Lilac snapped the stick she had been working on to turn into a spear. There was no way this stick was going to participate in being sharpened.
"Ugh!" She yelled out in frustration as she threw down the stick.
"Hehe, sounds to me your a little frustrated." Said Rainbow Dash.
The violet mare turned herself to face the other way. she crossed her hooves in a stubborn way. "Something like that."
She had always been impatient. She had to guess she picked up her traits from her father, her mother was always patient. In fact, her mother had always complained of how impatient she really was.
Something poked her in the back, but she had gotten so mad, she didn't even bother to turn around.
"Stop it, Rainbow Dash. Your not being funny."
"That wasn't me." Said the cyan mare. Lilac turned around to see Twilight Sparkle poking her with a spear.
"Twilight!" She exclaimed in happiness. If Lilac were to adopt a sister of a sort, it would definitely be Twilight. It was her and Zecora that helped her mother give birth to her. So many ponies in Aricastle would comment when they were talking at the feasting hour, asking if they were really related. I guess they could pull it off if wanted, due to the fact that they both had a violet coat, and there voice almost sounded unique. But there was no actual promise of being related through blood.
And Twilight has a strait, dark navy blue mane with pink and purple streaks, while Lilac had a blue and yellow mane, always pulled back into a braid, and she had her tail braided as well.
She also wore these golden bands around her hoof, but she took them off to go hunting, those bands were a special gift that her father had gotten for her, but wasn't alive to give it to her himself.
Twilight wrapped her hooves around Lilac as she hugged her tightly. She locked her in her grasp, feeling her hug her back.
"Hello Lilac. It's so good to see you again." She said as she released the mare. She smiled at her with all of her affection, leaving her to smile back. She looked at the spear that was now lying on the ground.
"What is that for? And how did you make it?"
"Spells, obviously." Interrupted the cyan mare. "This gooey introduction you guys are making is making me tired. When exactly is Feasting Hour?"
"Since when does being tired makes you hungry?" Asked Lilac.
Twilight answered in the speaking space that was left empty as she replied with a grin.
"Who knows. My stomach is making noises, too. We should go check the food."
Rainbow Dash jumped up." That... is a really good idea. Let's go see if the food is ready!" She started to flap away as she whispered, "rather than hugging each other all night..."
"Why I otta..." she said, trying to catch up to her to give her a piece of her mind, when she was stopped by Twilight.
"Just let her go." She said as she walked calmly with Lilac.
***---***
Lilac dove down into her meal that was in front of her. She scarfed it down, sitting by the campfire with Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie. They were the closest surrounding her, as other ponies were there as well.
She saw at the corner of her eye Rainbow Dash look at her with shock." Dang, Lilac. You act like you've never eaten."
"Wef, I havuent effen aww day." She said as she continued to stuff her mouth. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes as she started eating, but nothing like how the violet mare next to her was.
Twilight stared at Rainbow Dash, mouthing to her Pegasus friend," What's with her?"
Rainbow Dash shrugged, not actually knowing why she looked like her life depended on weather or not she could get that food in her stomach.
They continued to eat until they were full. They went straight back to the spots they had sat, but for a different reason. Every three moons, Lilac's mother, Princess Luna, would tell the tales of Equestria. Lilac knew exactly what story was for tonight.
She called it, " The Beginning of the beginning." Rather silly named if you ask me. It's not exactly "Picture perfect" if you haven't heard it before.
She trotted to her tent, not having any interest in hearing the story. She was about to enter when she was stopped by two Pegasi, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy specifically.
"Hey Lilac, where are you going?"
She rolled her eyes as she turned to face the blue mare." Yeah...I'm gonna skip story time, you see, I'm really tired, and I need some sleep."
Rainbow Dash gave Fluttershy an unconvinced look. She returned it before she said," Umm... then I guess you don't want to go Night Running either?"
Lilac dropped her face expression. They were going Night Running? That's very sudden. They haven't went Night Running since she was at least 7 years of age.
Night Running was like hide and seek, except that when you were found, there was a special dare that had to be preformed.
The dare was to be made and carried out by the contestant. And all the rules were was that you had to do the dare, and the contestant could change up the dare after the one found has been chosen.
Me and Dash had been wanting to play for forever, and it could last all night. But there had to at least be 14 other ponies to play.
"You guys got 14 ponies to go Night Running?"
"Uh, 13. If you come, than that will make 14."
"That is, if your not tired..."
Lilac sighed." Fine. I'll-"
"On one condition." Dash interrupted. A grin on her face.
"What Dash?"
"You gotta come to the Story Circle."
"No."
"Why not! You always go to Story Circle!" Exclaimed the cyan Pegasus.
"That's true. I do, and I've listened to every one of them. They've grown old."
Fluttershy looked at Lilac. "Do you mind to back that statement up? That is... if you don't mind."
She eyed the cream yellowed Pegasus." Okay, say a part of any of the stories. I know them all by heart."
"Me and my dear sister was waiting, worried out of our wits. We knew Twilight was going to make the right choice, but it took her so long in finding-"
"For the Crystal Heart. That was too easy."
"Okay, what about this one." Said Rainbow Dash."I had first came to Ponyville, everypony was afraid. I had no idea why, that is-"
"Until I came to find later that they found excitement by being scared. That one was beyond too easy."
Rainbow Dash blew up her cheeks in frustration. Lilac kept a rather sarcastic look on her face as she said, "Rainbow Dash, I don't even know why you enjoy Story Circle. It's lame."
"It's not lame!" Said the cyan mare, her face giving off a pinkish sort of glow. "Story Circle is awesome! And I don't see why you don't like it. I like to hear the stories over and over again, why don't you?"
"Just because."
"Please come Lilac? For me? And then I swear we will leave immediately to go Night Running."
The violet unicorn exhaled as she gave it some thought. She looked at them irritatingly as she finally gave in. "Fine. I'll go."
Lilac sharpened this rock she had found on the ground with her pocket knife. She swiped it with every ounce more of irritation as she sharpened it. Her mind was set on the rock while beside her was Rainbow Dash, and on the other side was Twilight Sparkle. Next to Twilight sat Pinkie Pie. She's not the same as she used to be, being able to make everypony smile and fill them with glee, but now she moped around frowning. We all used to claim that she had puffy pink curly hair at one point, but these days it seemed rather... flat.
She sat there looking depressed as always. It made Lilac feel sad for Pinkie Pie. But the feeling faded as she heard the sound of her mothers voice.
"Come now my little ponies, there is a story to be told."
"One that's been said before..." said Lilac under her breath as she struck the rock again. Princess Luna made her way to the center of the surrounding population of ponies. She had a seat on one of the logs that was around the campfire, the light revealing her face.
"Now this tale is one most famous, a tale known by, the Beginning of the beginning."
" That's a stupid name..." she mumbled to herself. She looked around to see if anypony heard her, but not a one seemed to. They all oohed and ahhed as her mother was telling the story.
"It was the morning when I found Celestia pacing back and forth in the main halls. I questioned her of what was the matter. Of course this was when I was about eight and a half months before due of the birth of Lilac."
Lilac felt everypony's eyes rest on her. It slightly annoyed her further as she stroke the rock a little faster. She was getting closer to the part she couldn't stand.
About her father.
"She told me that the Changelings have returned, not only to rule Equestria, but to conquer the world. We had to set all the forces, and we had to set out all the patrols. Everypony fought, from the wide lands of Canterlot, to the Crystal Empire."
Lilac squeezed the rock from the anger she felt coming on, it was no longer showing any hope of disappearing.
"The battle was becoming more and more gruesome. And we wasn't winning, either. All hope was vanishing rapidly before our eyes. So that was when we finally decided we had to find a way to escape. To a new place we now know as Aricastle. But at the time, we just needed to get somewhere far and safe. I watched as all of the elements of harmony, joined there forces and created a powerful portal to get us out of Equestria.
The spell wasn't powerful enough to get us transported to safety, so that's when Celestia stepped in to help. She gave in every ounce of her energy to do so. That is when she had mentioned that I had to go with, and to rule."
" Losing patients... Need to find a way out of the story circle. Only until this part passed."
She thought as she looked both ways to see if anypony was watching. When she saw nopony's attention was aimed on her, she quickly hopped down from the log, and started to trot toward her tent. That is until she heard the name of her father.
Chaotic Noteworthy.
She froze as the name ran through her body. Her cover was already well blown as a few ponies attention turned to her as it grew rapidly as she felt everypony's eyes on her. Thanks to Mom pointing Chaotic Noteworthy as her biological father.
Anger raged through her veins as she let the words, the sound, the look of her fathers name rolling off there tongue.
Chaotic Noteworthy.
Chaotic Noteworthy, father of Lilac Amethyst.
Father.
That is dead.
And nothing to be proven of his ways and personality.
Except for through these stupid stories.
"Enough!"
The words echoed as she screamed them out. She took the rock that was sharpened, and stabbed the ground with it. She looked around in anger at the quite well shocked and disturbed crowd. Everything was silent, and not a voice dared make a sound.
"These stories don't help with the questioning of my father, mother. Only drawing me closer and closer to aggravation. These stories could be a FAKE!"
"LILAC MERSARI NICOLE AMETHYST! You dare clam the tales are a fib! You are certainly incorrect! I would never be guilty of a lie!"
"Oh mother, what makes you say that!? I've seen many mothers lie to there children about there fathers, or even real parents! There could be a way that you are telling fairy tales!"
"They are NOT!!"
"PROVE IT!!"
Her mother froze as she realized that she couldn't prove herself worthy of the tales she told. She immediately backed down in guilt.
"I..., I can't."
Lilac looked at her mother. She shook her head as she turned the other way, trotting. She headed into the woods, leaving her mother and the others behind.