Sunlight&Moonstone's Cottage

[Angel624]

Friendly smiled. "Ooo, a garden party sounds wonderful! Of course I will be there! And Skyflier will, too!" She said exitedly.

Sky nodded. "Yes...it should be fun." Skyflier decided it would be a good idea. Plus, she could get to know Moonstone better.......hopefully.

[WingSong]

Posey nearly turned down the offer for the garden party, but stopped herself just in time and decided to give the idea a fair chance.

The mare had never really been much of a "party pony", and couldn't recall attending one at all, except for the occasional birthday party at the nursery when she was a young filly. She had always found the atmospheres a bit too crowded and noisy for her liking, and now suspected they would seem worse in contrast to what she'd gotten used to over the years.

However, this was Sunlight's party - her new friend. She didn't want to turn down an offer as kind as that. Besides, Moonstone had somehow ended up linking it to her rosebush... Hadn't he called her the "guest of honor"? That definitely made it seem as though she should attend. In a last effort to convince herself to go, Posey reminded herself, It is a garden party - not quite a party at all, really. Just a gathering of friends and lots of beautiful flowers.

Giving a slight nod, the mare finally said, "A garden party sounds just lovely. And yes, of course I'll help decorate."

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Friendly grinned. "Excellent!" She said, happy to hear that Posey agreed. Friendly loved garden parties, she did have one once. She remembered it like it was yesterday.....she was showing off her prized orange roses. She loved how the ponies were caught in awe of them....

Skyflier smiled. "This party is going to be fun. I can tell." She said happily. Sky did love parties. She loved looking all fancy for them, too. And perhaps this would be a great opportunity(sp?) for her sister to meet more ponies with the same interest she had.

[Crescent]

Sunlight clopped her feet together excitedly.

"Marvellous! We must issue invitations soon! Oh, we will have so much planning to do, Posey. Your roses will be the theme. What will go with yellow roses? Hmm, perhaps we should make it a Posey-theme?" She giggled a little. "Pink and yellow?"

Moonstone smiled a little. He was happy to see his mother getting so excited over this. Yes, she needed to get out more. Make friends. Then, perhaps, she wouldn't be so devastated when he would leave.

Leave? A shudder went through the pale blue body. Yes, he had thought about leaving. But when had his considerations cemented into actual decision?

[WingSong]

((Omg, Sunlight is so cute!))

"Hmm, perhaps we should make it a Posey-theme?" She giggled a little. "Pink and yellow?"

Posey smiled but blushed deeply, wishing it wasn't quite so obvious on her light yellow coat. She put a hoof up to cover her eyes briefly before she forced it back down and said quickly, "Oh, goodness, no! It's a very nice offer, but I just wouldn't be able to stand it."

Struggling to come up with another theme she went on, "Oh, I'm sure that we can find plenty of other colors to match yellow. A nice light violet, for instance, could really do it justice - in fact, do you have any violets we could plant the roses next to?"

The mare had been about to go on when she glanced around the room and noticed a troubled look on Moonstone's face - or perhaps just a thoughtful one. Not wanting to be rude and point it out to everyone in the room, she kept focus on him and hoped he would catch her puzzled expression, which clearly read, What is it?

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Friendly smiled. "Violet would be nice with yellow." She said. "Those are two of my favorite colors, in fact."

The red mare also noticed Moonstone's expression. She was sort of gazing off into space, not really paying any attention as to what(or whom) she was looking at, til she realized she was looking at Moonstone. Sky shook her head furiously. She always had trouble with "gazing off". Always with her head in the clouds. The unicorn mare tried to not make it obvious that she was staring at Moonstone, so she turned to her sister. "Yes, those colors are pretty."

[Crescent]

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Sunlight smiled and clapped her hooves excitedly.

"Violets! What a lovely idea!" She nodded. "Certainly I have violets. I think I have just the place in mind. We must go and look at it after dinner."

While his mother rambled on, Moonstone suddenly became aware of eyes on him. Skyflier's gaze made him shift a little uncomfortably as he wasn't sure what her look meant, but Posey's puzzled expression made him realise that she had noticed his absent-mindedness and was slightly worried. He smiled to her gently and glanced toward Sunlight meaningfully, trying to transmit the idea that he didn't want his mother to notice anything being wrong.

Sunlight had caught Friendly's comment about violet and yellow being her favourite colours, and smiled a little.

"Yes, they are very pretty," she agreed. "But I thought orange roses were your favourites?"

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The orange mare nodded. "Yes, well, I said violet and yellow were two of my favorite colors, orange is my other favorite." She explained to Sunlight. "And yes, orange roses are my favorite flowers."

Skyflier smiled at her sister. "Yes, you do tend to your orange roses a lot. I can tell you love them." She replied.

Friendly nodded. "Well, to me, they are my prized possession."

[WingSong]

When Posey figured out that Moonstone was directing his gaze to his mother, she picked up on the loose concept of his meaning. Of course, the mare was clearly very concerned about her son's well-being and happiness, and it would upset her to realize anything was wrong. Then again, this did happen to confirm Posey's suspicions that something was wrong with the stallion, and left her more concerned and curious than before.

The mare found herself hoping that she would get a chance to talk to Moonstone, without really acknowledging what she was thinking about a stallion, who she had felt so nervous around initially. If she had, she would have most likely told herself she wasn't acting like herself and made a point to avoid him until she went home.

Finally deciding to let it go for the moment and snapping her eyes away from Moonstone, she looked around the table and noticed that the meal seemed to be coming to a close. "Perhaps after dinner, we can go have a look at your garden? We could see where you have in mind for the roses, and I can see what area we'll have to work with for the party." Finding her mind drift back to her friend's son, she added, "...And I do hope you'll let me stay after and help clean up the dishes. You've done so much for me this evening."

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The orange unicorn smiled. "I'd also love to see your garden! If that's ok." She said. "I'd love to help clean up as well."

Sky smiled. "So would I." She did want to help, and perhaps she could talk to Moonstone a bit as well...

[Crescent]

Sunlight's face had quite brightened about what Posey had said, and she had been just about to reply, when the other two mares chimed in. She looked at them, a little surprised, a faint blush rising to her cheeks.

"My, aren't I most popular today," she said, and was for a moment undecided on how she should reply. She was happy to get help, but she was of the firm belief that Moonstone should not come to the kitchen - kitchen was not a place for stallions, in her view - and she knew that he would, out of common courtesy, if all the mares would go there. And then an idea came to her - after all, it had been Moonstone's idea that they have a party, he might as well talk over the arrangements with Posey and be distracted with that so he wouldn't meddle himself in the kitchen. And besides, she figured, this way she may find out if these two other mares were anyhow worthy of her son - as at least one of them seemed to be interested in him - for, in Sunlight's opinion, a mare is never good enough for a stallion if she can't handle herself well in the kitchen. "Well, if you all really want to help, I would be more than happy to get a few extra hooves around the kitchen. Perhaps you two lovely girls," she looked at Friendly and Skyflier, "could help me with the dishes and things after we have eaten, while Moonstone take Posey out to look at the garden for the party... after all, he knows it nearly better than I do, and there really isn't very much room in the kitchen. Then we can all go have a little tour together."

Moonstone got rather nervous for this proposition, for some reason. He was not especially accustomed to being alone with any kind of a mare save for his mother. But he would not say no - he was afraid his mother might change her mind completely about the party, and she did see other ponies so very rarely. And besides, the company of these two very kind and good sisters would be good for her. They seemed very lively, and that was what Sunlight needed. So a little tentatively, he nodded, looking at Posey.

"Certainly," he said, "if you won't mind, of course. I do admit I have worked long hours in that garden, enough to know where everything is, and how my mother has the mind to arrange her flowers."

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The two unicorns nodded to Sunlight.

"Of course!" Said Friendly. "Anything we can do to help! Right, sis?"

"Sure." Said Sky. She kind of wish she could be with Moonstone. Him and Posey....alone out there? Skyflier tried not to think about it. She smiled at her sister and Sunlight. "I'd be more than happy to help out."

[WingSong]

At first wanting to protest in some way, Posey finally decided that it would sound too childish to mention that she had offered to clean up first and should therefore be one of the mares to help in the kitchen. Really, she reminded herself, she had wanted to speak with Moonstone, and this seemed like a perfectly convenient opportunity.

With a somewhat resigned sigh as she yet again noted that Sunlight seemed to be planning something other than a garden party, the mare nodded back in Moonstone's direction and smiled a little. "Alright then, let's...go see those violets."

[Crescent]

[[finally, finally, finally I get back to you. >.< Schoolwork has had me drained of all inspiration lately. But I'm hopefully back now.]]

"Lovely!" Sunlight said happily and started to get up from the table. "Come along then, girls, let's clear up the dishes. You two, run along. We won't be but a while." And she started to give orders to Skyflier and Friendly about which plates they should pick up, as though it mattered.

Moonstone smiled to Posey and got up from the table. He walked to the door and held it politely open to the yellow mare, and after Posey was outside, he followed her and closed the door behind him.

[[cont. in another thread for Moonstone and Posey because I hate having so many people in different places in the same thread]]

[Angel624]

The two unicorns got up from the table and started to help Sunlight with the dishes.

Sky watched Moonstone and Posey leave. She could feel her heart sinking inside of her. She almost wanted to run after them.....but didn't. She went back to helping Friendly and Sunlight with the dishes.