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// Epilogue:  Departure Day 
// Story: Rivet's First Love 
// by StormLuna 
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Five days had passed and while Rivet did have to work on all but one of those days, he had been able to spend a fair amount of time in either the resort although on one day the two spent one day in Rivet's house watching movies.  One thing he was certain to do was keep her out of the 110+ degree heat since she had heat stroke on the day that he met her, which was the day they decided to be a couple. 

When the day arrived that Sunny and Izzy were set to return to Maretime Bay where they were going to college, Sunny felt depressed, very depressed.  During their final breakfast her depression was clearly visible and Rivet was going to ask her about it, "Sunny, are you ok?  You seem really down this morning." 

She put her leg around him as she began to have tears running down her face, "No, I'm not ok.  It is just that I have to go home and leave you, the pony I love." 

Rivet returned the embrace and replied, "I know how you feel, I'm going to miss you too.  For the first time in my life, I have love and now you're going to be going back home." 

Izzy threw in a suggestion, "I have an idea.  Sunny, after we finish this semester maybe we should like totally transfer to the university here in Las Pegasus.  That way you and Rivet could be together and I like wouldn't be away from my only non-unicorn friend because you know that nopony else out there likes me since I'm a unicorn." 

Sunny liked the idea but knew that it wasn't just one of those things that could happen easily.  She sighed, "Izzy, I love the idea but I don't know if we'd just be able to get into the dorms just like that during the middle of a school year." 

Rivet had an idea cross his mind, one that caused him to smile, "Sunny, Izzy, I'm not hurting for money so I could buy a three bedroom house and all of us could live together.  Nopony would have to be parted from one another, each of us would have our own bedroom and I'm sure transferring to the university here shouldn't be too big of a problem." 

Both mares were in a state of shock over his suggestion.  Sunny asked, "Really, you'd do that for the two of us?"

Rivet replied, "Of course I would."  He looked deep into Sunny's eyes and continued, "Sunny Starscout, you have brought something into my life that I never imagined, you have brought love into my life.  The very thoughts of us being parted like that are heartbreaking and I do not want to see you and Izzy be parted if you were to move out here to be with me." 

Sunny's eyes grew wide as she took in everything he offered, especially the part about a three bedroom house.  She threw another hug around him and exclaimed, "I love the idea and the very thought that you want us to each have a bedroom makes me happier!  It shows me that you aren't just wanting to get me in bed, it shows that you truly love me." 

Rivet replied, "I would never even think about trying to get a mare into bed with me."  He paused for a moment before continuing, "To be honest, I don't think a couple should sleep together until their wedding night.  I know I may sound old fashioned, very old fashioned but that is how I believe." 

Sunny again hugged him, "And that is exactly what I'm looking for in a pony, an old fashioned pony who believes in true love, not lust!" 

Izzy then chimed in, "This sounds wonderful Sunny but aren't you like worried about what your parents will think about you hooking up with somepony other than an earth pony?  I have a feeling that they'll totally not like it.  They are upset enough with me being a unicorn and we're just friends." 

Rivet added, "Sunny, I really don't want to drive a wedge between you and your folks so I'd understand....." 

Sunny interrupted, "Rivet, if they can't accept the fact that you're the pony I love then they'll have to deal with it.  All the males back home are colts who want to get mares into their bed the night they become a couple but you're a stallion, a stallion who holds the same beliefs I do.  Even my parents did the deed the night they became a couple, most ponies didn't do that in Imperial Equestria." 

Rivet felt bad that she was going to choose him over her family but could tell that she was being dead serious, that she truly was going to pick him even if it meant that her parents would be upset with her.  He replied, "Well maybe someday I can meet your parents and they might not think so bad of me once they meet me." 

Sunny was a bit skeptical of this though because her parents were racist, very racist.  She sighed, "I wish but they are horribly racist.  They hate pegasi, they hate unicorns even more and they don't even want the names of the princesses of the past mentioned in the house because they were Alicorns.  I brought them up one time and they referred to the Alicorns of old as a cancer that deserved to either die or get assassinated." 

Rivet sighed, "Wow, that is bad.  I know a decent amount of the unicorns here in Las Pegasus distrust the other tribes and the unicorns up in Canterlot are filled with hate but that much hate?  That sounds downright terrible."  

Before Sunny could respond Izzy would interrupt, "Sunny, it is ten.  Our train back to Manehattan leaves in like an hour, we better get there so we don't like miss the train." 

Sunny sighed, "Ok, we better get going." 

Rivet offered, "I can walk you two over there so that we can spend as much time together as possible." 

Sunny embraced him again, "Oh thank you Rivet, that means so much to me!" 

The three then headed to the train station and arrived a half an hour before the train was set to depart.  As they were waiting for the time to board, Sunny and Rivet stood there in a tight embrace.  Neither one wanted to part ways but when the train pulled into the station Sunny knew she had to leave.  She broke the embrace and began to cry, "I'm going to miss you so much Rivet.  The rest of this semester is going to drag by because all I'll be able to think about is you." 

Rivet replied, "Sunny, you have to do your best if you want to get accepted to the university here.  It will only be a couple of months and by then, I'll have a place for all three of us and the two of us can begin a new phase in our lives, a truly wonderful phase." 

Sunny kissed him and said, "I really look forward to that but I'm going to miss you a lot." 

Rivet replied, "I'm going to miss you too Sunny.  You  have no idea how much I love you." 

Sunny exclaimed, "I love you too Rivet." 

The conductor then yelled, "All aboard,  next stops are Omareha, Baltimare and Maretime Bay." 

The two gave one another one more kiss before Sunny yelled, "I have to get going, I love you Rivet." 

Rivet yelled, "I love you too Sunny." 

As Sunny and Izzy boarded the train, Rivet felt a great amount of sadness.  The one mare that truly loved him and saw him as more than just a chance to become royalty had headed home.  He knew that the next two months would be tough on not just him but Sunny as well.  He did know one thing though, he knew that he was going to have to buy a house for him, Sunny and Izzy within two months so they'd have a place bigger than his current one bedroom to live in.  He thought to himself, "Being apart is going to be tough but it will give me the time to make sure our lives are perfect, patience is a virtue."