Follow Suit

Chapter I: The Deal

This story is a sequel to Siren Days! As a warning, this story will include profanity, references to organized crime, insecurities, alcohol and other stuff that will be added at a later date. I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter I: The Deal

People hardly think about what they have until it's taken away from them. I guess that's why it's so easy for people to not be grateful for what they have. They fail to see what life has given them and instead focus on what life has taken away. It's easy to fall into that trend. Especially if you grew up with the idea of power being the only goal in life. I try to not let myself lose focus of what's really important. It's hard to do that when bad things happen like our apartment getting robbed or the big fight during the Apple Family reunion. Thankfully, everything has been sort of fine since then. It's been a few months and I definitely feel a lot happier than I was a year ago. September signals the oncoming fall weather and I can't wait to spend it with Sunset this time around. Sunset and I have had our fights, but nothing has been really major since that reunion. If anything, our fights are mostly about miniscule details like if someone forgot to dry the clothes or such. Those fights usually end in some jokes, both of us laughing and forgiving each other far too quickly for it to be considered a real fight.

The biggest thing that's been on my mind recently is the fact that Sunset and I haven't really had a lot of alone time together. Mostly, it's been due to our jobs... It wouldn't be like this if Fancy Pants left my schedule in the afternoon, but since I have to wake up so early, I am barely awake by the time we do see each other. By now, Sunset and I have started scheduling times where we can be together. This Saturday is our next movie night and I honestly can't wait. I keep thinking about what snacks we'll eat, what movie we can watch and how long I can possibly stay awake just to be with her. For a grown woman, it seems ridiculous for me to blush thinking about the two of us holding hands or cuddling, but it feels really nice. I guess since we don't get a lot of those moments, just being able to focus on each other is like heaven. I can't wait to see her smile~ I've already bought chocolate ice cream and cherry cheesecake for Saturday night, so this should be a great night.

My walk slows down as a frown slowly comes to my lips. I... love Sunset. A lot. She loves me a lot too, but I can't help but regret one thing... Every time I think of these cutesy things we do together, I remember that I haven't really taken Sunset on an actual date before... Everything has either been unofficial dates or things we just do at home. Aren't two people in a relationship supposed to go on dates? Sometimes, I'm afraid I'm not treating Sunset right by not treating her once in a while. It would be... really nice to take her out to dinner. To save up enough money for the two of us to go somewhere expensive and have a good time, just focusing on each other. Sunset doesn't think badly of me, right? I don't think so... But it would still be nice to take her out someday.

Shaking my head slowly, I quicken my pace down the sidewalk, keeping my eyes on what's in front of me. At least I'll be able to cuddle Sunset tonight. She's clearly excited about Saturday too. She circled the day on the calendar with a bunch of hearts. Why does she have to be so cute...? I would thank her parents for raising someone so special, but it seems they don't really have the best relationship with her... That and they live in Equestria. From what Sunset has told me, her parents were always pretty distant, controlling and didn't listen to her wants or needs. When she became Princess Celestia's student, her parents only seemed to enjoy the social status they could gain. In a way, her relationship with her parents seems even worse than mine. I don't know who birthed me and I honestly couldn't care less. Sunset still seems to care about them in some way, but she knows how much that environment hurt her. I guess all I can do is try to be the best I can to her. For now, I have to focus on getting done with my lunch break. For some odd reason, Rainbow Dash wanted to have lunch together at some bar. It's not that unusual for the two of us to have lunch together on the roof of the music studio, but today is a bit different. I'm not sure why, but I guess it's for a good reason.