Sprinkles on Top

by Rapplejack

Ch1: Vanilla Icing

Sprinkles on Top

Rapplejack

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The sound of mares entering his store woke Donut Joe from his slumber. He had fallen asleep on the counter while baking Pinkie Pie's order the previous night. He quickly wiped the drool from his mouth and tidied his mane up. As he opened the door, he was met with a familiar group of ponies.

"Mornin' Princess Twilight, what can I do for you?" Joe yawned, stretching his hooves out in front of him.

"Good Morning Donut Joe. By any chance have you seen Pinkie Pie? She was with us last night, but then she just suddenly disappeared; we've been searching everywhere for her!" Twilight exclaimed as the other mares behind her gave nods of agreement. For a second, Joe had totally forgotten that Pinkie Pie was sleeping just upstairs. Without warning, Pinkie Pie popped up from behind Twilight with a playful smile.

"Morning Twilight! Morning Rainbow Dash! Morning Rarity! Morning Fluttershy! Morning Applejack! Morning Joe!" Pinkie Pie breathed, jumping up and down. Everypony started to laugh as Pinkie Pie continued to hop around the shop.

"Pinkie, we've been lookin' everywhere for ya. Where did ya run off to?" Applejack asked. Pinkie Pie stopped jumping for a second and took a moment to think.

"Oh, I was just looking around in other shops all night! You know how much stuff Gummy needs!" Pinkie Pie finally said, giving them a cheerful smile. Joe was confused as he listened to Pinkie Pie's response. Why didn't she tell them the truth? Joe thought, curious as to why Pinkie Pie chose to lie to her best friends. Joe started to critical think; after all, he was pretty keen at figuring things out.

"Well, it's good that you're safe..." Fluttershy whispered, giving a weak smile towards the once again bouncing Pinkie Pie. Joe stared at the floor tiles hard, thinking as much as he could.

Is it possible... Is it possible that she likes me?! Joe concluded as his eyes shot wide open. He refocused his gaze towards the pink mare who was jumping around his shop. A blush crept along his face as slideshows of their wedding, their first foal, and many other events formed in his mind. The group of mares almost made their way out the shop unnoticed until Joe snapped out of his fantasy. "W-wait!" Joe interrupted, gaining looks on confusion from the group. "Uh, Pinkie, your order is ready!" Joe stuttered, trying to avoid eye contact with the pink mare.

"Oh! I almost forgot!" Pinkie Pie said," You girls go on ahead and meet me at the train station!" Pinkie said as she hopped into the backroom, not waiting for a reply. Joe bid them all farewell as he followed Pinkie Pie into the back room.

"S-so, Pinkie..." Joe started to say, " Is there any reason why you told them a lie earlier?" Joe took no time with small talk and went straight towards the point. He expected to see Pinkie Pie's face redden like in all those romance shows he watched, but all he got was a reply like any other.

"Oh, I just didn't want them to think I liked you or anything, cause I don't and I don't like misunderstandings and I'm not the Element of Harmony like Applejack is but I read this theory on the My Little Pony Wiki Page that Applejack's element should be switched with Rainbo-" Pinkie breathed. She got interrupted by a look of distraught on Joe's face. In just a matter of seconds, the fantasies of them being together shattered in Joe's mind. He hadn't even confessed and he was already rejected! He clenched his face so he could avoid showing any emotion to Pinkie Pie. He realized he must have looked pretty stupid, so he quickly tried to switch topics and get this out of his mind..

"So Pinkie, are these doughnuts made how you wanted?" Joe choked, trying his best not to shed manly stallion tears. Pinkie Pie looked through the boxes thoroughly, as if her life depended on it. Joe knew he shouldn't have assumed something like that so quickly. While he was fantasizing earlier, he felt those hibernating feelings towards the pink mare suddenly burst out. Joe never felt a connection between Pinkie Pie and himself in this manner before; he only saw her as a friend and customer. Maybe he just never noticed how beautiful she was; maybe he was too busy worrying about his business rather than finding a special somepony. The thoughts swarmed Joe's mind like a fierce pestilence. I should've realized my feelings earlier.. Maybe her opinion of me would've changed...

"Joe, you feeling okey dokey lokey?" Pinkie Pie asked, interrupting his dreadful thoughts. Joe's head shot up, only to be greeted with Pinkie Pie's extremely close-for-comfort face.

"Wh-!" Joe said, jumping backwards. Pinkie Pie tilted her head in confusion as Joe stumbled for words. "I-I'm fine, Pinkie." Joe lied, giving her a convincing smile. Buying his lie, Pinkie Pie's confused face turned back into a cheerful one.

"Okay!" Pinkie said. Without warning, she then proceeded to shove doughnuts one by one into her mouth.

"What are you doing!?" Joe exclaimed," Weren't you going to save those till you got back?"

"Whyth inth Equestwiath wouldth I do that?" Pinkie said, her mouth stuffed full of doughnuts. Joe shook his head; Pinkie Pie's actions were always questioned by everypony anyways, so he chose to ignore it this time. He couldn't help but smile at the quickly ended crush he had on Pinkie Pie. It almost seemed ridiculous to Joe now that he thought about it. He knew it couldn't have been true love; after all, it ended so quickly. He felt no trace of any feelings towards Pinkie Pie now. Pinkie swallowed hard as she finished the last of her order. "Those were great, Joe! I'm so glad you remembered the extra sprinkles because I love sprinkles more than anything! Can you imagine life without sprinkles, cause I know I sure can't!" Pinkie Pie breathed.

"I guess I couldn't." Joe agreed, smiling at the ecstatic mare. He felt calmer, as if he was never in love with Pinkie Pie. After thinking about it, he knew it would never work out; the distance and the rare visits would be a major problem if they ended up together. He silently thanked himself that his feelings were only temporary, for he wouldn't know what to do if that situation were to occur. He decided he would spoil himself and grabbed a doughnut off the counter, a chocolate base with vanilla icing. Joe took a large bite as he watched Pinkie Pie ready her saddle to regroup with her friends.

"Well, it was really fun seeing you again Joe! Next time I'll order 10... No.. 20... No, 30 times as many!!" Pinkie decided, happily hopping up and down once again.

"Haha, I really don't think that's possible, Pinkie." Joe laughed, finishing the rest of his doughnut. "It was nice seeing you as well." Joe finished, giving her a wave goodbye as she started heading towards the door. Pinkie Pie stopped as she was opening the door and turned around, staring at Joe.

Eye contact.

He felt a nervous tingle in his stomach as Pinkie Pie slowly re approached Joe.

"What's the matter, Pi-" Standing on the tips of her hooves to match Joe's height, Pinkie Pie licked the corner of Joe's lips, where some vanilla icing had managed to escape. Joe felt his heart stop as his cheeked burned a deep scarlet.

"Wh-!" Joe exclaimed, backing away as he felt his heart thumping against his chest. He saw Pinkie Pie look down and blush.

"See you next time..." Pinkie Pie whispered as she quickly fled the scene. Joe's face was still a deep red as he stood motionless in the middle of his shop.

W-What just happened... Joe thought. He thought that he was dreaming, but the hint of saliva from Pinkie Pie's tongue reminded him otherwise. He put a hoof to his head as the feelings he thought had vanished, reappeared in record time. Whatever Pinkie Pie was thinking, Joe had no clue. Her actions were like an unsolvable paradox, always contradicting itself. Joe was left confused and infatuated. He didn't know what Pinkie Pie was thinking, but he knew one thing.

He was in love.

Author's Note:

Sorry its so short
Sorry for the long wait
Itll be longer and will come earlier next time. Promise :D

Comments

[Pegasister teagan]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Rapplejack]

3600522
Haha :pp

[TamaskanLEM]

Daaaaaaw. They're so adorable. Continue!

[Rapplejack]

3601163
Haha alright ^^

[Forrest Hunt]

My heart imploded.

[Rapplejack]

3602250
Haha XD

[lillytheomegawolf]

Very nice chapter. Rather funny and very Pinkie Pie. Poor Joe. This next part will be full of laughs coming up. I be Pinkie will lead him round in circles a few times...

[Rapplejack]

3605332
Haha we will see ;333

[leondelsur]

sorry for the lack of english but... esta historia me encanta, la simple idea de pinkie, actuando random solo para ocultar sus sentimientos es brillante...
Hi from the southest.

[Rapplejack]

3608040
No problem! Google translate works everytime :D Glad you like it and can understand it :33

[Discord Kantus]

An unsolvable paradox? You mean, just a regular old paradox?

[Rapplejack]

3738846
Haha glad you liked it ^^

[Rapplejack]

3738865
Oh yeah.. Oh well XDD