“Twilight, wake up…”
“Ugh…” Twilight moaned painfully, rolling onto her side.
“Come on Twilight, get up…”
“Five more minutes mom…”
There was a chuckle, and Twilights eyes shot open. Confused she rolled back over and looked at the unicorn lying next to her. She nearly jumped out of bed when she saw him, and quickly she backed away from him, “W-who are you? And what are you doing in my bed?!”
The stallion let out another laugh and looked at her with a concerned look. “Did you have a little too much to drink last night? It’s me, Orion!”
Her jaw dropped and she rubbed her aching head. What in Celestia's name happened last night?! Orion?! I don’t remember meeting him! I don’t even remember going to the bar!
She looked back at him and she had to admit, he was attractive. His coat was a dark blue, and his hair was jet black. Looking down at his flank she noticed his cutie mark was several bright stars, connected together with white lines forming a brilliant constellation.
“O-Orion?! But, what happened last night?!”
He grinned revealing his pearly white teeth, “I guess you did drink a little too much last night… We met at the bar, remember? We sat there talking for awhile before we came back here, and I must saw that was quite an, interesting night, to say the least…”
Oh Sweet Celestia. She didn’t, she couldn’t have! She placed a hoof against her head and sighed. But was this really that bad? She had the stallion of her dreams-
Discord. That's when it all came back to her, the meeting, his proposal, the deal... This was the stallion of her dreams, a hunk of a pony that was madly in love with her. This was what she wanted, she had almost half expected for Discord to come up short on his end of the bargain.
But he hadn’t, she had a lover now… She had the thing she had dreamt about for so long, she could finally be happy. She could be normal like the rest of her friends.
“O-oh yeah! Now I remember, sorry my memory is a little fuzzy…” She giggled awkwardly. “So um, Orion, would you like some breakfast?”
“I just finished making it before I came up to get you!”
He really was the stallion of her dreams...
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Twilight couldn’t remember a happier morning, the two of them ate a delicious breakfast, and he even fed her a few bites himself! As they finished up and washed the dishes, Spike descended the stairs, crying out at the sight of the unknown pony.
“Who’s he?! And what is he doing here?!” The little dragon nearly jumped out of his scales.
Grinning slight Twilight explained, “This is Orion, my coltfriend! I met him last night, right?”
“Yep, I was so lucky to meet you… I’ve never seen such a gorgeous mare.” He complimented, gently kissing Twilights cheek.
She blushed a bright red and smiled. “Well um, we were just going to go for a walk, so we’ll be back soon!”
“Bu, what?” Spike said, hardly believing this was actually happening. “So you mean you finally met somepony for once?!”
“Yes…” She snarled, “Now let’s go, it’s a beautiful day out today!”
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Twilight smiled as she walked beside Orion, not knowing the last time she was this happy. The lonely, depressing thoughts that had surrounded her and wounded her so badly were finally gone. Instead they were replaced with joy and happiness, she finally wasn’t alone.
The two gazed at the scenery as they walked by, admiring all the pretty clouds and trees. It was so lush and natural at the outskirts of Ponville, it’s what made it so much nicer then the bustling cites of Canterlot or Manehattan.
As the two continued their walk along the old stone path, a pegasus from above perked her head up. Voices had woken her up from her slumber, and she was upset that her usual noon nap was interrupted. But when she looked down to find the disturbance her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
It was Twilight, and she was with a stallion. Rainbow Dash pinched herself to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. She wasn’t, but this couldn’t be happening! Twilight, with a stallion?! The thought was absurd, she had been alone for so long! Wondering what possibly could be going on; she jumped up from her cloud and rushed over to them.
“Well, after gaining my degree from Hayvard University I set about looking for a job straight away. I actually ended up joining Professor Burben's team, and as you might know-”
Twilight's eyes lit up like diamonds, “You were part of Professor Burben’s team?! He and his studies uncovered so much information on the aging of stars, they practical wrote the book on it! He’s one of the most influential astronomers in modern history!”
“Yes, he is quite the wise man. It was an honor to have-” Orion was cut off as a Pegasus swooped down.
“Twilight! Just what are you doing out here with this handsome hunk of a stallion?” She questioned, eyeing the unicorn with interest.
“Rainbow Dash! I’m surprised you’re up, you’re usually having your pre-lunch nap by now!”
“Well yeah but I woke up early… Enough about that, what’s your name handsome?” She turned her eyes to the stallion, almost completely ignoring the unicorn.
His smile grew into a snarl, “Orion… I’m Twilight’s coltfriend…”
“Coltfriend? You two are going out?” Her jaw fell open and she looked at them with wide eyes.
“Yep! He’s great isn’t he?” Twilight grinned.
“You can say that again…” She bit her lip as she looked him over hooves to head.
Orion’s snarl grew into a cold glare, and he sounded annoyed. “Let’s get going Twilight; I liked it better when it was just the two of us…”
“Oh if you say so! See yeah Rainbow Dash!” The unicorn waved, completely oblivious to her friend’s lust for her coltfriend. They left quickly, leaving the Pegasus slightly jealous and upset.
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“I promise that you’re going to love it, trust me!”
“O-okay, if you say so….” Twilight said awkwardly as she stumbled around, Orion trying his best to lead her forward with his hoof.
“Alright now one…two…three!” He ripped off the blindfold from her eyes and she nearly jumped in excitement.
“Oh my gosh! Romeo and Juilet, I’ve wanted to see this ever since it came to town a month ago! But how did you get tickets, they were completely booked when I tried!” She squealed as they entered the long line of ponies waiting to get into the theater.
“Well, I kind of know the manger here… We were friend’s way back in the day, so it was easy to get tickets! We even have our own personal viewing box!” Orion grinned.
“Oh my gosh! This is going to be amazing!” Twilight yelled louder then she would have liked, gaining a few annoyed stares. She couldn’t contain her excitement as the line continued to move, and before long they finally entered the ornate theatre.
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“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.” A gorgeous, long haired pony said from her balcony.
“Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” A well groomed stallion replied, gazing up at the beauty with an intense love visible in his eyes.
“Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though…”
Twilight sat with an attentive look, watching the ponies below with undivided attention. “Oh such beautiful words… William Shakespony really is one of the greatest poets of all time, none other can compare!”
“I know.” Orion said, not taking his eyes off of the actors. “His words are so deep and poetic; the love between Romeo and Juliet is shown so beautiful it’s as If you can feel it yourself.”
For the first time since the show started Twilight took her eyes off the stage and turned her attention the stallion beside her.
“Orion, you’re everything I ever dreamed…” She smiled, resting herself against his shoulder.
“As with you Twilight… You’re the mare I always wanted, smart, cute, and you have such an appreciation for art.”
She closed her eyes in bliss as she felt his comforting skin against hers. She felt safe, protected, loved…
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"A glooming peace this morning with it brings; the sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; some shall be pardon'd, and some punished: For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Prince Escalus finished, the stage turning dark and being met with a storm of applause.
“That ending gets me every time… It’s just so sad and tragic…” Twilight sniffed, wiping a few tears from her eyes.
“Yes… It’s so tragic how in the end their close love killed them… They never deserved any of that.” Orion replied, stroking Twilght’s mane as her head sat in his lap. She looked up and gazed into his dazzling blue eyes.
“You have such beautiful eyes…”
“Not as pretty as yours, dear Twilight.” They were left gazing into each other’s eyes for a moment, before they leaned in and kissed.
Twilight closed her eyes in ecstasy as her lips met his. She let out a soft moan, and the next few seconds were some of the happiest in her life. She was completely unaware of the loud world around her as dozens upon dozens of ponies applauded the performance. The love that Orion felt for her was so apparent, and she began to see that she wouldn’t die alone. She had finally met somepony.
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Twilight closed the door to her bedroom, and quickly collapsed on top of her plush, comfy bed. She let out a happy moan and rolled onto her back, loving the feeling of relaxation that surrender her as she lay there.
“So, enjoying yourself so far Twilight?” A voice asked, causing her to turn her head in fright. Lying in an unsupported floating hammock was Discord who had a relaxed smile plastered on his face.
“Discord! What do you want? I thought you said you were taking your side of the deal a long time from now! A very long time!” She barked, outraged that the Draconequus had lied to her.
“Twilight I am offended! Did you not take my word seriously? I haven’t come for my prize just yet; I merely came to see if you were satisfied with your side of the deal! Really, I thought you would have appreciated me more for all I’ve done for you…”
Surprised that he wasn’t deceiving her she dropped the angry glare. “Oh well… Orion is more then I could have imagined! He so sweet and charming, and intelligent and…” Twilight was lost in her fantasies as her mind wandered.
Discord let out a deep throated chuckle, “Well I’m glad to hear that! I don’t like dissatisfied customers you know…”
“Well… Is that all?”
“Yes, actually I really should be going. Things to do you know. Well, goodbye my dear Twilight! Enjoy your time with Orion… Every last minute of it…” He grinned evilly, tenting his fingers ever so slightly. After a few seconds he snapped his fingers and vanished.
Today was someday… Probably the happiest I’ve ever had… I can’t wait to spend another with him… She grinned, closing her eyes and surrendering herself to sweet, golden slumbers.