//------------------------------// // A Blossoming Romance? // Story: Destined for Chaos // by ChaosknightRB //------------------------------// A Blossoming Romance It won't take as long I said. It'll be faster I said. Maybe I should have told myself I was an idiot... It was now only half an hour before Chase had to meet Twilight. Four hours of sleep. Who would have thought those stupid dresses took so long to make? Chase shook his head as he focused on the mirror in front of him. Right, still a...Pegacorn. Chase looked at the toothbrush that had been laid out on side of the sink for him, then at his hooves. "How the heck am I supposed to do this?" Chase stepped out of the bathroom. "That was so much more complicated than it should have been." Walking past Rarity's room, he could see she was still asleep. "Who're you calling a marshmallow?...." he heard her say softly. She dreams about marshmallows? Weird... Chase dragged himself out through the front door as he made his way towards the library. His eyes weighed heavily on him as he struggled to stay awake. He saw a few passersby noticed him and began whispering to each other, but Chase was far too tired to care. He simply walked forward dragging his hooves along. Chase was suddenly startled as he collided face first with something. What the-? He looked in front of him to see he had run into a door. The door to the library in fact. Whatever, at least I'm here. Chase simply opened the door and walked in as he saw Twilight putting a few things in a pack. "Hey Twilight." he said groggily. "Hi Chase, ready for your meeting with the-" Twilight stop as she got a good look at him. "You look awful! Are you feeling alright?" "I'll be fine. A quick bite to eat and I'm sure I'll be back on my feet- er, hooves in no time." "Well it is almost noon. I'll have Spike make us up a quick bite to eat." she looked around for the small dragon before finally yelling, "Spike!" Spike came walking down the stairs moments later, a blanket in hand and rubbing his eye. "You called?" "Spike, I thought I told you to wake up almost two hours ago." He just shrugged. "Ugh, never mind. Can you make me and Chase up something to eat real quick? We're headed off to Canterlot shortly." The baby dragon gave Twilight a thumbs up as he yawned and headed for the kitchen. A few minutes later Spike came back with two plates with a sandwich on them. Well at least the food here has been pretty normal so far. Twilight levitated the sandwich over to her as she ate it floating mid air. Spike placed the other on a nearby desk. Chase walked up to the plate, looked his hooves, then back to the sandwich. Looks like we're doing this the ol' fashioned way. Chase sat down by the desk and began taking bites out of the sandwich, simply leaving it on the plate as he did. He suddenly heard Twilight nearly spit up her food as she began laughing at the scene. "Chase," she began. "what in Equestria are you doing?" Chase responded by holding his hooves up with a bemused look on his face as he swallowed down another bite of the sandwich. Twilight shot him a confused look. "You do know you can pick it up right?" Now it was Chase's turn to be confused. "I don't know any magic remember?" She held up her own hooves in a mocking manner. I don't get it... Twilight rolled her eyes as she walked over to the plate and picked it up with a hoof. Chase looked with a degree of astonishment. "What...how...you...hooves?!" She placed the plate back down and took a step back. "Now you try." Chase reached out a hoof and tried picking up the plate, but found that no matter how hard he tried they would not grip it. After failing several times, he turned to Twilight with a look of frustration. "You used magic didn't you?" She shook her head. "No, I just picked it up." She picked the plate up again. "Like this." ...I quit! Without a second thought, Chase simply dove in and ate the remainder of the sandwich in a frenzy of gnashing and snarls. Twilight stared in shock as Spike began laughing hysterically. Chase put a smile on his face as he gulped down the last bit of the sandwich. "I think I'm gonna do just fine here." There was a knock on the door. Twilight opened it be met with a large white pegasus in golden armour. His stature gave him a very intimidating presence as he stood nearly a foot over her. "Miss Sparkle," he began as he gave a polite bow. "we're here to bring you and one guest to Canterlot." Twilight nodded and levitated a saddlebag full of books onto her back. She and Chase stepped outside to see a finely made white and gold chariot being pulled by two other pegasi that looked identical to one that had knocked on the door. Chase noted that the pegasi were giving him a suspicious look as he walked towards the chariot. Just keep cool. They're just bringing us to see the princess, not to beat the high holy hell out of us. Just...stay...calm. He took a deep breath as he tried to give his most reassuring smile. This seemed to work as they turned their attention away from him. Twilight stepped up onto the chariot first and sat down. Chase was about to follow in suit as he was stopped by a familiar voice. "Chase, wait for me!" it called out. He looked around to see Rarity running towards them wearing a pack much like the one Twilight held, but with the symbol that was on her flank stitched onto the side. I'll have to remember to ask about those tattoos, or whatever they are. She slowed to a stop by him gasping for air. One of the pegasi walked over to her with a very serious look on his face. "I'm sorry Miss Rarity, but we have strict orders to only bring these two. I'm afraid you cannot come along." Still exhausted, she nodded. "I-I know," she said breathing heavily. "I just have something I need to give to Chase." Chase gave her a confused look as Rarity used her magic to bring out a violin case. "My violin!" he said surprised. "I can't believe I nearly forgot it. Of all the dumb things for me to do...thanks Rarity." Chase picked up the instrument and placed it on the chariot. Rarity shuffled her hoof on the ground in front of her for a moment. "There is one more thing." she said as her pack opened again. This time, she pulled a red scarf out with her mouth. The material felt remarkably soft and light as she wrapped it carefully around his neck. "I didn't have time to thank you properly for your help last night, so I made you this for your trip." Rarity's expression changed from her usual calm demeanor to one of sadness as her eyes began to water. "I know that you probably won't be coming back, so I wanted to give you something to remember me by." "What? I...oh, right." Chase recalled the reason he was going to meet the princess in the first place. "Thanks Rarity. We've only known each other for a bit over two days and yet you've done so much for me. I don't even know what to say...I-" Rarity put a hoof up to his mouth and paused him. She leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek, leaving a slight bit of lipstick behind in the process. With that she smiled at him and walked away. Chase stood in the shock as she left, raising a hoof to his cheek. Did...that just, happen?