//------------------------------// // A Day in the Sun: 2 // Story: Our Little Bot; A New Foal // by Ponyess //------------------------------// Our little daughter had apparently woken up early. Naturally, we had not left her assemblage incomplete. I had even put on her rubber boots, before we went to bed. I had seen her closing her eyes and yawn, before I placed her in her little foal bed by the side of our double bed. If it is Celestia’s sun, or merely the internal time that woke her up; not that it really does any difference. We will have to help her adjust this as fast as possible, for the comfort of the entire family. Once I realized she had stirred, I slipped out of bed and all the way around the bed to where our daughter lie, picking her up and help her reaching the spot. From there she managed to suck enough to get the juice flowing. She merely stood still, while I allowed her to drink her fill. I could feel my level sinking, so I have to assume she got something. On a closer examination, she did absorb what was to pass for a good breakfast. Apparently, she let go on her own as she had gotten her fill. That is a good sign, she is a healthy little filly. I felt the relief flowing over me as I realized what it meant. Since she closed her eyes, I let her have a nap before we finally did go up, it was early. Earlier than I found it comfortable going up. Not so much because I love sleeping in, just that the sun barely had gotten up. I could sleep about an hour, before I needed to go up, finally. As I go up, I find our daughter about to stir, once more. With that, I pick her up and carry her to the little playpen we had built for her. For a moment, she looks around in all directions, picking up her bearings, curiously picking up on details around her. Once she feels comfortable with her surroundings, she lies down in one corner, resting and absorbing the situation, with the new details fed to her. I continue to the kitchen, soon finding my mate by the table. Apparently he was just waiting for me. He enjoys to gaze into my eyes as we consume our breakfast together. We try to enjoy this time together as best we can, as often as possible. Breakfast is our best time in the day. This is when we have the most time together, when we can spend time together. Naturally, we do try to have both lunch and diner together as well, just that lunch in particular is the meal consumed at work. After work, we try our best to stick to the commitment to spend quality time together, doing something we both enjoy. Since we have been planning our first foal for quite some time, we have been saving up as many bits as possible. Both to be able to get the best components available, and to be able to have time off and oversee her development. I have been looking forwards to the time when I can pamper my daughter up, knowing my mate share these feelings with me. Looking around for components have been a pastime we have shared for months on end, by now. Taking notes, comparing the quality and strengths of every single component we regarded as important for our daughter. Now we finally can see her grow up and develop under our ever watchfull eyes. Breakfast has always been a moment of quiet. Gazing into the eyes of the other. Only leaving contemplation of the day and the feelings available. Conversation would only distract from the joy of sharing the moment. Besides, feeding takes up the feeding part that is doubling as audio output as well. How this came to be and why is something we don’t ponder. Once my battery is filed, the feeding is completed and the cable disconnects. I had noticed that my mate ejected his cord before me, which is mainly due to our daughters feeding requirements. It is the duty of the mare to feed the foal. If she had not been a shared foal, it is still the mare who shoulders the responsibility. I don’t protest, feeding my daughter is a pleasurable experience I have been looking forwards to. I know I was looking forwards to having my very own daughter since before I even met my mate. How or why is lost in the past, but now I know just how good it feels to have her feeding by my side. This is more than merely the physical sensation of her lips and the heat from her body. I guess I have to resort to calling it an emotional bond. “Time to see how our daughter is doing!” I pointed out as the cord as ejected, rising to my hooves, then walking out to the living room, where we left her while we ate. “Our first morning together!” he responded and followed me out of the kitchen. “Yes, finally. I have been looking forwards to this moment for so many years!” I pointed out. “You have inspired me to feel the same way. You know, a Stallion like me couldn’t have a foal all by myself. I need a mare like you, even if I could raise her myself. It just wouldn’t be the same!” he responded. “I couldn’t even bring myself to have a Foal all by myself, but I would still raise her all the same if something pulled you out of my life. Losing you would be enough, sacrificing her because of it would be unfair to her, as if that wouldn’t just make it even harder on me in the process. Let’s just hope we can stay together, never to have a reason to worry about any such misfortunes. We have a wonderful day together in the sun, what more is there to life?” I pondered. “The day is just as enjoyable as I could wish for. Why look for the horizon, when I have everything right here before me?” he responded charitably. “Maybe this is the horizon you were looking for? I think we have that large pot of gold right her. There is little more to wish for, right now. Just watching our daughter grow up into a healthy mare!” he put forth. “I may like and enjoy my job, my work, Tartarus, I can as well confess to loving my job, but parenthood is still the crowning achievement of a mare. It is the apex of success to me. Now I have everything, not just a job to support myself. I have a stallion by my side with which I share a dream, and our first assembled daughter!” I pondered out vocally. “What is mere survival, if there is nothing ever after? I may not be a mare, or feel that special bond, but I know what is important in life. I have all I need, all I ever wanted right here with me!” he responded with a happy chuckle. --- --- ---