//------------------------------// // Confessions // Story: Some Redemption // by Cupzy //------------------------------// "Yer darn tootin' that ya got some explainin' too do Twi! We was worried sick about ya!" Applejack exclaimed, still looking at Storm menacingly. "Well, I suppose I should start at the beginning..." Twilight said. She started to explain everything that happened after Storm "kidnapped" her, she was still avoiding the facts about their relationship. Rainbow and Applejack shot menacing glares at Storm whenever she talked about his past. Twilight eventually got around to explaining the incident with Redblade, and what was happening between him and Celestia. She also explained how Storm's past was related to all of this. Then she reached the big moment where she had to explain Celestia's pregnancy. Once Twilight had announced it, everypony's jaw fell to the floor apart from Pinkie, who had a large smile plastered across her face for the full duration of the explanation. Rarity had simply fainted when Twilight announced it and Fluttershy wasn't far off from doing the exact same thing. Rainbow attempted to look uninterested to no avail. Applejack simply sat in silence with her mouth open. "C-Celestia's... Pregnant?!" Shouted Rainbow. Twilight gave a solemn nod. Pinkie couldn't hold it in anymore, she jumped into the air, surprising everpony in the room. She danced around the library, random explosions of confetti from seemingly nowhere appeared. "OHMYGOSHCELESTIA'SPREGANTOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMY GOSHIHAVETOPREPAREAPARTYFORH ER!" Pinkie shouted. Twilight ran over to her and planted a hoof firmly on her mouth. "I was about to say that the Princess probably doesn't want anypony to know about this until necessary. Got it?" Twilight said. Pinkie nodded, making a muffled "Okey dokey lokey " before Twilight released the hoof from her mouth. "I still have some trouble believing all of this..." Rainbow said to herself. Applejack was shaking Rarity's hoof trying to get her to wake up. "Wait just one minute. What's all this got tah do with this stallion over there?" Applejack said, pointing an accusing hoof at Storm. "Buck..." Twilight thought to herself. Storm stayed silent and looked at Twilight, giving her a nod. "...*Sigh* Alright girls, maybe I haven't been completely honest with you all..." Twilight said. All of the ponies in the room apart frown Storm and Rarity looked at Twilight in a confused manner. "What do you mean Twi?" Rainbow asked. Twilight let out a large gulp. "Me and Shadow St- Well, he's called Storm... Me and him... We..." Twilight trailed off, much to the groups disappointment. "Come on Twi! It doesn't take a genius to know that you're friends with him now!" Rainbow said. Twilight let out a larger gulp. She shuffled her hoof along the floor nervously. "M-Me and Storm... We..." Twilight continued. "Come on! Spit it out already!" Rainbow shouted. This seemed to push Twilight over the edge. "I'M IN LOVE WITH HIM!" Twilight shouted at the top of her voice. Applejack suddenly had to deal with two separate unconscious mares on the floor. The room was silent, Twilight shoved her hooves in front of her mouth, hoping time would retract itself. Applejack let out a nervous cough and Rainbow was looking around the library, desperate to find something that would ease the tension. Pinkie tried to look excited, but failed to do so. "Is... Is that true... Storm?" Rainbow asked, avoiding eye contact with anypony. "I would like to think so." Storm replied. Twilight's left eye was twitching, still unsure of what her friends actually thought of the situation. A loud slapping noise was suddenly heard. Storm, Twilight and Rainbow turned around to see Rarity and Fluttershy starting to wake up, with several bruises on their faces. "Oh my... That was... Exhilarating..." Rarity said, she looked around the room to see the awkward expressions on everypony's face. "Did I... Miss something?" Rarity asked nervously. Fluttershy was hiding behind her pink mane, trying to avoid any participation in the discussion. The whole room stayed silent, and Rarity let out a nervous chuckle. "Rarity... Twilight... She uh... "Likes" Storm..." Rainbow said. "Well, friendship is quite a big achievement considering that he tried to murder Princess Celestiaaaaaaaoooh my goodness Celestia is pregnant isn't she?" Rarity said, remembering what Twilight had told her. "Not "Like" as in "Friendship" Rarity..."Like" as in..." Rainbow trailed off as Rarity became more wide-eyed. "O-Oh... I s-see..." Rarity flustered. Twilight had started to shed some tears, and Storm had gone over to comfort her. "Twilight was worried that you wouldn't want to be friends anymore after... What happened..." Storm explained. Although knowing him for a few days, Storm's eerie way of speaking still unsettled the girls. "Was that the reason she wanted to follow you onto the train?" Rainbow asked. "I assume so." Storm replied. "We'd never be mad at you Twi. That's what friends are for!" Rainbow said. Upon hearing this, Twilight perked up slightly, looking at the girls with a warm smile, with leftover tears still running down her cheeks. "T-Thank you everpony..." Twilight said with a sniffle. "An' look on the bright side Twi. Ya'll got a special somepony now!" Applejack said. Twilight blushed slightly at Applejack's comment. "But the point still stands. Celestia is well... Pregnant... I believe that we have a bigger issue on our hands than me alone..." Storm said. The girls exchanged glances and nodded at each other. Everyone suddenly shot a cold glance at Pinkie Pie. "Pinkie, could you PLEASE not tell anyone about Celestia's pregnancy?" Twilight asked. Pinkie nodded her head. "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Pinkie recited. Everpony breathed a sigh of relief. "In any case, I believe this meeting has come to an end. You can all return to your homes." Twilight said. Storm and Twilight both waved goodbye to everpony, but not before Rainbow walked straight up to Storm and grabbed his throat. "You seem like a nice colt, but if you break Twilight's heart then they'll NEVER find your body. Are we clear?" Rainbow said. Storm would have naturally harmed the mare at that very moment, but he managed to hold his anger in. "I'd like to see you try..." Storm muttered under his breath as Rainbow walked outside the library. "So what did you think of the girls?" Twilight asked. "They seem rather nice, although I feel that Rainbow Dash and I will be the death of each other..." Storm said jokingly. Twilight giggled, shortly followed by a loud yawn. "Well, I think that I'm going to go to sleep, It's been a long day." Twilight said. "I think I will sleep as well. Hopefully we can receive some insight from Celestia tomorrow." Storm said. Twilight nodded. Storm walked upstairs towards his bedroom, only to be stopped by Twilight before he could open the door. "Who said that you had to sleep in there?" Twilight said with a giggle. "As far as I'm concerned, the only time we slept together in the same bed was simply because all the other rooms were reserved." Storm said jokingly. Twilight let out another giggle and pulled Storm towards her bedroom playfully. Realizing that escape was nigh impossible, Storm got into Twilight's bed, facing the ceiling. It certainly wasn't as comfortable as the hotels in Canterlot but it was obviously still quite an expensive bed. Storm reached over and turned out the lamp next to the bed. After a few minutes, as he expected, Storm felt Twilight's warmth on his side and two forelegs wrapped around his body. Storm couldn't help but smile at the display of affection. "Good night Twilight." Storm said. "Good night Storm." Twilight replied.