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As Rainbow Dash flew around the town trying to look for Twilight and the rest of the group, she couldn't help but notice one little thing. She had forgotten where they were supposed to meet up next.
With all the excitement of the race, the streets were filled with wandering ponies, some looking for her and the other pegasus. She was going to be so crowded with people asking her questions that she wouldn't be able to see any of the others. That's what she thought anyway.
Much to her surprise, everypony in the town just started talking about it, and when they saw her they acted like it was just another person in town. She didn't really like it, but she was happy she wasn't getting crowded. Now it was just time to search for the others.
'Where could they have gone?' She asked herself that repeatedly as she was searching through town. Then she remembered about the cart. She flew to the edge of town, still grateful to be able to feel the wind on her wings again, and searched for the cart. When she found it, Twilight was there helping out the townsfolk with moving the supplies from the cart. She hovered in the air for a few moments before deciding to go down.
"Hey Twilight!" She yelled as she was flying down. She caught her attention as she saw her turn and wave.
"Twilight, I have something to tell you and the others, but we need to all be together." Twilight was confused at first, but she just simply nodded. "Where are the others at anyway?" Dash tried to gather information.
"Oh, their all off doing their own things, looking around and seeing what in all they can do." Information at last. Dash finally knew where everypony was. Now she could relax, and walk through town herself.
After several long moments of nothing really happening, Dash had arrived in the middle of town. She didn't have anything to do, so she simply just laid down, trying to get a rest from walking and flying around all day. She went to the side of a building, laid down on her side, and rested her head on a soft object she found. Closing her eyes and relaxing, she felt good to finally be able to get some rest after this eventful day.
She only had a few moments of rest, as Sorin had managed to come back looking for the others. She was easy to spot in the shadowed corridor created by the buildings. She didn't care much about who it was walking towards her, but she still opened her eyes to look.
"Hey, Dash, where are the others?" He asked her, stopping right in-front of her.
"Their all... doing things. Around town." She said sleepily, as she didn't have much strength to talk because she was so close to sleeping.
"Oh, alright, sorry to bother ye." He said awkwardly. "Ah should look fer Applejack." He added, trying to mimic her country accent. Dash laughed slightly, and pointed him towards town, wanting to sleep. He followed after a nod, and went out to town in search. She quickly fell fast asleep.
Sorin walked back to the cart to check if Twilight or any of the others were there. When the cart had gotten into view, he started trotting towards it. Twilight had stepped out of the cart, and saw him walking towards the cart, and had noticed that she looked at him curiously, as if she had just remembered something.
"Twilight!" He hollered as he walked closer. He embraced her neck with his front hoof, giving her a hug. "Twilight, I have-"
"You have something to tell me, right? Well, in reality, to tell all of us?" She cut in. He nodded with a smile, and broke away from the hug. As he pulled back, Twilight walked forward slightly, keeping their necks touching. She pulled back after a moment only to kiss him, and then returned to her previous position.
"I suppose you can't give me a hint about what it is your going to talk about?" She asked innocently. He simply sat back, and shook his head.
"Nope, can't do that without just telling you." He admitted with a slight smile, his eyes narrowing in a teasing motion. "Unless you really want to know... I can tell you a bit in the cart." Twilight's eyes fluttered for a moment in confusion, slowly walking towards the cart.
They both eventually stepped inside, and Sorin started to quietly talk. Only after a few words however, Twilight broke her concentration and rushed her stallion down, knocking him over with the surprise, toppling on top of him with a kiss. She had her eyes closed the entire time, all the way down to the ground, as well as the moments on the floor of the cart. They both slowly increased the speed of their breathing as they started kissing more passionately.
Moments later, Twilight had moaned a warning, saying she was going to break away. They stopped kissing, as Twilight pulled back, looked away and blushed. She started smiling, and she tried to say something, but Sorin couldn't understand it very well.
"I mean," She started again. "I'm not sure if I would... Ah, I don't know what to say.."
"What are you talking about, Twi?" He asked, his eyes narrowing in confusion. "I'm going to be honest here and say that I have no idea what it is you're talking about." The addition of words seem to have struck the purple unicorn enough to look at her stallion with a sad expression, mixed with understanding.
"I'm talking about... Us... Being together more. You know.." She stated, using hoof movements to try to help explain. The stallion simply laid there, slowly beginning to understand.
"So you're talking about... Yeah. Uhm..." He took a deep breath, followed by a sigh, and admitted his feelings directly. "I love you, Twilight. It may seem sudden, considering we only met a few days ago, but everything about you is just... I can't really describe it." He was blushing the entire time, his body was shaking as well as his voice. He turned away from her after admitting that, in fear of her response.
Her eyes went wide with the first sentence, and grew wider with hope and passion as he kept talking. She saw him turn away, so she got up and walked to him. Her neck touched his, and she laid beside him, making their cheeks touch. She was smiling, as to comfort the stallion.
"I love you too, Sorin. Even if it was a few days ago we met, I'll never forget the first time I saw you. But in all honesty, I think we should talk about this at another time, because, well... The others will be coming to the cart soon, and if they see us like this, it would be..."
"Awkward to explain?" He finished. She nodded with a small laugh. She started to get up, as she got her two front hooves in position to stand, but he put a hoof around her body, hugging her again. She smiled and returned the hug gladly.
It was a few moments later that they had started talking about something else while walking out of the cart, and they nearly walked into Applejack. "Oh! Hey, sorry there Applejack." The stallion spoke first.
"Oh, it's fine, I was just wonderin' where y'all were at." She finished with a nervous smile, staring at Twilight.
"Applejack, you want to help me go around and gather the others so we can have a group chat?"
"But Ah wouldn't know what the others are doin', and I don't know where they'd be!" Applejack sneered. She wasn't exactly feeling well after what happened with her search for a bit of work in town.
Twilight had a slight look of surprise and shock, her eyes slightly wider than usual, staring at her friends small outburst.
"Sorry, Twilight. Ah just had a bad day." She admitted, hanging her head and closing her eyes in defeat. Twilight of course was quick to try comforting her friend, along with Sorin. She looked at her stallion that was helping to comfort the saddened friend affectionately. She was glad he was trying to help like this.
Only a few moments later, they had all split up to search for the others. Sorin headed off where he last saw Dash, and when he saw her, she was sound asleep with something covering her. He slowly woke her up, and smiled at the fact that somepony was kind enough to put something over the mare to keep her warm. She woke up in a daze, trying to pry her eyes open to see who it was waking her up. He used his neck to slither his head under her belly, and used his head to pick her up and put her on his back. That way, she could still rest during the trip, and they could still move effectively.
Twilight knew the basics of the kind of place she would find Pinkie and Rarity, so all that was left was for Applejack to find Fluttershy. They were all easy to find luckily enough, mainly due to the fact that this was such a small town.
They all eventually gathered inside the cart, and it was getting night again. They were now all together after the first day in this town, and they were all tired. "Alright girls, my stallion here has a few things to say." She said sinisterly, narrowing her eyes in a teasing fashion. He was taken by surprise with her open announcement.
"Right..." He began nervously. "I haven't told any of you this, even Twilight, but I have fairly important news. And I'll only say that news if everyone wants to hear it." He admitted, looking at Twilight with the same evil grin. This time she backed away, the same look he just had on his face was now hers to wear.
Everyone nodded and agreed that they wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Well, I'll just go into one of my speaking modes here, and tell this in story mode. How about that?" He asked, awkwardly waiting for the response of the others. When they all nodded, he began.
"I had told Rainbow Dash to inform Twilight that I had something to say and that I would be back in a short while." The tone of his voice had changed to be noticeably lower. Twilight smiled at the randomness of her stallion.
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"Sorin," The dark pegasus started. "I think it's time you met a friend of mine." He didn't look back to who he was talking to, he just kept walking into the forest. "Trust me, it's nothing for you to be afraid of, it's only a friend of mine that I think you should meet." He continued.
"But wait," Sorin cut in. "Who is it? And why have I never seen him before? I've been friends with you for a while." He gave his friend a look of confusion, trying to get answers in this awkward situation.
"Let's just say that he's a unique one." He answered cryptically with a smile.
Not too many moments later, they arrived in a clearing of grass and flowers in the forest just outside town. "Meeting." The dark pegasus said suddenly. Not allowing the earth pony to think very much, another pony arrived on the opposite side of the clearing.
"Is this the friend you were talking about bringing?" The mysterious stallion asked. Upon receiving a nod, he looked at Sorin curiously. He smiled, and Sorin had noticed that he had been smiling too. The field they were standing in had a small yet beautiful amount of sunlight beaming through the trees. There were a few flowers in the circle of light grass and flowers in the middle of the forest. The setting made it even more confusing for Sorin.
"You can call me Kitran for now. It's best I don't give you my real name for now, much like him." The mysterious stallion stated, glaring at his friend with the last bit. The dazzled earth pony on the other side simply nodded. He quickly shook his head, bringing him back from the setting around him he was feeling.
"What important things should I know about you?" He asked the mysterious stallion.
"Not that I'm sure you need to know, however I need you to tell your friends that you met someone new. You can tell them all that goes on here if you wish." He added. Sorin nodded, and the conversation started.
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After a few moments of storytelling, Sorin snapped back to reality and saw the confused look on most of their faces. He looked at Twilight, who seemed to have a face of intense curiosity. She really wanted to know more about this mysterious and sudden arrival. She or any of the others didn't know who he was, or what he really looked like. Only Sorin, the one that told the story to begin with by going out there to meet him.
"So that's it?" Pinkie asked in a disappointed yet curious tone. When receiving a nod, she hung her head slightly. He could only guess that she was sad that she was unable to meet him.
"I KNOW!" She shouted suddenly, hopping back up. "I'll throw him a PARTY when I see him!" She shouted excitedly. Twilight shook her head, smiling at the pink party pony's sudden outburst.
Tomorrow, if things went according to their plans, was going to be... Crazy.
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