As the sunlight reflected down upon her bed this morning, Pony struggled to open her violet eyes, and she saw someone holding her hand.
Pony sat up on her bed in shock and saw that some man was sleeping on her floor.
The man was turned the other way, so Pony couldn't see his face, and she couldn't identify who he is.
She smacked her hand away from his in fear and she screamed, " Ah! A hobo!"
The brunette took her fluffy pillow and started to repeatedly hit the man on the head violently with the pillow.
He grumbled as he got up tiredly and looked at Pony.
Her violet eyes widened as she saw that it was Phantom Skye.
" Why are you in my house?" Pony questioned and put the pillow back on her bed.
Skye held his head and mumbled, " I just wanted to spend my birthday today with you the entire day, beautiful."
A sorry would be nice though… Skye thought in pain and he tried not to scowl.
I don't remember letting him into my house. Did he sneak in here? Pony questioned herself.
There was then a moment of silence.
" Get out," Pony suddenly told him in a monotone tone.
"What?" Skye questioned alarmed that she would say such a thing.
" I said get out," Pony told him once again and her voice was fiercer.
" You hit me with a pillow and now you're kicking me out of your house on my birthday?" Skye muttered as he frowned and slightly annoyed.
He wasn't exactly the best morning person…
Pony shook her head and explained, " I have to get your presents ready. Hide in the chicken coop for now."
The thief only sighed, " As you wish, my princess."
" Good," Pony muttered and pushed him out the door forcefully.
Now Skye's back was hurting for some reason and he only sighed.
He started to walk around her mysterious ranch and he saw that her tomatoes were ready to be harvested.
Skye smiled to himself and whispered, " I think it would be okay if I helped this lovely maiden out."
He went into the tool shed and scanned the tiny room.
Skye remembered that when this ranch was abandoned, he actually used to spend some nights here, like it was his own home, and this ranch used to be his hideout whenever the people of the valley always tried to chase him down.
The silver haired man than found a huge brown basket and he took it.
Skye went back to Pony's crop fields and he looked over to the empty field right next to Pony's house.
That field looks so lonely… Hmm… He thought and he suddenly started to smirk to himself.
" I'll give it to her tomorrow," Skye whispered to himself and started to chuckle.
He started to pick the tomatoes as he put them in the basket and a few minutes later he had finally completed the task.
Skye looked down to his hands in disgust to see them full of dirt.
Ew! How revolting! No wonder she wears gloves. That was quiet entertaining though.
The thief only smirked as he washed off his hands with the water from the watering well and he was very satisfied.
He held the basket and started to walk into the chicken coop like Pony commanded him to go in earlier.
Katia only glared at Skye as he entered the chicken coop.
The chicken was disappointed to see that it wasn't Pony, and Skye only laughed as he started to pet the chicken.
Pony's chicken started to calm down a bit and Skye also saw that there was an egg on the ground.
" Hehe. I guess I can be more help," He chuckled to himself.
Skye then obtained the egg that was on the ground and put it gently into the basket.
He decided that he should take care of the other animals in the animal barn and the thief exited out of the chicken coop while carrying the heavy basket.
Skye then went into the animal barn, while Melvin was very alarmed by the unknown human, and Melvin took Skye as a threat.
Melvin started to glare at Skye and looked as if it was ready to charge.
" Hehe. Calm down, boy. I'm no harm," Skye told the sheep with his smooth voice and he started to pet the protective sheep's head.
Melvin still had a scowl on his face; however, he didn't attack Skye and the sheep refused to look into the thief's eyes.
Love started to moo in happiness as Skye went over to the cow and started to pet it as well.
"Hehe, It looks like no girl could resist me, even if they're not human," Skye whispered to himself.
He then saw where the fodder was being contained; he then obtained some of the fodder, and put the fodder into their food dispensers.
Skye smiled as he saw the two animals eat happily.
He smirked to himself and thought, Ranching seems pretty fun… I could live like this.
Pony was standing in front of her kitchen and she was trying to make something for Skye.
She was reading her recipe book about curry and she remembered the third day she was here in this valley, that she made red curry for him.
Her cooking skills were pretty much off the charts and this girl could tackle on any recipe.
Pony's fridge was full of countless ingredients and food.
She had already gathered all of the ingredients for her dish for Skye and she was planning to make Finest Curry.
Of course she remembered that it was Skye's favorite curry; however, one of the most difficult curry to make.
She put all of the necessary ingredients into the pot and she waited for them to cook.
Her ears could hear the pot sizzle and she saw steam coming out of the pot.
I wonder why Skye likes curry so much? I hope he likes my curry I made him and my present… Oh no! I forgot about the cake! It's in the freezer! Nah, I'll get it later when we are about to eat cake. Wow, I just realized I talk more in my mind than reality, Pony thought to herself as her sweat dropped.
As she waited for them to be done, she started to wrap something with pink wrapping paper, and she then tied a violet ribbon around it.
She closed her eyes and she started to giggle to herself.
Pony thought while giggling, Hopefully he likes it!
She put the wrapped gift into her rucksack.
The brunette then heard a knock on her door and she opened her door.
Her blank looking eyes were staring at Skye who was carrying a huge basket.
She saw that Katia's egg, Love's milk, and her tomatoes were in the basket.
" I thought I should help my lovely Pony out. You don't mind, do you?"
Pony shook her head and said blankly, " Thank you."
She took the basket and headed into the shipping room.
Skye followed her in there and Pony turned around puzzled.
" Why did you follow me?"
" I can't stand being away from you," he told her and smiled.
Pony nodded and bent down.
She opened the shipping bin for crops and put the tomatoes in the crop-shipping bin.
" You didn't have to do all of this," Pony said in a calm tone as she continued to unload her tomatoes and continued to put them into the crop-shipping bin.
Skye bent down as well.
He started to help her put the tomatoes into the crop shipping bin as he told her while chuckling," You just expect a young man like me to go outside and not help a lovely lady out with all of this work?"
" I never asked you to do this," Pony stated as she continued to put more of the tomatoes into the shipping bin and she continued to talk, " I was actually looking forward to harvest my tomatoes myself…"
Skye was silent.
" I'm sorry," he apologized.
" No, its fine. I really appreciate what you did," Pony reassured him and she smiled at him.
Skye returned a smile, " Your very welcome, beautiful."
There was then one tomato left and both of their hands collided as they reached for the last tomato.
They were both in silence as Skye's hand laid on top of Pony's.
Skye kept glancing at Pony and only felt his face grew red.
Pony took her hand away from Skye's hand and she told him smiling, " I'll get the last one."
" No, allow me," Skye told her with his smooth voice and put the last tomato into the shipping bin.
" Okay."
Skye looked at her and smiled.
" Thank you for helping again, Skye."
" Don't mention it. Hehe," Skye told her with a smirk.
Pony felt bad that Skye was working on his birthday and she closed the crop-shipping bin.
She suddenly started to open the dairy-shipping bin and put the egg and milk in there.
Skye stood up and put the empty basket by the corner.
He then walked in front of her.
" Were done," she stated.
Skye took out his hand and said, " Take my hand."
Pony was confused as she sat on the floor, " Why?"
" Must you always question my actions? I'm just trying to be a gentleman," He muttered sheepishly.
" But why?"
Skye sighed, " Isn't it obvious? To help you up, beautiful."
" Oh," Pony said shyly and she took his hand as he helped her up.
"That's better," he whispered to her with a smirk.
Pony nodded as the two walked out of the shipping room.
" So, where is your boss?" Skye questioned.
" At town probably," Pony muttered with no emotion in her voice.
Skye nodded.
" I'm surprised he didn't see you," Pony told Skye as she sighed.
" Well, you're the only one I wanted to see," Skye told her with a smirk.
" Nice to know," Pony muttered as the two walked back into her house.
" Your house is so small. Do you ever get lonely?" Skye questioned.
Pony shrugged, " I don't know."
Skye raised an eyebrow, " Eh?"
" What does being lonely feel like?" Pony questioned him with no emotion planted on her face.
He was a little surprised at what she said and was slightly confused.
" What do you mean?"
" I've never experience such a emotion or I don't know if I have," Pony admitted with a fake smile and sat down on one of her table chairs.
She gestured Skye to sit down as well and he did.
" Like I said in the past, your very interesting," Skye mumbled as he looked down at the small table.
They were sitting across from each other and Pony stared at him with her blank eyes.
" Please tell me," she asked him in her gentle monotone voice.
"Horrible. Like you have nobody," Skye explained and he refused to look into her lifeless violet eyes.
Pony then remembered that she has felt lonely before and she just didn't realize it.
" Forget what I just said. I know already," Pony told him embarrassed, but she seemed so calm.
Skye tried to change the subject, " So, you still haven't told me how you were even drowning in the first place. What happened?"
" Lumina," Pony told him with a depressed tone in her voice and her eyes only kept staring down at the table.
Skye had a concern face expression on his face and thought in confusion, what?
Pony had suddenly got up from her chair and she walked over to her kitchen.
She took out some orange juice and poured them into two glass cups.
Skye saw that her fridge was packed with an immense amount of food and he wondered how she has so much food.
" Want some?" Pony questioned as she turned her head towards Skye.
He really didn't have a choice since she had already poured the juice into the cups.
" Sure. Thank you," he said and Pony came up to him with his drink.
He took the drink out of her hand and started to drink it.
" So, what do you mean by Lumina?" Skye asked and took a sip of the delicious orange juice.
" She only tried to kill me," Pony told him yawning and Skye couldn't believe Pony said that as if she was ordering a sandwich.
"W-What? Why would she try to harm you? What did she do exactly?" Skye questioned her infuriated and clenched his fist.
" She was holding me while she put me by the deep end of the ocean. She then let go, swam back to the beach, and fled," Pony explained with no emotion in her voice and she started to sip more of her orange juice.
" WHAT! Why would she do such a thing? She deserves to be in jail more than I do!" Skye yelled angrily as he clenched his teeth and he slammed his fist on the table with force.
Pony only sat there with no emotion on her face and she said, " Don't break the table."
Skye growled, " That's not the point! She might try to hurt you again! I don't approve of this!"
Pony looked down into her drink and saw her reflection in the orange juice.
Her violet eyes looked sad and she said calmly as she kept looking into her drink, " I know."
" Pony, you should really tell someone about this!" Skye told her still infuriated and he started to clench his fist even more.
" I told you."
Skye slapped his hand to his face, " No, beautiful. Tell someone that will actually punish her!"
" Its ironic how a thief is telling me this," Pony laughed and she then mumbled, " However, we are both thief's. Well, I'm a former thief..."
" But Pony, you got to tell someone," Skye begged in concern.
" What good what that do?" Pony questioned and looked at Skye with her fierce eyes.
Skye raised an eyebrow in confusion.
" She'll only hate me more and want revenge," Pony stated and took another sip of her orange juice.
" Her action is still not acceptable," Skye told her irritated and stood up angrily.
Pony sighed, " Chill."
" If I didn't save you… I WOULD OF LOST YOU!"
The brunette was only silent
Pony responded in a serious voice, " And I thank you for saving me."
Pony then got up from her seat and stared at Skye with her depressed eyes.
Skye only stared at her with a serious expression and they were in silence for a few moments.
They both just kept staring into each other's eye from across the room.
Pony then walked up to him and whispered, " Happy Birthday, Skye."
Skye's eyes only widened as Pony struggled to get out something from her rucksack and he saw that he she pulled out some Finest Curry.
She held the dish in her hands and she smiled, " For you."
Skye took the curry and only smiled, " Thank you. Tonight your more radiant than the stars in the night sky."
He started to consume the curry quickly and he commented, " This is delicious! I've never tasted something so outrageously good!"
" Thanks," she said smiling.
He finished her dish and put the plate in her sink.
Pony nodded and then suddenly took out the present that she wrapped.
Skye raised an eyebrow in confusion, " Another present? You're doing too much, your too nice."
She only smiled and pressed the present to his face, " Open it!"
Skye only smiled as he started to open the present.
He suddenly panicked as he saw that she got him purple hair dye.
His sweat dropped, " Um… Thank you, lovely."
I'm not dying my hair purple!
Pony started to giggle cutely, " Now you won't have gray hair anymore!"
" Its silver!"
" Gray!"
" Silver!"
" Gray!"
As the two continued to repeat those words, they started to move closer to each other.
" Silver…"
" Gray…"
The tone of their voices started to grow softer as their faces started grow closer to each other's.
" There is this other birthday present you can give me," Skye whispered, as his lips grew closer to hers.
Pony didn't know why; however, her heart was beating so fast and her face grew pink.
Their lips were a few minutes apart…
Suddenly, Takakura opened the door and his jaw dropped.
Takakura muttered awkwardly," Pony, whoever this guy is, remember to always use protection."
Skye's face started to instantly turn red and Pony only showed a confused expression on her face.
" What?"
Takakura then shut the door and fled.
Pony turned to Skye, " What does he mean?"
Skye turned to her nervously and said while blushing, " N-Nothing. Your to innocent to know."
She then nodded, but she still wanted to know.
Pony then went into her fridge to see that her cake was suddenly destroyed.
The poor girl started to scream and fake tears started to stream down her face, " M-My cake!"
Skye's eyes widened, " You made me a cake?"
Pony didn't even hear Skye as she was panicking, " H-How? W-Why? H-HOW?"
Suddenly, she saw from her window, that Mayor Thomas was looking at them, he had frosting on the corner of his mouth, and he smirked.
He then fled.
Skye's eyes widened, " That's the guy who always steals from me!"
Pony still had fake tears coming out from her eyes and she whined, " No kidding!"
Skye then put his arm around Pony and comforted her.
" Don't worry. I don't need no cake. I just need you," he told her with a soft smile on his face and he kissed her cheek.
Pony didn't know why, but her cheeks started to turn pink.
She nodded in response.
" Thanks for the best birthday of my life."
He kissed her and Pony's eyes were shaking wildly as her cheeks turned even pinker as it felt like her heart just stopped, and she fainted.
Skye caught her as she fell, and he said with a smirk, "Oops"
Author Note: Sorry I couldn't update yesterday. I woke up, and my body decided to make me ill. It was horrible! I don't even want to talk about it… I had like three illness at once and I felt so weak. I wanted to update so bad but I had to stay at home LOL
I think this chapter is the longest one I have ever written so far for this story.
Yes, he kissed her!
I mean, it's been like 20 chapters, you guys deserve to see them kiss LOL
Got to love the fluff though!
Right?
….
But um, thank you all for reading last time and reviewing.
I'll update when I can.
Thanks for reading and please review!
Ps, Thomas scares me!
Edit: I edited this chapter and fixed some of the typos! They were bothering me! Haha, I can't believe I actually corrected them, usually I'm just lazy.