private When Sunset Smiles (Private RP)

[sunne 659]

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Sunset followed Fender out of the restaurant. She nodded shyly when he asked if she would like to see his house, but he wasn't paying attention and continued talking. Her ears flattened and she looked away from him and down at her useless wings as he mentioned flying.
"I-I-I... can't..." she mumbled, and in realizing she was too quiet, tried again. 
"I-I can't... c-can't fly..."

[Fender 1,283]

Fender was only half surprised. She looked like she had been a slave her whole life, it saddened him...but he still smiled. "Then we'll walk. Y'know, I can try to teach you to fly sometime." He smiled happily. "That is, if you want to. I won't force you or anything." He chuckled.

[sunne 659]

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Sunset's ears perked up as he said he could teach her to fly.
"C-could you?" she asked, with an emotion she'd never really felt before. Hope? Excitement? She immediately blushed and hid a bit behind her mane again at how she had asked it. 
"I-I mean... i-it it's okay with y-you... I-I mean... y-you offered, but... I-I don't want to be a b-bother..."

Edited October 19, 2013 by Mint Drop

[Fender 1,283]

Fender smiled apologetically, "Seriously, you're not a bother." He again pulled her into a hug, as if to reassure her that he meant what he said. "Cutie." He chuckled, as he let go of the hug. "You mustn't be so hard on yourself." He gave a sincere smile, "You're not nearly as bad as you seem to think."

[sunne 659]

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Sunset blushed again as Fender pulled her into a hug, and the blush grew as she heard him call her a "Cutie".
Still, when he told her she shouldn't be so hard on herself, her ears flattened again.
"Y-you're the o-only pony that h-hasn't thought badly of me..." she mumbled. "I-I've never had anypony tell me otherwise u-until I me-met you..."

[Fender 1,283]

He smiled, and tilted his head. Fender simply stared at the mare for a moment, then slowly moved her mane away from her face. He continued staring into her eyes, "Well, then maybe I'm the first one who is thinking about you the right way." He continued smiling, "I look at you, and I see a wonderful mare. Granted, I've still got much to learn about you...but you haven't proven me wrong yet." He chuckled.

[sunne 659]

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Sunset blushed again - she found she'd been doing that a lot today, but now it was more of a... grateful blush? She couldn't quite place the emotion behind it, yet again, as she'd never felt it before. It wasn't as shy as usual, and it felt a bit like the hope, or excitement, she had felt when he had offered to teach her to fly.
Se didn't have to come up with a response, because an impatient pony tried to budge their way through, shifting her attention. 
"Out of the way, lovebirds, you're blocking the door," the pony snapped. Sunset blushed, this time embarrassed, and moved to hide a bit behind Fender, at the same time tilting her head so her mane would block her face more.
"I-it's not... I-I-I... S-s-sorry..." she stammered, ears flattened.

[Fender 1,283]

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Fender didn't speak until the other pony was out of the way. He lead Sunset down the street a bit, and brought them in the direction of his home. It would still be some time before they got there, but he figured now was an okay time to chat. "See what I mean? Back there you were so polite to such a rude pony. That's one of the good things about you, you always manage to be so polite." He smiled. By now, they were at the outskirts of the town, and were moving into the path outside of it that lead to Fender's house.

[sunne 659]

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Sunset  kept her eyes mostly on the ground.

"B-because I-i don't want to be r-rude, or m-mean... I-I don't want to be a bother... B-but I r-really don't  want to be a b-b-bullly... I-I don't like bullies..." she mumbled. It was true. She couldn't stand the thought of being more of a bother to others than she felt she already was, and she had dealt with enough bullies to know how horrible they were. She didn't want to be that kind of pony.

Edited October 19, 2013 by Mint Drop

[Fender 1,283]

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He kept smiling, "Well, you shouldn't have to worry about that. You're far off from being either a bother, or a bully." He accidentally bumped into her side while they walked, "Sorry about that, but...still, do you know how good of you it is to always be worried about not being rude? That's not something everypony thinks about."

 

For a moment he thought back to her comment about bullies. It made him even more curious, but now still wasn't the time.

[sunne 659]

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"I-it's okay... A-and I guess I-I never thought about it that way..."
They had reached the end of the path and were just outside a house now. She looked up at it. 
"S-so... this i-is your house?" she asked, then groaned mentally.
Of course it is. Why would he lead you here if it wasn't?

Edited October 19, 2013 by Mint Drop

[Fender 1,283]

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"Yup!" He said with a certain sense of pride. "I built it...with some laid plans and all, but y'know, I think I did rather well. Just had it furnished too." He grinned, and opened the door. "Welcome home!"

 

He lead them inside, and to the living room. "Well, here's the living room, kitchen's right there-" he pointed to the kitchen right across from them, and then lead them to the bedroom. "-here's the bedroom, obviously, and the restroom is that door there." He pointed to one side of the room. Finally, turning to her, he grinned once more, "I hope you enjoy your stay!"

[sunne 659]

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"N-nice..."
Sunset followed Fender into the house. She looked around as he led her to the bedroom, pointing out the kitchen and then the washroom. 
She found it really nice. It was moderately clean, and would definitely make a better home than an orphanage - she would know.
The small mare timidly trotted in and looked around the room. The guilt of taking his bedroom set in again, and she turned to face him.
"Y-you should s-stay in here... I-i mean, it i-is your room... A-and like I-i said earlier, I-i'll feel bad for taking y-your bed..." she said, ears flattened.

Edited October 20, 2013 by Mint Drop

[Fender 1,283]

He smiled, "C'mon now...I want you to have the more comfortable place. You're my guest, my friend. The bed is yours!" His smile maintained, and he sat down on the bed, then motioned for the mare to join him. "So talk to me. I mean, if you want. What's your story?" A polite grin grew on his face.

[sunne 659]

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Sunset, still standing in the middle of the room, was surprised.
"St-st-story?" she stuttered, nervously backing up a step and letting her mane cover a bit more of her face. She knew full well what he meant, she just... wasn't ready to tell anypony, even if it was somepony she was starting to trust. Her ears flattened as she whimpered quietly, trying to find her voice again.

Edited October 21, 2013 by Mint Drop

[Fender 1,283]

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He now wore an apologetic smile, and sat down in front of her. The stallion gently placed a hoof against hers. "Shh...I won't make you tell me if you don't want to. You do have that choice, not to answer." He then grew a normal grin, "You'll be sure to tell me if I make you uncomfortable, right?"

[sunne 659]

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Sunset's ears completely flattened and she averted her eyes. She didn't know what to say. On one hoof, she didn't want to disappoint or annoy Fender by saying no. On the other hoof, she didn't want to lie, but if she said yes it would eventually turn into a lie. She was too timid to just outright say "You're making me uncomfortable," and even if she weren't, she wouldn't want to run the risk of bugging him or upsetting him somehow.
"S-S-Sorry..." was all she could choke out.

[Fender 1,283]

@@Mint Drop, 

 

Fender stared at Sunset, he was confused, though his facial expression resembled one of understanding, so as to not seem clueless. "You've not done anything though." He said matter-of-factly, with a grin. "You can talk to me about anything, y'know? We're friends now, I mean, I consider you a friend. You can talk to me, and I hope I can talk to you." He chuckled.

[sunne 659]

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"Y-you can..." Sunset mumbled, trying to cal down as she sat as well. 
"Bu-but what would y-you have to t-talk to me about? I-i mean, your life looks p-pretty good... Unlike mine... S-so I don't know ah-why you'd need somepony to talk to..." She said. She had meant it when she had said he could talk to her if he needed or wanted, but he didn't seem like the kind of pony that would need somepony to vent or talk to. 

 

[Fender 1,283]

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"Well, yeah, I do have a decent life, I'd say. I have a home, food, money. All that's great and all, but when you don't have somepony to share it with..." He frowned a bit, recalling his loneliness. "...I dunno, I could've picked anypony at that train station to try and befriend...but, you looked like you needed a friend...I had hoped you needed a friend." He regained his smile, more so to hide his more solemn feelings.

[sunne 659]

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Sunset stared at the floor as Fender spoke. She shrank in her spot slightly as he told her she had seemed to be in need of a friend.
"I-I don't know if I needed one... but... To others it m-might seem that way... I-I've never had a f-friend before... Everypony else i've met... th-they haven't b-been very f-friendly..." she said, continuing to stare at the floor.

 

[Fender 1,283]

@@Mint Drop, 

 

"I can tell." he half-smiled apologetically. His grin was weak, he didn't want to seem to be making fun of her. His face flattened again, "Though I can't imagine why." He sat in front of her, and used a hoof to raise her head to look him in the eyes. He again moved her mane away from her left eye. The sight of the mare's eyes made him half-smile happily. "Can I have the privilege of being your friend?"

[sunne 659]

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Sunset's ears flattened farther at his question.
"I-I won't s-say no, b-b-but why do you e-even care?" she asked, tears forming in her eyes. "Wh-Why h-have you been so kind t-to me, o-of all ponies? M-me, some orphan th-that everypony else hates? Wh-why do you k-keep calling m-me c-cute, a-and pretty, and o-other things, wh-when I'm anything but?"

[Fender 1,283]

@@Mint Drop, 

 

His apologetic smile returned, "Somepony might call it pity...or they might say I'm quick to give other ponies first impressions." He looked down, grinning, "And they'd be right on both parts." He looked back up, "But...anytime I have complemented you today, that wasn't pity. I meant those little things I called you. Cute, pretty, etc. I meant those things." His grin maintained, "And when I said I wanted to be your friend...that wasn't pity. I meant that, too." He smile quite broadly now, "I don't hate you...so far, I really like you. I'd love to be your friend, if you'll let me. And even if you don't believe it, I'd like to keep reminding you that you're beautiful."

[sunne 659]

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Sunset shrank in her spot again and tears pricked her eyes as he admitted to pity, but she still blushed at the rest of his words.
"I-I don't want pity... I-it's true I've had a hard life... B-but i'm not looking for sympathy, or pity, o-or... w-well, anything... I don't like th-those 'Oh, you poor, poor, helpless thing' looks... I-if I were t-to look for something... I-it would just be a-a... A way to disappear... P-part of th-the reason I-I don't tell ponies m-my... 'story' i-is... O-other ponies have just... a-assumed I was lying... Th-that I was trying to get sympathy...O-others have just said I deserved it..."