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// Lavender Filly 
// Story: Sun-Speckled Lake 
// by Wurd 
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Ugh. Thinking was painful.

You can come across a wonderful thought, or you can find an unanswerable question. And it just kills you knowing that you may never know the answer. Like, "What does it feel like to die?" or "What is beyond space? More space? That's just stupid."

Once in a while, you come across a question that's easy to answer, but the answer is ridiculously painful. Such as "Will I get my grades up quick enough?" or "Is Auntie going grocery shopping tomorrow?"

But sometimes questions are love and sunshine and cuddly puppies. "Its Hearths Warming Eve!" and "Mom brought Oreos!"

Right now, my question is obvious. "Will my dad come out of the hospital soon?" 

At the rate he was at, probably no. 

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I was munching on crackers and an apple, sitting at the edge of the lake, staring at my reflection, with an annoying brown rabbit that wouldn't leave me alone. I threw it a slice of my juicy apple, and he grabbed it, hopping into a hole. I cant believe I did that. I will never do it again. I will never share my delicious food with anyone. And if I did, they would either have to be some pretty mare or someone royal.

I was so bored. Sitting looking at yourself when you have to live with yourself isn't the smartest thing. Mostly because you don't always like what you see. But me, I didn't really care. I was eating a perfect apple and that was all that mattered.

Then I heard the rustling of leaves. 

"Who's there?"

Instead of getting a response, a filly popped out of a bush. 

"Um... I hope you don't mind, but I'm studying a very rare Sapphire Beetle and I would like it if you can be quiet as they are sensitive to sound."

Then she popped back into the bush.  

I just stood there, my mouth gaping open and my right eye twitching. "H-how long have you been there?"

She popped back out and said in a whisper, "Since sunrise." Then she popped back in.

SINCE SUNRISE?!

I walked over to the bush, and I could see her tail peeking out. She got out of the bush, took some notes, and went back in. 

I stuck my head into the bush, expecting it to be painful, but I was surprised to find it was painless and hollow on the inside.

A pink light was coming from her horn, and she was looking ahead. I followed her gaze to see a beautiful, deep blue beetle. It had smidgens of gold, and had a crown type of thing on his head. 

"Sssh," she said, not looking at me. 

"It's really beautiful," I tried to say in the lowest possible voice. 

But oops, the beetle flew out of the bush. 

"No!No!NO!" the filly zoomed out of the bush and tried to look for the beetle. I got out too and tried looking for its deep blue color.

When she couldn't find it, she turned to me like a cat about to pounce. "YOU SCARED IT AWAY! DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE THOSE ARE?!" 

All I could do was meep out a little "Sorry..."

She took a deep breath, looked away, and mumbled something. "Its okay, its fine. Its all fine..."

"Um... miss?"

She didn't look back, instead, she frantically looked through her notes. "I got enough research..." 

"Are...you alright?"

"I've decided to spare your life." she finally looked me in the eyes. 

I was ready for a laugh, but I noticed she was stone serious. I gulped and felt beads of sweat. "S-so... uh... what's your name?"

"My name is Twilight Sparkle." she said simply.

"Mines Flash Sentry." 

"If you don't mind," she said, "I'm going back to the tent to eat some breakfast."

"You haven't eaten?" 

"Nope. And I am quite famished so please, excuse me and goodbye, 'Flash Sentry'." she added a teasing type of tone to my name.

"Um.. well... I don't think it well help much, but I, uh, got a snack."

She zoomed back, her muzzle touching mine. I blushed at the contact, but she didn't notice. She had a big, toothy smile on her face and her eyes where sparkling. "You have food, you say?"

"Uh...yeah." I went back to where I was sitting, and took out a few apple slices. 

"Ooooh..." Twilight began to drool. 

"You can have them. Here,"

Without any hesitate, she took them from my hoof with her magic and gobbled them up like a pig. But a cute pig. 

When she was done, her face was splattered with apple bits. She saw me staring  at her, with a surprised look on my face, and the blushed out of embarrassment. 

"Uh, sorry. I was hungry."

"Don't worry about it." I tried to shake the thought of her as a cute, little piglet away.

"Well, thank you for the food. I'll meet you back here tomorrow, okay?" she smiled a cute little smile. 

"Okay." I replied without thinking.

"Bye, Flash Sentry!" she waved goodbye and trotted over to a tent which I could clearly see from my distance.

"Um...Bye." I replied a bit awkwardly.

Once she was gone, I looked at my few crackers, which where all that where left.

"Did I just...share my food?"