Epilogue

Six Weeks Later...

The song in her heart filled her ears and forced the blue mare to bounce and sway down the path to her little cottage. Her cape fluttered behind her, and her tail swayed along with her hind quarters. The sun was shining, the air was crisp and clear, and Trixie Lulamoon couldn't do a thing about the smile that stretched her muzzle wide. It hurt. And she loved it.

"THE GRRRRREAT AND POWERFUL TRRRRRR~IXIE HAS ARRIVED!!!" Trixie screamed, kicking the door of her cottage open, and sitting there, at the table, Twilight Sparkle flashed a quiet gleam of a smile. Trixie narrowed her eyes and coughed.

"THE GRRRRREAT AND POWERFUL TRRRRRR~IXIE HAS ARRIVED!" She announced again. Twilight's lips twisted into a warm grin, and she gently rapt a hoof against the kitchen table in a barely audible applause. They both burst into giggles, before Trixie sashayed into the room with a swish of her hips.

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, TRIXIE APPRECIATES HER FANS!" She colbat mage shrieked. Twilight laughed quietly and shook her head, leaning forward on the table with a tiny smile.

"Well it's good to have you home. How did it go?" Twilight asked, watching as the smile around Trixie's lips grew even further. She turned, casually, towards the door, and swung it open with a burst of magic. Twilight's eyes widened, and the blue mare dragged in a large sack over flowing with bits, trickling and tinkling across the ground.

"Trixie had a....modest success." She quipped flippantly. Twilight grinned further and slowly climbed to her hooves, meandering over to slide Trixie's cape off her shoulders and her hat from her head.

"Oh? And did you use my suggestions? How do you feel? Are you ok?" Twilight squeaked, resting a hoof against Trixie's brow to search for a fever. There wasn't. Trixie giggled and waggled a hoof, batting at Twilight before taking an exaggerated, dramatic pose.

"Trixie feels remarkable, Twilight Sparkle. Trixie...sparingly used your suggestions in mana reduction. The show went fantastic...Trixie made more money than she'd ever in the past." Trixie admitted, blushing faintly. Twilight beamed and wrapped her arms around Trixie's shoulders, pulling the showmare into a squeezing hug.

"I'm so happy you're alright! I was so worried about you!" She squeaked. Trixie blushed a bright vibrant red at the idea of Twilight worrying about her, and shyly, she shook her head.

"P, Please! Trixie is FINE. You needn't...You needn't worry about Trixie! ...B, but..."She paused, as if looking for the right words to use, before her lips twisted, folded, and contorted strangely. "...T, thank you." Trixie mumbled. Twilight beamed.

"You're welcome! I'm so glad my suggestions could help! Now sit down! I made dinner!" Twilight exclaimed proudly. Trixie winced. Genius? Yes. Talented, brilliant, and attractive? Very much so. Culinary expertise...? Well, Twilight couldn't be everything. Trixie forced a quiet smile when Twilight levitated a bowl of what seemed to be black charcoal over to Trixie and beamed.

"It's a salad recipe from the Gryphon empire! I worked all afternoon on it! I've decided to stop using Applejack's recipes and try something on my own!" Twilight squealed. Trixie stared. Twilight smiled. It was burnt. It was badly burnt. Twilight Sparkle had burned salad. Trixie whimpered.

"Go on! Try it! It's delicious!" Twilight squealed. Trixie smiled as best as she could. Slowly- slowly, she hovered a fork into the ...'salad' and pulled it into her mouth. the flavor assaulted her tongue with extreme prejudice, and Trixie used every last ounce of her will power not to scream.

"How is it?!" Twilight beamed. Trixie coughed, her stomach demanded a violent expelling of it's contents, but she smiled, and nodded her head.

"Twilight...this is.....this is a experience. A...A very profound experience." Trixie sputtered. That was an accurate statement. That was the truth. Nopony could fault her for lying. Twilight squealed in glee, and shoveled a fork-full of salad into her mouth after hearing Trixie's response. Three point seven seconds later, Twilight Sparkle dry heaved.

"T, this is...this is horrible! H, how?" She whimpered. Trixie winced, and shook her head slowly, trying to feel something other than horror for Twilight's cooking abilities. Horror and contempt.

"Did the recipe require you to HEAT the salad, Twilight? Did it?! Because if at any point, you decide you need to set salad on fire, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!" Trixie squealed, nearly falling out of her chair with laughter. Twilight blushed furiously, and lifted what Trixie assumed was a cook book, and started flipping through pages.

"N, no, no no, I...I followed the instructions exactly, I..."She whimpered. Trixie let her laughter die into a quiet smile and she shook her head, drawing herself to her hooves.

"Well, Twilight, luckily for YOU, The Great and Powerful Trixie is feeling generous this evening. She will allow you to take her out to dinner. "Trixie grinned, waggling a hoof. Twilight rolled her eyes, but climbed to her hooves as well, casting a venomous glance at the offending salad sitting on the table.

"Burger Princess?" Asked Twilight, as she made for the door. Trixie scoffed.

"I was thinking Derby's." She murmured. Twilight nodded her head, but Trixie stopped, and turned towards her with a shy smile.

"Ooooor....we could...get all dressed up and head to that new place in Canterlot." She mumbled. Twilight raised an eyebrow.

"You'd be seen in public with ME, oh Great and Powerful one?" She snickered. Trixie gave a dismissive sigh.

"If I ABSOLUTELY MUST." She said dramatically. Twilight grinned, and leaned in, wrapping her hooves around Trixie's shoulders, and let her lips brush against her ear, with a casual hug.

"Then it's a date." She whispered, and beamed at the crimson flush that tinted across Trixie's face. She gave the frozen showmare a bump with her flank, and casually trotted into her room to get ready. Grinning the entire time. Studying Trixie was going to prove a great deal of fun indeed.

Author's Note

Just can't get these two out of my head! n.n

But I am SOOOOOO not happy with the way this turned out. BLAH. I wanted something cute, playful, and open ended. This feels rushed and forced. BAH!