Winter's Sun [Dead]

[ForgottenExistance]

Winter was a magical time; a time where ponies would walk close with those who were special to them, a time to cuddle around the fire, to play in the snow, eat sugary treats, and a time for the land to rest. It was a time of family, of play, and of rest all at once. It turned the land into a beautiful canvas of white and blue, and had its own melody to it. And to a carefree pony, it was the best time of the year.

Amethyst Glow was obviously one such pony, as she clearly exhibited as she ran around with the young fillies in the park, chasing them around and getting chased in turn. She spent plenty of afternoons in the park when she wasn't on tour with her brother; she found the beauty to be an inspiration. Of course, every season was an inspiration to her in one way, shape, form or another. The black mare ran about with the fillies gleefully, in her own childish fashion, until finally she decided to call it a day and take a load off for a little while.

She plopped down in the snow at the base of a tree contently, and proceeded to instantly start bobbing her head to an inaudible song. The action released loose snow from the black tuque that she wore in place of her usual black cap, which then dropped onto her pelt. She yelped and jumped back, laughing joyfully as she wiped the cold, wet snow from her fur. It was such simple joys that brought her such happiness in life. She learned her lesson as she sat back down in the same spot, and instead chose to hum the song that she was composing in her head.

Her usual grin was practically plastered to her face as she looked out over the frozen park with the wide-eyed gaze of a filly. It didn't matter that she had seen all the joys of winter before, it was always a new experience for her. Every day was a new adventure, and as long as she drew breath, then nothing would stop her from being amazed at everything life had to offer. It just so happened that she especially loved winter.

[Amaroq]

While winter tended to typically slow the world, with animals hibernating and birds migrating. It was a simple matter of the cold. There were a lot less things to do, and a lot less energy put into the season. Whereas, with summer, ponies were all over working day and night to keep the world plentiful, and lovely. It truly was a time for rest, and that's what most creatures did.

Except one. There, of course, were those that liked the winter, but none so much as Frostling. During the other seasons, he was a recluse, hiding away in his shop and never leaving it. When winter came, however, he was a fiery ball of energy. He was out and about, putting together winter fun and games for all ponies to join. To him, winter was summer, and summer was winter. The snow was rejuvenating and it's where he felt best at home.

Today, as it began to lightly snow around the park, Frostling trotted in with a clipboard hovering next to his head. "Every stallion, mare, and foal!" he called out, tossing his white mane to shake some snowflakes from his brow. "I have an announcement! For all those interested, I will be hosting an ice-skating class later today at the pond! Please, come sign up if you're interested!"

A dozen foals of all sizes and shapes came galloping over. They chattered at the blue unicorn who signed their names with a smile played upon his lips. "Now, make sure you bring an older pony with you, my little foals. You're going to need some help, every beginner does!"

After every foal dispersed, going back to their fun and games, Frostling looked around the park and couldn't help but feel a bubble swelling inside. Today was good, he'd gotten lots of signups from all around Ponyville. The park had been his last stop looking for anyone interested. He was going to have a very nice turn out.

His emerald eyes, then, fell upon a black and purple mare. He tilted his head, his eyes narrowing in concentration. Now where had he seen this pony before? Ah, yes! He recalled, sure enough. She'd been the one that destroyed his beloved shop on the day of his grand opening. Oh, that had been an interesting day! With all the events that had played out, he was surprised (of himself, that is) that he'd even stayed -IN- Ponyville. But, thankfully, he had. He'd met a couple ponies that he liked to spend time with and he wouldn't have traded that up for all of Equestria.

Trotting over, he placed the clipboard between himself and his scarf and pulled it a little tighter so that his paper work wouldn't fall to the ground.

"Hello, Amethyst Glow, was it?" he greeted, happily with a smile.

[ForgottenExistance]

Amethyst blinked curiously when she had heard Frostling call out that he would be holding skating classes. She couldn't help but grin happily at this news; it meant that there would be more for her to do that afternoon. There was never a shortage of things that she could do or find interesting in Ponyville, which was precisely why she stayed there. Well, apart from the practical location and prices of course.

She found that she had zoned out again, and had been shaken from her trance by Frostling speaking again, though oddly closer. She jumped slightly and went wide eyed for a moment as it clicked what had happen. When she realized she had zoned out, she giggled and looked up at him with excited electric blue eyes, "Oh! Sorry Frostling! I totally wasn't payin' any attention!" she exclaimed before jumping up onto all fours.

The black mare turned to face him, beaming ear to ear with child-like excitement. There was practically no time for Frost to respond before she started, "Wonderful weather, eh? It's beautiful! I love it! And did you say somethin' about skating? That'd be awesome!!! Can I join? Wait! Now I'm just bein' rude! How are yah? I shoul'dda started with that!" she asked all in one big rush, not even pausing between the questions and statements. This meant that it came out as one long string of words in her usual whimsical and excited tone.

Though some ponies might think that she was behaving oddly, it was really just Amethyst. She tended to be easily excitable, even over the smallest of things. Life just made her happy, and anything on top of life was enough to make her more than a tad hyper. She was a youthful spirit, nothing ever kept her down, not even the dreary weather of winter.

[Amaroq]

    "Wonderful weather, eh? It's beautiful! I love it! And did you say somethin' about skating? That'd be awesome!!! Can I join? Wait! Now I'm just bein' rude! How are yah? I shoul'dda started with that!"

    Frostling had no choice but to just stare at the mare for a couple seconds, slowly blinking when she came to an abrupt halt. He tilted his head and lifted a hoof to tug at the loose tail of his scarf, something he did out of instinctual habit and nervous reaction. He, thankfully, also noted from doing this that his clipboard was hanging a little loosely, so he tightened the scarf a bit more.

    "Well," he began, after he had processed the excited pony's spew of words. "Well, the winter is beautiful, of course, and I did actually!" As he spoke, he increased the speed of which he uttered them, gradually becoming excited as he did. Although, not to the extremes of Amethyst! "That would be fantastic if you joined, the more the merrier! Or, so the say, and perhaps I should have started with that but ... Is it not rude to just walk up and ask a question? Besides, I wasn't sure if you'd remember me, so how could I just walk up and be all, 'Come skate today, Amethyst! Remember me?' I think I prefer the way I did it."

    To back up his agreement with himself, he nodded with his brilliant emerald eyes closed. He puffed out his chest and stood proudly, but only for a moment before becoming quite serious. "Although, Amethyst Glow, if you come-- You need to be careful. I remember what you did to my shop. There's going to be a lot of foals at the pond today. Fillies and colts, too. There'll be some older ponies, but, please be cautious of the little ones. They've never skated before and I'm sure falling is going to be something terrifying for them."

[ForgottenExistance]

Amethyst giggled, rather embarrassed, "Hehe, sorry! I'm a good skater, don't worry! I just kindda...tripped? But hey, there's no way I couldda forgotten that!" She honestly hadn't meant to slam into his shop in such a careless manner. But, then again, she had barreled at his shop like there was a wolf nipping at her tail. She usually didn't fall over so much, and she certainly didn't make a habit of breaking shops.

She grinned suddenly, "And 'ey, seriously! Call me Am, already! All my friends do!" she exclaimed happily. She always thought that her actual name was far too long, so she just shortened it for most people. Am was so much easier to say then Amethyst Glow, and it sounded cooler too! At least, it sounded cooler to her. She wasn't sure if other ponies shared her view, but where was the fun in only thinking about what others thought of her?

The whole idea of going out and skating was getting Am excited, she was literally beginning to bounce excitedly in place. She beamed with confidence as she declared, "Aaaaaaand, not to mention the fact that I'm a great skater! Much better on skates than I am on my hooves! Never crashed inta' anypony on the ice!" This was actually no boast, she was very proficient on skates. At least she hadn't broken anypony's shop while on skates.

[Amaroq]

    Chuckling, the blue and white stallion grinned. "Alright, very well then! Good." He looked up at the winter sun, and squinted his eyes. It was almost noon, and his stomach was grumbling. A idea appeared in his head and his grin seemed to consume his face.

    "Hey, Am. You hungry? I know a nice place that makes some good salad. 'Cause, I'm kinda hungry. Are you?" Frostling lifted a brow, quizzically. "It isn't too far from here, actually. They day I moved here to Ponyville, I stopped there for a bite to eat and it was really, good. I've had nice food before, but man! Nothing compared to the freshness of THAT salad!"

[ForgottenExistance]

Amethyst laughed lightly, it was nice to see Frostling being so cheerful. She had only seen him when he was upset and stern in the summer, but this was a whole new light on the stallion. She grinned widely and nodded, "Uh-huh! I could definitely go for some food right now!" she exclaimed enthusiastically. She hadn't had food since that morning, and she had used up a whole lot of energy in that time.

Grinning, she gestured with one hoof, "Lead the way, friend!" she exclaimed, bouncing in place. If she were going to skate in the afternoon, then she would have to recharge with some well-deserved food. And at the moment, she couldn't think of better company then another pony who was as enthusiastic about the winter as she was, if not more excited than she was!

[Amaroq]

    Frostling lead the black mare out of the park and into the heart of Ponyville. He led her into the local cafe where most ponies tended to enjoy a bite to eat. It was a quaint little place, with tables out front, although covered in snow. Normally, the place would be bustling with stallions and mares, all chowing down on their selected meals. But, winter had them all cooped up in their homes, spending their time in the warmth of their humble abodes. Atleast some were out, enjoying the beautiful season that Frostling fell in love with in his first year.

    He pushed the door open with a hoof and entered, but not before throwing a smile at Am over his shoulder. After stepping into the little cafe, Frostling greeted the employee with a cheerful call. "Hey! How are you today?" He asked the stallion at the counter.

    "Oh, not too bad, Frostling," the other responded, happily. "Will it be your usual?" When Frostling nodded, the stallion looked at Amethyst, smiling. "And what would you like, today?"

[ForgottenExistance]

Amethyst happily followed him out of the park, humming to herself with joy. Even with the cold weather, she had to admit, it was turning out to be a pretty good day. When they got to the cafe, she shook the snow off herself the best she could before stepping into the shop, giving a wide grin to Frost. She slipped in so she didn't have to touch the door, which elected a childish grin from her. It took the smallest things to make her happy.

Am stepped up next to Frost and thought for a moment before perking up, "I'll have what he's having!" she exclaimed happily to the employee, without even worrying about what it could possibly be that Frost's usual was. She was hungry, and her stomach was certainly not known for complaining about food. She wasn't a picky eater, that was for sure.

[Amaroq]

       The employee nodded and disappeared into the back of the cafe. Meanwhile, Frostling smiled at Amethyst and nudged her with his shoulder, lightly. "Come on, let's have a seat while he's getting our stuff for us."

    Moving on ahead, he walked towards a small round table and sat down beside it. It was a quaint little thing, painted white with floral designs etched into it. He curled his tail around his hooves as he waited, completely content. He looked at Amethyst Glow with his emerald eyes, nodding his head slightly.

    "This is where I usually sit, its not really different from anything else. But, I like it." He shrugged, lifting a hoof.

[ForgottenExistance]

Amethyst grinned and nudged him back playfully before following him over to the table. She plopped down across from him and looked around, trying to see the appeal of that particular seat. Seeing none, she giggled, "Well, there's nothin' wrong with having a preference! Even if it happens to be 'xactly the same as all th'others!" she exclaimed, not bothered in the slightest by his choice. She understood the notion if anything; she developed random preferences with ordinary things all the time. Usually, there wasn't even a reason for it.

She folded her hooves in front of herself on the ground idly as she watched him with her joyful electric blue orbs, smiling with enthusiasm. She wasn't quite as bouncy as she was when she was outside; it seemed that she was more calm within the confines of a building. Amethyst started, "So! Why don'tcha tell me about yourself? Where you're from, what yah do when y'arn't trying to fix the shop I destroyed, all that jazz?" she suddenly trailed off as a completely unrelated exclamation, "Oh! Jazz!"

Amethyst definitely had the attention span of a sparrow, even when she wasn't bouncy.