Well, here I am with my first MLP: FiM fanfiction. Let's see if I can finish it…

Prologue

I'm irregular.

I'm isolated.

I'm a freak.

I'm abnormal.

In fact, I shouldn't be alive for those reasons.

I was taught those words when I saw them leave. The time I learned that the world wasn't all rainbows or sunshine or happiness. Their faces were in anger. I had broken a forbidden rule.

Don't look at animals. Don't touch the animals. Don't try to befriend them. Don't even think about them. Leaf, you're meant to be a socialite. You shine bright, you're polite, all the time, even at night.

That's what they always told me. My so-called, "parents." I had always thought they were the best ever, but then...

It was raining that day... And I saw one of the animals of the forest completely helpless there, and I couldn't help but go over there to help it... I carried it with my mouth, and headed over to one of my secret bases I had in here, in Canterlot. While starting to walk away... All of a sudden, I feel a magic hold me into the air. And I turned around to see...

My parents.

They scorned me that day they saw me in that huge forest. Helping a jackalope. I watched in horror as they used their magic to throw me into the mud, completely hurting my front left hoof, leaving it disabled. I couldn't run. The jackalope I had helped skidded away while I laid helplessly in the mud. I needed to help it! But I couldn't move... And despite being a unicorn, my magic is no use here.

I was there in the rain, a little filly that would probably die of hypothermia in a forest. I must've looked so pitiful at the time. All I saw was my parents, faces scrunched up in anger, then it was followed by a curtain of darkness. I had fallen unconscious, knowing the end was inevitable.

But, I had been shown that there was such thing as happiness after all.

I woke up in a forest. I was surrounded by creatures that my parents said were dangerous. Timberwolves, bobcats, a tiger cub, all you the most dangerous creatures that you can think of.

The word, 'run,' would've occurred to any normal pony. But it didn't just appear in my ahead. Their faces were full of worry, none of which looked dangerous to me.

I think I know why.

I helped a lot of them when I could.

There was a time I had helped the tiger cub.

I was walking through the forest that day, looking for a herb that I read about. My parents were at some party, and they left me to stay home all alone, so I took this chance to venture out into the woods. While looking, I heard a very loud moan, full of pain. My thoughts that day are still clear to me now.

Was it an cat? It sounded a lot like a cat. What does it matter! I need to help whoever it was!

Dropping my search for the herb, I ran towards the sound, galloping at full speed. Seeing a heap of orange fur underneath a rock, I immediately ran over to it. That was where I saw a tiger lying helplessly, his two back-legs stuck underneath the large boulder.

Are you okay?

He turned to look at me. His face scrunched up into a look full of terror. His front paws attempted at escape, but it held no avail.

It's okay! I'm not going to hurt you.

He stopped in his tracks and turned back to look at me.

Don't worry! I'll take care of this.

I attempted at rolling the boulder off his back-legs, but it didn't move. Not even an inch. I was panicking that day. How am I going to get that boulder off?

After a few more attempts of trying to roll it off, I slumped down beside him. I was breathing really hard from trying very hard to get it off.

I turned to the cub, 'How am I going to get this off?'

He looked around his surroundings. His eyes seemed to have caught something, and he started to point at it. Point at my horn.

Magic? I'm no good at magic... Last time, it went out of control and almost burned the teacher's papers at school.

He shook his head and kept pointing at my horn with his paw.

Well, I think it's worth a shot.

I remember getting the boulder off that day, and I think it was for the reason that I was trying really hard to get it off. Apparently he managed to reunite with his parents that day.

At least… That's what he told me.

There was a reason as to why I couldn't help my need to interact with the creatures of nature. I was able to verbally speak with them, understand with them, an ability, which no pony known had before.

I kept this secret to myself. Mainly to the reason my parents would've been mad at it. That's why I had kept it to myself.

But now, my folks' have completely abandoned me. I see no reason as to why I have to keep it a secret.

But that doesn't mean that I can't keep it as a secret.

Now, I'm living in the forest. Namely, Everfree forest. I have many friends here… And I want to keep it protected. I've finally been freed of society, and I see no reason as to why I have to return.

I have my friends- no, family here. More better than my so called "parents" could ever be. This is my home now… And I'd spend the rest of my life here because I am free…

As free as a leaf in the wind.

Was that good? Sure, 1k words, I could do better, but don't worry! I usually upload my first chapter very soon. Anyway, stay in tune for more chappys~!