//------------------------------// // Girls' Day Out part 3 // Story: You're a Princess Now // by SprocketProductions //------------------------------// Okay, fine. I guess being a princess isn't half bad. The three sat down at one of the outside tables at a nearby cafe. None of them had eaten there before, but it was about lunch time, and they had agreed that they were indeed hungry. A waitress came by to give them menus before leaving to tend to other customers. The staff didn't give Golden treatment any above the other ponies, as it went against their mentality of giving everypony the best service they can offer. If the princess were to get the special treatment, the staff obviously wouldn't be doing their jobs. Golden admired that quality, and remembered his first job as a waiter at a cafe that used to be near his house. "Hello, I'm Silver Blossom, I'll be your server today. Would you like any drinks?" Asked the waitress, who had just delivered food to another table. Lily spoke up, "I'll have a lemonade." "I'll have an ice tea." Said Golden. Marble looked politely at the waitress, "I'll have the same." "An ice tea, and two lemonades. Alright, I'll be right back with your drinks." Silver Blossom pleasantly spoke. Marble looked at Golden, "You know, she's an old friend of mine." "Oh yeah?" Asked Golden. Lily did a bit of a hoof pump, "Score! We can get crazy discounts!" "That's called taking advantage of friends, Lily." Marble retorted. Lily looked at her, "I mean, yeah, but think of the discounts." "What, maybe five bits off? Friend discounts aren't usually all that much, Lily." Said Golden. She replied, "Says you, and you don't have any friends." "Oh yeah? Then what am I to you?" He asked. She shook her head, "I said friends, not friend. It's in the plural. You don't have friends." "You are unbelievable, do you know that?" He glared. She dramatically beamed, "I get that a lot." Marble caused silence between the three when she made the mistake of laughing at their little feud. The waitress brought out the drinks, probing for their choices of meals a few times before stating that she would move onto other customers and wait for their decision. Golden glared into Lily's eyes, and Lily glared back at him. Marble watched the two intensely looking at each other in anticipation. She knew she had to diffuse the drama somehow, but she didn't know what to do. Fortunately, it was fate that decided how they would stop being angry at each other. Silver blossom walked past, carrying a strawberry tea, spilling it over Golden's lap. "Oh my goodness, I'm so clumsy sometimes. Let me help you with that." Silver grabbed a napkin and started wiping at Golden's dress. Golden retrieved his own napkin and began soaking up the mostly translucent red liquid, "You're fine, I would've spilt it long before walking out of the building." "Well, I'm sorry about that, still." She replied. Golden looked at her and put a hoof on her shoulder, "Don't be. It was just an accident, it's okay. Do you know how easy this dress is to clean? Look at this, the liquid has already come out of it. You're fine, okay?" The waitress nodded before replacing Golden's napkin and proceeding to go to the kitchen. Marble smiled at Golden, maybe he was a good choice for the princess of Equestria. He was intelligent, outgoing, laid back(for the most part), and extremely forgiving. He might actually have a shot at creating peace between the two kingdoms. "Wait a minute!" Yelled Marble. Golden raised an eyebrow as several ponies looked in their direction, "Huh? What's wrong?" "There's a logical inconsistency here! There's something you're not telling me!" Accused the unicorn. Golden looked at her awkwardly, "Umm, excuse me?" "You've been using a magical charm to get things to go your way! That's how you won the election! I thought something was fishy when you 'magically' created a beam of light! Earth ponies can't use magic!" She glared at the princess with the feeling she had been betrayed, or maybe it was hunger. It mattered not now, as she was here to stop Golden's term and... We're he and Lily laughing? Golden straightened up, "I don't know why you didn't notice this when you did my hair this morning." He used his hoof to move a chunk of hair out of the way of his horn, "I just don't like the looks of having a bit cartilage pole sticking out of my head is all. My parents are earth ponies with apparently recessive unicorn genes, so in my family, it's a bit weird to have a horn. Not that I think yours doesn't look nice, I just don't like it on me." "So wait, you don't have a charm?" Asked the assistant. The princess flashed a cheesy grin, "I certainly have charm, but not A charm." "Saying you have charm makes you seem less charming!" Lily barked. Marble bowed at Golden's hooves, "I'm so sorry, princess Golden Glow. I was mistaken. Please forgive me and find it in yourself to let me keep this job, it means everything to me!" "Hey, it's not a big deal. Get up, Marble, you just made a simple logical error. You seem to miss a lot of details about ponies, but you can work on that." Reassured Golden. Marble stood up and looked at her princess's mane, "You're not wearing the double braid I did for you this morning!" "See? Already noticing smaller details!" He recoiled, opting to take the snarky response. This only made things worse, "Small!?!? I learned that braid from my great grandmother!!!" "Excuse me, are you ready to order?" The sweet voice of the waitress diffused the tension instantly. Golden sat straight, "I would like the sunflower sandwich with house hay fries, please." "I'll have the same." Laughed Lily due to the drama that had just transpired. Marble seemed to almost glide back into her chair, "I would like the wheat pie, please." "I'll be ready with your orders shortly!" She smiled cheerfully. Golden spoke back up, "Sorry..." "It's fine..." Replied Marble. Lily chuckled, "That was amazing!" The three eventually ate their meals and went on to finish their uneventful day of shopping for dresses and accessories. Golden learned he liked dressing like a princess, and Marble learned that there may be more to appreciate about ponies than what first meets the eyes. Lily learned... What did Lily learn? The narrator realized that Lily had learned absolutely nothing on the shopping trip, so he made something up. Lily learned that Golden doesn't look good in black. Don't put Golden in black, he'll look emo or both, which he isn't either.