It was the next day and Soarin' was allowed to be out of bed, but only for short times. When the doctors said this, he immediately wanted to get in motion again. Some kind nurses helped him out of the hospital bed and helped him move out into the hospital garden before leaving him to his own devices.

He was currently soaking up the sun's rays as he lay on his belly underneath a tree, listening to a nearby fountain.

Waking up with the sun shining down on her face, Thunder Chaser got up feeling like a new pony, or more specifically like her old self again. She stretched herself with a large smile upon her face. She knew exactly what she was going to do.

Quickly flying out of the house yelling bye to her younger sister, she was off in the sky with a windy gust pushing her further towards her destination. Feeling the wind in her hair, she felt like yesterday really hadn't happened and she could just feel her strength and pride in herself being regained. It wasn't too long till she arrived to the hospital, and seeing Soarin' lying in the hospital garden just made her smiles her large smile.

She quickly landed down right in front of him, posing just showing off how damn awesome she was. "I can't believe you chose that stupid filly over me" She said but she was still smiling brightly, "But your loss, I mean I am damn awesome" She looked at her hoof before continuing, "Saving your life and being one of the fastest fliers at the show... Being as beautiful as I am" She said shaking her mane to prove its shininess in the light she continued, "And being just such a cool friend to all. Then again I guess you rather the shy simpering filly that I had turned into in my letters to you." Overdoing it a bit to just show Soarin what he was missing she finally added, "So I wish you and that pink filly, who I'm sure must be a much better match to you, the best of luck."

Soarin' was just trying to relax and enjoy the sunshine on his coat with his eyes closed when he heard something land in front of him.

Looking up, he was stunned at the pony's words and his mouth slightly open. He simply didn't know what to say so he blurted out the first thing that came to his mind, "She isn't my secret admirer."

Thunder Chaser stared at him in shock as he interrupted her farewell speech, "Well of course she isn't! I am" She announced loudly before blushing lightly, she hadn't actually meant to come here and speak to him. She meant to just come here show him what he was missing and leave him behind as a memory...but now she was just left standing here looking embarrassed as she announced she had been the secret admirer all the time.

Soarin's dumbstruck look slowly began to fade, replaced by a pained one as his wing stung slightly.

Once the pain had passed, he looked up to Thunder Chaser, "I knew she wasn't my secret admirer... Something about her didn't..." He paused to try and think of a good word for how to explain it, "I didn't 'feel' that it was her, is the best way I could explain it."

Seeing Soarin in pain made part of her want to run over there and see if he was ok, but she stayed strong and just looked at him in confusion as he spoke about the other filly. "Then ... why are you with her? Did you just give up waiting? I know I should have said something sooner but... I guess I had hoped you would wait till I got the courage to speak to you.." Looking down at the ground she kicked the ground slightly before bringing her right up as she posed trying to fake that she was still happy with the situation, "But it doesn't matter. After all if you choose her over me because you couldn't wait a little while then you obviously aren't good enough for me."

Soarin' looked at her as she posed and couldn't help but to let out a small laugh, "I'm not with Sugar Song. What gave you that idea?" He shook his head, "No, I'm not with anyone at the moment."

He began to try and stand up, struggling as his wing was really starting to pain him. It was near time for his pain medication.

Thunder Chaser looked a bit peeved at Soarin for laughing at her but hearing that he wasn't with Sugar Song made her instantly better. "But you were with her in the hospital and ...you were acting all ..." She blushed slightly she had obviously made a stupid assumption. Looking up she suddenly saw that he was struggling to get up and rushed to his side to help him. She let him lean his weight on her as she looked at him worriedly, "Are you sure you should be getting up?"

"I'm not exactly sure, to be honest," Soarin' panted, a thin film of sweat forming on his forehead as he managed to get to his hooves with her help.

Soarin's nurse was passing by to check on him when she looked out into the garden and saw him standing up. She rushed out, a worried look on her face as she reached the pair, "Oh no, Mr. Soarin', you're not supposed to be standing!"

Soarin' sighed as he heard the nurse and saw her running towards him and Thunder Chaser. He looked at Thunder Chaser and half-smiled as he said teasingly, "The party pooper is here." He was trying to hide his pain with humor.

Thunder Chaser looked at Soarin' not really sure what to do, he obviously wasn't well and she wanted to take care of him but at the same time she came here to yell at him and tell him that he made the wrong choice. Suddenly deciding she instantly pulled him backed down to the ground gently, "You shouldn't be standing." She said with a serious and stubborn look upon her face, "You need to get better. Doing this will just make it take longer till you can fly again."

The nurse and Thunder Chaser forced him to lie back down on his belly, sighing as he had to listen to them since he couldn't fight them off. "I thought you didn't like me?" Soarin' asked, looking at her as she joined him on the grass.

Sitting down on the grass, Thunder Chaser suddenly went red when Soarin asked if she liked him, "I don't! I mean... I do! But..." Quickly looking away to hiding her face she just decided that shutting up was probably the best thing to do right now. She had made a giant fool out of herself so far and she didn't want to make it any worse.

Soarin' nickered softly and leaned out, pressed his nose against her neck to show her he was sorry he embarrassed her, "What's wrong?"

Feeling his nose against her, she jumped a bit in shock and turned around to look at him with a bright red blush. Extremely embarrassed Thunder Chaser breathed in a big breath before quickly saying, "I'm supposed to hate you and be angry at you for choosing her over me... but then you haven't and ... I don't hate you… in fact I really, really care for you... hell I still love you." Suddenly noticing she said that all out loud she stopped suddenly and put a hoof over her mouth.

Soarin' looked at her with confused eyes, then realization dawned on him, "You mean you thought I was with Sugar Song when you ran out of the hospital room? No, I'm not with her, I mean she and I just met, and with the feeling that she isn't my true secret admirer, how could I be?"

Nodding shyly at Soarin' she looked at him feeling horribly embarrassed and said, "That's because I was your secret admirer... and I really did want to meet you... and I really should have before" sighing slightly she looked up at him and wondered if he really thought she was good enough. Even though she thought she was awesome, she was horrified that he wouldn't believe it ... and that she would she would truly lose the pony of her dreams.

Soarin' leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers, kissing her tenderly. When they parted, he smiled crookedly, his eyes half closed, "I have wanted to do that ever since I read your first letter."

Kissing Soarin' back tenderly she treasured the kiss until they parted and then she just went bright red. Smiling though she looked at him and said, "Well then wouldn't you have to do that to all your fans?" She joked happily as she couldn't wipe off the silly smile on her face.

Soarin' shook his head, his eyes hooded slightly as he was still in a little bit of a daze from her kiss, "I knew you were special the moment i first read your letter."

Blushing even more if that was possible, she leaned in to Soarin again and kissed him again very lightly. "I'm a giant fool for not telling you who I was before" She said as she parted, "I had always wanted to be with you... and now I actually can" She smiled happily and sweetly at him. It was like all her dreams had just come true and she was just hoping she wasn't actually still in her bed asleep.

Soarin', as if reading her mind, smiled goofily, "I feel like I'm in a dream... Are you sure you're real? I have dreamed of meeting you for so long its strange to actually meet you..."

Looking at him worriedly for a moment she showed her true fear and the reason she had been too scared to meet him all along, "I'm not a disappointment, am I?" She said looking up at him with large worried eyes. She normally didn't care what people thought about her, but... he was kind of different.

Soarin' leaned forward and softly kissed her, wanting to reassure her, "No, you're not what I thought you would be." He softly skimmed his lips along her jaw to her ear, whispering softly, "You're better than I ever could have imagined. I want you to be with me always."