What it Means to Protect

[Dapper Charmer 591]

OOC: https://mlpforums.com/topic/148160-1x1-romance/#entry4413278

 

Mist sat alone at the counter if the Drunk Mule bar. He sighed as he stared glummly into his beer. Mist was still in the dumps after the end if his last relationship. It hadn't anything serious, but the breakup had still hit Mist pretty hard. Mist looked up fr his beer. "Get a hold of yourself Mist," he said to himself, "you broke up with that chick weeks ago. It's time to get back in the game." Mist chugged his beer and turned to the door. He promised himself that he was gonna buy a drink for the next mare that walked in.

Edited March 10, 2016 by Dapper Charmer

[Gloomfury 243]

The sounds of shuffling could be heard. As well as the sound of someone who was out of breath. If someone where to see where the sounds were coming from, they would find a pony who was all gray. And they were also wearing a dress. At one look the pony would look like a cute young mare.

 

But if you were  to get a closer look, you would find out that the mare, really wasn't a mare. But a stallion, so frail and dainty that it put some mares to shame. 

 

The stallions name was Rag Stitch. And the ragdoll, hanging in a carrier that looked meant for her, was placed around him and hanged at his side. The dress he was wearing was a old white that was slightly faded. It was a normal sundress with mid length straps that showed off his caller bone delicately The dress was also covered in many patches of grays, faded whites and grayish blues.  

 

But somehow it seemed to suite it perfectly, as well as the mare like stallion wearing it.

 

We trotted though the streets, looking for someplace he could rest. Lucky for him he came to find a bar called the Drunk Mule. Normally he would more worried about interring a place like a bar that seemed to belong to the local gangs and all around tough pony. But he was to weary to think too much on it.

 

He opened  the door and stepped inside. Looking around lightly before stepping quickly over to the counter to place an order. "Chocolate milk please." He asked the bar keep in a shy voice, still making it hard to spot him as a stallion.

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Mist saw a young mare in a white sun dress walk into the bar and quickly sit down at the counter. "Okay go work yout magic," he said to himself. He walked over to her just in time to hear her order choclate milk, "make that two choclate milks please," he said to the bar keep, "and put it on my tab," He turned to the mare, "so tell me what's a pretty mare like you doing in a place like this," Mist said with a smile still not realising that the pony was a stallion.

Edited March 10, 2016 by Dapper Charmer

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Rag Looked up the strange stallion that moved over to him. He blushed a little from being called pretty. And got a worried feeling when he called him a mare. Thinking it would be best, he decided to hide the fact that he was a stallion. He's been in situations like this before. And when he did tell the stallions that hit on him that he was also a stallion, they never end well.

 

He looked away shyly before answering him. "U-um, I just walking into town. And this was the closes play where I could rest."

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"Well you'll find no finer bar in all of Equestrian," said Mist with a smile, "unless you actually look." Mist chuckled slightly at his own joke. As Mist looked at the 'mare' he felt something a bit off about her. Mist just shook away the feeling and smiled. "I'm Mist Twister by the way," he said politely, "and might I ask what your name is. I assume it's as pretty as you are."

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Rag blushed again from being called pretty for a second time. He played with his glass of chocolate milk a little before taking a drink. "My name's Rag Stitch. I-it's nice to meet you." Rag was still looking away. Too shy to make eye contact with the stallion. But he did get a look of him before. And he thought he was pretty handsome.

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"Well it's a pleasure to meet you too Miss Stitch," Mist said as he too took a sip of his chocolate milk. Mist noticed that Stitch was looking away from him and frowned slightly as he wondered why. "You know if I'm that ugly you can just tell me," Mist said jokingly to Stitch.

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"Hu?" He said as he looked up at him. "N-no, that's not why... I-I'm just not very good at talking to knew ponies." He said as he pulled his doll to his chest. "And please call me Rag." He didn't really like being called miss. Mostly because he's been called that a lot. He took another drink.

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"Sure thing Rag," Mist said with a smile as he took another sip of his chocolate milk. Mist looked down at his drink and went into awkward silence. (Okay Mist,) he thought to himself, (time to make a leap.) He turned back to Rag, "hey Rag, I know we only just met but you seem like a lovely made. So I was wondering if you might wanna grab dinner some time.

 

(OOC: I'll leave it up to you whether or not you want Mist to find out Rag's a boy on the date or before. That is if you say yes of course)

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 Rag's face when bright read, from Mist's complements and him asking him out to dinner. He held his doll closer to his chest before looking up at Mist, and then looking away a few times while trying to keep eye contact. "U-u-umm....I-I'm not...." He trailed off., looking down again. 

 

He couldn't deny that deep down he wanted to have dinner with this stallion. Sometime ago he learned a few things about himself and the type of ponies he's attracted to. But while he accepts that he likes stallion. He knows they they only come up to him because they think he's a mare.  So he always told them. And they always changed soon after.

 

One moment they're really nice. But after he tells them they get angry and treat him meanly. Sometimes violently.

 

But because of that Rag has never been out with a stallion. Ever.  But he didn't want to lie to the stallion. But he also wanted to see if he could get close to him. After a minute or two, he came to a decision. 

 

"I'm not sure if you'll want to take me out."

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Mist gave a comferting smile thinking that Rag didn't think very highly of herself. "Of course I wanna take you out," Mist said happily, "why wouldn't I want go out with a pretty like you." Suddenly it hit Mist that strange feeling he had, the reason Rag hadn't been looking at him. "I get it," Mist said a little down, "you have a boyfriend don't you."

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"N-no, that's not it. I've actually never been out with a stallion. And I don't think you'll like me if we did go out." He said, still looking down. "Most of the stallions who were nice to me at first, turn pretty mean once they... get to know me." He hugged his doll closer to him and held her stuffed hoof in his.

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"Well I'm not most stallions," Mist said with a smile, "so I'd only get mad at you if were like a serial killer or something." Mist took another sip of his chocolate milk as he thought about why Rag would say that stallions are mean to her when they get to know her. Suddenly a thought entered his head. "You know if your into mares you can just say so," Mist said to Rag, "I know a lot of stallions don't like 'gays' but trust me I really don't care about that sought of thing."

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"O-oh." It made Rag relax a little after Mid said that. " I'm not really into mares. I mostly like stallions.  But you're right. Most stallions don't like...gays." He was hesitant to say the G word. "And I would never heart anyone. I don't like fighting very much. I would be too afraid of getting hurt."

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"Well I could probably help with that," sais Misr happily, "what I mean is I've got experience with self defence. So if you wanted I'd be more than happy to teach you." Mist took the final sip of his chocolate milk. He turned to Rag, "I still don't understand why you don't think I'd want to go out with you," he said to her, "If your trying to be polite you should just tell me I'm not your type."

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Rag looked down again. "To be honest. I don't know what my type is. I know I like stallions, but because I haven't been out with...any. I don't know if I do have a type." As he thought of what else he wanted to say, he blushed again. "But, I think I would like to have dinner with you. You're very nice and,"

 

He looked up at Mist, this time keeping eye contact. "I like your eyes. I've never seen anything like them." As he looked into Mists eyes his body started to move on its own, and move closer to him.

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This time it was Mist's turn to blush. "Thanks Rag," he said as he got a good look at her eyes for the first time all night, "you have beautiful eyes too." Mist couldnt help but smile as he looked into Rag's eyes. He found that he was unable to look away even if he wanted to. "So do you want to eat out for dinner?" asked Mist, "or would you like to come to my place and i could cook us something."

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 "I wouldn't mind going out. Mostly because I've never gone out.  But first I should find someplace to stay. Do you know any cheap inns? Or any parks where I could sleep? Usually when I don't have enough bits for a room I would sleep in a park. Sometimes an Alley, if I'm kicked out the park."

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"I'm sorry to hear that," Mist said compassionately, "nopony should have live like that." Mist suddenly got an idea, "Sadly i dont know of any parks or Inns. So i think you should just stay with me," Mist said to Rag, "and this is not just a scheme to get you out of that dress. I just dont want to imagine you sleeping in a gutter somewhere."

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Rag didn't know what to say. "Th-thank you. That is very kind of you. But I wouldn't want to be a bother." He looked down again. His insecurity taking over again. He drunk the rest of his milk and pushed the glass away. "Thank you for paying for my milk. I'll pay you back when I find a job."

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Mist smiled, "You dont have to pay me back for the milk and It honestly wouldn't be a bother if you stayed with me for a while," said Mist happily, "my roommate that I was living with moved out a few days ago so I have entire room that's just empty. So we wouldn't even have to share the same room. You know unless you wanted to," he said with a joking/flirty wink.

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Rag blushed. "U-um, well. Alright. I'll stay with you. That being said. Maybe we could...have dinner tonight? At your place?" He said, looking at Mist's eyes and then away a few times. But again, his body moved on its own, moving a little closer to him. "And I've only sheared a bed with two other ponies. Both are my friends. One mare and the other a stallion.

 

The mare helped me when she found me sleeping in a park in Manehattan. She likes mares and stallions, so I got hit on a little from her. But I was still not sure what kind of ponies I was into back then. So she helped a little." As he thought about what he was saying his face got bright red. "But we didn't do anything dirty! We just...cuddled. Same for my stallion friend.

 

When he held me in his strong arms...I knew right then that I liked stallions. But nothing happen between us. Mostly because I just thought of him as a friend. Plus I wasn't his type." He looked down lightly and put his arms around himself. "Some nights I wish someone would hold me. But Dishcloth helps." He said pulling out his doll and hugging her close.

 

It was probably the most adorable thing you would EVER see in a bar like the one they were in.

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"You might possibly be the most adorable mare I have ever met Rag," Mist said with a grin. He looked at the time and saw that it was 6 oclock, "would you look at the time. We should probably head off if we wanna make it home for dinner. Also on the way home just think about if you wanna sleep in the guest room or with me," Mist said as he headed to the door, if you decided to sleep with me though there'll be no horsing around." He opened the door for Rag, "we can save that till after our third date," Mist said with a joking wink.

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Rag left with Mist, blushing from his complement and from the last thing he said. As they walked, Rag moved a little closer to Mist, his body moving on its own again. "I think I would like that..." He said under his breath. As he looked over at Mist, his eyes trails around his strongly built body and limbs. As he looked at them he thought what they would feel like if they were wrapped around him. Which made him start to hope that Mist would just hug him.

 

But he kept that to himself.

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Mist smiled to himself as he walked beside Rag. He almost couldn't believe how well this whole thing was going. But at the same time he was a little anguish about wondering why Rag would say all that stuff about Stallions hating her. Mist just shook that feeling away, he find out in time. Mist noticed how cold it was outside and thought that Rag might be cold. So he casually extended his wing and wrapped it around her.