After buying Starlight a dozen roses Sunburst took off towards the north end of town, where Starlight lived. While the walk wasn't horribly long, it was still longer than he would like and given that temperatures were getting warmer, he had begun to sweat which caused him a bit of concern. He knew though that there was no going back as he had written down the poem and more importantly, spent a fair amount of money on roses for her.

It was early in the afternoon when he finally arrived at Starlight's house. He initially thought about going and knocking on her door but then realized that with as close as her and Trixie were, that she may be over at her place so he headed across the street to see if she was there first.

He knocked on the door and for a minute there was no answer. He sighed, "Well she must either......"

The door opened and he heard a voice ask, "Who is it? Who is it that is disturbing The Awesome and Amazing Moonrise?"

Sunburst turned around to see a taller woman, dressed in a dress similar to what Trixie usually wears, only it was darker. He figured that she was likely Trixie's mom so he asked, "Uh, hi. I was wondering if Starlight is here?"

Moonrise gave him a scowl and snapped, "Who the hell are you and for your information, Starlight doesn't even live here."

Sunburst replied, "Well my name is Sunburst and I know your daughter and Starlight are really close....."

Moonrise yelled, "Look, get off my doorstep unless you want me calling the cops."

She slammed the door and this was Sunburst's cue to get going. He then realized that perhaps he should have checked Starlight's house so he went back across the street to Starlight's house. Just as he was getting ready to knock on the door he heard a yell, "You bastard ref, he was off-side! That goal shouldn't count!"

He could tell that the yell was that of Starlight and wondered not only what she was talking about but whether or not this was a good time. Finally he mustered up the courage to knock on the door. After knocking on the door he heard another yell, "Coming!"

The other voice was that of Trixie, which did not surprise him. Before he could think anything about her being there the door opened and Trixie answered, "Hello?" She then saw who it was and grunted, "Oh, it's you. What do you want?"

Sunburst replied, "Well I was kind of hoping I could talk to Starlight for a few minutes."

They heard Starlight cheering over the scoring of a goal and they had different thoughts. Sunburst thought that maybe she would be in a better mood but Trixie knew that tearing her away from the game would be a mistake. She rolled her eyes and sighed, "Look, disturbing Starlight while hockey is on is a serious mistake and even The Great and Powerful Trixie knows not to disturb her when hockey is on!"

Sunburst figured that maybe if he talked to her in the living room things would be alright, that she could still watch her game and he would get to talk to her. He asked, "Could I come in and talk to her?"

Trixie knew that allowing Sunburst into the house would be a serious mistake. She sighed, "No, you can't come in. Trixie shall go and see if she can tear Starlight away from her game to talk to you."

Sunburst sighed in frustration as Trixie headed back to the front room. Starlight was in a much better mood given that her team had retaken the lead. When she saw Trixie standing there she asked, "What is it Trixie?"

Trixie replied, "There is this guy at the door who wants to talk to you."

Starlight grunted, "Yeah, and." She developed a scowl on her face and added, "Tell the idiot to come back later, no one disturbs me when Vanhoover is playing, especially since we don't get many of their games to start with."

Without warning, Sunburst went into their house and headed where he heard the talking. When he got in there, Starlight would not be one bit pleased. She saw him standing there and yelled, "What the hell are you doing in our house." She turned to Trixie and asked, "Did you let him in?"

Trixie replied, "No, I guess he just followed me in."

The second period of the game ended and it went to intermission so Starlight decided that the time to run off their unwanted visitor had arrived. She scowled at him and growled, "What the hell do you want?"

Sunburst replied, "Well I just wanted to give you these flowers."

He approached Starlight and gave her the roses. She looked up at him and grunted, "And for what purpose?"

Sunburst replied, "Because I think you're beautiful and I want to get to know you." He saw her face turning an angry red before continuing, "Before you get mad, I want to share a poem with you."

Starlight's rage was quickly building but she decided to placate him and let him read the poem. Sunburst pulled out the paper he had written it down on and read,

* If you only knew how beautiful you are to me
You'd know I see an angel every time I look at you.
I get short of breath my heart first skips a beat.
Then speeds up fast.
Feeling as if it will pound right out of my chest.

You're so beautiful I wish I had more than two pictures.
of which I could get comfort and admire
That perfect smile which enraptures me through and through
I look at them and I say I love you. I miss you so very much.
They provide me comfort in those hardest times.
When I'm so very lonely and need you by my side.

You're so very beautiful to me.
If you only knew how much.
You're divine to me as a perfect jewel.
I just want to hold and kiss you all night long.
You're just beautiful through and through.

When he finished reading it, Starlight was even more angry. She yelled, "What, you waste my time to read me a poem?" She got up, shoved the flowers in Sunburst's face and sneered, "You know what, I've got my own poem for you!

In our house there stands a rat
oh how I'd love to smash it with a bat.
Oh why the hell won't it go away
So it won't be something I must slay.

Can it not see that it is something I hate
Is that something I have to state?
Unless its stalking stops
I will most certainly call the cops!"

Sunburst analyzed the less than pleasant poem and then realized what she said in the very first line, our house. He asked, "Our house, as in your and Trixie's house?"

The intermission of the hockey game was drawing to a close and Starlight wanted to hurry up and get him out of there and figured he should know the truth so hopefully he would leave her alone. She snapped, "Yes, Trixie and I live together and we love one another so you will never have a chance with me."

He said, "Please just give me....."

Starlight shoved him and yelled, "Get out of OUR house before I do call the cops."

Trixie shoved him out of the house, slammed the door shut and locked it. When Trixie returned to the front room, she found a Starlight that was furious. She cast her gaze at her and asked, "Starlight, I'm sorry he followed me in. I thought he would know that when I said you wouldn't talk to him, he would leave."

Starlight sighed, "It's alright Trixie." She then turned her attention to the TV and after what had happened, she couldn't get back into her game. She turned the TV off and continued, "You know what Trixie, I can't even get into the game now." She stood up, grabbed Trixie's hand and suggested, "How about we go upstairs and unwind. After what just happened, I need a release."

Trixie knew what she was talking about and was ecstatic as Starlight choosing unwinding over hockey was very rare. She joyfully asked, "I take it you're thinking about sexy times?"

Starlight, who was just a few minutes ago very angry, had become much happier and giggled, "You must have been reading my mind!"

Author's Note

* Source of the poem is in the author's notes in the previous chapter.