Part1:Making Amends
 
>She came back
>Eventually
>It felt like an eternity to you
>But in reality it was only a few hours
>Immediately when she got back you tried to explain what you meant
>She was free to stay here with you as long as she liked
>Even if she wanted to live with you permanently
>For some reason though, you word seem to come awkwardly
>Your thoughts we half formed and rushed
>You half expected that she wouldn’t return
>As the words leave your mouth you know that she doesn’t believe what you say
>She is cold and distant as she tells you her experience at the floral shop
>How when she entered the shopkeeper had practically thrown the job at her
>How she had instantly fallen in love with the idea of a pony with the talent of a botanist working for her
>You never really understood subtext
>But you sense that she was trying to convey something more to you.
>The next month passes by all too quickly
>Life feels like it is returning to normal
>As normal as life can be in a world full of ponies
>Although in about a month and a half since the arrival of ponies, life is pretty much the same
>It is pretty much accepted fact that the princesses may be gone forever
>It is also accepted that the ponies may be staying on earth.
>Many of the earth ponies have moved out of the Cities to the country, most starting small towns and farms
>The unicorns stay in the major cities finding comfort in the busy city life
>The pegasi had a harder time of it
>They finial had “some” control over the weather
>The were basically limited to moving clouds and causing them to rain
>The clouds still moved to the power of the winds though
>So when the pegasi tried to build a settlement in the clouds; it ended up drifting through the air on its own accord
>Pegasi became nomadic floating wherever their cloud cities would take them
>That is what the world calls normal now
>Things don’t seem to be returning to normal between you and rose though
>Between work, school and her job
>You and Rose barely talk to each other
>You work and school performance start to suffer from it
>The easy going feeling you had when rose first arrived on earth has all but disappeared
>You and rose slowly drift away from each other
>When you do talk; she often talks about moving out of the city, to the country where she can start a garden
>You know this is a constant reminder that one day she will try and leave you
>And sometimes, you wish she would leave.
>But then you remember, you promised you would help her through this
>You remember, that she is your friend
>A good friend…
>These thoughts preoccupy you as you walk through the hallways of the university
>You have just finished you last class of the morning
>You have an hour or two before you need to be at work for the afternoon shift
>You shake your head trying to clear your thoughts
>Your eyes settle on a poster in front of you
>It’s a poster for the university Halloween party
>Dancing, booze, and music
>Special Guest DjP0n3
>Theme this year is Masquerade
>Hmmm…idea…
>It’s been awhile since you and Rose have been out together for some fun
>Maybe a night at a party would be good
>Maybe you can talk to her about what you said that day
>The party is this weekend, that doesn’t leave much time to get a suit together
>You hope that you can convince Rose to come…
>The rest of the day at work drags on way to long
>You leave work once again tired and frustrated
>But you remind yourself about the plan
>Convince Rose to come with you to the Halloween Party
>Shouldn’t be that difficult
>You swallow hard as you step out into the chilly evening air
>As least you hope not
>You find yourself, in the first time in a month, rushing home again
>When you get back to the apartment Rose is not there
>It’s ok, you remind yourself, Rose said she was closing the shop today.
>You have time to throw something together for dinner.
>You quickly raid through the refrigerator and cabinets
>You come up with a salad, two apples, a half jar of sauce and spaghetti
>Why do you always have spaghetti on hand?
>Doesn’t matter…   
>You set the water to boil and quickly make a small pre dinner salad with sliced apples as a side
>Ok now for the main course
>You boil the noddle and the sauce
>You make up to plates and place them on the table
>You hear the lock on the door click as you just finish up dinner
>In walks Rose and she looks exhausted
>She has gotten quite good at taking on and off her coat without your help
>She looks between you and the dinner you have prepared
“Evening Anon, are we having guests?”
>You shake your head
>”I just feel like have a nice dinner together”
>She cocks her head to the side and sighs
“Ok, let me get settled in and I will join you in a few minutes.”
>You sit down at the table and patiently wait for Rose
>She appears from the bathroom a few minutes later and sits down across from you
>The immediately starts eating her salad
>Ok, so this is going to be a little tougher than you thought
>”So Rose, how was your day?”
>She looks up at you, almost surprised by the question
“It was fine, how was yours…”
>Good, you got her talking
>”It was boring as always, saw something interesting there…”
>Rose interrupts you before you can finish
“What is this about Anon?”
>You’re taken aback by the suddenness
>”What do you mean?”
>She looks at the food and back at you again
“A full dinner and talking like we used to…”
“We haven’t done this in a while, something is up.”
>You lower your head
>”I liked it when we talked and spent time together…”
>She stares at you
>”That why when I saw a poster at the University, I thought that we could try and get back to that.”
>She eyes you suspiciously
“What poster?”
>You perk up a bit, you’ve caught her interest
>”The annual Halloween dance is this weekend. I thought maybe we could go together and have some fun.”
>She cocks her head at you again
“Aren’t Halloween and Nightmare Night the same concept?”
>You think back to everything that Rose told you about Equestria’s celebration
>”Yes, essentially everybody dresses up in costumes and goes door to door for free candy”
>She smiles slightly
“And you want to go out to a dance with me?”
>”Well yes, the theme is Masquerade; it’s dressing up in suits and dresses while wearing a mask to cover the face.”
>Her smile grows bigger
>”I know its short notice for a dress, but do you want to go?”
>She nods
“Don’t worry; I know the perfect pony to go to for a dress.”
>You smile back across the table
>”That’s great; it’ll be nice to go out as friends again.”
>You turn back to your meal
>You don’t notice her smile fade away from her face.
”Right, as friends…”
End of Part 1
 
Part 2:Before the Party
>The rest of the week flashed by at lightning pace
>After that dinner you once again didn’t have time to talk to Rose
>But you spirits have been kept high by you Saturday night date
>Date…
>No not a date
>This is an outing between friends
>Nothing more…
>It is now noon on Saturday
>Rose had taken off early morning to get ready for tonight
>Doesn’t matter if you’re from Earth or Equestia, women take forever to get ready
>You have just left to pick up your suit and find a suitable mask
>As the clerk went to the back to find you’re suit you take time to look through their masks
>There are several masks out for the holiday
>Several are made to fit humans; some are made to fit the face of a pony
>As time goes on you notice more items have been made with ponies in mind
>As mask jumps out from the rest
>A simple green mask that only covered the area around the eyes
>You pick it up and hold it up to your face in front of a mirror
“It fits you nicely”
>The clerk has returned with your suit.
>You pay the man for the suit rental and for the mask
>You return back to the apartment
>It’s still a few hours before you need even start getting ready
>You spend your time relaxing and thinking
>It’s going to be great to go out with Rose for the night
>Something nags at the back of your mind
>Your thoughts turn to Rose
>Even though you both have drifted apart for the past month, you still count her as a good friend
>She has a beautiful singing voice
>She always smells of roses
>A mystery you still don’t understand
>And yet you don’t really wish to know why
>That time she got drunk on appletinis and fell asleep on your lap
>How beautiful she looked laying there…
>The feeling you felt when you realized she might leave you…
>There is something more…
>No, there can’t be anything more there…
>She’s an animal
>She’s a Pony!
>She’s a friend!
>You feel a conflict building inside of you
>Every time you think about rose you can’t help but smile to yourself
>But, she’s a fucking pony! An animal! It is wrong on so many levels…
>Who says…
>This makes you pause.
>How is she exactly different?
>Besides the obvious physical difference
>She still has feelings
>She when you look in her eyes you can see intelligence there
>The conflict bothers your mind so much you barely notice the passage of time
>Swearing to yourself, you rush to the bathroom to wash up before Rose gets back
>After a good shower you go and change quickly into your suit
>You just about finished changing when you hear the door open to the apartment
“Anon, are you in here?”
>”Yes, I’m just about finished getting dressed”
>You grab your mask and exit the bedroom
>As you lay your eyes on Rose you mouth drops open
>She is wearing an elegant light rose colored dress
>the bottom edge is adorned with roses
>It looks like her shoes are roses also; the stems wrap themselves up her legs
>Her mas covers the upper half of her face and is decorated with miniature roses
>She is beautiful
>She smiles and giggles at you
“I hope that mean that you like it.”
>You hardly can form words, and only manage a small nod
>She giggles again
“Rarity said that the dress may have that effect on you. I didn’t believe her until now.”
“Are you ready to go then Anon?”
>You finally find your voice.
>”Yes, I’m ready to go. You look beautiful Rose”
>She turns her head away from you again
>You come along side and place a hand on the back of her mane.
>”Let’s go we have a full night ahead of us”
>You lead her out the door and down to the streets
>The university would usually be a simple short walk from you apartment
>But considering the occasion and the type of dress you hail a taxi instead
>As you get into the taxi you notice that Rose has taken the seat very close to you
>The smell of roses fills the cab
>To you the smell has almost become intoxicating
>These feelings for her are real, you tell yourself
>You reach up and start to run your fingers thorough her silky mane
>As you touch her mane though she pulls away slightly
>What was that about…
>Might as well try and break the silence
>”So Rose, have you ever heard of Dj P0n3?”
>She turn hear head towards you and smiles
“Yes, that’s Vinyl Scratches stage name. She is a pony from Ponyville.”
>You nod
>Then you notice something peculiar
>Her hoof is resting on your thigh
>When did that happen?
>You guess it wouldn’t hurt
>You reach down and wrap your hand around her hoof
>You were expecting something hard; you were met with something soft.
>When you do this Rose sighs and you can see she relaxes a bit…
>The rest of the taxi ride is relatively uneventful
>You shortly arrive at the University and make your way to the Hall
>As you enter the Hall is decked out in all sorts of Halloween decor
>Several tables line the hall with the middle open as a dance floor
>At the back you can see a white pony behind a turntable
>You escort Rose over to one of the tables
>”Do you want something to drink?”
>She simply nods
>As you make your way over to the refreshments table you notice that you aren’t the only “mixed” couple
>You can see that other humans have their arms wrapped around ponies
>Although they are the minority by far
>And all of these couples are getting the strangest looks from those around them
>You reach the refreshment table and grab yourself a beer
>As you look over the difference punches they have to offer, you realize one thing
>Every single one of them has already be spiked
>You sigh slightly and grab a ladle full of the least foul smelling of the brews
>You return to the table and hand Rose her glass
>You lean in close as you do
>”Please be careful, the punch is already spiked”
>She giggles and nods
>She takes a sip of the punch and coughs a bit
>”Is something wrong?”
“The punch is a bit strong”
>You chuckle a bit
>This is most certainly going to be an interesting night…
End of Part 2
 
Part 3: The Dance
>The music started soon after you take your seat next to rose
>The bass pounded heavy over the speakers
>Well, from the sound of it Vinyl knows her audience
>A few people get up and start to dance
>You and rose stay seated for the moment
>As you watch the people around you dance you occasionally glance over at rose
>She sits quietly drinking her punch, staring at the people dancing
>You begin to wonder what she is thinking…
>Wasn’t that why you asked her to come out with you tonight?
>So you can restrengthen your friendship with Rose?
>So why do you sit here and do nothing…
>As you start thinking about doing something you hear a voice behind you
”Hey Anon, didn’t expect to see you here!”
>You turn around in your seat and see one of your class mates
>His name is Robert; he is from your Economics class.
>Accompanying him is a turquoise unicorn, it appears to have a Lyre as a cutie mark
“And you brought a date! Mind if we sit?
>As he mentions the word date, you see Rose turn away from you
>”Sure have a seat Rob; this is my friend Rose. Rose, this is a classmate of mine Robert.”
>He bows before pulling a chair out for his pony friend.
>He then takes a seat himself
“Nice to meet you Rose, and this beautiful mare is my date Lyra.”
>”Nice to meet you Lyra.”
>She smiles at you and then turns to Rose
“Rose and I know each other from Ponyville; she always had the best flowers.”
>Rose smiles back at Lyra
“Thank you Lyra, that is very nice to say”
>Robert clears his throat
“Do you want something to drink lyra?”
>She responds with a polite nod
>You notice that Rose’s glass is almost empty
>”Would you like a refill on your drink Rose?”
“Yes please”
>She responds without looking at you
>You and Rob get up and head over to the refreshment table
>Strikes up the conversation
“I never thought you would be dating a pony Anon.”
>You chuckle
>”We aren’t dating; we are just friends, why would you say that anyways?”
>He looks at you with a strange look
“Just friends huh? You fooled me! Especially the way she looks at you…”
>”What do you mean?”
>You take a look back at your table.
>Rose is in deep conversation with Lyra
>Every so often she glances in your direction before quickly turning back to Lyra
>“Besides, she’s a pony”
“So, what’s your point?”
>You laugh a little harder
>”She’s an animal man! She’s not human! She’s…”
“What, different?”
>”Well, yes she’s different”
“They aren’t that different you know…”
>You look at Rob who is now staring in Lyra’s direction
“She’s helped me a lot, and I have helped her.”
>”Wait, have you…?”
>He chuckles a bit
“They are not different, no matter what you think. You just need to give them a chance.”
>You look back over at Rose again
>This time she is staring at you.
>”A chance huh?”
>You grab Rose’s drink and head back towards the table
>When you get back you realize Rose hasn’t taken her eyes off of you
>You place her drink down and hold out your hand
>”Would you like to dance Rose?”
>Her eyes light up as you ask her
>Her voice is breathless as she answers you
“Yes”
>Roses leaves her seat and trots next to you out onto the dance floor
>The DJ continues to “drop the bass”
>As you dance with Rose the crowd keeps getting denser and denser
>Pretty soon the dancing is just glorified grinding
>You and rose dance closely her body grinding against yours
>The smell of roses only heighten the feeling
>You both occasionally take break to get some more drinks
>As you go on you can feel a decent buzz coming on
>You are also pretty sure that Rose has one by now too
>As the night continues on the songs start to slow up
>Until you recognize the beginning chords of it.
>You look at Rose who also recognizes the song
>She smiles drunkenly at you and you back at her
>She rises up and places one hoof on your shoulder and the other in your hand
>You pull her close and begin to slowly turn in circles to My Heart Will Go On
>Rose slowly leans her head against your shoulders
>The smell of roses mixes with your intoxication
>You bury your head into her mane
>You would give anything for with moment to go on forever
>But like all good things…
>She pulls her head back and stares into your eyes
>A smiles slowly creeps across her face
>She closes her eyes
>And slowly moves towards you
>Time slows to a crawl and you are left to your thoughts
>This is it…
>The culmination of everything
>A start of something new…
>But…
>NO BUTS!
>She’s an animal
>She’s a Pony
>She’s a friend
>You can’t do this
>You begin to panic
>Think brain think!
>Your brain takes over
>A decision is made
>At the last moment
>You turn your head…
>Wrong answer brain!
>You feel her kiss against your cheek as you try to take stock about what just happened
>You feel Rose pull back against you
>You look back into her eyes
>Your gaze is met with questions
>Oh god you really fucked up this time Anon.
“Anon, I don’t…”
>Say something
“Is this something wrong…”
>Say something…
“Is it me?
>ANYTHING!
>”You’re a pony”
>...but that…
>Her eyes fill with confusion, fear, and rage
>And then nothing but sadness
>She pushes you away and gallops out of the Hall
>You look around for some help
>You see Robert and Lyra standing near by
>You can’t hear what he is saying, but you get the gist
>You run after Rose.
End of Part 3
 
Part 4: Revelations Pt1
>You chase Rose through the halls of the university
>Even in her gown she is faster than you are
>The sound of her hooves striking the ground disappear ahead of you
>From the sounds of it she may have exited the building
>As you turn the corner you spot a door leading out onto the central main grounds
>As you exit the building you can see the grounds are illuminated only by the full moon
>It is a clear star filled sky above you
>A beautiful night
>Or at least what should have been a beautiful night
>You took care of that quite handily
>You had to go and tell her that, didn’t you?
>You could have said anything, but you said that.
>You need to find Rose
>You have to explain to her everything
>But, what exactly are you going to explain to her?
>That you can’t see past the fact she is a pony?
>That she is too much of a friend for you to even get past that?
>What the fuck exactly is wrong with you?
>You were having such a great time with her
>Well, you aren’t going to get closer to an answer standing here talking to yourself
>A quick sweep of your surroundings already confirm your suspicions
>Rose is nowhere within sight…
>But wait…
>On the light wind you can hear the fain sound of crying
>It’s difficult to place the direction…
 >You move further onto the main grounds searching for Rose
>On the ground up ahead you spot her discarded mask
>Ok so you’re on the right direction
>Another round of sobs finally gives you a solid direction
>Off to your right
>You head off the path to your right
>Rose’s sobs grow louder as you get closer and closer to her hiding spot
>Up ahead you can make out a silhouette of a pony sitting on the ground
>That’s her, it has to be Rose
>She is facing away from you
>You get closer and closer you slow your advance
>Through her sobs you can hear her talking to someone
>No somep0ny
“Oh dear Celestia, why…?”
>Is she… praying?
>You stop moving and listen in on what she is saying
“Why did you and your sister have to send us here?”
>Wait…
“I know it was for the best, but why did you have to leave us in the process?”
>…What…
”and now we will never see equestria…”
“It’s all gone”
>…gone? What does she mean…?”
>She starts to cry again
>Through the sobs you can tell she is trying to catch her breath
“Gone…it’s all gone…”
“And worst of all… is him”
>Well fuck…
“I understand we are different…”
“But, that doesn’t change the way I feel…”
“I’m in love with a human…”
“And he cares nothing about me…”
“If only I wasn’t a pony…”
“Maybe then I could make him happy.”
>She cries even harder now
>You can tell she is near hysteria
>Barely able to catch a breath between sobs
>Even when she does, you can hear it clearly
“Anon…”
>She cries your name…
>And all you can do is stand by and watch her suffer in silence
>No, you refuse to let this mare to be hurt any further.
>You take a few steps forward and clear your throat
>”Rose…”
>She turns around and looks at you
>She is surprised to see you
>She tries to stifle her cries and wipes her tears away
“Anon, what are you…?”
>You immediately see the change of emotions in her face
“NO! Get away from me! You are just a human!”
>Ok so you deserve that, you did call her a pony
>You take a few steps towards her
>”I just want to talk Rose.”
>She stares you down, her green rage filled eyes glinting in the moon light
“I don’t want to talk to you! Stay away from me!”
>You take another few steps forward
>”We need to talk Rose…”
>Pure rage flashes through her eyes
“I! SAID! NO!”
>Before you can comprehend what is happening you are flying flat on your back
>Your shoulder and your chest are in severe pain
>It takes you a few seconds to realize exactly what happened.
>She kicked you
>Her hooves had made connection with the middle of your chest and your right shoulder
>You try to move but waves of pain wash over you when you do
“Anon! Mother of Celestia! I am so sorry!”
>You cough a bit, the pain continues   
“Are you ok?”
>You slowly start to sit up and take an internal check of your body
>From what you can tell your chest and shoulder are heavily bruised
>She really knocked the wind right out of you
>”I’m fine, I think…”
>”I deserve that actually…”
>She turns away from you
“You deserve a little more than that…”
>You chuckle
>Ouch, ok it hurts to laugh
>”Rose, I don’t know what to say…”
>She turns back towards you
>You can still see a glint of anger in her eyes, but you see mostly sadness.
”I just want to know the truth…”
>You nod
>”You deserve that much, but I want the truth also…”
>She looks at you with confusion
>Then the sudden realization of what you’re talking about
“How much did you hear…”
>”I heard enough to know there is something more going on.”
>She looks at the ground
”I’ll tell you everything, but you need to go first.”
>You nod again
>”I care about you Rose.”
>You can tell that got her attention
“You sure have a funny way of showing it”
>Ok not the good kind of attention
>”I know, I’m sorry about what I said…”
>”It’s just you’re such a good friend…”
“That is not what you said.”
>You swallow hard
>”I know…”
>”Rose, we are different…you’re such an amazing pony…”
“Why should it matter then?”
>It shouldn’t
>”I’m scared.”
>Where did that come from…
“And, you think I’m not?”
>That’s right
>She is the one out of place
>This is worse for her than it is for you
>She walks up to you and rubs against your side
>”I just want to be happy”
“I want you to be happy”
“Then what’s stopping you from being happy…?”
>You kneel down and look into her eyes
>You can see how much she cares for you reflected back
>There should be nothing stopping me
>You take a deep breath; inhaling the smell of roses.
>You’re not going let anything stop you…
>You put both hands up on her face
>Why should you care what other people think?
>She closes her eyes as you begin to stroke her neck
>You want to be happy
>You close your own eyes and move forward
>You want Rose to be happy
>You lips meet hers
>You are going to be happy
>An electric feeling shoots down your whole body
>You feel Rose’s body tense and relax
>You pull her in closer, wrapping her in your arms
>The kiss seems to go on forever…
>As you break away you are both left breathless
>”Wow…”
>You can see Rose’s coat turn a deeper red
“Wow…”
>You can’t seem to take your eyes of her
>This mare, this beautiful mare
>You’re life just seems to become more and more complicated
>But there is another matter to attend to
>”I told you the truth, now you need to tell me…”
“Right, the truth…”
End of Part 4
 
Part 5: Revelations Pt2
>”So what is the truth then?”
>You and Rose have moved to a nearby bench
>She lies next to you on the bench with her head in your lap
>You rub her stomach as she looks up at you with concern in her eyes
“It’s all gone…”
>Her eyes begin to fill with sadness and tears
“My home, my garden, Ponyville, all of Equestria; it’s all gone.”
>A tear rolls down her face
>You automatically wipe it away
>”What do you mean it’s all gone? What happened?”
>Her eyes stare off into the night sky
“I remember the events like they happened yesterday”
“It all began with a meeting held in the town square.”
“We were all gathered there awaiting an important announcement”
“Celestia and her sister, Luna, suddenly appeared on the stage in front of the crowd.”
“But they looked different, Celestia said it was because she was and image projected throughout Equestria”
“She said that she, Luna, and several high ranking Unicorns had been following a developing situation.”
“She said that she didn’t want to alarm the population until she was sure about what it was or that it couldn’t be avoided.”
“Celestia told us that our world was dying.”
“And there was nothing we could do to stop it.”
“There was a short panic the followed shortly after”
“But the crowd was soon calmed by Celestia”
“She went to explain that tremors would happen throughout the land.”
“They will only get worse and more frequent as we get closer”
“She ended by offering us hope.”
“She said that it was Luna who had discovered a far off place, which would be safe from this disaster.”
“She promised when the time was right we would go there.”
“During the following month earthquakes shook our land”
“We got more news about the land we would soon be going to.”
“It was filled with creatures that walked on two legs and were called humans.”
“Celestia had made contact with them and was in negoations about us coming to their world”
“We were told we would be welcomed and well taken care for by the humans.”
“There were only a few restrictions.”
“The most important one that was stressed is that we couldn’t tell the general populace about this until it was announced.”
“Then came that final day.”
“I wasn’t lying to you when I said I was working in the garden before it happened”
“The ground began to shake, but it was different”
“On this day, morning became night.”
“I looked up into the sky and the sun was no longer there”
“I rushed to the center of town with everyp0ny else.”
“There Princess Celestia spoke with us one final time.”
“She told us it was time to leave.”
“She then apologized”
“Because she and Luna had to stay behind”
“It was going to take all of their magical ability to transport us to earth”
“They had to stay back to make sure they got everyp0ny.”
“She ended by saying that she loved us all and good luck.”
“There was a bright flash of light, and I found myself in the metal box where you found me.”
>Her eyes refocus and look up at you
>As she does, her eyes quickly fill with tears again
>There is nothing that you and her can do to stop the incoming water works
>You pick her up and hold her close as she cries on your shoulder
“It’s all gone…Anon…”
“My garden…my beautiful garden…”
“My home…Equestria… all gone…”
“We can never…go back”
“Even our princesses…”
>She continues to cry
>You hold onto her tightly slowly stroking her mane trying to console her
>But what can you do?
>It’s not like a regular loss of a home
>Her whole world was erased from somewhere
>All that is left is her and everp0ny else that now resides on Earth
>You can only try
>”At least you and all of your friends are ok”
>She sobs a little less and starts to calm down a little
>”I know that we can’t rebuild your home exactly like it was…”
“But, we can build you a new one here.”
>She looks at you.
“You mean build ourselves one here.”
>You stare into her gorgeous green eyes
>”You and me, it won’t be easy, but we find a way to make it work.”
>”That is if you still want an idiot human like me.”
>She smiles and giggles
“I’ll take you, stallion; if you’ll take just a pony.”
>You chuckle
>She called you a stallion
>For some reason you find that… enticing.
>”I guess I’ll have to settle for just a pony.”
>You pull her in close again
>Your lips meet hers for a second time
>You move your tongue across her mouth begging for an opening
>She slowly gives way allowing your tongue to enter her mouth
>Your tongues intertwine around one another
>You slowly move your hands down her back
>Your hands stop at her cutie marks
>You can feel a change in texture underneath your hands
>You’re about to explore further when Rose breaks off the kiss
>She smiles at you
>”Is something wrong”
>Gets off the bench and start to walk away, she turns her head back towards you
“I can’t let you discover everything in one go can I?”
>You smile broadly
>Oh Rose, you are a tease…
>”Well, the night is still fairly young…”
“Oh? What do you have in mind?”
>”Well the dance is here winding down, but that doesn’t mean this is the only place…”
“I would like to have some more of that punch”
>You smile and put your arm around her neck
>”I got a good place for that…”
>You and rose exit the university grounds and hail a taxi
>As you ride to your next destination you get some very interesting looks from the taxi driver
>What? He acts like he has never seen a grown man make out with a pony before…
>The taxi driver lets you out at a bar that is only a few blocks from your apartment
>As you enter you know that you and Rose are clearly over dressed
>If that wasn’t enough to grab the attention of the bar
>Your and Rose’s behavior is
>You both sit at a booth in the back
>Always close to one another
>You drinking down a few beers
>Rose is drinking down appletinis again
>The hour gets late and pretty soon the bar is calling for last call
>You and Rose stumble into the street
>Now just to get back to the apartment
>Which way was that again…
>You somehow manage to find your way home
>Although you have a pretty hard time trying to open the door
>Why is it so hard to use keys with a pony constantly bumping into you?
>You finally master the lock and practically fall into the apartment
>You and Rose stumble drunkenly over to the couch
>You sprawl out onto the couch first
>Rose falls second right on top of you
>You both are laughing hard
>Rose, alcohol, that smell
>It’s almost too much for you to bear
>You wrap your arms around her
>You pull her in close and whisper in your ear
>”Are you tired?”
>She laughs
“Mmm, not yet…”
>”Well then, let’s see how much energy you have left…”
End of Part 5
 
Part 6:A New Day
>You slowly open your eyes the next morning
>Weird you should be feeling the effects from last night
>That and your bed is empty
>Where’s Rose?
>You don’t hear any movement in the apartment
>You slowly get out of bed
>The sheets are clean…
>There is no rosy smell on the pillow next to you…
>You look in the corner where Rose had discarded her dress
>Missing
>No, this can’t be…
>You frantically get up and start searching the apartment
>Not in the kitchen or living room
>Not in the bathroom either
>Her coat and bag are both gone from the hooks
>The date, It should be November
>It’s only the second weekend in September
>Your mind slowly comes to terms on the truth
>A dream…
>The last month and a half
>All that time with that beautiful pony
>Just a dream
>You collapse on the sofa and turn on the news
>boring human news
>No metions of ponies anywhere
>Like they never appeared…
>It never happened…
>It was such a good dream
>It was such a great story…
>A great story…
>Yes, I can write something from this
>You rush to the computer and boot it up
>Now where to write…
>There’s only one place where something like this can go
>4chan
>/mlp/
>Now where was that thread you saw 2 days ago
>PiE, there it is
>You click on the thread and type in the comment box the first line of your story
>”It had been another long day…”
>You wake  with a start.
>You are immediately greeted by a pounding head ache
>Oh alcohol why must you be a cruel mistress?
>Wait a head ache
>That means…
>You feel her; she is lying on your chest
>You slowly open your eyes and witness rose fast asleep
>This is real
>Oh thank celestia this is real
>You breathe heavily
>As you reaffirm yourself, you feel the sleeping pony stir
>A stifled moan escapes from her
>She must be as hung over as you are
>Her green eyes flutter open and she immediately looks to you
>A smile crosses her face as she relaxes against your body
“Good Morning, stallion.”
>Stallion why does that sound so good to you?
>You reach up and run you hand through her mane
>”Good morning beautiful”
>She looks into your eyes again
“Last night… it was…”
>You recognize the emotion of fear
>Why is she scared
>Oh, that’s why…
>No, you are not going to do that to her again
>She is your pony, she is your mare
>”Last night was perfect”
>You gently give her a kiss on the forehead
>Her smile broadens
“Last night was perfect.”
>You lie there with her for a good long while
>”We really should get cleaned up, and start the day…”
“Do we have to; I could try to convince you otherwise…”
>This pony is going to be the death of you…
>”Yes, we I have some laundry to do and some errands to run.”
>Rose slowly lifts off of you and unsteadily gets out of bed
>Time to start the day right
>A quick shower should do the trick
>Although “quick” is always a relative term…
>Your bathroom you come to find out has really nice acoustics
>Be it Roses singing or otherwise
>After a nice friendly shower a big greasy breakfast
>Everything just seems to taste better this morning
>You wonder why
>After breakfast you let rose relax on the couch while you do some of the weekly chores
>You gather up the laundry, strip the bed of the now soiled sheets, and head down the laundry room
>While downstairs you grab the Sunday edition paper.
>Nothing to terribly interesting today
>You jog up the stair back to the apartment
>Rose still lies on the couch staring at the TV
>”Anything interesting on?”
>She shakes her head no and continues to watch
>You join her on the couch
>as you sit down Rose places her head in your lap
>She start up at you with the green eyes you have come to enjoy so much
>The smell of roses hangs in the air around her
>God how you love that
“Anon?”
>”hmm?”
”Where do we go from here?”
>You take a pause
>Where do we go from here…
>While it looks like human and pony relationships aren’t rare
>They are largely uncommon
>There are still people who have a prejudice against the ponies
>That prejudice may just grow when they come to find out the truth
>Why is it when things get better, they also get more complicated.
>This question makes you head pound that much harder…
>You slowly pet Rose’s mane
>”We’ll just have to take it one day at a time Rose.”
>One day at a time…