The concert lasted for another few hours but my presence wasn't needed anymore. I stayed with my fillies and listened to music, and it was certainly majestic. It was an orgasm to my ears for sure! Aside from Nox Obscura, there was another orchestral group, but that one was more... light fantasy? Happier tunes and all that. It kind of reminds me of the Lord of the Rings for some reason. I wouldn't say that I dislike things like that but I'm drawn more towards the darker stuff, even though it doesn't have to be Game of Thrones style of killing someone while they're trying to take a dump.

That aside and back to music, any musical piece in minor key turns into something beautiful or dark. I remember listening to that Happy Birthday song and it sounded like something for a funeral. Well, that's not exactly illogical — the older we are, the closer we are to death.

But not me, I'm ageless now, so hooray!

"That was awesome!" Night Breeze told me as we exited the school. "And your costume... That's something! And the skull paint... for a second I thought that it was a mask of sorts. You looked good for sure!"

"Thanks..." I replied, blushing slightly. Oh, praises... Not that I mind them, it's just that I get, uh, shy.

"Yeah, you surely did well, Flame!" Moonshine added, kissing me on the cheek. Well, now both my cheeks are on fire. Thankfully, this slightly cartoonish world doesn't turn metaphors into literal things.

Not most of them, at least.

"Also, I wouldn't mind dining somewhere." Night Breeze said. "I feel... unusually hungry." she rubbed her belly with a hoof. "Yeah, eating something would be nice."

"Why not?" I shrugged, my eyes already searching for a diner that would be open at this time. "We just need to find a place."

"Well, I do know one." the lunar unicorn added. "It's mostly for nocturnal people. Lunar pegasi, mostly. Princess Luna keeps them around as guards, and I think..." she tapped her chin. "Yeah, there's around fifty of them. Maybe more." she shrugged. "Anyway, there's that cafe 'At Midnight'. Pretty suitable if you ask me."

I asked Moonshine if she'd like that, and after she agreed, the three of us went to the cafe. I just need to remember not to reveal my alicorn identity to anyone there. I still remember what Night Breeze told me about lunar pegasi culture.

Basically, I would be fucked to death. Or not to death, but definitely a lot. It'd take many sessions of sex to impregnate all the lunar pegasi mares, after all. I am really not sure if I can last as much. I mean, that'd be a few hours of constant sex. It'd result in heart failure for sure.

Like that guy who masturbated an hour without a pause. Or more, I don't remember. Even I was never that horny to make such, uh, a grand solo performance.

Speaking of sex, it occurred to me that there should be cutie marks for it. I mean, you can be talented at it, right? Fastest hand on the Wild West, that sort of thing. So, if such cutie marks exist, prostitutes possibly have them. And that's probably why such a thing is even allowed here since ponies can get marks for anything.

I passed by a pony and saw their mark. I think it's... oh, that's actually a sex mark. You know, connected symbols of a man and a woman. I forgot how they're called...

Anyway, that's a coincidence. Huh. Well, it confirmed that ponies do get sex talents. Whaddaya know, right?

"We're here." Night Breeze announced, pulling me out of my weird thoughts. And indeed, we arrived!

The filly led us inside. Dim lights coming from blue candles, some soft piano music coupled with violin playing in the background... this place certainly has the atmosphere of the night! Dark and yet gentle, bringing warmth maybe not for the body but for the soul.

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The establishment was around three-quarters full at this time. Most of the patrons were lunar pegasi, and I could see some other ponies mixed in. In one of the corners, I could see a couple of a unicorn mare and a lunar pegasus stallion nuzzling, smiles on their faces. Aww... I'm a man but cuteness wins against masculinity every time.

Everyone was chatting quietly, letting the music flow through the cafe like a gentle breeze. I have no idea if I'm good at metaphors or not but that's how I can describe this place. Otherwise, I can only say one word — nice, which is... not very descriptive.

As Night Breeze, Moonshine, and I went deeper, we passed a small stage in the center. Oh, my...

...

Luna! My favorite princess is here! My joy aside, she was playing the violin while a lunar pegasus was handling the piano. Hm, isn't it difficult to play it with hooves? You can't really play chords or anything. Oh well, another mystery that can probably be answered with magic. Anyway, the princess nodded and smiled at me as she saw me, and I replied in kind, not disturbing her beautiful performance. Huh, never knew she wanted to perform on stage, even though the audience isn't too big. That aside, I can certainly say that her violin skills have greatly improved!

Soon, we took a place not too far away from the stage. The seats were soft and nice, and even big enough to lie on. They'd give me some difficulty since I'm larger than most but hey, it'd still work!

Anyway, the menus were already on the table, and I picked one for myself. Suddenly, a small flash appeared on my table, and a dark-blue piece of paper with silver writings caught my interest. Huh, let's see what it is...

I grabbed the paper and looked at it with interest. There, with great cursive skill, were written the following words:

Feel free to choose anything you and your fillies like. The payment is on me.

Luna

Unexpected, but not unwelcome. I glanced at Luna and saw her smiling at me, giving me a wink. Well... I feel slightly uncomfortable with this but I'll go along. I won't choose much since I'm not too hungry, but I will definitely pick something interesting.

Let's see the menu now... Hm, most of it is fruit and combinations of it. Juices, mashed fruit, cooked fruit... lots and lots of fruit for sure! Anyway... tea, coffee, some ice-cream (mostly with fruits or fruit-flavored), and... Oh, now we're talking! Some vegetable salads, and even some meat! Mostly fish, though. I don't dislike fish but I'd rather eat something that isn't, well, a fish. Preferences, all that.

Once a waitress came over, I ordered a vegetable salad with some fish mixed in, some orange juice, tea for all of us, and of course, some ice-cream for dessert. Moonshine ordered a vegetable and fruit salad, same ice-cream as me, and simple water. As for Night Breeze, she picked a bunch of fruit stuff, mostly mango for some reason.

In just a moment, our drinks were brought. I poured some tea into my cup to let it cool for a bit, downing a glass of orange juice meanwhile. I love oranges! I remember when I ate a ton of them during New Year celebration at my grandma's. I got a bit sick afterwards but it was definitely worth it.

"I love this place." Night Breeze said, using a spoon to stir up the tea in her own cup. "It has more fruit than pretty much any other place." she took a sip. How can everyone sip hot tea but not me? Do I need to learn a special technique from an Asian guy living in a village hidden in the leaves or something?

"Everything looks nice in here, yeah." Moonshine added, looking around. "I like it."

"Yep." I nodded. "I'd probably visit this place once in a while."

"That's great!" the lunar unicorn clapped her hooves together. "You know... maybe we should hang out together here, um... maybe once a week?"

"Sounds nice to me." I replied, then looked at Moonshine.

"Why not?" she smiled. "I'd love to!"

On that note, we continued to chat about small and not very important things. I think it was the first time when I actually enjoyed sitting in a cafe. I doubt this counts as a date, but still... Anyway, when I was younger, I've never really gone to any cafes or restaurants, at least not willingly. My parents brought me along from time to time but I didn't like it. I always asked to go home but my dad always replied me with something about tolerating it. But why? Isn't it supposed to be enjoyable? Why should I stay if it's not enjoyable?

Some people just like to ruin the fun and enforce their rules for no apparent or good reason. That's probably why I dislike traditions and such. They just don't make much sense to me, especially if they are obligatory, and the only reason that is given is 'don't upset others by not coming'. But isn't being dishonest worse?

People are sometimes very stupid. However, I'm not among them anymore. Heck, I'm an alicorn, I do whatever I want and no one can stop me! Well, aside from other alicorns, that is.

"Flame..." Night Breeze brought me out of my thoughts. "Maybe it's too early, but... What foal will we have, what do you think?"

Oh... this takes me by surprise. I've thought about it already, though.

"I think it'll either be a unicorn..." I leaned closer and whispered: "Or an alicorn."

"Oh eeee, that'd be so nice!" Night Breeze squeed cutely and nuzzled me.

This public show of affection is surprising but... fine. I mean, it's more than fine, but still... Either way, we're still not in love. Weird, huh? She'll be a mother to my foal and yet we don't love each other. That will be... difficult to explain. I can't just say 'Well, she invited me to have sex with her after she helped me take care of my cat while I was gone with my actual fillyfriend'. Saying this would be awkward, to say the least.

"So, um..." I nervously fidgeted in place. "How will we name them?"

"Oh, I don't know." the filly replied. "As far as I know, names are given only after the foal is born." she shrugged. "And... I really don't know. Nothing comes to mind."

"I can't think of anything either." I admitted. "I suppose we'll just wait and see."

"Well, we still have about a year." Night Breeze replied with uncertainty. "We'll figure something out anyway... I think."

"Flame, you'll have to do the same to me one day." Moonshine kissed me on the cheek. "Not now, though... I'm not really ready for that." she blushed. "Maybe I will be, but, um... in the future."

Future... That's true. I will definitely have to do a lot to make sure that my future, the future of my fillies, and the future of my children, however many there may be, will be safe and secure. I already need to be, well, ready to raise a foal, and I'm only twenty-three. Well, some people already have children at this age, but I don't and I would wait even more if not for the accident that changed pretty much everything I planned for the future.

Calling it a plan wouldn't be right, though. More like... a simple direction, I guess. At any rate, everything changed with Discord.

...

I'm gonna make him pay child support. However... how would I do that? What would he pay me with? I think he could just conjure up a ton of money, but... wouldn't that make economical inflation skyrocket? Huh... Maybe I need to think about it a bit more. Discord definitely needs to pay for what he did, be it literally or figuratively.

A weird future that will make me a father... Well, it's not the worst that could've happened to me. At least I'm not a teenager anymore, so... a point for me, I, uh, guess.

Author's Notes:

I'm finally back to writing this story! It has been a month and a half already, and I'm very sorry for that. Things in my life were... hectic, to say the least. But now things seem to go a bit better. At the very least, I think I'll soon get my first date, and it is exciting! Though, I do fear that it might go wrong in some ways since I've not dated before and I'm not very social. Well, at the very least, the girl I want to date seems like a nice person and things point towards her liking me in a way that is a bit further than "just friends".

And Flame's here lucky with two fillies already, hah!