Starlight Chronicles

by WanderingPhysicist

Del’s First Date

Characters (Human): Del, Lemon, Silver Spoon, Pinkie, Midnight, Redheart
Characters (Pony): Featherweight, Scoota-Del
Original Start Date: May 31, 2013

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Lemon cleans up Del’s classroom after school. The woman was invited over to show the students how to make ice cream. The presentation was a great success, with all the students taking home samples of the ice cream they made. Their teacher is doing her part to help take care of the excess dessert. Lemon laughs as Del licks the container clean.

‘Best. Class. Ever,’ the teacher comments, wiping her face clean and licking her fingers.

Lemon giggles. ‘Glad you liked it. I had a lot of fun too.’

‘We’re definitely having you back again.’

‘That would be great.’ Lemon finishes her packing. ‘Del... There is something important I want to ask you.’

‘Go ahead! How can I help Lemony?’

The other woman shifts nervously. ‘Well, I was wondering if you would like to go out with me this weekend.’

Del blushes. ‘What?’

‘Do you want to go on a date this weekend?’

The teacher looks away and plays with her hair. ‘Um, well, I prefer guys... Sorry.’

‘It’s okay,’ Lemon replies, looking away and frowning slightly. ‘I understand. Anyway, I should be getting back to the shop. Pinkie might need some help with the twins.’

‘Um, right. Give my sisters a hug for me, okay?’

Lemon smiles and laughs. ‘Of course.’ She lifts her box of equipment. ‘See you around. I’m free all the time if you want to do this again.’

Del gets the door for the other woman. She waves as Lemon heads home. The teacher returns to cleaning up the classroom. She stops, looks back at the door and moans.

‘I feel like such an ass,’ Del moans into the kitchen table.

Silver Spoon calmly eats her dinner. She pushes some of Del hair out of the way since the long locks virtually cover the surface. ‘You did tell her your preference, right?’

‘Yeah... But I know she is upset about it. I am such a jerk.’

‘Honestly, I’m a little surprised she asked you. I mean, she is virtually a princess. She should be dating celebrities or royalty.’

Del growls and points to the crown on her head.

‘Okay. That is a good point. But you really shouldn’t have to go out with someone just because you feel guilty about turning them down.’

‘Thanks, Silver...’ Del looks up. ‘It isn’t just that. Lemon is a smart, kind and very pretty woman. She is always so happy and outgoing.’ She frowns. ‘I sensed a dip in her happiness after she and Sweetie made up. I just know she was rejected then too...’ She forces back tears. ‘Her emotions really fell when I told her “no” today.’

Silver takes a bite of her dinner. ‘Well, it is not like one date implies romantic feelings. You can always think of it as a free meal.’ She laughs. ‘And with your appetite and her wallet, that is a match made by Cadence herself.’

Del glares at her roommate. ‘Thanks, Silver,’ she huffs. She lets out a long sigh. ‘You’re right, though. We can go out just as friends. There is no harm in that. You and Diamond used to do that, right?’

Silver chokes. ‘We never did anything like that,’ she replies, coughing. ‘I’ve only dated Rumble, and look how that ended.’ She takes a drink. ‘Besides, what about all of your dates with Truffle?’

Del squeaks. ‘Th-those aren’t dates. We’ve only eaten out when he was in town for his job. He even had me write one of his reviews for him.’

Silver goes back to eating. ‘You are so lucky to have two lovers that share your interests. Truffle can take you to the fanciest restaurants. Lemon can buy you the fanciest restaurants while making you an endless supply of ice cream.’ She sighs, ‘I’m so jealous.’

‘L-l-lovers?’ The woman squeaks even louder. ‘I’ve never even been on a date. D-doing that...’

Silver laughs. ‘It’s okay. In my experience, it is not that big of a deal.’

‘In your experience, I’ll have to worry about one of them hitting on Scootaloo at a big dance.’

‘Well, Lemon already made out with Sweetie Belle, so you have nothing to worry about.’

The housemates growl at each other. Then, they start laughing. Del gets up to make her dinner. Silver finishes her’s, glad to no longer worry about the table being covered in hair.

Lemon works at the counter for Pinkie and Diamond. It is a slow day. Diamond is out to lunch with Silver. Pinkie is playing with her daughters upstairs. Lemon relaxes at her desk and plays a handheld game, waiting for a customer to arrive. The door opens.

‘Welcome to Pinkie’s Party Planning and Diamond Consulting,’ Lemon greets. ‘How may I help you?’

‘Um, I’m sorta here to see you,’ Del replies.

‘Del!’ Lemon gasps.

The other woman looks around, trying not to make eye contact. ‘Um, if the offer is still on, I’ve been thinking and I wouldn’t mind going out with you.’ She looks up. ‘Just as friends! Nothing romantic, right?’

Lemon smiles and nods. ‘I’d love that. I’ll pick you up at your place Saturday morning.’

Del blinks. ‘Saturday’s have mornings?’

Lemon giggles. ‘You’re so funny, Del. That’s what makes you so sweet.’

The teacher blushes. There is a noise from the stairs, and Pinkie enters the room carrying Presea and Juliet.

‘Hi, Lemon!’ the older woman greets. ‘Just getting the kids some lunch. Any messages for me?’

‘It’s been pretty slow,’ Lemon reports. ‘Just Del.’

‘Oh! Hi, Del!’ Pinkie waves her babies’ hands. ‘Say “Hi” to your big sister.’

‘Del!’ Juliet cheers.

Del smiles and waves. ‘Hi, Pinkie. Hi, sisters. I should be getting back to school.’

‘Ah!’ Pinkie moans. ‘Oh, well. We’ll see around.’

‘See you this weekend,’ Lemon adds.

Del blushes as she leaves.

‘Oooo! Lemon has a girlfriend!’ Pinkie teases.

Del hears and turns redder than her hair as she hurries back to school.

‘Del~. Del~. Time to get up, sleepyhead.’

The teacher groans and rolls over in her bed.

‘Okay. Fine.’ Silver goes to the door. ‘I’ll just tell your girlfriend to go home, then.’

Del bolts up. ‘She is not my girlfriend! We’re just spending the day together.’

A giggle comes from the doorway. Silver moves to reveal Lemon.

‘You’re the silliest, Del,’ Lemon coos. ‘I’ll wait out here until you’re ready to go to breakfast.’

Lemon heads off into the house to wait. Silver laughs again.

‘Next time you plan on showing her your pajamas, you might want to button up first,’ Silver teases, leaving Del to cover up.

Del growls at her housemate and gets out of bed.

After a large breakfast, Del and Lemon walk through the park together. Del carries a picnic basket so Lemon can more easily carry a bag with a blanket and other supplies. They greet others groups as they go by.

‘Hi, Miss Del!’ Kain shouts from where his family has made camp.

Del waves to her student and his family. Fluttershy and Freya wave back. Lemon leads her date to a quiet area of the park and starts setting up. She lays the blanket under a tree and gets out some pillows to sit on and some games. Del sets the basket on the blanket and joins her date. She watches Lemon for a bit, wondering what to do and say.

‘Do you like it?’ Lemon asks. ‘I know it is starting to get hot out, but I love spring so much.’

‘It is a nice day,’ Del replies. ‘It is good to be out. I’d just be at home grading papers or looking for something to eat otherwise.’

Lemon giggles. ‘Well, I made a big lunch for us, so you can have as much as you want.’

Del stares at the picnic basket. ‘Good thing you brought plenty to do. I have to stay active to keep the weight off.’

‘You look great. You have always been so skinny the whole time I’ve known you.’

‘One of the benefits of my heritage, I guess.’

‘I’d love to have a body like yours.’

Del blushes. ‘What do you mean by that?’

‘N-nothing like that!’ Lemon waves her hands, embarrassed. ‘I just mean you are so tall and thin, but you also have big...’

Del crosses her arms over her chest. ‘Another part of my heritage... Part of being from a line of seductresses...’

‘That is nothing to be ashamed of. It just means nature built you to be more attractive to those who enjoy that sort of thing.’

Del blushes. ‘Do you like that sort of thing?’

Lemon turns bright red and waves her hands furiously. ‘What? No! I mean, maybe a little! I look for more than that in a woman! I mean, take you, for example. You are kind and caring. You are a great teacher.’ -- She calms down and sighs. -- ‘You are both smart and wise. You always look out for others. You’re polite, considerate, compassionate, gentle, graceful...’ She looks into Del’s eyes and smiles. ‘It is just an added bonus that you are so beautiful too.’

Del blushes redder than her hair. ‘You’re too kind, Lemon,’ she sighs.

‘She’s a bloody liar. That’s what she is,’ a male voice says from behind Del.

The women look to see a man with scraggly dark blue hair standing over them. He and Del exchange glares.

‘What do you want?’ Del snarls, revealing her large canines.

‘Just correcting the lies she’s telling you,’ Righteous Midnight snorts. ‘Everyone knows you’re a freak and monster.’

Del stands and goes up the the man. ‘I am NOT a monster!’

‘Ha! That’s a laugh. You’re a freak. You and your whole family. No wonder your “father” abandoned you and your sister.’

Del growls and lunges at Midnight, but Lemon holds her back. The other woman stands and puts herself between the arguers.

‘Please leave us alone,’ Lemons begs. ‘We’re on a date and would like some time alone, if you don’t mind.’

‘A date? With her?’ Midnight spits. ‘As if anyone could love her.’

Del growls, but Lemon stands in her way.

‘Listen!’ Lemon snaps. ‘I don’t know if I love her or not yet, but she is a great friend. I know her other friends love her a lot, not to mention how much her family loves her. Leave us alone before I am forced to call the authorities and have you taken away for harassing us!’

‘Ugh. Get out of my face.’

Midnight pushes Lemon aside, knocking her into the nearby tree. Del roars and swings a punch, but her arm is caught.

‘That’s enough, Del. I’ll take it from here,’ Sunshine says, stepping past the woman. ‘Midnight, you’re under arrest for disturbing the peace and assaulting Miss Sorbet.’

The officer gets out his handcuffs and approaches Midnight.

‘What? This is bull! She got in the way! It was her own damn fault!’

‘Do you want to add resisting arrest to the charges?’

Midnight looks for a way to escape.

Sunshine smirks. ‘Go ahead. Run. I need something to work off the lovely lunch I just finished.’

The other man sighs and resigns himself to his fate.

‘Go check on your friend,’ Sunshine tells Del as he cuffs Midnight.

Del nods and rushes over to Lemon. Fluttershy and Freya are already checking on the woman. Fluttershy sighs, stands and gets out her mobile. Del whines as she examines Lemon.

‘My head hurts,’ Lemon moans as she wakes up in the hospital.

‘Good to see you too,’ Redheart greets. The nurse begins examining her patient. ‘You have been out cold for a few hours. There is no sign of any permanent damage, but we want to keep you overnight just in case.’

Lemon nods. ‘Sounds fine to me. Tell Pinkie that I won’t be making it back.’

‘I think that is already taken care of.’

Redheart nods towards the other side of the bed. Lemon looks. Del sits beside her, holding her hand. Lemon smiles and gives a little squeeze.

‘Hey, you,’ Lemon greets.

Del lets out a whimper and hugs Lemon. ‘I was so worried you won’t wake up!’

‘Even though I kept telling you...’ Redheart mumbles.

‘You really are great.’ Lemon frowns. ‘Sorry for ruining our date.’

‘It wasn’t your fault. Don’t beat yourself up.’

Lemon giggles. ‘Right. That was taken care of already.’

Del whines again and gives another hug. She backs away and smiles. ‘You’ll just have to make it up to me next weekend.’

‘I look forward to it.’

The next afternoon. Del walks Lemon back home. Noises from a concealed ‘welcome home’ surprise party can be heard hiding in the building.

‘You didn’t have to do this,’ Lemon says.

‘I just wanted to make sure you were safe,’ Del replies. ‘Don’t let Pinkie drain you too much. You need your rest.’

Lemon giggles. ‘I won’t.’ She smiles up a Del. She quickly leans up and gives Del a kiss. ‘Thank you. You really are all those things I said yesterday and more.’

‘Th-thank you.’

Lemon giggles again. ‘I guess I’ll see you around. I promise our date next week will go better.’

‘I know it will.’

Del waves as she heads back into town. She laughs when she hears a loud ‘surprise!’ from the shop. She walks back home with a large smile on her face.

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Featherweight answers the door to his apartment. Scootaloo waits on the other side. The pegasus mare smiles seductively.

‘Scoots?!’ Featherweight is surprised. ‘What are you doing here?’

‘Rei sent me on an errand, and I felt like stopping by on my way back to the shop.’

‘Well, uh, thanks. Come on in.’ He looks back. ‘Want something to drink?’

‘That would be nice. Thank you.’

Featherweight goes to his kitchen and rummages in his fridge. He turns back with a pair of sodas. The young stallion instantly screams and drops the drinks. They are caught in a green aura. Featherweight trembles as he stares up at a large pair of fangs, not the first time he has done so. Del snarls at the shorter pegasus.

‘If one word of our date ends up on that site...’ the changeling hisses.

‘Not a word! I swear!’

‘Good!’ Del smiles. ‘Otherwise,’ -- she stretches her mouth a bit -- ‘I think you can fit. Bye!’

Del trots out of the apartment, levitating the two sodas behind her. Featherweight collapses on the floor as he starts breathing again.

Author's Note:

SCS Timeline: Del goes on a date with Lemon. Featherweight is threatened to be eaten by a changeling for the second time in his life.

Character note: In case you don't remember who Righteous Midnight is, he is that guy in this story. I guess Rei's lightning didn't straighten him out...

Comments

[TWTulpa]

Poor Del. That Midnight character reminds me of a certain yellowish pegasus that needed to learn his place too. Just had to wedge that stupid guitar up there tightly...

[Sphinx_Herald]

Nice chapter