//------------------------------// // The Party // Story: Caramel Apples // by Derpy The Mailpony //------------------------------// Chapter 2: Relationships and The Party You can now consider the Romance tag. Also, this is kind of a 1st person of Twilight, hence the having her as a character. Applejack walked toward her previous arch-enemy, a friendly smile on her face. Once she reached her destination, which was an inch or two in front of the crazy pink mare, she planted a kiss upon the cheek of her not so secret lover. Everypony stared in disbelief and their jaws dropped. Applejack and Pinkie Pie turned to look at them and Pinkie's smile faded. "Didn't you tell them?" Pinkie looked at the orange earth-pony for an answer and she received one. "Sorry sugarcube, I musta forgotten to tell 'em that we're together." Applejack turned to the other, which was Twilight and Fluttershy, whom had just arrived at the almost-ready party. "H-how long has... this been, ya know, going on?" Twilight uttered a question and again stared at the two mares in confusion. She awaited an answer from Applejack but Pinkie Pie butted in. "Oh, that's an easy one! It's been, let's see... I got it! 3 weeks, 4 days and, about 3 hours!" Pinkie burst into a smile. Then Twilight realized that they were wasting valuable time that was meant for setting up the party. The party was in 40 minutes now and time wasn't just going to bend for them. They had to get to work. "Uh, we need to get back to work with the party and you two should help. You can explain all of this later, maybe after the party when Spike's asleep. He won't understand it." Twilight directed them to the table with the streamers on it as a sign that they needed hung up. So the two mares trotted over to said table and started on the streamers while Twilight headed upstairs to get the presents she's been hiding from Spike. Twilight looked under her bed and saw that the presents that she hid there about a week ago were untouched. She slid them out from under them bed and put them into her mouth to carry them. She walked back downstairs and put the presents on the present table and started working furiously on making the party perfect. It was about 25 minutes later that the 5 mares ( Rainbow Dash had arrived late and ended up only setting the cake on a table ) completed the party. And, with a coupe minutes to spare. Spike was with Rarity and everypony knew that Rarity kept everything perfectly on time. So Rarity would most likely arrive the second the clock strikes 7:00. Twilight told everypony to hide and sh eput a note she made earlier on the door that said 'Doors open, come on in' on it so Spike wouldn't wonder why the house was unlocked. Twilight ran the party through her head on last time. 7:00, Spike arrives. 7:10, cake and ice cream. 7:20, presents. 7:35, games. 7:50, picture time. 8:00, we say goodnight to everypony. Perfect. It was 7:00 exactly and everypony knew that literally any second that door would open and Spike and Rarity would step through. "I hear hoofsteps" Fluttershy whispered into Twilights ear, and when she whispers, it can barely be audible. But, Twilight heard Fluttershy and the hoofsteps and prepared to jump out at a surprised little dragon. The sound of hoof against dirt road got louder until... "SURPRISE!!!" Spike had walked through the door with Rarity at his side. Spike looked astonished at the amazing party the 5 had put together. He ran as fast as his stubby legs could carry his towards Twilight and hugged her. "Wow, thanks Twilight!" Spike said. "Oh, don't thank me, thank everypony!" Twilight retreated from the tight hug she got from Spike and showed Spike the cake. "Whooah! That looks AMAZING! Is that me? It looks like I'm looking into a mirror! Did Pinkie do this herself?" Spike asked Twilight. "Yes she did!" Pinkie said in 3rd person. "And it only took 2 and a half hours!" Spike ran over to give Pinkie a hug. "You didn't have to do that for me really!" Spike said to the pink baker. "Oh but I did! We all wanted this to be the best party EVER! Also, I couldn't have done it without my Applejack!" Pinkie said kissing Applejack on the cheek. "Uh... are you two- whoa!" Spike was cut off when Rainbow Dash flew over and lifted him in the air. "Happy birthday dude!" Rainbow dash said setting him down on Twilight's back and stopping him from thinking about Applejack and Pinkie. Twilight had noticed it was 7:08 and decided it was time for cake and ice cream. "Alright Spike, what kind of cake or ice cream do you want? The left side is chocolate and the right is vanilla. Also there's chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and your favorite, Sapphire!" Twilight said to Spike who had started drooling on her shoulder. "I want chocolate cake and the sapphire ice cream! And can I have a little vanilla ice cream too?" Spike asked Twilight. Twilight used her magic to get his cake and ice cream in 3 seconds flat. "Does that answer your question?" Twilight said, handing him his cake with her magic. The rest of the party played out perfectly, and the look on Spike's face when Rarity gave him the fedora he's been wanting for years, priceless. And Fluttershy's gift was just plain astonishing. It turns out that she's an artist and she painted a life like portrait of Spike. My gift, a book series he's been asking for for a while. Rainbow got him a magical ring that let you walk on clouds so he could visit Cloudsdale anytime. Pinkie got him a shirt that says 'Sexy and I know it!' which she knew I wouldn't approve of. And Applejack gave him some kind of apple tree seed that grew over night and grew new apples every 10 days. She said she didn't need the extra work of harvesting apples every ten days or so, so she gave it to him. Then at 8:00 ehwn everypony was leaving, I told Pinkie and Applejack to stay. "Why do we need ta stay?" Applejack asked me. "First of all, you two are going to help me clean up. And second, we need to talk. Sorry for more cliffhangers. And sorry for having a short chapter. The rest will be as long as the first, trust me.