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Secret of Flying

by Hiver

Chapter 32

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Sunset collapsed onto the grass next to me, panting to regain her breath.

I gave her an amused look as I glanced up from my editing. “Are you okay?”

She just grumbled something about stupid earth pony stamina as she dug into her bag to pull out her book. “I’m in good shape, why do you have me running laps!?”

“It’s good for morale,” I answered idly as I frowned at my papers and drew a line across ‘ran’ and added ‘rushed’ above it instead.

Sunset put her book down and frowned at me. “…It’s not helping. I don’t feel really uplifted.”

I smirked at her. “Never said it was your morale.”

“Oh? Just want to see my flank run around?” she teased with a smirk of her own. “My, all you needed to do was ask.”

I just snorted, “Yeah, I just bet,” and sidestepped the question. There was no way I would admit to anything of the sort.

She grinned, “Oh really?” and shook her mane back. “I don’t believe you. Given up on Princess Twilight already?”

That caused me to hesitate before I sighed. “…Don’t know. Maybe it was a date.”

Sunset blinked at me, her ears flicking. “It was?”

“…I think so,” I admitted and frowned. “I have talked with Luna. And I’m not against the idea, I just find it a bit odd. You know humans.”

“Yeah,” Sunset answered, her ears drooping. “Going to ask her out again?”

I put my pen down and thought about it for a long moment. I did like Twilight. Was I interested to see if there could be something more?

Hell, Luna actually encouraged me to!

“I think so, yeah,” I admitted. “Maybe just dinner or something.”

“Oh.”

I blinked and looked her at her dejected tone. “Sunny?”

She sighed. “It’s nothing, forget it.”

Frowning at her, I shifted to look at her. “Sunset, what is it?”

She shook her head. “Page, drop it, okay?”

“No.”

Sunset glared at me before she looked away. “…I didn’t think you were really interested in Princess Twilight.”

I looked at her for a moment. “Sunset, are you trying to…” I started to ask before I trailed off.

She shifted a bit uncomfortable. “Being serious? I have no chance in hell when compared to you. Hero, the first ever alicorn stallion and more importantly when it comes to Princess Twilight, a writer.”

Oooh. That explains a lot.

“You should have told me.”

“I didn’t think you were actually interested in her, I was just teasing,” she answered and scuffed her hoof against the grass.

Shaking my head, I smiled at her. “Sunny… If you want me to, I’ll back off.”

She blinked. “What?”

I shook my head. “Luna gave me some advice… if you find love, seek it out and hang on tight. Because it’s rare. If you really like Twilight, I’m not going to stand in your way, Sunny.”

“Really?”

“Really,” I confirmed before I smiled. “Besides… as you said, alicorns. If there is something that could develop between me and Twilight, it will in time anyway.”

Sunset Shimmer slowly nodded. “…When I’m dead and dust.”

I didn’t exactly like that idea, but I nodded. “Yeah,” I said as we fell into silence for a moment before she spoke up.

“Is it strange that I actually find that comforting?” she asked as she looked at me. “If I get together with Princess Twilight, there would be somepony to be there for her when I’m gone.”

“Not really,” I answered and smiled sadly at her. “I was worried about the same thing before with Luna. So, going to ask her out?”

Sunset nodded. “Just need to figure out how.”

“Stargazing?” I suggested. “That’s always nice.”

“Mmm,” she agreed. “That was nice… I’m just not sure how to get her to notice me.”

I snorted at that. “Sunny, if she has any interest in mares whatsoever, she has noticed you. I mean, have you seen you? You could bounce a Bit off your rear.”

Sunset smiled, “Thank you,” and then shifted, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek. “You are my best friend.”

“Ouch,” I teased with a grin, poking her with my hoof.

She stuck her tongue out at me and then grinned and picked her book up again and I returned to my editing.

We stayed in a comfortable silence for a long moment before she spoke up again. “Bounce a Bit off my rear, huh? I knew you were paying attention!” she teased with a grin.

Damn it.

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