A soft pillar of light shining in my eyes awoke me from what was probably the greatest sleep I've ever had. The warmth basking over me felt unfathomably good, as I was lacking the heat from my cuddle buddy. Hesitantly, I stirred, throwing the blanket off of me to the side. Focusing my vision, I checked the clock.

12:33

"Aww...shit."

I rushed up and out of bed, stumbling slightly. Just before I reached the door, I felt a sensation from down below. Not one of pleasure, but urgency. One lengthy emptying of the bladder left me at the sink washing my hooves.

Not long after I came face to face with myself in the mirror. My own green orbs piercing back as if to say, 'This is me. Look at what I can do, world!', and it was true. What some may call a dream, what some may call a fear, I conquered it. I sealed the deal with the mare I never even realized I loved. I have a marefriend now. This is the start of something great...

After a few daft attempts to liven up my bed-mane, I said 'fuck it' and left the bathroom with a swagger I had yet to ever possess.

The soft click of the door opening followed my turn of the handle. Exiting the room, I approached the living room down the hall, which was filled with the sound of soft chatter, and what I believed to be the television on in the background.

Rounding the corner, I came into view of the group. On the full couch sat Dyno and Astro, on the loveseat was Jetty, and Berry was still on the single chair. For all I know, she could've been there from last night still. Upon making eye contact, Astro jumped up and nearly tackled me to the ground.

"MY MAN!" Astro yelled, wildly shaking me back and forth. "He diiiid iiiit!"

Thankfully, he released me before he caused me a concussion.

"Heh, yeah. We uhh-... did it." I rubbed the back of my neck, not expecting the awkward congratulation. Turning my sight to Jetty, she met my gaze, then looked away.

"I take it you told them all about it then?" I said with snarky intonation.

Jetty looked at me with surprise, almost offense.

"What? No, of course not! They kept prodding me for an answer and I let it slip...sorry." She smiled sheepishly.

Out the corner of my eye I noticed a face pop out from the kitchen. None other than Smokey.

"Ayyy, sleepyhead is awake. How'd ya sleep? Ha! We all know much sleepin' wasn't happ'nin between ya." He said.

"Alright," I announced, raising a hoof. "We get it, you guys figured out."

A voice piped up from the solo chair: "Oh, we didn't just probe her for the answer." Berry said, throwing her head at Jetty. "We knew well before either of you got up."

Now it was Dyno's turn to put in his two cents.

"Yeah, you guys weren't as quiet as you thought you were." He gave a surprisingly sincere smile.

My face flushed hard as I imagined them being awoken in the middle of the night by our romp. I tried to cover my face as best as possible to avoid the embarrassment, but Smokey had wrapped an arm around me.

"Don't worry man, we're just pullin' ya leg. Glad ya had fun." A double-tap of his hoof on my chest confirmed his genuineness. "I'm sure ya hungry from all the...activity. We ordered pizza for lunch, as I frankly have no food in this god damn place. Dig in!" Smokey let me go, and pointed a hoof at pizza boxes I had yet to notice on the table. I had yet to also notice that I was in fact, very hungry. Running around the table, I was about to seat myself next to Astro and Dyno on the couch, until I remembered Jetty was alone on the smaller two-pony couch. Taking a slice in my hoof, I parked my rear on the cushion. Smokey quickly followed and took the empty seat on the full-size couch.

Smokey lifted his own piece of pizza with his magic, and cleared his throat.

"To the cute new couple." He flashed a devilish grin, and laughed. We dinked our pieces together, and took a bite.

I don't care if this pizza is cold, this is the best fucking thing EVER.

Jetty leaned over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I couldn't help but blush slightly again. I wiped my mouth with a hoof swiftly and took her in for a full smooch on the lips. Just as soft as I remember...

Astro couldn't help but start 'woo'-ing. I swear to Celestia I'm gonna kill him one day...

Still in the kiss, I flipped Astro the middle-feather, followed by the room filling with laughter. I broke the kiss, and looked deep into Jetty's eyes. No words needed, we both conveyed the same message to each other.

I love you.

"So," Smokey said, raising the television remote in his magic. "What's on TV?"

Author's Note

UGH I finally got around to writing a 'proper' ending to this fic. Hope you enjoyed reading, if not, please leave a comment down below as to what I can improve, or if you have any ideas.