Author's Note

So here's what I decided to go with instead of what was originally here but I must warn you so as to avoid disappointment once you get there but there is NO clop in this chapter. Thought I should warn you since at the end it seems to lead up to it but I repeat, there is NO clop, I believe it's too early to add it in.

Date Night

Drake awoke the next morning, still surrounded by the various animals that had covered his form after he had fallen asleep, awoke and noticed the situation he was in. 'Well this is weird but I can't say that I mind it.' Drake thought as he carefully shifted about as he tried to not disturb the animals' slumber. It was all for naught though as the moment he moved they started to awaken. He stayed still as they moved off of him and stretched themselves out as they became aware of their surroundings. After a minute or so, it seemed they remembered where they had fallen at and turned to Drake, who smiled and waved at them. After having been so close to the man, the animals had become comfortable with him and some had even approached him. Drake hadn't really moved after waving at them and didn't really react when they came closer to him, that is until a young fawn had out herself under hand, seeking attention from the man. Drake was glad to provide such attention and was swarmed not to long afterwards by the group.

He was having a blast as he was laughing and enjoying playing with the group but had taken a gander at the time and had seen that not only was he asleep for a few hours but that he had slept through the rest of the day and into the next. "Oh shit, sorry little guys," A few growls and hisses were thrown his way, "and gals, but I gotta get going. My friends are probably worried about me." Getting a few licks and such as good-byes, Drake backed away from his furry friends and transformed into his energy and made his way back to the castle. He was there in less than a minute as he changed back as he made his way through the front door and went looking for everybody.

He didn't have to look far as he ran into the Throne Room to see a pacing Cadance, Gleam impatiently tapping her hoof on the ground, and the others were in similar states of impatience and worry, all except for Luna who looked she didn't give a damn about what may have happened to the man. The sound of someone running into the room, as well as the opening of the doors into the room, had alerted them all to his presence as they turned to look at him. No one had said or done anything for about a minute or so before Drake found himself on the floor once by a pink blur,but instead of the hyper active party pony, it was the Princess of Love. She seemed to be squeezing the life out of him as he just laid there and let her do so. The others, except Luna, rushed on over as Cadance kept him restrained with her bear hug.

"Alright Cadance, let go of the poor guy before you squeeze the air out of him." Gleam said as she tried to pry her marefriend off of their colt, er boyfriend. After Cadance was of of him and allowed to stand up he was engulfed in yet another hug by Gleaming Shield that was just as bone crushing as Cadance's was. "Where were you Drake, you had us worried." Gleaming asked as she loosened her grip on the man and letting his poor ribs, back, and spine recover.

"Why were you so worried, I was only gone one night, even though it was by complete accident." Drake asked, bewildered.
"Well you did say that Purgatory may be in Equestria so some of us thought that you may have been kidnapped, ......or worse." Cadance answered as her ears laid flat upon her head, as well as some of the others, except for Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Gleaming Shield.
"Well it's obvious who thought what so I gotta ask what you three were thinking?"

"Oh nothing besides the usual. Got lost, fell asleep somewhere and didn't wake up until the next day, or you simply lost track of time while you were out exploring." Rainbow answered with a shrug.

"I knew better than to think that something bad may have happened but somepony didn't want to listen to me." Gleaming said as she looked over at Cadance with the 'I told you so' look. Cadance's response was to cross her arms under her supple breasts and pout.

"But didn't you just say that we were worried when you were crushing my ribs?" Drake jabbed at Gleaming who looked at him rather sheepishly.

"Yeah, well what pony doesn't worry about their special somepony?" Gleaming turned her back to him which got a chuckle and a hug from behind which caused her to let a 'eek' in surprise.

"No matter the reason, I appreciate that you all care about me so but I do have to say sorry, Pinkie, for missing out on that party." Drake said from over Gleams shoulder.

"Oh that's okay, though I wish you were there, it was for you after all." Pinkie replied with a smile, though it was noticeably smaller than her usual ones. Everybody else thought that she was, in fact, a bit upset about it but not too much so. The fact was that she was a bit mad at herself for having had the party anyway when it was supposed to be Drake's first party. 'It was his first party ever and I went ahead and had it without him. Everypony there had a blast except for the one that the party was for. I'll make it up to him, I Pinkie Promise!' She thought to herself as the others were asking Drake where he had been.

"Well after I was kicked out of the castle I tried to explore the city but quickly grew bored of that so I headed off into the nearby mountains to look for a place to train away from everybody else since nothing in either the castle or Canterlot seemed to be strong enough to withstand my power. As I was checking out locations for a potential spot I found a path that lead to a natural spring that was filled with various sorts of animals and decided to hang around there for a bit. The place was so peaceful and beautiful that I thought that resting in a nearby cave would be grant me the perfect spot to watch nature at work from afar. I guess my idea of resting for a hour or so obviously didn't work out to well." Drake said as he rubbed the back of his neck with an embarrassed look that was pointed towards the ground.

"So essentially you overslept and that was why you missed the party." Rainbow Dash said condescendingly with her arms crossed as she floated above everyone.
"Essentially, yeah, I overslept. Wonder if the stress from everything over the past month finally got to me?" Drake said that last part more to himself than actually asking a question.
"Month? Haven't you only been here for less than a week?" Rarity asked the man as he was getting looks of suspicion from Luna.
"Yeah, doesn't mean that I can't feel the stress of events from my universe now does it?" Drake's statement got agreements from everybody, including a disgruntled Luna. "Well now that, that is resolved," Drake started before turning to Gleaming Shield, who was still in arms, and Cadance, who got dragged into the embrace as well, "I believe the three of us have a date to prepare for." He stated with a grin on his face while the two mares beamed up at him before going wide-eyed and escaping from his grasp. They ran out of the room, leaving behind a confused Drake and a giggling bunch of mares.
It took him a second to realize that they had left to go get ready and so decided to go get ready himself and so turned to Rarity and asks, "So is my suit done Miss Rarity?" That brought the giggling mares to a halt as Rarity stared at him for a second before appearing before him and teleporting them to her room. When they got there she rushed behind one of those paper dividers before pulling it aside and revealing Drake's freshly made suit.

The suit composed of a pair of dress pants that were a dark crimson color, that was a step away from looking like blood. Rarity had seen it fit to add in a couple of two-tone lightning bolts on each leg that were black and a lighter shade of red than his pants. They were located on the outside of the legs where they were displayed proudly. Next was the dress shirt, it didn't seem all that special, it was a grayish white, it was a good choice seeing as though a pure white shirt would have made it stand out too much and didn't really seem to fit to color scheme Rarity had went with. It was made out of a very fine, and durable material by the looks of it, in fact the entire seemed to be made to function as formal wear and seemed to be capable of withstanding much more punishment then most. Drake wanted to voice his thoughts but thought that he should finish his examination before asking her anything about the outfit. Taking a look at the coat that helped complete the outfit, it had the same coloration as the pants but it didn't have the bolts on it, in its stead were Gleaming and Cadance's cutiemarks sewn on the left side of coat, right where his heart would lay when he put it on.

"It's a way ponies expression their love for their herdmates, among other things, but I would say that this is perhaps one of the more........ proud way to declare that love. I believe it shows a stallions willingness to saying that he belongs to these lucky mares and sure isn't afraid to admit it." Rarity explained when she saw his eyes land the marks of the two mares that he had won over, and had won him over as well.
"Thanks Rarity," Drake said as looked over the entire outfit. "I know I was against this in the first place, still am actually, but I really am thankful that you put this together for me." He didn't receive a verbal response and was instead hugged tightly by Rarity. He smiled at the mare and returned it. She backed out of his hold and smiled at him before saying, "I don't need your thanks, but I do appreciate it all the same. All that I ask is wear them proudly on your date, and maybe mention that you had gotten from me if anypony asks." She said that last part quickly as she didn't really want Drake to hear it and think that she was using this as a way to get more publicity for her and her shop.
He chuckled and patted her on the shoulder which got her to look at him. "Don't worry Rarity, I would have said you made it anyway and I don't think you're trying to use my date to build up more of your reputation." He responded with a kind smile before asking another question that was on his mind. "Why is it though that it seems that these clothes are a lot tougher than what they should be?"
"Well that is rather darling. When I got done done taking your measurements and got started on the design, I couldn't help but think about what we all saw in that movie of yours about that dreadful war as well as that terrifying fellow, Purgatory and how you said there's a chance that he's here, I figured that I would my more resilient materials to craft this masterpiece you see before you!" Rarity explained with enthusiasm as she waved her hand over Drake's suit. He patted her head with a smile on his face as he said, "Thanks Rarity, you really do know how to cater to the needs of your customers. That's why I believe you'll accomplish your dream of becoming a renowned fashionista."
"Y-y-you really believe in me?" Rarity asked softly after Drake had said this. Now normally Rarity is beaming with confidence, especially when it revolves around her dream of becoming a world renowned fashionista with boutiques all over the world, but she's hit a bit of a dry spell lately and some of her works hadn't come out as glamorous as she had hoped and wound up disappointing a few clients. When Drake, Gleaming, and Cadance had made mention of their date, as well as Drake not having any formal wear, she jumped at the chance to get back her flare. Drake's heartfelt, and sincere, statement seemed to have brought the spark back and she couldn't have been any happier. Which is why it will come as no surprise to see that Drake was once again tackled by yet another mare, though this time he managed to keep himself standing.
They separated moments later after a series of 'Thanks you's' from the mare. Drake had gone into the bathroom with his new suit as she recomposed herself. "So how do I look?" Drake asked as he walked out the bathroom. Rarity gave him an appraising look as she looked him, and the suit, over for any touch ups it may need. After taking note of the adjustments that needed to be made she directed him over to the pedestal she had him on last time, and he went along without a fuss. Getting him to lift his arms and spread his legs apart a bit she began the task of making the suit fit perfectly on his form. Not taking more than a few minutes or so, Rarity had finished up and was now doing a recheck. "Well it seems you're set Drake,I must say you look rather smashing in that ensemble. I'm sure that you'll be wooing Princess Cadance and Gleaming Shield in no time at all."
"Pretty sure I've already 'wooed' them Rarity but thanks for the sentiment. I do have to say though, I'm not hating this suit as much as I thought I would." Drake said as he was looking himself over in a full body mirror.
"Well that's nice to hear, I guess, and I take it you're convinced to come to me in case of a fashion emergency?" Rarity asked as she playfully pointed a finger at his face.
"Hehehe, yeah I'll come to you in case I happen to run into a fashion emergency."

"Good, now how about you take that suit off and go get washed up. I don't seem to recall you ever washing up after you got back from your trip in the mountains and I refuse to have one of my friends ruin their own date by smelling like an outhouse." She stated as she was pushing him back into the bathroom.
"What, I don't stink that bad. . . .do I?" Taking a quick whiff he recoiled as the stench that hit him was far from pleasant. "Okay I see your point but you sure you're okay with me using yours, I could always use the bathroom in one of the other rooms."

"It's quite alright darling, I don't mind, really. Besides it's almost time for lunch so I won't be here anyway if that's what you're worried about dear."

"Alright, if say so, just don't blame if I somehow manage to walk out naked right as you walk into the door." Drake joked as they finally made it to the bathroom door.

"You' don't have to worry about Drake. I am a lady after all, and as a lady I pride myself on having excellent manners." Drake just rolled his eyes at that as he opened the door and took a step inside. "Though I don't believe I don't have anything to worry about since your suit will be sitting in the closet over there." Rarity said as she went to go fetch a garment bag to keep his suit in. "That if you would be so kind as to get undressed and hand me your suit from the door so that I may put it up properly."

Drake went in to do just that and waited there as she stuffed it into the garment bag and handed it back to him to hang up before going into the shower. Rarity left Drake to his own devices after she gave him his garment and left the room to go search for her friends who were most likely with Gleaming and Cadance. Drake turned on the shower and proceeded to wash the stink that laid upon his body that he theorized probably came from the animals that had decided to use him as a pillow yesterday. It didn't take long and he was out and ready to go on his date, but that wouldn't be for a few more hours so he decided to mess around a bit with his look , or at least he would have if he hadn't looked towards his scars and realized that it was about time to re-cover them up. They may have been old but they still tend to act up, another one of the perks of being the only force standing in between the freedom of an entire galaxy and a madman bent on domination. Drake went over to the cloak that was a part of his armor and grabbed some packages of bandages from an interior pocket that laid about waist level. Wrapping himself up was a time consuming task but it got done nonetheless. He checked the time and saw that there was a bit of time before his date so he decided to take a nap and make sure he set his 'special' alarm clock to make sure that not only did he wake up, but wake up with enough time to get himself dressed and make sure he had everything he would need.

~ 4 Hours Later ~

Drake is sleeping peacefully on the couch in Rarity's room without a care in the world and pleasant dreams, *Vvvvrrrrrrr* though that was to end soon.
*Crash*
*Bang*
*Boooom*

That is what could have been heard from anybody that was near the room as Drake's 'special' alarm went off. "Ah damn, I don't remember it doing that." Drake groaned as he got out of the him shaped dent in the wall. He went over to his gauntlets that was the controls for it all and checked the settings to his alarm. His eyes grew wide as he let out a growl, with an evil smirk planted of his face. "Even across dimensions and you're still this crap on me eh Tonoe?" Drake said as he was looking at the settings for his alarms that had been set to prank mode, something he had set up for occasions like this, though it was meant for other people.

Drake snapped out of his revenge scheming as he remembered why he had set the alarm. It was six thirty, so he had thirty minutes before his date with Gleaming and Cadance which was enough time for him to get presentable again and get his new suit now.

~Thirty Minutes Later~

We now find Drake waiting outside the castle entrance for his dates as a carriage is already there and waiting for its noble passengers. Drake was leaning against one of the pillars by the entrance with his arms crossed as he listened to some of the music he had stored within his arraignment of functions within his armor. (Which also had a convenient cloaking function in the gauntlets for such an occasion when he found himself in need of it but didn't want to blow the cover of his dual personas.)

He was so into it that he hadn't noticed that somebody was approaching him until he felt a tap of his shoulder. Turning to look at whoever was trying to get his attention. When he spotted who it was that was bugging him his jaw dropped as the sight before him rendered him speechless.

"I take it you like the way we look Drrrrrake." Cadance said as she and Gleaming stood in front of their boyfriend in their dresses. Cadance was wearing a honey yellow dress that hugged her curves in just the right way to accentuate her features. It hung down to just above her ankles and fluttered in the gentle breeze as she stood there and let Drake drink it all in. The dress was held up by two straps that crossed each other in the back and ended on the opposite ends. She made sure that she was showing enough cleavage to entice the man to stare down at her supple breasts in hopes of having a bit more with him during the date.

"Of course he does Cadance, I mean just look at this sexy mare, though you're not too bad yourself sweetie." Gleaming said with a smirk directed at Cadance as she struck a pose for Drake. Cadance pouted as Drake took in Gleaming's form that was clad in a sky blue wrap around dress that did plenty to show off her own chest and went down to mid thigh with a slit down the side that stopped before it could reveal even a glimpse of her undergarments, assuming she was wearing any. Drake also happened to notice that neither seemed to have put on make-up, except for a bit of lipstick that drew his attention a bit as he felt like kissing those lips passionately. Cadance had also done her mane up into a ponytail much like how she used to wear it back when she babysat, and it seems Gleaming went for the same look though hers was up higher and she had a couple of strands hanging off to the side of her face.

"I have to say Cadance, we certainly do have a stud here before us, don't we?" Gleaming purred as she walked up to Drake and leaned against him as she ran a finger across his chest.
"My, my, Gleaming, I believe you are most certainly right." Cadance said in much the same tone as she and Gleaming pressed their breasts against his chest, all the while they didn't seem to notice the evil grin Drake had as they were trying to tease him. "What's wrong Mister Angelo, cat got your ton- YOOOWW!" She and Cadance jumped back holding their boobs as they heard Drake chuckling.
"Don't get too naughty girls. If we're going to do something like that I'd rather not give the carriage driver a show." He said as he gestured to the driver that was now redder than a tomato with a nosebleed. The girls smiled sheepishly before apologizing to the poor (lucky) driver before hopping in as Drake held the door open for them, giving both a nice slap to the ass as they passed by him.

"You know we're going to get you back for zapping us as well as those smacks to our ass, don't you?" Cadance said as she was already devising a plan.

"I know but I don't really care." He said as he sat down in between the mares with his arms wrapped around them. "Though how about we save it for after the date, I want to see what you two got planned and I'd rather not have one of us do something stupid with our little war." They nodded to this and leaned on him as they enjoyed the ride. After about ten minutes they felt the carriage stop and they got up as the driver opened up the door. Again Drake let the mares go first before getting out himself. Many of the ponies there were of nobles and so had looked upon him disgust and a few murmurs were heard about why he was in the presence of the Princess of Love and the captain of the royal guard. Few of the comments that were heard a bit more clearly gave suggestions of him being a pet, others a servant. All in all it served as a reminder to Drake just why he lived the way he did in The Forge as he flashed a few of them a glare that promised misery as his eyes flashed red as he allowed a spark to run through him that was strong enough to be visible but not alarming so.

He felt a nudge and looked towards Cadance who gave him a comforting smile before grabbing a hold of his right hand with Gleaming grabbing a hold of the other as they dragged him towards the building in front of them. Drake took a quick scan of the place to get a feel for the atmosphere and found it to be a bit more pleasant than he thought it was going to be. The outside was simple enough with it's lilac colored walls and marble columns that bordered the windows that allowed a view inside and out of the restaurant which also included a sign above the main entrance in elegant lettering that simply read La International. As they got to the front Gleaming made her voice known, "It's up-scale but not too much so that it stops them from serving not only decent sized meals but also cater to other species' needs as well, like carnivores, or omnivore as your case maybe. We wanted to make sure you could actually eat something that you enjoyed as well since you can't eat hay or flowers, and I'm pretty sure you don't want to be stuck eating sweets for your dinner," Drake nodded at that, though he really didn't need to. "And to be quite frank, too uppity places blow so much it's not even funny and you won't have to worry too much about prejudice nobles either." Gleaming got done explaining as they made it into the doors and he got a look inside.

As he looked around he saw that she was right as he saw that were ponies, minotaurs, and griffins, all dressed up and chatting merrily. They got glances from the other patrons but only a few looked at him with scorn while others seemed to be curious of him. The interior was actually modest for the dress code as red carpet cover the ground, wooden chairs with intricate cravings and padded with velvet, and silk table clothes covered the tables. Other things such as the window curtains that were tied up and the various white columns didn't hold any interesting features as well.

"Ah, Princess Cadance, Captain Shield, it's nice to see you again." Said the waiter that stood post at the podium that laid beside the front door. A pegasus stallion with a sage coat, well kept and trimmed canary yellow tail, and a swept back mane of the same color. He had average build that wasn't too muscular but not to thin either. He was clad the standard black and white tux. He came around and gave both mares a hug before turning to face Drake. "And who might you be good sir?" He said as he looked at Drake after he pulled away from Gleams embrace.

"Name's Drake Angelo, the first human in Equestria, though many back home knew me by my alias, Lightning Master." Drake answered as he let an arc appear in his hand that he had extended in greeting. "I also happen to have managed to become the boyfriend of these lovely goddesses as well." He looked back at them from the edge of his vision with a teasing smirk as he spotted to two blushing mares.

The stallion laughed at the situation before accepting Drake's friendly gesture and shook his hand firmly. "Well then I must say that, you sir, are one lucky bastard. The name is Sage Platter and I'm glad to see these two have found a stallion to share their lives with. Now how about I take you three to your table since I've already seen a reservation under Cadance had been added to the list." Not waiting for an answer Sage grabbed three menus and motioned from them to follow.

Gleam walked up next to Drake and whispered in his ear, "I thought you said no more teasing until after the date."

"Yeah I did but last I check that wasn't meant to be teasing, rather it was me merely complimenting my mares, the grin was more for the ways I do plan on teasing you tomorrow." Drake said casually as he never lost his smile. Gleaming sighed at his answer before dropping back a bit to walk side by side with Cadance. Seeing this, Drake slowed himself down as well as he got in between them and wrapped an arm around each of them. He gave them both a light squeeze in a sort of half hug that was accompanied by a kiss to their cheeks that got them blushing lightly but they returned his affections none the less. "We love you," was what Drake heard before feeling their lips on his cheeks that got to him as well as his did to them. He smiled warmly to both mares as they had finally gotten to the table. Drake went to the table first as he pulled out the seats for both mares. They each took their seats with a smile and 'thank-you' as they were pushed in.

"So what can I get you three to drink?" Sage asked after three were settled. "We got a fine selection of-"

"Sorry to interrupt but I wouldn't bother saying anything about your wine selection, well to me at least, I don't drink any kind of alcoholic beverage." Drake interrupted as the pegasus was about to list off the specials and the like that just about restaurants have their employees do.

"Ah, very well then, what about the ladies?" He asked, looking to Gleam and Cadance.

"I think we're in the boat tonight and would say that some tea would do us just fine tonight." Cadance said as she ordered drinks for the table. The other two simply nodded their consent and went to looking over the menu choices. Sage dismissed himself as he went to go get their drinks the three sat in silence as they decided what they wanted to eat. By the time Sage came back with their drinks they had it figured out, so they ordered before they were once again left alone. Drake sat there as he stared at the mares who appeared to be pondering something and taking glances at each other before they did to same thing to him as it seemed they were having a silent conversation with their eyes.

"What's up you two?" Drake asked after five or minutes and they were still at it.

"Oh nothing, just wondering something." Gleam casually remarked as they locked eyes.

"Well would you mind sharing with the rest of the class?" He asked as gesture towards himself.

"Might as well since it's something only you would have answer to." Cadance replied this time.

"Well then?"

"It's nothing too serious, we were just if you had ever tried being in a relationship with that friend of yours, Tonoe was it?" Gleaming asked as she and Cadance looked at him with curious expressions.

"Why are you asking?" Drake asked back with a just as curious expression.

"Meh, just something that kinda just popped into our heads?"

"Well I know he loves me in that sense, as he had made clear already but I turned him down as him being a guy did make things in that regard. I tried to give something between us a shot but he saw how awkward and forced some of the things we did as a couple was for me. I felt like such an ass when he had brought it up but he was fine with it, in fact he appreciated the fact that I had tried so hard without asking him to change anything about himself that I think he's fallen for me more. Of course we still managed to stay the best of friends without any of the awkwardness that usually follows when two friends get together and break up." Drake smiled as he thought about some of the things he and Tonoe did all throughout their entire as friends. "Of course I did have to admit that if he had been female then things would have worked out better but again I wasn't about to have him change himself to make me happy." He added in as he was still going down memory lane.

"Wow, didn't think that you guys were actually that close but what kept him from finding a way to do just that if he loves you that much?" Gleaming asked.

"Well I think there's actually a part of him that actually feels more like a her because he had expressed that not only did he want a family, but that he wanted to be the one give birth to them. He's thought about changing his sex but despite all our advancements in technology we have yet been able to turn a man into a woman with all the working bits. Tonoe is strange, there's no denying that but I can't blame when it comes down to stuff like that. I've tried finding a way too so I can help make his dream true if for nothing more then to see him smile once it's over and done." Drake sighed at this as his eyes found the table cloth.

"Too bad he's not here." Cadance said as she rested her right elbow on the table as she rested her cheek onto her hand.

"Yeah, I think you three would have hit it off spectacularly."

"That's what I mean, though me and Gleaming would love to meet him. No, what I'm talking about is that there is a spell out there that can turn a stallion into a mare that develops everything we do. All of their bits would work as if they've been born a mare, from menstrual cycles and heat, to lactating and giving birth. While an expensive operation since only a few highly skilled unicorns that practice medicine can do it I'm sure that if you asked my aunts- scratch that, Aunt Celestia would be happy to do it if you asked. I would but I'm afraid I don't really have a talent for healing spells let alone spells that alters somepony's DNA structure." Cadance pouted at the end there as she thought how good Twilight was at casting some of the spells that she still seemed to struggle with. Gleaming just laughed at her marefriend's expression as she could guess what she was thinking.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, you're actually telling that you can actually use magic like that?" He got a nod from both mares which had him releasing a slightly depressed sigh. "I wished I had a way of getting a hold of him. I miss him terribly so and I can't imagine what he must be going through with my disappearance, and now I've found a way of fulling his dreams for the future." He said as his face expressed the sadness he was feeling. Gleam and Cadance reached out to comfort him but before they could touch him though the look in his eyes changed as a fire can be seen within them as a look of determination replaced his sad one. "No, I can't think like that. I've been through too much to simply give up on seeing my best friend again. I don't care how, or don't what I got to do I will find a way to him." Hearing his words Gleam and Cadance smiled at the goal he set for himself and made a decision right then and there.

"Well then count us in because we're not letting you do this alone Drake." Gleaming said on both their behalf.

"Thanks Gleam, Cadance, any help I can get would be very much appreciated."

"Yes, yes, but if we're done with all this seriousness can we please get back to enjoying our date?" Cadance said to both them and had Drake chuckling sheepishly. After Cadance waved off his apology they went to enjoying the rest of the night. Once they had gotten their food they went about conversating about lighter subjects. They had dessert at a local ice cream parlor after their dinner was done and the bill paid. They had decided to walk through the city to get back to the castle instead of going in their carriage. They enjoyed the night that Luna had created as they walked with their arms entwined with each other. Once they had gotten back they headed up to their bedroom and once inside, Gleaming and Cadance went into bathroom to get changed out of their dresses while Drake did the same with his suit and set in the closet so as not to mess it up. He laid in bed in nothing but a pair of pajama pants waiting for the mares to come out. He once again decided to pass the time with music though a lot quieter than earlier so he could hear the door open. After about ten minutes they came out once more clad in nothing more than their bra and panties as they made their way into bed. Cadance claimed the spot left of him as Gleam claimed his right. The mares made themselves comfortable against him as they nuzzled into his chest and let out happy sighs.

"I had fun on our date." Drake stated as he wrapped an arm around both of them. He leaned towards Gleam and gave her a peck on the cheek then turning over to Cadance to do the same to her.

"I had fun too, never thought you could be the romantic type Drake." Cadance said with her eyes closed as she was tried from the excitement the day had brought.

"Hehe, yeah, who would have thought that this big, handsome, lug could've have thought of something like that." Gleam added in a similar state. Soon after she got done saying that her breathing became even and shallow, indicating that she had fallen asleep with Cadance following not too far behind.

I'm so glad I got you two. You really are going to be a big help to me during this time. Good night, Gleaming Shield and Princess Cadance....and to you as well Tonoe Drake thought as he let sleep claim him though not before he heard a 'I'll see you soon' by a certain reptile.