//------------------------------// // Two More Calls // Story: Altered Perspectives: Adapting to Change // by CapNTilfy //------------------------------// As soon as Indigo finished her breakfast, she ran down to the basement and began constructing a large pillow fort. This time she'd reinforce the battlements with her textbooks rather than more pillows. She slowly shook her head and put her hand to her chest, mourning the loss of those many brave souls due to her architectural negligence. "Never again," Indigo whispered sharply to herself. She could still hear the screams as her soldiers fell through the floor, causing her to grit her teeth. Before Indigo could head upstairs to grab her DERF ordnance, her phone rang. She blinked in surprise and felt sweat roll down her forehead. Only one person could possibly be calling her right now. Indigo's heartbeat sped up. Wait... her heartbeat sped up, and she was sweating?! "You were like, so totally damned hot out there on the motocross track." Indigo had so many freaking thoughts darting around in her head as her phone continued to ring. She had to calm down... de Lis never said anything about an emotional attraction, just a physical attraction. Gah, she needed to answer the damned phone already!! Indigo snapped herself out of her thoughts and grabbed her phone from out of her pocket. Now Calling: Fleur de Lis Indigo took a deep breath and exhaled, then swallowed... ...and answered her phone. Neon Lights and Sugarcoat had finished eating their breakfasts, and they both went down to the basement to snuggle and watch whatever looked good on television. Sugarcoat had laid on top of Neon, and she occasionally nuzzled his chest or caressed his arm during their time downstairs. Neon had stroked Sugarcoat's hair and pecked her on her forehead. His phone rang, breaking the moment of peace. He grabbed it and checked it. Now Calling: Mom and Dad "Aah, shit," Neon muttered as he put a hand to his forehead. "I forgot to check in with them!" He accepted the call and put it on speaker. "Hey, sport," Cypress Bark said. "I assume you heard everything from Cadance, Dad," Neon asked. "Yep." "We wanted to give you some time to rest after all that happened," Cerulean Cascade said. "I can only imagine how worried you were, Mom," Neon said. "...Is Sugarcoat there with you?" "Of course I am," Sugarcoat responded. "We're still at my place." "Right, right..." "I'm going to get straight to the point of this call," Cypress said. "Neon... can you please spend more time at home with us?" He paused. "We... we knew you were all right after everything that happened, but..." There was an audible sniffle on the other end of line. "Th-the thought of losing you... that it could very well have happened..." Another sniffle. "I-I'm sorry... I need a moment," his voice broke, and he hung up. "...Dad..." Neon's eyes went wide. "Please come home tonight, hon," Cerulean said with a quaver in her voice. "I'll be right there," Neon said without a second thought, then hung up. Sugarcoat got off of Neon, then smiled warmly. "Go. They need you more than I do right now." She pulled him up, then gave him a passionate kiss with a sigh as they tasted each other's tongues. Neon broke the kiss. "Are you going to be okay?" Sugarcoat snorted. "Of course I am, hot stuff. It's not like I'll never see you again." "I meant sexually." "Oh. I'll probably end up masturbating a few times just to take the edge off." Sugarcoat smiled. "Seriously, hon, go." "See you later, Sugar. I love you!" "I love you, too," Sugarcoat said as she watched Neon leave the basement. "Hey, there," De Lis said softly. "H-H-Hi," Indigo stammered. An awkward silence followed for several moments until Fleur de Lis broke it using a dead serious tone. "...Stethoscope." Indigo blinked, then fell into a laughing fit. She slapped her palms on the floor until they were red, then wiped tears from her eyes. "Wow," de Lis said in surprise. "That like, really is a good icebreaker." Indigo sighed, now fully calmed. "That wasn't even why I said that last night, but whatever works." "Right?" "So... what made me so hot during the Games yesterday?" Indigo felt heat rise to her face. De Lis scoffed. "Oh, don't be so modest! You and Lemon saved my life back there when things went tits up! And more than that..." Indigo's heart was thundering in her chest. "L-Like w-what?" "You don't give a shit what others think about you. You like doing your own thing..." De Lis sighed. "I'm kind of jealous that you, like, don't have a filter." Indigo's eyes widened. "Why would you be jealous? You're pretty much the most popular girl at Crystal Prep!" "That's my point," de Lis exclaimed, nearly startling Indigo. "Being one of the more popular girls is stressful! I like, have to watch what I say, what I do, who I hang out with..." She trailed off, then muttered something under her breath. Indigo blinked. "I-I'm sorry, I d-didn't catch that last part." De Lis took a deep breath, then exhaled. "I have to watch what I say. I have to watch what I do... I have to watch who I hang out w-with..." There was a long pause, and Indigo was nearly strangling her phone as though it would help De Lis finish speaking. "...I have to watch..." There was another pause. Indigo stood still and grit her teeth, restraining every impulse and urge to tell her to get on with it. "I have to... watch who I... date." Indigo's knees went weak, and she nearly toppled over. "D-D-De L-Lis... a-a-are you... saying what I think... a-and hope y-you're s-saying?" Her eyes widened. This had to have been the fastest crush she'd ever developed! Normally it would take her weeks to summon the courage to say something like that! De Lis sighed heavily, then laughed softly. "You know what? Fuck popularity. Yes, Indigo Zap. I'm asking you out on a date." Indigo froze up in disbelief, then brought herself back to reality in what had to have been record time. "When are you available?" "...How does tomorrow afternoon sound?" Indigo nodded. "Yeah... yeah, I can do that." "See you then." "Yeah..." De Lis hung up, and Indigo stood still for several moments as her brain began to catch up with what had just happened. Twinkle Trick and Azure Feather were sitting outside and enjoying the nice weather, when a high-pitched scream came from their basement window. Alarmed, they both ran over. "Zappo, are you okay," Feather asked. "Way better than okay," Indigo responded, beaming. "You'll never guess what just happened!!"