Gods of death, darkness and picking up chicks

A moment of awkwardness: Still a better lovestory than Twilight

Twilight sat under a tree with a new book, called Twilight, it was about a vampire colt and a regular earth-mare who fell in love. She had gone through it and, to be honest, she didn't like it at all.

"This must be the worst book I've ever read" she said and threw it away. She looked up to the sky, it was only a few clouds and it was a good day. Ponies were sitting in the grass, Lyra and Bonbon where sitting at their usual spot, a couple of fillies was playing by the bushes. She looked back on the ground and saw that Jaden was looking at her with the book in a stream of magic. "You dropped this?" Jaden asked her, raising an eyebrow in an expression of: ' Really?' “No, just throw it away" she said unamused" That is the worst book ever" Jaden sighed in relief and smiled. "Good, I was worried there for a moment" he chuckled as he took a place at her side” I almost thought that you've turned into a vampire-reader, I can't stand those"

"You've read it?" Twilight asked.

"Uhm... sort of" Jaden said with one of his forelegs around his neck" I burned it up after the third chapter" This caused Twilight to break out in laughter.

"Yeah, so what?" Jaden chuckled" It's one of the worst books ever"

"Y-yeah, I agree" Twilight giggled" I really hope that this doesn't get popular" That sentence caused Jaden to look away; he knew that this was a world with ponies but they were quite humanistic if he compared.

"Anyway, I think that Whirring Gears is a better writer" Twilight said as Jaden looked back at her.

"No way" Jaden said shocked, apparently his stories was multi-dimensional spread" That guy is awesome, his stories are brilliant and especially: 'No need for words'. That is an awesome story."

"Hey, that's also one of my favourites" Twilight exclaimed in a smile" I didn't know that you like to read"

"Well, who can resist a good book?" Jaden said as he shrugged." I love a good book at home after a snowy day, by a warm fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate" Twilight looked at the black stallion; she was attracted by his way of speaking and of his multi-sided personality. But she was also fascinated of him; he had so much in common with everypony. He was cocky like Rainbow Dash, kind like Fluttershy, tough like Applejack and had a great set of knowledge. Just like her. She thought of him like a long book, you think that you know the story but then it changes. He was just amazing, a mystery who she would love to solve. "Anyway, what's up?" Jaden asked her, causing her to jump back into reality. "Uhm... I don't know" She said as she rubbed a hoof under her chin" I'm supposed to write a letter to Celestia this afternoon, but otherwise, I don't have anything else in mind"

"Really?" Jaden said" Me neither, lets hang out"

"Wh-what?" Twilight said shocked, he wanted to spend time with her?" Sure I guess, what should we do?"

"I dunno, you know the town better than me" Jaden said with a shrug" Maybe you know some cool places?" Twilight entered her mind, in this way; she could take him to some places and talk. Maybe, she could get some things out of him or even find some things that they had in common. But, where would be a good place? "Well, there's always the marketplace to buy stuff. But the town-square is probably a good place to look around" Twilight said with a hoof under her chin. "Then It's settled, let's go" Jaden said as he jumped up. Twilight got to her hooves and they began to walk, she tried to find a good reason to start a conversation. "So...where do you come from?" She managed to get out.

"What, your parents never told you about' The birds and bees'?" Jaden joked as he tried to figure out a city. “Just kidding, I'm from eh... Manehattan" Twilight saw that he was lying; she knew he was hiding something but she decided to wait with that. Now wasn't the right time, she decided to play along.

"Yeeah, how come you decided to leave?" Twilight asked suspiciously. "Uhm..." Jaden said very insecure, he was good at lies but this mare was good at details.” Life’s never been easy for me, as soon as everypony knew about me, they threw me out. I was living in exile for a long time, that was before I met you and your friends" Twilight saw that she had made him remember his past, and he was in pain for remembering it. She felt guilty for bringing it up. "Th-that's terrible, I'm sorry for bringing it up" she apologized and turned her face towards the gate" I shouldn't have brought it up" "No it's alright" Jaden said in a low tone, he couldn't believe that his lie actually worked." That's the past, I'm living my life now." "Look, if you ever feel like you want to tell me something then I'm all ears" Twilight said as she put a hoof to his chin. "...Thanks, I will remember it" Jaden said as he put her hoof down." L-let's just change the subject, how's your life going?"

"Pretty well, my brother just got married and we defeated an invasion at the same time" Twilight said, glad that he changed the subject.

"Really?" Jaden asked pretty shocked" I didn't know that you had a brother" "Well, his name is Shining Armor; he's working at Canterlot as a captain of the royal guards." Twilight explained.

"That's cool, hope I get to meet him someday" Jaden said and turned his face to the road, they had talked themselves through Ponyville and they were standing in front of a restaurant. Jaden felt how his stomach growled and realized that he hadn't got himself lunch. He looked over to Twilight; she had also realized it and an awkward smile entered her face. “You hungry?" Jaden asked as he nodded to the restaurant.

"Yeah, I guess" Twilight said " I skipped breakfast to get a letter sent"

"Well, let's get some grub" Jaden said as he walked in" The note is on me"

"Good morning, sir" A brown coated unicorn said" Would you like a table for two?"

"Yeah sure, that'll be good" Jaden said and they were shown to a table just by the window.

"I'll be right back with the menus" The brown unicorn said as he walked away.

"What's the thing that waiters have to be polite at all time?" Jaden asked. "It's just a part of their job" Twilight responded." If they're nice to the costumers then they'll get better paid" "Yeah, but they can just act like normal and chill with the costumers. I worked as a waiter once and I got lots of tips for joking around" Jaden said. "How many works have you actually had, from waitress to deliver pony" Twilight said with a giggle" You must have a lot of experience" "I could tell you all about it, but then we would sit here for hours" Jaden chuckled. "Here's your menus" The brown unicorn" Just call for me if you want to take your orders" The brown unicorn disappeared and Jaden gazed down on his menu. "See anything you like?" The brown unicorn asked him, after a long time, as he picked up a notepad. "Hmm... I think I'll take the hay strips with an orange juice" Jaden mumbled." And you Twilight?"

“I don't know, probably a sandwich with some apple juice" She said. “Alright, I'll be back in a second with your orders" The brown unicorn said as it turned around and walked away once again.

"Say, you girls never told me about the wedding adventure" Jaden said and turned the attention to Twilight. "Tell me about it" "Oh, Uhm... Well, it all started with us 6 having a picnic in the nature..."

Jaden almost spit out the last of the hay strips after hearing about the amazing party. "No way, I can't believe that I wasn't around for that party" He said amazed, but still a bit jealous.

"Yes, it was a great party." Twilight said with a smile" Rainbow, even got a dance with Soarin from the wonderbolts"

"Damn, I'm jealous on you now" Jaden sighed" Well, Pinkies party’s are cool enough I guess"

"Something's wrong?" Twilight asked, concerned.

"Well, it's just that I haven't got myself at home yet. I'm used to bigger cities; I've never been at small towns like this."

"I see, “Twilight said as she took the last zip of her Apple juice. "But there's something in this town that covers up everything" Jaden said as he put a smile on his face.

"Wh-what's that?" Twilight asked a bit nervously, she didn't know if she wanted to hear it. "It has you and my other friends in it" Jaden said with a smile. Twilight knew that he only saw her as a friend, but she couldn't help to feel disappointed that it was the only way he cared for her. She tried to hide it while she finished her sandwich. “Are you okay?" Jaden asked with a concerned look on his face.

"Wh-what, of course I am, how can you think otherwise?" Twilight stuttered as she tried to put a smile on her face.

“Because you just gave me a reason, stuttering up those words with a fake smile, you seem upset over something" Jaden said

” What is it?"

" Uhm... hey here's the note" she said.

"That will be 19 bits" The brown unicorn said. Jaden levitated the bits up on the table and followed Twilight out of the door. "Twilight, stop" Jaden said" What is it?"

"It's nothing" she said pretty low.

"Twilight I know that It's something" Jaden said as he walked up in front of her" I can see that you have something on your mind. I care about you; you can tell me what it is"

"I..." Twilight started but then stopped, she didn't know how to say it. But instead, her body took matter into its own hooves. She quickly gave him a kiss on the cheek and then galloped away. Twilight was blushing furiously as she took off towards her library.

"What have I done?" She asked herself multiple times" What have I done?" She galloped through the door, up the stairs and jumped into the bed. Burrowing her head into the pillow, she asked herself once again:

"What have I done?"

Thanks to 'reader of the night' for pre-reading and fixing some mistakes.

Couldn't have done this better without your help.