A Glimmer in Your Eye

Okay. This was no problem at all. You could handle this. What would Starlight even be interested in talking about? Well, you weren't quite sure yet. But you intend to find out somehow. Some silence was shared among the both of you.

"...Are you okay?" Starlight asks.

You snap out of your trance, looking into her shiny eyes, "Huh? Y-Yeah, I am. Just thinking again. Sorry." you apologize.

"It's alright. You just look confused is all." Starlight assured.

You raise a hand, "Sorry. But, um... W-We can talk about TV." TV's always good ice breaker, right? Well, you thought so at least. You continue, "So, have you hard they're turning Battlesaurs into a series?" a confused shake of her head told you no.

"What's Battlesaurs?" she asks.

You keep your jaw still, holding it back from dropping. "It's like... one of the coolest things in existence! They uploaded the theme song online. It looks like something that should've been made a long time ago." you elaborate.

"Really? Can I see?" Starlight wonders with interest.

Hearing that question, you immediately take your phone out of your pocket and look up the video. You flip it over to the other side, catching Starlight's attention. The theme song started to play and you notice that her interest was more piqued as the video continued. And you had to admit, she looked rather cute when she showed interest in something and you felt your face grow warm, but tried to hide that fact.

Once she was done watching the video, she licked her dessert again and looked at you, "That was actually really interesting. I may have to watch it when I come back."

Again, you try to comprehend your words, "You... You don't have television where you come from?"

Starlight shakes her head, "My home is rather... different than what you may expect." it sounded like she was keeping something secret, but you decided not to pry any further as a means to not sound pushy, though you were a little curious.

"Well, when do you go back home?" you question.

The girl put a finger to her chin, "Well, I was planning to return in about four days. Why?"

You gulp and suddenly you realize what you're about to do. There goes your brain acting crazy again, "W-Well..." you stammer, "The show does premiere tomorrow. D-Do you, I dunno, wanna watch it with m-me?" you offer, letting a quiet exhale. You know she's not gonna agree. Why bother even asking?

But instead of seeing confusion or any other emotion that showed disgust on her face, you saw that smile you began to like seeing form again. "I'd like to." she agreed.

You go bug-eyed. At first, you thought were just hearing things, but now you're thinking she was just being friendly and not really interested, "You s-sure...? I mean..." you began to counter, thinking she was only saying yes to make you happy.

"No, I really want to. I mean, it looks good." she countered in a sincere tone, her voice heaven to your ears and adorably twirling a strand of hair as she spoke, her eyes looking down. "I think it'd be better to see it with someone who's interested."

Your heart skips a beat. Woah. You had to resist the urge to fistpump yourself and remain stoic. "Uh... A-Alright then." you reply awkwardly, scratching your arm for some reason.

Starlight was nearly finished her dessert and you decide to ask another question once she was done, placing the now empty cone on a napkin covered in mint stains. "Okay... What about comics then?" you wonder aloud, "Those are always fun."

You hear her chuckle, "Back home, I have friends who are into Daring Do and the Power Ponies."

"They are? Awesome. They're getting their own movies and it's rumored to be set in some cinematic universe; where Daring Do, the Power Ponies, and any other hero could join forces against some common threat in a few films."

Starlight giggled, "I'm sure they would love to hear that."

"What about you? Not into the whole 'superhero/vigilante' thing?" you wonder.

She shrugs, "Not really, but I don't hate it. I'm more into learning and reading to gain knowledge. I have a lot to learn. My teacher kind of rubbed off on me in that regard." she quietly laughed off.

Huh, so she's someone who focuses on learning. Cool. Even though you felt as though you do enough learning at school, you admit to picking up at least one educational book a month out of sheer boredom. "What do you learn about anyway?" you finally ask, getting into another subject you thought was good. You take another swig of your soda, glad that it hasn't gotten flat yet.

"History... and something else. Sorry, but I promised my teacher I wouldn't reveal too much." she replies. She frowns, "I'm sorry but it's for the best." she adds.

Huh. When it comes to her, she's awfully secretive. Now you're really curious. She should know that nothing's gonna change how you feel about her. Unless she was revealed to be a blood-sucking zombie, an evil AI bent on world domination, or some kind of shapeshifting werewolf, you'd like her all the same. It was at this moment you begin to question your sanity over those options.

Then again, you go to a school that was possessed by Sirens, interdimensional portals, and Sunset was once bent on domination and became a She-Demon or whatever she called it before changing her ways for the better, and you went to camp to solve a mystery seen only in a cartoon. So, with everything you've experienced perhaps you're not as crazy as you would think.

"O-Okay, then." you brush off again. That seems to be a constant pattern with you.

Starlight tilts her head, "I'm probably annoying, you aren't I?"

You shake your head, "No, I promise you're not." you look at the line for a moment, "Holy crap, Sunset actually made it to the front. I've only heard legends of those who make it. That place always has a line and today seemed no different. Heh. She is one of the chosen ones."

A snort came from across from you. Starlight actually let out a giggle while holding back a laugh at your little comment. It was possibly one of the greatest and cutest sounds you have ever heard, honestly up there with the Battlesaurs theme. And that was a tough feat. You laugh as well, resting an arm on the table.

The two of you stop and Starlight speaks, "Hm. Do you wanna stick around?"

You look as Sunset walks back to the table with a bag in her hands, "Nah. I'll let the two of you do what you were doing. It was nice chatting with you though." you say.

Sunset finally made it back, "Sorry about that. Stupid line took forever." she finally acknowledges you, "Oh, hey!" she greets, shaking your hand. "How are you?"

"Pretty good." you reply. "Tough line, huh?"

"Yeah..." she sighs. "Thought I'd never make it."

Starlight looks up, "So, when should we meet up?"

"Meet back here tomorrow afternoon?" you suggest casually. "We could just do whatever until the show premieres."

Seeing her ponder, you patiently await an answer. Finally, Starlight looks at you, her eyes shining, "Sure. I can do that."

"Cool." you respond, "Well, I gotta go. See you two around, hm?" you wave off, walking back to do whatever.

"See you around." Sunset waves back. Once she thought you were out of earshot, she smirks at Starlight, "So, the two of you, huh?" you hear her tease her friend, "Got a date?"

Hearing those three words from your spot, you decide to stop and turn around, your face warming up at being caught. You notice Starlight blushing and this time you weren't making things up. "N-No... It's j-just a friendly hangout. Like what w-we do..." she insists, thought it looked like Sunset wasn't buying it.

However, it seemed she stopped budging and sat down, opening the brown bag and taking out a wrapper and handing it over to her friend. "I'm just messing around..." she says.

"O-Oh..." you can hear Starlight mutter as you walk away to let the two of them talk without you intruding anymore. You wipe a cold sweat from your forehead.

Remember, do not think of tomorrow as a date. It's just a friendly hangout, and couldn't make it awkward. You only have a few days to hang out with Starlight and you had to make a good impression. You curse yourself for being so nervous around her. But before that however, you have one more matter to take care of.

Your oncoming hunger, somehow, despite having just eaten. Curse Sunset eating a burger of her own. You look at the line to the burger joint, seeing it extend again. From the look of it, starving to death was going to happen whether in line or not. So you went to go find a quick snack. And perhaps a few more for the show tomorrow.

The fact that Starlight agreed to come still blows your mind. You could not screw this up.