It's that time of year again! No, not THAT time, the other one! Hearts 'n Hooves Day! A wonderful throughout Equestria indeed. Especially for two particular ponies sitting at a table in Sugarcube-Corner.
"I love you, pumpkin," Cherry Blossom says. Her long, pink mane slightly covering one of her gorgeous blue eyes and falling past her red shoulders as she stares into her lover's eyes.
"Yeah, but I love you more, sweetie!" Sky-High replies, staring into her blue eyes with his green ones, his shorter-cut mane of dark-blue and white contrasting perfectly against his sky-blue coat.
"No, I love you more, honey." They are too busy staring into each other's eyes that they don't even notice their milk-shake melting between them.
"Do you realize what today is?"
"What?"
"It's our two-year anniversary of first meeting each other. Do you remember that day, cherry-pie?"
"Like it was yesterday, dearest. One of the many memories made under the tree that day. I just hope there are more to come. And I hope they're with you..."
"Aww, you're so sweet."
"Just look at them...disgusting..." A white unicorn is levitating a pair of binoculars in front of his eyes while perched sitting in an oak tree, spying on the two lovers. He lowers them and thinks to himself. "If only it wasn't for my own damn brother, she'd still be mine! Now she's gone...maybe I can get her back..." He looks in a saddle-bag he has laying on another branch. He levitates it over to himself and starts rummaging through it when a gust if wind knocks him off balance and he goes tumbling out of the tree, hurting his ego and his poor flank with a yellow heart on it. He sits up in time for the binoculars to fall from the tree and hit him in the head, sending him to the ground once more, messing up his vision for a minute. Ge hears the faint voice of someoony laughing as he sits up to see the light-blue flank if a pony with three clouds there.
"Hey, uhhh, Sky? Did you always have nine six clouds as your cutie mark? Or is that new?"
"Uhhh, Light-Heart? What were you doing?" Sky-High replies.
Light-Heart jumps up and shakes his head. "I-uh-was just-uhm- climbing this-uh-tree! Yup! Oh I love this tree!"
"Uhh...okay....why were you climbing the tree exactly?"
"Well...that's none of your business!" Just then, his saddle-bag falls from the tree, landing on his head.
"You okay, man?"
"Yeah..."
"Okay...well...you have fun with that. I'm gonna go, now, over to Cherry-Blossom's to hang out. If you need me you know-"
"I don't need my little brother's help!"
"Okay, bro, jeez. Calm down!"
"Well...just...go then."
"Alright...well cya later."
". . ."
"So, this is your favorite tree on your whole property?"
"That's right, Sky! This tree has held so many memories for me and even before I was born. My parents had said that they named me because this was their favorite tree, too. Other memories as well. There were times when I was a filly, my mother would take me out here and sing to me whenever I was sad. Or tell me a story to pass the time. We'd even come out here at night to watch the stars and just end up falling asleep out here. Those memories I cherish whenever I think of them.
"Other memories, not so much. Times when I'd fight with my siblings or run out here because I was mad and cry under the tree because I was so fed up with everything. I've even made other memories with you here. When we first met and the first time you came over to my place are other good things. Those are some of the memories I think of the most, Sky; are the ones with you."
"Do you mind if I add another memory?"
"Of course!"
Sky lifts up one of his wings and a small black box falls from under his wing. He opens it and hands it to her. "Would you do me the honor of letting me spend the rest of my life with you?"
"Cherry-Blossom grows tears in her eyes and holds a hoof to her mouth with a gasp. "Yes! Yes, of course!" She wraps her hooves around him and pls him into a tender embrace. When thy pull away from each other, she takes the golden band and slips it to the base of her horn. "It's simply divine! I-I can't get enough of it! Th-thank you!"
"No, the pleasure is all mine, dearest." He approaches her and locks his lips with hers in a short, yet still
loving kiss. "So, we need to talk weeding plans. Make sure everything will be perfect."
"Oh, where do we even start?!"
"I might have an idea..."
"Well, sugar-plum, I'd better jet. It's getting late."
"Aww, do you have to go, Sky?"
"Yes, I'd better."
"Well, just spend the night here!"
"I can't do that!"
"Why not?"
"Cause if we spend too much time together now, we'll be sick of each other before we're even married." Sky chuckles to him self and hears her snicker in the background. "No, but in all reality, I have stuff to do at home that can only be done at home."
"Oh, alright. Come back tomorrow?"
"Sure. 8:30 in the morning?"
"Right under this tree."
"Fine with me. See you then!"
"You too, honey." She waves as her fiancée flies off back to his house.
"Ahhh...," Sky-High says as he gets out of bed. "Time -ohh! My head! Must've slept wrong or something. Ouch. Uhhg, time to get off to the day, I guess..." He looks at the clock on the wall and notices the time. "Damn! I'm late!" He runs out of the door and leaves to the house of his bride-to-be.
He lands under the tree beside Cherry-Blossom. "Hi. Sorry I'm-ahg! Sorry I'm late..."
"Are you okay, sweetie?" Cheery-Blossom asks with a worried tone in her voice.
"Yeah. I'll be-uhng-fine. Just got a head-AHHG!" He falls over onto the ground and blacks out.
Sky-High opens his eyes and looks around. He notices the smell first. Like medications. He notices he is laying in a bed and is wearing a medical gown. He notices he is in a hospital and turns over to see Cherry-Blossom beside his bedside. "Wha-where am I? What happened?"
"I'm not sure what happened. I wish I did."
"How long was-ahhg! H-how long was I out?"
"About one and a half days, give or take an hour or so..."
"Sweet Celestia..." Just then the doctor walks into the room.
"Ahh, glad to see you're awake! It's Woody, right?"
"Yeah, it's Woody. Umm, what the actual hell happened to me?"
"Well, it appears that someone has casted a spell on you. We're not sure who or why. You will make a full recovery, though, so don't worry about that."
"How long will that take?"
"Best case scenario, which isn't a high chance, it'll be half a month. However, the odds of a worst case scenario are even lower, which'll be two months. It'll he somewhere in the middle, most likely."
"Oh no! The wedding is in only three weeks!"
"It'll be fine, Cherry, we'll just postpone it until after I'm well."
"But Sky-"
"Well, unless you want our day in this room, it'll have to be pushed back. This is something out of our control! It'll be fine in the end. He said I'll make a full recovery, so I'm not going to die! It WILL be okay, honey."
"A-alright... I'll trust you dear."
"You should. Now, it looks like it's your time to go. Just look at the clock. It'sgetting late."
"I can stay here, though!"
"Not on my watch. It's best you leave. Now, you have stuff at home you need to do. You can visit me tomorrow. This is just the first obstacle in our relationship, and I'll be damned if we're not going to get through it! Now, just calm down and go home. You have rest that you need to get, just like I do, okay?" He is answered with mere silence. "Okay..?"
"Alright..."
"Exactly. Now go. Get some rest. I love you, dear."
"I love you too, shnookums." They give each other a kiss before Cherry-Blossom leaves.
And thus a routine was started of various treatments, eating, and visits from Cherry-Blossom. However this routine was interrupted by a visit from Light-Heart.