Just then he kissed her. Put his face to hers and kissed her.
Her eyes were open in a shocked surprise but she enjoyed it.
Her tears dried up instantly and she slowly closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck.
She pulled him closer and kept kissing him.
"MmmohmmNightfall" she was able to murmur in between kisses.
"I'm so sorry," she peeped in between, "can you forgive me?"
This kiss was so unexpected and romantic, she loved it!
"Shut up you fool, you'll ruin it! Just enjoy it."
Around 11:45 she was pacing her living room planning out what she was going to say.
"Nightfall I'm sorry, I don't know what happened last night. Let's act like it never happened and just make out."
"WHAT?! No no no no. Let's try that again."
And that's what it was like between herself for another ten minutes.
"Oh my Luna! He's almost here!!"
She wasn't even remotely prepared.
"I guess I'll just wing it."
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It was 11:45 when he looked up at a clock. He did tend to get immersed in his wor
Another dawn, another day. Nightfall got up and rubbed his eyes. He saw his note and remembered about last night. He shook his head and showered. He then paused for a moment before dialing Sapphire's number and calling her. He wondered how she would take the call. Maybe he could act as if last night never happened.
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Sapphire was wide awake when Nightfall called.
She really hadn't even slept, she tossed and turned while thinking if he would ever talk to her again.
She was quite surprise
Once inside her town home, she locked the door behind her and fell to her knees sobbing.
"Now he'll never want to speak to me again! Why didn't I say anything?! Oh Sapphire you blubbering idiot!"
"But dear be proud that you stood up for yourself! He will want to hear from you, probably not in this lifetime but when he does you can explain."
Was that supposed to make her feel better?
It did, somewhat, and with that thought in mind she went in, hung her dress up, washed her face and went to b
He smiled and moved a bit of her hair from her face.
"Then why don't we..?"
He kissed her before letting her talk, and then broke and talked again.
"No one comes here besides me anymore, so we would be alone as long as we want..."
He put the other blanket over them.
"Doing what we want..."
He pulled her close, but stopped right before they did kiss, teasing her a bit.
~
As he pulled the covers over them he went in for a kiss, she puckered her lips waiting to receive him but never did.
He lay there, next to her, smiling. He enjoyed her company. Something seemed a smudge off, but something always had seemed off to him. He ignored the feeling, thinking only of Sapphire, the mare lying down next to him. He almost felt a bit sleepy... No, if Sapphire wanted to go home soon, he would tell her. He wouldn't want to ruin anything.
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"Oh no. What did I just do? You told him you loved him when, when you're not even sure if you do?"
She lie there next to him and decided not to make th
They found themselves on a hill just outside Canterlot. In front of them was the brilliant setting sun, not to mention a cliff a good distance away, and not too far away on their right and behind them were several waterfalls. They weren't close that they were loud, but they were within easy walking distance; they were on a flat cliff side.
"How do you like it..?"
He hadn't moved.
~
When they arrived she could see in the distance the illustrious glowing sunset placing a honey glow over the hi
She smiled at his wink. Oh why must he be so endearing?!
It was driving her crazy.
They ordered dinner and then it was time to pay the bill.
"I insist on picking this up. You paid last night for dinner."
She politely suggested it but didn't truly believe he would let her.
~
"And I will pay again tonight."
He smiled at her and picked up the bill. It wasn't something he couldn't handle. He was able to pay it and still go to a movie. So he did pay it. But before they left, he asked her a
After she said, "See you at 5!" she hung up. He did as well. He sighed, happily.
"Well done, mate... you may have found the companion you've wanted."
He couldn't not think of anything else than her.
Sapphire... such a nice name.
He could only see her face when he closed his eyes and he could hear here voice often.
You only met her yesterday...
But he really did like her a lot. Although the same number of customers came in as usual, he earned more than he did. A good deal more. And he
"Oh that would be swell!"
She heard herself afterward and facehoofed.
"So much for playing hard to get..."
"I mean... I would love to but I have some things to take care of here in the town home. Additionally, don't you have a store to be running?"
She facehoofed again.
"Hopefully he doesn't take that as a 'no'"
"What I meant was, if you're not too tied up with the store and after I wrap things up here I would love to accompany you to some waterfalls and a movie afterward. Shall I eat befo
Nightfall woke up. He remembered yesterday and his time spent with Sapphire. Even as he got his shop ready, he found his mind slowly wandering to her. He wanted to hate himself, because they had only met yesterday...
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Sapphire awoke in a stupor, shook her head and realized where she was.
"Was last night real? Was yesterday real? Oh I hope it was!"
She displayed a large grin on her face, laid back down and hugged her pillow.
She had met a boy yesterday.
And not just any boy but an ali
"Well, I've enjoyed our short time together today as 'companions', if you will, around town. It seems like such a whirlwind of a day. I mean I stumble into your store and here we are out to dinner."
She giggled, perhaps a bit too loudly, but it was funny to think about it.
She wondered if it could be like this always?
Would he want to take her out on a real date someday?
"Maybe after you get to know each other better, you really don't know a lot about him and he definitely doesn't know a l
"Indeed, it is..."
He saw the slowly setting sun.
"Would you like me to take you back to your home..?"
He hoped she would say something else...
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"Well, um unless there's someplace else you'd like to show me? Or maybe we could get some dinner? I am quite famished."
She was, and it seemed like a legitimate excuse to stay out with him.
He did have to eat right? And so did she.
What a coincidence... She smiled to herself
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"Oh. Yes, of course. I know of a place not far from here that is r
"Oh, that sound like fun. And definitely interesting, being that that is your hobby."
She was a bit let down to hear that he wasn't as outgoing and she would have hoped, but then again in this new city she wasn't that outgoing either.
"If it isn't too forward, I'd like to ask you something."
She paused, collecting her thoughts on exactly how she would verbalize the question.
"Seeing that I am new here and don't have a lot of acquaintance's, and if you're free, I was curious if you'd like to
Sapphire. It matched her. Both her and her name were very pretty.
"To give you the best shops around," he said, "I'd have to know the general area where you live. I mean, I'll walk you there, to your house, and then I'll mark on a map where the best, closest areas are. After that, I can show you where the castle is..."
He blushed only slightly, so it was barely noticeable, but if you looked hard enough, you could see it.
~
"Know where I live? Am I comfortable with that? Oh come on Sapphir
Once on the busy street Sapphire wandered around aimlessly.
"Grrr! I don't know where anything is!"
She decided to duck into a nearby shop.
What they sold she didn't know but greeted whom she believed to be the owner in a pleasant fashion.
"Good morning. What is it you sell here?" she inquired looking around quizzically at the bits and pieces of mechanical parts.
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He looked up. Not a normal greeting for him. Besides... somehow... she looked different than all the other ponies who came in.
Sapphire Gem awoke from a sleep that really wasn't much of one.
She had just moved to Canterlot and was well aware she was out of her element.
She stumbled around her new house to find the bathroom, showered then went downstairs.
*sigh* "I don't quite know what I'll do today considering I don't want to get lost in this big town."
She contemplated staying in but her mothers voice resonated in her mind,
"Darling you are embarking on the most important journey of your life, you simply cannot s
Nightfall sighed, his eyes still closed. It was another bright, shining day.
"Gotta start, or there'll be nothing to eat..."
He got up slowly and took a warm shower. After his shower (which didn't help in waking him up), he made some coffee and went down into his "shop." It was more garage-like than anything, with inventions here and there, along with mechanical parts and tools. He expected the day to be "usual:" not too many customers. The ones who did come in, he didn't expect to chit-chat m
