//------------------------------// // 4 // Story: The New Pony // by Arctic Wave //------------------------------// I wake up screaming with the whole family of Apples in the room. Brae is hugging me tightly sitting on the bed, shushing me and calming me down. I lean into him hard burying my face into his chest. Whimpering 'I can't' as I cry. He's still holding me and constantly asking what is wrong. But I still can't. Macintosh, Granny, and Apple Bloom leave the room once I've calmed down. "Mo? Do you want me to stay in this room with you tonight?" He asks me. I nod my head in reply and he crawls under with me to stay the night. When I'm with him, I always feel safe. No pony else can make me feel that way. He kisses my forehead as I fade off to sleep, my eyes drooping as I try to keep them open. Right before I'm out he tells me that I will be safe with him and that he loves me to the ends of Equestria. I go to sleep soundly and only see black. Then two white mares walk out of the distance and come towards me. One I recognize as Celestia but the other I do not. As the other pony gets closer I start to remember the dream before. Rhiannon, the unicorn with the talent of drawing. My ears go down as they finally stop before me. Rhiannon bows to me and I to her and Tia. I ask what is going on and why Rhiannon was here. Rhiannon tells me to call her Rhia as she explains why she came. Then Tia tells me that more friends may end my sorrows and that Rhia is a great mare to be with for a beginning friend. I understand as Rhiannon and I become great friends. "Where do you live Rhia?" I ask her. "Ponyville. In Sugar Cube Corner. Will I see you there tomorrow?" She asks me. "Sure. See you tomorrow," I say. "Bye. Thank you Tia. Is it O.K. if I call you that Princess?" I ask. "Heh. Yes my child. That is just fine. And your welcome my child. Wake up now. You need to wake up," says Tia as her voice begins to sound more like Brae. I gasp as I realize that he is the one crying and giving me mouth to mouth. I just stop moving and wriggle out of his grasp. I then hug him and he stares at me wide eyed. He says I'm alive so I mustn't have breathed for a while. I have a tendency to stop breathing when I'm in awe. I continue hugging him and then we separate, as I tell him I'm going to Sugar Cube Corner. He tells me that I can do whatever I want as long as it's safe. I agree and walk out the door happy to meet Rhiannon for the first time in real life. I continue walking and start to fly and speed up to get there faster. I make it to the sweets shop and walk inside and I ask for the white mare named Rhiannon living here. They go and grab her and we hug. Then both of us mares go to the park and hang around while we play with the Frisbee that she had grabbed from the room. We play and as we get tired we start to head to Sweet Apple. Once we get there, I show her to Brae and the instantly know each other and I don't know how. Rhiannon tells me that they were in the same class when Cheerily was at the school as a new teacher and have been friends ever since. "Cool. Uhh. Well I'm gonna be right back. I need to get something from Big Mac," I say making an excuse to leave. I walk then quickly fly to the Library. I go to my once room to grab the rest of my books and bedding. But the lights were on and then I saw my ex. I told him to leave me alone but he wouldn't agree to do so, so hoping this would get to him, I told him that I would disappear from the world and he would have to live with it. It worked and he left telling me sorry. I go to grab the rest of my stuff when I hear a new voice. It was male but I didn't know who it was. I turn and I saw a very nice looking unicorn. It wasn't Taboo just to make that clear. He said his name was Star and heard about me. I just replied with an embarrassed nod and left. Head down with the hooded top that I put on hood over my head, I walked back to Sweet Apple. I got there faster than I expected and saw a small cottage right in the middle of the apple acre. I had also seen a tree house in the biggest tree and I flew to the door right away but had a 'NO ENTRY' sign on it. And then I heard Mac and Brae inside. "HEY!" I shouted to get their attention. "Can I come in?" "Uh. Hang on Mo. I need to write something down for ya. Just for you. So uno momento porfavor," said Brae. "K. Uh I'm gonna be in the cottage. Bye," I said in the way when I'm kinda down. "Done! Come in Mona!" He shouts. I fly in and see all the ponies that are there. I cry tears of joy and hug them all. I tell them thank you for doing this and then I ask why. Granny explains that since A.J. is coming back the boys decided to build me a private room on the farm so I could be part of the family. I smile and hug her. Then they leave leaving only me and my best bud. Braeburn. There is something on the desk that is in my "room". "Well. Um. I have something to ask you," says Braeburn shyly. "Yes?" I ask him. "Uh well," he says bending down while opening the little box. "Mon Ami. Will you marry me?" "Uh. I need to think. Can I sleep on this?" I ask anxiously. "Please. I just need to. I love you and all but this is just happening all too fast." "Oh yeah. Sure. Go ahead and sleep on it. Night my love," he says. He was down and I knew it. I know his 'I'm down but I'm not gonna show it on my face' voice. I kiss him and he perks up. Brae smiles and I feel happy inside. "Stay here tonight," I say. "I don't want you to go. Stay. Please." "O.K. I'll stay. I love you Mo. Let's go to sleep," he says soothingly. We get to the bed which wasn't very far away and we get under the covers. It was a pretty big bed so we had tons of room. I roll to my right side and he does too. I'm close to sleep when he nuzzles my ear. My brain goes fuzzy and I make a slight giggle. I roll to my left side and nuzzle him back. He kisses my muzzle and I fall asleep dreaming of what might happen in the night if he was still awake.