//------------------------------// // Chapter V // Story: An Unusual Romance // by DashieFan258 //------------------------------// "Twilight, I'm home!" I call out as I enter the apartment and take my shoes off. I hang my keys up on the hook by the door as Twilight appears in the hallway and smiles at me. "Welcome home. How was work?" "Oh you know, the usual. My legs ache like no tomorrow." I say as I walk over to the couch and sit down. I put my legs up on the coffee table and lean back to get more comfortable. I let out a long sigh of contempt as Twilight sits down beside me and snuggled into my side. Twilight has been really cuddly towards me lately but I've shrugged it off as nothing. I mean I am gone nearly all day so I figured she just gets lonely. I grab the remote from the coffee table and turn on the tv. I'm not looking for anything specific, I just want to relax after a long day's work. I was thinking of showing Twilight my Playstation 3 but figured she'd be overwhelmed. She's still amazed by the computer. "So Jason?" I don't take my eyes off the tv and keep flipping channels "hm?" "I was just thinking, since it's a Friday, we could stay up late and watch some movies or something. Like we did last week? I found another movie on the internet that I'd like to see." I take my eyes off the tv and look down at the mare who's now looking up at me with a warm smile spread across her face. "Like what?" I ask "I found one called Inception that sounds really cool." She said, looking over towards the tv. "I mean if you don't want to that's fine though." She said sheepishly. I can hear a hint of sadness in her voice. I bring my hand up to my chin and scratch my small beard. "That actually sounds like fun. I'm in if you're sure you can actually handle staying up late this time." I said, teasingly. Last time Twilight tried to stay up she fell asleep not even halfway into the movie. Twilight shot me a serious look and pouted her lips slightly. "I...I'm sure. I can handle it. Besides, last time you picked a boring movie. People on the internet seem to really like this one and I saw a few pictures and trailers. It looks really interesting" "Alright." I said. "I mean I've already seen it but I really liked it so I'd watch it again. Well I guess we're going to need snacks. Any suggestions?" I put one arm around the mare and pull her closer to my side. She gives me a look of surprise but eventually smiles and nuzzles my side slightly. "I don't know. It doesn't really matter to me. Just some apples and some soda would be fine." Twilight says softly "Alright. That's easy enough. But I should probably take a shower first. While I do that, you get the snacks ready. Deal?" I ask letting go of Twilight. She looks up at me and nods "Deal." ---------------------------------------- I step out of the shower and wrap a towel around me. I can hear Twilight rummaging through the fridge. I shiver slightly as I dry myself off and enter my room, shutting the door behind me. I throw the towel into the dirty laundry basket and rummage through my dresser for a pair of pajama pants. I usually just sleep in my street clothes and change in the morning but Twilight insisted I wear something more comfortable. I finally find a nice pair and put them on. I then reach for a plain black shirt and throw that on as well. Suddenly there's a knock on my bedroom door. "Jason? Are you dressed? I have the snacks ready." "Ya I'll be out in a minute." I answer as I start rummaging through my closet. "I know it's here somewhere" I whisper to myself as I push suits and other types of clothing I barely wear out of the way. "Aha. Here it is." I say as I throw on my snuggie. I've had it for a while but I almost never use it and this seemed like an appropriate time. I exit my room and walk down the hallway towards the living room. There's a bowl filled with a few apples set on the coffee table. All around the bowl are cans of soda. Some of them have straws. I'm assuming those are Twilight's. On the couch is Twilight who's looking at me with a hoof covering her mouth. "What?" I ask, holding my arms out in a T pose. "Don't you like it?" I saw as I jokingly twirl in place letting twilight get a good look at the snuggie from all angles. "To be honest, you look kinda ridiculous." She deadpans. she begins to chuckle slightly. I let a small frown overtake my face. "Well. I like it. It's comfortable. But if you don't like it I guess that means no snuggles." In an instant she stops giggling and looks me dead in the eye. "N...no. I like it. It just looks a little... big on you." I look down at the snuggie. It reaches down to the floor and the sleeves go past my hands. "Ya. I guess it is. But it's still comfortable" I say. Twilight pats the cushion beside her on the couch, signalling me to come sit with her. I oblige and sit down beside her. Almost instantly I can feel something poking me in the side. It doesn't hurt but it is slightly annoying. I look down beside me. Twilight has pressed her head against my side and her horn is poking into my armpit. "Uh...you mind? That's slightly annoying" I say "Oh. Sorry." Says Twilight as she shifts her head so her horn is no longer poking me. "Better?" She asks "Much better. Thank you" I grab the remote from beside me and turn on the TV, going to the Netflix menu. "So what do they even call what you're wearing? I've never seen it before." "It's called a snuggie. It's basically a blanket with sleeves." I say, not taking my eyes away from the tv. I open the search menu and type 'Inception' into the search bar. "well you were right. It is comfortable" Says Twilight. I put down the remote as the opening credits begin to play. I wrap one arm around Twilight and she lets out a quiet sigh of content. "Told you" Twilight picks up 2 sodas with her magic and hovers one in front of me. I grab it and crack it open. "Thanks" I say as I take a sip. As the movie plays I begin to notice Twilight is looking at me more than at the movie. I decide not to call her out on it but I can see her looking up at me in my peripheral vision. At about the halfway point I can't handle it anymore. I pause the movie and look at Twi. She quickly looks away towards the tv "Hey! I was watching that" Says Twilight, trying to cover the fact that she was staring at me. "Ok. What's up? You've been staring at me pretty much the whole movie. Is something wrong?" Twilight's face becomes flushed almost instantly. "n...nothing. It's just.... no never mind" She says. I don't buy it. She's definitely hiding something. Twilight isn't a very good liar. "Twilight, please. You're a terrible liar. Your face is flushed and now you're avoiding eye contact. You know you can tell me anything. If something's wrong just tell me." Now I'm slightly worried. Twilight is hiding something from me. But what? "it's just... Oh I can't say. It's too embarrassing" Twilight says, covering her face with her hooves. "Can we just please keep watching the movie?" She asks. "Not until you tell me what's going on." Twilight took a deep breath and lowered her hooves away from her face. She quickly turned her head towards me. "I think I might like you!" She blurted out. I remained silent for a few moments. Processing what just happened. I wrapped my arms around the mare and pull her into an embrace. Twilight's shocked but she eventually wraps her hooves around me, returning the hug. "Silly Twilight." I whisper softly into her ear. "I like you too." Twilight lets go and pushes me away slightly, breaking the hug. A small amount of tears are beginning to form in her eyes. "Really?" She asks, surprised. I just nod and wrap one arm around the unicorn. She snuggles into me and lets out a sigh of relief. "I'm glad to get that off my chest" I chuckle slightly, rest my chin on the top of her head and resume the movie. ---------------------- Twilight lets out a loud yawn. "Wow. That was really cool" said Twilight as she struggled to keep her eyes open. I chuckle slightly and begin to slowly stroke her mane as she lets out a soft moan. "I think it's time for bed" I say. "Awwww. Can't we stay like this for just a little longer?" She asks. I don't know what but something about the way she said that was unbelievably adorable and I didn't want to upset her. "I'll cut you a deal. How about we just go to bed together? We can cuddle and sleep at the same time." Twilight smiled wide and nodded frantically. She let out another yawn. I pick up the sleepy mare and take her into my bedroom. I slowly lay her down onto my bed and pull the blankets over her. Then I take off the snuggie and climb into bed beside her. I wrap my arm around her as she buries her face into my chest. "Goodnight, Twilight." I whisper softly. "Goodnight, Jason" Replies Twilight. I reach over with my free arm and shut off the lamp beside my bed. Shortly after I can feel Twilight's breaths becoming lighter and more peaceful. I gently kiss the top of her head and slowly close my eyes to sleep.