I sling drink

I pushed my way into my home once more, a rush of warm air banishing the cold. It was almost eight. I felt tired, drain, hollow.

I walked lightly into my bathroom, cranking the water to full, "Time for change I think," I found a razor and quickly shredded away what was left of my beard. It gave me a full view of the creases that ran down my face. It was frightening to see them on someone my age. I pushed it out of my head and cleaned off my face. I looked better, from sixty to fifty. I gave a quick laugh before setting my stuff away and returning to my room.

Nightshade was just as I left her, hastily tossed into a sloppy pile of blankets and pillows. I just grabbed a blanket and made my way to my entry. I sat back on the couch and tried to fall asleep, only managing a few moments of calm before I heard the familiar clip clop of hooves on hard wood, "Vlad?"

I exhaled one hard exhale, "Yes.."

"What happened?" She asked hazily walking over to me.

"What do you mean,"

"I- you- are you ok?" She pointed at me.

I rubbed my chin, "I thought I should go without it for some time,"

"Ok...why was I in your bed?"

"you were asleep on floor, I go for walk, I throw you on bed, you complain?"

"No...I...I just thought you were mad at me,"

"Mad...no, not mad, perhaps slightly angry, but not mad, not at you," I pulled my blankets open, "Sit," She hesitantly climbed up and I wrapped the blanket around her, "Must say...I feel better, calmer,"

"...what just-" I wrapped my arm around her and pulled her against me, "-Hey!"

"Just...sit," We stayed there for quite some time, "I speak with someone while out, he give good advice," I eased my grip, "Was not easy advice to follow...but if my life has taught me anything, things that are difficult build character,"

"...are you sure your ok?" She asked looking at me with concern, "You aren't normally this outright and welcoming,"

"Yes...I think, who knows, perhaps trying to be more kind will kill me,"

"you're joking...right?"

"I hope so...I try to sleep, leave if you want," I laid back agaist the couch.

"It's like eight am, I should still be asleep for eight or nine hours....but why here?"

"I do not feel like moving..."

"Really, is that really why?"

"That walk...draining,"

"How old are you?! Tired from a walk..." She eventually pressed herself into me, "It's ok though, I don't care how old you are,"

"Funny thing is...I am actually not that old...I am....what, thirty something?"

"You don't know?"

"Eh, time is blur,"

"Thats...usually something people keep track of," She said with a bit of concern.

"You want me to do math....seventy nine.....thirty four....I am thirty four,"

"....Is that old? How long do you people usually live?"

"Eighty to ninety is average,"

"Oh...so you're not that old!"

"I suppose not...there are times though when I wish I could go back...never go to war, I go when I was just a child...missed two years of my life in that hell," The conversation died after that, either because there was nothing left to add, or because we were both exhausted. Quickly enough she was breathing rhythmically against my shoulder, her head half sunken into the blanket. I quickly joined her.

*BANG BANG BANG* "VLAD!?" Myself and Nightshade jolted from the sudden noise, "VLAD YOU'RE REALLY LATE THIS TIME!"

"Bliad'....what the hell?" I looked around and eventually found the clock, seven fifty, "Fuck...." I quickly stood up and rushed to the front door, "Ginger, take key, open bar, I be there soon," I threw the key at her and slammed the door shut.

"You better hurry!" I could hear her race off while I excavated Nightshade from the pile of blankets, now littering the floor.

"Go! Go! Go!" She scrambled to her feet like a new foal.

"WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON!"

"Late, get to bar, HURRY!" I pushed her out the door. Through the window I could see her sloppily running down the street after Ginger, almost slipping on ice several time, "Fuck....fucking fuck," I ran to my room and quickly got dress, "Fucking damn!" I burst out my door still pulling my boots on, un-showered but clean shaven, "Cannot believe this shit!" I quickly locked my door and started off down the street.

"Finally!," Ginger yelled from behind the bar, "Took your sweet time!" I made my way through the crowd in the bar.

"I do not run as fast as your people," I got behind the bar, "How is business so far,"

"Great, that special for the night was a good idea,"

"Special? Oh right....apple stuff," I looked around, more mugs than glasses, "Where is Nightshade?"

"I think she went into the office, don't even think of leaving me out here alone!"

"HEY EVERYONE, Ginger will be helping you tonight, also to any single people, she needs to get laid!" I shouted to the entire room.

"JACKASS!" I laughed as Ginger flailed and made my way to the office as a small surge of ponies hit the bar, "YOU PRICK!" I whirled into the office.

"Is revenge for not coming to get me sooner!" I pulled the door shut as I saw several stallions and a few mares lean against the bar, "Ha....perhaps now she can take food form someone else," I looked around the office, "Hello? Ginger sai-"

"Huh?" Nightshade popped out from behind the desk, "Oh sorry, I've never been back here before, it's nice," She had a piece of paper stuck to her back hood, "Oh...hey....get off!" She started kicking frantically at the paper, it refused to come off, "Get it off!"

"Is paper..." I walked over hand held her hoof still, "What is it even?" I quickly pulled the paper off and looked at it, "....oh....is still around,"

"What? What is it?"

"Old immigration form..." I crumpled it up, "Was like visa...is trash now,"

"Hmm ya know I thought about moving...they said it wouldn't be good though,"

"Who?"

"Everyone..."

"Hmmm, oh..." I tore off my gloves, "May not be most opportune time...but" I held up my hand and turned it back to front.

"...does..."

"Maybe," I pulled my glove back on, "I make no promise," She gave a huge smile and ran over, jumping on me and wrapping her hooves around my midsection, "EY! Easy..." I took a sloppy step back to stabilize myself.

"Sorry..."

"....let go now,"

"No!"

"Really....let go,"

"Nope," She said burying her head into my stomach, she quickly ripped her head back up and jumped off, hovering a little bit away, "...sorry...." She floated to the ground.

"Huh?" She wasn't looking at me, "What...?!"

"I....you...you kinda smell," I lifted my arm and gave a quick sniff, "Not....there...."

".....oh....well...."

"It....reminds me of school,"

"School!?"

"...I- I kinda used to sneak into the colt's locker room,"

"...you are strange one,"

"And you smell like a teenager....."

"...how old are you?"

"....around twenty three...."

"Child....and you remember that smell from all those years ago?"

"Well....it's not something you really forget, you never did anything like that?"

"No...my father would have beat me,"

"Oh, well...do you want to," She leaned over keeping her ass in the air.

"...I am a bit old to be playing games no?" I gave her a scolding look.

She just sat there holding that pose for a while, "...ya know...one of these day's its going to work...I mean between the maid thing...this...just asking....I mean, come on!"

"...Maid thing?"

"I wore an apron!"

"Wearing an apron makes you a maid? Well...you did clean my home,"

"See! Come on...just have some fun with me,"

"....I need to get back to Ginger..."

"AHHHHHHH! I will find out what you want! and when I do....." She tried to make some crude gesture with her hooves, "...you know what I meant,"

I quickly closed the office door and met Ginger at the counter, "You ass...."

"Ha...so, any takers,"

"...I hate you,"

"I know," I looked around the room, bats had already started showing up, "Is going to be good night,"

"So...you like..."

"GO AWAY!" Ginger yelled at the stallion at the counter, "You did this you know..." She turned to me.

"I help you, you need to relax anyways,"

"Says one of the most uptight people I know,"

"Hey...shut up,"

"No you shut up! Because of you I'm going to have stallions, and mares, lining up to try and get this," She bobbed her ass once for emphasis.

"You should be happy, maybe now you can...loosen up...heh heh,"

"....your a jerk...."

"And your a virgin!"

"So!"

"Your what....twenty seven?"

"Twenty six you jerk! And so what if I'm a virgin!"

"You are missing out..."

"Again...says the sexless widow,"

"Yes...but mine is choice,"

"And mine isnt?!"

"Ehhhh-" I swung my hand side to side, "I think not,"

"....your a jerk...."

"And your going to be stuffed later tonight..." Her mouth dropped when I finished, "Ha....is so easy to make you mad...."

Nightshade popped to the front of the bar, "Hey guys, whats going on,"

"Trying to get her laid," I nudged the still agape mare with my elbow, "You should shut your mouth...some may see as invitation," She quickly closed her mouth and went to the other end of the counter, "Ha....is so easy to bug her,"

"So....your worried about her....but not me?"

"I've seen where your intentions lie...."

"...so you just don't care?"

"No....things have been....difficult,"

"...Tonight...."

"...maybe,"

"No, Tonight!"

"I do not-"

"I'll force it if I have to...." Things devolved into a quick staring match.

"I will enjoy seeing you try..."

"....we'll drink for it...whoever stands the longest wins," I narrowed my eyes.

"Fine...after work, i hope you realize I have been drinking for much longer than you,"

"Yeah well- I'm determined!"

"Ha...we will see,"

"OK! is closing again," Another daily groan cut the low bustle, "We will be closed tomorrow, we revise schedule and reopen Monday at ten pm!" Patrons slowly funneled out except for a few that wandered over to Ginger before being promptly expelled.

"-RUT ME SENSELESS- I'LL RUT YOU!" She chased them off, "Celestia....Vlad look what you did!"

"What, it looks like you just chased off a good time,"

"Good time? Good time!? I'll show you a-"

"Excuse me," A roguish looking batpony stepped between us, "Sorry to interrupt, but wanted to say thanks, to you," He pointed at me, "For being a good business man, and you," He pointed at Ginger, "For being an excellent hostess, and might I say quite beautiful," I looked over at Ginger, her mouth was hanging open slightly and a deep blush was covering her face.

"Oh well..I...I'm sorry I lost my train of though..."

"Don't worry, my name is Astra..." He did a quick bow.

"Oh...uh...Ginger...."

"Ha...I leave you be," I walked into the office, "Is time to leave,"

"OH NOT YET! We had a deal!" She ran over to me and pushed me out of the office.

"Get off...I have liquor at home...I have no intention of drinking in my own bar again," I pushed her back and quickly hooked my arm under her and hoisted her up, "...you weight more than I though,"

"What's that supposed to mean!?"

"Your people look like they weigh nothing, is more like....seventy pounds,"

"...is that a lot?"

"No,"

"Then good," I pushed out of the bar, "...was Ginger talking to someone back there?"

"Ha...yes,"

"I think I know who it was..."

"Oh?"

"I think that was one of the lieutenants that works with my brother," She looked back at the bar, "It is!"

"Ha...I feel Ginger is about to learn why soldiers are so ridged...heh heh heh..."

"I don't get it..."

"Is joke about stiffness," She looked as oblivious as ever, "About penis stiffness,"

"Oh...OHHHhhh, oh....well...I've heard he is very nice,"

"Had better be...I may be seen as friend to your people...but they hurt her, let us just say I may lose that friendship,"

"You really think-" I just looked down at her angrily, "Alright...I get it," I hurried back to my home, the cold air was getting to me.

"Get ready, I find vodka," I set Nightshade down and went to the kitchen, "We play with black Russians until we give up," I slammed two glasses down and poured the drinks. Nightshade quickly jumped on the opposite chair and took hold of her drink.

"I'm gonna win this," She slammed her drink, "AHHhhh, more!"

"Ha," I took my drink, "Is going to be long night,"

"Oh dear mother of god....I can feel my liver...."

"Come on...more!" She slammed her glass on the table, "Come on...." She took the bottle and sloppily poured herself another drink, "One more...." She had trouble but eventually downed her final drink, throwing her hooves up in victory, "YEASH I DID IT!"

"Heh...fine...now what is plan?"

"YOOOuu, have to have sex....with MEee,"

"Ha....how?"

"You take your thing....and put it in my thing...."

"Idiot....do you not understand how this works," I used the table to stand, "Tell you what...you can try...." I managed to make it to the hall before collapsing on the ground and rolling over. Nightshade was quickly a top me.

"Don't you run...." She nearly ripped the fly off my pants, "Now....finally," She pulled my from my boxers and tried to manipulate my, "What's wrong.....isn't it supposed to do something,"

"Ha....Ha ha.....idiot...." She started rubbing me between her hooves angrily, "ACH- ow!"

"Come on....work!" No luck for her, I remained flaccid as ever, "Why is this like this?" She kept poking it with her hoof trying to get a reaction, "Come on....you said you would,"

"I cannot move....let alone....WHUA!" I felt her bite the tip of my member, her teeth digging into me, "OWWW! Yeblya suka!"

She pulled back, "COme oN, I thouGHT Stallions LIke it when you Did that," Her pitch and volume control all but disintegrated.

"Bliad', stop!" She did and crawled over to me laying her head on my chest.

"It's not fair....I won,"

"...I knew...even if you beat me....there was no way...."

"But it hurts....." She humped my gut slightly trying to rub herself ageist me.

"Ha......go to sleep, maybe tomorrow,"

"But it hurts!!!"

"Sooka....fine," I managed to snake my hands around and find her.

"AH! Ahhhh, more,"

"Ya ne mogu poverit' , kak nizko ya zatonul,"

"AH...do the thing more," I followed her directions until I felt her tense up and give a quick squeal, before losing all the tension in her body and going ragdoll on top of me, I eventually felt the drunkness overtake me and I passed out as well.