Author's Note

Once again, FrostGuardian has helped me out with yet another chapter of one of my stories, so be sure to follow him on his fimfiction account for being such a big help to me. Anyways, thanks for your patience and support, remember to stay tuned and keep bronying on.

...There's True Happiness (Halloween Chapter) Part 1

A couple of weeks went by slowly, but you still hung out with all of the girls as best as you could, dividing your time evenly so everyone got a fair shot. For the past 2 weeks, on Mondays, you visited Luna in her office, usually during lunch to talk about personal life and whether you were having problems or not. She'd even talk about your grades at school, which classes you were passing, which ones to improve on and some tips on how to get back on track and then offered you her best wishes. In a way, she was like the big sister you always wanted, which seems a bit messed up since you've had a crush on her since your Junior year.

On Tuesdays, you visited Fluttershy early in the morning to help her with the animals at the shelter, feeding them, caring for them and then laying them down for their naps. This was a bit tricky since you have to wake up at 5 AM and be there to care for the animals until 6 AM. But all that hard work paid off and it even made Fluttershy happy to know you stuck around.

On Wednesdays, during lunch, you spent your time with Rara in the music room. She would help give you tips on how to sing songs a little better. You were alright as a singer, but there were times when your voice would crack on a certain note and your whole performance is shot way off. But thanks to Rara's tutoring, she's helped you become an even more amazing singer than before.

On Thursdays, those were the days when you work from 11 P.M to 6 A.M at the construction sight, so after school, you would always meet up with Sugarcoat outside of Crystal Prep. The two of you were talking about what's been happening. Apparently, some time after Cinch was fired for blackmailing a student and endangering the lives of the students.

It was a no-brainer that risking Twilight's life, along with the other students just to keep CPA's winning streak was a definite no-no and Cinch's whole career was flushed down the drain. Sugarcoat mentioned how she got a job as a private tutor and because they get paid less, it was a fitting end for her. Sugarcoat even stopped hanging out with her classmates because she was doing some soul-searching. And with you comforting her, telling her the bright sides of life while walking her home gave her a sense of peace.

On Fridays, you would always walk Rarity home to her boutique. Anytime you got there, she would switch from having you try some of her new men's clothes to taking your measurements to try and design some new men's Halloween costumes. She was on overdrive during the time you spent with her and you always loved how motivated she got when it came to making new designs.

And lastly, on Saturday, you spent it with Starlight and Trixie. Just last week, they invited you over to Trixie's house to have another get-together... and watch some of Trixie's magic shows and you and Starlight were her only private audience, which was okay with you. She did flop a few of her tricks, which would've made a huge crowd either laugh or boo at her, but when you encouraged her, she felt a lot more confident, which helped her pulled off her remaining tricks effortlessly. You and Starlight showered her with applause, making Trixie smile and bow to you and Starlight.

Now, this Saturday, you thought it was only fair to invite those two ladies over to your house, so you headed down to their houses and right now, the three of you were walking to your house. It was 10:30 A.M and you were 15 minutes away from your house.

"You know, since we're gonna be visiting my house, I'd like to know what kind of activities you girls want to do when we get there so I'll know how to entertain you," you said. Starlight and Trixie did a little thinking on what they'd like to do and it seemed like they were stumped at the moment. Of course, they couldn't answer with anything other than a shrug. "It's alright, you can tell me what you want to do when we get there, so we got plenty of time to think about it." So as you pressed on and eventually turned the corner, you came to a stop when you saw two other girls at your front porch.

They didn't seem to notice you, but you quickly recognized them from your angle. Your smile quickly vanished when you saw those two having the nerve to show up at your doorstep.

"Carlos what's the-- oh no," Trixie said when she saw the two girls over at his house. "What in the fuck are those two bitches doing here? Why I oughta--" but as she was about to march over there...

"No, wait! Let me handle this," you said, holding her back before walking up to your house.

Once you got close enough, the two girls... or in this case, your ex-girlfriends turned around and gasped happily when they saw your face. "Carlos! It's so good to see you, how've you been?" Cathy asked, going up to you to give you a hug, but you stepped back. "Hey, what's the matter, aren't you happy to see us?" But you kept your straight face and felt so sympathy towards these two traitors.

"Come on, we're sorry for what we did to you. We want to make it up to you," Ashley added.

"You'll just end up repeating it without a care in the world," you said, folding your arms. "I've made that mistake once, I'm not going to make it again. Why don't you two just go back to your so-called "studs" or something and just let get on with my life?"

"Aww, don't be like that, we were just fooling around," Cathy said, both girls putting on fake smiles.

"You certainly have a messed up way of fooling around," Starlight called out as she and Trixie came up to each of your sides and staring up at your exes with disappointed glares. "Do you even realize the damage you two left when you broke his heart into a million pieces?"

"And just who the hell are you?" Ashley asked.

"We're the girls who actually give a fuck about him, unlike you!" Trixie rebutted. "You girls got a lot of nerve showing up at Carlos' house like that after the shit you put him through!"

"Oh? Then what are you two doing with him?" Cathy asked.

"Carlos invited us over to spend some time with him. We helped him pick up the pieces of his life and helped him move on after what you two did to him. Now, let me ask you girls this: What the hell are you two doing here on his front porch, huh?" Starlight asked.

"Isn't it obvious? We want him back. He obviously needs some sexy women in his life," Ashley said.

"All I see are a couple of sluts who only care more about getting into a guy's pants rather than trying to find a way into his heart, so back off and don't ever come near him again!" Trixie yelled.

"Oh shut up, you little brat. It's not like he's your boyfriend or anything," Cathy rebutted. "Besides, who are you to tell us what to do?"

At that point, your instincts kicked in and you stepped up... and gave them a taste of their own medicine, "These girls here happen to be my girlfriends," you said, pulling them to your sides. You gave Starlight and Trixie quick "play along" glances. They instantly picked up on your signal and instantly clinged to you while you wrapped your arms around them. "And I don't appreciate you two insulting them like that! They gave me something a whole lot more than what you girls could ever offer me: undying love!"

"What?! Y-You you're... going out with... those two little whores?" Ashley asked, shocked.

"The only whores around here are you two. Cathy, I always thought I was never good enough to even be your boyfriend just because you thought I wasn't big enough "down there." Ashley, I heard you talking to your friends at school, saying you showed no signs of love towards me. Even when we kissed, you thought they didn't mean anything and wanted something more in real men. Well guess what, the love I felt from these awesome girls was more than I could ever ask for!" you said.

"And not to mention what he's been doing to these perfect bodies... every night... over and over again... you should've seen how big he was," Trixie poured it on. Ashley and Cathy were disgusted.

And for the icing on the cake, "And you girls threw away your one chance at getting laid with this hunk, so why don't you go ahead and beg for some dick like the sluts you are. Because you are NEVER going to find another man like Carlos for the rest of your lives... not even in a million years," Starlight gloated. By this point, Cathy and Ashley couldn't believe what they just heard. Their eyes twitched and growled angrily.

"Fine! Keep your lousy girlfriends! You'll never find girls like us!" Ashley retorted.

"That's the point. See ya," you rebutted. And right away, they scoffed and stormed off, never to be seen or heard again and once they left your sight completely, you took your hands off of both Starlight and Trixie, sighing in relief and looked back at the girls. "Thanks for your help, girls."

"No problem. Seeing the looks on their faces when we rubbed our "good times" all over them, it was priceless, I wish we could have recorded that!" Trixie said.

"I think it's best we kept it private. The last thing we need is rumors spreading around campus that Carlos has turned into a pimp and I doubt he'd like being referred as one," Starlight said. "But I will admit, seeing the looks on their faces when they were rejected hard was priceless!"

"You bet. I feel so much better now. Now then, where were we? Oh yeah," you said, going up to the door, unlocking it, then opening it as you stepped to the side. "Ladies first."

"Ooh, such a gentleman," Trixie said before giggling. Both Starlight and Trixie then step inside before you closed the door and locked it. "My, my, it looks like you're doing rather well for yourself if you're living in a beautiful place like this, Carlos." Trixie commented.

"Thanks, Trixie. By the way, you girls want me to get you a drink?" you asked.

"Sure, what kind of drinks do you have?" Starlight asked. You went into the kitchen and opened up the refrigerator to see what you had stocked up inside.

"I've got some water, OJ, apple juice, milk and a couple of fresh 2 liters. One is Coca-Cola, the other is Mountain Dew, you like any of these?" you asked.

"Yeah, get me a cup of that Mountain Dew. It's really good," Starlight said. "By the way, would it be okay if we watched some of your movies while we're at it and if you could make us some popcorn, please?"

"And the Great and Powerful Trixie would like a nice cup of apple juice, please," Trixie said.

"You got it. And sure, go ahead and pick one and I'll get the popcorn ready," you replied, filling the girls' cups up with their drinks of choice. After giving them their drinks, you went back into the kitchen and pulled out a bag of popcorn and stuck in the microwave and let it pop. After that, you went back into the living room and saw that Starlight was waving a DVD at you, which had a picture of a psychopathic killer doll with a knife. "Oh-ho, so you want to kick this off with a scary movie, huh?"

"Why not? It is the season after all," Starlight said.

"Then pop that sucker in the DVD player and we'll start this day off with a bang!" you said excitedly. Starlight nodded and put the movie inside, then took her seat on the couch with you and Trixie. The three of you waited for the movie trailers on the DVD to finish up before they officially started it. By then, the popcorn finally finished popping, so you got up from the couch and went back into the kitchen and took out the bag, opened it up, then put the popcorn in a big snack bowl. You then got the girls their drinks and returned with the snacks and set them down on the coffee table.

"Thanks a bunch for the snacks, Carlos," Trixie said.

"You're very welcome," you replied as the three of you began your movie marathon. Although, it was tough to keep your mind off the Halloween Dance, even with the movie playing. The girls felt the same way and you couldn't stop imagining what costumes they'll wear.

Some time passed by the next day and at precisely 6 PM, everyone was arriving at Canterlot High, all dressed up in their costumes and wanting to have a good time.

You showed up right on the dot, wearing your Connor Kenway costume from Assassin's Creed. You stayed outside the school entrance so you could wait for the other girls. While you waited, you watched some funny videos on your phone, it was all mostly Vanossgaming videos. You were eager to see what kind of costumes the girls were gonna wear for tonight's special event.

As you were laughing you ass off, watching Vanoss and his pals getting pwned in one of their Death Runs, you hear a lot of footsteps walking towards you.

"I hope we didn't give you waiting," Starlight's voice said. You stopped the video and put your phone away to check out the girls and their costumes. Your heart skipped a beat the moment your eyes landed on these seven beautiful women in front of you. Starlight and Trixie were both dressed up as sexy witches, Rarity and Rara are both dressed up as vampires, Vice Principal Luna dressed herself up as Nightmare Moon, Sugarcoat dressed up as Harley Quinn and finally, Fluttershy dressed herself as the ever-so adorable and sexy Flutterbat and had a fresh apple in her hand to boot.

"Whoa, you girls look amazing," you praised.

"I can read all your dirty thoughts, you know," Sugarcoat said, crossing her arms with a smirk. She was able to come to the CHS Halloween Dance thanks to Celestia compromising with Principal Cadance since Cinch is no longer welcome at CPA. Principal Cadance and Celestia agreed to pitch in and throw the Halloween Dance by providing the equiptment and some nice refreshments, hence why Sugarcoat was able to come over and have a good time with her new friends and you.

"Come on, Sugarcoat, no need to embarrass him," Rara chuckled.

"No no, it's alright. Come on, let's go inside and get our boogies on," you said. The girls all agreed and followed you inside the school, strolling down the halls until you came to the entrance to the gymnasium, where everyone was located, wearing their costume and the music was booming.

"Well, I can only sum this up in two words: LET'S BOOGIE!!!" Starlight exclaimed.

You and the other girls cheered and ran over to the dance floor. You busted a move like there was no tomorrow with the 7 girls who brought back your smile. Nearly everyone in the gymnasium had their eyes set on you and the girls, most of them with smiles, others were staring with jealous, pouty faces. The seven girls shook their asses expertly, slightly turning you on. Trixie was the first one of these seven girls to stare at you with half-lidded eyes and a sultry smile, making you blush.

It turned you on that Trixie was one of those girls who could make cute and sexy go together. In fact, each of these girls possessed these traits. Your mind was brought back when the music finally stopped and everyone was cheering for more.

"Alright everyone, settle down! We've got more awesome beats coming your way! So don't go anywhere and let's keep this party going, shall we?!" Vinyl shouted over the mic before putting on more music. Once again, you and the girls proceeded to dance some more, pumping your fists in the air like you just don't care. But then you stopped dancing and pulled Starlight and Trixie in for a little huddle and whispered to them.

"Thanks for being such amazing friends, you two."

"We'd do it again if we were given the chance, Carlos. It wouldn't even be a fun night if we didn't have you around to make it all the more special," Starlight said. "No one wants to see you looking so depressed for the rest of your life after all, Carlos."

"Yes indeed. The Great and Powerful Trixie always enjoys your company," Trixie agreed.

"You're a very lucky young man to have so many good friends by your side. It's not every day a man such as yourself has this many friends in his entire life," Vice Principal Luna said.

"Luna, I should thank you, too," you replied.

"What for? The only thing I've ever done was discuss about your future and how to improve on some of the things in school you're slightly lacking. I don't usually do this with a lot of students because they're all so afraid of me due to my strict and demanding personality. I know I'm not the most easy-going woman in CHS, but I always make an effort to show that I'm not all that scary," Luna said.

"That's just it. I already know you're not all that scary. You took time out of your busy schedule just to help me out in my time of need," you replied. Luna blushed slightly from your kindness.

"I'm flattered by your kind words, Carlos. And you know… I should thank you a little bit as well… for being one of the very few students who can see the good in me. Just... don't tell anyone this... I might be having these thoughts of wanting to be involved in your life," Luna whispered.

"Well, the more the merrier," you replied. Luna was moved by your welcoming attitude and gave you a hug, which you gladly returned with a hug, too.

After separating, you got turned around by Sugarcoat. "I don't mince words, which is a big deal-breaker for lots of guys who try to get together with me, but you don't mind it and that's why you saw as much more than just what was on the surface. And for that, I'm very grateful," she said before pulling you into a hug as well, then added a kiss on the cheek to boot. She then lets you go so she could give the other girls a chance to spill the beans on how they felt about you.

"As for me, it's not every day that someone took an interest in wanting my help in some singing lessons, it's usually people wanting my autograph. It's nice at first, but it gets dull after a while, like they don't get that I'm still a student here at CHS." Rara said.

"You see, darling? You've made a positive impact on all of us. Those ex-girlfriends of yours just couldn't see the potential that was hidden inside you all this time. Not to mention that you, Carlos, also seem to have a keen eye for fashion with the outfit you're always wearing. And I can't even begin to count the many times you've helped me out with my latest line of ensembles for men. Not to mention, you're far more well-mannered than that narcisistic wretch, Blueblood," Rarity said.

"Ugh, don't get me started on that asshole," you replied before making yourself and the girls laugh for a little bit, then calmed yourself down.

"And I've never had anyone else other than the girls help me at the animal shelter. Anytime the girls were busy, you found time out of your busy schedule to volunteer to help me. And you never expected anything in return, like some form of payment or something. You have no idea how grateful we are. So I can honestly say from the bottom of all our hearts..." Fluttershy paused.

"Thank you, Carlos," all 7 girls said in unison.

"It was no problem, ladies. And I want to thank you all, too... for getting out of my depressed situation. From now on, things are gonna be different. As of today, I'm forgetting about those two hookers, because I've got all of you by my side to keep me smiling for eternity," you said, proud. Your friends all cheered and gave you a group hug, though Luna was trying to keep it professional.

Then, before they realized it... "Alright, folks! Now it's time for a special dance for all you lovebirds!" Vinyl exclaimed through her mic. Moments later, she played her next song, which made most of the students pair up with their partners and began slow dancing.

"Aww man. Looks like we're out," you said, slightly bummed out, but kept a small smile. "I want to dance with all of you, but I don't think they'll let me. What do we do now?" While the majority of the girls thought about this, one particular lady had come up with their decision and turned back to you.

"I think it should be fair that Starlight dances with you, Carlos," Trixie said.

"She was the first one to cheer him up when those bitches ruined everything in his life," Sugarcoat said, "Now hurry up and ask her to dance before the song ends."

You chuckled and looked over at the blushing Starlight. "Starlight Glimmer... would you care to dance?" you extended your arm out, asking for her hand.

Starlight said nothing and offered you her hand. The two of you walked out to the dance floor. You wrapped your other arm around her and danced with this beautiful, young lady, staring into her beautiful eyes and smiling at her, making her blush. Watching Starlight's cerulean eyes sparkle made your heart skip a beat. She leaned in, resting her head on your chest while keeping with the beat of the song.

You gently stroked her beautiful hair with the back of your fingers. Then, without even thinking, you leaned in and kissed her on her forehead.

When you realized what you just did, your heart raced, but you didn't panic. You just kept dancing with Starlight and kept staring down at her starry eyes. Starlight, whether she knew what she was doing or not, slowly reached her hand up to your cheek, stroking it gently. You did the same thing, causing this cutie to blush more and even you felt your face heating up. Soon, the gap between both of you slowly closed until you felt the sensation of her warm, soft lips touch yours. Your body jolted from this heavenly feeling and embraced Starlight in an even deeper lip lock,

Later, when the song ended, you and Starlight separated your lips and said nothing. You both left the dance floor and went back to the other girls.

"That was the sweetest thing I've ever witnessed in all my years as Vice Principal," Luna said. "It seems that you, Carlos, have found yourself a new girlfriend." Though, some of the girls were a little jealous that Starlight had won your heart instead of them, they still supported you two.

"So... how did it feel?" Fluttershy asked.

"I... I... I can't really explain how good it felt, but it gave me a sense of peace and happiness," Starlight said, holding your hand and pressing her body onto yours.

"So... what should we do now?" Rara asked.

"Why don't we just dance one more time and then we can visit Carlos' house and have a little party of our own there, maybe watch one of his scary movies," Trixie said.

"That's up for him to decide," Luna said.

"I don't see a problem with that. We'll dance to one last song, then we can chill at my house for a horror movie date night and you can spend the night at my house if you want to," you said.

"Ooh, count Trixie on that offer!" Trixie said.

"I wouldn't mind," Rarity said.

"Oh, uh... m-m-me too," Fluttershy said.

"Well, if you insist, I suppose I could stay for a bit," Luna said.

"About time you invited me over," Sugarcoat said.

"No one's ever invited to their house to watch a movie before. Count me in," Rara said with glee.

"Sounds like a plan," Starlight added.

"Great! Then let's kick this night off with a bang and let's boogie!" you exclaimed. Luckily, Vinyl had the perfect song playing that got everyone dancing the night away.

You and the girls danced like no one has ever danced before. But this was only a taste of what truly lies ahead for you and these 7 beautiful ladies.

And so, while the Halloween Dance continued on through the night, you and your friends headed back to your house for a movie night. Though, the walk back there was strange when Starlight was whispering to the other girls about something that they didn't want you to know about... at least for the time being. But when they finished, all of them were giggling, except for Luna, who was blushing uncontrollably.

You weren't sure why she was so embarrassed, but hopefully it's nothing serious. So, you quickly reached your humble aboad and grabbed the keys from your pocket and unlocked the door.

"Come on in, girls. Make yourselves at home," you said. All of them walked in, taking a look around while you closed the door and locked it. You put the keys on a hook on the wall afterwards and turned to see the girls still wandering around the house, admiring the decor. While they were exploring, you made your way into the kitchen and got to making the popcorn. Next, you got out the drinks and the cups, placing them on the dining room table before getting out your phone.

"Hey, Carlos. What'cha doing?" Rara asked, startling you a bit. "Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to scare you."

"It's no problem. Anyways, I'm planning on ordering some pizza for us. Let the others know and ask them what kind of pizza they want, will you?" you asked.

"Sure, I can do that," she replied.

While she went to spread the word about the dinner for 8, you went to go check on the popcorn. Only one more minute until they were ready. You then moved straight to the living room and searched through your DVD cabinet for a good DVD with your friends and potential girlfriend. You had a lot of options to choose from and half of the movies were horror movies, the perfect genre for the season of scaring and one of your favorite movie genres next to superhero movies.

Eventually, you made your decision and pulled out the movie IT, the remade version. You took the CD out of the case and put it in your Blue-Ray player.

Afterwards, you get back into the kitchen to get the popcorn when you heard the microwave beeping. You took out the bag, though a little too quickly as you accidentally burned your finger. "Yeowch!" you said, waving your and uncontrollably to stop the sting. You then got a bowl from the cupboard and emptied the bag out in it before setting it on the table with the cups and drinks. Moments later, Rara showed up again with a list of the different types of pizzas they want.

"Sorry I'm late, Carlos. Anyways, Luna and Rarity said they're fine with whatever pizza. Fluttershy said she would like the Veggie-style pizza, Starlight wants a pineapple pizza, Sugarcoat said she'll have a pepperoni pizza with jalapeno slices. And as for me, I'll just have a pepperoni pizza," Rara said.

"Alright. I'll make the call right away," you nodded. You pulled out your phone once more and dialed the number, waiting patiently for someone to pick up. Afterwards, you gave the man on the other line the list of pizzas you and the girls want. After that, you tell him your address and tell him that you'll be paying in cash before both of you hang up. "Alright the girls, the pizza will be here soon. If you want, we can start our movie marathon, I've got the popcorn made and the drinks all set and ready to go."

The girls slowly came back into the living room, one-by-one and joined you on the couch. Starlight and Trixie sat down on each side, leaning against you. Now that everyone was present and accounted for, you pressed play on the remote that controls the Blue-Ray player and let the movie night commence.

During the beginning of the movie, Fluttershy kept her eyes closed, whimpering when it got to the scene where Georgie got his arm bitten off and was dragged through into the gutter in the curb. The sound of him screaming made Fluttershy whimper even more. You couldn't stand to see her this way, so you moved over to comfort Fluttershy, shushing her gently. "Flutters, it's okay, it's just a movie."

"B-B-But it feels so... so real," she said, keeping her eyes covered.

You placed your arm around her and held her close to you. “Don’t worry, Fluttershy, I’ll keep you safe right next to me for the rest of the movie. I promise,” you assured her.

“T-thank you, Carlos,” as she held you tightly.

“Anytime,” you smiled back at her.

About halfway through the movie the pizzas finally arrived. Being the good gentleman that you are, you paid for all the pizzas and even gave a small tip to the delivery guy. After he left, you went back to the living room and gave each girl the pizza they ordered before continuing watching the movie.

Everyone enjoyed their pizza and you pressed ‘play’ to watch the second part of the movie. As usual, all the girls had different reactions. Sugarcoat watched straight-faced and unfazed by the scary scenes, Trixie watched with a smile, but her body was shaking. Rara and Rarity had their mouths covered from shock. Luna had her arms folded from the scenes with the bullies and had that strict glare on her face. Fluttershy watched through her fingers and Starlight just enjoyed the movie with a smile.

Finally, the movie came to an end and you asked the girls which movie they wanted to see next. However, Starlight and the girls, had other plans for you. She motioned for all the girls to come together and revealed her secret plan to them while you went to put your movie away. You could hear some of them giggle while you were taking out the DVD and placed it back into the DVD box.

"Uh, girls? What's so funny?" You asked.

"Oh you'll find out… sooner than you think," Starlight said with a smirk full of mischief.