Pinkie bounced through the door, followed by Fluttershy “That was amazingPpinkie; I don’t know how you did it… by the way where’d you get the tuber you used?”
“Oh, I always have one stached away incase of tuber emergancy. But the catapult… now that was hard to get…”
Fluttershy reflected on her memories of Pinkie and all she had ever done with her. They were all gone now, moments in the past that could never happen again. Pinkie had slipped through her hooves. Fluttershy just couldn’t image life without the pink pony. Laying there on the cloud, tears just flowed through the cloud her face was buried in.
Maybe Pinkie used one of those ‘1-ups’ or whatever that thing was that Pinkie talked about. Maybe she had… no… there wasn’t anyway, even for Pinkie to survive. “Fluttershy!” She was even still hearing Pinkie's... Wait…
“Pinkie?” Fluttershy pulled her head out of the cloud and looked down.
“I’m down here Fluttershy!”
There she was, standing on the last cloud above certain oblivion. How? Fluttershy flew down to the small cloud she was precariously perched on. Pinkie climbed onto the pegasus’ back, making sure to not cover her wings. Fluttershy was in complete silence, sheer joy in her heart. She didn’t understand what had happened and she didn’t care! All that mattered was Pinkie was safe. Pinkie was… with her.
Fluttershy flew down to the ground which was much closer than she had hoped and feared. Tears still pouring from her eyes, she somehow had a smile as wide as a mile the entire decent. When she landed, Pinkie didn’t get off her back like she had expect her to. Flutterhsy looked behind her, Pinkie had her eyes closed and a smile as big as Fluttershy’s own. Arms wrapped around her, Flutterhsy had though she was holding on like before, but… she was hugging her. “Pinkie… I…” Pinkie opened her eyes and met her gaze head on.
“I love you too Fluttershy…”
“Oh, I um… you heard that? I didn’t mean… I mean, I…”
“You meant ever word of it!” Pinkie proclaimed joyfully. “If you didn’t, would I here? Well I would probably right hereactually, just not in a good way! I’m yours Fluttershy! I’m yours!”
Fluttershy had truly meant what she had said. So... this was it? Her and Applejack where over then.... Pinkie was Fluttershy’s and Fluttershy was Pinkie’s. It was pegasus magic, Pinkie belonged to her. Anything that belonged to a pegasus wouldn’t fall through the clouds. Fluttershy had saved Pinkie with love.
But that meant though… she had belonged to Dash. It was how she was able to walk on the clouds before. She had fallen because she wasn’t Dash’s anymore. Flutterhsy hoped Pinkie didn’t realise this. It would hurt her so much. Maybe she already knew? She was Fluttershy’s now, not Dash’s and Fluttershy was Pinkie’s, not Applejack. “And I’m yours Pinkie, I’m yours…”
~ ~
Twilight was in panic mode! These kids where destroying her library! Worse yet, Rarity would probably be here soon with her new dress. 'What if the kids ruin the dress? What if I has to cancel her date tonight to take care of the kids? What if my kids are one day where like this? What if those potential kids where Big Mac’s? What if tonight was when we would truly fall for each other but I have to cancel the date because the kids and ruined her dress and take all my time?' Twilight's mind reeled as so many thoughts passed through it so fast.
“I’m baaaaccckkkk” Pinkie’s voice came through the door as it swung open.
“Oh praise Celestia! You’re back! Please take them! And go!” Twilight grabbed Ace and Ven with her magic and practically threw them at Pinkie pushing her out of the door in the process, which promptly swung shut in front of her. Maybe she should take some more magcilin now; she was panicking far too much. Even if she hadn’t been so distraught, it could hurt, she’d have to in a few hours and that could be a bit awkward to do in public.
Heading up stairs to her room, she opened her drawn and pulled the medicine out. She filled a syringe, only measuring by eye as she’d gotten used to doing. Twilight injected it into her horn, calming her somewhat but she was still nervous about her double date. Twilight had done this a few times now, taking her medication to soon or too late but it didn’t seem to make much difference. It stayed in her body and dissolved at a steady pace so 2 doses over 24 hours at any time still worked out to the right amount. But she had been using it as a pain-killer of sorts lately and knew she shouldn’t be.
It didn’t really matter though. She just hoped tonight would go well.
~ ~
Rarity trotted along the streets towards Twilight’s tree, Twilight’s new dress in her saddlebag along with some make-up and facial mud, imported of course. She had an hour to give Twilight a make-over before Big Mac and Flash Dance would get there. It wasn’t much time but it would be enough. She was just approaching Sweetie Belle’s house, it was a few houses away yet, when the door opened. Die and Sil came out side-by-side. Her sister was good friends with both of them but those two where still closer to each other and Sweeite Belle was with them, much like how her sister and ABS where.
This served to remind Rarity she still needed to speak with Applejack some time soon. Spike and Sweetie Belle walked out next. ABS followed and shortly after Scootaloo followed. she was barely out of the door when.
“Oh! Hey Rarity!” Sweetie Belle yelled, facing Scootaloo for some reason as she used her magic to quickly close the door behind her friend. She kind of looked worried but that quickly disappeared as it turned to surprise instead when there was another yell from somepony.
“RARITY!” came Pinkie “You wouldn’t believe what happened to us today!” Ace and Ven where flying around Fluttershy who was gingerly hovering, pretending to try and catch them. Something had Fluttershy very chipper today she had to admit, seeing her like this was heart-warming. There was something so… wonderful about how she flew so elegantly with grace around those children.
“Pinkie. Dear, I’d love to hear all about it but I really need to be getting to Twilights.”
“But you were just talking with Sweetie belle, you have time for them but not for me?”
“Pinkie I, wait… you saw I hadn’t even said a word to them yet.”
“Actually Rarity…” Spike interrupted “there’s something I wanna talk to you about” Sweetie Belle gave Spiek a look. Not a bad one, more of a question one.
“We can talk too! Let’s go!” Pinkie announced, grabbing Spike and Rarity before walking off with a hoof around each’s neck. It didn’t look like Rarity was going to get to Twilight’s on time.
They walked for some time with Pinkie spouting on some story about something. Before finishing with an overly loud “and that’s how I invented a new candy! Maybe next time I’ll tell you about how Fluttershy saved my life!”
“Yes, that’s quite amazing!” Rarity said, not having heard a single word Pinkie had said. “But uh… Spike, you wanted to talk to me?”
“Well. It’s about me and Sweetie Belle…”
“Trouble in bed?” Pinkie burst in.
“No! Nothing like that. It’s just, I think, well things are getting serious, and I don’t know what to do.”
“Well, darling, I think you and her…” Rarity still didn’t exactly like that he was dating her sister. No matter how much she told herself Spike was a good dragon and would never hurt her dear sister. But that didn’t help her much as memories of old always danced in her head about this topic. Still, he was a freind and she would help him none-the-less. “Well, have you told her how you feel?”
“We don’t really talk about us much. We mostly hang out with the other girls. We don't really date anymore. But I want to, it's just..."
Fluttershy spoke up for the first time, Ace and Ven still circling her as she hovered. “You need to get serious Spike, I think it’s time you break out the 'L' word.”
“Lesbian?”
“Um…the other ‘L’ word spike”
“Lesbians?”
“Oh… love Spike, I’m not trying to trick you.”
“I, I don’t know Fluttershy, it’s just…”
“Well, you love her, don’t you?” Fluttershy asked. She felt so happy at the moment and wanted to help spread that happiness.
“I do… but I don’t know if she does…”
“Oh darling! My sister couldn’t not love you. I’ll admit, I never truly approved of you and her. But in truth... you’re a perfect gentledragon and I couldn’t think anyone else I would be prouder to see her with.” Rarity couldn’t have been more sincere in her spur-of-the-moment words, and Spike clearly felt it.
“Thanks Rarity, the means a lot to me, really.”
“D’AWWWWW” Pinkie said, bursting into tears before stopping almost as suddenly has she had begun “We’re here!”
They’d walked all the way too Sugercube Corner? “Pinkie dear, I really must be going I’m supposed to meet Twilight, oh, about 20 minutes ago. Goodbye Fluttershy, Spike.”
“Goodbye Rarity, um, could you thank Twilight for minding Ace and Ven for us today? If that’s ok with you.” Fluttershy said as Rarity walked past her.
Rarity turned back to Fluttershy “She… took care of them… today?!”
“Oh, yes, it was very nice of her”
Rarity had stopped walking; now she was sprinting! “Oh Twilight! I’ll be there with my make-up very soon!”
~ ~
Applejack hadn’t left the property in days now. The last person besides Big Mac and Applebloom she’d spoken to was Dash. She didn’t feel like talking to any of her friends, Pinkie and Fluttershy where completely out of the question. Twilight had broken up with her brother and talking to her would only end badly. Rarity was the only pony she could think of that she wanted to see, but she’d have to leave the farm to do that. AJ just didn’t have it in her yet.
Applebloom hadn’t been home last night, probably wouldn’t be back tonight either. She’d told AJ that Scootaloo was leaving tomorrow and she’d most likely just stayed at Sweetie Belles last night. Big Mac had been doing something most of the day, though she wasn’t sure what. Did it matter? It was hard to tell if he was hurting as well or if he was as happy as ever, he hard to read, even to somepony who'd live with him for years.
Appplejack was still sitting on Granny Smith’s old chair again. She’d been sitting there every day since she’d kicked Fluttershy out, it made her feel close to her past gran mother. Big Mac walked down the stairs and AJ caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of her eye, something seemed off. Turning to look at him she saw that he was all fancied up, at least by his standard. His mane was freshly washed and combed and pelt had brushed. “Now where are you headin’ to all fancy lookin’?”
He looked a little taken aback by this. She hadn’t been very interested in anything either he or Applebloom had done; now she had taken an interest. Maybe this was a good sign that she was coming out of her sorry state. “Ah’m headin inta town ta meet up with Miss Twilight.”
“Yeah, ah bet ye’are. Beggin’ her ta take ye back?” clear mirth in her voice.
“Nope. Ah’m taking her out tonight.”
“Wait… she’s still…? What exactly did you tell her when you saw her?”
“Ah told her exactly what you wanted me to. That you and Fluttershy had broken up. Just after Rarity set us up on a double date with herself and her new coltfriend.”
“That’s what you told here?! Why you go fer nothin’ snake in the grass!”
“Appl…” He was cut off.
“Don’t you dare say ‘nother word! We’re goin’ down ta Twilight’s right now!”
“But I don…”
“I said not another word!? Y’understand!? Now yur coming with me right now!” Applejack looked angrier than Big Mac had ever seen her.
~ ~
Twilight had been worried when Rarity was late, she’d arrive almost 40 minutes late. But Twilight seemed calmer to Rarity than she had expected, especially after she’d had those two kids all day. Unfortunately Flash Dance had arrived a bit earlier than Twilight expected and the make-over and facial was out of the question now, almost a good thing Twilight thought as Rarity had a tendancy to over do it. The dress would have to wait as well.
Twilight prepared tea for Flash Dance and tried to start a conversation but he was oddly quiet, he had always been so open and talkative toward Rarity. He had been a small bit resistant to the idea of a double date when she brought it up on Manesday. But he soon agreed, if only so Rarity wouldn’t start begging him. She’d also told him about the business between herself and Eli that had happened the day before. He seemed a little surprised. Surely it must’ve been because Rarity said that she forgave him. She still wasn’t quite sure why she had done so herself.
“So why did you move to Ponyville?” Twilight inquired, Rarity hadn’t actually asked this yet either and found herself quite interested.
“I work in finances; my accountants firm opened a new branch here a few months ago, though I’m still staying in a long-term hotel at the moment.” A respectable business Rarity though, he used his intelligence to make a living. It also explained his Cutie Mark, a dollar sign, similar to Filthy Rich’s but it wasn’t a normal ‘S’ with a line though it, rather one of those lesser seen ‘S’ with two lines through it dollar signs. Quite unique. As was the rest of his look.
“How long have you been staying there?” Twilight added.
“I’ve been in town for a few weeks now. I plan on…” he was cut off by a knock on the door.
“Sorry Flash Dance, just a moment.” Twilight said as she walked to the door. Big Mac was finally here. They would stay here for a bit longer, introduce Flash Dance to Big Mac, then head out to perhaps that small café Rarity loves. That was the plan at least. Opening the door she was a little surprised to see Applejack standing next to Big Mac. “Um, hello Applejack, I wasn’t expecting you, please come in, you too Big Mac.”
“Thank ya sugercube.” AJ said with unusually grim demeanour. Twilight knew that why ever she was here wasn’t going to be good. “Oh, ah see you have company. Ah, ah wasn’t expecting that but I need you to know.” Actually Big Mac had told AJ that Rarity and her date would be there but she had forgotten. It wasn’t what had been on her mind the whole while over here.
“It’s no problem; would you like me to introduce you? Actually, Rarity would you like to introduce them?” Twilight then offered AJ a seat but she declined.
“Oh yes, Applejack, Mackintosh, this is Flash Dance. Flash Dance, Applejack and Mackintosh, or ‘Big Mac’.” Rarity said, pointing to each pony respectively.
“Yes, hello, good to meet you both.” Flash Dance was looking at Big Mac who nodded in acknowledgement, Applejack seemed to ignore him. He’d never seen a pony besides an alicorn who was so tall as this Big Mac, presumably not many ponies had. The tallest pony Flash Dance had seen before now hadn’t been much taller than him and he himself wasn’t exactly short. But he seemed minuscule compared this behemoth.
“Twilight, would ya be so kind as ta take a seat? Ah’m not too sure how ta tell ya this.” She said looking at Twilight; she turned to Rarity, who was already sitting, then looked back to Twilight. “Can you tell me what Big Mac told ya a few days ago?”
“Um, well sure. He said, word for word, that ‘Applejack had a fight with Fluttershy last night. I don’t know exactly what happened but I heard her yell ‘get out’ and she wasn’t at home this morning. They’ve been fighting for…’”
“That’s enough Twi… if that’s what you thought was the main issue, he ov’sly didn’t tell ya what I wanted him to.” Applejack looked down and shook her head. She couldn’t believe he would lie to Twilight like that. “I really can’t believe you Mackintosh…”
Neither Twilight or Rarity had heard AJ call Big Mac by his proper name before, other than some formal introductions like Rarity had just done. The sad inflection of her voice hold them how she used it now. Twilight could see the pity in AJ’s eyes. Was it directed at him… or her? “Applejack, I… don’t understand. What could be worse than the two of you breaking up?”
Applejack looked up, she had to tell Twilight what had happened, she deserved to know. “Fluttershy is… she’s pregnant.”
Twilight didn’t quite understand. Rarity on the other hoof understood... she understood what was going on here all too well. AJ kicking Fluttershy out, her demeanour towards Big Mac, her shame with Twilight. Big Mac was the father. Rarity only managed to say “I’m sorry Applejack. I, I never meant for my idea to cause this.”
Applejack looked at Rarity. She had forgotten that this was originally her idea. She couldn’t blame her though. At the time she brought it up Twilight wasn’t dating Mackintosh. It was Mackintosh and Fluttershy who had done this anyway. “It’s not your fault suger. None of it is.”
“I’m sorry, Applejack, Rarity, but… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“She’s at least two months along and…Twilight, the reason I’m telling you is because… Big Mac is the father.”
Twilight stared at Applejack for a moment before what she had said sunk in. her face started to shift from worried to shock to pain… AJ was still looking at her, the pain on her face nearly matching Twilight’s own. Twilight turned to Big Mac. She was confused. How could he do this? He was always such a nice pony. “how could you cheat on me…?”
“Ah’m sorry… Miss Twilight…”
“You’re sorry? That’s all you can say?”
“No, Ah mean ah’m sorry but, ah don’t know what ma sis is talkin’ about.”
AJ turned to look at her brother. Her hard stare conveying as much loathing as possible “Don’t give me that, you little runt! Th’ least ya could do is fess up!”
“Ah’m sorry sis, but ah didn’t even know she was pregnant.”
“Like ah would believe ya! She’s been talking about a baby fer months now and the last three she’s been sayin’ you should be the father! Trying ta convince me it’s a good idea. I know what she’d done! She’d gone and done it, then just tried ta make me go along with it! If you’re not the father, then who the hay is?!"
“Ah don’t know, she’d never told me any’a this! Ah tried ta ask you what happened but… ah can unndastan’ why you wouldn’t tell ME with what ya thought n’ all. But ya didn’t even tell Applebloom. She’s tried just as much ta find out what happened. She’s been down ta Sugercube Corner every day now tryin’ ta cheer up her other sister! And from what I heard, Fluttershy don’t even know why you kicked her out.” Big Mac finally understood what had happened but it felt so wrong. Fluttershy wouldn’t do that to Applejack.
Rarity chimed in “Applejack, you say she’s at least 2 months in, wouldn’t she be showing by yet?”
“Of course, how do ye think ah found out? Her belly were buldgin’, she’s got ta be pregnant!
“But Applejack, I saw her just this evening, she’d flown all the way to Cloudsdale and back carrying Pinkie. She showed no signs at all! And it’d be nigh on impossible to do if she were.”
“But on… ah know what ah saw! She’s come home and it was there! Ah swear to Celestia, her belly were… she’s with Pinkie… she’d… just… she’d just over eaten… she’s not pregnant, she was just stuffed. And I said… and I s-said….” Applejack lost it mid-sentence, she started crying without even noticing as it all hit her at once. Fluttershy hadn’t done anything. And she’d kicked her out, called her a slut and worst of all… “Ah, ah said she wasn’t… wasn’t part o’ ma family anymore...”
Applejack turned and ran out the door. It took a moment but Big Mac ran after her. Twilight looked at Rarity and then took off herself. Rarity was about to follow suit when Flash Dance put a hoof onto her shoulder. “Ràrity, I, I don’t quite know what to do…. I, think it’s best we call it a night. I’d come with you but I don’t quite know your friends and I’d rather to get caught up in this. You understand?”
Rarity didn’t quite like what he had said but she did understand, he didn’t know anypony involved other than her. “Yes, I understand. I’ll see you on Manesday again but I must be off.” With that she gave him a quick kiss before running off after Applejack.
~ ~
Elusive had been stuck in the house for almost 2 hours now. He was going to leave with the girls earlier but just before he had walked out, Sweetie Belle had yelled ‘Oh, hey Rarity’ and slammed shut the door in front of him. Good thing too, had Rairty come a moment later all she would’ve seen was him leaving her sister’s house surrounded by younger, though not too young, fillies. The predicament would’ve been impossible to explain to her even if all it was was him sleeping on their couch while he was in Ponyville. She likely wouldn’t have seen it so innocently.
He had prepared to leave again about 30 minutes later when he saw her gallop past. Again, barely missing him leaving her sister’s house. He’d stayed in the a while longer waiting for it to be safe though every time he had thought of leaving he panicked that somehow Rarity would catch him leaving. He was about to leave a third time but when he peered out the window to check the area, he saw Applejack and her brother Big Mac walking down the street.
“Will I ever get out of here?” It was getting late and if he didn’t leave soon he would likely miss his train back to Cantalot. Preparing to leave the fourth time however, he again looked through the window. Applejack was sprinting past followed by Big Mac and Twilight. Knowing his luck Rarity wouldn’t be far behind and sure enough she was. But this was perfect!
They were running in the opposite direction from the train station, now was his chance, it seemed very unlikely they would come back past any time soon. He got out of the house and quickly made some distance between himself and it. He could relax now, even if somepony he knew saw him, it wouldn’t be an issue. Or so he thought. There he was… the one pony Elusive had convinced himself wasn’t who he had thought.
Flash Dance.
It couldn’t have been the same Flash Dance; it wasn’t a common name but he had known another colt named such back in school. After all and was surely just a coincidence that Rarity was seeing somepony with that name. But no, there he was. The smarmy bastard who had taken everything from his sister in a well-orchestrated marry and divorce scheme he and his brother had pulled off. And later found out his sister wasn't their first victim. “FLASH DANCE!!!” he yelled.
Rearing his horn down as he charged, he barely missed him instead being capiered by a book. “Elusive, I was afraid I’d run into you. I must tell you I was rather surprised to hear your name form my darling Ràrity. My, what a past you have… yet after the stuff you did, you still consider me scum? Talk about the pot and the kettle…”
“You bastard! You toyed with my sister and took her for everything she was worth!”
“Hardly, everything, she got to keep the ring after all, though it was originally my ex’s beforehand, I had to give it up, to many painful memories, you know? How is your poor sister, Sea Fauna doing these days?”
“Shut up!” Elusive said, gritting his teeth “What makes you think I’m not going to kill you here and now!?”
“Oh stop foaling around, oh that’s right…” Flash Dance let out a small cocky laugh at he own choice of words. “This is a small town remember, half the ponies here must know about what you did. If I were simple to yell, why, half that café there would come.”
“Then what makes you think I won’t just tell Rarity about what you do?”
“Simple, like I said, I was quite surprised when Ràrity mentioned you. Youcould have ruined my hard work seducing her. Luckily, she hates you! I spent the next 2 days looking for you and yesterday, of all places, I found you. At her very own little sister’s home. Staying with five other little fillies none-the-less, one of which is still under age.”
“It’s your word against mine, not to mention Sweetie Belle. She may trust you now but I can…” he was cut off.
“Please... it’s your word, from a colt she hates, against her gentlestallion who has pictures of you at her poor little sister’s house. I took a few photographs of you knocking on her door, it was more than enough. Then you went inside? Perfect! Then you even stayed the night? Trust me, I have more than enough to make sure she never believes a word you say!”
“I won’t let you hurt her.”
“Oh please, you know my brother’s a lawyer; of course you knew that, he was my divorce lawyer against your sister. I'm sure I could get him to take up a case against you. After all your only defence was the foal, who the pictures where of. She never told anypony else what she said at the court. In fact she even said that that it was true to most the ponies she knew. And with these the case would be all the stronger. So I leave you with an ultimatum: leave Ponyville now, I assume you were heading to the station correct? Or you tell Ràrity, and sure she may forgive you and even trust you again. But what’s it worth if you’re banished to the moon?”
“You evil bastard, how can you do this to ponies?!” Elusive didn’t know what to do, he wanted to save Rarity from this guy but even if he told her she still may not listen and Flash Dance would do his best to get him sent to the moon.
“It’s quite hard actually; it’s not as easy as you think to seduce a rich, beautiful mare like this one. I have to thank you for damaging her so much. You know she was obsessed with you, she hadn’t seen a single pony in over four years before me. You did quite a number to her life yourself. Now, this is your last chance. Leave and save yourself, or stay and save your deary, oh I hate when she calls me that. Last chance, the 6 o’clock train must be leaving soon.”
Elusive didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t stay but he couldn’t leave. No… he had no choice, he had to leave. “I’m going, but I assure you, I’ll be back”
“Yes, yes, sure you will. Now, I’m off. I was going to be reading that book I took form that Twilight filly but that’s ruined, I’ll have to find something else… “ He walked away without giving Elusive a second look. “The library is still empty . I guess I could just go take another book. Yes, that’ll work quite well.”
~ ~
Scootaloo was drunk, so was ABS, no surprise Spike thought. They were both dancing while Sweetie Belle, Die, Sil and himself where sitting in their booth, a few empty bottles of Sweet Apple Cider lay on the tabled. ABS insisted that they drink only her family’s stuff but that hadn’t stopped Scootaloo from grabbing a few drinks that she described as ‘less taste and more flavour!’
“C’mon, Die. That stallion there, I’m sure he’d like you.” Sil said, trying to convince her friend. Die was normally confident around Spike and her other friends but meeting new ponies wasn’t that easy for her.
“I’d rather… no thanks.” Die replied. Sil couldn’t push her to hard but she wanted her friend to be happy. That, and spike had asked her to let him have some privacy with Belle.
“C’mon Die, you said it yourself you thought he was hot. Eh… well, if you don’t want him, I guess I could go talk to him” Spike wasn’t sure if that was reverse psychology or not. Sil, didn’t have a coltfriend either. It didn’t matter either way because it worked.
“Alright, but could, you come with me?”
“Of course.”
Finally, Spike was alone with Sweetie Belle “Hey Sweetie Belle.”
“Yes Spike?”
“I’ve been thinking. We’ve been… I think, had some issues lately.”
“It’s fine Spike.” Sweetie Belle smiled at him, trying to reassure him.
“I know but… I just wanted to say… that… I love you Sweetie Belle.”
Sweetie Belle was surprised at his sudden confession to her. “Spike I…”
She was cut off by Scootaloo who jumped back into her seat. “C’mon guys, come dance!” Tequila, strong on her breath and her wings fully unfurled and stretched into the air. Scootaloo didn’t notice the latter. That or she didn’t care. Who did anymore? It happens… “Well? C’mon!” she said waving her hoof, indicating them to join her and ABS.
Sweetie Belle took the opening quickly. She didn’t know what to say. She always figured she would be the first to say something like that to somepony, but Spike was a sensitive guy after all. Not like the other stallion’s she’d dated. Then again this was also the longest she’d ever dated anypony, almost four months. Usually it had been only two or three weeks. Still, it wasn’t a bad thing that Spike had said it, it was just… unexpected.
No, it wasn’t unexpected. She knew how he felt. What was wrong then?
She was scared.