>It was funny, you thought as you picked out a bouquet of flowers, how Valentine's Day and Hearts and Hooves day lined up.
>You gave the salesmare the few bits she asked for, then turned and headed for the castle.
>Twilight was out on Royal Business, and Spike was off trying to woo Rarity for the...
>...you had lost count, actually.
>You were going to have to talk to that dragon eventually.
>Love was nice, turning it into an obsession was not.
>You opened the palace door and set the flowers on the table, with a love note to the purple alicorn.
>It read simply: "Come upstairs, lover. Your human has a surprise."
>Indeed you did.
>Of course, you didn't know how long Twilight would be gone.
>She had told you early in the morning, waking you up with a kiss to tell you she'd be back.
>You had, of course, promptly gone back to bed.
>Par for the course for you, of course. She wasn't upset.
>...you hoped.
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>Three hours passed without any real activity.
>You had cracked open a book from her newly stocked "Ponyville Royal Library."
>Each individual book had been enchanted to be completely immune to fire, done by the mare herself.
>She didn't want a repeat of what had happened roughly a year before.
>Twilight wasn't kidding when she had said she wanted to KEEP these books.
>You had jokingly asked if she could make your bones unbreakable while she was at it, which got you a tail slap against the waist.
>The sun had long since gone down, and Spike had come home fifteen minutes before.
>The dragon had headed right for his own room, shutting and locking the door.
>You eventually drifted off, book covering your eyes.
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>"...Anon?"
>You felt something poke you.
"Nnn...five more minutes..."
>Twilight sighed.
>"It's okay, just go back to bed. I'll be there in a minute..."
>You were up after a few minutes more of bleariness, watching as Twilight dejectedly dragged herself into the bathroom.
"What's wrong, Twi?"
>"Nothing." She replied, almost instantly.
>A blatant lie if you had ever heard one.
"No, really?" You pressed, following her in as she turned the bath faucet on.
>"I'm just annoyed, Anon. I spent all of today away from my boyfriend, over what was essentially nothing." The alicorn huffed.
>You tilted your head questioningly, helping Twilight out of the dress she had to wear.
>She hated dressing up. Most times, ponies would be lucky to see the mare wearing her crown.
>"Mmm...thank you, Anon." Twilight crooned, pecking you on the cheek.
>You returned it, helping her into the warm bath.
>"Scrub here, please?" Twilight asked, highlighting a part of her back right between her wings.
>She could have gotten itself, but she much preferred you to get it.
>"Oooo...that's the ticket..."
>You kept the scrub-turned-massage up for a while longer, the mare relaxing in the water.
>"You had...something for me?"
"Did you like the flowers?" You asked, ignoring her question for now.
>"Mmhm! They were delicious, thank you!"
"You're welcome, love."
>Your massage went from between the wings to full body, and you just watched Twilight melt.
>"Oh...that's nice..."
>Kissing her neck, you hummed into it. Twilight giggled, rubbing the back of her head into the side of yours.
>"What did you want to show me, Anon?"
>You kissed her neck, then lifted the clean mare out of the bath.
>She dried herself with a quick spell, allowing herself to be carried to the bedroom.
>You dropped her onto the bed, letting her bounce.
>"Hehehe, what are you doing~?"
>Still smiling, you opened up your locked nightstand with the key you had.
>You then pulled out a hefty tome, freshly inked.
>By you.
>"My Times and Experiences in Equestria," the title read.
>Twilight gasped.
>"When did you...?"
"Whenever you would go out with the girls, or whenever I couldn't sleep...I'd write."
>You chuckled as Twilight pulled the book over, cracking it open.
>On the table of contents was a note.
>"Pages past one-twenty are blank, for future entries...?"
"It's not done yet, Twi."
>You kept up the smile, reaching into your pocket.
"Would you like to help me finish it?" You asked, pulling the small box out.
>Inside was a ring, lined with amethyst gems.
>It was small and thin, minimalist jewelry like she liked.
>Tears were in her eyes as she levitated it over to her, then placed it on her horn.
>It settled halfway down, exactly where it should have stopped.
>"I-I..."
>She sniffled, then leapt into your arms and kissed you deeply.
>"Absolutely!"
>The mare giggled and sobbed into your chest. "I'd be stupid to say no!"
"Happy Hearts and Hooves Day, Twilight..." You whispered into her ear, stroking the ecstatic mare's neck.
>"Happy Valentine's Day, Anon!" She shouted back, before kissing you with an energy level that would make Pinkie Pie jealous.
>There was no sex with your girlfriend that night.
>There was, however, one active night with your new fiancée.