Flare of Love

Ponyville, 12:16 A.M., March 20th, 2012

Midnight stood on top of a hill outside of Ponyville, over looking Rainbow Dash’s cloudy home. “I really hope this works. I can’t help but feel that she’s going to hate me for this.”

“She probably will be furious with you Midnight. You remember what your friend Zero said.”

“Well if she’s anything like me, I don’t think she’d forgive you after leaving for a whole year. What makes you so sure that she’ll accept you back?”

“Shut up Nightmare, I know that.” He stared at the house in the sky, as he questioned what Rainbow Dash would think, “I’ve come this far, I guess I have no choice.” He opened his wings, and flew up to the house. “Okay, this is the moment I’ve waited for. Put on your best face. You don’t want to look nervous. He took a deep breath, and reached his hoof forward. *knock* *knock* Midnight stood at the doorstep, and waited for Rainbow Dash to answer the door. He heard her approaching on the other side. By the sound of her hoof-steps, she was frustrated. “Maybe this isn’t the best time.” he thought. To his surprise, he saw Rainbow Dash’s eyes light up as he smiled at her from the doorstep.

“Holy, crap.”

“Did yah miss me?”

She simply stared at him, a stunned look in her eyes.

“Oh shit, she’s angry isn’t she.” She remained silent, “Uh, Rainbow Dash?” She then looked angry as she ran straight at Midnight, causing him causing to fall off of the cloud. “She’s mad.” He thought, “Where the fuck did I go wrong?!” Their fall was short enough, that Midnight could barely slow the two of them down before hitting the ground. They landed in a bush with Rainbow Dash still holding on, “Ow, that really hurt.”

She stared down at Him as she caught her breath from the fall. “You’ve really screwed this up now Midnight.” He thought. Suddenly, she closed her eyes and brought herself down, locking her lips with Midnight’s.

She pulled away to speak, “Don’t you EVER think of leaving me like that again!” She brought herself back down, and continued kissing him.

“No Nightmare, no I didn’t.” The two kissed for a long time in the bush, then finally pulled away from each other. “I was beginning to worry.”

“About what?”

“I was worried that you wouldn’t love me anymore. I was worried that you would be mad and I was worried you would’ve moved on and forgotten about me.”

“Oh Midnight, did you really think I would do that? Not after all we’ve been through.”

“Hey, can’t blame a pony for worrying.”

“Yeah, let’s go back to my house.”

“Sounds good to me.” Midnight felt one of her hooves sticking to him, “What was she doing today while I wasn’t here?” He thought. “Hey, why is your one hoof wet?”

“Oh, I um...”

“Don’t bother, I already know the answer to that.” They got up and out of the bush, and brushed themselves. They flew back up, back to Rainbow Dash’s house. Midnight walked in the door, and stopped just a few steps in. “We’re gonna need to talk about it some time.” He thought, “It as well be now.” He turned his head around and spoke up, “I’m guessing you’re wondering why I left you, aren’t you?

“Yes, I am! Why did you leave me feeling heartbroken for an entire year?!”

“I can’t tell her about Zero.” He thought, “She just wouldn’t understand.”

“Please, don’t be angry with me. Let’s just sit down and talk about it.” The two sat down on opposite ends of the kitchen table, “The day that I left you, one year ago, right after our first kiss, I heard Nightmare Moon still inside me. She was still there, after everything you all did. After everything Luna and Celestia did to heal me. I can still hear her words in my head. She said, “Did you really think you could get rid of me?” I panicked, and didn’t want her to hurt you. I later learned that she was repressed far enough to where she can’t break out on her own, but I can release her power on my control. There is a problem when I do that though. If I ever release her power, it is very likely that she will take control again. I promised myself that I would never use her, unless she’s my only choice.”

“Okay, but why were you gone for a whole year.”

“It’s like I said before, I was worried you would be mad at me or you would’ve moved on and forgotten about me. Earlier today, I decided that I need to know. So I returned to Ponyville to find you.”

“Oh, well I guess I can understand that. Well, now that you’re here, come on, let’s go to Ponyville. I think it’s time you really got to know my friends.”

“Sounds good. You probably want to wash your hoof off. I think some of your friends are probably smart enough to know what you were doing here.” Midnight looked over to her open bedroom. A huge dildo lied on the bed. “Oh fuck.” he thought, “She really missed me didn’t she.” He looked back, smirking at her. She looked back at him with a nervous look on her face. “I see you really had some fun with yourself here.”

“Eh heh heh heh, yeah you could say that.” She was blushing and scratching the back of her head.

“Ha ha, come on, wash your hoof and let’s get going.” Rainbow Dash hopped off of her chair, and flew over to the sink.

Midnight waited as she went over to the sink and turned the water on. “Well, I wasn’t expecting that,” he thought, as she washed her the hoof in question. She turned the sink off and grabbed a towel to dry her hoof off. “So are you ready to go Midnight?”

“Ready as ever. I’ve been waiting for you.” He walked over to Rainbow Dash’s door and held it open. “Ladies first.”

“Thank you sir.” She jokingly said as she strutted out the door with her nose in the air. Midnight shut the door behind them, and Rainbow Dash flew ahead. Midnight flew off of the cloud, and caught up to her. “So are you sure you’re ready for this?”

“Yeah, why wouldn’t I be sure? I’m just meeting your friends.”

“You’re only meeting three new ponies. Don’t forget I’m still friends with Fluttershy and your sister Twilight.”

“Oh that’s right. I forgot they lived in Ponyville.”

“You forgot that one of your old best friends, and your sister lived here?”

“Hey, I’ve been gone for a whole year.”

“I know that. You didn’t forget me did you?”

“No, of course not.”

“You should probably tell her about Zero. You don’t want her to figure you out on her own do you?”

“Shut the fuck up! I’ll figure this out on my own!”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m 100% sure.”

“Okay, well I’ve known you long enough to know I can trust you.”

She sounded genuine, but in her eyes, Midnight could see traces of doubt. She trusted him, but not the evil still inside him.