Moving the Stars

Moving the Stars

Story 2

Chapter 5: Tenderness

By: FluttersIsAwesome

“Ugh... what the hay did I do last night?!” As I slowly opened my eyes, I thought the pounding in my head was going to split my skull in two.”

“You drank probably twice your threshold of strong alcohol and passed out piss-drunk, forcing me to carry you home.”

Instantly after hearing that voice, I jumped out of bed. “ASTRO?! What the hay are you doing in my bed?”

He laughed as he rose up. “Forgive me, I forgot that your memory when you’re drunk is complete shyte. You asked me to get in bed with you last night. Don’t ask me why I agreed, though. I’m still trying to figure it out myself.”

Seeing him there was a shock, to say the least. “I would ask myself what I was thinking if I weren’t so sure I hadn’t been thinking at all.”

“Well that’s a no-brainer for you.”

With one corny joke, Astro had completely eliminated the tense, serious cloud that had brought itself down upon us when I woke up.

“Since when do you make jokes?”

Another laugh preceded his response. “Trixie... I’ve been thinking.”

“Uh-oh.”

“Very funny.” He patted my head lightly with a smile. “Lately I’ve been a bit more than harsh on you-“

“Oh, you think?! Astro, you have no idea how many times you have nearly driven the Great and Powerful Trixie to tears! And that is saying quite a lot, as I’m sure you know. It’s very difficult to make one as amazing as me cry.”

“You could let me finish, you know.” After a sigh and a stern glare, he continued. “I realize that it’s not the best way to teach. So, from now on, rather than being harsh and strict...”

I saw the red spread across his face as he attempted to form his next words.

“I’m going to do my best to be kinder to you. You’re not just my student, you’re my friend.”

With a slight smirk, I raised a brow at him. “So what exactly did Oceana say to you last night?” Trixie one, Astro none. Hehehe.

“W-what? How did you know she was here?”

Finally I had a chance to boast without Astro scolding me for it. The quick flip of my mane may have been a bit much, but I had every right to act high and mighty right now. “Please, Astro. How many times do I have to tell you? I am the Great and Powerful Trixie; nothing can escape me, even in my sleep.”

“Meaning the splash woke you up, right?”

Trixie one, Astro one. “...Screw you.”

I wanted to just knock him over and beat him as he nearly feel back, cracking up, but at the same time I wanted to hug him as I beat him. “You truly are my favorite student, you know that?”

“Of course I am. I’m only the most talented, most powerful unicorn in Eque-“ I was interrupted by two sudden hooves under my arms.

“Oh, hush, you.” He had me on the ground in tears, our laughs mixing together in the echoes of my room.

“Astro, stop, you know I’m ticklish!” I managed to get out between fits of laughter. “Stop it!”

He continued his tickle raping, and I was left with only one option. I needed something either extremely awkward or even funnier than this tickling to stop him. I may be amazing, but I’m not funny.

I was forced to choose a terrible option in the former category. As my hooves pushed him down and my lips met his, the tickling ceased instantly. I held him there longer than I had intended, and that’s when I realized my arms were locked. I didn’t want to let go. The only thing I could think about after letting him go was finding a way to make it look like the kiss was just a way to make him stop tickling me. “Pbbtth! Ugh, I will never even think of doing that again!”

I was torn between wanting to cry, in a good way, and just simply wanting to faint and fall backwards as he lifted me up. Finding myself unable to speak and my face more red than his mane, I could do nothing as he returned my kiss, but his lasted only a few seconds.

“You really are being nicer...”

His shining blue eyes now displayed a look of comfort as opposed to his usual hostility; it was a welcomed change. “I told you I would, didn’t I?”

I was seeing my mentor in an entirely new light. He was being kind, tender, and most of all: loving. “Astro... I...”

He held a hoof up to my lips. “You don’t need to say it. I already know you love me.”

I felt my face heat up as “love” escaped his lips. Up until this point I had always thought I was just clinging to him out of loneliness, but now I realized that I was in love with him. Suddenly, my true reason for hating Oceana also became apparent: I was jealous. At first I thought I believed he was giving her more attention than she deserved, but it had become apparent that I merely craved the same attention. Nuzzling against his chest made me feel so warm and safe; all of this was completely new to me. I felt my muzzle being raise as my lips met his again.

Only this time, the kiss went on for a good, long, sweet while. I began to wish it would never end...