Amending Fences, the end of the party
After what started out as a rocky party full of uncertainty and negative emotions from Moondancer, things eventually calmed down and became more like a normal party. Naturally there was cake, music, punch and decorations like there were at any other party. Just like all parties though, it wouldn't last forever.
Darkness had arrived in Canterlot and Twilight realized that she had best get going. She turned to Moondancer and said, "I think it is time for us to go Moondancer."
Moondancer replied, "Thank you for helping me make some new friends. Even if they are my old friends."
Twilight was happy that everything had turned out the way she had planned. She said, "Don't worry, we'll come back and visit soon.
Moondancer was very happy that Twilight would be returning but then remembered one thing as she reminded, "That would be great! You've still gotta teach me that Hayscartes technique!"
Twilight replied, "Deal."
Right before they headed out to leave Spike remembered that he had yet to give Moondancer what he had for her. He said, "Um, Moon Dancer? It got kinda banged up, but here's a little something I wanted to give you back at your first party."
It was a picture from a gathering at the sweets' shop from long ago. In it were her, Minuette, Lyra, Twinkleshine and Lemon Hearts clearly enjoying themselves while Twilight, always the studious one, had her face buried in a book and naturally Moondancer loved it.
Twilight felt like she had accomplished what she came up to Canterlot for. She had made amends with her old friends and as an added bonus, she was able to get Moondancer to reconcile with her old friends. She, Spike and Pinkie were headed to the train station when they heard, "Twilight, wait!"
Twilight turned around to see Moondancer rushing towards her. Once she got to her she asked, "Twilight, can I talk to you alone?"
Twilight looked at her companions and signaled for them to give them their privacy. Twilight replied, "Yeah, what do you want to talk about?"
Moondancer was quiet for a brief moment before beginning, "As you know back when we were in school together you and I were always close and I'm going to admit, I admired you a lot because of your hard work."
Twilight replied, "Uh, thanks."
Moondancer continued, "As time went by, that admiration grew more and more until I developed special feelings for you, feelings of love."
Twilight stood there with a look of shock on her face, completely unsure how to reply to this. She finally replied, 'Uh, ok."
Moondancer continued, "And I remember how scared I was to tell you, I was so afraid you'd reject me. It was finally when Minuette, Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine convinced me to throw that party that I planned on telling you...." she began to become very sad, "and when you didn't show up I was devastated." She began to sob quietly, "I even read book after book on how to reveal your crush to your best friend! I wanted to make sure I was ready but...." her sobbing became louder as she continued, "you didn't show up! Like I said earlier today, I felt like I wasn't important."
Like she was earlier, Twilight wasn't exactly how to respond to this without making things worse. After a moment of thought Twilight replied, "Again I'm sorry Moondancer."
Moondancer continued, "And even after that, even after you hurt my feelings, my feelings of adoration and my crush endured. I quit going out with my friends and studied more because while I knew it probably wouldn't happen, I thought if you ever came back, that I might be important to you."
Twilight put her hoof on Moondancer's shoulder and replied, "Moondancer, of course you're important to me, you've always been important to me."
While Moondancer had let it be known earlier in the day that she felt like she wasn't important and she was upset with Twilight, she knew she had to remain calm if she was to talk about what she wanted to. She looked Twilight right in the eyes and said, "I'm sorry for being so rude and unpleasant over the past three days. I'm sorry for yelling at you and continuing to try and avoid you."
Twilight replied, "It's alright, I understand you were angry with me and you had every right to be. I would feel the same way if the roles were reversed."
After hearing this, Moondancer wondered if maybe the time to share her feelings had arrived. She continued, "Twilight, despite me being rude since you've been up here, I want to tell you something."
Twilight had a feeling as to what it was going to be but decided to let Moondancer say it herself. She asked, "What is it?"
Moondancer replied, "Twilight, even after all this time....." she began to have some doubts as to how Twilight would react but she had come way too far to simply stop here "I still have a crush on you. I still admire and adore you."
Twilight was shocked hearing this coming from the same pony who had been less than friendly for the past three days. She replied, "Uh, ok. I don't know what to say."
As she was moving closer to asking Twilight what she thought of as the "big question" she began to stutter, "Twi-Twilight, I kn-know that we just rekindled our friendship but I'm wondering if you'd ev-ever be interested in more?"
While Twilight pretty much knew that Moondancer still adored her and probably had a crush on her, this was something that she did not expect. She stood there in a state of shock for nearly a minute until she replied, "Moondancer, we just rekindled our friendship, we have a lot to learn about one another because I know we've both changed."
Her response did sadden Moondancer a bit but this was something that she wanted too badly to simply give up on. She asked, "Twilight, what would you think about us spending some time together so we could get to know one another again?"
Twilight replied, "Well we could spend time together I suppose. I can't guarantee you that it will lead to what you want but yeah, we can spend some time together."
Moondancer was a bit disheartened by what Twilight said but she was not going to let that crush her hopes. She asked, "So when would you want to get together?"
Twilight replied, "Well I suppose we could do something next Saturday afternoon."
The fact that Twilight would give her a time when she would be available made her happy. Moondancer suggested, "Well I could always take you out to Donut Joe's at three."
Twilight stood there for a moment in deep thought before replying, "Yeah, that would work. So would you want to meet me there or what?"
Moondancer said, "Yeah, that would work."
Twilight looked off in the direction of the train station and replied, "Well Moondancer, I hope you enjoyed your party but Spike, Pinkie and I really must get going."
Moondancer asked, "But you'll be up here for donuts on Saturday?"
Twilight knew that Moondancer would likely be paranoid over this so she replied, "Yes, I'll see you on Saturday."
The two gave one another a light embrace before parting ways. For Twilight, this seemed like an odd situation as she had never had any romantic feelings for anypony and hoped that Moondancer wouldn't be too disappointed if nothing happened. For Moondancer, while she knew that nothing was guaranteed, this was a truly wonderful night. Not only had she rekindled old friendships, she also had a chance, albeit small, to win Twilight's heart.