There Will Be Fire

I pushed open the doors to the hotel and broke into a sprint. I flashed a quick glance over my shoulder.

"Kyle! Hurry up, I don't want to be late, there's alcohol to be had and ponies to meet!" I shouted back at the griffin before continuing my mad dash. Hm, Dash. Wait.

Alcohol, Rainbow Dash, Me....

Nope nope nope, don't think about that. I'm making sure that our relationship will be LEGIT, no sly techniques or cheating. If I even hope for that kind of stuff... Oh well, I'm getting ahead of myself again. Why is my right hand so cold? I thought, shooting a glance at it. It looked fine, only it felt like it was frozen. Which was strange, because I'm a bipedal dragon. My hand wasn't dragging in the snow, so why was it colder than my feet, which were? "Kyle! Come on, hurry up!" I shouted again, throwing another glance behind me. He was gone. I froze for a second.

Where did that little bugger go? I wondered, flying up into the air to look around. Wait.... Flying is faster than running. Kyle, you glorious bastard! I realized as I bolted off towards the party in pursuit. I noticed hm ahead of me but I quickly overtook him, and he shot me a wry glance as I left him in my metaphorical dust. I landed at the party soon after. The party looked great, It was held in one of the many parks of Canterlot. Open fires in fireplaces littered here and there, and I could see ponies wearing coats and scarves. And stuff. The first thing I noticed that I cared about was dubstep blaring through speakers. I could recognize the generic theme from back home on good ol' earth.

As I started to walk towards the centre I could see Jacob and Twilight hanging out near the side, talking about something while Jacob's right hoof was twitching contantly. The same with Kyle when he landed. Alright, so it isn't a coincidence. I realized, flashing a glare at my own hand. I shugged it off as I noticed Celestia and Luna approaching Twi and Jake. I started to make my way over to them before Celestia lifted her wing and a Orange alicorn was revealed to me. Jacob looked shocked. I smiled gently. If scarves could speak, I'd say we just found Daniel.

Oh, and his hoof was twitching too. Odd, that.

Celestia and Luna seemed to not enjoy the music too well, while Dainel's and Kyle's appendages were tapping to the beat, waiting for the brutal bass to kick in. Personally, I had made dubstep myself, but I always enjoyed a fellow musician's works. I could recognize this specific work from back home, and that befuddled me. I know, right? I love that word...

Come on, drop. I waited as the music faltered slightly for a second.

I gently tapped Daniel on the shoulder, and he turned to me with a gasp. "Ryan!" He shouted happily.

I crossed my arms and flashed him a smirk. "The one and only." I replied.

I felt my eye starting to twitch. The cold was starting to really frustrate me now. I glanced back at my hand, frowning. I could hear them speaking in the backround but I was distracted. I finally swore and enveloped my hand in the christmasy colors of my fire. I smiled for a second as the feeling faded. I frowned agan when the fire didn't go away.

"Um, shit. A little help here?" I asked as my hand remained on fire. I saw Princess Luna roll her eyes and poke my hand gently with her horn. Suddenly the flame shot up my arm and started enveloping my entire body.

"What did you do?" I shouted, starting to panic. She looked confused and scared.

"I...." She trailed off, starting to panic as well. The christmas flames had now covered my entire body.

Pain lanced through me, as I felt my very skin starting to burn. Kind of. I started running around, flailing my now burning arms in the air, screaming like a girl. I admit it, but, the situation had already gone to hell and back, so, why not? I fell and started rolling in the snow, panicking as the snow around me just melted. I was now rolling down the hill, aiming for what I thought looked like a river. It was hard to tell, seeng as how I was flailing and screaming while rolling. By now the entire party must be staring at me. As I impacted the ice-cold water, I felt my body tense up. The fire went out instantly, but, unfortunately, my scarf and my hat were burnt.

Wait just a buckin' second.... My hat's a part of me! How did it burn? I realized. A flash of light appeard on my right hand, and I could see a silver and onyx ring fade in around my finger. I didn't have time to think about it as I dragged myself out of the water, panting heavily. I could see hooves move in front of me, and I coughed slightly.

"Ryan? What happened?" Rainbow's voice asked. I slowly sat up, and I shuddered.

"Weird shit, my friend." I groaned, placing a hand against my forehead.

I was already shivering, and I was freezing too. I shot a glance at my hand, and the ring looked quite pretty in the faded moonlight. But, one other thing made me recoil in shock. I'm a blue dragon now? Oh, wait, the Christmas season is over, so... Maybe I change with the seasons. I could feel icicles starting to form on my jaw, and my teeth were chattering uncontrollably. Dash was looking at me in a concerned way. I frustratedly breathed a quick burst of fire, and this time... I could feel it. Building in my throat, heating up my insides, and finally coming to rest on my hand, which abruptly caught fire. Again. This time I didn't panic, and I could feel the fire on me, and I was controlling it's movement. I slowly but completely enveloped my entire body in the flame, except my eyes. I felt the warm, comfortable feeling on my body as the bright cyan flames licked along my body. And not like that, you sick bastard.

I started to warm up, and I quickly glanced at Rainbow. Before she could protest, I quickly pulled her into a hug, and she let out a squeal. But, she stopped struggling instantly, sofly placing her head against my flaming shoulder. Maybe these flames only hurt what I want them to? I thought, bringing a smile onto my face. A sudden click followed by a flash made me glance up quickly. Kyle had a camera in his hand and he shot me a you're fucked! smile as he started to run away laughing. I let out a faint growl as I released Rainbow Dash.

"Get back here!" I shouted as I booked shit after the poor griffin.

He didn't stand a chance.

I pulled the camera from his bruised body and crushed it in my hand.

"You just about ruined Rainbow's notoriety, which would have made her blame me, which would have ruined mine and her's friendship, which would eventually lead to me brutally murdering you. Makes sense?" I snarled at him.

He grunted. "Yes, just, please don't kill me. Or go all Molestia on-"

"Don't mention that here unless you want to be banished to the moon." I interrupted, helping him to his feet. "Now, let's get back to the party before someone thinks murder actually happened."

We walked along the streets, me helping him as he limped slightly. I had dispelled my flame-armour.... ooh, I like that name!... After I got off the main party grounds. By the time we finally got back, The dubstep had finally faded off and the DJ put on a different tune. This song was one that I could easily recognize. Me and Kyle instantly glanced at one another as we took a seat.

We started off the song.

We can dance if we want to.

We can leave your friends behind.

'Cuz your friends don't dance and if they don't dance,

well, they're no friends of mine!

I say, we can go where we want to.

A place they will never find!

And we act like we come from out of this world,

Leave the real one far behind.

Before we could dwell on the irony of this statement, we were interrupted when the others came up to us.

"You guys cool?" Dan asked before anyone else could say anything.

I glanced at Kyle. "We cool." I said, and we bumped fists. The music kept on playing in the background while we all started up a conversation. Well, they did. I A.D.H.D'd the first chance I got, and I ended up watching the fire nearest to us. I stood up and made my way over to the bar table... thing.

"I'll take.... Moonshine." I stated quickly. The bartender chuckled slightly.

"Well, if it isn't Ryan, the flammable dragon of the hour." She replied slyly.

I faceclawed.

"Can I please just have some alcohol? I'd sooner forget that event, Ma'am." I replied, sighing.

Sooner than I realized, The others guys joined me at the bar, including Rainbow Dash in with the festivities. Now, I'm going to be perfectly honest. I don't remember what happened, other than that more alcohol became involved. It's kind of blurry, but we started making our own shots around three in the morning, approximately. I also faintly remember passing out somewhere outside of the hotel, though it was, as I stated earlier, very blurry.

I woke up with a pounding headache, sore bones and a terrible thirst in my throat. I recoiled at the faint sun coming through the window, and I painfully raised my hand to block the sunlight. I groaned, and I slowly rolled away from the sun to see... A cyan pegasus gently snoring. Oh God, what happened last night? I thought violently. Thoughts of me and Dash filled my head, and I flinched slightly at them. The bedsheets were clean, and that had to stand for something... Right? Suddenly Rainbow started moving, letting out a quiet groan.

"What happened last night?" She murmured to herself, rubbing her head.

She turned around to glance out the window, and she tensed up when she saw me. There was an awkward silence. And I mean an awkward, awkward silence. I was surprised when she smiled slightly, but that wasn't the surprise. I gasped in shock as she inched closer and wrapped her arms around me. She glanced up at me, a soft gleam in her hung-over fuschia eyes. She had a nasty case of bedhead, but I didn't mind.

"What's the matter? Didn't expect to be sleeping beside the fastest flier in Equestria?" She softly teased before snuggling closer to me.

Only one thought went through my mind as I gently hugged her closer and closed my eyes.

Like a boss.