//------------------------------// // Pregnancy: Month One // Story: Life Goes On // by SweetyBelleluvsu //------------------------------// Emerald opened her eyes slowly; pain struck her as the sun burned her eyes. After her eyes finally got used to the brightness that intruded her wonderful sleep, she looked over to see that Chaos had already gone to work. She sighed at this because they hardly got to spend any time together this week. It was a good thing he had off tomorrow or she would have forced him to stay. She got out of bed, reluctantly, and headed downstairs. She didn't care that her mane was a mess. She walked into the kitchen and saw that Chaos had left her a note. Hey Em, woke up early and decided to have some real breakfast. There are chocolate chip pancakes in the fridge and a phone number on the fridge. Call the number because it is about getting some foal furniture. I think you can handle this. P.S. Please take the cart. Emerald smiled. Chocolate chip pancakes were not her favorite but still he had thought to save some. Oh well, today was going to be a big day so she hurried and ate some pancakes, grabbed a shower, called the number, and headed for town. She and Stellar Bubbles had plans to look at paint samples later for the rooms the foals would have. "Hey Stellar," Emerald said when she saw her sitting on a bench by the paint store, "Glad to see you didn't forget!" "Seriously," Stellar deadpanned, "I'm late one time and now I get teased about it!" Emerald tried hard to stifle a laugh but failed, none the less. "Oh," Stellar said as she sent a glare Emerald's way, "If you weren't pregnant I would have creamed you for that!" "Whatever," Emerald said as she rolled her eyes, "So are we looking at paint samples or not?" The two finally, after a bit of arguing, went inside of the paint store. They found some amazing color combinations and some... not so amazing. "Stellar Bubbles!" Emerald exclaimed with her eyes opened wide, "Put that back now! Red and purple do NOT go with each other!" After explaining that you never put green with brown, they finally found a few colors that might work. They parted ways and Emerald went to go get the cart so that she could take the furniture to Sweet Apple Acres. She was walking by Sugar Cube Corner when she remembered that they were out of raisin cookies; she went and picked up ten dozen. She started to head for home when she heard what sounded like sniffling in the ally behind the sweet treatery. She creped slowly through the alley until she saw the silhouette of a pony; Emerald squinted at the silhouette. She gasped, it was the figure of a foal! "Who's there?!" The foal called, "Stay back! I'm warning you!" "Hello," Emerald called out calmly, "Who are you?" "It doesn't matter," The figure said backing up, "I know why you're here, you're here to take me back to that orphanage! I'm not going back, I'm not going to get beat again!" "Beat!" Emerald exclaimed as she inched forward slightly, "Tell me now, who beat you." "The headmistress of Canterlot Orphanage," The foal said as it started to move forward as well, "She is the one who ignores us. She is the one who refuses to hire anypony or give us food. Why, if I had the chance I would punch that mare right in the-" "Who are you?" Emerald interrupted, "Please, tell me that much." "Why should I?" The foal said with a hint of anger in it's voice. "Because I know what it's like there," Emerald said stomping her hoof down, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to-" "I'm sorry," The foal said as it headed back into the alley, "If you really care, come back tomorrow!" The foal rushed off, leaving Emerald standing there. "Oh no you don't!" Emerald exclaimed as she used her magic to lift the foal towards her, "You are not going anywhere! Well, you're coming home with me, but you get the idea. Or do you, are you understanding what I'm saying because I sure don't!" The foal was lifted into Emerald's view; it was a tomato red, unicorn filly with a dandelion yellow mane and olive eyes. She looked at Emerald with a confused look in her eyes. "What's wrong with you," the filly said as she gave Emerald a suspicious look, "Seriously, what's wrong with you?" Emerald laughed and set the filly back down on the ground. "So sorry," Emerald said as she reached for a cookie in her saddle bag, "Here. My name is Emerald Isle, what's your name?" "Why would you care?!" the filly shouted, she then started to cry, "Nopony cares, why would you be any different?" "Because I have felt like you have," Emerald said catching the filly off guard, "You see, I was born when my mom was almost fifteen. Because of this I was teased all the time; I was called the green mistake! I would tell my mom and she was so busy working that all she would say was, 'that's nice sweetie.' After a talk with the principal about my grades and an explanation of what was going on, my mom tried to rearrange her work schedule so that she could help me with my school." "At least you have a mom," the filly mumbled. "I won't have any of that mumbling!" Emerald said assertively, "If you are to stay under my roof there will be rules." "Why would you want me to stay with you," the filly asked, "I'm a nopony!" "Nopony's a nopony," Emerald said as she levitated the foal onto her back, "Come on, let's go home." "Rose..." The filly whispered. "Excuse me?" Emerald asked as they left the alley. "My name is rose." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaos opened the door to his home, exhausted from the days activities. He was working with his dad, Discord, to build a new library. Twilight, his mom, had requested that it be designed then the base be layed before they used magic to build it. The base was finally done and tomorrow the hole thing would be finished. "Excuse me," Rose said as she peered around the corner, "Mr. Chaos, where do you keep the air freshener?" "Rose," Chaos said with a chuckle, "I told you to call me Chaos, it makes me feel old when Mr. is put in front of my name- why do you need air freshener?" Rose gave him a look that said "you know why." "Ah," Chaos said as he headed to the broom closet, "So, I can tell that she has gotten sick already." "I can't take it any more!" Rose told him after she was handed a can of air freshener, "I'm in the room next to the bathroom so what do you think I hear all the time?!" Chaos tried to hide a grin but failed, none the less, "Look, Rose, I know that it must be weird, but this is going to be going on for a while. I don't know how long." "I was up there a few minutes before you came home," Rose explained as they headed up the stairs, "I asked if I could help at all but all she said was to get the Fabreeze and that it might be a good idea to go for a walk." "I see," Chaos said as they reached the top of the stairs. The bathroom was at the top of the stairs so Chaos told Emerald that he and rose were going on a walk. The headed back downstairs and did just that. They walked through town; to Rose's delight, there was a fair in town. "So," Chaos said as he paid for some cotton candy, "What would you like to do first?" "I don't know," Rose said as Chaos hoofed the cotton candy to her, "How about the sky scraper thingy?" "The 'death drop' I like to call it," Chaos chuckled as he sneaked some cotton candy, "Are you sure you want to do that?" "Yes!" "Don't expect me to join you," Chaos laughed as they walked toward the ride, "I don't think I can take that kind of 'thrill'" "Oh come on," Rose said as she bounced a little, "It will be fu-" RUUUUUUUUUN Both Rose and Chaos looked toward the direction that everypony was running away from. The bumper cars, next to the 'death drop', had burst into flames. Chaos grabbed Rose, catching her off guard, and ran. As they were running, the fireponies were rushing to the scene to put the fire out. Whilst they were doing this, they were knocking some ponies out of their way. One of said ponies was Chaos. The firemare rammed into Chaos, catching him off guard, which sent rose flying off of his back. She landed right in the path of the fire-engine headed for the bumper cars. Chaos had but a moment to think of what to do so he did the first thing that came to mind. He ran, shoved Rose out of the way just in time... for Rose. Rose had but a second to look up at her hero to see the fire-engine's breaks screech, but with no avail, not stopping in time. "DADDY!"