Sweetie was reassured by what Silver had said. They made it back to the dorm in comfortable silence, which continued as Sweetie watched her roommate prepare for bed. With the events of the last two days, she wondered about how Silver saw their relationship. Silver seemed to notice Sweetie's gaze. "What?"

Sweetie shook her head. "Nothing. I was just thinking that I never properly asked. Do you want to be my fillyfriend?"

Silver looked confused. "What do you mean? Aren't I already?"

"Yeah. But I guess Glimpse thought I was  his, and I don't want a mix-up like that again." Sweetie shrugged.

"Oh." Silver moved over to Sweeties bed, sitting next to her. "I see." Silver took a deep breath before continuing. "I was afraid when you and Glimpse were talking at first, that you were going to tell him that we were just messing around or something. I thought you didn't actually want to be on the date with me."

Sweetie shook her head and opened her mouth, but Silver held up a hoof. "Let me finish. I thought that, which is why I was so quiet. And then you didn't. Don't worry, Sweetie. You're stuck with me now."

"That makes sense," Sweetie said with a smile.

"Not to mention, Glimpse is a jerk. I really don't like him." Noticing Sweetie's expression, Silver leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. "Now, I think I'm going to sleep. I'll talk to you in the morning, okay?"

"Okay," Sweetie said. Not long after, the lights were out and both mares were in their own beds.

Sweetie lay in the dark, willing herself to sleep. I shouldn't have done this tonight. I should have talked to him first. She shook her head, trying to force the thoughts out. Really, I don't have a right to be angry with him. He had every right to react that way. Sweetie sighed, rolling to her other side and looking at Silver's sleeping form. It isn't like I did it to purposely hurt him, though. I wasn't thinking. He could have let me explain.

She punched the mattress out of frustration. He didn't have to act like it was the worst possible thing, though. I mean, it isn't my fault I don't have feelings for him. I can't help that I like Silver. Sweetie pressed her hooves to her eyes as her breathing became shallow. The stress of recent events was getting to her.

After getting her emotions under control, she looked over at Silver. The thought of Silver being her fillyfriend made her smile. I really wasn't fair to Glimpse. Rolling onto her back, she sighed. I should talk to him. Tomorrow. I know he won't be in any classes, at least.  

She nodded, as if to reassure herself. She pushed the negative thoughts from her mind. She rolled over and looked at Silver. Unconsciously, a smile spread across her lips.

Sweetie thought it was odd that so few ponies were out at this time of day. Sundays were normally slow on campus, with ponies trying to fit in last minute projects and sleep off all the excitement of the weekend, but this seemed slower. She and Silver had only passed a hoofful of other ponies since they had left their dorm.

"Do you even know where his dorm is?" Silver asked as the two mares walked along a campus sidewalk.

Sweetie shook her head. "No, not really. I mean, I know he lives in either the Maxwell or Colton dorms, but that's it."

"I still don't see why you want to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong." Silver gave Sweetie a small smile.

Sweetie took a deep breath to calm herself. She was already nervous about talking to Glimpse, but Silver's constant 'reminders' that she didn't need to were starting to grate on her nerves. She didn't really understand why Silver wanted to come anyway.

The late November air was chilly, even in the bright noon sun. Sweetie felt Silver brush aginst her, offering to share some body heat, but she shied away. She had messed up bad enough with Glimpse. Silver's presents wasn't going to be helpful in this situation; if anything, it would only make it worse.

"I just don't understand why—"

"I need to, okay. I just need to." Sweetie sighed, shaking her head.. "I know you don't like it, but the way I went about things wasn't exactly the best. I don't regret what happened, but I do need to make it clear to him that it wasn't intended to hurt him. I can see where he would get that I was leading him on. I kinda was."

"So? It happens."

Sweetie's brow furrowed. "Not with me. If you don't wanna come, go back to the dorm. Study for finals like we should be. They are a week away."

"Sorry. I was just saying..."

"I've heard." Sweetie huffed. As if she didn't already feel bad enough about where the day was headed, she had to fight with Silver. Taking a deep breath, Sweetie started walking again. "The sooner I find him, the sooner this will be over with, okay?"

Silver simply nodded and looked around. After a few minutes in silence, Sweetie decided at least one of them deserved to be happy. Sweetie brushed against Silver, only slightly. When Silver looked over, Sweetie smiled. "At least once next Friday hits, we'll be back in Ponyville. I still don't know if I should write and tell Rarity, or just wait and tell her then."

A voice sounded behind the pair. "Write to her. I'm sure she would like some warning."

Sweetie quickly turned at the sound of Glimpse's voice. "I've been looking for you. Look, we need to talk."

"I know. I shouldn't have...insinuated things happening between us that didn't. That was low."

Sweetie shook her head. "I really did want to tell you. I didn't think about seeing you out, or what it would look like, or anything. I didn't think. I was caught up in the moment."

"I could tell." An awkward silence hung in the air for a moment before Glimpse turned to leave, but Sweetie stopped him.

"I'm sorry for the way things happened. We went on the date, and it was fun. I agreed to go on a double with you, and we did that. And I agreed for another one, because it was fun. But...as far as feelings go, I have nothing. You're probably a great friend. I just don't want more than that."

Glimpse furrowed his brow. "I do. And I'm an all-or-nothing kinda guy, Sweetie. I don't want just friendship." He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I want more."

He opened his eyes, trying and failing not to glare at Sweetie and Silver. "And this doesn't just happen overnight. You don't just randomly get with your female roommate and kiss like that in public." He took another deep breath, the shakiness showing his anger more than his forced calm words. "What I'm angriest about, though, Sweetie, is you led me on. You didn't come clean and tell me anything. And last night you tried to act like I was the bad guy. I'm not. So, forgive me, but I don't want to see you anymore."

"But I..." Sweetie was at a loss for words. She blinked back tears.

Silver glanced over at her, and seeing the expression on her face, she shook her head.  "I told you an apology would be wasted on this rubbish. Come on." Silver nudged Sweetie into walking, leaving an obviously angry Glimpse behind them.

Once they had made it around a corner, Sweetie slumped to the ground. "I'm not the bad guy." Her eyes were trained on the ground as she shook her head. She had no tears in her eyes, but her voice sounded strained. "I'm not the bad guy."

"Hey," Silver said, sitting beside her. "It's his loss. He's a prick anyway. You were trying to be nice and he wouldn't accept it. You have nothing at all to feel bad about." Silver smiled hopefully at Sweetie, who nodded.

"I guess."

"Look, let's go get some lunch, okay? Forget Glimpse. Two weeks and you will never have to see him again."

Sweetie nodded and stood, allowing Silver to lead her to a small on-campus restaurant. It was crowded at this time of day, but the couple didn't talk while waiting to order. Once they had received their food, they found a table and sat.

Sweetie sighed and nibbled at a french fry. "I just wish things hadn't been like this, you know?"

"Why are you so concerned about it? Did you actually like him?" Silver gave Sweetie a questioning look.

Sweetie smiled a little as she shook her head."No, I didn't." Sweetie blinked, then looked up at Silver. "Do you think I did? Were you jealous?"

Silver snorted. "Of course not. He's just some silly stallion..." she trailed off, shaking her head. "It's just that you seemed so happy on that date. And this is all so new to me and I just...I don't know. It's like I said earlier, I thought you might not be really into it."

Sweetie smiled. "You realize I picked you, right? I'm with you. Not him."

"Yeah, but you feel bad about it." Silver looked Sweetie in the eye. "I've fancied you for ages before he came into the picture. Then last night happened and I was so happy and then he came and ruined it. And you felt bad about the date, Sweetie. About us."

"I feel bad about how it all happened, but not about the relationship itself. I'll tell everyone right now if you want me to."

Silver's mouth fell open for a moment. "No, that isn't necessary." A smile crept onto her face. "So, I was thinking next time, you could just try a beer or something."

"No," Sweetie said. "I'll just stick to water and AJ's cider, thanks."

"We'll see." Silver smiled.

The rest of the lunch conversation was lighthearted, so that when the two ponies arrived at their dorm, they were giggling like fillies. "And then...and then she said..." Sweetie couldn't stop laughing long enough to tell the punchline of the joke. She fell onto her bed, taking deep breaths to try to control herself. "Not rabies, babies!"

Silver lay beside her, only giving a small laugh. "Pinkie is a funny pony, isn't she?"

Sweetie nodded. "She's the best. I didn't understand how she was friends with my sister when I was little, when Pinkie is nothing like Rarity, but they're really close." Sweetie turned her head and smiled. "I love them all so much. I'm sure once you open up to them a bit, they'll like you even more. I'm sure Pinkie already has a song to play for you. She loves making songs for ponies."

"Are you going to write and tell Rarity?" Silver asked.

Sweetie sighed. "I think I will. I mean, if we show up on her doorstep in two weeks all like, 'Hi Rarity. I know Silver and I were only friends last time she stayed here and we offered to let her stay for the holiday break, but we're totally a couple now. Okay? Later!' I can see that going really well."

"Does she have a problem with two mares..."

Sweetie shook her head. "Of course not." A smile spread across Sweetie's face. "Although, now that we're together, she probably will borrow Twilight's extra bed for you to sleep in."

Silver sat up, a smirk on her face. "Whatever for? It isn't like we haven't been sharing a dorm for the last few months. It isn't like we can't do whatever we want at anytime." She moved so that her forehooves were on either side of Sweetie. "Like right now?"

Instead of replying, Sweetie brought her lips up to meet Silver's for a short kiss before pulling away. Panting slightly, Sweetie smiled up at her. "Yeah, true." She brought her hoof up to Silver's face. "For someone who has never been in a relationship before, you are good."

"I try," Silver said with a shrug before leaning down again. She stopped with her mouth next to Sweetie's ear. "It doesn't help that I really like kissing."

"Well now, who am I to stop you from having more?" Sweetie's eyes glittered mischievously.

Sweetie skipped her classes the next day. The professors were trying to cram in too much last-minute information before finals, and her head already felt as if it were ready to explode from the events of the weekend.

She heard Silver wake and leave for her classes, but stayed in bed longer. It felt nice to know she was lying there when she should have been somewhere else. Around ten, she pulled herself from between the sheets.

After making her bed and taking a long steamy shower, Sweetie sat at her desk. Pulling out some paper and a quill, she sighed. How to I tell Rarity about me and Silver? She hadn't lied when she said Rarity would be fine with it, in theory. Rarity had even helped her with her confusing feelings for Apple Bloom, but this was different. She was older; it wasn't just a crush that would disappear in a month.

Rarity,

I have some really exciting news! I've found a fillyfriend! I know, I know. Sweetie Belle has a fillyfriend? But I do. We just started dating Saturday. It's an interesting story, you'll love it. Lots of drama. I'm fine, though, so don't worry. I'm really very happy. I know I've never dated a mare before, but I have liked them, so I hope it isn't too big of a shock.

I can't wait to see you in a couple weeks. Maybe you could go ahead and get Twi's extra bed or something for Silver? We can convert the storage room into a room for her just for the break, right? Unless you're okay with us just sharing my room like we did that one weekend.

Love you big sis,

Sweetie Belle

Sweetie sighed and shook her head. It would have to do. Barely giving the ink time to dry, and not looking over the letter, she stuffed it in an envelope. Letters normally took three days to reach Ponyville, even though it was only a few hours away on a train ride, so hopefully Rarity would receive it by Thursday. It was times like these when she realized just how useful Spike's dragon magic really was.

She had just put the stamp on the envelope when Silver walked into the dorm. "I am going to fail all of my classes. I don't even know what's going on in half of them." Silver whined, throwing her bag onto the floor. "I quit. I don't even care anymore. I'll show up for finals and that's it."

"Silver," Sweetie groaned. "You shouldn't do that. You should be in class."

"So should you." Silver raised her eyebrows. "I'm just happy that we have this week, finals, and then we go home." Silver slumped onto her side. "I think I'll lie down for a moment."

Sweetie chuckled "I have no clue how you do that."

"Do what?"

"Sleep so much."

A sly grin crossed Silver's face. "Well, I can think of one thing I like more than sleeping..."

"Is snogging all you think about?"

The grey mare blinked innocently. "What? It's fun."

Sweetie brought her hoof up to her face. "It is." She leaned in, giving Silver a chaste kiss on the lips. "I'm a bit hungry though. Want to get some lunch?"

Silver groaned. "Sure. But I pick where we go."

Time seemed to speed up drastically over the next week. Taking one day off class had thrown Sweetie behind in her study scheldule. Finals ensured everypony who wanted to pass had their nose pressed into a textbook, writing formulas or doing last minute essays. This week was supposed to be the 'dead week' when professors didn't give out assignments, but that didn't matter. Finding notes from the beginning of the semester was proving impossible, ponies loudly "shh"ing each other could be heard every so often, and there was even a fight over who made it to a research book first.

Sweetie went from one day to the next on autopilot. The weekend proved to be even worse than the week, and Sunday night found Sweetie in bed early, hoping enough sleep would help her get good grades.

And then came the finals themselves. Nervous enough to be happy about skipping breakfast that morning, Sweetie sat at her first exam. Then came a short break before the second.

More studying for the last two the next day, which she found fairly easy.

Walking out of the building into the bright sunlight, Sweetie grinned. She was free. No classes. No studying. It didn't matter. She was free.

She made it back to the dorm before Silver finished her finals, so she packed her things for the trip to Ponyville. They would leave once Silver finished her exams. Sweetie had been shocked to learn Silver hadn't been planning on studying for her exams. It had taken Sweetie telling her if she failed they couldn't dorm together the next term for her to study. Sweetie laughed at the memory. She had been surprised Silver had actually believed that.

Within the hour, Silver walked into the dorm. "That went horribly. But it is finally over."

Sweetie smiled as she closed the latches on her suitcase. "At least tonight we'll be home, with amazing food and actually comfortable beds and...it's going to be amazing."

"And if we don't hurry, we're going to miss our train. Come on."

They trotted to the train station and bought their tickets. Several students were on the train, since Ponyville would be only one of its many stops today. They walked along the corridor, finally finding an empty compartment, and settled in.

"So, did Rarity say if I was to sleep in the 'extra bedroom'?"

Sweetie groaned. "I still haven't read that letter." Reaching into her saddle bags, she pulled it out. "I was so worried about failing those exams."

"Can I read it with you?"

Shrugging, Sweetie held the letter closer to Silver.

Sweetie Belle,

I am happy you found someone to be with. I hope I can meet her soon. As far as the drama goes, I do hope it wasn't that bad. Was it because of your fillyfriend?

Unless Silver just wants to sleep in the other room, I believe the two of you sharing should be fine.

I can't wait to see you either, Sweetie. I have missed you while you were away.

Love,

Rarity

Silver looked up from the letter, her brow creased in confusion. "You didn't tell her?"

"I did, though. At least, I thought it was clear." Sweetie sighed. "This'll be interesting."

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