Title:           Amber and Maple 31
Author:          Ottoway
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First Edit:      Friday 17th of October 2014 11:13:50 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Friday 17th of October 2014 11:13:50 PM CDT

>Minute by minute, time slowly passes
>Finally, the clock reaches 5:50
>He should be here any second
>You have on your traditional fall clothes
>A toque, a scarf, and a cute sweatshirt
>Amber assured you many times that you look great
>She even mentioned 'cute' a few times
>And that made you happy
>While sitting on the couch with Amber, you hear a knock on the door
>YES!
>HE'S HERE!
>You jump off the couch and trot to the door
>You swing the door open and see him
>Pennant is standing there in front of you, holding a bouquet of red flowers in his mouth
>Oh my god
>This is perfect
>You nearly faint after seeing his gesture
>You give him a hug and take the flowers out of the his mouth
"Come in! Come in!"
>You lead him into your house once again
>Carefully, you place the flowers in a vase on the living room table
>Pennant stands awkwardly in the living room
>Being watched by Amber
>"Uh, Hey. I'm Pennant"
>She eyes him down
>"Do I know you from somewhere?"
>He looks startled at the question
>"Um, I dont think so?"
>She shakes her head and looks at him with disdain
>"Your face is not one that I'd forget"
>She says in a critical, and suspicious tone
>"Well, maybe we've seen each other on the streets before. I'm not entirely sure...But I wouldn't forget a face like yours"
>He gives her a flirting look
>She rolls her eyes with disgust
"Okay... Now that you two have met. I think we should get going"
>He puts a hoof around your shoulder
>"I'd say that's a good Idea, right... Amber"
>Wait...
>She never told him, her name
>Well, maybe you mentioned it before on your way home
>The suspicion in her face grows
>"Nice to meet you again"
>He walks you out of the house and closes the door
>Before you leave, you give a final smile to Amber
>But she doesn't respond immediately
>She seems like she's thinking intently about something
>She's got a lot on her mind
>Now just sit back, relax, and enjoy your date!
>The two of you are on the outskirts of Ponyville, going for a walk
>Towards your main point of interest
>Dinner
>You're as hungry as a horse!
>Well, a pony I guess
>"So Maple, how was you day so far?"
>One of many small talk questions he's asked you
>He's fun to be around
>He's funny
>He's nice
>He's charming
>He legitimately cares about you!
"Well, I hung out with my friends today"
>His eyes light up
>"Who? Your friends I mean..."
>He's so interested with your friends!
>And your sister
>Like you said
>He legitimately cares
>you think
"Well, Twilight for one"
>A grin forms on his face
>"Twilight Sparkle? The Princess of Friendship?"
"That's the one!"
>A few more minutes of small talk go by before the restaurant comes into view
>You look closely and see that it's an old bar
>A bar?
"Is this the place?"
>He gives you a smile and a reassuring look
>Even though the place seems kind of sketchy
>"Yup, they got great beer here, and burgers. And don't worry, I'm paying for everything"
>What a gentlecolt!
>The two of you walk into the old bar
>The waiter immediately recognizes Pennant
>He's an older Stallion
>Wrinkles line his experienced face
>One of his eyes seems different
>Like it's not real
>It seems...
>Glassy?
>They exchange greetings
>And some sort of handshake
>"Eh Pennant, who's this little mare?"
>You start to speak up
"I'm Map-"
>Pennant cuts you off
>"This here, is my mare of the evening. Maple"
>The larger Stallion chuckles and gives you a smile
>"I hope you have an EXCELLENT evening...Maple"
>Who knew someone as scary as him would have such hospitality!
>"Well, let's find us a table Maple"
>The two of you walk past hardened stallions on your way to the table
>Some of them whistle and call you out
>It feels really uncomfortable
>You're the only mare here
>Every stallion is watching you
>You two sit down and start to look over the menus
>"So, what drink do you want"
>The scenery starts to get to you
"Just order me a water please...I got to go to the bathroom"
>You get up and walk towards the bathroom
>You get in and quickly lock the door behind you
>It's okay Maple
>You're just being paranoid
>You look around the bathroom and see graffiti all over the walls
>And some very explicit messages written on the wall
>Pennant would never take you some place where you would get hurt
>You read a message on the wall
>'Aryanne was here'
>The bathroom stinks
>It's dirty and disgusting
>The stench haunts your soul
>Despite the awful bathroom, you stay in there and calm yourself down
>Pennant...Is a good guy
>He'd never hurt you
>What are you even thinking?
>He took you out to dinner for Celestia's sake!
>You're just overthinking everything
>But Amber's words echo in your mind
>"Don't be naive"
>Don't second guess yourself Maple
>You want this
>You need this
>He's a good guy and you know it
>You take a deepbreath and walk back outside the bathroom
>You're happy to see a few Stallions have left
>At least it's not as crowded
>You go back to your seat
>Towards your date of the night
>On the table you see a large beer by your side
>"Yeah, the beers were two for the price of one, so I got you this. I hope that's fine"
>A nice beer should actually settle your bones
"Yeah, that'll do fine...Thanks"
>You sit back down and glance at the drink in front of you
>Seems a little bubbly...
>Probably just a different type of beer
>You take a sip of the beverage in front of you
>Hm... Tastes pretty good!
>The creepy but nice waiter comes by again
>"Have you two decided what you wanted to eat?"
>You haven't even looked at the menu
"Can I have a fe-"
>"She'll get the hayburger, and I'll get the chicken wings"
>Annnndddd he orders for you
>Well, the hayburger is probably pretty good
>Chicken wings?
>They serve animal here
>Okay, this is probably the last time you are ever coming here
>The waiter writes down the order and leaves you two alone
>After some time, and no feelings of tiredness or sleepiness He starts to make some small talk
>"So, are what time do you have to be back home by?"
>Well, Amber is at Dash's house
>So probably before she gets home in the morning
>Not that you'll be out that late
"Anytime is fine"
>"Good, because I thought of something that will be a whole lot of fun..."
>Really?
"What is it"
>He moves across the broken table and whispers in your ear
>"It's a secret..."
>A secret eh?
>You're game
>You LOVE secrets!
>Well, not really secrets
>More like surprises
>Like when Amber comes home with a cupcake for you
>Those types of surprises
"And I'll find out after dinner?"
>He smirks
>"You bet your flank you will"
>Awesome
>You two converse for some time before the food comes
>By then most of the ponies have left, leaving you two
>You aren't so sure why they left so early
>Either way, the waiter brings out the food for you
>Surprisingly, the food looks a lot better than you anticipated
>"Bon Appetit Pennant"
>He winks at him
>"Well, let's eat!"