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// Bouquet by Knight of Lycaeus  
// Story: Magic of Love: A Twidance Prompt Collab 
// by ArguingPizza 
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by Knight of Lycaeus
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Engulfed in her magic was a bundle of flowers that she had just received from Twilight as part of the birthday gifts she had brought over. It was a pleasant change to see the lavender unicorn, it had been a while and her job as an ambassador for Equestria meant she was often out of the country. She had returned to Equestria only a few days ago, in time to celebrate her birthday although the lavender unicorn had shown up with gifts a day early, her birthday was tomorrow.

“Thank you, Twilight although my birthday is tomorrow.”

“You’re welcome and I remember but”, Twilight hesitated, “I thought I could bring them over early and spend some more time with you. We don’t see each other very often these days.”

Cadance reached a foreleg over and hugged the the unicorn, “You’re right we don’t. I wish we could however but I’m usually aboard and even when I come home to Canterlot there might not even be time to see you. It’s also nice to find you somewhere other than buried in the Royal Archives, perhaps this is like before when you declared yourself the Queen of All Books.”

Twilight blushed, “Oh very funny, yes the mare who loves being buried in books and you who has to rescue her every time. This sounds so much like a fairy tale of a damsel and knight minus the dragon.”

She had yet to open her gift, that she would save for tomorrow but she turned back to the bouquet intent on placing in a vase, the bouquet consisted of a large cherry blossom as the center, her favourite flower, surrounding it were purple lilacs. A pretty combination of purple and pink and an unusual choice too, for many flowers all had different meanings. Cherry blossom could mean beauty and purple lilacs…. She did a quick double take, yes these were purple lilacs; purple lilacs were popular in Equestria to represent…. first love. She looked again, the colours of the flowers matched her coat and Twilight’s and Twilight likely knew what these flowers meant. Twilight may have been inept at social interactions but she had knowledge at her disposal, she either knew it or could find it.

‘She has a crush on me, this is unexpected but welcomed. I knew we were close when we were younger and I had realized we shared something special especially after she had left for Ponyville but I didn’t think I would have tried anything this soon. Maybe in a few months when I would be returning to Equestria for an extended stay but not now. I had no idea that she might have felt the same though but it’s hard to figure out when we can’t see each other very often.’

She turned back to Twilight who was shifting from hoof to hoof.

“You know what these flowers means right?”, her hopes rested on the following questions.

Twilight hesitated on answering but eventually nodded.

“Twilight, do you mean this?”

This time she answered, “I-i do. I-i’ve tried to s-say something for a while now but I wasn’t sure what or when….”

At this Cadance leaned in to kiss her, “I think I feel the same, so should we give this a shot?”