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// Day Off 
// Story: Repeat 
// by FanofAwesomeness 
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	Rainbow Dash had been in the hospital for a while and there wasn't much to do. Twilight Sparkle looked around the library, wondering what she should do. Everything was done for the day.
Nightwolf came into the library saying, "Knock, knock."
"Hey, Nightwolf," Twilight answered. "How's Rainbow doing?"
"Better," he said. "She can leave tomorrow."
Twilight looked at him wonderingly. "So why'd you stop by?"
Nightwolf looked at Twilight, trying to say something, but no sound came out.
After a few extra seconds, Nightwolf cleared his throat. "I'm here to check out a book," he said. "I'm looking for the 12th installment of Fetlock Holmes."
"The one where Holmes finally meets his nemesis?" Twilight asks.
"The great Professor Morhayarty," Nightwolf said. "It's my favorite one."
Twilight glanced around the library and quickly found the book in question. "Here you go," she said giving him the book.
"Thanks," he said. It looked like he was going to try to say something else, but he shook his head and turned away to leave.
"Is it about Hearth's Warming Eve?" Twilight asked.
Nightwolf froze. "It's nothing-really," he said, trying to avoid the subject.
"If you ever need to talk to somepony," Twilight said, leaving the sentance open.
"Thanks," Nightwolf said again.
The door shut and Twilight looked around the room. "That actually isn't a bad idea," she mumbled to herself, walking over to the Fetlock Holmes series, picking up the first one.
She opened the book, beginning to read. The words all blended perfectly, creating a mental show. The great Holmes deducting the most outrageous conclusions from the smallest of details. It was so engaging.
A small noise alerted Twilight to the presence of her young assisstant. "This just came in for you," Spike said, holding up a scroll.

My Dearest Twilight,
I have heard about your recent troubles and have decided to give you a break. You can't seem to give yourself a break, so I'll give you one instead. Thiis is a royal order to let yourself relax. Take a day or so off to recover yourself.
Your teacher,
Princess Celestia.

Twilight looked around the room, finding it darker than she had expected. "What time is it, Spike?" she asked.
"It's probably past midnight by now," he replied. "I didn't think you'd still be up."
Twilight looked around again. "I guess it's time to get some sleep, then."
With that, she fell asleep on the floor.

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Twilight woke up with a bad headache. The wooden floor of the library wasn't the best spot to sleep in. The book wasn't a bad pillow, though.
The letter from the previous night lay open on the floor. Twilight picked it up and started to put it with the others when she noticed a small lump in the paper. "Well that's going to make it hard to file away," she mumbled, slipping it onto a shelf to be organized later.
A knock on the door startled Twilight. She moved quickly down the steps to the main library, hoping her mane wasn't in too bad shape.
The door opened to reveal a cyan face. "Hey, Twi," Rainbow Dash said, turning her face towards the librarian. "I wanted to stop by to-"
She stopped, a sudden smile sprouting on her face. She started laughing heavily, falling to the ground.
"What?" Twilight said, slightly annoyed.
"Have you seen your mane?" Rainbow said through chuckles. "It looks like you were hit by lightning. Twice."
"It's good to see you can still make jokes after coming out of the hospital," Twilight said. "Why don't you come in and find what you're looking for while I go clean up."
Rainbow pulled herself off the ground and stood up, trying tnot to continue laughing. She walked past her friend, waiting for the door to close before bursting into another fit of laughs.
"Yeah, yeah," Twilight said, moving back up the stairs. She pulled a brush out and ran it through her mane a few times.
When she came back down, a few books were on a table and Rainbow was looking for a specific one in the non-fiction section.
"You could've just called for Spike," Twilight said, startling the pegasus.
"Sorry," she said. "I didn't really want anypony to know what I was looking for. And I really don't want spike to find out."
Twilight cocked her head. "Why would you come to a library then?"
Rainbow looked back. "Because the sign said closed and I knew you would let me in," Rainbow said. "I figured you wouldn't tell anypony. You're a great friend like that."
"Alright," she said, looking around. "What do you need?"
Rainbow looked around nervously as well. "I was thinking about getting a book of magic for my brother," she said. "He helped me through that whole ordeal."
Twilight looked at Rainbow as if she had sprouted a horn. "Why would you want to hide that?"
"Because I don't want anypony to think I've gone soft," Rainbow admitted. "I basically threw him out of the family. I have a reputation to maintain."
"It would only show that you care for your family," Twilight explained. "There's nothing to be ashamed of in that."
Rainbow Dash looked at her friend. "Could you just get me the book?"
"Here," Twilight said, handing over a book. "You really should just say something. He is your brother after all."
"Yeah," Rainbow said, walking out of the library. "Thanks Twi."
The door closed and a small sound echoed through the library. Twilight couldn't quite tell what it was. It sounded like... Laughter?
Shaking the thought from her mind, Twilight moved back to her desk only to see her calendar had gone missing. All of her checklists had disappeared as well. "Spike!" she called. "What happened to all of my plans?"
Spike came down the stairs. "I moved them so you wouldn't try to disobey Celestia," he explained. "She said to take a day off, remember?"
Twilight sighed. "I guess I could go for a walk..."
"Yeah," Spike said. "Just try to keep yourself from working. You do way too much of that."
"I'll go for some breakfast, then," Twilight decided. "I should just let myself enjoy this."
Twilight left, heading toward Sugarcube Corner. She would be able to say hello to Pinkie Pie while she was there if Pinkie wasn't off throwing one of her crazy parties.
Upon arrival, Twilight noticed that the breakfast rush wasn't quite in yet. Silently thanking her good timing, she was seated and had her food within minutes.
Eating silently, she could see and hear almost anything that happened if she tried to. She could hear a bustle of ponies beginning to gather around the restaurants for their morning so they could eat and head off to work.
There was a slight shuffle from behind her and she turned to see who it was.
"Oh, hello," Twilight said, greeting the grey colt in front of her. "What are you doing here, Nightwolf?"
"Hey," he replied. "I was just stopping by to eat something and noticed you were over here alone. Thought you might want some company.
Twilight motioned over to the other chair, inviting him to sit. "So what did you want to talk about?"
After a slight hesitation, Nightwolf answered. "I just thought we should talk. It helps get the day going."
He ordered his drink and waited for any conversation to start. There was no conversation starter, so he just let the silence reign.
Twilight was the one who finally broke it. "Have you ever danced?" she asked.
"Dance?" Nightwolf scoffed. "Me? I'll dance when Tararus has a bottom. I don't dance. Ever."
"Why not?" Twilight asked.
"It's just not my style," Nightwolf said. "I've never really gotten into dancing. Why do you ask?"
Twilight turned slightly, trying to hide her face some. "The Gala was coming back around I was wondering if you would go with me," she said.
Nightwolf chuckled. "That's months away. I try to avoid things like that, anyways."
Twilight tried hard to hide her disappointment. "I understand."
The rest of breakfast was in silence, until something else happened. The laughter rang out quietly again. "Did you hear that?" Twilight asked.
"Hear what?" Nightwolf asked back. "Are you feeling alright? You're acting a little odd."
"I'm fine," she said, glancing around.
"You seem a little more like me. That's not a good thing," Nightwolf said. "What's wrong?"
Before Twilight could answer, there was a slight tremble. The ground shook and dishes shifted across the tables.
Nightwolf moved quickly, taking action before anypony else knew what was going on. He jumped across the room and looked out to the streets. He muttered somethin and the restaraunt stopped moving. There was a soft light coming from around it. Looking at the rest of the town, the same light was keeping the other ouses still.
The ground continued to tremble, gaining strength like it was some sort of monster. It kept moving for a few more minutes, then stopped again. The light faded and the houses seemed to rest.
Nightwolf stood there for a few seconds before falling down, completely exhausted. Twilight ran over to him and checed to make sure he was safe. When she couldn't feel him breathing, she yelled.
"Somepony get help!" she screamed. She closed her eyes, wishing he would just get up.
When she opened them, she was face-down on her book in the library.