a b i s h i a
there's always a dawn before the day
I had traveled a long ways, or so it seemed. But not to worry! I had my ghost friend along side of me the whole time! He was very nice, and I have even learned his name too! Lorel. It was hard to pronounce, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it pretty soon! He sorta just disappeared, saying that he had to go and that he would be able to come back later, and so I just stopped thinking of him. I think I can trust him anyway. I had come along this damp forest, but it was really pretty for such a dark place, with all the black birds flying around stalking on me. I had grown tired and hungry, but my mum wasn't here at the moment. Mummy said she had to go off to find her own mum. I wanted to go with her, but when she said no, I didn't even bother to argue with her. That wouldn't be very nice. My little tum tum was growling at me too, but I had to take my mind off it. I didn't want to have to eat that nasty green stuff again. I think it had already poisoned me anyway. Maybe that's why my tummy was growling at me!
Well, I was on a mission! I had no time worry about my tummy! I was on a important mission.. To find new friends! I only had my mum, daddy, and Antheia. OH! And Lorel! But one.. two.. three, four friends were never enough for me! I wanted to have a thousand, million, gazillion friends! If that's even possible. But I would make it possible! I'm sure if mummy has tons of friends, that means I can have a lot too! I just need to find some. Though, as I came to a stop in the middle of the deep forest, all I could find was a shiny pond. I step closer and closer, inches away from the edge of the blue. "W-ow." My eyes turned big and round with a surprised expression. There was a bunch of pretty little sparkly pepples within the waters, and I just wanted to jump in, hoping I would become a shiny pepple too! But then again, I liked my original form better. I was very pretty, and I attracked all of the little boys! I think that's how I met Lorel, but I don't really know. Maybe I was attractive and very cute! He just didn't want to admit it! I snorted and looked down at my reflection. Mum's and dad's reflections emerged into the waters too, but only in a ghostly form. I smiled and nodded, knowing they weren't actually beside me.

a b i s h i a
there's always a dawn before the day
I stepped in, almost falling from the lack of balance in the waters. My tiny hooves walked along the smooth forms below them as I looked down into the waters to watch as I moved slowly. Though, I had bad luck, I didn't turn into a pebble, but I did become shiny! The clear water rinsed my little body free of mud and burs. "D-ank you!" I smiled at the pond and then stepped out, gazing back in it as I turned around. Now there were three figures, two mares and a stallion. One was Antie(Antheia), my mummy's adopted mum, but the other two were still unknown. I had seen them a lot, they seemed to follow me around where ever I went. I had seen mum look at them, so I knew she could see them, but when I said something in front of others, they acted like I was just a foolish child. And let me tell you, I am not foolish! I'm a pretty, pretty princess.
I kept starring at them until Antie told me that I needed to run. After that, the water rippled and they were gone. But another real reflection came into view. "Isn’t it dangerous for you, little one, to roam within these woods all by yourself?" I jumped away from the figure and looked at him with fear in my eyes. "I'm-- I'm sorry if this is your place. I- I just wanted to explore, it's very pretty out here." I smiled and walked a little closer to him, but made sure to stay inside my own little bubble and not interfere with his. "My mum isn't here. She left Helovia, to go see her old home. It's just me." But I wish it wasn't. I really wanted a nice friend, one that would be in my life the whole time. One that I could play with, hug, and snuggle with when it gets cold. Mum told me that their are these Gods and sometimes if you're lucky, they will give you a pet! And guess what I want! A puppy! A little, cute, fluffy puppy. All to myself.
His name was Vulture? That's a bit scary, for a name anyway. I heard vultures are meat eating birds! Now that is scary! Maybe he is a bird, and it's a secret. But, that was none of my business anyways. I raised my little head as high as it could go and fluttered my eyelashes. "I'm Abishia."

a b i s h i a
there's always a dawn before the day
I stopped where I was, knowing I shouldn’t go any closer. Mum always said that there were cruel strangers out in the world, even that some might be monsters in a costume. So I kept my own little boundaries. He was still a stranger, even if I knew his name, I didn’t know him. Although he was nice to me, mum says anything can go wrong and that I should stay clear of the monsters. She had also said not to go to the darker parts of Helovia, but it wasn’t dark here near this pond so I didn’t count it as a threat. Yet, when the owl cooed above me, I almost jumped out of my own skin.

“Your mother left you all by yourself?” I nodded and looked at the with a saddened face. I didn’t know whether my mum didn’t care for me no more and that she had actually just went away for a while but was planning to come back. From the way the Vulture said it though, it sounded like she wasn’t going to come back at all, not even to come say goodbye and leave again. But what confused me most was daddy. He hadn’t left Helovia with mummy, he had stayed with me but ran off after mum was out of sight. I hadn’t seen him since my birthday and I was beginning to not even care. I never got to know him like I did with mum because he never stayed around with us at all. So I guess he didn’t really have a relationship like me and mummy had, and I don’t think he ever will.

My little snow ears perk as the Vulture starts to speak how his mum also left him and I looked into his eyes for the first time, hoping to not see the signs of anger. Of course, there was a speck of maybe a little bit, but that was all I could recall. I knew I would become angered if my mum left me alone forever, but I was yet sure to know if mine was coming back or not. So until then, I could only hope that she would. Because I didn’t want to be alone forever. I had heard stories of the ones that are left alone and how they sometimes die from starving or just being killed by the monsters mum always talked about. I didn’t want to be one of them, I didn’t want to die.

As the male’s voice became softer and more gentle, I wasn’t afraid of him no more. I felt as if we had a lot in common and that we could help each other. But that was only my thoughts and I didn’t know how he would act. I had to try though, it was worth a chance. I moved closer to him, rubbing my soft coat against his, hoping to receive a little warmth. ”I’m sorry sir, but may I stay with you? I don’t want to die.” I told him in a low tone, the fear starting to show as I spoke of death.