A/N: God, I haven't updated since last Saturday! That's because school has been keeping me occupied with such lousy lessons, like Distributive Property (which is actually what I'm learning, as that's why I used it in last chapter). I'm also working on a video project for the Lauren Faust collab, and I must record every brony at school wishing Lauren the best of luck, which will be a lot, since I've suckered about 40% of my grading level to watching MLP. So, I've been up to eleven or twelve every night, putting together audio and photos together. It should be out by next week. Now, here's some more Christmas, but the end reveals some foreshadowing. Hope you enjoy this!

When They Entered My Life

Chapter 6

After sitting through several Christmas specials with the ponies upstairs, I heard that blessed knock at the door. After warning them to stay up in my room, I dashed down the stairs to the front door. By now, the figure of my older sister was standing there. Ashley was wearing a long sleeved leather jacket over her interior fur vest. She was wearing blue jeans and white Nikes, which she always wore, even in summer. Mom and Dad were already at the door, greeting her. We haven't seen her since at least Thanksgiving.

"So, how has college been this semester?" Mom asked. Ashley shrugged; I wouldn't doubt she'd be doing excellent, she's been a straight A student since Kindergarten!

Finally, she spoke up. "It's alright, I guess. Starting to get a C- in Biology, and we have to study like every bone in the human body. Other than that, I think I'm doing fine." She finally spotted me on the staircase. "Yo, Bones. Get over here!" I did as I was told, and finished my route down the staircase, and into her arms in a tight embrace. "Now, how have you been in school?"

Dad smiled. "She's been getting good grades like you, Woody." We always used to call her that, for some weird reason I don't recall why. "She just got an A+ on a Math test of the Distributive Property. I think she studied pretty hard for that."

"Dang, Nicole, if you needed help studying for Math, you could've asked me." Ashley swung her arms back and forth, with me still stuck in them.

I rolled my eyes playfully. "I think I did a good job by myself, for once without your help." When she was here, I always used her for my homework, and most of the time, got all the answers right out of her.

"So, where am I supposed to sleep for the weekend?" Ashley asked, finally letting go of me, where I barely fell to the floor.

"Well, I suppose you could sleep in Nicole's room for now." Mom piped up. I felt a gasp escape from me. Crap.

I immediately bolted up from the cold ground. "No, she can't sleep in my room! Why can't she just sleep in her old one? We still have the blowup mattress, right?" Mom raised a brow at me, and sighed.

"I suppose so." My mother drabbled on. "But I thought you would've been thrilled to share a room with her." I would've been pretty pleased to share a room with my sister. Though, not if I picked up six cartoon ponies in Virginia and hoarded them in my room for almost a week.

"Heh," She scoffed. "All she would really do is wake me at ten tomorrow morning with all her 'My Little Pony' crap."

I shook my head both smartly and smirky. "First off, it's going to be Christmas Eve tomorrow, and they do not show new episodes ever on holidays, no show has that I've known of. Second, I wouldn't really have you sit through a show you wouldn't want to." Damn, I'm a nice person, I thought.

…

Christmas Eve finally rolled around, and everypony was as excited as ever. Even Twilight, who has mostly been trying (and I emphasize 'trying') to Google search some returning spells since they learned how to use the Internet (under my supervision, of course).

I blocked The Hub with the parental block the night before, to my parents' surprise. After the many close calls, I decided to call it quits and get it done already. I also deleted about every pony related picture, sound file, or AVI video on both of my computers (this including my laptop and my large home computer).

With our family, Christmas Eve was going to be at my aunt's house this year instead of mine. There, we open presents from other family, eat traditional recipes that seems like they were passed down since like 100 years ago, and just plain out socialize. I have two younger cousins (one of them female, one of them actually male) that I've converted into bronies already. So, at least I have some IRL bronies out there when some schoolmates aren't available.

And because we had to leave, I had to trust the ponies home alone again. I haven't had them stay alone since Christmas Break started, and especially before I bought their gifts. So, I was little on my toes if they try to sneak a peek at what they're getting. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they actually did, since it was their first ever Christmas, and curiosity got the best of them. That made me really reassure the mares to be on their best behavior. Luckily, they all told me that they had it all under control. So I trusted them, as I should've in the first place.

I threw on all my winter clothing in a hurry to catch up with Dad in the car, which was about ready to pull out of the driveway with me taking too long. After buckling the safety belt, harnessing me to the back of the seat, I stared back at the glowing window of my room, hoping that whatever the ponies were doing up stairs was not any trouble.

…

Rainbow Dash groaned. "Now, what are we supposed to do?" After only ten minutes of being left isolated in the empty bedroom with nothing more than a bed, computer, and TV, every bit of entertainment was removed.

"I'm not really sure, Dash," Twilight carefully tapped a key to the computer with the tip of her hoof, trying not to smash every button surrounding. "But right now, I'm trying to find a simple way back home." Even though the care they were given was very luxurious, the unicorn was just anxious to get back home, to her simple library in Ponyville. Well, Earth was a nice place to stay and all, and thank Celestia that they had found Nicole when they did, but she was worried for Spike, and everything she accidentally left home after her surprise departure.

By now, Rarity had set herself a little area for herself on the bed, with some thick, fleece blankets under her body, and some latest entertainment magazines, from which some names present were not familiar with her. "I beg to differ. Twilight, why would you like to go back to Equestria, with the royalties that are being generously provided for us?"

"Yes," Fluttershy quietly piped in. "I like living here. Nicole is just so…nice. I trust her." She, of course, was nervous when she first arrived, but grown accustomed to everything around her.

A fit of giggles came from in front of the television, from a miniature pink filly. "Oh, Twilight, how can you not like it here? Look at the TV! There's these two boys building large buildings and stuff, and they never get in trouble! It's hysterical!" Her snickering continued from just the thoughts of the cartoon.

The purple mare groaned in slight frustration. "So, what your saying is that you'd not want to go back? To your family, your homes, your real lives?"

"I agree wit' you too, Twi," Applejack had been approaching her slowly. "Ah've been wonderin' on how Sweet Apple Acres is going on wit' out me. Little Applebloom, an' Big Mac, an' Granny Smith. An' all the townsfolk ought'a be worried for all of us." She paused for a short second. "As much as 'ah like it here. Wit' all the fancy technology, an' foods, an' just all the love an' care Nicole has been givin' us."

This sudden realization brought Twilight herself into thoughts. "Nicole has provided us with so much, hasn't she? I mean, we both are entirely different, different species, different origin. But, to me, she seemed pretty calm when she first encountered us. Well, she was pretty freaked out. But, it seemed like she's seen us once before, and is used to our appearance."

The other ponies looked over to their friend, when she continued her lecture. "If she wasn't fond of us, she just might've not even taken us into her vehicle. But she does care for us. And she has shown that." She clicked on the red X on her web page, along with all the information given. She decided to put that aside; Equestria can wait. Especially after spending her first Christmas with her new accustomed family on Earth.

…

When coming home from my aunt's house, I was blessed to find no tearing at the wrapped presents under the tree, but to find six beaming ponies happily greet me at the bedroom door. Our family Christmas was all right, I guess. My grandma got me a few DS games, which were no more modern than 2007. My aunt Jessica bought me a new comfy desk chair for my room's home computer. But what I was pretty gleeful for was that my aunt Sheryl actually went out and got me a few My Little Pony toys. Mom was not entirely onboard with this, but she was pleased with seeing me happy. Though, I had to bury them deep into my handbag, so none of my ponies could ever find them.

After a brutal night of anticipated sleep, it was now a reasonable time to wake up my parents in the morning to open my presents. I've been wondering how my gift's value would be, since Mom bought herself both a remote start for her Trail Blazer, and a colored printer for a her laptop the month before. She claims they're for the entire family to use, but she never really lets me touch her laptop, let alone her printer.

Before then, it was only 5:30 or 6:00, so I decided to quietly wake up the little ponies. I could tell Pinkie had a hard time falling asleep, with a smaller Santa-type hat tucked onto her head, and shutting her eyes as tight as they could go, attempting to find out if she would drift off faster if it worked. It didn't. So, with the mention of a 'Wake up, My Little Ponies. Merry Christmas.' Pinkie about bursted into the air with excitement. I quickly reached over to her muzzle, and held it shut, trying to keep her quiet and not to wake up my parents.

Within the next few minutes, everypony woke up, and was surrounding the tree, which Fluttershy had the courtesy of plugging in all the lights. I thought it looked beautiful a couple days ago, but now, it was breathtaking. Rainbow Dash, by now, had all of her gifts in her lap; ready to tear open all the colorful wrapping I took the time to wrap. Twilight, however, was sitting back on the bed with me, waiting for the large herd of girls to clear the base of the tree, so she can make her own way to her presents.

Applejack got some miniature farming tools, for sand boxes, which I have one down in the basement for when my littler cousins come, and one of those squishy things you put in water, and they grow into an animal. Rarity got a small girly purse filled with makeup for kids, but I could tell she really appreciated them. Fluttershy got 2 or 3 stuffed animals, which she hugged to her chest for basically the rest of the day. Rainbow Dash got a new Wii game for her to play when she's here (For a video game, it was only about $10). And Pinkie Pie got some more little assorted toys, like puppets and dolls to play with.

Finally, Twilight's presents remained. I brought them over, and set them in her lap to tear open herself. The first gift was a small square box, wrapped up in red and green ribbon. As she took off the lid, what showed was a rubbery necklace, with a hand-carved whale tail charm.

At first I could tell she was confused from the look of it. "Ooh. This is…pretty, Nicole. Where'd you get it?" I sighed. I saw this explanation coming. She didn't know why I choose it for her. I prepared myself.

"This necklace is more important than you may think." I took in a small gulp. "Last summer, our family of four went to Florida for vacation. Stayed at our grandmother's trailer instead of a hotel. While there, we had a very fun time together as a family. One of our destinations was a theme park called 'Sea World', which was like a large aquarium filled with fish. That's where I purchased this." My eyes started fluttering, avoiding any tears escaping. "Turns out that was the last vacation we'd go on as a family as a whole. It really represents family to me, and I'm passing it down to this family too."

I picked up the necklace out of the packaging, and carefully placed it around her neck. It sat there, assembled perfectly, looking back at me, staring at my expression. Twilight looked down at it, and smiled just from the sight of it. She looked back up at me, and whispered. "Wow, this is an honor…Thanks, Nicole…"

A happy sigh escaped me, as I wrapped my arm around her shoulders. After about a few seconds, it was time to move onto the next gift. She gripped her teeth at the edge of the paper, and took a large rip down the side. From this move, she moved all the remaining wrappings away. She was speechless.

What laid her lap now was the book titled 'Teleportation Spells and Trickery'.

"How'd you get this?" She beamed, anxiously skimming through all the pages with her horn, which was the first time I recalled seeing her magic in action in our world.

"Well, our school library was having a bit of a Book Sale, and by the time I got there, everything was gone but this. So the librarian gave it to me for free." I merely grinned at the enthusiasm given by the unicorn. "Merry Christmas, My Little Ponies.." Now that Twilight has her spellbook, they could go back to Equestria at anytime now. That thought never hit me at that moment; I was to overjoyed from the sights of the fillies playing with their presents. But now that I look back on it, I would've just waited to give her the book for a while, I can't bare to see them go. Not at a time like this. But sadly, I just might.

…

I can't believe of what I did that night. When all the girls were asleep, after a day full of fun, I did something I really haven't done since they arrived: I went on Microsoft Word. The main reason why I ever use this tool was to type fan fictions. Now, I was on here, to do something that really got to me.

I viewed the blinking black line on the first space. I cried a silent weep, and clicked at the keys.

"Dear My Little Ponies,

This is the hardest thing I will ever have myself to do. But I just cannot live with you anymore. I still love you all. But I can't keep you forever, or at least until you figure a way back to Ponyville. These past few weeks have been the greatest of my life, but I'm afraid they can't last forever. With this note, I provide some cereal, juice boxes, and blankets. I'm leaving you here for a reason: I just can't take care of you. And I want you to stay as safe as possible without me. Please don't remember me as a backstabbing fiend, but as a helpful companion that got you this far. It was fun, and I regret this, but I really need to move on, and you do too.

Sincerely,

Nicole Bones."

By now I was in complete tears; it was very painful for me. I feel like a monster. I seriously took them in and pretended to care for them, then to just drop them off in some alley outside of town? In Pinkie Pie's words, I'm a 'Meanie MeanPants', a major one. But it had to be done. My personal printer is luckily quiet, and it didn't wake up one of the mares. As I looked back at the paper's text, I shook my head. No, Nicole, I thought. It has to be done. No doubts about it. I placed it in the bottom of a cardboard box, then to bury it in blankets and food. Then, I looked back at my bed. Instead of being in their individual stations on the floor, they were curled up on mine; similar to the first night they got here. That brought me to set aside the box, and place it in my closet. A few more days with ponies won't hurt, right? It certainly won't hurt me.

A/N: Oh noes! I wonder what will happen next! Well, you're just going to have to wait until next chapter, which if it's not uploaded before Wednesday, it will Friday. And that's a promise!