Vine ran out of the house holding a small letter. As nervous as he was, he was bursting with excitement. This was the first time he cared for another pony that wasn't family. As he trotted down the dark brown, dusty, dirt road, his mind pondered on with daydreams of joy and happiness. Vine lived in a... Interesting house. His father was a scary stallion, he was bigger than your average earth pony, which wasn't a good thing. He also had these cold, silver eyes that could pierce through anypony in seconds. His father had always demand so much from Vine, as if he was suppose to be the perfect son. His father never even bothered to force his brother All-Star to do 5000 word essays on why the leaves change colors in the fall, or to do anything really. Vine let a small sigh escape from him as he reached Ponyville. It was a Saturday so, a lot of fillies and colts were running around. Some foals where ice skating, others there playing in the snow. They all had hats and scarfs that seems brand new, Vine looked down an examined his old scarf. It was grey and worn out, and he didn't have a hat. He let out another small sigh as his white breath floated up in his face to greet him. That always cheered Vine up for some reason, maybe because it was funny? He didn't know.
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Vine climbed up the doorsteps and knocked on the door. Taking a step back, the door opened and he was greeted by warmth and the smell of sugar cookies as Green pegasus with a crazy brown and orange mane had answered the door and looked down at Vine with a warm, friendly smile.
"Hi Vine! I suppose you're here to see Flower, right?" The green pegasus asked.
"Is she home by any chance Mr. Click?" Vine looked up at him.
"She sure is, come on in." Click ushered Vine threw the door and called out for Flower. The house was light up in a warm yellow light Ora and Hearts Warming Eve lights were strung all over the house. There was a large tree in the corner of the living room with different colored lights dangling from it, along with an arrangement of bright and beautiful adornments. Vine smiled as a filly pegasus slid down the railing and jumped off, dashing over to greet him.
"Hey Vine!" The filly said with a smile across her face as a goofy grin was slapped across his face.
"Hey Flower! Do you wanna go ice skating or build Snowstallions or something?" His goofy grin widened as she nodded happily. They both took off towards the door and click stopped them.
"Now Now you two, Flower, you need a hat and scarf before you go running off." Click said as Flower rolled her eyes and smiled and got her a hat and scarf on. The two darted out the door and trotted to the park talking.
"So, what do you want to do first?" Vine asked as Flower zipped off towards Sweet Apple Acres with a big grin.
"Follow me and you'll find out!" She shouted and Vine spread his wings and flew off after her.
~a few minutes later~
Flower knocked on the door to Applejacks home. After a few brief moments, A cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane answered the door.
"Hey squirt. What's up?" The mare smiled down at flower.
"Can me and Vine play in the apple orchard Aunt Rainbow Dash?" Flower asked as applejack shouted from inside.
"Rainbow! Who the hay is at the door?!" Applejack asked as Rainbow Dash shouted back.
"Clicks kid and her friend. They what to know if they can play in the apple orchard." Flower grabbed Rainbow Dashes leg and whispered something into her ear. Rainbow Dash quickly trotted away from the door and Vine could hear Dash and Applejack talking. When Rainbow Dash returned she had a bright smile on her face as she shooed them away.
"AJ said it was fine, you kids go have fun." Rainbow Dash said and closed to door. Curiosity nipped at Vine as Flower and him trotted out into the endless rows of apple trees. What had Flower told Rainbow Dash? Why was it so important she didn't say it out loud? Questions bugged at Vine but eventually he just forgot as Flower took random turns here and there. The rows of apple trees seemed to be getting more dense and things look more like forest than just an apple orchard. But the sight was beautiful, snow and icicles hung down from the bare branches and made it look like a winter wonderland. Vines ears perked up as they reached a snow covered clearing leading out to a cliff.
"Whoa..." Vine said breathlessly as he trotted out to the edge. As he looked over he saw all of Ponyville and the Everfree forest. He even saw Applejacks barn and her apple orchard.
"Awesome, right? Aunt Applejack took me here one time in the summer when she was watching me, we had a picnic and we made shapes out of the clouds." Flower and trotting up next to Vine and sat down.
Now's your chance Vine, give her the letter! Vine thought to himself as he took the letter he was carrying earlier out of his scarf and put it on the ground. Flower looked over at him with big, sparkly yellow eyes filled with curiosity and excitement.
"What's that Vine?" She asked and smiled at Vine. He thought that would melt him for sure if he was a Snowstallion. Vine didn't even have to force himself to gaze at flower happily as he pushed the letter over with a somewhat shaky hoof as he spoke in his somewhat shaky voice.
"I-I... J-just... O-open i-it please." He said as Flower carefully open the letter and read the half-crumbled piece of paper.
Take a second to ask.
By: Vine Triple-trot
I don't know what it is,
But sometimes,
I feel like I can't breath,
like I can't make those white little clouds
that leap of of your mouth
during winter.
I feel like my hooves are stuck to the ground.
Or my hearts going to break out of my chest.
The thing is though,
this only happens
when I'm with you.
You bring on good feelings
and embarrassing feelings.
But I like you.
You're cool,
really cool.
You're funny,
you're smart,
you're the only pony I know,
that can stand up to my father
and doesn't get the glare of death.
You're brave.
You're one of a kind.
So,
I'm going to try and be brave,
and one of a kind for a second.
and take a second to
ask you something...
Vine watched as Flowers big, sparkly, yellow eyes re-read over the note a few times then she looked up at Vine and blushed, but smiled. She put the note back in the letter and tucked it behind her scarf. She looked back up at Vine and smiled softly and warmly as she spoke in a voice so hushed it was almost a whisper, like nopony but her and Vine could hear.
"So what do you need to ask me?" Flower asked as Vine realized how close he was to her, he realized that they where pretty much leaning against each other. He gulped his blush becoming deeper by the moment,
"Flower... Will you be my Special Somepony this Hearts Warming Eve?" Vine stared right into Flowers eyes as she rested her head against Vines chest and snuggled against him. Vine drapped one of his medium, teen-aged sized, wings over Flower and nuzzled the back of her head as Flower spoke this time in a whisper he barley heard.
"Yes, of course I will Vine."