//------------------------------// // Bright Star // Story: Starlight, Starbright // by Skaltrox Defiance Knight //------------------------------// Ever since Twilight saved her, Starlight felt like she needed to repay the Princess of friendship back somehow for all she has done to make her feel welcome. When Starlight tried to stop the sonic rainboom from happening, she didn't think of the consequences of doing it. Until Twilight showed her one example of the future or present, possible from her actions and then helped her to gain friends when her first friend,Sun burst, left her due to his new cutie mark. That started off Starlight's redemption and she has been doing only good so far...well -mostly- good. Starlight always noticed how hard Twilight worked to help her and do her own jobs at the same time. Starlight could tell Twilight was tired more often recently and Starlight wanted to rectify that. So one day when the two ponies completed a particularly hard spell that required two unicorns (or at least one alicorn in this instance), Starlight brought up her plan to treat Twilight. "Excellent work Starlight! You've improved greatly from when we last tried to perform that spell" Twilight said, beaming with pride over her pupil's improvement. Starlight responded, huffing and puffing in exhaustion. "Thanks...Twilight, I thought I was going to drop to the ground before we finished the last part" she blushed briefly "I technically did stumble a bit though" Starlight added. Twilight smiled "It's doesn't matter, we completed the spell successfully, that's all that matters to me" Starlight managed to give a response in her exhausted state "I'm glad that you are proud of me" Starlight returned her own smile. But it became short lived when she remembered her plan "Oh Twilight, I wanted to offer something to you" Starlight said suddenly, slightly making Twilight flinch at the outburst. "What would that be?" Twilight replied with curiosity laced in her words. Starlight cleared her throat and explained her offer "Twilight, you have been incredibly busy for weeks and I feel like you need to take a load off. A break if you will. What I'm saying is... would you like to go out for dinner with me?" Twilight thought over the offer, she pondered if she had to do anything soon that needed to be done ASAP and found nothing of importance. Starlight added in before she could reply "This is also a thank you for helping me, with everything I mean" Starlight said rubbing a hoof and looking at any direction that didn't have Twilight in it. When Twilight felt Starlight was finished speaking, she responded "I would love to go out for dinner with you Starlight. What time and where?" she queried her friend. Starlight replied "About 7:00pm at the Moonlight Rose. I'll meet you there, I need to confirm my reservation. Is that fine?" Twilight nodded in confirmation "Sure is, I'll be looking forward to it" Starlight began to walk towards the door "Me too, I'm going to get everything set up." She suddenly turned around pointing a hoof at Twilight "AndYou need to go and rest till then" Twilight tried to protest "B-But Starlight I still have stuff to do right now, I need to reorganize the left hand shelf in the Library and reshuffle the fiction from the non fiction in the third shelf down on the middle shelf and-" Starlight cutted her off. "Twilight, you already did both of those tasks. Twice. And I can assure you whatever that third thing was. You most likely did it. Without thinking. So just please, go get some rest" Starlight argued. Twilight looked at Starlight attempting to counter her argument, but fell short of anything to say. Twilight eventually gave up and replied "Fine, I'll see you later" she said, a little deflated, before making her way out into the hall. As she did, Starlight couldn't help but let out a small chuckle at the childish way Twilight drooped her and walked away. ##### When Twilight arrived at her room she blushed, heavily. "Starlight wants to go out to dinner! With me!?" Twilight shouted to the empty room she resided in. Panic was strewn across her face as she wondered if she would be able to keep it cool when they went to dinner. Twilight muttered to herself "How can I keep my feelings towards Starlight in check if she has offered to take me to dinner. Something ponies that are dating do. Also Moonlight Rose? Literally the place where love is created." Moonlight Rose was an incredibly popular restaurant that was famous for many a pony getting into relationships with their dates. They had 5 proposals there in just 4 weeks! Starlight picked that place for them to go? Twilight did look at the other reason as to why Starlight would of picked that place. It had good food. Since Twilight was a princess, Starlight probably wanted to pull out all the stocks and give her the best dining experience she could afford. Twilight felt bad now that she was letting Starlight pay for it all. Twilight leaped onto her bed and groaned "Why did I have to fall for my pupil?" Twilight questioned herself. She had always found Starlight attractive, but to have a crush on her was a completely different story to tell. Twilight adjusted herself from laying on her belly to laying on her back. "Maybe I could confess? But how would she react, happy? Shocked? Disgusted?" Twilight shivered at the last option, she definitely hoped that wouldn't happen. After several more unpleasant thoughts, Twilight shook her head of the negativity and she grew a determined look "No, I'll tell Starlight how I feel about her. If she doesn't feel the same way, I'll let it be. I won't force her to love me, well that way" Twilight was set, she knew what needed to be done now. But as she came to that conclusion she remembered what Starlight said 'And you need to go and rest till then' Twilight sighed, Starlight was right. She needed to rest. Doing just that, Twilight got just a bit more comfortable and fell asleep with little resistance.