THE SHIP HAS FINALLY SAILED

Alena and Placidia sat on top of the bright yellow Honda Civic the four of them had piled into earlier that day, got some doctored I.D. from a friend that lived close by, and done some other things. They were currently parked in front of a motel with some pretty decent rooms, the two just stared at the stars in the night sky. Suddenly, Alena turned to look at Placidia, with a look that just screamed she wanted to say something.

"Hey, Placid... I know that I said that I was going to talk to you about something important within a dream, but I felt it couldn't really wait." The atmosphere and mood of the conversation had been set by the song, and even more than likely, instigated by it as well, "Placidia, we've been through quite a lot, visiting Equestria and bringing back Princess Twilight and Vinyl notwithstanding. You've helped me through quite a bit during my life, and undoubtedly I've done the same for you. We've grown so comfortable around each other that sleeping nude next to each other doesn't bother us in the slightest. Whenever I'm near you, I feel this desire to keep you away from all harm, no matter the cost. I look into your eyes, and I see both a raging sea of emotion and a calm sea that gently sways my heart back and forth, and makes me calmer than I've ever been. I feel like I can actually relax within your presence, and be more than just myself when I'm with you.

"I know we've playfully flirted back and forth before with no real meaning behind it, but the more I've thought about it, the more everything just made sense. We ever so slowly fell for each other that we didn't even notice it. That time I got sick, you came over to my house and stayed by my side, quite literally, until I got better. Not even my mom yelling at you to let her take care of me quite a few times got you to leave. That time I got so angry at someone that I literally passed out from anger and exhaustion, you were there for me again, and made sure that I was alright. Placidia, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I never want it to end. I've got a question for you, though now it seems fairly obvious: Serenity Placidia Shores, would you do me the honors of being my girlfriend?"

Placidia just sat there on the hood of the car, completely dumbstruck. If one were to look over at her at that specific moment, they would probably swear that for the briefest of moments, they saw a BSOD display through the eyes of Placidia. She just didn't know what to do. Sure, she had been considering talking with Alena about it and asking herself, but she wasn't expecting her to say yes, let alone Alena reversing roles and asking her instead! Eventually, Placidia got out of her stupefied trance long enough to consider what was just asked of her. Nothing much would really change, aside from the two having the titles of being each others girlfriend, but it was that thought alone which brought her extreme levels of comfort. She suddenly realized that she wouldn't be all that lonely anymore, because she just knew that Alena would do almost literally anything within her power to keep her safe and by her side.

After a mental nod to herself, Placidia answered. Not with words, however, but instead she grabbed Alena's shoulders gently, and planted her lips softly on Alena's own. The two stayed like that for a minute or so, just enjoying the sensation of sharing an intimate kiss between them without the deafening roar of college boys cheering that they got to see two best friends make out while drunk. The two relaxed into the kiss, and Alena got and impulsive idea. She backed away from the kiss slightly, and then came back to it, focusing on Placidia's bottom lip, giving a subtle and gentle bite on it.

Placidia responded in kind, and the two slowly deepened the kiss, the both of them poking slightly into the other's mouth with their tongue, exploring as if they were giants walking around a city built from cardboard. It was both familiar, yet different to the both of them, the feeling of sharing an intimate moment such as this, without having to worry about onlookers making comments or snapping photos. The two of them kept kissing for a few moments, until Placidia moved back and pulled Alena into a tight yet gentle hug, softly crying. Alena got worried, until she heard what Placidia had to say.

"I'm just so happy, you have no idea. I guess we were both silly, thinking that the other wouldn't accept what we felt, and just kept it to ourselves. It just feels awesome knowing that the whole time, we both cared far more for each other than we realized, and that it turned out he way it did. I love you, Alena, and that will never change. I'm not going to say that I want to marry you in the future, because for one thing, we don't even know how long things will last. It might last for a month, a year, decade, or just a day. For now though, I just want to stay by your side. Do you think you could let me have that one selfish request?"

Alena held Placidia tighter, "Yeah, I can and I will, with absolutely no hesitation. Hell, even if you hadn't, I would've asked you the same thing. I love you Placidia, and I don't want to lose you as either lover or friend. You're way too special to me to stand losing."

The pair just sat on the hood of the Civic and held each other, way late into the night, with only the beautiful night sky and themselves as company. It was another couple of hours into the night when they finally retired to the motel room, where they flopped onto the bed next to Twilight and Vinyl, and held each other in their arms as they slept; they both fell asleep with smiles on their faces.