"OH MY BALLONS, YOU TWO ARE FINALLY DATING?!" Pinkie yelled loudly. Soarin and Rainbow Dash, joined by hands, grinned and nodded excitedly.
"We made it official yesterday," Soarin smirked towards Rainbow.
"Wait...did you two...do the thing?" Twilight asked awkwardly fixing her glasses. Rainbow's eyes widened as Soarin chuckled softly.
"No Twi, we didn't do...that we just kissed..." Dash replied while blushing.
"TWICE!" Soarin added. Rainbow smiled, confirming it. Rarity, who had been a bit shocked at this happening without the plan she and the other two athletes had in progress, spoke up happily.
"I assume you've told half the school already?"
Both Soarin and Dash looked at each other sheepishly. "Actually, no you guys are the second group to know," Soarin explained.
Fluttershy raised an eyebrow. "Who were the first?"
"My parents," Dash answered. Applejack laughed softly.
"How'd that go fer ya'?" she asked.
Soarin caressed the back of his neck. "Well..."
"WHAT?"
"I'm so happy for you!"
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!"
"Oh c'mon honey, be supportive! They're finally together! Our daughter is with the greatest guy, and he's someone I can trust to take care of her."
"NO,NO NO-NO, NO!"
"Yeah mom, why can't you be supportive. Dad understands!" Dash complained. Soarin nodded nervously. Firefly walked up to him and janked his shirt.
"LISTEN HERE PUNK, IF YOU EVEN HURT A HAIR ON MY DAUGHTER'S HEAD, I WILL RIP OUT YOUR INTESTINES AND SHOVE THEM DOWN YOUR THROAT!" she screeched. Soarin gulped and quickly hid behind Rainbow, using her as a shield.
"Oh god where's Flash when I need him?" he whispered.
"DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
"It was...good," Dash lied elbowing Soarin in the process. He laughed nervously, the girls soon started giggling at his actions.
"Well I congratulate you on your new achievement in your relationship," Twilight added proudly. Dispite not having much experience on relationships, she had read about them before, she knew they were special to those committed to one.
"Pfft. No, no silly! Something this important deserves some celebration! HUGE PARTY AT MY PLACE!" Pinkie yelled enthusiastically. The young couple winced slightly.
"Actually Pinkie, we wanted to keep this under wraps for a while. We'll tell people when we're ready if you don't mind," Soarin said smiling at her. Pinkie deflated a little but returned the smile. "We could all go eat somewhere though, just the eight of us that know?"
With that, Pinkie lit up once more and grabbed all her friends in both arms. "PIZZA PLACE IT IS THEN!!"
"Yay," Fluttershy peeped.
The girls...and guy sat on a booth with their drinks. Soarin sat next to Rainbow in the middle, Pinkie was next to Rainbow, Rarity next to Soarin, Fluttershy next to Rarity, Applejack next to Pinkie, and Twilight and Sunset on the edges.
All were patiently waiting for their pizza. Partly because everyone was throwing questions back and forth.
"How did it happen?"
"How'd ya' both react to each other's feelin's when y'all found out?
"How does feel to be with someone you've always wanted?"
"Oh you two make the cutest couple!!!"
Rainbow laughed to herself at her friends' remarks. Soarin, somewhat expecting these questions, answered most with a smile.
"Umm?" a small voice out of the group spoke up. They all looked to who it belonged to.
"Can I ask a small question?" Twilight peeped. Soarin and Rainbow smiled, nodding. "Well, I've read about romance in HUNDREDS of novels and stories but, what I still don't understand is something about a spark. A feeling that you get when you're around the person you're meant to be with. It's some type of energy, isn't it? Or what about a person can be so special that you need them to always be with you?"
"Small question, Twilight?" asked Sunset. Twilight grinned sheepishly. "Either way, it's a feeling called love."
"Yes, a feeling so powerful, it can drive you to do anything," Rainbow added. "In fact, considering the stuff we've been through, you can even go as far as to consider it magic."
"Magic? Is that what love is?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah, love might even be more powerful than friendship," Sunset suggested.
"Really? I thought you said friendship was the most important mahic of all," Twilight recalled.
"Well, friendship is a type of love," Soarin replied.
"PIZZA'S HERE!"
A waitress passed by them with a large pizza in hold and set it another table. "Nope, wrong people Pinkie."
"Oh," she said slumping in her seat. "I hate when that happens, I'm starving!"
The others laughed softly at their bubbly friend.
"Don't worry Pinkie, our pizza should be here soon," Fluttershy said softly patting her friend.
"Yeah, don't sweat about Pinks," Rainbow agreed. She looked over to Soarin on the other side of her and smiled sheepishly. He gave her a reassuring smile and held her hand under the table. She blushed and bit her lip.
"I saw that," Rarity teased. The rest of the girls smirked at them, with the exception of Fluttershy and Twilight, who giggled to themselves instead. Both athletes blushed and grinned in embarrassment.
"O-oh, look, the pizza is here," Rainbow studdered quickly and pointed towards a waitor coming their way.
Pinkie gasped. "Really?!" she turned and saw the waitor beginning to set the pizza on the table.
The waitor smiled at them. "One pepperoni pizza, extra cheesy crust. Just the way you asked," he said winking at Pinkie. Her eyes widened as she blushed softly. "Oh, and some super spicy hot wings?"
"GIMME!" Pinkie jumped out of her seat and leaped onto him. He was taken off guard and fell to the ground. Pinkie took the hot wings and threw em back to her seat. "RAINBOW, PROTECT THEM WITH YOUR LIFE!" Rainbow's eyes widened. "I need to use the bathroom." The waitor from under her cleared his throat and smiled. "Oh...ooops. Hehe," Pinkie got up and held out a hand for him. She then ran to the bathroom as fast as she could avoiding eye contact with him.
He stared after her. "Pinkie Pie, right?" he asked towards the group. After earning a satisfying nod, he grinned and walked back to the kitchen.
"Looks like Soarin and Rainbow Dash aren't the only lovebirds taking flight tonight!" Rarity said in teasing tone. Soarin and Dash blushed and laughed along with the rest.
"I guess it's no mystery why she picked this place then!" Sunset added. "Well, and the pizza here is the greatest in town!"
They went back to their laughing spree, getting a bite or two along the way.
"Thanks for tonight guys!" Rainbow shouted once outside the pizzeria. "I'll see ya tomorrow at school!"
"Have a safe trip home," Fluttershy replied.
"See ya later!" Applejack beamed.
"Yeah, and promise you two won't run away together like in those cliche romance novels?" Twilight teased, now feeling more comfortable around Soarin dispite him being the only male besides family and Spike that she had ever actually talked to.
"Hehe, Pinkie promise, Twi!" Soarin joked, using the nickname the others had given her.
The rest finished waving and wishing them a good night as the couple turned to go to Rainbow's beloved home. Soarin smiled happily after feeling Dash's hand wrapped itself around his. Once she was sure her friends were out of sight, of course.
"Tonight was..."
"Fun," Soarin finished for her. She nodded dreamly. "We should do it again sometime, alone maybe?" he asked wiggling his eye brows. Dash chuckled softly at the dork standing next to her.
"Maybe...but only if you behave," she teased.
"When do I not?" he replied while pretending to be offended.
"You'd be surprised," Dash answered. "I'll have to keep a leash on ya'"
"Get one near me, and it's tickle town for you," Soarin threatened. She stopped walking and gave him a light punch in the arm.
"Bring it on!"
"No, sweety, we've had enough for one night," he said patting her head. Rainbow blushed crimson red.
"Shut up nerd," she said harshly, but still in a joking manner.
"Awww! Is widdle Dashie mad?" he teased. He was close to reaching her limit. "You're adorable!" So. Very. Close.
"Stahp! I am NOT adorable," she growled. So close.
"You're so cute when you're angry!" ....and there it went...
"SOARIN!" she screeched. She attempted to tackle him but he moved out of the way, making Dash even more dangerous.
"HOLY SHIT!" he yelped. He started running as fast as he could to Dash's house.
"Get back here you...you...DORK!" she yelled after him.
"You think that's offensive SKITTLES?" he called out, hoping for her reaction.
"ARGHH, I HATE YOU!"
"Love you too, sweetie!" he replied happily.
He had finally reached her house and decided to stop running. She, not far behind him, finally pounced on him once he stopped.
"You! You, are insane!" she said catching her breath. Soarin smiled and brushed some hair off of her face.
"Well the skittles pack doesn't fall far from the tree," he teased once more, using the candy to his advantage.
"Stahp! PLEZ!" she pleaded lazily.
"Nu," Sorain said sweetly. He caressed her cheek with his finger in attemp to calm her down.
"You're a dork..." Rainbow whispered. "But you're the best I got..."
"Gee, thanks," Soarin answered sarcastically, earning a quick chuckle from Rainbow. She stared right through his emerald eyes.
"You're cute..." she said bluntly.
"Gee, thanks," he once again replied. However this time, a small blush appeared in his face.
"I said that outloud, ok...." Rainbow mentally facepalmed. She shuffled nervously, looking around to make it less awkward.
Soarin just stared at her. She looked so innocent, like all of the anger she had previously had gone. She looked scared...shy even. She was...adorable. He stared a bit longer. He payed more attention. All of her features...they were outlined by the moonlight. Her bright rainbow hair contrasting with the dim colors around them. Her hued magenta eyes and how they just...glowed. How beautifully they glowed. And then her lips. Her moist, cold lips calling his attention.Oh, how much he wanted them. She looked...bold. But..timid.
"You're gorgeous..." he whispered. He was tense, she could tell. But so was she.
"I..."
"We should...go inside. It's getting colder out here," he nervously suggested.
"Y-yeah," she agreed. "C'mon."