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Chapter 19 – Just saying how I feel about it

The main floor of Fantaisie Gras has started to become desolate with mainly only staff ponies or other guest coming in just to head to their rooms. It's a little later in the night now, but that fact doesn't bother the light orange pegasus seeing as how today was a day off anyway; meaning no curfew. Although, the sweet relief of knowing he can not be late is not actually what keeps the stallion from dwelling on the ever moving night. Instead his mind has been riddled with questions and the continuing function that allows the trot next to the crystal mare without her noticing that he's not really paying attention.

However Sparky starts to drift from his thought swelling mind as the crystal mare's voice comes up, "...Sparky, I know you have not been listening."

The light orange stallion quickly snaps his eyes to the mare as he gives a friendly smile, "Of course I am." He shifts a little as he tries to hold the smile.

Starlight gives a little sigh as she just looks the stallion over, "Sparky you are not a good liar."

Sparky hesitates for a moment as he looks around the room. The walk Starlight asked for was actually not a walk around town, but rather a walk through Fantaisie Gras's decently sized art gallery. The stallion's eyes quickly come back to the mare as he speaks up, "You were talking about Star Swirl's statue."

A smile comes to Starlight as she nods her head to the painting in front of them, "The statue was at the front of the gallery Sparky."

The nod turns Sparky's head as he looks over a painting of a waterfall landscape, "Oh..."

Starlight brings her trot up as she moves herself to the next light oak display case, "Sparky, how come you lied?"

Sparky gives a faint laugh as he lowers his head, "I didn't want you to think I wasn't liste-..."

"Not just now." The crystal mare stops her trot as she turns to the stallion, "Why did you lie at dinner?"

"What do you mean?"

The comment rolls Starlight's eyes as she speaks up, "You said the reason you did not tell anypony about King Sombra was because you were scared."

"I was!" Sparky gives a faint laugh as he takes his head back a little, "Anypony would have been."

Starlight cocks a slight smile to the comment as she shakes her head, "One of Star Swirl's biggest discovers when he was alive was that everypony had magic, even pegasus... Did you know this?"

The off topic and slightly meaningless comment pauses Sparky as he just nods, "Y-ya?"

"And you know that magic is created from thoughts and emotions?" Starlight's words again bring a nod from Sparky as the crystal mare continues, "Then you should know, some ponies are more susceptible to magic."

Starlight bats her eyes a little as she lowers her head, "I can tell that you're lying Sparky..."

The pegasus blinks to the mare as he swallows, "Alright..."

"So, why did you lie at dinner?" The mare takes her head up as she looks over the pony in front of her.

To her stare Sparky slowly brings his voice up, "Because."

"Why?"

Sparky shifts a little as he nods, "I was scared, but Sombra didn't just threaten me... He threatened everypony known."

Starlight nods as she looks over the stallion, "Then why would you not say something like that when asked? It's a noble thing to keep everypony else safe when you, yourself are in danger."

"Because that wasn't the reason I stayed quiet..." Sparky gives a little laugh as he continues, "The first thing Sombra asked me was who I was and here he was, I knew there was no way he could have been reading my mind. The spell he used on me was no different than Violet's dream spell when he talked to me..." Sparky swallows as he pauses, "...But, before I got a chance to tell anypony he got to see Violet."

The stallion brings his head up as he tries to to hold his smile to the crystal mare in front of him, "He knew everything about Violet when I saw her... H-he felt everything I was feeling. I-I can't imagine life without her..." Another laugh rolls from the stallion as he shifts a little more in his stance, "I-I've known her forever, if anything happened to her because of me I-I don't know what I would do."

He quickly shoots his head back to the clear white marble floor as he tries to stop the bubble of emotion that was just about to burst from his own realization.

Starlight holds a sweet smile to the light orange pegasus as she brings her hoof to his chin to raise his snout back to her face. But she doesn't say a single thing as she just takes a step closer to steal a kiss from the stallion.

Sparky's ears shoot up as his eyes widen to the kiss, but it only last a moment as Starlight brings her head back with a smile, "You know Sparky, you're really dumb for coming with me tonight..." The young stallion doesn't speak up still a little too stunned as he just listens to the mare, "...Especially when there's somepony you need to say that to."

Starlight takes her hoof from his chin as she gives one last comment, "She's probably back in her room by now, you should go and talk to her." A faint giggle comes up from the mare as she nods, "And seeing as how tonight has been a night of new things I think i'll actually go and check out the spa here."

The words finally start to bring Sparky back to the real world as he looks over the crystal mare in front of him, "T-thank you Starlight."

With one last nod the crystal mare trots away as Sparky turns his attention back to the main lobby of the hotel with a goal in mind.

However, as the young stallion's eyes drift a little towards the staircase leading up to where his friend's room is he halts; knowing that if he tells her what he wants to it's all out in the open and there's no going back.

Sparky holds the halted spot in the center of the room as he turns his eyes to the crystal mare that hasn't even attempted to look back. The sight of Starlight and the confidence she brings is lost as her figure ducks behind the spa area's hall way.

The stallion now takes a deep breath as he starts up his slightly wobbly trot, the short staircase poses no obstacle to the young pegasus as he makes quick work of them.

As the second floor stone comes under his hooves he turns his eyes to the slightly winding hallway as he continues forward.

His heart pounds a little as the close door of the room comes into view, truthfully there's no guarantee the light purple mare is even back yet. But that thought stays well out of Sparky frontal mind as every step brings him closer.

With another deep breath Sparky puffs his chest out as he knocks his hoof to the door.

However, the stallion's stance, smile, confidence and ability to speak falter as a stallion's voice rings up from behind the door, "I got it..." The door opens to the sight of a bright gold glowing horned unicorn that hovers a few books next to him as he opens the door, "Oh, hi Sparky."

Asher takes a step aside as he turns back into the still hidden room, "Violet, Sparky's here." As his comment ends he takes a step aside.

The door's low glow now comes up to Violet's magic as she comes to the door, the sun dress the mare had on at dinner is still around her and the slightly fading pink glow of her necklace still holds to the center of her chest.

Violet blinks to her friends face as she brings her hooves up with a question.

Sparky licks his lips a little as he shifts, "Well Starlight's not with me anymore, she had to do something...I-i wanted to talk to you." His eyes slightly flick to the stallion still standing in the room that's now been trapped by his and Violet's position at the door.

The light purple mare squints to the stallion's shifty tone but she nods as she waits for him to speak.

However, the stallion's eyes that casually have fallen on to Sparky and Violet's own soft blue eyed gaze turn the stallion's heart into a frenzy as he lowers his head, "J-just wanted to see if you got back..." He swallows hard as he rushes a comment, "N-night Violet."

Sparky doesn't wait for a response as the embarrassed and dumb feeling stallion quickly moves from the doorway and down the hall without a look back.

Violet pokes her head out of the room for a moment as she watches the quick trot but before she could even begin to think of something to do Asher's voice comes back up.

"So thanks for the books Violet." Asher gives a little smile as the mare turns back into the room with a simple roll of the hoof.

The tan stallion holds the smile as he continues, "No really, thanks. It turns out the library only had one book about summoning magic..." Asher's magic hoovers the few books a little in front of him as he continues, "Guess Celestia didn't want ponies with these kinda books huh?"

Violet shrugs to the comment as she moves a little from the door.

To the mare's movement Asher shifts his eyes towards the door as he trots in front of it, all the while still holding his eyes to Violet, "Did you have a good night?"

A friendly smile comes to the mare's face as she nods.

Her nod cocks Asher's head as his eyes flicker a little green and the southern tone is slightly lost as he speaks up, "Did ya have fun?"

The exposed amulet around Violet's neck flicks the same dark green color as the smile slowly fades from Violet's face too a now dull expression. But the light purple mare doesn't take notice to the change in her own expression as she just focuses to the stallion's voice.

"Just make'n sure." A little smirk comes over Asher's face as he nods, "Good night Violet."

The light purple mare stares almost zombified to the nod goodbye as Asher averts his eyes to the door as he trots out of the room.

To the absent pony the amulet's green glow quickly reverts back to a light pink glow as Violet turns her head towards the few pieces of paper she had set aside for a draft of her report. Without even a second thought about the few moments that were just obviously lost to her, she moves to begin her homework.

End of chapter 19