I was stuck in the library rearranging the various books on the shelf...again.
“Ugh this is sooo boring!” I then heard a voice coming from the second floor.
“Don’t you start whining again this is your punishment.”
“Yes ma’am...” I looked back at the pile of the books still on the ground. This is going to take me at least another three hours to finish. Hearing a knock from the door, I stood up from where I sat and made my way towards the door. “Hello?”
“CHIRPY!!!!” I was tackled to the ground by what felt like a train at high speed. Looking down I saw a green pegasus with a black and blue mane smiling back at me.
“Hey Junip..HRK!!” Before I knew it I was in a death hug. “ACK!”
“HEY CHIRP!!! HOW YOU DOING!” She looked up at me with eyes that were the size of saucers.
“Dying at the moment...could you..HRK!”
“Oh oops sorry.” Letting me go, Juniper took a few steps back. “So do you want to go to the park or to Sugarcube Corners today?” She looked at me with excitement jumping around like a deranged spider monkey.
“Oh sorry Juniper, but I’m grounded at the moment and well yeah Twilights got me doing book duty for the next two weeks.” With a sad expression Juniper made a pout.
“Oh come on.” she said making a whining sound.
“No Juniper.”
“Come OOONnnnn.”
“I told you I ca...” Grabbing my face she looked me straight in the eye.
“Pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeees.” Reaching my limit I let out a sigh.
“Alright...just let me talk to Twilight...I’ll try to convince her to let me out.”
“Yay!” She jumped in the air victoriously. A small smile formed on my face as I stared at the happy go lucky filly in front of me.
4 Years ago
“Twilight! Twilight! Let's go Let's go!” I jumped around the library floor all happy and excited.
“Alright Chirp just let me double check if we have everything with us.” I rolled my eyes waiting for Twilight. "Alright let's see now books check, drinks check, picnic blanket check."
"Twilight come on!!!!" I started to get frustrated because she was take too long. "Twilight at the rate your going the princess would've lowered the sun by now." Walking down the stairs Twilight carried a small basket.
"Very funny." She playfully stuck out her tongue. "Come on then let's go." Finally making our way towards the park, we walked past the citizens of Ponyville, some of them still gave off strange looks, but there were some that actually looked at me as if I was a normal pony like any other. Within moments we arrived at our typical spot, a large pond, with my excitement building up I jumped around Twilight as she took out the blanket and started taking out the drinks and snacks. Taking a seat on the blanket Twilight made herself comfortable and pulled out three different books. "Well Chirp what should we read first?" This was a weekly thing for us, we would usually come to the watering hole near the park and lay down and read a book or two. While Spike would be off helping Rarity as always Twilight and I would just relax and enjoy our time together. Even with the time I've spent here in Ponyville I still didn't have anypony of the same age to interact with for they kind of...well they saw me as a strange being.
"Oh oh can we read that one?"
"The tales of hay yard huh." I nodded my head "Ok then let's make ourselves comfortable shall we." Taking a seat next to each other, we each read a page out loud describing the different scenes with our imaginations, we talked as if we there characters themselves. As we were reading though I heard someone yell out.
"Look out!" Looking up I saw a large red ball falling straight towards Twilight and me. Having been told last minute the ball collided with my face, fazed I rubbed my head with my hoof at the area the ball hit me. Looking up I saw a small green pegasus filly quickly flying towards me. "OhmygoshIsosorryIdidn'tmeantodothat!" She talked so fast that I could barely understand what she was saying. Shaking my head I took a good look at the pony in front of me her coat a color of a minty green leaf and her mane...oh my her mane was very different compared to the common manes I've see here in Ponyville it was black and blue. I realized she was still going about how she was sorry and how she lost control of the ball.
"Alright I get it your sorry." She stopped talking and stared at me. She kept her gaze her eyes then fell to my holed hooves. At that moment I moved my right hoof to the left and her eyes followed. "Um are you..." And she was gone, typical I thought, but I wasn't really surprised most fillies and colts run out of fear or disgust. I let out a sigh. "Well that didn't."
"I'm back!"
"Last...long?" I looked up to see her holding a small bottle in her mouth and a plate. She spat out the bottle and placed the plate on the ground.
"Sorry I just up and left like that I just had to get something." I looked at her with a confused look. "I know I hit you with my ball, but uh...could you do me a favor?" I looked at her for a minute then up at Twilight as if too see any signs of hints or whatnot. All she did was shrug and waved her hoof telling me to go along with the situation.
"Uh sure...I guess what do you need me to do?" I asked. I saw her opening the bottle and pour some sort of pink liquid on the plate.
"Ok well this is going to sound a bit weird, but I need you to put your hoof on the plate and swish it around."
"Wait on the plate..uh?
"Trust me." Well what the heck I thought, I placed my hoof on the plate and made sure I stirred it good.
"Not what?" I lift my hoof off the plate it was now covered in the pink water.
"Ok so watch this!" Grabbing my hoof the green filly blew in one of the holes and within seconds bubbles started to float out the other end of the hole. I still had a confused look on my face, but the green filly started to giggle and jump at the bubbles trying to pop them.
"Bubbles?" Hearing my voice she looked at me with a smile that could match Pinkie Pie's.
"Yeah bubbles! Aren't they great?!?!?!" I was still confused, but within a matter of seconds I too found myself giggling as well. I placed my hoof back on the plate and got another hoof of the bubbly soap and blew out another set of bubbles which the filly happily chased after. I soon followed after her, leaving Twilight I also joined the green filly in chasing the bubbles. It only took us a couple minutes to pop all of the remaining bubbles, with the two of giggling we made our way back to Twilight who was happily reading another book. "Wow that was sure fun!"
"Yeah it sure was." My voiced lowered at the end of that statement. As if there was an alarm of some sort the filly turned to look at me.
"What's wrong?"
"What?" She walked up to me standing in front of me.
"You sound sad was it not fun?"
"What no, sweet Celestia no that was one of most fun I've ever had...with another filly or any pony my age." It was the filly's turn to look confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Well as you can see I look well...different they usually stay away because of how I look." Tilting her head she took another look at. Examining me she looked high and low and before I knew she started laughing. "What's so funny?"
"I'm sorry, but what's the big deal." This caught me off guard.
"What?"
"What so bad about being different, different is good...well that's what I think." She walked up next to me. "From what I see if everything was the same then it's all going to be super boring don't you think?" Nodding my head I looked at the filly as if she was some kind of new breed of pony. "If you ask me I think you being is different is great, besides when somepony say that their friends with a unicorn I could say I'm friends with..uh...what are you exactly?"
"Changeling." Giving me a thankful smile she continued on.
"I could say I'm friends with a Changeling, now answer me this what little filly or colt can say that hmm?"
"No one."
"Exactly!" Something then hit me she said I was...her...friend?
"Wait so we're friends?" She let out a giggle.
"Well duh besides like I said I like different and you my friend are the definition of different." Pulling out her hoof she placed it in front of me. "Names Juniper by the way." I shook her hoof.
"Chirp the names Chirp."
"Well Chirp this is the start of a great new friendship." I might've not shown it that, but I felt like one of the happiest filly of all of Equestria. "Say you wanna play with the ball that I uh...hit you with?" Looking back her with a smile I Nodded my head.
"Yeah!"
Present Day
Thinking back at that I made my way upstairs to where Twilight worked.
"Oh wait Chirp if you want some advice I recommend that you use some kind of puppy eye technique like this." Her eyes became abnormally large and looked as if they were sparkling.
"Thanks." Letting out a small giggle I made my way upstairs to convince Twilight to let me out.