Standing outside Flash Sentry’s guest room, where Shining Armour was resting, Big Mac shuffled his hooves nervously. Flash Sentry saw the scared look in the other pony’s eyes and rested a comforting hoof on his withers.
“It’ll be okay.”
The orange Pegasus pony reassured him with a small smile.
Big Mac breathed in deeply. He shakily lifted a hoof to the door and knocked softly.
No answer.
The red earth pony pushed the door open slightly and peeked in. Shining Armour’s eyes were closed.
“Probably sleeping.” The red earth pony thought tenderly. Taking another deep breath, he pushed the door open further. He stepped inside the room, and shyly walked towards his coltfriend’s bed. The red stallion nuzzled the blue unicorn’s face. Shining woke up, dazed, wondering what was going on. He glanced to his right, and saw his favourite stallion, nuzzling him gently. Shining Armour nuzzled him back and whispered,
“I missed you.”
Big Mac looked up.
“Ah’m so sorry!”
He blurted.
“Ah shouldn’t have shouted at ya… it wasn’t yer fault I lost it…”
Big Mac sighed and hung his head.
Shining Armour was about to respond, but Flash Sentry standing at the door caught his eye. Shining nodded, giving Flash a silent “thank you” and Flash smiled back at his captain and shut the door, to give the two colts privacy.
Shining figured he should start.
“Are you okay?” he asked gently.
Big Mac looked at the blue unicorn and burst into tears.
“No! a-ah’m not okay! Granny Smith doesn’t want me around ponies like ya! If she knew we were together, she’d disown me!”
Shining Armour said nothing. He just glanced down at his coltfriend with a sad, pitying look.
Big Mac cried even harder.
“Ya prob’bly hate me now, don’t ya…?” Big Mac whimpered, his head in his hooves.
Shining Armour sighed and got down on his hooves so that the two colts were at equal head level.
Shining Armour tilted Big Mac’s head up so that they were looking at each other.
He spoke.
“No… Big Mac, I could never hate you. I love you and nothing will ever stop me loving you. Whatever happens, we’ll get through it together, okay?”
Big Mac breathed in and out slowly before replying with a shaky nod.
Shining Armour gave his true love a small smile and kissed his forehead.
Big Mac blushed, the pink from his cheeks contrasting against his red coat.
“Shining Armour chuckled. Big Mac sighed and said,
“Ah should go tell ma sisters…”
“I agree. I think that’s a good idea.”
“OK. Ah’m gonna do that.”
Big Mac stood up and headed towards the door.
He exited the guest room, trotted down the stairs, out the door and started galloping towards Sweet Apple Acres.