Author's Note

I did it again! Man it feels so good not to be held down by school! Hope ya all enjoy this chapter!

The Spark

Heart Breaker, Valentine, Boom, Passion, and Cozy Quilted all sat in the dinning room talking among each other.

“I’m telling you that ‘stallion’ is no stallion. He could be transgender, come on Boom didn’t you hear the way he talked. No stallion I know is like that!” Heart Breaker said, Boom shook his head incredulously now it was true he didn’t trust Wintergreen but that didn’t mean he suspected there was something wrong with him.

“Sis, even if Wintergreen acts…..peculiar we shouldn’t judge him just because of his looks or attitude. It’s who he is as a pony that matters.” Boom replied,

“Thank you, Boom, now I know you all have doubts about him…..especially since the Velvet incident but you can’t judge every new pony you see.” Cozy Quilted added. Valentine nodded with a smile on her face,

“I agree, besides he’s very….cute.” The mare said with blush on her cheeks. Heart Breaker gagged while rolling her eyes,

“He’s…odd. But a good odd! In my homeland a boy couldn’t go a day acting like Wintergreen! I say he’s brave!” Passion said. Cozy Quilted smiled whole Heart Breaker scoffed,

“Well, I don’t like him, and who’s to say he didn’t have a messed up childhood and it makes him attack Love or worse!” Heart Breaker said crossing her front hooves. Cozy Quilted rolled her eyes,

“Well if I remember correctly all of you, including Love had a few bad patches in your childhood and you all turned out fine.” The mare said. And Heart Breaker dropped her hostile attitude, “Come on, all we have to do is give him a chance.” Cozy Quilted said and it was then the dinning room doors opened and in came Love and Wintergreen. The princess sat in her usual seat beside Heart Breaker and Wintergreen sat next to Love hiding the fear that ached in his chest.

“So Wintergreen, how long are you staying at the castle?” Cozy Quilted said trying to drum up a light-hearted conversation before Heart Breaker spoke,

“Oh! I’m not quite sure to be honest, I do need a job so I can get some bits. Would you have any old vacant shops around here? My hometown used to have a few of those.” Wintergreen said. Cozy Quilted put a hoof on her chin before a smile cane to get face.

“Ya know, I think there is one place that went out of business a few weeks ago. I can reserve the place for you.” The mare said,

“I would appreciate that.” Wintergreen replied. And before anything else could be said the chefs and maids walked into the dinning room holding different kinds of food in their hooves or magic. Most of the ponies we’re unicorns as they placed silver platters down the center of the of table. They removed the covers over the platters revealing exotic foods from across any (and every) land in Equestria. Wintergreen felt his calm composure slip as he saw the exotic foods and the multitude of unicorns.

The stallion didn’t know whether to feel paralyzing fear to tantalizing hunger. Luckily though the servants left as soon as they arrived and the family got to eating. The first platter off food looked be a large bird of some sort. The meat had been cooked to perfection and was tender as it’s skin golden brown. The second platter looked to be some sort of spicy bean chilly that was thick and obviously hot as it was still boiling.

The third platter had freshly baked bread they was sliced evenly and had marmalade spread on it. The fourth platter had a salad of the freshest greens and vegetables and had ranch dressing drizzled on it. The fifth platter had a large cake with buttercream icing and whip cream to top it off. And finally the last platter held a pitcher of milk and some glasses. The looked delicious and Wintergreen wanted it unfortulently though he couldn’t quite reach any of the food without stretching across the table and he didn’t want to be rude.

Luckily though Boom noticed this and got some food for Wintergreen,

“Here ya go.” The unicorn stallion said putting the plate in front of Wintergreen. The young stallion winced,

“Um….thank you.” Wintergreen said in his usual calm voice. This odd behavior however didn’t go unnoticed by Boom though. Love shot Boom a look that said ‘I’ll tell you later’. The unicorn nodded as Wintergreen hesitantly took a fork to pick up a piece of meat from his plate. Heart Breaker however noticed Wintergreen’s off behavior as well and decided to test something. She lit her magic and levitated a glass cup over to each pony.

Wintergreen seemed to recoil slightly as he saw Heart Breaker use her magic. Heart Breaker then poured an equal amount of milk for everypony, purposely pouring slower for Wintergreen. The young stallion at this point now had his eyes down casted at his plate as of expecting Heart Breaker to hurt him. The unicorn however did nothing and placed the pitcher back on the platter. And for the rest of dinner Wintergreen didn’t say a word except for when he was directly talked to.

And even when the young stallion did talk he would be very quiet and his answers would be short. Eventually dinner ended and after asking for permission Wintergreen left quickly without dessert. As soon as the doors shut though Heart Breaker spoke,

“What is up with him!? He was all hunky-dory before and then he goes quiet!” She said. Looks were immediately shot to Love who was in the middle of her third helping of cake. The young mare sighed letting her cake fall on her plate,

“Well….it’s just….and don’t tell Wintergreen I said this. But he doesn’t like it when unicorns use their magic especially when their magic touches his things or person.” Love said trying to word herself very carefully.

“Aha! I knew something was screwy with him! He’s racist!” Heart Breaker said,

“No, no, no, no, no! He’s not racist!” Love clarified.

“Then why dosen’t he—” Boom started,

“I don’t know, it just scares him and makes him feel embarrassed.” Love interrupted.

“Wait…..what about you and me? Does he get that way when we use our magic?” Cozy Quilted inquired,

“Naw, he just dosen’t like when unicorns do it.” Love confirmed.

“Racist!” Heart Breaker shouted,

“Not!” Love argued back.

“Well if that’s the case then the poor thing could’ve had a traumatic moment in his life.” Valentine said,

“I don’t know but Passion, Boom, Heart Breaker, please dial down on the magic or better yet don’t use it at all when Wintergreen is around.” Love said and without another word she finished off her piece of cake, put a generous slice on her plate for Wintergreen, and walked out of the room.

-X-X-X-

Wintergreen had retreated to his room and was now looking out at the kingdom from the balcony. His ears limply against his skull as the stallion appeared to be lost in thought. Luckily though Wintergreen was pulled from his thoughts when he heard the sound of hoofsteps. The stallion turned his head to see Love Goddess. The young mare walked over to Wintergreen using her magic to hold the piece of cake.

“Alright, what’s the matter?” Love asked, Wintergreen blushed and looked away from the mare. The alicorn sighed and turned Wintergreen around forcing the stallion to face her. Love then put the plate in between her and Wintergreen and broke off a piece using her magic before levitating the piece in Wintergreen’s mouth. The stallion lit up his ears rising, Wintergreen chewed and swallowed the piece before speaking.

“Now are you ready to speak?” Love asked, but the young stallion in front of her just shook his head.

“Love, I just want to be left alone.” Wintergreen said in the most polite way possible,

“But why?” The alicorn retorted. Wintergreen looked down,

“I can’t tell you.” He said.

“You can! I won’t tell anypony I swear!” Love said,

“It’s not that, I……I physically can’t tell you…..it makes bad things happen in my body.” Wintergreen admitted not daring to look love in the eye.

“What happens?” Love asked, the young stallion twitched slightly.

“I can’t say…..it’s too….vulgar.” Wintergreen said,

“So….you can tell me later?” Love said hopefully as she scooted closer over to the young stallion.

“I didn’t say that…..but…..maybe when I’m ready to tell you.” Wintergreen said, as he finally locked eyes with Love. His cheeks went scarlet, as he suddenly felt that warm fuzzy feeling fill his chest.

“You know your really cute when you blush.” Love said with a giggle, as she felt a warm fuzzy feeling in her chest as well.

“My rosy cheeks are nothing compared to how majestic you always look. It’s like stepped straight out of a foaltale book.” Wintergreen said as he regained his calm voice, Love giggled as her cheeks went red. Wintergreen and Love went quiet after that and as the comfortable silence rained the two slowly leaned in. And before the two could register what was happening they kissed. The kiss between the two was tender and gentle as their cheeks flushed. Love’s wings popped open as her horn sparked while Wintergreen subconsciously wrapped his hooves around the alicorn putting his hooves at the base of her wings.

The two pulled back once they needed air, and as the two stared into each others eye’s they finally realized what had just happened.

“Umm…..” Love said,

“….” Wintergreen on the other hoof couldn’t even speak as his muscles tensed-up. Suddenly though the door to the balcony opened.

“Hey Love, Wintergreen, I think we need to—what the heck!?” Heart Breaker had started that is until she saw the position Wintergreen and Love we’re in, and just like that she triggered a chain reaction. Love yelped breaking from Wintergreen, she stumbled to her hooves and ran off of the balcony and out of Wintergreen’s green. Wintergreen on the other hoof seemed to be in state of shock as he put his lips up to his muzzle wondering if what he thought had happened had actually happened. As soon as he looked up at Heart Breaker however the stallion yelped and used his hooves to cover his eyes as he shook frantically. Heart Breaker looked down at the stallion as she felt something boiling in her. She slowly headed down the stairs to the balcony her horn glowing with jet black magic.

Heart Breaker had a few things to say.