed up into Silver Spoon shaking. "B-b-but I.."

"Be quiet!" She stomped a hoof down causing Toby to swallow deeply, and shake harder against Silver Spoon. "Now, if you just stay out of my way there won't be a problem, okay you little runt?" She looked down at him with a mean smirk.

Toby nodded, and nervously swallowed. "Y-y-yes, I-I promise I-I won't b-bother you, e-ever." Silver Spoon looked down at the frightened colt, but with a little concerned look, but didn't let Diamond see it.

Diamond Tiara smirked at him, and nodded patting him teasingly on the cheek. "Good." She thought to herself, then smiled mischievously. "Oh, one more thing twerp. You really think that Ms. Cheerilee, the Cutie Mark Crusaders *speaking the name with a whiny mocking tone*, and everypony really cares for you, and loves you? Haha..please, you aren't even a pony."

While Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon were still standing at the side of the schoolhouse with Toby, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom were all sitting at a wooden table eating their lunches.

"Girls, Ah am getting a little worried about Toby, he should have been out here by now." Applebloom looked at her friends sitting across from her.

"I know, Ms.Cheerilee doesn't usually talk with us very long when we're alone like this." Sweetie Belle spoke next, looking around for the little colt.

"C'mon you two, I think we should go look for the kid." Scootaloo said as the other two nodded in agreement. They all finished their lunches, and got up from the table to trot around the school yard in search of Toby.

"P-p-please give them back. Th-they are the only ones I have, p-please." They heard somepony's small voice, and galloped toward the direction of the voice. The other fillies and colts were having too much fun that they didn't hear anything.

The girls galloped up to the side of the school house to see Toby standing with his hindlegs trembling. Diamond Tiara was in front of him taunting him with his glasses held in the air by a forehoof, and Silver Spoon was to the side looking a little concerned at him.

"Diamond, I think you should stop. I mean look at him, he is scared. Just give him back his glasses, and let's go." Silver Spoon said to her with a little sympathy in her voice.

Diamond Tiara shot her a stern look. "Whose side are you on Silver? I thought you were my best friend. You know this twerp doesn't belong here."

The CMC was about to interfere until the saw Silver Spoon walk up to Diamond Tiara, and gently grab at Toby's glasses with a forehoof from Diamond.

"I am your friend Diamond, but I think he has had enough." She carefully trotted up to the litte colt while holding a tip of his glasses with her teeth. She gently reached out for one of his hands, and placed his glasses in it. "Here you go Toby, I am sorry." She bent her head down to give him a sad smile as he put his glasses back on.

He sniffled, and looked up at her. "Th-th-thank you."

She nodded, and turned back toward Diamond Tiara trotting up to her. "Come on Diamond, let's go, okay?" She asked pleadingly to her friend.

Diamond grunted annoyed. "Fine." She looked at Toby. "Just remember to stay out of my way, you little mistake."

Silver Spoon gasped, and grabbed one of Diamond's forelegs with one of her own. "That is enough now Diamond, let's just go." As she pulled Diamond, and they trotted away.

Toby lowered his head, and shook after hearing himself be called a mistake. The CMC galloped up to him, and looked on concerned at him.

"A-Are you ah'right Toby?" Applebloom asked as she gently rubbed at his back with a forehoof.

"Yea kid, don't pay attention to Diamond Tiara, she is always snooty, and mean to all of us who aren't as wealthy as her." Scootaloo patted at his shoulder gently.

"Yes Toby, we have been picked on by Diamond, and Silver ever since day one. I never seen Silver stand up to Diamond like that before though." She gave a little smile as she rubbed at Toby's arm gently.

Toby raised his head and smiled a little at each of the girls. "I-I am okay now. Th-thank you." Deep down though his heart began to break at the hurtful words Diamond said to him.

The school bell rang for lunch to end. "Well, girls, let's get back inside. Come on Toby, it will be ah'right." Applebloom said as the four went back inside to continue the rest of the school day.


Later that night

Luna's moon rose beautifully against a royal dark blue canvas as the sky filled with twinkling stars. The warm glow of the moon shined through the window of Fluttershy's window as Toby was just getting underneath the covers with Fluttershy gently tucking him in.

He looked up into her eyes, and gently asked "M-Momma, do you still love me although I-I am not a pony?"

Fluttershy looked down at him with a shocked look, and frowned. "Oh my precious little one, of course I love you even if you aren't a pony. What on Equestria will make you ask that for?" She asked as gently as possible as she gently reached a wing up to stroke at his side through the covers.

He smiled a little, and shook his head softly. "N-no reason Momma. I love you!"

She smiled softly at him, and give him a kiss on his forehead, and nuzzled at his cheek. "I love you too my precious little Toby. Sweet dreams sweetie." As she smiled warmly at him as he closed his eyes gently. She carefully turned to trot back downstairs.

While Toby's eyes were closed, he was haunted with the cruel words of Diamond Tiara. “They don't really love you or care for you, because you are not a pony. You don't belong here."