//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: Derpy Love // by Muffin Derper //------------------------------// "Watch out!" Screams Rainbow Dash as a gray pegasus collides into her. "Derpy where are you off to so quickly?" Derpy getting up of the ground and shakes the dust of her coat. A little dazed and confused she takes a second before she replies. "Huh, what? Oh Sorry Rainbow Dash didn't see you there. There's a sale on muffins today at Sugarcube Corner, and I want to get there before they run out. Again." Derpy takes off again while Rainbow Dash calls out to her. "Well, be careful!" Derpy zooms her way through Ponyville as she nears her destination. Oh please let there still be muffins. Memories of her missing out last time filling her mind. shaking her head to rid the memoires, No, there shall be muffins! Derpy finally makes its to Sugarcube Corner, a dinging sound rings out signaling Derpy’s entrance to the store as she trots over to get line. Once in line she soon realises that line doesn't seem to be moving so Derpy decides to plant her rump while she waits whilst doing so she takes in her surroundings. Behind the counter Pinkie Pie is a mad blur of pink racing around as she helps Mr.Cake with the sales. Ponies waited in line for their turn to trot up to the counter. Vinyl Scratch along with Octavia are standing in line in front of her. I wonder how those two get along. Vinyl's head is bopping to whatever Dubstep beat is going on in her head phones. Off in the distance Derpy hears a child like voice complaining to somepony. "But I still don't understand why you had to wake me up for this Twilight?" Derpy turns to look at the oncoming voice to see Spike and Twilight walk up. Her cheeks began to warm up. Oh, why does she have to show up here!? Derpy's head darts around to see if she can hide, but if she moves she'll lose her place in line, and she wants her muffins. Dang it, ok keep calm Derpy. Just act normal. Twilight and Spike walk closer to the line. "Because Spike all you want to do is sleep. You need to get out more often and do stuff." Spike rolls his eyes as he says to himself. "Says the pony who use to stay locked in her room studying for hours on end." As Twilight and Spike take their place in line behind her. Derpy can feel her heart pounding in her chest. Luckily the line starts to move and Derpy can now see the counter. Her eyes grow wide when she see the Muffins on display. Twilight and Spike keep on bickering but they are washed out in Derpy's mind, for all she's focused on is getting her muffins now. The line picks up pace and pretty soon Vinyl Scratch and Octavia are next in line. "I'll take ten muffins." "Sorry Vinyl Scratch, I only have five left." Derpy's face fills with disappointment as she overhears the news. As her heart drops her wings follow as she sulks up to the counter. "No muffins?" She says very pitiful as her lip trembles. Mr. Cakes looks at Derpy than smiles, "Don't worry I had my wife pull some aside for you." Derpy's ears stand up as she smiles letting out a happy gasp, clapping her front hooves together. "Sweet!" Derpy rushes to the counter where her bag of long awaited muffins rested. Wasting no time she picks up the bag in her mouth, shuddering as the smell of muffins fills her nostrils, with a muffled “thanks” to the cakes before Derpy turns around only to hit a wall of soft lavender fur. The bag of muffins flies out of Derpy’s mouth as they are sent flying across the room. Both Derpy and Twilight yelp as they are both sent to the floor with Derpy on top, unaware to the pair is a baby dragon running after a bag of muffins. Derpy’s and Twilight’s open their eyes as violet met golden. Derpy’s heart stop as she stared into the eye’s that had stole her heart and plagued her dreams there beautiful, then reality caught up with her as she leaps off of Twilight, blushing furiously taking a few steps back with a panicked expression. Twilight shakes her head to get a clear mind. She raises a hoof to her head and shuts one eye as pain shoots through her skull, "Derpy are you okay?" Derpy looks up at Twilight with a burning face with tears swelling in her eyes. She had forgotten Twilight was here. "I-I'm so s-sorry Twilight, I didn't mean too." Her face turns an even darker shade of red, as embarrassment washed over her. Spike walks up with bag in hand, “Saved em for ya." He hands the bag to Derpy, who slowly takes it from him. Derpy looks at Twilight again as tears start to roll down her face. She then bolts out the door and runs off. Twilight and Spike look too each other with a look of confusion on their faces. Spike was the first to speak up, "What was that about Twilight?" Twilight shakes her head, "I don't know Spike. Did I do something wrong?" Spike just shrugs his shoulders. Twilight looks back at the retreating pony, "Have you noticed her acting strange lately Spike?" Spike just stares at Twilight in confusion. "Okay, more than her normal strange? Spike, Spike?" Twilight looks over at Spike, whom seems to have spotted Rarity and is no longer paying attention to her. She scoffs and trots off after Derpy. Looks like I'm going to figure this one out by myself. Lover Boy is preoccupied, again. Thoughts race through Derpy's mind as she races home. Tears blurred her vision to the point to where it's just colored blobs. Stupid, stupid, stupid! Why must I be so clumsy? Why did I have to bump into her? Anypony but her. She continues through the streets of Ponyville running by pure memory of the way home. As she nears her house she bears her head down and crashes through the Door. "Bloody Hey!? What are ya doin Derpy? Wait, why are you crying?" Doctor Whooves looks at Derpy confused as she bursts through the door into their home. "Did they run out of muffins again?" Derpy shakes her head as she walks over to the table to set her bag of muffins down. "Well, spit it out lassie?!" "I knocked somepony over!" Doc stares blankly at Derpy, "Are you serious? That's what this whole ruckus is on about?" Derpy's lip quivers as she tries to tell the rest of her story to her roommate. "So why are you so upset over knocking somepony down?" Derpy looks at Doc with frustration in her eyes. "B-but it was T-Twilight." Doc still looks confused. He brings his hoof up to his chin as he thinks. "I still don't understand." Derpy smacks her face, "Really?! Have you forgotten about what I told you a couple weeks ago?" Doctor Whooves lets out a roaring laugh as he places hoof on her shoulder. "Thats nothing to cry about my dear, I'm sure she knows it was an accident. No harm, no foul right? It's not like, it's not your character to be clumsy." A soft knocking comes from the front door. Both Doc and Derpy look at each other. Derpy shakes her head. Doc sighs, "Fine I'll get the door."