//------------------------------// // Chapter 16: Flare and Prim Part 2 // Story: A New Starting Point // by Lunar Flarion //------------------------------// Flare and Prim had sat comfortably on the bed, both very close to one another. Prim had eaten her meal and had thanked Flare for bringing it to her. Now that she had recovered from her panic-induced lightning fear, though her shaking didn’t cease this time, it was, thankfully, rather faint. Flare wanted to ask what really happened, knowing now that Prim’s fear of lightning didn’t just stem from an experience like that. She had to have something more dangerous happen to her. But, that could wait, now the two began to ask each other more questions, right now it was Flare’s turn. “So, is your real name Prim, or is it, Primrose?” he asked, nuzzling her cheek. “Well, yeah! But, really saying Primrose is a mouth-full, so I’m just called Prim!” Prim replied, nuzzling him back. “Huh, well, I like both names. Primrose is actually a character from one of my favorite books.” “Hmmm~ you’re going to need to show me those books then!” “Heh, I’ll show you them later,” he replied, giving her a small smile. “Anyways~ I have an awkward question, you don’t have to answer it if you don’t want to!... What do you think of... marriage?” If Flare had been drinking anything, he would have most likely spit it out right now. Since his brain didn’t since any liquid within his mouth, it resorted to a more dry-like heave. “Well, I don’t know what to think about that! We literally just started dating!” Flare coughed as he hit his chest a few times to get the nonexistent liquid out of his lungs. “S-sorry! I just had a d-dream, and I don’t r-remember much! All I remember is marriage!” “Hey, hey, it’s okay! You wanted to know, so, I’ll tell you!” Flare responded quickly and nervously,” W-well, if we do decide that we can work... I’m up to it.” Prim’s mind went numb for a second,’H-he’s up to it?’ “R-really?” Prim squeaked softly, her eyes now wide. “Well... as I said if this relationship works.” “O-okay, hopfully it works out.” Prim whispered. She gave a small, toothy grin, right before she kissed his cheek. “Anyways, now it's my turn to ask a question,” He said, he gave her his own smile. “What is it?” Prim’s tail wagged softly behind her as her mind was now in the clouds. “How are we going to break this to your parents and siblings?” And, now her mind had hit the bottom of an old workshop, which had a broken floor, so it fell further. Prim’s eyes went wide as she turned and stared directly at her partner. “I-I d-don’t know!” Prim confessed, she became more stressed,” W-what i-if they say no!?” Flare sensed that this situation was going to go this way right from the getgo, so to combat it, he grabbed one of Prim’s wings in his magical aura and laid it across his back. This had an immediate reaction, the wing tightened around his back and pulled him closer, Prim’s hoof then reached behind his head and pushed it down and next to her chest. Prim held Flare’s head close to her chest as she ranted softly, ”What if they don’t want us to be together, what would they do to you?!” ‘This mare is going to be the death of me...’ Flare thought, he shook his head to break free from her grasp. ‘You survived things worse than that, you can survive this small mare. Stop being a little filly,’ Solar Eclipse replied smugly. ‘ Note to self: Mentally punch Solar Eclipse in the face... HARD...’ Flare thought back angrily. ‘ You’ll never punch me alive!’ Solar responded, and the sound of echoing hoofsteps running away echoed within Flare’s head. Flare then pulled his head free and shook it softly, but Prim’s hooves wrapped around his neck, that in turn caused his head to stop. “P-Prim, why are you so worried about this, I think your parents like me enough...” “Well!” Prim replied nervously,” I know, but I still worry! What if they don’t like the idea!” Flare sighed, Solar laughed loudly in his mind(which was silence by Flare’s mental growl), and Prim hummed nervously. As the two laid there, Flare was trying to think of a way to calm down the now humming mare. Only one idea came to mind, however, it was one he didn’t like it being used but it was the only option he had at the moment. Flare sighed softly and wrapped his own hoof around Prim, causing the worried mare to stop shaking. When the mare did that that, it was his cue to activate the plan. The plan was to change the topic at hoof. “Hey, let’s drop this for right now, you seem really stressed about it...” “A-are you s-sure?” Prim whispered softly. “Yeah, I’m sure. Call me crazy though, you seem to be a lot more nervous since that little confession of yours.” “W-well, I don’t want you to be hurt or taken away! I saw the ponies faces when they saw you last night, some of them didn’t look like they liked you very much!” Prim proclaimed. “Don’t worry about it,” Flare said calmly, he gently nuzzled her to calm her down,” Let me worry about how others see me, this has next to nothing to do with you.” “B-but, since I’m royal, everything that happens within the castle grounds falls on me!” Prim proclaimed sadly. “Did I fall on you?” Flare asked, raising an eyebrow and giving her a small grin. Prim blushed profusely and turned away as to not meet his gaze. Though she couldn’t help it, so she stammered softly,” N-no, you just poofed into my life!” “Are you happy I did?” “Of course!” Prim responded immediately,” You’ve been one of Fate’s greatest gifts to me! You’ve made me happier!” “Well, I’m glad that I could help.” Prim sighed happily as she turned to look back at her partner, a smile covering most of her muzzle. “Well, I guess it’s my turn to ask a question!” Prim said with renewed vigor, however, when she asked the question, she hesitated and stammered before saying it,” Let's say that I needed to drink some blood... and you... you are the only thing in the room that I c-could get it from... w-what would you do?” “I wouldn’t mind if you drank some of my blood,” Flare responded in a heartbeat,” I just want to make something clear, Prim...” Flare said, his hoof touching her cheek,” I want you to know that if you need something like that, I would give it to you. To me, you come first.” “R-really?” Prim said softly, her eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. Flare nodded and responded calmly,” Yes, I take care of the ones I love, you are no different, if you truly needed blood and I’m the only one who can provide it, I’ll give it.” “O-okay, thank you,” Prim whispered lovingly, as she nuzzled Flare’s neck. “Well, i-if you want to ask another question, go ahead,” Prim replied as she rested her head against his neck. “Well...” Flare looked over at the clock, which the clock read 9:37 am. Flare sighed and looked down at his partner,” We should head to the dining area, see if anypony is there.” “Wh-what do you mean, it’s not even-,” Prim stopped as she looked over at the clock in confusion, ”W-well, I guess it is late...” He chuckled and began and rose from the bed, Prim followed soon afterward. The springs in the bed shot up softly as Flare’s large form stepped onto the floor. He turned and offered a hoof, saying calmly,” Ma’lady?” Prim blushed and accepted his hoof. She too stepped onto the floor and shook softly while she stretched, giving off a soft groan as she stood back to her full height. Prim nodded at Flare and the two began to walk towards the door and leave the room. ... Flare and Prim had exited the room and had headed down to the dining room. On the way, some staff members gave both Prim and Flare a look when they saw Prim’s wing over his back and her head against his neck. One maid looked on as the two walked past her, in an instant, she put down her cleaning supplies and headed in the direction of the kitchen, then most likely to the seamstress’s room. Prim looked back as the mare trotted away, confusion now on covering her face. Flare noticed this and said that she was a friend of Lemon and Birch, so most likely she was going to tell them about what she saw. “O-oh no!” Prim squeaked,” W-we can’t let that spread!” “Don’t worry,” Flare responded calmly, his red eyes(Just to be clear they are more like dots...) looked into hers, he continued softly,” I’ll talk to both of them later.” “Hmmm-” Prim started to hum, but Flare decided he was done with humming today, so he moved his hoof over to her snout and booped it. “Prim, why are you humming?” “I-I sometimes hum when I’m nervous,” Prim blushed. “Well, if it is about the maid, Lemon, and Birch. Don’t worry, I have it under control.” Flare replied softly, he gazed back to the path ahead of them. After a few minutes of walking, the two finally found the dining room door. Inside, they could hear multiple voices had been chatting away. The one that stuck out the most was Midnight’s voice. She had to be talking about something really interesting or really passionately for her to be talking as loud as she was. Whichever it was, it scared Prim, for reasons unknown to her at the time. But, she didn’t take her wing off of Flare’s back, and she didn’t scoot away from him, she held firm in her place. Flare placed a hoof on the door and with a slight and soft push it opened. Once the door had opened fully, the two walked in. As they did so, the others looked at them. Midnight had a smirk on her muzzle, Blood Moon had a look of happiness, which was rare for him to have. Prim’s mother, on the other hoof, had a large smile covering her muzzle, and Night had the same look as Midnight. Flare looked over at Tattered Moon, but al he gave him was a shrug and a confused shake of the head. Honey Glow spoke, well more like sung first,”Good morning you two~.” “Good morning, everypony,” Prim said nervously as she sat down next to Flare. She shuffled uncomfortably at how everpony (Except Flare, Tattered, and her father) were giving her a look. “D-did we miss something?” Prim asked her ears falling to the side of her head. “No, but I think that you and Flare want to tell us something, hmmm~,” her mothered sung softly. Prim blushed and scooted closer to Flare, hoping that her face was a bright red as she felt it was. “W-well... you see...” Prim stammered softly, but she was cut off by Flare’s hoof touching her shoulder, “I can tell them if you want me to,” Flare whispered to her. “N-no, I-I need to tell them,” Prim whispered back. Prim’s poster stiffened as she sat up straight, her face went from nervous to serious in only a few seconds, but her blush never faded. With a stern voice, Prim made told her family, and Tattered Moon,”Everypony, me and Flare are d-dating now...” The reactions weren’t as mixed as one is to think they could be, Honey Glow squeaked loudly, Blood Moon smiled, and Tattered looked at his friend with a smile. Midnight and Night looked at each other, Midnight had a large smirk on her muzzle and Night had a meer smile. “Look who owes me twenty bits~,” Midnight said, her smirk forming into a cheeky grin. Night grumbled, but she didn’t argue and simply put the bits down on the table. “Well, at least the ship Lunar Bite has sailed!” Night said happily. “Midnight,” Tattered poked her shoulder,” Did you two make a bet on when the two would get together?” “Not just me and her, but Prickle Bush and Rose Thorn did too, they and a couple of friends started a bet.” “I guess Rose is gonna be happy that she gained twenty bits,” Flare said. He overheard the whole conversation. Midnight smirked,” I’m gonna go tell her the news in a little, but the thing I want to see is Prickle’s face when she hears it.” “Hopefully she won't throw the couch cushions at you again,” Prim giggled. Everyone in the room now listened in on the conversation about the bet. “You know she only did that because I scared her!” Midnight argued, Prim stuck her tongue out at her and giggled when she saw Midnight give off a small pout. “Well, I’m glad that you finally found somepony you love, sweetie,” Honey Glow stated happily, however, she turned and glared at her two other daughters, with a stern voice she said,” I want to see you two later. You know that betting one's money isn’t a good idea, no matter how much you have!” Midnight sighed and Night grumbled, but both nodded, knowing that, if they accept their fate, it wouldn’t be too bad. “So, you aren’t angry or worried?” Prim asked in a hushed voice. “Not at all, dear!” Honey Glow cooed happily. “Let’s just say that we had a feeling that he was a good choice for you,” Blood Monn said. His statement left the two wondering what he meant ... “Well, that went better, and shorter than expected,” Prim said happily. She and Flare had left the dining room and were heading to Prim’s room. She had insisted that Flare come to her room so that they could spend more time together and watch some TV, an added bonus was that it was closer in walking distance. Flare agreed and the two had been walking and talking ever since. “I’m just glad your parents took it well...” Flare said,” But, I’m still confused by what your dad said.” “We can talk about it once we get to my room,” Prim cooed softly, kissing Flare’s cheek. “Yeah, alright...” !@#$%^&*( M3$$ag3 Found! Hm, I wonder If I could sneak in another book... Nah, that last one hit other me upside the head... But hey! At least he didn’t grow it away. But who is this... Night Blossom... Huh, I’ll see if I can scan this AU for any signs of... Never mind. The viewers are watching me... -Alpha !@#$%^^^&&&