//------------------------------// // Uninvited Guests // Story: A Brisk Hearth's Warming Eve // by Yurah //------------------------------// Dusk sat quietly on the oak wood floors flipping through the pages of an old book. His eyelids drooped repeatedly over his glaring bloodshot eyes. He craned his head up to the face of the black clock on the walls. “2:00am...” Dusk muttered. “I should really get some sleep.” His head returned to the position it stayed for the past several hours. Staring at the dusty old book his head slowly descended closer and closer to the book. With a loud thump, Dusk's face crashed into the book. His head shot back up instantly, similar to a ball bouncing on the hard ground. “Huh w-whats going...on?” Dusk cried out frantically to what had just happened. Dusk was still in the same spot on the wooden floors. He looked down seeing his own face marks planted between the pages of the book. Slightly irritated he decided that this was the best time to go the bed. Trotting slowly up the wooden stairs he jumped into bed and pulled the blue starry fielded covers over himself. Raising his fore legs he clapped his hooves with an audible clop clop the lights in the library dimmed to the growing moonlight enshrining his bed. Bang bang bang! Dusk flinched in reaction to the unpleasant noise coming from the front door. Bang bang bang! Dusk eyelids shot open to reveal his bloodshot eyes, nearly popping out from it's socket. Baring his teeth in irritation. “We're closed come back tomorrow!” He angrily replied to the unwanted visitor. Bang bang bang! The unwanted visitor unforgivably persistent knocked on the door. “Oh for crying out loud I'm coming!” Dusk shouted. He ripped the sheets off of himself then briskly walked to the front door of his home. With the glow of his horn a magenta aura surrounded the door knob twisting it open. The door flung out but, there wasn't anypony there. “Huh?” Dusk said slightly confused.“If this is some kind of prank it's not funny.” “Go home and stop bothering me!” He screamed now fuming. The magenta aura that surrounded the door now covered the entire front door. Pulling the door with his magic, it shut with a loud thud. Grumbling at the interruptions he slowly made his way to his bed. Just less then ten feet away from his bed he heard a noise on his bedroom balcony. He turned and creeped carefully to the balcony, wondering what could've made that nose. Inching closer and closer till he was a breaths away. A shadow suddenly appeared and raised a a long skinny object. Bang bang bang! “Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh murderer!” Dusk screamed. Throwing his hooves into the air he accidentally undid the lock to the balcony window. Falling onto his plot in a scramble of complete terror, using his hind legs to propel him in reverse. Dusk increased speed as he spotted the shadowy figure inch closer to him. Only for him to fall off the ledge to the right of his bed. Falling onto his stomach he scrambled across the room like a foal learning how to walk. Only to slam head first into a bookshelf knocking several books from the shelves. He turned around only to see the shadowy figure standing right on top of him. “No stop please don’t kill me I'll give you anything, do whatever you say so please!” Dusk Shine pleaded, using his fore legs to shield his head. “Hahahaha sure I'll take you up on that offer.” The shadowy figure replied with a deep voice transitioning to a normal voice. “Wa...w-who are you?” Dusk asked, still frightened. He lite his horn, it's dim glow revealing a blue pegasus standing before him. “RAINBOW BLITZ!” Dusk yelled, in a fit of anger. “What are you doing here so late at night? Are you trying to scare the bajeezes out of me!? Sweet Solaris I nearly had a heart attack!" “Well...I thought it would be nice to drop by for a visit to see my best friend.” Rainbow said, with a devilish smile plastered on his face. “Not like there's anything wrong with that. Is there?" “Well no but, at two o'clock in the morning!” Dusk answered, still seething at Rainbow. “As good a time as any.” Blitz countered, with a snicker. “Anyhoo...about that offer?” “What...no Blitz I only said that be cause I thought I was going to be murdered so it doesn't count.” Dusk blinked. “But Dusk you offered to give me anything, pleaded with me saying you would to whatever I say so yes Dusk it counts.” Blitz retorted, with a large smirk on his smug face. “Fine Rainbow what do you want?” Dusk said, with a visible frown hanging on his face. “What I want is...for us to get to know each other all little better and to spend some special time together on Hearth's Warming Eve tomorrow.” Rainbows said, a grin growing on his face. “Woah woah woah I am not gay Rainbow and I am not going to go out on a date with you.” Dusk said with a bright red blush on his face. "Gay? Who said you were gay Dusk? And who said anything about a date? Seriously what is going on in that pervy little brain of yours?" Blitz asked. “Grrrrr...” Dusk growled, glaring at Blitz. "But, since you put it that way. A date does sound like a good idea. How bout I pick you up in the next two days around 5pm on Hearth's Warming Eve? I hear there's a festival that night." Blitz asked, looking at the frowning unicorn. "Like I said Rainbow, I'm not going to go out with you so give it a rest." Dusk replied, turn away Blitz. “Well of course you are Dusk you even said you would do anything I wanted.” Blitz said with a smirk. Dusk sighed, looking down at the wooden floor. "You aren't going to give up are you? Fine, I'll go on that date with you and you will see how terrible it is. It's not like it will work between two stallions anyways." Dusk scoffed,shooting his eyes towards Blitz. “Good good you agree with me.” Blitz said with a head held up high. “Now look at me Dusk.” Rainbow grabbed Dusk's face with both hooves and aligned it with his own. Both staring at each other in a long gaze. “Uhh Rainbow what are y...!?” Dusk replied as Rainbow's lips pressed against his own. Blitz pulling away tilting his head only to dive right back in sharing another kiss. Tasting his soft lips, the sweet flavor reminiscent of a honey flavored lip balm. Blitz grabbed Dusk pulling his body closer. His hooves slid down Dusk's flank now groping his colty mark. Dusk's glassy eyes rolled up into his head revealing just the whites of his eyes. Consciousness fading from both shock and pleasure for what seemed like an eternity. Until he came to, his eyes shot to their previous position processing the present moment. With fury of various emotions he spread his right forearm out winding it only to launch his hoof square into Rainbow Blitz's face sending him flying into the bookcase behind him. Dusk's seething rage slowly died down as he look across the room. He spotted Rainbow Blitz under a pile of books lifeless and unconscious. “He can sleep there for tonight that jerk.” Dusk spewed still burnt red from the encounter. Dusk stomped upstairs with a loud bump bump bump each step he took and climbed in bed. Pulling the starry blue sheets over himself and shut his eyes. “Stupid Rainbow, I can't believe he did that.” Dusk muttered. His expression softened, exhausted from having to deal with a particular somepony Consciousness losing it's grip, he fell into a deep slumber.