//------------------------------// // Crushes and Love Lives Part 1: Rarity, Hitch, and Sunny // Story: Generational Talk Show // by qiley //------------------------------// Morning dawned upon Equestria as Twilight rose the sun and set the moon. As the sun rose, ponies got up and went about their mornings. Drinking coffee and eating breakfast, getting to their jobs, or just relaxing before the exciting day. In Twilight’s castle, eleven ponies gathered around a large table to eat breakfast! “Thanks for breakfast again Spike!” Izzy said with a mouthful of pancakes. “I don’t know what I’d do without you Spike,” Twilight nuzzled the small dragon. “What did I say last time!” Spike lightly pushed Twilight away. “Not in front of everypony!” Spike added shyly, blushing.  “Sorry Spike! Just showing my appreciation,” Twilight gave a sheepish smile as she stopped. “Yeah yeah I know,” Spike sighed as walked out with his pancakes. “So what’s the topic for today?” Zipp asked. “Rarity suggested we talk about our love lifes,” Twilight hesitantly said. “Bleh! Love?” Rainbow stuck her tongue out in disgust. “Why would we talk about that?” “I think it’s a lovely idea,” Pipp said in a singsong voice, supporting the idea. “Love is exciting!” “I don’t know about this…” Fluttershy said, barely audible. “I don’t care what we talk about,” Hitch shrugged, “but I don’t have much of a love life. The love of my life is the sheriff medal.”  “Uh huh… keep telling yourself that lover boy,” Zipp rolled her eyes. “Oh no not this again,” Hitch groaned, slamming his head onto the table. The others giggled while Sunny sat there shaking her head. “This is gonna be a long morning,” Sunny said, sighing as she took a bite of her pancakes. After breakfast (and a bit of cooling down) the ponies put away their plates and silverware, making their way to the meeting room. Taking their seats, they sat there in silence. “So… we’re discussing our love lives huh?” Twilight said very quietly. “I guess so,” Zipp shrugged. “I guess I’m sitting out then,” Twilight smiled, trying to get out of it. “Me too,” Fluttershy nodded to Twilight. “Same goes for me,” Zipp smirked. “No that simply won’t do!” Rarity finally broke the chain. “There has to be something you girls can talk about,” Rarity smiled, trapping them in the conversation. “Especially you Twilight.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” Twilight puffed her cheeks with a pout. “Flash Sentry, dear,” Rarity cocked an eyebrow. “Both in Equestria and beyond the mirror?” “Oh yeah,” Twilight blushed slightly, rubbing the back of her head.  Izzy tilted her head. “What about a mirror?”  “A story for another time,” Rarity dismissed with a wave of her hoof. “You really wanna talk about love huh,” Applejack said. “You don’t know how long I’ve wanted to have a girl talk with just the five of you,” Rarity chirped, “but the more the merrier!” “But Hitch isn’t a girl?” Sunny looked at the stallion. “It’s fine if he’s here. I mean he’s already taken, right?” Rarity assured them, wearing a devious smile.  “He is?” Sunny’s ears perked up “I am?” Hitch looked around at the mares. “Just teasing dear,” Rarity giggled. “So we’re just going to keep going with this?” Hitch sighed.  “I guess so,” Sunny frowned. “Well I for one don’t really care about all this mushy love stuff.” Rainbow crossed her forelegs, slouching in her chair.  “Come on Dashy! It sounds fun,” Pinkie beamed at her rainbow friend, “Nuh uh!” Rainbow shook her head. “What, too scared to tell us you can’t get with nopony?” Applejack chuckled. “What was that!?” Rainbow flew out of her seat. “I’ll have you know that I can get whoever I want, whenever I want!” “Sure ya can,” Applejack wore a smug smile. “Just you wait till I share my story,” Rainbow rubbed her hooves together, “you’ll be speechless!” “Guess we’re starting now then!” Rarity smiled. “So who wants to start?”  “I think we should start with you Rarity,” Twilight gave a slight smile, “since you suggested it.” Zipp nodded. “I think that’s fair.” “Mhm!” Pinkie hummed. “If I must then I will begin,” Rarity agreed, “but I get to choose who goes next.” Rarity looked at the girls for confirmation. They hesitantly nodded, deciding that it was only fair. “I guess that settles it,” Twilight smiled, “go ahead Rarity, start us out.” “Believe it or not, my love life is quite stale,” Rarity huffed. “I do wish for companionship but I am just too busy!” “Uh whatever you say Rarity,” Rainbow said, rolling her eyes, “I see you ogling stallions all the time.” “How dare you accuse me of doing something so uncouth!” Rarity placed a hoof on her chest. “Rainbow’s got a point, Rares,” Applejack chuckled. “Yeah! I remember there was this one time you were just staring at Fancy Pants’ flank!” Pinkie giggled.  “You weren’t even trying to be discreet about it either,” Twilight finished. Zipp snickered. “How bold.” “But have you seen his flank? It’s so toned!” Rarity smiled sheepishly.  “I don’t really stare at ponies’ flanks,” Twilight said with a straight face. “You really should,” Rarity urged her friend. “You know what they say, the flank makes the stallion.” “Who says that?” Hitch tilted his head. “Oh you know,” Rarity awkwardly laughed. “Some ponies.”  “So you’re just too busy for anything?” Twilight led the conversation back to the topic at hand. “Exactly,” Rarity nodded thankfully to her friend. “It’s not that I’m not looking for somepony, it’s more that my standards are a little high.” “A little?” Rainbow cocked an eyebrow.  “Okay maybe my standards are a tad high,” Rarity coughed into her hooves, “but you must understand that I don’t want just any stallion.” “As you should,” Twilight nodded. “You’re a wonderful pony!” “Thank you Twilight,” Rarity hugged the alicorn. “I knew you would understand.” “Are there any stallions you’ve had your eyes on?” Rainbow wiggled her eyebrows. “No not currently,” Rarity sighed as she pulled back from her hug. “I just don’t have the time with all the fashion shows and my shops.”  Fluttershy nodded.  “That makes sense.” “I guess that wraps up Rarity’s love life,” Twilight announced.  “That was a little bland, not going to lie,” Pipp slouched. “I’m sorry darling but that’s just how it is,” Rarity smirked. She knew her love life was boring so she wasn’t worried about going first. “It’s okay Rarity, you were brave enough to go first,” Fluttershy smiled. “Thank you Fluttershy,” Rarity said “Now who’s going next?”  “I think Hitch should go next,” Pipp said, a devious smirk on her face. “Why me?! Why not somepony else?” Hitch shouted in protest. “Hitch isn’t a bad choice,” Twilight smiled.  “Agreed!” Rarity nodded. “I choose you Hitch.” “Ugh fine,” Hitch hesitantly agreed, “but don’t expect much from me.” “And why is that?” Rarity asked. “Because as I said before, I only love my job. I haven’t really thought about having a marefriend before,” Hitch explained. “Even when Sunny’s been with you for your whole life?” Izzy asked innocently.  “What’s that supposed to mean?” Sunny interjected. “You know exactly what she means by that,” Pipp chirped. “So you’re telling all of us that you and Sunny have no romantic feelings for one another, whatsoever?” Rarity cocked an eyebrow. “I think not.”  “Sure we grew up together but I never really looked at Sunny in that way,” Hitch said nonchalantly “Wait really?” Sunny tilted her head. “I was just too focused on becoming sheriff and keeping the town peaceful, ya know?” Hitch shrugged. “So you don’t even see me as a mare?” Sunny asked dejectedly. “Uh that’s not exactly it,” Hitch said, treading lightly in his next words. “It’s more that I was too busy, like Rarity!” He laughed awkwardly. “So you like her?” Rainbow bluntly asked. “Uhhhhh…” Hitch sat there, dumbfounded. “Maybe?” “Is that a ‘yes maybe’ or a ‘maybe maybe’ or a ‘no maybe’?” Pinkie popped up behind the stallion. “A maybe maybe?” Hitch said unconfidently.  “So you maybe like Sunny? Why not go on a date with her then and find out,”  Rarity clapped her hooves together. “You two are so cute together.” “Don’t I get a voice in this too?” Sunny asked “Of course you do, darling!” Rarity said. “Do you want to go on a date with Hitch when you go back home?” “Uhhh…” Sunny repeated what Hitch had done earlier. “Maybe?” “That settles it then!” Rarity nodded contently. “So this is why ya wanted to talk about love Rares,” Applejack rolled her eyes. “So you can set us up.” “There may or may not be an ulterior motive,” Rarity giggled. “I will say no more about it though.” “Definitely did not see this coming,” Rainbow sarcastically remarked. “Details, details,” Rarity waved her hoof around. “Anyways,” Rarity said, leaning in and resting her chin on her hoof, “Sunny, Hitch, what do you two say?”  “I don’t know,” Hitch muttered, rubbing the back of his neck, “It just seems kind of sudden, and weird.”  “Weird in what way?” Rarity pressed on. “Uh, I don’t know, maybe because she’s my foalhood friend and all,” Hitch said flatly. “Agreed,” Sunny nodded, “Just doing something like that out of the blue would be awkward.” Rarity frowned. “You’re telling me you don’t even want to try?”  “We’ll think it over,” Hitch said, looking at Sunny, “but we’re not promising anything will happen.”  “Fineeeee,” Rarity sighed.  “To be honest I thought Pipp and Hitch would make a cute couple,” Pinkie said mindlessly.  Pipp sat up from her chair. “What!? Why would you even think that?” She looked over at the stallion,“No offense Hitch.” “None taken,” Hitch shrugged. “I just think you two look cute together,” Pinkie said, “there isn’t really anything else.” “I could see it,” Rarity mumbled to herself. “I know we reunited Equestria together and all, but we’ve barely even known each other,” Pipp shook her head. “There’s no way that’s happening right now.” “Right now huh?” Rainbow smirked. “You never know,” Pipp said nonchalantly. “So you’re saying it could happen in the future?” Zipp cocked an eyebrow at her sister. “That’s exactly what I’m saying,” Pipp winked. “I don’t even know what to say to you,” Hitch shook his head, his cheeks a faint tint of red. “Can we just move on from Hitch?” Sunny said with a weak smile. “Could it be that you don’t want to hear of Hitch being with another pony?” Rarity teased. “N-No…” Sunny said, averting her gaze from everypony. Rarity giggled. “Just teasing darling.” The room was filled with laughter, causing Sunny to blush hard. Sighing, Sunny slammed her head onto the table. “Maybe I should’ve just slept in today,” the poor alicorn mumbled to herself.