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3-11-16/4:21pm

Hello, my Rainbows! ^u^

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I have been waiting to type this chappy since CarcinoCancer asked me to put her OC in this story! X3

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Prepare to meet Marshmallow Creme (© 2015 - I think - by CarcinoCancer)! XD

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Also (4-12-16/8:45am): bloom424 helped me with some ideas for this chappy, so it's dedicated to her and Ash! :3

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Onward, guys! X3

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||Rainbow Dash's POV||

Thanksgiving Tragedy 😢

{Thursday, November 27, 2014/10:00pm, Rainbow Manor Living Room}

      I checked my phone for any calls I may have missed the minute the Pies left the Cakes' house at 9:50pm because I had silenced my phone and felt I was missing something. Turns out I had gotten a heartbreaking text at 8:30pm, while I was chatting away:

11-27-14/8:30pm

👄Mom👄: Dashie, please get to RM the second u get this text! 😢 Scootaloo's mother... I'll tell u the sad news when u get here. HURRY!!!! DX

      Now I'm standing in my living room, hugging a distraught Scootaloo because her adoptive mother, who was a cop and was called in to help with a Thanksgiving shooting in her neighborhood, had been killed by some nut on fucking Thanksgiving. With me are my friends, including Pinkie, who volunteered to come here with me upon seeing my mom's text. Twilight teleported us all here.

      I feel I should mention that Pinkie's hair is flat again. She just got her happiness and joy back! >:( Can't this poor girl catch a break?! :/

"She'll have to stay a few nights 'til the funeral," Thunder Brawn, my buff-ass father, says sadly, pointing to Scootaloo.

"Yes," Rainbow Strike, my model-esque, Supreme Court Justice mother (who also handles smaller cases), replies with both sadness and authority in her voice, "Meanwhile, I have legal documents to take care of. They concern poor Scootaloo."

      Scootaloo stops sobbing into my chest and sniffles, rubbing her red eyes. My BFF's and I engulf her in a group hug.

***

[Time Passes]

||3rd Person POV||

Funeral

{Tuesday, December 2, 2014/10:00am, Ponyville Cemetery}

      Five days ago, on Thanksgiving, no less, tragedy struck poor, 14-year-old Scootaloo: her adoptive mother, Justice, a New Ponyville police officer, had been shot and killed as her squad were trying to stop a homicide before it happened.

      5'5'' and gangly, Scootaloo, dressed in a fitted, black suit, white, oxford button-down, a black tie, and all-black, high top Converse with black shoelaces, stands next to her mother's mahogany, glossy, Equestrian flag-covered coffin at Ponyville Cemetery, sobbing. She is surrounded by her "big sister", Rainbow Dash, who's letting her sob into her silk, black blazer, Rainbow's friends, her own friends, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, and the parents of those currently supporting her during this hard time.

"Why the hell'd you take that dumb call?!," Scootaloo yells at her mother's coffin angrily, making everyone attending her mother's funeral cry more than they already were, "You should've let them handle it. N-now you're g-gone!"

      Applejack, with her long, freckled hands in the pockets of her skinny suit pants, has tears falling down her pale, freckled cheeks. Her mind soon wanders to her own dead parents, buried only a few plots away. In the same damn cemetery, Applejack thinks to herself angrily, frustrated tears spilling from her emerald eyes without her say so, Can ya believe that? This blows. No one should have to suffer this young.

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[Time Passes]

Funeral (Pt. 2)/Dash's Friendship Lesson

{10:30am, Ponyville Cemetery}

      After Scootaloo's mother is buried and the officers of Justice's police squad and other New Ponyville Police Department officers fire their rifles into the air to honor Justice, all attendees of the funeral scatter throughout Ponyville Cemetery, chatting to their respective friends or offering Scootaloo their condolences.

      Scootaloo nods and thanks everyone for coming, but when Justice's squad approaches her, she blames them for her mother's death and angrily turns them away. The officers, plagued by guilt, sadly walk away from her, knowing she needs time to heal.

      Wanting to be alone for once, Scootaloo walks over to a random grave to sulk. However, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle aren't going to just sit around, letting their one real best friend drown in sorrow. The two girls approach Scootaloo, hoping to lift her spirits, even just a little.

"Scoots," Apple Bloom, dressed in a black, long-sleeved, knee-length pleated dress with a scalloped, baby doll collar, sheer, black tights, black kitten heels, and a black hair bow, begins with a smile, her pale, freckled hands in the pockets of her black, waist-length peacoat.

"Go away!," Scootaloo tells Apple Bloom angrily, unaware that Sweetie was there too.

"But, Scootie," Sweetie, in a black turtleneck mini dress, black leggings, black, suede, knee boots, and a black, knee-length peacoat with a pleated skirt replies, calling Scootaloo by a loving nickname, "We -"

"GO AWAY!," Scootaloo yells at her friends, making their eyes tear up.

      Scootaloo stomps away from her friends, not wanting to hear their kind words, but wallow in self-pity. Rainbow Dash, seeing this heartbreaking interaction, flies over to Scootaloo at high speed, her hands in her skinny jeans' pockets, and lands in front of her, hoping to talk sense into her "younger sister". Rainbow's sudden appearance startles Scootaloo.

"H-hey, Dash," Scootaloo says to her 5'10", colorful idol, trying to smile.

"Scoots," Rainbow replies, her hands still in the pockets of her black skinny jeans, "Don't just - blow off your closest friends. I did that to my friends once and they had no clue I wanted to die. They arrived in that bathroom when it was nearly too late. They love you, Scoots. Don't shut 'em out. Don't make the same mistake I did."

      Scootaloo takes Rainbow's words to heart, hugs her "older sister", and runs over to hug her friends. Rumble, Onyx Wings, Phoenix Flare, and Apple Bloom's cousin, Babs, join in on the hug, trying to console the now sobbing Scootaloo.

      Rainbow Dash smiles at her #1 fan, happy that she got the younger teen to see reason. But when did I get so damn sappy?!, Rainbow thinks with a silent chuckle as she takes off, Geeze!

***

[Time Passes]

||Scootaloo's POV||

Adoption Again (Becoming Dash's Real Sister! X3)

{12:30pm, Rainbow Strike's Office, Canterlot Justice Courthouse, Canterlot, Equestria}

      A few hours after my mom's funeral, I'm sitting in the office of Justice Rainbow Strike, Rainbow Dash's mom XD, in the Canterlot Justice Courthouse, Equestria's Supreme Court. Yeah, Dash's mom isn't just a judge, she's the judge, occasionally taking on smaller cases. So I've been told.

      Damn, sitting in the huge office of a judge is boring! >_< Like, what the actual hell am I supposed to do in -

"Scootaloo?," I hear pant suit-clad Mrs. Rainbow Strike ask kindly from behind her large, rosewood desk, her raspy voice almost similar to Rainbow Dash's, her usual colorful, high ponytail sleek and shiny.

"Yeah?," I reply, confused, my hands still in my orange Converse hoodie's pockets.

      Well I wasn't gonna stay dressed up forever! Once the funeral was over, we went back to Rainbow Manor to eat, then we changed into normal clothes. Dash, Dash's friends, and I were brought here to the courthouse for some reason. Dash and the rest of the Main 6 are outside. They must've known it was ridiculously boring in here.

"Mom!," Rainbow Dash yells in alarm as she bursts through the office door, "They're here!"

"Who's here?!," I ask, beyond confused.

"The Orphans Group," Mrs. Rainbow Strike says kindly, trying to smile, "Th-they -"

"Help orphans find homes," I say, smiling, "They're the reason Justice adopted me."

"Yes," Mrs. Rainbow Strike replies, "And I know. They helped many an orphan."

"Yes, we have," says a short, thin, redheaded woman I recognize, "And we must discuss where poor Scootaloo will live now."

"Fiery Star!," I say excitedly as I hug the redhead, making her smile.

"You remember me, eh, Scoots?," Fiery Star replies in her soft voice, grinning.

"Of course I do!," I say, "Just like last time, you're here repping TOG!"

"Yeah," Fiery says, "We gotta find you a home again! Or you'll just have to go back to Ponyville Orphanage."

"No," Rainbow Dash says firmly, surrounded by her friends, surprising us all.

      She now looks like she surprised herself, lol. But why'd she say "no" like that?! Mrs. Rainbow Strike asks Dash,

"Honey, why'd you say that?"

"Because," Dash begins, grinning, "She can stay with us! I mean, why not?! She's been with us for five days already. And I'm like her big sister."

"Good point," Dash's mom replies, making me very excited.

"Well," Fiery begins, "That would be really nice, but you'd need the documentation to -"

"We have Justice's will to give Scootaloo permission to stay with us," Mrs. Rainbow Strike says seriously, her left hand holding a piece of trifolded paper in front of her.

"Really, now?," Fiery asks, taking the piece of paper, "Well, let's see what it says!"

Yes, let's see what it says. Because it makes no sense. She just died. How does Dash's mom have her will already? Unless... Did my mom know she'd die?! O[]O

"I'll sum up the will," Mrs. Rainbow Strike says quietly, "The Last Will and Testament of Justice, which includes a letter to Scootaloo here, states that Justice thinks that, because my daughter, Rainbow Dash, has become a 'big sister' to Scootaloo, if anything was to happen to her, Scootaloo was to come live with us. She wanted us to adopt Scootaloo if she passed."

      Fiery Star continues to read the will to herself in the silence that swallowed the room and then nods. She then asks me,

"So whadoya think of that, Scoots? You think you'd like living with the Rainbow family? Being a part of it?"

"You'd be my real sister, Scoots!," Rainbow Dash says excitedly, making me, and her friends, grin so big, Pinkie Pie's hair poofing back into curls.

      I can't believe what I'm hearing! Me? Rainbow Dash's sister?! A million times yes!!!!

"Yes, yes, YES!," I say happily, hugging Dash tightly.

"That settles it, then," Fiery Star says happily, "Now we gotta get the legal stuff sorted out!"

      As Fiery Star and my future mom "sort out the legal stuff", Dash and her friends begin chatting.

"Well that was unexpected!," Dash says, a surprised look on her face, "I just wanted Scoots to have a real home. Who knew her mom wanted her to stay with us?!"

"Makes sense," Applejack replies, smiling, "Seein' as you're 'er 'big sis' an' all."

"That's nice," Twilight begins with a frown, "But Scootaloo can't fly! How will RM be good for her?"

"Are you forgetting the enchantment on her house already, darling?," Rarity chimes in with a chuckle, checking her reflection in her phone's mirror screen, "How do you think we're able to visit Rainbow?"

"Oh, right," Twilight says to her friends sheepishly, turning red, "(*To me*) Sorry!"

"It's okay," I tell Twilight, too happy about my new home and family to care.

"This is awesome news!," Pinkie Pie adds, grinning like mad, "(*Suddenly frowning*) 'Cause being an orphan blows!"

"Eh, somewhat," Applejack, an orphan like Pinkie and I, replies, smiling warmly at us, "But as long as ya got a home and a family that loves ya, it ain't so bad!"

      Wise words, A.J. Wise words.

***

[Time Passes]

New Family, New Room XD

{Friday, December 5, 2014/2:00pm, Scootaloo's New Bedroom, Rainbow Manor}

      It is official: I'm a member of the Rainbow Family! Justice Rainbow Strike is my new mom, Thunder Brawn, a Weather Factory worker, is my new dad, and, oh my Celestia, RAINBOW DASH, THE AWESOMEST PERSON, LIKE, EVER, IS MY REAL SISTER! XD Asdfjklasdfjkl. I has 0 words to describe how I feel right now! ;P

      At the moment I'm moving my last box of stuff from my old room into my new one. My old room is nothing compared to this one; this one's the size of a small house! Okay, so that's an exaggeration, but it is twice, maybe even 3 times the size my old room was. Thunder Brawn helps me move the last box, labeled "Posters/Fan Stuff", near my bed and says to me, grinning,

"There ya go, kiddo! Make yourself at home!"

"Thanks," I begin with hesitation, not sure if I should call him "dad" yet, "... Dad."

      There's a look of surprise on his face for a fraction of a second, but his expression immediately turns into a loving one.

"Anytime, Scootie," Thunder Brawn says with a warm smile, exiting my room.

      I smile as he shuts my bedroom door behind him. I sit on my new bed, which has a cloud mattress like all the beds in this house - and has had me as its owner for 3 days - and begin to cry.

"I miss you, mom," I say aloud to myself, "But I have a new family now. Please forgive me for forgetting you in my excitement! It was only for a sec., but I still forgot you! I feel awful!"

      I sob even harder, hoping to Celestia that no one can hear me.

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[Time Passes]

||Rainbow Dash's POV||

Concern :3

{2:07pm, Rainbow Dash's Bedroom, Rainbow Manor}

"How do you think she's coping?," Soarin' asks me, tying the white shoelace of his left black, canvas Converse sneaker, "she" being Scootaloo.

      Awww, Soar cares about Scootaloo! XD I would hope so, she's gonna be one of his in-laws now! 💖u💖 I squeal internally and say,

"I'm sure she's okay, but it'll be a while before she fully heals. Then again, the funeral was three days ago. (*Sighs*) I don't know the answer to your question."

      Soarin' nods and his expression turns sad as he looks at my sad expression. He walks over to me as I pull my hair into a messy bun and wraps his arms around my waist from behind.

"Sorry for springing that question on you," Soar replies and then slides the spiked fabric of my cropped, cyan, baggy sweater off of my left shoulder to kiss it.

"I-it's ok-kay," I stammer, blushing, trying not to moan at his touch.

      He'll be the death of me, I swear. :O I pull my sweater back over my shoulder and sigh as Soar puts his navy coat on.

"Wait!," I say in alarm, "It's two pm! Your friend still covering for you?"

"Yeah," Soar replies and kisses my lips, "It's all good."

"Call him," I say, worried, "Just in case."

"Babe," Soar says, chuckling as he hugs me, "Everything's fine. I told him to cover me 'til four. I'll be okay, beautiful."

      He gently rubs my back to calm my nerves. However, his touch drives me nuts, so I'm even more jittery. Him kissing me at the moment and my magenta underwear and sweater-clad state isn't helping, either. Ugh. Stop being so damn perfect, Soarin'. I know he says I'm perfect too, but OMC, he's so wonderful.

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[Time Passes]

||3rd Person POV||

Preparation and Skimpy Costumes

{Saturday, December 13, 2014/8:20pm, Canterlot High's Auditorium, Backstage}

      The Main 6, the strong, teenage heroes of Equestria, will be singing for the entire school this evening, in the CHS Christmas Special, 2014. If only the two tomboys, Rainbow Dash and Applejack, would stop lounging backstage and get into their costumes.

"Oh, girls, you look fabulous!," Rarity, who is already in costume, tells Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle, and Pinkie Pie, beaming with pride.

      The other girls find the rather... revealing costumes questionable, seeing as this was a school event, but neither have the heart to tell Rarity her designs are inappropriate, especially Fluttershy.

      The backless dresses are thigh-length, with a bustier-like, waist-length bodice with a V-shaped hem, a loosely pleated "skater" skirt connected to the bodice, and black, 2-inch, leather straps that crisscross in the back, connecting to the skirt at the waistline. Each dress has a black, leather belt with buckles shaped like each girl's Cutie Mark. The top of the bodice and hem of the skirt are trimmed with fluffy, white, faux fur. Faux because Fluttershy would either cry or have a heart attack if it was real fur. The costume also includes black, faux leather, knee-high boots with 4-inch heels and thigh-high, green and white-striped socks with red and white candy canes printed on them.

"I guess," begins Twilight, smiling, yet still trying to hide the fact that she likes the way the bodice pushes up her small, 32 A breasts upward, making them look bigger.

"Yeah," Fluttershy, who usually dresses more modestly than this, says slowly with sarcasm, looking at her dress in shock, "...Fabulous."

"Holy shit!," Pinkie exclaims happily, admiring her curves in a full-length mirror, "We're hot!"

"Aren't we?," Rarity says happily, now admiring her own reflection in another mirror, "Now. (*Looking at Rainbow and Applejack*) For our two favorite tomboys."

      Smiling, Rarity holds up the costumes made for the taller girls. As she mentions them, Rainbow, dressed in a white, cable-knit, long-sleeved, rib cage-length turtleneck with shoulder cutouts, black, skinny, leather pants, and black, suede, knee-high, buckled boots, looks up from the game on her phone. At the same time, Applejack, dressed in an orange, long-sleeved, waist-length, tucked in turtleneck, simple blue jeans, and brown, calf-length winter boots, looks up from where she sits, backwards, in a black chair near one of the makeup tables.

      The two tomboys' eyes widen and they look at each other.

"RUN!," Rainbow and Applejack yell to each other in unison, hopping out of their chairs.

***

[Time Passes]

Fluttershy's Not-So-Secret Admirer

{8:30pm, CHS' Auditorium, Backstage}

      A tan girl with purple, wavy, waist-length hair that has orange tips is standing behind the royal-blue, velvet curtains of the stage of Canterlot High's auditorium. She is watching the Main 6, who are preparing for their Christmas performance backstage, from 5 feet away.

      Rarity had finally caught up with the tomboys, one of them being the fastest teenager alive, and got them to put on their costumes. How? She promised Applejack a caramel apple with salted peanuts, her favorite snack as a child. As for Rainbow, all she had to do was flatter her massive ego. She also said her figure + the dress would drive Soarin' crazy!

"You already have on great makeup," Rarity says happily, referring to Rainbow's rockstar-y smoky eyes and red lipstick, "Everyone's makeup should look like this! We're going to have curled hair, though."

"Uh," begins Rainbow from the makeup/hair chair backstage, "O-kaaay?"

      Rarity has Mad Styles, or "Maddie", CHS' student hair guru and makeup extraordinaire (her words) who helps CHS performers with makeup, hair, and costumes, spend a few minutes doing every girl's makeup and nearly an hour doing their hair. She kept Rarity's fabulous curls the same, but the other girls got hair makeovers:

Applejack:

-Huge curl, curled inward, on the front, right side of her head

-High ponytail in one huge curl

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Twilight:

-Her usual, straight, blunt bangs

-Straight hair with curled ends and glitter in her pink and purple streaks

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Rainbow:

-The right side of her head still semi-shaved with the hair still being long enough to put a hair clip in and straight

-The 6 colors of her hair curled individually and the green, chin length wisp of hair on the right, semi-shaved side is curled too (the red, orange, and yellow was always eye-length)

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Pinkie:

-Bump in the front

-Looser curls in a high ponytail

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Fluttershy:

-2 thick braids on each side of her head

-2 curled ponytails with hair hanging out of the ponytails and curled

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"So beautiful!," the tan girl who had been watching them says aloud, making Fluttershy squeak with fright.

"Uh," Rainbow says, confused, her black eyeliner-rimmed eyes wide, "Thanks? Now who are you?"

"Marshmallow Creme," the girl says confidently, similar to the way Rainbow talks herself, "I help with the lights and stuff."

      5'2'', cocky, and crushing on Fluttershy - HARD, Marshmallow Creme, known as "Marshie" by those closest to her, is a 15-year-old stagehand. She helps the drama club with their performances just as much as the costumers do.

"Why, thank you, darling!," Rarity says, grinning, "We do look fabulous, don't we?"

"Well, yeah, you guys do," Marshmallow says, nodding in agreement, "But I was talking about Fluttershy."

      Rarity looks offended, but everyone else looks surprised (Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie) or confused (Rainbow and Fluttershy).

"Th-thank you," Fluttershy tells Marshmallow shakily with a small, but warm smile, which metaphorically makes Marshmallow's heart stop.

"A-anytime," Marshmallow says nervously, tugging at her red t-shirt with "Canterlot High" etched on the front and looking down at her black and blue, plaid skirt.

      Marshmallow hides behind her hair the way her crush does, the bangs covering her right eye being the perfect cover. Marshmallow looks up through her hair and says,

"So, uh, you guys ready for your act?"

"YEAH, TOTALLY!," Pinkie yells happily, bouncing.

"I just wanna get this over with so I can get out of this," Applejack replies, her left index finger gesturing to her costume, "It don't feel natural. Or comfortable."

"Uh, A.J.?," Rainbow says, giggling, "I don't think Rares meant for this outfit to be comfortable. Anyway, about this performance: LET'S DO THIS! The faster we do this, the faster we can go home."

"I do love singing," Twilight says excitedly, "But Rainbow makes a good point, too. We're staying at Rainbow Manor this Christmas Break! Eeee-he-he!"

"Oh, goodness!," Fluttershy begins nervously with wide, teal eyes, "I can't believe I'll be - *Gulp* - singing in front of the whole school! Again!"

"Aaand those who bought tickets!," Pinkie says excitedly, once again oblivious to Fluttershy's nervousness.

"What?," Rainbow asks, her left, violet eyebrow raised high.

"As President of CHS' Event Planning Committee," Pinkie begins with a smile, "I suggested that we have parents and friends buy tickets for this event. That way, CHS can afford everything for this and other events!"

"Oh," Rainbow replies, nodding, "Cool."

"We're on at nine," Rarity says, smiling, "So let's put these on."

      Rarity holds up 6 clear headbands, each of which have small, red Santa hats glued onto them. Each of the Main 6 girls take a headband and place it on their heads. The little Santa hats seem to be stuck to the left side of their heads, almost 2 inches from the tops of their heads.

"Awww!," Rarity squeals happily, looking up at her hat, "We look so cute! We look like Santa's little helpers!"

"Pfft," Rainbow replies with a humorless laugh, her expression one of boredom with a hint of anger, "More like Santa's little ho-"

"Don't," Applejack tells Rainbow flatly, covering the prismatic teen's mouth before the profane word could escape her lips, "Just... don't. Must you always be so inappropriate?"

      Rainbow snorts and shoves Applejack's hand away from her face.

"Since when have I not been inappropriate?," Rainbow asks no one in particular, "I regret nothing."

      The Main 6 and Marshmallow all laugh.

***

[Time Passes]

Thunder's Little Girl

{9:30pm, Right Behind CHS' Auditorium Stage Curtains}

"You ready, girls?," Twilight asks the rest of the Main 6, grinning widely.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Rainbow Dash replies, her eye roll indicating that she was still annoyed that they had to sing in tiny dresses.

      Not to mention that parents would be watching. Her parents included. The minute Thunder Brawn sees his little princess dressed like a stripper doing a Christmas performance, he'd hop onto the stage, snatch Rainbow right off of it, and scold her while draping his coat over her.

      Did Rarity even think these costumes through?, Rainbow asks herself, nervously peeking through the curtains to see if her parents made it to this event. They made it. Even worse is that they're in the 2nd row of floor seats, which are pretty close to the stage. Rainbow groans and steps away from the curtains.

***

[Time Passes]

Aftermath and Flirting

{10:20pm, CHS' Auditorium, Backstage}

      After the Main 6's exciting performance of "All I Want For Christmas Is You", which included cutesy dance moves, Rainbow Dash getting carried away and suddenly directing her verses toward her boyfriend of 3 years (and now fiancé), Soarin' Skies, and an angry Thunder Brawn criticizing his older daughter's performance costume, as Rainbow predicted, the girls are backstage again, preparing to leave for Rainbow Manor.

"My dad is so - ugh," Rainbow, still in costume, says angrily, rolling her eyes.

"You guys were great!," Cheese Sandwich, Pinkie Pie's eccentric boyfriend, tells the Main 6 happily, grinning in the same manner his girlfriend does.

"Yeah...," Soarin' says as the other girls' boyfriends join him and Cheese backstage, his green eyes fixed on Rainbow, "(*As he hugs Rainbow, smirking*) And sexy."

"You pervert," Rainbow replies with a giggle, swatting Soarin's chest, "This, right here, is why my dad freaked."

      The Main 6 and their boyfriends laugh.

      The girls shoo the boys from backstage, change back into their original clothes, and leave the school, excited about Christmas Break.

***

[Time Passes]

A 2nd Home

{11:25pm, Rainbow Manor}

      Luggage in tow, the Main 6 enter Rainbow Manor, full of excited energy. It is as if they ate too much sugar... And then ate more on top of that.

"Well, girls," begins Rainbow Strike, smiling wide, "Welcome home!"

      The girls cheer loudly, making Rainbow Strike beam like a proud mother (which she is). Thunder Brawn offers to take their luggage to the guest rooms they'll be staying in.

"Ah, yes," says Rainbow Strike, still grinning, "The guest rooms. You girls all have warm, comfy beds waiting for you in the guest rooms on the 2nd half of the 3rd floor, closest to Rain's room. I was gonna just put in average decor, ya know? But Rain here, bless her little heart, said 'No! These rooms need personality! Their personalities!'. So I had the rooms decorated with you girls in mind. Come see!"

      The girls look at each other, eyebrows raised in surprise, and then follow Rainbow Strike to the guest rooms on the 2nd half of the 3rd floor, which is to the left of the left, cloud staircase which has wrought iron railings painted white.

      The 3rd floor is lined with white, single doors. The white hallway, with walls decorated with a Greek key border, is bookended by white, twin doors, with one set being the doors to Rainbow Strike and Thunder Brawn's room, and the other set being the doors to Rainbow Dash's room.

      The group of women, with Rainbow Dash following behind them, turn toward Rainbow Dash's room.

"To your left," Rainbow Strike says, pointing towards the first door near Rainbow's room, which is decorated with a large, wooden apple painted red with a brown stem and a green leaf, "Is A.J.'s room. The one across from it, with the pink, felt butterfly, is for Flutters. Since A.J. is closest to Dashie, and Flutters has been with her her whole life, Rain and I agreed that their rooms should be closest to her."

      The girls say "Awww!", making Rainbow Dash blush furiously.

"Thanks for that, mom," Rainbow says through gritted teeth, referring to her embarrassment.

"Sorry, Dashie," Rainbow Strike says to her daughter jokingly, giggling, "(To the girls) Anyway, the room next to A.J.'s is Pinkie's, with pink, blue, and yellow balloons on the handle. I thought it fit her."

"I love it!," Pinkie replies, bouncing and grinning.

"The one across from hers is Twily's," Rainbow Strike continues, giving Twilight Sparkle a warm, motherly smile, "It has her Cutie Mark drawn on notebook paper. For a schoolgirl touch!"

"NEEERRRDDD!," Rainbow Dash yells out jokingly, smirking.

"Huh-larious," Twilight says sarcastically, smiling and shaking her head as the others laugh.

"The one next to Twily's is, of course, Rarity's!," Rainbow Strike says, "We put a metal 'R', painted with glittery, purple paint, on the door, and surrounded it with blue rhinestones, which resemble her Cutie Mark."

"It's fabulous!," Rarity replies, stars in her sapphire eyes, "Thank you!"

"Well if the door decor have you all giddy," begins Rainbow Strike, "Wait 'til ya see the inside! We'll start with A.J."

"Alright," Applejack replies as Rainbow Strike opens the door to her guest room.

      The instant the door opens, the smell of cinnamon and apples hits them with the force of, well, one of Applejack's apple bucking kicks! The room's lights are still on.

      Applejack's not-so-tan-anymore jaw drops and her emerald eyes widen, her usual calm, almost emotion-deficit demeanor broken, awe taking over.

      Reds, oranges, greens, and old-fashioned elements adorn the room. The enchanted cloud bed's frame, headboard, footboard, and the dresser, to the left of the bedroom door, are wooden. The white, cotton sheets are topped with an apple-red comforter. There are a few pillows: 2 standard, cloud pillow shams (with orange, linen pillow cases); a white, linen, throw pillow with a simple orange, plaid, fleece apple patch, with a black outline, sewn onto it; and one red, satin, apple-shaped throw pillow with a green, satin stem and leaf sewn onto it. An orange, fleece, plaid blanket, which matches the linen pillow's plaid apple, is folded the long way and draped horizontally over the foot of the bed. Atop a small, red napkin with apples embroidered on it in gold thread, sits Applejack's favorite childhood snack: a red apple covered with caramel and salted peanuts.

      Applejack regains her albeit emotionless composure and clears her freckled throat.

"Y'all didn't have to do this," Applejack says to Rainbow Strike and Rainbow Dash, "But thanks."

"Of course!," Rainbow Strike replies excitedly, "We just want you to know that you're welcome here anytime!"

"This room is fabulously rustic," Rarity says, looking around the room with a smile, "Minus the flat screen TV above the dresser. I do want to see the others. Especially mine!"

      Rainbow Dash rolls her violet eyes and gestures for everyone to follow her.

"Next stop on the Guest Room Express: Flutters' room!," Rainbow Dash tells them with a smile as they approach the room across from Applejack's.

"Yay!," Fluttershy says in a barely-audible whisper.

      Rainbow Strike opens the door to Fluttershy's guest room and the 7 women enter the room quietly. Rainbow Strike had, of course, left this room's lights on as well.

"Oh my goodness," Fluttershy says softly, in awe like Applejack was, "It's so pretty."

"Oh my stars, yes!," Rarity replies, her eyes starry again.

"It fits you, sugar cube," Applejack chimes in, giving Fluttershy a warm smile.

"Doesn't it, though?," Rainbow Dash says with a grin.

      From the yellow comforter with butterflies embroidered on it, to the stuffed animals sitting atop pillows, leaning against the bed's white, wooden headboard, the room definitely says "Fluttershy".

"I love it," Fluttershy says with a smile, running her long, pale fingers along the top of the white, wooden dresser, which is bare, natural wood like the headboard.

"Oh, I'm so happy you do," Rainbow Strike replies, grinning, as Fluttershy grabs a stuffed lion from her bed and sits on the edge of it, "I just felt you would!"

"Next room, guys, come on," Rainbow Dash says impatiently, snapping her fingers, "No offense, but it's, like, almost midnight."

"Good point," Applejack says, nodding, "We can admire our rooms the whole break. I'm sleepy, anyway."

"Me too," says Twilight, "After tonight's performance, I could sleep for a year."

"Why, Twilight, if ya did that, how would you pass eleventh grade?," Applejack replies with a smirk, her arms folded, as they exit Fluttershy's room, "You'd miss important tests or whatnot."

"Oh my gosh, you're right!," Twilight says in alarm, her purple eyes wide, "I'd have to... to r-repeat the year, re-learning things I already kn-knew!"

      Applejack then fist-bumps Rainbow Dash and the fact that Applejack had just used her bookaholic nature against her clicks.

"APPLEJACK, YOU ASSHOLE!," Twilight yells at the now cackling blonde, miffed that Applejack had just sent her into a panic.

"I can't believe she actually fell for that!," Rainbow Dash says, laughing so hard that her laugh is inaudible.

"I know!," Applejack replies, laughing almost as hard, snorting here and there.

"Reaaal funny, A.J.," Twilight says angrily, "You know you have one of those names that can be messed with, right? From now on, you'll be known as 'Ass-lejack'. (*Laughing*) So ha!"

      The 7 women laugh together as they walk down the hall and continue their little tour.

***

[Time Passes]

||Applejack's POV||

Best. Bath. EVER.

{12:15pm, Applejack's Guest Room Bathroom, Rainbow Manor}

      I'm sittin' in probably the most over-the-top bathtub in Equestria, the apple and cinnamon-scented bubbles coverin' my nude body completely. It's one of those Jacuzzi tubs you see in hotels.

      I had grabbed that caramel apple Dash's family were kind enough to place on my bed and now I'm takin' the best bath I've ever taken in water with an adjustable temperature (by some remote), with bubble bath that softens your skin (Dash told me) and makes you smell hella good, and my head's restin' on this adjustable, silk pillow thing stuck to the tub.

      Eatin' this here apple treat while takin' a bath this wonderful makes me feel like a damn queen or somethin'. I don't want this bath to end!

***

[Time Passes]

||Soarin's POV||

Dashie, Meet Dad

{Sunday, December 14, 2014/5:00pm, Blue Skies' Residence, Cloudsdale, Equestria}

      Sometime before Thanksgiving, when I just couldn't take my mother's hatred for my fiancée anymore, I decided to try to locate my father.

      Mom said he wanted nothing to do with me, but I think, based on my years living with her (and her bad attitude), he wanted nothing to do with her and I was kept from him.

      I did everything to locate him. I found his number and, when I called him and told him who I was, he nearly cried and said he wanted to see me. We arranged a meeting and talked forever about how our lives have been. During said meeting, at his home, my suspicions were confirmed: He left my mother and she, out of anger, kept me from him. As I left his house, I promised to keep in touch.

      I never told my mother I had found my father, Blue Skies, until that one fateful night, a.k.a. Thanksgiving, when I finally had enough and told her I was moving out. Our argument (Script):

Me (*Yelling*): I'M SO TIRED OF THE WAY YOU TREAT HER! YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS SHE GETS TO HAVE WHAT YOU DON'T: A HAPPY LIFE WHERE HER DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE. AND A HAPPY, PERFECT RELATIONSHIP WITH A GUY WHO THINKS SHE'S THE CENTER OF THE DAMN UNIVERSE!

Mom: JEALOUS?! *Laughs* OF WHAT?! BEING A WILD, SUICIDAL, NUT JOB WHO'S PLAYING HER FIANCÉ LIKE A FIDDLE? NO, I'M NOT JEALOUS OF THAT.

Me (*Angry, but not yelling*): Wow. You'll never get tired of pulling out the suicide card, will you? She was in a dark place, but you, like the bullies that made her feel that she had to fucking die to get peace, mock her repeatedly! I can't. I just can't anymore. I want out. I'm leaving.

Mom (*Shocked/Confused*): Leaving?! Where are you going? You have nowhere to go!

Me: Yeah I do. Dad's.

Mom: WHAT?! Your father didn't want you from the beginning! How would he be any help to you?

Me: I talked with him. Have been talking to him for two weeks. Even met him. He's pretty damn cool.

Mom: Wh-wha-?

Me: I knew you'd try to stop me from talking to him, so I never told you. Anyways, I'm leaving. Don't worry, I'll call you now and then. I just can't stay here.

      After that, I told her I still loved her and left. I've been staying with my very accepting dad ever since.

      Now I'm here at his house with Rainbow Dash for dinner, hoping to Luna that my dad'll be accepting of her.

"I can't believe your mom kept you away from him," Dashie says sadly, her right arm linked with my left, "(*Chuckling*) Well, I can, but you get the point. I'm just glad you found him."

"Me too," I reply, pulling my copy of the house key from my jeans' front, right pocket.

      Since I've been staying with my dad since late November, I was trusted with a copy of the house key.

      I unlock the front door and Rain and I step inside. She and I take our coats off, stuff our gloves and hats into our coat sleeves, and hang our coats on the coat rack to the left of us.

"Ah," begins a voice, "You're here!"

"Yeah, dad," I reply.

"Um, hi," Dashie says nervously, looking at her black snow boots.

      Due to my mother constantly insulting her, Dash is now freakin' traumatized, so she's kinda putting up her guard again.

"Dashie," I begin, using my right index finger to lift her head by her chin, "It's okay. He's not her. He complimented you the moment I showed him a pic of us. He knows about the piercings, tattoos, Rock obsession, and punky hair. (*Laughing*) And the twenty-four seven swearing."

"Really?," Rain asks, "He's not gonna bullshit me?"

      Tears swell in her eyes and she clinches her fists. It's heartbreaking.

"I'm not gonna 'bullshit' you," my dad replies, air quoting "bullshit", "I have no desire to treat you like you're less than I am 'cause you have your own style. (*Chuckling*) If anything, it makes you more real. Besides, in case you haven't noticed, I have the Prince of Darkness himself on my shirt. Rock is my life."

      My angel's beautiful, violet eyes widen twice their normal size. Rain and my dad excitedly talk about Rock music for a while, with the occasional comment from me.

      This is gonna be great. 😆

***

[Time Passes]

||Rainbow Dash's POV||

Holiday Sleepover

{Tuesday, December 16, 2014/2:30am, Rainbow Dash's Bedroom}

      Almost 2 days after my awesome dinner with Soarin' and his cool dad, my friends and I are having a girly-ish sleepover, which we planned after I got home from that dinner.

      I had promised them the details of this dinner, so we decided to have a sleepover to chat about it and other stuff.

      At 2:30am, hours after all of our sleepover fun, I'm underwear-clad with an open baseball jersey on, sitting in front of my bed, on my royal-blue bean bag, sharing the details of my dinner with Soar and his dad.

"Here's a pic," I say after telling them that Soar had found his dad, holding up my silver phone.

      The pic is of me, Soar, and Soar's dad, Blue Skies, wrapping our arms around each other's shoulders, me being in the middle. I had on a black, ribbed turtleneck, but Soar and Blue had on regular, long-sleeved tees. Soar's was just a plain, pale-blue, while Blue's was black with Ozzy Osbourne on it.

"Oh my," Rarity says with her left hand on her left cheek, smiling, "I see where Soarin' got his looks from!"

      Twilight, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Sunset Shimmer (whom we asked to join us), Rarity, and I giggle. Applejack just smiles, rolling her eyes.

"Seriously, Rares?," I ask, smiling with my left eyebrow raised, "He's, like, thirty-six."

"He's still hot," Sunset chimes in, munching on Lays.

      We laugh and I say,

"And awesome. As you can see, he's a fan of Rock music. He plays the drums."

"For realz?!," Pinkie asks excitedly, the hem of her blue nightgown flapping as she jumps up.

"Yeah," I reply, grinning, "Soarin' told him I play wicked guitar solos, so I spent about an hour playing different solos from different songs."

"Wow," Sunset says, "Cool! On a completely unrelated topic: You got any pickles?"

"Umm," I say with a giggle, my eyebrow raised again, "Check the kitchen?"

"Thanks!," Sunset says with more excitement than necessary.

      Then Sunset and her baby bump leave my room. I guess pickles are her pregnancy craving. My mom craved pomegranates with me, lol (don't ask)!

"I wonder what it feels like to be pregnant," Rarity says and we shrug.

"Seems like it's damn irritatin'," Applejack replies, "How many times has Sunset gone to the bathroom? Eighteen?"

"Nah," I chime in as they laugh, smirking, "I'd say about... a million."

      We laugh as Sunset enters my room, holding a dill pickle in a sandwich bag. Lol, Sunny. WTF. It's, like, 2:42am. 😂

"Reeeaaal funny, guys," Sunset replies, smiling, "(*Holds up pickle, grinning*) I found the pickles, though! You guys have dill and the spicy ones! It's awesome!"

"There's different kinds of pickles and you didn't bother to get us any?!," Applejack asks, frowning, laying on the floor to my left, her feet propped on the edge of my bed and her hands at her sides, "Some friendship we got."

"Oh, you wanted one?," Sunset asks, her eyes wide, "I didn't know! I'll go get -"

"Calm yourself, sugar," Applejack replies with a chuckle as we laugh, "I'm just messin' with ya."

"Trolling a pregnant woman," I say, shaking my head, "Shame on you, A.J.!"

"Ha, ha," A.J. says, grinning while we laugh, "(*Suddenly serious*) In all honesty, though, I'm bored as hell. And sometimes, I wanna punch Mac in the face. It'll be a bit hard, though, seein' as he's built solid an' all."

"Oh my Celestia, why?," I ask, dying of laughter with the girls, "And have you met you? You have manly strength Superman would be jealous of!"

"Nah," A.J. says, laughing with us, "It was easier when we were little; he was still a walkin' string bean. And why? 'Cause he an' Barney ain't gettin' along."

"WHAT?!," Pinkie asks, her blue eyes the size of dinner plates, "I thought he was an avid Barneyjack supporter!"

"Uh," A.J. replies, turning over on her belly to look at Pinkie, her left eyebrow raised, "Yeaaahhh... no. Like me, he can get carried away with protectin' his younger siblin'. He an' Barney only agree on one thing: that I'm a 'workaholic' and I 'need a break'. Can you believe them?"

"Yes," The girls and I say in unison, each of us wearing different facial expressions.

"Whatever," A.J. says, rolling her eyes as we laugh.

      A.J. flips onto her back and rests her feet on the edge of my bed again, her hands behind her head.

"Now what?," Sunset asks and then pops the last bite of her dill pickle into her mouth.

"I have no idea," Twilight answers, staring, wide-eyed, at her fuchsia polish-covered toenails, "We've done everything we could at a sleepover."

"Except the 'sleep' part," Applejack says, staring at the ceiling, "(*Gently finger-combing my hair*) Dash is startin' to use my left leg as a pillow, so we should hit the hay."

      We nod in agreement. But just as we start to get ready for bed, I hear a knock on my balcony door.

"What in Equestria?," Applejack says, frowning, "It's almost three!"

"I know," Twilight says, "Who could that be?"

      I ignore them and approach my balcony door; I know who it is. He's tall, hot, and he makes me feel safe. Soarin' Skies.

      The question is: Why the hell is he here at 2:55am?! O.O

"What the hell, Soar?," I ask as Soarin' enters my room through my unlocked balcony door, laughing.

"Just came to visit you," he says, giving me a peck on my lips, but as he spots my friends, he adds, "Aaand your friends, apparently. How is everyone?"

"Sleepy," I say, smirking, "If you were hoping to see seven hot girls in a pillow fight, you're too late. Already happened."

"Dammit!," Soarin' replies jokingly, facepalming himself, "And I have a camera!"

      We laugh, but A.J. suddenly gets serious again.

"We're fine, Soarin', but there's a few things I have to say," A.J. says, showing no emotion and with a flat voice, "One: close the balcony door - it's fuckin' December. (*As we laugh*) Two: We are tryin' to sleep. Three: We love you an' all, but this ain't gon' work, partner."

"Totally understandable," Soar replies, saluting A.J. and chuckling as he closes my balcony door, "Though, in my defense, I had no idea Dashie was having a sleepover."

"Meh," Applejack says, shrugging her freckled shoulders, "Makes sense, I guess."

"Yeah," I begin to Soarin', smiling sheepishly, "Sorry for the lack of a warning."

"I wish Cheesie were here!," Pinkie says sadly, staring at her toes, which have sparkly, sky-blue polish on them with sparkly, yellow stripes.

"I wish Flash was here, too," Twilight replies, patting Pinkie's back.

"Spontaneous-ass idea alert!," I yell, grinning, making my friends, and Soar, jump, "Sorry. But I was just thinking: the guys should stay over for Christmas too!"

"But don't they have plans with their families?," A.J. sleepily asks me, her eyes drooping.

"Yeah," I say, "But that's the thing. We can invite said families to stay too! Rainbow Manor has waaay too much room."

"That sounds lovely," Fluttershy says quietly, smiling and hiding underneath her long, pink hair.

"We'll invite them over the next couple of days," I tell them, smiling, "Seeing as Christmas is next week. They can join us for our Christmas dinner!"

"Fabulous!," Rarity says happily, jumping a little.

"I can't wait!," Pinkie says excitedly, jumping around, "Can anyone say, 'EPIC'?!"

"Can anyone say, 'Sleep'?!," Applejack says angrily, making us laugh.

"Sorry, Soar," I say to my fiancé, pushing him out onto the balcony, "But goodbye. Our Apple Queen has spoken."

      Soarin' says his goodbyes and flies off into the night.

      The girls and I prepare for sleep again, giddy about my idea. Well, A.J.'s too pissed and sleepy to express how giddy she is, but I know she's excited. I crawl into my bed as my friends crawl into their sleeping bags. I fall asleep the minute my head hits my pillow.

      This is gonna be the BEST. CHRISTMAS. EVER!

***

[Time Passes]

UNWANTED Guest 😒

{Thursday, December 18, 2014/6:00pm, Rainbow Manor's Entrance Hallway}

      Yesterday, December 17, my friends called their immediate family members to invite them to stay at Rainbow Manor from now 'til the 2nd of January. Then, Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie, and I called our boyfriends to join us (keep in mind that Fluttershy's single and Rarity's boyfriend is Twilight's adopted brother). The boys called their immediate family members to join us as well.

      Today, at 6pm, several families enter my house, stressing my dad a bit 'cause he has to work overtime trying to gather ALL that luggage. 😆

      As Fluttershy's family, Gentle Wings (her mom), Smooth Flight (her dad), and Ten- I mean Onyx Wings (her little bro), enter the house, Fluttershy, more timid than usual, walks over to me. She tells me,

"Umm, Rain, something's... come up last minute."

"What?," I ask with wide eyes, her look making me kinda scared of what she has to say.

"Umm," Flutters begins, looking at her brown, faux-leather boots, "(*Suddenly rambling*) They told him if he didn't put the work in, they'd kick him out and he's lazy, so they did and now he's staying with us and -!"

"No," I say, a half-scared/half-wary expression on my face, "You don't mean -"

"Heyyy, Rainbows!," a familiar, and EXTREMELY annoying voice says, making my insides cringe, "Miss me?"

      You have got to be shitting me. He can't seriously be here! "Who is 'he'?", you ask? Answer: The most annoying slacker ever created. My stalker. The one guy in Equestria who can't take a hint. And, unfortunately, Fluttershy's other little brother. Zephyr Breeze.

      Yup, Flutters has two little brothers. Onyx (14), who dyed his blonde hair black and went all emo, and Zephyr, an annoying, blonde hippie who's 16 like I am (a year younger than Flutters). We don't talk about him much. And for good reason. 😩

"Still livin' the high life, eh, Rainbows?," Zephyr asks me, "Too bad you don't live up north. I miss you always flirting with me."

      After he says that, my brain freezes. 😨 It tries to figure out when the fuck I ever flirted with him. Oh, wait. I never have. It's been the other way around. Since we were 13. 😖

"Zephyr!," Fluttershy says angrily, her hands on her hips.

"Eww, eww, ewwewwewwewweww!," I say as Fluttershy speaks, my face scrunched with disgust and my hands flailing in front of my chest.

      Applejack snorts and begins to laugh. Seriously, A.J.? Since we're talking about flirting with Zephyr, of all people, how about I dish your Zephyr dirt and then see who's laughing! 😈

"Ohhh, Zephyr!," I say with a smirk, "Remember Applejack?"

"Oh yeah," Zephyr replies, smiling, "She had a thing for me too, way back when. I have that affect on women."

      As soon as he spoke, Applejack's freckle-y face turned red. A.J. looks at Zephyr like he just rose from the dead or something. A.J.'s reaction: 😳😨😱 In your face, Applewack! 😆😂😈 Rarity's reaction at that moment: Laughing her ass off.

"Wait," Twilight says, amused, "What?"

"Ha!," Rarity begins to A.J. once she can actually breathe again, smirking (you read right) with me, "I was waiting for the day your past crush would be brought up! Ever since your 'Tom' jokes got more frequent! (To Twilight) Oh, you should have seen it, Twilight. If I remember correctly, Zephyr Breeze was the only guy Applejack had worn a dress, an actual dress, for!"

"Oh, shove off, Rarity!," Applejack says defensively, blushing, "I was twelve. And I was over him the minute I realized he only talked about himself!"

"Oh," Pinkie says, her face confused, "I thought you just gave up 'cause he ignored you and kept flirting with Dashie!"

"You call that 'flirting'?!," Applejack says with a laugh, no longer blushing, "He literally told Dash how much she liked him when she clearly didn't like him at all."

"Good point, darling," Rarity replies, her face serious, "(*Smirking*) But you still dressed up for him."

"Oh, Applejack," I say with a smirk as A.J. blushes again, "That'll teach you to laugh when Zephyr 'flirts' with me!"

      Applejack just rolls her eyes, her face slowly losing its redness. Zephyr tells her,

"Sorry I ignored you, but I like 'em feisty and colorful."

      Then this asshat, standing to my right, winks at me and touches my hair. Soarin' glares at Zephyr, pushes him aside, and wraps his arms around me. I breathe in Soar's fresh scent and smile.

"She may be beautiful and all," Soar begins, pointing to me, making me smile and blush, "But she's taken."

"Who is he?," Zephyr asks me, pointing to Soarin', shocked.

"Oh, you didn't know?!," I ask Zephyr with a smirk, taunting him, "(To my girls) Should we tell him?"

"Can I be the one to give him the good news?," Fluttershy asks, also smirking, her newfound confidence pouring out.

"No," A.J. says, her grin rivaling the Cheshire Cat's, "Let me. (To Zephyr) See that ring on 'er left hand? Yeah, Soarin' here's her fiancé. He proposed not too long ago. Long story short, they had issues, but now they're gettin' married after we graduate. The end."

"And I hope she's over you," Barn Keeper says as he walks over to A.J., "'Cause that'd be awkward."

"Trust me, Sugarcube," A.J. says, chuckling, "I am."

      A.J. and Barney hug each other. Rarity goes "Awww!", but Zephyr looks... hurt?! Serves him right for being such a douche.

***

[Time Passes]

Picture UN-Perfect

{Monday, December 22, 2014/7:20pm, Rainbow Manor's Living Room}

      Oh, no, it's December 22nd, a.k.a. "Rainbow Family Christmas Card Photo Shoot" day. 😒 Whoo. Hoo. It's the day where my family, including Soarin' (since 2012), dress up in our best, all-black, cocktail attire, gather in front of a camera (with couples, like Soar and I, hugging each other), and take a nice, polished, family photo to go into a Christmas card, which is sent to family members and friends of the family (i.e. Fluttershy's family). Yep; we're one of those wealthy families.

      You may be wondering why I don't sound thrilled. That's because every year, despite being told to "gather in front of the camera in an 'orderly fashion'", some member of my family manages to ruin the "orderly" part. It's usually my Aunt Sharp Wings, who must mess with me over the length of my dress. Or my many ear piercings. Or my... whatever the fuck I've done "wrong" in her eyes. I was hoping she'd be absent this year, but then I remembered that she's the mother of my cousin, Rainbow Blitz. Celestia help me. 🙄😖

"By Luna!," Sharp Wings begins to no one in particular, giving me a once-over, her expression one of... disgust?!, "Don't you think she'd look odd in comparison? She's a walking, pierced canvas!"

      I knew it! At some point tonight, this bitch was gonna go in on my appearance. Like, damn, can I catch a break?!

"And you," my mother starts to say, fuming, "Look like an-!"

"Don't, love," my father interrupts, hugging my mom tightly from behind, nuzzling her colorful hair, "She isn't worth it."

      My mom nods in agreement, but she still looks hella pissed! My mother stays standing up for me! 😍😍

***

[Time Passes]

BarneyJack: Reaching SoarinDash Levels of "Awww!" 😍😍😍

{Thursday, December 25, 2014/5:45am, Rainbow Manor}

      Its. Christmas. Day. OMG! 😱😍😆 It's only 5:45am, but fuck it, I'm waking everyone up right now! After a few minutes of waking up my parents and house guests, which took a bit of patience I never knew I had, my BFF's, our boyfriends, their families, my family, and I are gathered around Rainbow Manor's big ass Christmas tree in the living room, scrambling to find out which presents have our names on them.

      The tree, ceiling-height and decorated to the high heavens, has fittingly multicolored lights that are giving the room this rainbow-y glow that I ADORE! 😍😍 I-I mean, it's cool and fits our family's rainbow-thing we got going on. 😳😎 I, being the star that I am, put the ginormous, gold, glowing star on the tree! That's because I won the Rainbow family's annual "Star Race", where we race to the erected Christmas tree. Whomever gets to the tree 1st gets to place the star on the tree.

      Anyway, sitting across from Soarin' and I, on some near-"Power Couple" shit (😆), sits up-and-coming couple, BarneyJack (Barn Keeper & Applejack's names fused together... Thanks Apple Bloom! 🤣🤣💀). While sifting through her gifts, Applejack picks up a thin, navy box that looks about half a foot long and, like, an inch wide. What the -?

"Oh my," Rarity begins with a smile on her makeup-free face, "That looks like a box that jewelry comes in! Oooh! Who's it from, darling?!"

"I saved up for it," Barn Keeper responds, surprising us.

"Oooh!," Pinkie starts, grinning, "I bet it's a pretty bracelet!"

"Too long," Twilight says with a smile, pointing to the navy box, "I say it's a necklace!"

"Look," Applejack begins with an apple-red face, turning towards Barn, who's on her left, "Y'all really didn't have to do that. Ya know I ain't into material stuff."

"Yes, A.J.," Barney begins, smiling, "Yes I did. Y'all work so hard and ya deserve it. Open it."

"A-alright," A.J. replies, her face even more red than before.

      With hesitation, and slightly shaky, freckled hands, A.J. opens the navy box. She makes a surprised gasp, nearly dropping the box. We peek to see what Barney got her and gasp like she did at what's inside the box: a letter "A" pendant on a gold chain. Except the "A" resembled a tree, with the bottom having roots, the horizontal bar across the "A" being a branch with molded leaves, and the top having branches and molded leaves, which is the top of the little "A" tree. The most endearing part of this "A" tree are the circular, red gems placed in the leaves, which I'm pretty sure are supposed to be apples.

"Oh my gosh!," Pinkie and Rarity say in unison as the rest of us admire the necklace.

"Beautiful," my mom says quietly, her eyes watering a bit.

"What the -?!," A.J. says, wide-eyed, her face resembling a freckled, Red Delicious apple, "Why'd ya get this fancy thing? How much was it?! I don't want you spendin'-"

"Breathe, babes, breathe," I say to A.J. with a smirk, sending my friends and family into fits of giggles, "It's okay. Chill. (*Chuckling*) You're acting like he just proposed."

      We laugh, but A.J. is too stunned to be amused. Barney looks at her with this sappy-ass, loving expression that has us curious af about what he's gonna say next.

"I know we ain't been together too long," Barney says to his hella blush-y girlfriend, the smile on his face turning gooey at the sight of her (when did I get so fucking poetic? 😳), "But I don't really care. I'm in love with you, Ms. Applejack. Please accept this necklace as proof of that."

      Applejack accepts the pretty necklace by simply nodding her head and lifting all that damn blonde hair off her neck. Funny, it's similar to how I accepted Soarin's proposal: simple nodding and exposing the area where the bling was supposed to go (a.k.a. my left ring finger)! I tell Soarin' this and his navy eyebrows shoot up in surprise. I nod.

"Well, damn!," I begin to BarneyJack with a smirk as Barney finishes clasping A.J.'s necklace closed, "Where Soar and I got in three years, you two got in three minutes! (To A.J.) Achievement unlocked. (*Holding out my arms*) You have arrived, bitch! Come 'ere!"

      I've got everyone dying of laughter as A.J. scoots over to me and hugs me, laughing and snorting her ass off. Even my mother is laughing, too wrapped up in amusement to scold me for swearing. 😏😎🤣

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A/N

7-21-17/8:32pm

Well, hello, hello, my little Rainbows! 👋🏾😘😃

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I know y'all are like, "Well, long time, no read! Now where tf have you been?!".

Well, as I've stated in updates on my profile, Wattpad has been glitching badly for me. It was so freakin' irritating that I just took a break from writing (that, and I had writer's block - especially with this chapter 😩)!

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Anywho... Today, I had motivation to type the rest of this chappy becaaauuussse... Today marks 14 days since the 3-year anniversary of "MLP: My Little Human"!!!! 😆😍😍🎉Can you believe I started #MLH 3 YEARS AGO?! 😨

I just... I can't right now. 😆😭🤣

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I gotta get started on the next chappy, guys. See ya! 👋🏾😘

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~8:59-9:05pm~

You'll be excited to know that I'm planning a sequel for #MLH! However, the Next Gen. sequel will be after the #MLH sequel I'm planning, titled, "My Little Human: Senior Year"! Stay tuned, babes! ✌🏾😘

9:11-16pm: I almost forgot to mention that I'm so happy that every fan of #MLH stuck around this long. THANK YOU!!! 😍😍😘

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