Discoveries

After about an hour, Orion walked back into the house, noticing Tagalong in the living room watching TV, as always. He sat down next to him and sighed heavily.

       "What's the matter?" Tagalong asked him, keeping his eyes fixed on the TV.

       "Nothing," Orion said. They sat together and watched TV for about ten minutes before Scootaloo rushed into the house and quickly shut the door behind her.

       "Whoa, what's the rush, sis?" asked Tagalong, hopping off the couch. Scootaloo had a look on her face of shock. "Hey, what's wrong?" he asked, walking closer to her. Scootaloo said nothing; she just stood in the house, quivering. Tagalong put his hooves around her shoulders, "Hey! What's wrong with you?" he started to shout at her.

       "I..." she started to speak. "I had my first kiss..." she blurted out. Tagalong looked a bit surprised.

       "Really? Was it Orion?" he asked. Orion stood up and walked over to them.

       "It wasn't me! I was here, remember?" he stated as-a-matter-of-factly. Scootaloo shook her head quickly.

       "Then who?" both the colts asked. They were both growing impatient and longed to know the answer.

       "It was... Aurora..." Scootaloo managed to stutter out. Tagalong and Orion looked at each other and smiled.

       "Congrats, sis," Tagalong said. Scootaloo backed up from the hoof bump Tagalong tried to give her.

       "No! Don't you get it? I didn't want to be kissed by her! I'm scared, Tag!" she said, her voice quivering.

       "Of what? This is a good thing, Scoot!"

       "I'm scared of what Mom and Dad will think! What if they're like Sweetie Belle's parents, who aren't okay with filly-foolers?" She was on the verge of tears, "What if they hate me for this?" Tagalong tried to hug her, but she backed away again.

       "I'm sure they're fine with it. Besides, you're not a filly-fooler, right?"

       Scootaloo shook her head, "Of course not, but I guess Aurora is, and I don't want to hurt her feelings!" Tagalong didn't know what to do. He'd never been in this kind of situation before.

       "Um..." he stuttered. Orion stopped him from continuing his sentence.

       "Well, what happened exactly?" Orion asked. Scootaloo wiped a few tears away and looked at him.

       "Well, I was walking with her after you left. We went to her house and she said how happy she was to have friends now. Then... she kissed me."

       "Like, a peck on the cheek or something?" Orion asked. Scootaloo shook her head.

       "N-no, on the lips... It was only for, like, 5 seconds, but..." she couldn't say anything else, her emotions getting the better of her. "I'm just scared of what'll happen because of this. I'm scared what my parents will think of me." Orion thought for a minute and had an idea.

       "Just have Tagalong ask your parents what they think!" He had a big smile on his face. Scootaloo slowed her pace, and then looked at Tagalong.

       "W-what? Why me? This is Scootaloo's problem, not mine!"

       "Please? I don't want Mom or Dad to get mad at me..." she said with worry in her voice. Tagalong looked at her then let out a sigh.

       "Fine, I'll ask them. But as soon as I ask them, I'm gonna tell them it's about you."

       "Alright," she said. She gave him a quick hug. "Thanks, bro." Tagalong smiled a little and hugged her back.