Chapter Five: Adventures In Fillysitting
It was now March, also known as the start of Springtime. I'd still be thinking about that wonderful night from a month prior. It's hard to explain, but I felt…a lot better after that night. Not one-hundred percent a-okay or anything, but part of me just felt more soothed and calm than I usually am. It was a nice, bright and early morning, and the temperature had gone up only a little bit where I lived. I was still lying in my bed when I heard my mother call.
"Blizzard, honey! It's time to get up!" I heard her shout from the stairway. "Mnh…c'mon, Mom. Just five more minutes." I mumbled back as I burrowed myself underneath my covers. "No, hon. I need you to get up. It's important." My mother replied. I didn't know that she needed me for something important. "...Alright, alright. I'm gettin' up…" I rose up from the bed with my mane all disheveled. After combing it back down, I went downstairs.
It turns out that Mom had already gotten the mail, which is something I usually do, and she tells me that she receives a postcard. "Tulip? Who is that?" I read the card. "That's my sister, or your aunt, Tulip! She's asking me if I want to go and visit her, but the only problem is that she's out of town." My mother replied, contemplating on what to do in this situation. "Well, you can go, Mom!" I answered. "…But who's going to watch you kids?" Mom asked, being the naive but responsible mare she is. "Mom, I'm fifteen years old. I think I can watch Snowdrop on my own, since I'm practically the stallion of the house now. Plus, I've been meaning to take Snowdrop down to Ponyville for a visit, anyway." I replied insistently. "You're such a good colt. Your father and I really did raise you right." Mom gave me a kiss on my cheek. I usually say something whenever she does something embarrassing to me, but I didn't this time. "Alright, I'll go, but I won't be back until later this evening. You two had better be home by then." Mom started giving me instructions. "Don't worry, Mom. I got this." I answered in a relaxed manner. Mom smiled, and started getting her stuff together. I helped her out, of course.
About 15 minutes later, Mom was ready to go. She prettied herself up, and grabbed her frosty white purse. Before she went off, she gave me reminders. "Alright, Blizzard. What did I tell you to do?" She asked. "Come home before you do, make sure Snowball is fed, make sure Snowdrop is in bed by 8:15…" I started listing them off. "And…?" Mom added, helping me finish my sentence. "And to just have fun!" I answered. "You're a good boy." She patted me on my head, and gave both me and Snowdrop a kiss on the forehead. "Love you! Have fun!" My mother waved farewell. "We will! Love you too, Mom!" I waved back at her. "And be careful!" She added. "Yeah, you too!" I answered back again. "Be careful, Mother! I love you!" Snowdrop walked next to me, and waved goodbye as well. Mom finally ran off, and I shut the door.
"So, it's you and me now, huh, brother?" Snowdrop asked me. "Mm-hmm." I nodded. "Hey, sis! Wanna go on a trip?" I asked her with giddiness. "That sounds like fun, brother! Where are we going?" She asked innocently. "Remember how I said I'd take you down to Ponyville one of these days?" I said. "Yes…" She replied, then gasped. "Are we going today?" She asked once again in excitement. "We sure are!" I answered. "Yay!" She replied in a bubbly manner. I made sure I filled Snowball's food and water bowls before I left. "Alrighty, then! Let's go!" I picked her up and placed her on my back. Snowdrop giggled as she was being picked up.
I opened the front door and closed it behind me to find nothing but leafy-green pastures covered with a few flowers, and the sun beaming down on both of our skins. I breathed in deep, then exhaled. "Ahh. There's nothing like the fresh scent of Spring air." I said mellowly. "Yeah. That air is p-pretty nice." Snowdrop breathed in the fresh air as well. I then started wandering off. "So, where is Mother going exactly, brother?" Snowdrop asks me. "She's just going out of town for a while to visit our Aunt Tulip. She'll be back soon. Don't worry." I replied to her in case she was nervous. "Oh, okay…" Snowdrop paused for a second. "…We sure have a lot of great ponies in our lives, don't we, brother?" She asks me again. "We sure do, sis. We sure do." I answered her, trying not to tear up.
Eventually, we make it into town. "Well, here we are, sis! We made it!" I exclaimed. "Aren't you excited?" I asked her. "Oh yeah, s-sure…" Snowdrop replied in a sad manner. "What's wrong, sis? You were all happy a minute ago, what happened?" I asked her again, questioning if I somehow did something wrong. "Well, i-it's not you or anything. It's just that…what if nopony likes me because I'm…you know…?" Snowdrop pointed at her eyes, then started depressingly looking down at the ground. "Sis, look at me." I put my hoof on her cheek until her shiny, but blank eyes met with mine. "Of course everypony's gonna like you! I mean, I've told the first six ponies I met all about you, and they seem to love you! That's one of the main reasons why I wanted to bring you here!" I stated honestly. "R-really…?" Snowdrop looked back up at me with tears starting to brim from her eyes. "Yes! Of course, sis! I wouldn't lie to you! Well, I mean…" I started itching my forehead out of nervousness, realizing that I actually have lied to my sister before. "Hmm?" Snowdrop questioned.
"Well, uh…do you remember the stuff I got you for your birthday back in January?" I asked her with sweat starting to form on my head. "Yes…I do remember that." She replied. "Those actually weren't from me…They were from the six ponies I told you about. You see, by the time I remembered to get you something, all of the gift shops were closed. So, they felt sorry for me, and…gave me all that stuff." I explained to her, feeling ashamed. "Oh, brother…you didn't have to get me anything at all. As long as I have you, Mother, and Father, who will always care for me, I'm okay." Snowdrop replied with a smile. "Dad, too?" I asked in confusion, almost starting to cry. "Of course. He's always in my heart, despite me not knowing what he looked like." Snowdrop answered honestly. "Mine too, sis…Mine too." I sniffled. It was harder for me, because I actually did know what he looked like and sounded like. I loved every moment I had with him. I think that Snowdrop would have, too. I still don't understand why he had to die.
We were both silent for a minute. "So…I guess we should start going, huh?" I said after calming myself down. "Yes, I suppose we should." Snowdrop replied. I started walking further into town to find a team of ponies all with the same tan colored jackets on. One of the teammates was Fluttershy. "Hi, Blizzard!" She waved at us. "Hey, Fluttershy!" I greeted her back. "Oh my…is this your little sister?" She gasped in awe with her eyes widened from the sight of her. "Yep! This is Snowdrop." I pointed at my filly sibling. "Snowdrop, this is one of the ponies I told you about, Fluttershy!" I then introduced her. "You've told her about me? That's so nice!" Fluttershy said. "Sure have!" I replied. "Um, i-it's very nice to meet you." Snowdrop timidly spoke. "Oh, it's very nice to meet you, too." Fluttershy replied in a baby voice, nuzzling my sister's tiny little nose. Snowdrop giggled when she did that.
"So, what is it that you're doing exactly?" I asked Fluttershy, wonder what was with the whole get-up. "Oh, this?" She pointed to her tan vest. "This is for our annual Winter Wrap Up! Every year before the first day of Spring comes, everypony gets together to help the animals and the rest of the environment to celebrate!" Fluttershy explained. "So, it's basically the day where all of us work together as a team to celebrate the shift from Winter to Spring?" I asked with enthusiasm. "Exactly!" Fluttershy replied with a smile. "Oh! Well, that's pretty cool!" I said, still being intrigued from the idea of it. "Don't you think so, sis?" I then asked Snowdrop. "That sure does sound like fun." She replied with a light smile.
I then looked up at the sky to find Rainbow Dash, along with her team of blue vested pegasi, zooming through the air. "Well, uh, hope you have fun! I gotta get going now!" I turned my head back to Fluttershy and waved farewell. "Oh. Um, okay. It was nice seeing you again, and it was nice seeing your little sister, too…" Fluttershy embraced my filly sister with a warm hug. "It was nice to see you, too, F-Fluttershy." Snowdrop giggled. "See ya later!" I dashed off, almost quite literally. And I thought I could hear Fluttershy giggle, as if she knew the real reason why I started galloping away, before she went back to doing what she was doing.
"Oh! D-Do you have to be so fast, brother?" Snowdrop was clinging onto the lower part of my neck. "Don't worry, sis. We're almost there. Just hold on tight!" I kept running. Eventually, I caught up with Rainbow Dash's team. I started to slow down after she landed. I was panting from galloping at such a high speed. It took me a minute, but I shook my head and snapped out of it. "Hey, Blizz! Haven't seen you in a while!" The beautiful mare greeted me. "Hey, Rainbow Dash! Heh…yeah…" I chuckled and itched my forehead. "Well anyway, uh…I decided to bring my little sister to town today, and I thought you'd like to meet her! This is Snowdrop!" I pointed at my sister who was still clinging onto my neck, but eventually, she let go. "H-Hello! It's very nice to meet you! Blizzard has told me a lot about you." Snowdrop said, not knowing that that would put me in a state of sheer embarrassment. "Oh, he did, huh?" Rainbow Dash turned her head toward me, and with a smirk, she rose an eyebrow.
"Uh, well I- Eh-ee-I-uh…" I laughed nervously. "Well, you know, uh…stuff to describe you! Stuff to, uh, help Snowdrop get an idea of what you look like! Heh…" I then replied, covering myself up. "Yes, he did. He said that you had glistening, feisty red eyes, and that you were an icy, but hot, blue-" I then cut off my sister's statement. "Shh! Snowdrop, no!" I gritted my teeth from embarrassment as my face turned the same color the way Snowdrop described Rainbow Dash's eyes. "Oh wait, then again, he told me to pretend I didn't hear it." Snowdrop added, feeling pretty bad about how I currently felt. "Yes, I'm pretty sure I did…" I said quietly to her in a strict, but innocuous manner. Rainbow Dash chuckled at us. "It's fine, Snowy…" She patted my sister on the head. "…I already knew." Then she kissed my cheek. "H-h-hey! You call her Snowy, too! There's somethin' we have in common…" I giggled in a semi-loopy state, followed by the two girls giggling at me.
"Hey, I'm helping to clear out some of the clouds for Winter Wrap Up day. Wanna help?" Rainbow Dash offered. "Oh, really?" I asked. "Yeah, dude! Could use all the help we can get!" She replied. "Well gee, I would, but I'm fillysitting my sister today, because my mom went out of town to visit our aunt. Gotta keep my eye on her, you know?" I explained. "Aw, come on! It'll be fun!" Rainbow Dash insisted as she flew back up to the clouds. "You can go, brother. I'll be fine." Snowdrop said, wanting me to have fun. "Hmm…alright, well…I guess I'll go. But I don't want you out of my sight. Just hang on, okay?" I agreed to help. Snowdrop nodded, and then I flew up toward the clouds. I'm not gonna lie. It felt kind of nice to be in mid-air again, since I hadn't use my wings in quite a while.
"Hey, Blizzard! There you are! Uh, you can clear out those few clouds over there!" Rainbow Dash pointed to the left where three clouds sat in a row. "Okay!" I made my way over to where the clouds were. I poked and prodded one of them, being unsure of what to do. "Uh, how am I supposed to clear these clouds exactly?" I asked the pretty team leader. "Oh, duh! Forgot to show you how to do it!" Rainbow Dash chuckled to herself and demonstrated for me. "Alright. So, all you have to do is spin around really fast like…this!" She then zipped around the cloud for a few seconds, making it poof. "Think you can do it?" She asked. "Uh, I can try!" I replied, then tilted my head toward Snowdrop. "Alright, sis. I gotta go fast here. Be sure to hang on tight!" I warned her in case something happens. "Um, c-consider it done, brother." She replied timidly. I then flew over to one of the remaining clouds, and took a deep breath.
"Okay…here we go…Gotta impress her…Gotta impress her…" I kept thinking over and over as I backed myself up and zoomed myself around the cloud. I then made it disappear. I felt a little dizzy afterward, but I snapped out of it quickly enough. "Yeah! That's it, dude! You did it!" Rainbow Dash congratulated me. "…Huh? I did it? Hey, I did!" I noticed and laughed victoriously. "That was actually…kind of fun." I said. "Y-Yeah…that was kind of fun!" Snowdrop agreed and giggled with happiness. "I told you!" Rainbow Dash said. "Yeah, that really was fun! In fact…I wanna do more!" I said ecstatically. "Yeah! That's the way! Alright, get those last few over there!" Rainbow Dash instructed me. "Oh don't worry, babe! I got this!" I replied with cockiness as I cleared out the clouds flawlessly, along with a few more that weren't instructed to me. "Yeah! Ha ha! Whoa…" I shouted again with victory, then the dizziness caught up with me all of a sudden. "Alright. I think you should go back down on solid ground now…" Rainbow Dash advised, caring for my well-being. "Yeah…perhaps I should…" I started lowering myself until Snowdrop and I were standing on dirt again.
"That was awesome, Blizzard! Mayor Mare should totally put you on our team!" Rainbow Dash congratulated me again. "Aw gee…thanks." I chuckled and blushed. "You did great, dude…" Rainbow Dash kissed my lips, then started to fly back up to the clouds. "Heh, heh…well, gee…A-Anything to help out a pretty gal like you- Whoa! Aaaaah!" I started uncontrollably spinning around from the shock of the kiss, then next thing I know, Snowdrop and I were rolling down a hill onto a frozen pond, crashing into Pinkie Pie and Spike, who were skating on it.
The four of us rolled into a snowbank. "Hi, Blizzard!" I heard Pinkie Pie, being as joyful as always, greet me. "Ugh…" I opened my eyes and recovered, then gasped. "Snowdrop! Sis, are you okay!? Are you hurt!?" I shrieked in worry. "Yeah, brother…I'm o-okay…" She coughed out. I picked her up and hopped out of the snowbank. "You're not hurt anywhere, are you!?" I started moving my sister around to check for any bruises. Thank Celestia she didn't have any. I, however, had one on my left cheek and one on my forehead. "Oh my Celestia! Is that your sister!? Is she okay!?" Pinkie came up to us, and looked all over Snowdrop as well. "Oh. My. Celestia! You are SO CUTE UP CLOSE!" Pinkie Pie gasped, and deeply embraced my sister in a big hug. "Um…Snowdrop, the suffocating hug you're feeling is from Pinkie Pie. She can be a bit, uh…loony." I said awkwardly. "I sure am! Oh my gosh, I can't believe how cute you are…!" Pinkie nuzzled Snowdrop's nose, and put her on my back.
"Yeah, I gotta say. She is pretty cute." Spike walked up and agreed. "You mean…as cute as Rarity?" I poked fun at the dragon. "Wh-what!? Ew! No, dude! She's your sister! Gross!" Spike replied in disgust. "Yeah…that's what all the colts say about me in school…Whenever I ask if they wanted to be my special somepony, they say I'm gross, and a…blank slate." Snowdrop weeped and started to cry. I felt kind of bad for laughing at Spike if I knew that was going to happen. Sure, I knew she got picked on at school, but I never knew about the whole Hearts and Hooves Day thing. "Oh no! No-no-no-no-no! I-I'm sorry! I-I didn't mean that you yourself were gross! I meant that Blizzard insinuating that I had a crush on you was gross, because I already love Rari- Uh, I mean…please stop crying! I'm sorry!" Spike kept apologizing as my sister started to calm down. I felt bad for her as well, but the reason I didn't say anything was that I was afraid I was going to blow up, and I try my best not to do that in front of other ponies.
"Aww…it's okay, Snowdrop. Spike would never say such a thing about you! Those colts, on the other hand, need to learn some manners! Hmph!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, making my sister feel better. "Yeah, they need to learn something, alright. I bet I could teach 'em a real good lesson…" I grumbled to myself. I was hoping nopony heard me, but Pinkie did. "Now, Blizzard…Violence isn't the answer to everything…" She then started talking very down-to-earth to me, as if I was Snowdrop's age. "Oh, who are you!? My mom!? You can't tell me what to do!" I yelled at her uncontrollably, and started panting deeply in anger. "Hey! Chill out, dude!" Spike exclaimed. "Brother, it's okay…Calm down…" Snowdrop started petting my head. "I am perfectly calm, sis…I am PERFECTLY calm!" I seethed and gritted my teeth, trying my best not to scare her.
Then, Twilight and Rarity ran up to where we were. Rarity was wearing a tan vest, while Twilight's vest was very unique. It had all three team colors morphed into one. "What's going on here? What's wrong, Spike?" Twilight asked. "We heard you and Blizzard yelling from a mile away! What's the matter, darling?" Rarity added. "Well, I-" Spike started to say something, but I cut him off. "It's nothing. It has nothing to do with any of you. Just forget about it. It's just another thing I have to hold in, and keep to myself, as usual. That's all." I replied bitterly. "You know, Blizzard. I can help you." Twilight offered. "No. You can't. It's nothing you would understand. Like I said, just forget about it, okay?" I answered. "Anyway, this is my little sister, Snowdrop. I decided to bring her here today, since my mom went out of town to visit our aunt." I introduced Twilight and Rarity to my filly sister. "Oh! I'm surprised she isn't wearing the tiara I gave- I mean, that YOU gave her. Heh…" Twilight hesitated. "Don't worry about that. She already knows. I told her." I chuckled lightly.
"Well, I think she looks positively adorable without a tiara! I bet she and Sweetie Belle would get along great with each other!" Rarity said. "Sw-Sweetie Belle?" Snowdrop asked with a smile. "Why yes, darling! She's my little sister, and I'd think she'd love to have a new filly friend like you." Rarity replied with a boop on my sister's nose. "A-are you sure she won't say anything about me being…you know…?" Snowdrop pointed at her eyes. "Why, I should hope not, darling! Something like that shouldn't affect having to do with becoming friends!" Rarity answered. "Yeah, and besides, ponies like that just don't have respect for others who are different." Twilight added. "That's what I said!" Pinkie raised her hoof. "Yeah, sis. Plus, Mom and I have told you before not to care what other ponies might say about you. All they're gonna do is make you feel weak." I said as I put my hoof against her left cheek, feeling like a little bit of a hypocrite inside. "Yes…perhaps you're right. In fact, you're all right. Th-thank you." Snowdrop said nervously. Various 'Awws' and 'You're welcomes' were spoken by everypony that was standing there, and each of them gave a pat on her head or a kiss on her cheek.
Then, Applejack appeared. "Hey, what's all the hollerin' about?" She asked. "Oh, hey, Applejack! Just showing my sister around Ponyville for the first time!" I pointed to Snowdrop, who was still on my back. "Well, howdy! She sure looks mighty cute! Apple Bloom oughta like her! She's my little filly sister of the family." Applejack said while patting Snowdrop on the head. "A-Apple Bloom? Wow…I didn't know that there were so many ponies that want to get to know me!" Snowdrop said in awe. "You learn something new every day! That's what I always say!" Twilight said with a chuckle. "Aw…you guys have welcomed my sister so well…thanks a lot. For everything." I said with a sniffle, and gathered all of the ponies and Spike into one big group hug.
Then, we all started to feel a ray of sunshine beam down on us. "Hey, look! The ice is starting to melt!" I pointed to pond that was, indeed, unfreezing from the sun's rays. "Hmm, that's odd. It wasn't supposed to get that warm today." Twilight itched her head in confusion. "Yeah, I know…That's weird." I replied, also confused. It was almost as if the sun had appeared on cue when we all hugged together. A coincidence, perhaps? I don't know.
Then, the ice started splitting into chunks and dissolving. Rainbow Dash flew back down onto the ground with her teammates following suit. "Good work, team!" She then congratulated everyone. But it turns out that her team wasn't the only one who was finished. Every team finished their deeds; almost at the same time! "Um, we're all done, Rarity." Fluttershy came up to us and spoke. "Yeah! We're done, too, Applejack!" A pony of Applejack's team added. "Huh. Every team finished up at the same time the pond started to melt. Talk about a coincidence!" I said. "Well, coincidence or not, everypony did a great job!" Twilight exclaimed. Then, everypony started cheering.
It was then that the mayor of Ponyville, Mayor Mare, walked up to us, and said "Why, what's with all the commotion going on here? Did everypony finish up?". Then, she saw me. Me, who was wearing no vest of any kind with my little sister on my back. "Uh, um, h-hi, Mayor Mare, ma'am…" I replied nervously, afraid that I did something wrong. "Why, who is this?" Mayor Mare asked. "Uh, my name is Blizzard, ma'am. I've been here before, and I just decided to bring my sister here for a visit since my mom went out of town to visit our aunt, then we both fell down this hill, and…I hope I didn't make a mess of things…" I explained with a dejected sigh. "Why, whatever are you talking about? If anything, you helped us!" The mayor spoke.
"Yeah, and plus, he helped me clear out a few clouds earlier!" Rainbow Dash added. "Is that so?" The mayor asked me. "Y-yeah. Heh…I guess I did." I replied, itching my forehead. "He sure did! And plus, after Blizzard, Spike, Twilight, Rarity, Applejack and I greeted his sister via group hug, all of the teams finished at the same time! Can you believe it!?" Pinkie Pie added. "Why, no, I can't say that I can, since nothing like that has ever happened before." Mayor Mare chuckled lightly. "Well, what do you suppose we do, Mayor Mare?" Twilight asked. "Hmm…I think I have an idea. Come over here, Twilight." The mayor and Twilight walked away from the crowd, and started whispering something to each other.
A minute later, they both came to a decision. "Blizzard, for your participation with the cloud clearing and the pond skating, I declare you…as the secondary team leader of our Weather team!" The mayor pulled out a blue vest that was meant just for me as everypony was cheering. "And…I have one more thing. Blizzard, here is a silver medal to indicate your occupation for our team! And Rainbow Dash, here is a gold metal for you as well!" The mayor announced. I couldn't believe it, because this meant that I would work together with Rainbow Dash when Winter Wrap Up rolled around. It was an incredible feeling. "And all the other team leaders will get metals as well!" Mayor Mare added. Everypony cheered, and came up to me to congratulate me. Rainbow Dash, Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Spike and Snowdrop all embraced me in one giant group hug.
Eventually, the sun started to go down, which was my cue to leave. "Wow…look at that beautiful sunset…" I said in amazement. Then, it dawned on me. "…Sunset!? Oh gosh! I gotta take you home, sis!" I exclaimed with a little bit of worry. "Aww…do you guys have to leave so soon?" Pinkie Pie asked disappointedly. "Don't worry, Pinkie. We'll be back at some point! I just have responsibilities that I need to follow, especially now that I'm a secondary team leader." I replied with confidence. "…And also, because I promised Mom that I would have Snowdrop back home by now. Heh…" I chuckled nervously. "Alright, then. Well, goodbye, Blizzard! We hope to see you guys again soon!" Twilight said. "And remember, Blizzard. If you ever need to talk about anything, I'm here for you." She put her hoof around my neck and smiled. I thought about it for a minute. "…Okay, I will." I replied.
"So…secondary team leader, huh?" Rainbow Dash flew over to me and said with a smirk. "That means you get to work with me, you know." She added. "Y-Yeah! Heh, I guess it does…" I blushed. "…I think you'll do awesome at it." Rainbow Dash kissed me on the cheek. "Y-Y-Y-Y-You….th-think so…?" I asked with a stutter. "I know so, dude." She replied. I chuckled happily. "Um, goodbye, Blizzard. And goodbye to you too, Snowdrop. It really was nice meeting you." Fluttershy walked up, and gave each of us a hug. "You too, F-Fluttershy." Snowdrop replied with a smile. Fluttershy and I both chuckled lightly. Then, Pinkie Pie came zooming in and lifted Snowdrop from my back, and gave her a big hug. "Oh, you're so tiny and adorable, and I'm gonna miss you!" Pinkie exclaimed with her eyes widened and lips quivering. "I-It's okay, Pinkie Pie. I'm sure Blizzard will bring me here to visit again." Snowdrop replied. "Oh, I know…I just hate waiting!" Pinkie pouted. "I'm sorry. Can I just-? Mmm…!" She then embraced my sister one last time before returning her on my back. Snowdrop giggled as she did it.
We then both waved farewell to everypony. Everypony said their goodbyes in response. I then started walking back home. "How about that, sis? You got new filly friends, and I get to work with Rainbow Dash next Winter Wrap Up! Am I an awesome brother or what?" I asked my sister with a chuckle. "I do agree that it is very nice to have friends, but I still think you're…a-awesome no matter what, brother." Snowdrop replied. My eyes started to fill with tears after she said that. "Thanks, sis…I appreciate that." I said with a sniffle. "Hey, would you like to listen to some tunes before going to bed?" I asked. "Didn't Mother say not to turn music on at night?" Snowdrop said responsibly. "Don't worry, sis. I mean quiet tunes; stuff that'll help you sleep." I answered. "Oh. Well, I g-guess it's okay, then." Snowdrop replied. "Alright." I chuckled.
Eventually, we both made it back home. I brought Snowdrop upstairs to her room, and tucked her in. "I sure had a lot of fun today, brother! I can't wait to visit Ponyville again!" Snowdrop said excitedly. "You will soon, sis. You will soon." I replied as I turned on the phonograph that was in my sister's room and played a record full of soothing lullabies. "Good night, sis." I gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Good night, brother." Snowdrop replied as she shut her eyes, listening to the mystical, calming music. I turned the light off and left her door cracked open. I went back downstairs and sat on my father's chair, watching some television as I waited for Mom to come back home. "Brrp" Snowball chirped as she curled up on my lap. She then started to purr. As I was watching TV, I started to feel a little drowsy, then everything turned black.
Next thing I knew, Mom was calling my name. "Blizzard…Blizzard." I felt her tapping my hoof to wake me up. "…Hmm?" I questioned in a tired state. "You should get to bed, honey." Mom said. "Mnh…okay…How was the visit?" I asked her before going upstairs. "It was fun! How were you and Snowdrop?" She responded with a question of her own. "We had fun, too…I won a metal for helping out with the town's Winter Wrap Up, and Snowdrop got to know about a few new friends." I replied while rubbing my eye. "Oh! I'm so happy for you two!" Mom hugged me. "Mom…" I said with annoyance, feeling like I was going to suffocate. "Okay, okay." She let me go, and gave me a kiss on the forehead. "Good night, sweetheart." She said as I walked up the stairs. "Night, Mom…" I mumbled in response. I pushed open my bedroom door, and then landed face first on the bed. I grabbed my blanket, and wrapped it around myself. Then, I immediately fell asleep, dreaming about the truly awesome day I had today.
My only wish is that Dad could still be alive to see all of this. I really think that he would've been proud of us; Snowdrop and I both. Even though how happy I was, even though I felt really good about myself…
…I just wish I could have those happy times again.