New Years Celebration (Rainbow Dash, short)

>"Hey Anon, stay close to me at the party, all right? I'd rather kiss you at midnight than some doofus I hardly know."
>You just gave a dismissive nod, hooking your thumbs into the belt loops of your jeans.
>"Thanks, you're such a great friend."
"Sure thing, Dash."
>New Years, huh.
>How long has it been since you arrived in technicolor not marshmallow pony land?
>Well, at midnight it'll be your third year.
>You had been voluntold you were to be your friend's 'date', a scant 15 minutes ago.
>Needless to say you were the odd man out, and this time, not just because you're the Endangered Species of Equestria, either.
>Nope, compared to the dolled up Pegasus at your side, in just jeans and a t-shirt, you stuck out like a sore thumb.
>At least she gave you time to brush your hair, teeth, and put on a dab of cologne.
>Trudging along the beaten path to the Treebrary, you scratched irritably at your jawline.
>You really didn't want to go, the ball dropping signified you were going to be stuck here even longer.
>Truth of it was, you just wanted to go back home.
>And not just the little room you rented out in Lyra and Bon Bon's cottage.
>The two roommates were nice and accommodating enough, and hell you had a decent enough job working for Rarity, but the fear of the unknown was that little rat, waiting to be let out.

>Once you two made it into the treebrary, you were kind of surprised at how well.. Loud the party was.
>Vinyl was working her magic both literally and figuratively, some sort of new track she had going.
>Twilight surprisingly enough had a lampshade on her head, and you had to laugh at that sight.
"Okay, I have to ask, does she normally do this?" You half-yelled to your companion, since you could barely hear yourself.
>"No! At least I don't think so! Maybe?" Pride Posterior yelled back.
>You didn't meet up with the elements much, even though you worked for one.
>Hell, you... Really didn't do much of anything, outside of draw, and paint.
>You were no Bob Ross, but the ponies still enjoyed some of your landscape pieces.
"I'm gonna get some punch, want any?"
>"Nah! I'm good!"
>You gave her a thumbs up, since you didn't want to yell too much.
>Of course there were games for the pones to enjoy, but, none of them sounded fun.
>And you nearly ended up going in face first into the punch you were getting for yourself because a certain Eggplant Einstein couldn't see where she was going.
"Do you want some help there, Twilight?"

>"Please? It's dark, and I didn't exactly plan on playing 'Pin the Tail on the Pony' using a lampshade."
"I got ya." You reached down and gripped the opposite sides of the lampshade, and yanked it off with minimal effort.
>"Did you come by yourself, Anon?"
"No I came with Rainbow...Wherethefuckisshe?" Your height gave you an advantage, but finding the loudest pony in the room was nigh impossible right now.
>"Can't say that I've seen her."
"You couldn't find your ass with both hooves and a map earlier." You dropped the lampshade back on her head.
>A muffled "Hey!" was all you got as you left the starry dressed pone behind.
>Yeah, stay close you said. Seriously, you suck as the element of Loyalty.
>With a sigh, you decided to start to look through the sea of clothed ponies.

>After a few minutes of fruitless searching, you were pretty pissed, since it was her insistence that you two stick together.
>Since you didn't see any of her other friends, or your boss, surprisingly enough, you uttered a 'fuck this' and stepped outside for a smoke break.
>Taking a drag and staring up at the moon, the rat began to gnaw.
>Of course Rainbow Dash would go and abandon you, you were boring.
>Your roommates didn't want much to do with you, if anything at all.
>You barely even talked to your boss, outside of "What do you want me to do next?"
>Watch, you were going to be left standing around stupidly while everyone else celebrated.

>Rainbow Dash reporting in!
>you were caught up talking to Bulk Biceps, and since he has a back you could project movies on, it was kind of hard to see around him, or be seen, period.
>What came next hit you like a lightning bolt, Anon ditched you!
"Hey Bulk, have you seen Anon anywhere?" You yelled over the music
>"Tall, looks like an ape, allergic to smiling?" He yelled back. Damn, he was loud.
"The one and only."
>"Can't say I have!"
"Shit. Thanks anyway!" You hovered up and past him, trying to figure out where your friend went.

>Back to you, Anon!
>After finishing your cigarette, the rat was gnawing to his heart's content.
>At this point, going home and going to bed was looking better by the second.
>Now, the question is, should you at least try to find Dash and let her know you're leaving?
>May as well, else you incur her bitching you out in the morning.
>Heading back inside, and before you could say a word or decide on where to go, you saw a prismatic mane with a golden laurel wreath right in front of you.
>"There you are!"
>Surprise overtook you at the look on her face, she was upset?
>Wait, she's upset? What the fuck?
"Dash, you ditched me! I went to go get some punch and next thing I know, you're gone!"
>"What're you talking about? I was over there talking to Bulk Biceps and trying to find you! You're the one who disappeared!"
"I told you I was going to get punch!"
>"Well I didn't hear you! I just heard 'Want any?'!"
>Is she fucking serious?
"Can we talk outside? I'm kind of getting tired of yelling!"
>"Yeah! Sure!"
>you stepped to the side to let Rainbow Dash out, and you shut the door behind her.

>"Okay! Oh, sorry. Okay. I'm still upset about you ditching me, just to let you know."
"Dash, I didn't ditch you, /you/ ditched /me/. You're the one who said 'make sure to stay close to me', and I told you I was getting some damn punch."
>"I told you I didn't hear that part!"
"Right." You pinched the bridge of your nose. "Look, I was actually about to go home. That's why I went back in to find you."
>"What?!"
"Yeah, I really just want to go back home."
>She had sighed, and looked rather dejected. "Look, we don't have to go back in there, we can just go to the town square or something; it's quiet, we can see the ball drop from there, have the midnight kiss, and then I'll see you home."
>You opened your mouth to object, but shut it immediately. She wanted to spend some time with you, go the fuck back on your wheel, stupid rat.
"All...All right then." You decided it best to at least humor her.

>The walk to the town square was accompanied by a pregnant silence, the sound of wingbeats and shoes crunching into the ground being the only known sounds.
>"Huh?"
"I didn't say anything. Did you?"
>"No, I must be hearing things."
>You gave a noncommittal grunt in response.
"Well, here we are." You went to the fountain and sat on the lip of it, staring up at the moon once more.
>"We're not gonna get a good view down here." You felt two arms hook under yours, and started to lift you up.
"Wait, what the fuck are you doing!?"
>"Getting you up to the top of the Town Hall!" Was a proud response.
"Dash, I weigh way too much for - Ohhhh shit!"
>You realized your feet were off the ground, and getting further away by the second.
>You suspected the ponies were stronger than they look, but this was ridiculous.
>Instead of panicking and guaranteeing injury, you took a few breaths to try to get your heart calmed once more.
>Once you were set down at the tallest point, you straddled one of the guard rails.
"Couldn't we have just walked up this far?"
>Your prismatic friend looked really sheepish as she descended next to you. "Actually... Nopony's supposed to be up here. Ever."
"Mm. Oh well, it's new years eve, I don't think anyone's gonna give a damn."
>It was about 2 minutes till, since you could hear the ruckus from Golden Oaks all the way from here.

>One minute to go.
>Damn, it's getting loud.
>You leaned forward, craning your neck to look upon the ball that was at the top of the town square.
>Rainbow Dash didn't quite think this one through, that's why you were sitting on the lip of the fountain.
>"Can't beat the view, huh Anon?"
"Not...Really? Even though it's kind of fucky to view the ball drop from here."
>"Yeah, but that's not what I wanted you to look at." You felt two hooves on opposite side of your head, directing you to look at the moon. "/That's/ going to be dropping."
>How the fuck did she manage this?!
>"You better be thankful. I seriously owe Princess Luna for this."
>Damn. She's good.
>"10! 9! 8! 7! 6!"
>Shit, the countdown!
>"5! 4! 3!"
>"Happy New Year, Anon."
>"2! 1!"
>The subsequent kiss at the end of the drop was more akin to her crashing her lips into yours, but regardless. Best New Years celebration ever.
[spoiler]>You didn't know Luna does this yearly anyway.[/spoiler]

Fin.