The Meteor Shower

Twilight and Flash walked through the front doors of CHS holding hands, ready for another simple day at school, something the princess hadn't done in quite some time. As they walked, they jumped in surprise as a familiar voice came from around the corner. "There you guys are!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie. Twilight's other friends were with her, and they were all curious about one thing. "Why didn't you come back last night???" the party girl continued.

"Where were you?" Sunset Shimmer asked.

"Yeah, what gives?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"You had us worried sick!" exclaimed Rarity.

The couple blushed. They each knew that Twilight's friends would get suspicious, but they really had no desire to tell them what had happened behind their backs.

"Well, what happened?" asked Applejack.

"Why didn't you call?" asked Fluttershy.

"Uhhh...his phone was out of juice," Twilight replied, nervously.

"She's right," Flash said.

"No, I mean REALLY. What were you two actually doin'?" Applejack asked again.

An intense blush filled Twilight's cheeks. Though she was always honest with her friends, especially Applejack, this was something she really wasn't comfortable telling them, regardless of any lesson she had learned in the past.

Flash noticed his girlfriend's uncomfortable state and spoke up. "I can explain," he began, "You see, the meteor shower ran longer than we'd expected, and I was really tired by then. My house is much closer to the hills than Pinkie Pie's is, and Twilight thought it wasn't safe for me to drive in such a state, so I just told her that she could spent the night. It was totally my idea."

The others looked at each other, quickly agreeing that his argument was reasonable. "Okay, then," AJ continued, "See you two in class!" Twilight's six friends then walked in the other direction, leaving the couple just standing there, Twilight sighing in relief.

"Thank you," she said to her boyfriend, "They'd probably never look at me the same way again if they knew it was actually my idea."

"I know," Flash replied, "I didn't want you to have to break the news to your friends."

Twilight gave him another sultry look. "You're a terrible liar," she said, poking him strongly enough to cause him to take a step back.

"Oh, come on! They seemed to buy it!"

"You know what I mean..." Twilight finished as she and her lover began walking down the hallway once again.

THE END