Prejudices

Fluttershy went back home in a dizzy. Who was that stallion she met at the party? Eon, he said his name was. Eon Lite. Why did Rainbow Dash had to drop her so suddenly in front of him?? Pink in the cheeks, Fluttershy shut the door quietly and stood there hiding her face from her pet bunny, Angel.

Angel had none of that. Harshly, he slapped her hooves from her face and tried to read the emotions behind it. Quite suddenly, for no reason at all, Fluttershy bursted into tears. Angel was startled. Nothing made sense but he comforted her anyway, offering his soft hide for her to cry in.

The party lasted forever and honestly, both Eon and Lyra were bushed. It made sense for Pinkie Pie to go on forever, but they wondered how the other ponies endured. Then again, none of them had been on a long balloon ride.

Fortunately for them, Twilight seemed to understand and ended the party. The ponies filed out, wishing them a goodnight, seeming genuinely happy to have two new ponies in town.

Rarity invited them to come over to her boutique someday, murmuring something about Lyra's striking colours and Eon's good looks and clothes.  "I'm sure I could make you both look amazing."

Applejack and her sister gave Lyra a hug each. "Ya can come over anytime and help us find our cutie marks," Applebloom hinted. Both newcomers shook Big Macintosh's hoof but Lyra did so without meeting his eyes.

Rainbow Dash mock hit Eon and tousled Lyra's mane.

Pinkie Pie chattered incoherently nonstop. Lyra hugged her pet baby alligator, Gummy for whom she had a deep fondness for.

At last, they called it a night and went their separate ways, Lyra with Twilight and a sleeping Spike on her back. At the tree, Lyra declined Twilight's invitation to sleep in and instead flew up and settled on a cloud and slept.

Eon wandered back to a cottage at the edge of the town where things were quiet except the sounds of the nocturnal animals. Lulled by their harmonic song, Eon slept, his mind still on the beautiful yellow pegasus he just met. One by one, the ponies of Ponyville dropped asleep after quite a hard party