Spark Storm and Anorax ran for the gardens. Moments before, Celestia had informed them that Lyra and Sohl had gotten into a fight, and she wanted them to check up on the damage, as the Princess had give Spark specific responsibility for his guests. Of course, she had named all six of his friends his guests, so he had a lot of ground to cover. As Orea was so very fond of Sohl, she had requested that the harpy at least be allowed to stay with her in the Royal Garden. Spark often missed having Orea stay with him in his aparment, but he figured it was best if the two managed to keep each other out of trouble.
The two stallions quickly came to a skidding halt as they came upon a scene of chaos. It looked like a tornado had ripped through the garden, leaving behind at least two uprooted trees, a tree snapped in half laying against the far wall, flower gardens destroyed, and Lyra and Bon Bon in the middle of it. A massive blush crept over both Spark and Anorax's faces as they watched the girls in the heat of passion.
"Uh...We should probably..." Spark said distractedly. Anorax was affected in a different way. His senses were flooded with a powerful mixture of love and lust, and it was both filling him up and making him dizzy.
"Ugh, Spark, this is...I think I'm gonna puke..." the Halfling said, holding a hoof to his mouth. Spark looked at him like he was crazy, then remembered Anorax' heritage. He wasn't repulsed by the scene, he was absorbing the feelings and emotions coming off of the girls. The dark pegasus put a hoof on Anorax' back and started leading him away. He was certainly glad Sapphire hadn't been here to see him ogling the two mares going at it right there in the garden.
Sohl sighed quietly as Orea worked her magic. Normally she'd be averse to letting anyone heal her, but she had grown attached to the little nymph. The harpy lay on her back in the crook of the new ash tree, a clawed hand resting in Orea's mane as she rested on Sohl's stomach. A soft green glow emitted from the little grassy nymph's body, which very slowly was working to pull Sohl's ribs back into place.
Sohl closed her eyes and winced every now and then as a jolt of pain ran through her ribs. It was the price she paid, she supposed, for going up against an instanti trancer. These unicorns were cheaters. After a while, the pain in her ribs began to go away, and little Orea on her belly was so warm. Sohl began to feel herself falling asleep when a sudden spike of happiness from Orea jolted her awake.
The harpy sighed as the dark shape of her host loomed over her from a higher branch. "Hey, kiddo. What's up?" Spark glowered down at her. There was no amusement in his eyes as he surveyed her condition. She was scratched all over, along with a massive bruise on her torso, mostly covered up by Orea.
"What did you do?" he demanded. The accusing tone wore on Sohl's nerves, but she knew she was in no condition to banter with Spark at the moment. She was content instead with running her fingers through Orea's mane, eliciting murrs of pleasure from the nymph.
"Me? I helped get those two love-birds back together. It was Bon Bon's idea." she said with a shrug, wincing as the action stretched her still-sensitive shoulders. Spark made a face as he crept closer and sat down close enough to rub Orea's back. Her wings fluttered happily, the influx of emotions from Orea making Sohl sigh and close her eyes. After a moment a light blush crossed her face. "Ugh, Orea, cut it out. You're making me feel." The nymph let out a giggle and turned slowly on Orea's stomach.
"You should feel, Sohl. We are a family, after all, we should all feel the same things." Sohl's eyes opened to look down at Orea. She wanted desperately to be annoyed with the child, but she felt all the things the nymph did, and she was currently overflowing with love for her and for Spark. The harpy glared instead at Spark Storm.
"This is your fault, you know. If you weren't so damn likable, and didn't have a nymph to dump your feelings on others..." she trailed off, and reached down to pull Orea closer, cuddling the nymph in an extremely adorable way. Sohl usually hated being so openly affectionate, but if she didn't release the emotion Orea was pushing on her in some way, she might be forced to do something drastically cute, like squee.
Spark tried to keep an amused smirk from pulling at the corners of his mouth, and Sohl continued to fight the urge to kill him while wanting to cuddle him. "Uh buddy, you should probably step away from ground zero right about now," Anorax called. Spark wisely listened, and headed back down the tree, leaving the two girls alone.
Sohl watched Spark go, her heart pounding with happiness. She reached down and grabbed Orea into her hands and held the nymph over her head. "Why are you torturing me?!" The nymph let out a squeal of delight as she was held over Sohl, and playfully kicked her feet in the air. Sohl could barely stand the joyful emotions pouring into her, and she finally let out a squeal of her own that literally pierced the clouds overhead.
Spark Storm sighed heavily as he, Emerald Skies and Anorax ambled up to Spark's apartment. It had been a long, long day, and only Emerald seemed to have some energy left. After Spark let his friends inside, he told them to stay quiet, and shut the two inside.
He was about to step out from his doorway to confront whoever had followed them home when a blur of white tackled him. The pair laughed and giggled and kissed as they tumbled and finally came to a stop with Sapphire pinning Spark on the walkway, her hooves on his chest. Before Spark could say anything, she leaned down and nibbled on his ear. She could feel his heart start to pound under her hooves, and her breath came out in hot little spurts as he gently nipped along her neck.
"Oh Spark, I've missed you so much this week..." she whispered into his ear. Spark didn't have time to respond when a catcall came from above.
"Hey! Get a room, you two!" Spark laughed as he saw Lemon Pop above them, circling the pair.
"Go away, Lemon Pop!" Sapphire called good-naturedly, staring up at her best friend and trying (and failing) to conceal her erect wingspan.
"No you!" Lemon called, and pointed at several apartment windows. "Seriously, get a room, ponies are watching!" Lemon cupped her hooves around her mouth and shouted, "Voyeurs! Pervs!" The pegasi's ranting made a few faces disappear, save for a couple ponies who stood at their windows with binoculars and popcorn.
"Oh Celestia. Spark, can we...?" Sapphire said as she stood and folded her wings forcefully down her back, blushing madly. Spark was even worse, as his feathers were now everywhere. The two blushing teenagers took off at a run into the evening air, towards the other side of town. Spark felt a little guilty for leaving his friends behind, but he knew they'd forgive him.
Finally the two stopped running when they came to a section of the city overlooking the Everfree. The pair stood side by side, looking out into the night air. Sapphire moved closer and rested her head on his shoulder. She tilted her head further and started to dig her nose into his mane, nuzzling a known sweet spot. Spark shivered as she started to nibble, then turned and pounced, eliciting a giggle from his girlfriend as looked up into his eyes, her eyes sparkling with mischief.
Sapphire smiled happily up at Spark, then leaned up and brushed a hoof tenderly through his mane and whispered, "So my birthday surprise is in two days?"
Spark was too focused on his girlfriend's touch to realize what was happening. "Mhm. It's gonna be...Wait!" He looked down at Sapphire's face in shock. She stared back up at him, lightly biting her bottom lip, a bright, mischievious smile on her face.
"Ohh that's...that's just mean!" Spark made to get up, but Sapphire wrapped her forelegs around his neck and pulled him back down against her. As much as he hated the fact that she just tricked him into admitting he had something planned for her, he admired her craftiness.
"Oh you like it when I'm tricky, don't try to deny it," she whispered to him. He felt her tail brushing against his, then entwined his tail with hers. The sensation made them both blush a bit as they looked again into each other's eyes.
"So...?" she purred, a seductive, slightly expectant look in her eyes. Spark chuckled long and slow as he leaned in close to rub his nose against hers. She had another thing coming if she though she could get him to completely spoil her surprise.
"You already got all you could out of me tonight, Sapphire, you'll just have to wait and see, won't you?" Sapphire pouted at this information. No birthday surprise? She gave him a disappointed look before yawning. She pulled him closer down on top of her until their warm bodies were completely touching. The contact sent exciting chills through both their teenage bodies. Sapphire figured it was a good thing she was getting sleepy. As much as she teased her boyfriend, she wasn't ready for that just yet.
Spark smiled down at Sapphire as she closed her eyes. They had already had the talk, so he knew when to be careful. However, staying in this position and staying true to his word was not going to pan out, so he eased himself to her side and pulled her against his chest so her back was to him.
Sapphire shivered as she felt her belly cold. She turned her head to pout and to express her displeasure at being cold. With a simple sheepish grin from her boyfriend, she understood why he had moved. She smiled happily at his thoughtful care and leaned backwards so she could kiss him. When she pulled away and tucked herself back against him, she whispered, "I'm the luckiest mare in the world. Goodnight, Spark Storm."
"Goodnight, sweetheart," Spark whispered to her, nuzzling the back of her head affectionately. He yawned quietly as he wrapped Sapphire up in his wings, blanketing her with his large feathers. Overhead, high in the sky, the moon loomed over the young loves. It had a greenish tint to it, a great jealous eye in the sky.
FILLER. Deal with it. ¯\( ⌐■_■) /¯ Also, dun dun dun with the moon, amirite?...you'll get it. Sorry for the shorter chapter. I think the next couple of chapters will finally deal with Sapphire's big birthday bash (which is happening about a month earlier than her actual birthday, but whateves. Her actual birthday will be veeery different, and will signify great change in Spark's life, and will also end Raison Detre! Thanks to everyone who's stuck with me so far. Don't worry, Spark Storm's story is far from over!
edit! So uh, I actually ended the story without getting to Sapphire's birthday. No worries, this ending was still more epic than I could've hoped for. Read on, viewer, read on.