Day 3
Dear Diary,
I woke up early to get a head start, but apparently I was not the only one to think to do that. Lightning Tumble was out and about tending to the fire. He said we should wake up Storm and go back to the beach to see if we had anything salvageable. It seems that nothing was, so we determined that the wisest way to spend our not so precious time to look for anything edible on this island. Thank Celestia there were at least some reasonable coconuts and papayas. We then returned back to camp with some very crudely fashioned baskets.
For some reason the colts thought it'd be funny to throw me in the river! The nerve! I nearly drowned again! They obviously thought it funny enough to laugh. I have nothing more to say on that matter.
~Rarity
I placed my diary on the ground near the fire and glared at the colts. They both gave this look of innocence, but I could see right through that. I stood gracefully and walked over to where they were sitting.
"Care to tell me what is going through your minds?" I asked nicely.
"She thinks we're planning something," Lightning whispered to his brother.
Storm's laugh rang out like a bell, "That's how all mares work,"
"How is that, dear brother?" Lightning leaned in closer to Storm.
"They always think we are up to something," Storm whispered in Lightnings ear, loud enough for me to hear.
"Oh," I flipped my mane over my shoulder, "Are colts so different?"
"No," Storm snorted, "We're too spontaneously random,"
"Well I'd like to tell you mares can be just as random," I countered.
"Prove it!" Lightning challenged.
"Alright I can do th- PONY PILE!!!" I leaped on them and we wrestled like animals. I know it is completely unlike me, but I couldn't help it. If no one stood up for us mares who would?
I felt multiple hooves in my flank, but that's alright, because I felt some face under my hooves. We tumbled into rocks and trees it may have hurt if we were not laughing so hard. My ear, that silly colt, Lightning, for some Celestia damned reason bit it.
"Time out!" I called with Lightning still attached to my ear, "What are you doing?"
"Ya know," Lightning mumbled through a mouthful of ear, "Ears really aren't that tasty,"
"I have a proposal," I tried standing but with no prevail with Lightning still attached to me, "Why don't I make us some dinner, hmm? I could try and concoct something tasty,"
"Good idea," Storm kicked at Lightning, who still had a hold on my ear, "Lightning, let Rarity go,"
"Fine," he sounded very indignant, "I lied about the ear thing, they actually taste pretty good," he winked at me and I rolled my eyes.
"You colts go wash up and dinner will be ready," I said and I watched them crash through the brush. I got 3 papayas and 3 coconuts and, I'm so thankful for hooves, cracked them all in two. We had no knife so I placed a sharp stone in the water we had boiling over the fire, in the only salvageable item from the wreckage of the carriage: a bucket. I sliced the papaya with the stone and placed one sliced papaya in 3 coconut halves, perhaps we could find some further use for them. It's no five star meal, but we could not afford to be picky. We are on this island with no knowledge of how long we were to be on it.
"What's for dinner?" came a call from the trees.
"Papaya slices and coconut milk," I returned an answer.
"Sounds nice," Lightning emerged from the foliage.
"Good, because you're eating this, and not my ear," I gave him a friendly nudge.
Storm returned and I placed a coconut half in front of each of them. We ate in silence. It was quite odd seeing as we were so talkative earlier that day.
"Rarity," Storm stood once he was finished, "That meal was probably the best I've had in years, thank-you,"
"You're quite welcome," I nodded and it was back to business, "What shall we do with these coconut shells?"
"I suppose we could save them for later," he scratched his head, "We might need them,"
"I'll wash them and find a safe hiding place," I took the coconut half he held in his mouth, and our eyes locked. Just for a moment. I looked away and blushed.
What is happening?! I can't do this I thought as I collected the rest of the coconut halves. I walked to the river with them and I thought thoroughly on the matter at hand. The river was cold, but the job got done. What an I going to do? I asked myself, I know what that feeling was back there. I cannot be falling in love in these circumstances. When I fall I fall hard and the pain is immense. I know, it's happened to me before.
I decided on leaving the coconut halves in a crevice be side our cave. I walked into the cave and thought back on the days events, when I remembered our little 'tumble', it reminded me of my appearance. I must look like a ruff and tumbled pegasus, no offense to Lightning or Storm, but it is true. I started smoothing my mane immediately.
"Why fix your mane?" Lightning walked into the cave.
"I, as you should know, live up to very high standards," I explained, "Unlike some ponies,"
"What can I say?" he shrugged, "I'm a slob,"
I laughed, and we continued conversing until it got dark.
"Go to sleep," Storm mumbled, when our conversation turned to thoughts, I'm not going into details.
"Alright," I giggled, "Goodnight you two,"
Lightning rolled closer to me, "Goodnight," he whispered in my ear.
I fell asleep smiling, I'm glad I was stuck on this island with Storm and Lightning, I wouldn't have it any other way.