It took me a few minutes before I could actually walk again. I took this time to process exactly what I was going to do now that I had this new filly to deal with. I was still unsure of what I wanted to do or say. Even just being near her made my brain temporarily shut down. I felt very strange and nervous every time she got anywhere within ten feet of me.

“Hey Silver.” Oh great time for my brain to shut down. “Are you going to say anything?” Rose stood just out of reach.

“Yes.” I thought of the simplest thing I could say.

“Is that all you can say when I’m around?” Rose inched closer.

I wanted to be smart but my brain just wasn’t allowing it. “Yes.” I really did need to make my brain work.

“Well maybe you should just pretend I’m not here. It has always helped the other colts I hang out with. They all seem to have the same problem whenever I’m around.” Rose was pouting.

“I. I think that might help.” My voice faltered as I spoke.

“Good because I want to talk to you alone once we get back to your home.” Rose sat down next to me.

“Ok.” I was still drowning in a sea of emotions that I didn’t understand.

I was sure of one thing though. I was certain that I liked this filly.

We touched down a few minutes later. I finally found the strength to get to my hooves. Rose grabbed onto one of my hooves. I fell back onto the ground.

“Now I know you’re having a hard time around me but can you stay on your hooves until we get to someplace we can talk? No offense to you but I don’t think I could carry you.” Rose was tugging on my hoof.

“No offense taken I am a little on the heavy side.” I rose to my hooves.

“That’s not what I meant. I don’t think ponies around here would be exactly comfortable with that.” She smiled looking around.

“Well why not?” I really need to stop being so innocent.

“Are you seriously this sheltered from the real world?” She tilted her head sideways.

Every look she gave me made me jittery. I looked down blushing a tiny bit. “Yeah. I’ve been sheltered from most things my entire life.” I kept staring at the ground.

“Well that explains a lot. Now come on we need to talk.” She started to trot off but didn’t get far since she was holding my hoof.

“I don’t know if I can actually walk at the moment.” I had stumbled forward a few steps.

“Fly if you have to. You do have wings after all.” Rose released my hoof.

“Oh yeah. I do have wings don’t I?” I flapped my wings a couple of times.

She face hoofed before walking off.

My eyes were drawn to her flanks. “What the buck is wrong with me? I shouldn’t stare at her like that, but I just can’t help myself.” I tried to keep my voice down.

I apparently hadn’t. “Yeah that’s how life is kid.” Spitfire was standing next to me.

“Spitfire. Uhm how much of that did you hear?” I kicked the ground.

“All of it. We can hear everything you say when we are in such a small space you know that right?” Spitfire raised an eyebrow at me.

“Ok. Wait. Don’t listen to my conversations. Those are personal and I don’t want anypony much less you listening to them.” I was trying to make myself look tough.

“Maybe don’t talk in such close proximity to other ponies then.” Spitfire shook her head.

“Hey Silver are you coming?” Rose was off in the distance.

I shouted back. “Yeah just give me a minute.” She nodded and took a seat on the ground.

“If you don’t mind I have a conversation I’m actually looking forward to. So I must go.” I spun around to leave.

“She wants you.” Spitfire put a hoof on my shoulder.

“I know that.” I brushed her hoof off.

“Are you sure you know the exact meaning of that?” Spitfire was at eye level.

In truth I wasn’t sure about half of these new emotions that I was feeling. “Well no but I plan to figure it out.” I turned away from her.

“Better figure it out quickly kid. Otherwise she might not be around for long. She might go find another colt who is more of a stallion than you’ll ever be.” Spitfire smirked.

My body didn’t go numb but I felt the cold set in. I didn’t even really know this filly but I had developed feelings for her. I didn’t want to see her go and leave me. Instead of my wings lighting on fire or freezing over I felt a tingling sensation go through my body.

“I’ll make sure she doesn’t.” I pointed my wing at Spitfire and a small amount of electricity shot out at her. The extent of what it did was floof up her coat a tiny bit. I turned and walked away.

“So are you ready to talk now?” Rose got to her hooves.

“Yeah I just had to take care of a few things with that mare.” I pointed to Spitfire.

“It seems to me like you two are not the best of friends. What exactly happened between you two?” Rose grabbed my hoof and I had to try my hardest not to fall face first into the ground.

“Well she was tasked with training me and she was a huge bitch about it.” Rose cringed a tiny bit when I cursed. “I’m sorry that just slips out from time to time.” I hung my head.

“You don’t need to be sorry. I’ve heard a lot worse from the stallions who had foalnapped me.” She hung her own head.

“I don’t think I’d actually like to hear that.” I was still wondering exactly what had happened to her.

“Trust me you don’t. So continue with your story.” Rose brought her head back up and we continued our walk.

“She taught me how to fly almost as good as her. She allowed me to challenge her to a race and if I beat her she would no longer be training me.” I stood a bit taller remembering that I beat her.

“Well that might explain it. Did anything else happen between you two?” Rose stopped for half a second before continuing forward.

“Well I.” I would have continued but Spitfire landed in front of us.

“That little bastard pissed in my face.” Spitfire spit on the ground at my hooves.

“Silver did you actually do that?” Rose looked to me for the answer.

“Well yes I did but she was trying to kill me.” I lowered my head.

“No I was simply trying to hurl you at the ground. We were up high enough that you could have stopped yourself from impacting the ground.” Spitfire put a hoof to my face.

I thought for a second before realizing she spoke the truth. “I probably could have but I wasn't going to chance it.” I stood tall making myself as big as possible.

Rose hit me a little harder than I think she meant to. “Well that’s gross but I guess I might have done something similar if I were in that situation.” She giggled.

Spitfire whispered in my ear. “I’m going to ruin your chance with this filly just because I can.” I looked at her for a few seconds and then just acted like she didn’t exist.

“Come on Rose. I have a place that we could go to talk alone.” I turned towards my quarters.

“Ok you lead I’ll follow.” I turned to Spitfire and stuck out my tongue.

She pulled out a paper. I wasn’t sure what she was trying to tell me. All I saw was a circle and a line.

We went into the barracks. I had my own special area that nopony else entered. I pushed open the door to find somepony was inside my room.

“Who are you?” I saw a gray mare sitting in my favorite chair.

“Hello soldier I’m the general.” She stood up leaving the chair rocking as she did.

“Oh sorry I didn’t realize you were the general.” I saluted her.

“At ease soldier. You don’t need to salute me when you are here in this room or in your world. Do you wish to travel back home?” She looked to Rose.

“No I was just coming in here to talk to Amethyst.” I looked to my side to find her.

“Is that the filly who is standing behind you?” The general pointed to Rose standing behind me.

I turned around to see that I was blocking the door entirely. “Yes it is.” I moved out of the way to allow her in. “Sorry about that. I’m use to being the only pony to be entering this place.” I allowed her to enter my home.

She looked over the place for a few seconds before nodding her head. “Well it isn’t the greatest looking place but it will do. It just needs a few things and I think I could call this place home. Oh that reminds me where is the little filly’s room.” I pointed over to a small door. “Thank you.” She galloped over to the door.

“She’s cute.” This new mare seemed to think for a few seconds. “Do you mind if I stay in here for the night? I don’t have a place here to sleep.” She sat back down in the rocking chair.

“I wouldn’t mind you staying here for the night. I don’t know how long we’ll be up so if you want to sleep just tell us.” I trotted towards one of the other chairs.

“I’m not tired quite yet. I think I’ll stay up and maybe hang out around here somewhere.” She flew off into one of the corners of the building and sat down.

Rose had come back out and was standing in front of me. She sat down on one of the cushions that were on the floor. I grabbed one with my magic and slid it over to me.

I sat down on the cushion as she asked a question. “What did she mean by other world?” Rose was sitting right next to me.

“Well I’m not one hundred percent certain about that. I’ve thought this entire thing has been some sort of weird hallucination or dream or something. The best way I can explain it is that I’ve been travelling back and forth between this world and the world where I’ve lived most of my life.” I turned towards her.

“That sounds exciting.” Rose grabbed ahold of my hooves.

“Yeah it kind of does. Travelling between worlds. I don’t think we’ve ever done that in our history.” I stuck out my tongue and looked to the roof.

“Well this isn’t a dream so do you think that I might be able to go and visit your home?” Rose leaned in a bit closer.

I thought about it for a few seconds before my blood started running cold. How was I going to explain this to Rose. I had promised her I didn’t plan on doing anything with anypony. Rose had caught on that I was nervous.

“Do you have somepony back home?” A hint of anger stood at the edge of Rose’s voice.

“Well not anypony my age.” Why did I say that?

“You mean you are dating somepony and they’re older than you.” Her voice was filled with anger. “I should have known you were just trying to play me.” She stood up but I stopped her with one of my wings.

“Just let me explain ok.” I tried to make her sit back down.

“You’ve got thirty seconds.” She stayed standing.

“The pony I have at home has been taking care of me.” I tried to find the best way to explain this.

“So what you’ve got a mother back home?” Rose seemed a little less on edge.

“Well she isn’t my mother. She more or less adopted me after my parents were killed.” I looked at the ground a bit sad about my parents.

“Ok so to be clear you aren’t dating anypony.” Rose sat back down on the cushion.

“I’m not dating anypony. I hardly know what exactly to make of my feelings lately. Everything has been turned upside down and I’m not sure if it was what Rose told me or if it’s because I met you.” I flopped onto my back and stayed that way.

“Rose? My name is Rose. Are you sure you aren’t hallucinating this other world of yours?” Rose grabbed one of my hooves and dragged me back up.

“Her name is Rose. She doesn’t talk but she wrote it out for me. I could barely read it but that’s the name I got. Would you prefer I call you Amethyst?” I stayed sitting so I could look into Rose’s eyes.

“I much prefer Rose. It sounds more like who I am. Just a simple pony trying to get through life.” She grabbed ahold of my other hoof.

“I don’t think you’re simple. I think you are extraordinary. You are anything but simple. And the feelings that come along with you are anything but simple.” That second part I had whispered to myself.

“I. I don’t know what to say.” She stopped for a second. “Thank you.” She kissed me again.

I froze up and fell to the ground again. I was really glad I had a cushion to soften my fall. I looked back up at Rose who was shaking her head.

“I hope you eventually stop doing that. It ruins the moment when you fall to the ground so suddenly.” Rose made no attempt to lift me up.

I looked at the ground blushing again. “Yeah I need to work out what I’m feeling.” She sat down in front of me.

“Maybe what you’re feeling is called love. I think I might feel the same. It’s a feeling of nervousness and just wanting to spend time with you.” She stopped talking.

In that moment nothing else mattered to me. A small amount of moonlight was seeping in and illuminating her face. I had no words to describe how beautiful I thought she was. I’m certain that if my jaw wasn’t attached it would have fallen to the floor. She turned to look at me. My heart skipped a beat. I was speechless and wanted to say so many things at once.

“.....” I opened my mouth to speak but not a single word came out. She smiled at me. I scooched closer to her. She didn’t move away from me but instead moved closer. I was unsure of my next actions but I kissed her.

“Do you have a place to sleep? I’m getting tired.” She yawned.

“Yeah. I’ve only got one bed so you can have it if you want it.” I pointed my wing to the bed.

“I was thinking we could sleep together.” She smiled warmly.

“I’d be ok with that.” I stood up. “Follow me.”

In reality my bed was easily big enough that two full sized ponies could sleep in it with room to spare. The general was watching us as we walked over to the open bed. I had a feeling that she did not approve of what was happening. Rose used me as a step to get into the bed. I flapped my wings a few times and landed on the bed.

“You two are going to sleep right?” She kept one eye on us.

I didn’t understand much of anything anymore but I was pretty sure that if I was climbing into a bed I was going to sleep. “Yes.”

“Good.” The general laid her head back down.

Rose was already laying down on the right side of the bed. I stepped around her and laid down facing her. She was mostly asleep by the looks of it. I curled up next to her putting my right wing over her. She smiled. I was happy about this world. Most of the time I was anything but happy but in this moment I felt a happiness that I didn’t remember. I smiled and drifted off to sleep.