“Dare,” you respond confidently. If Twilight asks for her drink back, you have an objection prepared based on the commonly accepted rules of the game.

When dealing with Twilight, you have learned, one must always have a well-prepared legal case at hoof.

“Okay, kiss me,” Twilight challenges.

Your heart feels like it has stopped in your chest. “I...I’m sorry?”

“Kiss me,” Twilight repeats. She isn’t betraying an ounce of nervousness in her appearance or behavior, which means either that the alcohol has steeled her normally frayed nerves and chronic anxiety, or she has successfully contained her meltdown inside of her own mind.

Thankfully, you can feel your heartbeat again after a few seconds. “L-like on the cheek?”

“No, not on the cheek, on the lips,” Twilight explains, crossing her hooves on the table.

“B-but you didn’t specify where I-”

“In Equestrian Entertainment Writer’s Society v. Princess Celestia, the royal court dictated that where terms are not explicitly defined in a legal document or oral agreement before contractual use, the definition of such terms shall be based on the ‘reasonable pony’ standard. Any reasonable pony would have concluded I meant the lips by my tone and the general common use of the term kiss.” After finishing her eloquently delivered argument, Twilight purses her lips and cocks an eyebrow at you, seemingly awaiting your objections.

You blink several times. Twilight’s knowledge of legal precedent was not surprising, but it seems that she has prepared explicitly for this exact scenario. Does that mean she...planned this? “Oh...Okay,” you sputter out, not able to come up with anything else.

“Great!” Twilight declares, scooting over next to you and looking up at you with just a hint of a nervous smile. A faint blush appears on her cheeks and stains the very tips of her ears.

You part your lips and let out a shaky breath. You lean forward slightly, and Twilight does as well.

Your lips touch softly, and you let out a quiet, reflexive hum.

Twilight does as well. The kiss lasts for about ten more seconds, without much movement or change. However, when you pull away from it, you find that you and Twilight were entangled in a tight hug.

“Wow,” you choke out. Your heart feels as if it’s soaring within the confines of its chest, and a warm tingle spreads throughout your body.

“Wow,” Twilight parrots, blinking a few times before looking away bashfully.

You remain tangled up with Twilight in an embrace. “...Truth or dare?” you ask her.

“Truth.”

“Do you want to kiss like that again?”

Twilight nods softly. “I want to kiss like that every day. F-for a long while, if you’re okay with it.”

“I-I’ll take truth,” you whisper, now running your hoof through the feathers of Twilight’s fluffy wings.

“Are you okay with that?”

You nod. “I’m more than okay with that.”

You and Twilight kiss again, this time compelled not by the rules of any game or the laws of Equestria, but by affection alone.

GREAT ENDING 6

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