My Little New Year's Day

"Uh, what happened?" said a confused Twilight. She was the first of her friends to wake up the next morning. Last night was New Year's Eve. Today was the first day of the new year. Twilight quietly tip toed out of the throne room, trying not to step on any sleeping ponies. Once outside the room, Twilight headed for the library.

"I really need to send congratulations to Celestia. I mean, the first day of the new year is pretty exciting." Twilight said to herself, as she used her magic to lift a fresh quill from her top desk drawer. "I should probably send a letter to Luna too. She did watch over everypony last night."

The library door slowly creaked open. "T-Twilight? Are you in here?" said a stallion's voice. Twilight remembered that Flash Sentry was in the castle from last night. All her friends and their coltfriends were still in the throne room from last night.

"Yeah, Flash. I'm over here." said Twilight, as she got up and walked over to Flash. "What's wrong?" Twilight asked, trying to keep the possible worries contained.

"Nothing serious. But, do you remember what happened last night?" Flash asked.

"Yeah, do you?" Twilight answered quickly.

"Yeah, I remember it, but I don't believe it." Flash said, rubbing his head with his wing.

"What do you mean?" asked Twilight.

"Well, look at everything. A party pony couple, a Wonderbolt couple, a Canterlot elite couple, a pony and dragon, a pony and draconaquus, and a guard and princess couple. I mean, it just seems too good to be true. I must be dreaming." Flash said.

"I know it's a bit weird, but it's all true." Said Twilight. Both ponies turned their heads toward the door, as they both heard all the ponies waking up in the throne room. "Maybe we should go help them get up." said Twilight.

"Agreed." Said Flash, as he and Twilight took off down the hall.

"Uh, my head hurts." said a quiet voice. The voice belonged to Fluttershy. She turned her head to see that she was cuddling with Discord. Fear immediately came into her mind, but she remembered how sweet he was last night, and instead of pushing away, she cuddled back up to him.

Discord was already awake, but he didn't want to separate himself from his crush. So, he pretended to still be asleep, only to have Fluttershy curl up to him again. A smile spread across his sleepy face.

Soarin's green eyes slowly opened, but were soon wide in surprise. He found that his arm was around Rainbow's back. He then remembered what happened right after midnight struck. He fell asleep, with Rainbow. He gently poked Rainbow and whispered for her to wake up.

"Wah," Rainbow cried, as she jumped in the air in surprise. "Ah, I'm up!" Rainbow shouted.

"Rainbow, don't worry. Everything is fine." Soarin said.

"Really? Do you see that? Not everything is fine!" Rainbow shouted, as she pointed to Applejack and Spike under their pink blanket.

"Yes, can anypony explain why we are all here like this now?" asked Fancy Pants.

"Because of New Year's." said Rarity. "I think. Probably."

"Oh, that does make sense. But what about that?" Fancy Pants said, as he pointed to the still sleeping pegasus and draconaquus.

"Am I the only pony that remembers anything from last night?" shouted Twilight.

"No, me and Cheese seem to remember too!" said Pinkie.

"Yes, I think the rest of us don't seem to believe any of the events. I mean, all the events don't make any sense. But that doesn't mean that they didn't happen." said Rarity.

"Quite true, my dear." said Fancy Pants. "Well, I should get going back to Canterlot."

"Oh, I will miss you Fancy." said Rarity.

"Don't worry, my dear. You can always visit me in Canterlot. And we can still send each other letters." explained Fancy Pants.

"Yes, can I walk you to the train station?" asked Rarity.

"That would be delightful, my dear. Let's go." Fancy Pants said, as he lead Rarity out of the castle.

"Yeah, I need to go back to Cloudsdale soon." said Soarin.

"I'll go with you." said Rainbow Dash. "I need to put in some flight show hours while I'm there."

"Sure, let's get going." Soarin said, as he and Rainbow flew out of the window towards Cloudsdale.

"Well, I got to get going to the train station, too. The train to the Crystal Empire leaves in half an hour." said Flash.

"I wish you could stay here longer." said Twilight.

"Yeah, but I have a job to keep as a royal guard." Flash explained.

"Hey, why don't I go with you!" said Cheese Sandwich. "I need to go to the Crystal Empire to help plan the next Crystal Fair. I know Pinkie decorated for the last crystal fair, so I signed up as soon as I could for the next fair."

"Sure, but before we go..." Flash said, as he gave Twilight a kiss.

"Oh, I get it!" said Cheese, as he gave Pinkie a huge hug, and kissed her on her lips.

"Okay, now we can go." said Flash, as he let go of Twilight, and lead Cheese out of the room.

"I'll miss you Cheesy!" Shouted Pinkie Pie.

"I'll see you soon, Flash!" Shouted Twilight. "Now, what do we go about Discord and Fluttershy?"

"Why don't you just teleport them to Fluttershy's cottage?" said Pinkie.

"Pinkie, that's a great idea." Twilight said, as she glowed her horn and teleported Discord and Fluttershy away. "Now, when do you think Applejack and Spike will stop pretending?"

"Twilight, I don't their pretending. It looks like they really like each other." Said Pinkie.

"Pinkie, when did you get so smart with love?" asked Twilight.

"It takes some love to learn it, Twi. I need to get to Sugarcube Corner. I'll see you later Twi. You can come over for a cupcake anytime. It's on me." said Pinkie, as she bounced out of the room and exited the castle.

Twilight looked back to see Applejack and Spike still asleep. "They do look really happy together. Maybe this will be a good year. For them, at least." Twilight rolled her eyes, as she went back to the library to finish writing her letter.

Dear Princess Celestia and Princess Luna,

Last night and today, I learned many valuable lessons about love and friendship. It was Discord who taught me, that if you keep your feelings trapped inside, you may never tell others how you really feel. And how taking a huge risk, can lead you to find your true love. And Spike and Applejack found that love can take many turns, especially when you find love where you least expect to find it. With all my friends, I'm sure this will be the best year ever.

Your former student,

Twilight Sparkle