Gallus raised a set of claws, knocking on the door of the most well-painted building in town.
“Come iiiiiiiiiiin!” A familiar sing-song voice trilled out, the gryphon then walking inside. “Welcome to-Oh! Hello Gallus, what can I do for you?” Rarity asked, setting aside her current project.
“Miss Rarity, I was wondering if you knew, erm-” Gallus took a deep breath, trying to set the words in order.
“I want to learn to dance.”
Rarity let out a curious “Hmmmm,” regarding the sheepish gryphon with interest.
“Oh? But you and your class have been doing quite well, if I do say so myself. I know the Hearts and Hooves dance is months away, but I’m quite happy you all have shown interest in getting an early start! I mean Silverstream already knows plenty more advanced bits, but…”
A strange surge of confidence flooded through Gallus' frame as he shook his head, taking a few steps forward.
“Miss Rarity, that’s not what I mean. If I’m going to dance with the one I care about most, I don’t want to do some simple steps. I want to dance, as she knows how to already.”
The excited glow in Rarity’s eyes made Gallus back up slightly, the mare letting out a high pitch (and slightly adorable,) squeal. “OOOOOH of course! So romantic, I’m ashamed I didn’t realize that before. What did you have in mind?” She asked, her intensity making Gallus stammer slightly.
“I-I erm, private lessons maybe? Right after school or evening? Not making a big deal out of it, if possible…” He added, looking to his claws with a bit of a blush.
“Oh my, aren’t you quite the gentlegryphon. You want to surprise her at the dance then?” Rarity asked, clearly already musing things over.
“That’s the idea.”
Rarity let out another happy squeal-
“Oh of COURSE I’ll help!” She then turned to look at the gryphon with a serious expression.
“I promise I won’t breath a word of it! If you can be here an hour after school each day, or every other day, you can say I’m helping you with classwork.” A genuine smile then lit up the Element of Generosity’s face. “Quite a noble endeavor Gallus, I have to say.” She added, prompting Gallus to shrug, looking at his claws briefly.
“Noble? She just-I don’t know how to really tell her how much she means to me. So maybe this can show her in a small way.” He said softly, ears pinned back.
Huh. No choking on sentences this time.
A gentle touch on his shoulder snapped the gryphon back to reality- looking up to see Rarity smiling at him.
“I think this will certainly do that; and to a lady, this would be quite a big way. Quite the knight in shining armor…” The mare replied with a grin. “I’ll see you tomorrow, unless you’d prefer to wait until after the break?”
Gallus let out a huff, shaking his head.
“I’ll be here tomorrow afternoon Miss Rarity, rain or shine.”
The mare waved as he left, maintaining her composure until the gryphon had closed the door.
Despite being outside, Gallus could still hear the high pitched squealing of excitement as Rarity bounced around inside her boutique, her words still echoing in his mind.
Knight in shining armor? And that’d make Silverstream the Princess? He let out a slight huff, making his way back to the school.
I mean, that armor I have when playing Ogres and Oubliettes does feel great. Maybe next year I’ll-
With a slight shake of his head, Gallus trudged through the snow-covered streets, a smile meandering onto his beak.
First things first.