Satyr Family

>Its Christmas morning, according to your math anyway, and you sit on the couch waiting for the kids to awake.

>In the cold living room, you patiently sip at your coffee as Lyra scratches her head and looks over the tree, "So, whats the point of this?"

"Easy, we buy little toys and gifts for our kids, we wrap it, put it under the tree, and then blame a fat guy for it."

>"Is that like..a human thing?"

"Only if they are god fearing people, or just like to celebrate the holiday."

>She thinks about your statement and stares forward lost in her own thoughts.

>Suddenly you hear the stampede of hooves and claws making their way down the hallway and to the steps.

>Hope is the first to reach your line of sight, as she jumps for the pile of presents, "I'm gonna beat you!" She yells before she suddenly gets jerked up and into the air.

>Alex used her talons to grip onto her and brings her to her face as she grins "In your dreams loser."

>With a flick of her talons, she sends hope flying back, and flipping over a couch.

>Alex chuckles mean-spirited as she flaps down and onto the pile of gifts, before raising her claws into the air, "Undefeated!" She yells before Gilda screams.

>"Keep it down, feather duster!"

> Alex curls up in terror behind the gifts before slowly picking one up and looking at it.

>With an exhausted sigh, she narrows her eyes and looks away, "This ones yours, Hope."

>Hope pops up from the couch, and gallops over, "Thanks sis."

>The two start organizing gifts as you and Lyra look on affectionately.

>Alex looks over at you and smiles, "Hey Dad, come look what Santa got us."

"Hold on, hold on."

>You get up and go over to see what "Santa" got them before sitting down on the ground next to them.

>Today was a nice Christmas morning with your herd family and different Satyr children.

 

>At the dinner table, you, Lyra, Gilda, Alex, and Hope all sit down to a nice ordered meal.

>Gilda grips onto her steak, and rips it apart with her beak. Causing grease, and meat bits to shower onto Hope, and Gilda.

>Hope gasps before groaning in disgust, "Daddy! She got it all over me!"

"Alex, you know better than to eat like your mother."

>Gilda gives a dissatisfied tsk before rolling her eyes as Alex frowns putting down her meat, "I dont say anything when Hope does that weird horse sound thing."

>Hope slams her hands onto the table and gets up frowning, "Its neighing! And there is nothing weird about it!"

>Alex gives a snobbish look as she closes her eyes and grips her steak, "And there is nothing weird about eating my steak."

>Hope looks back to you and whines, "Daaaaad!"

>You sigh and rub your forehead before looking to Alex.

"Sweetie, your a third human, use some table manners."

>Alex getting huffy, pushes her plate away and looks away upset, "Fine!"

>Hope sadly looks over at her older sister and feels genuinely bad, looking at the table, the two sisters brood and sulk silently.

>You think of a way to resolve this, but Alex gets up and cleans her area.

>Hope steals a glance or two at her as she scrapes her plate clean and only takes the meat in her claws.

>Walking away, she opens a window and hops up on it before flapping away and onto the roof. Where she ALWAYS goes when she gets mad.

>Hope looks at the open window somberly as you rub her back.

"Its ok sweetie, you know she just needs some time to cool off."

>On the roof, Alex looks up at the moon before she begins to tear into her steak.

>Hope lies in bed still feeling bad about the events at dinner, but the window opens as Alex crawls into the room and onto her bed conveniently located under the window.

>She knits at the sheets and mattress before lying down and draping the sheets over her.

>Hope subtly looks over, and stammers out, “H.hey.”

>Alex looks forward with an angry glare, “What is it?”

 

>”S.sorry about getting mad, I just hate getting dirty after I shower.”

>”Hmpf, whatever.”

>Alex gets up, and tosses her sheets back onto her bed before leaving the room, slamming the door, and going down the steps.

>In the kitchen, Alex sees you sipping coffee at the table. When she makes eye contact with you, she looks away and opens the fridge.

“Are you gonna get ready for bed?”

>Alex snaps a bit at you, “Why? I don’t have school tomorrow?”

>With a firm tone, you point at her.

“Hey, don’t take a tone with me.”

>Alex gives a miffed snarl as she looks away and pulls out a carton of milk, and begins to gulp it down before sighing satisfied and wiping away her milk peakstache.

>Before she knows it, you are by her side, and bend down to give her a big hug.

“I love you sweetie.”

>Alex gives an uneasy, nervous chuckle “G..geeze dad, why the love dump?”

“Honey, Hope really likes you, she just wants to be around her big sister. Seeing you two fight like that, it reminds me of me and my brother. I never got to tell him I loved him, and now I never will. I know you two are siblings, and your bound to fight, and get mad, but…don’t ever mad for long. I’d give almost anything to see my brother again.”

>You wipe away a small tear and laugh trying to save face as you get up.

“I know its nothing like super big, but, we fought for small things too.”

>Alex looks to the side and sighs before she hugs you as you smile and pat her head, “I love you too, dad.”

>Back in their shared room, Alex lets herself in as Hope ducks under the sheets and pretends to be asleep. Alex walks over to the side of her bed, “Get up, Hope.”

>”Huh?”

>Alex says nothing, so Hope slowly gets up and stands in front of her sister. Alex looks at her before looking away and opening her arms to extend a hug.

>Hope smiles and hugs her back tightly as Alex smiles awkwardly, “Next time I’ll toss a bib on you, ok?”

 

 

Hot Coffee

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>You sigh reading the paper in the early morning, reaching out for your cup of coffee; you bring it up to your mouth and sip.

>Unbeknownst to you, Alex and Hope peek their little eyes over behind the couch they are hiding on. The two spy on you as Alex’s tail sways left and right, Hope makes little sounds of wonder as she looks at your cup, “That smells good, what is it?”

>”Jeez, you’re such a baby, its coffee. Grown ups drink it.”

>”What does it taste like?”

>Puzzled, she looks at you gulp it down and exhale loudly before setting it down, and reading the paper, “Me, I think it tastes like warm caramel.”

>”Oooo, that must taste good.”

>”Yeah, it’s probably thick, like soda, but doesn’t burn.”

>”I wanna try some.”

>”Like he’d let you, you’re still a kid.”

>”So are you.”

>”Nu-uh, I’m older than you, AND a gryphon. I’m like, at least as old as dad. I bet, dad would give me some.”

>The two of them stare down one another before jumping over the couch to race to you, as usual, Alex beats hope with her flight.

>The two rush over and holler at the same time, “Dad, dad can we try your coffee?!”

“What?”

>Hope jumps next to you excited, “I wanna try your coffee dad, please? Just a taste?”

>Alex is already hunched over the table, smelling at it and trying to examine it. You move it away from them and uneasily try to hide it.

“I..don’t think its something you’d like. It’s not really for kids ya know?”

>Hope, being the one who gives up the easiest, frowns sadly and lets out a disappointed sigh “Ok.”

>Alex goes on the defensive, “I’m not a kid, I’m an adult.”

“Sweetie, you’re gonna be a kid for a while.”

>Gilda comes walking over and sits by you, “Oh yeah, you’re an adult huh? Ok, let her drink some Anon.”

>Alex brightens up as Hope gasps in disbelief before they both exclaim, “Really?!”

“Yeah, really? She’s gonna hate it.”

>Gilda serves herself a cup, and begins to mix in cream and sugar before grinning slyly, “No, no, she said she’s an adult, she can handle coffee. How do you want it?”

>Alex draws a blank as she looks at her unsure before looking at you, “Uhhh..what do you mean?”

>”Cream, sugar, or black?”

>Alex points at you, “I want it like how dad has it.”

>You snicker in disbelief with a small chuckle.

“Black?”

>”Yeah, that smells really good.”

>Gilda looks at you, “Well Anon, you heard her.” Uneasily you slide your cup at her and lean back into your chair. She takes it into her claws and looks it over in wonderment and grandeur.

>She sniffs at it, and takes a big, pleasant whiff before slowly brining it to her lips.

“Be careful sweetie, it’s hot.”

>Alex for once in her life, takes your advice and blows on it before gripping a stirring straw, and trying to stir the heat out.

>Feeling its more or less safe, she sets it down and goes in for the drink. By now Lyra has joined the spectacle and smiles knowingly as Hope sits atop her back looking at her big sister taking her first steps into adult…”PFFFTA AHHH!!” Alex screams as she spits coffee out and onto the table before rubbing her mouth clean of the residue, “It tastes like burnt steak!”

>Gagging a bit, she sets down the cup and tries desperately to clean her tounge as Gilda stirs in coffee and sugar into her cup, “Here, try it with sugar and cream, it tastes much better.”

>Desperate to get the taste from her mouth out, she grabs Gilda’s cup and sips at it too before spitting it out, “This tastes like burnt marshmallows!”

>Lyra, Gilda, Hope, and even you all laugh at her misfortune. Realizing she is the butt of a life experience joke, she scowls while trying to hide that she is about to cry, “Stop laughing! Its not funny!”

>Hope wipes away a few of her laughter tears, “Oh sis, I’m so glad I didn’t drink it.”

>Alex sniffles a bit before dismounting off the table, and flying away up the steps.

“Alex! C’mon I tried to tell you!”

>You get up to go comfort her, but Gilda holds you back, “Ah let her, kids need a good shaming for their stupidity ever now and again. Builds character. Besides, she’s not gonna wanna talk right now anyway.”

>You sit back down and sigh tiredly.

“I guess.”

 

>Many days later, Alex and her friends all hang out at Sugar Cube Corner as Pinkie comes up to them, “What can I get you all to drink?”

>Alex’s friends all call out different things, “Cappuccino.” “Latte.” “A hazel Frap..”

>Alex looks confused and asks them “What are those?”

>One of her friends replies, “Iced coffee.” Alex retches and folds the menu before giving it to Pinkie.

>”Just get me an orange juice.”

>Today was a fun morning.

 

Alex's First Crush

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>Hope stands before a mirror wearing a light blue, frilly top, she looks herself over and smiles pleased.

>Walking out of the dressing room, she spreads her arms apart to show it off, "What do you think of this one Alex?"

>Alex looks off to the side bored, and sighs annoyed, "Its fine I guess."

>Hope frowns and rests her fists against her hips, "You're not even looking!"

>Alex groans and looks over at her for a split second before looking back to the side, and resting her face on her claws, "Its fine."

>"Alex, you didnt even look again!"

>"God, what do you even want from me?! I hate clothes shopping, ok?"

>"Hmpf!"

>Hope begins to take off her top, but realizes she is in public, before rushing back into the dressing room.

>Alex groans upset but stops when she notices a group of young colts laughing and walking together.

>The center one in particular has her attention, he was a fairly handsome colt with a short mane, and average build.

>She gulps down her nervousness when Hope sneaks up on her, "Ok, I'm ready~" Alex laughs nervously and tries to play it cool.

>In line, Alex waits with her usual drawl of annoyed when she realizes the colt from before is a few customers ahead of her.

>She tries to make herself unseen, and even tries to hide her face. Hope notices, "What are you doing?"

>"N.nothing."

>Hope looks between her quick glances, and the only young colt in line, before smirking and singsonging "Alex has a crush."

>"S.shut up! He'll hear you."

>Hope chuckles and goes back to waiting in line. As the two leave the store, she notices the colt heading towards the foodcort.

>Alex watches him walk away as Hope holds her stomach and sways, "I'm SO hungry, can we get something to eat?"

>Alex groans, "We'll get something at home."

>"But I'm hungry now."

>"Tsk, fine."

>At the food court, Alex sits at a table as she hides and peaks through the bushes. Her tail wags instinctively as she watches her "prey"

 

>Off in the distance, the colt gets a sudden feeling of dread. His horse instincts are telling him there is a predator nearby, but he cant quiet understand it.

>He looks around worriedly trying to find what it is that is giving him fear, causing Alex to duck back onto her seat.

>Hope comes skipping up with a tray of food, and sets it on the table. Alex grabs her meal, and unwraps it to reveal a hamburger. Biting into it, she munches and leans back into her seat before chugging a cup of soda.

>Hope is no better, as she bites into her greasy burger and smears ketchup onto her cheeks and lips. The two eat, and drink in silence before Hope leans forward.

>”So you gonna talk to him?”

>”No.”

>”Why not?”

>”Because I came here to get food for you.”

>Suddenly the colt from before comes within sight as he serves himself another drink, Alex, realizing her face isn’t exactly presentable, grabs some napkins and begins to clean herself.

>Hope smirks widely and sets her burger down, “Hey Alex, I’m gonna go to the restroom to do number 2.”

>”Whoa, to much information.”

>Hope scoots off, and practically leaps away to the restroom. Alex strums her talons along the table and groans a bit before sighing. Getting up, she checks herself one last time before walking over to the colt.

>Beside him, he notices her as she smiles awkwardly and starts conversation, “Hey.”

>”Hey.”

>”So uhh, where are your friends?”

>”My friends?”

>”Yeah, I uh I saw them with you over at HaySeed Penny.”

>”Oh yeah, they’re at uh the arcade, why?”

>Alex pauses for a minute as she thinks of a lie, “Oh, well, I wanted to know where one of your friends got that cool Misfires shirt. And I thought he’d be with you.”

>”Shoot, I have no idea, sorry. I just came here cause I’m hungry.”

>”Me too.”

>There is a long pause as the two run out of things to say, the guy decides to be the one to break it, “Well, he should still be in the arcade, you know, if you wanna talk to him.”

>”Right, yeah, I’ll do that, thanks.”

>He nods and walks away as Alex tries to hide her nervousness, but her blush betrays her. Looking around to see if anybody noticed her being a sperg, her eyes narrow as she realizes you, and Lyra are sitting at a table, and looking over at her.

>You remain frozen in place, looking at her with a fry just inches from your mouth. Blood shoots right up to her face, as Alex looks down, and stiffly walks away to the bathroom.

>Lyra smiles warmly, and rubs your free hand with her hoof, “We should probably go dear, I think they’ll do just fine without us following them around anymore.”

>Today was a first crush kinda day.