The Dark of Forever Night

by DarkDashing

Darkness

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A lump in a pile of wore sheets shivered and groaned trying to get as much warmth as it could muster up but not succeeding. The lump slowly and drowsily sat up straight revealing a mare Pegasus in her early twenty with a light grey coat that shimmered in the moonlight. She also had a almost black dark grey mane with a streak of dark ocean blue. She rubbed her eyes with her hooves and as she opened her them and all you saw were these grass green eyes shimmering like stars. The mare saw she woke up an half hour earlier than she had to.

"For the love of Luna!" She groaned and trotted out of bed. Reveling a cutiemark of a Pencil and a computer mouse crossed like an x on her flank.

I trot over to a cabinet and opens it up I pull out some oats, blue berries, strawberries ,and a bananas. I slowly trot to the shelf and grab a black nonstick pan from it careful not to drop it on myself. I then trot over to the stove put down the pan and turn on the stove and then, I decide to make Blue berry oat pancakes. i then take the banana and strawberries and chops them up into very tiny pieces. Then i put the chunks into a cup and use a spoon to mush it all up and add a bit of vanilla yogurt to it and stir it up and makes sure is combined I trot over the the stove and finish making my breakfast and sit at the table. Then chow down on the delicious foods I've prepared. Then I put the dishes in the sink and trot to the bathroom. I stretch and crack my wings trying to get the knots out then I flutter into the shower putting on the the water and let out sigh.

"hhhha. Now that's more like it." I sigh felt the warm water flow onto my body.

I reach for the bar of soap and wash myself. Several min later i trot out and shake myself vigorously to dry off. My mother always said i was like a dog when I did that. I giggle a little at the thought. Then I trot down stairs to the front door slowing to grab my things as I go saddlebag and other things you get my drift. Then when i get to the door I put on the dreaded things of my routine... My headlamp. I take flight into the darkness of the night.

How I've grown to dislike this forever night. I've heard and read legends of when there was... sunlight I've heard it beautiful and when the day turned to night it is a, amazing view blues, oranges, pinks, and yellows. I believe it's called a sunset and the same happens but in reverse at... whats the name again, "Oh yeah!" a sunset. I've painted what i think it looks like many times.

Then I'm distracted by a wandering firefly. All of a sudden there is a loud "OMMFF!" I look up to see a familiar prismatic cyan Pegasus rubbing her forehead.

"Watch were your goin!" said the cyan Pegasus as she looks up. "Sketch? That You?" The mare asked trying to make out the figure.

"Yah Rainbow it's me, how ya been?" i say looking up at the other mare rubbing her head.

"Sorry bout that Sketch didn't see ya that well with this darkness." "Its alright Rainbow I was just heading to work got a big order today for some portraits."

"Cool!" Rainbow said "I'm just coming from my shift." She muttered

"The big storm working you guys bad?" I asked

"Yea boss says if we don't have all the clouds placed in two days someone is gunna get layed off." Rainbow said slowly with her smile dropping smirk.

"Something wrong Dashie?" Rainbow Dash knew when I called her Dashie it meant i was concerned. "It's only one of my new coworkers bucked a cloud and and I took credit for it so..." She stopped and looked more nervous.

"Um Dashie I would love to stay but I really have to get to work." Sketch softly informed Dash. "But will you come to my place later we could talk over a movie. How does that sound?" Sketch asked.

"That would be awesome! I'll bring some Drinks. Ok?" Rainbow smirked. I have always liked a bit of alcohol at times.

"Hell yah!!" I said doing a back-flip midair. I look at the time. "Oh Crap!!" I only had 5 min before work! "Well gatta go Dashie! Bye!" I exclaimed before launching off leaving a streak of blue behind me. Dash stayed there waving for a bit before going home.

I flaps my wings as fast as I can dodging and spinning through the crowds seeing the art studio in-front of me. Then slowing down and trotting to the door.I then smooth out my coat and mane before entering. This business has been really getting low lately ponies don't want family portraits we even take pictures and transform them into Amazing paintings! But no one does it that much anymore. Last month nopony put in any orders and I had to borrow money from Dashie. I felt horrible but i would have lost my cloud home. I go to my office whatever you want to call it. I sit down and go onto my computer latest model i had been saving for months I have a earlier version but works close to the later version. I open my saddlebag and get my drawing tablet out ans start drawing mindlessly. When I finish its a sunset with me and Dashie on a cloud. I have one of the biggest crushes on her. I love how we met tho. I was in my teen years and i entered a race and Dashie was in it. Well needless to say I won, yes I beat Dashie. She was flustered she doesn't lose often so we started hanging out and i would show her some tricks for some extra speed. Now we are super close. She tells me i should hang her other friends and get to know them. I've meet them all but not really hung out. Maybe I'll do that soon.

"Wow my shift is done already? Well better head home." I pack my things and head home.

I get home and turn on the lights. I clean the place of all the trash making sure its spotless. I grab some chips and dip and put them on the table along with some popcorn. Around a half hour later I hear a knock at the door. I trot over and see Dashie and i give her a smile.

"Hey Dashie got the drinks?" I ask walking to the other room grabbing two glasses.

"Hell yah I got them." She holds up two bottles of hard cider. Then walks inside shutting the door.

We sit down and put on a movie and enjoy the warmth of hard cider. We get though the first bottle and we are both pretty drunk. We were giggling uncontrollably. I pop open the other bottle and take a sip then pass it to Dashie. She takes it and I notice I blushed when we made eye contact. The pink red contrasts lots with my light grey coat. I know clearly its not the alcohol.

"Dashie I don't make eye contact. I need to tell you something." I whisper nervous.

"Anything Sketch." She says putting her wing around me and pulls me over to listen.

"You wont judge me?"

"I pinkie promise!" She hiccuped and went through the motions.

"I... I have really, liked you Dashie for awhile you are so kind and protect me and never leave my side your amazing." I say looking up a little to look at her.

"wow...Sketch how did I not notice?" She said looking at me. My heart sank and I got nervous on the edge of tearing up and wanting to cry right there. She then smiled and hugged me tight. "How could i not have seen Sketch." She said. I look up then...

She kissed me....


Author's Note

Hey everypony i will get another chapter up once i cant thank you. :rainbowkiss: