The last bell began to ring at then end of the day and students started filing into the gym. It was decorated in light and dark shades of pink, hearts, some confetti and Vynyl Scratch at the DJ table. Guys sat bored in the corner while the girls were all fussy and giggly. Pinkie Pie was at a make shift baking stand with several other girls decorating little cakes and cookies. Applejack was with Rainbow Dash at the Bobbing for Love stand, making it a competition as usual. Fluttershy tried getting out of coming, but was by Rarity's side at the lottery table. It was kind of popular with the girls since whoever drew a winning lot would get to "claim" any one boy for a week. Most girls has their eyes set on the jocks and musicians. Twilight and Sunset were by the punch table, nibbling on finger foods.
"So I know it's been a while since I've been there. But how's Hearts and Hooves day go in Equestrian again?" Sunset asked.
"Certainly not like this. But it mostly is a lot of nose nuzzling, couples being romantic, and other stuff. There was this one time where the Cutie Mark Crusaders tried pairing Big Mac with Cheerile using some kind of love spell, which they found in one of my books. It didn't exactly go as they planned." Twilight chuckled.
"How so?"
"Well...word around town was that they were..a bit too lovey dovey. Like calling each other tongue twister like pet names."
Sunset blinked. "Ok...that's way more than too much love."
"I know, but somehow they managed to break them out of the spell. And it all turned out good."
"Guessing they got in trouble though?"
"I don't really know." Twilight shrugged.
As time went on, many of the girls were done with their baking. The gym was filled with the sweet scents of homemade chocolates, every kind of cookie, mini cakes, muffins, and so on. Even though they were bored, the guys couldn't wait to see what girl or girls would give them the sweet treats tomorrow. Some of the girls put finishing touches on the sweets such as sprinkles, written messages in frosting, or just boxing it up and writing out a card.
"You know, we could probably get you over there to make something special for Flash. What do you say?" Sunset suggested.
"Me? Bake something for Flash Sentry? I-I don't know. I hardly know the first thing about baking, here and back in Equestria. Pinkie Pie and Applejack are the best bakers." Twilight said, then noticed Flash walking into the gym from band practice.
"Come on. It's not like we'd leave you to figure it out on your own. We'd all help you. And seeing as I used to date Flash, as cold hearted as I was before, I know what he'd like. You've got nothing to lose."
Twilight thought for a moment and then gave in. "Ok, it wouldn't hurt to try. I mean, if there's a recipe to read, then I'm sure I can figure it out. And with my friends helping me, I know it'll come out great. But what should I make?"
Sunset grinned. "I have a pretty good idea."
*****
After the mini-party (well mixer) was over, the Mane 7 went to Pinkie Pie's house where Sunset told everyone else about helping Twilight make something for Flash. It didn't take any convincing for them to agree that it was an excellent idea.
"Well shoot, Twi, we'd be happy to help. What did you have in mine to make?" Applejack asked.
"That's just it. I don't have a clue what to make. There's just too many choices" Twilight sighed.
"Which is why I think we should make a small mixed basket." Sunset smiled, but earned confused stares from everyone. "Ok so everyone else has made pretty much any and every dessert under the sun. But we'll just do something simple since Flash likes very few sweets. So we'll make cookies, chocolates, and a mini cake in different designs."
"What designs did you have in mind, darling?" Rarity asked.
"The chocolates can be heart shaped and big enough to draw little faces on them. The cookies can be flower shaped and decorated with sprinkles and sugar. And finally, the mini cake can be circular with his special insignia drawn on it in frosting." Sunset explained.
"That sounds really good. I'm sure he'll like it." Fluttershy smiled.
"That sounds kinda boring, but that's only because I don't get into Valentine's Day like everyone else." Rainbow said, rolling her eyes. "But hey, if it'll help Twilight, then I'm down. Can't say I'll help with baking, but I'll be the taste tester."
"Just be sure to not eat everything." AJ rolled her eyes.
"I'm with Rainbow Dash. I'm not much for...baking. So I will design the basket." Rarity grabbed her sketchpad.
"Just don't go too overboard" Sunset said. "So let's get going to the store."
"No need, I've got everything right here." Pinkie Pie zipped around her kitchen like a tornado. When she settled down, everyone saw pretty much everything they needed to execute their sweets basket.
"Ok so since we have everything, we should each have a specific thing to make. So, Pinkie Pie, you make the cake." Applejack said.
"I'm on it!" Pinkie said and saluted.
"Fluttershy, you're with me making the cookies."
"Ok, I do have good design idea." Fluttershy hid most of her face behind her hair. "Could we try it?"
"Of course, Sugar Cube. And that leaves Twilight and Sunset to make the chocolates."
"We're on it, AJ." Sunset said, grabbing aprons for everyone. And with that, they got to work.
It wasn't difficult for them to make all of the sweets. Pinkie Pie took care of the cake in her usual playful way, multitasking between mixing the cake ingredients and the frosting ingredients. Applejack worked with Fluttershy, but instead of using the flower shaped cookie cutter, using the bottom of a glass that had a floral like pattern. Sunset helped Twilight with the chocolate, mostly with the consistency of the mixture. Once everything was done, everything was popped into the over.
"Before we decorate, Rainbow will taste everything to make sure it's all good." AJ reminded everyone.
"I've been looking forward to this." RD ruled her hands together.
"Of course you have. And I'm happy to say, I'm finished." Rarity smiled proudly, showing everyone her design for the basket.
"Rarity, it's amazing. And it'll work perfectly. We can pick up the basket we need on the way to school tomorrow." Fluttershy beamed.
"They're ready~" Pinkie Pie sang as the oven timer went off. She pulled the desserts out and set them to cool. "Ready to have a taste Rainbow?"
"Born ready." Once the desserts were cooled off, Rainbow took her time tasting each dessert while the others looked on with anticipation. After a little time, Rainbow cleared her throat. "After careful tasting and consideration, I declare that these desserts are..."