Chapter 13 Father advice.
Only two weeks until Crystal Flower and I get married, and my nerves were getting to me and i was scared, crystal was out with my mom and sister getting her dress and my dad took me to his tailor to get me a good suit for me to wear and it took some time for her to take my size and she made sure I was comfortable.
I got my suit and it cost only 50 bits for a friends discount. "Dad i still don't have a best mare or colt and Luneth wanted to be the ring bearer and Heart is with crystal as a bride's maid." I said.
"You still have midnight light she may be young but she love being near you." Dad said.
"True but how can we keep her still for that long?" I asked.
"Your mom can hold her or me if you want." He said.
"But i also think she can be a flower mare but she may not understand the role and play with the flower's." I said chuckling at the thought.
"True but she will be calm and if not she can be the life of the wedding and the cute as well." He said. I then made my choice she was my best mare. I had to get her a dress as well.
"Brother look I got a tux too look it fit me just right." Luneth said. He was looking in a mirror when i rushed his mane up a little.
"It look great on you here." I put his scarf around his neck not tight just lightly and it looked better on him. "That's better." He looked up and I smiled and he smiled as well. We all went home and got something to eat and get light feed, my dad picked her up from my mom at the wedding dress shop.
She keep crying and we couldn't find out why. "Here let me hold her." I said. My dad gave her to me that when we found out she just wanted me to hold her because she stopped crying right there. "She only wanted me to hold her." We think it because our coat colors are close and she finds it calming.
"You know she can always sit on your back as well during the wedding." My father said. That was not a bad idea she would look at he crowed and they would find it cute and she would stay still.
"That a pretty good idea." I said. I was holding our tuxes but my dad he had his an Luneth was looking at light and she was looking at her.
"I don't get it how did she come out of mommy?" He asked. Both dad and I stopped and looked at each other.
"That is a question only adults can know." I said. He looked at me and dad.
"Well is Big brother and crystal going to have a foal of their own soon?" He asked.
"NO!" I said. "No i don't think i really ready to be a father." I said. My dad started to laugh. "What's funny?" I asked.
"Just seeing you take care of light me and your mother both know you are going to be a great father." He said.
"Really you think so?" I said shocked.
"It take two thing to take care of a foal, You need to love it and be able to give your life for the little one and give up a lot of your time to take care, be there we they have a cold, and hold their hoof when they need it most. You were hard to take care of because you loved doing thing on your own but now you know you need someone there a wife, a daughter, or even a little brother." He said
He was right thought i did need help from everyone in my family and my friends as well and it was not like i had to fight alone I have Alyssa and themalus to help keep us safe and sound, so this little foal could have a future so bright.
Light started to pat my hoof and i looked and she was just patting it to pat it, and when she noticed i was looking at her she stopped and looked up at me and smiled. "Having fun there?" I asked.
She opened her mouth and said some random noise like she was trying to talk to me. "Of course I know what you mean." I said.
"What did she say?" Luneth asked.
"I have no idea but i went along just to make her smile." I said. My dad snuggled my side and i looked and he smiled.
"See good father and we are home so can you get her the bottle." He said.
I went back in and made up a bottle and feed her and she drank it and she took it slow and i made sure it was not straight up and down but at an angle. "Take it slow don't drink to fast now okay." I said. When she finished she pushed the bottle away. "Oh you're done." I put the bottle down and out her over me shoulder and gently patted her back. She let out a cute little burp and when i turned her around she started to giggle.
"Ink put her in her crib it time for her nap." Dad said. I took her upstairs and placed her in the crib and she instantly yawned and couldn't keep her eyes open.
"It like a spell she tired out of no where." I said putting a blanket over her. She fell asleep pretty fast and she looked so peaceful and cute as she slept.
"Come on they just got back i wanted to take you to the castle for something so come on." Crystal, heart, leaf and mom were all back. "We are going to the castle are you coming with you four."
"No i'm fine." Heart said
"I have to go home sorry." Leaf said. But mom and Crystal came with, we went straight to the castle and to the guards rest room. It was way to dark to see anything. I moved around to want I though was the middle of the room until the light went on.
"Surprise!" All the pony's in the room yelled. I was caught off guard by this and I looked around and found a sigh hang up that said.
"Happy 18th birthday." I looked at my dad and he was smiling.
"This was going to be on your birthday but everything happened and we couldn't do it so we are celebrating now." My dad said.
It made me smile that they did this for me, we had fun and everypony on the guard was there and the maids were too. Everypony was having a fun time and I noticed silver crest and her mother talking, so I went over to talk to them and Crystal followed.
"Hi how are you two?" I asked.
"Good and I know it was Four months ago but happy birthday." Silver crest said.
"Thanks." I said. We talked for sometime when my dad wanted me. "You needed me?" I asked.
He gave me a glass of what looked like cider and said. "Yes cheers." I took a drink and nearly spit it out by the taste alone.
"What is with this cider?" I asked.
"It hard apple cider." He said laughing from my reaction. "Since you are now of age it is your first drink."
"It taste terrible i don't think i will like it that much." I said putting down the glass.
"Just like you mother she fancy's wine more then hard cider." He said laughing at my reaction. I gave him a mean glare and he just kept laughing.