The bright light that shone through your eyelids and caused your eyes to hurt surrounded your entire body. It was like sunbathing on a beach in the middle of summer with three suns tanning you at once instead of just one. Your body was beginning to go numb and your hooves were beginning to feel as if they were being stretched apart by some sort of medieval torture machine, minus the pain. You didn't have time to think that much, but you would later relate the event to the effect of being sucked into a black hole in the sense that the parts of your body that were closer to the portal were being pulled in harder than the parts that were further away from it.

Before you could comprehend more about what was going on, everything went black and you felt your body roll across the ground with several thuds before coming to a stop against a very solid wall. Oddly enough, you were somewhat aware that you had fallen unconscious, and your body was still sending you signals of pain. Your dizziness was made even worse from the fact that you opened your eyes to see the ground above you and the sky below you. For a moment you thought that the world had gone to complete shit since you were gone, but as you regained your senses, you realized that you were just upside down.Your head spun as you righted yourself.

"Oh my goodness, are you okay?!" Twilight's voice called out in a hushed tone.

"Y-yeah... I think so."

You got up to get on all fours instinctively. Your mind automatically assumed that the grass beneath you would be crunched by four hooves and that you would feel a gentle breeze tickle the fur on your body, but neither were true. Your hand fell flush against the soft grass and you felt its texture with your human hands for the first time in what seemed like centuries. It was truly blissful. The bare skin on your body, save for the few bits of arm and leg hair that you had, made the wind feel like it was nonexistent. It surprised you how much of an impact having fur made on how you experienced things.

"Two legs, silly..." Twilight smiled down at you before turning her head and making sure that the coast was clear.

It was nighttime. As you looked up at the full moon that hung in the sky directly above you, you reasoned that it was around midnight. Once you were able to regain complete focus, you pushed yourself off of the ground with your hands and brought yourself back on your two human legs that you hadn't used in a very long time. Amazingly, you still had clothes on. However, it was what you were wearing that surprised you most. It was the exact same outfit that you had on when you first entered the portal a few months ago; a pair of pajama pants and a plain t-shirt that was completely intact despite your scarce memories of the same set of clothes being torn up and ruined from first going through the portal. It didn't bother you as much because you were more worried about coming back to earth with no clothes at all, seeing that you never really had a need for clothes in Equestria.

You started wobbling a little as you quickly got used to walking on two legs and you felt Twilight's hand grasp your upper arm to try and help. It didn't take you long to get back in the feel of things, though. Since you had your human body for so many years of your life, walking on two legs was second-nature to you at this point.

"Okay. No one saw us. Good. We should get someplace safe as soon as possible so we can figure out what to do."

You jumped a few times just to get completely used to your new anatomy and, feeling confident in your ability, walked around a few paces. Twilight quit looking around and instead focused on you for a few seconds.

"Wow. Didn't take long for you to remember, huh?" She raised an eyebrow and you could tell her movements were a bit hesitant and sloppy.

"I'm still kinda used to this body, so yeah. It's like riding a bike I guess. Oh, and we can go to my dorm room. No one will bother us there. Wait..."

You got a little nervous once you realized how much time had passed since you left. It was a long shot, but you figured since you still had the same clothes as before, your dorm key card would still be in your pocket. Reaching into your pockets quickly, your suspicion was confirmed. You found not only your dorm key card but also the knife that you had brought with you. You laughed to yourself silently as you realized how silly of an idea it was to bring it in the first place, given the circumstances.

"Okay, good. I still have the key."

"Great. Lets get there as quick as we can."

It took a few moments to re-orient yourself with the layout of campus and, after recalling the faint memory from the back of your head, figured out where you needed to go. You gestured Twilight to follow.

You were glad that it was so late at night since the two of you walking in broad daylight as you were now would've raised a few suspicions, especially if you had gone missing for three months. Twilight, with her purple hair and clumsy walking skills, probably would've stuck out like a sore thumb. The two of you rounded the corner of the theater building and came back onto the main path that led through campus, trying to avoid eye contact with the occasional late-walker on the way. Even though you and Twilight were relatively well disguised as far as anatomy went, the threat of exposing Equestria to your world was a serious concern in your mind.

Yet another thing that you soon took note of was that the climate was still warmer. Since you lived in a southern region, it didn't get too cold. However, since it was snowing in Ponyville when you left, you at least would've guessed that it would be a little chilly. Regardless, tiny beads of sweat started to form on your skin from the heat. It confused you for many reasons. It never got this warm during winters where you lived.

"Wait a minute..." You said as you looked around for your dorm building.

You were a little embarassed that you had already forgotten where it was. However, you saw the familiar roof pattern above the trees in the distance and resumed your quickened walk You looked over at Twilight, not expecting her to have an answer but trying anyway.

"How much time passed since I was gone?"

"Hmm..." Twilight rubbed her chin as she looked down at the concrete path beneath her as she walked. "Well, you've been in Equestria for about three or four months, so I would say... Two or three days?"

Your mouth dropped as your mind tried to wrap itself around the concept.

"Two days?!" You exlaimed in a slightly less hushed tone.

"Yeah... I found out when I went to that weird high school back then. I had spent a few days in the human world but when I got back, it was months later."

The two of you made your way through the open field that was in front of the dorm buildings.

"Geez..."

"Yeah, I know what you mean."

For the most part, you were more relieved than surprised. Part of you was beginning to prepare for if someone issued a missing persons report on you and the police were searching all over town to find out where you were. The fact that you still retained your anonymity was definitely a bonus. You and Twilight walked in silence for a few minutes as you led her through the various class buildings and walkways that made your campus seem like a giant maze. It was a bit exciting to see regular brick buildings and wide paved streets after getting used to dirt roads and tree houses for so long.

"So which one of those big buildings is yours?" Twilight pointed towards the dorm buildings in the distance.

You chuckled a little and let the past issue drift away for the time being. "Oh no no no. These are dorms. They're kinda like appartments but... Well, you'll see."

"I know what dorms are, silly."

"Oh... Sorry. Hehe." You expected her to be mad but the only thing you saw when you looked over to apologize was a faint smile on her face.

You somewhat expected Twilight to lose it when she saw all the cars in the parking lot but stopped yourself from giving a needless explanation when you remembered that she had been somewhat exposed to them already the last time she had been here. You took out your key card from your pocket and found the side that had the black stripe on it so that you could swipe it on the door to get in.

"Huh? You don't have a key? How is that going to get us in?"

This was going to be a very long twenty four hours.

"See this little black box thing?' You pointed to the card swiper next to the metal door.

"Yeah..." Twilight inspected it closely.

"Watch."

You flipped the card to the right side and swiped it down the sensor part of the box. Shortly after, you heard a "click" that came from the door's deadbolt sliding out of place. You quickly took the handle of the door and opened it for Twilight.

"See?"

"Oh wow... How does that work?!"

"Uh... Well, see this black strip on this card?" You showed it to her as you made your way up the stairs to the top floor where your room was.

"Basically, there's data that's stored on that strip and when you swipe it in that thing back there, it reads the information from that strip and if the information on the strip matches the information in the box, the door opens."

You handed the card over to Twilight for her to further inspect it. She went silent as she looked at it closely, accidentally tripping over one or two steps on the way up due to her being distracted. Opening the second door at the top of the stairs, you walked through the main hallway filled with several doors with room numbers on top of them. Even though you couldn't remember what number your room was, you managed to remember that it was the third door on the left after the stairs.

You thanked yourself for keeping a spare key under the door mat when you left as you picked it up, unlocked the door, and opened it. Your room was still a little messy, so you quickly went back and forth picking up random textbooks and clothes to accommodate your guest. Instead of turning on the main overhead light, you reached over and turned on the desk lamp, which gave the two of you plenty of light on its own.

"Oh I see... So your house is just this one room?"

"Well, yeah. Plus the kitchen and bathroom. Sorry it's kinda small..."

Twilight plopped herself down on your bed, folding the back of her skirt against her butt before doing so and swinging her legs back and forth as she looked around smiling.

"It's alright. I kinda like it, actually. It's cozy."

You put the random clothes that were scattered on the floor in the clothes hamper in the corner of the room and then turned your air conditioning unit on low to cut out the heat a bit from outside.

"What's that thing do?" Twilight looked perplexed at the air conditioner.

You were already getting a bit tired of explaining such mundane things to her, but since she was partially here to study your world, you figured you might as well tell her.

"It's an air conditioner. Just wait a bit, you'll see what it does."

"Oh... Okay." She continued to stare at it a little as it began to whir into motion.

"Anyways, I know we're a bit pressed for time, but we should probably get some rest first. It's about midnight, anyway."

"Alright. But we've gotta wake up early tomorrow so we can get the most out of the time that we have left, okay?"

"Yeah, sure. What time you wanna get up?"

Twilight looked over at the analog clock hanging on the wall above your twin size bed.

"Hmm... How does eight sound?" You groaned when she replied.

"I guess..." You said reluctantly as you looked through your drawers to find some pajamas. However, you felt a bit silly after a few moments once you remembered that you already had them on.

The air conditioner finally began to emit chilled air through your room. The thin heat that still resided from walking such a long distance gradually began to wear off as your skin started to cool. The tiny beads of sweat made it feel even cooler.

"Oh... So that's what it does... How does it do that?" Twilight asked, amazed at the technology of an everyday air conditioner.

"Uh... It's a long story." You laid down in your bed after moving aside a few notebooks that were laying on top of it. "I'm a bit ashamed to admit, but I don't really understand entirely how it works myself." You closed your eyes for a bit and put your hands behind your head. "The bathroom is right outside if you wanna take a shower before you go to bed. I've got a tee shirt for you, seeing as you forgot to pack."

Twilight groaned. "I knew I forgot something..." You chuckled to yourself a little before looking over your shoulder and grabbing a clean towel that was hanging over the bed. "Here."

Twilight caught the towel. "Thanks. I won't be long."

~Thirty minutes later...~

The air from the air conditioner felt a little cooler after you had taken off your pajamas and socks and replaced them with boxer shorts. In addition, you had replaced your tee shirt with a so called "wife beater". You didn't really appreciate the term for several reasons, but it was the easiest description you could find for the thin white tanktop you were wearing.

Once the chill made you a bit uncomfortable, you proceeded to pull back the layers of sheets to your bed and tuck yourself in, making sure that there was an additional pillow for Twilight when she decided to come to bed as well. The warm top shag sheet did a well enough job of warming you. You wouldn't have needed it in the hot climate outside, but since you preferred to sleep cold with the air conditioner running, it served its purpose quite well.

The door to your bedroom cracked open and the light from the bathroom flooded the otherwise dark room as Twilight made her way inside, her hair wrapped up in the towel you gave her. You could almost feel the steam come all the way from the bathroom to where you were laying.

"Geez, took you a while, huh?"

"Whatever..."

It had been at the back of your mind recently, but you were beginning to notice that Twilight was being a bit more passive aggressive than she usually was. You didn't really blame her since it was somewhat a part of her personality, but you couldn't take your mind off the fact that she was coming off as a bit... Frustrated. It didn't happen often. It hadn't happened yet since the two of you made the trip, but you figured it was because her excitement for being in a totally different world masked her mood a bit.

Twilight threw the damp towel at you, and it landed on top of your face. The smell of her body filled your nostrils for a few seconds but, not wanting to come off as a pervert, you pulled it off and threw it into the dirty clothes hamper in the corner of your room along with the rest of your laundry. It was when you realized that she was looking around for a place to lay down that you noticed the awkward situation you two were suddenly in.

"Uh..."

"You don't have an extra mattress, do you?" Twilight looked at you with concern.

"Nope..."

You tried to brainstorm ideas as to what might work, but you found no possible alternative since you had no extra mattresses and your dorm's floor was solid tile. You closed your eyes in defeat and decided to accept the inevitable despite its possible intimate suggestion.

"I guess you'll have to fit in here with me."

You saw Twilight's cheeks turn a little red at your suggestion. It was the only solution, after all. You would've tried to avoid the potential awkwardness had there be any other option, but the guilt you would've felt from making her sleep on a damp towel on the hard floor would've easily outweighed the awkwardness from sleeping so close together in a twin size bed.

An awkward few moments passed... You cleared your throat.

"You can borrow one of my tee shirts from the drawer over there." You pointed over to the one that had your shirts and pants in it.

"Oh... Thanks." Her rosy cheeks didn't diminish one bit.

She walked over and bent over to open the drawer you pointed out. You had to dart your eyes away to keep from peeking at her ass when she bent over. Twilight pulled out one of your shirts that had a triforce symbol on the front and then held it up to inspect it.

"What's this symbol mean?"

"Eh... Again, it's a very long story." Twilight rolled her eyes at you.

"Close your eyes so I can change."

You chuckled a little even though you knew you probably shouldn't have. "Why? I've already seen you naked."

She gave you a look that said I'm not having any of your shit right now, Alex.

"Okay, okay..."

You covered your eyes with your hands and turned your head around to face the wall on the other side of the bed. You could hear the rustling of clothes as Twilight took off her blouse and, if you knew any better, you could've sworn that you heard the faint *click* of her bra being taken off.

"Okay." She called out when she was finished.

You turned back around and Twilight quickly hid her bra back in the same drawer that she found your shirt in before you noticed. The shirt you let her borrow was a bit large for her, but you had to admit that her wearing a large tee shirt was a little cute. Her damp straight hair hung down over the shirt and she tucked it behind her ears before approaching the bed.

"Just... Try to make some space, okay?" Twilight avoided eye contact with you as you pulled back the covers for her, scooting back against the wall to make room.

It took Twilight a few seconds to accept the forced close contact. You could see the hesitation in her eyes, but you could also see something else. You weren't quite sure what it was, but you were certain that you had seen it in her eyes once before.

After standing there a bit awkwardly, Twilight finally lifted her legs up and slid under the sheets right next to you. The additional weight made the cheap bed springs creak a little as she squirmed to make herself comfortable.

Not wanting to extend the situation, you pulled on the chain to your bedside lamp to turn the last remaining light off, shrouding the room in darkness. The only audible thing that the two of you could hear was the white noise of the air conditioner motor churning constantly. You turned to rest on your back and looked up to the ceiling, trying not to make any unnecessary eye contact with Twilight.

"Night, Alex." Twilight's soft voice rang in your right ear. It sounded as if it were literally right next to it.

"Night. Be sure to wake me up when it's eight, okay? You'll probably wake up before me."

"Yeah." She responded in a somewhat timid voice.

Even though there was a foot or two of space between the two of you, you could sill feel the heat emanating from her body. It made you a little nervous since it felt so unnatural to sleep with another mare, or human in this case, that wasn't Vinyl. Her scent was totally different, but not necessarily in a bad way. The smell of your shampoo that Twilight used was quite easy to pick up on and the familiar smell of your shirt blended in with Twilight's natural scent to make one that was quite pleasing to your nose. Even though you could've easily kept quiet and slipped off to sleep, something inside you made you want to try and cheer her up since she'd been in such a mood recently.

"You smell nice..." At first you thought that your mind was playing tricks on you, but it was Twilight's voice that spoke softly into your ear right next to you right before you were about to say the exact same words.

"Oh... Um, thanks..." You blushed a little.

You heard Twilight sigh beside you in the darkness. "I'm sorry Alex..."

Even though you didn't really know what she was apologizing for, you forgave her. "It's all right." You could almost feel Twilight's troubled eyes looking off into the distance.

"It's just... Can I tell you something if you promise not to judge me at all?"

You turned to your side to face her, even though you couldn't make out many of her facial features in the dark room.

"Of course, Twilight. Scout's honor." You giggled a little at your lame joke.

She hesitated before speaking again, which was most likely because she was trying to make sure that she said what she was about to say in a manner that didn't come off in the wrong way. The sheets rustled a little bit as her legs squirmed out of nervousness.

"After t-that welcoming party... What we did..." Your heart beat escalated. "D-did you enjoy it?"

Oh shit... You thought to yourself. You could already tell where this was going, but you wished that you didn't.

"Twilight..." You scooted away from her an inch or two out of embarrassment. "I thought we promised not to talk about that again..."

She groaned. From your guess, it was because she was frustrated with herself. "I know I know. Just... Did you enjoy it?"

You sighed and thought about ignoring her. Nothing good would've come from talking about this subject again with Twilight, especially since the bond between you and Vinyl had grown so much in the past few months.

"Look, I liked it. It felt good-" You blurted out hesitantly. "But we can't do something like that again... I have Vinyl and you should start looking for someone as we-"

"What makes you think I could?" Twilight snapped a bit and turned onto her side facing away from you.

"Huh?"

Twilight whispered into the bed sheets that, by your guess, were being stuffed in her face to prevent you from hearing any signs of crying. "What makes you think I can just pick whichever stallion I want? Y- you really think it's that easy for me?"

"Uh... I guess? Why wouldn't it be?" You felt a bit stupid because there was obviously something that she was trying to get you to understand, yet you weren't getting it.

Twilight curled up into the fetal position and you could feel her body trembling beside you. "Forget it..."

"W-wait, I'm sorry..." You put your hand on her shoulder and thought hard before coming up with the first guess that you could think of. "Is it because you're a princess?"

"Yes, Alex..." You expected her to leave it at that, but she turned back around in bed to face you, making the bed springs creak once more. "Even if I could find a stallion for me, it doesn't matter. I can't be seen around Equestria dating somepony that isn't royalty. The only way I could have somepony for me would be an arranged marriage or just sheer dumb luck. Either way, it has to be a prince or someone of high class or there's no chance." You had gone back to looking up at the ceiling but you could feel her gaze fixate on you.

She continued as her voice got more and more unstable. She sounded like she was on the verge of a breakdown. "Don't you get it? I've wanted to date a stallion for so long... But no matter what I do, I can't. Because of what I am."

You looked over at her in bed and met her eyes. The only defining feature you could see was the tiny specs of light that reflected in her pupils from the bright moonlight shining in from the partially opened window.

"I've had to live like this for so long... Looking at all the attractive stallions going out and about and wanting so badly to go up and talk to them..."

Her eyes were starting to water up and her tears were starting to drip onto the bed sheets.

"Do you have a-any idea what that feels like?" She sniffed. "How would you feel if you were in my position... And you had to watch each day as Vinyl Scratch fell more and more in love with some other stallion... And you couldn't do anything to stop it..."

She was taking short intakes of air at this point, which was always followed closely by all-out sobbing. Following what you felt was right in your heart, you turned over and pulled her close, embracing her tightly and tucking her head into your chest. Your instincts were correct as Twilight soon broke down into severe sobs the second you pulled her close. The shirt on your chest started to dampen a little but you didn't really mind. Just as if she were Vinyl, you stroked the back of her head and ran your fingers through her hair to try and comfort her as she let it all out.

"A-and when..." She managed to speak through the tears. "When I see somepony as handsome as you... C-can you really blame me for doing what I did?"

"Shh..." You tried to make it a bit easier by shushing her.

No... No, I really can't... You thought to yourself while gritting your teeth.

She was already getting to you. The sound of Twilight, one of your favorite ponies, crying uncontrollably was like having a sword pierce your heart. It was just too much, and eventually, you started to tear up as well.

"T-Twilight stop... You're gonna make me cry too..."

It wasn't long until you felt Twilight's arms wrap around you as well.

Several moments later...

Your tears were finally starting to dry up.

The amount of time you and Twilight took to let out your emotions seemed to take hours. The edges of your eyes began to get a little crusty and your nose was starting to get less runny. The front of your shirt had a distinct darkened damp spot in the middle of it where Twilight buried her face into you, and you were certain that the pillow Twilight was resting on had some of your tears on it as well.

You really had no clue where the tears came from other than your sympathy for her and the emotions that rose up whenever you saw someone or somepony that was close to you break down and cry. It was a similar reaction to when Vinyl or Octavia cried, and it surprised you that it worked the same way with Twilight, now that you thought about it.

You finally broke the silence that was laden with emotion. "I'm sorry, Twi... I never really thought about it that way before..."

"It's okay..." She sniffed her runny nose again. "Sorry I got all emotional..."

"Don't sweat it." You paused and relaxed your embrace on her a little. "But this is the last time, okay? If I keep giving you help like this, Vinyl's bound to find out eventually..." You knew at this point that she was trying to ask for sex earlier, subtle as it may have been.

Twilight's eyes lit up and she lifted her head to look directly into yours. "W-wait, so you mean..."

You sighed. "Yeah. I'll help you out. Just... No intercourse this time, okay? I at least want to keep that part of me exclusive to Vinyl..."

Twilight's lips curved upwards into a wide smile and she hugged you again tightly. "Thank you, Alex..."

Now that her intentions were out in the open, you felt your arousal increase dramatically. The warmth of her body mixed with yours and made your manhood start to harden from underneath your boxers. You couldn't tell if Twilight could feel it against her leg or not, but since embarrassment was no longer an issue, you didn't care. Her heart was beating so fast and hard that you could feel it reverberate through the mattress. Your first impulse was to grab her nether regions and just go at it, but you thought better of it and tried a more seductive and slow paced approach.

You took on your dominant sexual role and shuffled around in bed before throwing the bed sheets off and climbing on top of her. You looked deep into her purple eyes. They were a little red from the crying, but they didn't lose a bit of their beauty.

"So..." You whispered in an attempt to turn her on. You leaned close to her face and nibbled her earlobe. "What would you like me to do, my princess?"

Author's Notes:

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