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// Chapter 5: Four Weeks 
// Story: Life in Ponyville:New Town, New Beginnings 
// by SeaBreeze173 
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It had been a full month since Sea Breeze and her family moved to Ponyville. Sea Breeze was slowly getting used to the town. The ponies were all very kind and welcoming. Sea had spent time with all of Twilight’s friends, though she still couldn’t get used to Pinkie Pie. That mare seriously needed less sugar. 
When Sea wasn’t with her family, Angus or Thunder Bolt, with whom she had built a close friendship with, Sea spent most of her time at Fluttershy’s cottage. She loved spending time with the kind pegasus and learning about all the different animals that Fluttershy took care of.  Fluttershy was also understanding of Sea’s shyness and helped her get through her panic attacks when they went to town together. Fluttershy also knew that it was best not to push Sea into doing things that she wasn’t comfortable with. Fluttershy saw a lot of herself in Sea Breeze and loved the young mare dearly. 

Today, however, Fluttershy was busy with a sick beaver and Sea Breeze wanted to let her do her job without being in the kindly pegasus’ way. Instead she was shyly trotting through Ponyville, a grocery list held tightly under her wing. Amethyst and Spike decided to surprise Twilight with the mare’s favorite meal; vegetable stir-fry and fried rice. Not having time to do the shopping herself, Amethyst sent Sea to do the errand instead, something that the young pegasus was not pleased with.

“Sea Breeze! Hey, Sea!” Sea Breeze’s ears stood up, recognizing the voice. She saw the brown coated and blonde maned Thunder Bolt flying up to her.
“Hi Bolt!” Sea perked up, her chest getting a fluttery feeling. Her cheeks felt hot and she tried to hide the blush she was sure Bolt was getting an eye full of. 
“Where’s Angus?” Bolt asked, looking around nervously, as if waiting for the canine to leap out at him at any second. The moment the large canine laid eyes on the brown Pegasus, Angus had hated him. The dog did not like the colt taking up his mistress’ attention and so made sure to growl at Bolt any chance he got. 
“I left him back at the castle. He’s too big for Market Day strolling.”
“Oh,” Bolt let out a breath, relieved. “Anyhow, I was wondering if you’d like to come watch me and a couple friends have a soccer match this afternoon. I don’t mind if you don’t, I don’t want to make you uncomfortable,” Bolt quickly added. Sea grinned, “I’d love to. I just need to get these things for my mom and Spike.” Sea Breeze said, holding up the list Amethyst had given her. 
“I’ll help you,” Bolt offered.
“Thanks.”
~~~
After dropping the groceries off with her mother, Sea Breeze and Thunder Bolt made their way to the field outside of Ponyville where Bolt and his friends were going to play. Sea paused as they got closer, taking a moment to calm her nerves.
“You okay?” the colt asked, concerned for his friend. 
“Yeah. All good,” Sea smiled reassuringly. Inside, however, she was holding back from flying off fast enough to make Rainbow Dash proud. 
“Yo, Bolt! Over here!” shouted a slate colored colt with a black mane. Beside him stood several other colts and a couple fillies. 
“Hey guys. I’d like for you all to meet Sea Breeze. She just moved here from Vanhoover a couple weeks ago,” Bolt introduced the grey pegasus, who was standing slightly behind him. 
“Uh, hi,” Sea meekly greeted.
“Hi!” the slate colored colt smiled.
“Nice to meet ya,” one of the fillies grinned.
“You’re hot—Ouch!” a grey coated colt said, yelping when the slate colored one punched him in the side. Sea Breeze blushed slightly while Bolt glared at his friend. 
“Sea,” Bolt said, calming down slightly but still glaring at the pegasus. He gestured to the slate colt, “This is Stone Brook, my best pal since flight school, his marefriend, Sweet Heart, Stone’s brother Skye Racer, Glacier, Red Knight, Moon Glow and Phoenix,” Bolt gestured to each pony as he said their names.

Stone Brook was a slate colored pegasus with a short black mane and tail and green eyes. His cutie mark was a cloud with lightning and rain drops, the cloud almost blending into his dark coat. His marefriend, Sweet Heart, was a light pink pegasus with a light pink and white striped mane and tail. She had dark purple eyes and a cutie mark of a heart and stethoscope.  Beside Stone stood Skye Racer, Stone Brook’s twin brother. Skye was also a pegasus, with a light silvery-grey coat and a wild black mane and tail with a cutie mark of silver curled lines around several green leaves representing wind gusts. His eyes were silver. 
Glacier was, well, white. He was a pure white coated pegasus with a very light blue mane and tail. He wore dark sun glasses to protect his sensitive blue eyes from the sun. His cutie mark was an ice sculpture. Beside him stood Red Knight, an earth pony. As his name suggested, he was red. Dark red mane and tail with a lighter red coat. His cutie mark was a silver sword. 
Moon Glow was a bluish-grey coated unicorn with a dark purple and bluish-grey wavy mane and tail. Her eyes were the same bluish-grey and her cutie mark was of a full moon with ten large and small stars arranged along the edge. 
Last but not least was Phoenix. She was a bright yellow pegasus with a long red and orange mane and tail. Her mane was pulled back in a pony tail. Her eyes were a golden-orange and she had three flaming comets as her cutie mark

Sea Breeze smiled shyly as Bolt finished introducing his friends. 
“Phoenix usually plays with us guys, but Sweetie and Moon like to sit by and watch. You can hang with them if you want to, Sea,” Bolt said, looking to the mare. 
“Oh, okay,” Sea Breeze said as Sweet Heart and Moon Glow came up to her.
“Your mane is so pretty,” commented Sweetie as she took Sea Breeze by the hoof, leading her over to a large tree with Moon beside her.
“Thank you,” 
“Your cutie mark, how’d you get it?” Moon asked, noticing Sea’s unique mark.
“Uh, I got it when I calmed a frightened puppy that was stuck in a thorn bush. His name is Angus,” 
“Aw, you should have brought him,” Sweetie sighed. She loved dogs.
“Sorry, but he doesn’t like Bolt. Bolt is actually scared of him,” Sea laughed, her nervousness disappearing as she talked about her dog. 
“Seriously? Bolt’s always boasting how he isn’t scared of anything,” Moon giggled. 
“Yeah, only to be scared of a puppy dog,” Sweetie laughed.
“Well, Angus can be pretty ferocious looking when he gets mad,” Sea replied. 
The fillies spent the rest of the afternoon cheering on their friends. It was Bolt, Stone and Phoenix versus Skye, Red and Glacier. Bolt’s team won two out of three times and so winning the game. 
“Darn it, I thought we had that one this time,” Skye grumbled. He and Stone had the typical twin rivalry and hated when his brother won at things, as Stone would always tease him about it. 
“Good game guys,” Bolt panted, sitting beside Sea. Sea unknowingly leaned in closer to him, something that Bolt’s friends instantly noticed. Bolt raised his brow when he saw them looking at him and Sea. “What are you guys looking at?” 
“Nothing!” They said in unison. Bolt and Sea glanced at each other and then back at the group. 
“Okaaayy?” Sea said. She turned to the colt beside her, “Bolt, I should probably head home, Mom might need help with supper,” 
“I’ll walk you,” the pegasus stood up, extending his hoof to Sea. 
“It was great meeting all of you. I hope we can hang out again soon,” Sea smiled at the group as she helped the tired Bolt. 
“Nice meeting you, too, Sea Breeze,” Sweetie hugged her new friend.
“See ya later, Bolt,” Red hoof bumped Bolt. 
As Sea and Bolt walked off side by side, Glacier turned to the group, “So, what’s the verdict?”
“He’s crushing on her,” Phoenix giggled.
“Totally,” Moon smirked. 
~~~
“Thanks for inviting me, Bolt,” 
“No problem, Sea. I’m glad you could come,” Bolt smiled as he gazed into Sea’s eyes. The teens were standing outside Twilight’s castle. Sea’s green pools seemed to draw the colt in. He began to slightly lean in towards Sea and was just about to—
“NOW KISS!” Bolt and Sea jumped and turned to the voice. Peeking around the castle was Daisy Juniper and her three new friends, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, aka Sweetie Bell, Rarity’s sister, Applebloom, Applejack’s sister and Scootaloo, Rainbow’s sister figure/number one fan. 
“JUNIE!” Sea Breeze growled, taking a step towards the fillies. The girls screamed and galloped away.
“Kids,” Sea shook her head.
“Ya gotta love them. Sneakiness and all,” Bolt laughed.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Bolt,” Sea smiled, turning to open the castle door.
“Bye, Sea,” Bolt watched as his crush shut the door, turning around sadly, readying his wings to fly home. He paused when he heard the door open again.
“Bolt, wait!” Sea called out. She galloped up to him, lifted up with her wings slightly and planted a small kiss on his cheek. 
“Good night.” The mare smiled as she flew back to the castle and went inside.
Bolt stood frozen. “Whoa.”