//------------------------------// // Day Three // Story: Pretty in Pink // by Sarcastic Brony //------------------------------// It’s been a few days since the party where I surprised everyone with the Wonderbolts tickets. Everything has been rather normal, to say the least. Just came back from fixing Lyra’s sink. I showed up yesterday but it somehow started to leak again. Honestly, that is a bit of a weird job. Seems to leak every so often no matter what I do. Let’s not add the fact that Bonbon doesn't like me at all. She has this weird idea that I’m trying to stealing her marefriend or something. I don't know, kinda silly when I think about it. I pause as I look to my journal and think over my day. Even I know I am beating around the bush... Alright, I’ll be honest... I’ve been noticing things. I don't know if Rainbow has finally gotten into my head or what, but something considerably strange has been happening to me lately when I’m around Pinkie. I can't help but feel myself smile more. I feel my hugs linger a little while longer then they should... I-I just think maybe Rainbow is putting too many funny thoughts into my head lately... I don't know, I still can't believe what happened though. “If it starts leaking again then let me know. I’ll just replace the pipe with a new one.” I say making sure I have all my tools. “Thanks again for coming over on such short notice.” Lyra says beaming at me. I give a nod. “No problem, Lyra. See you later.” I give a final wave as Lyra returns it on my way out. Bonbon just giving me a death glare from her seat on the couch. I don't even bother saying goodbye to her anymore. If she wants to act like that around me, then that’s her choice. It doesn't take long for me to leave my tools at home. I didn't have any other jobs to go to right now, so I decide to spend some time with Pinkie. One short walk later to Sugarcube corner. I walk through the door and see that Mrs.Cake is working the register. “Oh, hello deary. Looking for Pinkie?” She asks. I smile as I give a nod. “Yes, m’am.” She nods her head at the double doors. “She’s in the back baking.” I give another nod as I walk towards the back. “Thanks again.” I say as I go into the kitchen. I walk into the kitchen and take notice of a pink blur that is moving around. Even as it speeds around the kitchen I can hear it say something. “Hey, Anon. Whatcha doin?” I just smile as Pinkie doesn't stop the speed tricks. “You know me, just wanting to spend some time with a friend.” I say honestly. “Well, I don't know where Rainbow Dash is right now.” I can hear the deviousness in her tone. I roll my eyes. “You know who I mean.” Soon the blur stops in front of me and reveals Pinkie, her mane still sitting cleanly atop her head. Kinda odd, wouldn’t it make sense if her mane was swept as if she were in a wind tunnel? Then again, Pinkie rarely makes sense. “I don't know. Talk around town’s been that you two have been rather chummy lately.” She eyed me warily. “Of course we are, Pinkie. She’s my bro. Bro’s are like that.” I cross my arms. “So you two aren't an item?” She asks surprised. I shake my head. “Nope.” “You sure.” “Positive.” “Really, definitely, absolu-” “Pinkie.” I stop her ongoing sentence. “There’s nothing there. Trust me.” “Okie dokie loki!” She says briefly before resuming the blur trick. “So, should I come back later?” I ask. “Just one more aaaaannnd, done!” She stops and gives a nod. “I’m free now.” I look around and suddenly notice that all the counters are filled with different cakes and sweets. I decide to ignore it as I look down at Pinkie. “So, wanna hang out?” I ask. “Sure! The park sounds fun. Do you want to go there?” She offers. I shrug. “Yeah, why not.” “Alright, you find a spot and I’ll pack something for us. Meet there in ten?” Another nod from me sends her speeding off again. I take this time to show myself out and head towards the park. I’m currently sitting under a tree as I wait for Pinkie to show up. She doesn't leave me waiting as I spot her merrily hopping towards me with a basket in her mouth and a blanket atop her back. I get up from my seat as she approaches closer to give her a helping hand. Once she’s close enough I grab the blanket from her back and set it onto the grass. Pinkie goes about gently setting everything onto it as we both take our seats. As we both get comfortable. I take notice of Pinkie scooting closer to me, just so she can leans against my shoulder. I’m feeling nervous from being so close to her... This isn't the first time she’s done this, but, this is the first time I have ever felt so nervous about it. “So how’s work been, Anon?” She asks snuggling up against me. As I feel her nuzzle lightly into me. A heat rises onto my cheeks from this action. “I-Its been going fine. Can get tiring at times.” I admit. She lets out a huff. “Tell me about it.” She rotates her forehooves some. “My hooves are achy from baking.” She giggles some at her unintentional rhyme. “Wouldn't your mouth be aching more?” I ask confused. “I mean, that’s how you carry stuff.” She shakes her head. “Not as much as my neck. Sure my mouth is a little tired, but my neck is so sore. Lifting is mostly on the neck and shoulders.” I can see her fidgeting a little as she tries to slowly rotate her neck some. I feel a slight ache in my chest as I see how uncomfortable she is. “D-Do you want to me to massage you?” I ask hesitantly. She looks up at me with a large smile. “Sure!” She lies herself across my lap and throws her mane to the side to expose her neck for me. I hesitate some at how sudden and willing she is. I shake those thoughts away as I gently lay my hands onto her shoulders first. I don't know why, but my cheeks keep getting hotter and hotter as I slowly work her pain away. I’ve never massaged a pony before, but from the little squeaks and sighs I’m getting, I can only assume I’m doing something right. “I-I’m not hurting you am I?” I ask making sure I wasn't doing something wrong. She slowly shakes her head. “No, you’re doing better than I imagined. Maybe you should’ve taken a job working for the spa.” She says in a dreamy tone. I start to feel a smile breakout across my lips at the thought of making Pinkie feel better. After awhile I slowly start to ease up and just settle into petting her gently. The sounds of light snoring come to my ears and make my heart flutter a bit. To think she is so comfortable with me that she fell asleep on me. Again, this has happened a few times, but today, it just fills me with something I’m not sure of. I push the thoughts away once more as I lean my back against the tree and continue to idly stroke Pinkie from her neck to her back and then back again. Honestly, I didn't have a care in the world right now. I have never felt so content with my life as I do at this moment. Everything is so peaceful. I can feel my senses heighten some as I close my eyes. I catch the sweet smell of cakes in the air. I easily know where the source is. Pinkie always had this sweet smell on her since the day we met. I can feel how smooth and soft her fur is as my fingers run over the curves of her body. It wasn't anything like a horses fur on earth. Hers actually feels so smooth you could mistake it for silk. I chuckle a bit as the thought of jealous women wanting skin as soft as her fur comes to mind. I’m so lost in thought that I almost miss hearing Pinkie ask me something. “What’s so funny?” I open my eyes and look down to see Pinkie had rolled over so she could look up at me. I didn't even realize I was still petting her from her chest to her stomach this time. “Just a silly thought.” I try to wave it off. “You know I like silly things.” She says with her usual smile. I shrug. “Just the thought of human females being jealous over how soft your fur is.” I notice her cheeks redden some at that. “My fur is alright... You should see Rarity’s, I bet hers is softer.” She says. I shake my head. “I’m serious. True, I never felt Rarity’s, but I felt Rainbows and hers wasn't as soft as your’s.” I try to compliment. “Well I th-” I am still looking at her as her eyes suddenly get wide and her cheeks become completely red. “Is something wrong?” I having never seen Pinkie act like this before. “Y-You are going a little low.” She whispers out. I look down to see I am still petting her stomach. I don't realise what is wrong until I notice two little nubs under my fingertips. My eyes go wide as I quickly draw my hand back. “Oh, god... Pinkie, i'm so sorry.” I try to apologise. How could I have been so stupid?! I honestly forgot that ponies even had nipples. “Anon, i-it's fine... Honest mistake.” She says clearing her throat. I still keep my hands to myself as she rolls off and sits a little bit away from me. Even if she didn't say anything I knew what I did was still fresh on her mind. We continue our picnic in awkward silence. Sometimes we would glance at each other and then quickly turn away. I knew that it was my fault, so I decided to kill this off quickly. “I-I just remembered that I had to help Rainbow with... Um.” I pause -to think of an excuse. “Practice!” I say quickly as I get up. “Yeah, practice. You know how she is. Always wanting to show off...” I chuckle nervously. “Who can blame her though? I mean she does have the skill... So, so... Yeah.” Pinkie gets up and shakes her head. “Don't worry, Anon.. See you tomorrow?” She asks. I gulp a little as I nod. “Yeah... See you then.” I make sure to help Pinkie pack before I take off into a mad dash towards Rainbow’s house. “You fucking idiot!” I berate myself as I approach Rainbow’s home. “How could you do such a stupid thing?!” I stop as I look up at the cloud house. “Rainbow! Rainbow, I need to talk to you!” I scream at the top of my lungs. I see a tuft of Rainbow mane poke out from a cloud window. “Anon?” She yells back. “Yeah! Come down here. Defcon One!” I yell. “Defcon one!” She screams as she quickly zooms down to me. “What's up?” She asks concerned. “I-I think I really messed up, Rainbow.” I say as I take a seat on the grass. “Alright, just calm down and tell me what happened.” She asks looking worried. “Just, promise me you won't laugh.” I say seriously. She gives a nod. “Of course. Just tell me.” I take a few breaths. “Ok... So, I was at the park with Pinkie, we were having a picnic.” “Did you ask her out!?” She asks excitedly. “What? No!” I scream back. I get back on track. “Just a friends picnic... Anyways. We were talking and she told me her shoulders were aching because of all the baking. So, I gave her a massage.” I see a grin forming on Rainbow’s face. “Not a date.” I say again. “So, soon she falls asleep. I starting to think about stuff and laugh.” I pause a little to collect the next part. “So, Pinkie asks me why I was laughing. She was still laying on my lap but rolled over so she could face me. I was petting her gently and telling her that her fur was soft and human females would kill for skin like that.” “So what’s the problem?” Rainbow asks unsure. “I... Well when I was petting her... I... Kinda went too low and... Well, maybe have been petting her...” I cough out my answer. “What was that?” Rainbow asks leaning closer. “I... um... Was petting her... Breasts.” The silence is immediate as it falls between us. Rainbow’s face is in complete shock and soon she quickly throws her hooves to her mouth to stop the laughter from escaping. I’m boiling mad at how she is acting, but I know her too well to have expected anything different. She keeps the laughter from escaping well enough as she regains composure. “S-so you were groping her?” Rainbow asks trying to suppress her chuckling. “I didn't mean to!” I shot back. “So is she mad?” “I don't know!” I scream. “All I know is that she said it was alright and then it all went to hell... We couldn't even look at each other!” She pats my back as I place my face into my hands. “Calm down, Anon. I'm sure it wasn't that bad.” “It was worse.” I groan through my hands. “I think she doesn't want to be my friend anymore.” I say sadly. “Come on, Anon. Pinkie isn't like that.” Rainbow says. “She wouldn't ditch one of her friends just like that. Let alone a cool guy like you.” “How can I ever face her again, Rainbow?” I ask looking to her. “Everytime she looks at me, I’ll remember this day.” “Why don't you just give it a few days and let everypony settle?” Rainbow offers. I fall onto my back as I look to the sky. “I would, but she wanted me to come over tomorrow.” I tell her. Rainbow rubs her chin with a hoof. “Well, if she didn't like it, she wouldn't have invited you back anytime soon. I’d take that as a good sign.” Rainbow gives a nod at that. “Even if she lets this slide... It’s just so embarrassing.” I say to her. “I... I molested her!” I groan as I cover my face again. I hear Rainbow let out a groan this time. “You didn't molest her, Anon. Pinkie is a grown pony.” I roll onto my side facing away from Rainbow so I can wallow in my self pity. “You don't understand, Rainbow. How would you feel if a friend started touching you like that?” “On purpose or accident?” “What's the difference?” “Well, you have done it to me plenty of times on purpose... Never on accident.” She says with a smug tone. “Those don't count.” I state burying my face in the grass. “Really? I’m pretty sure all those times you rubbed my cutie mark or pulled my wings were entirely on purpose.” “I-I didn't know about your wings though!” I quickly sit up to face her. “But you knew about my flank, so it still counts.” She sticks her tongue at me. Again I fall onto the grass looking to the sky. “You’re not helping me, Rainbow. Please tell me there's a point?” “The point is that I let it slide because I know it’s all in good fun.” She runs her hoof up my thigh. “Kinda like when I try to get a rise out of you.” She says with half lidded eyes. I push her hoof away with a huff. “But it’s not the same, Rainbow. We kid around like that...” I then pause as I think about how Rainbow and I are. “I don't even know how we got so close in our own friendship to do stuff like that and think it’s ok. Now that I think about it... Regardless. Pinkie and I don't have the same thing we have. You should have seen how awkward it got afterwards.” “Have you ever thought that she actually liked what you were doing?” I was about to shoot back denial but Rainbow held her hoof up. “Think about it, if she didn't like it. Well, she would’ve been more forwards about it. I know Pinkie enough that when it comes to physical stuff, she is very clear. But from what I’m hearing from you. You two were just embarrassed.” I don’t move as I think over what Rainbow said. There is some truth in what she spoke. Pinkie is rather clear in what makes her uncomfortable when it’s more adult like. Maybe not as cutthroat as Rarity or Applejack, but Pinkie is still an adult and would put a person in their place if she thought it was right. So what was the deal at the park then? It then hit me like a ton of bricks... The park! It was a public setting! Little foals play there. I slap my hands to my face as I let out a louder groan. “What is it?” Rainbow asks. “I think I got one piece of the puzzle.” She raises a brow at that. “We were in the park, Rainbow.” Her eyes go slightly wide as she then gives a nod. “Yeah, that too!” I then feel a sinking feeling. “What if we weren't at a park though? What if it was just Pinkie and I in her room or my home?” My imagination gets lost as a thousand different scenarios fill my brain. All of them thoughts I would’ve never thought about my friends before. “Rainbow.” My voice is lower. “Yeah?” She takes a seat next to me. I gulp a little. “L-Lets just say that... hypothetically, I might like Pinkie...” I look to her desperately. “D-Do you think she likes me back?” I see confidence on her face as she opens her mouth, but she quickly shuts it and pins her ears back. “I’ve been friends with her for a long time, Anon. I think she likes you, but, even I’m not too sure what goes on in Pinkie’s head.” She admits looking down sadly. I let out a sigh. “I guess that's the best I could hope for.” I go back to looking at the sky as I fall onto my back. Rainbow joins next to me as we just lie there next to each other. “You’re a cool guy, Anon. Anymare would be lucky to have you.” She says. I reach over and bring Rainbow closer to me. “Thanks, Rainbow. You’re a cool mare too.” Rainbow chuckles as she nuzzles closer to me. “Alright, I can see why everyone thinks we’re an item.” She admits. I wave it off. “Whatever. You’re my bro... Bros can sometimes get cuddly with each other... I think... I mean, you don't mind do you?” I ask warily. She shakes her head. “Nah, I kinda like the idea of having somepony as close as you and not have to worry about the pressure of a relationship or sex.” “No sex? When did this happen?!” I ask with mock surprise. She rolls her eyes at me. “You know that was always off the table.” “Rainbow.” “Yeah?” “I want a brovorce.” She looks up at me from my chest as I look down at her. We both smile and start to laugh.