>You are Anonymous.
>It's about a decade or so before the actual events of FiM begin.
>You are helping at a Canterlot daycare.
>It's volunteer work, so no pay.
>But seeing all the cute foals is enough payment for you.
>End of the day.
>Most parents have come to pick up their kids.
>"Yes, I'll see you tomorrow too, Moondancer!" The owner of the daycare, Kind Heart, shouts out the door as the mentioned filly leaves with her parents.
>Once the filly and her family are out of sight, she closes the door.
>She looks to you with her azure eyes.
>"Oh Anon, isn't it such a joy to watch over little fillies and colts?"
"I couldn't say it better myself, Ms. Heart."
>She smiles warmly at your response.
>"Now, who do we have left?"
>You survey the room.
>In the corner, you see a small purple filly reading a book.
>You look at the list of kids that were dropped off today, looking for the name of the foal that hadn't been checked off as "picked up" on the list.
>You come to the name Twilight Sparkle.
 
>You are Twilight Sparkle.
>You were dropped off at the local day care this morning by your parents.
>All throughout the day, you had immersed yourself in the few books that the daycare offered.
>Most of them were clearly too easy for you, but you read them anyways.
>Books are still books, after all.
>Besides, you didn't feel like playing with the other fillies anyways.
>Before you knew it, the sun was slowly making its way downwards.
>You knew your parents would be here soon.
>What you didn't expect, though, was to be the last filly left in the day care.
>Not that you didn't mind, a quiet environment was better for reading.
>You were half-way through the last book when you heard hooffalls coming towards you.
>No, not hooffalls.
>Foot steps.
>"You Twilight Sparkle?"
>You looked up from your book to lock eyes with an unfamiliar face.
>The volunteer who came in to help Ms. Kind Heart today was knelt right next to you, smiling.
>Your mom, dad, and Shiny had told you not to talk to strangers.
>You knew Ms. Kind Heart, but not this volunteer.
"U-uh...yes..."
>You quickly went back to reading your book, hoping the volunteer would go away.
>He didn't.
>"So...whatcha reading?"
>You quickly showed him the cover of your book before returning to reading.
>But he still didn't go away.
>Instead he peered at the cover of your book, apparently having not read it when you waved it in front of his face.
>"The Adventures of Filly Filet," he read aloud. "Do you like the book?"
"Yes."
>Your answer was quick and simple.
>Maybe he'd find out you didn't want to talk if you kept answering him like this.
 
>You are Anonymous again.
>You can't seem to get this filly to talk to you.
>What was her deal anyways?
>You racked your brain to try and find something to talk about.
"Uh...are you always the last filly here?"
>She looked up at you.
>"No."
>She put her face right back into her book.
>Luckily for you, Kind Heart came to help you out.
>"Oh Twilight, it's okay! You can come out of your shell. This is just Mr. Anonymous. He's nice!
>The lavender filly looked up at the daycare owner.
>"O-oh. Um..."
>The filly looked at you.
>"Nice to meet you, Mr. Anonymous."
>She then went right back to her book.
>Was this filly just shy?
>Kind Heart shuffled up behind you.
>"Don't worry Anon, I've got a secret weapon that'll make her open up. Follow me."
 
>You are now Kind Heart.
>You had just asked Anonymous to follow you to a secret weapon.
>One that you knew got any filly or colt to warm up to a stranger immediately.
>You led the human into the kitchen.
>Several pots and pans lined the sink, still dirty from the lunch you cooked today.
>"Alright, so what's this secret weapon?" Anon asked you.
"You'll see. Trust me, it'll work."
>You rummaged through a couple cupboards, searching for what would help Anon.
"Not here...not here...A-HA!"
>You had found your tea-making kit, and the bag of sugar cubes next to it.
>It was the sugar cubes that you needed.
>Grabbing the bag of artificial sweeteners, you pull them out of the cupboard and set them on a nearby counter.
"Alright Anon. Take one."
>The human did so, and observed the cube in his hand.
>It was no secret to you that if a foal was shy, a tasty sweet got them to trust you real fast.
 
>You are Twilight Sparkle again.
>Mr. Anonymous and Ms. Kind Heart had left the room, and now you were by yourself.
>That was okay though. It just meant more quiet to read your book.
>You giggled at Filly Filet's antics.
>She had just tricked the bad mare into slipping on a banana peel.
>When would the baddies learn?
>"Hey, Twilight."
>It was Mr. Anonymous talking to you from across the room.
>When did he get back in here?
"Yes, Mr. Anonymous?"
>You wondered what he'd want this time as you waited for a response.
>Would he just ask what you were reading again? He read the title twi-
>"Do you want a sugar cube?"
>You gasped and put down the book.
"A sugar cube? For me?"
>You looked towards Mr. Anonymous, who had a sugar cube in his palm.
 
>You are Anonymous again.
"Do you want a sugar cube?"
>The filly immediately put down her book.
>"A sugar cube? For me?"
>She looked in your direction, and noticed the confection in your hand.
>Her eyes grew wide and adorable.
>She trotted over to you to inspect the sweet up-close.
>She sniffed it, for reasons you're not sure.
>When she she decided the cube was okay, she bit into it, her lips tickling your palm as she ate.
>While she enjoyed her treat, you decided to stroke her mane, feeling its soft texture run in between your fingers.
>She didn't even flinch to your touch, instead continuing to eat the sugar.
>She had now gotten to the last bite, and she lightly nipped your hand getting her fill.
>It didn't really hurt though. Her small filly teeth couldn't do much anyways.
>Once the cube was gone, she decided to lick your hand to get any remaining sugar.
>Her tongue tickled your palm as it slid across to get the last sweet crystals left.
>"Mmm, that was good!"
>She looked up at you and smiled.
>Thank you, Mr. Anonymous!
>You smiled back at her.
"You're welcome, Twilight."
>You spent the rest of the time Twilight was there talking with her about the books in the day care.
 
>About ten minutes later, Twilight's parents showed up with Shining Armor in tow.
>They were here to pick her up after getting her brother from school.
>She had run up to them and given them a collective hug.
>"Mom, Dad, Shiny!" she had called.
>"And how was your day dear?" Her mother asked.
>"It was great! I read some funny books that I loved!"
>"You didn't play with any of the other fillies or colts?" Her father asked.
>"No, but I did make a new friend today!"
>Her father smiled.
>"Oh, and who would that be?"
>The purple filly pointed to you with her hoof.
>"Mr. Anonymous, of course!"
>Her family greeted you warmly.
>After a small conversation, Twilight and her family left the daycare.
>"Bye Anon, I'll see you tomorrow!" Twilight called as she walked home with her family.
"I'll see ya too, Twilight!" you called out.
>Once Twilight and her family were out of sight, you shut the door.
>You turned around to meet Kind Heart, who was watching the whole time.
>"See? Sometimes, you just gotta give 'em a little nudge."
>She trotted into the kitchen to begin cleaning up.
>You decided to start picking up strewn about toys in the room.
>It was a good day.