Daybreak (rebooted)

Exhausted, ashamed, and slightly annoyed was what could best describe him now as Shadow Rift slammed the door behind him with his wing, slumping against it like he was dead weight. His day had been much more rough than it was any other day, mostly because of the fact that yet another show had ended for him. Who knew that being a high flying daredevil could take so much energy out of you?

Eventually getting up, despite the odds, Shadow Rift made his way into the kitchen a poured himself a nice cool cup of water, quickly downing it before grabbing another cup full and floating over to his couch, setting it on the coffee table and slumping down on the couch, reminiscing about his entire day. The usual had occurred, large audience, cheering fans, and over exaggerated flight and stunt patterns. Originally, he had become a show stallion because he enjoyed the thrill of every death defying stunt and action that he had pulled off over the course of two years, every adrenaline driven stunt and flight pattern gave him enjoyment out of his job. But as soon as the fans started popping up and began going to his shows, the thrill was gone. In his mind, he was just another thrill junkie turned show stallion turned trained dog, flipping at every command and then being thrown a treat.

Every so often, he'd meet another mare who would try to date him. Most of the time, he would decline, however other times, he would stumble upon another beauty, date them, and then never be spoken to again. Other beauty's he would met and ask on a date would just decline. And this time was absolutely no different when he asked a mare out with blue eyes, a blond mane, and white fur. She was quiet and slightly shy as she responded to Shadow Rift's request, blushing brightly as she spoke with a type of British accent. The weird part about her was how Shadow was slightly disappointed that he was rejected by her, mostly because he never really felt that with other mares.

The knock on his door had surprised Rift slightly and pulled his attention away from his thoughts. Weird... He thought to himself, didn't expect anypony over today. "Who is it?" He said as he opened the door, finding the same mare from before in front of his door, wearing a pink collar with matching colored socks covering each of her legs.

"Um... Hello Mister Rift..." Damnit Manhood stay down!!! "Um... May I come in?" She said, gripping her right arm with her left arm.

"Uh sure some in." Shadow said, stepping out of her way and raising his hoof up, signifying for her to come in. Stepping into his apartment, the mare took a seat on his couch, smiling and blushing a bright pink as she continued to hold her arm. "Is there anything I can get you?" He asked as he shut the door and moved to the side of the couch. "I would appreciate a glass of water perhaps... Thank you..." She said, offering a comforting smile as she spoke.

It didn't take Shadow Rift to pour her a glass of water, and he soon returned to his living room and set it in front of her. As she took it in her hooves and took a small drink, Shadow Rift took a seat next to her, his Colthood continuing to expand as he waited. Thankfully, it wasn't exactly prominent or seen by her. Setting her cup back down on the coffee table, she lightly wiped her lips and looked back at Shadow Rift, her eyes twinkling as light danced off of them.

"So uh, I'm not exactly complaining, but what exactly are you here for Miss...?"

"Oh! Yes... Um... Forgive me Mister Rift... My name is Arynnae... And I came to... Uhh..."

"Yeah...?" Shadow said, noticing her cheeks beginning to turn an even darker shade of pink.

"I... I came to accept your offer..."

Shadow Rift, though slightly confused at Arynnae's offer, shrugged his shoulders and continued on. " alright then. I'm free tomorrow night if you're okay with-"

"Uh actually Mister Rift. I came for something else as well..." She said, gripping her shoulder a little more and shyly smiling, her blush now turned a deep red. "Alright..." Shadow said, a little uneasy about what this mare had planned, "what else did you come for?"

"Well..." Slowly, Arynnae began to scoot towards Shadow, eventually making it over to him and running her hooves down his arms, her eyes half lidded as she examined his body. "I was hoping I could maybe... Relax with you..." She said as she pressed herself against Shadow's chest, a dreamy smile put on her face as she shut her eyes and placed a hoof on his chest.

Shadow Rift, not complaining at all about the mare on his chest, wrapped his arm around the mare and took her hoof off of his chest, bringing it up to his mouth and deeply kissing it, making the mare on him giggle like a little school filly as he felt the smooth texture of her sock against his lips. Eventually, his other hoof found its way into her mane, running through it slowly and electing another giggle from the mare, now laying her head on his chest and her right hoof on his chest.

After he had finished kissing her hoof, Shadow Rift looked down at the sleeping form of Arynnae. If he had thought she looked beautiful awake, he found that when she was asleep, she was twice as beautiful. As her chest continued to rise and fall, Shadow Rift smiled and bent down, giving her a passionate kiss on the lips before slightly taking flight with her in his arms, moving ever so carefully into his bedroom and setting her down on a chair. As he made it to his bed, he threw back the blankets and went back, taking Arynnae in his arms and sending her down on the right side of his bed, placing blankets around her as well.

Entering into the bed, Shadow Rift pulled the blankets over himself and pulled the sleeping Arynnae closer to him, turning her to face him and hugging her one more time. He knew somewhere deep in his gut that she wanted a little more than to 'relax' with him, but he decided that was for another time.

Right now, all that mattered to him was that she was in his arms...