“I grew you these,” you say, suddenly breaking the silence. You take the flowers out from behind your back and present them fastidiously to Twilight.

She blinks a few times, seemingly surprised by the presence of the bouquet in front of her.

“I needed to do something to show you how grateful I am to...have known you,” you explain to her. “Go on, take it.”

Smiling broadly, she does just that, rotating the color-coordinated flowers around in her magic. “Thank you, they’re beautiful.”

You meet her gaze and smile a deep smile at her, wondering whether or not you should call her beautiful in turn.

Before you can make your decision, Twilight leans in and plants a deep kiss on your cheek. She hums softly into your cheek before pulling away and placing her forehead against yours. Closing her eyes, she grins broadly and wraps a hoof around your neck in a hug. “Please come back and visit sometime soon.”

The faint wet sensation on your cheek means that your smile and answer are shaky with happy embarrassment. “Of course, Twilight. I’ll make sure to.”

Nuzzling you, Twilight then pulls away and shoots you a cheeky grin. “I promise, this time there will be nothing to work on- just time to spend together.” Looking down at her flowers, she sniffs them and bites off one of the flower heads. “These are going right next to my bed!” she exclaims between chews.

Chuckling warmly, you motion to the door. “I should be going.”

“Goodbye, friend,” Twilight wishes, blowing you a kiss. “Please come visit me soon.”

As you ride the train home that night, you think about Princess Twilight. With any luck, maybe she is looking at her bouquet of flowers and thinking of you too.

You can’t wait to see her again.

GOOD ENDING 1

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