CAA CH.7 -------------------------------------
Rocky stood in front of the mirror in the living room trying to fix his tie. It's the night of the school dance and Rumble was due to arrive at the house at any minute, and Rocky was jittery and being a bit of a perfectionist. Caramel approaches behind his frantic son with a chuckle,
"Oh Rocky would you stop worrying so much... You look absolutely handsome but we both know that Rumble doesn't care about how you look, he only cares that you're there."
He said as he walked around to the front of Rocky to straighten out his tie.
"I know dad, I know, but I can't stop worrying. This is mine and Rumble's first real outting as a couple and I just wanna make it perfect for him! And I just don't wanna make a fool outta myself, and-"
Rocky was cut off by a knock at the door and his nerves kicked into overdrive,
"Oh dear Celestia that’s him! I'm not ready!"
He exclaims as he makes a mad dash for the bathroom. Mac, ignoring his son's nervous mental breakdown goes and opens the door,
"Evening Mr. Apple-Sabot."
Rumble greets as he walks through the door. Mac turns slightly red in embarrassment and nervously chuckles,
"Rumble please, ya'll can call me Mac, no need ta be formal jus' cuz ya'll are datin' mah son... "
Rumble nods and smiles,
"Okay sure thing Mac, now, speaking of Rocky where is my sweetheart of a date?"
Just as Rumble asks Caramel pushes Rocky, who has his hooves dug into the floor in protest, to greet him,
"Here he is."
Caramel grins triumphantly.
"Thanks Cara-"
Rumble begins to say as he turns to look at Rocky but is quickly stunned into silence,
"Oh my Celestia you look amazing Rocky! Now I feel underdressed..."
Rocky blushes as he approaches Rumble and gently nuzzles his cheek,
"Heh you're just saying that... besides you look great as always... you never needed to dress up or do anything fancy with your mane to get my attention."
Rumble nuzzles his coltfriend back before draping a wing over him gently,
"Shall we depart my dear?"
He says as he begins to lead Rocky toward the door, only to be stopped by Caramel,
"Hold up you two. You guys didn't honestly think you were gonna leave without letting me and Mac take a picture of our son and his first coltfriend before their school dance did you?"
"DAAAaaad..."
Rocky groaned impatiently. Rumble grinned widely,
"Great idea Caramel!”
He agreed, partly because he enjoyed teasing Rocky like this now and then, and partly because he really did love the idea. Rumble and Rocky got positioned and set up, Rocky sat down on his hindlegs with Rumble doing the same on his left and draping his wing to encircle the two of them while Rocky placed his head against Rumble's neck. Caramel and Mac got the camera set up and took a couple shots.
"Okay, you two are free to go, but don't stay out too late..... And behave!"
Caramel said as the two colts departed to the dance.
(I know this chapter is short but I decided to keep the actual dance as it's own seperate chapter plus I feel shorter chapters are easier for people to read who don't have a lot of time to read long chapte