"Mmmm..." Something warm is on top of me. I yawned and opened my eyes. Some purple hair fell in my face so I huffed and it flew out of my face. I paused. I fell asleep with Twilight. Slowly I slipped out from under her, slowly placing my hoofs on the floor. I pulled the blanket up with my teeth and nuzzled her. I turned around and saw books littering the floor. Shaking my head and smiling, I tiptoed down stairs and walked into the kitchen. "Whoa dude. Somepony is up early."
It was Spike. "Oh morning, Spike." I trotted over to the refrigerator and opened it. "Breakfast?" I pulled out some bread and other condiments. "What are you going to make?" He walked over and looked at the counter. I placed the items on the counter and turned. "A trenchermens favorite."
"Tread?" I looked up from making breakfast to see Twilight in the door way. Holy- She even looks cute with bed mane. "Morning sleepy." I greeted her and turned back to the food. "No. The bread goes with the jam." I redirected Spike who seemed slightly confused. "I'll do it. You take the soup to the table." I laughed and nudged him toward the pot with soup in it.
"Tread this is amazing!." Twilight was awake and spike was on his third serving. "Thanks. Its something I picked up from the trenches." I was wiping off the counter top. "Well." I nodded in satisfaction and looked around. "Pension only goes so far. I am going to go to Sweet Apple Acres to see if they can use another worker." I began walking out of the kitchen. "Tread." I stopped and turned. Twilight finished her soup and walked up next to me. "I need to go talk to Applejack too."
The trip to the Apple family farm was fairly uneventful. When we arrived I saw Applejack walk out of the barn. "Hi'ya Twilight, Tread." She said approaching us."What can Ah do fer ya?" I cleared my throat. "I need something to do. Need any help around the farm?" I felt fairly calm to tell the truth. Applejack thought for a second and called out behind her. "Big Mac!"
"So ya want Ah job?" I feel a little threatened by this stallion. "Y-yes... I guess." I was sitting in their farm house. Applebloom was looking at me with huge eyes. "We can see what ya' can do. Follow me." He stood up and we walked into the barn. "Big Mac?" I looked at the roof. It was leaky and filled with holes. "Eeyup?" He turned his head. "You need to get that roof fixed. I think I can do it. It seems you have the right supplies."
He was looking at me like I was stupid. "So, your gunna climb up there, and fix that there ruf." I nodded. "Give me a rope and I will show you." He shook his head and picked up a rope with his teeth. I lowered my head and he set it on my neck. "Watch." We walked outside and I backed up to gain space.
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"I just don't know why I feel like this!" I shook my head. "Applejack. I never felt like this before." I sat down on the grass next to a tree and Applejack joined me. "Well Ah don't know nothin about that. You should ask Rar'."
We sat in silence for a few minutes. "Sorry to bring you into this AJ." I was feeling slightly scared. "I am going to ask Rarity." I stood up. "If he asks where I am, Tell him I am talking with Rarity." She stood up. "Ah'll try mah best."
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"Looks like new." I was standing next to Big Mac. "Eeeyup." I had finished reroofing the barn when AJ joined us. "Wow. how much do we owe the carpenters?" She hadn't seen me climb down. Big Mac shook his head. "Nothin'."
"Nothin'?" Applejack was looking at us suspiciously. I stepped forward. "I roofed it." That got a strange look from Applejack. "Pardon?" that southern drawl is cute. "I re-roofed the barn." Mac joined in. "Eeyup." I laughed at the look I recieved from Applejack. After acquiring Twilights location, the Apple siblings insisted they pay me. When I told them my price their jaws dropped. "24 bits! Thats not enough!" I raised a hoof to stop their protest. "You insisted I get paid. Its six bits an hour, and I worked for four hours." After convincing them on the price, I thanked them and made my way to the Library.
"Hey Spike." I walked through the doorway and closed the door behind me. "Hey man." He was reshelving books. "You know where Twilight is?" I nodded and set my bit bag on the table remembering that I had retrieved my stuff earlier. "She's doing something with Rarity." I looked around the room at the scattered books. "Need help?"
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"So Twilight, you have feelings for Tread?" Rarity seemed the best pony to go to for this. I nodded. "I don't know why. I have never felt like this." She smiled and looked at me with slightly probing eyes. "He is attractive dear. I thinks its the fact he has been through so much already in his life." She seemed to know so much about what she was talking about. "To be honest Twilight, I feel the same way about him." I was surprised. "I-we-" I shook my head. " We should have a picnic. I want to only have to say this once." Rarity nodded her head in agreement and stood up. "I will get Applejack and Fluttershy. You get Pinky Pie and Rainbow Dash." She ran out the door and I got up and ran to get Pinky Pie and Rainbow Dash."
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"Dude your are so awesome!" Spike was sitting with me on the couch as we ate lunch. "Your so good at everything!" I laughed and took another bite of my daisy sandwich. "If you say so!" We laughed and finished our lunches. I placed my plate in the sink. "Hey Spike." I sat down at the table. Spike caught on to my sudden change of mood. "Hey man are you ok?" He sat across from me. "Can I tell you something that nopony knows of but my Trench mates?" I was extremely saddened. Spike clambered down from his chair and pushed it next to me."Sure man."
Note:Thought that you guys would love a new long chapter. I will have a bonus chapter of Treads war story.