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// Don’t Touch Me, I’m Murphey’s Law 
// Story: The Princess and the Sentry 
// by Neroson40 
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	FlashSentry
First thing that went wrong, the place I was going to take her to was packed. Having a personal connection to the proprietors yields no advantage in these situations, at least I didn’t like it to, in fact the lucky break we had of getting the next open table for two was mostly on the part of Twilight’s status as Princess… I really didn’t want that, I was planning to try to give her a day away from the royalty treatment.
“Yeah… sorry about that,” I said. She looked at me with a lopsided smile.
“It’s fine,” She said. “At least we got in.”
“I was kinda hoping you wouldn’t be treated like a Princess for at least one day.” I looked down and despondently read the menu. She seemed to understand, and put her hoof on mine.
“I’m telling you, it’s fine!” she assured. She made me feel a little better… though my pulse was increased exponentially.
We ordered our meals, two BLT Paninis (With hay bacon, not real we don’t have that kind of digestive system) and avocado spread on the side. After that we went for a walk in the park to talk.
“So, Flash,” She asked her fiftieth question. “I heard that the past five years were… not the best for you, mainly because you can’t fly… can you tell me about it?” I couldn’t bear to tell her the whole story, so I made something up.
“I was drafted into the guard with fully functional wings. My first assignment was to get the previous mayor of Ponyville out of a burning building. The job was a success, but an OJA or On the Job Accident caused three out of four nerves in my wings to stop working.”
“That sounds awful!” She said. “And… not at all realistic.”
“What do you mean?” I said getting nervous.
“Mayor Mare has been in the Mayoral office for the past ten years.” And there goes my alibi.
“Sorry, Twilight, the real experience was very traumatic,” I explained. “I don’t want to talk about it.”
“I see… I understand.” She didn’t talk any more about it, and I didn’t ask anything personal about her. I think I embarrassed myself enough when I faceplanted on the road over a stray root. She just giggled, I looked up and smiled pathetically with blood dripping down my muzzle. “Oh! Are you alright!?”
“Here, let me help with the nose,” her horn started glowing and her magic made the blood stop flowing and disappear. She lifted her head to see the results, and I swear, I never saw a more beautiful sight than her eyes up close, and I saw Rainbow Falls on a field trip as a foal. I wanted to kiss her. I wanted to feel those lips on mine, but… I couldn’t. Not after those spectacular fails. I got up, gathered my two remaining shreds of dignity, and took her back to the palace.
“Flash,” she said before I went back to my room. “I… had a lot of fun…” shock took over my face as that sank in. “I’d like to do this again, if that’s okay with you.” What could I say but yes?



Shining Armor
Sentry came past my office looking tired, not even bothering to stop. I stepped out to see what was wrong.
“She asked me out again,” he said before I could say anything.
“How is that bad?” I asked.
“I showed her the worst time you could possibly show a mare without meaning to!” okay I’d have to talk to her about it, and ask why. Maybe before she left tomorrow.


	
Twilight Sparkle
“I swear I was trying!” I told Cadance. I had already told her everything about the date, but she was convinced that the date was a dud.
“I never said that it was your fault did I?” I thought about it. The main reason I asked him out again was because he was funny and caring, as shown through the events of the date. But was he trying to be funny? …hopefully not with the nosebleed, that would be cause for some major concern. Looking at the whole date from his standpoint and taking out the possibility that he was trying to be funny… well that-no… well maybe the-no… okay it was failed on his part, and I didn’t know whether to be sorry I gave him a second chance to embarrass himself, or happy because I gave him the possibility to show me a better time.
“What… Have I done?” I said staring at Cadance.
“Don’t freak out!” Cadance said. “if you think of this as a bad thing… it’s gonna be a bad thing.”
“Okay… I’m calming down.”
“When is your next date with him?”
“We were gonna discuss that before I left tomorrow.”