"Hey, Rumble! Looking sharp, little guy!" said Chase with gusto as she crouched down to his level. She looked to be admiring his suit. She had saw him in his little suit more than a dozen times but she always made over him. It was better than what Flitter usually does. As if on cue I heard her start to gush over my little brother,
"Eeep! Oh, my gosh you are so cute!" she shrieked. A look of panic crossed his face as Flitter crossed the distance between them. Chase held out a hoof to protect him from her advance but she with a flap of her wings she was over the obstacle and was baring down on Rumble like a hawk trying to catch a mouse. Chase covered her mouth with a hoof and was wearing a sly grin when she let out,
"He He!"
Rolling my eyes at her my attention returned to Flitter and Rumble. While I was looking away she had caught him and was currently twirling him round and round. After a few more revolutions she ceased spinning like a top and brought him in to nuzzle his cheek. He looked like he was drunk. He quickly sobered up as she rubbed muzzles with him. He wiggled his way free of her vice like grip and was running back towards me. Running underneath me he pointed a hoof at his arch nemesis,
"Keep her away-" he tried to say but was cut off by the wet sound of a smooch.
Looking down I watched him turn three shades of red. CK had snuck up on him whilst he was trying to threaten Flitter. Her lips was still pressed against his cheek. I couldn't help but laugh. Pulling back she started to snort and laugh. Rumble was true to his name he was shaking in anger from head to hoof and it was adorable. Finally he calmed down enough to react. Walking out from underneath me he stuck his nose in the air and walked on toward the gathering crowd. We all shared a fit of giggles before the three sisters huddled together to give me a chorus line of greeting,
"What's up!"
"Hello."
"Hiya!"
Looking over the mares I took note of what they were wearing to service. Chase was wearing a black blazer with purple pin stripes, a solid white dress shirt, and a purple tie. Flitter was wearing a cyan sun-dress with a matching short coat. Her hair was tied back with her signature bow. CK was wearing a halter top dress that matched her mane. They looked amazing.
Spotting Rumble I walked over and took a seat on the grass. Flitter sat down to my right on the other side of Rumble. I could tell by the look on his face he didn't like that at all. Chase sat to my left with CK next to her. Snowflake and Blossom found their way to our spot and sat on the other side of CK. Leaning forward Blossom looked over at me with blush. It looked funny against her white suit top with matching undershirt and green tie over a watermelon colored pencil skirt. When she realized that I had noticed her she backed up and became rather stiff looking. I was so focused on my not so secret admirer that I gasped in surprise as a pair of hooves wrapped around my neck and pulled me back.
"Good morning, Laney!" purred Rarity into my ear. It was a pleasant surprise as I felt a goofy smile start to inch its way across my face. Her blue eyes sparkled like twin sapphires in the midday sun.
"Good Morning, Rare!" I said with a squeaky voice. I could feel a blush start to form on my face as my friends gawked at the two of us. Taking the chance to claim me, she planted a kiss on my cheek. I could feel my ears burn hot from the simple sign of affection. I heard a little laugh to my right and after Rarity let me go I looked down to see a wicked smile on Rumbles face,
"Not so funny when somepony is kissing you is it." We all laughed at the joke, all accept for Rarity. She wasn't privy to our earlier exchange. Turning around I decided to talk to Rarity a little before the service started.
"How have you been?"
"Oh you know, just keeping my hooves busy." she answered in a sing song voice.
"You have always got something going for you. I wonder how you have the time to make yourself so, ravishing," I said.
"Oh, stop!" she said with a wave of her hoof, "Your making me blush."
"Ahem!"
Looking towards the interjection I spotted Snowflake. He nodded toward a now sulking Blossom. Mentally I started to berate myself. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! I felt a hoof reach out and touch my shoulder. Following the hoof up I noticed that Rarity was wearing a concerned look. Hearing the distinctive fwoop! My eyes shot back to Blossom. She wasn't there so my eyes shot skyward. I watched her fly off. Turning to Rarity I apologized for what I was about to do. With a flap of my wings I was airborne and I was giving chase.
I followed her on a winding course above Ponyville. I thought she was heading home but as it passed underneath us I knew for sure she was going somewhere else. She flew on until we came upon Froggy Bottom Bog. Slowing down I watched her curl into a spiraling descent. After she landed I followed suit.
The water logged soil felt spongy under my hooves. It was covered in moss and sprigs of wire grass. The air was moist, earthy, and stagnate. I pealed my service clothes off and hung them on the branch of a nearby willow, I didn't want them to become filthy in this atmosphere. And besides if Blossom decided to take flight again I wouldn't be so restricted and I could chase her in earnest. I hadn't walked but a few feet when an angry voice called out,
"GO! AWAY!"
Flattening my ears I turned to the source of the out burst. Blossomforth was glaring at me with nostrils flared. Her mascara was running and she looked like she would fight me if I stepped closer.
"Blossom?"
Stomping the ground she rushed forward and bumped chest with me. Lowing myself I tried my best to show her that I wasn't a threat. All this seemed to do was make her angrier. Baring teeth and lashing her tail from side to side I could see the whites of her eyes. She was furious.
"Listen Blossom!"
"Shut up!" she spat. I looked her over and I noticed that she must have tore at her clothes in anger because a sleeve was missing and her skirt was ripped up the side. Sitting down I held out my hooves motioning for her to calm down. All I got in return was a smack to the face as she whipped her tail around raking it across my nose and eyes. Raising a hoof I cleared the mist from my vision.
Blossom had her wings out wide, typical pegasi intimidation technique. If I tried to reason with her I knew that I was going to get hurt so I decided to try a different tactic. Rising to my feet I threw my wings out wide and rushed over to her bumping my chest against hers. Pressing my head against hers, I let out a loud blow from my nostrils. Glaring into her eyes I watched as her anger melted away and was replaced by, fear. Oh, no. I frightened her. I thought. Her wings sank and she fell to her rump and started to sob.
"Why? Why, does it have to be you?" she said between sobs.
Sitting down beside her I sighed,
"I don't know." I said earnestly.
Sniffing she looked up at me,
"Why are you with her, when you could be with me." She had to ask the question that I didn't have the answer too. Or maybe I did but I didn't want to admit it.
"Look I had planed on asking you out, ok. If you don't believe me just ask Chase. I even went to buy you flowers and I had it all planed out. But while I was shopping Rarity came up to me and started talking. Before I knew it she was asking me out. I couldn't say no."
"Oh, so you couldn't say no. So, what? Did you just put me off on the backburner thinking that if things went south between you and Rarity you could have a back up date." she spat as her anger started to resurface.
"No, never." I replied sounding breathy.
"What do you want, hmm!" she said as she stood up, "when you get it figured out- don't tell me."
She started to prance away. I ran over to my clothes shouting over my shoulder about what she had wrote,
"In your letter you said you would wait till judgment day!"
Whipping around she gave me a venomous look,
"I'm not done writing my letter to you yet and be... you got a love letter?" she trailed off in surprise.
Those words didn't even get out of her mouth before I realized that I didn't have the letter. My eyes drew to pin pricks as I realize the only place it could came out of my pocket was when Rarity...
"Oh, no!"
After an introduction from Mayormare the Service had gotten off to a smashing start. They were currently being led in prayer by the solemn tones of Big Mac. Rarity hadn't heard so much come from the farm ponies mouth before. His words were straight to the point and the prayer had ended just as quickly as it had began. Before leaving the pulpit he reminded everypony,
"Yaw know that 'membrance day is coming up. The Ponyville cemetery could use a little TLC. So, don't you forget to volunteer your support. If yaw got any questions go and talk to Mr. Greenhooves."
Sweetie Belle had been chosen to lead the choir and it made the little fillies day. She was mid way through "Ode to Harmony" when Rarity looked down to see a blue envelop laying on the ground where Thunderlane had been siting. Willing her magic to life she encased the parchment in her aura and levitated up in the air. When it was close enough she placed it in her little armareni hand bag. She promised herself that she would get it back to Laney latter.
After a few moments her curiosity kept drawing her eyes to the envelop. So she figured it wouldn't hurt to take a peak at it. The two of them were dating after all. She reached in her purse and pulled out the letter and carefully removed it from its envelop. She poured over the contents. A blush flooded her face and she raised a hoof to fan herself off. The letter was magnificent. Thunderlane was burning with desire for her. It was so sweet and heart warming. She was just about to faint from her over indulgence in his romantic writing when she noticed the header,
"My Dearest Thunderlane?" she spat. Turning right then left she felt her blush die away. Her insides boiled and her face twisted in anger. Somepony was trying to steal her prince. She screwed her face up trying to figure out what whore was responsible for the atrocity. She remembered Blossomforth flying off after seeing her and Thunderlane together. It must be her she thought. And when she flew away he had followed her.
"That two timing, bastard!" she hissed as she engulfed the letter in flames. The flaming letter drew more than a few warily eyes.
From her spot by the Cakes Pinkie Pie started to bounce up and down like a jack hammer followed by really itchy hooves.
"I never had that combo before! Hmm, I wonder what it means," she looked around and then smiled, "It'll come to me."