The Guitarist
Chapter 14: Studying
"Would you like to come in Kini?" I got asked again by Twilight. I just looked up to her as I saw her sitting on the couch and she smiled at me and she instructed me with her hoof to come to her.
"I'd love to." I answered. I picked myself off the floor and remembered the flowers that the three ponies gave me to give to Twilight. "Where were they?" I thought to myself. I remember myself diving for the door to get between it and... "Crap." I said aloud. I had smashed them with my body as I dove into the door. I saw some of the flowers sticking to me and and on the floor.
"Are you ok Kini?" I Twilight had asked.
"Yeah I'm fine. I just meant to give these to you." I responded as I pulled the flowers off of my vest. I chuckled nervously and I extended the smashed flowers toward Twilight.
"Aww that's so sweet Kini, its a shame they got smashed, but I bet they were beautiful."
"Just like your personality. I said with a slight blush creeping in. Twilight blushed heavily from my comment and had suddenly got really shy. Following her response I slowly walked over to her and sat on the floor beside the couch and I turned to her and smiled. Twilight proceeded to close the door that I jammed myself between earlier.
I heard what sounded like cheering from two ponies outside and I remembered it was probably Scootaloo and Applebloom excited to finally see one of their plans finally work.
"You know Kini, I thought I'd never feel this way about another." Twilight answered after gathering enough courage.
"Twi I thought I'd never feel this way again." I responded.
"Again?" Twilight asked.
"When I was much younger, I had one love in my life, but she was taken from me before we had a chance to express our love for each other. We had both cared for each other immensely, but then I lost her to the Midgard Civil war."
"I'm so sorry to hear that Kini."
"Don't be. I know it sounds odd, but her sacrifice gave me the opportunity to meet you. I know she's in a better place, and I know she'd want me to happy and that's being with you."
Twilight saddened expression changed to a light smile. "Would you like to sit next to me?" She had asked.
"I would like to. If that's ok." I responded.
"You sound like Fluttershy!" Twilight giggled. I giggled back at her realizing I did sound a bit like Fluttershy with what I had said. I had picked myself off the floor and dusted my clothes off and I looked at Twilight. She had just signaled me to sit down with her by patting her hoof on the couch.
Following her instruction, I slung my guitar off my shoulder and set it beside the couch and sat down beside her. Slowly she inched over to me and rested her head against me. Nervously I greeted her advance by putting my arm around her neck and resting it on her back.
"I love you Twi, I just wish we could more, but I'm happy enough to just have this." I said with a nervous smile.
"Kini, I know, I wish we could have more, but I am happy. I love you." Twilight responded back as she closed her eyes. "I just want to spend as much time with you these last two days we have together."
"I would like that." I snuggled up next to her."
"Kini at first I thought I was interested in just the way you used magic, through your songs. But as I tried pondering it more and more, I found myself finding me more interested in you." Twilight explained.
"So you're not interested in my magic anymore?" I laughed lightly.
"Oh I'm still interested, if you'd be willing to show me." Twilight questioned.
"Maybe later." I gave her a subtle smile and then kissed her forehead. "I just want to enjoy this moment." Twilight had just nodded in agreement. I had never felt so close to anyone else, ever so comfortable with another. I closed my eyes and embraced the purple unicorn close. What felt like hours went by in this embrace, I was just so happy to know I wasn't alone anymore, even if I couldn't stay with her. I'd rather enjoy the moments that I did have. Now I see why Twilight had gotten upset at me. "Twilight do you forgive me for being selfish?" I asked.
"I do Kini... I do." Twilight responded and further buried her head into my side. I just held Twilight close wanting to not let her go. Suddenly Twilight jumped up to a sudden realization. "Kini! Before I forget I do need to take notes on your magic and see if I can figure out anything that can help us get you back home."
"Can't it wait?" I asked.
"I'd like it to wait too Kini, but we only have so much time to and I do need to do my research. As well!" Twilight explained. " Also before I forget, I have to write a letter to Princess Celestia. I will be back in a moment." With those last words, Twilight got up and proceeded to head up stairs.
"Ok." I replied with a saddened look, but as I looked at the clock in the library, it did turn out that we were just sitting in silence embracing each other for hours. I guess the saying "You can lose time in love" is true. I wondered what Twilight had been writing to the Princess. As I waited for Twilight to return, I grabbed my guitar from the side of the couch and began to play a few chords. Nothing that formed a song yet, but I was trying to gather my thoughts on what song I should play, but my mind was racing with thoughts of Twilight, and I found myself unable to play a song outright.
But as I saw Twilight descend the staircase, I had found the melody I was looking for. I began to strum several chords forming the basis. While I felt like singing I felt that more compelled to just play an instrumental song instead. A very relaxed song, pretty much describing the way I saw Twilight as she walked down the stairs. As she hit the final step, my song had stopped and I gave Twilight a smile. She acknowledged this and smiled back at me.
I looked down at my guitar and noticed that it was glowing blue long after I had finished playing my song. "That's never happened before..." I commented.
Twilight quickly rushed over to me to investigate. "I've seen it glow, but its never continued to glow after a song?"
"No it hasn't. Its never.." I was suddenly stopped mid sentence as my guitar strummed the first 5 chords of the song of Ragnarok. "That's odd. Its playing the song of Ragnarok." After my announcement the guitar stopped. What was my guitar trying to say to me? What did my guitar mean to me by playing the song of Ragnarok?
"Whats wrong Kini?" Twilight asked.
"Its just odd, I've never seen my guitar do that."
"You mean have it glow and then play a song by itself?"
"Well... I lied, it has done this before, but last time was when I was fighting Satan Morroc. But why would it be doing it now?" I asked knowing I wouldn't get an answer.
"I'm not sure Kiniro, it does seem strange enough. By the way, what other songs do you know how to play?" Twilight asked.
"Well I know two other spell songs specifically. The first one is called 'Bragi's Poem' the best way to describe it is picture a classical song describing a cat chasing a mouse. The second I just call "The Rift' I was never able to find a more suitable name, its a very relaxing song, picture it being about two people being in love."
"So kinda like the song you were just playing?" Twilight giggled slightly.
"Yeah... Kinda..." I blushed slightly.
"So what do these other two songs do? I know Lutie produces an apple that gives others some of your magical energy to make them stronger temporarily." Twilight asked.
"Well Bragi's Poem allows others to channel their magic quicker, so they have to concentrate less to produce the same results. The Rift allows others to move faster, it heightens their physical speed and reaction time. The only song I've been able to master to allow myself to use it while its being played but after I stop playing it, it wears off about 5-10 seconds later. I've been trying to push this time by concentrating further, but I can only do so much."
"I see." I got a somewhat confused look from Twilight, but she quickly smiled as she tried to understand."
"All my other magic is just basic magic that any magician can use with a staff or wand, but I have to use my guitar to channel it while playing any melody, kinda just like when I did that levitation spell. Channeled my energy though the guitar by concentrating my thoughts while I played, and viola!"
"Oh ok I get that part very well, its just very similar to how I use my magic, except that my horn is my channel!" Twilight explained.
"Yeah exactly. Not to different are we now?" I commented with a smile.
"No not at all, now to just gather some notes and I'll get back to you later. Then how about we snuggle up again and lose track of time together?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah I would like that." I responded with a giddy chuckle. I saw twilight head back upstairs to presumably to gather her thoughts about we talked about. I ended up finding myself thinking about Twilight more and more even when she wasn't around, but just the fact that I could lose track of time just being with her really meant something. I'd just really hate to be the one to say goodbye in two days, I know it have to end, but I'd make sure I'd enjoy every minute of what time I had left.
End of Chapter 14.