//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Forget It // Story: No Romance For Twilight Sparkle // by socky_dude //------------------------------// Trixie Lulamoon has now been living with the purple Princess for 4 days. Trixie loves every single moment of it. She had already gotten used to waking up to the sound of pots and pans, the smell of delicious breakfast cooking, and the best damn cup of coffee she's tasted in a long time. Defiantly better than microwaved slop or crappy, chemical filled cafe coffee. Twilight was superior in the skills of making a fine morning pick-me-up. The dragon was enjoyable to talk to, going on and on about his antics of winning Rarity's heart or how many books he managed to organize last night. It reminded Trixie of the more enjoyable aspects of childhood, which wasn't something she normal thought of when she remembered her past. Twilight Sparkle was nice to chat with as well. She would always seem so interested in whatever Trixie had to say, so focused on listening that Trixie never had to repeat herself at all. It was amazingly thoughtful, Trixie never had anyone pay attention to her so contently unless she was performing a show. She began to love waking up in the morning. The only bad part about it was having to swallow her pills so her back would cooperate. And now, it finally was the weekend! Trixie could feel a pair of stern hooves shake her out of dreamland and back into reality. "Trixie!! Trixie wake up!!!" She groaned, flopping over on her side. She knew it had to be early since she didn't feel like getting up. Twilight didn't relent however, and instead shoved the blankets off of Trixie. Cold air surrounded her body as her eyes flew open to see Twilight's beaming face. "Fuck....." Trixie cursed. Twilight's smile disappeared, and was took over by pure shock. "TRIXIE!!!" "Whaaaat....." "Don't curse like that!!!!" "What's the big deal? It isn't hurting anypony. Fuck. Fuck. Fuckity. FuckFuckFuck." "GET OUT OF BED!!!" Trixie sighed, rolling over and not even bothering to block her fall as she fell off the side of the bed. "Ow." Twilight snickered, and the blue unicorn opened one little eye to glare at the Princess. "Something funny, your highness?" She spat. Twilight simply blew some raspberries, and began to walk out the door without answering Trixie's question. Normally, Trixie would have thrown out a nice little insult towards whoever dared to disrespect the unicorn. But this was Twilight Sparkle. A totally different story. And even though she was being the slightest bit obnoxious today, she still was one of the kindest mares Trixie's ever met. Giving her a place to live while also taking care of her as if she were more of a guest than a roommate. Trixie thought about how much work the poor mare had to do every morning, and every night. Maybe she should help her one day, since the mare was doing so much for her. She smiled at the thought, and got up slowly to follow Twilight. "Where are we going so early?" Trixie asked curiously, eyeing the purple mare. She thought about her pills once more, thinking that she would take them at a more convenient time. "My friends and I have a meeting today. It's apparently.... National Popcorn Day..... I really need to ask Celestia why she makes these holidays...." "Maybe she was drunk at the moment?" Twilight laughed, looking back to the blue mare behind her. "I can't imagine Celestia like that.... But Pinkie insisted that it was a great holiday and we should celebrate it..." Trixie smiled, trotting into the main room along with the purple mare. "Don't worry, I'll help you clean up afterwards." She offered, sitting down on a pillowed seat in the corner of the room. "What?" Trixie peered over at the alicorn questioning her, and stared at her perplexed face. "You would help me?" Twilight asked, tilting her head at the blue unicorn. Trixie nodded. "You've helped me so much.... Shouldn't I help you? It's only fair." Twilight's eyes widened, and she seemed to falter a bit. Trixie observed this, and simply smiled a bit. "I uh..... D-don't worry I got Spike for that..... He'll get angry if I have someone else do his chores....." "How strange...." The smallest, quietest little knock came from the door, and Twilight rushed to get it. Trixie had scooted her little chair up to the table, since Twilight had insisted that she participated in their eating of the popcorn. Whatever. Free popcorn sounded nice anyways. It was Twilight's friends that were a little iffy. Trixie shifted in her seat, eyeing Twilight as she opened the door with a petite Fluttershy standing behind it. At least the first one to arrive was the 'kind' one. She at least would get along with her. That was what Trixie was kind of hoping for. Spike was dusting some vases on a shelf, standing tip-toed on a stool to reach the ones on the very top. "Hi Fluttershy! Come right on in!" Twilight beamed, Fluttershy waltzing in slowly only to peer at Trixie peculiarly. "Um.... I don't mean to sound rude... But.... What is she doing here?" Fluttershy asked softly, taking her seat on the chair with the butterflies. "She just hit a rough patch... She's staying with me for a while," Twilight said, Trixie flushing just the slightest at how she was put on the spot. "Oh I'm sorry... I didn't mean to embarrass you... If it makes you feel any better, the animal business has made me file for bankruptcy....... four times...." She smiled sheepishly, and Trixie had to admit that did make her feel a bit better about the whole situation, but that was only a small percentage of the problem. Trixie being broke was only a portion of it. "It's fi-" Trixie was cut off by the sound of the door slamming open. Her eyes widened as her head swung around to stare at a pair of bright blue eyes. "WHO'S READY TO MAKE POPCORN NECKLACES!?!" Pinkie Pie shouted, bounding into the room along with a flustered looking Rainbow Dash. "She won't stop talking about popcorn...." Rainbow mumbled, sitting in her chair as she looked up at Trixie. "Hey, why is she here?" "Can we just explain this when everyone gets here?" Trixie asked, and Twilight nodded in agreement. "Fine whatever. What's up Trixie? Haven't seen you since the amulet!" Trixie was slightly off-put and offended by Rainbow Dash's simple statement, but then again, it was Rainbow Dash. "Trixie's doing... Okay. Though she really wishes the coffee maker hadn't broke...." Trixie sighed as she remembered Twilight screaming at the blasted thing only just yesterday. It really was hilarious. The Princess of Friendship growling and hissing at the damned coffee maker. She had thrown various things at it after giving up on trying to make it work, and ended up taking the coffee maker outside, grabbing a baseball bat, throwing the coffee maker into the air, and hit herself a home run. As the coffee maker soured through the air, Twilight had screamed; "DAMN YOU BARISTA!!!" It had to be the best thing Trixie's ever seen, and she even made fun of Twilight for it. "Damn. That sucks. I can run up and get some for you. I know this great place that makes some of the best coffee. I know how much someone needs their caffeine fix." It was a bit surprising for Rainbow Dash to be offering her something, but before she could politely decline, Fluttershy was already out the door. "Welp. Guess she's getting some." Rainbow stated. "I remember seeing you a couple days ago!" Pinkie chortled. "I meant to ask why you were in town!" "Speaking of which, are you okay Pinkie?" Twilight asked, concern flooding her features. "I.. ended up getting sick.... heh." "Figures..." There was another knock at the door, Rarity and Applejack trotting in while arguing about something Trixie didn't care about. Fluttershy arrived soon afterwards, with enough coffee for everyone. Trixie was eternally grateful. Twilight smiled at her friends as they all sat, Pinkie dumping mountains full of popcorn on the table. Buttered, carameled, brown sugared, cheesy goodness. Whatever popcorn flavor you could possibly think of, it was there. Pinkie and her logic; bring every damn popcorn type possible. Trixie had to give it to her, it was quite impressive. Especially since she made it all herself. They all tasted delicious, Trixie's favorite being the caramel. Everyone seemed to be having a good time simply being in each others company, and Trixie felt like she belonged there with them. "Make it blue!" Applejack shouted. "Make it pink!" Rarity retorted. "Make it rainbow!" Pinkie Pie interjected, giggling when Applejack and Rarity both stared at her. Trixie sipped her coffee, smiling at Twilight who was trying each popcorn bit individually, unlike Pinkie Pie who was just shoving handfuls into her mouth like it was an endless black hole. "Hey Fluttershy, why didn't Discord come?" Rainbow Dash asked abruptly, the yellow mare flushing slightly. "He.... said he wanted to work on something....." Fluttershy muttered. "OOOOOOOOOOOHHH!!!" Rarity squealed, nearly jumping out of her seat. "He is soooo making something for you!!" "Y-you really think so?" Fluttershy asked in anticipation. All of the elements nodded excitingly. Fluttershy blushed a little more, and Trixie looked confusingly to Twlight. "Trixie's a bit confused...." The blue mare muttered, catching pony's eyes as they looked over to her. Twilight simply gave a little smirk, nodding over to the shy pegasus mare, who was promptly red at that point. "They're dating..." Twilight smiled, turning towards the blue mare. "Seriously? A draconaquus and a pony? Who have ever heard of such a thing?" Trixie gawked at the yellow pony, Twilight chuckling at the sight. "Love conquers all darling," Rarity said, shrugging. "Trixie guesses that you're right..." Rainbow Dash snorted, snapping Trixie's attention away from one pegasus to the other. The cyan mare nudged Twilight in the side, the Princess looking rather bewildered. Trixie eyed this behavior curiously, something she couldn't avoid, as she normally became interested in matters like this. "Yeah, all except this one!" Rainbow chirped, smugly looking at Twilight square in the face. Now Trixie was once again out of the loop, and she felt a bit annoyed that she wasn't getting any information on the topic. Twilight rolled her eyes, any sign of a smirk completely disappearing from her face. "Can't you just drop that?" She groaned, and Rainbow stopped smiling. "Cool it... I'm sorry..." "We all are...." Applejack joined, and everyone nodded guiltily. "We didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Trixie looked around. "Uh..... hello?" The attention was finally brought to Trixie again, and she felt a bit relieved. "Oopsies! Sorry Trixie!" Pinkie chortled. "We just aren't used to having you here is all! Twilig-" "MMMHMMM OKAY COOL!!" Princess Sparkle interrupted, speaking loudly. "She didn't even finish he-" "YEP!" Twilight once again cutting off one of her friends, and Applejack simply stopped. "Darling don't intteru-" "WOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!" Trixie stared at the purple pony, perplexed as to why she suddenly wouldn't let anyone speak. Twilight blushed, smiling nervously as she continued to babble on about whatever she thought in her head. Trixie lost her composure for a moment, uncertain as to why she did, and looked over to the feisty Rainbow Dash for help. "Twilight," The cyan mare stated. "HHAHAHAHA! YES RAINBOW DASH??" ".... It's okay that you've never dated anypony!!" Rainbow blurted out. "DASHY!!! WHY?!?!" Twilight cried out in anguish, face planting onto the table. A moment of silence flowed around the ponies, each of them getting a little more nervous as Twilight continued to sit in her own embarrassing despair. And yet they all stared at Trixie, waiting for her response. But, out of the blue, they did get a response. Trixie was in hysterics. They all should have expected this. Trixie, of all ponies, was going to find this funny? Of course she was! It was HILARIOUS. And even though Trixie was now considerably Twilight's friend, she had to poke fun sometimes! The Great and Powerful Trixie still had to get some amusement out of the mishaps of others; this was still the same unicorn. Huh, friend. That was weird. "Trixie!" Twilight groaned, glaring at the laughing mare. Trixie wiped away a tear, pounding her other hoof on the table. "OH THIS IS SO RICH!!" She yelled, trying hard to keep breathing. "Trixie wouldn't have ever guessed you were a virgin!" Rainbow Dash guffawed, and Rarity spit out the tea she was drinking. The rest of the ponies were either blushing or giggling lightly. Even the so called 'baby' dragon found this amusing, though Trixie hoped he had no idea what she just said. "WHAT?! NO I'M NOT!!" The Princess retorted. And that's when it went quiet again, and nopony even dared to move. Trixie's face was full of shock, and she sat up to get a good look at Twilight's face. The Princess looked like she regretted every word that came out of her mouth, staring back at her in a way that told her everything she needed to know. And she was laughing again, tears streaming down her face. "Y-YOU HAD A ONE NIGHT STAND! WOW! CLASSY PRINCESS, CLASSY!!" Twilight looked mortified, and her friends all were chuckling along with the hysterical unicorn, each staring at her in curiosity. "TRIXIE I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!" The alicorn choked out, her face heating. The 'threatened' mare only ignored her, trying to control herself before she got hiccups. Hic. Too late. Trixie finally stopped laughing at that hiccup, and noticed the indescribable look Twilight was giving her. The Princess shook her head, however, and looked away. "Was it satisfactory?" "RARITY!" Twilight screamed, looking even more mortified then she was already. "Just a question darling!" Twilight face planted on the table once again, drawing out a long heavy sigh as she rubbed her temples. "Spike. Go clean something." Spike nodded quickly, running out of the room before another word was said. "No," Twilight muttered, pulling her face up to look Rarity dead in the eyes. "It wasn't anything like I expected, and honestly a huge let-down." Hic. "Sorry Twilight," Trixie said, now feeling a little bad. Twilight looked like she needed a break, and now she was just giving her crap about how she had a one night stand. It honestly wasn't a huge deal. Her friends didn't stay long after that, only a few apologizes and cleaning. The area was popcorn free by the time they all left, Trixie helping extra to make sure Twilight didn't clean a single inch of her floor. That was the least she could do. "I really am sorry..." The unicorn mumbled. Hic. Damn it she still had those hiccups. This always would happen whenever she laughed so much! "Here." Trixie heard from behind her, and turned to see the purple mare with a glass of water. She blushed a bit, staring at Twilight as though she'd never seen her before. How could she still be so nice even after she embarrassed her like that? It was insane. The amount of care she put into her actions and words while Trixie just stood there like a dope. She didn't know what to do. She never knew what to do. And even so Twilight stared back, the endlessness of her purple eyes making Trixie's blood run cold. Trying to compose herself was hard, for whatever reason. She felt the need to either get closer or walk away, and both of those options didn't make any sense. So she stood there. Twilight smiled, almost as if she understood somehow, and used her magic to simply float the glass a little closer. That caught Trixie's attention, and she remembered what was actually going on. Hic. Yeah, she remembered. She took the glass with her own pink aura, downing the beverage in two quick gulps, hoping that it helped. Twilight stood there all the while. "It's fine..." Twilight stated awkwardly. "I mean.. It was something I needed to get off my chest anyway.... You just got it out of me... I should thank you really.. It's a totally normal thing that I should have told my friends about before right? You probably have had one night stands before... honestly a lot of ponies have... Why should I be emba-" That's when Trixie's magic cut off, her water cup hurdling to the ground. Twilight jumped back, screaming at the loud CRASH that emitted from the broken glass. Trixie's ears rung, and she couldn't hear Twilight, but she could see her look of terror and confusion. She could feel her hooves shake her slightly. Trixie didn't give any head however, and she stayed silent. You can forget about it again. It's okay. You can stay strong. You can work through this.