A/N: Automatically updated within 4 days just for you! All right, I hope I can get the ponies more in character in this one. Hope you enjoy~

When They Entered My Life

Chapter 2

The car has been blazing down the West Virginia highway, me anxious since there are six cartoon ponies in the back. Mom and Dad were questionable about all the suitcases in the back seat at first, but ignored it, as they always do. I had some bags of chips and candy and stuff up front with me, which I occasionally sneaked behind me to give the ponies something to snack on. But for the most part, they were totally silent. I'm guessing they all fell asleep eventually, which would've been a truly adorable scene to see. Just to be safe, I stopped watching MLP on my laptop, since I couldn't bear to stand the consequences of what would happen if the mares found out they were a cartoon, worshiped by grown men and teenagers.

After a grueling four hours, we finally made it out of the, surprisingly large, state of West Virginia, and made it to Ohio. By now, it was about six or seven at night. Which I found myself dozing off every now and then, then to be alerted to stay awake. I made sure to guard the ponies' lives with mine. Ever since the first encounter, I've still been giddy with excitement. When meeting them, I already almost failed keeping in my both horrified and fangirl screams, and almost passed out right there on the cold ground outside of the gas station bathroom.

After stopping at a McDonalds real fast, I fed the ponies a couple of fries if they began to stir. But my parents were probably too occupied with the radio or the road or something to not hear the sleepy moans coming from them. When we entered Canton, I was pretty sure we had about twenty minutes left in the car. Thank God, I needed it too. Every stop we took, I decided to stay in the car, and actually talk to the ponies. They have the exact same personalities as on the show. They were pretty open with what happened when they got here, all except Fluttershy, who stayed quiet and cowering, staring up at me with her large eyes. I think by that point, I felt my heart melt.

Finally, we're home in our ugly tan urban home. Our neighborhood was already a mess, with convenient store pop cartons, and candy wrappers. Surprisingly, we have the neatest and cleanest house in our area. Even if we have two dogs.

To avoid an exposure, I helped carry the suitcases into the house, which I never help my parents carry even groceries in! Walking in the door, my youngest dog, Sissy, was hopping crazily onto my leg, happy to see me. My other dog, Sasha, was 'galloping', as I say, back and forth in excitement. The sitter must of left early. Speaking of work, I felt sorry that my mom had to work for this one old lady that night, even if she just came back from vacation. I think she's like some kind of home nurse or something. I don't know, she's never exactly told me. Dad had to work in the morning too. He works on trailer trucks that they carry crap like metals or something. Immediately after Mom left, giving a kiss on my forehead, he went upstairs.

Now it was the perfect time to let the ponies out. I opened up the back hatch of the car, and exposed little sunlight to the sleeping ponies. As I predicted, they were fast asleep. Little stirring. I tried to not let out a single squeak, which seemed physically impossible. They rubbed their eyes with their hooves, slowly opening their eyes adjusting to some new exposed light.

I had nothing really to say. "Time to wake up, ponies. We're here!" I whispered. A few yawns escaped their mouths, ands they quietly stepped outside onto the gravel of our driveway. They looked up at our house. A bit frightened, they stepped back a bit taking in everything. The house looked a lot different than their cottages on the show. So, I would understand their reactions.

"It's so…big." Applejack uttered. She scanned her pupils from the top roof of the house to the bottom garden.

Rarity scoffed. "Big? I'd say that this is GINORMOUS! That's a lot for a family of three!"

I looked down, in thought. "This is not technically a house for three." They looked at me in curiosity. "I have an older sister, her name's Ashley. She used to live here too. But that was two years ago. Now, she's in college. And the house is a lot…quieter." I don't think they were expecting something as subtle as that, more like a death.

"But, why just stand here? I'll show you around." I brightened up the mood. Pinkie busted into a fit of giggles and hopped after me. Rarity was next, expecting some 'five star hotel service in this establishment', she said.

Rainbow Dash glared up at the entrance, raising an eyebrow. "I don't know. How could we trust her?" She glared at me with furious rage in her eyes. She looked serious, and I was a tiny bit frightened.

Applejack gave her an angry glare. "C'mon, Element of Loyalty. I reckon she can't be no harm if she's takin' us'all in for a while." Rainbow Dash sighed.

"Fine. Just as long as I can get some sleep. I was incredibly crammed in the backseat!" She complained, flying in, with Applejack following. Fluttershy was hiding behind the bush with worry filled eyes. I gave her back a stare with trusting eyes, signaling to her that I do her no harm, but all I want to do is take perfect care of her. She squeaked, and slowly walked up to the door. She looked back up at me, with me shooting her a smile. She smiled back in agreement, and strolled back in.

Twilight was the last one to enter, but still had some questions to ask. "So, why are you taking us in like this?"

"Because I'm a pretty nice person, y'know?" I responded, yet still not knowing how to answer. "I saw you girls had no to place to be, and decided to go through all this trouble to take you in."

The unicorn looked at her spell book one quick second and looked back at me. "All the books in my library are the originals, and some of the spells are outdated. Maybe the reverse spell for this can be located in an updated version. Perhaps you have some libraries here?"

"Oh, yeah. We have books at the public library." I never really go to that place. I never totally like to read, unless it's fanfiction or something. From all that I could remember when Ashley used to take me, which was a long time ago from my younger years, it was pretty rundown. They books were always in the wrong places, and the bathroom doors were always locked, for some weird reason. "They update their books pretty often. Plus, I'll check out my school's library and see if they have any magic spell books."

The purple mare looked up at me envied eyes. "So, you'll help me?"

My eyebrows went up. Am I being asked to help Twilight Sparkle with her troubling adventure? There are my dreams right there coming true by the minute. "Of course! I mean, well that's what friends do."

"Great. Thank you." She thanked me, and galloped into my home. If I hadn't gone mentally insane by now, I was right now. And, I did not care!

…

When I finally caught up to Twilight (after being stuck in fangirl shock for a couple minutes outside), the girls have roamed though the living room, examining every last detail. Rarity was spread about our 2-piece couch, which is pretty much a piece of junk from what the dogs have done to it. I didn't mention that to her, than she'd give me a 'bad review for cleanliness'. Fluttershy had been interested in our table lamp, which was turning it on and off, wondering how they light did appear again. There goes our electric bill, thanks to a yellow curious Pegasus. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash were both staring up at the off TV. I couldn't wait to show them it when it was on. But Applejack was missing.

No, she wasn't. I immediately spotted her blonde ponytail dash around our kitchen, examining our food supply, which was not too many, since we basically took it all on vacation. In the cupboard, she saw the cereal box labeled 'Applejacks'.

"Whoo-wee! They have a cereal named after me here! How bout that?" She exclaimed. I ran towards her. She was positively thrilled, so I had to remember to serve her that in the morning. Speaking of which, at the moment, another thing went through my mind: What should I find them? I mean, I have some apples in the fridge for Applejack, Hostess cakes for Pinkie Pie, and I guess they all pretty much eat potato chips now. They never complained when I fed it to them in the car.

"Alright, everypony, I guess you are all getting used to the American lifestyle, I see?" I nodded my head in pleasure, seeing all their attention and cheering towards me. This was the first time in a while I've really had this much attention to myself. "Now, I still have some people to introduce you to." I opened the back door to the house, and whistled, which pretty much sucked since I do not whistle at all. But at least it got the dogs running in the house. They raced towards the ponies, who flinched in response. They stopped. Sissy didn't even give her signature 'Barking At the Strangers' yelp. She just stood there, mesmerized by the cartoon ponies sitting in my living room.

It's a good thing too, because once Sissy starts barking, so does Sash. And her barks echo a lot more than Sissy's. Not only would it wake up Dad, but also it would wake up the neighbors. She turned her head at an interested Fluttershy, which was examining the puppy ever so closely. She quickly grabbed the small dog in a hug.

"Aww, you're just so cute, aren't you?" She cooed. What a bittersweet moment ruined by Sissy growling back at the pegasi, which dropped the min pin in surprise.

I saw the hurt and rejection in her eyes. "Sorry, Fluttershy. Sissy always 'gurgles' at strangers." The rest of the ponies looked like they were done playing with the dogs after the small attack. As if on cue, my cat, 'Baby Titten' (Don't ask where the name came from. It was just Mom's play on words with 'Kitten'.), came out from the basement door, hearing the entire racket.

"And this is Titten. Would you believe she's only four years old?" I picked her up, which this was the first time seeing her since we left for vacation. I tried to kiss her forehead, but she used her front paws to push my head away from hers. What a clever cat, I thought.

Twilight slightly giggled. "It looks like she doesn't want a kiss from you right now."

I rolled my eyes at the comment. "Well, that wasn't my only cat." That made me sigh, and reminisce on what I just said. "You want me to show you him?" They nodded. I stood up, and walked slowly to the backdoor. The ponies didn't know really what was going on. Is he an outside cat or something? Twilight thought.

We took many large steps to the back of our backyard (after warning them to watch where they stepped). We finally made it. There stood a tree, and a stone at the base written 'Beast George Bones. 1996-2011'. The ponies were confused.

"So is your cat like… a tree?" Rainbow Dash asked. She looked back at the homemade tombstone.

Pinkie Pie smirked. "Didn't you say Fluttershy was a tree too?" She threw a giggle fit, a few snorts escaping. When she saw my look of hurt, she stopped.

"That's my cat Beast. I sometimes referred to him as my brother." I started. I felt the tears coming on, but tried to stay strong, not wanting to cry in front of the ponies. "He was born before I was, but was definitely around when Ashley was. Him and Ashley were tighter, than any relationship I had ever seen. Of course, she had to grow up, along with him, and eventually, she went to off to college. She didn't visit very so often, so Beast saw less of her. He was fine, from what I saw. But a few months ago, he became incredibly skinny. I never saw him around in plain sight, and he would just hide. His food can would never even be 1/3 eaten. We became concerned." I sniffed, not caring if they saw me cry by now. "One day in May, we took him to the vet, to see if there was something they could cure. Turns out…it was stomach cancer. There was a tumor in his stomach as big as a lemon. We had no other choice but to put him to sleep."

I saw the look of sadness and sympathy in each of the ponies' eyes. "I watched the entire thing. At first, they just put a sanative in him, which had him go to sleep so he wouldn't feel any pain. That was the last time I saw Beast awake. It broke my heart to see his eyes close, but he was staring at me the whole time. They then put the killer in him, and he never awoke. We buried him here, but waited to bury him when my sister had the chance to visit…and pay her respects." If they tears weren't streaming before, they streaming now. Everybody, not just including me.

I then felt a grip on my torso. It was Twilight. She hid her face in my jacket, and I can feel the tears seep through. Then, Pinkie Pie came over to hug me, then Fluttershy, then Rarity, then Applejack, and finally, feeling the most moved, Rainbow Dash. This made me feel a lot better. If only I got a pony hug for every situation I've been in.

…

After introducing every piece of technology in my room to the ponies (to their amazement), it was ten o'clock and I had school in the morning. So, I had to put together their sleeping setup in a couple of minutes. I had to have them sleep in my room, or else somebody would find them. So I found a couple of blankets and pillows from my closet and set them down on the floor for them to sleep on. Before I could turn around all six ponies were laying down on my bed, already asleep. I was about to scold at them, and send them to their actual bed on the floor. But I looked at them. They looked so…peaceful. I couldn't make myself to wake them. So, I carefully slipped into the bed, getting under the covers, and closed my eyes. After a long break from school, I had to go back to that prison tomorrow. But I had Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle curled up beside me, so I had no further worries.

A/N: Sorry for a particularly long chapter. I just had a specific number of events to get out during this, and never expected this to be this large. Hope you enjoyed this, and see you next chapter!