Remembering each other.

“RUN! DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME! I’LL BE FINE! AHH!” Somepony screamed. SugarSong started to run. Turning left and right, hoping that whatever was chasing her, would lose track of her. Suddenly she tripped and fell into some bushes.

SugarSong woke up with a scream, she looked around. She was shaking and hyperventilated, she heard hoofsteps and the door opened. She saw RainFlash standing there, wide awake looking around the room.

“Is everything alright?” He asked, with a concerned look on his face.

“Y-yes... I’m fine.” SugarSong said, trying to calm down.

RainFlash walked to her, and laid down next to her. Looking into her eyes.

“You sure you are alright, because it doesn’t look like it.” He said.

“It-it was just a nightmare.” She said. The memories from that night, many years ago. She had tried to oppress that night, but it was still there, in her nightmares. She could feel RainFlash drawing her a bit closer to him with his right wing, she leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes.

“It’s gonna be alright.” He whispered, slowly drawing his hoof through her mane.

She calmed down a bit, and fell asleep to the sound of RainFlash’s heartbeats.

****

RainFlash woke up, still holding the mare close to him with his right wing. She was still sleeping and he had no thoughts of waking her up. He closed his eyes, and draw SugarSong a little bit closer to himself. Then it hit him, it was Hearts and Hooves day today. He glanced at the clock. 8:30 AM. Should I make the dinner myself or should I take her out to a restaurant? RainFlash thought to himself. He was free from work today, so he had time to make the dinner.

SugarSong woke up, she glanced over at the clock. 9:30 AM. Well, I guess RainFlash is at work by now. She thought. She got out of bed, walked towards the kitchen. Wait, isn’t it Hearts and Hooves day today? She thought to herself. She opened the fridge, half stocked, so it didn’t need to be restocked anytime soon. Well, there goes that excuse to get a gift, she thought to herself. She tried to come up with a gift to get RainFlash, but nothing came up in her mind for the moment. Maybe, I’ll find something when I’m out. She thought, and left the house.

****

RainFlash entered the house.

“Hello?” He shouted, almost hoping that nopony would answer.

Silence.

It was about 12 AM and if he hurried, he might get the dinner ready before SugarSong got back, probably just out taking a walk. He walked into the kitchen, grabbed a cooking book and started looking for a good recipe for a mushroom stew.

SugarSong looked around, she saw a candy shop, she entered the store, and a cream coated mare, with a blue and pink mane, welcomed her.

“Hello, looking for anything special?” The mare asked with a smile on her face.

“Yes, do you have any tips of what I should get for my.... friend, as a Hearts and Hooves gift?” SugarSong asked, a bit unconfident.

“Hm... let’s see.” The mare said, looking around for something. ”How about chocolate muffins?” They are our best seller at the moment. She said with a big smile.

“I’ll take the muffins.” SugarSong said, paid for the muffins and left the store.

RainFlash was almost done with the stew, it would of helped if he had magic to assist him, but he didn’t. Taking the stew of the kitchen-range and placed the pot on the table, he took a spoon, and filled the plates with the stew. Drawing in the scent of the stew, and  grin spread over RainFlash’s face. If she doesn’t get back soon, the stew is gonna get cold. RainFlash thought to himself, and lit up 2 candles on the table.

SugarSong stood  in front of the door, still not sure what to say. She knocked the door, and waited. After a few moments RainFlash opened the door.

“You know that you don’t have to knock... right?” RainFlash said with a weak smile. He stepped aside, allowing her to enter the house.

As she entered, she could feel a wonderful smell.

“I made some mushroom stew, happy Hearts and Hooves day!” RainFlash said with a big smile on his face.

The two ponies sat down, and it didn’t take long for a awkward silence to spread around the room.

“Sooo...” RainFlash said, trying to break the awkward silence.”You want to hear a funny story?” he said, with a weak smile on his face.

“Sure, why not?” SugarSong asked, and had force herself to stop eating the delicious mushroom stew.

“Well, I was baking a cake for Pinkie Pie because she had helped me with the job and stuff, and somehow I mixed up salt and sugar. Anyways, as usual Pinkie Pie decided to throw a party and when I said we all could stat eating the cake everypony thought it was some kind of prank. But the only thing I couldn’t understand was not how I mixed up salt and sugar, it was why Pinkie Pie still enjoyed the cake.

“Wait she enjoyed it? How is that even possible?” SugarSong said with a light laugh.

“You would understand if you had been living here for a while, when it comes to Pinkie Pie, logic becomes meaningless.” RainFlash said.

They both kept on talking, telling each other jokes, not realizing how late it was. They had both finished their dinner a long time ago, and there weren’t a single tad left of the chocolate muffins. After a few hours, they  decided to take a walk to the park. They left the house, and started walking. Enjoying the peaceful night, as they headed towards the park. It didn’t take long for them to get to the park.

I wonder what the park looks like from above. SugarSong thought to herself.

“RainFlash.” SugarSong started. ”Do you mind...” she stopped, no clue of what to say next.

“You want to see what it all looks like from above?” RainFlash said with a warm smile on his face.

“Um... yes.” SugarSong said. How did he know? she thought to herself.

“Alright.” RainFlash said lowering himself a bit so SugarSong could get up on his back.

“Just hold on tight.” he said when SugarSong had wrapped her hooves around his neck.

SugarSong felt her heart skip a beat when RainFlash took off, up in the sky. After a few seconds, she glanced down at the park.

“It... it looks beautiful.” SugarSong said.

RainFlash flew around the park for a few minutes, he thought of just landing, but instead he continued to fly around Ponyille, over the houses, over farms and over the trees at Sweet Apple Acres. He even flew up to CloudStale, there weren’t many ponies awake, but those who still was around, just stared at the pegasus, and the earthpony, who was hugging him tightly. Just before he was about to fly back, he noticed that SugarSong looked into his eyes, he looked back. Time froze for a second, he had never seen her this happy before. But it felt like he needed to remember something. He just didn’t know what.

SugarSong looked at all the surprised pegasi’s, who just stared at her and RainFlash. She placed her head on his neck and closed her eyes. After a few minutes, she opened her eyes, and when she looked at RainFlash, and when she looked into his eyes, he seemed so happy. Then without any warning, he looked back at her. And it felt like time froze for just a few seconds. Have I ever seen him this happy before? She thought to herself.

RainFlash opened the window to the bedroom, flew inside and landed on the bed, exhausted after the long flight. Alone this would be a easy flight, but with the eartpony mare on his back, it was way harder.

SugarSong, who now was lying on RainFlash glanced over at the clock. 1 AM. She rolled of RainFlash, who now was sleeping, she leaned a little bit closer to him and hugged him. Leaning her head on his chest, and fell asleep to the sound of his heartbeats.