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Summer Love Chapter Four

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Guess Who's Coming To Dinners

Having finally won Winter's hoof, Anthem felt the time was right to introduce her to his parents, bringing her over for dinner one evening. As he expected, Shining and Cadance were overjoyed to learn he finally had a marefriend.

"That's my boy!" Shining cheered, clapping his son on the back.

"Oh, I'm so happy for you, Anthem!" Cadance smiled.

"It's an honor to meet you, your highnesses." Winter bowed nervously.

"The honor is all ours." Shining chuckled. "Ant told us he had a marefriend, but he didn't mention how beautiful you are."

"Dad..." Anthem groaned.

"My little colt's finally got himself a marefriend." Cadance cooed. "And to think, it seems like just yesterday you were crawling around in diapers."

"Mom!" Anthem cringed, as Winter giggled.

"Come on, dear." Shining sniggered. "Let's not embarrass the kid. Let's sit down for dinner."

The foursome took a seat, and dug into the room service meal.

"So, tell us about yourself, Winter." Cadance requested.

"Well, I've lived in Mihaymi all my life." Winter told them. "I work part-time at my dad's surf shack."

"A working mare, eh?" Shining smiled. "Good for you, Winter."

"Thanks." Winter said modestly. "It's not as important as ruling a kingdom, though."

"Don't sell yourself short." Cadance chided her. "Everypony is important, no matter who they are or what they do."

"And you must be pretty special, if our boy's got his eye on you." Shining added. "So, have you two kissed yet?"

"Dad!" Anthem yelped.

"Actually, yes." Winter nodded, putting her hoof on Anthem's. "He's a great kisser."

"Just like his dad." Cadance winked at Shining.

"Ah, geez." Anthem blushed.

"Relax, Ant." Winter rubbed Anthem's hoof. "I think it's going great."

"Yeah, great..." Anthem smiled weakly, hoping he wouldn't die of shame by the end of the evening.

Fortunately for Anthem, thing went quite well for the rest of the evening. Winter's down-to-earth attitude endeared her to Shining and Cadance, and their own friendly dispositions helped her overcome her initial nervousness about sharing dinner with royalty.

As dusk came, Winter realized it was time to go.

"I had a really lovely time." She smiled. "I hope we can do this again sometime."

"Any time you want, dear." Cadance declared.

"I'll walk you out." Anthem offered.

Anthem walked with Winter as she headed for the lobby of the hotel.

"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Winter grinned.

"I guess not." Anthem nodded. "I knew my parents would like you."

"And I like them." Winter smiled. "Speaking of parents, would you like to meet mine sometime?"

"Well, it's only fair." Anthem shrugged. "You've met mine, so I'll meet yours."

"Great." Winter beamed. "Tomorrow afternoon, okay?"

"A-okay." Anthem nodded.

The two ponies kissed each other goodnight.

"A really great kisser. Your mother wasn't kiddin'." Winter smirked.

As Winter left, Anthem went back into the hotel.

The next afternoon, Anthem left for Winter's home. Meanwhile, Shining and Cadance's plans had derailed. They had tried getting "intimate", but found it a struggle. They had been together so long, gotten so used to each other, that the excitement was gone.

"I'm sorry, Cadance." Shining sighed. "I love you, but... it looks like the spark's gone."

"I suppose we shouldn't be surprised." Cadance mused. "We've been married for so long now. We can't expect things to be like they were when we were first dating."

"Ah, those were the days." Shining smiled nostalgically. "We were so young, so wild..."

"Well, I wouldn't quite call us 'wild', but we were a lot more enthusiastic back then." Cadance grinned.

"Maybe I should ask Shine." Shining mused. "He hasn't been married to Celestia for too long. Maybe he can help."

Shining wrote in the book. At the Crystal Empire, Caboose was just walking by, having been sent to help with the reconstruction, when he noticed the book shaking. He looked around.

"Um, is somepony going to get that?" He asked. The book continued shaking. "Okay, I guess I got it."

He approached and opened the book.

"Hello, Shine, are you there?" Shining's writing appeared.

"My gosh, Shine had one of those Tom Riddle books?" Caboose gasped. "Well, I know how to handle this..."

He started writing in the book.

"Do you know how to open the Chamber of Secrets?" Shining glanced at the book in shock. "What the-"

The words "Who is this?!" appeared before Caboose's eyes.

"Who is this?" Caboose repeated, raising a brow, as he wrote back. "Aren't you Tom Riddle?"

"No! It's me, Shining Armor! This book was given to me and Shine to communicate, while we were in Mihaymi!" Shining's writing appeared. The exasperation was apparent.

"Oh!" Caboose said aloud. "Sorry about that! It's me, Caboose!" He wrote.

"Caboose?!" Shining gasped. "Oh, great... he must've found the book…"

"Hey, maybe Caboose might have some wisdom to impart upon us." Cadance suggested.

"I highly doubt it." Shining snorted. "He's practically a nutcase..."

"This doesn't have to do with the fact that he is mafia, does it?" Cadance glared at him.

"...No." Shining said awkwardly.

"Then go ask him!" Cadance urged.

Shining sighed, then started writing.

"Caboose, are you still there?"

"Never left." Caboose replied. "This thing is mighty nifty. We gotta get one of these for back home."

"Look, I have a question I wanted to ask Shine about, but since he's not around, you will have to do." Shining continued.

"Okay. What's the question?" Caboose inquired.

"Well, me and Cadance had recently decided to have another foal..." Shining wrote. "The problem is, we're having trouble getting 'intimate'."

"Intimate?" Caboose said aloud. "Oh..."

"Say no more." He wrote back. "I know exactly what to do."

"What?" Shining asked.

"You gotta get creative." Caboose retorted. "The mares like a little spice in the bedroom. Try some new moves, like the 'donkey carrying peaches', or 'hydra back scratch'."

Shining gaped at Caboose was writing. Cadance looked over his shoulder.

"What in Equestria is a 'hydra back scratch'?" She frowned.

"I have no idea." Shining cringed.

"And maybe you could take a shot at the 'zebra stripe'." Caboose continued. "Or how about the 'pyramid climb'? That's Daring's favourite. We conceived Hurricane using that move."

"Um, I think we're set in that aspect." Shining quickly wrote, hoping it would stop him. "Any other ideas?"

"How about serenading her? My great uncle Chef happens to be real good with wooing ladies..." Caboose wrote. There was a pause, then words began streaming out. </I>"I'll lay you down by the fire, mare. Do what no other stallion would dare."</I>

Shine looked on, even more confused.

"Is he singing?" Cadance asked.

"I really can't tell." Shining admitted.

"And when the lights go out, you're gonna shout, because I'm gonna-Shine? What am I doing? I was just talking-whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing-hey, I'm working here-hey, I'm trying to give out some marital advice. Don't int-"

The writing suddenly got all squiggly.

"What in Equestria..." Shining frowned.

Suddenly, more words came up under the squiggly line.

</I>"Sorry about that."</I> Shine's hoofwriting appeared. "Caboose's heart is in the right place, but his head sure isn't."

"Do you have any ideas about our problem?" Shining wrote back.

"Caboose was on the right track." Shine replied. "Be romantic. Serenade Cadance. Use your knowledge of each other, honed over years of marriage, to reconnect. You shouldn't have any problems after that. Trust me."

"Thanks, Shine." Shining wrote. "We'll give it a shot."

"Good to hear..." Shine's writing trailed off. "However, if all else fails, try the 'rodeo wrangler'. Big Red says it works every time."

Shining blanched at Shine's words.

"I'll keep that in mind." He wrote tersely. "Bye for now."

"So, what now?" Cadance asked.

"Remember that poem I wrote for you when we were dating?" Shining asked. "The one I put on your birthday card?"

"Of course." Cadance nodded.

"It just occurred to me that I never actually sang it aloud." Shining smiled. "Well, here goes."

C is for the cuteness of her smile

A is for how amazing she is

D is for your delightful sense of style

A is for how I much I adore her

N is for nopony like her

C is for the cuddles we share

E is for evermore

Which, my dear Cadance

Is how long my love is for


"Oh, Shining." Cadance sniffed, touched. "That was even more beautiful spoken then written."

"Thanks, honey." Shining smiled. "Now, what say we give it another try?"

"Gladly." Cadance nodded.

Meanwhile, Anthem had arrived at Winter's home; A modest two-floor house. Winter was the one to let him in.

"Hi, Ant." She lead him into the living room. "Mom, dad, this is my coltfriend, Anthem. Anthem, this is my mom, Crashing Waves."

Anthem beheld a stern looking Earth Pony with Winter's mane and eyes, a periwinkle coat, and a wave Cutie Mark.

"And my dad, Summer Breeze." Winter pointed to a short Earth Pony with her coat, a red mane, blue eyes, and a wind Cutie Mark.

"It's wonderful to finally meet you both." Anthem smiled.

"So, you're the prince who's dating my girl." Crashing glared. "Want her for your trophy marefriend?"

"What?" Anthem gasped. "No, of course not!"

"Sorry, your highness, but it does seem rather suspicious for a prince to take in an interest in a small town mare like our Winter." Summer chipped in.

"Dad!" Winter yelled. "It's not like that! Besides, me and Anthem were friends first."

"Playing the long game, eh?" Crashing sneered. "Stringing my girl along, is that it?"

"I'd never do anything like that." Anthem said firmly. "I swear."

"Maybe he's telling the truth, dear." Summer offered, before being silenced by a look from his wife.

"Why don't we all just enjoy dinner?" Winter suggested.

They all took their places at the table, and started eating.

"This is some good food, Mrs. Waves." Anthem declared.

"Really?" Crashing snorted. "I thought you royals only ate fancy, expensive stuff."

"Mom!" Winter yelled.

"Not really." Anthem shrugged. "I like normal food more. Hay burgers, daffodil sandwiches..."

"Like slumming it, do you?" Summer asked. "Hanging out with us commoners?"

"Well, I wouldn't put it quite like that." Anthem admitted.

"I expect it makes you feel all superior?" Crashing frowned. "Big royal prince, around the 'meager' middle class?"

"Mom, quit it." Winter said firmly. "Anthem isn't like that. Being around him, you wouldn't even know he's a prince."

"Hmmph." Crashing frowned. "You could do better, dear. Better to be with a hardworking blue-collar pony then a do-nothing prince, like that toff, Blueblood."

"First off, Blueblood isn't like that anymore... in fact, he hadn't been like that for many years. I'm not one of those arrogant, irresponsible playcolts, if that's what you're thinking." Anthem retorted. "I have my own set of responsibilities too, you know. I attend diplomatic meetings, peace summits, charity events."

"Well, la-di-dah." Crashing sneered. "So you go and shake hooves. Big whoop."

"I don't see how any of that matters." Winter glowered. "What matters is that Anthem's the sweetest stallion I've ever met. When we're together, I feel like I'm on top of the world."

"Really?" Summer smiled, as he turned to his wife. "Ain't that lovely, honey?"

"Any stallion can act sweet." Crashing declared. "How do we know it isn't just that: An act?"

"I assure you, Mrs. Waves, it is not." Anthem muttered, his patience growing thin.

"Oh, please." Crashing glowered. "You nobles are all the same. You lord it over all of us hard-working ponies, just because you were born in a castle. You order us around, treating us like dirt on your hooves, and only show courtesy to a pretty face... until you get sick of it, that is. Then you leave 'em in the dust."

Anthem stood up. He had had enough.

"You can think what you want about me." He declared. "But my feelings for Winter are true. I'd do anything to make her happy. Don't ever think otherwise."

Crashing opened her mouth to reply, then closed it, unable to think of a retort.

"Okay then." Anthem sat back down.

"Nice speech." Winter nuzzled against him.

The rest of the evening went quietly. Soon, it came time for Anthem to leave.

"Thank you for the lovely dinner." He told Crashing politely.

"Come on, Ant." Winter smiled. "I'll walk you out."

Anthem stepped out of the front door.

"Well, that was... eventful." Winter remarked.

"I don't think I made the best first impression, to be honest." He sighed.

"Give them time." Winter urged. "You wouldn't believe how long it took them to warm up to my first coltfriend..."

"And on that encouraging note..." Anthem planted a kiss on Winter's lips. "See you tomorrow."

"Until then." Winter beamed.

Inside, Crashing and Summer were still sat at the table.

"You have to admit dear, he's a darn better sight than that Wipeout colt." Summer offered. "And call me naïve, but he does seem to care an awful lot for her."

"Hmmph." Crashing pouted stubbornly. "We'll see..."
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Here's anther story idea; it's called Kids Today, in which we get to see the adventures of Twilight, her friends, the shows characters, and your OCs  their foalhood.