Chapter 9: The First Date.

Chapter 9: The First Date.

Ugh…My head. I knew I shouldn’t drank all that beer, by the Insanity, I shouldn’t even got inside of that contest to begin with!

Gabe eyes slowly open as the sun move into the room through the windows, he look around to see others of the party goes still asleep, however he notice something odd. His eyes are wide by the fact that Janixe, is next to him, he correct himself since she isn’t next to him, but rather her head is on him.

In fact she seem quite content with snuggling by his left side, under the blanket they both share. Oh crap! I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead, huh, you know she looks kind of cute when she’s asleep.

Her gentle breathing moves out of her nose as she unknowingly nuzzling into his chest, and the human without realizing it, takes out his right hand out from the blanket and begins to gently rubs her head, while the left with a will of it’s own, begins to hold her closer to him. In response of his petting and bringing her closer to him, the Thestral snuggle even deeper, as she rubs her chin deeper on him a small sigh of content comes out of her muzzle.

A small smile grows on the human as he went on petting her. You know this isn’t half bad, maybe...it would be nice one day for somebody to love me like this, snuggling against me, holding me like I’m the greatest and important thing in the whole wide world, granted it will never happen, but it’s a nice dream. Thinks Gabe as the mare unconsciously takes her left fore leg out and holds him closer to her.

It went on like this until Gabe realize something.

OH SHIT! I GOT WORK TODAY!

****

“Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap! Ow my head.” Dreamer open his eyes as he see his nephew panicking and clutching his head as tries to remove Janixe from his chest, but proving that is failing due to the fact she is not going to let him go. Dreamer let’s out a yawn as he raise his head, the minor headache bothers him, but he can deal with it for now.

“Hey Boy, what’s wrong?” ask Dreamer as he gets up and quietly moves by his side that isn’t preoccupy by a mare. Gabe look at his uncle with panic. “Dreamer! I need help! I’m going to be late for work today and I have a mare that isn’t letting go.” Dreamer turn to the time as he see it’s 8:23 AM, then he chuckles as he turns to his nephew who hiss at him.

“What’s so funny?” whisper Gabe as he dares not to awaken the mare.

“Well nephew, here’s the thing, you see I came to your boss just yesterday and letting her know you won’t be able to work today, a ‘sick’ day as you will. So you can relax.” replies Dreamer as Gabe lets out a long sigh and let his body fall down as he shakes his head. “Damn it, I thought my ass was grass today if I didn’t get to the library in time.”

He turn to his jackal uncle. “Thanks Dreamer.” Dreamer replies with a smile. “No problem, now you just relax and let the mare who is snuggling against you do her job in the art of snuggling.” Gabe turn back to the mare as he quickly tries to remove her. Only the sounds of Dreamer chuckling fills the air, or until Grey wakes up with a groan. “Ugh, what time is it?”

Dreamer turn his attention from the nephew to Grey. “Oh it’s about 8:24 now Grey, best help me get the others up,” he wince as the headache made it’s point. “But first do you know any spells or where to get something to get rid of this headache?” Grey snort as he shakes his head. “You know that there isn’t a simple thing to get rid of a headache with a snap of a fingers.”

He raise himself up and crack his neck. “Besides, you can easily use those pills in your pockets to get rid of them temporary. And unlike you I just need some tea and I’m good.” He takes out his glasses to see the Boy being snuggle by the potential marefriend by his side. “Now then I believe we should leave those two there and help the other guests to their rooms and wake some of them up, eh Dreamer?”

Gabe look at Grey in shock as he tries to fight off against the mare. “Grey! Don’t leave me!” Grey just chuckle. “Remember, the more you fight, the more she’s just going to get closer to you Boy!”

And Grey made his point as the mare, who is still asleep, moves her whole body on top of him, her hooves on his sides, and lay her head underneath Gabes chin, a small blush came on his face. And better yet for Grey as a smile form on his face from Gabe response. “BUCK YOU GREY!” in a whisper tone of course, he doesn’t have a death wish after all.

***

“So Gabe, how’s the bruise?”

“Shut it Boss.” say Gabe as he glare at the unicorn mare at his right side. The light purple mare grin at him as her blue eyes look at me with a mischievous look. Gabe grumble as a large bruise in the shape of a hoof is stuck on his left side as he shelves the books away in the bookshelf.

The mare only response is to give him a grin and leaves the human to sigh and try to ignore her as much as he can, which is hard considering she’s his boss and all. The mare name is Wandia Sparkle, who is suppose to be some sort of relative to this Sparkle family he hears about, but that isn’t in his current thoughts right at this moment.

More like how much he can resist temptation of choking the life out of her the moment she comments more of how he has a bruise on his face.

How he has the bruise is quite simple, the moment Janxie got up around six in the evening and notice how close she was to him in contact hadn’t sit well for her, not to mention the headache she had. So in a result he has a bruise on his face.

That happen yesterday.

Now how Gabe manage to actually do anything for the few hours from yesterday with her around? Well it wasn’t easy. Gabe quickly found out that she was so much a snuggle bug, he can literally move her around, and still hold onto him. Add the fact that she strong enough to hold onto him, he figures she can hold onto him as he helps clean up the house from the party.

Another fact he found out is that she’s a heavy sleeper, from all the moving he done or rearranging how she hold onto him, not once did she wake up. So the only way she wakes up is from getting up from a nightmare or something else, Gabe doesn’t know what this ‘something’ else is, but that thinking is for another day.

Right now he needs to focus on working.

“Hey Boss, anything else?” ask Gabe as he finishes up shelving the books, Wandia glance at the time, which is 4:15 PM, she shakes her head. “Nope, you can go on ahead and leave early if you want, there isn’t much ponies around here on a Wednesday. Take care Gabe.”

Gabe nods his head as he wipe his fingers. “Right, later Boss.”

As Gabe finishes up as he clock out and walk the streets of Canterlot. All in all a usual day, however he does wonder about one thing.

I wonder what’s for dinner?

***

Janixe is not having a good day.

In fact she wish that she can understand what is going on in her life. Ever since she met Gabe things have been strange for her, for instance, she slowly starts thinking about him, the little things about the human. Then she starts having ideas about him and her snuggling, even a bit of petting here and there.

She banish those thoughts as much as she can, she first think it’s stress, so she went to the training area and does as much as she can to get rid of it. But that isn’t the case.

She then think it’s something to do with the fact it’s because he’s so different than most ponies or stallions. So she decides to stop visiting him, which makes the images comes much harder in her head than ever before.

Finally she decides to see a medic to see if she has been contact to some sort of disease at all. Rejecting the idea in her mind that she is starting to fall for the human at all. Sadly this is not the case as the medic simply replies this to her. “I think you are having the symptoms of falling in love Lieutenant. Come back when you have a real symptom or disease.”

This all happen in the course of two weeks.

This has been happening for quite a while now, ever since she awaken with her legs around the human, or possible from the first kiss. This made her shiver as she can’t believe she is falling for him, she tries to reject such feelings in her mind.

Get over yourself Janixe! You are a Luna damn Guard! A Elite Night Guard of Princess Luna! Not some wet behind the ears filly! You are strong, you are fierce, you like the human scent as he, She shakes her head with frustration.

ARG! Damn it Janixe! she cries in her mind.

“Hey Janixe, I thought you don’t have any work?” Janixe turn her gaze to Cavena as the Captain notices the Elite in her armor. “Yeah, I don’t I just want to wear the armor because I don’t want to just lay around and do nothing.” tells the Thestral.

Cavena notice somethings and smirks.

“What are you smirking about mare?” hiss Janixe.

Cavena looks away with a mischievous look. “Oh nothing, I just notice somepony having the look of love on their muzzle.” This cause Janixe to snap. ”LOVE? What do you mean love?”

Cavena looks back with that look on her expression.

“Well yeah, I mean it’s quite obvious, the way you look, how distance you are in your mind,” a grin cover her muzzle. “And the fact your wings are fluttering as if you're excited about somepony.” Janixe stomp her hooves hard on the ground as she shouts. “I don’t love him! I don’t love that human, don’t love the way he looks, his laugh, his way of think, nothing. At. ALL!” she screech at the Captain.

And the grin grows three times long as she replies in a calm, yet happy look. “I said somepony, not someone.”

Shit. thinks Janixe as she sighs and sits down on her rump.

Cavena sits down by her and tap her left hoof on her shoulder. “Why not talk about it? It may help vent out what your thinking about?” suggest the mare as Janixe nods her head and decides to take her advice.

“Ever since I woke up with my legs on him, better yet since that night he became drunk I started thinking about him, at first small things, but as time goes by I’ve been thinking about him more and more. And it’s been bothering for quite a while,” she turn to Cavena. “What am I suppose to do? I’m a professional Guard for our Princess, not some fresh recruit.”

Cavena ponders a bit and replies. “Honestly I think you’re developing feelings for him, and you’re trying to block them out.”

“What was your next guess? Me singing songs about him?” Cavena chuckle and shakes her head. “No but I don’t see a problem with it.”

“Cavena, I’m just a guard, that’s all I am and ever will be.” Cavena poke a hoof at her leg. “But you’re also a mare. It’s natural to have feelings for somepony or someone in your case, have you ever thought about following your feelings and not just ignoring them?”

“I just don’t see the point of it all. What else is there between me and him? I’m content with having friendship with him.” To this Cavena snort. “Your brain may think so, but your heart is saying otherwise. Have you ever thought of being in a relationship at all?” say Cavena.

“The last time I was in a relationship I was heartbroken and decide to swear off relationship of all times.” tell Janixe. Cavena hugs her and say in a friendly tone. “Well maybe it’s time to start to love again, you can’t say no forever mare. Sooner or later your heart is going to say enough is enough. Besides have you thought about giving him a chance? Who knows, maybe he’s going to be different.”

“And besides,” she adds. “Maybe if you get through with this in a date and if it’s not going to be a relationship you can put an end of all this conflict in your mind.”

She rights, if this doesn’t work out I can finally end these Luna damn thoughts that plagues in my mind. Wait. she turns to Cavena. “Date?” she ask with a confuse look on her expression. The Captain nods her head. “Yeah, I mean why not see this though as a date? That way you can figure out how you truly feel about him and see what he sees in you. Better to get it over with than to just wonder about it, right?”

To this Janixe nods her head in agreement. “Fine, I’ll ask him. He’ll probably be home around this time.” She gets up and trots away, however she stops and turn her head to Cavena. “Oh and Cavena? Thanks for the talk, it helped.” the Captain nod her head. “No pep talk is better than a friend pep talk, well beside the military of course.” To this they both laugh in agreement.

***

“Okay Gabe I have to ask, why are you looking at yourself in the mirror?” Sweepy ask as Gabe gives a small groan, his eyes are looking at the small, yet growing hairs on his chin and over his lips.

The one thing he has been waiting for quite a while, the growth of his facial hair.

He turn his eyes from the miracle growth on his face and turn to Sweepy in her maid uniform. “Sweepy, today is a great day, for my facial hair has grown once more.” She looks at him as if he’s crazy. “It just hair Gabe nothing great about that.” he gives a gasp at her response.

“You just don’t understand, ever since I came here, my hair never once grow back like today, for too long I worry that thanks to my Uncle Zero, I may never grow facial hair ever again.” tell Gabe as he look back at the small hairs forming on his face in the respective areas of where they are.

“But now I worry no more, for today is a grand day indeed,” his monologue is interrupt as a doorbell has rang.

Now I wonder who can that be? Thorja? Naw he’s working. Fleur? I dunno, heard she’s at some fancy part. Cavena? No she’s working as well, can’t be Luna either, she’s at the Night Courts, not my uncle's either. They wouldn’t use the door. Janxie? Hmm, maybe, but she’s been acting strange and it can be heat for all I know, ponder Gabe until he hears Sweepy sister calling out.

“Sir! Elite Night Guard Janixe is here to see you!” Gabe eyes are wide by surprise.

Huh, so it is her, wonder what it is?

“Coming!” say Gabe as he takes one more look of his blue t-shirt, his blue shorts and sandals. His bandages are long gone except for the ones on his left shoulder, his right leg to his knee, and his chest. He ask why not those and his Uncle Dreamer said something about magical scars so hideous that they have to keep them nice and wrap.

If it’s magical he doesn’t try to think too much about it.

He moves out of the bathroom and walk down the stairs as he see Janixe in her guard armor with a neutral look on her expression. Wonder what she wants to talk about? thinks Gabe as he speaks. “Hey Janixe, what’s up?” he notices something odd, the way she looks away for a moment.

He can swear she looks a bit, nervous, but for what?

“Hey Gabe, can we talk somewhere private?” she ask, Gabe shrug and response. “Sure, follow me.” As she enters inside with the door close behind her Gabe notice something even more odd. Like the way her body moves here and there, her ears flicking more often than they do, with a glance at her eyes moving around.

The fact she’s moving a bit slow and her weird expressions, Gabe thinks there is going to be something odd coming up, and it’s going to be soon. Somethings really odd with her tonight. Even more odder than these past two weeks.

While Gabe is looking and wondering what is going on, Janixe is trying to keep calm while thinking of how to say what she has to say without making it awkward. Okay, just say that you want to take him out to dinner, no no no! He’ll just think that you just want to have a nice friendly dinner, in way that suppose to be it.

But you’re trying to make this a date, damn it how did I do this years ago? Okay, stay calm and just say what’s been bothering you for a while, and see if he’s willing to try out this date. Okay deep breath Janixe, you can do this. Damn it! Why am I being nervous about this whole thing?

They enter in the living room as they both sit down in leather sofa chairs as they sit across of each other by the fireplace. “So Janixe, what can I do for you?”

Janixe sighs as she just decide to get this over with. “So you know how odd I have been acting Gabe,” Gabe snort and replies. “That’s an understatement.” Janixe rolls her eyes and went on. “So the reasons are quite simple, you see I want to have a date with you!” This cause Gabe to react with unexpectedness all over his face.

HUH? rang out in his mind.

DAMN IT! shouts Janixe in his mind. Screw it, I’m just going to wing it! adds Janixe as she goes on. “Look I like you, you’re nice, honest, and have a uniqueness to you and for the damnest reasons I’ve been thinking about you, so the only way to figure out these feelings is just to go on this date with you and figure out from there.”

Gabe just looks at her as his mind became blank. She waits for his response, and notice that he hasn’t say anything at all. Did...did I just break his mind? wonder Janixe, she then hears steps by her right as she sees Zero walking up to Gabe and slap him on his right cheek. “Huh, what?”

Before Janixe can even speaks Zero just left. Does this happen often? Probably, anyway better hear his response. thinks Janixe as Gabe replies. “So, you want to go on a date with me, because you have feelings for me, and want to confirm said feelings?” Janixe nod her head.

Gabe shrug. “Okay, I’ll give it a shot. So where to and on what day?” Janixe looks at him with surprise. He said yes? By Luna I can’t believe it! Okay don’t look too excited. This is Gabe, just a friend, a good, wonderful, sexy. Damn it!

“Um well, how about tomorrow night, I’ll pick you up at 7:30 and we’ll head down around the middle class joint I know.” Gabe sighs in relief. “What that suppose to be?” question Janixe, Gabe realize what she might think of his sigh and explains quickly. “Well, you see, I’m not much a fancy person and I sorta, well assume,”

Ah he thought we’re heading to somewhere fancy, wait he’s more concern we’re heading to a fancy place than the date itself? Strange.

“Well don’t worry, I don’t exactly have the bits for a fancy place around here. So it’s a date?” say Janixe, to which Gabe nod his head. “Yup, see you tomorrow, try not to be too fancy Janixe.” Gabe tell her with a smile. Janixe gives a playful snort. “Please, it’s not like we’re going to the Gala or anything. See you tomorrow.”

Gabe lay back in his chair with a thoughtful look. Huh, I’m going on a date, my excitement is going to come any second now, just as soon she walks out the door and close it. And on cue she does as he lets out a small laugh of excitement. “Hehehehe!”

Meanwhile Janixe is trying to keep her cool herself. Don’t do anything, don’t do anything. Just wait until you get out of the door, don’t cause attention, just wait till you get out those front doors. As soon she gets out and look left and right to see if anypony is around, thankfully there isn’t as she lets out a screech of excitement. “Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! He said yes! He said yes!” she say with a little jumping as she stop herself.

“Ahem, act cool Janixe, you’re a Night Guard, show some restrainment.” she tell herself, however there is a spring in her step as she left Gabe home and back to the castle.

***

“Ugh, what a day.” mutters Grey as he relax in one of Luna’s chair in her office, she glance at him as she finishes up with paperwork. “What’s the matter? Too much paperwork?” Grey snort as he raise himself up abit. “Naw, paperworks a small thing, what I’m complaining about is a discover we found for you know what?” This cause Luna to look at him with interest.

“Truly?” she ask, to which Grey nod his head.

“Yeah we may found a way, but we’re looking more into it, making sure we can figure out if there is another idea with it.” tell Grey. “We’re not to sure if it’s the right one at all, but it’s silver lining compare what we deal with most of our time with.”

“How long?”

Grey shrug. “Not to sure, have to look up more for it, and figure out the pros and cons.” To which she nod her head in agreement. “But it is better than nothing at all.”

“True that, by the way I heard that Lieutenant Janixe is going to date our Boy tomorrow.”

“What? You mean?” ask Luna. Grey nod his head. “Yup, now we all have to see how it’ll work out.” Luna lean back with a playful smile on her muzzle. “You mean you all aren’t going to meddle?” Grey shakes his head. “Nope, beside we’re going to do that after they get together.”

Luna nod her head. “I see, however,” She leans in with a grin on her muzzle. “ I heard reports that a certain thief has enter in Ponyville and cause a few ruckus over there.” Grey shrug. “Well I heard from Zero that he’s taking a liking to some of those ponies, I pity them, especially that purple one. I can say she’ll wish he never open his mouth when she begins to ask questions.”

Luna chuckle. “Indeed, why I heard from my sister that dear Twilight consider Zero ‘The Bane of all common sense and of sanity.’ She even claims that Zero and Pinkie may be related at all!” Grey shiver to that. “Let’s pray that isn’t true, we already can handle one Zero, I doubt we can survive two!”

To this they both agree.

***

“Okay everything looks good, shirt nice, sweatshirt hoody of gray looks great as ever, pants on, with pair shoes, and the start of the fall?” say Gabe as he looks at the calendar and see September starting, the thing was given to him by his Uncle Bob, stating that Gabe just need to think each day is like of Earth and he’ll won’t forget it, why say it like that he’ll never know.

“And it’s a good to go!” say Gabe, Sweepy roll her eyes. I swear, why are we getting him again? thinks Sweepy to herself, wondering why exactly Gabe seem so important to her Queen she’ll never know, for now she has an act to play.

“I and I think you are thinking silly Gabe.” say Sweepy, to this Gabe scoff. “Please! I’m good Sweepy, beside this date will be good.” To this she smirks. “Even though you’re shaking in your legs and wonder how’ll it turn out?” Gabe became silent for a few minutes.

“....Shut it Sweepy.”

Then they hear a pony call out. “Sir! Your date is here!” Gabe look back at Sweepy as he takes his hat, a fedora of black and the line of white around it. “Anyway take care Sweepy, I’m off till later or something.” say Gabe as he goes down the stairs to see Janixe.

Honestly she isn’t wearing a dress at all, so that’s a good sign, however she seem to be wearing a hoody for some reason. “Okay I have an excuse it it wear it, why do you?” ask Gabe, Janixe glare at him. “Because I don’t want to get beer down on my coat, do you know how hard it is to wash the stuff off?” Gabe thinks for a moment and nod his head. “Okay, I can’t argue with that.”

“Make sure you’ll bring him back at a good time!” say Sweepy, Janixe chuckles. “Don’t worry, I’ll bring him around 3 in the morning!” replies the Thestral. “Don’t cause too much trouble!” add the maid. “Yes mom!” tell Gabe as they all laugh at that.

As the two walk the streets the two begin to talk. “So, is this place some sort of bar?”

“Well yes and no. It has a bar, but it also got a restaurant feeling to it. Anyway I know the pony who owns the place, we’ll get a good price for it.” Gabe nod his head. “So what are dates usually about? Because this is my first time.” Janixe merely shrug. “You got me, honestly it’s been a long time since I last went on a date at all.”

So the two are silent for a moment as they have nothing much to speak about. Until Gabe has an idea. “So why did you decide to join the Elite Guard?” ask Gabe. Janixe lift her head to him with a surprise look on her. “What?” he say as he look down to her. “There isn’t much else to know between us beside the basics, beside I’m curious.”

Well he’s right about that. say Janixe in her mind. “Very well, I’ll tell if you tell me how you and your uncles actually met one another, whenever you are asked about that you usually became really vague about it.”

Gabe nod his head. “Fair’s fair, so want me to start?” She shrug. “Sure.”

Gabe looks back straight while they talk. “Alright, so it started out a few years ago when I was about, maybe around the age 14…”

***

“Pft! You serious? They sang how better it would be if they are your uncles?” say Janixe as they get closer to the place. Gabe nods his head. “Oh yeah, and Zero lead it. A catchy tune though, and since then they been my uncles ever since.”

Janixe chuckles as she shakes her head, however she notice the place up ahead. “Ah, there it is. Come on Gabe.” tell Janixe as she moves a bit more faster, the two came before the door as Gabe opens it. Janixe looks surprise of what he done, however she remember something. Remember he’s been taught to be a gentleman to the opposite gender, isn’t his fault he forgot that our society is the opposite of his. Janixe tell herself.

Gabe realize what he just done and slap his forehead. “Crap, sorry Janixe, old habits died hard.” Still Janixe enter in just to amuse him. “No matter, can’t blame you for it Gabe.” say the Thestral as she enters in and Gabe walk in behind her.

The two looks around as Gabe notice it has a bar feeling in the mood, wooden stools and tables, a bar area a few feet away, and happy smiles all around. Janixe looks around and notice a empty table. “Come on, they’ll send a waitress or waiter when we sit in.” tells the off-duty Guard as they both sit in, while Gabe tries at least.

“Ugh, hope I can get use to how small these things are.” say Gabe. “Oh hush and grow a pair.” tells Janixe. “Said the pony who can sit down with ease.” replies Gabe. Before they can banter on a unicorn came by their table. “Hi there! Welcome to the Midnight Mares, I’m Golden Goldie and I’ll be your waitress for this night.”

Her horn glow as two menus came by their respective positions. “Just let me know when you’re ready to order.” The two nod their heads as they look. “Hmm,” ponder Gabe as he look for a meal. “I know what to order, what about you?” say Janixe, Gabe replies without looking.

“No offense Janixe, but when you’ve been force to dine around the upper crust, you really got to watch out what to order, it may not be what you seem when you finally order it.” To this she nod her head. “Fair enough.”

However he stops looking when he mutters out a word. “B-Burgers? You all have…” He quickly puts down the menu as he say what he wish. “Call the waitress now!” say Gabe with much eagerness.

Janixe arch an eyebrow, but shrug as she wave her hoof. “So what can I get you two?”

“I’ll get the garlic bread with the Veggie pasta and some mead.” tell Janixe, the waitress nod her head, however when she turns to Gabe, she eeps in surprise of the look on his face. “I want a burger, of meat, with potato fries, and a large glass of water. Make the meat well done.” tell Gabe in a predatory tone, the waitress nod her head as she jots down the order and left, Janixe arch an eyebrow at Gabe.

“And what was that all about?” ask the Thestral. Gabe slowly turn to her. Gabe slowly turn to her, Janixe looks at him with a large grin on her face. “When you have had nothing but somewhat fancy food and no meat for a rather long time, you’ll tend to grab the closest thing you can get away with.”

Huh, you know, now that I think about it there’s hardly meat around in Canterlot. And if I remember correctly this place also hold some griffon customers as well, can’t really blame him at all actually. Kinda reminds me of using those tablets instead of the real thing when I’m out in the field.

That’s when Gabe notice something. “Wait you can eat regular food? I only thought you need blood.”

“Well sorta, you see we can eat regular food, but at times we do need blood. It’s like when you need protein, it’s part of your body system and need it in regular doses.” explains Janixe. Gabe nods his head.

“So Janixe, you're about to tell me about the reason why you join the Elites?” say Gabe. Janixe sighs as she decides fair fair’s after all. “Well it’s not as great as your backstory, mines more simple. You see my grandmother was a Elite Night Guard, she was actually one of the highest members back in her day.”

“Oh? How high?” ask Gabe.

Janixe chuckles. “My grandmother was a Colonel, and trust me that the highest anypony could be in the Guard.” Gabe mouth open in surprise. “Huh, I never knew, that’s amazing.” Janixe nod her head. “Yeah, and Grandma Fealis is living the life off of her retirement funds right now back at home.”

Their meals came before them as the mare pass by them. “There you go! One Veggie pasta and a Burger well done.”

“Thanks.” they both say as the mare left. However Janixe notice Gabe giving a prayer and went on eating. “Was that?” say Janixe. Gabe sighs and roll his eyes. “I’m a person of faith, back where I’m from, and I’m still am. I’ll tell you after my stomach is satisfied with meat.” tell Gabe as he begins to eat. to this Janixe gives a giggle as she see him have the same thing all stallions have. Eat first, speak later.

Honestly him having a religion doesn’t bother her, yeah it surprise her, but honestly it isn’t some big shock to her. She went on eating her pasta as they enjoy their meal silently, both with a unspeaking agreement of eating their meal without talking.

For Gabe who hasn’t eaten meat for a while, for Janixe because she notice how famish Gabe look when he’s eating his burger. Wow, it must of been a really long time since he last had meat. After finishing their meals Janixe takes a sip from her beer and lean in. “So what’s your religion about? I’ve heard religion about Celestia, Luna, some about Discord, one time I heard about a flying spata monster.”

The last one made him spit out his drink on the ground as he cough. Janixe looks surprise as he cough and hack, including his question. “Wait! You mean to tell me that is around even here? By the Lord Almighty! I never thought that would come around here! It was Zero wasn’t? I know he had something to do with it!”

Janixe shakes her head. “No, it’s been around longer than we met your uncles.” He slap his head on the table. “Damn it! Out of all the things that follow me, why did it had to be that one?” Janixe tilt her head in confusion. “So mind explaining to me about it?” Gabe sighs.

“Well it became a ‘thing’ back a few years, or decade, I don’t know and it sorta stuck. Anyway how did it got around here?”

“From what I heard some unicorn summon something and many saw it some sort of deity, soon it got stuck. Soon Celestia decide to make it into a meal, nopony saw it ever again after that, however rumor spread that three days after her meal, it rose again from the dumps.” To this Gabe slam his head on the table.

“Can we, just, stop talking about religion for a while? I think my mind demands to smash on the table more and lose my brain cells.” Janixe chuckles. “Oh don’t worry, you won’t hear a word about it from me.” replies the Thestral.

The mare came by the two with the receipt, she let it down between the two with a smile. “I hope you enjoy, your meals.” She say with a force smile, glance at Gabe with his unwipe mouth with the grease.

“Hey Gabe you got some grease on you.” tell Janixe as she takes the paper and look over the price. Gabe takes the napkin and wipe his mouth. “Thanks, almost forgot about it during our talk.” The mare takes out some bits and hoofs them to the mare as the two gets up from their seats. “Thanks for being our waitress.” Say Gabe with a smile.

The mare nod her head. “Right, have a nice night you two, hope you come again.” she say with force enthusiasm. As the two walk to the door Janixe holds the door open for him. “Oh, why thank you mad’am.” say Gabe in a joking manner, Janixe rolls her eyes. “Just shut up and go Gabe, otherwise I’m going to leave you here.”

“Oh please, if you're going to dump me, at least wait for our third date Janixe.” tell Gabe as he snort air out of his nose. “Honestly you mares are something.” Some of the ponies look in shock of their conversation, some of them notice how Gabe speaks to Janixe, one of them, a fellow Night Guard trots up the two with a angry look on her muzzle.

“Hey!” call out the mare with her wings out in an intimidating look. “This stallion giving you the wrong hoof Janixe?” say’s the mare with a glaring look at the unimpress Gabe. Janixe shakes her head. “Don’t worry, it just us bantering each other, no harm no foul Night Guard.” the mare glance at Gabe.

“You sure?” ask the mare.

Janixe nods her head in assurance. “Don’t worry about his behaviour, he’s different than most stallions. Remember he isn’t a pony, so expect a different ideal from this lot.” Gabe snort once more. “You do realize I’m right here you know that?”

“Shut it Gabe, the adults are talking here.” replies Janixe.

Gabe rolls his eyes. “Whatever, let me know when your done assuring your fellow mares that the Doombringer of Ponykind can be chained up. I’ll be outside.” tell Gabe, the shocking expressions on the ponies are still there. “Like I said, different ideal. He isn’t insulting or rude, just have a different mentality.”

Janixe turn to the door. “Now if you excuse me, I’ve got to make sure the Doombringer hasn’t cause destruction onto our poor city of Canterlot. Later.” say Janixe with a joking tone as she see Gabe leaning on the wall. As the door close behind her Gabe speaks.

“Going to have to get use to that.” say Gabe with a sigh.

She look at him. “What me talking about you like that? Don’t worry I’m not going to do it all the time, otherwise it’s going to ruin the fun.” replies Janixe with a smirk, however it falls as he shakes his head.

“Not that, the expression and outrage, the fact that despite living here, despite having a life, I’m going to be a male to them all, to the eyes of the ponies I’m just a stallion that needs to watch what he say to others.” Janixe gives him a reassure bump on his leg with a smile.

“Come on, I don’t think you’re ‘another stallion’. You’re Gabe! The human who manage to live among the snob of Canterlot!” However Gabe just sighs and begins to walk, Janixe snort out of annoyance as she flaps her wings and move by him.

Gabe became surprise as he feels Janixe hugging him from the back with her hooves around his neck. “Janixe what,” begins Gabe as the mare interrupt him. “Shut up and carry me, I can’t have you depress all the time, otherwise what’s the point of dating you?” Gabe chuckle as he takes the rear legs and hold onto them for a good grip.

“I haven’t realize we’re in a relationship now, what change?” ask Gabe.

“The fact that you need a pony to make you smile.” replies Janixe as she let her forelegs move over his chest. She nuzzle the back of his neck and sighs. “And the fact it’s nice to figure out what I’m feeling for you.” she adds with a smile.

“Oh so I’m your boyfriend now? Can’t exactly say coltfriend since I’m not a pony to being with.” say Gabe with a smile on his face now. Janixe moves her head over his with a smile on her muzzle. “Of course your my boyfriend, just as long I’m your marefriend.” Gabe sighs as he looks up.

“You sure? Are you positive that you want to have a relationship with me? Because if you are, then the only way to get out is to dump me. And trust me, that’s not a good idea.” Janixe looks ahead and thinks for a moment.

He’s right, only way to get out is to dump him, and I really don’t want to face his uncles at all. But, the more I think about it, the more I’m right about this decision. I mean what’s not to like? He’s smart, sometimes, he’s likeable, when he wants to be, and he has this naive feeling about him that makes me want to watch out for him. Not to mention a little cute, in his own way, but cute nevertheless.

Sure it’s going to be strange dating and cuddling somepony, someone again. And who knows maybe it’ll be pretty good, he doesn’t look like the type to stop a relationship. Still have to remember he isn’t a stallion, just because he looks at the signs of a pony, doesn’t mean he’ll get the message easy, add to the fact that he wasn’t brought up like stallions around here, he’ll be the same like them. Gotta give him a little more time to remember things here and there.

You know what? I think I’m ready, granted it’s going to be strange, but yeah I can see myself with him. With a confirmation in her mind, she nods and rest her head on his. “Yeah, I’m sure, it’s going to be strange, but yeah. I’ll be your marefriend, however we’ve got to talk about certain things.” Gabe nod his head in agreement.

“Won’t hear me argue about it, so whats first?”
“First all, are we going to be a mono, or a poly?” ask Janixe of the first thing to the discussion. “Honestly? I wouldn’t mind having others mare in the relationship. Helps bring the fighting down a notch or two when some mares are going to come up and ‘want’,” he lifts his right hand to do quotations and brings it back holding her leg. “To have a relationship. But if you want to do mono I’m cool with that.”

Janixe chuckle as she nuzzle his hair. Another thing I like about him, he’s at least blunt of what he feels. She decides to answer to his sentence. “Honestly I wouldn’t mind either, helps keep stress down between work and sex, but only ponies we know and trust. I won’t allow ponies to try to use you if we don’t know a single thing about them.”

Gabe roll his eyes. “I can safely assure you, both me and my uncles will be agreeing with you on that.”

“Honestly I’m surprise you’re cool with the fact you can have other mares into a relationship, I thought you would be a mono.” Gabe shrug. “Well honestly my entire culture, religion, and my world for the most parts is in fact mono, but only because our genders are even mix. However we’re in Equestria where the genders aren’t even, and where poly is allowed. So it’s no big to me, however there is one thing we need to talk.”

Janixe raise an eyebrow. “Oh?”

However before Gabe say what he’s about to say he remember something. “Wait, you got beer on your hoody, and your front is on my back, making my shirt drenched with booze.” Janixe gives a evil playful smile as she begins to rub her front on his back.

“Gah! You evil mare! Do you know how smelly I’m going to be when I take this shirt off?” tell Gabe as he playfully shakes the mare. “Whine, whine, whine. That’s all I ever hear from your mouth.” she replies The two laugh as they became closer to Gabe home.

“So you were about to say something Gabe?” say Janixe.

“Oh right, well remember the third date or something the couple are suppose to have sex and all that?” ask Gabe, she nods her head. “Something like that, why?”

“Well that isn’t going to happen.”

Her eyes are wide as she slowly looks down. “What?” she ask in a small tone. “Oh please wait for me to explain until I’m finish will you?” snort Gabe as he gently move her. “Look back home and in my religion a couple aren’t suppose to have sex until marriage, and sure I may not need to follow some rules back home here and there. But I would at least follow some, beside when a couple have sex when they’re married it’s suppose to be meaningful.” explains Gabe.

But what can be meaningful if you and you’re special somepony aren’t making love? What can be so damn important that, rant Janixe in her mind until she stops as she realize something. “Wait...Gabe, are you...A virgin?” Gabe sighs as he looks away for a moment as he stop, his eyes move up as he replies.

“Yes. I am.”

At once does she hear something in her mind and possibly in her ears.

By Luna’s holy name! I have a real, new to sex, 100 percent virgin in my hooves. Janixe moves her hooves closer on his chest as she tightens her hold on him. And he’s all mine. I don’t mind having sex now, if I get to have first dibs on his virginity I don’t care until we’re on the pedestal! However...

“Fine, but can we at least oral sex at least? You can’t exactly blame me if we have that at least.” say Janixe, Gabe sighs and nod his head. “Fine, but when the heat come will you give me permission to tie you up in case your derange sex mind might have other ideas? I want at least to have my virginity until marriage day, it makes it all that special.”

Wait tied up? Well if it’s during heat I can’t exactly blame him for that way of think, any mare will jump at the chance to bang his sweet ass, me included. Janixe gives in and sighs. “Fine, but only during the heat, make sure there chains and I’m not wearing my armor, that way your ass is safe during the heat.”

“And what if you want to be tied up when it’s not the heat time?” say Gabe with a playful tone in his sentence.

She bops his head gently with her left. “Only if you manage to catch me first Gabe, I’m not going down that easy.”

“Fair enough.” replies Gabe. “However I have another rule, I don’t mind if you're dominate during oral sex or when sex actually comes, I’ll try my best to not be squeamish when you start your thing, but if there is one thing I won’t allow, it’s to have a dick in my ass.” Janixe raise an eyebrow.

Gabe looks up with a stern look on his face. “You heard me. Real or fake, I’m not going to have anyone or pony for that matter to stuff a dick up in my ass and pound me. I’m not into that. Got it?”

Huh, he won’t mind me being the top pony, but if I try using a dildo he won’t take it. “Fine, I won’t as long as you do the same.” Gabe shrug. “I won’t unless you asked for it straight at me.”

“Good. Anyway you can let me go now, we’re here.” Gabe move his right knee down as Janixe climbs off. He turns with his knee still down. “That was a good date, still there’s more to come, am I right Janixe?” say Gabe with a somewhat hopeful tone. Janixe smirk as she moves her right forehooves on his cheek, her eyes close as she moves closer and kiss him.

First kiss, well second kiss but who's counting? thinks Janixe as she moves her tongue around in his mouth. Petty vengeance on my part, but still worth it. adds Janixe as she lets go as a smirk form on her muzzle as her eyes look to the bedazzle expression of Gabe.

“Goodnight Gabe, see your skinny ass tomorrow.” say Janixe as she flap her wings and fly away, she looks down to see his uncle appearing and slapping his face as he drags her boyfriend in his own home, who it is she doesn’t know, but what she does know is that she’s dating again, and she can’t get rid this grin on her face.

***

However when she gets back she see someone she hasn’t seen much for a while. “Hello Janixe, how was the date with our Boy?” She looks ahead to see Grey leaning on the wall in the castle. “Oh it was great, wasn’t expecting much, but hey we’re dating now.” Grey nod his head. “Good. Now then we have things to talk about,” She raise her right hoof. “Look if you're going to give me the ‘dump him’ speech then don’t bother, I know already.”

Grey shakes his head with a chuckle.

“Oh don’t worry it’s not all that. Actually there’s something else, you see there is more than what you think with our dear Boy, sure we adopt him, sure we fancy the fellow, and sure we care deeply about him. But I don’t think you know how deeply.” say Grey as he walks around the mare.

“So allow me,” he adds as he quickly grabs her hoody on her front and brought her face to muzzle with him as he snarl with a deep tone in his voice. “To tell you how much!” He snaps his fingers with his free hand as they disappear and reappears in another location.

“Let me make it clear with you how much we care for our godson. We will die for him a thousands death in order to make his remaining life is a utopia, to give away thousands of riches to make him content, to fight a millions of battles to insure his peace will stay peaceful.” She notice her wings are wrap in a strange blackness around her body.

“Don’t bother resisting, it’ll make this speech even harder.” tell Grey in that tone once more.

“We will gladly bloody our hands if it insure his remains clean, to make his conscious clear of any doubts in his mind, to make sure the things that suppose to bump in the night, will never bump to begin with.”

He went closer as she can see his blind eyes that once were cover, are now in full view of the wind behind her. “So I will make it quite clear with you, as long as our Boy isn’t crying from anything you or future mares do, we don’t give a damn what happen in your relationship. But when we hear anything that cause him distress, well.”

He drops her as she notice the raging lava twenty feet from her, she scream as falls, until something grabs her rear hoof and brings her back muzzle to face with Grey. “I will personally promise you that not only me, but the others will make your life and the life of others who harm him, will be a personal hell. In short, we’re going Old Testament on your flanks.”

With a snap of his fingers they’re transport back to where they once were at as she is drop on the ground, her wings are free from whatever was on her with Grey holding her chin as he bend his knees to get the height right.

“Now that you got the message, you will understand the intent of all of this, because we care for the Boy so much, we will gladly destroy ourselves for his sake. Remember that.”

With a snap of his fingers he disappears, Janixe looks around in panic to see if there’s anymore tricks, but she sighs as her heart slowly returns to normal. At first, I thought I understood why he never talks much about his Uncle Sohm, now I understand why he tries his best to never talk about his uncles protectiveness at all! I don’t think a woman back on his world will ever go near him after a talk like that!

She rubs her head.Ugh, well hopefully that will be the last of that for a while. And with that she slowly walks the halls of Canterlot.

As she walks a few hundred feet away the magician looks down at the mare with his glasses on. “Was it really necessary to take her in another location real quick for a talk?” ask Luna as she moves by him. Grey take away his glance as he speaks to her.

“Did you really expect me to not say the talk at all? Be thankful it was me and not Zero, or worse Sohm that gave it, otherwise she would be scared shitless.” Luna sighs. “Point. Still hopefully this relationship will go well, be honest were you going to do those things you said?”

Grey shrugs. “Well it depends how much she hurt him when the heart is broken. Honestly I want this relationship to work well.”

The two look away in the night sky as silence reign, nothing else can be say, for now.

Author's Note

So yeah...I hope it's something enjoyable, granted I haven't done much relationships or dating stories, I think I manage well, hopefully its decent to you all. But yeah, for the next chapter it's going to skip for a little while. Possibly to something good. Honestly that Grey threatening thing that might of turn dark? Once in a time chance in this story, rarely will we see such things.

Ugh, I don't think I can make another up to 20k pages words ever again. That was a nightmare...*Shivers*

I also add that hallelujah part for fun. I mean in Equestria it's rare to have a virgin around at all.