I woke up to the sounds and smells of a hearty and indulgent breakfast. The sizzle of bacon and the smell of maple syrup filled the air around me, egging me out of my bed and into the kitchen. Soarin was standing at my scarcely used stove frying up some eggs and bacon.

"Oh, you're up, I wanted to surprise you with breakfast." He explained with a sheepish tone creeping into his voice.

"Really?" I said, unable to hold back the surprise in my voice. No one had ever taken care of me like this before, sure I have had injuries and been bedridden, but no one had ever taken care of me just because they wanted too.

I settled myself into a chair at my dusty kitchen table while Soarin brought out plates covered in heaping piles of crispy bacon and perfect eggs. His excellent cooking skills were not something I had expected, they were not something anyone would expect from Soarin at first glance. Soarin's outward appearance was more stereotypical of a slightly sloppy young male, but he was surprised me with his neatness and attention to detail.

We wordlessly dug into breakfast, simply enjoying being near each other, and the comfortable silence that came from having mouths full of succulent food. I wondered about that day, what was there in PonyVille worth seeing? Lots of course, but what could I show off to a Wonderbolt?

My friends were interesting and I hadn't seen them since before the storm, but I was ashamed to realize that I was worried they would scare Soarin away. He had to meet them though; if he stuck around for a while he would have to meet them. If he stuck around for a while, when did I start imagining Soarin being part of my future?

We sat, me and Soarin, in front of Twilights library home. I was unnecessarily nervous, Twilight was the tamest of my friends and it made absolute sense that easing Soarin into my friend group was a smart course of action, but I was still nervous. We had knocked on the door, and could now hear the knocking of books tumbling off shelves.

"Spike." A voice yelled from within the house. "Can you get the door?"

"No, I'm stuck in the tub." A bashful voice called back.

"How can you be stuck in a tub, it's a tub."

"I got my tail stuck in the drain."

I saw Soarin snigger out of the corner of my eye. Oh gosh, I had to pick the one day that even Twilight couldn't be normal. "Be with you in a minute." Twilight's voice called to us from somewhere within the library.

"Twilight hurry, my tail's going numb!" Spikes remark made Soarin shake with laughter he had clearly tried to supress.

"Spike, I told you this would happen if you kept using so much bubble bath."

"But Twilight, bubbles are fun."

"I know they are Spike, but is the fun really worth it when this happens?"

I loud grunt and straining sound could be heard followed by a massive popping sound. "Thanks Twilight, you're the best. I can get the door now." Little claws clacking of wood could be heard right before the door was opened to show the short purple and green dragon. "Hi Rainbow, how is the Wonder training? OH MY GOSH! TWILIGHT, RAINBOW BROUGHT A COLT!"

"Spike, it's still one week before the first of April." Twilight lectured as she stuck her head around the doorway to see who was at the door. "Oh my gosh, you weren't joking, and he's a Wonderbolt too! This is cause for celebration, someone need to tell Pinkie."

As if on cue the pink mare jumped in-between Soarin, she wrapped an arm around our shoulders and pulled us close. "What is all this I'm hearing about Rainbows special colt friend? Should we have a Part? Oh of course we should! Give me five minutes to get everything ready." Pinkie was gone before I could tell her not to throw a party.

I turned back to Twilight. "HI Twi, So what have you been up too?"

She laughed. "Don't think you're getting by that easily, you have got to tell me how you too met."

"Actually we aren't a couple." I offered up meekly. Soarin blushed beet red.

"Are you sure?" Twilight asked cautiously, as if Soarin and I could actually be unaware of some mutual attraction between us.

"Completely." I assured her. I thought I saw Soarin twitch as a spoke, but I wasn't sure if it was a trick of the light, or maybe some kind of wishful thinking.

We were ushered into Twilights house by the stamped consisting of the rest of my friends, all having undoubtedly been told by Pinkie that I had a coltfriend. I could hear them grilling Soarin about this and that, and could see them sizing him up should he 'break my heart' and they be left to avenge my honor.

The first person to be heard above the white noise of the crowd was Rarity, of course it would be refined Rarity that could command the attention of the rest of my rowdy friends. "Darlings, this is no way to make a first impression, remember we don't want to scare him off." I appreciated Rarity's sentiments. "He may be the only coltfriend Rainbow ever manages to get." I found myself appreciating Rarity a little less.

"Guys they aren't together." Spike said.

"Called it." Shouted Applejack.

"You did not!" Fluttershy mumbled from the corner of the room. "I did."

Treachery, treachery from all of my friends, then I a fashion that I should have expected they all descended into a mass of fighting. I didn't expect the best of first impressions, but I must say that even I didn't think things could go as bad as they did.