"I've baked honey cakes!"


Melody was excited to go into the beautiful home, but was distracted by a sound down the street. She was afraid, but curious. While no pony else was looking, she ran away.

It felt like freedom, runing in the street feeling the burst of wing through her white hair. Suddenly, she tripped on a small rock and crashed to the hard pavement.

A figure revealed a few feet away from her in a dark alleyway, it was a brown coated colt. His eyes, were a crystaly green. And his hair, it was a shiny gold colour, and Melody, was mystified. He had a light brown patch on his left eye, which looked like a bruise.

"Excuse me little filly, are you okay?" The colt asked, as he held out his hoof to the startled pony.

"Uh... I - I'm fine thanks... ehehe..." Melody replied, grabbing onto his hoof, but accidentally falls forward, landing into his arms. Melody felt rush of embarrassment, her cheeks glowing red as a rose.

"I'm sorry, I know... this is awkward." She says.

"No, that's fine. My name is Erin, what's your's?" Erin asked. Melody started to blush even more. His name, and how he looked seemed so, so intimidating. She stared into his eyes, and she thought to herself how incredibly magical they looked.

Melody, didn't answer his question. She continued to stare at his eyes. "Uh, are you okay? Should I call somepony?"

She couldn't hear him, she was so distracted, that her head filtered out everything he said until...

"Are you freaking dead?!"

"Ew! No! What the hay is wrong with you?"

"Nothing, I'm sorry, I should go -"

"Melody."

"W - what?"

"My name is Melody."

"That's... beautiful."

Melody felt warmth in her heart. She was surprized that such a colt would tell her that. "Thanks.."

Erin started to blush as well, and he realized how her name wasn't the only thing that was beautiful about her. She was beautiful.

from her white hair, to her blue eyes, she looked so regal, and so... perfect. "You're really..."

"Erin?" A new, but familliar voice called out. "Mom!" The colt replied. He embraced her with a smile on his face. "That reminds me, I've got to go back to my mom. She's probably looking for me." Melody said.

"Oh, well, I hope I get to see you around, who is your mom anyways?" Erin asked.

"Well, Mama doesn't really say her name often, but I do know what it is. Ella Von Shnoder I presume." Erin's mother gave a shocked gasped, as she stared with wide eyes on the little filly.

"You!? You're the daughter of Ella - VON SHNODER?!" She cried out.

"Melody Von Shnoder to be exact miss."

the mare fainted in her son's arms as she looked nearly able to speak. "Uh, I'm sorry about my mom, I don't know what she's making a fit about." Erin fretted.

"Oh, probably because my family is rich." Melody stated. Erin's face turned green as he stared at the white unicorn and fainted just like his mom.

"I guess it runs in the family...?" Melody hesitated, until far in the distance she heard somepony call her name. "Melody! Darling!"


"Melody!" Her father called.

"She wouldn't be too far now would she?" Ella stuttered.

"Of course not, she's smarter than that."

"Melody is just ten darling! Ten! She wouldn't know better!"

"But I know her. She's smarter than most fillies her age."

"I just hope you're right." Ella sighed.

"We better hurry too darling, Ma and Liza are waiting for us at home."


"Oh gosh, guess my parents are here." Melody said to herself. She opened her brown saddle bag, which revealed a few empty scrolls, a pot of black ink, and quills.

"Always prepared."

She wrote as quick as she can, each letter, smooth as she can make them.


Hey, I ran off because my parents were coming.

I hope you and your family are well. And hopefully we will cross paths once more. I'm staying in ponyville for seven moons, so don't be afriad to say hi if you see me.

Take care,

Melody.


She picked up the paper, and tucked in under Erin's hoof, then Melody fled away. "Melody! There you are!" Flick cried.

He picked her up and gazed at her eyes. "Young lady that was very irresponsible to go and run off like that!" Her mother scowled.

"I'm sorry mama, and papa. But I was really curious." Melody said as her father dropped her.

"No more excuses Melody, we must get to you grandma's home for breakfast." Flick warned.

"Yeah I'm kind of hungry.." Melody felt a gurgle in her stomach. She remembered the colt who she met, and how, incredible he looked. He was, kind, and sweet. She gazed into the sun, blushing, as it reminded her of him.

"Melody, you seem a bit different, are you okay darling?" Flick asked as they were almost a few feet to the house.

"Yeah, I just... met a colt."

The couple looked at her with wide eyes. "A colt?! Maybe he's nice? Maybe they'll have a relationship, maybe -" Flick thought.

"A COLT?! A filthy poor scoundrel with my rich and beautiful daughter! She can't be with him! I guess I should keep Melody with me at all times, so she would never associate with those digusting ponies!" Ella said in her mind.

"There you are! Oh good, you found her." Liza waved to them at the door.


After they ate, Lavendar Luck showed Melody her room. "You'll be sleeping with Liza tonight." She said.

"Liza? She lives here?" Melody asked.

"Not exactly Melody." Liza replied as she trotted into the room.

"You see, me and Liza run a shop together a few streets down. Sometimes we don't quite finish baking, so she sleeps over so we can get started in the morning." Lavendar explained.

"But, why can't she just sleep at her house, then visit in the morning?"

"Melody, I live very far from this part of ponyville, and it's much of a drag."

"I see. Well, that's really cool! So, basically you and my dad were living with each other all the time?"

"Well, your father left ponyville when he was almost an adult, and I only started baking with Lavender when I was in my 20's."

"Oh, well that's awesome you two baked together!"


Midnight, lX Xll (9:00)


"You get top bunk Mel!" Liza exclaimed as she picked her up and placed her on top of the bunk bed. The little filly yawned with tired eyes.

"Goodnight Liza."

"Goodnight."

Melody creaked one eye open hoping to see anything.

"Melody, close your eyes. Your mom wants you to be well rested tomorrow." Liza said.

"Huh? How did you know I had my eyes open?"

"Okay, don't tell anyone but," Liza stood up and whispered in her ear. "I'm, psychic."

Melody gave a gasp of surprise. "YOU'RE PSY-"

"Melody! Shh! Listen, you're the only one who could know." Liza quivered. "If anypony else knows, I'll be sent to Celestia's castle and scientists will do experiments on me. And trust me when I say those very experiments are very painful."

she gave her a little boop on the nose, and Melody nodded in reply.

"Okay, I'll go to sleep."

"Now that's a good little filly."

"Night."


Melody tried to get a good night's rest, but she turned and twisted, trying to find the perfect spot. But the more she tryed the more less tired she got.

"I have to be quiet, or Liza will hear me." Melody thought.

"It's okay Melody I know what you're thinking." Liza replied.

"Liza, I can't sleep. I just - this had never happened before."

"Hm, how about I sing you a lullaby."

"Um, okay."

"I remember my mother would sing me lullabies, and I think I remember one."

"You are the sun,"

"Who lights up my world,"

Liza's voice was calming and sweet. It was a beautiful sound, and Melody began to yawn a bit.

"My sweet filly,"

"You are the sun,"

"You are the sun,"

"You are the sun,"

"You are sun, in my heart."

"Goodnight Melody."