"Just Kiss Already!" And Other Rumbaloo Tales

by Candy-Sweets_12


Chapter 14; Hidden Secrets

Rumble and Scootaloo both agreed to not mention the dating around friends. They didn't really feel that right then would be the right time to. So at school the next day, if either of them saw each other in the halls, they'd always direct their gaze away from each other and at something else.

Eventually, noon came around and everyone filed out for the cafeteria, where Rumble and Scootaloo sat together.

"Anything new lately?" Scootaloo asked.

"Nah, unless you count being dragged out of my room to try on tight suits." Rumble replied.

"That must suck,"

"You're one to talk, you're supposed to be at Rarity's to get a dress with the other bridesmares tomorrow," Rumble said.

"I am?"

"Yeah, but don't worry, it's just going to be Flitter and Cloudchaser, along with two of Blossom's other friends. One of which, might I add, makes a lot of puns."

"Like?" Scootaloo asked.

"She said that Blossom's relationship was blossoming forth."

Scootaloo shuttered. "That's bad."

"She's still pretty cool though." Rumble admitted.

"I don't have to wear white, do I?"

"I don't know, they're keeping it tradition to not show the groom the dress, but apparently they're doing the same with the bridesmaids. In other words, I have no idea."

"Well, at least we'll be done with school by then." Scootaloo said.

"Yeah, I can't wait. Though, I'm not that excited for exams."

"I'm sure that you'll get a decent score." Scootaloo assured him.

"It's not the material. I just don't like to take tests."

"Well you're not the only one, your looking at someone who's hated tests her whole life." Scootaloo motioned to herself.

"Yeah. So when do we try out for Junior Wonderbolts?"

"We're supposed to take them in May, and two weeks later, we're supposed to be notified." Scootaloo said.

"You think that the course'll be tough?'

"It can be, depending on how often we practice that is. Which means..." Scootaloo hinted for him to finish.

"More wing-ups?" Rumble guessed.

"No, agility. But we should do it more often." she smiled and Rumble sighed.

"So," Rumble lowered his voice to a whisper and leaned in a bit to Scootaloo. "do you still feel like going on a date?" he asked.

Scootaloo leaned in a bit closer and stared straight into his eyes. "I told you yes didn't I, it's almost like you want me to change my mind." She chuckled and Rumble smiled.

"Good. I'm still a bit surprised that you said yes." he replied.

"If I were to be honest, I am too. I didn't really know if I should say yes at first, but after a lot of thinking, I eventually made my choice. Scootaloo blushed and looked away, while Rumble smiled and blushed with her.

It wasn't until the noticed just how close they actually were to each other that they went back to their regular position. Unfortunately though, that moment didn't escape the eyes of her friends, one look at their table, and you could see everything they wanted to say in their eyes.

'Tell us what's going on at the tree house.' Scootaloo gulped and looked away as if she hadn't seen them.

"Oh boy." She mumbled.


"What, was that?" Apple Bloom asked with her arms folded.

"What do you mean?" Scootaloo asked.

"You know exactly what we mean. What was with the leaning and the whispering and the blushing?"

"You mean at lunch?"

"Yes!" The two shouted out. Both of them were giving her glares that made her avoid their eyes.

"It was nothing." Scootaloo assured them.

"Is staring intensely and blushing like crazy nothing?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"There's nothing between me and Rumble. We were just talking." Scootaloo lied. She didn't want to blurt out their secret like that.

"Looked more like giggling n' goofy smiles to me." Apple Bloom stated.'

"Okay, so we were talking with each other, big deal." Scootaloo said, failing at trying to dismiss the topic.

"It's a big deal if you two are exchanging secrets like that." Sweetie Belle mentioned.

"We don't have anything to hide." Scootaloo said, bit by bit, she could feel her confidence breaking.

"Then why'd you lean in towards him like that? To talk about the weather?" Sweetie Belle replied.

"No, we were just talking, and...it sort of just happened. It doesn't mean anything." Scootaloo resisted the urge to say 'promise', she didn't want to break any of them.

"We know you're hiding something Scootaloo." Apple Bloom said.

"I told you already, there's nothing to hide. I don't have anything to hide from you guys. I tell you two everything don't I?" Saying those words made her feel pangs of guilt.

"Then tell us what you were saying. And we'll believe it." Sweetie Belle said. At this point, Scootaloo felt ready to crack, but she quickly wracked her brain for another answer.

"We were talking about me being a bridesmare." she said. Her friends softened, and Scootaloo let out a sigh of relief.

"You are?" Apple Bloom asked, dropping her arms.

"Yeah, for Thunderlane's wedding."

"Why didn't you tell us before?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I didn't think that it would be that important for you to know." Scootaloo said.

"You could've saved yourself the guilt trip if you had told us earlier."

"I wasn't thinking straight." Scootaloo said, putting on a fake smile.

"Then, we're awful sorry for pushing ya like that. Ah' feel terrible."

'You're not the only one.' Scootaloo thought. "Don't be, I should've told you guys when I first found out. Are you going?"

"Everypony in town is always going to weddings. I wouldn't miss it for anything." Sweetie Belle assured.

"Same here, if the crop holds up." Apple Bloom said.

"It's so nice of them to let you be in their wedding." Sweetie Belle grinned.

"I know. But I haven't been in a wedding for a while, I just hope I can get some things right."

"Aw don't worry about it, Ah'm sure that you've got this in the bag." Apple Bloom waved off.

"Yeah. I can't wait to see you there, who will you be walking with -if you're walking with someone that is." Sweetie Belle asked.

"Rumble." Scootaloo sighed, she just knew the conversation would end up back to him eventually.

"Aw, that'll be so cute." Sweetie Belle teased. Scootaloo blushed.

"Don't get any ideas!" she said defensively, though her sharp tone had no effect with her blush ruining it, causing the other two to giggle.

Scootaloo sighed. 'Oh well. At least I didn't say anything about my date.' She arched her back as guilt weighed her down again. 'It seems like I get more hidden secrets everyday.' With that, she sighed, and went on to talk about something else.