WAY Out of place

I followed her out the bathroom and back through the main library, Twilight levitated a few books from the shelves over to us. We made our way into the living room and I sat down on the couch like I normally would, lounged back with legs forward and off the edge like a human. Twi was curled up beside me, an open book splayed before her. I leaned close with my foreleg around her and read along side her. Kian and Spike sat on the other end talking quietly.

A weird thought came into my head, a question I really had to ask. "Have you two been just sitting around all day?"

"Kind of, yeah." Kian shrugged.

"Why don't you guys go do something. It's only like two o' clock, you've got plenty of time and I doubt Spike has anything better to do." I said looking to him.

The small dragon shrugged and hopped down from the couch. "C'mon." He said leaving.

Kian shrugged and hopped down following.

"Why did you do that?" Twi asked.

"Why do you think?" I asked resting my head atop hers. "I miss all the time we spent as just the two of us now. Back home where there was only the two of us and all we did was spend time together."

"There may be more crazy ponies in your life now, but we'll always have our own time." She said nuzzling my neck.

I sighed happily and we went back to reading the book. Something on Star Swirl the Bearded and one of his lesser known spells. Something else came across my mind, it bothered me quite a bit. I was a Unicorn, but had absolutely no clue on how to use magic.

"Hey Twi."

"Yes?" She asked looking at me from below.

"Could you help me learn magic?" I asked.

"Of coarse." She said smiling softly. "Give me a minute and I'll be back." She said sliding down and trotting off into the main library.

"Okay." I said slowly, watching her go from shelf to shelf looking for a specific book.

Her face grew upset and she came back. "Well I can't find it and Spike's now gone."

"Sorry." I said slinking into the couch.

"I guess I could try from memory." She sighed levitating a random book and walking back into the living room. She stopped in the middle of it and set the book down. "Levitation is basic for any magic, it's the first thing any young unicorn would learn."

"But I'm a grown man--was a grown man," I corrected myself. "But still."

"It's simple, just focus on the book and imagine it floating."

I hopped down from the couch and sat in front of the book. "Alright." I said staring intently at it. I imagined the book, slowly rising and hovering above the floor, yet nothing happened. Twi made a curious hum and I squinted at the book, concentrating on my thought of the book floating. Still nothing happened. I grew frustrated and closed my eyes, thinking only of the book floating.

I could hear a low hum emit from above my head, right into my ears. "Uhh, James." Twilight said nervously.

I eased my eyes open and peaked at the book. It still wasn't moving. I shut my eyes back tight and focused harder.

"James." Twilight said more urgently.

"Hold on, Twi," I said trying to push her out of thought. "I got this."

"James!" Twilight.

"What?" I asked dropping all concentration. A floating Twilight surrounded by a blue glow plummeted from above with a yelp and landed on the couch, bouncing off and landing atop me, knocking me over with a winded "oomph."

"Wrong book." A dazed Twilight said above me, her eyes spinning in opposite directions.

"My aim was off." I wheezed.

"Just one more time." Twilight pushed.

It had already grown late into the day. Kian and Spike were back from...whatever they went and did, I didn't ask. The three of them sat on the couch to help me with some magic strength exercises. I closed my eyes and focused. "Here I go."

A blue glow surrounded them as well as the couch. The couch rose only a few inches into the air and began to shift places. The three of them began to move separate.

Kian floated past with his hooves behind his head. "Sweet."

"Very." Twi agreed trotting through the air past him.

Spike laughed and swam through the air past me. "This is so cool."

My brow furrowed as I strained to suspend them. I began to feel the pressure move through my sinuses and my mind began to fog. I tried my hardest to keep from dropping them and moved the couch back to it's spot, setting them back down on it.

"Aww." Spike groaned as he touched down from his backstroke.

"Spike." Twilight said in a motherly chastising tone. "No need to hurt yourself James."

"Thanks." I said as the glow around them faded.

"I don't need you." The grey Pegasus gloated as he flapped around the room.

"Fuck off." I thought to him.

"I'd say it's about time to call it a night." Twilight said as she moved down from the couch.

"Alright." Spike and Kian said in unison as they hopped down from the couch.

I twisted my neck and followed Twi up the stairs into her bed room. She climbed up into the bed lied there waiting. I took a minute to stretch. I'd spent the last hour or so sitting in the same spot trying to practice with magic, doesn't also help that I was huge. That's how you get leg problems. I stretched out like a dog, sliding down low to the ground to limber up. I twisted my neck in the other direction, letting out every kink I had. Once I finished I hopped up into bed beside Twi.

She smiled happily and we worked our way under the covers comfortably. "We feeling like doing anything tonight?" She asked.

"Third base?" I suggested.

She nodded her head from side to side thinking it over. "Sounds good."