The next day after school let out Scootaloo and Apple Bloom are able to intercept Sweetie Belle before she can race home to further meditate in solitude on the peculiarity of her situation.
"Hey Sweetie Belle ware are you going?" Scootaloo asked "come on you totally ditched us yesterday. And I thought we were supposed to go get our cutie marks in hang gliding"
"And today is when we are supposed to try to get our Cutie marks in sailing" Apple Bloom interjected "we are behind schedule by a full day"
"Ah ha this is perfect cutie mark crusading will get my mind off of Button for sure" Sweetie Belle thought to her self. "That's okay girls we'll just try them both out today" she suggested cheerfully.
"How?" Apple Bloom asked "we won't have time to try each activity individually"
"I'VE GOT IT" Sootaloo shouted excitedly "Apple Bloom and I will hang glide off the cliff on the out skirts of town the one rainbow dash showed you when you first tried to get your cutie mark in hang gliding remember?"
"Yeah I know the one" Apple Bloom said hardly ale to contain her excitement
"Meanwhile" Scootaloo Continued "Sweetie Belle will sail by on the river and we will swoop down drop onto the boat and help her dock it" Scootaloo concluded confidently. The plan was well received by her fellow crusaders and the three shouted in unisin
"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS FLYING SAILERS GO!!!" Before jumping into the wagon affixed to the back of Scootaloo's wagon and speeding off.
Several hours latter
The trio of bedraggled thrill seekers drag themselves into the carousel boutique bickering amongst themselves
"it was your fault" Scootaloo said angrily to Sweetie Belle "you didn't get enough speed your approach has off and we landed right in the water"
"No it wasn't. You guys started to early I didn't have enough time to get up to speed" Sweetie Belle responded defensively.
"We made sure you were ready before we jumped we all said go at the same time over the Wilkie talkie remember?" Apple Bloom Added annoyed
"Yeah but the I said wait because I still had to untie a mooring line" Sweetie Belle retorted.
"It was too late we already jumped. You said you were ready and you weren't that's your fault" Scootaloo responded her voice rased nearly to the level of shouting.
"I WAS DISTRACTED" Sweetie Belle yelled
"Distracted by what?" Scootaloo asked her voice now returned to a normal conversation volume. Sweetie Belle's eyes widened as she realized she had metaphorically cornered herself.
"Girls" Rarity's voice rang out and the CMCs looked to see Rarity standing in the middle of the show room that serves as the boutiques main entrence. "I'm sorry to interrupt but I need to speak to Sweetie Belle in privet." The other two CMCs said there good byes and left. Sweetie Belle addressed her sister with a confused look.
"Sweetie Belle" Rarity began "who is this?" Rarity levetated a folded peace of Paper over from the small round table in the center of the room. Sweetie Belle had not noticed its being there till tis moment. Rarity used her magic to unfold the paper and reveled a hoof drawn picture of Button Mash. Sweetie Belle was suddenly overcome with panic Rarity found her picture she knew her secret
"He's I'm.....uh" her mind raced she tried desperately to find an answer that would still mask the truth but her reaction only served to confirm Rarity's suspicion.
"Sweetie darling its alright your not in trouble" Rarity interrupted in a friendly voice that was almost a giggle.
"What you are feeling is perfectly natural darling"
"It is?" Sweetie Belle asked feeling all at once a feeling of immense joy and relief
"Of corse it is darling" Rarity replied placing a hoof on Sweetie Belles shoulder and smiling gently at the little filly "in fact I was your age when I got my first colt friend. It just means your growing up". All the fear and anxiety left Sweetie Belle and all she could feel now was absolute bliss when she stared over at her hoof drawn picture of Button. his image made her heart race and every nerve in her spine to tingle she blushed and smiled.
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Button sits around the dinner table with his family. He quietly moves the food on his plate around with his fork hoping to not be noticed. He looks over at his mother he can see that questions well up within her. It will come any moment now.
"So Button how was school?" His mom asked
"DAINKALEAF" he shouted mentally. he was not prepared for this question.
"Uh it was fine" he finally responded.
"Make any new friends?" His father asked
"N..no" Button replied in a quiet nervous tone
"You don't seem to sure of that answer Button" his mom said. Her voice hopeful and friendly. Button felt disarmed by his mother's voice.
"Well I did meet someone but.....not really...I mean...I sit next to her in class" button said uneasily
"HER" his mother yelped in surprise and shock. She wanted Button to make Friends but THIS....she wasn't ready for this at all.
"HER" his father cheered visibly more pleased by the information than Button's mother.
"Well son?" He continued "don't keep us in suspense who is she what's her name?" Button looked uncomfortably down at his plate and continued to move the food around with his fork.
"S...Sweetie Belle" Button answered quietly
"Why are you so nervous its not like your in trouble or anything dear." Button's mom said reassuringly
"I'm not?" Button said in suppries
"Of course not Sweetie?" His mother said through a sweet and gentle smile. Button felt relived and happy he knew his feelings for sweetie Belle were real and that he didn't need to hide them. And Rarity in the carousel boutique and Button's Mother and Father at the dinner tabe all said reassuringly
"if you need help you can talk to me."