Heart Plus - Dawn Arc

by SparkStone

Chapter 6 - Other Offers

I woke up early as always and came downstairs for breakfast. It was the same as any day, we had a good meal, we talked, and then it was work at the farm! No better way to have a normal day. When I was about to work however, I remembered something fairly important.

"Oh right! Kasin's first day on the job!" I recalled. "Where is that boy anyhow? He should have been here by now."

"Who's Kasin?" Applebloom asked me.

I turned to my little sister giving me a curious gaze. "Is he your new coltfriend?"

I blushed at the second question. "N-No! Kasin is a new friend who came into town a few days back."

"How come I never seen him?" Applebloom wondered.

Hmm…Why hasn’t Applebloom seen him around? Actually, now that I think about it, he doesn't go out much. Figures seeing how awfully shy he is, and how awkward he acts around other ponies.

"Well, he's kinda like Fluttershy when it comes to meeting new ponies." I answered.

"Oh, alright then." Applebloom replied casually. I guess when I compared him to Fluttershy, she understood completely.

"Anyways, Kasin should have come here by now, I guess he doesn't know he has to be early on the job." I guessed.

"You want me to go get him?" Applebloom offered.

"Nah, I'm sure he'll be here soon."

"Alright, if you say so. I'm gonna go meet up with my friends at the clubhouse."

"Okay, have fun!"

With Applebloom meeting up with her friends, that just left me and Big Macintosh to start off the bucking for the day. As usual, Big Macintosh went to the other side of the orchard while I take care of this one. Letting Big Macintosh go right ahead, I was still waiting for Kasin so I could show him more things he'll need to know, like where to put the cart when you're done and such. A few minutes pass before I see Kasin running over here. He seemed to be panting as he waved at me.

"Hey! Hold on!!" He yelled.

When he finally got close, he stopped and took a breather. I could tell he ran all the way here.

"Sorry I'm late, I don't wake up this early is all." He apologized.

"Well, you better get used to it Kasin! We'll be working early everyday!" I told the boy.

"Um…Really? Well, expect to dock my pay boss! There's no way I'll be able to wake up this early for each and every day!" Kasin responded.

"Don't worry about it for now, let me tell you what's what."

I walked him to the barn and let him get used to his surroundings.

"Nice farm." He complimented. "It's the real deal alright."

"Thanks Kasin. Anyways, let me show you where to leave the apple cart when it's full."

I pulled out the cart from the barn and placed it outside. "Right around here is where you place it."

"Alright then." Kasin replied. "So…how am I supposed to buck the trees again?"

"Oh, I'm sure one of those strong punches from back then we'll do the trick." I reminded him.

"But…that strength came out of nowhere during the time." He informed me. "What if I can't do that anymore?"

"Don't be silly Kasin! A talent like that doesn't just disappear! You just gotta believe you can do it, then all those apples will be falling right out of the tree."

"Alright…if you say so…" Kasin responded unsurely. He walked to the nearest tree and gazed at it from the top to the bottom. He turned to me with an 'Are you sure?' expression. I happily gave a 'Go for it' wave at him, and as soon as he kicked it, no apples fell. Just like last time too, he tried punching it as hard as he can, but no luck. Finally, the solution that even I find a bit painful, he stepped back from the tree then rushed at it, bashing the trunk. With that much effort, the apples fell on him again. It was like déjà vu all over again.

"I don't understand." I said as I helped him out of the apple pile. "You punched Gnosis so hard, he broke through a wall of stone! How come all of your muscles just vanished?"

Kasin seemed to have been embarrassed at the lost amount of sheer power gone within just two days.

"I'm sorry AJ, I just don't know what got over me during that time. I wish I had that strength with me whenever I need it, but I just…have no idea how it even happened! I'm as clueless as you are."

"Well, I guess there's nothing we can do about it for now." I thought. "Do you still think you can do that arm bashing to the trees though?"

Kasin's eyes popped like saucer plates. He looked at our vast apple orchard and began to sweat.

"Um…..Sure…?" He stuttered.

"Oh…Great then! I'll just take care of this half, and you take care of the rest, alright?"

"Uh huh…yeah, I'll do that…"

"Okay then! we'll be working until we get ALL the apples in."

"All?"

"Yep! we want to have some extra's for cider season, so we'll need as many apples as we can get!"

"Okay then, you can count on me!" Kasin declared.

"Alright then, see you later!"

Kasin waved with a sheepish grin. That kid sure is adorable sometimes. As I left, he seemed to have gotten straight to work. But later, I felt a bit unsure letting him bash his arm around like that, especially when he just…got his arm better after it broke…oh shoot…

It was tiring. I've been throwing my arm around at trees all day. What surprised me was that I managed to get all the apple trees on my half before the sun was even near setting. Don't worry about my injury yesterday either, I was smart enough to use the one that was never broken in the first place. I pulled the cart full of apples to the spot near the barn, only to find myself beaten there by Applejack and a red stallion, with freckles, a somewhat messy orange mane. He had a horse collar around his neck and a green chopped apple on his flank. What's with those tattoos by the way? Maybe I'll ask Twilight later.

"Howdy Kasin!" Applejack greeted my return. "Been working pretty hard out there I see."

I gave a weak grin as I said, "Yeah, it was hard work."

"Your arm okay? I nearly forgot about it being broken just yesterday."

"No need to worry, AJ, I used my other arm." I reassured her as I showed off the arm. "Just a bit sore is all."

"That's good to hear. It'd be pretty bad if I made you hurt your arm all over again."

"Eeyup." The red stallion said to me.

I turned to the red stallion and gave a smile. "Hi, I don't believe we…met? I'm Kasin, Applejack's friend and apparently new…employee?"

"Don't worry Kasin, I told Big Macintosh all about you already." Applejack assured me.

"Eeyup." The one dubbed Big Macintosh answered casually.

"Oh, okay then. Big Macintosh, huh?" I made sure. "Well, I'll be working alongside you for a while then."

With that said, we pulled the carts in. Applejack seemed pleased with the results.

"Well, this was the fastest and biggest harvest we get in a day!" Applejack pointed out.

I wasn't expecting that. I actually made a difference? "Really? That surprises me."

"Well, shouldn't surprise ya too much, we did get somepony reliable!" she said as she patted my head. "Hey Big Mac, can you go inside and get some bits to pay Kasin here?"

"Eeyup." He casually replied as he left to do so.

"So, how do you know Big Mac?" I asked.

She raised an eyebrow at me before laughing at my question. "He's my brother Kasin!"

"Oh! Wow, I should have guessed, seeing you both have freckles and the same eye color."

"I also got a little sister too." She informed me. "Her name's Applebloom, she has a big pink bow you can't miss."

"Good to know. If I see her, I'll be sure to say hi."

Soon, Big Mac came back with a small bag. When he placed it in my hand, I opened it to see quite a number of coins.

"How many bits did you give him?" Applejack asked.

"20, I think he deserves it." Big Mac answered.

I was a bit surprised hearing him speak more than one word. No word about it though, I mean it's not that big of a deal. I was a bit unsure however about the money. Was it okay? I wouldn't want to take a big pay out of them.

"You sure it's fine? I mean…I didn't do that much work, did I?"

"Take another look at the apple pile Kasin." Applejack told me.

I walked into the barn and saw ten carts loaded with apples. Applejack walked behind me and said, "You remember how many carts you had with you, right?"

I nodded. "I know I had to come back after one got too full."

"You filled up three of 'em." She informed me. "That shows you earned it Kasin, so don't ask anymore."

"Right, I got it." I replied with a nervous chuckle, seeing her slightly annoyed of my low self esteem while at the same time quite happy about my humbleness. "Well, I better get going, I'll see you around?"

"Definitely."

I left the farm and waved bye to Applejack and Big Mac. Not a totally bad day to have even if I did get sore. Bashing trees all day would certainly take a lot of energy out of you.

I was working hard as always in my home. My current project was Kasin's new attire after I finished another one of Sapphire Shore's wondrous dress, and I wouldn't make anything less extravagant for my good friend whatsoever. I however had some trouble pinpointing what design Kasin should have, seeing how I never have that much of a chance to talk to him other than that one time at his welcoming party. It was a bit frustrating, enough for me to procrastinate for a bit before continuing on this assignment of mine. With a stroke of luck, a knock on the door.

"Oh, coming~!" I said to them.

I opened the door and saw my dear friend, Fluttershy. She smiled sheepishly, asking, "Oh, Rarity, I'm not intruding anything am I?"

"No darling, of course not! In fact, I'm glad you came! I've been stuck in a fashion block, and I need to distract myself for a bit." I informed her.

"That's good, I was hoping you wouldn't have a lot of work so we can spend a day at the spa."

"Ah! I almost forgot! We better get going then, we wouldn't want to be late now do we?"

I took with me a well designed shady hat, and walked to town with Fluttershy. Along the way, we talked about a few things.

"So Rarity, how was your day?" Fluttershy asked.

"It was fine until I finally had the time to work on Kasin's clothing, but when I started it off, I had no idea what to make him."

"Really?"

"Yes! It was difficult. I then realized we didn't spend enough time for us to get to know each other. In fact, now that I think about it, he often converses with you, Twilight, or Applejack. The rest of us are left in the dark."

"I didn't really notice that…Maybe we should get everypony together so we can learn more about him." She suggested.

"That's not a bad idea Fluttershy! It'll be a day getting to know Mister Kasin." I thought. "While we're on the topic of Kasin, Twilight told me something interesting the other day."

Fluttershy raised an eyebrow for curiosity's sake. "What was it?"

"It was about why Kasin wore clothing at all, and you and Twilight…well, let's simply say, THAT'S how you knew Kasin was a boy."

Fluttershy's face was splashed by a red tint all over. She seemed a bit heavy on the topic. "Um…That was an accident."

"It was quite amusing when Kasin found out from Twilight." I spoke further. "I wonder if he had forgotten about it already?"

Speaking of him, we suddenly saw ahead of us Kasin, holding his back for some apparent reason.

"Aw…I'm gonna feel this tomorrow…" Kasin said to himself as he walked away.

We caught up with him and got his attention. "Kasin!"

"Eh?" Kasin said before turning around. "Oh! Rarity, Fluttershy! Nice to see you!"

"It's nice to see you too dear." I replied. "Where are you heading off to?"

"Nowhere in particular, but I do want to get some rest to fix up my sore back. Working at the farm really is tiring."

"Oh! A sore back?" Fluttershy repeated.

I sighed at my human friend and said, "That simply won't do. Resting on a couch or a bed won't do a thing to treat your problem Kasin."

Kasin tilted his head as he said, "Well, what should I do?"

"A nice trip to the spa will help that battered back of yours!" I told him.

He then stepped back rather hesitant at the offer. "N-No thanks! I don't feel comfortable letting someone touch my hands all willy nilly."

"Sounds like Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy whispered to me.

I sighed as I said, "Come now dear, it's not as bad as it seems."

Still holding back at the idea, I glanced over to Fluttershy giving her the same idea. We then both grabbed his hands and pulled him towards the spa. He tried holding his ground, but all that did was cause the dirt road to be dug out by his feet.

"No! Don't make me go!!"

"It's for your…own good darling!" I told him as I struggled to get him moving.

"Please….cooperate Kasin!" Fluttershy pleaded.

It took us a while before we finally reached the spa. Kasin seemed to have given up as he reluctantly stepped in the room. We gasped for air from the exhausting pace we were going at due to Kasin's arrogance. I managed to still stand while Fluttershy sat near Kasin resting and keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't try to escape. Aloe was behind the counter asking, "Miss Rarity! You were almost late! And…who is that?"

"Another customer…" I muttered back.

After Rarity and Fluttershy took me to the spa AGAINST MY WILL, I was lead to the changing room, there I was supposed to take off my clothing and go to the tub. Of course, I declined and the one called Aloe. She was simply beautiful. She had a nice smooth light blue mane and a pink coat. her white headband gave a nice look too along with her picture of a flower on her flank. Light blue eyes matched well with her looks. She raised her pretty eyebrow as she asked, "But why?"

"I don't have swimming trunks." I replied. "Plus, isn't there a room for the guys and a room for the girls?"

"No, of course not, why would we need that?" Aloe asked.

Of course. I forgot that ponies don't even WEAR clothes as often as humans do. The thought of letting myself go in the nude was still frightening though. I will tell you now, as long as I live, I will not let anyone except a girlfriend if I ever get one, SEE ME NAKED! With that vow in my mind, I casually replied while pointing at my pants, "I'm a strange creature that must have clothing here."

She nodded understanding my stubbornness not to unclothe myself. She however insisted, "But you should go with them, Miss Rarity did pay for your expenses after all."

"Aw, shoot, she did?" I realized. "Well, if your friend does something like that, there's no use fighting, is there?"

I emptied my pockets and took off my shirt, headphones, shoes, and socks. I walked to the bath seeing Rarity and Fluttershy relaxing in there already.

"Finally coming out of the dressing room Kasin?" Rarity pointed out.

"Yes, sorry it took me a while, but I had to decide on whether I should keep my pants on or just use…never mind."

I dipped my toe into the bath and felt the minerals inside colliding with my skin. I never took a mineral bath before, so it was quite new. A while has passed, and soon, my back had restructured itself to its former glory.

"Hey! My back feels great now!" I expressed my joy.

"See? What did I tell you? The spa is where to go to really relax yourself!" Rarity boasted.

"I believe you, I never felt this…ah, fixed up…"

Soon, Aloe came in…no, wait…is that another pony? She looked like Aloe, but she had the colors flipped. she had a pink mane and a blue coat, the picture on the flank was the same however.

"Kasin." she called me. "Tell me, what sort of massage would you like?"

I felt a bit weird being asked that question. I'll be honest, this was the first time entering a spa EVER, reason why is because I never felt like I had a need to. Anyhow, I simply replied, "Something soft? soothing?"

She gave me a nod as she said, "I'll let my sister know." She then left while calling, "Aloe!"

"Oh! That's Aloe's twin sister! I get it now."

"That's Lotus Blossom." Fluttershy informed me.

"That's cool."

"After this Kasin, we'll be having a nice mud bath along with some hooficures." Rarity informed me. "Then after that, we'll have a nice long massage."

I nodded understanding the day plan. After the spa bath, we went into the mud bath. Quite a trade in, we were in a nice cleansing tub just to go into one filled with mud. As I slipped right in with the others on cue, Aloe and Lotus started to put cream on Fluttershy and Rarity along with cucumbers on their eyes. They then moved on to me and did the same. However, as they did, they got some near my nose. I couldn't help but twitch at that action.

"Ah…AH…AH-CHOO!" I sneezed, throwing off the cream and cucumbers to the spa twins. I smiled sheepishly as the two girls giggled at their misfortune. "S-Sorry, I got some in my nose."

"It's quite alright dear." Lotus assured me. As the two left, I heard a conversation between them said in whisper. "They were right, he is quite charming!"

I blushed just hearing that. Charming? When did Ponyville start making these rumors? And what's so charming about getting sneezed on? This sure is a weird town.

"Kasin, don't you feel rather marvelous with this splendid mud bath?" Rarity asked.

"It's alright…When I think about it, Applejack can get mud baths anytime she wants." I joked.

"What? Applejack getting free mud baths anytime?" Rarity echoed. "But I never see her go here ever! Why would she of all ponies get free mud…"

Rarity stopped before she started to say, "Oooh! Mud Baths! I get it! Quite a clever one there Kasin."

Fluttershy giggled before saying, "Very funny too."

"Thanks."

After the nice relaxation in the tub of mud, we got cleaned up before we headed to the room with seats for hooficures, or for my human term, "Manicures". We sat down and still had the face cream on the girls. Aloe and Lotus tried their second attempt on my mask. This time, they avoided the nose, so now I was completely blinded by the cucumbers. After a while, I heard grinding nearby. The hoofs of Fluttershy and Rarity were getting filed by the spa twins, but I notice one of the noises came from somewhere above my head level. My sense told me that someone was giving a manicure…on the head?

"Hey, is somebody getting a file to the head?" I questioned.

I think Rarity was impressed after saying, "Nice hearing darling! Yes, I'm just getting a hornicure to go along with my hooves."

"Oh, they're sharpening your horn? That's neat."

Soon, the sister came near me, I can tell as I heard trotting coming my way. Soon, they held my hand and looked at it for a moment. I knew what they were thinking. "What do we do with this?"

"Hey, Aloe, Lotus?" I spoke up. "If you're checking where to use those files, you use them on the nails of my fingers. You know, the hard point at the end of my hand."

I felt them inspecting my hand as they felt from the top of my arm down to my hand. It was really unnerving, enough for me to nearly bolt out of there. Once they had found the "hard point" of my nails, they went on to filing it. I fell asleep after that until it was time for the massage. When I awoke, I asked them if I could take the cream off early, seeing how it was really becoming a bother. The complied with a towel for me to wipe it off as we were taken to the next room.

"It's right over here Miss Rarity." Aloe told her.

The last room for the day had tables to lie on. Rarity and Fluttershy got on just fine, but for me, well…let's just say I still feel uncomfortable about the whole touch thing. As I lied on the table, I saw one pony massaging Rarity with a rapid motion. It scared me to even think to go through a massage like that. For Fluttershy, I saw Lotus massaging her quite delicately. I sighed in relief thinking she couldn't take Quakes style of massaging. For me, Aloe was first examining the upper part of my body, shirtless as before. She then proceeded to rub my back slowly, making me feel superb.

"Oh…..this is…ah…" I stuttered.

The massage was soothing alright. My spine had been realigned thanks to her touch, and the muscles had been rejuvenated as they were swayed in a circular motion by Aloe. Things couldn't get better…and I was right, because soon she made her way down to my waist line and-

"Oh! Not there!" I alerted her.

She turned to me and asked, "Is it not to your liking?"

The bright red blush was enough to tell her, but to make sure, I clarified, "It's…a sensitive point."

She nodded in understanding. but before I could relax again, she went towards the legs and near my thigh. my head raised up and shuddered as I turned to her again saying, "That's also a sensitive point."

"Oh…That means your-"

Okay, before you ask what was she going to say, I'll just tell you this. She figured out where did Twilight find my private area. After all that, I went ahead and relaxed through the rest of the massage. Quite nice too, and I have been doing great after all that. We got up and stretched a bit with our "feeling good as new vibe" going on.

"See Kasin?" Rarity spoke to say it again. "You should come over to the spa more often, they have great services."

"I agree, thanks Rare." I said gratefully.

"Well, after all that, I think now would be a good time to ask you Kasin." Rarity continued. "What sort of clothing would you like?"

I pondered in my mind for a bit at this. "What kind huh? I'm not really sure myself. I don't like tight tuxedos for one, and I like something simple like the clothes I have right now. Something not tight, you know? Something that won't get in the way of moving either."

"Bit of freedom is what you're seeking I see…" Rarity thought. "I got it! Thank you Kasin, I think I know what to do for you!"

"Can't wait to see it." I replied.

"Well this has been fun, but I must go back home before this new idea leaves my mind. Ta-ta for now!" And with that, Rarity left. Me and Fluttershy waved goodbye as Fluttershy too had to leave.

"I need to check on the animals soon, I'll see you next time Kasin." Fluttershy told me.

"Right then! See ya!"

We waved bye to each other and now I was left at the spa. Before I left, I noticed Aloe holding her back. I watched them have another quiet conversation being easily overheard.

"Aloe? Would you like me to care for your back?" Lotus asked, concerned for her sister.

"That won't do, somepony has to be ready to greet the customers." She replied.

I stepped up to the counter and asked, "Hey, do you want me to check that out?"

Aloe gave me a somewhat surprised look. "You know how to massage?"

"I looked into it, and I know how it works." I replied.

In all, I wasn't lying. When you have no friends for a few years and the library being your only companion, you learn a lot from what comes out of the bookshelf. One of them happened to be a guide to being a masseuse. I walked with the tired Aloe to the same room from earlier and let her lie on the table.

"I wonder how a human does this." Aloe commented.

I smiled nervously as I started to put what I learned to the test. I started off massaging her back as my fingers got eight spots with ease. I couldn't help but notice her moan a bit as I continued. I then massaged the center of her back carefully, remembering the spine. I made sure to use a soft force upon each segment, making her back straight again. not much was left other then the flanks. I massaged a small part it around the tattoo, then for the last part, I use my elbow to make sure the back got a good rub before using my fingers to relax them again. Aloe got up and stretched, she seemed very pleased as she said, "Oh my…I haven’t felt this limber since I was younger."

Lotus came in to check on her sister only to see her even finer than usual. "Aloe, are you feeling well?"

"Better than ever." She said happily. "Mister Kasin here gave me the most heavenly massage I've ever had."

I blushed saying, "I-It's the least I can do for taking care of my back."

Lotus then gave a clean smile as she walked over to her sister whispering something. The two nodded and asked, "Kasin? Do you have a job yet?"

I looked at them unsure if they were asking me what I think they were. "Kinda…"

"Well, if you could, we would love it if you worked here." Lotus inquired.

"Really?"

"Indeed! It would bring great pleasure to all of our customers if you were here to work with us!" Aloe expressed.

Again, I was unsure what to do. I certainly find this much easier than Sweet Apple Acres, but nonetheless, this job counted on making others happy about your skills. "I'll think about it, it's quite an offer." I told them before I left.

Two choices…Sweet Apple Acres, or the Spa?

Hello readers! Didn't expect me to talk to you, huh? Well, I know you've been reading our thoughts and actions like "Stalkers". Hahaha! I'm just kidding! Anyways, let me tell you about my part of the day! I was at Sugar Cube Corner, I work there by the way! So, I was just behind the counter waiting for any customer to show up. And then, guess who out of all ponies, or humans for that matter would be going inside to buy a treat today? Kasin of course! Actually, what happened was he seemed to have gotten lost and saw the shop, so he thought it looked familiar, right? And who wouldn't forget a shop like this? Right?

…

Okay, Spark Stone told me that I need to focus on the main topic here, so if you see a (RAMBLE), you could skim the next paragraph in the story because I tend to talk so fast, nopony understands me.

Anyways, Kasin was outside looking lost. I decided to be a good friend and help him out! I walked outside and called out, "HEY KASIN!!"

He jumped and lowered himself before he saw it was me. "Pinkie? Man, please don't do that! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"Sorry Kasin! I just wanted to see what are you doing here looking all confused. Are you lost?"

"Not lost in directions, but more like lost in choices." Kasin explained.

"Oh, choices! You know what choice's I'm usually lost in?"

"Um…what choices are you lost in?"

(RAMBLE) "Well, I'm usually lost choosing between chocolate or vanilla when I'm choosing milkshakes, I mean, who doesn't like chocolate? But that shouldn't mean I don't like vanilla either. Oh, But what about choosing what I want? I like milkshakes, but cookies and cupcakes are hard to choose too! But what about the size? I wouldn't want just a small cupcake, but I would want a HUGE cupcake! Wait, would that make it just a normal cake? Then I want a SUPER DUPER ULTRA BIG CAKE, SIZE MASSIVE please!"

Kasin stared at me for a while before he said, "Well, both flavors are good, ponies who don't like chocolate have their reasons. Milkshakes, cookies, and cupcakes are just part of a huge variety of foods for one to select happily knowing they'll never get tired of it knowing they have a choice. And yes, a big cupcake is just a cake, unless the frosting on the top says otherwise."

I was like, 'Oh my gosh!' Because nopony ever replied to me whenever I talked that long! They usually cover my mouth to stop me from speaking! "Wow Kasin, you're a good listener!"

"Um…Thanks?" He replied unsurely.

I then heard his stomach growl. He blushed all nervous, I guess he forgot to eat for a while.

"Sounds like you need a treat Kasin!" I deduced. "Come on inside! We have all the tastiest desserts in here!"

"Okay, sure! I'll eat anything right now."

We went inside the shop and I showed him what we have on the list of treats.

"Okay Kasin! We have cupcakes, milkshakes, smoothies, ice cream, cookies, and CAKES!"

Kasin tilted his head after I said the whole list. Finally, he said, "Is…that it?"

"Yeah, pretty hard to pick from, huh?"

Kasin seemed to sigh as if he was disappointed. He spoke what was on his mind. "This is a pretty small list, I mean, even though you have different flavors like vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, and…snozzelberries? Anyways, this place is lacking styles."

"Styles?!" I repeated. "Are you saying this shop isn't cool!?"

"That's not what I meant." He responded. "What I meant was…don't you have any other cool treats? I could certainly think of a few."

"Really?" I said in pure excitement! "Well, what are you waiting for!? Show me!"

I used my mouth to pull him by his green sash to the kitchen. There, I waited for him to work his magic, or at least show me his ideas. He then asked for stuff.

"Alright, I'll show you my first simple idea. I'll need some flour, eggs, blueberries, sugar, milk…you know what? Get me the basic ingredients of all cupcakes, muffins, cakes, milkshakes, and smoothies, and I'll show you all the recipes I have in mind."

"All of the ingredients?!" I made sure.

"All of them." He said with confidence.

(RAMBLE) With that said, I went into all the cabinets, drawers, closets, shelves, and the fridge to get his ingredients. I got him a stack full of flour, eggs, milk, chocolate chips, vanilla chips, sugar, candy, sprinkles, and all the little fruits like strawberries, blueberries, cherries, oranges, and apples. We had a LOT of apples, because one day, I was like, "You know, I think I should make sure we have a LOT of apples. What if we run out? Oh! I know! I'll ask Applejack! She's always willing to lend a hoof!" And after I bought all those apples, we barely used ANY AT ALL! It was really funny too, considering that I spent maybe a tad too much during my grocery run. Anyways, I placed them on the counter near Kasin and he was a bit disturbed at first, but then he ignored the quantity.

"Alright, watch closely as I bake a bunch of stuff!" He declared.

(RAMBLE) And I did, and BOY, did he do it! He was whisking and mixing the flour, the eggs, and the sugar into the batter, and put it in the oven. He did it about three times before he started to blend the smoothies and Milkshakes, but I saw him add extra stuff in them. Actually, when I think about it, he added a bunch of extra stuff into all of them! I think I saw him put blueberries in one of the batters, and he put fruit into the bowl before he scooped the ice cream in them. I even saw him touch the squishy dough, as if he was sculpting something. It was awesome! Eventually he finished after about an hour. After that, he put each and every food on the counter showing them off. One after another, they looked fabulous! Delicious! So…tempting to just take right now.

"Alright Pinkie, let me show you what's what." He said somewhat proudly. "This is a chocolate chip cupcake."

"What~?" I said as I took it from his hands and ate it whole. It was a cupcake using chocolate chips instead of sprinkles! "Wow! This is way better than sprinkles! Why didn't I think of it!?"

"That was good, huh?" Kasin pointed out.

"Gooder than good! What else you got!?" I asked all giddy like a puppy. (RAMBLE) You know what puppies are like, right? They're so adorable! I mean, who could resist them!? They're just oh so cute! Well, then again, anything that's a baby is cute, right? Oh, am I comparing myself to a baby!? I didn't mean I was THAT cute! I guess I only meant to say I was happy as one. But wait, puppies are sad too sometimes…Okay, I was as happy as a puppy with a friend to play!

"Well, try out the cookie smoothies."

"Cookie smoothies!?" I took a sip and was like, "Oh my gosh! It tastes like cookies!"

"Seriously, is all this new to you?" Kasin asked.

"Yes! Oh my gosh! You have to share these recipes with me!" I begged.

Just then, we heard somepony coming downstairs. When we looked at the doorway, we saw Mr. and Mrs. Cake coming in. They looked at the table seeing all the goodies Kasin made. Mr. Cake than asked, "What's going on Pinkie?"

"Kasin made a bunch of new treats that taste SOOO good!" I answered. I pulled them over to the table and told them, "Here! Try some!"

(RAMBLE) Mr. Cake looked at Mrs. Cake confused. They went along with it and took something from the table. Mr. Cake took a brown cookie which Kasin called a "Chocolate drop cookie" and Mrs. Cake took a bowl of ice cream that had a lot of fruit on it with some nuts too. Kasin said it was his "custom banana split". When they took a bite, they really liked it! They were like, "WOW!" They took a bite out of everything else too! It all looked so good, I ended up eating with them! After all that, Kasin was very happy to see us like his cooking! And soon, there was nothing left on the table. Kasin and I went to wash the dishes while the Cakes cleaned up the table.

"Kasin, dearie! That was fantastic!" Mrs. Cake expressed happily.

"I never knew you were such a fantastic cook Kasin!" Mr. Cake added.

"Heh, well, I always wanted to own a restaurant, but I decided to just have the ability to cook for myself would be good enough."

"WHAT!?" I yelled, surprising Kasin, which made him drop a few plates. "Oops! Sorry!"

"I-It's alright. I was a bit surprised at your reaction at all." He said as he got a broom and cleaned up the mess.

"Well, Anyways, Kasin! You're so good at cooking! You should TOTALLY have your restaurant!"

"B-But I don't want to compete against you all." Kasin explained. "I wouldn't want to know what would happen if I did…"

"Well, dear, if you really want to, you can work here!" Mrs. Cake offered.

"What?"

"Oh my gosh! That would be AWESOME!" I yelled. "Kasin! You totally have to work here! That way, we could spend every day working together, and eating delicious treats together! Plus…Employee discount! " I tempted him.

"Well…actually, you're right! That does sound great!" Kasin replied. "But…I need to check on something before I accept…It's very important, but I'll be back with an answer."

Kasin left after we cleaned everything up. I really hope he says yes!

Huh…Who knew a world of ponies would have so many job offers for a human? But even so, I do have to choose…

Working at Sweet Apple Acres was tiring, but it had good pay and did give me a good work out…I guess.

The Spa would be nice too, it's relaxing and refined. I know my way around massaging and could learn more of it if needed. But it made me feel weird to be working there, because Fluttershy and Rarity goes there too. What if any of my other friends went there? That would be awkward.

Then there's Sugar Cube Corner. I may not be able to have my own restaurant, but this is a close second. It has everything I wanted. Cooking for others and feeding tasty treats as well.

And that's where my problem begins. What should I choose? What if I end up regretting about it later? Is there even a compromise? I'm thinking about all of this as I head home to my housemates, Twilight and Spike. As I went in, I saw Spike sweeping the room.

"Hey Kasin! What's up?" Spike greeted.

"Hey Spike!" I responded. "Do you have a moment to talk?"

Spike puts down the broom and walks over to me. We both sit down and talked.

"Spike, I got a job offer." I told him.

"At Sweet Apple Acres, right?" Spike guessed

"That, along with the Spa and Sugar Cube Corner."

"Really!? Wow Kasin, lucky you." Spike commended me.

"Yeah, only one problem. I don't know what to pick."

"Oh, okay then." Spike understood the problem. "Well, I don't know man. I mean, that's kinda hard to pick."

"I know, right?"

"If only you could have all three at the same time…" Spike commented.

"Yeah, but it can't be that…wait…Spike! You're a genius!" I spoke happily after getting an idea.

"Huh? I mean, yeah! Of course I am! …So what I do?"

"Just take all the jobs! We have seven days in the week! I'll just go to each job two days per week!"

"Hey! That's a great idea!" Spike complimented. "But you think the others will be okay?"

"I think so. I'll go see them now."

I rushed on over to them all and told them my idea. I hope they'll accept.