Sapphire Gem

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It's actually just a random background pony from the show that i edited the colors to. Thanks for the PNG tip! I'll try that out! And Nightfall... Eat your heart out

Work that I've edited to look like Nightfall and Sapphire. I HAVE NOT CREATED ANY OF THESE ORIGINALLY UNLESS STATED. I AM TAKING CREDIT FOR THE RECOLORING, NOT THE ARTWORK IT SELF.

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. ~ "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 things awkward and snuggled in next to him. She wanted to be close to him, she wanted to stay here with him. Maybe she did love him...maybe? She gazed into the sky, admiring the stars. They gleamed and glittered, shining diamonds against the velvety navy sky. In the distance the sound of waterfalls crashing was a serene soundtrack to this moment. ~ The near silence was beautiful. Nightfall forgot about time and just lay there, smiling. His nervousness had dropped when Sapphire had said she loved him. He felt much better and more happy than before. He got a little closer to her. ~ She felt him respond to her snuggle and nuzzled her face under his chin, breathing in his cologne. It smelled wonderful and took her mind away from the world. She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek and then nuzzled in and closed her eyes. No matter what she said or what she really felt nothing could take away the perfection that was this moment of a mare lying in an alicorn's arms, feeling his warmth and his love. "But do you love him?" She would deal with that another day. Right now she wanted to be only with him, not her thoughts, not the world, just him. She followed this feeling and sat up and looked into his eyes, those dark brooding eyes that attracted her to him. She inched forward and planted a gentle kiss on his lips, pressing ever so slightly as to make sure she made contact. ~ He put his hooves around and kissed back, closing his eyes and losing himself in the moment. It was a passionate, yet soft kiss. Her dress was smooth, her scent glorious. After the kiss, he looked into her eyes and smiled. He had imagined a movie and then maybe a kiss after he had walked her back to her house; he hadn't thought that this would work, and he was glad it did. ~ She put her hoof on his cheek to feel his warm blushing. How could he do that to her? Make her forget everything just by looking at her and smiling? It was magical, no doubt. She lay back down into the comfort of his arms. She didn't care if they stayed their all night. She didn't want to leave him. "Nightfall?" "No harm in asking right?" ~ "Yes, Sapphire..?" Eventually he may have to give her a little 'nickname.' He thought of names, like 'my Gem,' but held off fully. There was a time and place for everything, and letting it all go at once usually killed something. He couldn't kill his own love right now. ~ Oh his voice! It melted her like butter! And to hear him say her name was unlike anypony she'd ever heard say it. "Oh what was I going to say?" "I wouldn't mind it it we 'accidentally' fell asleep here on this hill. Under the stars..." She leaned in closer to his ear and whispered. "In each others arms.." "Are you trying to seduce him you harlot?!" There was no harm in teasing, was there? Plus, he knew they weren't going to go much farther than making out this evening so why not tease him and build up the anticipation? "Because that's cruel!" She shoved the thought away and let her inner harlot speak up. "We could even put one of the blankets over us...and make out some more." "Harlot."

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 hill and valleys in front of them. To their right were waterfalls of such beauty like she'd never seen and the warm amber of the sun made them look as though diamonds were falling out of them into a pool of piercing blue. "Doesn't this place get tired of being so beautiful and perfect? Sheesh!" "It's...it's " she started to reply but she didn't know how to describe what she was seeing. "Indescribably beautiful." Perfect. ~ Because he hadn't moved, she was still holding his hoof. He didn't mind. In fact, he was close enough to notice that she smelled nicer than intoxicating flowers. He looked at her and smiled. She hadn't noticed his saddlebag, and he silently laid out one of the two blankets he had brought. It was very big, big enough for at least three to sit comfortable on. "Hey... Do you want to sit down..? I brought these so you wouldn't ruin your lovely dress..." ~ "Awe how thoughtful! This thoughtfulness deserves a reward." He surely had liked her holding his hoof and he surely wouldn't mind getting close to her on the blanket... Watching the sunset... Alone...together What a romantic thought! She went onto the blanket turned around once and gracefully laid down and in her most flirtatious voice whispered, "Would you like to sit next to me?" She was hoping it wasn't too fast or too forward but she couldn't ignore her feelings for him anymore. She wanted to be near him and he clearly wanted to be near her. "It would surprise me if he says no." ~ "Yes, I would" He walked over and sat down carefully right next to her, smiling. The sunset had some effect on him, as well as the faint sound of the waterfalls, the melodious sound of her voice, the fragrant scent she gave off, and the awe of her looks. ~ When he sat down she snuggles closer to him, they were side by side. "I suddenly got a chill. I hope it's alright that I got closer?" She peered up at him demurely, as if she didn't know what her eyes did to ponies, and batted her eyelashes. Not taking her eyes off his she said, "The sunset is beautiful. This place is beautiful." Everything was perfect. ~ "It's fine. In fact..." He magically brought out the other blanket, and wrapped it around them. "Is that better?" He looked into her eyes. It was enchanting. The setting sun, the perfect location, her... He wanted to lean in and kiss her... ~ It seemed as if he had come prepared. After he wrapped them up in the blanket he looked into her eyes... She leaned in closer as if he was going to whisper something to her. She closed her eyes... ~ He leaned in and kissed her softly, gently. It was bliss. He couldn't believe he was actually doing this. ~ She was kissing him! And he was kissing her! She leaned in more to deepen the kiss. It was bliss, so much that they didn't even realize the sun had gone down but in their kiss the sun had risen on a bright new being. Nightfall and Sapphire...it had a beautiful ring to it. ~ She had deepened the kiss by leaning in. He held one of her hooves in one of his and put his other hoof lightly under her chin. His happiness was sky high. He had found his companion, and she was beautiful in every way: in name, in body, in mannerisms... Their names together sounded delightful... ~ He was holding her chin in his hoof! Just like in the movies! She slowly nuzzled him and she caressed his hoof. She moaned slightly to give him positive feedback. It was the best kiss she had ever had! It was the only kiss she'd ever had. Could it get any better? ~ She made him even happier. She herself was happy, and that emanated to him. He was able to get closer to her, and even started leaning her back a bit to see if she liked it. He never dreamed his first kiss would be with such a mare in such a place alone at night... ~ She felt him lean her back..and back. Further and further they reached the ground. She put her front fore legs around his neck, pulling him closer. Pulling him into her body. "MmNightmmfallmm?" She mumbled. She hesitantly pulled back from his lips. "I'm not ready for anything more than this right now. Is that ok?" She couldn't even wait for a response, she pulled him into her kissing him and they rolled back onto the blanket, passionately kissing. ~ He made it understood that he wasn't going further. He just kept kissing her. He didn't bother trying anything else. He did, though, break off the kisses after several moments. He moved so they were both lying on their backs together. "Sapphire... I know we only met yesterday, so this may sound ridiculous, but I- I love you. I've thought about finding someone; you know, like a companion, and it seems fate has made it you..." ~ Something in her head was flashing red, like an alarm. That is way too fast for her. She liked him, really liked him... But love? That was too much too fast. How was she going to tell him how she really felt? Could she tell him? She didn't want to hurt him, he was so sweet and kind and hot but love? She would have to tell him and now. "Nightfall, I..I" she looked into his deep, dark eyes and fell. "I love you too." Shit

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 question. "It's starting to get just a little bit dark right now. Would you like to go to the star-gazing area now, or would you like to see a movie?" He didn't mind because either way, he'd be with her. ~ "I was a actually more interested in the stargazing area. Do you know much about astronomy?" She had always been fascinated by it but had never quite got the hang of memorizing the names of the constellations. Well even if he didn't this was a better option than sitting in a dark theater for two hours trying to focus on something other than him. That hadn't worked out so well today so she decided not to resist it any longer. ~ "Not much. I've read a few books, but I still find it hard to see constellations. I know the names of them, but their placement and such escapes me." Hopefully she wouldn't be disappointed. "To get the stargazing area, we pass by my shop. If you want, I can run in and grab a sheet that has constellations on it..." "And a blanket so we don't have to stand and so you don't ruin your gorgeous dress..." ~ "That would be great. I know a little so maybe with our semi knowledge of constellations put together we can see something rather beautiful." ~ "Maybe." They started off towards the area, and he ran inside his shop and found the sheet. He also found a couple blankets, and he shoved this in a slightly worn saddlebag and ran back outside. He hoped she wouldn't question the saddlebags too much. "Ok. So do you want to teleport there so we can get there during the sunset, or do you want to walk there..? Walking will take a little while..." "And teleporting will mean I have to be close to you... I don't mind that." ~ "To see the sunset would be wonderful and I've never teleported before." She had heard of it and was a bit frightened but she knew they had worked out the kinks. Hopefully. "So where and how do we teleport there?" ~ "Well..." He got close to her side, so close that if he swayed a bit, he would have touched her. This made him blush. "I've teleported a lot before... I know how to teleport multiple ponies, but I haven't tried it... Here we go..." ~ Suddenly he was standing quite close to her, close enough to smell. His cologne was intoxicating, in a good way of course, and drove her crazy. She had always had a thing for colognes, but his was exceptional! In the midst of her pining over his body fragrance, she didn't even hear him say "here we go" and all of a sudden there was a loud WHOOSHing noise and the scenery blurred around them. She wanted to yelp, even scream, but he was close to her and she grabbed his hoof instead. She hoped he hadn't minded...and it did feel nice even though it was out of fear.

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 smiled to himself because he knew this could only mean he could spend more time with Sapphire and maybe even treat a bit more. He was happy. He hadn't always been happy. Finally, at 4:50, he closed shop and checked his earnings. He smiled, grabbing more bits and putting them in his small bag. He exited the shop and walked towards the restaurant. He didn't see her, but it was only 4:56. He ordered a table for two and was seated. And almost exactly at 5, he saw her and his heart jumped. He had to control himself from looking too excited to see her. He stood up and seated her when she walked over to their table. ~ She primped and preened until she looked..Marvelous! "I hope he thinks I look good." She really hoped so. She thought about him all day while unpacking and tried to get through the majority of it so that they would only need to do some work and then hopefully hangout. On her couch...and watch tv. The thought made her smile. One last check in the mirror...aanndd.. "Perfect!" It was 4:50 as she left the house and made her way to the lobby. As she approached the restaurant she could see him. Was he looking for her? He looked like he was... And then it happened, their eyes met. Bliss. She slowly blinked while she looked at him and flirtatiously smiled. She walked into the restaurant and over to the table. "Good evening Nightfall Starline. I trust you're doing well this evening, you look well." As he magically pulled her chair out and she elegantly sat. "Thank you sir." This evening was starting out perfectly. ~ "Thank you. You're welcome." She looked beautiful, stunning, no... gorgeous. She had thought about this time together. "I am doing quite well tonight. And you, Sapphire?" How did fate match him with such a pretty, elegant mare? He didn't complain, but he couldn't believe his luck. ~ "Not quite. I wanted you to be here so I didn't get order something you don't like." The way she looked in her dress- Nightfall couldn't believe it. She was so pretty. ~ He looked handsome as ever, and such a gentlestallion. "I'm much better now that I'm here with you." She decided to be a little flirty this evening, what harm could it do? "Have you ordered appetizers yet?" She smoothed her dress out and placed her napkin in her lap. "Oh thank you Nightfall. Garcon?" She called the waiter over to order an appetizer, and then she was to ask about his day. The waiter arrived. "We'll take some gnocchi and I'll have white grape juice to drink, if you have it." She turned to allow Nightfall order his drink and explained what gnocchi was. "It's a potato based morsel with cheese and other various ingredients. It's delightful I assure you." ~ "I'll also go with the grape juice." Sapphire explained what gnocchi was and had him held on her every word. "It does sound very good." He smiled at her, blushing a little bit. ~ "So, how was your day Nightfall? Did you get much business?" ~ "I got the same amount of business, in a bit less time, if that makes sense. The plus side is that a few of the jobs, I got really big tips, so it was almost like getting paid for three and a half days of work." He beamed. "And yours?" ~ "That's terrific! Congratulations dear. I did get a lot done today. I unpacked and put a lot away.But don't fret, there's plenty of work left over for you." She giggled not only at that joke but the fact that it wasn't necessarily true. She had left a good amount of boxes they could unpack together but not enough to unpack all day. ~ He jokingly moaned, and then laughed. "To be honest, I don't mind. Work is work to me." He smiled at her and gave her a small wink. "Will she notice..?

"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 before we go or will we be eating dinner as well?" "Good one." ~ Three answers. "If you wanted, and if I'm not too busy later, I may be able to help you finish unpacking." He paused a bit. "And we can get dinner again tonight, if you'd like." ~ "Well..I do need to unpack... But it can wait." "Actually, I'd really love to see a movie. I haven't been in a while. But I would appreciate the help unpacking so maybe another day?" She wanted to make sure she was going to see him more after tonight. Was tonight a date? Or was he just being friendly to a newcomer? "I guess we'll find out tonight." ~ "All right. Maybe tomorrow, then. What time-" "Wait, are you sure this is a good idea..?" "What time would you like to meet up today?" ~ She heard him pause... What did that mean? She paid no mind and answered his question. "What could go wrong?" "Let's say around 5 for perhaps an early dinner? And then head over to the theater and see what is playing around then?" ~ "Sure. After a movie, I've actually got a good place for star gazing, if you are ok with it." ~ "That would be lovely!" She noticed that he didn't mention the waterfalls..she was kind of disappointed. "May we reschedule the waterfall viewings? I was looking forward to that, but I assume it would be difficult to see them at night." ~ "Oh! Yeah, some of the better waterfalls are easier to see during the day, but the star gazing place is by a waterfall. I don't know why I forgot to mention that... We can see the waterfalls tomorrow, maybe..." ~ "Oh that works great. Something nice and relaxing to do after unpacking." ~ "Yeah... So, 5? Do you want to meet at the restaurant we ate at last night..?" ~ "That sounds perfect. See you at 5!"

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... ~ 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 alicorn, a handsomely, mysterious alicorn. And he liked her back! It was only one day! One night. One moment... "Ahhh" she sighed It was a pleasant thought. "I wonder what he has planned today?" she questioned as she trotted to the bathroom "Oh my stars!" she exclaimed in horror, "I look a fright! Perhaps I should shower and prepare for my day before I wonder about anyone else's." She showered quickly and went to the kitchen to fix some breakfast or at least tea. "Perhaps I should call him and ask about his day today?" "Oh no you don't! You will not act as if chivalry has died! Be the lady your mother raised you to be and wait for him to call. But never let on that you were waiting!" "Ahhh." she sighed exasperated, "I guess I should start unpacking some things." And she got to work. ~ His shop was soon ready, but it seemed early enough that no one would be by too soon. He sighed. She had given him her number, yet there was a feeling inside that wanted him to hold back and not call her yet. Besides, what would he say? He ignored that thought and dialed her number, planning on asking her how she thought of last night and then letting the conversation go from there. ~ "Ugh! why did I pack this hideous thing?" She held up a blue and green sweater that she hadn't worn in years. Something her mother packed surely. Just then the phone rang and she jumped to her hooves. "Oh my! It must be him! It must be him!" She took a deep breath when she got to the phone and answered it smoothly. "Hello." she cooed "Sapphire darling!" "Oh no." She deflated her lungs into an exasperated sigh. "Hello mother..." she said sounding rather annoyed. Their conversation lasted a few minutes, filled with the usual update; was she eating, what was she doing, did she go out, etc. She avoided telling her mother about Nightfall. She would have freaked out over nothing and over reacted and asked a million questions... Suddenly, as if sent from heaven, the second line started beeping. "Oh mother that's the other line. It might be the fashion magazine I applied to earlier this week. I really must get it." She felt bad lying to her mother, but she knew it had to be Nightfall for sure! "Oh alright darling I'll let you go, good luck love! Your father and I love you!" "Love you too Mama, I have to go now. Bye!" She clicked over and tried her greeting again. "Hello." she cooed in her most elegant British accent. "It must be him. It must be him." ~ Her voice. When she greeted, he almost forgot to reply. "Hey, Sapphire!" Her voice was way more elegant than his. He knew this and wondered if he was even in her league. But he wasn't going to just leave her because he 'wasn't deserving' or crap like that. "I was just calling like you asked. Did you sleep well last night..?" ~ His voice sounded so manly and brutish..So unlike her father and the colts she had tried to match her with. She loved it. "Oh hello Nightfall dear. Yes I slept rather well last night, thank you for asking. I trust you slept well also?" She wanted to sound as elegant and beautiful as possible to hopefully evoke the thought of her face in his mind and maybe he might want to see her today. "You are conceded and I can't take you anywhere." She giggled internally at the thought. "I'm just confident, that's all." ~ The power of her voice was incredible. "I did. Thanks for asking!" What to do, what to do... "If you aren't doing anything to day, I can show you some good waterfalls just outside of Canterlot, and then maybe we can go to a movie tonight." Oh, please say yes...

"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 lot about you to permit a date." But how much would they need to know about each other to permit it? Perhaps you should just wait for him to ask , and cross that bridge when you get there. "So what's your favorite color?" "Oh yea, surely that would permit an invite*eye roll*" ~ He smiled and even chuckled a bit at her question. "My favorite color is my coat color: deep blue. Right after that is my mane color, black." "Yup. She takes an interest in you. And because you take an interest in her, better return the favor." "And you..?" ~ "Well let me think, Sapphire is such an elegant color how could I not love it? But seeing as I hear it all the time, I grow quite tired of it. I'd have to say it's the teal in my mane. It's light and airy but something about it is so...so..beautiful." "Oh yea...he's into you. Lets keep the ball rolling." She waited patiently for his next inquiry, seeing as she made plenty of her own earlier in the day she saw it only fitting for him to reciprocate. ~ "Interesting... it isn't the white of your coat..?" He also wondered why her name was Sapphire, yet she was white... He wanted to ask her next. Sapphire was such a nice name... ~ "No, white has never really held any special meaning. My family have white coats but different colored outlines. For example, my father is white with an emerald outline. My mother has a ruby one. I am the only pony who didn't get an outline and I can only suppose it's because of my light teal hair." As she thought of it she realized that her name and coloring didn't quite add up...her name should really be Amethyst instead of Sapphire. She decided to give him an explanation to this as well because she could see it confused him. "You're probably wondering why my name is Sapphire? Well the story goes that when I was born my mother didn't want my first name to be a gem cut like hers and my fathers. My mothers name is Marquise Ruby and my fathers is Asscher Emerald. So she decided that she was going to try and predict my cutie mark by naming me Sapphire and then Gem is our last name. So technically I don't have a middle name. But when my cutie mark showed it had a purplish blue tint, so my parents freaked and rushed me to the nearest jeweler and he assured them that my name and cutie mark matched up as some Sapphires have a purple/indigo tint. So it just stuck." She realized she had been rambling. "Sorry if I bored you." ~ "No, no, I was just going to ask why your name is Sapphire. It is a really nice name..." He blushed a bit. ~ "Well thank you. And that's about it really" She noticed him blushing and it made her blush... and there was an awkward silence. ~ The awkward silence didn't help his blush. "Have you designed anything recently..?" "Perfect. Just perfect. Wait, no, not perfect, bad." ~ Designed? Lately? In the midst of moving and unpacking she really hadn't had much time to. But she wasn't going to say that, it sounded unprofessional and non-dedicated. "Some things here and there but with the moving a lot of my design utensils are packed away." "Good cover, the truth." ~ "Right. Of course. You told me you were moving here." He facehoofed.

"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... ~ "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 ~ "Oh. Yes, of course. I know of a place not far from here that is really nice yet not too expensive. I'll treat, ok..?" He smiled at her. Maybe she would accept it. ~ "Oh what a gentlecolt. Alright then, and perhaps we can learn more about each other." She was glad that he took the hint, but she was not expecting for him to treat. It was nice to be with a mature Alicorn instead of the young colts back home. It was a change of pace she could get used to. But something was nagging at her in the back of her mind. "You do realize he has emotional baggage that he seems he has yet to confront. Maybe he has different feelings about friendships and relationships than the normal pony would?" "He is normal." She whispered under her breath "OH MY PONY! You just said that out loud!! May be didn't notice?" ~ "That would be quite nice..." He thought he heard her say something, but he didn't catch it and didn't want to ask her awkwardly if she said anything. He smiled at her and started moving towards the restaurant. "I can even mark it on the map... If that is ok with you..." ~ "That would be delightful." Whew! He hadn't heard her. ~ He made a mark on his map, then observed it.it wasn't too far from her house; in fact it was almost in between his shop and her house. "This can't be a coincidence that she walked into my shop..." It wasn't much of a walk, so they soon arrived. It wasn't a big restaurant, but it did like nice. He asked for a table for two and they were immediately seated. "Is Canterlot holding up to your expectations..?" ~ The restaurant was quaint and cozy. A great place for new friends to eat and chat it seemed. Plus it didn't seem too far from home because she had recognized her surroundings while he led her there. "It has exceed them! My mother, when I was a filly, would tell me stories about how beautiful and perfect Canterlot was. How everything just seemed to fit and look perfect, but it's a different experience when you get to live here. I am very blessed that my mother sent me here." It came back to her why her mother had sent her here, and she began to frown at the thought as she ended her sentence. ~ She frowned a bit. He noticed it. But he didn't want to question it. Maybe it would present itself later. He remembered she hadn't questioned his hard times. He thought it was good to 'return the favor.' "Even after all my life here, I'm still liking a lot of it. I've heard stories that one needs to get out and explore Equestria, and many have added with a friend or companion, but here... It's such a nice place..." "But I've always missed a close relationship... Maybe you, Sapphire, can help me there... You already seem interested enough, and I know I am..."

"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 get together sometime in the week and maybe just hang out?" She paused for a moment but got nervous about his pending answer and interjected one last bit. "Similar to what we're doing now, but maybe going to a movie if there is a theater here or showing each other's projects to one another. I know I would love to see one of yours one day." "I don't think that made it any better...now to wait." ~ He paused for a moment. "That... that might work... I think Friday night might be the best time, but I'll see if any other time works..." He hoped that would work as an answer. They were nearing the castle, but he waited for her to respond before he mentioned it. ~ "Oh Friday will be fine. I'll have to check my week though." "Yea make it sound like you're not just going to be sitting around all week to see your only acquaintance." As she finished her sentence, out of her peripheral she could see something large and what seemed like it was glowing. It was the castle. "Gasp!" The spires of the castle glittered with gold and the paintings on the face of it were magnificent. Sapphire had never seen anything like it! Its grounds were immaculately kept and the majestic waterfall in the background was picturesque. It was luminescent. It was stunning. It was breathtaking. It was gorgeous. ~ He stood there silently. He knew she had seen it. He still really liked what it looked like, so it must have been spectacular for her. He smiled, not really noticing he was pretty close to her. ~ Her eyes had never been set on anything so beautiful! She was in pure awe of it; she was speechless Just then she felt Nightfall's body heat radiating from him and wasn't sure if she had moved closer or if he had. But it didn't matter...it was divine and if she could she would inch her hoof towards his... Maybe he would hold it? "ARE YOU INSANE SAPPHIRE?! You just met this boy and this is the first day you're hanging out with him and you're wanting to hold hooves with him?! You are insane, he'll think you're insane!" "Oops um uh sorry, I didn't realize I had stepped to closely to you" she apologized as she took half a step to the side to put some space between them. Hopefully that wasn't as awkward as she felt it was, but she was afraid it was. "Oh boy." ~ "No, no, I understand... you were lost in the moment... I mean, I do that a lot... getting lost in the moment, you know..." "Great... What does she think of you now..?" ~ "Yea I guess I got lost in its beauty. Have you every seen anything so beautiful? The way it glitters and shines is breathtaking! It's so elegant!" She knew she was letting herself get away with her descriptions but she new they didn't do it justice at all! As the sun set behind the castle she sadly became aware that it was going to be night soon. How late would he want to stay out? How late would she want to stay out? If it was with him, she could stay out all night. "You have lost your mind."