Author: Blue Dragon
Prompt: Jealous
Twilight was having a good time. After her coronation, it was once in a blue moon that she got the chance to just go out and have fun; papers always seemed to be calling her name. But Princess Celestia figured that her student needed some time off and had all of her friends make the trip to Canterlot—even Pinkie.
Especially Pinkie.
Twilight took a sip of her drink and smiled. Pinkie was the most amazing pony of them all. The alicorn knew about all of her nuances, the little things she did, and yet they still eluded her. Pinkie withheld her curiosity unlike any study she’d ever commenced before, and loving her was more fun than reading Starswirl’s reports concerning magical theory over and over again.
“So, how much are you guys willing to bet that stallion’s staring at Twilight?” Rainbow’s voice interrupted Twilight’s musings. The loud music was distracting, but her friend’s words rang through her head like a bell.
“Which stallion?” Rarity glanced around at the other tables and the dance floor. Dash poked a hoof at her shoulder and nodded toward the bar counter.
“Over there. The one with the weird hat.” Twilight gulped and slowly glanced over to where Rainbow was indicating. The male had the same body figure that Big Mac had, though his attire suggested he was nothing like the Apple. A black top hat rested atop his head, and when his gaze met Twilight’s, he winked.
Twilight blushed immediately.
“Oh my goodness, he’s coming over here!” Fluttershy whispered fervently.
Within a few seconds, the stallion was standing beside Twilight. “Would you care for a dance?”
The alicorn didn’t know what to say. Unluckily for her, Applejack pushed her toward the stranger. “Go ahead, Twi. Ain’t gotta worry about us.”
“Oh, um, I guess you’re right.” Twilight said awkwardly as she was forced to take the stallion’s hoof and walk over to the dance floor.
Pinkie’s lips curled down slightly as her gaze followed Twilight onto the dance floor. The alicorn was getting the week off to spend time with her friends, not some random stallion.
Just whose idea was it to come to this place?
“Hey, Pinkie, you okay? You’re kinda quiet all of a sudden.” Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow. Pinkie tore her eyes away from Twilight and forced a smile onto her face.
“What’re you talking about? I’m fine, silly!” The pegasus seemed relieved by this answer, and went back to detailing her latest prank to their other friends. Pinkie looked back at the two dancing ponies with a deeper frown.
The longer they were out there, the more annoyed Pinkie became.
Finally, she’d had enough.
Pinkie stood up and trotted toward the dance floor, earning looks of confusion from the other ponies at the table.
“Twilight,” she interrupted the two’s conversation, “Would you mind having a dance with me? You only promised him one dance, and he’d be a real meanie pants if he made you stay for more.”
The alicorn adopted a smile, relief flooding into her features. “Sure, Pinkie. I’d love to.”