Cherilee smiled happily at the sight of her old friend and ran to him. "Oh it is you Flame!" she yelled as she embraced him in a tight hug as Flame returned said tight hug wrapping his arms around her. As he did he stood up on his hind legs, lifting her up into the air as he nuzzled her cheek lovingly as she returned said nuzzle to his.

They were both happy to see each other after so many years apart. These two were the close friend's type, meaning not like brother and sister like him and Lovely, but they couldn't be separated once they had an idea going or when they went dancing at the clubs. It was the most fun either of them had when the others of the group weren't around and busy with their jobs or family stuff and all. Hell if it wasn't for Flame's advice when they were at Hoofsies, the biggest dance club in Ponyville when they were teenagers.

When he finally put her down he noticed two little fillies had approached them. The yellow one with a big bow in her mane along with her orange pegasus friends were looking up at them. "Ya know'em Miss Cherahlee?" the earth pony with the bow had asked first. "Oooooooh, is he your special somepony? Hmmmmmmmmm?" the orange pegasus asked with a little smirk to the two grown ups.

Cherilee let out a giggle and answered the little fillies, "No no girls, he's just an old friend of mine from before I became the school teacher here." she said then looked to Flame again, "So, what brings you back here anyway?"

Flame smiled and wrapped a wing around her like he used to when they were teenagers, "Actually Cherry I'm living here now, Ponyville's first griffon resident!" he yelled with a warm smile on his face as he looked to the sky, dramatically, overplaying it all.

Cherilee clapped her hooves together happily as she heard the news "Oh yes! We can catch up again! You missed a LOT since you were last here in Ponyville Flamey!" a nickname she gave him on the dance floor.

The little unicorn filly tugged at his wing and Flame looked down to her and smiled, "Well hello little filly, what can I do for you?" he asked as he lowered his head to her so they can be eye to eye.

"Why were you massaging my sister's hoof? Why was she blushing at you? Is SHE your special mmph mmmony?" the last part was covered by Rarity's hoof while she pulled her away from Flame as she chuckled nervously while he sister kept asking questions through her older sister's hoof.

"I'm terribly sorry Flame, she's a very curious filly this one!" she said between her nervous giggles and darting eyes from him and her sister hoping Sweetie would stop soon. Flame though just chuckled and rubbed Sweetie's mane, which she responded with an adorable nuzzle upward into his claw "It's quite alright Ms. Rarity, she's only curious as you said and it's normal for fillies her age to be curious" he said with a genuine smile.

Rarity smiled at Flame for understanding and blushed a little at the smile he was shooting her. She was about to say something but then she was rudely interrupted by a certain cyan and rainbow blur that tackled him down hard to the ground. Once the cloud of smokey dirt cleared it showed the fastest flier in Equestria pinning Flame down roughly as she held an angry expression on her face as she glared at him below herself.

"You think you can come waltzing back into town after what you said about my friends AND made my best friend Fluttershy cry?! Huh Gilda?!" she yelled at the top of her lungs to the griffon she was now making eat dirt.

Flame knew that name all too well, before coming here he actually had a few dates...for about a year with Gilda the griffon, the most obnoxious, meanest, jerkiest griffon in the whole kingdom. Hell the guards of the royal family feared her more than hydras. He was able to adjust his face and yell back at her, "Do I look like a white feathered griffon with purple tips?!"

She was then able to let her rational mind come back over her anger controlled one and got off of him and noticed that this WASN'T Gilda! But instead noticed light brown where white should be and red where purple should be. As he got up he rubbed the back of his neck not hearing or even bothering to pay attention to the yelling and scolding by Rarity to Rainbow Dash for her brutish actions and for attacking her friend. She was slowly starting to let the guilt take over as she slowly lowered her head but Flame decided to step when he saw the poor mare's head going down.

Flame walked over to Rainbow and took her hooves into his claws and looked at her eye to eye, face to face. He smiled and saw her about to speak but stopped her, "Listen Ms. Dash I completely understand why you attacked me, mistake in identity is common for many ponies and other species. But please, I implore you, when you get anger building in you, remember to think ahead and look before you leap-...or tackle in this case." He said all of this with a warm smile on his face as he gently held her hooves in his claws.

Rainbow Dash was at a loss for words, normally when she mistakenly rammed into somepony they yell something like, "Use your eyes for once!" or "Watch where you're flying Rainbow Crash!". That was all she would hear from the jerks at flight school or just every other day in Cloudsdale as she trained herself to be the fastest flier in Equestria. But this griffon, he was different, very different. He was so kind to her with his words, gentle with his touches. She felt her chest flutter, her stomach turning in knots, she was confused. But at the same time she knew what was happening.

"This griffon...is so cool...~"

Rairty waved her hoof in front of her friend's face, not a single reaction. She even bonked her head, nothing, she just kept staring into Flame's eyes, hooves up still despite he had already let go of her. The orange pegasus walked over to Dash and tugged on her hooves, her tail, her wings, nothing, "Rainbow Dash? You're kind freaking us all out here, are you...okay?" she continued to stare at her idol in worry as she poked at her sides until finally Rainbow snapped out of her daze.

"Huh- wha- what happened?" Rainbow asked as she looked around the area and saw Flame again, immediately blushing as her wings sprung out. *POMF* was heard as they show up and got all shaken up by seeing him again. Everypony except the three fillies blushed at what just happened to Dash. They just continued to stare at her until Rairty walked up to her smirking a bit "Why Dashie, are you having a-" was all she was able to get out before Rainbow stuffed a hoof into her mouth and looked at her blushing but also mad hissing through her gritted teeth "Not...another...word Rarity". Rarity couldn't help but giggle at her friend's reaction as she trotted away after removing her hoof and walked off with Sweetie Belle after giving a polite nod to Flame and Cherilee before departing.

Rainbow just adorably pouted before she looked over to Scoots and smiled again getting back to normal. "Come on Scoots, let's head home. I'll make us some Daisy Sandwiches!" she said as she let the filly climbed up onto her back. "Awesome! Let's go Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo said with anticipation just waiting for the take off. And take off she did, not as fast as earlier but still pretty impressive speed.

Flame looked up as she flew away and was impressed himself, he chuckled and turned back to Cherilee. "So, wanna catch up now then?" he asked with a smile. Cherilee only sighed as she shook her head "Sorry Flame but I can't, I have papers to grade tonight, I really wish I could" She said with a pout.

Flame sighed as well but smiled still and nuzzled her cheek "It's quite alright Cherry, I understand, work comes first after all" he chuckled and walked off but looked to her "Proud of you Cherry!" was the last thing he shouted as they waved goodbye to each other. He missed her a lot, so did she, she looked back to see where he was going and saw he was on route to the market place. She felt bad even though Flame obviously didn't want so and would've ran to him but was stopped a piece of paper dropping in front of her. She looked down to it and saw it was an...

"An invitation?"