Muffins
by FlutterDashTableThrower
Dash stared blankly at the gray pegasus with the blonde mane and bubbles for a cutie mark. Where she had gotten the insane idea to take this class she really couldn't say, but to find out that THIS pony was her instructor? Yeah, somepony was definitely out to get her.
"Now, repeat after me: To make great muffins, you have to BE the muffin. Visualize the muffin you want to create. Use that image as a guide, think about how you would feel if you were that muffin. How would you want to be made?" Derpy spoke, her voice crisp and clear in the near silent crowd. One of her golden eyes was locked firmly on her class, the other staring at a poster on the left hand side of the wall.
Rainbow rolled her eyes. The bad part about it was that Derpy looked deathly serious, as if this truly was part of creating the perfect muffin. She decided to humor her intstructor, despite every instinct she had screaming in protest. She closed her eyes and tried her absolute hardest to visualize herself as a fledgling muffin. It was surprisingly easy, and it pained her to admit (if only to herself) that she was actually getting into it. After all, this was for Fluttershy and if there was one thing the cyan speedster would rather die before doing, it was dissappointing her marefriend.
An idea suddenly struck her, it was something she had to try. This may not have been her idea, but she was gonna own it. She looked over her ingredients before realizing she was missing what she was gonna need most. She raised her hoof to gain the attention of her walleyed instructor, who came trotting over as soon as one of her eyes landed on the cyan speedster and her boss on the weather team.
"Yes Rainbow Dash? Is there something I can help you with?" Derpy asked, a bit loudly but at the moment Dash didn't care who heard her.
"Yes, there's an ingredient that I don't see here that I'm gonna need to make my muffin. Would it be ok if I went to get some?" She asked, waiting with baited breath for her instructors reply. Derpy grinned brightly, glad to see someone taking an interest in the art of muffin making.
"Sure Rainbow Dash., but please do try to hurry, the muffins need to start being made soon if we want them to be done by the time class ends today." The cyan speedster gave a nod before tearing off out the door, a canister in hoof and a determined look in her eye. It didn't take her long to get to Cloudsdale and retrieve what she need, nor did it take her long to return to the class and add her secret ingredient. Now all she could do was wait.
"These look really good Rainbow" Fluttershy stated, grinning happily at the sight of the rainbow coloured muffins before her. When her marefriend had asked her out for a picnic and insisted that Fluttershy herself not be the one to make the food, she had initially been a bit hesitant. She loved her Rainbow to death, but her culinary skills weren't exactly famous. More the opposite really. But she was pleasently surprised when she was presented with some rather tasty looking rainbow muffins.
Dash smiled and blushed a bit, nudging a muffin towards her lover. Fluttershy gratefully took one with a smile of thanks, and bit into one. It was like an explosion of flavor, invading her senses and oveloading her tastebuds. They may not have been the best of muffins, but they sure were tasty. She smiled in delight before digging in. Dash smiled as she watched her marefriend enjoy the treat she had baked for her. She had to remember to thank Derpy later, if it hadn't been for her she may not have had that burst of inspiration. Anything that could make her marefriend smile like that was worth every single second of lameness she had to suffer through to make it a reality.