Shadow Sky In a New World

by Shadow Skysito

A Different Christmas.

December, the month of beautiful white Christmas, the icy air on my face, I really love this time, it's so nice.

Shadow Sky - "A few days have passed since... *blushing* the sleepover, and a couple of interesting things have happened,
one day a zebra came to town, Sweetie Belle told me to hide, I saw something silly, it was just a zebra, but after seeing
Twilight and her friends like that we started to doubt and blah blah blah." (Thought)

Racism issues, etc, etc.

Shadow Sky - "And then a damn epidemic of things similar to fireflies that began to devour the ville... literally the ville, if I
couldn't materialize anything I would have been left homeless, it was very interesting, days later a pegasus asked me for
help to bring winter to PonyVille, I had forgotten that the weather is manipulated by the pegasi in this dimension." (Thought)

I had never seen snow before, in my dimension, specifically in my country, it doesn't snow, global warming, etc, making
winter here even more beautiful, at least for me.
Days passed and we reached this point.

Shadow Sky - "So today is Christmas...what am I supposed to do? Will I spend this holiday alone again?...I guess I'll go
home...and get lost in thoughts...again." (Thought)

December 23rd is lonely, 1 year ago I was in another country celebrating Christmas alone, but this would be the second
year I've spent alone.

Sweetie Belle - "Hello Shadow."

And as always, you appeared lighting my way.

Shadow Sky - "...Sweetie Belle? What are you doing here? I thought you would be home with your family waiting for the
24th."

Sweetie Belle - "The most important question here is, what are you doing out here? Aren't you cold?"

Shadow Sky - "Not really, I've been through worse...it's just...I feel melancholic."

Sweetie Belle - "...*angry* didn't I tell you?..."

Shadow Sky - "...tell me...what?"

Sweetie Belle - "That you tell me when you feel bad, that I can listen to you when you need it... *blushing* I told you the day
of the sleepover."

Right... the sleepover... I was already forgetting.

Shadow Sky - "Sweetie... I don't want to make your day bitter, I want you to be happy today-"

Sweetie Belle - "¡I'm not going to be happy if you're not happy!"

Shadow Sky - "¡¡¡ °-°'' !!!"

Sweetie Belle - "These days you've been very sad, you think I don't realize it but I do, Shadow... I want... you to come with
me... *Blushing* please."

These days have been kind of gray, my damn head darkens me these days in particular.

Shadow Sky - "...yes!...I'll go with you."

He took me straight to his house without delay.

Already being at the front door, I asked her why she was here, and she surprised me again.

Sweetie Belle - "Because I don't want you to spend this day alone... I want you to spend it with someone by your side...
*blushes* and I wouldn't mind being that someone."

Shadow Sky - "¡¡¡*blushes*!!!"

Sweetie Belle - "So I want you to spend Christmas with me and my family, you already know my sister, but not my parents,
so you can meet them."

Shadow Sky - "Wait wait, but what if your parents don't want to spend Christmas with a stranger?"

Sweetie Belle - "Don't worry, I've told them a lot about you, and besides, I told them I wanted to bring you so you can
celebrate with us."

Shadow Sky - "It was already planned?...wait!!!" (Thought)

Shadow Sky - "What have you told them about me?"

Sweetie Belle - "...I didn't think my words through!!!" *blushes* (thought)

Sweetie Belle - "Nothing in particular! Let's just go inside!" *blushes*

Shadow Sky - "S-Sure!" *blushes*

Our conversations take this turn from time to time since the day of the sleepover with Twilight, sometimes it's annoying
but... many other times I feel... happy?

*door opening*

Sweetie Belle - "¡We arrived!"

Shadow Sky - "whit permission." *blushes*

Rarity - "Oh, Sweetie Belle! How nice of you to come, good morning Shadow."

Shadow Sky - "Good morning Rarity."

We arrived at Sweetie Belle's house, Rarity is visiting on the 24th.

Cookie Crumbles - "Oh, but look, you must be Shadow Sky!"

Shadow Sky - "Good morning, my name is Shadow Sky, and I am very grateful to be welcomed into your home today."

Cookie Crumbles - "Oh, but if you are a true gentleman."

Hondo Flanks - "My ears are ringing, did Sweetie Belle bring a friend home?"

Cookie Crumbles - "That's right dear, and I also found out that he's quite a gentleman with words."

Shadow Sky - "Hehehe" *blushes*

Sweetie Belle - "¡Mom!" *blushes*

Cookie Crumbles - "Sorry hehe, my name is Cookie Crumbles and I'm Sweetie Belle's mom, and this is Hondo Flanks,
Sweetie Belle's dad, come in Shadow, you're at home."

Shadow Sky - "Thank you very much."

Cookie Crumbles - "It's the least we can do, thank you so much for taking such good care of our daughter."

Shadow Sky - "Hehe, sure, I'll keep it up as long as it takes."

Sweetie Belle - "N-no need..." *blushes*

They welcomed me very kindly, after that they invited me to eat, it was a very light meal, since they wanted to save space
for Christmas dinner, but obviously Sweetie Belle's dads were going to ask me some things.

Cookie Crumbles - "And tell me Shadow, where do you come from? I've never seen you in the ville."

Shadow Sky - "I... come from another realm."

Cookie Crumbles - "*gasp*, really?! Sweetie Belle didn't say that, what's your kingdom like?"

Shadow Sky - "Well, he's a bit...hostile hehe."

Hondo Flanks - "Hostile, in what way?"

Shadow Sky - "Well... it's somewhat dangerous, at night it's better to stay at home instead of taking a night walk, scams are
quite common... let's just say it's more dangerous than here in Equestria."

Cookie Crumbles - "I see, so you come from another realm with your parents looking for better opportunities?"

Shadow Sky - "N-no... I live alone... my family wanted to give me better opportunities, so I came here alone, I had to take
care of buying the house and my parents send me money for food and common goods."

Shadow Sky - "¡¡¡No one is going to believe that, there are many inconsistencies in my arguments!!!" (Thought)

Cookie Crumbles - "I'm so sorry about that Shadow, we'll always be there if you need anything."

Shadow Sky-"¡¡¡She believed it!!!" (Thought)

Cookie Crumbles-"¡¡¡He's chivalrous, he owns his own house, he knows finances and he's independent!!!" (Thought)

Sweetie Belle - "¿:3?"

Cookie Crumbles - "Oh, right, more importantly Shadow, how did you meet Sweetie Belle, if I remember correctly you met
her before you entered the school right?"

Shadow Sky - "Oh, I met her in a cave."

Cookie Crumbles - "A cave?"

Hondo Flanks - "a cave?"

Rarity - "A cave?"

Shadow Sky - "Yep, I was looking for a ville to settle in, when I heard an almost mesmerizing voice, I went to the cave to see
what it was, and it was Sweetie Belle singing in the middle of the cave."

Cookie Crumbles - "¡This can't get any better!" (Thought)

Shadow Sky-"I approached Sweetie Belle carefully, and when I was behind her I tried to gently get her attention from her...
but it didn't work, so I scared her so much that she jumped up to the roots of the cave ceiling ."

Cookie Crumbles - "Haha, how funny." (Thought)

Shadow Sky-"And since she couldn't go down by herself I had to fly to help her down."

Shadow Sky - "I still don't know how physics applies in that situation." (Thought)

Shadow Sky - "I flew... *blushing* I picked up she... and lowered it carefully..."

Sweetie Belle - "*Blushing*"

Cookie Crumbles-"¡¡¡If it could get better!!!" (Thought)

Cookie Crumbles - "So she was the first pony you met in ville?"

Shadow Sky-"That's right, she gave me a tour of the whole ville, she was really kind and helped me a lot."

Hondo Flanks - "And the next day you ran into her again at school?"

Shadow Sky - "Oh no, she went with me to the library, I was outside in the middle of the night reading a book, she came up
to me and we were looking at the beautiful starry sky, in my kingdom you don't see the sky like that way, and when Sweetie
Belle showed me the sky it was amazing, I hadn't seen it because I was so focused on the book."

Cookie Crumbles - "¡Wow!, what about school?"

Shadow Sky - "Sweetie Belle mentioned her one day, so I decided to sign up too."

Cookie Crumble - "Didn't your parents tell you that you had to study?"

Shadow Sky - "Not really, I decided to do it on my own, the future is not guaranteed without studies."

Cookie Crumbles - "¡¡¡He's responsible and very mature, he's a great catch!!!" (Thought)

She is just like Rarity.

Shadow Sky - "And I think that at the moment it is-"

Cookie Crumbles - "ehem... One last question Shadow...¡¡¡¿How many children do you want to have in the future?!!!"

Everypony... except Shadow - "*Puff*"

Sweetie Belle - "*blushes* ¡¡¡Mom!!!, ¿what kind of question is-"

Shadow Sky - "Mmhh, I guess a female, since I was nine years old I wanted to have children, specifically a girl."

That is not a lie, I have always been attracted to the subject of fatherhood, ahead of my age but what can I say.

Sweetie Belle - "¡¡¡¿And what are you doing answering him?!!!" *blushes*

Shadow Sky - "Mh?, she asked right? ¿:>?"

Sorry, I was a bit naive.

Hondo Flanks - "Honey, don't you think you're going too far with the questions?"

Cookie Crumbles - "Well, maybe yes, don't worry Shadow, I won't ask anymore."

Cookie Crumbles-"Of course I won't ask anymore, after all, not only is he a good match, he is also interested in fatherhood
and he is very mature for her age, mom trusts you Sweetie Belle." (Thought)

She is identical to Rarity... at least in that respect.

Sweetie Belle - "Okay, *blushes* I think that was enough, how about we clear the table and decorate the house?"

Cookie Crumbles - "Sure honey, I'll wash the dirty dishes, you guys go take out the decorations."

Shadow Sky - "oh, let me help you."

Cookie Crumbles - "Don't worry Shadow, you guys do that while I'm done."

Shadow Sky - "I want to help you with this, you have received me very well in your home, I want to return my gratitude no
matter what."

Cookie Crumbles - "¡¡¡❤️This kid is going to kill me❤️!!!" (Thought)

Cookie Crumbles - "O-okay Shadow, can you help me."

Shadow Sky - "Okay, I'll clean them, you rinse."

Cookie Crumbles - "Very good."

Shadow Sky - "I'll be there in a minute Sweetie Belle, we won't be long."

Sweetie Belle - "V-very good."

Sweetie Belle, Rarity and her dad went to get the Christmas decorations, so I stayed talking with Sweetie Belle's mom.

Cookie Crumbles-"So... what do you think of Sweetie Belle? just makes me curious."

Shadow Sky - "Sweetie Belle? She's a very active pony, she's charismatic and fun, she treats me very well... she's always kind
to me... and whenever I fall into the shadows, *blushing* she's there to light the way for me ...uh, I mean, she's a really good
friend haha."

Cookie Crumbles - "...I see haha."

Cookie Crumbles - "¡¡¡❤️Yep, this kid is going to kill me❤️!!!" (Thought)

Meanwhile in another part of the house.

Rarity - "So... what do you think of Shadow? It's just mere curiosity."

Sweetie Belle - "What do I think?... I think he's a very mature pony, he's very considerate, he's very kind... *blushes* he's
very chivalrous... uh! I mean, he's a very good friend haha."

Rarity - "You don't hide it very well sis." (Thought)

Deep Flanks - "..."

Hondo Flanks - "I guess... I have to be alert..." (Thought)

Like a good overprotective father.

Shadow sky - "Okay, we're done."

Cookie Crumbles - "Thanks so much for the help Shadow."

Shadow Sky - "You're welcome, let's help with the decorations."

Sweetie Belle's mom told me where the decorations were, they were in the upper part of a room that they used as a
storage room on the second floor.

Sweetie Belle - "Almost got it."

Rarity - "Careful dear, the ladder is wobbly."

Sweetie Belle - "... al... most!"

Sweetie Belle climbed a ladder to try and reach the box of Christmas decorations, but she couldn't reach it, Rarity and
Hondo didn't study magic for lifting heavy things so they couldn't get it down with magic, so Sweetie Belle climbed up
before they did. Hondo and Rarity.

Rarity - "Better go down dear, let me get on."

Sweetie Belle - "Don't worry sis...almost there...got it...¡¡¡wow!!!"

Rarity - "¡Sweetie Belle!"

The size of the stairs was absurd, it was very high.
Sweetie Belle fell from the stairs but luckily she was coming along with Sweetie Belle's mom.

*fush*

Shadow Sky - "...are you alright?"

Sweetie Belle - "*blushes*, yes, sorry, that was very reckless of me."

Shadow Sky - "I'm not going to deny that but... *blushing* you are forgiven haha."

Cookie Crumbles - "¡Just when I think it couldn't get any better!" (Thought)

Rarity - "Wow, how fast Shadow."

Shadow Sky - "Thanks, I practice boot speed a lot!"

Sweetie Belle - "...mmhh, can I get off now?" *blushes*

Shadow Sky - "Right! Forgive me." *blushes*

Sweetie Belle - "No problem... *blushes* I don't mind..."

I managed to get there in time to save her before she fell to the ground.
After that I lowered it carefully and flew to lower the box.

Shadow Sky - "Here is the box."

Rarity - "Thank you very much Shadow."

Shadow Sky - "You're welcome."

Hondo Flanks - "I'll take the... what the hell?... I didn't remember the box being so heavy..."

Sweetie Belle's dad tried to carry the box but he couldn't, he just moved it slightly.

Shadow Sky - "Don't worry, I'll take her."

I picked her up without much difficulty, flew her down the stairs, and left her in the main room.

Sweetie Belle - "Wow, I didn't know you had that strength."

Shadow Sky - "I guess walking for so many days without stopping takes its toll."

Hondo Flanks - "Wait, walking? Didn't you take the train?"

Shadow Sky - "¡Wait! ¡¡¡¿The village has a train station?!!!"

Cookie Crumbles - "Means-"

Shadow Sky - "I flew across half of Equestria?...yep."

Rarity - "Didn't that tire you out?!"

Shadow Sky - "Not really, I'm used to it...¡¡¡uh!!!, ¡¡¡Let's start with the Christmas tree!!!"

My happiness was overflowing.

Rarity - "I knew you came from another realm but... walking and flying? It seems impossible personally." (Thought)

Hondo Flanks-"What a strange boy, not only his behavior, but also his strength." (Thought)

Cookie Crumbles-"¡¡¡He's fit too!!!" (Thought)

Sweetie Belle - "If we distill distilled water, does it become distilled water x2 or distilled water squared?" (Thought)

We all began to decorate the tree, and after that we decorated the interior of the house, I helped decorate the exterior
since I could fly and it was easier for me, we finished very late and it was already getting dark.

Cookie Crumbles - "Alright everypony, it's time for dinner!"

All the food in this dimension is vegan, I was not used to eating vegan food in my dimension, but I've gotten used to it little
by little, it turns out that there are many foods that are really delicious, although I still don't know how I can eat straw, such I
did some research on my digestive system later.

Rarity - "This was a lovely night, I think I'll retire now, Merry Christmas everypony."

Cookie Crumbles - "Merry Christmas honey, have a good time these days."

Hondo Flanks - "¡¡¡Merry Christmas!!!"

Rarity went home after a full day of decorating and eating.

Cookie Crumbles - "It's too late, we'll go to bed, good night Sweetie, good night Shadow."

Shadow Sky - "Good evening, and once again, thank you very much for having me."

Cookie Crumbles - "No problem, you helped us a lot today, thank you very much for everything."

Shadow Sky - "You're welcome."

Hondo Flanks - "...Good night...childrens..."

Shadow and Sweetie - "...good night?"

Sweetie Belle's dad's menacing gaze was directed at me, the look said, "don't even think about doing something strange",
how scary.

Does anyone reading this remember that we are 11 and 12 years old?

Sweetie Belle - "Today was very fun Shadow, you knew how to brighten the atmosphere."

Shadow Sky - "hehe, I felt a little nervous at first, but your family gave me more security, I was able to relax a lot."

Sweetie Belle and I were in front of the fireplace in the main room, it was very freezing, so we stayed warm for a while
we talked.

Sweetie Belle - "Shadow... do you think we can spend another Christmas... together?"

That's not in my plans but-

Shadow Sky - "I'd love to!"

Words just fall out when it comes to Sweetie Belle... for some strange reason.

Sweetie Belle - "¡¿Really?!"

Shadow Sky - "Of course, it's been a long time since I spent this holiday with a family member, for that I am so grateful, you
invited me to be part of your family on this important holiday... nothing would make me more excited than spending
Christmas with you again ... *blushes* this or any other holiday..."

Sweetie Belle - "¡¡¡*blushes*!!!...really?"

Shadow Sky - "Of course... everything is more... fun when... you're with me."

I closed my eyes slowly and fell asleep, we were on a very soft carpet, the day had exhausted me and I was already sleepy, I
couldn't help it.

Sweetie Belle - "Uh?, Shadow?"

Sweetie Belle - "I think he's already asleep." (Thought)

Shadow Sky - "Sweetie...what time is it?"

I said weakly while still half asleep.

Sweetie Belle - "I-it's 12:4 ..."

Shadow Sky - "...Today... is my birthday..."

After that I fell asleep again.

Sweetie Belle - "...Happy Birthday... Shadow..."

Sleep got the better of her too, she lay down next to me to fall asleep too, and eventually she fell asleep too.

Cookie Crumbles - "...uh?...what time is it?..."

Sweetie Belle's mom got up to put out the Christmas presents.

Cookie Crumbles - "Wow, it's three forty-six, I almost forgot the presents!" (Thought)

She got out of bed and went for the gifts, when she already had them she went to the first floor to place the gifts.

Cookie Crumbles - "¡¡¡❤️*Gasp*❤️!!!"

She saw me and Sweetie Belle lying asleep on the floor in the main room, creating a very adorable image.

Cookie Crumbles - "¡¡¡Could get even better!!!" (Thought)

She left the gifts on the tree and went to the second floor to get a blanket, put the blanket on us and let us sleep peacefully,
that image will never leave her head.

Shadow Sky - "...uh?...what time is it?..."

I was lifting me up.

Shadow Sky - "Wow, it's half past seven... I don't remember this blanket..."

Sweetie Belle - "*yawn*... good morning Shadow."

Shadow Sky - "Good morning Sweetie Belle, I think we fell asleep last night."

Sweetie Belle - "Yes... and this blanket?"

Shadow Sky - "I don't know, when I woke up it was already there."

Sweetie Belle - "Uh, the presents!"

Shadow Sky - "Yep, the presents are here."

Sweetie Belle - "I want to see what's in it for me."

Shadow Sky - "Haha, very good, oh, that's right, I have to be home early today."

Sweetie Belle - "Really, what do you have to do?"

Shadow Sky - "eemm, well...it's a private thing, so I can't tell you, sorry hehe."

Sweetie Belle - "Nah, don't worry, so you have to go now?"

Shadow Sky - "Unfortunately yes, tell your parents that I enjoyed yesterday a lot."

Sweetie Belle - "Okay!"

I opened the door and left but not before thinking about things a bit.

Shadow Sky - "¡¡¡I was asleep with her again!!!, ¡¡¡this hadn't happened since the day of the sleepover!!!, ¡¡¡luckily I woke up first!!!"
(Thought) *super blushes*

Meanwhile Sweetie Belle was anxious to open her presents.

Sweetie Belle - "...mmhh, come to think of it...am I forgetting something?"