So here we are, Applejack and I stood before the door to a treehouse. Like, literally a tree house. It was a tree that was turned into a house. That also so happens to be a library. This had to be a fire hazard if I ever seen one. I raise my arm and give three swift and forceful knocks. It takes a minute but we could finally hear the sound of activity from within, but there was something odd about the noise. Sounded kinda familiar.

The door flew open to reveal a small green and purple looking lizard of some kind. I guess the sound of walking on two legs is very distinct. We both kinda look at each other in wonder for a brief moment. Before the lizard could say anything Applejack was already speaking.

“Well howdy, Spike! Just here to drop Anon off to see Twilight.” Applejack said with her normal cheer.

“Oh, uh, yeah. I’ll go get her.” The small lizard says as he walks off into the library.

I turn to Applejack. “Well it was fun working on the farm, but I think that it’s just too much work for me honestly. Thanks for letting me try at the very least.”

Applejack gave a tip of her hat. “No problem, sugar cube. It was fun while it lasted. Though if you ever do need a job, the door is always open.”

“Thanks, Applejack, you’re a true friend.” I let out a defeated sigh. “I wonder what I’m going to do for a job now.” I say to no one in particular.

Applejack clears her throat. “Well, Anon. Mind if I make a suggestion?” Applejack seemed a little nervous but I urged her to continue. “Well those hands of yours are mighty fine. Ever think about being a massage guy?”

I think for a minute. “Are you saying I should be a masseur?”

Applejack gave a swift nod of her head. “That's the name! But ya, I think you could do mighty fine with a job like that. We have a spa in town if’n you’re interested.”

I think for a moment, and it kind of seems like my only option at this point. “Sure, I guess there's no harm in trying.”

“Great!” Applejack says with a little too much enthusiasm. She clears her throat and chuckles a little nervously. “Anyways, I need to get back to the farm. Goodnight.”

I smile, all these ponies are really nice. I gave her a wave as she walks off. “Goodnight to you as well, little hayseed.” I say in a playful tone. She just waves one last time then runs off into the distance.

“You're finally home!” I turn around to see Twilight standing before me. “Well what are you waiting for? Come on inside!” Twilight says as she points her hoof to the inside of her home.

When I walk inside I was greeted by books, a lot of books actually. I guess that makes sense, being a library and all. Though again the thought of fires are strong on my mind at the moment. I might as well ask. I mean I gave up falling through clouds just to burn to death? Death doesn't sit too well for me.

“Twilight.” She gives a small ‘hmm’ as I continue. “Aren't you worried about fires? I know our worlds are a little different, but I am pretty sure a fire in a tree house is just trouble waiting to happen. ”

She gave a soft chuckle. “No worries, I have personally used a spell that makes this house and all its books fire resistant!”

Magic, right. How did I forget that again? My eyes drift over to Twilight rear end. There I could see her ‘cutie mark’. It looks to be some stars surrounding a center star. I wonder what that means? I move a little closer to Twilight as she was looking through a book shelf. I was about to touch her cutie mark when I remembered what Applejack told me.

“Hey, Twilight. Is it ok if I touch your cutie mark?” I ask.

She jumps a full 5 feet into the air, hitting the ground and scrambling away.

“W-what?!” She screams to me.

I asked her if I could touch it, why is she acting mad? I try again. “Uh, can I touch your cutie mark?”

Her face was completely red as she asks. “Anon, how do you know what a cutie mark is? I don't remember telling you about them.”

I smile brightly. “Applejack told me about them over on the farm. She said they tell everyone what their special talent is. She even let me touch it.”

Twilight's face turns completely red, she looks embarrassed for some reason, then it turned angry. Her tone reflected that anger. “Did she tell you about what touching a cutie mark does?”

I scratch the top of my head. “Um, she told me to ask before touching. Was there something else I should know?”

Twilight was grinding her teeth together. “No, Anon, don't worry about it. I will have a ‘chat’ with Applejack about this tomorrow.”

“Well, ok. I have some good news though, I have a new idea for what job I might be able to do.” I say with glee.

Twilight calmed a little. “Really? Well that’s nice, so what is it that you want to do?”

“Applejack mentioned how good I was with my hands. So she recommended I be a masseur!” I say a little happy. I mean it sounds pretty easy, not as hard as working on Applejack’s farm.

“Oh I bet she did tell you that.” Twilight said under her breath with an angered tone.

“What was that?” I ask, not having heard her completely.

She shook off her foul mood. “It’s nothing, Anon. Just, don't go around touching cutie marks, ok? Even if they give you permission. It’s, it’s complicated. I swear I will let you know as soon as possible though, alright?”

I shrug. “I guess. I was just curious is all. I mean it was kinda weird how the marks texture felt different than the fur. I was just wondering if all marks have a different texture.”

Twilight gave a nod. “I have been told that every mark feels different. What you felt when you touched... Applejack.” She said her name with a good amount of venom. “Was the magic within her body. Everypony has magic, and all magic is unique in nature.”

I give a nod. “Well that makes sense. Thanks for the info. I know I said this before, but you are really smart.”

She was blushing a little. “Oh it’s nothing. I bet if I was thrown into your world everything you had to say would make me feel a little dumb.”

I chuckle a little. “Maybe, maybe, but I have no doubt that given time, you would be the smartest person around. I on the other hand, I’m just average. Though oddly enough I do know a lot of science, guess I enjoyed it or something.”

Twilight looked a bit curious as she asked. “Hey, Anon?” I give a nod. “Why is it that you say every’body’ and every’one’?”

Weird, now that she mentions it. I think everyone keeps saying things like, everypony’. “Well Twilight that is just how we spoke on our world. Rather than saying everyhuman or something, everyone or everybody can include everything that is different in on the conversation.”

Twilight gave a nod of acknowledgment. Suddenly that little lizard came into the main room.

“Twilight, what is that thing?” He asks, or at least I think it was a he. I mean the voice sounded male, but like a kid or something.

Twilight turns to the lizard. “Spike, this is Anon. You remember what I talked to you about earlier today, right?”

Spike twiddled his claws. “Maybe.”

“You weren't listening again, were you?” Spike shook his head. Twilight let out an exasperated sigh. “Ok, I will go over this again. Anon, this is Spike. Spike, this is Anon. Spike, Anon will be staying with us until he can get his own home, alright?”

The little lizard looks to me then back to Twilight. “I guess.” With that Spike crawled his way up to a room and closed the door behind him.

“So is he a lizard or something?” I ask unsure as to what I saw.

Twilight chuckled a little. “No, he is a dragon. Well technically a baby dragon.”

Huh, well that's pretty cool. “Does he breathe fire?” I ask.

She gave a nod. “Something like it. It’s not used as a form of attack, It's actually a form of draconian magic that can allow the fast travel of items. It is primarily used by dragons to teleport treasures they find to their lair. Spike uses it to help me send letters to the princess.”

Well that sure was a mouth full. “So the fire can't burn things?” I ask.

She shook her head. “Oh it can burn things. It's a defense mechanism to keep ponies away from whatever is being teleported. If it didn't burn, then ponies could run into the fire and appear in a cave full of treasure.” she says with a smile. She must really enjoy teaching.

I give her a golfer's round of applause. “Bravo, Ms.Sparkle, bravo. Tell me this, is there anything you don't know?”

Again that blush, she looks really cute like that. “W-well. I don't know much about you.”

I smile a bit. “I guess you’re right.” I take a seat on the ground as I ask. “So, what do you want to know?”

The level of joy she was expressing almost gave me diabetes. She was just hopping around me screaming “Yes!”. Well, I think this is going to be a long night. But it's good to know I am going to be spending it with a friend.

Twilight and I have been talking for, well I’m not exactly sure, but it’s been long enough that the moon was at its peak. If I had to guess I would say its around 3 AM or so. Twilight was looking a little drowsy and was swaying a bit. The piece of paper and quill she was holding in her magic were slowly starting to waver. We had covered many topics this evening.

I went into evolution a bit, she seemed really interested in the fact that humans could evolve from such small organisms. I know I wasn't giving her all the details but I tried my best. When I asked her how ponies came to be, she honestly didn't know. If I had to guess I assumed the age of science wasn't needed here, seeing as they had magic. So the biological side wasn't something they study much.

We covered my people’s technology and Twilight talked more about magic. I didn't know much about myself still but Twilight told me more about herself and also more about these cutie marks. I guess it's normal for foals to be born without them and they gain them when they understand what makes them special. She asked if humans have cutie marks and I told her we didn't, but some humans do have tattoos. Which I had to explain what a tattoo was.

We covered weather and some other random bits of stuff, but now it was getting late. Twilight looks like she is about to pass out right here in the living room.

“Hey Twilight, come on. It’s time for bed.” I say, trying to urge her awake.

She just lets out a little mumble. “No, there is still so much to talk about.”

I chuckle a little at her. Stubborn one. “We have all the time in the world. But right now it’s time for sleep.”

She closed her eyes and fell on the floor. Well I guess she just crashed from staying up so late. I shake my head as I walk over to her. Well, only one way to get a pony to bed. I kneel down and work my arms under her body. I gingerly raiser her from the floor and steadily into my arms. I was cradling her like a baby as her head lay against my chest. I slowly walk her to what I assume was her room.

“You’re really nice, Anon.” Twilight mumbles in a dream like tone.

I smile a little as I make my way into her room. It was a little tricky getting up to her bed, but with the utmost care I was at the top and gently laying Twilight under the covers on her bed. I place the covers over her and tuck in the sides a little. I turned to leave but my hand was snatched by something. I look to the bed and see Twilight holding my hand.

“Please, don't go.” She says in a very sad tone.

I was worried by this. I sit next to her side on the bed as I ask. “What’s the matter, Twilight?”

Her eyes were getting a little watery as she pulled me close and whispered into my ear. “I-I never told anypony this.. But, I’m afraid of the dark.”

I look around the room to see it was almost pitch black. The branches and leaves covered the silver glow of the moon and only left a haze.

I whisper back. “It’s alright Twilight, nothing will hurt you.”

I tried to move away but her grip tightened as a single tear rolled over her cheek. “Please, don't leave me alone.” She says, her voice was riddled with fear.. True fear.

I can't in good conscious leave her alone, but there was one problem. The bed was standard pony size. Meaning that we would essentially be spooning the entire night. I sigh in defeat. She may be smart, but we all have our fears. Sometimes no matter how smart you are, fear will always drive you.

“Ok, Twilight.” I whisper back. I really didn't want to take off my clothes, but after all that hard work.. They were anything but pleasant. So I took off my shirt and pants, leaving on my underwear. I work my way to the other side of the bed, carefully avoiding the baby dragon sleeping in a basket. I remove the covers and slowly work my way in.

Twilight was looking directly at me as I now press my chest against her forehooves. She looks to me then quickly averts her gaze with a small blush.

“Better?” I ask her.

She give a small nod. “Much better. Thank you Anon, you have no idea what this means to me.”

I let out a yawn as I say. “It’s alright Twilight, we all have our fears. Let’s just get some sleep.”

She gave me a peck on the cheek as she quickly says. “Goodnight Anon.”

I rub my cheek a bit as I say. “Y-yeah, goodnight Twilight.”

I close my eyes and allow my mind to wander, I wonder what my dreams will hold tonight?

I crack my eyes open to the the light of day coming through the window. I slam my eyes shut, god I hate the sun so much. Well, so much for having a cool dream again. Other than that world of darkness I didn't see Luna or Rainbow again. I let out a yawn as I give a little squeeze to the soft body pillow I am holding onto. Then it yawned?

I open my eyes and look down to see Twilight snuggled up on me with her head on my chest. Slowly her eye flutter open as she smacks her lips a couple times. Her eyes look to me as I look back to her. Slowly the cogs in her mind start to piece the situation together as she suddenly pushes me away, though I am more solid than her so all she managed to do was push herself off the bed.

“Twilight are you alright?” I ask a little concerned. I mean it had to be a nasty spill.

She shot back up to her hooves and looked over to me with embarrassment on her face.”Y-yeah, Anon. I’m just fine. I-oh yeah.” She nervously chuckled a bit. “T-thank you for staying the night.”

I wave her off. “It’s fine Twilight..” I say not really paying it no mind. I mean that’s what friends do, right?

She shook her head. “No, it meant a lot to me.”

I give a slight nod, nothing really I could say here. I then take notice of a odor. It was my turn now to nervously chuckle. “Hey Twilight, do you mind if I used your shower? I probably don't smell that great right now.” I say as I get out of bed, still in my boxers... and having a very involuntary morning function present.. Oh god.

Twilight looks down to my underwear. Her face turns completely red. I turn away quickly, how do I keep forgetting that?

I clear my throat. “T-Twilight. Can you go to Rarity’s and get those new clothes for me. I mean what's the point of washing if I am putting on dirty clothes again, right?” Best way to get past this is to ignore it.

“Y-y-yeah. I-I will g-get right o-on that.” Twilight stutters through her words. Geez this is embarrassing. “There should be a towel already in the bathroom. Just, uh.. I’ll go now.”

Twilight took her leave as I just look down to my erection. This thing sure likes to pick the worst times possible, I swear. I let out a sigh as I just shake my head. While I walk to the bathroom I just think. ‘So thats two ponies that have seen your “morning wood”. I mean why does that even happen? Maybe I need to take a break on the fluids before bed, yeah, that's it.’

I was standing in the bathroom now and spot the shower. Surprisingly it was actually a little bigger than I thought it would be. I would have to hunch over a little but not by much. So I disrobe, or more like remove my boxers and hop into the shower. There was random shampoos here and there so I just picked random ones and got washed. I really need to pay Twilight and Rainbow back for using their stuff.

My mind starts to drift while I wash myself, I can't help but think of my world and my situation. I’m in a pony world with probably no way back. Hell even if I did go back I would probably be arrested. No one just goes missing for a few days without a reason. So it’s either stay in ponyland or go home, tell the police where I was and be institutionalized. I don't like either scenario, but these ponies are really nice. So, why can't I make a home here?

I can't help but feel my mind wander to all the ponies I met so far. I hope Rainbow isn't still mad at me. I wonder what she’s up to right now? I let out a sigh, all I can do is take this one day at a time. I look down to see I am sporting a massive erection now. ugh! I swear it's like this thing acts on its own! I mean it can't be because of the ponies right?

I mean sure they are nice, really nice actually. But they don't see me like that, right? I mean sure Twilight and Rainbow have snuggled up to me, but thats was just an accident. O-or its what friends do. I slap myself on the side of the head.

“They’re just your friends. I mean you’re a human and they’re ponies. It wouldn't work. Why would it? Why are you thinking about it?” I mumble to myself.

I heard two swift knocks on the door. Twilight called out. “I have the clothes, Anon. May I come in?”

I reply. “Yeah” I made sure the curtain was drawn shut as to keep more embarrassing mishaps from happening.

I could see the silhouette of Twilight enter as she sat some clothing on a small counter. “Rarity really does a great job, I think you will be very pleased with her work, Anon.” I just let out a simple “yeah” as Twilight still stood in place. “Anyways Anon. I was wondering if, maybe, you would like to help me research a bit. It wouldn't take too long and I can pay!”

“I can help Twilight, and no need to pay. Consider it thanks for all the help you’ve given me.” I say while finally finish washing my hair.

The water was still in my eyes but I was done washing. I feel the wall a bit and reach out to grab the towel that was on the rack, but instead I grabbed onto something odd. It was rough and soft at the same time. It had a pointed edge to it. What is this? I could hear panting coming from somewhere.

“A-anon. t-thats m-m-my h-ah! Horn.” Twilight says as I quickly release my grasp on it.

“Oh sorry Twilight! I was just trying to get the towel.” I quickly apologize.

I try to feel around again and this time find my target.I pull the towel into the shower with me while I quickly dry off and wrap it around my midsection. I mean these pony towels are like human beach towels. Very roomy. I step out of the shower to see Twilight's face completely red as beads of sweat roll from her head.

“Are you feeling alright Twilight, I didn't hurt you did I?” I ask, she looks a little flush.

She shook her head. “You didn't hurt me.” She took a couple deep breaths as she said. “I just need to take a shower. A very, very cold shower.”

With that said she walked past me and into the shower, there all I could hear was the knobs turn and Twilight letting out a slight yelp from the cold water.

“Well.. ok then.”

I shrug as I pick up my clothes and move to her bedroom. There I quickly get dressed and feel brand new! Funny how a shower can make you feel a million times better. Guess it’s like washing off the bad and starting new, maybe.

I enter the main room where I see Spike walking around the library and placing books on the shelves. He gave me a brief look then returned to his work. It’s kind of weird to see him not acting crazy like the other ponies were. I walk past him and into what looked like a kitchen. I wasn't going to try and attempted making breakfast again, because of last time, obviously. So I took a seat and grabbed an apple.

There I sat and ate this very crunchy, yet juicy, apple. I really enjoyed it, guess the hard work the apples put in does really pay off. I could hear the clip clop of hooves in the distance, so I turn my attention towards the kitchen entrance. There Twilight was standing looking sparkling clean. She wasn't dirty before, but her coat looked much shinier after the shower.

“Are you hungry? I could make you some food.” Twilight asks with urgency in her voice.

I shook my head. “It ok Twilight, I don't really feel hungry right now. Maybe later though.”

A smile grew on her muzzle. “Yeah, later.”

I heard the sound of someone belching. A minute or so later Spike came into the kitchen and handed Twilight a letter. The letter had a gold clasp looking object on it. Twilight unrolled it and began to scan if for a while. The fur on her body was standing straight up. This is probably not good.

“The Princess will be here tomorrow.” Twilight said in a disbelieving tone.

“Is that a bad thing?” I ask unsure of why she was acting worried.

She ran up to me and shoved her face right into mine. I could only look into her eyes while she was muzzle to nose with me.

“Is it a bad thing?! Of course it’s a bad thing! We haven't prepared yet! I haven't cleaned the library! Oh, oh no! I-I got to clean.” She ran off into the main room, only to return to where she stood once before. “Anon, can I trust you to stay out of trouble?” I gave a nod as she zipped off through the library.

I look over to Spike as he just shook his head. “Is she always like that when the princess comes over?”

He gave a nod. “You have no idea, Twilight does that all the time! No matter what anypony says, she just acts the same way or gets even worse.”

I chuckle a little. “Well that’s just who she is I guess. No point in trying to change her.”

He gave a simple nod and ran after Twilight. He seems like a good kid. So, what to do, what to do? I stand to my feet as I look out the kitchen window.

“Well I guess getting a early start at that massage job couldn't hurt.” I make sure I was presentable as I walk out the library door. “Next stop is the spa.”

So I am kind of lost right now. I’ve been looking for this spa for about an hour or so. Though the ponies seem to accept me, they accept me from afar. So I couldn't ask for directions because every time I came up to one, they would just run away. Now I don't think I am normally an angry kind of guy, but this was getting ridiculous. All I wanted was some help.

“H-hel-llo.”

Well that voice doesn't sound familiar at all. I turn around and come face to face with a seafoam green unicorn. She had very beautiful eyes, they were golden looking. I’ve never seen that before. She looked really nervous right now as she looks me up and down.

“Hi” I reply back. I was happy to actually be talking with a pony, rather than having them avoid me.

“H-h-hi. I-I’m Lyra.” She was trembling. Am I really that different, so different it's scary?

“Hey it's alright, I’m not going to hurt you.” I take a knee so we were eye to eye. I extend my hand to her. “My name is Anon. It’s nice to meet you Lyra.”

She looked to my hand in awe. Hesitantly she extended her hoof to me. I took it gently into my grasp as I give it a gentle shake. Her nervousness seemed to melt away as a smile spread onto her muzzle. It made me feel a little bit better that she wasn't acting afraid anymore.

“Are y-you lost?” Lyra asks with a slight stutter, she must be excited.

I rub the back of my neck as I nervously say. “Yeah, I have been trying to find this spa somewhere around here. I tried to ask for directions but all the ponies were avoiding me.”

She let out a little huff of frustration. “Well that isn't nice at all. Even after how nice you been ponies are still avoiding you?” I give her a sad nod. “Well allow me to show you the way, Anon.”

Now finally something was going my way. I thank her as she escorted me to the spa. On the walk there I learned that Lyra actually played a lyre, kinda funny. She also told me about her friend Bon-Bon and how she makes candies. We then talked a little about humans, it was kind of odd that Lyra knew a lot about humans. I might have to ask her later where she got such information. I mean not even Twilight knew about humans.

But we ran out of time to talk, Lyra showed me to the spa but unfortunately had to go and work on some musical pieces. She invited me to her home so I could listen to her music. I personally love music so I didn't pass up an invitation like that. She told me that after I was done at the spa I could just head over to her place whenever I felt like it. Thing is that I have no idea where she lives and she was already gone before I could ask her.. Guess we'll cross that bridge when it comes.

For now though I was currently standing in front of a rather large building. Maybe not as big to human standards, but it was respectable. I walk through the doors to find a pony manning a counter by herself. She was a two tone pony, with a blue coat and a pink mane. Her mane was styled straight and really suited her. When she saw me enter she looked to me curiously.

Her accent was strong but I couldn't place what kind it was.. Swedish maybe? “Oh sir, how may I help you?”

I hesitate a bit. Her accent was really nice to listen to. “Yes. I was wondering if you are hiring any workers?”

She seemed to hesitate a bit but then spoke. “Just one moments please.”

She walks off into the spa as I just stood in wait. She came back but something was off. Did, did her colors swap? I could have sworn she was a blue coat with a pink mane, but now she was the opposite. A blue mane and a pink body. Odd.

Even her voice sounded off but still had the accent.. “You are interested in a job? If you don't mind me asking, what is it that you can do?”

I show her my hands and give the fingers a wiggle. “We humans are known to be pretty good at massaging stress away. These fingers can effectively spread stress areas on a more even level, as well as pinpointing problem areas.” I say with my best salesman voice I could muster.

She looked my hand over in wonder. “They are not sharp like claws?” She asks.

I run the tip of my finger over her cheek. As I say. “No, they’re not sharp.”

She seem shivered a little when I touched her. She gave a nod as she took my hand to her hoof. I was pulled through the spa and tossed into a empty room. All that was around was bottles of lotion, oils and a massage chair. Even that looked human in nature. The mare took a seat on the chair.

“If you don't mind, please show me your talents. ” She says as she uses her hoof to untie the ribbon in her mane. She rested her head through the face hole. “Whenever you’re ready.” She says.

I let out a sigh. ‘Ok, this is my chance, I can't mess this up.’ I look over to the table and spot some oils.

“Do you have any preference to what oil or lotion you wish me to use, ma’am?” I say in a professional tone.

She chuckles a little. “Oh, pull out all the stops it seems. I prefer the strawberry oil.”

I give a nod as I pick up the bottle with a picture of a strawberry on it. ok, task one completed. Onto the next step, massaging. I add a pleasant amount of the oil onto my hands and rub them together. I gently place my hands on her shoulders and immediately feel some knots between the blades. She must be really stressed? She let out a sigh of relief as I gently massaged her, every so often I would increase the pressure the more she relaxed.

Soon she was like putty in my hands. I worked on her neck and her lower back.

“Do you have any problem areas you would like me to focus on?” I ask, still keeping my professional voice on.

She gave a weak nod. “More on the shoulders please.” She says in a relaxed voice.

I smile a little, who knew I would be good at massaging ponies? I now work my way back up to her shoulders and work out anymore tension I felt. Soon it felt perfectly fine to me, so I remove my hands from her.

“How do you feel?” I ask in a slightly more cocky tone. I am too good at this, there's no way I didn't get the job!

“It was vunderful.” She says as her eyelids fall heavy.

Hmm, maybe I was a little too good. What the hell do I do now? Do I wake her? I then heard chuckling from the doorway I came through. Holy crap! I look to the chair then back to the door. There was the pony I first met, so I wasn't crazy! I guess they must be twins or something?

“I think you got the job.” The blue coat pony says. “So what is zur name?”

I smile. “You can call me Anon. May I ask for your and her names?”

She gave another chuckle. “I am Aloe and zat is my sister Lotus.”

Lotus gave me a little wave while still face down in the chair. It was kinda funny to see the effect I had on ponies.

I crack my knuckles and say with a little more confidence. “So Aloe, when do I start working?”

The smile on her muzzle grew as she chuckled lightly. “Eager are we? Yes, well, today is a good day.” She looks to me then to her sister. “Let us find anuzer room for you to work in.”

I laugh a little inside, yeah I bet she isn't getting up soon. I follow Aloe as she gives me a brief tour of the place. She told me that I would not only give massages but I would also help around the place with other odd jobs, but my main focus would be massaging. I didn't have a problem with that. She had me sign some paperwork that was oddly not in english, it was like Egyptian hieroglyphics or something.

She was nice enough to tell me everything is said and also told me how much I get paid. I guess I get paid per customer I have and also get to keep any tips I receive. The odd jobs I do only net me a few bits here and there. I wasn't sure how much a bit cost but I assume I am getting paid well enough. Once all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed Aloe showed me to another massage room that currently isn't occupied by Lotus.

“We already have a customer for you.” Aloe says as she takes her leave. Well this seems to have worked out perfectly.

I sit in wait for my customer. What walks into the room was a little of a surprise. “Rarity?” I ask unsure as to why she was here. Then another pony I knew came in. “Fluttershy?” Both of the girls looked at eachother then to me with shocked expressions.

“Darling what are you doing here?” Rarity asks.

“I could ask you the same thing, but I work here now. I am a masseur!” I say with some pride.

Now that I examine the room it did have two massage chairs. Wait, so Rarity and Fluttershy are my customers? Well, I guess that should be fine. I snap to attention and return my professionally nature.

“If I may ask you ladies to take your seats. I will be able to service you.” I give a small bow as I use my hands to direct them to the local chairs.

“Darling you don't need to be so formal with us!” Rarity says in a playful tone.

I smile. “Je dois rester professionnel en cours d'emploi, ma petite fleur.”

She had a blush across her face. “Oh, well. Ne nous laissons pas vous faire attendre alors, ma chérie.” She says with a little chuckle.

Fluttershy was just standing by the door hiding behind her pink mane.

“Come now Darling let's not keep Anon waiting!” Rarity says as she takes her seat on one massage chair.

Fluttershy makes her way to the other one and slowly climbs on.

I clear my throat a little. “Now I will work on one of you, then move to the next. I hope this is alright with you two.”

“It’s fine darling. Do Fluttershy first, maybe it will loosen her up.” Rarity says with more playfulness in her voice.

I give a nod even though they couldn't see me. I walk over to Fluttershy and lean in close to whisper to her. “Do you have a preference to any oils or lotions?”

She seemed to shiver a little as she answered. “Banana lotion please, if that’s ok with you.”

I chuckle a little at her shy nature. “It’s not what I am ok with Fluttershy, you are a paying customer, it’s what you want.”

Rarity speaks up. “He’s right darling, you really need to assert yourself more.”

“Oh no Rarity, you remember what happened last time don't you?” Fluttershy says in a sad tone.

“I know darling but its ok to be a little assertive sometimes.” Rarity says.

I work the lotion in my hands as I then gently place my hands on Fluttershy’s shoulders. There were a few knots but nothing too major.

I lean in again and ask. “Are there any problem spots you want me to focus on?”

Again she shivers as she whispers back. “Between my wings please.”

Well that should be easy. I work her shoulder a bit more then slowly move down her back. Making sure to massage all the problem areas I came across. Soon I was between her wings, but something wasn't right. All the tension was in the joints leading to the wings, not between. I take initiative as I gently grasp her left wing at the base.

She let out a gasp and shivered a little. I gently worked the knots out as Fluttershy starts to pant a little.

I was a little concerned so I inform her. “If I am being too rough you can tell me alright?”

She just gave a small nod as I then turn my attention to her other wing. I grab the base again as I work the knots out. I wonder why she only wanted me to work the center? Well doesn't matter now, I feel better making sure she is better. I let her wings settle into place then move to her lower back. Once she was all done I let her rest a bit. She seemed really tired, more tired than Lotus was.

I pat her shoulder. “Feel better?” Again she gave me a weak nod so I walk over to Rarity and lean in close whispering. “And what do you prefer in the lotion or oils section?”

“Oh my, treating us well aren't you.” Rarity says as she taps a hoof to her chin. “I think the coconut oil would be perfect darling.” Again I give a nod for no reason as I move to the oils.

“Fluttershy you’re rather quiet. Well, more quiet than usual. Something the matter?” Rarity asks.

“N-no. Everything is fine. Just really relaxing.” Fluttershy answers.

Rarity was now wiggling around like a little kid. “Oh this should be fun!” She says with a level of excitement.

I chuckle a little at her antics as I once again cover my hands in oil. I worked on Rarity like I had with Fluttershy, but her tention was around her neck area. I made sure to be extra gentle until she relaxed enough for me to apply more pressure.

“”Oh darling those hands of yours are magnificent!” Rarity says in a sleepy tone. The way she over exaggerated the word ‘magnificent’ almost made me burst into laughter. I couldn't help but snicker a bit. “Don't you know it is rude to laugh at a lady?”

I was still snickering. “My apologies, lady Rarity.”

“I am serious darling, you are going to do very well here. I wouldn't be surprised if you get ponies from Canterlot visiting!”

I don't know what Canterlot is but I can assume it's some fancy place. I was finished with Rarity and let her relax a bit.

“Thanks for the kind words Rarity. I appreciate it. I also appreciate the clothes too.” I say as I let her relax.

She was still face down in the chair as she said. “Oh yes, I must say that my work looks smashing on you darling. ”

I couldn't disagree. The clothes fit very comfortably on me. Kinda funny seeing as this is probably her first time making clothes for someone of my nature. Aloe then came into the room.

“How is it going in here, are you two enjoying yourselves?” Aloe asks Rarity.

Rarity finally removes her face from the chair and I couldn't help myself when I fell to the floor laughing. Rarity had a huge red circle covering her face. She must have been REALLY relaxed. Not even Aloe could hide her snickering.

Rarity looked in a mirror. “Well, yes I guess that is funny. Fluttershy, darling, lets us depart!”

I look over to see Fluttershy leave the chair. Her face wasn't as red as Rarity’s but you could see a little bit around her face.

“Anon it’s been a pleasure. Aloe, you will be seeing use next week like always. Anon, you will be seeing us as well.” Rarity says with her really posh voice.

I give my last bow as she leaves the room. I look to one of the tables and spot ten pieces of gold. I pick them up. “What's this?” I ask.

Aloe comes over and smiles. “Zat is your tip. A very generous tip if I do say so myself.”

Well that's good to know. I pocket the coins as I turned say to Aloe. “So who's next?”

She shook her head. “Zat is it for the day anon. We are closing early today. You may go home and relax. Remember, you get paid every week. So your first pay day will be in three days. We also want to see you here bright and early tomorrow!”

I gave a nod. “Thanks again for hiring me. Tell Lotus thanks as well for me.”

Aloe gave a nod then waved me off. I step out of the spa feeling great. I had a job that was oddly easy and seemed to pay well. I pull the coins out of my pocket and examine them a bit. It was definitely gold, one side had the sun and the other side had the moon. Though under the sun had more of that symbol stuff. Under the moon there was a number.

I have ten pieces of gold and each of them had a number ten under them. I wonder if it’s equivalent to human currency? I was currently standing in the middle of the street. Now since all the ponies were keeping their distance I thought it was fine. That was until I could hear the sound of buzzing. It kinda sounded like a leaf blower. The sound was getting closer too. I didn't pay it no mind, probably in my head anyways.

“Look out!” Screams somepony.

Too little too late on that one. Something very fast had just collided with me. I fell on my back and have three very heavy objects land on my chest, knocking all the air out. I hit my head pretty hard and was a little dazed so I couldn't see what hit me. My world was spinning for a little as I sit up.

“Oh Anon are y’all alright?” I hear someone say. Sounds like applejack.

I shake my head a little. “Uh, yeah. Just a little dizzy is all.”

“I’m sorry Anon, let us help you.” Another pony says, sounds like Rarity.

My vision got a little clearer as I notice the three fillies quickly picking up the gold coins that got knocked from my grasp. huh, so it was Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Applebloom that ran into me.

“You girls alright?” I ask, more worried about them than me.

“Y-yeah. We’re fine.” Scootaloo answers.

“That’s good to hear.” I say as I get to my feet. Sweetie Belle has my coins held in her magic as she levitates them to me.

“We're so sorry Anon! Can we help you, do you need a doctor?” Sweetie belle says with concern.

I shake my head. “I’m good, just a little knock on the head is all.” I look to the coins in my hands and then to the girls. A smile spreads over my face. “Maybe you girls can help me with something though.” They looked to each other then back to me as I continue. “Can you girls teach me how money works around here?”

Applebloom hopped up. “Well sure we can! Maybe we can even get our cutie marks in teaching!”

The other two fillies seemed to beam at the mention of cutie marks. I guess it’s universal. All kids want to be grown up and all grown ups want to be kids.. Kinda funny really.

I clear my throat to grab their attention. “Well in order to learn how money works, I need to spend some. I never seen where Pinkie Pie works yet. Care to show me where? I’ll even buy you some treats, if I can afford it that is.”

“Possibly get our cutie marks AND free sweets! I am totally in!” Scootaloo says. I can't help but smile at her attitude.

Once the girls were ready we set off to Sugarcube Corner. Little did I know at the time, my visit to Sugar cube Corner would turn into a nightmare no one would ever forget..