When I wake up, I feel something in bed with me. Oh yeah, that's right. I spent the night at Dashie's house. She's still asleep. I think. I give her a kiss on the forehead and start to get out of bed. Might as well make breakfast.
"Where do you think YOUR going?" Asks a very sleepy Dash. Guess she wasn't asleep.
"Well, I THINK I'm going to make breakfast."
"But... never mind. Go ahead. I guess." What's she so disappointed about? I can't stay in bed forever. Although that WOULD be nice... I head into the kitchen to see what I can make. I take a look through the cabinets and stuff. Guess I'll make pancakes. I'll use a family recipe.
After some serious pancake making, I go back into Dashie's room, to find her waiting for me.
"Hey Lightning. Those pancakes smell great!"
"Thanks! It's a family recipe. But, I had to change a few ingredients..."
"Should I be worried?"
"I don't think so..."
"Breakfast in bed too? Lightning, you shouldn't have."
"I know. That's why I did it." She laughs a little and then makes a little more space for me. I made quite a few pancakes, but it shouldn't be bad. I know that I can finish it if anything is left over. I start to feed her at first. Kinda like a baby. But as a joke of course.
"I can feed myself you know... But I don't mind it at all." I chuckle and continue to do so. When I start to eat my pancakes, she tries to feed me. But, being me, I quickly stuff a whole pancake in my mouth without making a mess. Rainbow's jaw drops.
"What? You didn't know I can speed eat?" I ask with a smirk.
"There's a lot of stuff I don't know about you... apparently." I can only chuckle at this. When I finish my pancakes, I take the plates out in the kitchen. I come back to find Rainbow Dash waiting for me. "So got any plans today?" She asks me casually.
"Not really..." I sit next to her on the bed.
"Cool! I didn't mention it, but my parents are visiting today." She scoots a little closer to me.
"Oh. Alrigh- wait, WHAT!?" I'm not sure how to feel about this. Her parents visiting? What will they think of me?
"Yeah, I kinda expected you to react like that. Don't worry though. They'll probably like you if you just be yourself... at least, my mom will." Well that's just BRILLIANT! I don't have to worry about her mom but her dad? This is Sunset Shimmer all over again.
"Hey, they aren't visiting until later. Much later." She has that look in her eyes. The same look from last night. The one that made me a bit nervous. But she just leans in for a kiss. So of course I give her that kiss. Then we kinda start making out. Again. At least there aren't random ponies around to see us this time. We stop to catch our breath.
"Ya know, you're a really good kisser." I kinda blush in response. Seriously, how DO you respond to that?
"Uh, thanks." Is all I can manage to say. But I feel like I'm forgetting something. Something VERY important. That deals with my house...
"Hey Dashie?" She looks at me. Hey no blush. I guess she's used to me calling her that. "I fell like... I forgot something at home. Something super important. Not sure exactly what though..."
"Been there. You can go ahead back home then. I DO kinda have to prepare for the visit anyway."
"Alright. See you then."
"Yep." I give her a hug and a quick kiss before I leave. I take off flying as I go home. But, the more I think about it, the less it feels like I forgot something. The feeling is still there but it's a felling I haven't felt in a LONG time. A REALLY long time. Wait, it couldn't be my sixth sense, could it? The one I get when some family problem occurs... No. It couldn't be. I haven't had that feeling in a LONG time...
I walk inside my house. I immediately check everywhere for any sign of anything that I could have possibly forgotten. Hmm... Doesn't look like I forgot anything, but that feeling is still there. I decide that a quick shower might help. But it doesn't. Maybe there IS a-
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
Huh. I wonder who that could be. I go and answer the door to find Pinkie Pie there.
"Uh, hey Pinkie. What brings usu here?"
"I just wanted to visit and check-in on you." She says. I let her in and close the door. "So, how are things going with Dashie?" She asks.
"Pretty good. Just came back from her place. Spent the night and stuff."
"Aaaaawwww." She says before grabbing me in a bone-crushing hug. "I'm just SO happy for you."
"Well, if you keep hugging me like this, there won't be a me for you to be happy for." I manage to say.
"If you say so." And just like that, she lets go of me. "Ooooohh! My Pinkie Sense tells me that some BIG news is coming." I look at her, slightly amazed.
"So it's not just me."
"Not just you what?" She asks.
"That has some kinda sixth sense. That feels some weird way today."
"I guess not. Hey! Looks like the mail pony came earlier today!" She points out the window. I look to find the mail pony at my mailbox. I go out and see that there is one envelope in it. I go back inside to look at it. Wait... "I'd recognize that bad writing anywhere. It's from my older brother, Swift Bolt. Guess it did have something to do with my family..."
"Ooooohh! Family mail!" I open the envelope which Pinkie looks at.
"Wow! This really IS bad writing. I can barely read it."
"Yep. That's Swift. I was the only pony who could read it." I read the letter from my older brother, not sure what to expect. Oh... wait... oh... Whatever I was expecting, it was not THIS.
"L-Lightning? W-what's wrong?" The worry in her tone tells me that my face must express sadness or something.
"I- I... My..." I can't even put this into words. This is TERRIBLE news! Next thing I know, I'm being hugged, but not to death this time. Pinkie is giving me a friendly, gentle, comforting hug. I accept the hug and hug her back. I can fell a single tear rol down my cheek. After what feels like forever, she lets go.
"You okay Lightning?"
"Yeah. Thanks."
"No problem." She says, a small smile returning. "Ready to tell me what happened?"
"Yeah. I guess so. It's just... hard to say it."
"It's alright Lightning. I'm here for you."
"Thanks. So, uh, what happened was that my brother said my dad... uh died..." The small smile on Pinkie's face disappears completely and her eyes widen. She then gives me another gentle hug.
"I'm sorry for your loss..."
"It's alright Pinkie." I never thought this would happen. My dad died... Not only that, I think Pinkie Pie just became my best friend.