I felt myself wake up from a movement against me. I felt so warm, and relaxed, I kept my eyes closed, and held the source of movement closer against me. Right away I heard a sigh of contentment, which made me open my eyes and look down to see Twilight nuzzling against my chest with her hooves around me.

I felt my face heat up, and I felt my wings twitch, as I felt my heart speed up in my throat. I'm in Twilight's bed...why am I here...? I saw her move and raise her head, opening her eyes. I froze up as I was certain my whole face was redder that Big Mac, and I held my breath.

I was so exhausted last night, I can't remember what happened. Think....try to explain how and why you are in her bed! Alright...came home, Spike on my back. Check. Came upstairs, got Spike in bed. Check. Said good night to Twi and left. Check...wait...no...I was stopped by Twi, and we kissed. Then she offered to...okay, I should be safe as long as she remembers that too.

I started to breath again, relieved this didn't just...happen in my sleep, or anything worse...or...did we...nah, spike is in here, she wouldn't go that far with a young dragon at earshot. I looked at Twilight to see her eyes go wide, as she started blushing, a bright pink. I saw her eyes dart around, and then end looking at me, as her blushing died down a bit, and the shock on her face faded, till she had a small smile.

She laid her head against my chest once more, and I smiled as I started to stroke her mane as she relaxed. "So..." Twilight looked up at me, still relaxed as I spoke. "What...does this mean...about us, I mean."

Twilight closed her eyes and nuzzled against me, before she answered. "We can talk about that later...for now...this is the most comfortable I have ever been, so I don't want to get up yet..."

I couldn’t help but smile and lay back relaxing, until I heard a yawn near the foot of the bed. When I raised my head and looked down, I could see Twilight look at me then at the foot of the bed. Me and Twilight looked at each other, and I could tell she was worried about how Spike was going to react to me being in bed with her.

I nuzzled her to let her know everything was gonna be fine, then I heard Spike yawn, then speak. “Morning Twilight. You want anything specific for breakfast?” he stood up and looked at the bed, then blinked before rubbing his eyes. “Twilight, I think I’m seeing things.”

I just smirked and sat up. “seeing things like what? A stallion in Twilight’s bed?” I chuckled as Spike’s eyes went wide, and his pupils thinned as he stared at me. “it’s alright Spike. Twi knew. I didn’t just…sleep walk or sneak in.”

I saw him look at Twilight, so I turned to look at her seeing her nod, and lightly lean against me. “I asked if he wanted to Spike. I was worried I made things awkward between us, when he looked shocked, but I was relieved when he smiled at me.” I smiled at what Twilight said and nuzzled the top of her head.

“oh, ok…I am going to…go make some…pancakes…” Spike got up and left the room with a face that screamed the he felt awkward.

I saw the door close and looked at Twilight who was looking at me. she slipped her hooves around my neck and pulled me into a kiss, which I just leaned into sliding my hooves around her and pulled her closer deepening the kiss. I felt Twilight pull away after a while. She got up and walked to a mirror hanging on the wall, and use her magic to levitate a brush and started brushing her hair.

I got up and just used my hoof to make my mane feel like it was right, and walked to Twilight. “I’m gonna go see of Spike needs any help. Ok?” Twilight nodded and smiled at me using her mirror. “don’t forget we need to talk about us at some point. I don’t want to assume something, and be wrong on any signs.” I heard Twilight giggle, and nod saying we would later.

I left Twilight’s room and headed downstairs yawning a bit. I was about to ask if he needed help until I heard a knocking at the door, and Spike groan in the kitchen. “I got it Spike.” I heard him sigh in relief as I went to the door and opened it seeing Rarity. “oh, hey Rarity. You’re here rather early…something wrong?”

I saw her horn glow, and I was suddenly lifted up, making me yell out in shock. “the gala is TONIGHT, and you haven’t tried on your suit yet! I have to make sure it fits you before tonight, and that you like the design! Now come on!” she ran off making me float with, but I set my hooves on the door frame, calling back to Spike to tell Twilight, I was dragged by Rarity for ‘gala reasons’. My hooves slipped as Spike acknowledged my request, and the door closed.

I’m flying…or floating beside Rarity as she was taking me to her boutique. I manipulated my body to take a laying posture and yawned. “so, the gala is tonight? And no one told me yesterday…? We should’ve just stayed at the castle then…we would be there and ready before the gala even began.”

“we rushed there to see you, make sure you were ok…we weren’t thinking of the gala, we were focused on you…if you were still out DURING the gala…we wouldn’t have gone…we would be there…but at your side…” Rarity looked at me smiling a bit, yet her eyes held sadness to them. “we wouldn’t go without you…even if we want to do different things, we could never enjoy ourselves if you weren’t there…”

I looked at her surprised from what she said. “b-but...you girls were so excited…why wouldn’t you go to the gala just because I could have been incapacitated? All of you said going to the gala was like a dream come true…” I felt myself float lower to the ground, and extended my legs landing, as her spell broke, and I trotted beside her.

Rarity slowed down to be at my side quicker, and leaned against me lightly as she nuzzled my neck, making my face heat up. “we did say that…but, we need you there as well. If you weren’t there, we would be worried about you, rather than enjoying the festivities…you’re our friend Blaze…we all care about you…we all love you, darling.”

I looked at Rarity smiling. “I love you girls too.” I looked ahead to see Rarity’s boutique. As we entered and she went to get the suit she made for me, I sat on the nearby couch thinking how I felt so hollow and alone in my old world. How I could never trust anyone except myself…but here? I don’t feel hollow, or alone. I feel the opposite, I can trust all my friends, I know they would be there for me if they can, even if there is something they have to do, I know they would still lend an ear if I need it.

I felt a pressure around my hoof, which made me snap my eyes open and look at Sweetie Belle who was hugging my right foreleg looking at me worried, and then felt something soft rub against my cheek which I just noticed was soaked. I looked up to see Rarity gently dabbing my cheeks, looking worried.

I was about to say something, but Sweetie Belle started as she tightened around my foreleg. “Why are you crying? You weren’t hurt…right?”

I looked at Sweetie and smiled a bit shaking my head. “no…I’m not hurt. these aren’t tears of pain or sadness. They are tears of happiness…because…I finally found what I dreamt of for so long…I found where I belong…” I put my free foreleg around Sweetie gently in a light hug, and looked at Rarity, as she smiled.

It took a few minutes to get myself together and then Rarity brought out a red and black suit. I walked over to it, and around it looking it over, and thought I should tease Rarity, by sitting in front of it and tapping a hoof to my chin in thought, with a blank stare. After a bit I saw her looking concerned that I didn’t like it.

I walked over to Rarity and smiled. “I love it Rarity. It matches me perfectly. Thank you.” She squealed in happiness and hugged me for a moment before she gasped and pulled back slapping me. “OW! I was just messing with you! You didn’t need to smack me!” I rubbed my cheek groaning in annoyance more so than pain.

“you made me worried I did something wrong, or that you didn’t like it! And with the gala in 12 hours, of course I’m gonna be mad!” Rarity huffed and crossed her hooves staring at me.

“alright, I’m sorry. What can I do to make it up to you?” she looked to the side in thought before she smirked, and suggested I take her to lunch…my treat…at the most expensive restaurant around. I’m glad I have a LOT of bits hidden in my interdimensional strongbox. Now that I think about that strongbox, I have a sudden need to bring those gems…I wonder why…

After being forced to try on the suit, finding that pony suits here are as uncomfortable as human suits, but there is no choking sensation with pony suits. Maybe it’s the extra neck muscles, or Rarity made it so it doesn’t cause that. Either way, that’s the one thing I hated about suits, so I have no worries here. I can manage.

I finally got to leave Rarity’s and head back to the library. Me and Twilight still have a certain subject to talk about. It didn’t take me long to get back to the library. As soon as I entered I saw Twilight reading a book at her desk. I walked over and peeked at what she was reading, and saw it was a romance novel, not study material.

“you are enjoying a story instead of studying?” Twilight jumped when I whispered in her ear, and turned to look at me with bright red cheeks. I guess she thought I was Spike, since she didn’t turn around before. “I’m shocked you can enjoy a story, instead of just study materials on magic, history, or something of the like.” I couldn’t but smirk at Twilight as her face grew redder. “why…by your reaction and bright blushing…I’d say it was…a NAUGHTY romance novel.”

Twilight made the book disappear as she smiled nervously, which made me chuckle, then slide my hoof across my mouth like a zipper. Twilight sighed in relief and kissed the end of my nose which surprised me. “I thought on…last night. I don’t want you to feel pressured to be my coltfriend cause of last night, so if you want…we could chalk that whole thing…and this morning to being tired…”

I saw Twilight look down as her ears drooped. I quickly placed my hoof under her chin, lifted her head, and pressed my lips against hers, kissing her real quick. “Twilight, I’d love to be you coltfriend.” I saw her smile as she hugged me nuzzling into my neck. “I…DO have to take Rarity to lunch…at the fanciest restaurant…because I messed with her…”

Twilight let me go and looked at me with a brow raised obviously curious about what I got myself into. “Blaze…what did you do…?” I sat there and explained the whole, pretending to look at my gala suit in a questionative manner, till Rarity looked nervous, and what came after. She started to laugh as I dropped my head chin first onto her desk with an annoyed groan.

I nuzzled Twilight and let her get back to her book, and started to head upstairs till there was a knock at the door. I headed to the door and opened it to see a grey pegasus mare with gold colored eyes. “I have a delivery for a…Blazing Feathers here, and I need him to sign this.”

“I’m Blaze…what would I have or- OH RIGHT!” I signed for the package and se a couple pegasi sliding a decently big box in through the door, then fly out connecting to a cart, flying off.

The mailmare smiled and nodded as one of her eyes slowly moved towards the side. “thank you Mr. Feathers. Have a good day.” I wanted to as the grey mare about her eye, but I felt it would be rude and nodded to her smiling.

After she flew off, I turned to the box and walked around it. “oh sweet Celestia, I cant believe its here!”

Twilight set a book mark in her novel she was reading and looked back. “uhh…what is it?” she walked over to the box and put her ear against it lightly tapping it.

“oh, it’s a TV. Saved so many bits, and I set an order for it. I was told it MAY be a month till they got more in stock from the reserved listing, and I just asked them to add me to that list. And it came in!” I started to slide it to the stairs but stopped. “uhhh…Twilight….could you…teleport this into my room?” I smiled at her as she shook her head with a smile before she lit up her horn and teleport me, her, and the TV into my room, where I started to open the box.

Twilight helped me set up the TV, then I went to my bed and pulled out my backpack, turning into my human self. I pulled out my Playstation 3&4 hooking them up to the TV. I noticed Twilight staring at the game systems with a confused look. “Blaze, what are those…devices, and why are you connecting them to the TV?”

I just chuckled and set the game systems up explaining they were used to play games. After getting the systems connected to the TV, I turned on my PS4, and accessed my digital copy of “Bloodborne” and started playing it, as I decimated my way through. Even if a basic enemy took me about 3 to 5 minutes to beat…damn my cautious/strategic ways with these “rage games” as I call them.

I noticed the time getting close to 11, and turned off my system. “Sorry Twi, but I gotta get ready to take Rarity to lunch.” I put my controller away, and became my pegasus self stretching my wings. Twilight seemed disappointed that I had to stop, or maybe it was that I was taking Rarity to lunch. “Twi, its just lunch, it’s not a date.” She nodded and smiled a bit.

I started to head downstairs and opened the door, only to have a hoof go right into my forehead. I had closed my eyes and rubbed the sore spot, until I heard a gasp. Once I opened an eye, I saw Rarity move closer to me, and moved my hoof looking at the spot she hit. “I am SO sorry! I didn’t expect the door to open at that time.”

I just chuckled and regained my posture. “it’s fine. It barely hurt, my reaction was more in…shock than pain.”

She sighed in relief, before smiling for a moment before it dropped as she looked away. “I’m sorry but could our little rendezvous for lunch be postponed? I wanted to do a few minor adjustments to my dress for the gala.”

“of course it can Rarity. How about tomorrow after the gala, I’ll stop by your shop, and we can plan it out.” Rarity nodded and kissed my cheek which made my face heat up.

I decided to head to my room and fall back onto my bed yawning a bit. I looked at the clock on the wall seeing it say it was five till 11, so I decided to roll onto my side becoming my pegasus self and close my eyes relaxing, as I felt my body grow lighter.

I was being shaken, and pressed down on. I opened my eyes, and looked over at an annoyed looking Twilight and Rarity. “hey…what’s up?” I sat up and yawned after I finished speaking.

I felt a yank on my wings which sent a shock through my body and heard Rarity’s voice. “Blaze, we need to get moving. The train leaves in 15 minutes!” my ears perked and I jumped off my bed as me, Twilight, and Rarity rushed out of the library and towards the train station.

We reached the train station and boarded the train just in time, since as soon as we were seated the train started heading off for Canterlot. I leaned against the window and yawned still feeling tired, and I don’t understand why…I feel like I haven’t slept in weeks.

In about 2 hours we were in Canterlot. Me and Spike were in our suits, while the girls had on their dresses. I have to say, Rarity knows how to catch their style in her designs. They all looked beautiful. I remember when I first saw them in their dresses…I just stared unable to speak.

When I came out in my suit, I was SWAMPED with the girls crowding me, and complimenting me, and Rarity’s work on the suit. Now we are heading to the gala. A gathering for nobles, and special guests of the princesses.

As we headed to the gates, we showed the guards our tickets then started heading up to the entrance. Once we entered all the girls head out in different directions, so I decided to go in the direction Twilight went, seeing her stand beside Celestia. I sat beside Twilight which made her smile at me, as Celestia greeted many guests that came by her.

It took about 10 minutes for Celestia to have a chance to look over and see me. “oh! Blaze, I didn’t know you came up here! You should have said something.” I just shrugged and smiled. “I’m glad you made it, there is something special I need to do, that involves you.”

I looked at her in confusion. “involves me?” Celestia nodded and smiled.

Celestia called for a special announcement after a while as all the guests, nobles, and my friends were in the main entrance of the castle. My friends and I were at the base of a set of stairs while Celestia was at the higher part of the steps. The shocking part was Luna appeared beside her.

I looked at Twilight to see she was excited, and curious of what was happening. I heard Luna clear her throat which made me look up at the princesses. “we have a ceremony we wish to do, that thy sister has told me, hasn’t been done in over 5 centuries. Blazing Feathers…please present yourself before us.”

I felt myself tense up, and gulped nervously as I looked at the girls seeing them looking at me with concern. I started up the steps till I stood before the sisters, and stood there with a guard like posture, and heard Celestia speak. “Blaze…we wish to bring back a special regime that we have not seen anypony worthy of being a part of, or leading in so long…until now…we are bringing back the knight order…the knights live their normal lives, and do what is right under our name…we call upon any knights for…more sensitive deeds the guards are not trained for…”

I looked at Luna as she walked up to me, floating a small medallion over, and placing it on me. “Blaze…we would like you, to be the first of this reincarnated order…and would like you to name the order as well, unless you do not wish to be a knight. You listen only to the orders of me, and my sister. Any other knights that join the order, shall listen to your command as well.”

I looked down at the medallion, seeing a purple designed sun logo, with a yellow crescent moon symbol right over part of the sun. the image of the order made a name pop into my head. “I have a name for the order…” I looked at the princesses smiling as they seemed intrigued I had a name already. “I believe the order should be called….’The Eclipse Knights’.”

I saw Celestia smile and give a slow regal nod, as Luna spoke in a loud echoing voice. “the Eclipse Knights it is…so, by the decree of my and my Sister, Celestia, we deem thee, the Knight Commander!” I heard cheering and hooves stomping which made turn around to see everypony was cheering.

After a while of congratulations by a few stallion nobles, some mare nobles attempting to flirt with me, and my friends excitement about what happened, the gala went back to how it was before I was made ‘Knight Commander’. The odd part was how the medallion felt incomplete, but I would figure it out later, for now, I need to get some cider, and try to enjoy myself.

Things seemed to be going well at first, since all my friends seemed to be enjoying themselves. Twilight was next to Celestia the whole time, but we did have a dance, as well as I had a dance with all my friends except Fluttershy, who I couldn’t find…but their smiles didn’t last for more than an hour or two since…well…things started turning bad…

Alright…things got hectic quick, not just ‘bad’…Rarity stayed at ‘Blueballs’ side as he used a part of her dress to go over a small bit of mud, used her as a shield from flying cake, and got himself a cushion…flankhole. Applejack had tried to sell her apple treats, selling one to some pegasus in a blue suit with a lightning bolt, that Dash went after…maybe she has a crush on him…or he was one of these…’Wonderbolts’ ponies. Pinkie was being her energetic, hyper partying self, but this…wasn’t a fast party…I felt so bad she got those stares. Now, as for Fluttershy? I had no idea what SHE was doing, but it ended with her barging into the ball room screaming ‘you will love me’ as animal ran from her…I know, crazy, right? Animals…running from Fluttershy?!

But now we were at some donut shop, telling about our experiences at the gala…or the girls experiences anyway…I DID laugh at how Rarity described blueblood, as a terrible excuse for a prince, stallion, and a few…rather obscene things she hoped would happen to him, one I believe would turn him into a mare if it happened. After some time Celestia had come into the donut place, which was named after the owner ‘Donut Joe’.

I swear pony names live up to the pony so well, that its mind numbing…even MY name…and I made it up because my feathers were RED like fire…but, then I find out I can light my feathers up with flames with a thought! But tonight turned out pretty fun, even if it did start off ok, got boring, then became a complete…mad house…

Before we left for home; me, Spike, and the girls went to help clean up at the castle. After a while I went to the garden for a breather and found myself at that…chimera statue again. I felt myself wanting to touch it again, which made me look around to see no pony around. I became my human self and slowly extended my arm as my fingers twitched and curled trying to stop me, but I forced my fore-finger, middle finger, and thumb extend out, and set them against the statue.

“see? Nothing to worry abo-“ I felt a sharp shock go through my body, then the world seemed to fly by me, at blurring speeds for a moment. I slowly sat up, seeing I was in a bush, a good distance from the statue, and saw my three fingers had slight burns on them. I walked to the statue, and looks up to see a crack along the side of its laughing maw. I hope I didn’t cause that, but I chose to turn to my pegasus self and quickly hurry back inside, and find the girls all ready to leave, so once I joined them we had set out, and went home. I know I am going to collapse in bed, and just sleep. Sleep till I am needed…

Author's Note

ALL RIGHT!!! chapter 15!!!!!!! worked on this every night from midnight to 4 or 5 in the morning...and i wake up at 8 in the morning...add having a stomach bug that's been going around...so, if i CAN'T sleep...might as well do SOMETHING. right?

alright, back in bed with you.

dammit...why am i always being visited by these ponies...? i wish i could see the world of alfheim...

now now, back into bed mister, before that stomach bug becomes something worse...you even have bags under your eyes!

ALRIGHT, I'M OFF TO BED! just PLEASE don't cry! Pinkie shoving those treats in my face is bad enough, but you crying is...as Rarity would say...the WORST...POSSIBLE...THING!!!

yayyy!

oh, hardy har har...

sorry...

uhhh...alright...well since he is...being dragged off i will say thanks in his stead...deep thanks to Dibs friend on Deviantart Zeven-Dust for the suit design! you wont find it in her gallery, since it is just in her sta.sh, which only she can access easily and share...and, the account mark on the picture, is the creator of the BASE...not the suit...so...i am sure Dibs is hoping you will enjoy this chapter, because NOW the fun stuff will begin! dont get it? well...its the adult content, action [fight kind], action [bow-chicka-bow-wow kind], and the...hopefully ME inspired chapters! so, this here is Blaze telling you all: to

STAY TOASTY!!!!!