//------------------------------// // Old Friends, New Problems // Story: I Finally Found The Mare of My Dreams // by Vinyl Scratch289 //------------------------------// Finally I was able to pick myself back up. Still with tears running down. "You ok Deathwing?" All three queried "Yeah for now. Sorry you had to see me like that." We got up and walked back to the cart where everypony else was. Hoping they don't ask me why I broke down like that. We are about thirty minutes out from Canterlot. I was happy I would get to see my good friend Camrashy. Me and him have been best friends since flight camp. Nicest guy I meet there and the shyest. The train comes to a loud stop. I was back in the capital of Equestria yet again. "Okay all of us can go to the castle now or walk around a bit." Twilight suggested. "Um... Twilight I came here to see my friend Camrashy I'll be at the castle." I commented "Um... Mind if I come with you Deathwing?" Fluttershy requested. "I see no harm in it Fluttershy." I answered. She let out a smile and came with me. As we walk up to the castle doors we were stopped by two guards outside. "Hault! What is your purpose here?" The guards ordered. "We're here to see Camrashy." I stated. "Oh Deathwing. Come right on in. She with you?" "Yeah." As me and Fluttershy walked in I noticed Luna and Camrashy and walked up to them. "Hey Death hows life been for you?" Camrashy said. "Its been good. Finally found a mare I like. Shes not here but I did bring your cousin Fluttershy here. What about you two?" "Its been okay." They both responded. Fluttershy quickly hug Camrashy. Happy to see the one cousin that didn't treat her like trash. He was the main pony that treated her like she meant something. "Its been what a year now since we talked Death." Luna said. It was nice to talk to people who were like family to me. Treated me like it too. "It has." I said letting out a smile. "So whose the mare that you like anyway?" Camrashy said. "Its not that important is it?" I said and started to look behind me noticing the others walking in. And smiled one I saw Rainbow Dash. "It isn't I just want to know." Camrashy said noticing the others. "What isn't important?" Rainbow Dash said looking confused. "I-its nothing." I chuckled nervously. Something about being around Dash makes me nervous. Like I'm gonna slip and screw up and her find out that I like her. "You sure?" Dash asked. "Yeah. Just about somepony I like. That's really it." I said hoping she wouldn't ask who. "This I want to know." Rarity squealed with excitement. I just out a sigh. "Some other time. I don't really want to say here." I muttered. "Okay. Later today maybe?" Rarity pried I looked down and said under my breath. "Its something I don't want to really talk about." "What was that?" Rarity asked. "N-nothing." I sighed starting to look a bit depressed. Hoping that she'll just leave e alone. I knew that once I told her it'd start up a lot of drama. And that's something I want to avoid. Drama isn't a thing I like anyway if it starts up with anything I will most likely walk away from it. It's just something I can't stand. "Am I making you upset asking? If I am I can just leave it be." Rarity said. I was relived that she would just let it go. "Hey Cam my stuff still here in the castle? From the room you let me use while I was here." I spoke. "Yeah. Same room and same as you left it. And just asking. How many knifes do you collect?" Camrashy asked. "That's why I was asking I was gonna move 'em to my house in Ponyville." I replied. "When did you move to Ponyville?" Luna asked. "About a day ago. Glad I made the money to be able to." I said. I started to have a smile on my face thinking about how life's been going after I moved to Ponyville. "You still having toughs nightmares?" Camrashy and Luna asked. "Yeah. Its gotten worse but I'm slowly getting over 'em. The screams still haunt me but I'm fine." I said. "Least there getting better." Luna said looking a bit depressed. "Hey Luna whens game night gonna happen again? I asked hoping to be able t change the subject. "It's in about a day or two. Why you up for a challenge again?" She asked with a smirk on her face. "Yeah. Just haven't had the time to come down and play." I said. "We can right now. Just for old times sake." She said still smiling. "Oh your on." I said with a smile. "Anypony else want to join in?" Me and Luna asked. "Why not. Already here and never went up against Luna." Dash said. "I guess I will." Camrashy said. The rest shook their head and walk around the castle. Guess its just us then. Me and Cam against you and Dash?" Luna said. "Sure." We three replied. I tried to hide a smile. We all walked into Luna and Camrashy's room and as we did I noticed my room and a few knifes on the floor. I said to myself "Damn it again? Who keeps going though all of my knifes when I'm away?" Dash notices my room and stops to look at it. As she does I stop with her to pick up the knifes that feel. "All of these yours?" She looked at them in amazement. "Every last one of 'em. Been collecting 'em since I was just a colt." I said in annoyance. "Am I aggravating you or something?" She said looking tad depressed. "Not at all just every time I come here a few of 'em are on the floor or the bed is all" As I say it I grab one and throw it at the target on the wall. She looked at it in amazement. Guess shes never seen anypony able to throw a knife perfectly to a target and hit the bulls eye. "What never seen somepony throw a knife or something? Its the one thing Luna can never beat me at even with magic." I said smiling. She was speechless. I handed her a knife. "Want to try and throw one?" I asked her. She shook her head no. And as she did I threw it at the sane target. As I did I walked over and pulled them out and began sharpening them. "Want one?" I asked. "No thanks. I got plenty of my own stuff." She said. "Alright." I said and continued to sharpen them. As I finished I got up and walked to Luna and Cam's room. "Death could I ask you something?" Dash said a bit upset. It killed me to think she was. "Go ahead." I said "Who is the mare you like?: My heart dropped. I didn't want to lie to her and I don't want to ignore her and make her think that I hate her or anything. She noticed that something was wrong when she asked me. She hugged me it was enough to say that I didn't have to tell her. It was also the most passionate one I ever got from a pony. After all I never did know my parents. "If you wish you could tell me another day." She said looking happier than I've seen her before. It brought a smirk to my face. It was hard to make a pony like me happy, but something like this. It was great. I wanted to hide it that I liked her. I feel like she never could like somepony like me, but what am I gonna do? Find a way to make her like me? That's not something I'd do never would either. If she doesn't then okay. I'll have to move on. Wait what am I saying? Its not like me to think like this. What am I doing? I let out a small sigh hoping she wouldn't hear it. Thank celestia she didn't. "Hey Dash. Um... Later you want to go somewhere?" I asked. "What do you have in mind?" My heart started to race. I didn't want to screw up. "Any where you want." I said. "Hmm. That's new most colts that ask me out or just hang out want to go somewhere they want." She said. I smiled after she said it. After all I know its not important where I go and hang out with others. Normally to me its where they want to go. I don't make others go to place I want to unless they want me to chose. Its just me. "Wait Death are you asking me out?" She said with curiosity. "What? No. Just friends. I barely even know you Dash." I was right I barely knew about her. I wanted to know more about her before I tried anything. "Okay. Well we could watch a movie or something later." The sadness in her voice said it all. I kept it down. Killed me on the inside to hide something to her. I knew it was for the best for now. Until its time to actually ask her. "That's fine. Like I said Dash its up to you." I was starting to slip up. I tried to keep my cool. Deep breaths Death. She wont realize if you keep your cool. Just try and calm down before you say anything again. It'd be terrible to screw up now. You've done good so far. Don't let it get to you now.