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// Epilogue; Love is for Everyone 
// Story: A New Life 
// by Tomo-Domo 
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"Hey, Fluttershy, how are you doing tonight?" I asked her, starting up a conversation with the mare I've started to have feelings for.
Fluttershy finished wrapping bandages around Rainbow Dash's head, along with Storm's, before she turned back to me.
"I'm doing well, thank you, Emerald. Is there anything I can help you with?" She asked, flipping her pink mane away from her face. I had to admit, she was cute when she did that.
"Well, I was wondering if I could talk to you after you finish up here." I asked nervously. I haven't been this nervous since I first asked out Crescent.
"Of course, I'll be out in just a moment, that is, if you don't mind." She responded, hiding behind her mane.
"Of course not. I'll be waiting outside." I answered before walking out.
I wasn't sure why this was happening to me. But I think that I'm falling in love again, but with Fluttershy. She's kind, beautiful, and always puts the safety of others, above her own. But when I ask her out, will she say yes? Or will she say no, and ruin our friendship? And that's what I'm afraid of.
I walked outside the bakery and flew up to a single cloud floating in the sky. I sat there, pondering what the possible outcomes of this situation could be. There's so many bad things that could happen, but yet, there are some good things as well.
I wasn't thinking for long, because I was interrupted by the sweetest voice.
"Um, Emerald? Are you okay?" The voice came from Fluttershy.
"I'm sorry, Fluttershy, just daydreaming." I moved over a bit, letting her sit down on the cloud next to me.
"You wanted to talk to me, Emerald?" She asked in the nicest tone possible.
"Yes, Fluttershy... I um... wanted to ask you something, actually." I said, blushing.
"You can ask me anything, Emerald. I'm always listening." She said with a confused tone. She seemed to not know what my plans were, which was what I planned.
"Well, I was wondering if... you know... want to go on a picnic with me." I finally let the words come out of my mouth. I began to blush uncontrollably. I was glad I was wearing my glasses, because I wasn't wearing my contacts.
"You mean... like... a... date?" She looked like she was blushing as well.
"Well, yes. A date. That is, if it's okay with you." I just closed my eyes, because I knew would most likely say no.
But I just felt a light pressure on my cheek. It was warm, but it didn't last long, because she spoke.
"Yes, I'd love to go on a picnic with you, Emerald." She smiled warmly and stared into my eyes, although I knew she couldn't see them.
She leaned forward, I just hoped she wouldn't do what I thought she was doing. But she wasn't. She grabbed my glasses in her teeth and took them off of me. I didn't try to stop her, I trusted her to know my secret. She folded my glasses in her hooves and stared into my eyes again.
"Oh my. Red, and snake-like eyes." She continued to stare into my eyes.
I looked away, tears rolling down my cheeks. "Now you know why I wear the glasses. To hide my eyes."
"I love them. I don't see why you need the glasses." She responded, confused. "I think you have beautiful eyes."
"Thank you, Fluttershy. So... I'll pick you up tomorrow afternoon?"
"Sounds great, see you then, Emerald." She stood up and flew away, I suppose back to her cottage. She left my glasses next to me.
I picked them back up and put them back on, then flew away as well, back in the direction of where I stay. I got back to edge of the Everfree Forest. I chose a random tree and layed on one of the branches. I leaned my head back and closed my eyes. I had a date the next day I'm not going to miss.
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"Hey, Derpy, how's everything going?" I asked the wall-eyed mare.
"Oh, hey, Techno, just having a muffin, want one?"
"Maybe later, care for some company?" I asked her. She seemed really cute when she was eating muffins.
"Sure, I'm not really doing much, Fluttershy is watching the foals with Pinkie, so I just figured I'd grab a muffin." She answered, taking another bite.
"That's good, I always enjoy a break every once in a while." I said in a cheerful tone.
"Okay, so what's up?" She asked seriously, setting down her muffin.
"Not much, why do you ask?" I answered nervously.
"Just because my eyes are like this, doesn't mean I don't know when somepony has something to ask somepony else."
"Very well, you're right. So I'll just let it out. Will you be willing to go on a picnic with me?" I asked.
She seemed shocked, but grinned and picked up her muffin again, taking another bite. "Sure, I'd like that. Just pick me up tomorrow afternoon." She answered.
"Of course, I'll be there."
And with that, we parted ways. We did have to get ready for tomorrow.
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"Hey Rarity, are you busy at the moment?" I asked my beautiful marefriend.
"Not at all Appleseed. I've always got time." She answered.
"Well, we both know what day tomorrow is, so I was wondering if we could go on a picnic tomorrow. You know, everypony else will be there."
"Of course, darling, I wouldn't miss it for the world. Wait, oh my, I must get ready!" With that, she bolted, leaving me alone.
"That mare is something else. That's why I love her." I whispered to myself. I found her upstairs putting curlers in her mane, while putting on make-up. "Rarity, you don't need make-up to look good. You're the most beautiful mare in Equestria. You don't need all of this stuff." I said, gesturing to the curlers and make-up. And you don't need to wear anything fancy, either."
"Oh, Appleseed, you always know what to say." She jumped up and hugged me, kissing me as well.
She began to remove the curlers from her mane as I removed the make-up from her face. Then we layed down in the bed, cuddling next to each other.
We had a long day ahead of us. And we were going to have the best day ever.
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"Hey, Sweetie Belle, what's up?" I asked my marefriend. The term was still new to me.
"Oh, hi, Scootaloo. Just thinking of more crusading options for us to do. Wanna help?" She asked sweetly. Why was she so darn cute?
"Actually, Sweetie Belle. I was wondering if you would go to the picnic with me for the celebration tomorrow." I wasn't sure what she'd say, but I was already pretty confident with what she'd say.
"You mean, like a date?" She asked, blushing and smiling. She was so adorable when she was blushing.
"Well, yeah. I mean, if you don't want to, that's okay. I just wan-" I was interrupted by her putting her hoof on my mouth.
"Don't kill the moment, Scootaloo. Of course I'll go with you." She then moved her hoof away and replaced it with her own lips, meeting me in another kiss. She pulled me in closer with her hooves. We stayed there kissing until she broke it, her beautiful green eyes staring into my own.
"Will Rarity even let you go with me? I mean, she's Rarity." I asked, Rarity always was protective of her sister.
"I don't think she really cares, she is busy with Appleseed anyway. She hasn't been paying much attention to anything I do." She answered confidently.
"Well, I guess that means we'll have more time with each other."
"Yeah, but hey, guess what!" She shouted spontaneously.
"What?" I asked, curious about what caused her sudden change in enthusiasm.
Without any hesitation, Sweetie Belle launched herself at me, catching me completely off-guard. She brought us both into a roll until she was pinned by me.
"What are you going to do now, Sweetie Belle?" I challenged.
"This." She then reached up and grabbed my neck and pulled me into another deep kiss. I welcomed the feeling and kissed back. We stayed like this until we were interrupted by another familiar voice.
"Come on y'all guys, not in the clubhouse." The voice came from Applebloom.
"Sorry, Applebloom. You know, we were just, crusading." I lied, most likely not convincing her.
"No you weren't. You were kissing. Y'all know that it bothers me."
"Okay, Applebloom, never again in the clubhouse."
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"Pinkie, how are you feeling?" I asked my beautiful marefriend. She was holding the foals.
"I'm doing great. And so are these little guys. Do we even have any ideas for names?" She asked curiously. To be honest, I never gave it much thought.
"I don't think so. I don't think we even thought of it."
"Ooh, I got one! How about we name this little guy... ohh! Cream Pie!" She shouted with excitement.
"Cream Pie? I think it sounds great! What about her?" I said, pointing to the small pegasus filly.
"Hmm... I got it! How about we name her after Violet?" She said, smiling.
"Oh, I don't know, Pinkie, what if Violet doesn't like it?"
"Are you loco in the coco? She was crying when she saw her. She has her eyes. Trust me, Sherbert, she'll love her." She said, smiling a grin I didn't think was physically possible.
"Very well, Pinkie. Cream Pie and Violet. The names do seem to work. Anyway, I just wanted to ask if you want to go to the picnic tomorrow, all our friends will be there."
"Are you kidding? Of course I wanna go! Do you know how many times this time comes around? Like, once a year!" She shouted, throwing her hooves in the air for emphasis.
"Great! I'll go get the things ready." I said, about to walk out of the room.
"Oh! Don't forget balloons!" She shouted after me.
"Don't worry, I won't forget about the balloons." I answered her, holding in a laugh. Pinkie Pie was the most enthusiastic mare in Equestria. She never fails to make me smile. I love her more than anypony could know.
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"So, Twilight. What are you reading?" I asked my beautiful wife. She was always stuck in a book.
"Just a book about the history of Equestria." She answered, turning a page of the book.
"Gag, don't you know all of this already?" I asked, hovering above her.
"There's never too much you can learn, Violet. I try to teach you all of this, but you zone out when I start." She said, turning another page.
"Blah blah blah. Boring, you know very well, Twilight, that I'm not into books, unless they're fiction. I can't get into history books."
"Come on, Violet. Have you ever given Daring Do a try? That's Rainbow Dash's favorite book series. You may like it too."
"Read them all, there great and all, but I'm not a huge fan like Rainbow Dash."
She then let out a sigh. "Any books you are into? Do you have a favorite book?"
I thought about it for a moment before answering. "No, but I like medieval genre books, have any of those?"
"Of course I do, we live in a library." She walked up to a shelf of books and pulled out a sapphire blue covered book. "Here, you can give this one a try." She said, giving it to me.
"Hmm, The Quest of Ghost Shadow. What's it about?" I asked curiously.
"Just some stallion who rebels against an evil tyrant and ventures to overthrow him. I'm sure you'll enjoy it." She said confidently.
"Maybe, I'll give it a shot though, but I'll start later." I said, setting the book down. "But what I really wanted to ask you, is this. Will you, Twilight Sparkle, the most beautiful pony in Equestria, do me the honor, of going to the Hearts and Hooves Day picnic with me?"
She simply stood there, smiling, then answered. "Of course I'll go with you. It is Hearts and Hooves Day, after all. And all of our friends will be there."
"Yup, and I just wanted to make it romantic." I answered, smiling.
She interrupted me by pulling me into a surprise kiss. She wrapped her hooves around my neck and pushed me to the ground, kissing me. I wrapped my hooves around her neck as well and kissed her back. We only stopped when we needed air from the kissing.
"Should we get ready for the picnic, now?" Twilight asked, kissing my cheek.
"Aww, fine, we can, I guess." I answered, standing up. We were interrupted by Scootaloo bursting through the door.
"Hey mom, just hanging out with Sweetie Belle, gotta run bye!" She said quickly, almost too fast to understand her.
She ran up to her room and back down almost too quickly. I stopped her just before she got out the door.
"Woah, woah. Where are you going? You just got here."
"I told you, I'm gonna go hang out with Sweetie Belle." She said, beginning to get impatient. 
I leaned closer to her ear and whispered, "Okay, Scootaloo. What are you really doing?"
"Ugh, fine. I was going to go get ready for tomorrow because I asked Sweetie Belle to go to the Hearts and Hooves Day picnic with me." She answered, angry with me for being in her business.
"Well, in that case," I said, stepping out of the way. "Run along now, you don't wanna miss that."
"Thanks mom. I love you."
"Love you too, Scootaloo."
Twilight and I arrived at the picnic the next afternoon. Most of our friends were already there, save for Rainbow Dash, Storm, Vinyl, Octavia, Pinkie, my brother, Emerald, and Fluttershy. But I wasn't sure if Emerald or Fluttershy would even come.
"Hey, Violet!" I heard Pinkie shout out to me. They came just in time.
"Hello, Pinkie. How are you feeling?" I asked her.
"Great! Peachy as, well, a peach!" She grinned.
"Good to hear that Pinkie, did my brother come with you?" I asked, looking for said pony.
"Nope, but he'll be here in a little bit, he said he wanted to get something very special. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see."
As if on cue, Sherbert showed up, holding a bouquet of roses. When Pinkie noticed him, she practically jumped on him, kissing him.
"Aww, come on Pinkie, let my brother breathe." I told Pinkie, laughing.
"Sorry, it's just that I love him so much, I can't help myself!" She said, letting my brother up.
"I love you too, Pinkie, but I think you crushed the roses." He said, holding up the crushed roses.
"Oops, sorry, Sherbert. I wasn't concentrating, you're so nice to me." She said, hugging him.
"Of course I am, I have a surprise for you at the end of the day." He said, winking.
"Aww, can't you tell me?" She asked sadly.
"Nope, then it wouldn't be a surprise now would it?" He said, smiling.
"No, I guess not." She said, laying down on the blanket they layed out. My brother sat down next to her.
Soon afterwards, Fluttershy showed up, but who she was with, surprised us all. She was walking with Emerald. But why? Well, I guess that he must have developed feelings for Fluttershy.
"Hello everypony, sorry we're late. But we ran into a few detours, it is Hearts and Hooves Day, after all." She explained.
"Um, are you and Emerald, on a date?" Twilight asked her.
"As a matter of fact, yes, we are. He asked me out yesterday." She answered, hiding behind her mane.
I looked over to Emerald, who had begun to blush, and winked. He saw me and smiled. I've never seen him smile before. It was a thankful smile, as if he thanked me for everything.
"Okay everypony! Let's enjoy the sunset!" Pinkie shouted, pointing toward the setting sun.
"Wow. I've never seen such a beautiful sunset." I said to Twilight.
"I know, but I've seen more beauty." She said, nudging me.
"Aww, don't do that to me."
"Wow, the sunset is so pretty!" Pinkie shouted.
"Not as beautiful as the mare I'm with." Sherbert stated, kneeling in front of Pinkie Pie.
"Oh my, is he going to do what I think he's going to do?" I asked Twilight.
"Pinkamena Diane Pie. Will you, the most beautiful mare in Equestria, do me the honor, of making me the happiest stallion in Equestria? Will, you marry me, Pinkie Pie?" He asked her, grabbing her hoof.
Pinkie Pie looked stunned, until tears burst from her eyes and she tackled my brother. "Yes! A thousand times, yes! I love you, Sherbert!"
"I love you too, Pinkie, I love you so much!" He responded, tears bursting from his eyes as well.
"Well, this day turned out to be the best day ever." I pointed out.
"Yes, it has been wonderful." Twilight answered.
All of the couples in Ponyville were here at the picnic. And they all seemed to be in love. Even Emerald had moved on. Love was everywhere, and everypony deserves to be in love.
Love is for everyone, if you experience it, embrace it.