High Hopes

by Honey_Crisp

Lovely Belle

As far as Featherweight could tell, he and his friends were pooped. He and the 'gang' were sprawled out in a meadow just in the outskirts of Ponyville. He honestly couldn't believe that they had chased the ball all the way over here, just to collapse from exhaustion. Plus it was getting late, how long would it take them all to get back home? Featherweight was usually a worry-wart, but now he was just to happy to be one at the moment.

"Well, I have to get going." Rumble said, pushing himself up with his forehooves. He sat on his rump for a moment, stretching out his ruffled wings. Featherweight was disappointed with this, but said his goodbye, the others did also, and watched Rumble swiftly dart away from the group.

After a while, the sun was starting to sink back and the moon starting to rise up. Featherweight was now the last one in the meadow, since the others were all worried about getting home before dark. He on the other hoof, was not, unlike he usually was. His parents were off some place and he was supposed to go over to Shady's after the normal sunset. The sun hadn't set yet, so he figured that he would sit here and enjoy the tranquilness of the area. Feathers let a sigh escape from him as he looked at the setting sun, but almost as soon as he did, he heard a noise.

He froze at first, then spun over onto his stomach, and then he pressed his head to the ground and waited. His waiting came to and end in a moment, for he saw the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. An ivory unicorn, looking as if she was almost a newly shined piece of real ivory. Her mane was a pastel purple, with streaks of another type of pastel color, pastel pink. And her eyes, such a lovely olive green. Featherweight new this little pony, she was his classmate, she was Sweetie Belle.

Suddenly she stepped up onto a lonely brick-colored rock and inhaled deeply, before Featherweight knew what she was doing, she began to sing. Featherweight was mesmerized by her confident, yet gentle and dainty voice. She was so... beauti- No, Featherweight! He thought forcefully, She is a gross, icky, disgusting- ... beautiful, charming, lovely, elegant-

THUMP!

Uh-Oh... Featherweight jumped up and bolted over towards Sweetie Belle, who now was laying down. She had went face first off the rock. As he sped over to her, images flashed through his mind of her, scratched up, hurt, mangled. Cleastia, he was a worry-wart, wasn't he?

When he finally managed to reach her, she was sitting up and mumbling, "How could I be so clumsy?" Her hoof was pressed to her nose and he noticed when he came into her view, that tears were leaking from her eyes slowly, leaving clear stains. And he realized that blood was coming from her nose, getting some of her hoof that was squishing against her nose to stop the progressing bleeding..

"Sweetie Belle?! Are you alright?" Featherweight asked in shock, and winced when she bolted up, letting blood trickle down from her snout. She sniffed and wiped her face, catching any tears that were left under her eyes, while she accidentally smeared some blood across her face.

She sniffed once more and forced a small smile on her face, "Oh! Uh- Featherweight! Hi- Y-Yeah, I'm fine." She lied and ran her clean hoof through her mane, she had always thought Featherweight was so kind and caring, and now she was embarrassed that she did something so clumsy- And in front of him!

Featherweight took a step towards her and frowned, "Ar-Are you sure?" He asked her as she took a step away from him.

She nodded vigorously and replied, "Y-Yeah."

He nodded then shuffled his hooves as he worked up all the courage inside of himself to finally ask, "At least let me walk you home." He looked up in time to see a pink blush on her face.

She gave a shy smirk, "Alright." She responded and watched Featherweight's shocked reaction. Featherweight was thrilled! And definitely proud of himself. He cautiously walked up to her, afraid he had dozed off in the meadow and this was a dream.

As they left the meadow side by side, Featherweight still thought that he was in a dream, and would see Princess Luna at any moment, but frankly, he wasn't. He, the scrawny pipsqueak, walking the most beautiful pony in all of Equestria, Sweetie Belle.

Soon they were trotting down a cobblestone street, coats almost touching. They hadn't spoken the whole time they were trotting along, and Featherweight didn't mind. It was a nice peaceful night, plus they were both enjoying it, just walking in silence, side by side... and before they knew it, they were at Carousel Boutique.

Sweetie stood at the door and swirled her hoof around in a perfect circle, "Thanks, Featherweight. I really appreciated this." She spoke silkily, a blush creeping back onto her ivory and blood smudged face as she looked up into his deep brown eyes. She took a step towards Feathers, and he felt his face burn. Was she going to-

She kissed his cheek lightly, and she hurried into the boutique with a quick, "Goodbye, Featherweight."

He stood there, outside the boutique, mesmerized, and placed a cream hoof to where she had kissed him. He slowly pulled it down his face and felt some dry blood crumble away. He blinked once before saying aloud, "Sweet."

*****

"Woah, she really did that!?" Shady Daze asked, just as shocked as Featherweight had been when Sweetie Belle had kissed his cheek.

Featherweight nodded, his eyes having a dreamy look in them. He sighed and touched his cheek one more time- after he had touched it maybe... 22,568,342 times already. He didn't care that a tiny red smudge was where she had kissed his cheek oh so gently.

Featherweight absent-mindedly placed his hoof into the bowl of popcorn in front of him, trying to grab some, but accidentally spilling popcorn from the bowl. A moment later he was brought back to reality when Shady Daze's mom trotted in, "Featherweight, Shady Daze, time for dinner!" She announced cheerfully, but then grimaced at the mess of popcorn that was still flowing out from his bowl.

Featherweight immediately stopped and smiled sheepishly at her, "Oh, al-alright." He said and piled the popcorn into a neat pile, which made Shady Daze's mom's face ease up a bit. He stood up as soon as she left the room, and so did Shady.

Featherweight shook the thought of Sweetie Belle and Shady Daze's mom away from his thoughts, and made his way down the stairs, Shady trailing behind him. As they reached the bottom of the stairs, a scrumptious scent of Apple Brown Betty filled their nostrils and they bolted towards the kitchen for a reassuringly yummy meal.

And thankfully it was scrumptious indeed, both of them probably having more then three helpings of Creamed corn, Mashed potatoes, Bread, and Broccoli, plus Apple Brown Betty. As soon as they finished, cleaned off their plates, and washed up, they trotted up stairs in a flash, to gossip about Sweetie Belle, plus the other girls in school.

Comments

[crystalflower0029]

Finally, another chapter! Might I add another ADORABLE ADORABLE chapter! Keep going

[Honey_Crisp]

2760776

Hehheh, thankies!

[crystalflower0029]

2772306 How often will you be updating?

[Honey_Crisp]

2772429

I'm not sure, but beginning July 14 I'm going to be gone for a month

[Windchester]

Man, This story takes me back too my childhood, I remember when me and my friends would pretend we were the KND.

.........

The good old days

Can't wait too read more.

[Honey_Crisp]

2779231

That's hilarious, and thnk you so much

[Tachyon Xenophile]

Snails tag?

[Honey_Crisp]

2799917

Eeyup Snails is gonna play a big role in this story believe it or not

[Tachyon Xenophile]

3069619 FAVORITE CHARACTER IN STORY!?!?!

WHY CAN'T I FAVORITE AND LIKE TWICE?!?!?

[Honey_Crisp]

3071185

Aww, thankies! I can't believe you like it so much already, soon I'm going to continue the story, but I've been busy lately and was at camp for a month.