"Sweetie?"

"Yeah, Silver?"

"I do like you."

Sweetie swallowed, her heartbeat quickening."You...you do?"  

Silver blushed, suddenly finding the ground incredibly interesting. "Well, yeah."

Sweetie bit her lip, though a pleasant warm feeling filled her stomach. Silver liked her. As in, liked liked her. Silver looked up when Sweetie didn't answer. A grin spread across her lips when she saw a smile on Sweetie's face.

"So, if you wanted to... you know... actually go through with your plan, I wouldn't complain." Silver's grin transformed into a smirk as she raised an eyebrow at the white mare.

Sweetie's eyes widened as she rubbed the back of her neck with a hoof. "Well, I mean, shouldn't we like, go on a date first?" she asked.

Silver nodded, a smirk appearing on her face. "Are you asking me out just hours after going on a date with a stallion?" She raised an eyebrow.

Shifting from hoof to hoof, Sweetie glanced at the floor. "I..." She glanced back at Silver, who still had a smirk plastered to her face. "Um..." Taking a deep breath, Sweetie said, "Well, do you want to go out?"

Silver snorted. "Obviously."

Suddenly, Sweetie started giggling. "Oh goddess above. It is so hard to believe how we treated each other when we were younger. Here I am asking you to be my fillyfriend. It's so..." Unable to find the word she wanted to use, Sweetie simply smiled. "How about tonight? Dancing sounded great last night, and with it just being the two of us..."

"That sounds great." The two mares sat on the floor for a few moments before Silver looked around. "Umm...what now?"

"I guess we just do what we normally do on Saturday. Umm...and we'll go out around nine?"

Silver's grin would have given the cheshire cat a run for its money.

The bass could be felt the instant the two mares stepped through the door. Multicolored lights strobed through the otherwise dark club. . "It's loud," Silver said, leaning close to Sweetie so the mare would hear.

"Yeah, isn't it great?" Sweetie started walking toward a table.  "Isn't this what you thought of when I said dancing?"

Silver glanced around, shrugging. "Umm, I've never been to a club."

Sweetie smiled. "There's a first time for everything." The tables around the dancefloor was packed with ponies, so they found an unoccupied table close to the outer wall. There weren't many ponies here. A few ponies who seemed to have came alone sat at the few tables scattered around.

Silver looked at the small menu sitting on the table. "Oh, have you ever had a martini? I swear by them." The grey mare looked up, waiting for Sweetie's answer.

"I don't drink. Well, other than the hard cider AJ gives me, but that's always the weaker stuff. It smells funny." Sweetie wrinkled up her nose for effect. "I just like water."

"Oh, come on, try something new. An appletini would be perfect for you." Silver nodded and smiled. "There's a first time for everything."

"Fine, I'll try it. But just one. I can't imagine what Rarity would say if she found out I got drunk." Sweetie snorted. "Let's go dance first, though."

It would be an understatement to say the dance floor was packed, but the pair didn't mind. Most ponies were just jumping and moving their heads in different directions, so that is what Silver and Sweetie did.

After a few songs, the couple tired of dancing and walked off the dance floor and back to their table. "So, drinks now?" Silver asked.

"Sure." Sweetie followed Silver to the bar, where the grey mare ordered their drinks.The barista quickly made the two appletinis, sitting them in front of the couple. Sweetie sniffed the green liquid, drawing back and wrinkling her nose.  "Eww."

"Come on, just try it."

Cautiously, as if the choice meant life or death, Sweetie lowered her muzzle to the rim of the cup. After taking a shallow breath, she stuck her tongue out, barely dipping it in the liquid, before recoiling. "Gross."

"You didn't even taste it!" Silver laughed.

Sweetie sighed, picking the glass up with her magic and bringing it to her lips. She let the liquid roll over her tongue. She spluttered a little as the drink went down.

Silver giggled. "I guess you really haven't had much hard stuff, have you? Don't worry, I'll strengthen you up." Silver winked and downed what was left of her drink.

Leaving the rest of the appletini on the counter, Sweetie stood. "I don't think I'm going to finish that," she said, giving the mostly-full cup an evil look.

"It's an acquired taste. Maybe vodka wasn't the best place to start."

Sweetie snorted. "How can you even stand that stuff?"

"My dad let us drink all the time. He always made sure we were monitored, but on weekends, if we felt like having one or two whatever, he'd okay it." Silver nudged Sweetie, smiling. "It isn't a big deal, honestly. I don't drink that much. That's the first I've had since summer."

"I wasn't worried about it," Sweetie replied, nudging Silver back. The grey mare caught Sweetie's tail as they brushed each other. Sweetie felt her heartbeat speed up as she glanced over at Silver, whose grin had transformed into a shy smile. "What do you say we go somewhere a little quieter?"

Silver nodded. The couple made their way to the door and out onto the crowded streets of Canterlot. Lights and music from various clubs and eateries flooded the otherwise dark night. There were ponies everywhere, either in groups or pairs.

Soon, the couple found themselves walking in the entrance to the city park. There were couples spotted all around the park, some with telescopes, some out for a late night picnic. "This is better," Sweetie said, leaning over to nuzzle Silver. Silver smiled at Sweetie, walking ahead slightly, as she winked at Sweetie and motioned for her to follow.

Silver led Sweetie over to a small pond. The clear night sky was reflected in the water; the moon hanging high in the sky. Sweetie glanced over at Silver. In the light of the moon, her normally drab coat shined, justifying her namesake. Her eyes were closed, and she was smiling at the moon.

Sweetie ran a hoof down Silver's foreleg. "You are beautiful, you know." She leaned over, resting against Silver. She felt the heat from Silver's body and the shifting fur of her side rose and fell as she breathed, but she could also feel Silver's gaze on her.

Silver nuzzled Sweetie, her muzzle moving up slowly. Her heart beating erratically, Sweetie allowed her eyes to flutter shut as Silver's lips touched hers. It started out soft, light, almost non-existent, but quickly turned to more.

Silver pushed slightly deeper, her hoof finding its way to Sweetie's face, as Sweetie's hoof found its way around Silver's back. Sweetie was breathing hard, all thought gone from her mind except for one very pleasant one: Silver Spoon.

All too soon, Silver's hoof fell away. The two mares pulled away from each other slowly. Sweetie grinned and nuzzled Silver. That kiss had everything Glimpse's had been missing. The feeling of butterflies in the pit of her stomach, of something in her mind telling her she needed more, of her heart telling her she wanted more. That was the kiss she had waited for her whole life. For a few moments, nothing was said. Sweetie and Silver simply sat in silence, trading smiles and glances.

Finally, Silver giggled. "That was probably the best first kiss in all of history." She sighed and leaned against Sweetie, who nodded.

"You know, if that was your first kiss, just wait until you have the second."

"Oh, do you have sometime in mind?"

"In the future a bit..." Sweetie giggled as Silver leaned forward quickly, pressing their lips together again. Sweetie wrapped her forehooves around Silver and pulled the grey mare closer while rolling onto her back.

Silver broke this kiss, smiling down at Sweetie. "I'm really glad we did this. I'm really happy right now."

Pushing a stray bit of mane away from Silver's face, Sweetie grinned. "Me too."

The moment was ruined just a second later as a voiced called the mare's names. "Sweetie Belle? Silver Spoon? I don't believe it!"

The purple unicorn stood ten feet away, along with Cade and two other stallions the mares didn't know.

The elation of the night vanished instantly. "Glimpse."

Silver moved away from Sweetie, who sat up. Her eyes flickered between Glimpse and Sweetie, as if unsure who the mare would pick.

"That's the mare you're so in love with?" One of the unknown colts said.

"Yeah...at least, I thought she was."

Sweetie scrambled to her feet. "Listen, Glimpse, I can explain."

Glimpse snorted in disgust.  "Explain? Why you were making out with...another mare? Really?"

Sweetie nodded. "Yeah. It's not what it looks like. I just..." Sweetie trailed off, trying to gather her thoughts into something with a semblance of coherence.

Glimpse rolled his eyes. "Whatever. You and your little...fillyfriend," he sneered the word, making it sound like dirt, "just wanted to try actual stallions on for size?"

"Wh-What? No! How could you even say that!" Sweetie shook her head. "We just talked and...things just happened. It isn't like we planned it this way."

"Right. Whatever." Glimpse shook his head. "Let's just go, guys."

"Wait, please." Sweetie took a few steps toward Glimpse, before a glare from the purple unicorn stopped him. "I really wanted to talk to you about this, later, alone." Sweetie glanced at the other three stallions before taking a deep breath. "I had such a great time on our date. Everything was great."

She was about to continue when Glimpse cut her off. "Great? Great? If it was so great, then why are you snogging Silver in the middle of the park?"

"I-I wasn't shagging anyone. It was a kiss. And she's a heck of a lot better at kissing than you are. After last night, I thought you were a nice guy. I guess I was wrong." Sweetie huffed, turning away from him. "Whatever. I'm done. Goodbye."

She walked over to Silver, whose wide eyes looked at Sweetie in alarm. "Let's just go home," the unicorn whispered. They walked away, ignoring the fading voices behind them.

Neither pony spoke for the first half of the trip back to campus. Sweetie's pulse was slowing down as she processed everything that had happened. That hadn't been how she planned to tell Glimpse at all. Not to mention the date had been ruined.

"Sweetie? Are you okay?" Glancing over at Silver, Sweetie saw the grey mare's pensive expression.

"I'm sorry I ruined our first date. Maybe I should have told him first. I was just...excited." Sweetie swallowed. "Do you think others will react that way?"

Silver sighed, giving Sweetie a small nuzzle. "I think those who matter won't care." Next Chapter: XV: One Last Glimpse Estimated time remaining: 28 Minutes