Love of Lavender

Ricky thought back to that day and laughed, the awkwardness was rampant.

Now 2 years later, Ricky had become quite friendly with Twilight’s six friends and for some reason was no longer a research assistant but Twilight’s closest friend. How he a human had become the first to do so was out of his mind, he just enjoyed time with her too much. Though he hid his true feelings for the lavender mare most of the time, he had been dropping hints for the past two years. She’d picked up on it to say the least, flirting and cuddling with him on a daily basis, but it was all in good fun. The culture clash of the ponies being a lot more touchy feely took some getting used to from the human but he gladly adapted, enjoying the friendly nature of Twilight’s presence with every fiber of his being.

Today was the beginning of the week off of work that Princess Celestia had given them and Ricky planned on finally confessing to Twilight, all he needed was the perfect moment.

“Ricky!” Twilight’s voice echoed through the hall.

“Coming Twilight!” Ricky said, setting down the newspaper he was reading in his suite and heading over to Twilight’s chambers. Knocking, he entered the spacious room. It was nothing too grand, purple crystal along with a large four poster bed with a library and a sofa.

He spotted her on a ladder trying to reach a book on the top of one of the bookshelves. Ricky also noticed she was about to lose her balance.

“GAH!” Twilight yelped as she fell.

Ricky made a dive that would impress any NFL cornerback and caught the falling princess in his arms, saving her from injury.

She blushed madly as she looked up at Ricky.

“Don’t you realize you have wings princess?” Ricky said, cocking his eyebrow.

“Well I um, ya know, it was just that..” She sputtered.

“You know, I think that’s at least seven different favors that I’ve accumulated and I think I might cash in soon.” Ricky chuckled, setting Twilight down after he stood up.

He reached and got the book she was looking for.

“WAIT!” Twilight shouted.

“What?” Ricky asked as he looked at the cover of the book and her apprehension became apparent.

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“Twilight?” Ricky asked, but Twilight had booked it out of the room and Ricky heard her head for the front door.

“TWILIGHT WAIT!” Ricky yelled as he sprinted after her.

He caught up to her rather quickly and snatched her up just as she was about to open the door.

“LET ME GO!” She hollered.

“Nope, not until you tell me what this little outburst is over.” Ricky ordered her.

Twilight let out a sigh as she stopped flailing.

“Can we go back to my chambers. I’d just like to cuddle at this point because it’s a long story.” Twilight relented.

Ricky nodded and did as she requested. When he sat down on the couch, Twilight hopped up onto his lap and nuzzled into his warm abdomen.

“So what was that book all about?” Ricky asked.

“Ricky, I’ve had a crush on you for about a year now and you’ll think I’m crazy due to how interspecies relationships are taboo in your world, but I want to be your marefriend.” Twilight confessed.

“I thought you said it was a long story?” Ricky chuckled. This earned him a light punch in the arm from Twilight.

“Look Ricky, I just want to be with you, I like you a lot, you bring a smile to my face everyday and console me when I’m down and you’re just always there for me.” Twilight released her feelings like a burning gas line.

“Twilight, I think this will make you feel better.” Ricky said.

“What?” Twilight asked, looking up at him.

He descended and met her with a deep kiss. She met his lips in a willing embrace. They were soft and his breath smelled of fresh mint. Twilight let out a happy sigh as she embraced the feeling of finally getting what she wanted after all this time. She let out a little whimper when he broke the kiss.

“How was that for an answer?” Ricky asked.

“Wait, so you want me to be your marefriend?” Twilight asked hopefully.

“That would be correct Einstein.” Ricky smiled.

“Who’s Einstein?” Twilight cocked her head in question.

“Never mind that. How about I make us some dinner tonight and we can call it a date?” Ricky offered.

“That would be amazing!” Twilight beamed.

“Glad you thought so.” Ricky chuckled.

Ricky whipped up a fresh batch of baked ziti, his personal favorite dish to both eat and cook. He set it in the oven and began to clean up the dishes he had used to prepare the meal. Twilight wandered into the kitchen as the smell of the baking cheese and pasta made its way to her nose.

“Sweet Celestia that smells good! How come you never told me you could cook?” Twilight asked.

“I thought you were talking about in the lab.” Ricky mocked surprise.

The ding of the timer interrupted their conversation as Ricky pulled the ziti out of the oven and set it on the table for two.

They ate in silence, which was quite odd seeing as they always had something to talk about over dinner, yet it had been quite a day and they both felt that they wanted to save the conversation for after the meal.

Twilight went upstairs to her chambers while Ricky cleaned up everything else. For the purple alicorn, it seemed like he took eons to get up there. When he finally showed up, she scrambled over to the bed and sat on her flanks.

“Hey Ricky.” She purred.

“Why hello there Princess. The kitchen has been cleaned and polished to your satisfaction.” Ricky bowed.

“I am in need of some entertainment for the night. Can you supply some?” Twilight giggled.

“Do you enjoy classical music princess?” Ricky asked.

“I do quite enjoy it actually.” She admitted.

Ricky disappeared for a moment and returned with a cello in his hands.

“I didn’t know you played the cello!” Twilight looked at the instrument in shock.

“You don’t know all my secrets Twilight.” He smiled as he put the bow to the strings and began to play.

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As the tune ended, Twilight opened her eyes.

“That was breathtaking.” She said in a sigh.

“Glad you enjoyed.” Ricky grinned.

“Now come over here and give your princess a good cuddle. I’ve been in need of one all week.” Twilight begged.

“As you wish.” Ricky compiled and got onto the bed with Twilight.

They fell asleep to the sound of their own breathing and the light scratching of Ricky working behind Twilight’s ear.