//------------------------------// // Chapter 19 // Story: New Year's Kiss // by Luvbuttonmash //------------------------------// "Alright, party people! Let's get this thing started!" Pinkie screamed into the microphone. She pointed at Vinyl Scratch."Hit it, DJ PON-3!" Vinyl selected a track from her computer and played it, letting the music boom through the speakers. Cheese shone the pink and blue lights at the chandelier, making it beam throughout the room. Everyone started to dance, and Pinkie smiled. She hit the button that started the timer on the stage. It was four hours until midnight. Pinkie bounced her way off the stage and went straight to Cheese. "Wow! This looks amazing! Those lights you suggested really did work out. Cheese, my friend, you are the best party planner that I have ever worked with," Pinkie complimented, making Cheese blush of embarrassment. "Oh, stop it," he said, moving his head towards the opposite side of Pinkie and waving his hand to her side, showing that he liked the compliment. "It's true! I mean, I worked with a lot of people before, but this has to be one of the best parties I've thrown with someone else. Hey, maybe you can work with me for the Spring Formal next month! We get started right away," Pinkie continued. Cheese nodded his head in agreement. "Yo, Pinks!" a voice called out. Pinkie looked at the direction she heard the voice from to see her friends approaching them both. "Hey guys!" She said, running up to hug each one of them. Cheese waved in the background as his friends talked to them. He leaned back on the wall, left alone in his own thoughts. I don't know what to do anymore. She doesn't even know that I like her. Probably doesn't even like me back. I can tell her friends tried to explain it to her. They would always give me a smirk every now and then, as if they know something. Do they? What's the point. It'll never matter. I guess I'll just be throwing parties for the rest of my life, alone,he thought, looking at Pinkie. He thought that he would never have a chance with the bubbly pink girl, never knowing her true feelings. He kept a smile on his face, trying to look as casual as possible. "I know you're faking that smile," a voice said. Cheese turned his head around to see Applejack's little sister, Applebloom. "So, what's got yer grill?" She asked. "Oh, it's nothing important," he said, trying to brush off his thoughts. "'Course it is! If it's got ya moapin' about at a dance, it's gotta be worth somethin' to talk about," she said. She looked at his eyes to see who he was staring at. "So that's what's wrong," she said. Cheese quickly turned his back to look at Applebloom. He immediately shook it as she laughed. "'S okay, Cheese. I'm havin' problems of mah own," she said, sliding down on the wall. Cheese got himself into the same position. "What do you mean?" "Well, I went to the dance with this boy I didn't really like at first 'cause I didn't know 'em. Then my friend Scootaloo had a end of the year sleepover with our dates. I don't know, but all of a sudden, I seemed kinda, attracted it him. Felt really weird. Now, I don't think I have the courage to go up and talk to him." "Apple bloom, he's your date. He probably likes you too, or else he wouldn't have said yes. Just go and talk to him. "Okay guys it's officially an hour until midnight. You better grab a partner. This is gonna be a good one," Vinyl said through the microphone. She grabbed a disk from a case and put on a fast song that required a partner. "Funny you should say that. Ya won't even ask Pinkie to—" "CHEESIE! This is my jam! Come dance with me! Hi Applebloom!" Pinkie said energetically. Apple bloom smiled and waved as Pinkie grabbed Cheese's hand and pulled him on the dance floor. "I stand corrected," Applebloom said. Pinkie and Cheese danced in the middle of the dance floor with mostly everyone watching them while others joined in. People cheered for the two as they spin around and did their own dance, just as the song suggested. The song eventually ended with Cheese spinning Pinkie to his arms. They both smiled as everyone clapped for them. They got off the middle of the dance floor. "Oh my gosh! That was amazing!" Pinkie said. "Yeah, that was awesome guys," Fluttershy nearly yelled. "Couldn't've said it better myself," Applejack said. "Eh, I can do better. No offense," Rainbow Dash said, putting a hand on her hip. "Let's see if that's true," a voice said. Rainbow was pulled to the dance floor. The rest looked at each other, and back at the floor. They quickly ran to the middle, watching Rainbow in awe as Soarin' held his hand out for her to take. She blushed as she slowly took it. "Play it, Vinyl!" he said. "Ya got it, boss," she said in a New York accent. A slow song played as the whole soccer teamed cheered for Soarin' and Rainbow. Seconds after, the rest of the five, except for Pinkie, paired off with a partner to dance with. Pinkie smiled wide for her friends, alongside with Cheese. After a few more songs, Cheese and Pinkie decided to go out on one of the balconies. They both looked up at the sky. They heard Vinyl say that the new year would come in five minutes. "I'm gonna miss this year," Pinkie said, leaning on the fencing. "Me too. But you know what they say. A new year is a new beginning," Cheese replied. Pinkie nodded her head and looked up at Cheese. "You wanna know what's funny?" Pinkie asked. Cheese looked at her. "What?" "After all this work we did, I still never knew about romance," she said, looking up at the stars. "Well, it has to do with love." "What is love? Like the kind you're talking about." "It's like—it's like you always want to spend time with that person. They always make you smile even when you're down. They'll always brighten up your day. It's not like friendship. It comes from a deeper feeling. You can't stop thinking about them. They give you butterflies in your stomach everytime you see them. Try make you blush. They make you happy," he said. "Start the countdown everybody! One minute till midnight!" Vinyl said. The crowd started to countdown. "So...uh, Cheese, do you like me?" Pinkie asked, drawing a circle with her finger on the ledge. "Of course I do. You're my friend." "39, 38...." "I mean LIKE ME like me, like the one you were just talking about." "Um, erm," he mumbled. She grabbed his hand looked in his eyes. "You can tell me," Pinkie said. Cheese blushed and gulped. "I don't know, maybe?" He said nervously. "25, 24...." "I think you have a crush on me. Do you?" Pinkie blurted out. Cheese lifted her hands up to his chest. "I don't know how I'm supposed to say this, but I do," he revealed to her. She blushed and looked away, a smile forming on her face. "That's amazing," she said, looking back at him. "Why?" He asked. "Because..." "10.." "I think.." "9.." She leaned in. "8.." He leaned in. "7.." "Yeah?" He asked. "6" "I think..." "5, 4..." "I have.." "3.." "A crush.." "2.." "On you.." "1.." Their lips touched. "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"