The OTP of Time and Space

by The_Whovian16

The One in which I write my OTP....

The Doctor smiled as he made his way up the stairs of the Golden oaks Library with a small swagger to his step, smiling to himself having returned from a quick little personal adventure of his own. He wore his usual brown ‘detective’s jacket that matched his own coat, with a blue suit on underneath it, and his 3-D spec’s on (though he was also wearing quite a bit of gold and bejeweled bling, since said adventure involved pirates, earthquakes, the Lost City of Atlantis) (well- NOW it was lost- it wasn’t lost BEFORE they got there,) and a few Alien Mer-People who were more or less upset that they had to be sunk to the bottom of the ocean to hold a planet together.

        ‘Sniff!- sniff- huhuh!’

The Doctor pause in his steps as he looked to the hatch that lead from the library’s secret basement to the upper half of the establishment. His ears actually swiveled around on his head a bit as he listened to the sounds of... what he assumed was some one crying. Blinking slowly, he pulled off all of his jewelry and loot he was going to show to Miss Sparkle before taking her off to a new adventure like they had planned. But, he knew the owner of the voice that was choking on their sobs. Opening the door slowly, he draped his jacket over the couch downstairs, and followed the noise to the steps that lead up to Twilight’s room.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Spike said calmly, putting down his comic book- as he didn’t seem to be in a good mood by any means. “She’s.... Kinda upset right now....”

“What?” The Doctor asked, having known Spike for almost as long as he had known Twilight now, being nearly 3 or 4 years now, in her time of course (he had certainly felt it necessary to give her a polite Comment on the wings when they came in last month.) “Why not? ....” He asked, knowing he didn’t need to point out the sounds of the sad and weak crying that echoed in the quiet library.

Spike sighed and rubbed the back of his head slowly as he looked away from the stallion he had come to call a ‘bro’ by now, and looked at the floor with a soft sigh. “.... It’s- ..... Hearts and Hooves day Doc....”

“.......” The Doctor slowly raised an eyebrow at Spike slowly, letting the Dragon know he would need to further elaborate if he wanted him to understand.

Spike facepalmed and nodded as he saw his mistake. “Right- my Bad. Expecting the Alien to know what one of our stranger Holiday’s is.... Have you never actually heard of Hearts and Hooves day?” The Doctor gave him a swift turn of his head from side to side keeping his eyes locked seriously on the small Dragon as his ears kept a tight leash on Twilight’s cries. “Alright alright.... It’s..... It’s basically the Day of ‘Love’ in Equestria. A Day entirely dedicated to the thoughts, beliefs, and acts of ‘Love’ among most ponies.” Spike said with a shrug. “I mean-”

        “Oh- So Valentine’s Day?” The Doctor asked him with a small smile, understanding.
        
Spike looked at him for a moment, confused as he frowned at him, this time giving the Doctor a look of requiring explanations, and (of course) even that one word the Doctor Loves to use. “.... What?”

“Oh- well it’s quite simple- back in the Universe I came from, Earth had a similar holiday called Valentine’s Day. It was based off of the story of a Saint, and a Preacher who was called Saint Valuntine who-” He paused though and shook his head. “Nevermind, it’s not that important. The Holiday just is basically the exact same thing.... but, that still doesn’t explain why Miss Sparkle is crying?” He pointed out to Spike- before holding up his hoof as he threw it into his face instantly. “..... Oh.... I see....”

        Spike sighed and nodded as he looked away. “Yeah- now I bet you do.... Twilight’s never exactly been very ‘social’- even when we moved her to town.... You’re smart guy Doc- I know you can figure out that she’s never really been the attention of anyone’s affections before- except her Friends and Family.” He told him, walking back over and picking up the comic- before putting it back into the shelf.

        “.... Well- alright. I’ll just go and talk with her for a bit then, and see what I can do to cheer her up.” The Doctor said calmly, before he turned back and hurried up the steps again to Twilight’s closed off Quarter’s.

        Spike’s eyes widened as he looked to see the chestnut mad-stallion already sprinting up the stairs. Grunting softly to himself, he rubbed his claws over his face and shook his head as he walked over to the door. “Alright- I’m out then. I’m gonna see what Sweetie Belle and the CMC are doing today....”
        

        Twilight continued to sniffle softly into her pillow as she laid down in her bed, hiding under her covers- with her wings shooting out awkwardly- making it impossible to sleep for her almost last night- adding on to her internal suffering and misery already. She had all the curtains closed, and tried to keep her crying down to a minimum as she knew Spike was home, but today it was getting to be a bit too much for even her.

        She had her schedule cleared out today for what she thought was a Valentine’s day alone- seeing as AJ was with her Family off to Visit Appleoosa this weekend- Rainbow had been tasked with a small interview with the Wonderbolts Leader Spitfire, and her subordinate Soarin’ today, as another part of her ‘Wonderbolts’ thing (she was too upset to use her extreme vocabulary right now.) Fluttershy had the day off as well with all of her Animal friends today, and planned a small little field trip with them up to Sweet Apple Acres to visit Big MacIntosh who had stayed behind to watch over the farm. Even Pinkie and Rarity were out on a double date together in town- having found themselves two stallions in both of their tastes (though their names really aren’t worth mentioning.)

        In other words- Twilight had scheduled this day to be entirely alone, surrounded in a small fortress of books that she had already ready and gone threw last night, and for the life of her, she couldn’t remember why she had....

        “Hello? ... Miss Sparkle? Are you alright?” A familiar voice asked her through her bedroom door. The Doctor peered in quickly, before spotting the wings that popped out of the bed the moment he heard a surprised (and rather ‘cute’) Eep! come from the bed. He smiled softly and chuckled as he made his way into her room, around the unusual and chaotic assortment of books there.

        “D-Doctor?!” She asked him, as she instantly teleported out of the bed, and rubbed her face off on a towel in the bathroom to hide her tears- before suddenly teleporting back into her room- only for him to bump right into her as she appeared in his path.

        “Oof!” The Doctor fell on his rump and blinked a bit as he rubbed his large muzzle for a moment, before chuckling as he shook his head at her. “Hehe. Well hello, it’s nice to see you too Miss Sparkle.” The Doctor said with a small blush as he got back up on all fours.

Twilight blushed but smiled at the mad-stallion she had come to call her friend- chuckling as she knew that had been her fault. She hid her sad thoughts away behind a smile that the Doctor’s sudden and unexpected appearance suddenly brought to her face, it being a welcome distraction and a nice surprise. “Hehe- sorry Doctor,” She giggled. “I didn’t know you would be stopping by today.... Unless- OH!” She gasped as she recalled the schedule they had made months ago- smiling softly. “So THAT’s why today is cleared out! Oh- Wonderful! Alright, where are we going today?” She asked him quickly, with the energy of a little filly, rather than the usual curiosity that plagued her mind.

The Doctor blinked a bit, but smiled slowly though at her, knowing why she was ‘suddenly’ in a rush to leave. “Miss Sparkle....” He told her slowly, giving her the ‘I know what’s going on here’ look that she had seen well on the faces of adults, and even her own teacher when she was growing up.

Twilight blinked a bit and blushed as she looked around her room- seeing the disheveled look it was in, the countless tissues in the trashcan and the tear-marks that had been painted onto her pillow by her own eyes. Blushing softly, she looked back to him, and tried to give him the cutest ‘angelic’ smile she could muster. “.... Please?” She asked him softly- it being her last resort... (other than using magic.)

The Doctor smiled at her a little more kindly, and motioned for her to follow him downstairs- out of her dark cave of pity and self loathing that she had made.

She reluctantly followed him, knowing that he was going to make her talk about why she was so upset- and she really didn’t want to, especially with him. The Doctor was always so knowledgeable and wise- he was older than any living creature alive on this world- even as Discord had said.... She admired this about him- along with how he perceived new knowledge, and how he used it to combat his enemies without actually fighting them....

He was like one of her hero’s growing up- except better. Were Star-Swirled the Bearded was the greatest Unicorn to ever live, Twilight felt the Doctor was far better. That he was so much more than any hero she or even Spike would know.... To her- he represented the very, and absolute Best that Ponies had to offer to the Universe. He embodied their beliefs- no.... No. Their Emotions. He embodied their collective thoughts and beliefs. The things that she believed the Universe should know about ponies before any other.... And the things she admired him for above all others....

.... It wouldn’t be that far fetched to believe this type of Romance- would it?~ ....

Oh- come now reader! It wouldn’t be that hard to believe that the shy, intellectual, and respectable mare- would fall for the ruggedly handsome, charming, wise, and dare we say intelligent stallion, who could take her anywhere in all of Space and Time that she could desire?~ .....

... Well- yes. Cannon says that-.... Well, to be frankly honest, out of the small amount of you who care to read this story that actually believe that Hasbro and the MLP writing staff is going to actually try and make- ... ‘Brad’ let’s call him- even SLIGHTLY redeemable, there are probably not a lot of you whom even want to ship him with the Ultimate of Weaboo Waifu’s to begin with....

Now, while the Narrator had been entertaining and Distracting the Audience, Twilight’s own thoughts had been greatly distracting and hindering her from even noticing where she was following the Doctor. Her mind was certainly quite confused as emotions clicked and butted heads together- before they all snapped back to attention when the Doctor cleared his throat.

“Twilight? ... Miss Sparkle- take a seat.” The Doctor told her calmly, smiling still ever so kindly- as Twilight came back to reality with a soft blush.

“O-Oh! Sorry Doctor- I- ... I’ve just been thinking about a lot of stuff today.” She admitted, biting her bottom lip as she took the seat at the elegant table set out before them.

“Oh?” He asked her, with sweet and kind concern in his voice. “Well alright. Would you like to talk about it?” He asked, before a waiter came forth asking them if they would like a menu, before insisting upon the type of wine they would like. “Um- Merlot please. Nothing too heavy though.” The Doctor quickly told the waiter, who nodded and left.

Twilight blinked a bit as she looked around for the first time- taking notice of the fact they were no longer in her home- but out at what was possibly the fanciest Restaurant in all of Ponyville, garnishing it’s 4 Stars brightly under it’s name. “Um- .... Doctor? .... Why are we-”

“I told you when we were leaving that I was feeling rather hungry, and decided to go out and eat today.” He explained to her quickly, with a kind and trusting smile. “Now- back to your thoughts? .... They have something to do with Today’s Date I assume?” He asked her calmly, smiling as he leaned against the table a bit to listen to her.

Twilight blinked and returned her focus on him with a small blush- deciding to go over the details of the restaurant later, and not ignoring the Doctor for another whole 15 minutes like she had before. “Uhhmm..... W-well....” She bit her lip for a moment, before sighing a she nodded and looked away. “Yes, they do.... But it’s really not that interesting Doctor, and it would take a lot of explaining-” She started saying quickly, until a brown hoof pushed itself to her lips to silence her.

“Ah-ah! .... If something has upset you this deeply, and is hurting you still, then it’s very much my job to listen, for as long as it may take, and help you how best I can.” He told her in a firm, but calm tone, knowing she sometimes needed a bit of a push to make her own problems known.

Blushing again, Twilight couldn’t help herself but genuinely smile at the Doctor, knowing that she wasn’t going to be able to try and push him away now. “..... Alright.... But- don’t say I didn’t warn you.” She said with a small giggle, only for it to be replaced quickly with a sad smile. “.... When I was a filly growing up in Canterlot, I wasn’t exactly very ‘normal’  when I was compared to others around my age.... I was... ‘special’ as my mother put it....”

With the very first few words Twilight spoke, she slowly began to open up a little more to him. The Doctor seemed to intently listen to her every word too, as he cared deeply for her well being, wanting nothing more than for her to be happy. Twilight explained that she was often an outsider in her own groups, finding very few friends at a young age that she could compare herself too. She often stayed quiet during the lunch bells and away from the other kids during recess, preferring to stay inside and read- or catch up on her work (even going so far as to get herself into detentions that let her stay inside during Recess.) Her teachers understood what she was doing, and while they tried to get her to socialize with others, it was a bit pointless in their eyes, as she prefered solitude for her studies.

Now- that wasn’t to say she didn’t have any friends in general growing up- but that was beside the point she was trying to get out to him-

Which the Doctor quickly clarified, based on what she was telling him and how she seemed to get lost in her own thoughts for a moment. “In other words, you really didn’t have a lot of social interaction with anyone around your age.... You never really saw any interest in doing so either until you were much older- if I had to make a leap?” He said with a collected- and still somehow clever smirk, that he could see make her smile when he clarified for her.

“Yes, exactly.” She said in a thankful tone, very glad he thought just like her sometimes.

The Waiter came back with the drinks and poured them each a glass, asking them if they were ready to order. They made quick work of it, before the Doctor looked back to her after sipping on some wine. “Continue.” He said calmly, as he took a small sip of his wine. “... I think we were about to hit High-School, yes?”

Twilight smiled and giggled softly as she nodded, thanking the Doctor for reminding her before continuing.

She explained to him that she went through the K-4 in ordinary middle school, before being accepted into Celestia’s school for gifted Unicorn’s. The School’s atmosphere itself wasn’t all that more welcoming than Canterlot would be to anyone from outside it’s walls. But, to every single fact of life, there were always great exceptions. Like the Librarians who were so nice to anyone who walked through their doors- and Cadence whom was attending the school with her own brother. Twilight giggled as she recalled the time she orchestrated Shining and Cadence’s ‘First Date’ together, making the Doctor laugh as he could see the cutest Image of Twilight surrounded by charts and Graphs about how to get the two together.

Then she continued on to her own experiences in growing up, skipping to her ‘High School Years’. With her anti-social Tendencies, and having just received a trained, and less infantile Baby Dragon for a little brother (whom she would talk to about almost everything with now that she actually HAD a social Outlet that couldn’t leave her side.) Twilight became more of a recluse than before, slipping beyond the role as a student, and into the role of someone whom her teachers thought would be their own equal.

Saying this put a strain on any hopes of ‘relationships’ she had growing up was a bit of an understatement. She had no true experience talking to other stallions in her own demographic, whom shared her same interests as her- or who she even might have thought would have been worth really talking too.... But- that didn’t mean she didn’t want to experience ‘love’, as she quickly told him.

“.... It’s- .... It’s always been really tricky for me- .... No, it’s more like it was always just.... ‘A Dream’ to me. The possibility of finding someone out there who shared my interests, along with their own.... The ‘Prince Charming’ every mare wishes for at that age.” She said, with a small sigh.

The Doctor smiled a bit as he rubbed his chin playfully. “You know- perhaps we should have brought Miss Rarity along with us. I think it would certainly help her make a few realizations about her own personality.” He pointed out, his smile turning into a joking smirk as he waited for the electron to strike the atom.

Twilight blinked a bit as she thought about that, before her jaw opened as she took in a small gasp and glared at the Doctor (though unsuccessfully suppressing her growing smile.) “Doctor!” Twilight exclaimed with a honest giggle. She then promptly hit him with his own napkin, using her magic to hoist it into the air

“What?” He asked her, snickering a bit as he took it from her magic grip, and placed it into his lap again. “I was just making an intuit observation is all.” He said, feigning innocent with that charming smile he knew he had.

Twilight giggle a lot more as she brought her hoof to her muzzle and shook her head. “Doctor- what am I going to do with you? This is why I can’t bring up in front of my friends.” She said, sighing though as she knew that was a losing battle. She sighed and tried to think again about what they had been talking about- something to do with- “Oh. Right. High School.” She said smiling softly and shaking her head. “.... I never had someone I really looked at like the other girls in the school did.... I never had that ‘cute boy’ phase that every mare went through- except for me. I just found them all to be nice when they were nice, sweet when they were sweet, mean when they were mean... But none of them really got me to think about them like that.... A Few approached me in the Library, and in the Lunchroom at times- mostly the Sweet ones- but... well... after the first 2 I realized that there wasn’t going to be any stallion there who was interested in me and my own hobbies like they did with other mare’s.” She said, before blushing some. “I also tried with a few mares, but the outcome was the same, so for a while, I gave up on the prospect of love....”

The Doctor blinked for a moment as he realized where this story was going next. “.... But then everything changed when you moved to town....” He said calmly, having yet to even touch his food as he listened to her story. “.... You were surrounded by the Love of Friendship- the Kinship you felt with others, and the Bond you developed and shared.... And it re-awoke the desire within you to find ‘Mr. Right’ yes?” He asked her, smiling softly as they were quickly catching up to modern day.

Twilight blushed a bit, and looked the Doctor in the eyes as if asking her if he was reading her mind again.

“.... I have no idea what you’re talking about Miss Sparkle.” He told her- trying to entertain her again, and succeeding as it got her to let out a small snort and giggle as she quickly tried to cover her muzzle to silence the embarrassing noise she made.

Bringing her giggles to a slow stop, she shook her head at him with a ‘disapproving’ frown before continuing where he left off. “Heheh... Well- yes.... In the most basic sense, it did.... So, I tried dating again after AJ first brought it up at random with me once at lunch on the farm. She said she had done the same thing as me- working too hard when she was a filly to find the time for love, and said she needed the help of her friend Rarity before trying to go ‘out on the town’....” She said blushing deeply as she looked away from the Doctor for a moment, making him slowly raise an eyebrow and smile.

“.... But what she had in mind didn’t go according to plan I take it?” He asked, only to see the confirmation in the nod of her head.

“... S-She um.... Well- thought the first and best thing for me to do- since I had almost literally no experience in talking with stallions.... Was to send me on a ‘Pretend Date’ first with someone she trusted to take good care of me.... But um... W-Well... I-I don’t want to say anything bad about him- I mean- he... He handled the first real ‘Date’ I’d ever had, pretty well all things considering... But.... Um.... Well- we... he um... We didn’t really ‘hit the mark’ when it came to the whole point of the ‘Practice Date’ for me... Which- was to learn how to- ... to talk to stallions...”

The Doctor raised an eyebrow at her now, confused himself as he thought about what she was saying. Who could AJ have possibly picked that really would have done well as an actual date- but not so well with the actual ‘communication’ point of the- ...

“.... Oh.” The Doctor said, blinking a bit. “..... Ooohhhh..... Ohhhh.... I see....” He said quickly, smiling as he understood her problem there already. “... He um.... Wasn’t much of a ‘Conversationalist’ I take it?” The Doctor asked her with a joking, but well meant chuckle.

She blushed and smiled at him as she nodded. “Y-yeah.... While I understood how the basics of a Date went- the uhm.... ‘Talking’ part fell really short.... There- there wasn’t really a lot to collect Data for me to really collect- or even try to maybe make Different scenario’s for....” She said with a continually growing blush, but let out a giggle when she saw him looking at her like that, knowing he didn’t mean anything wrong by Big Mac.

“.... After that- I did try some more. I asked Thunderlane out once, but it became quickly obvious that um... Well- he and I saw some things differently....” She said with a small sigh. “... I honestly didn’t think he would try something like that on a first date even....” She muttered, before the Waiter came back with their check.

The Doctor blinked a bit and smiled as he held out a blank white piece of paper in return to the check, which the waiter looked shocked at to see at first- before quickly nodding and smiling (with a very forcefully trained face to suppress his shock) and asking them if there was anything else.

Looking back to Twilight, The Doctor smiled and shook his head, only asking for his card back, which the Waiter gladly returned. He spun on his back hooves and quickly made a dash for the back of the back of the restaurant. Downing the rest of his wine, and slipping the bottle he had purchased into one of his suit pocket (which just seemed to swallow it up whole without a single budge) the Doctor smiled to Twilight as he got up. “Are you ready to go Miss Sparkle?” The Doctor asked as he came to her side, and pulled out her seat for her, holding out a hoof.

Blinking a bit she looked to him as he once more pulled her out of her thoughts and smiled trustingly to the Doctor, taking his hoof as she got back up. “Oh, of course Doctor.”

With that, they headed out of the Restaurant, with their thoughts still on their minds, though they left with full stomachs. “... So- was it because of Thunderlane that you gave up on the Idea of every Falling in Love?” He asked her, seeing as that was currently her unspoken problem (or, at least the straightforward problem.)

Twilight looked to him as they walked through the very docile small town, taking note of what the other ponies were doing for a moment before answering, just as the weather was starting to change above them. “No- It’s.... That didn’t come until after Shiny’s wedding.” She said softly, sighing as she looked ahead for a moment, before looking back to him.

“.... Even after everything that had gone on, my mother and father- and even Celestia- had tried to um.... ‘Hook me up’ with different stallions all night long- almost ruining the night for me.” She said, before shaking her head. “... The thing was- they weren’t bad stallions though... they were all so nice, and kind, and intelligent, and handsome....” She said with a small smile as she thought on it kindly, before frowning. “... But- they had all agreed to be my date before I went around and helped Shining and Cadence defeat Chrysalis.... They all really lost interest after I accused Cadence of not being the real one- or when I blew them all off to investigate Chrysalis...” She blushed a lot more as she looked away this time, though the Doctor only smiled and sighed understandingly.

“This- along with all the other ‘Data’ you’d acquired about love and relationships- lead you to believe you weren’t ready for them then I take it?” He asked her calmly, before taking note in the small little white fluff of snow that started to come down around them.

Twilight smiled to him and nodded- before pausing as she looked up as well, and shivered, his wings actually fidgeting slightly as they didn’t seem to like the cold that was descending upon them. Had she not brought anything with her before leaving her own home? .... Oh- no. She hadn’t. She’d zoned out almost the entire way to the Restaurant. “O-oh! I-Is it 4 O’clock already? .... How long were we at Dinner?” She asked the Doctor with as she turned to him, only to blink when she saw him taking off his large brown overcoat and draping it over her body. She blushed deeply at the gesture, and smiled at the Doctor with great gratitude. “Oh... Thank you Doctor...” She said calmly-

Before the wind whipped by them both quickly, sending small shivers down both of their spines. The Doctor smiled and shook his head. “It’s quite alright Miss Sparkle- but perhaps we should save the rest of this Conversation for when we return to the Library?” He asked her, as the weather seemed to be telling them to do just that.

Twilight blushed as blood started rushing through her body to keep her warm, and nodded to the Doctor quickly, giggling as she thought of something childish. “Hehe- sure Doctor.... Race you there!~” She said, before teleporting approximately 10 or 15 Yards ahead of him, and getting a headstart.

The Doctor gasped for a moment, before laughing as he immediately took chase after her.

        The Door to the Library bursted open as Twilight teleported to the front door, while giggling loudly as she used her magic to turn on the lights- and shot a blast of magical energy into the fireplace- setting it ablaze. “Well that was certainly fun- Wasn’t it Doctor?~” She asked him jokingly as she looked back outside to the now gently falling snow outside.

The Doctor chuckled as he panted- coming up to the door quickly. “Yes actually- that was quite the little jog-” He was saying, before he promptly fell face first into the snow.

Twilight blushed and was about to run back out and help him, until he quickly got back up with a small sputter and chuckled as the front of his suit was covered in snow- and he now had a rather ‘familiar’ looking beard on his face. He got back up quickly and looked to her as he came to the door- only to see her snorting constantly as she tried to contain her laughter now.

She tried and failed though as her laughter broke after only her first sentence. “W-Well.... I hope you had f-fun in the Snow, Star-Swirled....” She said, before the dam broke and she began to really start laughing at him now- making him blink in confusion, until the snow beard promptly plopped! onto the floor in front of him.

Twilight giggled more at his confused look, before shaking her head and leaning forward to kiss him on the cheek. “Hehe- come on you crazy stallion... Let’s get you out of that suit- before you catch a cold.” She said in an endearing voice- using her magic to pull his clothes off of his body and shut the door behind him.

The Doctor chuckled a bit as he helped her get his hooves out of the sleeves and shook his head at her. “Yes mother~” He teased, before shaking all of the fluffy snow out of his mane, shaking his whole body like a dog.

She giggled again and rolled her eyes as she hung up his coat, and sent his clothes to the drier- knowing they would be alright to dry.

He smiled at her for a moment, before sighing as he walked over to the fireplace- expecting her to join him a moment later, which she did with a curious smile.

“... So....” Twilight said calmly, as she summoned over two Wine Glasses, and the wine bottle from the restaurant that was hidden in the Doctor’s overcoat. “.... When did you think you were going to turn this whole day on my head?” She asked him curiously, smiling at him smugly, as she knew what he had done for her.

The Doctor (for his part) was confused as to her meaning, and looked back to her after taking his glass of wine. “Thank you- and I beg your pardon?” He asked her after politely thanking her for said drink.

Twilight smiled as she laid down right beside him, getting between him and the roaring fire a she shut the blinds in her home with her magic to keep out the cold. “You know what I mean...” She said softly, taking a sip of her wine. “.... When were you planning to explain to me that I just went out on a Date with you?” She said eventually- seeing his genuine confusion.

He smiled instantly though, and chuckled as he gave a long sigh of defeat. “Oh- Miss Sparkle. When did you become so good at spotting the overlooked?” He joked.

“When I met you~” She countered playfully.

Snickering as he drank some of his wine he nodded to her. “Touche, Touche....” He told her, before taking in a slow breath as he looked down to his drink. “.... Actually- I wasn’t going to tell you....” He admitted, smiling to her. “I didn’t plan on taking you out today- well.... I did- I actually planned to take you out to a small backwater planet called ‘Veldin’ over in the Solana Galaxy for a quick adventure- but I realized that I should probably just stay with you today. Get you out of your house- out of your ‘comfort zone’ and try and get you to open up to me....” He said, before blushing some as he looked away from her with his eyes. “.... Taking you out on a date was only a bonus.” He pointed out to her with a small chuckle.”

Twilight blushed as well, but smiled too not the least bit deterred by what he said. “You’re getting ahead of the Questions again Doctor. I asked when you were going to tell me, not why you did what you did...” She pointed out as she looked over to the fire in front of them slowly.

The Doctor blinked a bit and smiled softly as he looked ahead as well to the roaring flames, thinking about how to answer her. “.... Well... I suppose I would have told you right now.” He said softly, smiling at her. “... I probably would have continued with our last conversation- but you seemed to already be in a better mood than before, so I saw no real point to bring it up if I didn’t have to. Let you figure it out for yourself- or with one of your friends, or Spike even....” He said with a small smile.

Twilight blinked though as she listened, and looked to him after a moment. “.... You were just going to leave me?” She said making the next obvious leap in logic forward that the Doctor was avoiding.

He winced a bit, and thought on that. “.... No.” He said after a moment, wanting it to be a lie- and intending it to be... but it sounded too genuine to be one, even to himself. “.... I wanted to stay for as long as I could with you.” He said, smiling at her sweetly as he could feel his cheeks turning crimson slowly. “I care quite a bit about you Miss Sparkle.... You mean a lot to me.”

Twilight blushed in turn when he admitted that to her. She looked back to her wine glass quickly, as if finding it to be one of the most interesting things she had ever seen in her entire life- ... before pausing as she calmed her mind and looked back over to the Doctor....

.... Without a doubt- HE was the most interesting thing she ever seen before.... It wasn’t a newfound realization- it was one she made long, long ago when she first met him- or at least what ‘felt’ like long long ago.... Smiling slowly in nostalgia she sighed and leaned her head against him gently, thinking that over to herself. “.... Thank you Doctor.... You- .... You mean a lot to me too....” She said softly, sighing a bit as she watched the fire.

The Doctor blinked a bit as he felt her laying up against him, but couldn’t help but smile as he watched the flames as well, finding something.... So simple about the act- and yet how it took upon a whole new meaning and perspective with Twilight around... Without a doubt- .....

No.... That wasn’t what he was going to say- now was it?

“.... I love you Twilight....” He said softly, in such a quiet voice that it could have been very easily mistaken for the wind whipping away at the windows- or the crackle of the fire before them.

But it wasn’t either of those things- infact it couldn’t have been anything else other than what it HAD to be!

That’s when Twilight blinked as her eyes shot open in shock, before she sat up and looked at him. “W-What?” She asked, a little flabbergasted- and a little unsure as well if what she heard was really what she just heard.

The Doctor just smiled though, and chuckled as he sighed. “Hehe~ .... You know- I think that has to be my favorite word in the whole Universe.” He said calmly, as he swished his wine around in his wine glass slowly, making a small vortex of it as he watched.

Twilight was still more in shock though than anything- as her mind was running a million miles an hour. Had he- no! No he had! He had heard her, understood her, and even responded to her! But he didn’t answer her.... “D-Doctor.... Did you.... Just...”

Her mouth paused in its speech patterns though as she looked upon the stallion that now laid beside her, opening up to her as she had to him for the past 4 or 5 hours. She had told him all day about what made her so different from anyone else, why she was just the way she was, how nobody in her life seemed to be able to love her like they could another....

And the whole time, she had forgotten about the stallion whom she was talking to. Having such faith and trust in him to listen to every word she said- expecting nothing else but such from him, from the very start- not even bothering to hold back or slow down, or spare a single detail to him. He had heard and understood every word she spoke, never once broke his gaze, and often finished her own thoughts and helped her find her way when they confused her own mind.

Twilight felt so confused, and struggled for a moment with the emotions rolling and tumbling around in her head- before she stopped herself right there and listened to everything around her, refocusing.....

.... The Doctor.... Had just said that he loved her.... She had two different options here. She could;

A) Try and get to the bottom of what he really meant when he said that he loved her...
Or
B) Trust her gut.....

“... Twilight?” The Doctor asked after a moment- not expecting her to go so quiet after he said that, only for his lips to be met with hers the moment he turned to face hers- almost causing him to drop the glass of wine in his hoof- which she quickly took both of them from their grasps, and pushed them farther away from them as she continued to slowly and carefully kiss the stallion beside her. The one with two beating hearts filled with nothing but love and pain of a thousand lifetime’s.

The one whom was almost instantly kissing her back on the floor of her own living room, beside a roaring fire, with a storm outside playing in the background, like the triangle in a sweet sweet symphony. It came to pass though- ever so slowly as it did, as the two carried on with their blossoming love, with the sun setting behind them at a rather early time- or perhaps it was just the weather creating the illusion of such an early sunset....

After what Twilight had believed to be an eternity of pure, uncontrolled, and perfect bliss- Twilight slowly pulled her lips away from his, licking her lips just ever so softly as she opened her eyes once more to look right back into his. She blushed slowly as she looked at him for a moment in silence- that having been nothing like any kind of kiss she had ever had with anyone... ever....

Twilight blushed as she pulled her head further back away from him- wondering- no, panicking! Thinking she should go upstairs and get away from him-

But instead, he kept her by his side. He leaned in slowly, and pressed his muzzle to hers, as he kept his gaze on her for just a few moments- letting the Universe know that things were going to change with these next few words. “... I love you Miss Sparkle...”

...... The fire roared..... The wind howled.... The snow fell to the ground......

 Such loud words- such loud speech and grammar.... but all was silent, all was barren.... All was quiet in the Golden Oaks library, as the Doctor gently nuzzled into Twilight. After the initial shock wore off, he felt her slowly warm up to him in return and nuzzle back. “.... I love you too Doctor...” She said softly, smiling as she gently put her hoof overtop his and pushed her head under his neck slowly. She sighed softly after all of her words were done, and rested with him- closing her eyes as she just listened.... Listened to the two hearts that were beating within his chest in a strong rhythm.

“Twilight- I’m home!” Spike called, before blinking and pausing as he looked at the two ahead on the floor of the living room, right in front of the fireplace, with glasses of wine in front of them, and the mushiest ‘I love you faces’ that could be written all over them. “.... Ugh....” Spike rolled his eyes, as he walked behind them both, and upstairs to his bedroom- picking up his comic from before. “Finally.”