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// 16 Awake at Night 
// Story: Let's Play 
// by Cool writer 
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	I lay awake, thinking about the events of today. Celestia had messaged us that time would be running parallel to ear- the outer realm now. My mind had started a negative spiral of thoughts, that was continuously getting worse.
'What if dad get's really mad latter, and never talks to us again? What if they divorce?' Then, something far worse came to mind.
'What if mom and dad never immigrate?' I thought to myself. Then, somepony knocked on the door.
"Come in." I called out. The door creaked open, and Star poked her head in.
"Hey... can I... sleepwithyoutonight?" Star said rushing her words together. I still got the message... maybe a little more than she intended.
"Sure." I smiled, patting the spot next to me on the bed. "I mean, if it won't be weird for you." I stammered, beginning to blush. 
"No! Not at all!" Star exclaimed, blushing a little as well. She then (semi reluctantly) trotted over, and got under the covers. "I like your parents." Star said, after some silence.
"Thanks." I replied, smiling. My girl- pal! ... erm... My best friend liked my parents. That's a good thing, because it would be harder to dodge my feelings for her, and my parents' questions about that.
"Star, look." I rolled over to face her, and she did the same to me. "There's something I need to tell you..." I said. She looked at me, like she knew what I was going to say (or at least hoping I was going to say something specific). "I... think I'm... in love with you." I said, timidly.
"Ohthankcelestia!" She exhaled. "I thought I was going to have to come forward about that." I smiled widely. We wrapped each other in a hug. I looked at her, and some text rolled across the bottom of my vision:



Achievement Get: "HE'S ROUNDING FIRST!" Fall in love/ kiss a mare.



As I read this, my mind screamed, "Wait, WHAT!?!" But before I knew it, she leaned in, and kissed me. I was about to struggle... but  I didn't. That left me with one course of action: kiss her back!
After what felt like an eternity to short, we let go. I raised a hoof to stroke her cheek.
"Thank you," I said.
"For what?" Star asked. I smiled at her, kindly.
"For taking pity on a stranger, and loving a monster like me." I said.
We kissed again.
And again. Then, she rolled onto her other side, with her back to me.
"Groom me." She said. I laughed a little.
"What?"
"Groom me." She said again. "All my mare-friends with special someponies talk about being groomed by them, and I want to know first hoof." She explained, matter-o-factly. After a moment of contemplation (and realizing I know how to groom her, then accepting that I know how to groom her as part of being pony) I said:
"Sure."
Exactly how you go about grooming your special somepony will be left unsaid... it's more a pony thing that's easier to understand on this side of immigration.
But after that, Star fell asleep. I was laying on my back, smiling at the ceiling. 
'I love it here,' I thought to myself. 'It's perfect! No war, no hardship, and even pain and sadness end up making you feel better in the end! Why would anypony not immigrate?' But before my mind could continue on that thought, Star (in her sleep) snuggled up to me. I smiled, heart melting, and fell asleep.