Until the Next Time We Meet
It was very early on Monday morning and Soul was sleeping in his bed as usual. But on a few occasions, he would be sharing it with someone special in his heart. Also sleeping was Sunset as she cuddled up to him for warm under the covers as she nuzzled under his neck.
Walking into the room with a bottle spray, Dawn looked at the couple and let out a sigh. She aimed the bottle at them and started spraying water at them.
*Squirt! Squirt!*
“AAAAHHH!”
*Squirt! Squirt!*
“GAAHHH!”
Awakened by the water being squirted at their faces, the two woke up and wiped away the water. As soon as Soul did so, he glared over to his mother.
“STOP DOING THAT!” he yelled.
“Then tell her to stop sneaking into the house!” Dawn said. “Seriously, we have a front door.”
“Wait, so you're saying I can just come here and sleep with him?” Sunset asked.
“Hell no, but I would like it if you would stop using the ladder,” Dawn replied. “How do you think I figured it out when you're here? Comet has to move it out of the way because it’s just standing right next to the back door.”
“Oh.” Sunset blushed. “It’s really hard to see in the dark.”
“Anyways, I have breakfast ready and you two need to get ready for school,” Dawn said before she left the couple alone in the room.
Soul let out a sigh and fell back onto his pillow. “I swear she can be such a pain,” he commented.
Sunset giggled and laid her head on top of Soul’s shoulder. “She’s just doing what any mother would do,” she said.
“Yeah, I know,” Soul said. He looked over to her with a smile. “At least we made going back to school special.”
Sunset giggled. “We sure did,” she said before planting a kiss on his lips.
The two made out for a moment before the door opened up again.
“Stop sucking faces and get ready!” Dawn shouted.
The sudden outburst scared the couple and made them fall over the sides of the bed. They let out moans of pain as Dawn only smiled with satisfaction and left the room. Soul got up and glared over to the door.
“I really hate it when she does that,” Soul commented.
After getting dressed, the two walked downstairs together into the kitchen. The couple sat down at the table where two plates of bacon, eggs and toast laid on them. On the opposite side sitting from them was Comet where was holding up a newspaper with one hand and held onto a cup of coffee in the other. Sitting next to him was Dawn as she was eating the same thing as the others, but her plate was twice the amount.
Just as Soul and Sunset were about to dine, Dawn stopped them when she spoke up.
“Soul, Sunset, there was something I wanted to tell you too,” Dawn said. “It’s really an exciting news.”
Soul and Sunset looked over to Dawn.
“What is it mom?” Soul asked.
“Well, for a while your dad and I had some special alone time whenever you're with your girlfriend,” Dawn said earning a disgusted groan from his son and Sunset looking away from her with a blush. “And something wonderful had happened.”
“We were going to tell you about it as a Christmas gift but we weren’t sure of it yet if it was happening and we needed to see the doctor first,” Comet added.
“Wait, what are you two saying?” Soul asked.
Dawn and Comet looked at each other with big smiles before looking back at their son.
“I’m pregnant!” Dawn chimed. “I’m having another baby!”
Soul and Sunset pursed their lips for a moment as their minds processed this shocking news. After that Sunset smiled and walked over to Dawn and held her hand.
“Congratulation, Dawn!” she said. “I’m very happy for you and your husband.”
“Thank you very much, Sunset,” Dawn said.
“Wow, mom you’re really having another kid?” Soul asked.
“Yes and I really hope that it turns out better than the last one,” Dawn commented.
Soul raised a brow and glared at her. “Um, I’m the last and first kid you had,” he pointed out.
“Oh right, you’re still here.”
Soul let out a low growl.
Dawn giggled. “I’m teasing you,” she said. “You know I love you so much.”
“Yeah, yeah, I know,” Soul said as he got up and went over to hug his mother. “So, is it a boy or a girl?”
“It’s still to early to say,” Comet said. “It’ll be about some weeks until we can tell if it’s either one.”
“I’m holding out that it’s a girl,” Dawn said.
“You said that when you had Soul,” Comet commented.
“Well, I’m sure of it this time.”
“You said the same thing about Soul too.”
Dawn glared at her husband as he only shrugged it off.
“I hope it’s a girl too,” Sunset said.
“Thank you, Sunset,” Dawn said.
Just as the conversation was about to continue, they heard several knocks at the front door and the doorbell was ringing like crazy. Comet jogged over to the door and the moment he opened it, a flash of pink rushed past him and appearing in front of Dawn was Pinkie Pie.
“OMMYGOD, OHMYGOD, OHMYGOD, are you really pregnant!?” Pinkie asked frantically as she was bouncing up and down over and over.
“Pinkie, how did you-”
“Shup up, Soul! You’re interrupting a conversation,” Pinkie snapped and looked over to Dawn. “Are you really!? Are you really!? Are you really!? Are you really!? Are you really!? Are you really!? Are you really!? Are you-”
“Yes! I am having another child!” Dawn yelled out her answer.
“WOO HOO! This calls for a celebration!” Pinkie chimed. She then let out a gasp. “I have to let everyone know about this! I need a phone stat!”
Pinkie pulled out her phone and she was frantically texting down her words to all of her friends before looking up to the family with their confused looks.
“I’ll have to get back with you on the party details but in the meantime, I have to tell everyone in the world about this!” Pinkie said as she rushed back towards the front.
As Comet was coming back into the kitchen, Pinkie past by him again and caused him to spin around in circles until he stopped and felt sick to his stomach. Pinkie went through the front door and left as she went on to tell the world.
Everyone in the room stood silent for a moment until Sunset let out a sigh.
“That’s Pinkie for you,” she commented.
After driving to Canterlot High together, Soul and Sunset walked together while Sunset wrapped her arm around Soul’s and headed towards the school’s entrance. On the way, they heard familiar voices calling out to them.
“Hey Soul and Sunset,” Swift said. “Congrats on your mom being pregnant.”
“Thanks, man,” Soul said.
“Heya guys!” Pinkie chimed. “I forgot to ask you guys how was your weekend when I was by your house. I bet you did a lot of stuff together when Sunset got back.”
“You could say that,” Soul replied and leaned his head on Sunset’s.
“Awww, you guys are so sweet together,” Pinkie commented. “Just like when me and Swift go out together.” She planted a kiss on Swift cheeks and he blushed.
“Morning, y’all,” Applejack greeted. “Ah heard about Aunt Dawn having another cousin on the way. And Ah see you two came in together again.”
“Well, we do live near each other-”
“Oh don’t give me that, Ah live just across a field from ya,” Applejack interrupted Soul. “In fact, Ah did see ya two come out your house together.”
Sunset blushed and Soul rubbed the back of his head.
“Wow, you guys progressed fast,” Pinkie commented.
“It’s not what you think, Pinkie,” Sunset said.
“Hey, what’s up everybody?” Rainbow Dash greeted as she walked along with Rivet, Fluttershy and Night. “Oh and congrats on your mom still having it in her.”
Soul let out a groan. “Thanks for saying that,” he said.
“Hey, Rainbow Dash. I’m glad to see you again,” Sunset said.
“Glad to be seeing me too,” Rainbow Dash joked. “So, how was your Christmas with your folks?”
“It was great. We spent a lot of time together and saw a play,” Sunset replied.
“Oh, that sounds wonderful,” Fluttershy commented. “Me and my family went to the zoo during the weekend. My parents were nice enough to bring Night with us.”
“It was fun,” Night added. “Oh yeah, I heard from a friend that Principal Celestia was planning on announcing something.”
“Like what?” Swift asked.
“Don’t know, Min wasn’t able to get the details,” Night answered.
“How did Minuette know anything about it?” Rivet asked.
“She’s a member of the school council now,” Night explained.
“Wait, when did she-”
“Good morning, everyone,” Rarity said as she and Clyde held hands together. “It is so good to see all of you again. And Soul, congratulation on your mother giving you another sibling to have.”
“Congrats on that,” Clyde commented. “You’re going to enjoy being the first born, I know my brother does.”
“Thanks, you two,” Soul said.
“Rarity!” Pinkie chimed and went over to hug the fashionista. “We’re so glad to see you again! I missed you like super duper lot!”
“I missed you too, dear,” Rarity said as she hugged back. “Have I missed anything besides Soul having a sibling?”
“Well, we found out that Soul and Sunset did it,” Pinkie replied.
Everyone’s mouth hung and Soul and Sunset were bright red.
“We did not do it!” Sunset yelled.
“You didn’t?”
“No!”
“Oh, well, false alarm,” Pinkie said.
“Pinkie, really? You shouldn’t just say things like that out loud,” Rarity said.
“I’m sorry,” Pinkie said.
“It’s okay, dear,” Rarity said. “Just as long as you didn’t spread that false gossip around, everything is fin-”
“SUNSET SHIMMER!”
Everyone’s eyes widen and they looked over to see Sonata with an angry expression as she glared down at Sunset.
“HOW DARE YOU TAKE AWAY SOUL’S INNOCENCE!”
Rarity glared over to Pinkie.
“I may have posted it on Facehoof before we cleared the whole thing,” Pinkie admitted.
“Woah Sonata, there’s been a misunderstanding,” Sunset said as she held her hands up. “Soul and I never-”
“I’m going to make you pay for taking my future husband’s virginity!” Sonata yelled.
Sunset glared back at Sonata. “He’s my boyfriend, Sonata!” she pointed out. “He’s with me!”
“I’ll kill you!”
Sonata ran towards Sunset and tackled her to the ground. The two were pulling each others hair and rolled around the ground with the others watching. While this was happening, Soul was hearing some comments he wished he didn’t hear.
“Hey, nice job with your girl, Soul!” Tyrone said.
“You are one lucky bastard,” Thunderlane said as he passed by.
“So, you did it with Sunset huh?” Flash commented. “You’re one lucky guy.”
“So wait, are still dating both Sonata and Sunset?” a random student asked.
Soul’s eyes were half lid and he smacked himself in the forehead.
“Think it could have gone any better?” Swift asked Rivet.
“Meh,” Rivet simply replied.
As the two were fighting, Sonata looked over to Soul with a smile.
“Oh, tell your mom that I’m happy that she has another guppy on the way,” Sonata said.
Soul let out a sigh. “I will.”
Everyone student as CHS were seated in the gymnasium as they waited for Principal Celestia. She did in fact had something to say like Night said and asked everyone to gather there. Walking across the stage, the students quieted down as she stood over by the microphone and spoke into it.
“Good morning, CHS!” Celestia greeted. “I want to say that I hoped you all had a wonderful holiday with your family and I am glad to see all of you again. As you know, spring will be coming up soon and I have something important to say.”
All the students started to murmur to one another.
“As many of you may not remember, the long awaited Friendship Games are coming back this spring!”
All at once, most of the students cheered and applauded at the new Celestia had given to them. The only few among that didn’t do so among them was Soul as he had a confused expression.
Soul turned over to Sunset. “What’s the Friendship Games?” he asked.
“It’s one of the most favorite sporting events in the school!” Sunset answered.
“.... What?” Soul asked nervously.
“It’s like the olympics. Basically, the Friendship Games committee chooses two schools to go against each other in various sporting events. It happens every once in a while,” Sunset explained.
Soul gulped and his skin turned pale.
“What’s wrong? You don’t look so good,” Sunset said concernly.
“You remember when I tried out for the sporting clubs, don’t you?” Soul asked.
Sunset pursed her lips for a moment as she thought over it. Her eyes widened when she remembered him laying on the nurses chair with a broken arm and was bandaged up.
“Oh.”
“Yeah.”
“And here are what sports will be available at the coming event. Right now these are the ones that are so far official. Others may come as we get closer to the event” Celestia explained and looked down at a piece of paper she had in her hand. “First off is Basketball.”
“Awesome!” Clyde cheered.
“Yeah, let’s show those ballers how we ball!” Tyrone commented.
“Rollerblading.”
“Sweet, I’m always good at that!” Pinkie said.
“Archery.”
“I’ve actually taken some archery lessons when I was little,” Rarity said. “I’m sure that’ll come in handy when the time comes.”
“I’ve also taken some archery lessons too,” Fluttershy said.
“Cross Country Track.”
“Alright, time for me to shine!” Night commented.
“And Soccer.”
“Ah yeah, time to show off some of my awesome moves!” Rainbow Dash said.
“Those are all that are listed so far,” Celestia said. “So, everyone get ready. The school’s team we’ll be up against will be the Shadow Bolts. I hope everyone does their best and be ready for the coming event.”
As everyone cheered, Soul just looked blankly at the stage with fear behind his eyes. Sunset had a concerned look on her and placed her hand on his shoulder.
“Are you going to be okay?”
“No,” Soul replied. He stood up. “No!”
And raised his hands to the heavens.
“NNOO- Wait!” Soul stopped and looked over to Sunset. “Is the event mandatory?”
“Yes.”
“NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Even though everyone’s cheer was too loud for her to hear, Luna could see Soul shouting out the word 'no' with anger and she pinched the bridge of her nose.
“There's always someone like that when this happens,” Luna commented.
The school day ended and everyone decided to hang out over at the cafe. They chatted with one another as time went by. As they were talking, Soul looked over to Clyde and had a very important question on his mind.
“Hey Clyde, what did you get for Christmas?” he asked.
“I got the new game system from Rarity so now I can play with Tyrone at the new basketball game that came out,” Clyde replied.
“Oh sweet, I got to add you to my friends list,” Soul offered. “Ever played Halo?”
“You know it.”
“Awesome!”
Soul and Clyde high fived.
“So, I’m going to guess that you got something for your boo as well?” Rivet guessed.
Clyde smiled. “The best kind,” he said. “I got her tickets for me and her to go to Manehattan. That way, she can be there for Fashion Week.”
“Ah, nice one, man,” Swift commented.
“They weren’t just nice, Swift,” Rarity said. “They were simply wonderful gifts.” She leaned over to Clyde and kissed him on the cheek.
“So, you guys are going to be outta town?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“I’m afraid so, dear,” Rarity replied. “But I’ll just be gone for the week. Hopefully, we’ll be back in time for Valentine's Day.”
“We’re going to miss you,” Pinkie said as she hugged Rarity.
“I’m going to miss you too, Pinkie dear,” Rarity said as she hugged back. “But I promise to be back soon.”
“I gotta say guys, it’s been awesome hanging out with you guys for the last few months,” Night said. “I hope we get to have some more fun this year.”
“Amen to that,” Soul said. “Although now that I think about it, there’s something missing.”
“Is it this?” Sunset asked as she leaned over and kiss Soul the cheek as she wrapped her arms around his.
“Oh, yeah,” Soul said as he leaned his head against hers.
“Hey Fluttershy, there’s something moving around your- Ah oh!” Rainbow Dash said before she scooted away from Fluttershy.
Coming out of Fluttershy’s hair was Greg as he crawled his way towards her shoulder. Everyone at the table winced back from her.
“Fluttershy, why did you bring it here!?” Rarity asked.
“Oh well, Greg was getting bored in his cage so I brought him with me for some fresh air,” Fluttershy explained.
‘Also, payback,’ Greg thought to himself as he lunged towards Sunset. ‘This is for crushing me under your boots, female dog spider!’
Sunset reacted and slapped the tarantula away from her and it landed on Soul’s face. Soul fell to the ground and rolled around with the arachnid on his face while he shouted.
“AAAAAHHH! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!” he yelled.
Sunset bit her lip and Rivet let out a sigh.
“This brings back memories,” Rivet commented.
Soul and Sunset walked down the streets while the stars filled the night sky. The two thought it would be nice to stroll down the outside for a change and enjoy the others company while they held hands together. Sunset moved closer to Soul and laid her head down on his shoulder.
“It looks beautiful out here tonight,” Sunset commented as she looked up to the sky.
“Yeah, it does,” Soul said and looked down at her. “But not as beautiful as you.”
Sunset smiled and kissed Soul on the lips. “We should do this more often,” she said.
“I couldn’t agree more,” Soul said.
There was a moment of silence as the couple walked down the empty streets as every now and again a car would go by them. Soul looked down at his lover and a thought came to his mind.
“Hey, Sunny?”
“Yeah?”
“You know after school and we graduate, what do you plan to do?” Soul asked. “Do you plan on going back to Equestria or do you have other plans here?”
Sunset took a moment to think before she looked back at Soul. “I don’t know to tell you the truth,” she said. “But I know for sure that wherever I am or when, you’ll be there for me. Right?”
Soul smiled and wrapped his arm around her. “Of course,” he replied. “Wherever you go, I’ll be there with you.”
Sunset smiled and leaned towards Soul as the two kissed passionately with one another. From the day he met her, Soul couldn’t ask for any other girl than his Sunny. He felt so much warmth from her and couldn’t bare to be without her. He knew from the bottom of his heart and believed with his very soul that she was…
The Sun of His Heart
The End