Twilight's Cottage

[Crescent]

[[cont. from the Nursery]]

In a flurry of sparkling stars, Twilight appeared on the riverbank. It was not exactly the spot she had planned for, but she thought it would be good enough. She glanced back towards the house she could see close by. There seemed to be some sort of situation going on at the door where there was a foal and a mother standing by the stairs. Twilight cared not look any closer. Instead, she gazed across the Rainbow River, enjoying the view. With a deep sigh she wondered why had not anyone thought of asking her something like that - a beautiful sparkling river full of colour and joy? Why was it always "give me this, give me that". She sighed, shook her head and began to walk along the edge of the water towards her own cottage some ways farther.

Twilight smiled dreamily. She wondered what it would be like with a foal in the house? Oh, how she longed for a real family. With a sad sigh she thought she would probably have to settle for an adopted foal. Not that it mattered so much. Twilight loved foals. She loved each and every foal without exceptions, and she certainly did not care if the foal was her own or born out of another mare.

Though still, it would have been wonderful to have a family. A nice stallion to be a father for the foals. She wondered guiltily if it was right of her to even consider adopting, when she didn't have a husband. Would it be wrong for the poor foal, to grow up without a father like that?

She sighed. Sometimes she wished she could make a wish just for herself.

[Crescent]

As Twilight reached her cottage, she stopped on the front porch to look out across the river for a while. For a moment there she thought she saw strange glows of light in the distance, and could feel there was something strange going on there. Something important. She squinted her eyes but then let it lie and turned away. She didn't want to get involved with anything important any more. She had already meddled into one life, and it had cost the stallion the worst curse she could imagine.

Sadly, she walked into her cottage and closed the door behind her. She looked around in the empty cottage. It was dark there, and dust hung in the air. Twilight lifted her head and a glow appeared around her horn. Slowly a beautiful white star formed at the tip of her horn, and she nudged her head gently. The star detached itself from her horn and floated up, higher until it hung at the middle of the room, just a pony's height above the floor. A soft glow filled the humble cottage. Twilight smiled and walked softly to the windows. She opened each of them and then went to her desk.

She drew out a star map and placed in in front of her on the desk. There she paused, her other hoof on the map and her eyes to the window. The glimmering rainbow river made her heart a little lighter. Though her life was lonely and her studies dark and strange to most ponies, she found comfort in the strands of magic she felt all around her in the air wherever she went. She wondered if ponies of Ponyville knew just how much magic there indeed was left in the world.

With a sigh, she turned to the map and sat at the desk, bending over the map.

[Crescent]

Some time later, Twilight sighed and pushed the map away. Her eyes were beginning to hurt. She looked around her in the cottage. It was really all too quiet, all too empty. A foal or two, she thought, would have brought some life in here. Yes, that was what she needed.

She sighed and got up from her chair, and then walked to the door. Perhaps she should take the risk and adopt a foal. Surely it was better than to wait eternally for the right stallion to come along. And who knew, perhaps her magic wasn't even strong enough... perhaps she couldn't possibly get foals anymore, being too old.

Twilight shook her head and went out of the door. She should not think of such things. She only depressed herself. Deep in thought, she started walking out of her cottage and towards the river. Perhaps a bathe would help her forget her troubling thoughts.

[Crescent]

[[jump to next day]]

Twilight woke up rather tired that morning. She decided she needed some fresh air and company, so she started out, her intention to go and walk around the town and maybe get something to eat.

[[short but I just want to get her out of the house]]