Author's Note: Okay, should've done this a long time ago, but oh well. Down below is an image I'm putting of Sunny Rays for anyone who hasn't seen her. Now, on with the story.
It's Friday! It's Friday! Bleck, I hate that song and ponies who play or sing it, especially when it really is Friday. Curse you, Rebecca Buck!
But enough of my pointless ramblings. Yes, today is Friday, the day Sunny and I planned to finally hang out together after over four months of working together. If I didn't already make that clear before. And to just make things even more clear, we told Dash all about it and she said she's cool with it and understands nothing is gonna happen. I don't need a repeat of the incident that happened while visiting my parents.
I'm thinking of taking Sunny over to Club Pon3 and hanging out there. Get to know each other, hang out, maybe even some dancing. Sounds like fun to me.
I punch out of work as Sunny waits over by the front entrance. "Ready to go, Blue?" she says.
I turn back and smile. "You bet."
As I walk over to her, Dash joins us. "Have fun, you guys. But not too much fun. Remember, Blue, I'M the number one mare in your life."
"Do I detect a hint of jealousy in your tone?" I say in a smartflank voice.
"Me? Jealous? Pfft, yeah right!"
I go over to her and we do a quick kiss. "Don't worry. You were right when you said you were the number one mare in my life."
"Good. Well, I gotta go. See ya later." she then trots out the door.
Call me a perv, but I stare at her rump as she walks out. Yeah, she's DEFINITELY the number one mare in my life. I actually start drooling a little bit.
"Blue?" Sunny says, waving a hoof infront of my hypnotized face. "Blue!"
"Uh? W-What?" I say as I snap out of my confusion.
"You can make googly eyes at Dash later."
"I was not!"
"Whatever you say, lover boy. But let's just go already."
"Fine. Sure, I've already got just the place in mind."
"Then lead the way."
As you may expect here, nothing much really happens as we make our way out of the office and down the streets to the club.
I then get an idea. "You know, it'd probably be easier if we fly there."
Sunny starts getting nervous. "Um, I prefer taking the scenic route. It's just so nice to walk by all the nicely decorated buildings."
I give her a suspicious look before shrugging. "Alright, your call."
We continue our uneventful walk for a bit as we reach the club.
I go over to the front door and hold it open for her. "Madam."
She giggles before waking through. "Thank you, kind stallion."
Oh yeah, I've got swag when it comes to the ladies.
As we step inside, Sunny takes a look around at all the lights, the ponies dancing, and the interior in general. "Wow. This place is awesome. I always liked the outside, but I've never actually be inside here before."
I walk up next to her and smirk. "Well, then you're in for a real treat."
"I can see that."
"Come on, let's go start off with a drink."
"Sounds good. I'm feeling thirsty actually."
"Guess I've got wind and psychic powers then."
I get another laugh out of her. "You're such a dork."
"Yeah, but you gotta admit I'm as cool as dorks get." I reply in a smug tone.
She laughs again. Like I said, swag.
We take a seat up at the mini-bar and order some drinks, non-alcoholic of course. I don't want to go on another drunken walk, nor do I want the hangover afterwards.
"Well, well, well. Look what we have here." a voice says from behind us.
We turn around to see Ice and Vinyl. "Oh, hey, guys." I say.
"Hey, Blue. Who's your friend?" Ice says.
"This is my co-worker, Sunny Rays. Sunny, these are my friends, Ice and Vinyl."
"Nice to meet you both." she says.
"Same to you."
"Yeah, always cool to meet a new friend." Vinyl says. "So, what are you two doing here?"
"Just hanging out. First time we've actually done so since we started working together."
"That's cool." Ice says. "No pun intended. Anyway, you two have fun. Vinyl's gonna put on a show while I hang out backstage."
"That's 'cool'. Pun intended." he groans at me. "Hehe, anyway, see ya."
The two of them walk off, leaving Sunny and me alone again. "They seem nice." she says.
"Yeah, they are." I decide to get to know her a bit more, seeing now's about a good a time as any. "So, Sunny, tell me about yourself."
"Well, like I told you, I went to school and lived in Fillydelphia as a kid."
"It's always sunny in Fillydelphia, I guess."
"Ugh, I hate it when ponies use that joke."
"Okay, sorry. Continue."
"Alright. When I was little, I always dreamed of acting."
I raise an eyebrow at that. "Acting? But your cutie mark is the sun behind two clouds, and you work at the weather office. Shouldn't that mean your talent is weather?"
She sighs. "You'd think so, huh? Actually, it's supposed to be a metaphor. My mother always told me meant I was always meant to shine bright, I just needed to get myself out in the open. Out from behind the clouds."
"Wow. That's deep. So, why didn't you act?"
She starts getting sadder. "I tried, but my shyness when I was little made me always choke up during auditions. I still can't get over it to this day."
"Man, that sucks."
"Yeah..." she starts trailing off, thinking over something. "Blue, can I tell you a secret?"
"Sure."
"You promise not to tell anyone?"
"I swear." I say, placing one hoof over my heart and the other straight up.
"Well, you wanna know the real reason I didn't wanna fly over here?"
"Yeah, why is that?"
"I can't fly."
I'm slightly shocked by her answer. "What?"
"Both of my parents are earth ponies. I just happened to get the gene for pegasus. My parents couldn't teach me, and we couldn't pay for a tutor, so I never learned."
I see a tear roll down her cheek. I go over to her and put a hoof on her sholder. "Sunny, that's terrible."
"Yeah, it is... It's why I'm stuck working the front desk all day." she says, now becoming even more sad.
I take a hoof and wipe the tears from her face. "Hey hey, don't go crying on me. I'd hate to see such a nice mare like yourself cry."
She looks at me, giving me a weak smile. "Really?"
"Yeah, of course." a thought of how I can help pops in my head. Call me crazy, but I'm really gonna do this. "Would you like it if I taught you how to fly?"
Her mouth gapes at my question. "Blue, are you serious?"
"Sure, I'm serious. I wouldn't ask if I didn't mean it."
She pulls me into a hug. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
I return the hug happily. "Anytime."
The rest of the day goes well. We drink, we joke, we even do some dancing out on the dance floor. It's great. After a while, we decide to head home.
"Thanks a lot, Blue. I really appreciate all you're doing for me." Sunny says.
"Hey, it's no problem. It's what friends are for.
We have another hug before departing to our homes. As I come home, I find Zephyr and Drax chilling out as I often find them doing.
"So, how was it?" Zeph asks.
"It was good."
"So, you didn't majorly screw up or cause any damage?"
I plop down on the couch and rest my forelegs behind my head. "Ha. You just jealous of my swag with the ladies."