The Battle for Love, Kindness
Thank you for reading, all OCs belong to me, and all ponies belong to Hasbro.
Chapter 1
Thomas fell to the bottom of the pool as he exhaled as much air as he could, slowly sinking to the bottom. If he could, he thought, he would sit at the bottom of the pool for as long as he wanted, just thinking about whatever came to his mind.
This was one of his escapes, his way of trying to leave behind everything around him, just to find peace. The other was watching My Little Pony, that was the one that allowed him to escape the most. The cartoon ponies that bounced to life on his computer screen seemed to be the only things that ever brought him happiness anymore.
His mother hardly looked at him due to his more than successful brother making so many accomplishments, she hardly ever gave him a passing glance.
His lungs began caving in and he rushed to the surface to breathe again. His black hair covering most of his face as he breached the surface and filled his lungs with air again. He decided it was time to get out, and went for the pool box next to the door. He grabbed a towel and began drying himself off as the door opened revealing his brother.
"Thomas, mom says it's time to eat," he said as he looked down just in time to see the dog leave for the yard
"I'll be there in a minute, Jason." Thomas replied
Jason stared at Thomas' long, black hair, noticing the oddity in it.
"Your streak is getting bigger you know, " Jason said with a tone of concern, "are you under any stress, the doctor said that if you don't watch yourself, your going to go grey really soon."
Thomas grabbed the part of his hair that was grey, but in the light it looked silver. He turned around and said, "I'm not under any stress," he said with a tone of annoyance, "You don't need to worry about me you know?"
Jason sighed and said, "I know, I just worry about you sometimes, it's not easy being the big brother you know? I worry about you a lot."
Thomas chuckled to himself before he said, "I know, I'm just getting in your hair a little is all", as he said that he walked up to his brother and put him in a choke-hold while he gave him a noogie.
Even though Thomas was younger than Jason, he was about an inch and a half taller than him
As he was doing so their mother called out to them, "Boys, hurry up and get in here, the foods getting cold!" She said it almost as if she was furious that they weren't in earlier.
"Sorry mom," Jason yelled into the house, "Hurry up dude or she might just get the bat!"
After changing, Thomas sat at the table with his family, Jason, the eldest , Annalise the youngest, and their mother, Katherine. The four were eating in silence until their mother spoke up, "Thomas, I hope you stopped watching that children's show like I told you."
A little back story here, Thomas and his mother never really got along, and when she found out that what he was watching, it only worsened the flames between them.
"It's bad enough it's a kids show, but it will ruin your mind." She said this knowing full well that Annalise watched it about as much as Thomas did.
"Why can't you just let me do what I want", he questioned with a tone on the border of anger, "Anna watches it as much as I do." Even though he didn't want to bring the others into this, he was trying to make a point.
"Do not bring your sister into this", she said in a furious and loud voice that made Anna flinch, she looked directly at her and said, "Look what you've done, you made me scare her! Go upstairs and I swear to god if I find you watching that show again I will take away everything from you."
She said the last sentence as Thomas made his way upstairs, he found his door and slammed it behind him. He locked the door and slumped to the floor. He could feel the tears welling up in his eyes, but he didn't let them fall. He wiped his eyes on his shirt and went to his desk to turn on his computer. He unlocked his door and went to the bathroom while his computer started up. He looked into the mirror and noticed he had a bit of dirt under one eye. He bent down and cupped some water to splash on his face.
Then he looked back at his eyes, His dis-colored eyes, he never liked his eyes, only because they made him look weird. One eye was a light blue, almost like the sky, while the other was a tint of green. He sighed and went back to his desk to turn on his computer screen.
Behind the screen he noticed a small box with colorful wrapping on it. He grew curious as to what it was and picked it up. He noticed the card on the side that said his name. He opened it up to find a birthday card that said,
"Thomas, thanks for being the greatest brother anyone could have wished for. Happy Birthday."
Thomas could feel the tears welling up again, but this time, he let them fall, a steady stream of tear ran down his face as he opened the box. When he opened it fully, he saw a fluff of pink and yellow as he reached in to pick it up. He didn't even need to look at it fully, he already knew what it was. A small figure of Fluttershy, his favorite pony, from his favorite show.
Authors Note:
Thank you for reading the first chapter, of the first part, of a very long story. Reviews would be wonderful as I could always use some creative criticism.
The next chapter should be out soon as it is already half written. Thanks, and Brohoof /)
