"Well, that's... um... interesting."

I had just finished telling Trixie about the events that led to last night... well, happening. It wasn't an extremely long story—it was only a minute or two's talk—but it was enough to fill the mare in on what happened and what caused Starlight's outburst earlier.

We were sitting at the Ponyville Cafe, munching on small foods like sandwiches and potato bits with a side of daffodil. Nothing fancy, just a friendly thing.

"Yeah, the morning was a bit awkward," I replied. "I've never woken up next to my best friend after I had sex with them. ... Come to think of it... I haven't exactly had... well, you know, before."

Trixie's eyes grew. "Wait... you mean you were a... virgin?"

The unicorn let out a quiet spurt of laughter. Whether it was at me or just finding it funny, I wasn't entirely sure. It was embarrassing, but slightly—how should I put it—annoying.

"I'm sorry," she smiled as she wiped away a few tears, "that was funnier than Trixie expected."

"Sure it was," I answered dryly, "and I'm assuming you've had sex before?"

"Oh, countless times!" she exclaimed. But I simply stared at her, not buying it one bit. "... Okay, maybe a couple times. But Trixie's definitely done it before. Just the feeling of those stallions on top of me, giving me their long, thick-"

"No," I interrupted her, "I don't need to know that. I know where you were going with it, but that's a bit too much."

"Sorry," she said immediately after, coughing as a way of changing the subject. "Anyway, back to Starlight: Why is she so uptight about what you two did? I mean, everypony does it."

"Yeah, but that's not exactly the point, Trix. Both of us were drunk. We weren't thinking straight, we weren't functioning like normal ponies—I mean, neither of us knew where we were until we saw each other this morning. It was like we were blackout drunk, only... not."

Trixie seemed to understand what I was getting at, but she was still curious about the whole subject.

"Do either of you plan to... tie the knot? Go further with it?"

"Not like this," I told her somewhat sternly. "I love Starlight. I really do, and I think she feels the same way. But neither of us want to start a relationship over something that was completely out of our control."

"So you do plan to go further at some point in the future?"

I shrugged a bit. "I mean, if she's okay with it. If that day comes, I want both of us to be sober and aware of what the hay we're doing. Until then, we're just gonna... wait."

I took a final bite of my sandwich, trying to avoid eye contact, simply because I didn't know what else to say at this point. With a sigh, I scrunched my lips and turned back to the mare.

"You know, I don't even think she knows that I truly love her," I began. "I mean, yeah, I said it last night afterwards, but we were both drunk. Maybe she either didn't remember or didn't think I was being so serious. But the problem with that is that I am serious when I say that I love Starlight. I'd do anything to make her happy. But now I'm just afraid of... well... bucking it all up."

Another sigh left my lips as I finished spilling my brief burst of emotion out to Trixie, who looked at me with concern.

"Why don't you just tell her?" she asked. "I mean, both of you aren't drunk right now. Maybe she'll feel the same way sober?"

"I guess I'm just afraid of what'll happen right after I tell her."

"What do you think will happen?"

"I... I don't know. Maybe that's why I'm afraid."

My head fell to the table, and I let out a quiet groan. It was bad enough that my head still hurt a bit from the cider, but now I had this on my mind. That was the one thing I hated about my memories all coming back to me: I had to worry about the emotion I used to have. I missed being just disappointed or happy. Now I was sad, angry, love-struck, lustful, on and on and-

My thoughts were interrupted when I felt a hoof touch my own. When I looked up, I saw Trixie sitting there, looking at me with a concerned but caring expression, her hoof sitting peacefully over mine.

"You and I both know Starlight in and out. I might not know her as much as you do, but I know that whatever happens, she will be happy—no matter what."

I smiled, but at the same time, I groaned. "You sound like Princess Luna."

Interestingly, Trixie wasn't annoyed at my reaction, but curious. "Why? What did Princess Luna do?"

"It's a long story. Trust me, I plan on telling it to everyone, but not for a little while."

"Hmm... you've become a very mysterious pony ever since you came back."

"Really? I haven't noticed," I told her sarcastically, earning a brief laugh from her, as well as a roll of her eyes.

Eventually, the bill for our meal came along, and Trixie paid it out of her own pockets. Satchel. Wherever those bits came from. As soon as it was paid, the two of us left the cafe and started back to the castle.

"Thank you for the lunch, by the way," I thanked her. "It really helped, to be honest."

"Not a problem," Trixie smirked. "Even Trixie knows how much a big, buff stallion needs his protein after such an exhausting night."

"Don't even go there."

"Why, go where?" she asked with an innocent tone, the smirk never fading from her face.

"Not gonna say it."

"Say what?"

"The thing you're trying to make me say! I'm not falling for it, Lulamoon."

"Trixie has no idea what you're talking about~!"

I couldn't help but laugh at our own exchange. "Sometimes, I can't help but hate you."

"That's what they all say," she said in a sultry tone, "and yet they're always coming back for more."

"Are you trying to seduce me?"

"You tell me, Mr. I-See-All."

I hummed, pretending to think for a few seconds. "Yes."

"... A little bit."

"Pfft, ha!" I couldn't help but laugh. I put an arm around Trixie as we walked. "Trixie, please never change."

"Wouldn't change for the world."

Author's Note

I guess writing several chapters that take place on a single day aren't necessarily bad, as long as there's story to it. I mean, several of the chapters so far took place in one day, and three chapters took place on one day. You skip several days, you miss out on potential story and character development, but you linger on a day for too long, and you might end up making it filler.

Hopefully you guys find that the story is flowing alright for how many chapters exist. If not, I'll work on that in the future.