The next morning, I awoke in the soft and plush cloud bed with my snout throbbing. I looked over to see Rainbow Dash slowly breathing as she slept soundlessly. I smiled and carefully got out of bed so I wouldn't wake her.

I walked into the bathroom and looked in the mirror, once again admiring my fractured snout.

And what ever shall I do today in this beautiful world of Equestria? I asked myself. I stretched with a yawn and walked down the hall into the living room. I looked out the window.

Beautiful day for a flight. Sounds like a good way to start the day. I walked out the front door and let myself fall through the air until I almost hit the ground, then I extended my wings and flew close to the ground. I ascended further into the air until I was even with the lowest clouds. I flew straight into one and let myself bounce off the soft cushion into the other direction, drifting aimlessly through the air without a care in the world.

When you're not getting kicked in the nose, flying is fantastic. I flew around for a few more minutes until I decided to land in Ponyville and walk around for a bit.

What now? I guess I could always go pick up the pay from Bright Light for yesterday. I happily trotted through town to the weather building. I walked up to the door, but was surprised when it was locked. I noticed a note on the handle.

OUT FOR LUNCH. BACK IN 45 MINUTES.

"Whenever that'll be." I said to myself and walked away from the door. "Guess I can go visit Spark and Blaze. See what they've been up to." I leisurely strolled through town, greeting ponies as I went along.

I can't wait until I get paid. I'll finally be able to buy my own stuff and I won't have to mooch off Dash. I'll buy something nice for her, and maybe take her out for lunch later. And if I have any left, I can buy a little something for myself. Maybe like a watch or something. Do they make watches for ponies? I wonder if-

At that moment, I bumped into Rarity. I really need to start watching where I'm walking.

"Oh, hello darling." She said, smiling.

"Hey Rarity!" I said cheerfully.

"Oh my, what happened to your nose?" She asked, pointing to my wrapped up snout.

"Oh, I just had a little hoof-on-snout contact when I was clearing the skies yesterday. It should heal up in a few weeks."

"Well I hope you get better soon. Other than that how have you been recently?"

"Not bad. I fell asleep into a pond while on a date with Rainbow Dash. That's probably the most exciting thing that's happened lately."

Rarity's ears briefly perked down at the mention of Rainbow Dash, then quickly perked up again.

"Oh yes, you and Rainbow Dash are a couple now I hear. How is that working out for you?" She asked kind of half-heartedly.

"Amazing. I couldn't ask for anypony better." I said.

"Well...that's great. I'm happy for you two. Very...happy." Her last few words sounded disappointed and sad.

"Yep. Well, I gotta go. See you around." I said.

"See you later, White Flash." Rarity said, and started walking away as I did.

I wonder what was wrong with her. She seemed pretty upset over something. Oh well, not my problem. I though as I strolled toward the wooden shack that was Spark and Blaze's house. I knocked on the front door and was greeted a few seconds later by Blaze.

"Hey there, Flash." He said.

"Hey, Blaze." I said.

"What happened to your nose?" He asked, pointing to the bandages wrapped around my snout.

"I got kicked. Hard." I said.

"That's gotta hurt." Blaze said.

"Yep." I agreed. "What are you guys up to?"

"Well, we got super drunk last night-"

"Again?"

"Yeah. It's addictive, man. Anyways, no hangover though. I'm excited about that."

I chuckled. "Where's Spark?"

"GODDAMMIT!" I heard from inside the house, as if on cue.

I looked inside to see Spark's hoof stuck in the broken wood of the stair case.

"These fucking stairs are shit!" He yelled. "This whole house is shit!" He pulled his leg out of the broken wood, causing him to flip over onto another step, splitting the wood. "FUCK!" He looked over to me and hopped up, taking the splinters out of his hooves.

"Sup, bitch."

"Hey." I said.

"What the fuck happened to your nose?"

"He got kicked. Hard." Blaze said, mimicking what I said.

"Ah." Spark said. "So we saw that you were with Rainbow Dash last night. Did you get some?"

"Why is it always sex with you?" I asked.

"Because why the fuck not, that's why." He said as he reached the doorway. "So? Yes or no?"

"Uh, no." I said.

"Goddamn dude. You're never gonna get anywhere in life."

"Hey, we just started dating a few days ago. I don't want to take it too fast, y'know?"

"Yeah yeah, whatever." He stepped aside. "Well, come on in and visit at Casa de Shit."

I walked in and realized that the house was in worse condition than I thought. It was basically falling apart.

"I hate this shit hole." Spark said. "But it's the only thing we got so I guess we gotta fucking deal with it."

I looked around. "Well, anyways," I started, trying to change the subject, "how did you know I was out with Rainbow Dash?"

"We saw you after we were on our way home from drinking." Spark started snickering and turned around to show me a long scar on his back. "I got this from last night. Ha ha, oh my god it hurt like a bitch but damn last night was legendary."

"We drank so much." Blaze said.

"And we even got dates." Spark said, smirking and brohoofing Blaze.

"With who?" I asked.

"I got Pinkie. Blaze here was a stud with Fluttershy."

I looked over to Blaze, who was blushing. "Well, you know. I try my best." He said.

"Speaking of that." Spark said, walking toward the door then turning toward Blaze and me. "I got some ice cream to eat." He smiled, then ran out of sight.

"He seems excited." I said.

"Yep." Blaze agreed. After a few minutes of silence, he said, "Do you think we should-"

"Oh yes." I said, reading his mind. "Let's go."

Author's Notes:

Well here's a short chapter for you guys. My computer has been crapping out so it's hard to write a lot. I should be getting a new one soon though, so hopefully there'll be more updates. Merry Christmas!