The two fillies hug each other, and started their last conversation right where it left off.

Cadence watched them, slightly confused as to how they seemed to be friends already. "Umm, when and where did you two meet? I'm sure this is the only time you left the palace grounds, Michi."

"Two days ago, at the garden gate. Twilight was chasing a butterfly she wanted to study." Michi answers, blinking up at her cousin.

Cadence just laughed, and facehoofed herself, thinking, that is so twilight. Well, I'm glad you two know each other already!"

Michi and Twilight nod, grinning at each other.

"What are we going to do today?" Michi asks she looked over at Twilight. "And if you say studying, I will hide your books."

"No, not my books, I promise, No Studying! Hmmm. How about we go to the park and play?" Twilight asks, her eyes wide at the thought of not having her books.

Michi nods, and begs her cousin, "Please, Cadence?"

"Sure, you two, we can go to the park. I'm sure there's plenty of stuff for us to do there." Cadence replies. She had hoped to catch a glimpse of Twilight's brother, Shining Armor, so; of course, she hid her disappointment at him being not there.

As they made their way to the park, Michi felt like this was the start of a great friendship.

Once they entered the park, Michi ran toward the swings, and was rudely shoved by an older foal, one that didn't recognize her.

Michi felt tears string her eyes, but she snorted "That was rude!"

"Watch it, small fry. If you don't watch it, you might get stepped on like a bug" the older foal said

Michi stuck out her tongue at the foal, "Say sorry, now!"

"Why should I say sorry to a blank flank like you?" The foal questions.

"You have no right to speak to a Princess of Equestria in that rude tone." Cadence answers as she and Twilight walked up.

The colt turned around to see the older filly glare angrily at him. "P-p-princess! But, she lives in the palace, and she won't come to the park, here!" the colt stammered

"Not Princess Celestia, I am speaking of Princess Dimension." Cadence corrected.

"That is me," Michi adds, her wings fluttered

"No way that little shrimp a princess." he said, pointing a hoof at Michi.

"I have wings and a horn," Michi remarked, "Like my cousin."

"Hmm, if you can have those wings, I bet you can't even hover with them." the colt smirks at her.

Cadence turned to look at an approaching stallion, with an angry expression on his muzzle. "Don't look now, but I believe that your father, who attends the Princess' Court, is coming?"

"Ha! Like I'm gonna fall for that one. Dad's in court today, he told me so this morning"

"Which was over two hours ago," the stallion states, "What have we here?"

"Oh nothing, dad, I was just getting to know the new pony in town, that's all!" the colt said quickly, trying to play innocent with his father.

"I don't believe that for a second." The stallion replied, "Princess Cadence, Princess Dimension." He bowed to the two alicorns.

"If getting to know the new pony in town means speaking rudely to a Princess, then I must have not learned that." Cadence commented. "And shoving her as well."

"Is this true, Seeker? How many times have I told you that foals are not to be messed with? They are to be protected and guided, not picked on." The stallion spoke with a voice that sounds like thunder in a storm.

"I-I-I-it's not true, father, I was just playing around with them, really! I remember what you told me! I would never act like that." Seeker rushed to explained

"Get home now," the stallion orders, "I don't care what you say. Get your flank to the house, and we're going to have a looong talk about this. Also, when you get home, you can consider yourself grounded; 'till the winter wrap up at the very least."

The colt hung his head and started for the exit of the park.

"MOVE IT! I DONT WANT YOU IN THE PARK BY THE TIME I COUNT TO THREE." The stallion bellowed at his son as the colt ran faster. The stallion turned back to the princesses, bowing his head in shame. "I am truly sorry for my son. I had thought I raised him better than this! It shames me to see how he really is with others, when I'm not here."

Michi had run to Cadence while the stallion had been shouting.

Cadence smiled slightly. "I believe he will learn this lesson."

The stallion smiled at them both. "I'm sure he has, but I want to make sure that he'll never forget it; once again, I'm sorry for his behavior." The stallion bowed his head deeply, and turned to head back to his home. "By the way, Princess, I hope to see you in the court more. You would brighten it right up." He smiled at them.

"Cadence, what's a blank flank?" Michi asks,

"It's a very rude way of calling a pony that hasn't gotten their cutie mark yet." Cadence explained to her cousin, "and I never want to hear you call a pony that, either."

Michi nods, "I won't." She then began asking questions about Cutie Marks, specifically, how you got them.

As both Cadence and Twilight explained the mechanics of Cutie Marks to Michi, Twilight couldn't help but wonder why Michi didn't know what a cutie mark was.

"Really?" Michi asked in awe, she then got a determined expression, "Then I'm going to find out what I'm special at!"

"Don't worry, Michi, I'm sure you will. Just don't try and rush it. Cutie Marks will only reveal themselves when the time is right." Cadence states.

"How come you don't know about Cutie Marks?" Twilight asks curiously.

Michi didn't answer. It wasn't against the rules, but she didn't want to tell Twilight about her parents, or where she came from.

"I'm sorry, Twilight, but we can't explain that right now" Cadence apologized to her friend.

"Alright." Twilight agreed, promising herself that she would uncover what they were hiding someday.

Michi turn to her cousin and her friend "how about we get some hay fries before we head back home?"

"Alright," Cadence agreed before ushering the two foals to one of the less crowded cafés in Canterlot.

"Yay!" The fillies shrieked with joy, prancing around. They softly sang about the Joy of Hay Fries, and the amount they were gonna eat.

As the weeks went by, Michi began to notice that her time spent Twilight seem to decrease as the unicorn began pouring her time into her studies.

Michi went to find Cadence, to ask what happened with Twilight, but, instead, she found Harry running through the hall, yelling, "No bath! Me no want!" The small colt ran past her, only to be caught in a yellow sphere "yes, you will, young colt and that's final."

Michi had to giggle at her brother; the poor colt enjoyed getting dirty, but despised getting clean again.

"Michi, help! Michi, help, no want bath!" Harry pleaded to his sister, just as he was entrapped in an aquamarine levitation spell.

"If I have to take baths, so do you." Michi replies as she looked toward the caster of the spell. "He's all yours."

"Thank you, your highness." The unicorn maid replied, as she took Harry away. The little colt had tears flowing down his muzzle.

"Nooo, me no want bath!" Harry cried one last time, before he disappeared around the corner.

Michi shook her head and continued down the hall. "I do so hope he grows out of that."