That moment you realize you're awake.

Vodka, that's all he needed. Just a shot or two. That's all he wanted.

He searched and searched to no success for his efforts. All he found in the fridge was kept-cold animal food, basic drinks like milk and orange juice, and food. Lots of vegetables mostly, a few meats all of them marked 'organic' or 'naturally slain and processed.'

I bucked a hippie? Jeez a few drinks and I can buck a hippie. Maybe I should sober up. Nah buck that.

He closed the fridge and began rummaging through cabinets. At least until he struck a jackpot. At the end of a long row of cabinets filled with plates, foods, and so on; there was a pantry. Seethe opened it and nearly cried. Beyond the pantry's wooden door wait a wine cellar of sorts. Many, many bottles of wine lined the walls. Seethe took one, de-corked it, and chugged down the bottle in one go. The fruity but alcoholic beverage served to calm him down. Not really, but he could try and believe it did. He took another wine bottle took a chug and then found some glasses. He knew drinking somepony's entire wine cellar wasn't polite. Might as well share the wealth, even if it wasn't his.

He went around the kitchen until the sun came up making a breakfast. The memories of the previous night slowly but surely clearing up, as if a fog was pushed away by a wind. At first, it was all feelings and a few images here and there. Thirst. Thirst was one feeling. He had wanted a drink. After Celestia had kicked him out, he became depressed.

Oh me and my big dumb mouth. I mean, she did say I wasn't father material, but still my reaction was if anything too much.

He let a tear fill his eye and fall into a sizzling pan as he cooked scrambled eggs.

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The previous day.

Seethe sat at the bar, it was barley an hour after his pregnant soon-to-be probably ex-fiance kicked him out of her castle. What a weird sounding break up.

"My pregnant Princess lover through me on my rump from our luxurious castle and told our obedient staff to kill me if I ever put a hoof on the castle grounds."

"Get me another drink! Bring the darn bottle over, dude!" Seethe shouted angrily at the bartender. He wasn't angry at the bartender, he was more angry at himself. And even that wasn't real anger, it was remorse with a sour taste that upset the consumer. as the bartender came over with a bottle he said:

"Last shot, buddy boy. Get out!"

Seethe snatched the bottle and drunkenly stumbled out angrily. He marched himself around town and went to several bars and liquor stores and bought a few bottles of Scotch, Vodka, Whiskey and so on. He found a nice bench on the side of a Canterlot Road to set up camp for the night. Now many hours after getting kicked out. He sat down and got a good few of the sun. He raised a bottle of whiskey and said to no-pony.

"It was a pleasure sleeping with you, psycho sun mare!"

A few moments of drinking passed before he heard hoof steps behind him. He slowly turned to be surprised to a tall Princess Luna.

"Oh hey, Luuuuunnnnnnnaaaaa!" He slurred raising a bottle. The rest of the bench beside the part he was sitting on was decorated with his many empties. Luna came around to Seethe's front and frowned at the drunken mess of a soon-to-be brother-in-law before her.  She pushed a few of the bottles off the bench to make room for her and sat next to him.

"So...Celestia told me about your fight and sent me out to find you." Luna said blankly watching the setting sun with Seethe.

"You here to kill me or something? Th-This is soundin' like a mob hit." Seethe asked taking a final swill from a bottle of vodka and then tossing it towards a near by metal trash can. Only to miss and have it shatter on the ground.

"No, but she's open to the idea. She sent me out to tell you something very very nasty, but instead I'm going to say: Don't give up on her. I found her having the same remorse you should be having, but she's not an alcoholic. Sober up and find me this Friday at the 'Solar Club'. Eight P.M. I'll be bucked to death before I see two one and only's break up because of an over-reaction. Now I can't have you getting all dirty and probably urinated on while passing out on a bench, so I'm going to take you to a good friend." Luna said with authority.

"Ok-e-doki-loki!" Seethe said gathering his full-bottles.

"No, no, no. Leave those here." Luna commanded.

"Ya' know. Maybe I can just sit here a little longer and finish watching that beautiful sunset?" Seethe asked, looking at Luna with that look that told the whole story the booze tried to hide.

Luna saw the remorse she had seen on Celestia before coming to find him. He wanted to watch the sun and think of her. Could he be planning something? No, no that's ridiculous he already should be passed out on the dirt.

"Luna...there's somethin' I never told anyone except Celestia......" Seethe stated grimly.

Luna raised an eyebrow and saw the tears. He took his eyes off the setting sun and said:

"I love the Princess of Sun..." He said dropping a bottle of whiskey and not bothering to save it from spilling out onto the grass. "I made one big, big, big mistake..." He said sobbing as the sun went fully down to create a dark sky.

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Later

Luna had given Seethe a flying piggy-back ride all the way to Fluttershy's door step. When they arrive Fluttershy nervously welcomed them and Luna dropped Seethe on the couch in the first room. After a quick explanation, Luna left and Fluttershy and Seethe were left together.

Fluttershy fixed the booze-wreaking stallion on her couch and herself, a quick dinner. As he ate she cleaned him up a bit. Re-did his mane to a less messy fashion. Wiped his face with a  wet rag to remove any dirt and hopefully removed the booze smell and moisture. It helped. As she groomed him they got around to talking and found they both had quite a lot in common, but had, had flings here and there that never worked out. They stayed off the thought and mention of Celestia or any Princess. Fluttershy mentioned an on-off thing she had tried to commit to with Big Mac. Seethe mentioned Pinkie and there quick, mostly sex-filled relationship. Upon finishing grooming Seethe, Fluttershy took a seat next to him on the couch. The night was rather cold and the cottage poorly insulated. Seethe a small quilt that had been a gift for Fluttershy a few years ago wrapped around him. He noticed her looked at him and realized: She's cold. Almost instinctively he raised it a bit and said:

"It's kinda small but should cover us both."

Fluttershy scooted right up next to him. As she scooted over Seethe noticed she had a rather nice plot. He smiled at the little butterfly cutie mark. On her flank, she wrapped the quilt around her and leaned in on him. Until her head was resting against his.

"Umm...I have a bigger blanket upstairs on my bed. We could go up and use that one instead. It's thicker. I mean...only if you-"

"Let's go." Seethe said his drunk not thinking mind getting the signal.

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Stupid so, so, so stupid! Seethey boy!

He finished the breakfast and had put it on two plates to find that as soon as he turned Fluttershy was there. Her mane a mess a weak smiled on her face. She came forward and gave him a full kiss.

He nearly dropped the levitating plates.