A Shimmer Of A Flashing Twilight

As Flash and Twilight walked, their hands were intertwined. Their steps were in sync, although neither of them spoke.
They reached a small wall which had been oddly placed beside a small shop selling kids clothing. Flash took his place on the wall, closely followed by Twilight who sat beside him.
“Flash?”
Flash looked up at Twilight. “Yeah?”
“What happened before I came to Canterlot High?” She crossed her legs eager to hear what the school had been like before.
“What do you mean?” Flash squinted a little trying to figure out if she meant with him, or with Sunset Shimmer.
“I mean-“ She paused, wondering how to phrase it. “Everything. I want to get to know you… And I want to know about my friends.”
Flash nodded. “Well, Sunset Shimmer wasn’t always here at this school. A few years passed where we were Sunset free. That gave everyone time to fit into their own groups. I formed my band, and your friends seemed to-“ He shrugged. “Click. Can’t deny that I found it a little odd. They’re all so different from one another… And then, Sunset Shimmer arrived. No one thought much of her at first, she was just the new girl, but eventually she got her way. She managed to climb up our popularity wall, and take her place on her throne. Using mainly scare tactics of course. She split up your friends, so they hated each other. That is where you came in.”
“You missed something.” Twilight pointed out.
“Huh?” He frowned.
“Why did you date Sunset Shimmer?”
Flash’s face reddened, and he looked down.
“Come with me.” He began walking across the street, Twilight hurried after him, jogging a little to keep up.
As they walked, Flash spoke. “I’m honestly not sure Twi.” He bit his lip. “She was controlling, it just kind of happened.”
“Then why did you manage to break up with her?” Twilight questioned.
“I had had enough.” He stated. “Simple…” He glanced at Twilight. “Don’t worry. I don’t have feelings for her if that’s what you’re worried about.”
Twilight blushed, and looked down embarrassed.
They stopped walking as they had reached a small, open clearing. The grass was undisturbed; a few small rocks were strangely placed in the centre. Around the clearing, vast trees stretched towards the sky, their arms tickling the clouds. A couple of birds were perched in a tree, singing their song. A butterfly landed on one of the rocks, and a gentle breeze ran through the clearing, sending some of the vibrant flowers which were planted on the ground, swaying.
Flash took Twilight’s hand and turned to face her. “Don’t worry Twi.” He gently pulled her towards the centre of the clearing, where they sat on the rocks.
He picked a small flower, it was a white lily, and its outline was a dark pink. He smoothed back Twilight’s hair and slot it through her hair, smiling. It was a tender gesture.
“Now you look amazing.” He grinned.
Twilight giggled and then looked around. “What is this place?”
“Fluttershy found it.” He announced.
“Of course she did.” Twilight chuckled. “No surprise there. How do you know about it?”
“She told me because she thought it might help me to think. It was sweet of her really.”
“Did it help?” Twilight asked whilst watching a bird sit on its tree.
“Actually, yes. I came up with many songs for my band in this place.” He smiled. “It’s good for music.” He added.
“Hey, I have an idea.”
“What is it?” He asked inquisitively.
She jumped up and stood in the middle of the clearing. “You said this place was good for music.”
Flash frowned and stood up, walking towards her. “Yeah…”
“Listen to those birds. Fluttershy always tells me about how they’re singing songs of their own.” She wrapped her arms around Flash’s neck. “We should appreciate that.”
She smiled, and began swaying gently as best as she could. She hadn’t been in that world long, but she knew how to sway to a beat.
Flash followed her lead, and they stood in the clearing swaying to the bird’s song.
“You continue to surprise.” Flash laughed. He looked into her eyes, taking in their colour before he planted a soft kiss on her lips which Twilight responded to instantly.
The breeze flew through the clearing, as they danced and kissed.