Daniel walked side by side with Allison, the two still holding hands. Though they forgot they ever started holding hands in the first place. An awkward silence was floating around the two as they occasionally looked at each other, about to say something and interrupting each other, looking away from one another and blushing with a chorus of apologies following soon after. After a few minutes of this, Daniel decided to break the silence, or at least try. "Uh... So... Who are we gonna go visit now?" he said nervously as Allison sighed.

"Well, I was thinkin' we could go see Twah', but she's busy right now. So I guess..." she sighed, "I guess we'll go visit Ramona..." Daniel looked confusedly at her, wondering why she seemed so hesitant to go see one of her friends. He didn't ask what she was like, in fear it might've been a sore spot for her.

A few minutes of walking later, they were in front of a 3 story high building, purple and at the top it seemed like a carousel was placed on top for decoration. Allison reluctantly reached to press the doorbell, but Daniel shook his head and used his free hand to push it down, a small chime flowing from the inside as an elegant voice followed, "Come in darling~!" the voice yelled in a sing-song sort of tone.
Daniel looked at Allison and nodded, both of them walking in and the voice meeting them again, "I'm upstairs! If you wouldn't mind, could you come up? I'm a tad busy at the moment." they did as asked and walked into the room, a sewing machine could be heard from within.

At the table, mending a fabric, was a woman with long, styled amethyst hair, with ivory skin and sapphire blue eyes to match. She wore a button up white shirt that was half buttoned atop a black shirt, seemingly dyed silk, with three blue diamonds on the chest. Covering her lower half was a black skirt that ended at her knees and black high-heeled boots to match, white laces tying them. On her face was a pair of red framed glasses with silver chains coming from the sides, like a generic librarian. On her ears, or rather the one that was visible, was a earring in the same shape as the diamonds on her chest, which was a double D or single E, just like Flonne. And around her neck was a roll of measuring tape.

She looked up from her work and stopped as her mouth stood agape, seemingly staring at the two in her doorway, "Allison?"

She smiled nervously and waved with her free hand, "Howdy Ramona." she looked at her oddly, "What?"

Ramona giggled and walked around the little table she was working at, taking off her glasses and letting them drape around her neck like a necklace. A flirtatious smirk graced her lips as she looked up at Daniel that was at least four or five inches higher than her, "So... Who's your friend?"

"Huh?" she looked confusedly and then to her right, seeing Daniel blushing like mad, "Oh! Mah' bad, this is Daniel Komuro. He's new to the town."

Ramona's smirk seemed to grow, "Nice to know... But I want to know more about that." she pointed downwards and Daniel's skin almost turned redder than a apple. Allison blushed as well, gulping and the duo chanced a glance and saw that their hands were still intertwined with one another. Their blushes grew and Allison looked up at her and shook her head, "N-no! Its not like that!, Ya see, we visited Fluttershy, and--"

Ramona giggled and nodded, "Right, of course. Whatever you say darling." she said in a sarcasm drenched tone of voice. Allison and Daniel continued to blush. "Well, if what you say is true, then why are you still holding his hand?" Allison looked at their hands and slowly but surely separated from him, a feeling of emptiness. As if a piece of her had just been taken from her. Daniel felt the warmth of her hand disappear from his, making a cold feeling run through his body as he looked down at his now empty hand.

Ramona chuckled, "Now then, what did you need from--" she then noticed Daniel's clothes and gasped as if a phantom appeared right in front of her.

Allison and Daniel looked surprised from the sudden stop, "What's wrong now?" Allsion said surprised.

"Darling, what on Earth are you wearing?!" She yelled with an almost enraged tone, "Your clothes are simply filthy! Come here!" she said as she grasped his wrist and pulled him to a small pedestal and took the measuring tape from around her neck and started measuring him, mumbling the measurements to herself as she wrote them down on a nearby paper pad.
Daniel looked towards Allison who was gazing back at him as their eyes connected, a small blush appearing on their faces as Ramona continued her measuring.

She finished and looked up and Daniel on the podium, staring at Allison and she giggled, whispering to him, "Staring at your girlfriend over there?"

Daniel blushed darkly and looked down at Ramona who winked as he shook his head, "N-no, its not like that!" Ramona laughed and pulled him down from the pedestal and let him go back to Allison as she started on her design.

"Why don't you go throw those filthy clothes in the wash? And perhaps a shower as well. I'll have another outfit waiting for you when your done." Daniel blushed and looked over to AJ who blushed as well, "And Allison, darling, don't try to take a sneak peek on the poor dear while he's in the shower, okay?"

Allison's face, if not her entire body, turned a deep shade of maroon, "Ramona!" the fashionista laughed and waved Daniel with a small 'shoo, shoo' noise as he slowly walked past Allison as time almost seemed to slow down as they looked each other in the eye, blushing darker as he walked to the washroom right down the hall.

Ramona was working on Daniel's new clothes and Allison walked up to her, "Ya know that was embarrassin'!" she yelled still blushing madly.

She just giggled and continued with her sewing, "I know, but you two honestly seem like the perfect couple. That's how I see it anyway." she said nonchalantly as she continued working.

Allison blushed and looked down, "How so?"

The fashionista stopped and looked up at her, a sly smirk on her face, "What was that darling?"

"How so? How're Daniel and I such a perfect couple? We've only known each other a few days!" she said loudly.

"Apparently you've never experienced love at first sight." she said continuing her sewing, working now on the jacket, having finished his new shirt.

"Love at first... Now hold on a tick, you sayin' Ah' loved him since Ah' first done saw 'im? It's only been a few gosh darn hours!" she said, her blush slowly fading, but not by much.

Ramona giggled, "Ding ding ding, we have a winner~!" she sang as Allison growled. "Calm down darling, its just an observation. Its up to you and that red pulsating beauty beyond that giant chest of yours." she giggled.
Allison blushed and glared at her, "Mine's only half of the two basketballs on yers!" Ramona looked at her friend with a sly expression.

"Well answer a few questions for me, won't you?"

Allison looked at her confused and shrugged, "Uh... Sure, Ah' guess?"

"Fabulous! First, has he ever stared at you for a long period of time, and if so, any part in particular."

At this question, Allison made a 'gak!' noise and blushed a dark maroon, "What kinda question is that?!"

Ramona arched a brow, crossed her arms and looked up at her from her seat. "Still waiting for an answer..."

Allison sighed and nodded, "Yeah... Few times..."

Ramona made a Cheshire smile, "And where, pre tell, did he stare? Come now darling you can tell me."

Allison blushed more and hesitantly pointed at her face, then to her bust, and then slowly to her hips.

This made Ramona smile, "I see... Has he ever touched you?"

"Ramona!" she yelled angrily at her friend, blushing madly.

She waved nonchalantly once again and smirked, "Well?"

Allison sighed and shook her head, "No, he's never touched me. Well... 'cept fer' mah' hand..." she looked down at the empty appendage, a small blush appearing on her cheeks as she made a sweet, small smile appearing on her features.

"Okay, one more question. Have you ever thought of him in a sexual or romantic way in general?"

Allison's face turned red as a tomato, looked down at the ground and played with her fingers and pulled at her hair, "Uh... No. Wh-why would Ah' think'a Danny like that?"

Ramona smiled and finished up Daniel's pants and Jacket, happy with her work. "Very well. Would you be a dear and go get 'Danny' for me?"

Allison blushed from her slip-up and nodded, walking towards the door, "Thinking of Daniel romantically... I never thought of him in that wa--" she was interrupted as she ran into an almost fully naked, save for a towel around the waist, Daniel.

She gripped onto his arms so not to fall and he caught her by her sides, looking down at her worriedly, "Whoa! Are you okay?"

She sighed and opened her eyes slowly, her eyes being met with a bare, muscle-toned chest with a sweet apple scent intoxicating her nose with its alluring fragrence. She blushed and looked up at Daniel and nodded until she noticed his lack of real clothing and her body turned a dark red.

"D-Daniel?" she looked up and was met with his flushed red face, black and purple bangs covering one of his deep purple eyes, the other one staring nervously into her shimmering green orbs.

Allison blushed darkly as behind her, Ramona cleared her throat loudly, getting their attention, a smirk on her face, "Apologies for interrupting your little make-out session, but Daniel's clothes are ready." Daniel blushed and the duo released each other, Daniel walking into the room as Ramona whispered to Allison as she walked by, "And apparently so is your body, hmm?"

Allison blushed darker and clenched her fist, throwing it at the wall and making an indent of her knuckles as she walked in, leaving Ramona semi-frightened but at the same time not surprised at all by the sudden outburst as she followed her southern friend in, simply thankful it wasn't aimed at her.

As they walked in, Daniel was just finishing putting on his new clothes, "So Daniel, darling, what do you think of your new attire?"

Daniel now wore a purple leather jacket with black flames, amythest gems encrusted down the arms and across the back of the shoulders. He also had a black tank-top made from a different fabric than the tank-tops he was used to, a dark purple skull and crossbones on the chest. His legs were covered by baggy black jeans with dark purple flames spiraling opposite ways down both legs, his feet were covered by black leather boots.

He smiled looking down at himself, "This is awesome! Thanks Ramona. But uh... I don't have any money on me I don't think..." he said reluctantly as he looked through the belongings he'd left in the room, slipping his rings and necklace back on.

"No need darling, this outfit is a gift. Take good care of it, understood?" she said waving her hand dismissively, a smile on her face.

Daniel nodded and smiled, "Understood, thanks again Ramona." He looked towards Allison who was almost staring at him, "What do you think of it Ally? Looks good?"

Allison blushed darkly from her new nickname, "Uh... A-Ally?"

Daniel blushed and chuckled, "Well, you and your family call me 'Danny', so its only fair I give you a nickname, right?"

Allison scratched the back of her head and chuckled nervously, "Uh, y-yeah. That's fair, I s'pose..."

Daniel nodded, "So like I said, whattya think?" he gestured to himself, striking a small pose.

Allison could've sworn a wind blew threw, because his hair seemed to flow like a wave on the surface of a lake. "W-Well... Ya' look... Uh... Ya' look really... Very... Nice." she said reluctantly, her nerves getting to her.

"Really? Thanks Ally." he smiled wide and blushed a little, a rosey hue appearing on his cheeks.

Ramona came into the room holding Daniel's other outfit, neither of them noticing she ever left as she handed them to Daniel in the black schoolbag he had. "Here you are darling, fresh and ready to wear again."

Daniel took the bag and smiled, "Thanks again Ramona, I really appreciate it."

She waved at him dismissively, "Not a problem darling. Fashion comes first in my line of work. Anyway, I assume the both of you have somewhere else to be."

Allison made a look of realization and checked the phone in her pocket, seeing that someone had messaged her, "Tara has the best timin'. Its actually kinda scary sometimes. C'mon Daniel, lets get ta' gettin'."

Daniel nodded and waved goodbye to Ramona, the duo walking out of the botique. When they got outside, Allison blushed slightly and grabbed Daniel's hand. He looked down at their intertwined hands and smiled at each other, "Uh... I-is it a'right if

I hold yer' hand? Mine feels mighty cold." she said as Daniel felt her shivver a little and nodded.

"Sure, your hands are freezing." he smiled and gripped her hand a little tighter in his as they both blushed and walked down the street.

Unknown to them, Ramona was sitting at her window watching the two as they left. She grew a sly grin and giggled, "Playing matchmaker is so much fun..." she made a moderately loud laugh and walked back to her sewing machine.

Meanwhile, Allison and Daniel walked down the street hand-in-hand once again, smiles on their faces as they laughed, told jokes to each other, and even told stories of their families, mainly Allison's. Family was still a sore spot for Daniel, so he just tentatively listened to Allison go on and on about Abigail and Granny Smith, and even about her brother Mac and her cousin, whom he had yet to meet, Braeburn. As they spoke, they looked forward and Daniel's eyes widened at the sight before him. It was a big TREE in the middle of the town. There was a door and multiple windows installed, a golden acorn on the door that said, 'Golden Oaks Library'. Daniel's eyes widened, as his mouth went agape with surprise. Allison chuckled and walked up to the door, knocked, and waited. Inside, the sound of quick, faded footsteps getting louder and closer until the door swung open.

Behind it was a child, probably a little older than Abigail and her friends. He had a spiked, green Mohawk and big green eyes, as well as tannish skin. He wore a green side-striped t-shirt under a purple, half-zipped hoodie, and purple jeans with purple and green shows to match. He looked up at Allison and smiled big, jumping up and hugging her happily, "AJ!"

Allison laughed and hugged the child back, "Its good ta' see ya Spike. I'd like y'all ta' meet someone." she put down Spike and stepped in, revealing Daniel behind her, a surprised look on his face as he looked around the hollow tree.

Spike looked at him quizzically, wondering if something was wrong with him as Allison whispered to him, "He's new ta' our little town."

Spike nodded and smiled, walking up to the amethyst-eyed male, "Hi! I'm Spike! What's your name?" he said in a cheery tone as Daniel shook his head rapidly and looked down at him.

"Oh, hi. I'm Daniel Komuro, Allison's been showing me around and letting me meet her friends."

Spike nodded and then noticed his outfit, "And I'm guessing you met Rarity?" he said a little agitated.

Daniel looked down at his new outfit and nodded, "Yup, gave me this new outfit and let me clean up. Why?"

Spike was almost grinding his teeth till Allison tapped his shoulder, "Uh, Spike, do ya' mind gettin' Twi fer' us?" Spike nodded and made his way up the stairs behind him.

Allison walked over to Daniel and whispered into his ear, "Be careful talkin' 'bout Rarity 'round Spike. He's got a crush on 'er more fierce than a ragin' bull on a bad day."

Daniel nodded, "Oh, sorry. Any luck?"

Allison shook her head sadly, "Nope. Girl's more oblivious than someone on the receivin' end of a surprise party. She barely pays the poor boy any mind unless he does somethin' for 'er."

"Wow, really? That must be a swift kick to the kid's heart." Daniel said sympathetically as Allison shrugged.

"I don't think he's really ever noticed. He's always too busy goin' ga-ga over 'er like a lost puppy" she said in slight annoyance.

Daniel could hear it in her voice, now seeing why she didn't particularly like Ramona. He shook his head and looked at the floor.

Within minutes of their conversation, footsteps could be heard coming down the stairwell, followed by the same small, rapid footsteps which were obviously Spike's. As they turned their attention to the stairs, Spike was walking towards them with a girl taller than him, but shorter than Allison by an inch or two, not very noticible.

Her hair was indigo with purple and pink highlights, her eyes a deep purple and her skin a light tan color. She wore a Japanese style school uniform, the skirt ending at her knees. Said skirt was the same colors as her hair, purple with stripes of pink and dark purple and obviously custom made, the jacket was a lavender and the buttoned up shirt underneath, a pearl white with shimmering ivory buttons. She wore purple slip-on dress shoes to tie it all together. She looked at Allison with a smile and walked up to her, giving her a hug, "Allison, its so good to see you!" she said cheerfully as the southern belle hugged her back. As they separated, she noticed Daniel and smiled, "Hello there, whom might you be?"

Daniel smiled down at her, "I'm Daniel Komuro. I'm new to the town and Allison was--"

"Wait, did you say you were new to the town?" The girl said with a shocked expression and tone of voice, as if he'd just said he had he plauge.

Daniel arched a brow in confusion, "Uh... Yes, why?" he said uncertain as to what was going to happen next.
Her eyes bugged out and she ran to her window, looking around as if she was searching for someone. "Um... Twah'? What the hay're ya' doin'?"

"Where is she?!" she said in a frantic tone as she started looking through cupboards and closets, leaving Daniel and Allison confused.

"Uh... Where's who?" Daniel said dumbfounded as she continued to run around looking in a panic.

"Pinkie! Where's Pinkie?!" she said in distress as she kept running around like a maniac.

Allison chuckled, "Don't worry none Twilight, she said she'd be working with the cakes all day."

"All day? What's so important? Not that I'm complaining." Twilight said calming down and walkig back to them.

"I dunno. Said there was a, and I quote, 'Super fantabulous, wonderrific party' today." she said mimicking the bubbly party girl.

Twilight sighed out of relief and smiled, "Good. That's good." she looked at Daniel again, "I'm sorry, you were saying something before all this, correct?"

Daniel nodded and smiled, "Yeah, I was just saying Allison's been showing me around your town, and I have to say, its a nice enough place. Some little kinks here and there, but besides that its really cool."

Twilight smiled, "I'm glad to hear that. Well, my name is Tara Sparks, but I am often referred to as 'Twilight Sparkle.' I run the Golden Oaks Library and am glad to make your acquaintance. And I see you've already met my little brother and number one assistant, Spike Sparks." she gestured to the smiling little boy by her side.

Daniel nodded, "Indeed I did. Cool kid." he smiled as Spike smiled bigger from the compliment.

"So, did you two come by to say hi or was there something else?" Twilight said politely.

"Ah' had somethin' Ah' wanted ta' ask ya Twi." she turned to Daniel, "D'ya mind if Ah' talk to her in private for a minute Sugarcube?"

Daniel looked at her confusedly, "Uh... No problem AJ. Take as long as you need." he smiled as Allison smiled back at him greatfully.

Spike grabbed Daniel's hand, making the tall male look down at him, "Come on! I'll show you my jewel collection!" he said cheerfully as he pulled Daniel along behind him up the stairs.

Twilight giggled and looked over at Allison, "So, what did you wanna talk about AJ?"

Allison had an uncertain look on her face, which told Twilight that she was heavily distraught. "Well... I don't quite know how'ta put this... Ya see... Earlier, Daniel got into a fight..." Allison said reluctantly.

Twilight's eyes went wide at the news, "What?! With who?!" she almost screamed.

"Hoops, Shoots and Snowflake."

Twilight gasped, "Wait, he FOUGHT those three? On PURPOSE?" she said in pure and utter shock as Allison nodded in confirmation.

"Yup, and the real shocker is, he won." she said with a little pride mixed into her unintentional boast.

Twilight's jaw dropped in shock and disbelief, "He... He won?! That's amazing!" she yelled.
Allison made a 'shh' noise at her friend and sighed, "Yeah, it really was, bu--"

"How did the whole fight start anyway? He couldn't have just randomly picked a fight with them." she interrupted.

Allison sighed, "The usual, pickin' on Delilah, callin'er names, etcetera."

Twilight made an angered expression as she clenched her fists, "I hate when they do that. At least they finally got what was coming to them!" she said in a wrathful tone.

"Ah' agree, but that's not what Ah' wanted ta' talk to ya' about!" she said frantic and a little annoyed.

"Oh, then what is it?" the librarian asked cluelessly.

Allison facepalmed and sighed, "Before the fight ended, one'a them bracelets he's got on started glowin', his hair and eyes turned into fire, and his voice changed! And when his feet started smokin' and burnin' the ground, he scared them poor boys back ta' their mama's."

Twilights eyes went wide as she tried to process it all, "Wait... No... It can't be..." she dashed from bookshelf to bookshelf, looking for a single book.

"Twah', what're y'all lookin' for now?" she said confusedly as her friend reached for the Highest book but was unable to reach it. She raised her hand and it began to glow lavender as the book flew into her hand and she smiled, rushing back in and laying it down on a table, Allison walking up next to her.

The book looked familiar, but was different. It was a book with 6 gems. "What the... Those look like Daniels rings! But... What in tarnation's that last one there?" she said pointing at the one at the top, which was black and white, in a spiral and it almost seemed to be moving.
Twilight nodded, "Could you go get Daniel and Spike? This is really important..." Twilight said in a grave tone of voice.

"Uh... Sure Twah', but why do y'all need them two?" she said confusedly, "And what does Daniel have to do with this?"

"Because... This may mean that... HE has returned..."

Author's Note

Hope you all enjoyed the new chapter. Next, things get a little serious, but not by much. Later everyone!

~CloudCrusher Signing out!~