The Friendship Castle is unusually quiet today.
Like, so quiet, you could hear a pin drop, probably.
Twilight Sparkle is in the Castle's Library all by herself, busy categorizing (for the seventh time) the many different books to their new proper categorization place.
“Starswirl’s Guide to the Magic of the Stars...? Magic.” Twilight levitates the book over to where all the other books labeled under magic are.
Right as she picks up another book, a knock sounds on the Castle's doors, the knocking sound echoing all throughout the long, empty hallways of the Castle.
“Hm, I suppose I could use a break.” Twilight says to herself, soon enough her exiting from the library and walking on over to the two big front doors of the Castle, opening one door with one strong magical push.
On the other side reveals Comet Tail. His face showing a small blush, along with a confident smile, as he happens to first see the purple princess on the other side of the doorway.
“Oh uh hello,” Comet speaks shyly to the Princess of Friendship, sweat beading down his face, "It’s been awhile since we’ve seen each other and...”
Comet stands up straight, looking (and acting) confident. “And this book you gave me back when we were both in magic kindergarten. I just wanted to return it to you. As a friend.” The pony said confidently as he reveals in his hoof the very same big, heavy book from back when they were both foals.
“Oh.” Twilight, sounding surprise at this, looks over the pony from top to bottom, from hoof to horn.
'Well, what'd I do? Do I just take it or not?'
“Well thank you,” Twilight motions Comet to levitate the book over to her, he does, her then taking it from his magical grip with her's, "While you're here, can I... get you a snack or something?” Twilight asks him. In a friendly way of course. Smiling anxiously.
“Oh yeah, uh... can I use your bathroom?”
“Sure.”
“Oh thank you.” Comet sounds relieved as he quickly trots into the castle, not even hearing where the bathroom is located.
'Alright.' Twilight looks down at the book given back to her.
'I don’t know what to say.'
'How unusually wet this book is, or that he remembered?'
'Remembered? He remembered when I gave this to him?'
'You know, I’ve experienced many things in my life, but how I can clearly remember doing this as a filly is surprising.'
'You don’t think? What, no.'
'It’s not like somepony from my childhood who had a crush on me would still be interested?"
'Can it?'
'He did say 'friends'
Twilight sadly looks back down at the book, hearing from behind her Comet Tail walking back from the bathroom. Twilight quickly getting rid of the touch of sadness on her face.
“Hey Twilight. You may not wanna go in there for awhile.”
“Oh. Well, thank you for the book back. I better let you get back on your way.” Twilight forces a smile, trying to look and sound happy.
“Eeyup. I better be, on my way.” Comet does and says the same as her.
Comet looks Twilight in the eyes, crossing his forehooves, feeling nervous as to what he's about to say. “So yeah Twilight, I was wondering if... you’ll like to go to this new fancy restaurant opening tonight? You know, as a... date?" Comet Tail asks, trying to hold back the nervous sweat beading down on his face.
Twilight looks (and acts) surprised at what was just said to her, her mouth agasped.
“Uh...” 'Yes or no?' “I’ll gladly accept your invitation as your... date.” Twilight puts on a small smile.
Looking (and acting) surprised as well, Comet answers back with a joyous whinny: “Well, see you tonight, then. Bye."
“Bye.”
Comet Tail walks away from the castle, still looking (and acting) surprised of what he just heard. But also happy.
Watching him walk away, Twilight closes the Castle's door, then walking on back to the library to continue on with her work.
Putting the book she'd just received into its proper categorization place, Twilight starts to feel something inside of her that she'd hadn’t felt in a long time.
“He likes me.”