This Is Awkward

Lemon Hearts trotted down a somewhat dark hallway, her eyes and horn being the most visible part of her body in the darkness. Not even her yellow coat or three hearts on her flanks was able to be seen through the darkness.

“And take a left,” Lemon Hearts mumbled to herself. “Way darker in here than I remember.”

The clock in her room had read four am. She had opted to let Spike sleep as she continued her slow trot.

“There,” Lemon Hearts pressed her ear to the door she and Spike had seen Sunset step out of as she listened for any sound of a pony being awake. She gave a brief sigh of relief upon hearing nopony and slowly opened the door, wincing at the loud creak and she froze. “Sweet Celestia. Talk about out a loud door.”

Nopony inside the room moved and Lemon Hearts stepped inside fully, dimming her horn to not wake anypony up.

“Aw,” Lemon Hearts mumbled as she stared at Sunset sleeping in Silverspeeds hooves with the pegasus having her wings wrapped around her along with a hind leg resting over Sunset’s cutie mark. Sunset’s head was laying on Silverspeeds chest and the silver mare occasionally nuzzled the unicorn in her sleep. “That’s cute. Alright, now where did I put my flowers and tickets to the movies at?”

Lemon Hearts levitated some red and orange roses from her saddlebags back onto a small table along with two tickets she had gotten. Benefits of the owner of the Canterlot theater owing her a favor.

“Mhh,” Silverspeed yawned and shifted slightly and Lemon Hearts froze, glancing slowly as Silverspeed nuzzled Sunset. “You’re warm.”

Lemon Hearts guessed the other mare talked in her sleep since she didn’t do anything except kiss Sunset’s cheek. She had swore up and down to Spike that the two were dating. If they weren’t, they were soon. Her cutie mark never lied, after all. It’s what got Cadence to take her on as a part time student if you will.

Student was a way more official title than what she really had. She didn’t really have one if she was telling the truth. Associate worked. Friend, maybe? Ally? She had no clue.

“Sleep well you two,” Lemon Hearts whispered and watched Sunset hug Silverspeed tighter. “You two are gonna have the best day, I promise your sleeping selves that. Wow, this is actually kinda weird watching two ponies sleep without them knowing. Goodnight, I have my own partner to get back to.”

Lemon Hearts slowly shut the door, leaving the two sleeping mares.

Silverspeed yawned softly, shifting her weight against the soft, furry surface in her hooves.

“Mh,” Silverspeed purred quietly and hugged the furry mass tighter before opening her eyes at Sunset sleeping in her hooves and Silverspeed jumped. “Oh, sweet Celestia. Buck me to all nine layers of Tartarus.”

Sunset breathed out evenly and Silverspeed licked her dry lips, noting the marks from her kisses on Sunset’s forehead that Silverspeed was sure happened after the two fell asleep.

Sunset leaned forward to nuzzle her, resting her head under Silverspeeds chin, causing the silver mare to blush a bright pink. It was no secret to their friends that Sunset was the current pony of Silverspeeds affections. Anypony in Ponyville who paid enough attention could figure that out on their own.

Everypony except Sunset, of course.

“Why must life be so complicated?” Silverspeed wondered softly to herself. “Sunset, wake up.”

Silverspeed laid Sunset down against the pillow and untangled herself, smiling softly as Sunset hugged the pillow to herself and rubbing it against her cheek.

“Cold,” Sunset muttered and frowned. “Silvie.”

Silverspeed smiled wider and hesitated before kissing her forehead before nuzzling her gently.

“I’ll be right back,” Silverspeed whispered in her ear and tensed as the door creaked open, a yellow unicorn mare poking her head in. “Freeze, royal guard.”

“Woah!” Lemon Hearts froze and raised an hoof. “Easy, I’m castle staff. I brought off the food last night. I’m just here to drop off breakfast for you and Sunset. I went to school with her as a kid. I’m Lemon Hearts, friend of Lyra’s. Surely you know her if you know Sunset. Everypony in Ponyville knows Lyra.”

Silverspeed examined her before nodding.

“My name is Silverspeed. You can uh really bake. My apologies, I’m not stationed here. I’m at Ponyville, but you already know that,” Silverspeed shook hooves with Lemon Hearts. “Nice to meet you.”

“Likewise. I brought breakfast from an bakery down the street Sunset likes. Saffron Stars place. You will tell Sunset you stumbled upon the place and managed to guess her favorites. Okay?” Lemon Hearts rested a hoof on her shoulder. “Do not mention me, at all. Got me?”

“Why are you helping me? You don’t even know me,” Silverspeed whispered and the two looked at the sleeping Sunset drooling on the sheets talking to herself.

“Consider this me having a vested interest in your relationship. My cutie mark tells me when somepony really likes somepony. And it went off as soon as I got near you two last night. I wasn’t always on good terms with Sunset. I’m still not. But she deserves happiness just as much as you or I do.”

Silverspeed slowly nodded and accepted the bag Lemon Hearts had been levitating in the air next to her.

“Wait,” Silverspeed said and Lemon Hearts froze as she looked back. “I know you. Sunset has talked about you here and there in passing. Along with somepony named Twinkleshine, Twilight Snarkle I think it was I met at the gala with Moondancer.”

“Uhm yeah. I helped plan that. That’s part of my job,” Lemon Hearts laughed nervously and shifted around. “I uh don’t really get many days off, to be honest.”

Silverspeed could relate. But she loved her job, so that didn’t bother her much. Especially since the view was nice.

“Ugh,” Sunset shifted and Lemon Hearts quickly slipped out the door as the amber unicorn sat up. “Silverspeed? What are you doing?”

“Oh uh just got back. I went out to get us breakfast,” Silverspeed explained hastily and lifted the brown paper back with her magic. “I got some strawberry flavored items and a few lemon muffins for me. If you’re hungry, of course.”

Sunset’s eyes light up and she levitated the contents onto a table.

“Silverspeed, you’re the fucking best.”

Silverspeed blushed and sat down on her haunches, holding out her forelegs.

“Well, you can always repay me with a hug?” Silverspeed suggested and Sunset jumped off the bed, trotting over to hug her and rested her head on her shoulder, nuzzling her neck. “You give good hugs.”

“I’ve got lots of experience.”

The two hugged and missed Lemon Hearts watching with a grin through the cracked open door.