Life After Work [Complete]

[Dark Star]

Dark Star noticed how Silver had seen her blush, even through her dark coat and blushed harder. 'Why is it I suddenly can't face him?' she wondered to herself. She had talked to stallions all the time, so there was no difficulty being around them at all. She actually spent more time around stallions more often than mares, something she actually stopped to question. Then, for no apparent reason, she began to question her femininity and how it may have affected stallions. She pressed a hoof up against the base of her horn and forced herself to settle her thoughts. She was already in a happy relationship with Crimson Tale and didn't want to get herself involved in another relationship so soon. 

She turned to face him, but then got nervous and stopped without saying anything. She looked around and suddenly realized the car they were on was completely empty, which only made her anxiety rise, easily evidenced by her now-glowing eyes. She took a deep breath, calmed down and was about to speak up until Silver suddenly asked her how long she lived in Ponyville. Her breath was quickly expelled in a loose sigh and she felt much calmer, the glow in her eyes dying down. "I've only lived in Ponyville for a little over a year now. The living arrangements were cheap, the locals were kind, what more reason did I need for moving in there?" she rhetorically asked. 

She felt much better as she explained everything and was about to explain more before a large bump in the train knocked her on her side, with her head directly on Silver's lap. She looked up at him and her long-since forgotted blush suddenly returned. Her crimson eyes lit up immediately and she began to shake uncontrollably. 'There's no way I can explain this if some-pony saw us' she thought. She immediately got up and scooted as far away from the twinkling stallion and sat perfectly still on the edge. She knew right away that anything she said would be mindless babbling and stayed perfectly silent until Silver spoke up to her. 

[Toast]

Silver was happy to see his simple question help settle Dark down a bit. The way she answered felt more like they way they talked back at the pastry shop. "Good." He thinks, keep things simple for now and see how they develop later.

"Haha, kinda sounds like my reason for moving there as well. It is a very quaint town, I'll give it that." Although Silver sounded convincing it was still only half of the truth. However the real reason he decided to leave Canterlot was something even he was still trying to figure out for himself. The little excuses he told himself and others like, "It seems like a nice place to live" were mostly masks for what he really wanted out the experience. He did his best to keep these thoughts hidden behind his voice though. Small talk was all he needed right now, no need for any philosophical introspections of his subconscious's mental predispositions.

That last sentence felt like a mouthful even to Silver.

Unfortunately the lack of tension was once again cut between the two ponies as a bump in the cart sent Dark Star into a interesting position. Silver quickly felt his whole body heat up as his eyes widened and a small nervous smile worked its way on one corner of his mouth. Looking down showed the cause of his physiological change as a now red faced Dark Star looked back up at him. But his expression quickly changed to curious when he noticed the glow in her eyes. He remembered her eyes glowing back in the ally but that was due to the potion. Were they also linked to her current mental state? Silver was a little sad that that was where his thoughts were while in this type of situation.

Quickly the red and Black pony thrust herself off of him and took a place at the edge of the bench. For a brief moment there was a part of Silver that wished she didn't. Looking over Silver took notice of her body slightly shaking. Ditto, he could feel his heart pounding in his chest as he remained motionless. It was obvious she was embarrassed, which put Silver in the awkward position of figuring out what to say next.

He looks up at the roof as his brain works overtime "Uhh, so...." A rare 'uh'. Silver almost never said 'uh', especially not in conversation, he always remained articulate in ANY situation.

He was off his game, and it was time to get back on it.

Looking back down with a relaxed smile he speaks confidently "You know, if you just needed a spot to rest your head, I don't mind." He says, implying that what she did was intentional but clearly joking. Once again this was another attempt from Silver to be charming, although its success might be dependent on Darks ability to laugh at the current situation. And if he was really lucky, she'd take him up on the offer too.

"You have been up all day after all."

[Dark Star]

Dark Star finally managed to calm down after a short while, just in time for Silver to rile her up once again. He had offered for her to rest her head on his lap, something she couldn't have expected, even from him. Her eyes lit up once again at the mention of it and her heart began to beat loudly, forming a slightly deafening sound on the inside of her mind. She tried to speak up, but just let out a small whimper instead. 'There's no way this can be happening' she thought as she pondered his offer. Never had something like this happened, much less did she think it could.

After a minute of silent thought, she looked back and asked if it was truly alright. He seemed to genuinely want her to do so, even saying that she should after being awake all day, something she knew she couldn't argue with. "Alright then, I guess" she said shyly as she scooted closer. She propped her hind legs up on the bench and layed her head down on his lap. She knew right away that this must've been quite odd, especially due to the mild glow Silver was producing, but still found it to be quite comfortable nonetheless.

Dark Star shook a bit as she tried to get settled properly. She wondered what other ponies might have thought at the sight of the two of them, but didn't have long to mull over it as her eyelids shut and felt her mind putting itself at ease as she was whisked into her dreams. Her body curled up closer to her, her tail moving close and wrapping around the front of her, and she began to dream.

[Toast]

Silver feared he may have been too bold when Dark just continued to remain motionless, with the exception of making a small squeak. In fact the minute between her making a response felt like the longest of his life. That was of course until she asked if it was truly all right that she could lay down. Silver felt his whole body heat up again as he responded in a more honest tone than before with "Sure, if you want to." As Dark made her initial motions he felt his whole body tense up a bit in anticipation, although he quickly did his best to relax. He knew if it was apparent that he felt uncomfortable it would make things more weird for Dark. But Luckily after a little while they were both able to find a comfortable position as Silver decided to remain silent. He figured it was best if he did, in one day he had gotten her comfortable enough to use him as a pillow, not a bad accomplishment. So instead he just glances out the window with a joyous little smile while Dark slipped into sleep. For a moment he did look down, only to notice her already asleep, looking quite peaceful to him. Turning to face back out the window again Silver shut his eyes too, the ambient sounds of the train running along the track causing his mind to being to drift.


Silver awoke a few hours later as the train was just approaching Ponyville. He struggled trying to recall where he was but was given help when he felt something move against his side. Looking over he found the source of it to be the still asleep Dark Star. At some point the two ponies had shifted positions. Silver was now also laying down on his stomach with his forelegs half dangling over the bench, and Dark was beside him with her head pressed against his side like a pillow. Silver gently shook his head in order to shake off the grogginess of his nap. The light flowing through the window had a orange glow, indicated it was sometime in the evening. Silver looked at one of his hooves only to notice his coat losing its shine and reverting to just a dull grey, as was the case with him in the twilight hours.

The horn then sounded, indicating the train to be pulling into station shortly, although it was muffled from inside the cabin. Silver, still groggy, just continued looking staring out the window of his new home town while enjoying the feeling of the pony pressed beside him.