//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 // Story: I Love the Star in You // by Twilyx360 //------------------------------// Argyle swam up to the main shore coughing up water while he made his way. “Shining! Shining! Where are you!?” Argyle Shouted. When suddenly she and her hat washed up on the shore. Passed out. “Oh no…” Argyle ran over to her and moved her onto the sand. And opened her mouth. “Oh dear… how many times is the world going to keep making all these moments legitimate…?” Argyle said as he placed his mouth on hers breathing into it and pressing her chest down. It didn’t take any time at all for Shining to open her eyes and see everything. She immediately blushed and her skin felt on fire. Until she needed to cough. Argyle immediately saw her eyes and pulled away. Shining started coughing up the water. “Thank you~” she said with a smile on her face. Clearly she was thankful for many reasons that night. “Well. It’s only fair. You saved my life eight months ago. Now I’m saving yours.” He smiled as he held her back up. “I’m surprised the water wasn’t cold.” Said Shining. “Cold here? Sometimes I wish.” Said Argyle. Shining wringed out her hate and put it back on. “Thank goodness nopony else was around.” She said. “Yeah. Say now that I think about it. Aren’t you hungry? We haven’t eaten yet.” Said Argyle. “Yeah. Let’s head back.” Said Shining. And the two were laughing again. === During their walk on the main strip back to canterlogic the scene just kept getting more and more romantic as the two looked at each other immediately looking away. While beautiful string lights combined with the moon and wishing star. Just made everything come into place. Their hearts were just racing. And it was just too coincidental for every single awkward romantic situation to be happening so suddenly. And for a while they thought it was constantly out of place. But not anymore. Now they just embraced all the cliché love scenes happening before them because now they realized. They really did love each other. And you know what? They were perfectly ok with it. It took them time to fully grasp how much they loved each other ever since that first day. But they had always been there for each other. The two weren’t afraid to talk about things they were uncomfortable with to each other. They weren’t afraid to hug and cuddle each other as friends or more. And everything they read together from the books only proved how ok it was to be as close as they were. They were in love with each other. And they didn’t care what would happen. They would soon tell each other that they loved each other, for it was more than a confession. It was the truth. Argyle ran over to an area of the street where the trolly was parked for the night. Stepping into it pretending he was the conductor. Before stepping out and tripping onto his back. Nothing hurt but he just looked up to see the beautiful face of Shining Star. Her eyes looked right into his. She held him back up as she ran towards a fountain in one area of the street. He ran up to her. As she stepped onto the rim of the fountain. She fell in, of course. She immediately sat up and awkwardly smiled at Argyle blushing. As the fountain water spilled over her hat. Argyle couldn’t help but laugh. And then he immediately jumped in with her making a splash. Shining immediately laughed as water poured on his head too. “Hey actually this is a good way to get all the sand out. So we won’t seem suspicious.” He said as he washed out the sand from his mane. “Yeah.” Shining smiled as she got the sand off of her back and coat. And she chuckled. “What are we doing? We’re actually bathing in a fountain?” Shining smiled as Argyle’s beautifully handsome face looked over to her and stared directly into her eyes. The two got out of the fountain running and jumping their way back to canterlogic. They felt so warm and happy inside. And every time they looked at each other they couldn’t tell if there were stars or hearts in each other's eyes. They could’ve sworn it. When they got back to the building they were relieved to see the party still going strong. They immediately got some food and sat down at one of the tables. Which of course was lit by candlelight. And the two dug in. === After dinner they were talking for a while about everything that happened tonight. And how winter wishday was a holiday for giving gifts to ponies as well. Though unfortunately they didn’t get each other anything. But they both already knew what they really wanted as they looked into each other’s eyes half-lidded and blushing. “You didn’t have to get me anything for today, Argyle.” Said Shining sincerely. “I know. No gift could ever be as important to me as you are.” Said Argyle. And the two closed their eyes, leaned into each other and snuggled. The two held their hooves together. As they cried tears of joy. Even their tails were wagging. Nopony saw them as the lights were darker by the tables. And nopony but them heard them when they both whispered. “Happy Winter Wishday.”