Cloudfire awoke before the alarm... not by much this time. He'd fallen asleep a bit after 9 the previous night. Now it was a bit before 8:30 -- the sun was out and cast its rays into the room. The Earth Pony stretched, his fiancée snuggling on top of him... the barely perceptible motion was just enough to wake her. Opening her eyes, she looked over at him:

"Hey," he said, giving her snout a lick. "Sleep well?"

"Yeah... did you?"

He nodded his head, then nuzzled Derpy beneath the neck.

"We've got a big day planned for today... you know that?"

"Yeah... you still want to go?"

The ivory Earth Pony nodded quickly:

"Your dad really wants to take us. Granted I'm still a bit tired, but I slept like a log. Don't worry about me. I can handle a trip to the big city."

"Okee... if you're sure."

Confident, the Earth Pony started to slide out from under his fiancée.

"I'll just go make some breakfast..."

Derpy put a hoof on his foreleg, looking up at him:

"Cloudfire... D- do you still want me to make breakfast for you? Because I still wanna try."

He smiled:

"Sure... just don't burn the house down."

Derpy and Cloudfire went downstairs, the later of the two shutting off the alarm before it even sounded. While they didn't race to the kitchen, there certainly was a noticeable bit of pep in their step.

When they got to their destination, Cloudfire sat at the table. His fiancée looked back at him nervously from the counters.

"You don't have to cook," he said, with a smile. "I'll more than happily do it for you."

"I got it," she said, going into the refrigerator to get some eggs and other supplies.

Knowing she was sure, Cloudfire got comfortable. Turning the stove on, the young Pegasus set a pan over the burner. She greased it properly and, knowing his fiancée was doing a good job, Cloudfire smiled... however, his smile soon faded when a small bit of oil fell from the edge of the pan and onto the flame... making it grow over a foot in height. Derpy had said she and fire don't mix.

"It's okay, it's okay..." Cloudfire said as her eyes went wide. "It's already going down... see?"

"Yeah," she replied, her fear subsiding with the flame. "I'm doing good?"

"Quite good!" Her fiancée chuckled confidently. "I think you know what to do from here."

"Yeah!"

Derpy acted in imitation of what she'd seen done a thousand times before. Cloudfire needed to say nothing. She picked up a few eggs, cracking them at first slowly and unsurely. He could see from where he was that no shell got into the mix. As she scrambled them, a giant smile grew on her face... this was her first time ever cooking something to completion. The closer they got to done, the bigger her smile grew. They began to darken and she kept them on... simmering...

"You can turn it off now, Derpy," said Cloudfire, soothingly.

"I did it!" Derpy shouted, picking up the pan. "I did it!"

She did not, however, remember to use a potholder... Pony hooves, fortunately, take a moment to heat up. She neither burned herself nor dropped the eggs... but did end up sucking on her hoof for a moment.

"It's okay," said Cloudfire, getting up and putting his foreleg around her. He took a look at her hoof. "You'll be fine. Just fine. You just made breakfast... looks good, too! What'd ya say we eat?"

Yeah!"

The two fiancées had a romantic meal, just the two of them. Derpy was giggling in a way she hadn't been for a long time. Cloudfire was proud of her... something he had never actually felt. Both ponies spirits were up and it was a bit yet before the wedding. Despite all that had happened, they were still enjoying each other's company. Cloudfire nodded once while taking a forkful of Derpy's eggs. He stared at his fiancée for the longest time, with a calm smile on his face. Under his gaze Derpy blushed, and was glad to see her fiancée looking so happy again. She beamed the smile right back, making him grin all the more.

"What'd ya wanna do when breakfast is done, Cloudfire?"

"Well, since we're the only ponies up... what'd you say we take a walk and bask in the morning sunlight?"

"I'd like that."

The ivory Earth Pony chuckled:

"Me too."