It was now almost night. The new couple was sitting in the park, looking really lovey dovey, which surprised most of their friends. Prism never looked like that. Not even with Whirlwind. Now they realized how... platonic Prism and Whirlwind looked when they were together.
"... And that's how we dated!", finished Candy after telling the whole story.
Anthea, who was being hugged by Turquoise, smiled warmly. Starburst stuck her tongue out. Everyone knew she had a small ― small, but she still had ― crush on Prism Bolt, and kind of felt bad for her. Golden Delicious reached out a hoof and patted her back, smiling. Turquoise grinned and said:
"I'm so happy for you! We all are."
"Yes", added Anthea. "We knew you would move on with a wonderful mare one day or another."
Ugh, could they just stop reminding him about Whirlwind? His face darkened and he shrugged, hugging Candy more tightly. Illusion walked behind Prism and patted his head.
"Now that you have a girlfriend, stop turning around mine, okay?"
"Ugh, shut up. It's over now."
"Now really though, stop turning around Claire", Candy glared at him.
"Don't worry Candy, he'll never get to do anything to me anyway", laughed Clarity.
"Yeah, Candy, I'd never... like... cheat on you.", he smiled and gave her a kiss on her small, cute, cheek.
She blushed and nuzzled his neck, which made him eep. Then he kissed her tummy. They both giggled as their friend looked at Prism with a weird expression. Prism was... acting really strange. They could almost think it was a changeling! Maybe it was just the power of love. They all left the place, leaving the couple snuggling and kissing. Before leaving Starburst said:
"You aren't dating yet, dummies. You need to have dates to date for real."
Then she left.
"She's right, Bolt, we should have serious dates."
"And our first kiss, too.", added Prism.
They both blushed and giggled awkwardly, looking away. They hadn't kissed on the lips yet. A few seconds of silence installed. Then Candy snuggled into Prism's large chest. The stallion wrapped his big wings around her small and hot body. He buried his muzzle into her mane and smelled something he would have totally expected: cotton candy. But with a bit of peppermint, too... and other delicious treats... And without knowing it, he bit it
"Prism, is that how you show somepony you love her?", giggled Candy.
"Hm? ... Oh! Ah, sorry...", he blushed of embarrassment. "I really want to eat you up though~"
"I want to eat you up too! But you're too big."
"Speaking of big...", started Prism. "Never mind."
"We'll have to see that later", she said and closed her eyes again.
"We're not really sleeping ... together ... in the park, right?"
"No. It's too early for sleeping together, silly.", she raised an eyebrow. "We're just cuddling!"
"Cuddling? I used to dislike hugs, but now... I love 'em."
He gave her a kiss on her forehead. It felt strange for him to kiss a mare again. What if he screwed everything up, like with Whirlwind? What if she thought they fit better as friends, like with Whirlwind? Either way he'd do his best to keep his precious, cute, little girlfriend of his. Then, Candy slowly fell asleep.
"Oh shi...", he groaned.
He carefully lifted her up after a few other minutes, and flew to Sugarcube Corner and knocked on the door.
"Hi there Prism!", said Sugar Rush.
"Hi there Bolt!", said Cloudy Skies.
"Shhh, your sister is sleeping", he smiled.
"I'll take care of it", said Pokey Pierce, lifting his daughter on his back. "Thanks."
"No problem.", he replied. "Oh, girls, if one of you is interested in dating my brother, he's free."
"Ew, no thanks.", said Sugar Rush, walking back into the house.
"Gross,... no thanks...", added Cloudy Skies blushing deeply (for some reason).
They closed the door and Prism smiled. He sighed, cracked his wings and up he went, back to his cloud house. It was almost dark now, and his family was having dinner. He wasn't very hungry though. He just wanted to sleep and dream of Candy.
Prism was really stressed out. He was going to have his first date with Cotton Candy. Hopefully he wouldn't mess up. Like with Whirlwind. He waited under the tree, chewing his hoof nervously. Finally, he saw his special somepony arrive, looking as embarrassed as he was. He kissed her on the cheek.
"Hi, Bolt.", she smiled shyly.
"Soooo, guess this is our first date huh?", he chuckled nervously.
Awkward silence again. They never knew it could be that hard. They were friends since... like, forever, but it seemed so hard to say anything at that moment. Cotton Candy stroked the ground.
"Let's get a milkshake."
"Good idea!", the stallion smiled.
They both stood up and walked together. A scary thought stroke Prism's mind: what if they weren't made to be a couple? Aaaagh, what would happen if they kept acting cold like this? He decided to make a first move and wrapped his wing around Candy's back, who smiled and nuzzled him. Hah, that wasn't so hard. Finally, they arrived at Sugarcube Corner. He opened the door for her, unusually gallant - which made Candy giggle. He couldn't just act all natural, since... well, look what happened between Whirlwind and him. He couldn't just act like Prism. They both entered. A table for two was free.
"Let me pull that chair for you!", said Prism, flying before her.
She blushed and sat down on the small chair. Before Prism could reach his seat, Pound Cake flew in and sat in front of Candy. Prism glared at him and groaned at the stallion who was giving Candy a flirty look. It didn't look like anything bad, but it was offending to Prism.
"Hello, there, Candy. You look great today!"
"Why does everypony say that?", she giggled. "Well thank y-"
Prism already had his hoof on her cheek to turn her face to his, giving her a gentle, soft kiss on the lips. They had kissed before, but not on the lips. Candy blushed deeply as Pound Cake looked at the scene with a horrified look.
"Ahm, I see you're busy...", he mumbled, flying away.
"Bye, P!", waved Candy.
Prism Bolt smirked and sat down at the table. This date seemed to start just fine.