Discoveries

In their room, Pam looked at Aldous as they lied in bed and he looked into her eyes.

       "Hun?" she said quietly.

       "Yes, dear?"

       "I think we should invite that filly and her parents over for dinner tomorrow, try to sort this out," she said in a concerned tone. Aldous paused for a bit and nodded.

       "That sounds like a wonderful idea, Pam,"

       In the other room, Tagalong and Orion stayed up late again. It was Friday night, the first night of the weekend. They sat in Tagalong's bed and played video games for a couple of hours, the main light off and the television constantly flickering with game play. After a while, both colts grew bored of the game and turned it off. The room grew dark until Tagalong switched on his lamp that rested on his night stand.

       They decide to try and get some sleep for the day ahead. Orion lies in his sleeping bag and Tagalong in his bed.

       "You know you can sleep up here with me," Tagalong said to Orion, looking down from his bed. Orion adjusted in his sleeping bag.

       "Yeah, but when it comes to beds, I'm a real hog," he said, trying to sound convincing. The truth was Orion gets cuddly when he sleeps. He usually wakes up with his pillow in his arms. He didn't want that to happen with his best friend. In his mind, it was best to avoid all awkward situations.

       "Boy, that was really tense at dinner, huh?" Tagalong asked.

       "Yeah, I didn't want to say anything, so I just ate," Orion replied with a small chuckle. "Tag?" he asked.

       "Yeah?"

       "How do you think Scootaloo feels right now?"

       "I'm not sure. I'd be really anxious though." Tagalong said, sitting up in his bed more.

       "Well, you are twins. Maybe she's really anxious too," Orion thought out loud.

       "Maybe. Wanna go check on her?"

       "Sure. But what if she's asleep?" Orion asked, also sitting up

       "Then we let her sleep," Tagalong hopped out of bed and walked to his door. "C'mon," Both colts walked out of the room and down the hall. When they reached Scootaloo's room, Tagalong put his ear next to the door.

       "Hear anything?" Orion asked.

       "Nope," Tagalong replied. He slowly opened the door, the hinges creaking and echoing through the quiet house. They opened it even more and saw Scootaloo lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. She turned to see who had walked in and saw the two colts.

       "h-hey, Scootaloo," Orion nervously said. He was also conflicted with feelings. His crush on her was eating away inside of him, screaming to tell her, even though she already knew.

       "Hey guys," Scootaloo replied. She sat up on her bed and looked at them.

       "We just wanted to know if you were doing okay," Tagalong said, walking more into her room. She had a look of anxiety on her face, one that could and was coupled with confusion.

       "No, I'm not okay," Scootaloo replied in a low voice, her head hanging down. Tagalong walked over and sat next to her. She immediately gave him a hug, but the way she hugged him told Tagalong that she was very scared. "Tag, I don't know what to do," she cried out. Tagalong hugged his sister back.

       "Me either, Scoots. You need to tell her the truth," he replied. Orion stepped closer and sat on the opposite of Scootaloo. She let go of Tagalong and looked at Orion and smiled a little.

       "Thanks for trying to help me, you guys. It means a lot."

       "Of course," Orion replied. He was hoping for a hug as well. Tagalong stood up and turned to Scootaloo.

       "Well, we'd better let you get some rest," Tagalong said.

       "N-no," Scootaloo blurted out, "why don't you guys stay? To keep me company." The colts looked at each other and nodded.

       "Sure. I'll get our sleeping bags," Tagalong said, leaving the room for a minute. He came back in dragging in Orion's sleeping bag as well as his own. His was a lime green color and he only used it when he slept over at Orion's house. Tagalong set up the sleeping bags close to Scootaloo's bed. Scootaloo laid back down and wrapped herself up in her blanket. Tagalong crawled into his sleeping bag, hoof under his pillow and Orion followed suit.

       "Good night, guys," Scootaloo said.

       "Good night," both colts replied almost simultaneously. Minutes passed and Tagalong fell asleep. The hum of the air conditioner grew louder. The room grew colder and Tagalong gripped his blanket tighter. Orion's thin sleeping bag was no use for the freezing cold room. Scootaloo liked her room cold, really cold.

       As the temperature continued to drop, Orion was faced with a problem: Who to sleep with. He could try and get under Tagalong's blanket with him, but he didn't want to snuggle with his friend. Scootaloo's bed was very warm; Orion felt the soft sheets and warm covers. He made up his mind and stood up. Shivering, he walked over to Scootaloo's bed and climbed in with her. He crawled under her thick blanket in an attempt to get warm. His arm made its way around Scootaloo's shoulder and he fell asleep.