10-22-2015, 03:26 AM
Autumn Walk
"I always liked this time of year," I said. The sky was dark and a perfect half moon hung within it, the trees mostly bare and the leaves rustling with the breeze. The gnarled branches hanging overhead casting shadows resembling twisted claws, the chilling air causing me to zip up my dark colored hoodie a bit more, I rarely wore jackets as I found them too restrictive for my tastes. The insects and their songs were absent tonight due to the weather, there were no cars or the sounds of anyone else's voice save for ours. "Though I'll admit if you weren't here I'd probably be a bit creeped out."
Nightmare Rarity looked at me, her eyes glowing in the shadows, their sapphire hue seemed to bleed into the darkness around her so radiantly as she peered at me. She was unfazed by the chilling breeze, her mane and tail flowing freely with it in great waves.
"Afraid of the dark?" She asked, affectionately pressing her shoulder against me as I draped an arm around her shoulders.
"More of what's in it."
"Ironic, considering I'm the monster in the dark that ponies still fear," she chuckled as we walked along.
"But don't worry, I'd protect you from any monster," she nuzzled my recently shaven cheek. I could feel a blush creeping up on my face, serving only to increase my bashfulness.
"You know, usually it's the man who makes promises like that," I laughed, rubbing the back of my head as we stopped along the railing, overlooking the pond. It's surface remained still due to the current absence of the wind. I held Nightmare Rarity a bit closer, at times it felt like I couldn't hold her close enough, my hand running through the soft black fur and stopping on her chest. Never once did her standing by my side feel unnatural, it was like she was meant to be there.
"Something on your mind?" Nightmare Rarity inquired knowingly. She knew when I was thinking, she knew the look.
"Just thinking about how fast this year has gone by, yet so much has happened in that time. I've never really had a year that had mostly good things happen that make me want to remember, it's new to me." I wasn't sure what else to say, or how else to describe it, save for that happy feeling that hung in my chest.
"Hm, I have many memories, but I'll always cherish the ones I create with you," she said in a warm tone, causing my gaze to shift over towards hers. A familiar black hoof lifted to my face to gently push my glasses back up the bridge of my nose properly. My free hand carefully wrapping around the hoof to hold it tenderly, looking at her. My Nightmare.
"Only ten days until the holiday," I said with a smile. Nightmare Rarity raised an eyebrow coyly and asked: "What holiday?"
We both laughed and continued on our way, briefly I saw ripples spread out across the pond's formerly stagnant surface due to the breeze making a sudden comeback.
"So what plans do you have in mind?" She glanced over at me with a playfully smug smile. I smirked as now it was my turn to play innocent.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," I replied, unable to suppress a rather large grin as we came upon the door to our home. The walk so routine I hardly noticed it, taking me only a matter of seconds to pull out my keys and unlock it.
"Well either way, I'm very much looking forward to it," she said before we stepped inside, I shut the door behind us and locked it.
"So am I Nightmare," I said more to myself than to her, watching as she sat on the couch. I breathed out deeply in satisfaction, the happy feeling glowing brightly within my chest to a point where I felt like I may be floating.
"Coming?" She asked from the couch softly, looking at me again with her gorgeous eyes. I only nodded and unzipped my hoodie and hung it on the hanger attached to the wall and kicked my shoes off and headed over to her and sat down at her side. Serenity seemed to exude from her and wash over me like a waterfall. She made what seemed the simplest things in life extraordinary, I smiled as I held her once more, knowing this would all be another beautiful memory with her.
There were already so many, but there were so much, much more to make. The thought of that made me all the more joyous.
"I always liked this time of year," I said. The sky was dark and a perfect half moon hung within it, the trees mostly bare and the leaves rustling with the breeze. The gnarled branches hanging overhead casting shadows resembling twisted claws, the chilling air causing me to zip up my dark colored hoodie a bit more, I rarely wore jackets as I found them too restrictive for my tastes. The insects and their songs were absent tonight due to the weather, there were no cars or the sounds of anyone else's voice save for ours. "Though I'll admit if you weren't here I'd probably be a bit creeped out."
Nightmare Rarity looked at me, her eyes glowing in the shadows, their sapphire hue seemed to bleed into the darkness around her so radiantly as she peered at me. She was unfazed by the chilling breeze, her mane and tail flowing freely with it in great waves.
"Afraid of the dark?" She asked, affectionately pressing her shoulder against me as I draped an arm around her shoulders.
"More of what's in it."
"Ironic, considering I'm the monster in the dark that ponies still fear," she chuckled as we walked along.
"But don't worry, I'd protect you from any monster," she nuzzled my recently shaven cheek. I could feel a blush creeping up on my face, serving only to increase my bashfulness.
"You know, usually it's the man who makes promises like that," I laughed, rubbing the back of my head as we stopped along the railing, overlooking the pond. It's surface remained still due to the current absence of the wind. I held Nightmare Rarity a bit closer, at times it felt like I couldn't hold her close enough, my hand running through the soft black fur and stopping on her chest. Never once did her standing by my side feel unnatural, it was like she was meant to be there.
"Something on your mind?" Nightmare Rarity inquired knowingly. She knew when I was thinking, she knew the look.
"Just thinking about how fast this year has gone by, yet so much has happened in that time. I've never really had a year that had mostly good things happen that make me want to remember, it's new to me." I wasn't sure what else to say, or how else to describe it, save for that happy feeling that hung in my chest.
"Hm, I have many memories, but I'll always cherish the ones I create with you," she said in a warm tone, causing my gaze to shift over towards hers. A familiar black hoof lifted to my face to gently push my glasses back up the bridge of my nose properly. My free hand carefully wrapping around the hoof to hold it tenderly, looking at her. My Nightmare.
"Only ten days until the holiday," I said with a smile. Nightmare Rarity raised an eyebrow coyly and asked: "What holiday?"
We both laughed and continued on our way, briefly I saw ripples spread out across the pond's formerly stagnant surface due to the breeze making a sudden comeback.
"So what plans do you have in mind?" She glanced over at me with a playfully smug smile. I smirked as now it was my turn to play innocent.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," I replied, unable to suppress a rather large grin as we came upon the door to our home. The walk so routine I hardly noticed it, taking me only a matter of seconds to pull out my keys and unlock it.
"Well either way, I'm very much looking forward to it," she said before we stepped inside, I shut the door behind us and locked it.
"So am I Nightmare," I said more to myself than to her, watching as she sat on the couch. I breathed out deeply in satisfaction, the happy feeling glowing brightly within my chest to a point where I felt like I may be floating.
"Coming?" She asked from the couch softly, looking at me again with her gorgeous eyes. I only nodded and unzipped my hoodie and hung it on the hanger attached to the wall and kicked my shoes off and headed over to her and sat down at her side. Serenity seemed to exude from her and wash over me like a waterfall. She made what seemed the simplest things in life extraordinary, I smiled as I held her once more, knowing this would all be another beautiful memory with her.
There were already so many, but there were so much, much more to make. The thought of that made me all the more joyous.