//------------------------------// // CMC Plan #I forgot how many. (OLD) // Story: Love Hurts (OLD) // by WhateverTheHeck //------------------------------// The sun had risen to its peak during the grudgingly long trot back, however they had finally arrived. Birds flew away from the tree house as they quickly opened the door, almost breaking it off of its hinges. “Ah already called Scoots here so she should be along shortly,” Apple Bloom said, grabbing a long piece of paper from a rusty barrel and unfolding it on a desk. “Okay, here’s the plan, we--” “We’re not going door to door and asking every filly if they have a date, are we?” Sweetie Belle interrupted, sitting on her haunches gently. “...Maybe…” Apple Bloom muttered, smacking her forehead. “Look, I appreciate you both wanting to help me, but it won’t be so bad if I don’t have a date. I-I can just go alo--” Fullmoon spoke, interrupted by the marshmallow-colored filly. “You can’t go alone! You need to have a date or you won’t have fun at the--” “Sweetie Belle! Yer overreacting again,” Apple Bloom said in a disappointed tone, smacking her forehead with her hoof once more. “Look Moon, we really want ya to have a date to the dance; and we want to help, so can you just let us help… please?” she asked, trotting to him quickly and arranged her face in a beggy manner. “Well,” he sighed, “alright, fine. I’ll let you help me, but if it doesn’t work, I’m still going on my own; and I’ll still have fun at the dance, Sweetie Belle.” He glared at the filly, making her step back a tiny bit. “Deal!” Apple Bloom shouted, rapidly shaking his hoof. “Now, let’s discuss the plan,” Apple Bloom began, halting after spotting her unicorn friend open her mouth. “No, Sweetie Belle, we are not gonna go door to door just to get Fullmoon a date.” Sweetie Belle clamped her mouth shut. “How will we find out if a filly has a date or not?” Fullmoon asked, trotting up to the other side of the desk Apple Bloom was sitting at. The stool he sat on squeaked a little, making him stand up and sat on his haunches instead to avoid falling. “Well, it should be pretty obvious. She should be next to her very special somepony, either that or holding their hooves,” Apple Bloom explained, drawing two fillies and a colt. One of the fillies was next to the colt. She drew an X above the filly and colt, and a check mark above the alone filly. “This is what you’re looking for.” She pointed at the check mark. “I have a suggestion for him,” Sweetie Belle began, smiling brightly, “how about he takes Azure Shadow on a date?” The single mention of her beautiful name--or at least, in Moon’s opinion--made his face warm up quickly. “You always seem to want to spend time with her. Plus she’s a Wolfpony like you are! It’d be perfect!” “W-Well, I uh…” he stammered, a heavy blush forming on his face as he scratched the back of his dark red mane. “Actually, how about Emerald Skye? She’s a Changeling so you could have her be whoever you want to, plus I’m sure she’d appreciate your love. Since, well, that’s her food after all,” Apple Bloom replied, chuckling lightly as she spotted her pegasus friend’s face turn a deeper red. “I-I don’t like either of them that way though!” He chuckled nervously. “I like them as friends, yes. However I don’t like them in that way.” “Oh, come on!” Sweetie Belle shouted. “Your face says it all, look at yourself!” She gripped a hand mirror and handed it to him. “It’s kinda funny,” Sweetie Belle muttered as he looked at himself, the blush lightening only slightly. “Why don’t ya just admit that ya have a crush on Azure er Emerald?” Apple Bloom asked, chuckling lightly as she began doodling random things on the corner of the paper. “I don’t have a crush on them!” His blush deepened as he realized how loud he yelled, echoes of his scream flowing through the clubhouse. The scream could’ve practically blew the manes off the two fillies. “Dang, he’s got it bad,” Sweetie Belle muttered in response, backing away a tiny bit in fear. “Moon, we know ya do have a crush on them, but ya don’t know how to put it, do ya?” Apple Bloom asked, trotting over to him and patting him on the back. “Ugh… I don’t know what to do. If anything, both of them already have dates, I’m hopeless,” he muttered, slowly plopping himself on the ground as he sighed lowly. “Moon, you’re not hopeless, we said we’ll help you, and that’s exactly what we’ll do. Right, Apple Bloom?” Sweetie Belle turned to her. “Yeah! We won’t let ya down, Moon,” Apple Bloom replied, rustling his mane with her hoof. “We’ll first make sure neither of them have dates. We’ll come back to you after we’ve checked, alright?” Fullmoon let out a soft sigh, they were the only ones he could trust at the moment for this. “Fine, just come back soon okay, I’ll wait here.” His frown turned to a slight smile, him chuckling lightly. “Alright, so we have a plan then?” Apple Bloom asked the two, receiving a gentle nods in response. “Great! This concludes CMC Meeting number… number… What number are we on?” “I have no clue,” Fullmoon replied, shrugging lightly as his smile grew a tiny bit bigger. He finally might have a chance for love, but who he will choose was still a mystery. His head began to hurt as he thought about which of the two he liked more. “Ya alrightm sugarcube?” Apple Bloom asked, placing a hoof on Fullmoon's back. “Yeah, everything’s fine. It’s just hard to think on who I should take to the dance, Emerald or Azure,” he replied, whimpering lightly as he slightly pawed the floor. “Well, personally, I think ya should go for Emerald Skye; she’s sweet, especially for a Changeling, she likes your hugs since she uses love as food, and I’m sure she likes you too,” Apple Bloom suggested, giggling slightly at the sight of Fullmoon gaining a light blush. “Actually, I think Azure Shadow would be a better choice; she’s nice, huggable, plus she’s a Wolfpony just like him. How could they not be together?” Sweetie Belle countered, Fullmoon's blush deepening right after. Suddenly, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle began to argue about who is better, bickering and throwing some unmentionable Equestrian swears. “Stop you two!” Fullmoon shouted, once again making an echo through the clubhouse. “Look, just find out if the two have dates or not, then we’ll decide, alright?” He took a deep breath, calming down to his normal level. “Fine, but I still think Emerald is a better choice fer ya,” Apple Bloom muttered, a slight growl coming from Sweetie Belle’s direction. “This CMC Meeting is adjourned.” Apple Bloom trotted out, with Sweetie Belle soon following.