Button took in a sharp breath as the two mares rounded the corner. Tonight was make or break for him, and even a wish to be able to make Silver tolerate him wasn’t enough to make him confidant. Of course, the lunch meeting the three had had where she couldn’t stop glaring at him didn’t help. Maybe Kiara just didn’t feel like telling me no, and I have no safety net? The thought only scared him more, but he forced a smile onto his face as they got close.

Silver Spoon put a hand on her hip, causing her black cocktail dress to tighten over her curves more than usual as she shifted her weight and glared into his eyes. “So, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but since Diamond seemed so excited for this stupid game night, I thought I might as well try to come along. If it ends up being lame though, I’m leaving.”

Diamond rolled her eyes as she looked away from her friend and smoothed out her purple skirt. “I bet Button has something in mind to wow us. He wouldn’t really be a master at his craft otherwise, would you?”

Button Mash shook his head as he cleared his throat and began to walk towards the end of the school grounds. Supposedly, a limousine would be coming to drive them soon, as Diamond, in her own words, ‘doesn’t just walk.’ “Well, if I know right, neither of you really play games, right?”

Silver Spoon raised an eyebrow. “Do we look like ponies who would do something so pedestrian?”

Diamond glanced towards the ground as she squeezed one of her arms, her arm pushing up her chest, which made the sweater look better than ever. “No, not really at least.”

Button nodded, before beaming at them. “Then we’ll be playing a B horror movie tonight!”

Diamond tilted her head. “What do you-”

“You couldn’t get an blockbuster to play through?”

Button noticed the butler behind him and stepped towards the car the older stallion had come from. “Nah. Besides, it wouldn’t be as much fun then.”

The two mares joined him in the car, and despite a couple more sharp comments from Silver, it was… okay. He wished she would talk more, but it did give him a chance to talk more to Diamond, who seemed really interested in hearing about the story driven genre of gaming. Of course, that only gave fodder for Silver, as he was definitely more of an action gamer. “However, I promise you, Until Dawn does not disappoint.”

“I highly doubt that.”

“We’ll just have to see about that, Silver.”

Button popped in the disc before plopping onto the couch, intentionally putting himself between the two mares. This got him a dirty glare from Silver, but when the first sign of the psycho came in the prologue, he was rewarded for the move with Diamond jumping to cling to his arm, before failing at trying to act like nothing was wrong.

As the scenes continued, he could feel both mares tensing up, and loved hearing them react to each of the scenes, from them reprimanding the idiots who drank way too much, to Diamond acting like she was scanning the prank scene, even if he wished she didn’t. He couldn’t deny who she was, and besides, that side of her was… interesting. His thoughts were cut off though as they suddenly had to chase after their sister.

“Move, you idiot! Can’t you go any faster?”

“The game won’t re-”

“Button, there is a psycho up here who is going to kill her! Run!”

“I would if-”

“Where did that fire come from?”

“Is the psycho a dragon? How are we going to fight a dragon?”

“Get up you stupid bitch! You’re going to die!”

Button thought he was going to go deaf while playing the game, right up until they got to the cliff. Both mares got silent as the actresses on screen turned to face their pursuer. A small squeak escaped Diamond and Silver, and while Diamond fully wrapped her arms around his, he could feel for just a moment Silver go to do the same, before pulling back.

When the mares on screen fell to the bottom of the mines, they were both silent before Diamond snuggled into her side, firmly planting his arm between her small, soft bosom. She would stay there most of the night, even as the game got far more spoopy, rather than spooky, and even Silver began to ease up. They talked about the story during the slower parts, and he got a genuine compliment for the game out of Silver Spoon when she found out one of her favorite actors had motion captured for the game.

While one of the couples in the game, Mike and Jess, were walking, Silver and Button turned as they heard soft, steady breaths, and he smiled at Diamond, who had fallen fast asleep with her head on his lap. He slowly ran his fingers through her mane and let out a content sigh.

“She… she really likes you. You know that, right?”

A small blush came over his cheeks, and he looked back at Silver, who was leaning back on the couch, and looking straight at the wall. Her eyes flicked back to him, before she stared back to the plaster and said, “It isn’t even super recent. She has… she’s always kind of liked your optimism.”

Button blushed a bit more as he scratched one of his arms, and looked to the ceiling himself out of embarrassment. “I doubt that… but, if you’re telling me the truth,” he paused to look at her, and did not get eye contact with the gray mare, “why are you telling me this?”

Silver’s cheeks grew a lovely shade of rosey red, and he could see the skin turn white where she gripped into herself. “Because… because I can’t fight it any longer. You’re too stupid, too blindly positive, and… and too cute for me to just say no for no reason anymore. Since she wants you, she’ll have you. However,” she finally turned to Button Mash, her eyes in a deadly glare, “I’m also telling you this because if you hurt her, I will destroy you. Diamond means a lot to me, and even if she’s the boss, I’m gonna defend her if she gets hurt, no matter what she says. Got it?”

He swallowed hard as she stood up. “G-got it.”

She nodded, before gently placing a hand on Diamond’s shoulder. “Good. Now,” her blush grew a bit brighter as she kept looking at Diamond, “I think we all lost track of time, so I’ll call our families and let them know that we’re staying the night. If that’s okay at least.”

Button looked at the cute, docile look of Diamond Tiara sleeping, and felt a warm buzz in his chest that only grew as he thought about the fact that she supposedly liked him. He nodded with a soft smile on his lips, before sliding out from under Diamond Tiara. “I-I think I’ll go to bed now, and try to get up early. Maybe even fail at flapjacks for you two!”

Silver smiled a little bit at that as she continued to pet Diamond’s head, making sure not to let Button see the tears at the edges of her eyes. “Alright, idiot, but they better be good, or we’re taking off before we get food poisoning.”

He quickly saluted her, before almost running out of the living room. His heart hammered in his ears, because while the exchange had been brief, it had been more than frightening. His mind buzzed with thoughts of how Silver had managed to actually be cute, mean, and nice, all at the same time, how he would have mares in his house that night, but most importantly,

Diamond Tiara liked him. She well and truly liked him. No mare had just liked him before, with the Cutie Mark Crusaders being the closest to have ever come to that, and they were still just good friends with him. They weren’t like this.

He would have forgotten about the journal as he laid himself to rest, if it were not for a buzz it made in his drawer. A gentle reminder that he could make a wish, even if he had no idea what to make it.

Author's Note

Two mares, a death threat, and a magical book. I probably should have a punchline for this, but the ideas are too exciting for me to focus enough on making one.

Also, I think this is my comfort fic. I made this one day so I did SOMETHING, and now when I feel at my worse, I seem to like to write this. Just thoughts.