Re: Fallout Equestria: The Kingdom

[XT Vengeance]

"Yes. Thanks you. How much do I owe?" he asked.

[CamoBadger]

"It's 20 caps for each meal," she told him with a smile.

Mirabelle frowned and looked down at her plate.

[XT Vengeance]

Charcoal passed the mare forty caps.

whisper to Mirabelle:

[CamoBadger]

The mare took his caps with a smile. "Thank you, have a great night," she told them and trotted off.

whisper to Charcoal:

[XT Vengeance]

whisper to Mirabelle:

[CamoBadger]

whisper to Charcoal:

[XT Vengeance]

"Of course," Charcoal said, standing up. He led the way upstairs to their room, and entered, laying his things in a neat pile in the corner.

[CamoBadger]

Mirabelle followed him up and closed the door behind her. She took one of the pillows from the bed and set Dinner Bell on it beside the bed itself, making sure the baby was comfortable and gently lulled her to sleep. She stood up and trotted to Charcoal. "Um... thanks for the dinner," she started quietly. "And everything else you've done."

[XT Vengeance]

Charcoal smiled softly at her. "Your welcome Miri, but you don't need to thank me," Charcoal said, rubbing the back of his head with a hoof.

[CamoBadger]

"Yes I do," she told him sternly. "I can't let you keep doing all this for me without getting anything in return."

[XT Vengeance]

"But I do Miri. I get to spend time with you," Charcoal said, unsure of why she was upset.

[CamoBadger]

"That's not enough," she told him. "I just want to show you how much it all means to me."

[XT Vengeance]

"I...what do you mean?" Charcoal asked, confused.

[CamoBadger]

"Char, I couldn't even pay for my own meal. I've done nothing except cost you caps and time." She kept her voice low enough to not wake up Dinner Bell, but only barely.

[CamoBadger]

"Miri, it was time and money well spent," Charcoal said softly. "You weren't exactly in a position to have had any money anyways. I really don't mind it Miri. I like spending my time with you."

"But..." the mare scrunched up her nose and struggled to keep from yelling. "Why? What makes me so special? I know you used to love me, but I'm not that filly anymore!" she fell to her rump and looked up at him. "Why?"

"Why do you still want me around Miri?" Charcoal asked calmly. "What makes me so special?"

"Because you're actually nice to me!" she told him and teared up. "Only one pony has ever been nice to me in the last 8 years, and he's dead. Everyone else has just treated me like trash, and now you've done all this for me..." She wiped her eyes and looked back at him. "How could I not want you around?"

"Miri...I...I'm nice to you because...because I really like you. You are important to me. I...I still...I still-" Charcoal trailed off, struggling to continue.

"But why? Why do you like me at all?" she pressed.

"I like your smile. Your beautiful indigo eyes. The way you were always there for me when we were growing up. How you don't treat me like I am different. You put up with my antics. You're understanding. You...I just...I want to make you happy Miri," Charcoal blurted out.

Mirabelle blinked and stared at Charcoal for a moment, then threw her hooves around his neck and pressed her lips against his.

Charcoal was stunned for a moment, then he kissed her back, wrapping his hooves around her waist.

Mira pulled him gently, trying to lead the stallion to the bed, but refusing to take her lips off of his.

Charcoal didn't resist, allowing the mare to pull him along.

Mira lowered herself back onto the bed and pulled Charcoal down on top of her, holding her lips gently on his as her back legs rubbed his.

Charcoal held Mirabelle against himself, as he slowly ran his hoof down her spine.

**Fade to Black**

[XT Vengeance]

Charcoal woke to find Mirabelle in his hooves. He smiled, and rose out of bed, picking up Dinner Bell in his hooves, being careful to not wake the sleeping foal. He crawled back into bed next to Miri, and gently rocked the foal back and forth.

[CamoBadger]

Mirabelle slowly woke and smiled at the sight of Charcoal holding her baby. "Good morning."

[XT Vengeance]

"Hey. You sleep alright?" Charcoal asked, as he nuzzled the foal in his hooves.

[CamoBadger]

"I think that was the best I've ever slept," she replied and nuzzled the stallion. "Did you?"

[XT Vengeance]

"Yes, thanks to you," Charcoal replied with a smile. "I didn't even have a single nightmare."

[CamoBadger]

"I'm glad," she told him and rubbed her daughter's belly with a hoof.

[XT Vengeance]

Charcoal leaned in and kissed Mirabelle on the cheek. "Thank you," he whispered into her ear. The stallion then put his hoof around the mare's shoulder, squeezing her gently.

[CamoBadger]

"You don't need to thank me," she told him softly and leaned against him. "I enjoyed it too."

[XT Vengeance]

"I'm glad you did," Charcoal said. He just sat there quietly for a full minute, gently rocking Dinner Bell back and forth in his hooves. "So...I guess you're going to have to tech me how to change her diaper," the stallion said with a smile.

[CamoBadger]

"Looks like it," she agreed and kissed him on the cheek.

[XT Vengeance]

"It shouldn't be too hard, right?" Charcoal said with a grin.

[CamoBadger]

"You'd be surprised," she replied with a sly grin. "I'll have to take pictures of your first time."

[XT Vengeance]

"Now you have me worried," he replied with a chuckle. "I think I can handle it."

[CamoBadger]

"I'm sure you can," she told him with another kiss.
Dinner Bell stirred awake and yawned.

[XT Vengeance]

"Hey there Dinner Bell," Charcoal said softly as he nuzzled the foal.

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