I landed in the middle of some square with a thump. The townsponies turned their heads to me, surprised by the sudden commotion by a pegasus stallion abruptly landing. I dismissed their stares and flicked my hood off my head. A relieving wind stroked through my navy and indigo mane. I shuddered slightly at the sensation and looked around.

I was in the middle of a square, ponies were handling their businesses or talking to their friends. I was here for only one mare. I had been told that she moved to this town, Ponyville. I wasn’t given much information of where she lived these days but I’ll be damned if I don’t find her. All I knew was that she moved here and became a librarian. It fitted her, as she was always so fascinated in books.

I decided to take a stroll through the town to see if I could find anything. Several ponies smiled as I passed them. Even a group of mares whistled as I passed them. I wasn’t here for some cheap tramps, I was here for a delicate flower. I walked towards a stand that was handled by a massive red stallion, I'd might as well ask him if he knew where the library was.

I’m not exactly a lightweight, but this guy was HUGE. He acknowledged me as I came closer.

’‘Excuse me,’’ The red stallion just looked down at me. ’‘but do you know where the library is?’’

’‘Eeyup.’’

’‘...Mind telling me where it is, then?’’ Either this guy is slow or a genius who doesn’t talk much.

The red mountain of a pony raised his left foreleg and pointed at a huge tree. Was the library in that tree? I didn’t think of it much more and thanked him for the help. He just nodded. I trotted towards the tree, but my pace was lessened to a slow walk.

What if she doesn’t want to see me? What if she have moved on? What if she gets mad at me? My legs started shaking. Even with me being made of tough stuff I was never good at keeping my emotions in control. I flicked my hood back onto my head.

I don’t know why, but me wearing a hood makes me feel calm in some strange way. It wasn’t a normal thing to see a pony with a hoodie, even stranger to see a pegasus with a hoodie but I loved my grey hoodie. It contrasted nicely with my white coat. I had to have it custom made for it to fit my wings without destroying it entirely. I was finally by the door. I took a few deep breaths before I raised my right hoof to knock. I hesitated at first but I bit my lip and closed my eyes as I knocked.

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Twilight Sparkle was rummaging through her books. She was searching for a special edition book that Spike had accidentally placed into the shelves containing all the other books. Twilight didn’t blame him for it, as she hadn’t told her anything about it.

It was a book that she had been given by Princess Celestia herself, it meant a lot for her as it was one of the first books she had been given personally by the princess. She groaned and levitated the books from the now empty shelf back to their places and started with the next shelf in line.

Spike was in the kitchen making lunch to himself and Twilight. Just some ordinary daisy sandwiches, nothing fancy. As he was making his final touches to them, a knock on the door disrupted him from his delicate work. He groaned and walked to the door and opened it. A white pegasus stallion with a messy navy and indigo mane stood there. He had a grey hood on his head.

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I stared down at the purple dragon. Last time I saw him he was still learning how to send letters with his breath. I can’t remember his name though. He had an impatient expression, obviously waiting for me to say something.

’’Um... Is Twilight there?’’ I grinned sheepishly, the dragon just stared at me.

’‘Yeah, I’ll get her. Wait a sec.’’ With that, the dragon turned back into the library and called for her. I heard her voice call back to him. My ears twitched and I just wanted to hear more of her voice. I gulped nervously as I heard her walk to the door. That’s when I saw her.

My jaw dropped the instant I laid my eyes on her. Her lavender coat was giving a beautiful shine in the light and her mane... Her mane was amazing. The pink streak emphasized her face, her beautiful face... But the top thing about her was her deep purple eyes. I could stare into them all day and night and never get tired of seeing them. That’s when I realised that I had been standing there and smiling like an idiot for two minutes now. She looked like she was about to run.

I shook my head a couple of times, grasping reality again. I also realised that she’d might not recognise me with me wearing my hood. I gracefully flicked my head back, sending the hood back to rest on my back again. Her eyes widened when she could see my face and not just a grey curtain. I shuffled my hooves nervously.

’’S-Stronghold?’’ She stammered. I just nodded and smiled. ’’Oh my gosh! it is you!’’ She pounced me before I could react. It ended up as an awkward tumble with her landing on my stomach. ’’I haven’t seen you in ages!’’ She squeaked as she stood up from me, blushing a little.

As soon as she blushed, I just wanted to wrap my arms around her and never let go. I decided not to, as it would make this even more awkward than what it already was. ’’...Hi Twilight’’ Suddenly my hooves seemed very interesting.

’‘Come in!’’ She offered and moved away from the doorway. I walked inside in a slow pace, careful not to touch anything. ’‘Can I get you anything?’’

’’No... I came here to... you know... Talk...’’ I must’ve shrunk visibly.

’’Oh?’’ I saw her walk closer to me in the corner of my eye. I tensed up immediately. ’‘What do you want to talk about?’’ Crap. I couldn’t just barge inside and tell her that I love her immediately. I had to play this out.

’‘About you, maybe catch up a little?’’ I grinned sheepishly, my mane covered my right eye but I flicked it away.

Twilight giggled. Her soft giggling made my heart flutter and my eyes widen. Damn, how I love her laughter. ’‘I’d like that.’’ She smiled softly. It made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Great, another smile that made me look like an idiot.

We spent the next hours talking about what we had done over the six years we spent a part. She talked about her friends, her studies and stopping Nightmare Moon and Discord. Who would have known that such a small pony would pack a punch like that? She asked about what I had been doing. When we first met, I had just begun my training and she was another student at Celestia’s school. I continued my training and finished it. Six years ago, I was stationed in Stalliongrad and had to leave. I had to leave my station because I was unstable to say the least. I broke down in other words.

After a few more hours of talking, not one of us realised that it was late. I excused myself and headed for the door.

’‘Wait!’’ She called for me. I stopped by the door and looked back to her. ’‘You can’t fly back to Canterlot at this hour!’’ Dammit, she was right... I sighed, walked to a corner, laid down and rested my head on my forelegs. She cleared her throat. I raised my head groggily to see what she wanted. She gestured towards the stairs. I gulped and tried to avoid popping a wingy right there. I stood up slowly and trudged up the stairs behind her, trying hard not to focus at her swaying flank in front of my head.

Her room was like another library inside a library. Her bed was on a loft above the room. Another set of stairs. Don’t stare. Don’t stare. Don’t sta-Dammit. When I saw that there was only one bed, I gulped again. She climbed up on the bed and moved the cover. I just stood there and inspected the ceiling.

’‘Well?’’ She asked impatiently.

’‘Wha-wha-wha-what?’’ My ears splayed back as I saw her invitation, I was unsure of what to do.

’’I have only one bed, as my spare bed was destroyed by my friends during a sleep-over. We’re going to have to share.’’ I took a shaky step toward the bed, taking deep breaths as I came closer. I tugged my hoodie off myself and laid it on a desk. I cautiously laid down on the edge of the bed so I wouldn’t disturb her. ’‘You don’t have to be so careful, I’m not asleep yet.’’ She groaned with her back towards me. I scooted a little closer to her, still unsure of how close I should get to her.

After a few minutes, I had made myself comfortable. She had rolled onto her back, snoring softly. That was one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen in my life. I sighed and closed my eyes. This felt right somehow.