//------------------------------//
// Chapter 2 
// Story: My player number 2 
// by Candy-Sweets_12 
//------------------------------//

"Thanks for coming over girls," Sweetie Belle said gratefully, "I never was good with this type of thing." She said as her two best friends prepared her for her anniversary.
"Yeah, remember how we had to come help you prepare for you first date?" Scootaloo smirked. Blushing, Sweetie Belle said "speaking of, how was your date yesterday with Rumble?"
"Pretty good, and how was your date last week with Pipsqueak?" Scootaloo said to a blushing Apple Bloom. 
"It was so romantic, he said my dress really brought out the color of my cutiemark."

The Cmc all had their cutie marks, but it never ended their friendship, in fact, it made it better. They got it on the same day, Scootaloo getting hers from doing amazing tricks for the crowd she was performing in and rewarded with a wheel with a purple lighting rod coming from it with a orange wing on each side. Apple bloom getting hers from building and designing the stage that was used for the performance, and getting an apple in a blossom being painted from red to green with a paint brush. And Sweetie Belle getting hers from singing to the crowd, earning hers as a bell with a heart next to it.
"Speakin' of which, can ya'll tell us how your first date went again whiles we finish you up?" Apple Bloom asked.





It had been two years since they first met, and Button and Sweetie Belle took a deeper step into their relationship. The day before being asked out, Diamond Tiara was pestering the former cmc about their colt friends.
"Two years, since you've been hiding your secret relationship from your class mates, probably to busy obsessing over your lame and boring cutie marks." She teased.
"Leave her alone" Apple Bloom said in an annoyed expression, ever since they had their Cutecenera the week before, Diamond Tiara tried to find new ways to get under their skin. But the cmc had changed over the years, Scootaloo was now able to fly(since her parents allowed Rainbow Dash to give her private sessions) Sweetie Belle was now able to use her magic, and Apple Bloom would always just make a quick and even better remark back.
Silver Spoon eventually stopped hanging out with Diamond Tiara, and became friends with the cmc, but Diamond hadn't let it go.
Ever since she saw the cmc and 3 other colts playing around with each other, she found a whole new  field to test the three with.
"It's never too early to start planning your career choices, and those 'coltfriends' of ours are just really close friends."
Angry that her attempt at breaking their spirit had failed, Diamond shouted out "I give up! "As she marched out the classroom as soon as the bell rang, signaling the beginning of summer. Meeting up out side, the six fillies and colts ran to Sugarcube Corner to celebrate.





The next day Sweetie and Button Mash scheduled a meet up  which they'd play MineCraft every Saturday.
As Sweetie Belle once again jumped into a portal, Button Mash paused with a sigh and looked at his first true friend.

"Sweetie Belle", he asked, she paused as well as he looked into her eyes. 'She has the most beautiful eyes,'   he thought, as he began to get lost within them.
"There's something I've wanted to tell you, these past two years with you have made me happy to call you my friend," Sweetie didn't show it, but she was nervous, 'is he going to ask me to marry him? 'She then felt ashamed that she was thinking such thoughts, as if a 15 year old colt would do that type of thing, she felt so guilty of thinking so little of him.
"Sweetie Belle, will you..." he said blushing all the while, which eventually spread to Sweetie. "go out with me?"

Sweetie Belle was so shocked, she could hardly speak as she blushed. Button's confident smile faded, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked, if you want to stop being friends-"
"Yes."
"-I totally respect tha-, wa-wa-wait what?"
"Yes!" she said giving him a giant hug.
"Really? Wow! How about tonight, at 8:30 I'll swing by Rarity's.
" Ok. Sweetie said, she grabbed her laptop, and stuffed it in her saddlebag.
"Wait, why are you leaving? It's 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
"I have to tell Rarity," She said as though it were obvious.
"Oh, well, I'll meet you there!"





"Ow!" Sweetie exclaimed as Rarity pulled the brush one final time through her hair.
"Beauty hurts Sweetie." Rarity simply remarked." Apple Bloom, are you finished with that final touch yet?"
Apple Bloom  took the job as Rarity's apprentice ever since she got her cutiemark, "So that one day," she explained, "When ah' open my own shop, ah' can have the experience."
Scootaloo had taught Sweetie Belle a few simple moves for dancing, and though she was rusty, she got the hang of it soon enough. "What if we don't even go dancing?" Sweetie whined.
"Ya can never be too sure." Apple Bloom said.
"Thanks for your help girls, I really needed it." Sweetie said.
"No problem, now one more touch' 'Rarity said as she added a little blush, for Sweetie had asked her not to go overboard. 
"Overboard!" she had said," Why would I go overboard on your first date? Honestly Sweetie, even I didn't want to do such a thing."
"Ok, annnnnnnnd done!" Apple Bloom said. "Here you go" she gave the dress to Sweetie. Slipping it on as carefully as possible, Sweetie asked "How do I look?"
Rarity stood there, tears in her eyes "Beautiful." she said. Not wanting to have a remake of when she heard the news  earlier, saying that Sweetie was growing up so fast. And when she found out that it was a semiformal thing, she called Sweetie's friends over, and they made a beautiful but simple dress.
It stopped at her hooves, and it showed her cutie mark, the collar was a slightly darker shade of green, had a thin sheet of translucent green fabric trailing from behind it. She had a bit of eye shadow, that tinted her eye lids a very light, hardly visible, shade of green. "What were you working on?" Sweetie asked Apple Bloom.
She grinned. "Stand in the light." Sweetie did as ordered, and was astonished, her dress seemed to glow an aura of light green. "How did you do that?!" Sweetie asked as she looked in the mirror"
"Ah've got mah secrets." She said.
Right out the door, Button stood in a simple tuxedo, and a bouquet of the best flowers he could find. 'Ok Button, you'll give her the flowers, take her out to dinner, and go dancing. You've got this, you are a warrior of Hirule.'
He knocked on the door, and hardly being able to contain herself, Rarity answered the door.
"Hello, Button,"
"Hi Rarity."
"you look charming."
"Thank you."
Rarity moved to the side and Button saw Sweetie's friends. "Hey guys. Where's Sweetie Belle?"
"She went to the bathroom, c'mon sit down." Button sat down and felt awkward, eager to say something, Button said "I like those new dresses." Button said truthfully, this softened Rarity's overprotective cover a bit.
"Well I'm glad that you like them." Was all she stated.
Button turned around and found him face to face with Scootaloo. "Since Rarity hasn't done it yet, we don't want her coming home with a broken heart, got that?" Button stared as he saw another side to Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and suddenly Rarity that he never saw before, he then felt like he was staring in the face of a Endermare.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt her in any way." Their faces softened as soon as they heard a door opening, "I'm ready!" Sweetie Belle said. Button looked at her, and his mouth dropped. This earned him several giggles from the girls.
"W-wow! You look more beautiful then Princess Zelda!" 
At this Sweetie blushed, flattered. "Ya'll best be goin'." Apple Bloom said. With that Button remembered the flowers in his mouth, and gave it to a once again, flattered, blushing Sweetie Belle.
"Good bye everyone! See you at ten!" Sweetie said. Five minutes after walking, Sweetie finds a restaurant where tons of formal ponies are waiting in line. She followed Button right past them and saw a few angry glances glance her way. The pony by the door let them in, and from the corner of her line she saw angry ponies. She even saw Diamond Tiara, who was waiting in line.
"Button? Is this a good idea?"
"Don't worry, my aunt used to work and bring me here, so I get free meals of my choice. Another but much shorter line awaited them and soon they were escorted to a fancy table.
"Button, you didn't have to do this all for me." Sweetie said, "A nice picnic would've been fine."
"Don't worry about it, Button said, now what would you like?"
After taking their order the waiter went off to get their appetizers, and Sweetie and Button talked about their future careers, how Sweetie Belle wanted to sing professionally, and how Button wanted to make and play video games with computer programs. They talked about story lines of their favorite games, songs, and told each other finally about their feelings they've been hiding. Sweetie Belle admitted that she didn't realize about how much she thought about Button and how much she liked being with him. And Button admitted that he admired Sweetie and her knowledge of gaming since day one. By the time they finished their main meal, Button looked at his watch. "Come on let's go." He said.
Button took Sweetie to the park, where there seemed to be ponies dancing under the gazebo. Button led Sweetie there and he held out his hoof. Willingly, Sweetie danced with Button, letting the wind through the trees and the chirping of crickets lead them.





"... And then we went out for milkshakes at Sugarcube corner." Sweetie said with a sigh.
"You must really love him don't ya?" Scootaloo said.
"Why do you ask?"
"Well ya just went into full detail, and really must 'a cherished the time with him." Apple Bloom stated. 
"I'd be surprised if he didn't pop the question tonight, any day now he could be giving you that ring." Scootaloo said.
'They could be right,' Sweetie thought to herself, ever since they finished school and Rarity and FancyPants married, Button seemed like he was anxious for something, waiting for the right moment...
Sweetie grinned. It was her turn to mess with her friends. "I guess that I have to say the same about Rumble and Pipsqueak," Scootaloo blushed ferociously, and Apple Bloom looked embarrassed. Sweetie continued, "You and Rumble have been dating for what? Three years now?" 
"That's a personal thing! And it's six years." Scootaloo shot back.
"And don't you think that Pipsqueak is going to ask you since he pops by Sweet Apple Acres everyday?" Sweetie teased  with a smile.
"Well..." Apple Bloom simply said.
"Oh, relax girls, just don't tease my relationship, and I won't tease yours." They breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, now I think that your ready for your date." Apple Bloom smiled. "Ah' still can't believe that ya'll been dating for eight years, so much has happened in those years, with our sisters and their friends getting married, the new castle, our nieces and nephews, oh  Sweetie Belle," she said. "Ah' can't wait until it's your turn to settle down."
"And I  can't wait for yours" Sweetie Belle said. "I'd best be going, I'll tell you girls all about it as soon as it's over."Sweetie waved to her friends as she approached the park. 
'What if they are right? He might pop the question, but will I be ready? Stop it Sweetie Belle, you're not twelve anymore, of course you're ready, you love Button Mash, so if he asks you'll be willing to marry him-if he asks that is. Look at yourself, talking like the great and powerful Trixie used to. You need to pull yourself togeth-'
There she saw Button with a picnic basket on top of the hill where they met. "Hi Sweetie Belle."