The Fairytale

Jet Stream and Aurora wasted no time ditching the party and he led her through the streets of Canterlot until they stood at the cities’ edge, staring out into the great beyond. They leaned against the railing, letting the wind run their manes. Jet had found this place when he was still a child and had spent a lot of his time there, just sitting and staring out into the seemingly endless expanse that was Equestria.

Aurora’s eyes were wide in awe, never had she been given the opportunity to see such a breathtaking view. “It’s, it’s so incredible, amazing,” she said, unable to keep her eyes away.

“I know, I remember as a little colt thinking that Equestria just never ended, that it continued far beyond the horizon,” Jet replied and looked at Aurora.

She then gently laid her head against him, still watching the landscape. After a few more minutes, Aurora got up from the railing and laid herself down on a patch of grass behind them.

Jet froze at that moment, not entirely sure what to do, but not wanting to appear like a jerk to her. He stepped down and walked to her and she immediately pulled him down next to her until they sat side by side, looking up at the stars.

“You know, out of all the colts that my father has paired me up with, none of them have come close to being such an upstanding pony as yourself. None of them understand that I don’t care about money; all I want is somepony who cares about me and protects me, who will treat me like I matter, that my feelings and dreams mean something. To all of them, I’m just a pretty little ornament to wear out in public,” she said, breathing softly as she took in the cool night air.

“Why do you put up with it all?” Jet asked, looking towards her.

Aurora let out a sigh and looked at her hooves. “I guess I don’t really know, deep down I want to say something, I want to throw it all back, but when I stand in front of him, I can’t do it. He barks orders at me and all I do is stare and the floor and say yes.” She went silent after this, not sure what else she could say. As much as she hated how her father treated her, something stopped her from standing up to him. Much of her time was spent going through the motions, doing whatever it was that her father asked her to. Her heart told her it was not right, her head forced her to do it anyway.

“What is it you want, then?” Jet asked, giving her a gentle nudge.

“Honestly, I just want to be allowed to be myself, nothing more. I am an artist, I love to draw ponies, landscapes, anything really, but nopony knows that, nopony is ever allowed to know that. I’m just supposed to be the quiet, submissive young lady… just like my mother,” Aurora replied and at that moment she realized what she had just said. Somehow she had never noticed, maybe because she never thought it out so thoroughly before, but the way she was supposed to act, it was exactly how her mother acted. The most she had ever talked was when she would read her stories before bed, she certainly never said anything to her father, and did whatever it was that he told her to do. But that was exactly what her father wanted, that is how she was supposed to act…

Aurora stood up and looked over at Jet, who shortly after stood up as well. She glared down at the dress she wore and proceeded to rip it right off her body. “I can’t do it, Jet, I can’t end up like that,” she remarked and spat a piece of fabric from her mouth.

Jet didn’t actually know what to say at thing moment, all he had expected was a simple evening watching the stars, not all of this. But he didn’t stop her, it seemed this had been something building for a long time and he didn’t want to stop her.

“Sixteen years, Jet, and I spent every one of those years as my dad’s pretty little doll, doing everything he wanted me to do, and for what? He doesn't treat me like I actually matter, all I am is some bargaining chip in his elaborate power game. But I am better than that, I have value and I deserve to be treated fairly,” she took a deep breath and smiled as the cool air hit her body. She looked at Jet with a mischievous little smile and pounced on him, knocking them both back to the ground. She gently laid her head down on his chest and closed her eyes at little. “What about you? What do you want the most?” she asked softly.

Jet looked at the sky and smiled a little before he answered her. “Well that’s simple; all I want is somepony to fight for. I want to know that when I come home, there is somepony who will be waiting for me, who loves and cherishes me. that is what I want in life.”

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Jet and Aurora sat together for at least an hour, not talking, just enjoying the view and each others company. Remembering the advice Shining Armor had given him over the years, he made sure to walk Aurora back home, all the while talking about his own family and everything. “So then my grandfather goes off on the waiter and starts yelling that he’s the descendant of Commander Hurricane, demanding a full refund, making this massive ruckus and getting us kicked out by the manager,” he explained, waiving a hoof in the air in a comical manner.

“Is it true?” Aurora asked, trying to hold a laugh.

“He likes to think so, but bear in mind, he also says we’re half-dragon, so I wouldn’t take his word for it,” Jet answered and Aurora couldn’t help but laugh at that. She had just the cutest laugh he had ever heard, even more so than Cadance’s.

“This is it,” Aurora said, stopping at the stairs leading up to a massive building.

“It is? Doesn’t look particularly fancy,” Jet remarked, stepping next to her.

“It’s not supposed to be, we only stay her during the week while my dad mingles with the other wealthy ponies, we have an estate close to the castle where I spend most of my time,” she replied, a frown forming on her face. “Would… would you like to come in?” she asked, turning towards him.

Jet lowered his head slightly and shook it. “I can’t, I’m already half-an-hour over the academy’s curfew, if I stay longer I will get in some real trouble,” he said.

“I understand, I’m sure my father with complain to me for being out late as well. But Jet, I really did enjoy myself, and… I would like to see you again,” she said, a blush on her face.

Jet’s eyes brightened up at the comment and he gently touched her cheek. “Then I’ll make sure that happens. Have a goodnight Aurora,” he remarked and watched as she stepped up towards the door.

Something then suddenly hit him and he quickly ran back up to her. He gently took her head and led Aurora into a kiss and once she realized what was happening she wrapped her hooves around his head and closed her eyes as her heart fluttered. For what felt like hours the two were locked together, but Jet had to gently separate them. He gently looked her in the eyes, his hoof gently running down her cheek.

“Goodnight Aurora,” he whispered to her and started walking back down.

Aurora stood and watched as Jet walked away, her head in such an amazing daze and her heart seemingly stopped. This colt, he was different, so very different from every colt her father had introduced her to, and she liked it so much. For that moment, she couldn’t care less what her father wanted, what anypony else expected from her. She wanted that colt; she wanted to finally be loved.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It was already one in the morning when Jet finally reached the academy and sneaked his way back to his and Shining’s dorm. He was actually a little surprised to find Shining asleep in the room, normally on weekends he spent the nights with Cadance. So he tried his best to enter without making any noise, but shining must have been waiting for him because he awoke the minute he entered.

“Where have you been?” he said in a sleepy daze, yawning as he looked at the clock hanging on the wall. “It’s one in the morning, you’re really going to get it,” he pointed out.

“Yeah, I know, but I don’t care, it was worth it,” Jet set as he took his uniform off and tossed in on a nearby desk.

“Really? What’s really worth doing five laps around the campus?” Shining asked.

Jet smiled slightly as he sat on his bed and looked at Shining. “A girl,” he said simply.

That revelation made Shining Armor jump out of bed, actually excited that, after so long, something had gone right for Jet. “Now that’s what I’m talking about, Jet! And to think, you didn’t want to go,” Shining responded.

“Yes, it seems you were right, for once,” he replied and ducked under his covers, feeling tired from the evening activities.

“So, what’s her name?” Shining asked.

“Aurora, and she wants to see me again,” Jet said and laid his head down on his pillow. Shining Armor said something afterwards, but Jet didn’t hear it, he was too focused on that pink pony and about seeing her again.