Morning in Equestria

by Rosepixie

A series of very short stories about characters from the My Little Pony universe in the morning. There is very little plot, but it is safe to assume that the stories all take place on the same morning, so small connections may become evident. I have no current plans to expand any of these into longer stories, but may continue to add more of them over time.

15. Cheerilee

Cheerilee hummed as she bustled about her kitchen making breakfast for herself. Breakfast was her favorite time of the day and she set aside time every day to enjoy it, often making elaborate meals.

One shelf in her kitchen was lined with cookbooks, all of which fell open to the breakfast section when taken down. Today she was making a beautiful strata with a variety of vegetables and flowers in each layer.

It was Saturday. The market was bustling on Saturdays and Cheerilee always enjoyed it. She took time every Saturday afternoon to take a trip to the marketplace and enjoy some shopping. She had staples she needed to stock up on for the week as well as supplies to buy for the special cake she had to make later today. Her favorite part of visiting the marketplace was seeing what everypony had to sell. She loved to try new things and always bought whatever was in season.

Cheerilee knew that today there would be fewer apples than usual, but Big Mac had told her that Applebucking season started next week, so the fruit would be in plentiful supply very soon. Cherries were what she really needed today, though, and those shouldn't be a problem to find. In fact, her favorite cherry grower had promised to set aside a basket of the best ones for her.

The Apple Family had a reunion every year on the weekend before Applebucking season started. This year it was in Applewood and Big Mac had asked Cheerilee if she would go along with him. She had agreed, but she was nervous. The Apple Family could be a bit overwhelming when they were excited, and they were always excited at reunions! She wasn't worried about them accepting her, she simply wasn't used to that much family in one place. Cheerilee was plenty used to the family here in Ponyville, but this would be the first time she had met most of the extended Apple family and doing so as the girlfriend was understandably intimidating.

Applejack had explained that everybody was expected to bring something to share, which Cheerilee thought was a great tradition (and made it easier on the host!). Since Apple Bloom had requested it specifically, she'd promised to make a cherry cake from her grandmother's recipe to take along. She planned to get her supplies at the market and then the pie would take a good portion of the afternoon. After that, Big Mac was taking her to dinner. It should be a very nice day.

First she was making herself an especially nice breakfast, though, and she planned a similar morning treat tomorrow to get herself in the mood for the reunion. She knew it would be alright, even if she was a tad nervous. The Apples were always welcoming and Big Mac would be with her the whole time.