Ice had managed to find his way back to sleep after he had woken up. It had only been a few hours ago that he awoke and never could find out why. He did however, get the feeling that some pony was in the house. Not wanting to wake Scootaloo, he had ignored the feeling and went back to bed.
Only a few hours later, he was awake and at full functioning ability. Scootaloo was packing her stuff as Ice Drop waited by the door. His coat shown brightly and his mane was well groomed. Over the years, the sun had had it's way with him as his coat darkened a small amount but still held the slightly transparent layer. He also wore his mane to be a bit ragged while still keeping a good look. Ice Drops tail had grown out and was only about a half foot from being the size of any normal mares tail.
Today was a special day for Ice. The girls were going to show him how to talk to a mare or filly. He was fine with either reference but was well aware that different ponies had different lines when it came to a filly becoming a mare.
Finally, Scootaloo was ready to head out. She had packed all her bags and was making the last adjustments to her saddle bags. What she was doing caught his attention as Scootaloo was loosening it so that it wouldn't hold tight to her. Ice couldn't help but question her. " Scootaloo, why are you loosening your saddle bags?"
She responded without haste. " Because, this is your first lesson. When it comes to girls, you-" Scootaloo made a clear point to make sure he knew she was talking about him " you always carry there stuff." With that, she had lunged her bags at him. The brute force and weight of the bag was enough to nock him off of his hooves. Scootaloo didn't laugh when he fell to the ground. Instead, she only hovered over him ( Metaphorically) until he got back up. " Now. Lets go." Ice only huffed at her.
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The two flew just under the clouds. They day was cool and smelled of the flowers below them. Ice was sure that Fluttershy would be out enjoying it with all of her animals. The clouds gave them the perfect amount of coverage from the sun.
Soon enough, they had arrived at the clubhouse. In other words, the starting location for there newest adventure. Hopefully, not only would they teach Ice to talk to the girls but possibly find him a Fillyfriend. It was just there luck that today was a perfect day for the job.
The interior had stayed virtually the same other than a few changes to the pictures that were hung up on the wall.Other than that, there was only one thing that was different and it was brand new to the clubhouse. It was a curtain that was strung about the back of the room. It was incredibly rough on the edges but would do well in the case somepony would need to hide behind it.
He could see a spot on the curtain that was making slight movements. Sweetie Belle And Apple Bloom cut him off before he could inspect it. “ Ok Ice Drop.” Sweetie Belle had started speaking. “ It’s time for you to learn to talk to a filly” She had grown to be near the size of a fully grown mare. Only another year and she would have reached her peak. Her voice had also become deeper and more controlled as the years past on her.
Apple Bloom had took advantage of the pause in speaking. “ And we are going to teach you!” Apple Bloom also had become much taller. Taller than her sister and many of the mares in Ponyville but none of the Stallions. Ice himself only stood but an inch above her when they were both on their hind legs. “ And we already have you a perfect little filly for you to get your first bit of practice.” She smiled gleefully. “ Sweetie if you would please.”
Sweetie nodded and took the rope beside her in her mouth and yanked. The curtain fell from it’s earlier position and exposed the filly that was behind it. Behind the Curtain was a filly of medium height that had one of those body builds you wouldn’t expect from a filly of her background.
She wasn’t as tall as AppleBloom but was closing in on her. The years had been very kind to her as she no longer wore braces and voice therapy had gotten her to talk without a slurred S sound.
The filly was Twist. Now working under Ponyvilles prized bakers, she had to ask for a later shift in order to meet up with them. She walked closer to Ice, trying her best to give the room a ‘sexy’ atmosphere.
Ice Drop remained unbroken and only slightly uncomfortable with the situation. He looked at Twist the same way he would AppleBloom and Sweetie Belle. She was just a friend. Nothing more, nothing less. No matter the amount of flirting the three of them could ever put on him, he would always know that they were only joking with him.
Twist, seeing that her actions weren't having any effect on Ice, she hurried her way to sit in front of him and gave Sweetie the signal to start with his training. Twist blushed when she meet Ices stare. It was nothing but a bold gaze but she found herself embarrassed by her actions.
“ Ok” Sweetie Belle said. “ I think we're ready to get started.” She smiled and moved closer to the two. " Ice. When you want to talk to a girl you like, how would you start?"
" Well. I would-"
" Don't say it! Do it!" Sweetie exclaimed " To Twist!" She pointed at Twist who smile sheepishly under the attention she was receiving.
“What! I can’t do that with her!” Ice yelled. “She’s just as close of a friend as you three are!”
“This is practice Ice. Nothing for real.”
“ Ugh. Fine.” He looked back at Twist. “ Hello Twist. I think you look good today.” Ice said plainly.
“ No. No.No.” Sweetie Belle faced hoofed and Applebloom giggled in the back of the room. “ You got to say it sincerely.
“ This isn’t going to work. I can’t practice with girls like Twist.”
“ Hey!”
“We’re just too close.”Sweetie Belle looked over at Applebloom. The two let off devious grins that told me that they had been planning on my failure here and were ready to take things further.
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The four had left the clubhouse, leaving Twist to wander on her own adventures. They were taking Ice to the park in hopes of meeting the one girl in the class Ice did like. She wasn’t the prettiest of the mares or fillies his age, but he found himself attracted to her nonetheless.
Their personalities were almost mirror images of each other. Both of them were top of the class students. They tried to be nice to everypony they meet. And oftenly, they both found themselves running into each other since they took part in many similar activities.
Ice had only ever told his three closest friends about the crush he had on her and they constantly took advantage of it. That being if they put a good word in when talking to his crush, or just saying something nice about him whenever she was around.
He had never seen Scootaloo do so, but he guessed that it was just because of the past relationship between the two that always held the small amount of awkwardness between the them.
Now, she was one of the girls pushing him towards a bench where the filly of his dreams was taking a break from her daily schedule. She sat there, head facing the ground as she slept. “ I don’t think it’s a good idea to wake her up” Ice unsuccessfully tried halt there advancements towards the filly on the bench, but was only meet with more force. “ She may not be too happy.”
“ Don’t worry ‘bout wha she thinks. If she likes ya, she’ll be happy to see ya anyways.” Apple Bloom assured him with a biggest smile she could give.
" I hope you're right. Because if you aren't, you may just be ruining my chances for anything in the future."
" Oh don't be such a drama queen. " With that, she pushed him forward with all her might.
Ice landed just in front of the the bench. The commotion had stirred her from her slumber and she was not sitting up right on the bench. Ice gave her a goofy smile as she stared him down with sleep in her eyes. " O-o-oh hey Lyrical" The filly's mother had given her a name to be as much like hers as possible. " How ya- how ya been?" He chuckled a little. She only smiled at him after a moment of silence.
" Well. Strange as normal. My moms telling me to be careful when it came to colts my age." She looked off to the side. " She said some strange things about colts and pants." She scrunched her eyes. " Don't even know what that means." She looked back at him. "Sooo. How have things for you?"
" Oh! uh" He blushed at his loss for words. " Fine. Just fine." He hopped up onto the bench with her. He then thought to himself They never taught me anything! What those three girls done to me! He looked away bashfully. They sat there silently with their heads starring in the imposing directions of each other.
" You know." Lyrical said. " I think I need to go. I do have stuff I need to do. " Ice stumbled to get his words straightened out.
" Wait!"
" Yes?" Her words deceived her as she sounded like she was waiting for a specific question.
" I-I-I-I um. Heh. Theres something I want to ask you." She turned around and tilted her head to the left. "Uh." He heard somepony calling out behind him.
" JUST ASK HER OUT ALREADY" Ice was sure Lyrical had heard Sweetie Belle scream as she had started to blush intensely once the words had reached him.
" Well. I guess you now know what I wanted to ask you."
" Ya. However, I think that you should ask me personally to get an answer."
"OH!" Ice blushed. " Um. How would you like to go to sugar cube corner with me?"
" You know. I think I would love to."
" Great!" Lyrical giggle softly. Ice moved to be by here side and she got back to all fours. The two walked together with the three other fillies trailing behind them.
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They had soon found there way to Sugar cube corner. Ice had opened the door for her and told the filly to find them a table while he went to take care of something quickly.
Ice had rushed to talk the the Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo. The three were waiting and watching from a distance. He had found them on the other side of the road. " Maybe I didn't need that help. But at least you guys got me into a situation that turned out good for me."
Sweetie Belle and Applebloom said nothing. Instead, they moved out of the way for him to see Scootaloo, who was lightly crying. He couldn't bring himself to move from where he was was. Scootaloo brought herself to him instead. She sunk her snout into his neck as if the two were coming in for a warm hug. Ice couldn't help but leave his mouth agape as she snuggled his neck. " I hope she's as happy with you as I was. " With that, Scootaloo took to the air, leaving Ice with a cold spot on his neck and tears in his heart.
He unfolded his wings to chase after but was stopped by the farm pony. " Ice, you need to be sure of the decision you make before you make one. And here, you're going to have to choose between the filly that you want. Or the filly that wants you. " Her hefty accident had died as she was making herself as clear as possible. " And that filly you want may not like you back. Now think Ice Drop. What do you need to do here?"
" I- " He was holding back tears of his own that he didn't even notice had formed. He could only think for the time being. Scootaloo was still in his sights and it wouldn't take him long to catch her as she was still a novice in her flying skills. However, if he went after her, Lyrical would have no way of knowing where he had gone.
Both directions were massive risks on his part. If he abandoned the filly he had just asked out, she might become upset and spread rumors about him. However, if he didn't go after Scootaloo, they may never be able to look again without knowing of the pain that separates them.
" I know who i'm going with. Scootaloo was my first friend here in Ponyville. Lyrical was my first large crush. My choice is my own when I say that there is no mirror image without corruption as any mirror will only show you yourself backwards."