Cutiemarks and Cute Colts

by Maplepone


Meet the Crusaders

"SCOOTALOO! You of all ponies should know not to bring a muddy scooter into a building!" Mrs Cakes say sternly from behind the counter. "Go put your scooter outside!"

"Sorry Mrs" I say.

Then I look at Rumble and say "wait here!"

I grab my scooter, drag it outside and prop it up beside a flower box. Then I go back inside.

"Over here Scoots" calls Applebloom from a table near the back of the sweet shop.

"Who is the new colt?" asks Sweetie Belle as I approach the table with Rumble beside me.

"This is Rumble" I say with a tiny blush.

"Hi" says Rumble shyly.

"Hiya I'm Sweetie Belle" squeaks Belle.

"Howdy! Mah name is Applebloom" grins Applebloom.

Babs blew her mane out of her face shyly, "Hey, the names Babs Seed."

"Rumble is a blank flank too" I say smiling at Rumble.

Rumble turns red, "uh yeah..."

"A NEW BLANK FLANK?" squeals Sweetie Belle.

"Quiet" I whisper, looking around to see if any pony noticed.

The cafe had gone silent and everypony was looking at us.

"Nice going Belle" I hissed.

Belle covered her mouth with her hooves and whispered, "oh my, I am so sorry Rumble."

Babs rolls her eyes, "Belle if you keep blurting out things like that you could get your cutiemark for being a blabber mouth."

Sweetie Belle looked up her eyes shinning with excitement, "I could get my cutiemark?"

"Really Sweetie, you want that to be your talent?" Applebloom says raising a eyebrow.

Rumble looks at me confused, "What's going on?" he whispers his mane brushing against my cheek.

I blush, feeling my heart pound in my chest, "Uh..." I say dumbly.

Now it's Rumbles turn to raise an eyebrow. I hear Babs, AB and Belle arguing but at the same time I don't hear what they are saying.

I shake my head to clear it, "We are all blank flanks except for Babs, she just got hers and we are here to celebrate her new cutiemark" I reply.

"Oh cool" Rumble says grinning. "Congrats Babs!"

"Thanks" Babs said with a grin.

Applebloom and Belle are still arguing to break it a part I say loudly, "HELLO? ANYPONY HOME?"

They stop talking and turn to look at me, "Sorry Scoots" says Belle quietly.

"Ah am sorry too Scoots" Applebloom says looking up at me.

I roll my eyes, "No need to be sorry, I just wanted your attention."

Rumble glances at me shyly, I smile at him encouragingly.

"Rumble?" I say, now grinning at him.

"Yeah?" he asks with a nervous smile.

"Do you want to join the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" I say with a smirk.

"The what a what?!" he replies bewildered.

"He should totally join!!!" pipes up Belle.

"Scoots, Belle, he doesn't even know about the CMC" replies Applebloom with a sigh.

"Oh yeah..." giggles Sweetie Belle sheepishly.

The four of us quickly explain about our club. I really hope Rumble joins, he seems super nice and he is also really cute. Did I really just think that!? I thought he was cute!? Blah my brain IS messed up. I refocus my attentions to the group.

"Oh oh and you get a special cape!!" says Belle enthusiastically.

"Yeah, they are cool, Belle makes them with her sister Ra-" starts Babs but she was cut off by the appearance of two, not so blank fillies with smirks on there stuck up little muzzles.