The Sun of My Heart 2: Love's Flames

by BlueSun52


Chapter 30

The Play of the Century?
Part - I

A week had passed since the announcement of the Drama Club’s contest for the play submissions, and Soul had his head down on the table. He let out a groan as not a single idea of what to write about had popped into his head. Sunset walked up to the table with a cup in her hand and sat down.

“Having trouble figuring out what to write, Soul?” Sunset asked.

“Yup,” Soul replied.

“Damn… I’m sorry, babe.”

“It’s okay, I’ll come up with something.”

“Any guidelines on what the plays need to be about?”

“Well, besides keeping it appropriate for everyone, it can be pretty much anything, as long as it’s within reason, power, and is financially stable for the club,” Soul explained.

“Mmmhh, makes sense,” Sunset commented.

“Only problem is, I have no idea what kind of play people would like,” Soul said before frowning a bit.

“Can't go wrong with a comedy or romance,” Sunset said.

“That’s easy to do. I’m trying to go more for…. actually, romance would be good, but also with drama. And twists that most people wouldn’t have expected! That’s the kind of play I want to make,” Soul replied.

“Hmmm..... Have any life experiences you can use to draw inspiration from?” Sunset suggested.

“Not really. I mean, I can use your whole life experience and the magic of friendship and everything, but since the entire school already knows about that and witnessed it, they probably won’t count it,” Soul explained.

“Yeeeeeah.”

Soul let out a sigh. “I don’t know. I just don’t know what I could write,” he said.

“Yeah, writing can be tough.... though this can be something great if you just have a tiny bit of imagination.... I think,” Sunset said.

“I have plenty of imagination. Although they’re mostly about you,” Soul admitted.

Sunset snickered. “I’m sure that you’ll get something,” she said.

“If you say so…. I’m sure I’ll come up with something soon,” Soul said.

“I’m going to head off to bed, sweetie,” Sunset said. “

Sunset patted Soul on the head while he still pondered on what he needed to do for the story. The very next morning, Sunset had woken up to see that Soul’s side of the bed remained untouched and she raised a brow. She walked back into the living room to see Soul writing his script together at a fast pace.

“Woah.... Did you have an idea?” Sunset asked.

Soul picked up a cup of coffee It shook in his hand, so he put it back down. “Yes! Yes, I did! I couldn’t go to sleep because of all the ideas I had and when I was feeling sleepy there were even more ideas that I had to write down so I started drinking some soda to help keep me up but that only lasted for an hour and I needed some kick so I went over to the nearby gas station to buy some energy drinks but that wasn’t enough so I took some pill that this guy was selling that would help me stay awake but then I wanted to make sure to stay absolutely awake so I came back here and made some coffee and I kept on writing for the rest of the night which led up to now,” Soul explained.

“....Umm… Soul? I think now might be the time for a break,” Sunset suggested.

“Oh that would be nice can you make pancakes with butter on top along with waffles with whipped cream and sprinkles also with orange, milk and tea because I think that pill I took also made me very hungry and I’m beginning to think that pill could be illegal but it was my first time taking it so what could possibly be so bad on the first pill?” Soul’s eye twitched again and his nose bled a bit. “Except maybe the small bit of blood that comes out of my nose every now and again.”

Sunset walked over to Soul and pressed her fingers down on Soul's pressure points. “Shhhhh… shhhh… only dreams now,” she said.

“URK!”

*Thud!*

Soul fell over and his face land on the table falling asleep. He let out small snores and drool immediately came out.

“That's better,” Sunset said before putting a blanket over him and walking away.


Soul groggily woke up after sleeping for hours. He walked over to the couch where Sunset was sitting and watching TV. He sat down next to her and rubbed his head. “Uuugh… What happened?” he asked.

“You were too into your work so I put you to sleep,” Sunset answered. “Do you feel better?”

“Yeah, I feel a lot better now,” Soul replied. “Although, I can’t remember exactly what I was doing last night. I still remember all my ideas, but what I did overall, I have not the slightest clue.”

“I’m sure it was nothing important that you did,” Sunset said. “Do you mind telling me how much of your writing you got down?”

“I got a lot of writing down, and I think I could be done with the first draft,” Soul answered.

“Oh, that’s good.”

“Yeah, so I’m going to do a little break from it before going over it again and seeing if I need to make any changes to it,” Soul said.

“I'm sure it'll turn out well. I bet your story is great,” Sunset commented.

“Heh, thanks. Did you happen to look at it while I was knocked out?”

“I didn't. I didn't want to stick my nose in something private,” Sunset replied.

“Well, you are my girlfriend. You have a few perks of being able to see it without me worrying about it”

Sunset giggled. “Still, I didn't really want to encroach until you were ready,” she said.

“Aww, you’re so sweet,” Soul said before kissing her on the cheek.

“Hmhm, I try to be.”


It was on a school day and everyone had gathered around in the cafeteria for lunch. Once again, the large group of friends had gathered around at their usual table while Treble was on one of his theories.

“I’m telling you guys! It just seems like most of our important discussions about life happens in this very room!” Treble pointed out. “I cannot be the only one noticing this! Even the readers could put two and two together!”

Everyone at the table looked at Treble with blank expressions.

“Actually I can totally-”

“Pinkie, do not get in this conversation,” Swift said. He looked over to Soul. “So uh, Soul? How’s the script going so far?”

Soul was sitting at the table while he was writing. He grabbed his spoon before scooping up some of his mashed potatoes and eating it. “Doing good, I’m almost done with the editing and finding my plot holes,” Soul replied. “We all know how everyone hates plot holes.”

“I don’t know, I find them kinda sexy,” Treble said.

“God, I hate you so much,” Warhawke commented.

“So, what is your story going to be about, Soul?” Clyde asked.

“I’m keeping that a secret right now. Not even Sunset knows what it is,” Soul replied. “Anyways, I should be done with this and see if I have to make a second draft of it.”

“A second draft? How long do you plan on making this whole thing?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“As much time that I have. I’m gonna work on this until the last day of the submission and… well, submit it,” Soul replied. “I just want to get this as perfect as possible so I want all the time to do this.”

“Huh, that’s not such a bad idea,” Night said. “I actually put together a sad and tragic story I did a while ago. I have it on my phone if anyone wants to to read it.”

“Oh, I could give a read real quick,” Twilight said.

Night gave Twilight his phone and she looked at what he had written. For a few moments, Twilight nodded as her eyes followed each word. However, her enthusiasm of reading soon turn into a blank expression as she kept on reading. Then it turned into a dreaded expression as she was nearing the end of it after reading it for a while. She then turned the phone off and gave it back to Night.

“So, what did you think, Twilight?” Night asked.

“............. There was nothing PG about it and you personally made me lose hope in humanity,” Twilight answered.

“Ah good, that was what I was going for,” Night said.

“.... Twilight, what was-”

“Don’t ask, Zero. Please, do not ask,” Twilight said.

The school bell rang and the students were putting away their trash before heading back to their classes. As Soul and Sunset were walking down the hallways together, Soul was taking a different path from Sunset and she raised a brow.

“Soul, where are you going?” She asked. “Don’t you have Biology after lunch?”

“Huh? Oh uh, I have permission to have a free period and work on my script some more,” Soul replied.

“What? When did you-”

“Love you!” Soul said before he walked off and headed towards the library.

Sunset’s eyes were half-lid. “He is really getting too into this,” she commented before heading off to her class.


After a couple of classes later, Sunset was walking down the hallways as she passed the library. As she did, she glance through the door windows and stopped as she saw Soul in the library working on his script. Sunset looked down at her watch and looked back up at Soul with an irritated look. She went into the library and walked up towards Soul as she dropped her notebooks in front of Soul. Soul was startled by it and looked at Sunset who was glaring down on him.

“Did you just skip not just you biology class but also the class after that!?” Sunset asked.

“Uuh…. I was busy with this story?” Soul replied.

“That’s it, new rule. You can only do your story writing at the apartment, nowhere else,” Sunset said. “Now let’s go. You need to be in your next class.”

“But-”

“No buts!” Sunset grabbed Soul by the collar of his shirt and started dragging him on the floor.

“Nnooooooooooooo! I’m still in middle of editing and revising!” Soul pleaded as he struggled against Sunset’s grip.

“Nope!”

Sunset dragged Soul out of the library and Soul was forced to go to his classes for the rest of the day.


As the days had gone by, Soul kept on revising and writing his story every second of everyday he had. At times Sunset would feel worried about Soul’s obsession of his story. But then she’d remember how obsessed he would be over Star Wars and was like that for years so she was okay with it.

Soul put everything into his work. His passion, his sweat, his lack of sleeping with Sunset and two times blood.

It was the last day for submissions as Soul was heavily asleep on the couch after a long final read over his play script and crashed. Sunset walked into the living room with her clothes on and walked over to Soul. She looked at him for a moment before smiling and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Soul’s eyes opened slowly before rubbing his head. “Mmmhh… Is it morning already?” He asked. “What time is it?”

“It's seven o’ two, babe. I woke up a bit early so I could help you get everything ready,” Sunset replied. “Everything is ready, right?”

“Yes, everything is ready. All my hardwork and dedication to this is all about to pay off!” Soul declared.

“That’s wonderful to hear. Do you need any help getting everything ready?” Sunset asked.

“Nah, I just need to organize this mess and get dressed.”

“Umm… Are you going to at least take a shower? You haven’t taken one all week,” Sunset pointed out. ‘Thank god, he hasn’t been sleeping with me because of that,’ she thought.

“Nah, I’m just gonna wear the clothes I already have on and just grab a bite to eat on the way,” Soul replied.

“Oh…” Sunset said. ‘That is so gross, he wore those clothes for almost the entire week! Oh god, I hope he’s been changing his underwear.’

“Hmmm, maybe I should change underwear before we leave,” Soul said.

‘Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew!’


After Soul had gotten to school, he made his way towards the Drama Club so he could turn in his script. He went into the club’s room and seeing all their costumes, posters and play equipments organized in a organized manner. As he was looking around, he saw a girl with green hair with purple highlights and two pony tails sitting at a table while she was reading one of the submitted scripts.

The girl looked up at Soul and she smiled. “Oh hello there, can I help you with something?” she asked.

“Wait a minute, I remember seeing you before. Aren’t you always with that german girl, um Photo Finish?” Soul asked.

“Why yes, I’m Pixel Pizazz,” she introduced. “And Photo Finish is always a club member here. She likes to be part of the theater business and we pretty much have like three people in the Photo Club so…. We thought that being part of the Drama Club would be nice. Plus, we don’t get that many chances for the Photo Club to be used except for events.”

“Oh…. I guess that makes sense,” Soul said. “Anyways, I’m here to submit a story for the contest.”

“Oh! Just leave it here and we’ll have a look at it soon,” Pixel said. “You wouldn’t believe how many of these we’ve been getting.”

“What, dozens a day?”

“No, only two or three a day. We don’t get many that submissions,” Pixel answered. “The only one of them that was just way off was from this one guy named, Night.” She shivered. “I have never felt so disturbed in my entire life.”

“.... So yeah, here you go.” Soul placed the script on the table and said goodbye to Pixel.



Later on, Soul was with Sunset and the others in the cafeteria as they usually do. Just as he was about to eat the first bite of his meal, the doors burst opened surprising everyone. Standing there was Photo Finish with Pixel and a girl with pink hair with crimson stripes.

“Who ez the one that made thiz script!? Who ez Soul Writer!?” Photo asked.

Everyone in the cafeteria stared at her for a moment before most of them shifted their gaze towards the group’s table and were looking at Soul. Soul blinked and raised his hand slowly.

“Uum… That... would be me?” Soul replied.

In a flash, Photo Finish and the two girls were next to Soul as Photo placed her hands on his face. “Your work, your story, your piece of art, is something I have not seen in so long!” she said. “I can see all the work you've put into it! I can even smell the sweat of your hard labor and the blood that you have spilled on it!”

“I… could have sworn that I used freshly clean paper before giving it to you girls,” Soul commented.

“How long have you worked on this?” Photo asked.

“I’ve been working on it since the contest first was announced,” Soul replied.

“Now I see, to have worked on it for so long would make it the masterpiece that this is! I must see you in private for you have won the contest!” Photo said before snapping her fingers.

“Wait, I did!? Really!? Oh man, I can’t believe-” Suddenly Soul was grabbed around the arms by the two girls and he was being dragged off. “Wait, what?”

“Come! We must talk about this, most haste!” Photo said walking behind Soul and the girls.

“Wait, can’t I at least eat my-”

The doors were closed after Photo, Soul and the girls had left. Everyone in the room looked at the door for a few moments before going back to their lunches. Sunset shrugged and she continued to eat.

“Umm… Are you going to go after him?” Twilight asked.

“Why? He’s not in any danger so everything is good,” Sunset said before taking a bite of her apple.

“So, we’re just leaving Soul to his fate then?” Twilight asked.

“Yup.”

“I’m okay with that.”