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Chapter 2

The door jingled as it opened, signaling to those inside that a customer had entered.

"One second," an effervescent voice sang, before a pink mare appeared behind the counter.

"Hi, welcome to Sugar Cube Corner! What can I do for... " The baker trailed off, noticing who was in front of her. "Oh. Hey Twilight."

"Hey Pinkie," Twilight said softly. Pinkie wasn't smiling anymore, but her hair was still up. Twilight took that as a sign she should continue. "So, um..." Twilight then sighed, looking away bashfully. "Listen, what I said last night, I'm..."

The unicorn felt the shadow loom over her before she saw it. She made the mistake of looking up and found two icy blue eyes boring into her soul.

"You."

Instinctively, she tired to back away. Instead she manged to fall onto her butt with an undignified squawk.

"You yelled my marefriend. How dare you. How. Dare. You!"

Twilight felt her back press against the wall, leaving her with no escape.

"You think that you could just say what ever you want with no consequences, hmm?"

Twilight swallowed, trembling at the sight of the snarling yellow pegasus.

"Well, guess what. IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT! I don't care that you're the Princess's student, I don't that you're dealing with your own problems. If you ever talk to her like that again, EVER, I will make rue the day you were BORN!"

Twilight flinched, unsure if she actually felt spittle on her face or if she was just imagining it. Fluttershy continued to glare at Twilight for a moment before her expression changed to something more... bashful. "Um, i-if you don't mind me threatening you, t-that is."

"No, " Twilight said with a sigh. "I deserve that," she added as she climbed back onto her hooves. Twilight quickly spotted a frightened Pinkie trying to hide behind the counter and teleported beside her. "Fluttershy is right, I'm sorry Pinkie. I was stupid for saying that to you. Can you forgive me?"

"Aw, Twily," Pinkie said, pulling her into a hug. "You're not stupid."

Twilight sighed as she leaned into the hug. "I wish I could believe you," she added under her breath.

"So, um, if you don't mind me asking, are... are you and Rainbow okay?" Fluttershy asked. "Um, if you don't mind telling me, that is."

"Hey sis!" a voice said, cutting off Twilight's reply. A lanky stallion with a green coat and blond mane then stepped into the dining area. "Something going on back here? I thought I..." The stallion trailed off, a leering smile appearing on to of his five o'clock shadow as he noticed Twilight. "Well hello there. Sis, you never told me about your cute friend here."

"Zephyr..." Fluttershy cautioned.

Alarm bells began ringing inside Twilight's head. "Um, I sorry, but who are you?"

"Why, only you're future husband, of course!"

"Zephyr!" Fluttershy hissed.

"Relax, I'm only kidding." Something made Twilight think he wasn't. "I'm Zephyr Breeze, brother of Flutter Butter here. And you?"

"Um... Twilight Sparkle?"

"Well, miss Sparkle," Zephyr said in way that he thought was suave. "I was just poppin' by to pay my sis and her new marefriend a visit. Didn't know I'd run into such a pretty little mare here. And it just so happens I'm free for dinner tonight, if you know what I mean."

Zephyr winked, and Twilight felt her skin crawl. "Look I'm sorry, but I already have a m-"

"C'mon. I'm just asking for one little dinner. How could you say no to that?"

In a few ways, Twilight thought. "I'm sorry, but I-"

"What? You're not into stallions or something?"

"Well, actually I'm bisexual but..."

"Oh, really!? Wow, you're even better than I thought!"

Twilight wasn't quite sure what exactly happened next. First a scream cut through the air, raw and primal, pure horror and anger dripping form every decibel. Then a cyan blur streaked across Twilight's vision, morphing into the form of Rainbow Dash standing between Zephyr and Twilight.

"DON'T! YOU! DARE!"

The words were spoken with such hatred that Twilight struggled to recognize that belonged to her lover. Another Cyan blur. Rainbow appeared behind Zephyr. She kicked both her rear legs with all her might, directly hitting Zephyr in the groin.

It was his turn to scream, a loud, high-pitched sound that one would expect from a little filly. He crumpled to the ground at once. "Zephyr!" Fluttershy cried as she and Pinkie appeared by his side.

"F-fluttershy? GAK!" Zephyr said as his sister cradled his whimpering head in her lap. "Uh... I... I see bright light, at the end of a long, long tunnel. G-grandma Shy. Is that you?"

"So, um..." Twilight said, not really sure how else to respond. Her words caused Rainbow to stop sneering at the downed stallion and blush pink instead.

"Oh, uh, h-hey Twi!" Rainbow said lamely as she turned around. "I... I was looking for you, b-but you weren't at the library and, uh..."

" Ack! Oh, why Rainbows?" Zephyr said, turning to look at her. "Why!? I loved you! All I ever did was love you!" Zephyr then broke into a pained coughing fit.

"We... uh, kinda have a history together."

"Never would of guessed," Twilight said dryly. Rainbow chuckled. "Rainbow?" Twilight said, suddenly serious. "I... think we need to talk. Uh, maybe outside."

Rainbow nodded, but gulped loudly once Twilight had turned around. She followed her outside, shutting the door behind her and cutting off Zephyr's ramblings about his will.

"So, um..." Twilight said, quickly trailing off.

"Yeah," Rainbow added. The two stood there outside of Sugar Cube Corner for a moment, neither being able to look at each other.

"I just want to say..." The couple uttered in unison. Rainbow blinked, looking at Twilight quizzically.

"Wait, " Rainbow said. "You are apologizing to me?"

Twilight suddenly felt embarrassed. "Well... yes?" she replied, her face feeling warm.

"B-but I'm supposed to apologize to you!"

Now it was Twilight's turn to feel confused. "What? That doesn't make any sense! I should say sorry, not you!"

"Uh, Equestria to Twilight," Rainbow said, tapping the side of her head with her hoof. "In case you forgot, I was the one who forgot about date night!"

"So!? I was the one snapped at you!"

Rainbow snorted. "Twilight, I blew you off for a stupid race! I'm in the wrong here!"

Twilight brought up a hoof to message her temple. "Rainbow listen," she hissed, "I insulted one of our friends! I'm not even sure why she forgives me!"

"So? I argue with the girls all the time! Like you said she forgave you!"

"She still had to see us fighting!"

"And none of that woulda happened if I didn't get so worked up because of somepony I never even meant."

"Rainbow..."

"Don't you Rainbow me!"

"I acted like a crazy mare!"

"And I was a stupid jerk!"

"Don't call yourself a stupid jerk!"

"What ya gonna do about it? Huh!?"

Twilight open her mouth to reply. Rainbow was standing in front of Twilight, their noses nearly touching. Her pupils were dilated, her nostrils flaring. Then Twilight felt a strange sensation overwhelm her. She tried to fight it but soon found herself unable to hold back.

She laughed. First just a weak, demure little giggle before evolving into a loud chuckle emanating from deep in her belly. Rainbow blinked, tilting her head in confusion, before a small grin sprouted on her face and she began chortling herself, quickly matching her marefriend in volume and strength.

It took a few moments for the two to finish laughing with a simultaneous sigh. Rainbow leaned forward, resting her head on Twilight's shoulder. Twilight lifted her head and brought her in for a quick kiss.

"Heh," Rainbow said with a dopey smile. "We're both a couple of screw-ups, aren't we?"

"Yeah," Twilight said. "We both are."

Rainbow then shut her eyes, taking a moment to savor the feeling of Twilight holding her for a moment. She then opened them again with a mischievous tint. "Ya know," Rainbow whispered. "We still go the whole library to ourselves."

"Oh. I like the sound of that."

"Hmm," Rainbow said, nuzzling Twilight's neck. "Maybe I could even cook us diner. How's that sound?"

"Uh... I don't think that's a good idea..."

"Oh, C'mon Twi! I'm not gonna start a fire again!"

"I don't exactly have any strong evidence saying otherwise..."

"C'mon! It's not a mistake you make three times!" Rainbow then thought about what she said. "On second thought, maybe takeout won't be a bad idea."

Zephyr Breeze sat on the counter, his head propped up by his hoof as he slowly chewed his muffin. Pinkie Pie quietly walked in and sat down beside him.

"Hey," Pinkie said, giving him a gentle pat on the back, "you feeling better?"

Zephyr cleared his throat before answering. "Y-yeah, at least I think so." He gave Pinkie a weak smile. "I swear, Rainbow's kick gets a little stronger every time I see her."

Pinkie let out a quite chuckle. A silence fell over the two as they sat, albeit not an uncomfortable one.

"You know," Zephyr eventually said, "there's something I've been meaning to ask you."

"Hmm?" Pinkie said, curiously tilting her head.

"Who exactly is responsible for that gorgeous mane of yours? I hope you don't mind be me asking, but I'm dying to meet her."

"Oh," Pinkie said. Then she smiled. "Well, you're in luck 'cause..." Pinkie then guested towards herself with a wink.

Zephyr's jaw fell open. "No way."

"Yes way."

"Wow!" Zephyr sprang onto his hooves, brimming with excitement. "Oh my Celestia, this is amazing!" He said as he ran a hoof through her mane.

Pinkie giggled and playfully swatted his hoof away. "Oh, stop it," she said with a hint of a blush on her cheeks.

"No, I mean it. This is really good. You know, I've been lookin' for some new styles to play with, so maybe we could..."

"NO!"

Zephyr fell to the floor, his body crumbling like a piece of paper. His breathing was erratic, tremors rocking his body as his vision was blurred by tears.

"Ooo. Why? WHY!?"

"Fluttershy!" Pinkie chastised. The canary pegasus' expression morphed from an angry sneer to one of sheer embarrassment.

"Uh... my bad."

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