A gentle pressure of a circle shaped object poked me in the shoulder, awakening me from my slumber. My eyes opened up to see Night Glider standing in front of me, a bag strung down her side with the strap around her shoulder.
“Oh, hey” I said croakily, giving a small grin.
“Hello” Night Glider said happily. “I’m back”
“Yeah I can tell dat” I said as I pushed myself off of the lounge and onto my feet.
“You still excited about tonight?” Night Glider asked while walking to her room up the stairs.
“Still am, don’t you worry” I reassured. “What did you buy today?”
Night Glider paused and looked back. A goofy grin on her face. “Oh just stuff” she joked.
“Like?” I asked.
“Surprise” Night Glider giggled.
“Yeah, well anyway I’m gonna have a shower and just try and look nice” I said, walking up the stairs behind her towards the door to the bathroom.
“Yep, okay then” Night Glider hummed as she trotted into her room, closing the door behind her.
I walked up to the bathroom door and turned the shiny brass handle, granting me access to the bathroom and the shower which lay within. Slowly, I took my clothes off and underarm threw them into the corner next to the sink cabinet. Opening the shower door and hopping inside, I turned the hot water tap first and then the cold. Adjusting the temperature to suit my needs.
“Fuckin hate dis problem, fuckin every time can’t get de temperature right” I mumbled to myself in frustration. It bugged me because it always happened whenever I had a shower. I could never get the margin between boiling water and nearly ice.
Finally, I managed to get the water the right temperature and proceeded to wash myself. Grabbing a bottle of lavender scented shampoo and squirting some into my hand before rubbing it vigorously through my hair.
Suddenly, I heard the shower door open. Startling me slightly.
“Fuck, who’s dat?” I asked, a little bit jumpy.
“It’s just me” Night Glider’s voice floated through the steam.
“Uh, what are you doing in here?” I asked, noticing her calmly stepping inside the shower. Quickly, I thrust my hands down to cover my genitals. What was she doing in the shower?
“What? Am I doing something wrong?” she asked warily as she froze in position. The front part of her hair starting to soak with water that bounced off of my chest.
“Well um” I stuttered, embarrassed. “Why are you in de shower with me?
“What’s wrong with it? I did it all the time with my friends” Night Glider said, smiling as she moved fully into the shower, brushing my leg with her mane as it started to drip down her shoulders with water.
“Uh, it’s kinda weird and ” I half-shouted.
“Oh come on, I gotta have a shower too you know and this makes it quicker” Night Glider protested, nudging me with her slicked shoulder.
“Oh fine” I gave in. “But no peeking at me, alright?”
“Yeah yeah” Night Glider giggled, thrusting her face into the warm cascade of water. The droplets soaking into her fur and making it matte in colour. I turned around so my back was facing Night Glider and removed my hands from my crotch. Exposing my manhood to the wall.
“So” Night Glider started. “What are your thoughts about tonight? Are you excited?”
‘Not a good idea to bring up a conversation while staring at my ass. That’s reserved for fucking’ I thought to myself, chuckling at the dirty thought that sprouted out of that previous thought. Then I thought about the thought before the dirty thought and realised something. 'Wait' I thought, 'Ain't it me who's supposed to be looking at her ass and not her looking at my ass. Then that would consider me a male stripper. Why the hell am I even thinking about this?!'
“Uh yeah, yeah you could say I’m excited” I said nonchalantly, breaking out of my inner monologue session. . Which was pretty hard to do considering the predicament I was in.
After an embarrassing shower which sprouted many odd conversations I politely asked Night Glider to hop out so I could finish my shower.
“Oh alright” she huffed, cautiously stepping out of the shower as to not slip on the floor. She grabbed a towel from the rack and began to dry herself. Her fur fluffing up to make her look slightly bigger, it made her quite adorable and even more huggable. She walked out into the hallway and down to her room. Forgetting to close the door. I stepped out the shower to close it for her.
“Well dat was weird and random” I said to myself. Did she literally just walk into the shower with me? Possibly to catch a glimpse at my junk.
I turned both of the taps off and the water flow stopped, bringing with it a chilling coldness that swept over my body. Quickly, I grabbed the other towel off of the rack and dried myself hurriedly so I could get some clothes and warmth onto my body.
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I walked out of the bathroom, dressed in my usual attire which consisted off a pair of denim jeans, which had been slightly worn out from numerous weeks off not being washed, and a polo shirt topped with a tan leather jacket. I looked down the far end of the hallway at the living room clock. Six thirty.
“Good’ I thought to myself. Feeling refreshed and cleansed after a decent shower. Even though my clothes were shouting out the exact opposite. I walked over to Night Gliders room and knocked on the door.
“Yo Night! It’s time to go now” I called.
The door opened in front of me and I nearly gasped at the sight before me. Night Glider, decked out in a black dress with sparkling frills at the end. The dress tapering to her body shape perfectly.
“Wow, you look…genuinely stunning” I said, sitting there staring at her like a goof affixed with his crush. Wait.
“Why thank you. You look good to” Night Glider cheerily said. A blush slowly making its way to her cheeks as her eyes looked away from me. “We better get going, Octavia told me there’s gonna be a big show of some sort tonight at the bar we’re going to”
“Well let’s go den” I cheered.
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“So dis is de place?” I asked inquisitively, my tongue shredding itself to pieces with so many horrible ‘d’ sounds. I pushed my glasses back up to cover my eyes fully.
“Yep” Night Glider said. “Ready to get drunk as hell”
I breathed a sigh of content. “Oh I am. Come on, let’s go in”
Night Glider agreed and trotted close beside me. Her side brushing my leg. I pushed open the door to the bar and walked inside. Immediately being greeted by flashing strobe lights and rave music playing at full volume. The floor underneath me vibrated with the bass coming from the speakers mounted to the roof. This worried me. I wasn’t much of a party person. I just liked to get either high or drunk as fuck.
“Looks good huh? I probably shouldn’t have turned up in this though” Night Glider said, flicking her head back at her dress.
“Yeah I guess so” I said. “You should’ve got something a bit more, party-like”
Night Glider chuckled slightly. “Hey there’s Berry Punch”
“Where?” I asked, as Night Glider pulled me by the arm to the bar. Me stumbling with her.
“Hey Berry!” Night Glider called over the music. Berry Punch, who was a dark pink colour with darker pink in her mane, turned in our direction as I crashed forward onto a seat with Night Glider following without fail like I’d just done.
“Oh hey Night!” she exclaimed with a smile on her face. See looked at me and the smile was replaced with a look of inquisitiveness. “And who’s this?”
“Hi” I gasped, winded from the near fall. I took my sunglasses off and took a second to breathe. “Name’s David”
“Oh hi David! Are you Night Glider’s friend or something?” she asked.
“Well actually, he’s taking me out tonight on a date” Night Glider laughed, bringing an embarrassed feeling over me.
“With this party. You’re probably looking to get laid tonight” Berry Punch joked.
“Probably” Night Glider laughed with her. I was the only one not laughing, just sitting there like a loser. Maybe a drink will spice things up.
“Yo Berry Punch! What drinks you got? Do you have uhh, can you get me a. You know what, surprise me” I asked. Berry Punch smiled and turned around to begin making my drink. Grabbing various ingredients and liquids from the counter and mixing them into a cup, I don’t know that much about mixology so I had no idea what she was doing.
“So what do you think?” Night Glider asked, grabbing my attention. “You like this place?”
“Yeah I do. I don’t like de rave aspect though” I said, keeping an eye on Berry Punch’s magic with the mixing. Her hooves working their magic on my alcoholic beverage.
“I think it’s alright, I come here sometimes with friends” Night Glider said, flicking her mane back over her shoulders and out of her vision. “You should’ve seen how drunk we’ve gotten”
“I can only imagine what it was like” I grinned.
“Yeah, Octavia can tell you about that night. She’s not that much of a drinker but that night, man, we lost all maturity.” Laughed Night Glider, “Heck if we both got bucked I can’t remember!”
Berry Punch chuckled before calling, “Hey David. What size glass do you want? , over her shoulder.
“Ah, regular or something around dat” I requested. She nodded in agreement and pulled a large beer glass off of a shelf.
“Fuck” I exclaimed.
“What?” Night Glider asked, turning her head away from the DJ and towards me.
“Oh, it’s just dat glass” I said, pointing towards the glass with my index finger.
“Oh right, it is big. Sure you can handle it?” Night Glider asked with a smirk. “Is the normal glass too large for ya?”
“Bring it on. You not asking for a drinking contest are you? Cause if you are, oh boy are you asking for it” I chuckled.
Her eyes shrunk to half-lidded, “Okay then, you’re on pal. What do you want to bet?”
“I ain’t bettin anything, just want to see how drunk we both get”
“Okay then. Hey Berry!” Night Glider called. Berry Punch turned around and looked towards Night Glider. Flicking her slightly upwards as if to indicate a ‘Yeah?’ response.
“Can I get a margarita please?” Night Glider asked, hanging on the ‘please’.
“Coming right up” Berry Punch called back, turning back to her mixing table, or whatever you call it.
I noticed the Dj switching to another song with a more bassy vibe and a more solid beat. The stool underneath me vibrating with the low ends of the track.
“You liking the music here?” Night Glider asked, snapping me out of my music analysis session.
“It’s alright, not my taste though” I responded.
“I love it, come here” Night Glider asked as she hopped off of the stool and walked towards the dancefloor where a couple dozen ponies where having the dance fever. She turned around and motioned for me to come closer, a warm smile on her face.
“Why?” I asked, not wanting to attract attention by dancing beside ponies that were half my height.
“Oh come on, I know you want to” She begged.
“Nah, sorry” I hesitated, lifting a hand in denial. Night Glider let out an exaggerated and loud sigh that closely resembled a moan but with a hint of exhalation in it. That is what a sigh kind of is.
Berry Punch turned around with two glasses on a platter, balanced carefully on her hoof as she walked over to us and placed it down on the table. Alerting Night Glider that our drinks were ready. She came back to the table with an annoyed look on our face and sat back on her seat.
“Oh yeah” I exclaimed with a smile. “Drink up!”
I grabbed the glass and inspected the liquid contained. A dark brown in colour yet slightly clear, resembling muddy water without other chunky bits in it. I tipped the glass and felt the alcohol pour down my throat before nearly coughing it back up.
“Oh fuck! Dat’s strong” I sputtered, coughing into my other hand. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Night Glider giggling to herself. Spurring me to drink up more.
I tried a little more slowly this time, keeping the beverage in my cheeks before carefully allowing it down my throat in small amounts at a time. The drink burned my throat as it went down the hatch but left a sweet aftertaste that matched the likes of strawberry or raspberry.
“Who!” I exclaimed, emptying the glass and slamming it onto the table. “Dat’s a good taste. Hit me again”
Berry Punch nodded her head with a soft smile and turned to begin the process of my next drink. I turned my head and saw Night Glider mimicking my slamming motion with her glass which was completely empty. Her gaze turned to me as a confident smile grew on her face.
“You’re on” She exclaimed with bravery.
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Me and Night Glider stumbled through the doors of the bar with the world spinning around us. Obviously by how we were walking, any stranger could tell that we both were very drunk. Everything around us was blurry to the point that it was un-recognisable and we both couldn’t exactly tell where we were going.
“Ohhhhhhh fuk miiiiiiii” Night Glider trailed, nearly crashing to the ground face-first.
“I now riht” I mumbled, reaching out with my hands to touch empty air.
“Do you ‘hic’ know the way bak?” Night Glider asked, struggling to stay up straight without wavering slightly.
“Uhhh yeeeeaah” I said in a haze as I started to walk to the corner that was near the cigar store that I’d passed earlier today. “This waaye”
Little did I know that Night Glider hadn’t followed me simply for the fact that she’d passed out on the cold ground. So I continued to the corner about to turn it. Suddenly, a dark, black figure cloaked in an equally black gown jumped out from the corner and landed on the ground in front of me. The figure raised a single hoof and blew a strange powder into my face. I stumbled backwards and clasped my hands to my face.
“Ou wot te” I exclaimed. ”Woah”
Everything in my field of vision started to change colour as I fell on my back, weakness and paralysis taking over my body. All of my senses shut down except for sight as everything that I could see began to fade to black.
Before I fell unconscious I heard a muffled chuckled, and then hoofsteps sounding quieter and quieter as the figure ran away down the street.