Lost: More Than Just A Friend...

I had talked with Spike yesterday on how to tell Lyra that I like her, but it was mostly useless ways to impress her like,  'Get her everything she wants', or,  'Do everything she needs', and this one was the dumbest, 'Dress up really nice and she'll fall head over hooves for you!'. That last one wouldn't work on even the most sane mares around. And when I say 'sane', I mean that they like somebody for who they are, not just because of what they wear or what they have. That happened quite a bit back on Earth, and it seems that the ponies here are just the same, just without technology like computers or phones. I was a bit surprised that Vinyl had speakers and turntables, but that wasn't as advanced as a cellphone or a laptop.

I decided to just go to the top of the hill that overlooks the town of Ponyville. It was difficult trying the climb the hill, but right when I had made it to the top, I fell down on my back under the tree that was centered on the hill.  Shifting myself into a more comfortable position, with my back against the tree overlooking Ponyville, I started thinking on how I could tell Lyra. I watched as the sun started to set beneath the mountains since it helped me think better. Just as thoughts were entering my mind, I heard a loud zapping noise from the other side of the tree, like a unicorn teleporting.

I quietly got up and peered around the tree so I could see him or her, but him or her couldn't see me. It was Lyra. I decided to play a little prank on her and, as quiet as I could, scaled up the trunk into the leaves. When I had made it onto a thick branch just above the mint green mare, I wrapped my legs around the branch and fell back.

I was hanging upside down in front of Lyra's face, smiling as she screamed. My prank ended as she punched me in the face with her hoof, causing me to fall down. I landed onto my back, which was still healing from a few days ago.

She gasped and put her hooves over her mouth. "I'm so sorry! Don't ever do that again!"

I sat up and put my hand over my forehead, right where her hoof had struck.

I removed my hand. "Does it look okay?"

She lowered her hooves and nodded her head. I got up and walked back over to the side of the tree I was originally sitting. I sat down at the base of the tree, staring over the mountains as the sun was still setting as I felt something brush up against my left arm. I looked over to my side and found Lyra had sat next to me.

Looking back over to the mountains, I managed to catch a glimpse of her cheeks turning red. *She might like me too if she is blushing,* I thought to myself. If she did like me, then she must not know that I like her. I'm not sure if she does like me too, but she might, from the looks of it.

This...is going to get very awkward...very fast.

I turned my head to look at her, and started to speak. "Lyra...there's something that I have to tell you..." So far, so good. "I...um...It's kind of hard to say..." And....I lost it.

She spoke up too, and had the same tone in her voice. "I...have to tell you something too......but I don't know how to explain it...hehe....."

She gave me an awkward smile as she laughed. we both tried speaking at the same time, but it didn't really go so well."

"I-I...um....."

"I...uh...."

"I...L-...Li-...um..."

"I....um......."

Then, tired of trying to say the right words, we both sighed and said it in unison. "I like you."

There was a long pause as Lyra's cheeks turned a deep red, and I started to get a bit sweaty. She scooted a bit closer to me, her cheeks turning a deeper shade of red. I put my arm around her shoulder.

I was the first to break the silence. "How will the others think? A human and a mare together might seem very weird, won't it?"

She looked at me, her cheeks easing up a bit. "Bon Bon said that she wouldn't mind, but she is the only pony I know that doesn't make fun of me for who I am or what I like, or in this case...who. I'm not sure about the others... They might start to get uncomfortable, maybe..."

Then, just as she started to lean her head on my chest, we heard a familiar voice.

"Lyra? Where are you? The Sun is going down, it's getting dark! Lyra?"

I climbed up the tree as Lyra got into a regular sitting position. I hid in the leaves so Bon Bon couldn't see me. I didn't want the situation to get anymore awkward than it was before. I listened closely as Lyra spoke with the earth pony.

"Bon Bon! Whatchya doin? It's getting late, shouldn't you be home?"

"That's exactly why I came here! It's dark, we have to go home."

"B-b-but I'm in the middle of something! Some VERY personal work of mine. I'll be back later tonight, just go home and start making dinner. I'll be home in time to eat, okay Bonnie?"

"You always call me 'Bonnie' when something is up. What is it Lyra? I want to know. Tell me, right now."

"W-well you see....uhm....."

CRACK!!! Oh no. I fell down from the tree next to Lyra's side, with a large branch rolling down the hillside.

Bon Bon looked at me, then at Lyra, then back at me. A devilish grin came to her face. "I see what's going on here..." She spoke with a devilish tone, completing the mood. "You told him, didn't you? Is that why you were trying to get out of coming home?"

I got up, wiping the dirt off of my white tee shirt as I started sweating. Lyra's cheeks were turning redder than before.

Bon Bon turned around. "Don't worry. You two lovebirds can continue on with whatever you were doing. Just come back before midnight, okay?"

Lyra slowly nodded, her cheeks returning to their original color. I, however was still sweating badly.

The cream colored mare trotted off down the hill, out of sight, before Lyra went back to where we were sitting.

She put her hooves over her face. "I cannot believe that just happened! I told her that I was going to tell you, but I didn't think she would follow!"

I walked to where she had left and looked down the hill. Nothing but a small boulder and some bushes.

I looked back over to Lyra. "It's okay, she left!" I said as I walked over to her.

She lowered her hooves as I sat down next to her. I wrapped my arm around her again, and she laid her head down back onto my chest. I started stroking her mane as something amazing happened. In the sky, ahead of us, a large explosion of rainbow colored swirls and strands appeared, followed by a rainbow colored streak fall to the ground.

I watched in amazement as Lyra said something. "Looks like Rainbowdash is doing a "Sonic Rainboom' again. Probably the work of Bon Bon."

She burst into laughter after she made that remark. I chuckled a bit too.

I said something that made Lyra stop laughing. "I wonder how many ponies she has already told."

"If she did that, I'd probably beat her up. Probably." She spoke in a way that almost sounded like she actually would.

I looked at her with a raised brow. She started laughing as she sat up. "You actually think that I would do that?" She spoke in between laughs.

"Well, it's just from the way you said it. You sounded like you really would."

Lyra lightly punched me in the shoulder. "Knock it off!"

I stared deeply into those amber eyes, and they stared right back. We both slowly leaned closer to each other. Closer. Closer.

We were so close, but were stopped when we heard a loud rustle from a bush behind us. Lyra got up and moved towards the bush. I followed after her. Lyra's horn glowed it's amber color and lifted the bush. There, Bon Bon was crouched up in a ball, eyes shut tight, thinking that she was hidden.

Lyra's face grew a deep red as she yelled, "BON BON?! WHAT THE HAY?! I THOUGHT YOU WENT HOME!!!"

The earth ponies eyes opened as she got up. "Oh..I was just....uh......checking up on you?" She smiled innocently, but sweat was pouring down her face.

Lyra threw the bush far away, and stared at Bon Bon with immense anger. "Where you spying on us?! Is that what you meant when you said that you were just checking up on me?! How long have you been there?! Don't you know the anything about the term, 'privacy'?!"

I was getting pretty mad too. The mare was spying on us! Who does that?!

Bon Bon curled up into a ball, whimpering and sweating badly now as Lyra's eyes seemed to be on fire, and her horn started glowing brightly.

Even though I was mad, I wasn't mad enough to do what I think Lyra was going to do, so I did the first thing I thought of. I pushed Lyra down, causing her horn to stop glowing, and held her down to calm her. She thrashed about like mad, but I managed to hold her down long enough for her to tire out.

When she seemed calm enough, I let go of her and she got up. She stomped her way down the hill, not even taking a second look at Bon Bon.

I walked over to the cream colored mare. Helping her up, I asked why she was spying on us.

"It's because she usually is made fun of for being different since she doesn't usually put her special talent to it's fullest, but instead is studying strange and mythical things, trying to prove new theories but ending up getting laughed at, and I just wanted to make sure that that didn't happen again. I'm so sorry. I should have just left you two alone!" She walked over to the tree and started beating her head on it. "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stup-argh!" She rubbed her forehead with her hoof.

She started heading the same way that Lyra went, but stopped before she had went past me. "I am so sorry for spying. I'd better check up on Lyra right now, see if I can make her feel better. Still friends?" She held out her hoof.

I smiled and shook it. "Friends. But don't spy on us again, okay?"

She nodded her head before heading down the path down the hill. She stopped and waved at me. I waved back and walked over to the tree.

Knowing that by the time I reach my home it would be past midnight, I decided it would be best to just spend the night here, under this tree.