//------------------------------// // A New Home // Story: The Lost Cousins // by Ponyrellabellasara //------------------------------// The bell rang for school and the fillies walked home. "So do you and golden blaze have a place to stay?" Scootaloo asked walking with them. "Well no." Comet tails said. "Our parents died in a fire." Eclipse noted. "Oh I'm so sorry." Sweetie said sadly. "Hey! You can stay with us on sweet apple acres. We have plenty of room." Apple Bloom suggested. Eclipse and Comet tails smiled. "That would be great. Thank you." Comet tails said. "Do you two have your cutie marks?" Scootaloo asked As they walked off to the apple orchard. "No." Eclipse said keeping up. "That's fantastic you can join our club. The cutie mark crusaders." Sweetie bell said as she walked next to eclipse. "What's that?" Comet Tails asked. "It's a club dedicated to help others get there cutie marks." Scootaloo explained. "That would be cool!" Eclipse smiled. "When can we join?" "You can join now if you want." Apple Bloom offered. "If we want to? Of course we do." Comet tails said happily. "That's great!" Sweetie Belle shouted. "The more the merrier!" She said. As they walked they talked about what kind of cutie marks they would like and how they would look. Soon they reached Sweet Apple Acers. "I can't wait for you to meet Apple Jack, and Big Mac." Apple Bloom said eagerly as the small group walked up to the barn where two pony were stacking hay. "I home from school!" Apple Bloom called. AJ turned to see her sister running up to her. "Hello Apple Bloom. Who are your new friends?" She asked. "This is Golden blaze and Silver mist." Sweetie bell introduced bouncing around. "They're going to join the cutie mark crusaders." "Apple Jack can they live with us?" Apple bloom asked. "I'm sure that their parents would miss them sugar cube." AJ said reasonably. "Actually. We don't have parents." Comet tails said. "Not anymore." Apple Jack looked at the sad little fillies. "Your orphans?" AJ asked sadly. "Yeah our parents died in a fire a month ago." Eclipse said sticking to her story. "And you have been living on your own this whole time?" AJ asked. The fillies nodded. "Can they stay Apple Jack?" Apple Bloom asked giving her sister the puppy dog eyes. "Well… I guess if it's okay with Granny Smith it's okay with me. I'll ask her at dinner. In the mean time you fillies go and play." "Let's show them the tree house." Scootaloo said. They ran off leaving Applejack back home to think. "Um AJ." The big red colt said walking up to her. "What if Granny smith says no?" He asked. "Mac you know she won't mind, even if she does. We just can't through them out onto the streets." AJ reasoned with him. "To think they have gone this long without any parents. A whole month." "They seem strong considering what happened." Big Mac said. "I know I hand you and Granny when our parents past. They only have eachother." She said. "Imagine how much pain there going through." She said. "I know AJ." He said. "Come on we better start cooking dinner." Apple Jack noted changing the subject. Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell went home as they were called to dinner. "I can't wait to eat! Big Mac is making grilled celery." Apple Bloom said sitting at the table. "Why who are these two young wiper snappers?" A old green mare asked walking up to the picnic table. "This is Silver Mist and Golden Blaze Granny Smith!" Apple Bloom Said smiling. "Well howdy doo there." She said shaking their hoofs. Comet tails and Eclipse giggled. "Soups on every pony!" AJ called as she walked to the table. "Soup? I thought we were having grilled celery." Comet tails said. Apple Bloom giggled along with AJ, Big Mac and Granny Smith.. "No sugar cube… That's just an expression. It means dinner is ready." AJ explained. "Oh. Then why not say dinner is ready?" She asked Jokingly. Every One laughed. "That was delicious!" Eclipse exclaimed. "So where do you live? I would be as happy as pie to meet your folks." Granny Smith asked. "Um Granny, they don't have parents." Apple Bloom said. "Oh my. I'm awful sorry." Granny apologized. "Me and my big mouth. I probably upset y'all now." "That okay you didn't know." Comet tails said. "Actually Granny, We were thinking that they could live with us." AJ stated. "Well I don't know. We never had Unicorns in the family before." Granny sat and thought for a bit. "Well sure, I don't see any reason for these two little cute gals not to stay, just as long as the help with the chores." She smiled. "We will! We promise." Eclipse said eager to help. Comet tails nodded her head. "Well it looks like we got our self's some more sisters Apple Bloom." AJ said smiling. "Oh thank you! Thank you!" Comet tails smiled hugging Applejack. "Alright y'all best be getting cleaned up. I'll get a bath ready." Granny Said slowly making her way to the house. Comet tails and Eclipse followed her up. The bathtub filled up slowly. Granny Smith poured in some bubble bath solution. "Alright I let you two bathe, and I'll get two beds set up for ya." "Thank you Granny Smith." They said in unison. Both of them climbed into the tub. "I like it here." Comet Tails smiled. "Yeah me too, but what if they find out we are alicorns?" Eclipse stated worried. "We'll hide our wings." Comet tails said. "They only think we are unicorns." "That's a great idea." She agreed cleaning her mane. Once they were cleaned up they quickly put on shirts that hide their wings. Someone knocked on the door. "Come in!" Comet called. The door open allowing AJ to enter. "Alright y'all we have a big day tomorrow, so you best be getting some shut eye." Both fillies hopped onto the cots Granny had provided. "Thank you so much for letting us stay." Eclipse said as she was tucked in by the orange pony. "You must be one of the nicest ponies ever." "Aw shucks." Apple Jack smiled. She looked back as she turned out the light letting her new sisters sleep.