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// Chapter 11: A Relaxing Saturday 
// Story: Truth or Dare: The Most Anxious Slumber Party Ever 
// by TheStallionofDarkCavalry 
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After spending an entire night cuddling with Sunset in front of your friends and after that same night where both you and Sunset confessed your love for each other, you were now back home on a nice Saturday morning doing some cooking for you and Sunset. You and Sunset woke up a bit late, and apparently all of the other girls left according to Pinkie while you both were sleeping in. You and Sunset didn't really feel like getting out of the sleeping bag for obvious reasons, but you both knew that you had plans for later to play Tirek's Revenge and also knew that it's not healthy to lay in bed all day so you both had to leave Pinkie's house. Sunset needed to go back to her house to go put her sleeping gear away, so you went back to your house to wait for her. In the meantime, you decided to make you and Sunset some breakfast.

"I hope she likes spinach omelettes." You say to yourself as you finish cooking two omelettes. You also included a small plate of strawberries and couple of almonds to go as sides to the omelettes. You set all the plates on the table and then waited until Sunset showed up to join you. Just as you finished setting the table, you heard a knock on the front door.

"Wow. Good timing." You said aloud as you head for the front door. You opened the door to see your best friend turned girlfriend standing right in front of you with that same friendly smile that highlights her beauty. 

"Hey, Sunset." You greeted her. "I made both of us breakfast. Care to join me?"

"Of course. Thank you, Anon." Sunset replied as she entered your house. You closed the door and you both headed into the kitchen.

"Wow, Anon. That looks delicious." Sunset said as she looked at what you made for you two.

"And healthy, too." You replied. "Spinach omelettes each served with a side plate of strawberries and almonds."

"Those are really smart food choices." Sunset said as you two sat down to eat the food you made.

"Thank you." You replied as you cut a small piece of your omelette with a butter knife.

Sunset did the same and and took a bite of her omelette. As she tasted it, her eyes shot opened as her pupils expanded and started sparkling. She then swallowed the piece and then started eating the omelette a lot quicker, which tells you that it's so very delicious. About ten seconds later, she finished her omelette and the strawberries and almonds.

"Geez, Sunset. You practicing for an upcoming speed eating competition?" You chuckled as you were halfway finished with yours.

"Hey, I couldn't help it." Sunset giggled. "The food was so delicious, and I want to see you play Tirek's Revenge as soon as possible."

"Wow. And I thought Rainbow Dash was impatient." You said with a smirk.

Both you and Sunset laugh at your remark. About half a minute later, you were finally finished with your breakfast.

"Okay, I'm finished." You said as you put your dishes and Sunset's dishes in the sinks. "Alright. Let's finally play that game."

"YAY!" Sunset shouted while dragging you to the living room. "LET ANON'S BATTLE AGAINST TIREK BEGIN!!!"

"And the crowd goes wild." You said sarcastically while rolling your eyes and smiling from Sunset's overexcitement.



Seven hours into the game, you and Sunset definitely had quite a blast. Tirek's Revenge had a pretty simple plot for a very fun game. The game is basically a fantasy game that takes place in a mystical medieval world that is on the verge of takeover by a villain named Lord Tirek, whose goal is to drain all of the magic of the inhabitants of the world and use all of that combined magic to achieve his world domination goal. The game has you play as a magician whose goal is to defeat Lord Tirek and turn him to stone to prevent him from taking over the world, and to do so you need to find the world's seven mystic rulers who will give you their magic to combat against Tirek. Along the way, you come across Tirek's minions that he assigned to steal the magic of the rulers for himself and to destroy you. And apparently, this game is actually a sequel to its predecessor Rise of Tirek, which you actually did not know. But luckily, this game has recap so you can get up to speed from what happened in the previous game. 

You and Sunset were on the edge of your seats for all those hours that passed as it was both exciting, while also a bit frustrating from the difficulty. Though while you were frustrated whenever it got difficult, Sunset was a lot more frustrated and was even yelling at the enemies on the TV in language that you'd rather not describe.    

"Okay, I think seven hours is far more than enough to stop for a day." You said as you turned of the TV and game console. 

"Yeah, we probably should have stopped a couple of hours ago." Sunset said as she leaned against the couch from the exhaustion of watching you enjoy the intense action of the game. "Man, that game is so intense." 

"Yeah. But I can't decide which was more intense. The gameplay, or that language you were spewing nonstop whenever you got angry." You said while smirking at Sunset.

"Yeah, that's another bad habit of mine." Sunset chuckled while rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment. "And it's a habit that was quite an inconvenience for me, especially that one time where Pinkie watched me play this game."

"How did that go?" You asked.

"Pinkie offered to help me with that habit with this idea she came up with." Sunset said while still looking embarrassed. "Whenever I spoke in that inappropriate language, she would have me put a dollar in a jar. But sadly, that idea didn't work and I ended up losing my entire week's paycheck."

"Wow." You said as you started to snicker in your hand. "You literally had to pay for your wrongdoings."

"Shut up, Anon." Sunset chuckled as she lightly slugged you in the arm. "You wouldn't be laughing if that happened to you."

"You're right. I'm sorry." You said as you stopped snickering. "But still, this game is amazing. Thank you for recommending it to me."

"Of course, Anon." Sunset said while giving you a friendly smile. 

You both then got off of the couch and you then asked her what did she want to do now.

"So, Sunset? What do you want to do now?" You asked.

"Well, since we spent all day inside, how about we go outside?" Sunset suggested.

"Okay. Let's do that." You replied.

As you both went outside to get some fresh air, you noticed that the sun was setting.

"Hey, look. We're just in time to see the sunset." Sunset pointed out.

"Excellent." You replied as you wrapped your arm around Sunset while looking at her with half-lidded eyes. "How about we gaze at that sunset while embracing each other?"

"It's like you can read my mind." Sunset said softly while also looking at you with half-lidded eyes while leaning into you.

You both laid down on the lawn and adjusted yourselves to get a great view of the sunset. Sunset scooted towards you and wrapped her arms around you to hug you, and you do the same to her. You both then stared at the sunset as you comforted each other with an amazing cuddle.

"Mmmmmm. This is amazing." Sunset coos as she tightens her embrace around you while looking at the sunset with a warm smile. "I can't imagine what would make this even better."

Suddenly, an idea pops into your head about how you can make this experience even better for Sunset. You pulled out your phone and opened your photo gallery. 

"Hey, Sunset. I know how I can make this even better." You said as you scrolled through the photos you took with your phone's camera.

"How?" Sunset asked as she looked at you.

You then held your phone up for you and Sunset to look at while also gazing at the sunset. Sunset's eyes went wide and she gasped at the photo you pulled up on your phone. The photo you pulled up was a picture of Ray, who is Sunset's pet leopard gecko. Upon seeing the photo, Sunset's eyes started to water and her warm smile stretched even wider. She then pressed her hand against her chest.

"Anon, are you trying to kill me?" Sunset asked while looking at you with that same expression she had from looking at the photo as looking at it made her even more happy than she already was.

"I'm just trying to make you as happy as you make me happy." You replied while looking at her with a warm smile.

"Do I really make you as happy as how I feel right now?" Sunset asked as her eyes started to water more.

"Yes, you do." You replied.

As you said this, Sunset immediately squeezed you and then started to cry happily while covering your face in kisses.

"Oh, Anon! I love you so much!" Sunset cried as she continued to kiss you. "I'm so thankful to have someone like you as my boyfriend! You are one the most sweetest people I've ever ever met!"

"And I love you the same way, Sunset!" You cried as you started to give her the same kisses she gave you. "You have done so much for me ever since I moved to this town that I am so thankful to have someone like you in my life! I probably would have never gotten over my anxiety and loneliness problems if you hadn't come to my aid with your companionship and methods on how I can improve my mental health! What you did, and what you are, is the best thing to ever happen to me, and I will always be thankful for that!"

"And I'm very happy to know how much I've helped you." Sunset replied as she slowly stopped crying. "You'll always be one of the most important people in my life, and I hope that me and you will be together forever."

"I hope so, too." You said as you too slowly stopped crying.

You both then stopped talking to each other for a couple of minutes as you both squeezed each other and nuzzled each other as you both weren't looking at the sunset anymore. As you both continued to cuddle each other, you both heard something that was near you two. That sound caused you both to open your eyes and look at each other in confusion.

"Did you hear something?" You asked.

"Yeah." Sunset replied. "It sounded like a stick snapped right in half."

You both let go of each other and sat up to see what made that sound. As you both looked at the ground in front of you about a few feet away from you both saw a stick that looked like it was snapped right in half, as if someone had stepped on it. You both then tilted your heads upward and you noticed that a person was walking away from you two. And that person had rainbow colored hair, was wearing a light blue jacket with a white shirt underneath, dark blue colored pants with rainbow colored lightning bolts on them, rainbow colored wristbands, and brightly colored sneakers with regular lightning bolts on the sides. Obviously from the incredibly recognizable outfit, that person who was walking away was Rainbow Dash.  

"Rainbow Dash?" You and Sunset both said at the same time.

As she heard you and Sunset call out to her, Rainbow Dash turns around to see that you two noticed her walking away.

"Oh! Uh... Hey, Anon. Hey, Sunset." Rainbow Dash greets you both rather awkwardly. "If this isn't a good time, I can always come back later or another day."

"You mean you had something to say to me?" You asked.

Um... Yes, I did." Rainbow Dash replied while looking down at her hands as she twiddles her fingers together. "But if you two are in the middle of something, it can wait."

Sunset then whispers an idea to you. As she finishes whispering to you, you nodded with a smile of approval. You then looked back at Rainbow Dash.  

"Hey, Rainbow Dash? Would you like to join us?" You asked as you agreed with Sunset's suggestion of letting Rainbow Dash join you two with gazing at the sunset.

"Huh?" Rainbow Dash replies while raising a curious eyebrow at you.

"Would you like to watch the sunset with us?" You repeat your question while pointing to the sunset in the sky. 

"Uh... I don't know." Rainbow Dash replies as she continues to twiddle her fingers together.

"Don't worry. You're not interrupting anything." Sunset replies with a friendly smile. "If anything, we would like it if you joined us. Especially if you have something you want to say to Anon or me."

"Um... Okay. If you two would really like me to join you, then sure. Why not?" Rainbow Dash said as she accepted your offer. 

Rainbow Dash walked back to you and Sunset and then sat down next to you on your left while Sunset continued to sit next to you on your right. As Rainbow Dash sat down, the three of you all gaze at the beautiful sunset. Both you and Sunset were smiling warmly while gazing, while Rainbow Dash was gazing while resting her head on her hand with a depressed look on her face. You then turned to Rainbow Dash.  

"So, Rainbow Dash? What did you want to say to me?" You asked. 

"Huh? Oh, I just wanted to stop by and say thank you again for what you did for me last night, Anon." Rainbow Dash said as she turned her head to you. 

"Of course, Rainbow Dash." You replied with a friendly smile. "Oh, and there's actually something I forgot to tell you regarding Zephyr Breeze last night. After you and Fluttershy went inside Pinkie's house and I stayed outside for a little while longer, Zephyr Breeze asked me to give him your phone number since I had you as one of my contacts. But of course, I said no and gave him my number instead."

"Y-you did what?" Rainbow Dash asked with a surprised expression.

"Zephyr Breeze asked me to give him your phone number, and I didn't give it to him." You repeated.

Rainbow Dash continued to stare at you with that same surprised expression until when Sunset spoke up.

"How about that, Rainbow Dash?" Sunset said while patting you on the back. "You gave Anon a bad anxiety attack, and yet he didn't want to give Zephyr Breeze your phone number. And you dared me into cuddling him and you teased him while he was having another anxiety attack, and while he did want to get back at you that time, he still wouldn't allow Zephyr Breeze to get away with harassing you. Wouldn't you agree that's a fine example of staying loyal to your friend?"

"Y-yeah. T-that really is what I would call loyalty." Rainbow Dash replied while stuttering a bit.

"Yep. Anon is a really good friend. Isn't he, Rainbow Dash?" Sunset said as she continued to pat you on the back while giving you a friendly smile.

As Sunset asked this, Rainbow Dash darted her eyes to the side while slouching a bit as it seemed like she looked sad.

"Yep. He really is a good friend, Sunset." Rainbow Dash replied with a sad tone.

"Thank you, you two." You replied. "You're both good friends, too."

The three of you then turn your attention back towards the sunset. Fifteen seconds later, you started hearing sniffling on your left. You then looked to your left and noticed that tears were running down Rainbow Dash's face and it looked like she was going to cry. 

"No, I am not." Rainbow Dash quavered. 

"Rainbow Dash?" You replied as you looked at your sniffling friend with a look of concern along with Sunset.

"I am not a good friend." Rainbow Dash repeated again as she was slowly starting to cry. "I teased you, I gave you anxiety attacks, and I tried to make you do something embarrassing in front of your crush. And what do you do to me? You tried to help me get Zephyr Breeze off my back, and you still treat me with respect."

"Rainbow Dash..." You say your friend's name again as you witness her sadness.

"I AM NOT A GOOD FRIEND TO YOU, ANON!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she was now really crying. "I DO THESE MEAN THINGS TO YOU BUT YOU STILL TREAT ME LIKE I'M A GOOD FRIEND TO YOU! ANON, YOU'RE A REALLY GREAT PERSON AND A REALLY GREAT FRIEND! YOU DESERVE A BETTER FRIEND THAN ME!!!"

You and Sunset watched as Rainbow Dash started bawling into her hands as she was seriously mad at herself for the way she treats you. As you watched this, you really felt sad from watching Rainbow Dash cry that you too started to produce tears in your eyes. But of course, you knew that this was no time for that and you needed to help a friend the same way that Sunset helps you. So you tapped Rainbow Dash on the shoulder to get her attention. Rainbow Dash then removes her hands from her faces as she looks at you with her crying face. You then immediately pulled her into a hug since her hands were not in the way.

"Anon? What are you..." Rainbow Dash asked as you tighten your embrace around her.

"Rainbow Dash, I forgive you. Now please let me help you feel better." You said with a determined tone.

"What?" Rainbow Dash asked again while still clearly crying.

"You can apologize to me all you want in a bit. But right now, let's focus on making you feel better." You said as you begin to instruct Rainbow Dash on what to do. "Now, I what you to hug me and take slow deep breaths through the nose and out the mouth."

"Um... Okay." Rainbow Dash replied as she wrapped her arms around you and then started taking slow deep breaths.

"Good. Now keep doing that until you feel like you've calmed down." You said as you continued to be determined to make Rainbow Dash feel better.


 
After about five minutes of hugging Rainbow Dash while she takes deep breaths, you two finally separated after Rainbow Dash told you that she feels like she has calmed down.

"How do you feel?" You asked.

"I feel a little better." Rainbow Dash said as she stare down at the ground while resting her face on her hand. "But I'm still upset at myself about how I take you for granted."

"What do you mean?" You asked as Rainbow Dash has a confession to make to you.

"A couple of minutes ago, I was sitting in my room reading some Daring Do books to help me take my mind off of all the stuff that happened to me last night." Rainbow Dash explained while still staring at the ground in depression. "A lot of things happened to me last night that were very embarrassing that I just couldn't stop thinking about them, especially the moments where Zephyr Breeze harassed me. And when I thought about those moments, I was also thinking about you, Anon."

"Me? Why?" You asked again.

"Because when I thought about those moments, I also thought about that embarrassing dare I made you and Sunset do."  Rainbow Dash said as she then looked at you. "And that anxiety attack I made you have while teasing you, as well as those other moments where I teased you." Rainbow Dash then took another deep breath as another sign of her sadness. "And it made me think that with everything embarrassing that happened to me last night, I deserved all of it for how I treated you." Rainbow Dash then placed her hand on your shoulder. "Anon. The reason why I came over hear was not only to thank you, but also apologize to you. So, I'm sorry for everything that I did to you yesterday. And if there's anything that you want me to do to make it up to you, I'll do it."

As Rainbow Dash apologized to you, you smiled warmly and then gave Rainbow Dash another hug.

"Rainbow Dash. Thank you." You said while hugging Rainbow Dash. You then separated yourself her and then looked at her. "But before I say anything else, I want you to understand two things."

"What?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"First, I don't mind you teasing me since we all tease each other at times. Just make sure you don't do it too much and be considerate of my feelings." You said as you were making your points. "And second, everything that happened to you yesterday, you did deserve. Except for those moments with Zephyr Breeze."

"Huh?" Rainbow Dash asked while looking at you with confusion.

"Rainbow Dash, the way he treated you was something that no one should have to put up with." You replied in a serious tone. "He harassed you, and he embarrassed you by doing all that in front of your friends which made you cry. Not to mention, he didn't even express the slightest bit of shame while he was treating you that way, especially considering he was doing all that in front of his own sister! What I tricked him into doing with those fire ants was well deserved payback!" You then looked down at the ground and took another deep breath as you were starting to get frustrated. You then looked back at Rainbow Dash "Rainbow Dash. If he ever bothers you again, I'll take care of it."

"You really will?" Rainbow Dash asked softly.

"Of course. Anyone who mistreats my friends will pay for it." You say with determination.

"Thank you, Anon." Rainbow Dash replied with a warm smile. "So, what do you want me to do to make it up to you?"

"Rainbow Dash, all you have to do for me is just be the same great person and great friend that Fluttershy says you are." You say as you turned your attention back to the sunset. Rainbow Dash then looks at you with a puzzled look.

"What? I'm offering to do something for you to make up for how I was such a jerk to you, and you want nothing?" Rainbow Dash asked while sounding confused.

You didn't answer Rainbow Dash's question as you were being distracted by the sunset that you weren't paying attention to what was going on around you.

"Hey, Anon! I'm asking you a question!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she was trying to get your attention, but to no avail.

"What a guy, ain't he?" Sunset asked Rainbow Dash while you continued to look at the sunset.

"Yeah. He's so awesome that it eats me up inside when he tells me that I don't have to do anything for him." Rainbow Dash replied to Sunset.

"Don't worry about it, Rainbow Dash." Sunset said. "I'll you need to do is just improve your behavior towards Anon and he'll definitely look past those moments where you treated him poorly." Sunset then wrapped her arm around you and then rest her head on yours. 

"Really?" Rainbow Dash asked while looking at you and Sunset. "If that's all I need to do to make it up to him, then I guess that's fine with me." Rainbow Dash then patted you on the back while smiling at you.

As you weren't paying attention to Rainbow Dash patting you on the back, you then suddenly realized something that you had in the fridge since Rainbow Dash's presence made you remember that.

"Hang on a sec, girls. I'll be right back." You said as you rushed into your house to quickly get something. You then came back with nine bottles of fizzy cider, which were three for you and three each for Sunset and Rainbow Dash.

The pupils in Rainbow Dash's eyes expanded and her mouth hanged open as she saw what you had brought outside. 

"CIDER!" Rainbow Dash shouted with excitement as you handed her three bottles. 

You then handed Sunset three bottles and the sat back down on the lawn.

"Thank you, Anon." Sunset said.

"Yeah, thank you so much, Anon!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed while hugging you.

"You're both welcome." You said proudly. The three of you then raised your bottles. "Cheers!"

"Cheers!" Sunset and Rainbow Dash said as the three of you clinged your bottles together and then drank them. 

The three of you then continued to watch the sunset together while drinking fizzy cider. As you all did this you started talking to yourself in your mind.

"Man. What a great way to spend a weekend after such an anxious slumber party." You said to yourself while drinking your cider. "Even though what happened yesterday had moments that I thought were behind me at this point, it still ended up overall being a very fun night. And even though my worst fear about that Truth or Dare game became a reality because of Rainbow Dash, I was able to get through that dare just fine thanks to Sunset. I have a feeling that I'm gonna be invited to more sleepovers in the future, and of course we'll all be playing Truth or Dare again at all of them. And while that does give me a bit of a bad feeling, I'm sure Rainbow Dash will now try to tone it down when it comes to that game. And if she really does, then I honestly can't wait until the next sleepover to play that game."

You then stopped thinking to yourself to tell Rainbow Dash something.

"Hey, Rainbow Dash." You said to her.

"Yeah?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I can't wait until we play Truth or Dare again at the next sleepover." You said.

"Me neither." Rainbow Dash agreed. "And next time, I'll try to go easier on all of you."

"Thank you." You replied.

"Yeah. Thanks." Sunset said to Rainbow Dash.

"I am so glad to hear that Rainbow Dash will try not to be so rough on all of us when we play that game again." You said to yourself as you went back to thinking in your head. "That means I have nothing to worry about for the next slumber party. All of the ones in the future will be a lot less anxious for me."

You then stopped thinking to yourself as you then spent the next few hours chatting with Sunset and Rainbow Dash while watching the sun go down and drinking cider. As you chatted with them, you still couldn't help but continue to express excitement to them for the next slumber party since the one from yesterday was very fun and the next one will be a lot less anxious to you. Much to your relief, there's no doubt in your mind that yesterday's slumber party will go down in the history of your life as the most anxious slumber party ever.


The End