A Glimmer in Your Eye

So there you were in your room, watching some good old fashioned television. Well, not literally anyway, it was just a show you remembered to record this morning. With a bag of chips in hand, you finally decided to sit down and relax. There was no one else home, meaning you had some peace and quiet to yourself and you were grateful for that.

You just hope it was like that tomorrow.

With Starlight coming, the less teasing you'd have to endure from your parents, the better. Luckily, they mentioned that they'd be home later than usual for a few days, so you prayed that was still the case going into tomorrow night.

But then you focus back to the show you're watching. The only notable sound heard besides the television was the sound of you munching on some tasty chips. Boy were you glad you bought yourself some spare snacks. Cause with how many episodes you have left, it was going to be a late Saturday.

At the very least, you won't be bored tonight.

Then, your mind trails to another matter. Starlight. The way she and Sunset were speaking earlier made you think that... Ah, you're probably overthinking things. That's the usual reaction having something called a date, you muse, shrugging it off. It was simple teasing. Nothing more, nothing less.

Yet you kinda wish it was something more. She agreed to hang out with you at least, meaning you haven't scared her off. That was something... Right? No need to rush into things, you feel.

Then again... She's only here for a few more days, and with the last week of school coming up, you'll even have less free time until the school year finally ends on Friday. Now for that you were grateful. On the brightside, no more homework and studying for the entire Summer.

At the mere thought of school, you slouch even more on your chair, dreading the boredom that will come sitting in class for no reason. Then you remember the show tomorrow and perk up again. So you decide to focus on your show to get your mind back on track.

Maybe things will turn out well and you won't embarass yourself.

You awake once your conscious enough to realize the sun is peeking through your window to your eyelids. "Agh!" you groan, groggily raising a hand over your forehead as you slowly open your eyelids. Thinking it was still early, you realize that you somehow fell asleep on the chair with the TV still on.

You barely remember anything, other than the excitement that came with watching some good television. You think you're all caught up, but with how hazy things are, now you're not even sure.

"Ergh... How early is it...?" you ask no one in particular. You stand up and stretch, hearing a small crack in your stiff limbs. A yawn escapes your mouth and you look at the chair, seeing the empty bag of chips you devoured in about... ten minutes. Man, that was a feat even for you. You pick up the bag and throw into the small trash can that was in your room.

Now that you were awake, you might as well see how early it is. So you grab your phone from its spot above the nightstand and press a button. Your eyes widen when you realize you slept past noon. "I... really have to stop doing that..." you mutter.

Without hesitation, you lazily flop on your bed, hoping that this drowsiness would fade. Then, you remember something. Something important for you. And you instantly sit up. "Crap. I gotta go!" you realize, immediately hopping out of your bed as you make an attempt to get ready as soon as you could.

After making yourself presentable and sitting through an annoyingly long bus ride, you finally arrived at the mall. With newfound vigor you step off the bus, nearly tripping as you missed a step, but you catch yourself at the last second and let out a sigh of relief.

The parking lot was still crowded as usual, but considering it's Sunday, it's less filled than usual, and you let out a chuckle. That meant less cars to narrowly avoid for your life.

Okay, you made it. You pray that you weren't late.

So now that you were inside, you set out for the food court, noticing a map. "You are here," it read. "How does it know?" you chuckle to yourself in slight amusement. That joke always clears your mind, and you need that now.

Cause now you were slowly becoming nervous. And many more thoughts snuck into your mind the closer you get.

What if she doesn't show up? What if she didn't like you and was only being nice? What if you make a fool of yourself and convince her that you're an idiot? What if...

Stop, you tell yourself. You may be going crazy. Then again, those are viable outcomes...

Again, you have to convince yourself that everything's going to be just fine.

And then you finally arrive at the food court, and your heart skips a beat once you actually see Starlight Glimmer sitting there sipping a milkshake. And she's as beautiful as ever in your eyes. You perk up at the sight of her and every doubt in your mind just washes away. A thin smile appears on your face.

Then her wandering eyes catch you and she smiles as well as you walk closer, "You made it! For a minute, I thought you forgot..." she mentions to you.

"Sorry." you apologize, "I... kinda woke up later than I hoped. Hope I wasn't keeping you waiting for long."

Starlight shakes her head, "No you weren't, but I didn't mind." you sigh upon hearing her words. "I'm more surprised I got here first considering Pinkie was keeping me back asking questions for a good ten minutes." she laughs and you let out a snicker, knowing about the hyperactive girl yourself.

"Heh. But I'll admit, it's not hard to to be early when I'm involved." you quip, rubbing the back of your neck.

She giggles again, and you realize you'll never get tired of hearing that sound. "I doubt it." she replies, taking a sip of her milkshake, "So, what do you have in mind?"

You shrug, "We got a few hours. We could just roam a bit. I'm game for whatever, honestly."

Starlight swirls the straw around her cup while listening and replies, "Okay then." the sound of your stomach rumbling was heard, and you blush realizing she heard it.

"Uh, how about a bite to eat first?" you offer, "I'll buy."