Starlight and I sat on the balcony railing, looking out at Ponyville. Two weeks had gone by since the hospital released me. My heart had stopped when Twilight cast her spell, but only for a second. After that, I immediately began to recover. The doctors had told me that I should have died, and it was the most amazing thing they had ever seen.
The piece Twilight had returned to me was miniscule, and it would take some time before I fully regained my... ice powers? Luckily, what I received was enough. When Twilight's bolt hit me, it temporarily drained all my magic. That wouldn't have been fatal, but I had been relying on magic to keep me alive still. Without magic, I had nothing to lean on. Now that I've been out of the ice for a longer time, something like that shouldn't deal quite as much damage, as I could live on my own.
Twilight still felt guilty for what happened, so she allowed me to have one of the many rooms in her castle, which was why I was able to be here with Starlight.
Speaking of her, Starlight had nudged me, seeing that I had zoned out.
"You alright?"
"Just thinking.
"About what?"
"Well, all sorts of things, really. Mostly you, though."
She smiled, making me smile too.
"You're strange, you know that?"
"Maybe it's a side effect from the meds." I had been given pills to take, in hopes of helping me recover faster.
"No, you were strange before that."
"Well, I was doing the equivalent of living under a rock for a thousand years. I'm still a bit socially displaced."
"I think you were probably strange before that, too."
"You know me too well." I joked.
But the lighthearted mood would only be allowed to last so long.
"There's still evil out there." Starlight finally broke the silence.
"There's always going to be." I stated.
"But somepony had to cast that spell on Midnight. We're going to have to stop them, sooner or later."
"We've still got time."
"Will it be enough?"
"It'll have to be."
...
"Do you think we can beat them?" Starlight asked.
"Do we have a choice?"
"Midnight's plan almost succeeded. Whoever this is, they know what they're doing."
"We can worry about that when the time comes. Right now, I have something else I want to say."
So, on that balcony railing, with the sun falling below the horizon, I found that the opportunity had finally arisen.
"Starlight, I love you."
"I love you too."
...
She leaned in, and I stayed put. Our muzzles met for the second time, and we kissed. It wasn't a short peck, either- it was a long, sensual kiss. Then we were quiet. We watched the last of the sun dip below the horizon, the same way we did back in Canterlot, when I was still just some stranger. We could have sat there for hours, but Starlight had different plans. She spun and hopped off the railing.
"Where are you going?"
"To bed. Would you consider joining me tonight?"
"Is that even a question?"
She left with a smile on her face, leaving me to figure that one out on my own. A minute later, I was on my hooves, heading in the direction Starlight had gone. When I reached Starlight's door, I raised my hoof to knock, but caught something out the corner of my eye.
There stood Spike. I had talked to him on a few occasions, but always while Starlight was around. We had become almost inseparable, aside from when we went to our respective rooms (That would change tonight). The dragon gave a wink and a smirk, before going on his way. For as young as he was, he appeared to know exactly what was going on.
Knock knock