Air had his bits in his saddlebag, planning to maybe buy some bread after the discussion he had planned with his friends. He didn't fly when he arrived, he calmly stepped over with his wings folded and ears up.
And now...what to say...
"...H-hey Wheaty."

Chocolate Sundae was desperate to find Wheaty, he had so much to say... He really wanted things to get back to normal, he had gone over it for the most part. He just... wanted to see him...

Then he spots the stand, and Air Clip. He sighs as he does... he... he wasn't really sure of what was going to happen. He begins walking to the stand in a good pace, eventually arriving.

>>38907435
>>38907522
Wheaty waited for Chocolate to close the remaining distance between the two of them.

"Hey," was all he simply said to the two of them. He gestrured for the two of them to follow him behind the stand. No need for the public to see this, though Wheaty sincerely hoped it wouldn't create a scene regardless of where it was.

"Well... where to begin..." Wheaty muttered once they were in a place he found suitably away from the public behind the stand. His mom took a quick, rather concerned glance behind her at her son, but went back to business. She was confident he could handle it... even if he hadn't handled it so well before. If underage drinking was the worst thing he did in his life, she felt lucky. Still... it wasn't a good thing, either.

>>38907522
Air nodded to Chocolate as he approached, glad that he had the courage to show up.
>>38907579
Air tapped his hoof to his chin.
"How about...when we were out in that field..."

>>38907579
Oh god the nerves.
Chocolate nods and follows him... He began to worry... What if his parents didn't let him hang out with Chocolate anymore? Or that maybe he was leaving away? His mind began to twist in these thoughts.
Trying to ignore them for a while he looks at him. "Y-yes?"he says to his friend... worried...

>>38907600
>>38907614
"Yeah... lets start with the field... when I was... well, not quite myself," Wheaty said in a small voice as he shot a paranoid look towards his dad. "Ummm... well... what do you want to know? I'm sorry about that. I really am. I just didn't want to feel guilty at the moment, and it worked. I didn't know you would be there, though... neither of you. And then... well, you were..."

Wheaty sat there, eyes averted, tracing a hoof nervously across the ground.

>>38907659
Air sighs through his nose.
"Just...next time you feel like getting plastered, try to do it somewhere that you won't regret..."
Air decides that now might be the time to lighten the mood a little factoid about himself.
"Or you could build up a constitution by drinking regularly like moi..."
This coming from a high-school aged colt might be so ridiculous it would make them laugh.

>>38907723
"Kinda hard to find a place to not regret it when I have to still go home afterwards," Wheaty said, casting another nervous glance at his dad. "You even know why I did it in the first place? Because I felt guilty for what I did to Chocolate. And you know what?" he said, his voice raising a bit. "You know how it felt to be as nice as you possibly could and still have it thrown back in your face while you watch the pony you were talking to run off crying? For all I know, Sundae didn't want to be friends with me any more at that point, after I so badly wanted to! That feeling stunk! Sure I may not like him like that, but I still like him, but when he left, I wasn't sure if he liked me at all, still! That's why I went and got drunk! Why would I do it again? It got me in enough trouble as-"

Wheaty caught his dad giving him a sidelong glance, and he settled down and took on a normal tone and volume again, his expression also softening. "I got in enough trouble for just that, as it is. I'm not gonna do it again."

>>38907909
Air stops his grin at Wheaty's reaction.
"Okay, okay, whatever bakes your bread man..."
He didn't say much more, wanting to let Chocolate respond.

>>38907659
>>38907909
Chocolate cringes a bit at the mention of this, folding his ears back with a worried look, he started to feel bad again. He... he sighs quietly and tried to think of something to say... "I... Wheaty... I'm sorry, you shouldn't have done that... I...." he sighs again, then tries to make a smile at him. "Your... What you said was... was right, Wheaty. You're a great guy, really." he says, trying to comfort him, then his smile vanishes sightly. "You.. you did good... I... It was my fault... I should have reacted more..." then he drifts off and sighs, didn't finished his sentence. "I should have acted more... mature..." he says, sighing quietly.

>>38908048
An apology for certain things was indeed something Wheaty wanted... but why did it still feel bad to hear it? This wasn't really making him feel any better. He wouldn't have given them a reason to be sad or sorry about anything if he had just kept his trap shut. He didn't like to see anypony sad, especially his friends, especially if he had something to do with it's cause.

"Ha... and I acted more mature than you?" he asked rhetorically. "I still could have gone and found you without getting drunk, but no, I avoided it and did all I could to avoid it, but I still couldn't avoid it, and you two got to see in all my drunken glory. A great guy wouldn't have done any of that, nor would he have made his best friend cry. If there was one thing I did right... at least I was honest."

>>38908048
>>38908109
Air pursed his lips.
"Maybe we should just accept that nobody was particularly in the right and agree to move on."

>>38908109
Chocolate just wanted to... hug him... tell him everything was okay but... he... he really felt that he couldn't do that. "Wheaty... I... you... You didn't... do anything wrong... you did what you had to do and... My reaction could have gone... better..." he says, sighing quietly. "I'm so sorry..."

>>38908200
>>38908152
"Mine could have, too... and I'm sorry too, Chocolate." he said, tearing up just a little. "Air's right. We all kinda have a bit of the blame to share... and I feel terrible for saying that, to a degree, because I don't want to push blame on anyone. Still... it's true, though." He swallowed a knot that was building in his throat, choking his voice as the next words escaped his mouth, and he tried to voice a quivering smile onto his face.

"You're still my friend, right Chocolate?"

>>38908200
>>38908259
If Air had any fingers, he'd be crossing them in hope that the whole of their hostile feelings could start to finally get the boot when Chocolate hopefully answers yes.

>>38908259
Those words, Chocolate felt awful, really awful... he... he still wanted to be friends... even if it would be awkward... "Y-yeah..." he says, tearing up a little too. "I... we're still friends..." he says, it felt bittersweet to say that.

>>38908288
Air did his best to be quiet when he sighed in relief, happy to see that they at least had a chance at staying on friendly terms.

>>38908285
>>38908288
>>38908321
Wheaty closed the distance between himself and Chocolate and scooped him up into a tight hug. As long as he was still friends with him, he wouldn't feel awkward in the least around Chocolate.

"The best," Wheaty says to add to what Chocolate said. And for a good long time he just sat there with Chocolate, hugging him tight and not really moving.

>>38908377
Chocolate smiles and then blinks in surprise, the hug... again, felt bittersweet. But all good.
He smiles and hugs him back, not too tight.

>>38908457
Eventually, Wheaty lets go of Chocolate Sundae and sets him down. A minute was about long enough for a hug, and he rubs at the back of his head, grinning sheepishly.

"Again, thank you, Sundae," he says. For a few moments he sat there, unsure of what to do next. "Ummm... well... what now?" he asks with a chuckle. "I feel like I should still say something."

>>38908519
"Well uh..."
Air jingled his saddlebag so that the bits would clink audibly.
"It'd be nice to get some break while we're here."

>>38908519
>>38908534
He chuckles and nods. "I... agree with Air." he says, smiling. A something could be nice now.

>>38908534
>>38908557
"Heheheh, alright," Wheaty said with a soft smile. "How about some bread on the house. Well... okay, maybe it wont be completely on the house. I don't think pop'll let me get anything for free right now, so I'll buy some raisin swirl bread for the three of us, yeah?"

He gestured for the two of them to follow as he stood to lead them back. He wouldn't move till they were beside him though. He didn't want to walk of without either of them close by right now.

>>38908634
Air grinned.
"Alrighty then, sounds good to me!"
He goes next to Wheaty, standing by him for now before they started moving.

>>38908634
Chocolate smiles and follows him, standing a little behind though.

>>38908651
You staring at his flank boyo?

>>38908670
>>38908651
And then I realized what I just posted.

Dammit.

>>38908647
>>38908651
And so they went, and so they ate, and so they were happy. His dad, of course, did refuse to give them a loaf of bread for free, stating to his son that he was still grounded for the stunt he pulled. His mom was just happy that the three of them were able to get through it and still remain friends, watching them with silent glee.

Wheaty felt that he was one of the luckiest colts around, that he could still be friends with someone even after such events. He wouldn't leave anything to luck any longer, though.

/thread, unless you want to make one more post =P