Bruno listened intently to the explanations of Haans and the one named Twilight. Frowning, he rubbed his head and sighed.
"So let me get this straight: You're from a place called Eqistran?"
"Equestria, and yes."
"And Hans and Karl here are Germans-turned-ponies-turned-humans again?"
"Yes."
Bruno took a deep breath. Looking at all the people/ponies around himself, he said "I need a minute." Getting up, he walked out of the room and headed for his bedroom. Twilight gave Bruno a concerned look. "Well... He seems to be taking it rather well."
Bruno opened the door to his bedroom. Walking over to his bed, he collapsed onto it and rubbed his head. Feeling a slight headache, he frowned. "Gahh... Are they really real? Or is this all some scheme?" Shaking his head, he moaned unhappily as his headache only got worse. "Well, they havn't got anywhere to go, so they may as well stay here." Getting up, he walked back out and headed back toward the main room. Entering, he looked at the group. "Well, I've decided you may stay here for as long as you need to get back to Equstrax or whatever it was called."
"Equestria."
"Yeah, that place. Anyways, you may make use of my spare bedrooms."
The pony humans all smiled and got up. Following Bruno, the girls were given a rather large bedroom with bunks and a huge closet full of women's clothing. Bruno left the room when the girls opened up the closet and Twilight was sure she could hear him crying. However, when she went to check, Bruno was standing there looking fine. Next, they were showed the men's room. It was simple with 2 beds and a couch. Bruno looked slightly apologetic.
"I don't usually have company over."
"Then why do you have so many beds anyways?"
Bruno went slightly pale, muttered something then quickly left the room. Hans and Twilight exchanged glances then everyone left for their seperate rooms.
Vinyl lay awake, staring at the ceiling. Something was up with Bruno. She had seen how he had acted whenever any of them had mentioned the spare rooms or clothing. Vinyl herself had changed into an elegant white night gown and Bruno had nearly fainted upon seeing it. When she had asked what was wrong, Bruno had turned red, said something so fast that to Vinyl it sounded like "yuremndmofwifanyujsbetful", Then rushed out of the room. Vinyl had stared after him dumbfounded, then shrugged. The other girls had fallen asleep by now, except for Fluttershy. Vinyl knew she was awake because Fluttershy was staring out the window around Bruno's yard. Yawning lightly, Vinyl got up and moved toward Fluttershy. "So, what do you thinkof Bruno?" she asked.
Fluttershy jumped slightly and her wings quivered. "Oh... he seems nice..."
"Yeah... he does..." Vinyl trailed off and Fluttershy gave her a nervous look.
"He did shoot at us though."
Vinyl jumped slightly herself this time. "Yeah, well... he apologized and we forgave him."
Fluttershy nodded. "I know... but... I don't know..." Her voice faded out and she resumed staring out the window. Vinyl patted her gently on the back.
"Don't worry kid. Get some sleep."
Fluttershy smiled gently. Getting up, she moved over to her bed and crawled in. In moments, she was asleep. Vinyl watched her, then looked around. After a moment, she frowned. "Wait... where's Ditzy?"
Karl smiled softly as Ditzy huddled close to him in his bed. She had come in saying something about "being lonely" and had immediately jumped in with Karl. Hugging her gently, he looked over at Hans. He had a lighter and was flicking it on and off. "Hey Hans, you alright?"
Hans glanced up. "Yeah yeah... Fine..." he muttered. Sticking the lighter into his pocket, he said "Well, actually... No..."
Karl frowned. "What's up?"
Hans quickly moved over to the door and glanced out. Seeing no one, he moved back towards Karl and Ditzy. They both watched as Hans pulled a ring from his pocket. "I was saving this for Twilight. I was going to take her to the park and ask the question."
Ditzy squealed. Jumping up, she asked "Should I get her now so you can ask?"
Hans shook his head. "No no. I still want there to be the right moment. Preferably after we get off Earth and back to Equestria."
Ditzy thought for a moment. "Ooooh... like... right when we get back?"
Hans nodded. "Yes." Ditzy smiled and nudged him gently. "I'm sure she'll say yes."
Hans glanced at her. As he opened his mouth to speak, Vinyl burst into the room. Seeing Ditzy, she frowned. "Ditzy... what were you doing?"
Ditzy gasped. "Nothing!" she yelped, getting off Karl's bed. Vinyl put her face into her hands.
"Well, do you want to stay here or come back with me?"
Ditzy gave a wall-eyed look at Karl, then Vinyl. "Well... I don't need the others thinking I was doing anything, so I'll come back with you." Giving Karl a tight hug, she and Vinyl left the room.
When they reached the bedroom, Vinyl helped Ditzy into her bed and tucked her in. Ditzy smiled at Vinyl and turned over, closing her eyes. Vinyl turned and was about to crawl into her own bed when she heard footsteps. Moving over to the door, she eased it open and looked out. Bruno was moving down the hall carrying something in his arms. Curiousity getting the best of her, Vinyl crept out of the room and followed him. Bruno moved outside and Vinyl crept behind him. Following him around behind the house, Vinyl saw him move down a brightly lit path towards a hill. As he moved up it, Vinyl watched him. "What is he doing?" she mentally asked herself. Following behind him, she reached the top of the hill. Hiding, she gasped as she saw 5 small tombstones. Bruno knelt down at each of the grave and laid a rose at each. Muttering words at each grave, he turned and put his face into his hands for a moment. When he looked up again, he moved back towards the house. Vinyl watched him until he was at the base of the hill, then moved towards the graves. She let out a gasp as she saw the names on each.
"Patricia Wellings. March Fifteenth, Nineteen Eighty One through November Second, Two Thousand Nine." She put her hands to her mouth. Looking at the other graves, she let out a small cry. "These... must have been his wife and children." reading the dates, she muttered "They were six, seven, four and three..." Looking at the graves again, she saw that all the death dates were the same.
"Fire." Came Bruno's voice. Vinyl gasped and jumped up. Turning, she saw Bruno staring at her with a mournful expression. Motioning for her to follow, Vinyl obliged. Following him down the hill, they returned to the house. Bruno led her to his bedroom, then disappeared into a second, smaller room. Vinyl watched hesitantly as he mumbled stuff to himself. Finally, he returned holding a white and blue necklace made of pearls. Vinyl gasped. "It's... beautiful..."
"It's yours."
Vinyl looked at Bruno in shock. He held the necklace out to her. "Take it. Holds too much pain for me."
"But... I can't accept this!"
"I insist." Bruno said, his voice becoming slightly harsher. Vinyl gently took the necklace and gave him a nervous smile. Moving over to his mirror, she fumbled for a moment, then managed to get it on. Bruno smiled. "I figure you will have better use for it than I."
Vinyl turned and hugged him gently. Bruno let out a noise of surprise. Letting go, Vinyl said "Thank you" before going outside. Moving towards the bedroom, she walked in and got into her bed. Touching the necklace, she smiled. Her thoughts turned to Bruno and she blushed gently before closing her eyes.
Bruno watched as Vinyl left and sighed. Moving over to his bed, he collapsed onto it and let out a small cry. Rolling onto his back, he stared up at the ceiling before getting up and shutting off all the lights.
The next morning, the smell of cake wafted through the house. Bruno opened his eyes and frowned. "What...? Cake? What the hell... Too good to be true.." Getting up, he stretched. Jumping off his bed, he quickly flattened his hair and rushed out. Moving into the kitchen, he saw the girl named Pinkie Pie moving about. Flashing him a grin, she said "Good moooooooooring! I made everyone pancakes!" Bruno sighed.
"Damn... I knew the cake was a lie..."
PInkie slid a plate of pancakes in front of him and giggled. "Eat up silly!"
Bruno took a bite. "Oh nice... strawberries..." Taking another bite, he suddenly frowned. "Wait a second... I didn't have any pancake mix!"
Pinkie only giggled. Ditzy and Karl walked into the room and sat down. Pinkie threw a plate of pancakes at them and Karl caught it quickly before taking a pancake. Bruno watched the reflexes and nearly choked on his own food. Eventually, everyone had woken and had had their fill of breakfast. Bruno stood up and looked around. "Well, I have stuff I need to do today, so please... try to stay out of trouble."
Twilight gave him a serious look. "Bruno, we are guests in your house and we shall behave as such."
As everyone nodded their agreement, a loud crashing noise was heard from the kitchen. Bruno rushed in and nearly fainted. Pinkie had accidentally dropped his blender from its shelf and the result was now scattered across the floor. Pinkie gave a nervous laugh.
"Um... I can fix that."
A/N: There will be lots more action next chapter! Had to build up to it with the last 2 chapters. Reviews are always welcome.
