Blaze the Pony Tale

by Wolven5


204. Leap of Faith - Part 5

Cheese Sandwich stood outside of Sugarcube Corner, gulping loudly as he raised his hoof to knock on the door. The bakery was closed today since the Cakes planned to set up a snack stand over at the Ponyville Swim Meet later, but getting a snack wasn’t his objective.

Cheese Sandwich had a date.

After Maud Pie’s visit to Ponyville, Cheese and Pinkie had been a little awkward and nervous around each other as they each made up their minds about their feelings for each other. It had taken a few days, but finally, Cheese had worked up the courage to ask Pinkie on a date. It was now that Cheese was really, reeeally regretting not attempting to date in the past. Before now all he had ever felt like was being friends with other ponies, and right now his inexperience had him more jittery than he had ever been.

However, before the nerves could make him back down, Cheese thought back to a few hours earlier when he had been given some words of wisdom.

Cheese Sandwich paced around Pepper Pony's nervously, fiddling every so often with the collar of his shirt. He had argued with himself for a while about whether he should wear something fancy, before deciding to go with just a clean shirt. He was nervous enough and he always felt more confident in his shirt, plus he knew Pinkie liked it.

“Sweetie, you need to calm down. I can understand your nerves but believe me; everything is going to go fine tonight.”

Cheese looked up from his pacing to see Mrs. Spice leaning over the counter with a reassuring smile on her muzzle. Her cool collected demeanor had an immediate calming effect on the stallion and he moved from his place in the front of the store to one of the bar stools in front of the older mare.

As he slumped in front of her, she place a hoof over his. Cheese turned his gaze to her and sighed. “I know I shouldn’t be worried. Pinkie and I hang out all the time as friends but… well I’ve never… never dated anypony before and I really like Pinkie. I just want to make sure everything goes well.”

“Honey, I understand. I know this must all seem strange and scary, but I can assure you, that if you take a risk and put your heart out there, it might be the best decision you’ll ever make.”

Cheese could feel the confidence in Chili’s words, but doubts still gnawed at him. “I’m really worried though, Mrs. Spice. What if this doesn’t work and ruins my friendship with Pinkie? I really care about her and I don’t want to lose her.”

Chili Spice gave Cheese a deep look for a moment before flapping her wings and rising over the counter. As she landed, she wrapped Cheese up in a big hug, making sure he could feel her support.

“Cheese, I want you to listen to me carefully for a moment. In life, sometimes we go through heartache. It is inevitable. But without pain, we can't fully appreciate joy. Sometimes things aren’t going to work out, and sometimes ponies get hurt. But there are two things you need to know.”

The older mare leaned back so Cheese could see her eyes and the full weight behind them.

“First off, taking a risk like this can seem scary and hard. But if you never take the leap, you’ll never experience all the happiness that love can bring you. For all the parties in the world that you throw, you will never know a fraction of the happiness that can come from two ponies being in love. It can be a risk and it can end badly, but if you never try, you will never truly know.”

Cheese looked at her and nodded, his eyes wide, like a school colt begging his mummy to banish the monsters under the bed. “And the second thing?”

The pegasus gave a heartfelt smile that radiated assurance and care. “The second is this. I have known you for a while now, and Pinkie even longer and I can tell you this with absolute certainty. Even if things don’t work out romantically with Pinkie Pie, there is nothing in the whole world, that could wreck the friendship you two share. Because she will never let it happen, and neither will you. After all, friendship is magic, and you two are some of the most magical ponies I have ever seen. Your friendship will always be there with her.”

Cheese felt a wave of relief and gratitude fill him. He gave the older mare another hug, letting her know just how much he appreciated her words. The old mare chuckle and hugged him in return, before letting a sly smirk cross her muzzle.

“Now stow those nerves Cheese Sandwich. You have a mare to go woo.”

Her strong words filled him with strength and his nerves receded. He could do this.

He raised his hoof and knocked.

*KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK*

*GAAAAASSSSSSP*

“HE’S HERE! HE’S HERE!” Pinkie panted as she tried to pull her wild mane back into a ponytail (The hairstyle, not an actual pony’s tail).

“Pinkie, sweetheart, calm down,” Cup Cake said gently as she walked up behind Pinkie as her employee sat before the bathroom mirror, and took the brush and mane-tie Pinkie had on the sink counter.
“No need to be nervous.”

“I’m not nervous, I’m excited! Heh-ha!” Pinkie giggled nervously, calming a bit from Cup Cake’s motherly presence.
“Well, maybe I’m a teensy little nervous… I’m EXCI-VOUS! WAIT! Somepony needs to answer the door!”

“Carrot Cake’s taking care of that, dearie,” Cup Cake assured, “now let’s get you ready. After all, every young mare wants to look pretty for her first date!”

“Ohhh, Mrs. Cake! I’m… I’m-” Pinkie didn’t know what to say, fidgeting a bit when she felt Cup Cake’s hooves on her shoulder and saw the older mare’s smile in the mirror.

“Pinkie, it’s going to be okay!”

“But Mrs. Cake…” Pinkie finally sighed, oddly morose, “I’ve… I’ve never been on a date before, ever! What do I do? What do I say? I’m so afraid of messing things up! I mean, sure I’ve thrown bunches of parties, for all sorts of occasions, but… I’ve always been so caught up in making everypony smile, I… I just don’t know about this.”

“Pinkie…” Cup Cake hugged her employee from behind, looking at her in the mirror. “Do you remember, back when you first came into this bakery? You saw a poor stallion, who was ten bits short to buy a special cake for his daughter, and he was afraid his little filly’s birthday was going to get ruined!

“You, in your blessed sweethearted goodness, gave him the bits he needed and said you couldn’t stand to let a party be ruined, and when he said he wanted to pay you back somehow…”

Pinkie giggled as the fond memory came back, “I told him he’d already paid me: With a nice, big smile!”

“Mm-hmm, and then when I said that was the last day Carrot and I were going to be open because business hadn’t been going well,” Cup Cake went on, “you saved us by attracting so many customers we ran out of treats and ingredients to make more!”

Pinkie smiled in thought as she remembered, “...Then you brought me into your home, and I got another pair of parents, I just couldn’t stop smiling…!”

“Neither could we,” Cup Cake blinked away the tears before they could be shed. “And now, it’s time for you to make your special somepony smile!”

“B-but, Mrs. Cake! He… he’s not…” Pinkie didn’t know why she was protesting to the contrary but found herself unable to.

“Oh, Pinkie, dear,” Cup Cake finished doing Pinkie’s mane and had her turn around to make their talk face-to-face.
“After everything you’ve told us about Cheese Sandwich, every time we’ve seen the both of you together, smiling and laughing, I can’t help but feel like the young mare I was when Carrot first asked me out!

“ I know you care about Cheese, and you know it yourself! But it’s up to you to decide if it’s caring for a friend or caring for somepony who could be so much more to you. I understand that you’re nervous. Faust knows I was nervous on my first date with Carrot.”

“Really?” Pinkie was all wide-eyed that it made Cup Cake giggle a bit.

“Mm-hmm, but you know what? I took a moment to remember what it was about Carrot even then that I felt drawn to, a deep breath, and all I had to do was be myself! After all, if you want somepony to truly care about you, you have to show them who you are, what makes you shine and even what you’re not proud of.

“If he can accept you, for all your good points and your faults, then he just might be the one for you.”

Pinkie’s wide-eyed expression softened as she nodded with a small smile and Cup Cake gave her daughter in every way that mattered a careful look, “Hmm… You need something besides your mane style… Ah! Wait just a minute!”

Pinkie watched as Cup Cake left her bedroom for a few moments but quickly came back with some kind of soft yellow fabric.

“Hold still for just a moment,” Cup Cake said as she wrapped the fabric around Pinkie’s shoulders and then placed a cupcake-shaped pin on it to hold it together.

Cup Cake turned Pinkie Pie to the mirror and Pinkie couldn’t help but smile at the soft yellow scarf with the cupcake pin holding it together as her second mother lovingly said, “There, isn’t that pretty?”

“Pinkie Pie!” called the voice of Carrot Cake from downstairs. “Are you gonna be much longer?”

“Oop!” Pinkie realized she was keeping Cheese waiting. “Whadoo I do, whadoo I say, I-”

She felt Cup Cake gently hold her still as the older mare then said, “Just remember what makes you care about Cheese Sandwich, and to be yourself. Just relax, and don’t worry! Even if he turns out not to be your special somepony, the two of you can always be friends. Because the bond between you two is truly so special that it would never be broken so easily. Cheese would never let that happen and neither would you.

“Remember that friendship is magic, Pinkie, because you are among the most magical ponies I know.”

Pinkie smiled with deepest love and appreciation as she gave Cup Cake a big hug, which she was all-too happy to return.

“You’re right, Mrs. Cake!” Pinkie declared with a sudden feeling of confidence. “I’m gonna go on the most specialist special date that was ever special!”

“That-a-girl, but you might want to-” Cup Cake laughed a bit as she tried to tell Pinkie to settle down a bit.

But the pink party pony was already hopping down the stairs and following the sound of Carrot Cake and Cheese Sandwich’s voices, she found them at the booth table in the corner.

All her excitement, her readiness for this date, to have a swell time with Cheese Sandwich - Nothing could stop her now!

“Hiya Cheesy!”

Cheese Sandwich flinched at the sound of Pinkie’s voice and looked to her with a shaky smile, “Oh! Uh… h-h-hi, Pinkie Pie!”

Almost at once Pinkie felt her exuberance deflate like a whoopee cushion as she realized, Oh no! Cheesy’s nervous too!

Cheese and Pinkie walked through the streets of Ponyville, the pricey café their destination, but unlike normal, both said little to each other on the walk there. Pinkie’s sudden burst of exuberance had diminished upon seeing how nervous Cheese was, and Cheese in turn had felt worse, seeing a glimpse of disappointment in Pinkie when he arrived. Now the two were unsure how to proceed, not sure whether they would cross some unspoken boundary or ruin their perfect friendship but trying for something more, despite both desiring to try.

Feeling as though something had to be said, Cheese took the initiative.

“Um… you look really nice today, Pinkie.”

“Oh uh, thanks, Cheesy… you look nice too.”

More silence followed.

“Um, the sky is really looking good. Rainbow and Thunderlane did a good job.”

“Yeah… it feels nice to have a sunny day like this.”

Other ponies on the street could almost feel the awkwardness from the two party ponies. Cheese and Pinkie both seemed to realize they weren’t getting very far with this, so they avoided eye contact until they reached the café.

Almost immediately the waiter, Savoir Fare, showed them their seats and left them with menus. However this did nothing to stop the silence pervading the two ponies.

Feeling her nerves growing again, Pinkie decided to give herself a moment to breath.
“Um… I’ll be right back… just need to use the fillies room.”

Cheese Sandwich watched her scamper inside, feeling a sense of disappoint in himself build. He really wanted this to work, so why was this so hard?

The stallion gave a sigh and halfheartedly looked at his menu. If he couldn’t think of something soon, it seemed that the advice that Mrs. Spice had given him would be pointless. He really hoped it wouldn’t be, Pinkie was so special to him, and he wanted so much to let her know that, to show her that.

After splashing a bit of water onto her face (thank FAUST she hadn’t seen Rarity; she would have insisted Pinkie wear makeup) Pinkie gaze into the restroom mirror, hoping something would come to her mind.

“Okay, okay, you can do this, Pinkie. You just need to giggle at the ghosties, remember? Just need to face your fears and doubts and everything will be okay!”

Her reflection simply stared back at her.

“Why am I not moving? Okay, need to do this now…”

Her reflection blinked at her but nothing more.

“Oh… come on, Pinkie! I really like Cheesy. So… why is this so hard?”

"Uh Pinkie, who are you talking to?”

Pinkie gasp a gasp and spun around to find Rainbow Dash had entered the bathroom, one of her eyebrows raised in confusion.

“R-Rainbow, what are you doing here?!”

“Just thought I’d use the bathroom before I picked up my lunch order… are you okay, Pinkie? You seem really nervous.”

Pinkie just stuttered for a moment before, her curly hair deflated a little and she lowered her head. Having seen the results of Pinkie’s hair deflating, Rainbow immediately felt worried for her friend, and moved forward to wrap a wing around her.

“Hey Pinks, it’s okay. What’s up? Tell your pal Dashie what’s wrong.”

Pinkie glanced at her friend before her gaze returned to the tiled bathroom floor.

“It’s... Dashie, I’m just… I’m just really nervous and scared.”

Rainbow wasn’t very good in situations like this. She knew she wasn’t. Mushiness and feelings stuff, they always left her feeling uncomfortable and confused. But she also knew her friend needed her, and so, despite the awkwardness she knew was to follow, the rainbow mare, gently lifted Pinkie’s face so the pink pony could see her eyes.

“Pinkie, what’s wrong?”

Pinkie stared at her for a moment, as if reading Rainbow’s sincerity and her worry. After a moment, she spoke.

“I’m on a date with Cheese Sandwich.”

Rainbow blinked before her eyes grew a little wider. This was news to her. She hadn’t realized that Pinkie and Cheese liked each other in that way. Then again she was pretty bad at reading those sorts so of things, but still. It was a surprise.

“Um, wow. I… I didn’t expect that. Okay, so you’re on a date right now. Why does it seem like you’d rather be anywhere else?”

Pinkie lowered her gaze again, until she felt Rainbow’s wing tighten around her, a sign from the flyer that she was there and she would listen and that she cared.

“It’s just… I’ve never been a on a date before Dashie. I… I don’t know how to date! I don’t know what to say, what to do- I-I’m so nervous that I’m going to do something wrong or wreck my friendship with Cheese! And... I can see he’s really nervous too. I just… I’m really confused and I don’t know what to do right now.”

Rainbow gave a moment to think about that. Those feelings and nerves, she knew of them. She knew of them well. She was embarrassed and very uncomfortable. But her friend was worried and confused, so she knew she had to speak.

“Pinkie, it’s okay to feel that way. For a long time, I felt the same. I was always 'too cool' for dating or for mushy romantic feelings. So when I met Soarin, I was really confused and really nervous and just plain unsure. I expressed those feelings differently to you, but I felt them all the same. The uncertainty. The lack of knowledge on dating. Especially the worry that it might damage my friendship with Soarin. I know those feelings well, Pinkie.”

Rainbow’s eyes glazed over for a moment as she remembered all those feelings. All those nights alone in her cloud house, unsure if she should initiate something with Soarin, or maintain a strong friendship zone and keep her heart safe from risk.

Then she turned back to her friend, who was hanging on her every word. A slight feeling of self-consciousness crept across her, but she banished the feeling and continued to speak.

“It is really hard taking the leap from being friends to being special someponies, Pinkie. But what you need to know is, that if you take that risk, if you push on hard and fight for those feelings, then it is truly the awesomest thing in the world. It was tricky at first with me and Soarin. I was still really nervous, and so I didn’t leave myself open. I was adverse to affection and I never wanted to speak of the things I kept to myself. But when I finally did, I found something more special than anything, and I never want to lose it.

“When Soarin asked me out, I forced that hesitation aside and said yes. I thought we were gonna do one of those dinner and a show sort of dates, but Soarin surprised me by making our date a whole day of training and having fun with a good ol’ game of hoofball!

“It wasn’t mushy, but as it went on... I realized it was me and Soarin’s own special idea of romance…”

As a blush started to form on her cheeks from being so open about her feelings, Rainbow pushed on. “My advice, Pinkie, is to just take a running leap! Like diving into a cold pool. Do what I couldn’t. Talk with Cheese. Talk about something personal. Something you don’t like to openly share. Show him that you want to really try, that you really want to go from friends to something more. It will be hard, but after you do, I know that you'll be so glad you did.”

Pinkie stared for a moment, before a warm smile crossed her muzzle, and she gave her friend a nuzzle of gratitude. Rainbow was definitely out of her comfort zone now, and her cheeks were blazing red. But for her friend she accepted it, and kept her wing wrapped around her nice and tight.

Soarin trotted slowly down the street, his neck still stiff from earlier. He had gone to Twilight’s treehouse to see if maybe she or Midnight could put him up for a few nights. However he had arrived at the tail end of an argument between the two, and though it seemed Midnight had relented, there was an aura of annoyance and anger that still seeped around him. Soarin had thought it best to stay clear, lest he spark something and cause friction between the two alicorns.

Now he was heading for Sugarcube Corner to see if maybe Pinkie and the Cakes could offer him a room. However he spotted an orange stallion with a dark curly mane sitting at the local café, and changed his mind. Perhaps Cheese Sandwich could help him. He continued his trot until he had just about reached the café fence, when he stopped, watching as a familiar pegasus exited from the café, brown paper bag held in her mouth, and her cheeks pink and rosy.

His beloved Dashie, spotted Cheese Sandwich and her lips smiled, before she took to the sky. However Soarin noticed her lingering behind from a cloud, watching as Pinkie now emerged from the café and took a seat with Cheese.

Soarin could tell that something important was being discussed between the two party ponies, but it was Dashie’s presence that made him halt.

He loved Rainbow, with all his heart. So much so that he really didn’t want to rush things with her. He knew his blue angel, he knew her well enough to know that if she overheard him discussing needing a place to stay, she would offer him one with her. Her cloud mansion was huge and she could certainly accommodate him. But he didn’t know whether Rainbow was ready for that next step between them yet. It had taken a long time for her to be ready to try dating, and longer still to admit her feelings of love for him.

Right now he was happy and so was she. He didn’t want to rush things or make her progress faster than she was ready to.

So, the blue stallion turned around and marched away, deciding to try Pinkie or Cheese later if they were available. When it was time, he and his Dashie could discuss the idea of living together. But that time wasn’t right now.


Speaking of, those two party ponies were certainly moving things along as Pinkie confessed, “I’m sorry, Cheese. I thought I was ready for this date until I saw you were nervous and my own nervousness came back.”

“I’m sorry about that, Pinkie,” Cheese rubbed the back of his neck, “It’s just… I’ve never had a girlfriend, ever! Of course, that also means I never had a special somepony-”

“Well, I wanna give us a chance!” Pinkie interrupted, a tad forcefully for Cheese’s tastes as he leaned back in his seat. “So… I thought I’d try talking to you about something I wouldn’t really talk about with my friends, maybe something more… personal?”

“Personal, huh?” Cheese pondered Pinkie’s suggestion and for a few moments nothing more was said until Cheese surprised Pinkie by saying, “Well… I really did enjoy meeting your big sister, Maud!”

“I was so happy things turned out well in the end and that you all were able to make friends with my sister,” Pinkie commented, relaxing a bit as Cheese went on.

“Well, Pinkie, remember how Maud thought we were special someponies?” Cheese asked, getting a nod from Pinkie. “Before we went back to Ponyville, after we all traded rock candy necklaces, you won’t believe what I found out! Maud never ate ANY of the necklaces you made for her!”

“What?!” Pinkie was shocked to hear such a claim about her sister but was relieved to hear Cheese continue.

“When I asked why, she said she doesn’t really like candy, but she sure does love you,” Cheese smiled warmly at Pinkie, unknowingly placing his hoof over hers as Pinkie smiled back, feeling touched as she realized.

The fact Maud chose to keep her rock candy necklaces rather than eat them was to cherish their sisterhood.

Then Pinkie asked, “What about you, Cheesy? I remember you told us you ran away from home as a colt, and then you found your way to Ponyville and the party I threw, which led to you getting your cutie-mark.”

Cheese sighed, knowing this was gonna be a little hard to talk about.
“Well Pinkie Pie, I can’t say that my story has a happy beginning… See, I was left on the doorstep of an orphanage in Manehatten. I never knew my real parents and spent my foalhood in the orphanage.”

Pinkie listened with rapt attention as Cheese went on.

“As I told you before, I was really shy as a colt. Part of it was there were a lot of colts and fillies in the orphanage. I could have screamed in the middle of the room and still nopony would notice me! I felt, who would adopt a colt who’s practically invisible? So… that was why I ran away.”

That story made Pinkie sad but then Cheese smiled and said, “But it was a good thing I did, or I would never have found my way to Ponyville and seen your party! That one party, thrown by a happy little filly surrounded by smiles, inspired me to do the same, and helped me realize the pony I wanted to be.

“You inspired me to become a party pony, Pinkie! Thank you.”

Seeing the warm smile and deep appreciation in Cheese’s bright green eyes, Pinkie returned the smile with her own and moved over to nuzzle Cheese.

“Ahem!”

Both party ponies startled and saw Savoir Fare had returned, carrying a platter in his mouth, which he set onto their table.

“Can I bring you anything else?”

“Oh no thanks, Savvy!” Pinkie smiled at him.
“I think we’re good,” Cheese agreed.

Savoir bowed before moving on to see to the other patrons as Cheese licked his lips at the meal before him and his date.
“Lasagna...! You’re gonna love this, Pinkie!”

“Oh! It smells so yummy-lish!” Pinkie licked her lips.

“And it’ll be even better… with a little parmesan!” Cheese chuckled as he sprinkled the parmesan over the food. “Let’s dig in!”

As they ate, Cheese continued telling Pinkie his story. How he was eventually found and sent back to the orphanage, was adopted by traveling performers who taught him everything he knew about music and comedy before he was old enough to travel on his own, how his folks settled in Baltimare to teach at a performing arts school, and how Cheese went on to be a party pony in his own right. Pinkie insisted on meeting them one day, to which Cheese agreed.

“...but just remember,” Cheese warned as he gulped down his last bite of lasagna, “if my dad tells you to pull his hoof, don’t!”

“Ha-ha! I’m so glad you got a mom and dad that love you and taught you lots!” Pinkie giggled, her plate licked clean. “But what was it like before them? Y’know, after you went back to the orphanage?”

“It was definitely better,” Cheese shrugged with a sheepish smile. “Even though I hadn’t started learning stuff to be a party pony, I started throwing parties for all the other orphans in the orphanage.”

“I take it monsieur and mademoiselle were satisfied?”

Both party ponies were surprised to see Savoir Fare standing by their table.

“Oh definitely!” Pinkie gave her dishes to Cheese, who passed them to Savoir, who balanced them onto his back.

“Magnifique, and here is your bill, Monsieur Cheese,” Savoir set the bill on the table, and Cheese nodded.

“I got this,” Cheese paid for the meal and Pinkie added a nice tip.

“Thanks for the dee-lish food, Savvy!” Pinkie smiled at the waiter.

“Oh please, Mademoiselle Pinkie,” Savoir kindly declined her words, “your compliments are reserved for the chef.”

“Oh! Lemme take care of that. La-la-la-la, la!” Pinkie bounced off to the cafe kitchen, Savoir calling to her.

“Wait a minute you can’t go back there-”

“It’s okay, Mr. Fare,” Cheese assured with a casual laugh, “Pinkie’s just being Pinkie.”

After leaving the cafe, Cheese and Pinkie walked through Ponyville as they discussed Cheese’s story further.

“It’s so super-dee-tastic you started thrown parties too when you were little!” Pinkie bounced in front of Cheese, looking at him as she walked backwards, making him laugh.
“What were they like?”

“Well, my first party wasn’t easy to throw since the other orphans had barely noticed me before,” Cheese regaled. “But my running away had suddenly made me more interesting, and some of them were happy to come to my first party! Things definitely got better and I got along better with them all. Honestly, when I think about it, the other orphans in the orphanage were the closest things I ever had to brothers and sisters.”

“I’m so glad you had brothers and sisters too, even if they weren’t technically your brothers and sisters,” Pinkie bounced back to Cheese’s side and they noticed they had arrived at the park.

“Yeah, I had big brothers and sisters, as well as little brothers and sister,” Cheese chuckled as he looked at some colts and fillies at play. “I got along with them well enough. But like any brothers and sisters, we fought sometimes.”

“I know what you mean,” Pinkie commented as she gestured towards a shady tree, and they both sat down. “I mean, as close and awesome sauce-ome as Maud and I get along now, there were some times when we didn’t get along either, me and her, as well as the rest of my sisters!”

“Well, even though my brothers and sisters fought, I always tried to make things better,” Cheese remembered. “Like this time when the older colts, my brothers, started a dodgeball game? I managed to win by throwing Boneless at the last colt on the other team! I can still see the looks on everypony’s faces when they saw a rubber chicken on his face!”

The idea of a colt getting splat in the face by a rubber chicken gave Pinkie quite a case of the giggles that easily infected Cheese, the both of them soon bursting with laughter.

“Wait-wait-wait, so you had… how many brothers?” Pinkie asked.

“Twelve older brothers!” Cheese confirmed with a smile before saying, “Ten of them ignored a lot of parties I threw for them!”

*GASP*

“Seriously - For two years!”

“That’s horrible!” Pinkie was aghast.

“It’s what brothers do…” Cheese shrugged with an 'oh well' manner.

And sisters! I can remember all the parties I threw for my sister Maud when we were little, but then, one day she just… ignored them too,” Pinkie said sadly. “And… she said she was tired of them…”

“I would never get tired of you,” Cheese kindly assured his ate as he started a gentle melody on an acoustic guitar.

How sweet he sounded and sincere caused Pinkie to take a deep breath before asking Cheese, “OK! Can I just… say something crazy?”

“I AM crazy!” Cheese exclaimed before slamming his guitar over his head, the instrument twanging by Cheese’s head bursting through it with a dazed expression, his tongue sticking out of his mouth.

All my life I’ve thrown a party nopony understood

And then suddenly I bumped into you!

“I was thinking the same thing! `Cuz like…”

I have traveled all my life just trying to find

The greatest super-party pony

Who could party like me!

But with you…!
But with you I’ve found my place (I see your face!)

And it’s sweeter than a chocolate cake galore…
Love is a yummy s’more!
Love is a yummy s’more!

Love is a yummy s’more…

With you
With you
With you
With you!

Love is a yummy s’more…

The two party ponies skipped happily through Ponyville, Carrot Cake and Cup Cake smiling happily for them as Carrot pulled a snack cart while Cup Cake had the twins in the carriers she wore. All of a sudden, a certain accordion-loving pony popped out of the snack cart. And he wasn't alone.

I mean, it’s AWESOME! (“What?”)
We finish each other’s-

Cinnamon rolls?

*GASP* That’s what I was hungry for!

I could have never known…
You party just like me!
Jinx! Jinx! JINX!

Our mental synchronization can’t have but one explanation!

You
And I
Were
Just
Meant to be…!

Say goodbye....! (Say goodbye!)
To our pains of the past…
We don’t have to do it anymore...

Love is a yummy s’more....!!
Love is a yummy s’more….!!!

Life can be so much more!

With Cheese!
Pinkie!
With you!
No, you!

Love is a yummy s’more…

“Can I say something crazy?” Cheese asked, earning a giggling nod from Pinkie. “Will you be my special somepony?!”

“Can I say something crazier?” Pinkie asked, Cheese nodding in reply. “YES!”

And with their hearts as swelled as their balloon, the two party ponies-turned-special someponies gently floated off, the wind helpfully drifting them towards the Ponyville Swim Meet.