"Here's your lemon drops, Lemon Drops!" the cream colored Earth pony with a colorful mane said to the yellow unicorn as she handed her the bag with her purchase "Hope you have a good day!"
"I will! Thanks Bon Bon!" Lemon Drops said as she left the store.
Sighing blissfully at another satisfied customer, Bon Bon turned away from the front to begin working on the order of taffy that Pinkie Pie had made.
"Excuse me" the voice of a mare said playfully behind her "I'm looking for something sweet and delicious, but I don't think it's in your display case."
Bon Bon stopped working as she started grinning excitedly before leaping from behind her counter to face the turquoise unicorn in front of her.
"Lyra!" she cried happily.
"Hey Bon Bon!" the unicorn replied.
Squealing like fillies, the two bumped flanks before hugging.
"I just had to come and see you on my way home!" Lyra cried.
"I know!" Bon Bon cried happily, "I can't stand being separated from you either! Sometimes I think my working hours from 10 to 3 is five hours too long!"
Lyra pulled back to look the earth pony in the face with a seductive smile. "Don't worry. In seventy two hours, we'll have the whole day to ourselves!"
Bon Bon grinned in anticipation of her favorite holiday with her marefriend. "Oh, that reminds me! I've got the whole day planned! I've booked us reservations at Garcone's, bought us tickets to the feeliest movie of the year, and then afterwards we can go through a walk in the park before capping the night off with our favorite activity at home".
The two mares squealed in anticipation of the day that was in store for them.
"Sorry, Lyra" Bon Bon said regretfully after they happy squealing ended "but I have to get back to work. I'll see you back home later."
"Can I at least get a kiss to tide me over until then?" Lyra pleaded with big eyes.
Bon Bon smiled. "You know I can't say 'No' to that face."
With that, the two mares leaned in and gave each other a passionate kiss. As they kissed, however, Bon Bon felt strange. It was like a plug had been pulled in her and all her always present passion for Lyra was draining out of her.
The two mares then parted, Lyra looking quite ecstatic.
"I'll see you later tonight." she said as she trotted out of the store.
"Okay, bye" Bon Bon monotonously waved to the unicorn. For some reason, she felt Lyra didn't seem as beautiful as she used to. In fact, she didn't know how she felt. She didn't feel the bubbly feeling she usually got from seeing the unicorn. She almost felt...
...empty.
With a happy spring in her step, Lyra Heartstrings trotted her way through downtown Ponyville, eagerly looking forward to what would happen in the next few days.
"Oh, I can't wait!" the green unicorn cried excitedly "An entire day with Bon Bon all to myself! Oh, how I wish this day could come more than once a year!"
"Would you settle for a brief prologue?" came a voice that caused Lyra's eyes to sparkle with anticipation as he mouth fell open in joy.
"Bonnie!" the unicorn cried in delight as she turned to her marefriend.
The two mares squealed in delight before bumping their flanks, followed by giving each other a big hug.
"What are you doing here?" Lyra asked the mare, though the look on her face showed she wasn't complaining. "Shouldn't you be running your store?"
"I managed to find some free time" Bon Bon replied happily "So I thought I'd go out and find my favorite mare."
Lyra pulled back with a grin. "And just think, in three days, you'll have hours of free time! I'm so excited, I can't wait! What have you got planned for us?"
"Oh, nothing much" Bon Bon replied humbly. "Just some reservations at our favorite restaurant, seeing the most romantic movie of the year, a walk through the park, and finishing it off just the two of us at home."
Lyra squealed in excitement. "Oh, Bonnie, you just know how to put me in suspense!"
"Naturally" Bon Bon replied. "But for now, I've got to get back to the store. Pinkie Pie really wants that taffy done soon. Can I get a kiss good-bye?"
Lyra smirked. "Do you even have to ask?"
Wrapping her hooves around the earth pony, Lyra pulled her into a heated kiss. As they kissed however, Lyra felt a strange sensation come over her, like as if her swelling excitement had been deflated and it was replaced with a cold, clammy feeling.
Upon being released from the unicorn, Bon Bon walked off while waving good-bye, which Lyra barely acknowledged. For some reason, she didn't feel as passionate about Bon Bon as she used to. Now, she just felt...
...empty.
"Well, that was yummy" the being that looked like Bon Bon rubbed its tummy before looking beyond the wall it was hiding behind to see Lyra walk off with a glazed look. "I know I probably should've saved those two for last," it said with a wicked grin "but their intense love was too irresistible to resist."
"Besides," the creature looked up to see the heart decorations that were being set up all over town "with Hearts and Hooves Day three days away, plenty of other delicacies will be popping up." The creature licked its lips in delight. "So I might as well have a few appetizers before the buffet opens."
Letting out a giggle that also sounded like an evil cackle, the form of Bon Bon walked into an abandoned alley until only its shadow was all that could be seen.
"Let's see what my next meal will be."
Anypony watching would've seen the shadow of Bon Bon morph into a hideous winged creature before it leaped into the sky and flew off, laughing fiendishly as it did.