//------------------------------// // Mint's First Date // Story: Dance Til The End // by Flutterbat276 //------------------------------// She stood in her bedroom after school, alone as usual. Her parents wouldn't be home until dinner, so she had a good three hours to do homework and such. Thirty minutes past and she was watching tv, as she usually did after school. Her monster tail swished around as Baby Belle, the main character, was in a very good situation with her crush. They were getting closer and closer as her tail moved faster and faster, axieous for the moment to happen. Mint imagined her and Diamond on the dance floor under the setting sun as the moon rose into the sky. She imagined them getting closer and closer as the blue colored Baby Belle did with her crush Yin Yang, a yeti pony much like Mint. Mint heard knocks at the door which seemed to be perfectly timed with the scene getting interrupted by a friend in both scenarios. "I'm coming!" Mint said, running to the door. "D-D-Diamond! What are you doing here!!" "Oh, um...I was wondering if may er we could just get some dinner together tonight. Y'know, to get to know each other better than we do already. I want this Saturday to be a great time for us and I felt like if I didn't know you well than I uh...we couldn't make that work," Diamond stuttered. He had both eyes visible now, which was odd to Mint. He never had his mane like that, and now she knew why. His right eye, the one that's always covered, was a bright red, like a ruby. His snow encased diamond cutie mark seemed to twinkle in the later afternoon sun. "I...I would love to, thank you!" Mint said, trying to stay calm. "What should you like Ms. Leaf?" the waitress said. Mint pointed to the menu and said, "A garden salad with blue cheese dressing if you don't mind. Thank you." "Alright. For you sir?" "Um...I'll have what she's having," Diamond responded. "Alright, your salads will be out momentarily," and with that, the waitress trotted to the back to deliver the order sheet. "So, Mint. I hope you don't mind me asking but how-" "It's my dad...he's a monster pony. Fur type B, to be exact. And my mom is a pegasus. I got wings from her, tail from dad, and a little extra fluffy coat!" Mint said, interrupting Diamond before he finished the question. They laughed and before they knew it, the salads were in front of them. "Thank you!" the two said as the waiter walked off in unison. "Jinx! Haha!" Mint laughed, playfully planting a punch on Diamond before tapping the wooden table. "I'll see you tomorrow then Mint!" Diamond said as he trotted back to his place down the street. He lived further southbound, but only by a quarter mile. He could easily get home before his curfew of nine. Meanwhile, Mint came back home to see her parents walking to the door to go inside. "Mom, dad!" Mint shouted as she embraced them into a hug. "Mint Northern Leaf, why are you not inside!" Snow Flurry, her mother, scolded. "I was on a date...I planned on being here before you but, we kept talking and talking over a garden salad. Then he did the sweetest thing! He got us a milkshake to split!" Mint explained, squealing of excitement and joy. Her father, Icy Barren, glared at her. "A date, huh? Who is the guy? Do I know him? Is he from school?" "Yes, Diamond Dust, yea, and definately. That answer your questions?" Mint said, rushing to get inside. "So, you changed your mind about the dance this Saturday? You are going with Diamond?" Snow said. "Heck yea I'm goin! He asked me to go with him! He's, like, my crush! I can't turn him down like that!" Mint squeaked. "Ok then. I'll help you pick a dress tomorrow after school. I have a day off, so I can take you anywhere!