“Almost got it,” I grunted, focusing my spell on the large boulder, carefully levitating it towards the spot my mentor designated to me with a large red X painted into the dirt. With a swish of my horn, I released my spell and the boulder solidly smashed into the ground with a big thud, right on target.

“Great job, Dinky!” praised Twilight, clapping her hooves together. She walked over to me, gently turned my muzzle towards hers and gave me a satisfying peck on my lips. I smiled back at her in reward for her caring gesture.

“You’ve already reached such an amazing level of focus and dexterity with your magical ability and I’ve only been your teacher for a few months!” she exclaimed excitedly.

The frigidness and wetness of autumn and winter had already passed and the presence of spring was already well under way making our days longer and brighter. Twilight and I had now already been in a secret relationship for more time than not, and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve even been able to start making some good friends with fillies and colts my own age at school as I had now successfully gotten my once bothersome magical abilities under control; and it was all thanks to a certain wonderful unicorn mare that I just so happened, purely by chance, to meet.

I gave my mentor a big hug.

“Thank you so much for taking so much time out of your busy life to help me, Twi! What with all the reading you do and adventures you go on with your friends. Really, I mean it! I don’t know where I’d be now if I hadn’t met you!” Twilight squeezed me tightly back and smiled.

“My pleasure,” she cooed, “I’m just glad to have met such an amazing filly.”

“I really wish we didn’t have to keep our relationship a secret though,” I yearned with a sigh.

“I know… I know… but you fully understand why that is right?” questioned my mentor solemnly.

“Yeah, I know. Foals and adults aren’t supposed to be doing such things together, and I’d probably never see you again if word of us got out.”

“It is a sad truth… but maybe one day, deep in the future when you’re all grown up, my sweet, little, kind, crazy, adorable, powerful magically filly friend, you Dinky Doo, that can all change.”

“Oh my Celestia, I can’t even imagine what I’d do if you were taken away from me, Twi!” I exclaimed into my filly friend’s chest, tears welling up in my eyes.

“Neither could I, Dinky.” Twilight gingerly ran a hoof through my mane in comfort. It really felt good and relaxing, and my head tingled with a mild ecstasy. Suddenly an all too familiar voice echoed upon us from the skies.

“You two done with your training today?” called out Derpy Hooves, landing before us just as we separated from our embrace with me wiping the tears from my eyes. My mom, who was just smiling in her usual, cheerful way, quickly changed her expression to one of concern.

“Oh my, is my Dinky okay?” she asked worriedly.

“She’s perfectly fine, Ms. Hooves. She was just rejoicing with me over all the progress she’s made. She managed to levitate this enormous rock with her magic all on her own. I am so very proud of her,” reassured Twilight smiling at the relieved gray pegasus.

“Oh Celestia, that thing is HUGE!” she exclaimed, craning her neck to properly size the massive object before her. Smiling I gave my mom a huge hug.

“I’m so proud of you, Dinky!”

“Anyway, I’m pooped and really want to grab some grub. Want to come with us Twi? We were gonna go out for some hay burgers,” I asked my mentor, hopefully.

“Hmmm, I would love to, but I did already promise my other friends I’d hang out with them today. Besides, you should really spend some more time with your mom,” she said apologizing with a sad, knowing smile. “Don’t worry though. For your next lesson, I have something extra special planned…” Twilight gave me a hard wink and I giggled knowing full well what she meant.

“Oh well. I hope you have fun with your friends. See you next time Twi!” I said while climbing onto my mom’s back so we could fly to the diner. It was a bit of a rocky lift off, but I made sure to hold onto her tightly so I wouldn’t fall.

“See ya later, Dinky! Have a good dinner!” Twilight called out to us as she disappeared behind some buildings.

“Yeah… see you later Twi,” I whispered to myself.

“You sure really love hanging out with her don’t you?” observed Derpy.

“Oh yes, I really, really do!” I replied enthusiastically, now finding our destination coming into view. My stomach rumbled and mouth salivated as I imagined those hay burgers entering my mouth.

Celestia’s sun glowed on the horizon as the evening grew older and wiser. Though it was the end of another day, it was almost the beginning of another night, with a moon so bright, gorgeous and illustrious. With images of the future permeating throughout my little filly mind, I thought of Twilight Sparkle on that warm spring afternoon, as I dug into yet another amazing hay burger, as I watched the sun disappear behind the distant mountains, and as I was tucked into bed by my hard working mother that night. Whether it was for magic training, getting down and dirty or something else just as amazing, I could not wait to see what that future held for us. For my mentor and I. For Twilight Sparkle and Dinky Doo.

Author's Note

Wow, here I am back at it writing fiction about colorful equines kissing and stuff. It was a ton of work getting back into the swing of things, but I'm satisfied with the result.

Thanks for reading!