This time, Twilight woke up first. Flowey was still leaning on her, fast asleep. She looked around and saw that she never finished her tea. Knowing it was cold by then, she pouted and picked it up with her magic, using a heating spell on it. She sipped the tea, disappointed that it didn’t taste quite as good as when it was fresh.
She looked back at Flowey. His face showed a strange mix of joy and concern, as if something both good and confusing was happening in his dreams. She couldn’t help but smile at him. She had always found it comforting when her friends were happy. It made her feel better.
There was a strange feeling in her chest, she realized just then. It wasn’t quite joy or excitement; no, it was more than that. She couldn’t really place what it was. It was unfamiliar to her. What she knew was that it made her sad. Sad that she had to go, sad that she had to leave Flowey all alone again. He said he had trouble sleeping without her. She had to help him sort that out so he could be comfortable without her. They couldn’t be together every night, after all.
Despite this, Twilight knew she had to go. It wouldn’t be right if she just ran off. In a way, it would be like eloping. She’d be running away to chase a feeling, and in this case, she wasn’t even sure what the feeling was. It was silly for her to consider it. She looked down at Flowey, unwilling to leave without waking him up and saying bye.
Twilight shook her head a little, hoping the jostling would wake him up, but also feeling guilty for interrupting his wonderful dreams. “Flowey?” she said quietly, as if there were other people in the room she was trying not to wake up.
Flowey mumbled something as his eyes tightened and his breathing became slightly more erratic. Twilight sucked her teeth, wondering if she made his dream bad. “All or nothing,” she said. “Flowey! Flowey, wake up please!”
Flowey opened his eyes. “Huh? T-Twilight?” He looked around, eyes wide. “What’s wrong?”
“I’m sorry, but I really do need to go home,” Twilight said, her face softening into one of sympathy. “I didn’t want to leave without saying bye.”
“O-oh… right. You have to go,” Flowey smiled at her, though the smile was obviously fake. “Yeah, okay. Well, bye I guess. See you soon?”
There was a pause where they looked at each other silently, unmoving.
“You’re still laying on my neck,” Twilight said.
Flowey practically threw himself out of Twilight’s mane. “Sorry,” he squeaked, trying to keep his voice from failing.
“It’s alright,” Twilight laughed. She held Flowey up with her magic and slid out of the chair, placing Flowey back where he was. “I’d better get going then. Um, I’ll… I’ll try to visit soon. Oh, and Flowey?”
“Yes?”
Twilight smiled at him. “I had a lot of fun yesterday. I’ll miss you,” she said, placing her hoof by his head for a nuzzle.
“I’ll miss you too, Twi,” Flowey said. He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it right after, looking away with his face flushed.
“What’s wrong?” Twilight asked, leaning in to see his face.
“N-nothing! It’s nothing…” Flowey turned back to look at her and saw she was very close to him. Taking his chance, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. “St-stay safe, okay?”
Twilight backed up, nodding slowly. “Of course,” she smiled. “You too. I’ll try to come here tonight. You might need me to sleep.”
“Pfft, don’t flatter yourself,” Flowey scoffed jokingly. His expression changed to one of embarrassment. “But… I wouldn’t mind it if you came. That is to say-!”
“Okay, okay,” Twilight laughed, putting her hoof to his mouth. “I get it, tsundere.”
Flowey licked her hoof, causing her to retract it. “How do you even know what a tsundere is?” he asked, blushing. “I’m not a tsundere.”
“A friend of mine watches anime sometimes,” Twilight said, wiping her hoof on a cloth she summoned. “She explained it to me. Anyways, I should go. Thank you for having me.”
Flowey nodded, smiling nervously. He got out of his flower pot in record time and followed her to the door. “Thank you for staying with me,” he said.
“It’s what friends are for, right?” Twilight laughed. “I’ll see you later.”
“See you,” Flowey sighed, watching her walk down the path. His tongue caught despite him wanting to say more. He didn’t know what he was supposed to say. For some reason, his future seemed bleaker. “I… I love you!” he called desperately after her retreating figure.
Twilight turned back to look at him, standing in front of the leafless tree. “I love you too.” She teleported away in a bright flash of raspberry light and a snap.
Flowey blinked once at where Twilight used to be. He frowned, knowing she wouldn’t be back until that night at the earliest. Then again, now was his chance to get advice. He burrowed into the ground, heading towards Waterfall.