I paced back and forth in the shop. "I don't know if I can do this." Time turner looked up from his polishing. "Of course you can. Celestia herself chose Twilight, your friend, to be your teacher. It's not as if you're joining the Royal Guard." Mac paused with his broom. "She'll be good and patient with ya Speedy." I nodded. "I know. I just can't settle with the fact that I'm learning magic." Time smiled. "Believe me. Neither can we. I'll never forget the look on Rarity's face when you told us!" He made a mock expression and pretended to faint. We all started laughing.

The door opened and Twilight walked in. "Hey guys. Applejack said I'd find you here." I was about to respond when Fluttershy walked in right behind Twilight. "What are you doing here Shy?" She smiled. "I'm here for moral support." I returned the smile. Twilight put down a saddlebag she had brought in. "Are you ready?" I nodded slowly. "Sure." Time Turner appeared from one of the rows of clocks. "Hold everything! You're not having a magic lesson in my shop!" I rolled my eyes. "I was figuring on borrowing the cabinet space for a while. You still haven't sorted things away since my dinner in there." He stood still for a moment and thought. He sighed and nodded. "Alright."

I motioned for Twilight to follow me. I could tell she had been confused by the conversation. I opened the cabinet and stood aside. Twilight's eyes went wide. "It's...it's...." I smiled. "Big. I know. Mares first." Twilight jumped in and Shy followed after her. I stepped onto the cabinet and reached for the doors. Before I could close them, Big Mac stepped forward. I paused and looked at him. He gave me a stern look. "Moral support for my marefriend." I rolled my eyes and let him in. Time Turner waved to me and I closed the doors.

Twilight looked around the cabinet. "This is incredible!" She turned to me. "Are you ready to start?" I nodded. Twilight pulled some books from her saddlebag. "From what the princess told me, you can do some basic spells." I nodded in agreement. Twilight flipped open a book. "Then that's where we'll start. Magic 101." I rolled my eyes. "You do remember that I once read up on magic and how it works, right?" Twilight turned to me with a bemused look. She pointed a hoof to her books. "Make them levitate." Wow. Straightforward, wasn't she? I looked at the books and concentrated. Nothing. What? I tried again. Nothing?!

Twilight smiled and shook her head. You can't force it like that. Magic has to be one with you. That's the first thing you learn in magical theory. She began to lecture about the mechanics of magic. It was fascinating and all, but she sure was rambling on. I sat down after the first ten minutes of the speech, hoping it wouldn't be much longer. Boy have I ever been more wrong. When we were approaching the hour mark, I decided to cut it short. But I couldn't get a word in edgewise.

My eyes trailed over to the books. I smiled as I thought of an idea. I nodded to the books and slowly.....they flinched! I beckoned with my head and a pale green aura formed around the books. Fluttershy  and Big Mac watched in awe. Twilight hadn't noticed a thing. I levitated the books up to eye-level and marched them around Twilight's head. It took her a moment to realize what was happening. She trailed off as the books landed in a perfect pile in front of her. She looked at me in shock. "Did you just do that?" I chuckled. "Well it certainly wasn't Mac." Twilight looked down at the books. "That's amazing work for a beginner!" She opened the books and flipped through the pages. "Let's try something else."

I opened the door to my house and stumbled in. Shy supported me from the side. "Careful. You used a lot of energy today." I smiled. "I'm fine. There was just a loose floorboard, that's all." I could see she was unconvinced. I let her lead me to the couch and I sat down with a sigh. She sat next to me and all was silent for a few minutes. I glanced at the beautiful mare next to me and smiled. "I think I have enough energy left for one more trick." She shook her head. "You shouldn't." I chuckled. "It doesn't require magic. Honest." I reached down and pulled off my false leg. I felt along the material for the break and slipped my hoof inside. Shy watched me with curiosity. I smiled as I pulled out a simple gold band. Her eyes grew wide. I held the band up. "I know it's not fancy or anything, but I saw it and immediately knew it was the right one. Shy, would you-" I didn't even get to finish as she tackled me with a kiss. We embraced and stayed like that for several moments. When our lips parted I stared up at her. "Is that a yes?" She smiled and leaned in for another kiss. Next Chapter: Announcement Estimated time remaining: 11 Minutes