"So, what's it like Matt?" Alex asks as we lay back on my bed. Rainbow is downstairs playing with Emily, who thinks that she is actually playing with me, while I talk things out with Alex.

"Define 'what'. You mean being a totally different species, or the opposite gender?"

"Well, both." He says with a laugh. "It must suck to lose your... ahem, manhood."

"Meh, I'm over that. Although, it does feel like I'm missing something important down there. And the whole other species thing, I'm getting used to it, but I really feel bad now."

"Why's that?"

"Because I was giving Rainbow shit about not standing on two legs, not having hands, stuff like that. It just kinda slipped out though, I told her I didn't mean it which I really didn't. Now that I'm her shoes, I know how hard she has it. Hell, it took me ten minutes just to call you because I had to use my damn tongue just to use the phone's touchscreen. Apparently those things are pony friendly."

"Dude, seriously? You never insult a girl about anything. That's like... the worst mistake you can make dude."

"Ugh, I know that!" I say as I rub my hooves down my eyes. "Anyway, it really does feel weird to be anything but myself. I'm also really short right now, so I can't reach anything!"

"Do your parents or Emily know yet?"

"Nope, only you do. I was gonna call Skyler too, but I don't need her picking me up and cuddling me like a stuffed animal. I just know she would."

"Hah, a few months ago, you would've died to have her do that. What changed?"

"Y'know, I'm not sure really. I mean, I still like Skyler, like... a lot. Just not in that kind of way anymore. There's also the fact that I'm technically a girl at the moment, so it wouldn't really be the same y'know."

"Um, I guess. I mean, its still you up in there." He says as he knocks his fist against my head. "You're still a guy at heart."

"Whatever, lets go... I don't know. I just wanna do something to kill the time."

"We could go to lunch for a while. Its only like, what, one in the afternoon? Not too late to grab some grub."

"Yeah, I guess I could eat." We jump off the bed and head downstairs. Of course, I fall halfway down due to not being used to talking on all fours, but hey, I'd like to see you try it!

"Um, you okay?" Alex says with a laugh as he helps me up.

"Which one of you said that?" I guess I hit my head because I see like three of Alex.

"Hey, R- I mean Matt. We're going to lunch, wanna come?"

"Sure!" Rainbow gets up from the floor where she was playing with Emily. "Sorry, kid, duty calls." She says as she rubs the top of Em's head.

"Oh, okay. Bye Matt!" She waves to Rainbow, still not knowing it isn't me.

"So, where do you guys wanna go? I'll drive since neither of you can."

"Hey, I can drive now! Matt, let me drive!" Rainbow says as she looks between me and my truck.

"Um, no. I want to get there alive, and that won't happen with you behind the wheel. I vote that Alex drives. I think we should go to Sonny's, that sounds real good right now."

Alex lets out a little snicker, but I don't know why. I look up at him with a curious look, looking for an answer.

"Whats so funny?"

"Oh um. Its just that you won't be able to get anything good there, just some salad or something." Ah man, I hadn't thought of that. I might have my brain, but I also have Rainbow's tongue, which means I would hate any kind of meat. Damn it! I hate salads!

"Oh son of a bitch!" I say in annoyance as we get into the car. I go for the seat belt, only to find I can't grab it. I sigh and look over to Rainbow hoping she would do it for me. I swear to never give her a hard time about this ever again.

"How many?" The lady at the entrance greets us.

"Three." Alex says simply while holding up three fingers.

"Um, sorry sir. No animals in here please." Oh son of a... seriously? Its like this is all some lesson to show me how hard Rainbow has it on Earth. Seriously Twilight, if you planned this, I will personally come back to Equestria just to bitch slap you.

"Really? I'm not an animal. Now move." I say bluntly as I push past her and head for a table. She gives me a shocked look, but doesn't protest and leads Alex and Rainbow over to the table with me. She takes our drink orders, and we all order sweet tea. Man, I love that stuff.

"Hard being me isn't it?" Rainbow says with a smirk as she sips from her straw.

"Ugh, don't get me started! I didn't know you had it so bad!"

"Now you know why I used to say that you were the only good thing I had. I mean, I have other friends too now, like Alex and Skyler, but still, you keep me going." Rainbow reaches over and places a hand on my hoof and gives me a smile. My emotions are so fucking confused right now. I'm having a romantic moment with myself, how many guys can say they've done that?

"Alright, alright, enough with the lovey dovey stuff guys. We're here to hang out as friends." Alex says as he waves his hand in front of us and laughs. We snap back to reality for a second and laugh the moment off. I take my first sip of the tea, and I can definitely tell that Rainbow and I have different taste buds. This tastes a lot sweeter than normal, which I guess I should have expected. I wonder what meat tastes like for her. We all place our orders. Rainbow and I both get salads, as she still isn't comfortable around meat, and Alex gets a hamburger.

"Alex, when your burger comes, rip off a piece for me." I say as I bat a sugar packet around the table in front of me.

"Um, why? You can't eat meat, remember. I don't think you can even digest it."

"I'm not gonna swallow it, I just want to see what it tastes like to Rainbow."

"Ugh, it was bitter and tasted like garbage." Rainbow says as she remembers the time I got her to try a piece of turkey. She had spit it out almost immediately, was it that bad? Our food comes out a few minutes later, and we dig into it. Alex rips a small piece of his hamburger and places it on top of my hoof. I pop it into my mouth and only chew for a couple seconds before feeling nauseated. I spit it out and take a long sip of my tea to get rid of the taste.

"Ugh, dear lord that was horrible!" I complain as I push my salad in front of my so I can reach it.

"Told you." Rainbow says with a smirk that just screams "I told you so."

I look down at the salad in front of me, and wonder how much better it tastes to Rainbow than for me. Only one way to find out. Wait... shit, forgot I can't hold a fork, and I still have some self respect, so there is no way I'm going to stuff my face into the bowl.

"Ugh... Rainbow, could you..." I say sadly as I open my mouth slightly.

"Looks like the roles are changed." She says with a laugh as she puts some salad on my fork and brings it up to me. I've done this for her who knows how many times, but I never thought she would be doing it for me. Honestly, I wouldn't let anybody but Rainbow do this for me, and that's because its her body, plus shes my girlfriend, so I guess there's that...

The salad actually tastes like, ten times better than I expected it to. Normally, I can eat one, and it isn't very memorable. I'm not saying salads are bad, but they aren't amazing either. But now, holy crap is this stuff good. I can't get enough of it. Its also really easy to chew. I can just cut through it like butter thanks to Rainbow being an herbivore. Maybe this day won't be so bad after all.

Okay, this is bad, this is really bad. I'm freaking out over this, but I'm not even sure if I should be. Its New Years Eve, and you're supposed to kiss your lover at midnight right? What do you do if your lover is literally in your body!? I mean, technically the situation is still Matthew Green and Rainbow Dash, but in opposite bodies. Do I even want to do this? I mean, technically I'm a female at the moment, so its not weird is it?

"Matt? What are you thinking about? You've been quiet since dinner." Rainbow snaps me back to reality.

"What? Oh, um. I was just thinking about tonight actually." I say as mt senses come back to me. We're currently in the living room watching some rerun of some sitcom from the 90's.

"What about tonight? You still wanna go to New York?"

"Of course I do! I just don't... I mean, couples usually kiss at midnight, but I don't know if that would be awkward..."

"Oh... I thought about that too actually. I mean, its still us right? So I don't see why not. I'm still the good old Rainbow Dash that you know and love."

"Hah, that's all too true Rainbow." I slide over to her and wrap my front legs around her arm. I guess as long as I'm in her body, I might at well play the part. Its actually really comfy pressing up against her, I can see why she loves to do this so much. Then I get an idea.

"Um, Rainbow."

"Yeah?"

"You know how I rub your wings sometimes? Could you..." I say as I spread my left wing out. Rainbow chuckles a little and adjusts herself to get a better angle.

"Alright, just don't complain if its too much for you."

"I think I can handle a little r-" My eyes shoot open as she starts rubbing my joints. Holy crap this feels good.

"Um, I think I should stop now." Rainbow says as she starts laughing again. Wait, how long was she doing that? I lost time almost instantly. And why did she stop!? Oh, nevermind, I see why.

"Oh, shoot... Did I seriously do that?" I can feel my cheeks turning redder and redder by the second. I sigh and stare at the little wet spot on the couch and head for the kitchen. I head back with a roll of paper towels in my mouth, and start dabbing the stuff up. Seriously need to learn how to control these types of body functions before I do something even more embarrassing.

"Don't worry about it, I do it all the time." Rainbow is still laughing at me. I guess she has the right to do so since I give her a hard time any time she does this.

Eventually the time comes to head out. Eleven forty-five EST. That should give us time to get to New York to see the ball drop. I tell Rainbow how to open the portal since I can't really use the phone right now. I show her a picture of New York so she can picture the city before opening the portal. Once she has that down, a portal opens up in front of us in my room. We step through, and I immediately notice a slight difference in the air. Nothing to big, but it is a tiny bit chilly here. I look over at Rainbow, who is wearing just one of my t-shirts and jeans, and see that she is shivering like there is no tomorrow. I guess her coat of fur is whats keeping me warm. Thanks for that one Rainbow. I look down to see that we are actually on top of a building across from the building with the giant ball on it. I guess this gives us some privacy, as well as an amazing view of Time Square.

"S-So, whats so special about this ball?" Rainbow asks through her shivers. I motion for her to sit down next to me, and I wrap myself around her chest to keep her warm. I might be the girl at the moment, but its my job to keep her safe and comfortable, so I'm going to do that to the best of my ability.

"Millions upon millions of people are watching this live on television right now. You would have to be extremely lucky to even be here, much more to have a view like this. I'm so glad Celestia gave us that app, or we would be at home right now just snuggled up on the couch." I say as I transfix my eyes on the giant crowd below us.

"Snuggling on the couch doesn't sound all that bad right now." Rainbow says, still shivering. I feel bad for her as I kinda stole her warmth away from her. I should be the one freezing right now, not her. I press myself as close to her as I can, trying to be a source of heat. I've said it before, and I'll say it now. Being hugged by my own body is the weirdest feeling ever. We sit together, just enjoying the view until the ball starts to slowly move down.

"Oh, its going!" I yell in excitement as it starts to drop. The crowd is so loud, I can hear them from all the way up here.

"Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven!" The crowd yells. I look over at Rainbow who is mesmerized by the sights in front of us.

"Six! Five! Four!" I join in on the yelling and cheering.

"Three!" This is so amazing.

"Two!" I can't believe I'm in New York on New Years!

"One! YEAH!" I yell loudly. Without even thinking, I lean up to Rainbow, and kiss my own lips, which again, feels really weird. But you know what? That's my girlfriend in there, and I say to hell with my confused emotions. We stay there on that roof for who knows how long as fireworks go off around us. Best. New Years. EVER.

"Oh thank Celestia! Its so much warmer in here!" Rainbow says in relief as we slip under the warm sheets of my bed. While I wasn't all that cold in New York, I know for a fact that it probably felt like the Arctic to Rainbow in my body.

"Well, I can make it a little warmer." I say as I snuggle up against her. In my body or not, I still love her to death, so acting like this in her body doesn't really bother me. "So, how was your first year on Earth?" I whisper to her as we lay in the darkness of night.

"Well, it wasn't really my first year, its only been like three and half months, but I get what you mean." She says with a giggle.

"Please, never giggle with my body again." I say with a light laugh.

"You got it." She says as she pulls me into an embrace. It doesn't take long before we've both drifted off into the realm of sleep.