Why Don't You love Me Anymore Celestia?
Chapter 4
Food
Philomena awoke feeling quite famished yet well rested. Her wings were a little sore, but they did not hurt anymore. The smell of soup wafted throughout the Cottage as the Pegasus hummed a sweet song to herself. Having fed all her animal friends she now focused on preparing her own food. Philomena listened to Fluttershy's song intently. She missed singing with Celestia and it filled Philomena's heart with great sorrow. Fluttershy finished preparing her soup and began to serve herself as she began to sing a new song. Philomena shook her head, remembering she had left her life with Celestia. She was with Fluttershy now and this was a time to be joyous not sad. Philomena listened to Fluttershy's song carefully, she wanted to sing too.
Philomena began to whistle, doing her best to follow Fluttershy's lead, however the singing abruptly stopped. Philomena was blissfully unaware of this however, as she continued.
"Oh, Philomena you're awake" Fluttershy said cheerfully. She picked up her bowl of soup in her mouth and carefully walked over to her couch. She set her soup on the nearby table.
Philomena sat up on the pillow she stretched her wings. Noticing they felt strange, she looked at her wings and saw they had been gently bandaged. She looked At Fluttershy who gave her a reassuring smile.
"Its okay Philomena, your wings are fine. But you really do need to stop picking at them. Are you hungry?"
Philomena nodded eagerly, the pain in her stomach returned.
"Okay, I'll be right back Philomena" Fluttershy said as she quickly left the room.
Philomena hopped down from her pillow and climbed onto the couch.
Fluttershy walked back into the room. A plate with fresh fruits, vegetables and grains in tow. "Philomena I brought you some food from my garden, I hope you like it" Fluttershy said sheepishly. "Oh you must be feeling much better now that you've had some sleep." She set the plate on the couch cushion in front of Philomena.
Philomena chirped and then began to eat, relishing every bit of food. Each kernel of corn burst with flavor, the apples a delight to her taste buds. Best of all there was not a single disgusting oat in sight. She hadn't eaten anything so delicious in quite a long time. Philomena was overjoyed to finally have a proper meal. The journey alone was worth it for this food.
Fluttershy giggled as she watched Philomena greedily devoured the food, for such a beautiful bird, Philomena sure was a messy eater. She watched as excess food clung to the phoenix's beak.
After Philomena finished eating, she looked up at Fluttershy and gave her a big beaky smile. The food was still on her beak but she didn't notice until Fluttershy gently wiped it off with a napkin.