//------------------------------// // The Super Awesomely Good Thing // Story: A Sweet and Shy Summer // by Treblebeat //------------------------------// I woke up in the morning and I knew this day would be special. My Pinkie sense just knew. Twitchy tail, head bobbing, spasming foot, and growling belly only meant something good was gonna happen. It was always random what the good thing was though. But... something tells me it would be extra good. I went downstairs and greeted the Cakes; I also played with the twins for a while. I’m still waiting for the opportunity to baby sit them again. I need to ask the Cakes when they were going out again. OH! Maybe that was the super awesomely good thing! “Mr. Cake, when are you planning on going out for a date with Mrs. Cake again?” I asked him. “Oh, not for a long while Pinkie. I appreciate the enthusiasm though. You must really love the twins,” he said happily. Well that was a bust. I guess that was not the super awesomely good thing. I wonder what it could be… The time had turned to noon and I had to start my shift at Sugar Cube Corner. Right off the bat, and I mean this was like if the pitch were going at 2,000 MPH and I had swung at just the right time for it to hit the ball, Twilight came in. Maybe SHE had something to do with the super awesomely good thing. “Hi Pinkie!” Twilight exclaimed. “Hi Twilight! What brings you in today?” I asked hoping for something exciting. “I just need to buy a cupcake. Spike has been asking for one so I decided I might as well get him one.” “Oh… All right. What kind would he like?” I asked disappointed. “I think he’ll like a chocolate cupcake.” “Coming right up…” I said as I went down to get a Spike's cupcake. “Is something wrong Pinkie?” “No, it’s fine. It’s nothing,” I come back up with the cupcake and give it to her, “that’ll be four bits.” “Alright,” Twilight said as her magic glowed around her saddle bag to give me the 4 bits. I counted them and put them in the register. I waved to her good-bye. It’s always nice to see her even though it wasn't what I was hoping for. ------------------------------ An hour later after some really slow business, I finally see another familiar face. Rainbow Dash comes down to Sugar Cube Corner. I wonder what she needs. “Hey Pinkie, I’m in need for some party supplies!” Rainbow said, and I got excited; maybe this was the super awesomely good thing! “Coming right up!” I exclaimed bouncing around Sugar Cube Corner getting everything needed for a good party. I delivered them to her and asked, “What’s this all for?” “Oh, it’s for a small party in Cloudsdale, it’s nothing special,” Rainbow replied. My heart sank. If Dashie wouldn’t bring me the super awesomely good thing, then who could? I was beginning to lose hope, as the hours ticked away, slowly, and very boringly. I know I could just break the clock and speed up time by hoof, but the Cakes said that if I do that again, I’m in big trouble, so I won’t do it. The clock chimed 4 PM when suddenly the door opened and I saw her, the most beautiful mare in existence… Fluttershy. Maybe… just her was the super awesomely good thing. I had to keep my cool though… “Hi Fluttershy! What can I do you for?” I asked with a big stupid grin on my face. “Oh, um, I would like a can of whipped cream Pinkie…” she said in reply. Whipped cream huh? I wonder what it could be for. I won’t ask her though, I may make her nervous. “Coming right up!” I exclaimed. I bounced over to the cupboards and started to look. I knew where the whipped cream was, but I wanted to keep her here for as long as possible. I feigned looking around for the whipped cream, scratching my head, trying to look as realistic as possible. After a while, I realized that I was keeping her too long and I got the whipped cream and shouted loudly, “Here it is!” I had decided to go see her up close, so I went in front of the counter to give it to her by hoof. “How much do I owe?” she asked. I had already thought of my answer and I had already decided that I would give her something free. “It’s on the house!” I exclaimed, smiling at her with that same stupid grin. I felt like I was creeping her out. “Oh no, I couldn’t. It doesn’t seem right…” she said nervously. “It’s fine!” I insisted, and it really was, I had more bits then I knew what to do with. “B-But…” she tried to protest, however I put a hoof to her lips and I smiled at her. “It’s fine. You don’t need to worry about it,” I assured her. I hoped she believed me. I still had my stupid grin. I really should practice my something-that-is-not-a-grin in the mirror some time. Then, as if right on cue, there was a loud crack of thunder and Fluttershy flew herself into my forelegs. She held onto me tight... she is so cute when she is frightened, not that I liked to see her like that too often. She quickly stumbled back when she realized what she was doing. When her face was visible to me, I saw she was blushing. It made my… Oh how do you internet people say it? Oh right, It made me go HNNNNNNNG! “O-Oh… Sorry Pinkie… I was just startled…” she apologized. I couldn’t help but giggle as she apologized. “It’s fine Flutters, I understand,” did I really just call her “Flutters”? I always wanted to call her that but I always held it back because I was never sure how she would react. She didn’t say anything though; I guess she’s ok with it. I watched her slowly walk over to the window to see what the weather is like. I quickly pulled out a pastry and made her some tea, I had a feeling she would be here for a while. She sat in the chair, waiting for the storm to pass for an hour before she fell asleep in her chair. I couldn’t help but smile as I saw her, sleeping like an angel. How I just wanted to kiss her. However, I was still on the job and as much as I love fun, I know they are two completely different things. If I were caught kissing her, I may have lost my job. So I kept my cool and focused on the lack of customers coming in. Many more hours passed and soon it was 7 PM, and my shift was over, thank Celestia. I quickly punched out and went upstairs and grabbed my back umbrella, similar to the one that Rarity has only not as prissy. I put it on and softly bounced down the stairs. I saw Flutters, still sleeping on the chair and I softly tapped her shoulder. “Wake up sleepy head!” I said calmly. She slowly woke up and yawned, again, so cute! I waited for her to wake up a bit before asking her what I really wanted to ask, “Hey Flutters, would you like me to escort you home?” I made sure to ask in a very kind way as not to scare her off or baby her. “Wh-What do you mean?” she asked. “Well, I ask because I know that every time the thunder cracks you’ll duck and cover. I don’t think you’ll like to be covered in mud…” Dang it, why do I say these stupid things? I only mean to come off as nice then I end up babying her… I don’t want to seem that way… I see her blush after I ask, she only says “Okay. I’d like that.” I can’t believe it. After that stupid thing I said, she still is willing to let me escort her home. She slowly got under my umbrella, and we walked out, our hooves matching perfectly on the muddy ground. The thunder would sound often, almost as if it wanted us to be close. Every time it did she pulled me in for a tight hug. It made me happy every time, all I could do was smile throughout the entire walk. After what seemed like not long enough we arrived at Fluttershy’s cottage. “Want to come in?” she asked me after we arrived. I had promptly replied with “Sure,” trying not to sound too excited, maybe I should have sounded more excited. She opened the door and there was her pet Angel, speaking of pet, did I feed Gummy today? Anyway, Angel looked mad at Fluttershy and then forced her into the kitchen to make him his meal. I went to go sit down at her couch and watched her walk into the kitchen. I started to talk some of the animals, knowing I wouldn’t get a reply, but it helped me I think. “Well Pinkie, we’re here… In Fluttershy’s cottage… Now would be the best time to tell her… But no, I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable… What should I do…? I really want to tell her but I want to know if she feels the same way… My head hurts…” Before too long, I had noticed that Angel was sitting next to me waiting impatiently for his meal. I looked at him sternly, “You know mister, you should be ashamed of yourself.” Angel looked at me then pointed at himself. “Yes you, how dare you treat her like dirt?” He looked at me like he was shocked, thinking about how unbelievable my claims were. “You need to treat her better then you do Angel,” I said. He started to motion things like dusting, cooking, and other household chores. “No, she is not your maid; she is a strong independent mare,” Angel then started to laugh. Celestia this bunny was a jerk. “She does not deserve the treatment you give her,” I said, I was very angry at this point. I saw Fluttershy round the corner and quickly sat down. “Angel, your dinner is ready…” she said. I really hope she didn’t hear me. It would have been very awkward otherwise. Angel quickly ran off. Yeah, you better run I thought to myself. “Pinkie, would you like something to eat?” I heard Flutters ask. “Oh, yes please. I’ll take whatever.” I really meant it; anything made by Flutters would be good. She went off back into the kitchen and I slowly sighed. I went back to talking to some of the animals trying to think about something else with no avail. After a while, she came back with a sandwich. It looked like a daisy and camellia sandwich. I bet that it would be great. She placed it down in front of me and I put the sandwich in my hooves. I quickly took a bite and I felt an explosion of flavor in my mouth. I knew that daisies and camellia tasted good alone, but I never knew that when combined it would be so good. I finished it all in a single moment. “That was good! Did you grow those flowers yourself?” I asked excitedly. She said "Yes" and I smiled again. I’m glad that she was not only good at raising animals, but gardening as well. She was a well-rounded mare. I saw her go to the window to check the weather conditions. It wasn’t looking good at all. “Pinkie, I don’t think the rain will end any time soon, would you like to stay the night?” she asked me. This is my chance! I can finally be able to talk to her, find out about her. I jumped on the opportunity. “Oh, sure Flutters! I’d love to stay the night.” “Alright, well then what do you want to do?” she asked me. I already knew the answer to this. “Wanna just chat? There’s a lot we can talk about.” I said without hesitation. “Oh, alright…” she said, she then sat next to me and we just started to talk about her. We talked about her, her life, her hobbies, everything. “Alright, well then what about you?” she asked me. “No, I’m perfectly happy talking about you and you alone,” I smiled. I saw her blush and I still thought of it as the cutest thing in the world. We just talked, and talked, and talked. I loved it. Before I knew it, it was getting late. She then looked at the clock. “Wow, look at the time, I think it’s about time for us to get to bed. I’ll show you to my room where you can sleep,” she said. “Okey dokey lokey!” I exclaimed. I watched her climb up the stairs and I followed her, bouncing up each stair. She opened the door to her room and said, “Well here is my room, feel free to use my bed,” I looked inside and thought it was the quaintest room ever. I looked around and saw only one bed, but that can’t be right. “There’s a problem here,” I said. “Oh, what’s that?” She asked. “There’s only one bed here, I can’t let you sleep on something other than a bed, it wouldn’t be nice of me as your super bestest best friend.” “No, I insist go ahead.” “No, you sleep on the bed; I’ll sleep on the couch.” She kept going on and on and I knew there was no point in arguing, we would be there all night. So although I felt this would be moving too fast I just decided. “Well, why don’t we both sleep on the bed?” She blushed a deep red again. STOP DOING THAT! “No, I couldn’t,” she said, the nervousness in her voice very obvious. “Come on, it’s fine, there will be nothing special, we can even face separate ways,” I said that even though I did want something special, even though I wanted to look at her. I wanted to hold her… I expected some protest but instead all I heard was, “Okay…” I had to process that for a moment. It took me a while. After a few moments, we both climbed in the bed and I waited for her to get in on the other side before I said, “Good night Flutters.” “Good night Pinkie…” she replied to me very sweetly. I turned off the light and began to doze off. As I reflected my day, I knew what the super awesomely good thing was… I got to spend my entire day with Flutters and I couldn’t be happier.