Dinner passed rather quickly. Midnight volunteered to do the dishes, which was over in less than a minute due to his speed and magic. Afterwards he trotted outside to see a large bonfire going in the vacant field west of the house about 400 yards. He arrived to see many ponies sitting there relaxing. Some lay on blankets, while others stood, or sat on a log stump. He walked around the fire to see who all was there. Upon locating Rarity though he quickly found a seat next to her laying on the blanket next to her. She smiled giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"This is nice. I wonder what made AJ decide to make a bonfire." Midnight asked looking into the flames.

AJ had been walking around the pit hoofing out some long sticks and a bag of marsh mellows between several ponies. She arrived to Midnight and Rarity just as he finished his question.

"Hey Rarity, glad to see ya could make it. Night, we always do this bonfar once a month during the summer. Its just nice ta get out an relax with friends." AJ smile giving him a stick and bag of marshmellows.

"I remember doing this a few times when I was a kid, I think I've been to maybe 5 bonfires before back in my home world. It was a lot of fun every time I went, except for when one of my friends decided to throw a hand full of firecrackers into the pit." Midnight laughed remembering the incident. He had watched one of his friends toss them in while everyone else was oblivious. The boy who had thrown them in yelled TAKE COVER before diving behind a log. The other guys were longtime hardcore FPS gamers, as soon as they heard the explosions they all dived behind something leaving me and my friend laughing on the ground."

"What are firecrackers?" Rainbow Dash asked as she trotted over listening to Midnight, taking a seat next to him opposite of Rarity.

"They are little sticks filled with gun powder that explode when introduced to heat or flame." Midnight continued to explain.

"We have something similar here. They're called poppers." AJ added. "I think Twi knows a summoning spell to get some of'em."

Twilight looked away from her telescope for a moment as she heard her name. "Hmmm, what?" She asked.

"Do you know a summoning spell for objects Twi?" AJ asked as Twilight walked over to the group.

"I do, but summoning certain items can be dangerous, especially fireworks." Twi interjected.

"I don't know any summoning spells, can you teach me Twilight?" Midnight asked grinning widely.

Twilight smiled walking over in front of Midnight. "Sure. let me summon something easy though to show you how." Her horn began to glow as power coursed through it. After a moment a small black hole opened in front of Twilight. It shifted flat as a small rubber spider fell from the bottom of the hole.

Twilight's magic ceased causing the black hole to vanish. She looked up to Midnight who had been watching the whole casting who was now frozen in a position that looked as if he was trying to get away, a look of complete terror on his face, His mane now a bright yellow instead of its normal red/orange color.

"You ok sugarcube?" AJ asked walking closer to him and accidentally kicking the rubber spider toward him.

"SPIIIIIDEEERRRRRRRRRRRR!" Midnight screamed back peddling as his horn glowed brightly summoning a giant mallet that quickly smashed the spot the spider was on sending a quake through all of Sweet Apple Acres. Everypony jumped back and away from the mallet as it connected with the ground. Midnight panted hard seeing the mallet now splintered inside of the small crater it was in. Midnight sat there frozen for a moment until Rainbow dash spoke up.

"That was So AWESOME!" She squealed.

Rarity coughed from the dust that had been upturned from the mallets collision with the ground. "My word darling, why did you do that?"

"S-spiders are EVIL! They must all die!" Midnight spoke in a cold yet scared voice.

AJ looked at him laughing. "Heh, yer afraid of a lil ol spider."

A fit of laughter erupted from everyone around causing Midnight to blush, his mane turning back to a normal color.

"Yea, I'm afraid of them. Which means that I take any and all pranks personally regarding those abominations. In short I don't forgive anyone who has ever pulled a prank on me that happened to include a spider. Understood everyone?"

There was a short silence and some nods. Twilight though was looking at the ground, her ears laid back. She looked up to Midnight with tears starting to form in her eyes. Midnight was taken aback by this and started to ask her what was wrong but she took off giving a quiet sob. He sat there for a moment until it hit him.

"Oh no, she thought I meant her when I said that." He spoke as he stood up taking off after her without another word.

After a few minutes Midnight had caught up with her. She was pressing her back against a large rock looking up into the sky, the twinkling stars seemed like her only friend's now. Midnight quietly came up to her from behind the rock listening to her as she mumbled and sniffed away tears.

"Oh Celestia, What have I done? I've angered one of my closest friends." She sobbed, tears flowing gently down her face. Midnight was about to step around the rock to tell her that she didn't know about his arachnophobia but she spoke up again.

"I lost a friend, Over a stupid fucking spider!?" Malice dripped from her voice now as she spoke causing Midnight to hide behind the rock again, his vision never leaving Twilight's frame.

She began pacing quietly as her horn began to glow.Midnight could hear her snort ever so often as her hooves began to stomp into each step she took. After about ten pacing turns she stopped as her frame began to glow a white color. Her once purple mane now turning into fire much like Midnights. She gave a loud snort as she sat down, her vision falling back onto the sky as another tear fell from her now cold gaze into the heavens. Midnight was surprised by her sudden change and stepped out from behind the rock announcing himself.

"Twilight, I'm not....." He was cut off by Twilight who growled to him.

"WHAT?! Your not going to forgive me?! So what!?" She snorted taking a defensive stance her horn glowing again.

"What? NO! I was going to say that I'm not mad at you." He began causing Twilight to move slowly back to a regular stance, raising an eyebrow slightly confused.

" You didn't know I was afraid of spiders, I didn't mean that comment I said earlier directly to you. It was just a warning to RD and Pinkie because they tend to play pranks on me sometimes. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings." Midnight spoke moving closer to her. Twilight back peddled slightly her once raging mane now a soft glimmer of flame as it slowly began to return to normal. Her coat turning back to the lavender it once was as well. She hung her head slightly but managed to look up to Midnight with tear stained eyes. Without a word she leapt forward hugging Midnight, giving a soft sob into his chest. He gave a heavy sigh holding her gently. Whispering quietly to her that everything was ok. A few minutes passed and they were now laying on their backs looking at the stars.

Twilight had gotten over her funk rather quickly and decided to tell Midnight about all the constellations. Although he knew a lot about astrology, he decided the best bet to please Twilight was to let her try and teach him something. After a few minutes he gave a yawn. Although he wasn't really paying much attention to Twilight he was still listening.

"Ahem!" Twilight snorted looking at Midnight who she had just caught in a yawn.

"Oh, um yes?" He asked giving a sheepish smile.

"Were you even listening to what I was telling you?"

"Yes." Midnight smiled

"Prove it, repeat what I said 3 minutes ago." She smirked thinking he wasn't paying attention. Twilight was now standing up staring Midnight down only a few inches from his face.

"You were telling me about how Celestia and Luna could move cosmic bodies with there Alicorn mmmMMMMM!" He was cut off as Twilight pressed her lips to his.

After a few seconds he went with it, kissing her back.

A minute went by as Twilight finally broke the kiss panting slightly. Midnight looked up to her dazed from the kiss. "W-what was that for?" He asked turning onto his side looking at her.

Twilight gave a deep blush turning around and walking away a few steps looking back over her shoulder. "That was for being a good student and listening to me. I have studied books all of my life and I feel that every time I tell someone something they don't know, they never really take it to heart or listen to what I have to say. Everypony I have ever said that to has never once been able to repeat what I said word for word, You are the first. And well........... It was kind of a turn on to finally meet someone who listened."

Midnight gave a chuckle. "Then should I repeat everything you have ever told me?"

Twilight gave a sly smile. "There is no way you could remember everything I have ever talked to you about."

"I don't know how to tell this to you Twi, but ever since I became an Alicorn, I have a photographic memory and can literally remember everything I have ever done or what anyone has ever told me." Midnight gave a sheepish smile.

Twilight dropped to her haunches looking a little dumbfounded. "So your telling me that no matter what I say you will remember it even if I'm not teaching you?" She gawked.

"Eeyup." Midnight laughed.

"That is beyond amazing! You could learn every spell in all of Equestria if you really wanted to." Her eyes sparkled thinking of the possibilities.

"That would be possible, But I doubt I would like it all that much." Midnight gave a heavy sigh.

Twilight looked at him cocking her head to the side at his comment.

"Ever read a good book but never remember it all only to go back and read it again to find it captivating?" He asked as his vision fell to the ground Twilight nodded.

"When I pick up a book I already know what I've read. It's never different or new to me if I read it more than once. Also I remember all the bad things that have happened in my life. That is haunting all of its own."

Twilight stood there for a moment in shock, she loved to read and reread books because she never truly remembered the entire story she had read before. Even after reading something a hundred times she would always find something extra in the pages that she hadn't recalled from the previous read.

"That's awful." she spoke as she walked over gently nuzzling him.

"Yea, I just wish I didn't have that ability. I would be so much happier to be a little dumb than to be forever smart." He gave a disheartened laugh as his gaze fell back onto the stars.

They both lay quietly there looking at the stars, Midnights fire mane and tail bringing a lovely light around them. Twilight gave a large yawn bringing a hoof to her mouth.

"It's getting late, maybe we should head back to the fire." She smiled up to Midnight who nodded back with a smile.