"Are you coming or not?" Apple Bloom asked with a raised eyebrow.
"In a second," Sweetie Belle said, whipping her head to her friend.
"One, let's go." Scootaloo said, tugging on Sweetie Belle's arm.
"You guys are so impatient."
"Says the pony who spent the last ten minutes trying to say goodbye to her coltfriend." Apple Bloom remarked.
"One more thing?" Sweetie Belle begged.
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle exchanged a glance between one another, before turning back to their friend.
"Two minutes, and then we're going." Scootaloo said. The two started off on the road as Sweetie Belle perked up and turned back to Button Mash, who was grinning openly. Of course, neither Scootaloo nor Apple Bloom could avoid from turning back to see the two kissing the other. Even though there was clearly no tongue, the two may as well have been playing tonsil tennis.
"Bleh." Scootaloo said.
After another moment or two, Sweetie Belle skipped behind the two with a light blush on her cheeks, smiling from ear to ear as she kept glancing back.
"Was that really necessary?" Scootaloo asked.
"Oh whatever, " Sweetie Belle said with a roll of her eyes. "you kiss Rumble all the time don't you?"
"What?!" Scootaloo started blushing as her hairs stood on end. She looked away and bit her lips. "No, of course not." She kept walking forward until she realized her friends had stopped. "What?"
"Have you made any progress yet?" Apple Bloom asked in disbelief.
Scootaloo looked down. "Well..."
"C'mon, we're talkin' about this in the tree house." Apple Bloom stomped off towards the farm, Sweetie Belle quickly following, and Scootaloo was left no choice but to follow.
"Explain yourself." Apple Bloom demanded
"I just never kissed him on the lips. That's all." Scootaloo said. "It's not a big deal."
"But don't you like him that way?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Of course I do. Why else would I be dating the guy?"
"She means don't you like him enough to kiss him?" Sweetie Belle said.
"Well...." Scootaloo said, looking down.
"You said it yourself, you felt like kissing him before."
"That was in a dream!" Scootaloo corrected.
"But you still wanted it to happen didn't ya?" Apple Bloom pointed out.
Scootaloo didn't have any response to that one.
"Scootaloo, you should try confronting your feelings. Otherwise, you may never progress in your relationship with Rumble. Do you want that to happen?"
"I actually just like things the way they are now."
"But do you want ta stay like this for as long as you're dating him? I swear that every time Ah' see you two together I feel cold, cause there's ice that needs breaking." Apple Bloom emphasized. Sweetie Belle held out her hoof for Apple Bloom to bump, prompting Apple Bloom to hit it proudly.
"Rumble and I are close."
"But do you want to stay at that 'new boyfriend status'? Don't you ever want to let your guard down around him?"
"I do that all the time."
"I mean completely Scootaloo, getting rid of that tough girl look. You can only be gentle if you want to be." Sweetie Belle replied.
"Okay, so I don't act tough all of the time, and I do want to get closer to him. How is kissing on the lips supposed to confirm that?"
"It's one way of showing affection to him. Ya love him right?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Yes."
"Have you ever told him that?" Sweetie Belle asked. Scootaloo looked down.
"No, not that I can recall." Scootaloo sighed.
"Did he ever say he loved you?"
"Yes." Scootaloo said softly.
"What did you do in response?"
Scootaloo sighed. "He caught me off guard. I blushed and called it cheesy." Before her friends could say another word, she hugged her arms to her chest. "I'm a terrible girlfriend."
"No your not," Sweetie Belle assured her. "you just don't have the knack to show your affection. You don't have to kiss him right away, you can always do that eventually. But if you really want to get closer to him, then you'd best soften up a bit."
"You're right. I guess that my ego got in the way." Scootaloo said.
"You'd best keep that from happening again. Unless you don't want a close relationship."
"I do, it's just..." Scootaloo put her head down on her arms. "ugh. Why is this so hard?"
"It's only hard if ya make it hard." Apple Bloom said.
"Says the pony who still isn't dating her crush." Scootaloo snapped back. Everyone went silent. Scootaloo softened once she realized what she said. "Apple Bloom, I'm sorry, I'm just so frustrated."
"I can understand. Ah' shouldn't be forcing this on ya if I hadn't done it myself."
"But I didn't mean it, it just slipped out. I'm so sorry."
"It's fine Scoots, It doesn't affect me a bit. You're right. Tell you what, if you get closer to Rumble-"
"I don't have to kiss him right away do I?"
"No, you don't have to. I'll ask Pipsqueak out."
"You're seriously willing to do that?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Ah ought to do it sometime. He doesn't seem any closer to asking me. 'Sides, whatever it takes for Scootaloo, I'm in for it." Apple Bloom said.
"Thanks girls." Scootaloo said.
"No problem. But Ah'm not asking Pip out until you and Rumble loosen up." Apple Bloom commanded.
"Deal."