Scootaloo

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The streets of Ponyville were crowded from ponies, who all were going on with their own day. The sun was shining, but there were couple of clouds on the sky, and the weather wasn't too warm, nor too hot. It was autumn, and the trees were painted in different shades of beautiful fall colors. It was a perfect day...
almost too perfect.

Scootaloo was driving with her brand new scooter trough the masses of ponies, who made way as she drove towards the market. She noticed that all the colts turned their heads towards her, and dropping their jaws. It made her giggle to herself.

At the town center she parked her scooter, and left it leaning against a bench. She then happily skipped towards the park. There were more stalls in the market than usually, and all the ponies seemed happy. There wasn't a single frown or pout on anyponys face, that was odd. She didn't notice it thought. She was too focused on getting to the park. Something made her to do that. Somehow she knew that she had to be there right now.

She saw her father near one of the stalls. She waved to him, and he waved back at him, smiling happily. Scootaloo smiled at him, and continued to skip towards the park, that she could already see. She made it to the park quicker than she had expected, and was now standing on a old bridge. There was a small river running under it, and she saw small goldfishes jumping in the water. She didn't even get bothered by the fact that there were no old bridges in the Ponyville park, or rivers infested by goldfishes.

She didn't know how she got there, but she didn't mind that. It didn't seem to mind her, and she peeked over the rail of the bridge, into the clear blue water under it. There she saw her own reflection.
Her mane was ruffled, like always. It almost looked like Rainbow Dash's mane, but was violet, instead of rainbow colored. Her deeply violet eyes looked back at her, and her light brown coat shimmered in sunlight. She extended her strong, but still elegant wings. It made her look like a angel in the reflection on water.

"I look good..." She thought, and brushed her hoof trough her mane, making it flow temptingly.
She then turned to look around herself. There were anypony else in that part of the park, just her. She listened the calm sound of nature. Birds singed beautifully in the treetops above her. Some golden and deep red leaves danced in the wind, when they fell from the trees. The wind brushed the trees gently, making them swish soothingly.
Scootaloo took a deep breath, and then sighed happily.
"Nothing can be more beautiful than this," she said happily.

Then she heard a voice from behind. It said: "I know one thing."
Scootaloo quickly turned around, and she saw a young pegasus colt standing behind her. He was about the same age as she was, maybe a bit older. Scootaloo looked at him, examining his body carefully. His mane was dark brown, and was swept back. It made him look like he had been flying really fast. His eyes were same color as his eyes. They had a mysterious look in them, but they were calm at the same time. His coat was dark orange, just like hers. Scootaloo looked at his wings, that were big, and well formed. He had a pair of wings as his cutie mark. He was very handsome in her opinion.

"What do you mean?" She asked shyly.
The pegasus chuckled. Scootaloo thought that he did it very cutely, and blushed a bit. The colt then started to get closer to the blushing filly in front of him. Scootaloo felt her heart starting to pound in her chest, and her cheeks started to feel even warmer. She looked at the handsome colt, who was walking closer to her.
The colt was now just a step away from Scootaloo. She couldn't say anything, even her brains told her to. The colt looked at her, smiling gently. He then suddenly leaned closer to Scootaloo, who leaned backwards shyly. Their muzzles were almost touching, when the colt stopped. Scootaloo stared in the dark brown, gently eyes of the colt for a second, that felt like years to her.

"Do something!" Scootaloo's brains shouted to the rest of her body, that didn't seem to react to it anyhow.
Just as she was trying to say something, the colt said: "I meant you."
Now Scootaloo's heart was trying to come out right trough her chest. She stared into the colt's gently eyes, looking suprised. She then felt tears forming in her eyes, and then said quietly: "Nopony has ever said that I'm beautiful."
The colt lifted his hoof to her mouth, and hushed her.

"You are the most beautiful filly I've ever seen," he said, smiling to him happily. Now Scootaloo couldn't help herself, and he threw he hooves around the colt's neck. She sobbed happily in his mane, and felt her heart screaming from love.
She backed up a little, and saw the colt staring back at her. They looked at each other for a second, smiling happily at each other.

"Kiss me.." Scootaloo said, with half lidded eyes, and sultry tone. The colt started to lean closer to her, and she leaned forward to meet his lips with her own. She closed her eyes, and waited for their lips to touch.
It never happened.

* * *

Scootaloo opened her eyes. A bright light hurt her eyes, and she quickly closed her eyes again. She squirmed a little, and slowly opened her eyes again. She let them to get used to the light, and started to recognize her surroundings. She was laying on a big bed, with clean white blanket over her. She looked around room that was covered of wonderbolt and Rainbow Dash posters. There was a door to a bathroom in the wall opposite to her, and a big window to her right. She realized that it was the source of the bright light that hurt her eyes.
She was in her own room.
She closed her eyes again, and yawed heartily.
She then realized that there was something between her forelegs. She opened her eyes, and threw the blanket from top of her. She saw that it was her pillow. She was hugging her own pillow. Why would she be hugging her own pillow?

Then Scootaloo remembered her dream. She frowned and drooped her ears.

"It was just a dream.." she thought sadly, and hugged her pillow tighter. She had seen dreams like that many times before, and it always felt bad when she realized that it was just a dream. Scootaloo frowned, and threw the pillow to the floor. She then rolled to his back, and stared at the ceiling.

"Why can't I have a coltfriend, like everypony else!?" she thought angrily. She felt a little chilly, and she pulled the blanket back over her. She then continued to think.

"Is it because of my looks?" she thought sadly. Scootaloo remembered when she got her cutie mark, and how Diamond Tiara had to come up with a new way of bullying her.
Diamond Tiara had started to call her ugly.

"You're ugly! That's why you don't have a coltfriend!" she had mocked Scootaloo, who had left from the school with tears running down her face. It had taken three days, before AppleBloom and Sweetie Belle had managed to persuaded her to go back to school.

"Rainbow Dash always says that I'm beautiful, but is she saying it just to make me happy?" she thought, and small tears started to form in the corner of her eyes. She looked at the mirror, that was hanging from the door that led to the bathroom.
She gulped, and slowly started to rose up from her warm bed.
She got up eventually, and looked at the mirror, that was now on eye level with her. She saw a tired violet eyes, and ruffled violet mane. She rose to all fours, and walked closer to the mirror. She immediately noticed her wings. They were smaller than most of the pegasies had in her age.
Scootaloo sighed, and unfurled them. She thought that they looked more like some filly's wings, rather than a teenager mare's wings. She held back tears, when she flapped them couple of times.

"I can't even fly.." she said to herself with a shaking, quiet voice.
A small tear rolled down her cheek, when he furled her wings back to her sides. She then looked at her flank.

"Fat.." she thought. She kept seeing her athletic, well shaped body as fat for some reason. She looked at her cutie mark, only thing she liked in her body at the moment.

It was a pair of dancing ribbons, that formed a heart. She smiled when she looked at it, but then she looked at the mirror again, and the tears started to push from her eyes again.

"Completely useless.. Ugly... filly.." she thought and started to cry silently.'

It wasn't like she couldn't fly, nopony just hadn't taught her how to. Her mother and her father broke up when she was just a filly, and that's when..

"You piece of shit! Get to school so I don't need to see your ugly face!" she heard her father yelling to her from downstairs with a slurry voice.
She trembled, and fell to her stomach on the floor. She couldn't held the tears anymore, and she started to cry loudly. Scootaloo grabbed the pillow from next to her, and cried into it. She didn't want her dad to hear her crying, or things could get even worse.

.. her father started drinking.
Her father had been drinking ever since Scootaloo's mom left. First he had started to get really drunk on weekends. Slowly he started to drink more often, and now he was drunk almost every day. At first he wasn't angry at Scootaloo, but when she got older, and started to turn into a mare, Scootaloo's father had started to get more aggressive towards her. Then he started to throw insults like 'You're just as useless as your mother was' at her.
Scootaloo had noticed that she had started resembled her mom from the pictures she still had of her, and maybe that's why her father was so insulting to her. Maybe he tried to revenge her mom?
At first Scootaloo didn't care about it, because it happened so seldom. Then he started to get more insulting. He started to call her slut, and other bad things that made her really sad.
Only couple of ponies knew. Of course other cutie mark crusaders knew, but besides them only Rainbow Dash knew.
Her father luckily never hit her, but sometimes words can do more damage than hooves.

Scootaloo started to calm down, and she didn't cry anymore. She lifted her face from the pillow, and saw that it was soaked from her tears. She stood up slowly, and placed the pillow onto her bed. She looked at her alarm clock on the nightstand next to her bed. The clock was half past eight.
Scootaloo still had half an hour before she usually left for school, but now she felt like leaving early.

She wiped the last tears from her eyes, and looked at the mirror again. Her eyes were red from crying, but they would get better before anypony important would see her. She quickly ran her hoof trough her mane, and decided that she wouldn't need to wash it yet. She then tried to get her ruffled coat into somewhat presentable order.

After she was done, Scootaloo took her saddlebags. She then quietly walked to her room's door.
Scootaloo pushed her ear against it, and listened. She could hear the sound of their old radio. She knew that her father had to be in the living room, where he spent most of his days, listening to the radio and drinking. If she was quiet, she could sneak pass her father, without him noticing.
Scootaloo backed up from the door, and took a deep breath to calm herself. She closed her eyes and thought: "You can make this."

She then opened her eyes, and placed her hoof on the door handle. She pushed it slowly, making the door open quietly. Scootaloo peeked behind the door carefully, to make sure her father wasn't there.
Route was clear.
She came out of her room, and closed the door behind her quietly. She was nervous, and tried to move as quietly as possible. She came to the stairs, that led right to lounge. There she could slip out without her dad noticing. She slowly started to descent the stairs, careful not to make the old stairs to creak. She was halfway down, when she heard the radio turn louder. Scootaloo stopped on her tracks, and listened.
Nothing else, just the radio. Path was still clear.
Scootaloo continued to descent the stairs, and managed to get down without making the stairs to creak. She was almost out. She saw the door that lead out of the house.

Scootaloo walked to the door silently and carefully, she grabbed the door handle, feeling relieved that she got away so easily.

"Good! Get going already, you useless piece of shit!" she heard her father slur from behind her.
Scootaloo froze and turned around slowly.
She saw her father leaning on the door frame. He was a grey pegasus, with green yes and blonde mane, that was now dirty. He had a small stubble growing on his chin. His eyes were half shut, and he had trouble standing up straight. He had a half empty whiskey bottle in his hoof. Scootaloo saw him looking at her with anger and disgust in his eyes.

"Please dad.." Scootaloo pegged, and started to feel the tears forming into her eyes again.

"Not now.." she continued, with shaking voice. Scootaloo watched his dad wobbling on his hooves, ass he walked closer to her. She drooped her ears and backed against the door. She looked at her dad with terrified expression, tears running down her cheeks.
Her dad was now so close to her that she could smell the booze from his breath. She looked at her father right into his green eyes, that were full of disgust.

"You're crying," he said drunkenly. Scootaloo didn't answer. She just kept looking at her dad, who leaned backwards from his daughter.

"Dad.. Please.." Scootaloo said, scared and sobbing a little.
Her father turned around and said loudly: "You cry like a little foal! That means you're not just ugly as Tartarus, but weak too!"

Scootaloo lifted her hoof to her mouth, to keep herself from bursting into a uncontrolled cry.
Her father didn't stop there though. He turned around, wobbling a little. He took a long sip from the whiskey bottle, and looked at Scootaloo with drunken anger on his face. He then said slowly: "Slut.. just.. like.. your.. mother."

That was too much for Scootaloo, who quickly turned around, and opened the door.
She didn't look back, or close the door behind her. She just dashed out of the house, with a heartbroken cry. She started running, without any destination. She just wanted to get away from her father. She ran and ran, without even thinking where she was headed.

They lived in the outskirt of the town, and the Sweet Apple Acres was close to them. When Scootaloo was getting back to her senses, she decided to head there. She wanted to find Apple Bloom, or Applejack, or Big Macintosh, or even Granny Smith. Anypony who wasn't her father!
She turned towards the distant apple orchard of the Sweet Apple Acres, and ran.

* * *

"Thank's girls," Scootaloo said smiling sadly. She was walking towards the Ponyville junior high school wit her best friend Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.

"Ah can't believe he did that to you!" Apple Bloom said, hissing from anger while setting her bow better. Sweetie Belle didn't look so angry, but more like upset and worried. She brushed the curly mane from her eyes.

"You should really talk to somepony," she said with caring in her voice. Scootaloo and Apple Bloom looked at her.

"Or we could just kick his flank!" Apple Bloom shouted angrily, and threw couple of jabs towards a invisible enemy in front of her. That made Scootaloo smile a little, and she said: "Thank's girls, but I can take care of my own things."
The other two teens looked at her, and then at each other.

"We understand," they said in unison. Then they all of the sudden trapped Scootaloo between them, in a big hug. Scootaloo was caught off guard, and didn't have time to react. She blushed and tried to wiggle away from her friend's crushing hug.
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle held him, and nuzzled her neck.

"If you ever need us, just tell us," Sweetie Belle said, nuzzling Scootaloo's neck.

"Yeah!" Apple Bloom exclaimed, and tightened her hooves around the squirming Scootaloo, who was now smiling happily.

"Oh guys you are such a wimps!" she said, trying to sound as embarrassed as she could. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle could still hear a little gratitude in her voice.
They let go of Scootaloo, giggling a little when they saw her blushing

"Stop laughing!" she said, even more embarrassed than before. That of course made the two fillies giggle even harder. Scootaloo soon caught their good mood, and started laughing too.

When they finished, Sweetie Belle noticed that they had to hurry, if they would like to get to the school in time. They all started to trot towards the school, and when they reached it, they saw that there were still ponies standing around the courtyard, waiting for the bell to ring.

"Phew! Ah thought we'd be late fer sure!" Apple Bloom said, panting a little. She then looked at Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. She leaned closer to Scootaloo, and said seriously: "If somepony tries to bully ya today, I will punch him or she in the mouth!"

"Yeah! Today they will not bother you! I promise!" Sweetie Belle joined Apple Bloom. Scootaloo looked at her friends, smiling happily.

"I'm happy to have friends like them," she thought, and nodded. She then leaned closer to them, and lifted her hoof towards them. They did the same, resting their hooves on top of Scootaloos.

"Cutie mark crusaders for ever!" they silently said to each other, and then beamed at each other. They then trotted to meet their schoolmates.

Just before the bell rang, Scootaloo saw her idol walking into the schoolyard.
It was Rainbow Dash. Scootaloo's mouth turned to a ear to ear smile, and she trotted to meet Rainbow. She saw that Rainbow too smiled when she saw Scootaloo approaching her.

"Heya there sis!" Rainbow said happily, and grabbed Scootaloo into a sisterly hug. Scootaloo buried her face into Rainbow's neck and said: "Hey Rainbow!"
They then broke the hug, and looked at each other. Rainbow's expression turned into a serious look, and she asked: "How's at home?"
She saw a small tear coming into Scootaloo's eye, while she drooped her head towards the ground. Rainbow Dash quickly lifted Scootaloo's head towards her and smiled to her.

"Let's not think about that, right? I have something to cheer you up," she said, smiling to the sad filly, who immediately perked up, and looked confusedly at Rainbow Dash.

"Really? What is it?" she asked, eager to find out. Rainbow Dash just smiled to her brightly, and then turned around. She looked behind the gate, that lead to the school yard.

"Blue Sky! Come here!" Rainbow Dash shouted towards the gate.

Scootaloo looked at the gate, and saw a cyan blue pegasus colt appearing from behind it. She noticed that the colt had same rainbow colored mane as Rainbow Dash had.
Her eyes widened, when he realized who he was. She turned to Rainbow Dash and asked: "Is that who I think it is?"
Rainbow nodded and briskly said: "Yep."

"The Blue sky?" Scootaloo asked exited. Rainbow turned to her, and said smiling: "That's him!"

"Your little brother Blue Sky?" Scootaloo asked, with widened eyes. Rainbow turned to her once again, looking teasingly annoyed.

"You're a bit slow aren't you?" she asked from Scootaloo, smiling teasingly, rising one brow. Scootaloo blushed, and smiled at her sheepishly. She then said: "Sorry."
Rainbow just shuffled her violet mane, and then they both turned to see Blue Sky walking up to them.

Scootaloo saw that Blue Sky's coat, mane and tail were the same color as his sister had. His mane was much shorter though, but it was still messy looking, just like Rainbow's. Or when he got closer, it seemed more spiky than her's actually. His eyes were lightly golden, and they looked back at Scootaloo a bit shyly.
Their eyes met, and Scootaloo quickly looked away. She didn't take her eyes off him though. She continued examining rest of his body. His legs were strong, just like her big wings.Scootaloo looked at his flank, and it made her blush again. His cutie mark was a cloud, that was exploding into smaller parts.

"Blue Sky.." Scootaloo tried the name in her mind, and noticed that it sounded pretty good.

"Blue Sky, this is the gal I've been talking about. Meet Scootaloo," Rainbow introduced them.
Blue Sky looked at Scootaloo, who fought off a blush. He then reached his hoof towards her, and said briskly: "Hi Scootaloo, Nice to meet you!"
Scootaloo looked at his hoof for a second, and then reached her hoof towards it. She carefully laid her hoof on Blue Sky's hoof, and then quietly said: "H-hi. I'm Scootaloo,"
Blue Sky smiled and then their hooves separated. They kept looking at each other, until Rainbow cleared her throat to get their attention.

"Scoots," she said, and looked at her.

"Blue Sky moved to live with me, and he starts school here. He's on the same class as you, AB and Sweetie Belle," Rainbow continued looking to them both.

"T-that's nice.." Scootaloo said, smiling carefully. Rainbow looked at her, and then said: "He doesn't know anypony from here, so would you please show him around the school?"

"Sure I can," Scootaloo said, and glanxed at Blue Sky, who smiled at her. Scootaloo quickly looked back at Rainbow when she noticed that.

"And if you like, you can show him around the Ponyville after school," Rainbow finished. Scootalo looked at her, and then quickly at Blue Sky, who smiled at her questioningly.

"Well.. If you really want to hang around with a nopony like me th..." Scootaloo started, but stopped when Rainbow lightly slapped her in the back of the head. She yelped from surprise and then held the back of her head, where Rainbow had hit her.

"What the.." she started, but then Rainbow started to rant at her, sounding a bit angry and caring at the same time:"We've talked about this already! You're not just a nopony! You're a beautiful, young mare with great future ahead of you! So don't you underestimate yourself..."

Rainbow stopped, when she saw Scootaloo and Blue Sky looking at her confusedly. She perked up and cleared her throat. She then said calmly: "Scoots, you go ahead to the class, I'll have a quick chat with Blue here."

"Okay," Scootaloo said, sounding a bit shamed, but then Rainbow slashed her a big smile, and she too started to beam.

"Seeyou Rainbow!" Scootaloo said, and started to trot towards the school building.

"Seeya too!" Rainbow shouted after her. When she was sure Scootaloo was far enough she turned to Blue Sky, who was still looking a bit confused.

"What was that?" he asked confusedly from Rainbow, who squirmed a little. She looked into his little brother's eyes, and then drooped her ears. He too drooped his ears, and listened as Rainbow said: "She doesn't have the best possible father, and she thinks that she's nothing. It really breaks my heart when I see her like that, underestimating herself."
Blue Sky looked at her sister, with a bit sad expression on his face.

"Ohh. I see," he said, and looked after the trotting Scootaloo. Rainbow looked at her little brother, and then at Scootaloo. Her face lit up when she got a idea. She quickly hid her excitement when Blue Sky turned back to her.

"Hey buddy," Rainbow started, and Blue Sky looked at her.

"I know this might sound a bit weird, but promise me to look after her okay?" she asked from Blue Sky, who's cheeks went red. He looked at his sister nervously, and asked: "What do you mean by that?"
Rainbow chuckled, but then said: "She helps you to get know to this place, so just hang out with her. She'd like that."

"Hang out with her?" Blue Sky asked, sounding suspicious.

"Trust me. She rocks," Rainbow said happily, and then waited for his answer. Blue Sky seemed to think for a second, but then sighed and said: "Okay sis, if you wish."

"Super! Now get to school, so you won't be late," Rainbow said, pushing Blue Sky towards the school building.

* * *

"Okay class! We have a new student in class," Mrs. Abecedary, a unicorn mare in her thirties announced in her cheery voice, and the tumult in the class quickly died down. Everypony in the class turned to listen to their teacher.
When Mrs. Abecedary was pleased by the silence in the classroom, she continued: "Like I said, we have a new student in the class, who has just moved here in Ponyville from Cloudscale."
Everypony was silent, and looked confused. Only Scootaloo was smiling, because she already knew who the new student was. Mrs. Abecedary waited for a second, before she said: "Everypony welcome Blue Sky!"

Blue Sky walked to the classroom, and everypony looked at him. Scootaloo noticed that he looked a bit nervous, standing in front of all the ponies watching him.

"Hey all," he said waving his hoof towards them. Mrs. Abecedary then said to him from behind her desk: "Why don't you tell us a bit about yourself, hm?"
Blue Sky looked even more nervous, but then he met Scootaloos cheering smile, and he too started smiling. He then started telling about himself: "Well. I just moved here from Cloudscale, I'm living at my sister's house for now."
Somepony in the back raised his hoof, and Mrs. Abecedary said: "Yes Rumble?"

"Are you Rainbow Dash's brother?" the colt asked from Blue Sky, who then answered: "Yeah, I am."
Now there were silent talking in the class room. Scootaloo could hear somepony saying: "I knew it when I saw his mane!"
She saw Blue Sky looking around the class nervously, when everypony was talking about him.

"Class!" Mrs. Abecedary said sternly, and everypony silenced again. Then Mrs. Abecedary smiled at Blue Sky, and asked: "Do you wan't to tell us anything else?"

"No thank you," Blue said, and nodded to the teacher.

"Well go find a seat then, and we all can get started with some economics," Mrs. Abecedary said, and the class room got filled with frustrated groans.

Blue Sky tried to find a empty desk, and then noticed Scootaloo waving her hoof at him. She then pointed at a empty desk next to her, and Blue then walked to it and sat down.

"Thanks," he said to Scootaloo, who smiled at him happily.

Mrs. Abecedary levitated a chalk with her magic, and then started to write something on the chalkboard. When she finished, there was a subject for that days work.
'Presentation about the markets in Equestria'

Everypony looked at the chalkboard, like there would have been a really complex mathematical formula written on it. Somepony lifted her hoof in the right side of the classroom.

"Dinky," Markets said, letting the filly speak.

"Umm.. Mrs. Abecedary.. What are we supposed to do?" the grey unicorn asked confused. Mrs. Abecedary chuckled, and then started to explain: "You will work as pairs. Every pair picks a city from Equestria, and will do a short presentation of it's markets and what products they sell. Then they will present it to whole class."
Everypony was silent, but then they heard Rumble saying: "Aww man, this sucks!"
There were some quiet chuckles heard, and even Mrs. Abecedary giggled a little. She then said: "I know you don't like economics, but I promise if we get this done early, you all will get to go home earlier."
There was a short silence, and then everypony started to quickly pick their pairs.

Blue Sky again looked around him for a pair, but everypony already had one. He drooped his ears and frowned, but then he felt somepony tapping him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Scootaloo smiling shyly at him.

"I don't have a pair," she said, looking at Blue Sky.

"Now you have," Blue said, and moved his chair next to Scootaloo's table. Scootaloo blushed a bit, when the colt came so close to her. She could hear Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle giggling from their table. She waited for Blue to look at another direction, and then stick her tongue out to them.

"Blue Sky, since you are from Cloudscale, why don't you and Scootaloo take Cloudscale as you're subject?" Mrs. Abecedary said, when passed the books about the economy of Equestrian cities.

"That sounds okay," Blue said, and Scootaloo nodded. Mrs. Abecedary then gave them a book and a big paper, where they could make the presentation.

After about fifteen minutes of working, they had the presentation ready. Scootaloo and Blue Sky admired their handiwork. They had done a really good presentation in their opinion. It had some hard facts, while it also looked good. Scootaloo had even drawn a good looking picture of Cloudscale in the top of the paper with her crayons.
Blue admired the picture, and then said: "You're really good at drawing Scootaloo."

"Thank's," Scootaloo said shyly. Blue then continued: "Is that your special talent?"
Scootaloo was taken aback by that question. After a second of freezing, she said confusedly: "No, it's dancing. I didn't know my cutie mark was so hard to read."
Blue's eyes widened and he started to explain, tumbling on his words: "Nonono! I-I.."
He was silent for moment, and then leaned closer to the confused Scootaloo and whispered: "I just haven't seen your cutie mark.."

Scootaloo was even more confused. How Blue did not see her cutie mark? After all, it was pretty clearly visible. She looked at Blue and noticed that he was blushing a little, and looking at their presentation nervously.

"Blue, how did you not see my cutie mark?" Scootaloo whispered. Blue then looked at her, and whispered to her: "I thought it would be weird for me to be looking at your flank.."
Scootaloo's eyes widened, and a hard blush appeared on her cheeks. She hadn't think about it that way. She noticed that blush was looking at her sheepishly, and then turning his gaze at the presentation again.

"His so cute when his embarrassed.." Scootaloo thought, giggling in her head. She then poked Blue in the side, causing him to wince. Blue looked at him annoyed, but he then saw Scootaloo's expression.

"Y-you can look at my cutie mark," she said quietly, looking at the presentation. Blue then nodded slowly, and Scootaloo lifted her body a little, to gave him a better view.

"This is so weird," Scootaloo thought, but felt that the situation was a bit funny at the same time. Blue Sky saw Scootaloo's cutie mark now, and could immediately tell that her special talent was dancing.

"That's a nice flank.." Blue slipped, and they both blushed deeply when he realized what he had said. Blue quickly started to correct himself quietly: "I mean cutie mark! Yeah, that's what I meant!"
Scootaloo sat back down, and giggled nervously. She couldn't help herself. Now Blue too chuckled a little. Then Scootaloo hit her playfully in the chest and said: "You perv."
Blue smiled teasingly, and whispered: "Sorry! I couldn't help myself!"
They both laughed quietly for a while. While Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle giggled at them from their own table.

After couple of minutes, Mrs. Abecedary announced: "It seems that everypony is ready! Very good job."
She looked around the classroom for a good candidate to start the presentations. Her eyes met the quietly laughing Scootaloo and Blue Sky.

"Maybe we should let our new student start the presentations?" she asked from Scootaloo and Blue Sky, who both nodded and took their presentation paper. They carried it to the chalkboard, and attached the paper to it with magnets.
When they were ready, Blue Sky cleared his throat.

"We are going to tell you about Cloudscale's markets," he started.

"And it's main products," Scootaloo added. Blue Sky nodded as thank you, and then continued: "As you know, Cloudscale is the number one producer of different weathers."
Scootaloo pointed at 'Weather!' that was written on the paper with big letters. She then said: "And the sales of thunderstorms has risen thirty percents in just a year!"

She was about to continue, when they heard a filly saying: "Why is Scootaloo doing a presentation about cloud city?"
Everypony turned to the voice, and saw that it belonged to Diamond Tiara. She was sitting with Silver Spoon, and had a cocky look on her face. Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle knew that this was going to end badly.

"What are you trying to say?" Scootaloo growled, looking angrily at her.
Diamond Tiara perked up, when she had everypony's attention, and said: "Just saying that it sound pretty odd to listen presentation about Cloudscale from the mouth of a pegasus -" Diamond Tiara held a small dramatic pause "- who can't even fly."

Everypony wen't silent. Even Mrs. Abecedary was speechless.
Blue Sky looked at Scootaloo, and saw that she was going to cry anytime soon. Her eyes were starting to glitter, as they got wetter. She closed her eyes, and turned towards he door. Scootaloo then rushed to the hall of the school, leaving confused pupils, and evilly grinning Diamond Tiara to the classroom.

Mrs. Abecedary was first to speak.

"Diamond Tiara! That was awfully mean from you!" she said angrily, not looking anything like the nice teacher she was just minutes ago. Diamond Tiara looked at her, and just shrugged. She then turned to Blue Sky, and said calmly: "You shouldn't be hanging with that loser."
Blue Sky looked at her confusedly, but then his expression changed into disgusted. He brushed his rainbow colored mane from his eyes annoyed, and he then pointed his hoof at Diamond Tiara, saying: "You're a bitch,"

Now it was Diamond's time to be shocked. She looked at Blue Sky in complete disbelief. She totally froze.
Blue Sky didn't care about it, and he turned to Mrs. Abecedary and asked: "Mrs. Abecedary, can I go after her?"
Mrs. Abecedary looked at him gently, and said: "Please, go. Before anything happens."
Blue Sky nodded, and then started running after Scootaloo, who had disappeared outside the school.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle looked at each other, and then they smiled.

"Scootaloo has caught pretty darn fine coltfriend into her hook!" Apple Bloom whispered happily. Sweetie Belle nodded exited, and whispered back at her: "Do you think they're going to make out out there?"
They both giggled at the image, and then Apple Bloom Whispered, still giggling a little: "They darn better should be!"

* * *

"Who can't even fly!" Scootaloo kept hearing Diamond Tiaras voice in her head as she ran towards the park. She knew that there wouldn't be so many ponies in there at that time, so she could be alone in there. She felt how the big tears were running down her cheeks onto her chin, where they dropped onto her chest. She swept her eyes quickly, and then Scootaloo jumped over a small bush that almost tripped her.
She continued running. She could already see the park getting closer. She reached it in less than couple of minutes, and then she started to look for a place where to weep in peace.

The park wasn't like in her dream she had had last night.
The weather was a bit chilly, and there were some dark clouds on the sky. Scootaloo cursed in her mind that she hadn't looked at the weather calendar when she was in school. She didn't know if it was going to rain or not.
She shook her head, and focused on the task at hoof. She slowed down, and trotted towards the middle of the park. There she looked around herself, with small tears still coming from her eyes.

"Come on girl! Pull it together!" she tried to encourage herself, but then she again heard Diamond Tiara saying in her head, with a evil voice: "Pegasus who can't even fly!"

That made her sob again, and she started to look for a lonely place, where to hole up.
Soon she noticed a old, rickety stone bridge, that somehow reminded her about the bridge in her dream. It made her feel a bit more sadder again, but she decided to head there.

Scootaloo stopped in the middle of the bridge, and leaned over the edge. She sobbed lightly, and looked at her reflection in the dark water. All she saw was a ugly, fat, useless pegasus, who couldn't even fly!
Her tears made the reflection ripple, but she saw something in the water next to her own reflection. It was cyan blue blob, with rainbow colored top.
Scootaloo yelped a little, when she realized that it was a reflection of somepony. She quickly looked to her right, and saw Blue Sky looking at her with a worried expression.

"Go away!" Scootaloo said annoyed, with shaky voice.

"No," Blue just said to her and stepped closer to the crying filly.
Scootaloo wanted to be left alone, so she suddenly started to run again. She heard Blue Sky taking off with couple of strong wing flaps, and soon he was flying next to her.

"Scootaloo stop!" he pegged, but Scootaloo did a hard turn to the right. Blue flapped his wings faster, and flew in front of Scootaloo, who hid her face from him.

"Scootaloo.. please stop!" he pegged again, but she screeched to a stop and did a one eighty. She then started to run back the way she came.
This started to annoy Blue Sky.

"I'm just trying to help!" he shouted after her, but Scootaloo didn't answer. Blue then frowned, and shouted: "Okay! Let's do it the hard way then!"

He started to accelerate towards the galloping orange filly in front of him. He then flew over her, and saw how she looked quickly up. Scootaloo tried to dodge him, but Blue folded his wings, and dived right towards her.
Blue Sky caught the running filly in his hooves, and they rolled on the ground for couple of meters, before coming to a stop. Scootaloo was lying on top of Blue Sky, and she tried to quickly rise up.

"Hey man what the.." She started, looking angrily at him. She was cut off by Blue Sky placing her in a tight, caring hug. Scootaloo was taken by surprise, and she didn't know what to do. She just laid there, on top of the cyan colt.

They laid there for a moment, and Blue Sky felt Scootaloo's wet cheeks against his own. He also felt how heat was rising to his own cheeks, and on her's probably.

"If I let you go, will you run away again?" He whispered carefully in the ear of the filly on top of her. Scootaloo winced when he spoke to her, but managed to say: "I wont promise anything."

"I don't want to risk it, so I have to keep you here then," Blue said teasingly, and then Scootaloo started to squirm in his hooves. She placed her hooves on the chest of Blue Sky, and tried to push herself up. Blue Sky was too strong, and he held Scootaloo tightly against his chest.

"Let go!" she demanded, but Blue just tightened his grip around the filly. They struggled for a minute, but then Scootaloo gave up. She turned to see Blue sky and said, sounding surrendered: "Okay, I won't run away.."

"Good," Blue said, smiling to her.
Scootaloo then tried to get up, but couldn't go. She looked at Blue, who was staring into her eyes. Scootaloo blushed, and then cleared her throat. Blue snapped from his trance, and smiled to her sheepishly. He let go of Scootaloo, and said: "Oh yeah, sorry."

He let go of Scootaloo, who quickly rose from top of him, and then sat down to the ground next to the laying colt. Blue Sky too rose up to a sitting position, and then turned towards Scootaloo, who was still sniffing a little.
Scootaloo was looking at the ground, but soon a cyan hoof lifted her head up from her chin. Scootaloo looked in the golden eyes of Blue Sky, that were looking back at her's with concern.

"W-why did you come after me?" Scootaloo asked. Blue reached his hoof towards Scootaloo's cheeks, making her lean backwards a little. He swept couple of tears from her cheeks gently.

"He's so nice to me.." Scootaloo thought. Blue then took her hoof into his own, smiled lovely and said: "Why wouldn't I?"

Scootaloo looked at him, she was so confused that she forgot to sob.

"What?" was only thing she could say? Blue shrugged his shoulders, and then said: "I said, why wouldn't I?"
Scootaloo rolled her eyes annoyed, and then said: "I heard what you said! I mean why would you come after me!?"

"Why wouldn't I?" Blue Sky said, snickering a little this time. Scootaloo noticed that he was trying to annoy her this time, and he was doing a good job at it.

"Stop that!" she half shouted, and hit Blue in the shoulder. Blue jumped a little, and then rubbed the spot where she had hit him. He folded his ears back, and looked at Scootaloo seriously and said: "Ow,"
Scootaloo didn't react to that, she just kept looking at him, waiting for him to answer. Blue then saw her expression, and calmed down. He took Scootaloo's hoof into his own again, and said again, with confused voice: "Seriously, tell me one thing why I wouldn't have come after you."
Scootaloo looked at him, and then drooped her head and ears and frowned a little.

"Because I'm useless.. and fat.. and ugly.. and... and I can't fly!" she said, and peeked at Blue Sky, who looked surprised and incredulous. She felt his hoof lifting her head up again, and her eyes met with Blue's again.

"You're none of those things!" Blue said to her, looking irritated. He was feeling angry, but didn't show that to Scootaloo.

"I bet it's because of that Diamond Tiara..." He thought to himself.

Scootaloo perked up, and looked confusedly at him. She then said: "I am!"

"No you're totally not!" Blue Sky instigated. He then stared at the filly in front of him, who's expression wasn't sad anymore. It was more like a mix of surprise and hollow stare at the same time. She blushed a little, and looked away from him. Blue Sky got scared, that maybe he had hurt her feelings somehow. He was just about to say something, when Scootaloo spoke quietly: "So you don't think I'm useless?"

"Totally not! You can dance and draw really good!"

"..or fat.."

"Not even in my dreams! That came out a bit wrong.. but no, You're not fat!"

"..or.." Scootaloo started, but stopped for a second. She turned to see Blue, who was waiting for the rest. He saw small tears in corner of her eyes, and then Scootaloo continued: ".. or ugly?"

"Oh shit.. I'm in a trap?" Blue thought nervously. He tried to think of a way out, but then he saw Scootaloo's face. She pouted cutely.

"how can she look so damn cute, even she's so sad?" Blue Sky thought to himself. He then sighed deeply, and looked her straight in her violet eyes.

"You're really beautiful," he said slowly, and saw how Scootaloo's pupils went small from the surprise.
Those words had hit Scootaloo like a train. She couldn't do anything else than just look at him, with her eyes wide and jaw dropped.

"He think's I'm beautiful.. HE THINK'S I'M BEAUTIFUL!" Scootaloo screamed in her head.
Blue Sky didn't have time to react, before the filly was already on him, pressing him down to the ground. Scootaloo was crying a little, but her expression was more happy than before. She then looked at him with narrowed eyes, and asked with a sharp tone: "Are you lying? Because if you are.."

"No, I'm not lying to you!" the now a little scared colt said to the filly on top of her. Scootaloo then started to beam, and she grinned happily. She quickly leaned closer to Blue, and gave him a quick kiss on the top of his nose.
Blue immediately blushed, and looked at her wide eyed. Scootaloo just giggled, and then hugged him gently. It took a moment for Blue to react, but then he returned the hug.

"Thank you.." Scootaloo said, sobbing from happiness. Blue hugged her tighter. They stayed there for a moment, but then Scootaloo rose to sit on him, and looked at him, happily. She narrowed her eyes again, and said threateningly: "If anypony finds out about this, I will be really mad."

"My lips are sealed," Blue Sky reassured her, and then they both started laughing.

* * *

School had already ended, and the cutie mark crusaders were walking towards Rarity's like they usually did after schooldays. There they would plan what to do rest of the day. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle had noticed Scootaloo's new found happiness, and they saw how she had some new spring in her step. They looked at each other, and then Sweetie Belle cleared her throat.

"Soo.." Sweetie Belle started, dragging the word suggestively.

"So what?" Scootaloo asked from her, looking at her and Apple Bloom confusedly. The two fillies just giggled, and looked at each other. They then turned to Scootaloo again, and Apple Bloom said: "So what happened with Blue?"
Scootaloo fought off a smile, and said casually: "What do you mean?"
The two fillies glanced at each other, and they said in unison: "You know what we mean!"
Scootaloo couldn't help herself. She smiled at her friends, who started to giggle, and rushed to hug her. Scootaloo wasn't usually the one for sappy things like that, but this time she hugged them back.

"So tell us exactly what happened!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. Apple Bloom looked at her too, and joined Sweetie Belle: "Yeah! Tell us every dirty detail!"
Scootaloo blushed, and then shooed them off from hugging her. She looked at her friends nervously, and then said: "It wasn't like anything that!"
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle giggled even more, but then Sweetie Belle said: "Well tell us anyway!"
Scootaloo felt a bit uncomfortable talking about the scene with Blue Sky and her to her friends. She looked at them, and saw that they were wearing their puppy dog eyes.

"Guys stop that!" she said. Scootaloo knew that she couldn't resist them, if they kept that face. They looked at her with their big eyes, and then said with their baby voices: "Pweese!"

Scootaloo sighed, and then said annoyed: "Okay! I'll tell you!"

"Yayy!" Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle exclaimed. They then pushed Scootaloo to a nearby bench. They forced Scootaloo to sit on it, and then they sat on the ground in front of her. They had a waiting smiles on their lips. Scootaloo looked at them, still feeling a bit uneasy about telling them.
She thought for a second, how to start the story, and just as she was about to start, they heard a swoosh above their heads.

The trio looked up. They saw two cyan dots in the sky. They circled each other, and did some volts in sync. Then they seemed to stay in place, until they noticed that they were actually getting bigger. The two pegasies dived right against them, with their wings folded tightly against their sides.
They all recognized who they were. Scootaloo felt her heart jump a little, when Rainbow Dash and Blue Sky pulled up just before they would have hit the fillies. Sweetie Belle yelped, and fall to his back, while Apple Bloom hid under her hooves. Scootaloo was used to tricks like those. After all she was Rainbow Dash's sister.

Rainbow Dash and Blue Sky flew towards them, decreasing their speed, so they could land. They gently landed between Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom, who were still curled on the ground, hiding under their hooves. It took a moment for them to open their eyes, and then they saw Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo and Blue Sky snickering at them.
They both blushed, and seemed ashamed. That made the pegasies burst into a laughter. After they were done, Rainbow said, still chuckling a little: "Hi girls!"

"Hi Rainbow," Scootaloo said, while Blue Sky sat next to her on the bench. He sat pretty near her, but left a small gap between them. Scootaloo looked at him slyly. She pushed her flank closer to him, so their cutie marks touched. She didn't feel shy anymore, not after the scene at the park. He seemed to blush a little.
Rainbow Dash didn't seem to notice them, but Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle's eyes shimmered.

"Where did you go after school? I thought we were supposed to go around the town?" she asked from Blue, who looked at her, and then turned to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow smiled to Scootaloo a bit sheepishly, and then said: "I forgot we had flight practice today."

"That's okay," Scootaloo said, moving around so her flank rubbed against blushing Blue's. Rainbow still didn't seem to notice, but the other fillies were staring at Scootaloo, with blank and confused expressions.

"I just remembered that you was supposed to show him around, and we came looking for you," Rainbow Dash explained to Scootaloo, who smiled happily.

"Really? Awesome," Blue Sky said. Scootaloo smiled at him, and they heard the other two fillies giggle. Blue smiled sheepishly, and blushed a bit.

"I mean.. cool," he said quickly, looking nervous. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle giggled, and Rainbow Dash chuckle and said to her brother: "I thought you didn't like hanging out with these fillies?"

"Nah, she's.. They're awesome!" Blue said, and threw his foreleg around Scootaloo's neck. Scootaloo leaned closer to him.

"Okay then! Come home before midnight!" Rainbow said, and unfurled her wings.

"Bye girls!" Rainbow Dash said, before taking off, leaving a cloud of dust hovering in the air.

After she was far away, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle rushed to question Blue Sky.

"DoyoulikeScootalootelluswhathappenedattheparkareyoutwodatingalready!?" they blabbered in unison, and so fast that nopony could get anything they said. When they finished, they panted heavily, and looked at Blue Sky and Scootaloo. They sat on the bench, looking at them confused. Blue Sky even had one of his ear flopped down.

"What?" Scootaloo finally asked.

Sweetie Belle took deep breath, and was ready to say the whole thing again, but Apple Bloom quickly put her hoof onto Sweetie Belle's mouth. He then said: "We asked Blue here, that does he like ya. Then we asked ya to tell us what happened at the park, and then we asked ya both that are ya two dating already."

Scootaloo and kept staring at the two fillies. Then Scootaloo said: "Actually none of that is you two's business."

"I like her," Blue said briskly, making Scootaloo blush a bit.
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle both gasped, and then started to squeal like little foals. They then stopped all of the sudden, and smiled teasingly at Scootaoo, who looked annoyed.

"Scootaloo has a coltfriend!" they both said in unison, with their girly singasong voices.

"Aw buck you," she said annoyed, but the two teen mares just kept giggling.
She then got a good idea how to give them some payback. She leaned closer to Blue Sky, and snuggled right into his side, half laying on the bench they were on. She nuzzled Blue's neck, gaining a small jump from him.
The two mares went silent, and looked at the pair. Scootaloo looked at the blushing Blue Sky with a flirty stare, and he looked back at her. Scootaloo then ran her hoof down his chest, making him wince. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle looked at the two lovers in front of them with their jaws almost hitting the ground.
Blue Sky realized what Scootaloo was trying, and decided to go with it. He stroked Scootaloo's violet mane. It was soft, even it looked ruffled. He supposed to do just one quick stroke, but couldn't stop, once he started. He quickly peeked at Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, who were still silent.
Scootaloo felt her heart racing, even they were just fooling around. She looked up, and saw Blue Sky looking down to her with his golden eyes, still stroking her mane. Their eyes met, and for a moment Scootaloo felt something inside her forcing her to do one thing.. And she couldn't stop it.

"I hope I don't take this too far now.." she thought, and lifted her head just that she could plant a small kiss on Blue Sky's cheek. That made all of them blush. Blue, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo herself.

Then Scootaloo and Blue Sky started to snicker.
The expression on Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle's faces were too much for them, and they started laughing out loud. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle looked at them confusedly, but then Apple Bloom realized that they had just fooled around with her and Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle too noticed the same thing, but she formed a sly grin on her face when she looked at Apple Bloom.

"Okay, we get it." she said casually.

"Get what?" Scootaloo asked, while still leaning against Blue's side. Sweetie Belle just grinned at her, and then said: "You two wan't some time alone, so we'll just leave you two alone."
Apple Bloom joined the joke. She too teasingly grinned at the two ponies on the bench.

"Oh yeah! You two can have some good ol' together time right there! We two will be on our way!" she said with a teasing tone in her voice.
Scootaloo and Blue Sky looked at her friends, who had just turned the joke on them.

"Bye bye, be gentle 'loverboy'" Sweetie Belle said, stretching the word 'lover' with a suggestive tone in her voice. She then began to trot away from them, with Apple Bloom near behind her. Scootaloo and Blue Sky saw how she turned her head towards them, and winked at them.
Then they disappeared behind a set of trees.

"How did they manage to do that?" Blue asked, confusedly scratching the back of his head.

"Sweetie Belle is Rarity's sister, they know how to do things like that," Scootaloo said. They were silent for a minute, and then They both noticed the pose they were in. Scootaloo was about to move away from Blue, but then she thought: "This's actually pretty nice.."
Meanwhile Blue Sky thought preety much the same thing: "She's still leaning against me, that's good I guess."

"Maybe we could be like this for little longer?" Scootaloo asked carefully, and Blue nodded to her. He then rested his head to lean against Scootaloo's head.

"Yeah, sounds good to me," he said, and they decided to be there for a little longer.

* * *

"So what you wanna do?" Scootaloo asked from Blue Sky, who was walking next to her in the streets of Ponyville. They walked slowly towards the town square. Blue looked around himself, examining all the buildings around him. He thought that everything looked so different than in Cloudscale.
He kept looking around himself, and then spotted something he liked. He pointed his hoof at a building, that was shaped like all kinds of different pastries and said: "What's that place?"

Scootaloo looked at the direction he was pointing, and then said: "That's Sucarcube corner. It's the local bakery."
Blue Sky felt his stomach rumble. He realized that he hadn't eaten since morning.

"Could we go there? I'm really hungry," he asked from Scootaloo, who looked a bit unwilling. Blue thought that the place was owned by somepony like Diamond Tiara's father, and that's why she didn't want to go there.

"Why not?" he asked. Scootaloo looked at him confused, and said: "I didn't say we couldn't go."

"But you looked like it," Blue said.

"It's not that I don't like the place, but Pinkie Pie lives there," Scootaloo explained to Blue, who then asked: "Is she mean?"

Scootaloo started to laugh, making Blue Sky confuse.

"Pinkie Pie... mean!?" she said between waves of laughter. Blue was really confused, and Scootaloo noticed that. After she stopped laughing, she explained: "Pinkie is a bit.. random. I like her really much, but she would like make a improvised musical number for you."
Blue Sky was just a bit more confused than he was a minute ago. He thought about what she had told her. It sounded pretty weird, but he'd like too see that.

"And I want to spend some time with you anyway," Scootaloo added, with a more sultry tone. Blue Sky looked at her, and then thought: "Well maybe I'm not that hungry."

"Okay, maybe later," Blue said, and Scootaloo nodded happily to him.
They walked a bit further, and then Blue remembered something. He turned to Scootaloo, and asked: "I remember Rainbow saying that you were pretty good with a scooter?"
Scootaloo smiled when he said that, and then answered to him: "Yeah, I guess so."
Blue was displeased with the short answer, and she inquired further: "How good?"

"So good I could kick your flank in scooter race," she said cockily. Blue frowned, but he still had a small smile on his lips. That's one of the features he liked in Scootaloo.

"I'd like too see you ride with it," he said, and pushed her with his flank, so she had to took a couple of quick steps not to fall down. She looked at Blue irritated. He just smiled at her. Scootaloo took couple of fast steps, and shove him with her flank, making him too almost fall down. Then they both shared a laugh.

"Well. Maybe I could show you some moves," Scootaloo said after that. Blue smiled to her, and said: "We should get your scooter right away then."

Then Scootaloo stopped, and drooped her ears. She realized that her scooter was in her room.. back at her home.

"Maybe we should just do something else," she said, trying to sound as calm as she could.

"What? Why?" Blue Sky asked, looking worried as he saw some uneasiness in her. Scootaloo didn't answer, and Blue walked closer to her.

"Is something wrong?" he asked, and leaned closer to Scootaloo, who looked at him and said: "It's just.. my scooters back at my home."
Blue didn't understand, and he asked: "So?"
just then he remembered what Rainbow had told him about Scootaloo's father. He cursed to himself in his mind, but didn't show it to Scootaloo.

Scootaloo looked at Blue sadly, and said: "I haven't told this to many others, but my father's... A drunk."
Blue Sky had imagined something like that. He stayed quiet as she continued talking: "This morning we had a pretty nasty fight.. and I don't want to go home right now."
Blue looked at her with worry in his eyes. He gulped and asked carefully: "Did.. Did he hit you?"
Scootaloo's eyes went wide, but she quickly said: "No. He doesn't hit me.. physically at least."
Even Blue Sky wasn't one for fancy words, he still knew that meant that her father abused her with words. He started to get angry.

"What did he do?" he asked seriously. Scootaloo looked at the ground, and drew invisible circles in it. She seemed to think if she should or shouldn't say anything.

"Scootaloo," Blue said, with more pleading voice. She looked at him in the eyes. Blue saw that they were a bit watery.

"He.. He called me a slut.." Scootalo said quietly, and a single tear ran down her cheek. She then threw herself towards Blue, and hugged him wit her forelegs. Blue Sky returned the hug, but inside he was boiling from rage.

"How can he call his own daughter that!? I promise.. I will kill him!" He thought angrily.

Scootaloo broke the hug. She didn't cry, but she was a bit sadder than a moment ago.
Blue Sky didn't like to see her sad like that, it was tearing him apart. He thought for a moment, and then came up with a great plan, or at least it sounded like a great plan in his head.

"Scootaloo, honey," he started, gaining her attention. She looked at him questioningly.

"Where's your house?" he asked.

* * *

Blue Sky was flying towards the outskirts of the Ponyville, where Scootaloo's house was.
Scootaloo had first said that it was a stupid, and that she didn't even want to skate with her scooter now, but Blue Sky had reassured her, that it would work.
She had then agreed, and told him where her house was, and that her room was on the second floor, and that the window was probably open.

He had promised not to do anything to her dad, just get the scooter from her room and leave.
That was not going to happen. He was so angry at her dad, that he just couldn't let it be. Blue Sky already saw her home building, and started to slow down. He circled the house couple of times, until he found the right window. He levitated right in front of it, and tried if it was open.

Like Scootaloo had promised, it was open. He snuk into the room trough window, where he saw the walls, that were covered in posters of Wonderbolts and her sister. He then continued to to seek for the scooter, and soon found it.
He could hear the sound of an old radio from the living room, like Scootaloo had told him.
He placed the scooter near the window, and walked slowly towards the door.

"I gonna show him not to call my Scoota..." he thought, but then one loose blank under his left back leg creaked loudly. He heard how the radio got turned down a bit, and then he heard some clumsy hoofsteps from the downstairs.

"Is it you, little dumbfuck for daughter!?" Blue Sky heard the drunkard yelling from the bottom of the stairs. He could have just dashed and kicked his face in, but what if his father was much bigger than him?

"You deaf or something, or just dumb? Answer me!" Scootaloo's father yelled more angrily this time. Blue went behind the door, and heard hoofsteps in the stairs.
He was coming up.

Blue quickly hid behind his left side of the door, where it would be opened. This would give him a good advantage of surprise.
Scootaloo's father was now just behind the door. Blue could hear him breathing heavily, and small clopping sound of his hooves. He stopped right behind the door. For a second nothing happened, but then the door crashed open.

"You little sl.." he shouted to Scootaloo, who wasn't there. He didn't get to finish his sentence though, because enraged Blue was already over him.

Blue threw his forelegs around the neck of the unsuspecting father of Scootaloo, and puled him backwards. The father made some gagging sound, and tried to get the intruder from his back by waving his wings rapidly. Drunk was an easy to control for Blue Sky, who was stronger than most average seventeen year old pony.
He wrenched the grey pegasus into the corridor, and then send him flying down the stairs.

"Ow, I think I overdid it," he thought to himself, as the drunken pony clumsily stood up. He looked up the stairs at Blue Sky. He narrowed his eyes, and said: "You must be one of that little whore's screws"
He shouldn't have said that, because now Blue was flying down towards him. Scootaloo's father was too drunk to react, and Blue crushed him between himself and the door that lead outside.
He let out a loud cough, and fell to the floor.

Blue quickly grabbed his head, while he was gasping for air.
He smacked back of Scootaloo's father's head against the door, because he didn't want Scootaloo to see the mark on his face. He did it once more, before he started to hiss from between his teeth: "You.. don't never.. call her slut again.."
Scootaloo's father looked at him painfully, and then groaned: "Fuck y..."
Blue hit his head against the door again, and continued: "She's your daughter for Celestias's sake! Why are you torturing her like that!?"
He banged the drunks head in the door again, when he tried to say something. He then leaned closer to him, so than their faces were only couple of inches apart.

"I don't know if you care about her, but I do," he said angrily, and looked him right into his green eyes. He then continued: "And If somepony does anything bad to somepony I care, I will be really mad.."
Scootaloo's father looked him with scared look on his face.

"And you don't want to see me mad, trust me," Blue Sky said quietly. He then looked him right into his eyes again, and shouted, making his voice crack: "Is that clear!?"
Scootaloo's father winced when he shouted to him, and quickly replied, scared stiff: "Yes! I will never do that again!"
Blue rose up, and left the drunken pony on the floor. He then turned around, and started to walk upstairs. When he took the first step, he said, without looking at him: "If you break that promise, I will come.. and kill you."

Scootaaloos father started to sob, and soon it turned into a plain cry. Blue didn't wait to see what would happen next, and he left to Scootaloo's room, took the scooter and climbed out of the window. He then started to fly towards the market.
"I hope I didn't make the things even more worse.." he thought as he flew.

* * *

"Wow that was amazing!" Blue said, when Scootaloo did a full three sixty with her scooter. She pulled up next to Blue, and smiled to him happily. They had already spent hours in the skate park, and were the only ones left. The sun was already starting to lower from it's highest point. It would soon be dark.

"Thank you so much for bringing this to me!" Scootaloo said. She then leaned forward, and gave a quick kiss to him. The kiss landed on his lips. They both blushed really hard, but Scootaloo giggled, and continued to do some tricks. She wanted to impress him, so she tried to come up with something new, something unique. She thought for a minute, and then came up with something.
Scootaloo looked at Blue Sky, who waved to him to cheer him.

Scootaloo smiled at him, and when she was sure that he was watching, she started to kick for speed. She gained pretty good speed, and then turned towards the biggest ramp in the whole Ponyville skate park. She leaned backwards, when she reached the ramp, and her scooters climbed up it easily. Just as the scooter reached the edge of the ramp, she kicked it, and she was airborne. Scootaloo leaned backwards even more, and saw the ground on top of her. She saw Blue Sky looking at her in amazement, but concerned.
Then Scootaloo noticed that she didn't have enough speed in her spin, and that the ground was closing in fast. She started to flap her wings furiously, and it helped. She spun enough, so that she landed safely to the ground with her scooter.

"Whoa!" she heard Blue Sky saying behind him, when he trotted to check on her.
Scootaloo panted heavily from all the flapping of her wings. She then saw Blue Sky next to her, looking concerned.

"Are you okay? It looked like you wouldn't make it," he said, checking her for any injuries.

"I'm fine," Scootaloo said, smiling to him, but Blue still kept checking her. After he was sure that she was okay, he turned to face her. Blue smiled to her proudly, and said: "You know, but I think you flew for a second there."
Scootaloo's eyes widened, and she looked at her wings.

"Really?" she asked, and unfurled her wings. Blue Sky nodded happily, and then said: "I noticed that you are strong enough to fly."

"You think so?" Scootaloo asked exited, and looked at him. She then let her scooter to fall to the ground, and looked at her wings. She again started to flap her wings really fast, but all he did was to rise only couple of inches from the ground. Scootaloo gave up, and fell to her stomach, panting again.

"I just can't do it," she said discouraged. Blue crouched next to her, and stroke her soft mane. Scootaloo closed her eyes, and purred from pleasure. She then heard him say: "I bet you can. I think you're just doing it wrong."
Scootaloo opened her eyes, and looked at him confusedly.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"Here, let me show you," Blue said, and rose up. He then unfurled his big wings, and started to flap them furiously, like Scootaloo had done. He couldn't get of the ground either. Scootaloo looked at Blue, who too started pant from the fast flapping. He finished, and sat down next to her.

"See.. flying isn't just flapping.. your wings.. like crazy.." he said, breathing heavily. He let his breath to even out a little, before continuing: "It has it's own technique."

Scootaloo now rose up to a sitting position, next to Blue Sky. She looked at him interested, and slowly asked: "A technique?"

"Yeah, I will show you!" Blue said. He then extended his wings fully, and gestured Scootaloo to do the same. She did, and the Blue Sky said: "Flapping like crazy will just burn energy, without getting anywhere. What you need to do is use your wings to push the air around them."

"Push the air around them?" Scootaloo asked, looking confused. Blue nodded, and said: "Yeah! Like this."
He waved his wings downwards smoothly, and he got up on all fours, without using his legs.
Scootaloo looked a him in awe, and then tried. She quickly waved her wings down, but didn't rose up. She groaned in frustration, and looked at Blue for help.

Blue scratched his head, and thought how to explain it. He then got it.

"Have you ever been swimming?" he asked.

"Of course I have, but how does that have anything to do with flying?" Scootaloo asked annoyed. Blue patted her on the head, but she just tried to shove his hoof away. She pouted, trying to look angry, but Blue just chuckled.

"Flying is like swimming with your wings.. in air.." Blue said, thinking of a better way to say it.

"I don't still get it," Scootaloo said, looking at her wings again.

"Think that the air, would be like water, and then think how you would move your hooves in water," Blue explained. Scootaloo nodded. She started to understand what he was trying to tell her.

"Levitating is pretty much like keeping on the surface when swimming," Blue continued his lecture, and now Scootaloo listened carefully. He showed her how. Blue Sky flapped his wings slowly, rising of the ground and staying in the air.

"See? It's easy!" he siad, smiling to the filly, who still was sitting on the ground. He then said: "Now try again."
Scootaloo nodded, and unfurled her wings again.

"like swimming," she thought, and prepared. She fapped her wings just to make sure she was ready, and then waved them slower, just like Blue had showed her.

Scootaloo was surprised by the feeling of rising upwards so easily, she then did the same motion again, and again, and again. She got to her hooves, without using her feet at all. She looked at her wings in disbelief, and then smiled stupidly.

"Did you see that!?" she exclaimed.

"I did," Blue said, smiling to her happily. He then took off from the ground, and rose to couple of meters. Scootaloo looked at him above her.

"Now try to get here," he said. Scootaloo readied her wings, and again calmly started to flap them. She felt the air moving under her wings, lifting her body upwards. She smiled as her feet disconnected from the ground. She slowly rose upwards, and she had to focus really hard.
Finally she reached Blue, and looked at him. She had small tears in the corner of her eyes, when she shouted: "I'm flying!"

Blue Sky smiled at her, closing his eyes for just a second. He felt how Scootaloo wrapped her forelegs around him, squealing like a little foal. He opened her eyes, and noticed that Scootaloo was so happy, that she had forgotten to flap her wings. Her weight was too much for unsuspecting Blue, and they fell down to the ground. Blue managed to turn so, that he didn't crush poor Scootaloo under him. He hit the ground with a loud thud, and then Scootaloo fell over him, knocking the air out of him.

"Oh I'm so sorry!" Scootaloo said ashamed, but Blue just patted her on the head. He then said, with groaning voice: "You flew Scootaloo."
Scootaloo nodded exited, and then leaned closer to him, and said with a coy voice: "Because of you."
She then pushed her lips to Blue's, catching him off guard.
His eyes shot open, and he looked at Scootaloo, who had her eyes closed. She was focused on the kiss.
Blue decided that maybe he should do the same, and closed his eyes. Their mouths were locked for a long time, and Scootaloo though that he would pass out soon. She quickly broke the kiss, making Blue Sky look at him with stare that pegged for more.
She gasped for air, and again pushed her lips to Blue's.

they continued kissing for a while, until they were panting.
Scootaloo rested her head on Blue Sky's chest, sighing happily. She draw circles to Blue Sky's chest, tickling him a little. She then looked up, and saw a stupid grin and a blush on Blue's face. She giggled, and rested her head back on Blue's chest. She just thought that they were lucky that there were no other ponies in the skate park besides them, because that would have been awkward.

They stayed there like that for a while, until they noticed that it was getting dim outside. The sun started to set down, and they could see that the horizon was getting darker on the other side of the horizon. Scootaloo looked at the setting sun, still resting her head on Blue Sky's chest, and asked: "Blues, do you believe in love at first sight?"
Blue Sky looked at her, and she turned to look back at him.

Blue looked her right into those beautiful violet eyes, and then his eyes wandered to her soft mane, her beautiful smile with those small cute dimples. He then looked down, to her wings. They were maybe smaller than usual, but they looked so elegant, and they would get bigger stronger quickly. His eyes started to examine rest of her athletic and slim body ... and that well shaped flank with a cutie mark on it.
Even her voice was so damn cute in his opinion. It was a bit boyish, but it just highlighted her girly essence.

"I didn't believe in it this morning," he said slowly, and Scootaloo looked at him slyly.

"How about now," she asked, and kissed Blue onto mouth. They broke the kiss, and they both sighed happily and satisfied.

"I think I'm in love.. And it's my first day here!" Blue thought.
Then he said: "Yes Scootaloo. Yes I do."
They both snickered, and kissed again, and the kiss had more passion in it than last time.

Blue Sky noticed that she had called him 'Blues'.

"Was that a nickname?" Blue said lifting a brown, and looking at Scootaloo questioningly. Scootaloo just giggled, and nuzzled his chest, burying her face into it cutely.

"Yes," he heard the muffled sound of the filly speaking. He chuckled, and said: "Okay, Scoots."

"Hey!" she said against his chest, hitting him playfully.

Scootaloo rolled from top of her coltfriend, so that their sides were still touching. She then took Blues hoof into her own, and watched him.

"How did I even found a colt like him?" she thought, and snuggled closer to him.
She would have wanted him to talk more, she liked his manehattan kind of a way to speak.
She liked everything about him actually. He's a bit shy, but still has that 'Rainbow Dash attitude'. His spiky rainbow colored mane, his golden eyes that looked caring back at her, his handsome face and his smile, not to mention his strong body and big aerodynamic wings. She thought that it was strange how pegasies always got exited about their partners wings.

They snuggled and nuzzled each other for a little longer, until it started to get really dark. They then slowly started to rose up. Their backs hurt from laying on the ground, but it was worth it. When they got up, they looked at each other, with love in their eyes.

"It's Saturday tomorrow, and I don't really have nothing to do.." Blue started, looking at Scootaloo a bit shyly. She looked back at him, smiling a seductive smile.

"Are you trying to say that you would like to hang out with me?" she asked quietly. Blue nuzzled her neck, and said: "Yep."
Scootaloo giggled, because her neck was really ticklish. She gave Blues a quick peck on the cheeks, and they stared at each other.

Scootaloo's expression quickly changed, when she remembered that she had to go home eventually. Blue noticed that, and hugged her tightly. They hugged for a moment, before they broke the hug.

"Can you please walk me home?" Scootaloo asked, with a pleading look on her face. Blue Sky kissed her on the forehead, and said: "Of course I can honey."

* * *

"Thank's for walking me home," Scootaloo said, and leaned against Blue Sky. They saw her house in the distance. Blue looked at her, and saw that Scootaloo was a bit nervous. He felt it too. He had started to regret his actions with Sootaloo's dad. Maybe he just got more angry, and would hurt Scootaloo even worse?

"Pleasure was all mine," Blue said, earning a small giggle from her.

"Don't try to be gentlecolt, when you really aren't," Scootaloo said to him. Blue then grabbed her into a hug, and gave her a playful noogie. She squirmed in his hooves, and tried to escape his grip.

"Stop it!" she shouted annoyed, but she still kept giggling girly. Blue Sky stopped, but he still kept his hooves around Scootaloo, who leaned against him. They looked at Scootaloo's house, that was only about hundred meters away.

Scootaloo sighed, feeling the nervousness building up in her chest. She just kept leaning on Blue, and felt how he tightned his grip around her.

"Do you want to go?" He asked, looking at the house. Scootaloo was silent. After a while she nodded slowly, and said sadly: "I have to."

"No you don't. I bet Rainbow Dash will be okay with you sleeping at our house for tonight," Blue Sky said, and Scootaloo heard some sadness in his voice. She turned around, while Blue's hooves were still around her. She planted a small kiss onto his lips, and said: "I can handle it, I always have."

"But.." Blue started, but was silenced by another kiss from Scootaloo. She looked at Blue with a small sad smile, and said: "He's probably passed out already, no need to worry."
Blue thought that maybe she was right, but what if her father was still awake. He could even hit her, to revenge him for beating the drunkard. He looked at Scootaloo right into her violet eyes, that glowed in the moonlight.

"Okay, but I will walk you to the door," he said, and Scootaloo hugged him.

"You think I would have let you just fly away? Of course you're walking me to the door!" she said, and nuzzled his neck. Blue nuzzled her cheek with his muzzle, and kissed her softly.

"You sure?" he asked.

"Yeah," Scootaloo said, resting her head on Blue's shoulder. They stood there for a minute, before they started to walk towards the house.

They walked slowly, and Blue Sky tried to see any sings of her father. They approached the house, and then they saw it.
The porch was full of empty beer bottles, and couple of empty whiskey bottles too.

"Buck me.. he has to be fucking hammered.." Blue thought, looking at all the empty bottles. Scootaloo too looked at the pile of bottles on the porch. Her heart started to beat more faster, and she thought: "Oh no..."

Blue looked at her, and asked: "You still wanna go?"
Scootaloo looked at the pile of bottles doubtfully, but she then nodded quickly.

"I don't want to look like some foal, who can't take care of herself," she thought. She and Blue were still standing about twenty meters from the house, when they heard the door opening. They saw Scootaloo's dad coming out, with a bottle in his hoof. Scootaloo's heart ached, when she saw her dad drinking again.
He looked at the bottle, and then he lifted his head towards the night sky. Blue thought that he saw something else in his hoof too, but wasn't sure about it.
Scootaloo's dad lowered his gaze back to the bottle, and twisted the cap open. Scootaloo sighed sadly, when she saw that.

Her dad looked at the bottle for a minute.
Blue Sky and Scootaloo watched at her dad, who hadn't noticed them yet. Blue thought that there was something wrong in the scene in front of him. Scootaloo's father seemed to be standing up pretty well, unlike when he first met him earlier that day.
He was still staring at the bottle. He lifted it up. Scootaloo and Blue Sky then saw something they didn't expect to happen.

He turned the bottle upside down, letting the liquid fall to the ground.
That's when Scootaloo and Blue Sky noticed that the sand path, that led to the porch was soaked with something. Scootaloo's eyes widened when she realized that her dad hadn't drunk all that booze. He had poured it to the ground.
They watched him emptying the bottle onto the ground.
After it was completely empty, he tossed the empty bottle on top of the pile. Blue was dumbfounded. Had his intimidation worked?

Scootaloo watched as her father then sat on the steps of the porch, and looked at something in his hooves. She couldn't tell what it was, but her dad looked sadly at it. She was now more confused, than nervous. She had never seen her dad like this, or not for a really long time at least. She had gotten used to him being drunk and angry, looking at her in disgust. Now he was pouring his booze on the ground, and sitting on the steps of their house looking sad.

Scootaloo leaned closer to the confused Blue, who leaned closer to her in turn.
They watched her father for a minute, before moving closer.
That's when he noticed the two. He looked at them, with surprised look on his face. The grey pegasus then stood up, and stared at them. They stared back at him, and then Scootaloo's father's expression changed into a pained pout.
He started to trot towards Scootaloo quickly, and started: "Scootaloo..."
He stopped, when Blue Sky stepped between him and her. He looked into Blue Sky's golden eyes, that had caution look in them.
He saw scared and confused Scootaloo peeking at him carefully, from behind Blue Sky. He tried to move closer to her, but Blue Sky furled his wings aggressively, blocking his path.
Scootaloo's father stopped, and looked at Blue, who's face had a look of determination on it. Scootaloo's father backed up a little, and then fell to his haunches. He drooped his ears, and tears started to form in his eyes.

Scootaloo looked at him, blinking confusedly. Blue Sky furled his wings, looking at her.
They turned to see her father, who had started to shake a little. He looked at Scootaloo, with watery eyes full of remorse. The daughter and father stared at each other for a second, until the father started to sob.

"Scootaloo.. I-I'm so sorry!" the grey stallion cried, and Scootaloo lifted her hoof to her mouth.

"What!?" she thought surprised.

"I've been a terrible father," he continued, and Scootaloo noticed that his voice wasn't slurry, and he looked pretty sober to her. Her father paused, sobbing a little.

"I don't know if you can never forgive me.. but I will change.. and be a better dad!" he said, with big tears falling down from his chin. Scootaloo too started to cry, but it was a silent cry.

"He made me open my eyes! -"he points at Blue Sky"- I never thought how bad you must have felt... I was a monster..." he continued. Blue looked at him, and saw him looking back at him, with somewhat grateful look in his eyes. Scootaloo's father then turned to his daughter again.

"I am a monster.." he said, and drooped his head down towards the ground, and let the tears fall down to his chest.

"I'm so sorry.." he said again quietly.

Everypony were silent. Only sound they could hear was quiet sobbing from Scootaloo's father.
After what felt like years, Scootaloo started to walk closer to her dad. Blue tried to stop her with his hoof, but Scootaloo looked at him gently, and he let her pass.

Her father didn't notice her coming closer to him, until she knelt in front of him.
Her father looked at Scootaloo with a sad and teary eyes, that were red from crying. He then drooped his head again, and said: "I can't never repay you for what I have done, but please give me a second change.." he pleaded, and waited for Scootaloo's answer, that would probably be 'no'.
Scootaloo was still silent, and he waited for her father to look at her again. When he did, she placed her hoof on his, and said, crying a little: "I will.."

"What!?" both stallions said in unison.

"Scootaloo, he tortured you for years! How can you just forgive him?" Blue asked stunned, and looked at her. Her father too looked at her in disbelief, and said: "You don't need to say anything you don't really mean..."
Scootaloo cried, and looked at Blue.

"I didn't say I forgave him!" she said angrily, and her father's ears drooped. She then looked at him, and said sternly, but still sobbing: "I promised to gave him another change."
Her father's eyes widened, as Scootaloo gave her a small, timid smile. He couldn't believe that after all what he had done for her, she was still giving him a change to make things right.

"Scootaloo.." he started, but then the filly threw her hooves around him, and pressed her head gainst the surprised stallions cheek. She then started to cry, but it was a happy cry, a cry from joy.
Her father closed her to a hug, that she hadn't had in years. A fatherly hug.

Blue Sky looked at them, and couldn't help to smile a bit.

"Now I almost feel bad for beating him up," he though. He then walked closer to the father and daughter, who were both crying from happiness, and hugging each other tightly. He knelt behind Scootaloo, who noticed him. She turned around and hugged him. Her father looked at the two, smiling.

"She couldn't have chosen a better coltfirend," he thought, while looking how the two teens kissed each other. He looked at the object he still had in his hoof.
It was a picture of their family, Him, his ex-wife, and their newborn filly. He sniffled, and quickly hid the picture, when the two lovers stopped kissing each other.

The father and daughter hugged once more, before getting up from the ground, helping each other. Then Scootaloo's father turned to Blue Sky, who still looked at him a bit wary.

"I can't never thank you enough for what you did," he said gratefully. Blue just nodded to him. It was hard, trying to be happy for somepony like him. Blue then saw Scootaloo smiling, like she had never smiled before. It made his heart melt, and he looked at her father, saying: "Just promise I don''t have to 'help' ever again."

"I promise, and I promise that you don't ever again have to come inside trough the window. Our doors will alays be open for you" he told Blue Sky, who smiled a bit and nodded.

They spent a moment looking at each other, but then Scootaloo's father turned towards the house, and had a sheepish smile on his face, when he saw the pile of empty bottles.
"I think I should clean up in the house a bit," he said embarrassed. Scootaloo rose up, and happily said: "I can help!"
Her father quickly turned to her, and said: "Nonono! I can't ask you to do that!"
Scootaloo drooped her ears, and sadly said: "Oh.. okay."
Her dad frowned, when he realized that he had made his daughter sad again. He quickly peeked at Blue Sky, and then got an idea.

"Scootaloo, honey," he started.

"Yes?" she asked, lifting her head when she heard her dad asking for her. He looked at her, smiling. He then said: "Why don't you go and spent a night with this colt here? I mean if it's okay for him. I really have... a lot of cleaning to do."
Scootaloo perked up, and looked at her father, and then at Blue Sky.
Blue smiled at her, and said: "It's okay for me."
She thought for a second, before saying happily, and a bit shyly: "Okay.."
Her father smiled, when he saw her daughter blush.

"You should leave right away. It's getting really late." her father continued.

"Yeah, it's pretty long way to walk," Blue Sky agreed. He then looked at her father, who said: "Scootaloo, why don't you go ahead? I wan't to talk with your friend for a second."
Scootaloo looked at him worried.

"is he planning for something?" she asked from himself, but then she saw his warm smile, and knew he wasn't. She then smooched Blue on the cheek, and said: "Okay, don't take too long."
She then took off from the ground, flying a bit clumsily towards the way she and Blue Sky had came.

Her father looked at his daughter, with his jaw dropped and eyes wide.

"She can fly?" he asked surprised.

"I taught her how to," Blue said coldly. Now he didn't need to act like he cared about Scootaloo's father. He then asked: "So what do you want to talk about?"
Scootaloo's father looked at him with shame on his face. He then looked after his daughter, who was now walking a bit further on the road.

"I know this sounds stupid coming from my mouth, but treat her right," he said to Blue, who thought that it sounded really more than stupid coming from his mouth.

"I will," he said, and the Blue's face got serious again.

"And remember what I said I'd do to you, if you broke that promise you gave me earlier. I still mean it." he said, poking him in the chest with his hoof. Scootaloo's father gulped, and said nervously: "I will."

"Good," Blue said, and took off. He then started to fly after Scootaloo.

"Cocky as Tartarus. I like him," Scootaloo's father thought, and walked inside. There he took the picture into his hooves again, and placed it on a kitchen table. He then started to clean the house, and at the same time.. his life.

* * *

"I love you!" Scootaloo exclaimed, and locked her lips with Blue Sky.
They kissed passionately, and Blue Sky felt Scootaloo's tongue slipping into his mouth, exploring his mouth. His eyes shot open, and he blushed like mad. His eyes met with Scootaloo's big violet eyes, that were looking at him playfully.
They broke the kiss, and Scootaloo giggled at Blue's reaction.

"T-that was.. nice," he said shyly. Scootaloo looked at him in those golden eyes, and hugged him.

"Just wanted to thank you.." she said quietly, nuzzling her muzzle against Blue Sky's cheek.

"You don't need to thank me," Blue said, nuzzling her. Scootaloo looked at him, eyes wide. She then said: "You made my dad stop drinking, and helped me in school, and.. and.."
She stopped, and looked a him with half-lidded eyes. She leaned closer to Blue, so that their muzzles touched.

"And you found me a really handsome coltfriend," she finished her sentence, and gave him another tongue kiss.

After they broke the kiss, they looked at the night sky, where they saw Luna's moon, and something else. A big white cloud house, with rainbow waterfalls garnishing it. It floated about twenty meters of the ground, and they saw light coming from one of the round windows in it.

"Sis is still awake," Blue said. Scootaloo looked upwards, so that her mouth hung open cutely. Blue noticed that, and lifted her chin whit his hoof to close it. Scootaloo swung her hoof at him annoyed, and he chuckled.

Scootaloo looked up. Their house was pretty high up. Normally she laid on the back of Rainbow Dash, and she carried her up there, but now she wasn't there.

"How am I going to get up there?" she asked, still looking up. Her neck started to hurt, so she turned to see Blue, who just smiled at her teasingly.

"Your a pegasus, remember?" he said, and flapped his wings to demonstrate. Scootaloo looked at him, feeling a bit uncertain. She then looked back at his house, and gulped.

"It's pretty high up," she said nervously. Blue's smiled at her teasingly again, and said: "Are you afraid to fall down?"

"It's not that! Its just.." she started, but words stuck in her throat. Blue looked at her, smiling a little.

"Chicken.." he said, making Scootaloo look at him angrily and shocked.

"What did you call me!?" she asked angrily, unfurling her wings. Blue did the same, and then said calmly: "I said that you're a chicken."
Scootaloo looked at the cockily smiling colt in front of her angrily. She dug her right front hoof in the ground, for a better grip, and lowered her head, readying for a charge. Blu Sky just kept looking at him teasingly, and didn't show any sing of moving away.

"Take it back," she commanded, but Blue just shook his head. Scootaloo blew air from her nostrils, and thought: "That's it!"
She then charged the coyly smiling colt in front of her. Suddenly he took off into the sky, with a quick flap of wings. Scootaloo turned around, and looked at him.

"I'll take it back, if you catch me," Blue said, flying around her in circles. Scootaloo looked at him for a second, and then tried to grab him, without succeeding. Blue pulled up, and flew over her.

Scootaloo was now getting really annoyed. Blue swooshed over her, and that's when she took off too, flying clumsily at first. She soon started to control her movements better, and started to chase laughing Blue Sky.

"I gonna get you!" she thought, and flew after the cyan pegasus. She didn't notice how they were rising higher, and how Blue was slowing down a bit.
When she noticed it, it was already too late. Blue turned around, and grabbed her into a tight hug, so that their muzzles were touching.

"I take it back," he said, and kissed Scootaloo, who tried to struggle at first, but then calmed down.

"See, that wasn't so hard now was it?" Blue asked, after they broke he kiss.

"What wasn't hard?" Scootaloo asked, looking confused. Blue snickered, and pointed down. Scootaloo looked down, and saw that they were really high on the sky. She looked down for a second, and then at Blue, who smiled at her happily.

"I'm flying.. like.. really flying," she said with a brittle voice.

"You sure are," Blue said.

They were still hugging each other, in mid air. Blue then got an idea.

"So your special talent was dancing, right?" he asked from beaming Scootaloo, who snapped from her trance. She looked at Blue, and said: "Yeah. Why did you bring that up?"

"Well. I'm not much for dancer myself on ground," he started and looked at confused Scootaloo. He then continued: "But I would like to show you how pegasies dance."
Scootaloo looked at him, with one eyebrow raised. She then asked: "What?"

"Here, let me show you," Blue said, and took Scootaloo's hoof into his own, while placing another on her hip. Scootaloo winced a little, when he did that, and blushed. She then placed her hoof on his back, like in a normal dance on the ground.

"Here we go," Blue said, and folded his wings. Scootaloo did the same, she trusted Blue. They started to fall down, but then Blue Sky opened his wings, and started to turn his body to the left. They were soon spinning around slowly, and their speed slowed down. Soon they came to a stop, when they both flapped their wings in rhythm.
Scootalo looked at Blue, and waited for the next move.
He noticed her stare, and started to flap faster, raising upwards. Scootaloo followed, and they gained more speed, spinning around again. This time Blue started to lean a bit backwards, so that they started to do a loop. Scootaloo first was a bit scared, but she felt Blue's hoof holding her tightly, and she relaxed, and started to enjoy their little 'dance'.
It went on like that for a good minute, and they both enjoyed themselves. Scootaloo laughed cutely, and Blue enjoyed her voice. They did loops, spins, barrel rolls and dives in the moonlight.

Blue started to slow down, so that they were almost floating in the clear night sky. Scootaloo giggled exited. Their eyes then met, and they stared at each other's eyes. They then kissed, and Scootalo started to giggle in Blue's mouth.

"You know, pretty many things has happened in one day," she said, still giggling.

"Is that a bad thing?" Blue Sky asked. Scootaloo nuzzled his neck, and said happily: "No. This has been the best day of my life."

"Day's not over yet," Blue said, earning a small giggle, and kiss from her. Scootaloo looked at him in the eyes, and asked: "How are you going to make this day any better?"
Blue thought for a moment, and then said: "Well. We could snuggle in my bed, until we fall asleep with you resting you're head on my chest."
Scootaloo liked that idea, and she nodded exited. She then felt something rumble against her stomach, and saw Blue smiling at her sheepishly.

"Could we first get something to eat?" he asked.

* * *

The two teens entered Rainbow Dash's house, that was made from clouds. They looked around themselves, and saw light coming from the living room. Scootaloo and Blue sky walked towards kitchen, when they head Rainbow shout from the living room: "You're late!"

"Sorry sis, I had couple of things to do," Blue Sky shouted back to her, and looked at Scootaloo, who snickered quietly. Rainbow Dash was quiet for a moment, but then shouted, with a wry tone in her voice: "So how did it go with her?"

"Who?" he asked, and tried to hear confused. He and Sccootaloo chuckled silently at each other.

"Scootaloo of course!" Rainbow said from the living room.

"Well.." Blue said, stretching the word. They heard a loud chuckle from the living room.

"Did you make out with her?" Rainbow asked.
Scootaloo looked a bit surprised, but then smiled coyly. Blue lifted his hoof to his lips. They waited for a second in silence, and Rainbow shouted: "I knew it!"
They heard her getting off from her couch, and walking towards them. Clouds made a small thudding sounds as she walked. They saw her coming from behind corner. Without noticing Scootaaloo, she started with a teasing tone: "Was she a good kiss.."

Rainbow Dash stopped, when she saw Scootaloo, who was snickering at her next to Blue Sky. Scootaloo noticed something in her hoof that didn't somehow seem right. A book.
Rainbow noticed her looking at the book, and she quickly tossed it behind her back. She then looked at Scootaloo confussedly.

"Scootaloo? What are you doing here?" she asked, and then turned to Blue. She asked again: "What is Scootaloo doing here?"

"Her father said she should come here, while he cleans up the house," He said casually, looking at Scootaloo happily. Rainbow Dash's surprised expression turned to worried, and she asked: "What happened? Are you alright Scootaloo?"
Scootaloo smiled at her happily, and leaned against her coltfriend, who perked up immediately.

"I'm more than alright! I'm super!" she said, beaming from happiness.
Rainbow looked at her smiling brother and 'sister', who glanced at each other with something in their eyes, that she felt familiar.

"Just like when me and Applejack.." she thought. Her mouth turned into a small wry, understanding smile, that made the two lovers blush. The trio stared at each other for a second, until Rainbow Dash said: "Well?"

"Well what?" they asked in unison, sounding confused.

"Well is she?" Rainbow asked. Blue and Scootaloo looked at her, even more confused than before. Blue bliked couple of times, before asking: "Is she what?"
Rainbow rolled her eyes, and facehoofed. She then looked at her brother, with a irritated look on her face.

"Is she a good kisser? I asked you already!" Rainbow explained slowly, and They Scootaloo looked at her, smiling funnily.

"Why didn't you say so?" she said, and quickly pushed herself towards Blue, catching both of the siblings off guard. She pressed her lips against Blue's, who was still surprised by her sudden actions. He felt Scootaloo's tongue touching his lips, asking for entrance. For her delight, Blue opened his mouth and Scootaloo pushed her tongue inside his mouth. There it found Blue's tongue, and their tongues danced in his mouth for a second, before they broke the kiss.
They blushed and panted slightly.

"Yes she is," Blue said, nuzzling her cheek with his muzzle, gaining a happy squeak from her.
They turned to see Rainbow Dash, who was staring at them wide eyed. Her wings were fully opened and pointing towards the ceiling. Blue started to laugh, and Scootaloo too noticed it.

"Sis please!" Blue said amused, pointing at Rainbow's wings, that were fully erected. Rainbow looked back at them, and gasped. She sat to the ground, and grabbed her wings. She had to force them to back against her sided. She looked at Scootaloo, and blushed hard.
Scootaloo giggled loudly, and said: "I didn't know I was that good!"
Rainbow just smiled at her sheepishly, and tried to held her wings against her sides, but they escaped from her grip, and sprung back up. She looked ashamed, and quickly flew to the living room.
That reaction made both of the teens burst into a uncontrolled laughter.

"Buck you guys!" they heard Rainbow shout from the living room.
Scootaloo calmed down slowly, and flapped her wings happily. She then kissed Blue on the cheek quickly, and said: "That was fun."

"Rainbow's reaction, or the kiss?" Blue asked, smiling coyly. Scootaloo hit her in the chest playfully and grunted irritated. She then smiled again, and nuzzled his neck, saying: "Both, I guess."

"You two want something to eat?" they heard Rainbow's voice, and she soon walked back to them, with her wings back to normal. She seemed to be back to her cool self.

"What do you got?" Blue asked, and looked towards the kitchen. He felt his stomach rumble again. Scootaloo too felt hungry. Rainbow thought for a second, and then remembered: "Oh, I have some pizza in the fridge. Interested?"

"Awesome," teens said in unison, and then chuckled at it.

Blue almost galloped down the corridor, that led towards the kitchen, while the two mares calmly walked. Rainbow gave Scootaloo a quick noogie. Scootaloo smiled to her.

"So how do you like him?" Rainbow asked quietly. Scootaloo looked towards the kitchen, and she could hear Blue Sky emptying the fridge.

"That's pretty dumb question," Scootaloo said, looking at Rainbow playfully. Rainbow chuckled and said: "Yeah, but I meant what's he's like? Is he funny, or romantic, or maybe just awesome like I am?"

"He's a softy," Scootaloo giggled.

"I heard that!" they heard Blue shouting from the kitchen. They both laughed a little, and then Rainbow stopped Scootaloo. She hugged her sister tightly. Rainbow then leaned a bit backwards, and looked at confusedly smiling Scootaloo.

"I'm so happy for you squirt," Rainbow said gently, and hugged her again.

"Thanks Dashie," Scootaloo said, nuzzling her neck. They then looked at each other for a second, before Scootaloo remembered something.

"I learned to fly today!" she exclaimed, suprising Rainbow Dash completely.

"Really!?" she asked, and Scootaloo nodded exited. Rainbow the asked: "How?"

"Blues helped me!" Scootaloo said, and smiled while saying his name. Rainbow snickered.

"Blues.. a nickname.. heh," Rainbow thought. She then said, smiling happily: "I'm gonna hug him to death for that."

"No you won't!" Blue shouted from the kitchen again, making the two mares laugh. They then hugged again.

"You're such a softies," Blue said from the door, imitating Scootaloo's voice badly.
They all started to laugh.

* * *

"Ladies first," Blue Sky said, opening the door to his room for Scootaloo, who giggled and said: "I'm not a lady!"

"For me, you are," Blue said with a affectionate voice.
Scootaloo grunted, and playfully swapped him in the face with her tail as she walked past him. Blue held his hoof on the spot where her tail hat hit him, and could still feel the softness of it on his cheek. He snapped from his trance, when he heard Scootaloo say: "Wow.."
He turned around, and saw Scootaloo staring at his room's decor in awe.

Scootaloo looked at the room with her mouth open.
There was all kind of awesome things in there. Of course there were Wonderbolt posters, and their merchandise. Then there were some band posters, and she even liked couple of them. Scootaloo saw a shelve, that was full of trophies from Blue Sky's previous school. There was a radio on a night table, that was next to his big soft looking bed.

Scootaloo grinned to herself.

"Can't wait to just fall onto that," she thought. Scootaloo felt Blue's muzzle in her mane, and she giggled. Blue continued to nuzzle her neck and mane.

"You smell good," Blue said, and rested his head on Scootaloo's shoulder.

"And you smell goof, you little pervert," she said playfully, and pushed Blue with both of her front hooves. Blue acted like she had pushed him harder than she really had, and fell down onto his bed.
Scootaloo jumped after him.

They struggled playfully for a moment. They laughed and giggled loudly while they rolled in the bed. Then Scootaloo pinned Blue Sky under her. She was about to kiss Blue, but he suddenly rolled her from top of himself, and now she was pinned down under him.

"Hey!" Scootaloo shouted, and tried to struggle under him. Blue just grinned evilly, and held her front hooves down with his own. Scootaloo watched in horror, as he unfurled his wings, and started to move their tips closer to her sides.

"No! If you do that I will.." she tried to shout, but Blue started to tickle her with the tips of his wings.
Scootaloo started to scream and giggle loudly.

"Stop! Please stop!" She giggled and almost cried at the same time. Blue Sky tickled her for a couple of seconds more, before he let Scootaloo free, laughing a little.

"THAT WASN'T FUN!" she shouted to him, with small tears in the corner of her eyes from laughing so hard.

"Then why were you laughing?" Blue asked teasingly. Scootaloo pushed him from top of her with a strong push, and jumped onto the floor. She looked angry, and said: "I said that if you do that I would leave."
Blue had a apologetic look on his face. He drooped his eyes and said: "I'm sorry Scoot's, maybe I took it a bit too far."
Scootaloo just pouted, letting out a loud 'hmph'.
She then sat down to a carpet, and said: "Since I can't go home right now, I will just sleep here."
She then laid down, and curled to a ball on the carpet.

"Night," she said coldly.

Blue watched her laying on the ground. She was probably just fooling around with him, but maybe she really got angry at him? Blue Sky looked at the filly, and scratched his rainbow colored mane, thinking: "Better to play it safe."
He jumped down on the floor, and walked over to a Scootaloo, who was laying on the carpet. HE saw her peeking at him quickly, before closing her eyes again.
Blue smiled to himself, and laid down next to her.

"This is my favorite spot to sleep anyway," he said, and grabbed Scootaloo into a hug. Scootaloo squirmed away from his grip, and moved a bit further away from him. Blue Sky frowned, and moved closer to her. She again moved a bit further.

"C'on Scoot's, don't be mad at me," Blue pegged.

Suddenly Scootaloo jumped to all fours, and jumped over surprised Blue Sky. She landed onto his bed, with a small thud. Scootaloo threw the blanket over her, so only her muzzle was visible from under it.

"You can stay there. It's you're favorite spot to sleep anyway," Scootaloo said from under the blanket. Blue Sky turned towards the blob on on the bed. He could see those beautiful violet eyes shining under the blanket, looking at him playfully.

"Clever trick," he thought.
"Okay, that sounds reasonable," he said, and laid his head down to the floor an closed his eyes.

"Damnit. didn't work." Scootaloo thought. She would have wanted him to peg if he could come to bed with her. Now she would need to wait for him to do that. She didn't want to do it herself, because she was still pretending to be angry at him.
Time passed. After maybe about ten minutes, Scootaloo started to get hot under the blanket, and she thought that maybe Blue Sky had actually fell asleep.

Just as she was about to get out from under the blanket, she saw Blue opening his eyes, and rising to a sitting position. He crawled in front of the bed, and laid his head on the bed, so that their muzzles touched.
Scootaloo kissed his muzzle lightly, and made room for him. She couldn't make him peg, after she had looked into those golden eyes.
Blue clumsily climbed onto the bed, but then rose up. He mumbled to himself annoyed, and trotted towards the light switch. He clicked the lights off, and then quickly trotted to the giggling Scootaloo. She patted the bed next to her temptingly, and Blue Sky laid down next to her.

They smiled at each other for a second, but then Blue's expression changed into a apologetic stare.

"I'm sorry Scoots," he said, drooping his ears. Scootaloo nuzzled closer to him, and kissed him on the mouth.

"It's okay, and it was pretty funny," she said, smiling to him happily. A relieved smile spread on Blue's face and he nuzzled Scootaloo's muzzle while saying: "I'm glad you're not such a girly girl as your friends."

"What's wrong with them?" Scootaloo asked offended. Blue Sky quickly corrected himself: "Nothing! I mean that I like you because you're not such a 'softy' as your friends."
Scootaloo looked at him confusedly, and asked: "So you think I'm not girly?"

"Oh buck," Blue thought, when he realized what he had said again. He tried to find suitable words to stop the storm from brewing, but didn't find any. Scootaloo looked at him, waiting for an answer.

"What do I say!? BRAINS DON'T DO THIS TO ME NOW!" Blue thought nervously.
Then he got it.

Scootaloo was surprised by Blue kissing her softly. She winced at first, but then returned the kiss. They kissed couple of times more, and then Blue said, staring into her eyes: "What ever you are like, you will always be perfect for me."
The words were like honey for Scootaloo, and she thought: "He surely does know how to sweet talk."

"Aww," she said, and shuffled Blue Sky's rainbow colored mane with her hoof. Blue chuckled, and they stared into each others eyes while laying on the bed.

The room was dark, but they could still see each other's faces clearly. Dim light from Luna's moon illuminated the room a little, and Blue thought that it made his Scootaloo look even more beautiful than normally. He couldn't help himself, and he started to stroke Scootaloo's soft mane. He was almost obsessed of it.
Scootaloo sighed happily, when he stroked trough her mane. It was calming, and she started to feel her eyelids fall shut. She tried to fight it for a little while, but then she felt how Blue stopped petting her, and pulled her closer to himself.
Scootaloo looked up, and saw him looking back at her.

"I love you Blues," she said quietly.

"I love you Scoots," Blue Sky said.

Scootaloo then laid her head on his chest, and yawed cutely. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep. Blue Sky too fell asleep, still hugging her tightly.

* * *

Sun's light started to pour from the window, tickling Scootaloo's nose. She was lying in her bed, and she was again hugging her pillow. She didn't open her eyes, because she knew the light would hurt them.

"Best dream ever," she thought, and yawed. Then she started to feel dark again. If all that had been a dream, her father would be still drunk, and.. she has never even seen Blue Sky.
A small tear rolled down her cheek, and she hugged her pillow tighter. The pillow let out a small 'hurgh'. Scootaloo thought it was strange, because pillows shouldn't say 'hurgh'. In fact they shouldn't say anything at all!

Scootaloo opened her eyes wide, and the sun blinded her, just as she had thought.
Her room was looking blurry, but it was also looking different. It was white instead of cyan blue. Actually only cyan blue object in the room was her pillow, that she was hugging.

"Good morning, had a good sleep?" her pillow asked from her with a sweet voice, and Scootaloo gasped. Her eyes focused on her pillow, and she soon realized that it was Blue Sky!

"Blues!" she exclaimed, with tears of relief in her eyes. She immediately pushed her lips to meet his, and they locked their mouths together for a good two minutes.

Blue Sky had never been woken up like that.

"I could get used to this," he thought happily, but his mood dropped when he saw Scootaloo crying a little. He broke the kiss, and asked worried: "Scoots, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"I-I'm just so happy! I thought that yesterday was a d-dream!" she said with a tearful smile. Blue closed her to a caring hug, and said: "It wasn't.. no need to cry."
Scootaloo sniffled, and then said happily: "Yeah, I have you."

"Yeah.. and I have you," Blue said, gently stroking her mane. That drove Scootaloo over the edge, and she just wanted to kiss him forever. They kissed passionately for ten minutes, before they heard a knock from the door.
They looked at each other for a second, with their mouths still locked together.

'Let's not answer' said Blues eyes, and Scootaloo's eyes said 'Yeah'.

"Guys wake up! I've made breakfast!" Rainbow Dash said to them trough the door, but the two teens didn't answer. They heard a annoyed grunt from behind the door, and then Rainbow asked: "Are you even there?"

"If you are, say something. I'm coming in," she then continued and the door swung open. Rainbow Blushed a little, when she saw her brother making out with Scootaloo in bed.

"Sorry guys, didn't know you were.." Rainbow started, but stopped when Scootaloo lifted her head, and beamed at her.

"No problem!" she said, beaming at Rainbow Dash, who started to snicker.

"I see somepony had a good night," she said, looking at the two teens embracing each other in the bed.

"More like a good morning," Blue said casually, causing Scootaloo to giggle. Rainbow chuckled at the pair, and then said: "I'm off to see Applejack, there's breakfast in the kitchen."

Scootaloo and Blue Sky looked at her teasingly. Then Blue Sky said: "Yeah sis, you just go ahead and go see her."

"Yeah, I bet she loves it when you go see her," Scootaloo continued, giggling wildly. Rainbow Dash blushed hard, and thought would she get charges for throwing them down from her house. She then calmed down back to her cool self.

"She does love it." she said cockliy, and now it was their time to blush. Rainbow chuckled a bit, and left the lovers in Blue's bed.

After a while they heard the door opening, and then closing.
Scootaloo snuggled closer to Blue Sky, and said: "Thank you for yesterday."

"Thank you for today," Blue said coyly, and Scootaloo looked at him confusedly. She lifted her head, and looked at his coltfriend in the eyes.

"What?" she asked. Blue smiled at her, and said: "Just thanking you in advance for spending the day with me."
Scootaloo smiiled, and hugged him tightly, while saying: "Of course."

She felt Blue's stomach rumbling against her's. She looked at him, and smiled teasingly.

"You're hungry again?" she asked, and kissed his chest.

"Always," Blue said, and kissed the top of her head. He was in ecstasy when he buried his muzzle into her soft violet mane. Scootaloo giggled and said: "Again with my mane you perv!"

"I can't help myself! It's just so soft and beautiful and.." Blue started to praise her mane, but Scootaloo stopped his blabbering by pushing him down from the bed with a big thud.

"What the hay?" Blue asked from the floor.
Scootaloo popped her head over the edge of the bed, and planted a quick kiss on his lips, and then said: "Seriously, enough with my mane."
Blue smiled a sheepish smile at her, and nodded. Scootaloo then smiled at him, and asked happily: "Wanna go to Sugarcube Corner today?"
Blue got exited again and said: "Yes!"
Scootaloo chuckled, and said: "Well maybe we can go after the breakfast?"
Blue nodded exited, and they sarted to make their way towards the kitchen.

* * *

"That was best cupcake I've ever eaten!" Blue Sky said exited. He then looked at Scootaloo, who had a smile on her face. He then said: "But you were right about that pink pony. She's random."

"I told you," Scootaloo said to him with a singasong voice, that was cute in Blue's opinion.

"Yes you did honey," Blue said, nuzzling Scootaloo's muzzle.

"Honey?" Scootaloo snickered.

"You don't like that?" Blue asked. Scootaloo nuzzled him back, and said: "I love it."

"Like 'I got a new dress and I love it' love it? Or 'I love you Scootaloo' love it?" Blue asked, and Scootaloo had to think for a moment, before realizing he basicly said 'I love you Scootaloo'.

"Aww, I love you too," she said, and smooched him on the cheek.

They trotted around the town for the whole day, spending their time in shops, and meeting Scootaloo's friends. Then they had flown a bit, because Blue had said that practice is key to everything. Of course Scootaloo had liked that. They also ate some ice cream, and snuggled on a bench in the park.

"A perfect day," Scootaloo thought, when the sun started to set from the sky. They were on the outskirts of the town, making their way towards her house.
Scootaloo was a bit nervous actually. She trusted her father, but what if her father had started to drink again? Alcoholism is still pretty hard to get rid off.
Her worries faded away, when she felt familiar muzzle in her neck. She felt it nuzzling and kissing her neck, making her forgot all her worries. Then the muzzle moved to her mane, and Scootaloo frowed a bit annoyed.

"Blue.." she said, stretching the word.

"Sorry, sorry," Blue Sky said, and quickly withdrew his muzzle from Scootaloo's mane.

They reached the house, and Scootaloo saw big garbage bags next to the trash can. Her father had actually cleaned the house. Then she heard some rustling from the side of the house, and looked there. She saw her father standing on his hind legs, with a rake in his front hooves. He was cleaning the yard too.
Relief flowed over Scootaloo.

"Hey dad!" she shouted, and the grey pegasus turned to see them. He waved at them. They waved back, even Blue's wave was a bit stiff. Scootaloo turned to see Blue Sky. She was smiling lovely.

"It's Sunday tomorrow, and I don't really have nothing to do.." Scootaloo started, imitating the conversation they had had yesterday evening.

"Are you trying to say that you would like to hang out with me?" he asked. Scootaloo smiled at him, and said: "Yep."

They then leaned forward, and locked their lips into a passionate kiss, that lasted for half a minute.
After they broke the kiss, Blue said: "See you tomorrow, honey."

"You bet, hunk," Scootaloo said with a sultry tone in her voice. Blue Blushed a bit when he heard his new nickname. He then gave Scootaloo one last kiss, before taking off into the now orange evening sky.

She looked after him, until she couldn't see him anymore, and then sighed happily. She squeaked like a little filly after that, and danced to the front door of her house. There she stopped, and looked at her father, who smiled to him, still looking ashamed when looking at her daughter.

"Come inside dad! I have so much to tell you!" Scootaloo exclaimed, making her dad smile. He then placed the rake to lean against the wall of their house, and walked to Scootaloo. He lifted his hoof over to her shoulder, and they walked inside.

For the first time in years, Scootaloo walked to her house without being sad, scared or nervous in any way.

Apple Bloom

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"Ah can't believe they did this to me!" a lightly yellow filly shouted.
There was no response, just wind whistling around the deserted beach. The sun shone brightly, and made the sand warm up nicely. The surface of the pond was calm, and almost looked like glass.

The cutie mark crusaders had planned to go swimming that day, but it seemed like their plan didn't work out.

Apple Bloom had been waiting for her friends there, but they should have been there half an hour ago.
She sat on her towel, with big sunshades over her eyes, and her bow on back of her head as usual.
She still tried to look around the beach, waiting for her friends to appear. She started to realize that they weren't going to show up.

"Celestia darn it. It would have been such a dandy day for a swim," Apple Bloom said to herself irritated. She then looked around herself for the last time, hoping to see her friends. She frowned when they weren't nowhere to be seen.

"Well Buck them. Ah'm not going to wait here any longer," Apple Bloom thought angrily, and started to pack her things. After she was done, Apple Bloom rose to her feet, and folded the towel in half.

"I bet Scootaloo's with that stupid Blue Sky.. or who ever he was," Apple Bloom thought, while placing the folded towel into her saddlebag. She frowned again. She was remembering how Scootaloo had started to hang out with her and Sweetie Belle more seldom, after she started dating that colt.

"But where's Sweetie Belle? I'ts not like her to be late," Apple Bloom thought a bit worried. She quickly shook her head, to clear it. She then threw her sunglasses into her saddlebag, and thought: Shucks. Maybe something else just came up to her?"

Apple Bloom decided not to bother herself with the subject any longer.
She threw the saddlebag over her back. It had same picture in it's side, as her flank had. Her cutie mark was a half of an red apple, that had a hammer on it.

At first she didn't like it. She had been envious towards her friends, who had much more beautiful cutie marks in her opinion. Scootaloo had two dancing ribbons that formed a heart. Sweetie Belle had a bell with notes coming from inside it..
And she had a hammer.
It had taken long time, until her siblings and friends had managed to make her realize how special and unique her own cutie mark was. After that she had always thought it was the most beautiful cutie mark ever.

She looked at it, with a small smile on her face.
She noticed that her coat was all sweaty,

"Must be because of the heat," she thought. Her sweaty coat glimmer in the sunlight. She couldn't go to town like that. Everypony would be looking at her, and she didn't like that.

Apple Bloom looked towards the bond, and thought to herself: "A little dip won't hurt anypony."
She then took her ribbon from back of her head, and tossed it into her bag. She then dropped the saddlebags to the warm sand, and started to trot towards the water.

Apple Bloom splashed in to the water. It was a bit chilly, making her skin go goose bumps. She went further towards the center of the bond, where the water started to get deeper. Soon the chilly water touched her belly, and she winced a little. She hesitated for a second, but then dived in the water.

A cold shock wave went trough her body when she went underwater. Apple Bloom then quickly came back to the surface. She gasped and swept her soaked red mane from her eyes, only to see something she didn't want to.

"Celestia damn it! Pipsqueak, Weatherweight!" she shouted, and started to quickly swim towards the shore.

"Hurry up Pipsqueak! She's coming!" said the cream white pegasus with brown mane and gaunt build. The other one was a pinto coated earth pony, with white and brown coat. They both were laughing hard, while the pinto coated pony threw Apple Bloom's saddlebag on his back.
They looked at swimming Apple Bloom, laughing mischievously. They then started to run away from the pond, Pipsqueak shouting back at her: "Sorry AB! Couldn't resist!"

"Ya little.. When I get ya in my hooves, ya gonna wish ya never born!" Apple Bloom shouted at him furiously. She sloshed to the shore, but the two colts were already gone.

"Aw heck, what do Ah do now?" Apple Bloom thought, sitting on the sand. They had taken her towel, and she was soaking wet. They had also taken her bow, and without it she felt almost naked.

"Bucking colts!" she angrily half shouted. She drooped her head, making her wet mane fall over her face again. She couldn't go to town like this, and Sweet Apple Acres was in the other side of the town.

"Do Ah really need to wait until the sun dries me?" Apple Bloom thought, and started to lay down on the sand. She quickly noticed that it was a mistake, because now her coat was covered in sand.

"Buck.." she mumbled to herself and laid her head to her hooves.

"You need help AB?" she heard somepony say from behind her.
Apple Bloom peeked to the direction where the sound came, and swept her mane from her eyes again. She saw the Ponyville's new librarian, the purple dragon Spike.

He had grown a lot since Apple Bloom had last time seen him.
He was about the same height as she was. He had grown a pair of leather wings to himself, and his green Spikes were swept back. He was still walking on his hind legs, even he could walk with all his legs on the ground. His face had started to get a bit more manly features, making him look more adult than before.

"Looking good Spike," Apple Bloom thought, but quickly shook her head to dismiss that thought.

"Howdy spike," Apple Bloom said, lifting her head from her hooves. Spike looked at her a bit confused. He then asked: "Um.. why are you laying here all alone? Are you alright?"
Apple Bloom frowned, and said: "Ah'm alright, but boys stole my stuff!"
Spike chuckled, and said amused: "So that's why Weatherweight and Pip were running so fast."

"It's not funny! They took my towel, and Ah'm all wet!" Apple Bloom said, looking at Spike. Spike pondered for a second, and the said: "Library's not too far away from here actually. I can borrow you a towel."
Apple Bloom looked at the dragon with happy smile on her face.

"Thank's Spike," she exclaimed, but then her smile vanished, and she said: "They took my bow."
Spike shuffled her mane, and said: "Don't you worry about that, they'll give it back to you."

"You sure?" Apple Bloom asked, smiling a little.

"one hundred percent sure," Spike said smiling convincingly. Apple Bloom then nodded at him, and stood up. She walked next to Spike and said: "Well partner, let's get going on then!"

* * *

"Whoa.." Apple Bloom admired when they entered the library. There were only couple of books in the shelves, and the rest of them were in big piles on the floor.
She had never seen it so unorganized in her whole life. Spike noticed her confused look, and said: "It's re-shelving day."

"What day?" Apple Bloom asked.

"re-shelving day. I take every book down from the shelves, and re-arrange them," Spike explained, and pointed at the pile of books on the floor of the house.

"Twilight and I used to do this every month, but now I do it only once in two months," Spike told her, and picked up a book from the floor. He looked at the title, and mumbled to himself: "Hmm.. Ghosts and poltergeists, goes to the fiction under G."

Apple Bloom watched Spike placing the books into the shelves for a minute, before she remembered why she was there. She looked at herself. Her mane was dry now, but it was tangled badly. Her lightly yellow coat was ruffled, and underside of her belly was covered in sand.

"Um.. Spike. Can Ah take a quick shower?" Apple Bloom asked, making Spike snap out of his book arranging trance. He turned to Apple Bloom, and said: "Oh, yes, sure. The bathroom's in the second floor."
Spike then returned back to his work, leaving confused Apple Bloom standing there.

"Okaayy.." Apple Bloom said and looked at Spike, who was in his own world. She then looked at the stairs, that lead to the second floor. She quickly glanced at Spike, who still moved the books around the library.

Apple Bloom shrugged, and then trotted to up the stairs, to the upper floor. There she found the door that led to the bathroom. She stepped into the bathroom, that still had some signs of Twilight Sparkle's presence.
There was some shampoo bottles, that Apple Bloom knew Spike wouldn't use.

"Marebellinne, L'Orial, some makeup. I hope these are Twilight's, and not Spike's," Apple Bloom thought and giggled silently. She then stepped into the shower, and turned the water on.

After a refreshing shower Apple Bloom stepped out from the shower, and grabbed a towel from a towel rack. She scrubbed her mane and coat dry, and she then looked in the mirror.
She chuckled when she saw her reflection.
Her red mane was all messed up, and looked more like Pinkie's mane than her own. She tried to look for a brush, but didn't find it from anywhere.

Apple Bloom creaked the door open, and pushed her head outside the bathroom.

"Spike!" she shouted, and heard Spike stop assembling the books. Spike soon yelled back at her: "What?"

"Do ya have a brush in here?" She asked. She heard Spike walking away from the stairs, but the sound of his footsteps soon came closer again. Spike walked up the stairs, and Apple Bloom saw a brush in his hand.

"Thank's!" she said when Spike gave her the brush, snickering a little. Apple Bloom noticed that, and asked annoyed: "Whats so funny?"

"I like your new look," he said smiling playfully. Apple Bloom looked up at her ruffled mane. She then frowned and closed the door. There she started to brush her mane, and it slowly started to fall back to it's shape. After Apple Bloom was pleased with the results, she came out of the bathroom and descended the stairs into the library.

Apple Bloom's jaw dropped, when she saw the library.
All the books were back in the shelves, and Spike was sitting on a couch. There was two cups on the couch table in front of him. He looked at Apple Bloom, who was still looking around herself shocked.

"Ah was in the shower for fifteen minutes!" she thought. Apple Bloom turned her head towards Spike, who was still looking back at her, with one of the cups in his hand.

"Wha.. How.. How did ya do this?" Apple Bloom asked from Spike. He took a sip from his cup, and pointed Apple Bloom to sit down.

"It has become a habit. Like I said, we did it twelve times a year," He explained, while Apple Bloom sat on the couch next to him. Spike gave her the other cup, which she gladly accepted. She looked inside it, and saw that it was filled with black liquid.

"Hope you like coffee, I'm all out of tea," Spike said when he noticed Apple Bloom looking into her cup. She lifted her gaze from the cup, and said to Spike, while saying: "Ah'm a farm pony!"

"So?" Spike asked, and looked at Apple Bloom take a sip from her cup. He noticed that she didn't add anything into it, she drank it raw. Apple Bloom gulped the coffee down, and then said: "So, Ah have to get up at six o'clock in the morning! Everyday!"

They both laughed a bit, and drank their coffee. After that their conversation pretty much died. They drank their coffee in silence. After a while of awkward silence, Apple Bloom decided that she should speak up.

"So.. How is it going with Rarity?" Apple Bloom asked. She then immediately thought: "Really Apple Boom? That's the best ya could come up with?"

She saw Spike's happy expression change into more serious like. He then took a long sip from his coffee cup, and gulped it down. Spike turned towards Apple Bloom.

"Not very good.. I've stopped trying," he said, giving her a sad smile. Apple Bloom looked at him with a surprised expression. She placed her cup to the table, and then looked at Spike with a sad look.

"Why did ya stop? I thought ya were head over hooves for her?" She asked from Spike.

Spike was silent for a moment. He kept staring at his coffee cup, but after a while he lifted his gaze towards Apple Bloom. He looked at her orange eyes, but quickly looked away and said: "Well.. Everypony knows I'm totally out of her league."
Apple Bloom was silent. She knew that was rue.

"Do ya think so too?" Apple Bloom asked from him, and Spike hesitated to answer for a moment. He then drooped his head, and said: "Yeah.. I know I am."

Apple Bloom placed her hoof on Spike's hand, but he didn't react to it. He lowered his gaze back to his cup.

"It's okay. Just.. Just bugs me a bit you know?" Spike said, lifting his head back towards Apple Bloom again. She looked at spike, with a comforting smile.

"Don't ya be so gloomy Spike! There's lot of fish in the sea!" Apple Bloom tried to cheer up Spike, who just chuckled sadly. He then said: "Yeah maybe, but I'm a dragon! Not a fish!"
Apple Bloom frowned a bit confused.

"I mean, have you ever heard of a pony who dated a dragon?" Spike said, a bit more frustrated now.
Apple Bloom felt bad for him. She had never thought of that. She looked at the sad purple dragon, and thought: "Poor thing. I hate to see him so sad."

They were silent for a second, and Spike noticed that Apple Bloom was still holding her hoof on his hand.

"Nopony even want's to go to a date with me," Spike said, and downed the rest of his coffee. He then noticed Apple Blooms worried expression.
He quickly rose up and said: "Sorry about that AB, I shouldn't be bothering you with my problems."

"Aww Spike." Apple Bloom thought sadly. She wanted to make him feel happier somehow. After all, he had taken her to the library, and had let her use the shower.
Apple Bloom watched Spike picking up the cups from the table. She then knew what she had to do.

"Ah can go on a date with ya," she said quickly.
Spike froze, and almost dropped the other cup. He quickly caught it with his other hand, and placed them both on the table. He then looked at Apple Bloom, and she noticed a small blush on Spike's cheeks.

"What?" was all Spike could ask. Apple Bloom rubbed her hooves together, nervously glancing at Spike.

"Ya seemed so sad, and ya were so kind to me today," Apple Bloom said to Spike, who sat down to couch and said: "Apple Bloom, you don't need to do anything for me."

"But I want to! Just don't want to see ya so sad," Apple Bloom said, and placed her hoof on Spike's hand again. Spike looked at her hoof in his hand for a second, and a small smile formed on his face. He then looked at Apple Bloom and said: "Okay Apple Bloom, if you insist."

"Sweet!" Apple Bloom said, looking at him happily.
They looked at each other for a second, before they both looked away. Then Spike asked: "When do you have free time?"

"Tomorrow after work," Apple Bloom answered. Spike turned back to her, and she turned back to him. They both blushed a bit, when they noticed Apple Bloom still holding Spike's hand. Apple Bloom took her hoof from his hand, and said: "I'll see ya tomorrow?"

"Okay. I'll pick you up at eight?" Spike asked. Apple Bloom thought for a second, and then nodded happily and said:"It's a deal!"
They both chuckled a little.

After that, Spike took the cups to the kitchen, while Apple Bloom walked to the door. There she waited for Spike, who came to her soon. They stared at each other for a moment, before Apple Bloom reached her hoof towards her.

"Thank's for letting me use the shower," she said, and hugged the purple dragon. Spike returned the hug, and said: "No problem AB."

They then said goodbyes, and Apple Bloom exited the library. Then she heard Spike saying: "I hope you find your bow!"

"Thanks! Ah'll be waiting for tomorrow!" she replied, and waved at Spike. She turned around, and heard the door closing behind her. She then though to herself: "Ah'm going on a date with a dragon..."

* * *

Twilight Sparkle sat on the couch in the library, drinking tea. She watched as Spike paced around the house nervously. Twilight took a sip from her tea, and then said: "Spike calm down."

"Calm down!? How can I calm down?" Spike asked, waving his hand. Twilight chuckled a bit, and said: "Its just a date, no need to be so worried about it."
Spike looked at him wide eyed. He then walked closer to princess, and said: "Just a date? It's my first date ever!"
Twilight giggled at nervous Spike, and then offered him a cup of tea.

"Drink this, It will calm your nerves," she said, and Spike took the cup. He downed the tea with a one big gulp, and then gave the cup back to surprised Twilight.

"Didn't work," Spike said.

Twilight looked at the empty cup for a second, but then shook her head and turned back to Spike.

"So who are you even going out with? You never said that," she asked, and Spike stopped pacing around the library. He turned towards Twilight, looking at her with a shy look. Twilight took another sip, while waiting for his answer.

"Apple Bloom," Spike said quietly, making Twilight's eyes grow wide. She lowered the cup from her lips, and then said, sounding surprised: "Applejack's little sister?"

"Have you seen many Apple Blooms around?" Spike asked, irritated by Twilight's reaction. Twilight blinked couple of times, before she could say: "Sorry Spike, just got me off guard there."

"What's so shocking about it?" Spike asked, when he noticed Twilight's surprised expression. Twilight then took a quick sip from her tea, and said: "I just didn't expect it to be her."

"Why not?" Spike asked with his eyes narrowed. Twilight placed her tea cup on the table again, and started to explain: "Applejack just told me once that she doesn't seem to be into dating and such."
Spike looked at Twilight, blinking in confusion. He then walked closer to her.

"So she's never been on a date with somepony either?" he asked.

* * *

"What do Ah do? What do Ah do!?" Apple Bloom shouted in panic. She flopped her head on her bed, burying it into her blanket. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle glanced at each other, and then turned back to Apple Bloom.

"You can just tell him that you can't go, if you don't like him," Scootaloo said.
Apple Bloom lifted her face from the blanket, and looked at Scootaloo with annoyed look on her face.

"Ah wanna go! And Ah like him" she said, and noticed how the two other fillies started to giggle.

"Apple Bloom likes Spike, Apple Bloom likes Spike!" they sang teasingly.

"Cut it out!" Apple Bloom said embarrassed.
Scootaloo looked at her confusedly. She then asked: "Well. You like him, and you want to go. what's the problem then?"
Apple Bloom looked at them a bit sheepishly, and said: "Ah never been on date,"

Scootaloo looked casual, but Sweetie Belle gasped dramatically.

"You have never been on a date!?" she asked with a shocked voice. Apple Bloom nodded to her, and then Sweetie Belle pushed her face closer to her, so that Apple Bloom had to back up a little bit.

"How can you have never been on a date!?" she asked.

"Why would Ah have been on date before?" Apple Bloom asked annoyed.

Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes, and then said to her: "You're such a nice looking filly! Has somepony asked you out before?"

"Well.. There's been few, but Ah never went to a date with them," Apple Bloom said, earning confused looks from the other fillies. Sweetie Belle then asked: "Why?"

"Because date's are just a waste of time!" Apple Bloom said loudly. Scootaloo then chuckled, and asked: "Why are you going on a date with Spike then?"
Apple Bloom blushed a bit, and said more timidly: "Ah didn't want too see him so sad."

"Yea.. Right," Scootaloo said, and she and Sweetie Belle started to giggle, making Apple Bloom blush even more. She then rose up from her bed, and said sternly: "If ya aren't going to help me, ya can go away."

"Of course we will help you silly!" Sweetie Belle said, and smiled at her.
Apple Bloom nodded, and then trotted over to her mirror, looking at her reflection.

"So.. What Ah must do?" she asked from her friends. Scootaloo shrugged, and said: "I'm not so much into this dating stuff, so I can't help you."

"Says a pony, who's always snuggling with Rainbow Dash's brother," Sweetie Belle said teasingly, making Scootaloo blush. Apple Bloom rolled her eyes, and then said: "What Ah must do!?"

Sweetie Belle turned back to her, and examined Apple Bloom for a second. She then took Apple Bloom's bow from the table, and placed it on her head. She then examined Apple Bloom for a second more, and nodded to herself.

"There!" she said, smiling happily. Apple Bloom then looked at her confusedly. She then looked at her reflection again, and asked: "That's it?"

"Yep, You just need to be yourself," Sweetie Belle beamed at her.

"But Ah thought ya were supposed to be dressed up pretty, and stuff like that," Apple Bloom said, looking at the mirror. Sweetie Belle shrugged and said: "Well it depends on a person, but do you really think Spike will wear a tuxedo and tie?"

"Yeah! It's your first date after all," Scootaloo said, while laying in Apple Blooms bed.
Sweetie Belle threw her hoof around Apple Bloom's neck, and nuzzled her cheek.

"Yeah. Don't be so tensed up, everything will go just fine!"

* * *

"Ohh.. Ah'm so nervous right now.." Apple Bloom thought to herself.
Clock was almost eight. She couldn't even sleep last night, because she was so exited about her date with Spike. She was now standing on the main gates of Sweet Apple Acres, waiting for Spike to show up. She was shifting her weight from leg to leg nervously.

Apple Bloom waited and waited, and it was almost ten past eight.

"Maybe he doesn't want to go to a date with me.." Apple Bloom thought sadly, drooping her head. Just then she heard somepony, or something walking towards her. She squinted her eyes, and saw Spike walking towards her.

"Yes!" she quietly exclaimed, and then waved at Spike. Spike saw her waving. He waved back at her, and flapping his wings couple of time.

"Hi Apple Bloom!" Spike said when he reached her.

"Howdy Spike," Apple Bloom said, and looked at the dragon in front of him. They spent a moment just looking at each other, before Spike cleared his throat.

"Um.. You look.. really good," Spike mumbled, blushing a little. Apple Bloom giggled a little.

"Aww, he's so shy," she thought.

"Aww shucks, ya too look really dandy," she said, and they both snickered a little. After that they couldn't come up with anything else. A moment passed, before Spike asked: "So what do you wanna do today?"

Apple Bloom thought for a moment, but she didn't really know what they were supposed to do on a date.

"Ah don't really know what we're supposed to do," she said, and paused for a moment. She then said, more timidly: "This is my first date too actually."

"Really? How come's that such a good looking mare has never been on date with anypony before?" Spike asked, even he knew that these were Apple Bloom's first dates.

"Now you're just flattering me," Apple Bloom giggled, and Spike too chuckled. Spike then looked at her seriously, and said: "I really mean it!"
Apple Bloom smiled at him happily, and then leaned forward. She planted a small kiss on Spike's scaly cheek, that immediately turned rose red. Spike lifted his hand to his cheek, looking at Apple Bloom with a surprised look on his face.

"Thank's for calling me pretty!" Apple Bloom said, giggling a little.

"No problem AB," Spike muttered, smiling a goofy smile.

They started to walk towards the town. Apple Bloom had trouble keeping up with Spike at first, but when Spike noticed it, he slowed his pace so that Apple Bloom could keep up. The sun was still up, but soon it would start to descent from the sky.

"Should we go eat somewhere?" Spike proposed. Apple Bloom thought for a second, but then said: "Ah don't know. Ah already ate today."

"Actually I ate just before I left the library too," Spike said, with a sheepish smile on his face. Apple Bloom giggled a little, and then asked: "How about we go get some dessert from Sugarcube Corner?"

"Oh yeah!" Spike exclaimed, but then remembered that he was with a mare now, and quickly said: "I mean.. If you want to."

Apple Bloom giggled a him, making Spike smile at her sheepishly. They then started to make their way towards Sugarcube corner.

When they reached bakery, Spike opened the door for Apple Bloom, who nodded to him happily, and trotted in. Spike then followed her, and they went to the counter. There they found one hyperactive pink pony greeting them.

"Hi guys! What are you doing here?" Pinkie Pie asked from behind the counter. Apple Bloom and Spike looked at each other, and then nodded. Apple Bloom leaned closer to Pinkie, and whispered: "We're on a date."

"A DATE!?" Pinkie exclaimed loudly jumping into air, so that everypony in the shop turned towards them. Apple Bloom and Spike felt like shrinking under their gazes, but soon Pinkie Pie continued: "If you guys are on a date, everything is on the house!"

"Wow, thanks Pinkie," the teenagers said in unison, making Pinkie Pie giggle a little.

"No problemo! Just take whatever you want!" Pinkie Pie said. With that, she left skipping happily towards the next customer, leaving Spike and Apple Bloom looking after her in confusion.

After the confusion Pinkie had created, they started to look at all the tasty looking pastries in the shelves. Spike had his eyes locked in one with a blue frosting. Apple Bloom was looking at couple of good looking cupcakes on the counter.

"Can Ah take two? Or will Spike think Ah'm eating too much?" she thought nervously. She saw Spike taking one cupcake from the shelve, it was the one with blue frosting.

"Ah'll take just one, like he did," Apple Bloom thought, and took one of the two cupcakes she would have wanted.

Spike noticed Apple Bloom glancing at the other cupcake. He chuckled, and took it from the counter and gave it to Apple Bloom, who beamed at him.

"Thank's! Ah didn't want to take it, so ya wouldn't think Ah eat too much," Apple Bloom said happily, while staring at Spike. They sat down, and confused spike asked: "Why would I think like that?"
Apple Bloom moved nervously in her seat, and said shyly: "Because Ah'm already a bit chubby."

Spike was confused.

"You.. chubby?" he thought confused. Spike looked at Apple Bloom. Sure she had a bit more curvy body than her other friends, but it was a good thing in Spike's opinion. He liked mares, who weren't too skinny. Well, Rarity had been pretty skinny, but she was Rarity.
Spike then lifted his gaze up, towards Apple Bloom's face.

She had deep orange eyes, and they were surrounded by cute freckles. She was focused on eating her treat, so she didn't notice Spike staring at her.
Spike smiled a little, when he watched Apple Bloom eat. Spike liked the way she ate. She took big bites from her cupcake, and did not nibble it shyly, like many other fillies did. Her eyelashes fluttered cutely, when she blinked. Also her bow swung happily on back of her head when she ate.
Spike's heart melt, when Apple Bloom blew her thick red mane from her eyes. It was so damn cute gesture, but so small, that many wouldn't even notice it.
Spike noticed it.

"How I haven't noticed her being so cute before?" Spike thought, smiling.

"Ya haven't even touched yer cupcake," Apple Bloom said, stopping Spike's daydream.
Spike winced a little, and looked at his cupcake. He then turned back to Apple Bloom and said: "Oh. I was just lost in my thoughts."
Spike then started to eat his cupcake, and Apple Bloom smiled at him.

"Aren't they good?" she asked from Spike, who nodded while taking a bite.

"Pinkie never let's us down," he said. Then they heard a giggle from the counter, and Pinkie Pie yelled to them: "No I don't. That's for sure!"

Apple Bloom and Spike both snickered.
Spike then looked at Apple Bloom, smiling. Apple Bloom noticed him staring, and stopped eating.

"What?" she asked. Spike reached his hand towards her face, and said: "You have something there."
Apple Bloom felt how Spike brushed her cheek softly, wiping away some frosting from it. She felt heat rising to her cheeks when he did that, but managed to keep herself from blushing. Spike licked the frosting from his finger, earning a little giggle from Apple Bloom.

"Thank's, " she said, and looked at Spike, who took another bite from his cupcake.
She smiled at him happily, and tried to take her cupcake into her hoof. Apple Bloom didn't find it anywhere, so she looked down, and there were only crumbles left on the table.

"Aww. Ah already ate my own," she said, sounding a bit disappointed.
Soon she saw a half eaten cupcake with blue frosting on it appear in front of her eyes. She looked up, and saw Spike offering his cupcake to her.

"Spike. It's yours," Apple Bloom said, and tried to push it back to him. Spike pushed it back to her, saying: "I'm not into sweets anyway."
Apple Bloom knew that it was a lie, but she took the cupcake, and her hoof touched Spike's hand while she took it. She held her hoof there for a second, and Spike held his hand there too.

"Thank's Spikey," Apple Bloom said, making Spike blush.

"Only Rarity uses that name," he thought. Apple Bloom took the cupcake, and ate it quickly. She then looked at Spike, who too had some frosting on side of his mouth.

"Umm.. Ya have something there too," Apple Bloom said, pointing at Spike's mouth. Spike tried to sweep it away, but Apple Bloom stopped his hand with her hoof. Spike looked at her, with confused look.

"Let me take it," she said, and leaned closer to Spike.

She saw how Spike tensed up as she got closer to him. Spike's green eyes stared into her's.

"Apple Bloom, don't push it too far," she tried to tell herself, while her muzzle was getting closer to Spike's face. Spike was stiff from excitement.

"Just a small kiss," Apple Bloom thought, and quickly smooched him in the corner of his mouth, so that their lips didn't quite touch. She sat down again and licked the frosting from her lips, chuckling nervously. Spike was still staring at her, but there was a small smile on his lips.

"Sorry Spike," Apple Bloom said, blushing.

"No problem AB," Spike said, breathing heavily. He had forgotten to breath when Apple Bloom started to lean closer to him. He was so exited that he could burst any moment now.

"Heyaa loverbirds!"

A pink blur suddenly appeared next to their table, making them both jump. Pinkie Pie smiled her trademark ear to ear smile to them, and then asked: "Was the cupcakes good? You wan't some more? I have lot of them to spare!"

"Not for me," Spike said. Pinkie nodded and turned to Apple Bloom, who shook her head and said: "No thank's Pinkie, I'm full."

"I saw how you guys kissed eleven point seven seconds ago," Pinkie beamed at them, making them both blush. Apple Bloom looked at Spike, and then at Pinkie Pie.

"I't wasn't a kiss," she said quietly. Pinkie thought for a moment, and then started asking: "was it a smooch? A peck? A.."

"Pinkie!" Spike said frustrated, and the pink party pony giggled, snorting a little.

"Just messing with ya! Have a good night!" Pinkie said, and disappeared under the table. Spike and Apple Bloom peeked under the table, but didn't see Pinkie Pie anywhere. They glanced at each other under the table, and then rose back up. They saw Pinkie Pie waving at them from behind the counter. and Apple Bloom asked: "How does she do that?"

* * *

Celestia's Sun had almost gone under the horizon, when Apple Bloom and Spike arrived back at Sweet Apple Acres.
They walked slowly, chitchatting about pretty much everything they came up with.
Spike noticed that Apple Bloom was now walking much closer to him than before. They had been much bolder after that little 'kiss' they had had.

The roof of the Apple family's barn started to rise from over the top of all the apple trees. They would soon reach the main gate to the farm, where they would go to their separate ways.
Apple Bloom and Spike's conversation died down.

"We're almost there," Spike said after a minute of silence, scratching his head.

"Yep," Apple Bloom said. She then looked at Spike, smiling briskly. Spike noticed that, and smiled back at her. Apple Bloom then said: "Ah had fun today."

"Me too," Spike said, flapping his wings once.

Not long after that, they arrived at the Sweet Apple Acre's main gates. There Apple Bloom turned towards Spike. They stared at each other for a while, right into each other's eyes.

"So.. What are we supposed to do now?" Apple Bloom asked, making Spike blink couple of times. He looked around himself, while thinking for the right words.

"Umm.. I don't know, we could.. like.." Spike started, but couldn't figure the rest, before Apple Bloom said: "..Kiss?"

Spike froze, and just stared at the light yellow mare in front of her.

"She want's a kiss?" he thought nervously. Spike thought for a quick moment, before he cleared his throat.

"I was thinking of a hug, but kiss is okay too," he said smiling stupidly, and making Apple Bloom snicker a little. She then looked at Spike, and asked: "Could ya come a bit lower?"
Spike was about a head taller than Apple Bloom, when he was standing on his back legs. Spike nodded, and lowered his body so, that his face was on the same level with Apple Bloom's.

"Ya ready?" Apple Bloom asked, looking into Spike's green eyes. Spike looked back at her orange eyes, and said: "I can't get readier than this."
Apple Bloom nodded, and then they just stared at each other, waiting for other to take the initiative.

"Come on Spike, you can do it," Spike engouraged himself, while Apple Bloom thought: "Its just a kiss.. So why am Ah so nervous!?"

Finally Spike managed to start moving his head closer to Apple Bloom's, who too started to lean forward. Apple Bloom pursed her lips, waiting for Spike's lips to touch them. They stared at each other's eyes, and Spike pushed his lips against Apple Bloom's. The kiss only lasted for a second or so, but they kept looking at each other for the whole time.
Spike was first to broke the kiss, because he didn't want to seem pushy.
They both blushed and snickered nervously.

"Whoa, my first kiss," they both thought happily.

"That wasn't so bad!" Apple Bloom said smiling at Spike, and playfully. bumped him in the shoulder with her hoof. Spike smiled and said: "No, it wasn't."

"Apple Bloom? Spike!?" they heard a feminine voice with a thick southern accent from their right.

The two teens turned towards the direction of the voice, and saw a orange coated mare with a long blonde mane, that was tied to a ponytail just like her tail. She had a old and worn brown stetson on her head. It was Apple Bloom's big sister, Applejack, and she had a confused, and kinda angry look on her face.

Spike gulped. He knew that she was upset about something, and he had pretty good guess what it might be.

"What the hay Spike!?" Applejack said, and angrily started to walk towards the purple dragon. Spike looked at Apple Bloom for help, but she was as confused as Spike himself.

"What were ya doing with mah little sister!?" Applejack continued angrily, still walking closer towards Spike. He started to back up when Applejack got closer to him.

"A-Applejack, It was just a..." Spike tried to explain, but Applejack cut him off: "What were ya even thinking.."

"Applejack!" Apple Bloom said from behind her, trying to get her attention. Applejack just quickly turned to her and said: "Sugarcube, let me handle this, okay?"
She then turned back to Spike, looking even more angry. Spike was now leaning against one of the apple trees that surrounded them. He knew not to try anything stupid, he had seen Applejack kick thinner apple trees in half.

"Now ya get the hay out of mah farm! Twilight's not gonna like when Ah tell her about ya.." Applejack started, poking nervous Spike in the chest with her hoof.

"Applejack!" Apple Bloom shouted, making Applejack and Spike look at her.
Apple Bloom was sitting down on the ground, with her front hooves folded. She looked at Applejack with a irritated expression on her face.

"Apple Bloom, honey. What's wrong?" Applejack asked, sounding worried. Apple Bloom let out a small 'hmph', and then pointed at Applejack.

"Ya are!" she said angrily, making both Applejack, and Spike look at her surprised.

"What?" Applejack asked, walking closer to her little sister. Apple Bloom turned away from her, looking hurt. She then said: "Ya ruined my first kiss!"

Applejack looked at her with wide eyes, and then at Spike.

"Ah thought that.." Applejack started, but was silenced by Apple Bloom's hoof. Apple Bloom rose up from the ground, and turned towards Applejack.

"Me and Spike were on a really nice date, and then ya come and ruin my first kiss!" she said loudly, making Applejack fold her ears.

"Ah didn't know that ya were on a date," Applejack tried to defense herself. Apple Bloom trotted next to Spike, and hugged him. She nuzzled his neck, making Spike blush. He smiled sheepishly at Applejack, who looked at him with narrowed eyes.

"Well we were! And we had fun," Apple Bloom said, sternly nodding. She then looked at Spike, and nuzzled his neck again. Spike looked at Applejack, but this time he returned the hug. He closed his arms around Apple Bloom, and saw that Applejack didn't like that.

"Can we do this again?" Apple Bloom asked from Spike, who quickly glanced at Applejack. She seemed to shook her head a little. Spike returned his gaze at Apple Bloom in his arms, and saw her puppy dog eyes. How could she say no to that?

"Of course we can, if you want to." he said, earning a smile and a hug from Apple Bloom.

Applejack mumbled something to herself, but they couldn't hear what. Apple Bloom looked at her angrily, and she stopped. Apple Bloom turned towards Spike, and said: "G'night Spikey,"

"Good night Apple Bloom," Spike said, smiling happily.

They then hugged one last time, until Spike started to walk towards Ponyville. Apple Bloom looked after him, until she couldn't see him from behind the apple trees. She then turned around, and trotted towards her house.
She passed confused Applejack, with her bow swinging happily on back of her head.

"Ya have some explaning to do young lady!" Applejack said when she trotted next to Apple Bloom.

"No Ah don't," Apple Bloom said, making Applejack frown.
They continued towards the house in silence.

* * *

The Apple family was sitting around their dinner table, eating supper in the dim light of a lantern that hung from the ceiling.
Apple Bloom calmly ate her apple fritters. Big Macintosh was sitting on her right side, and Granny Smith on her left side. Applejack was sitting right across the table from Apple Bloom. Her hat was hanging on the back of the chair.

They all ate their food eagerly, except Applejack. She pushed her food around her plate, while looking at Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom noticed it, but didn't pay any attention to it. She took another bite of her apple fritter, and turned her eyes to meet with her sister's.

"Ah don't like that ya go out with Spike," Applejack said suddenly, and everypony stopped eating. Granny Smith looked at Applejack, but her expression was calm. Big Macintosh had his mouth full, and he kept glancing between her sisters with wide eyes. He then swallowed down the food with a big gulp.
Apple Bloom looked at her older sister, and then said: "Ah never said ya need to like it."

"Ah mean Ah don't want ya to go out with him!" Applejack said to her. Apple Bloom looked annoyed, and said angrily: "Well that's too bad, because Ah don't care what ya think."

"Ya should respect yer older sister!" Applejack said, pointing at Apple Bloom, who rose up to lean against the table with her front hooves.

"And ya should respect yer younger sister! Ah'm not a foal anymore!" she almost yelled.

The situation seemed to be getting out of control, and Big Macintosh looked at Granny Smith. Granny Smith nodded to him, and said with her creaky voice: "Manners!"

"Sorry Granny Smith," both Applejack, and Apple Bloom said, and sat down again, looking sorry. Then Granny Smith looked at them both, and asked: "What's all this ruckus ya two are going on about?"

"Apple Bloom's going out with Spike!" Applejack started, and then Apple Bloom quickly continued: "Applejack tries to stop me from going out with Spikey!"
Granny Smith and Big Macintosh looked at each other confused. Big Macintosh blinked couple of times, before taking another slow bite from his apple pie.
Granny Smith turned towards Applejack, and asked: "The dragon from the town?"

"Yeah! Ah tried to tell her tha.." Applejack started, but her grandmother stopped her by asking: "Ah thought ya were friend?"

"Ah am, but he's a dragon! Apple Bloom can't date a dragon!" Applejack explained, waving her hooves. Apple Bloom frowned a her angrily.

"At least he's a boy!" Apple Bloom said, making Applejack's eyes go wide. She leaned closer towards her little sister and asked: "Ah Beg yer pardon?"
Apple Bloom looked at her, and folded her front hooves over her chest. She then repeated: "At least Spike's a boy!"

Applejack was about to rush over the table, but she managed to control herself. She sat down again, and took a deep breath, before asking: "What are ya trying to say?"

"If ya can date a mare, why can't Ah date who ever Ah wan't?" Apple Bloom asked, pointing at surprised Applejack. Applejack didn't know what to say, so she looked at Granny Smith for help.

"She's right," the old mare said, and nodded slowly. Applejack folded her ears backwards, and looked shocked. She then turned towards Big Mac, and asked: "Big Mac, ya're on my side, right?"
The big red stallion looked at her calmly, and said with his deep voice: "Nope."

"What!? Ya too?" Applejack asked, even more shocked than before.

"Yeap." Big Macintosh said, nodding.

Applejack was now lost for words. She looked around her family, opening and closing her mouth. Her eyes met with Apple Bloom's. A wide grin had appeared on Apple Bloom's face. Applejack frowned and was about to rise from the table to leave, when she felt a wrinkled hoof touch her own.
Applejack turned her head, and saw Granny Smith looking at her calmly. Applejack stopped, and sat down again.

"Applejack," Granny Smith said, looking at her gently. Applejack looked back, and asked: "What?"

"Would ya have stopped messing around with that Rainbow Dash, if Ah had told ya to?" Granny Smith asked, looking at her questioningly. Applejack squirmed on her chair a little, and said quietly: "Ah wouldn't."

"See?" Granny Smith said, patting Applejack's hoof with her own. She then continued: "Apple Bloom didn't tell ya what to do, so why won't ya give her that too?"

Applejack looked at her little sister, who was smiling to her pleadingly. Applejack looked at her brother and grandmother too, and they too had the same pleading smile on their faces. She then drooped her head, and sighed deeply.

"Fine, do what ya wan't sis," Applejack said, and immediately felt somepony's hoofs wrapping around her. She looked up, and saw Apple Bloom snuggling closer to her.
Applejack looked at her surprised, and Apple Bloom said: "Thank ya Applejack!"

"It's nothing sis, but if he ever make's ya sad, just tell me and Ah'll take care of it," Applejack said seriously, and returned the hug. Apple Bloom looked at her with a annoyed smile on her face.
Applejack chuckled, and said: "Okay okay, Ah wont bother ya two."

"Now get to bed everypony! Ya have lot of work tomorrow," Granny Smith said, smiling happily.

"Yes Granny Smith," all the Apple family siblings said in unison, and took their plates. They placed them to the kitchen sink, and said goodnight to Granny Smith. They then started to move towards the stairs. Apple Bloom skipped happily to her own room, saying: "G'night Applejack, G'night Big Mac,"

"G'night," Applejack and Big Mac said to her.

After Apple Bloom had closed the door, Big Macintosh said to Applejack: "Glad ya came to yer senses sis,"

"Ah didn't. Ah still don't like her going out with Spike," Applejack said, lifting her stetson with her hoof. She then continued: "Something bad is gonna happen, that Ah tells ya."
Big Macintosh sighed, and said: "Ah don't think so, Spike's a nice fella."
Applejack glared daggers at him, and Big Macintosh decided that it maybe would be better if he shut up. He then walked towards his own room, and said: "G'night Applejack."
He received a annoyed grunt for a reply, and then he closed the door.

* * *

Two days later.

Something disrupted Spike's sleep. He couldn't tell what it was, but it woke him up. Spike opened his eyes slowly, and saw that it was still dark, or so he thought. He could hear rippling from outside the window.
Suddenly he heard a loud crack, and quick flash illuminated his bedroom. Spike groaned, it was thunder that didn't let him sleep.
Spike was curled to a big ball on his bed, like a dragon guarding his treasure. Spike chuckled at the image, and thought that his bed actually was his treasure. He tried to close his eyes, but lighting cracked loudly again.

"Fine! I'm waking up!" he thought angrily, and stretched his body lazily. Spike then rolled down from his bed, so that he landed to all his four legs on to the floor. He stayed that way, and walked to bathroom, where he took a shower.

After a quick shower, Spike came back to his room, and light a candle with his flame breath. He picked it up, and lifted it close to a watch, so he could see what time it was.

"Half past one in the afternoon!? Why didn't Twilight woke me up?" Spike thought shocked. He then looked out. It was almost as dark as it would be during the night.

"That's a pretty bad looking storm out there," he thought, scratching his chin.

After a while of watching the storm ravage through the Ponyville, Spike started to walk towards his door, where he saw a note attached to it. Spike took the note to his hand, and lifted the candle closer to it.

Dear Spike,

Sorry for not waking you up, but I had to leave during the night to cloudscale. There's a problem with the storm machine jamming, and as a princess my duty is to go and check it out. I'll come back as soon as possible.

Twilight

PS. I left you something in the fridge.

That explains couple of things," Spike thought, and looked out of the window. Another lighting struck some poor tree in the distance.

"I can almost smell the smoke from where it hit," Spike thought, but soon realized that he really smelled smoke. He looked down, and saw that the note had caught on fire, because he had kept the candle too close to it for too long.

"Oh sh.." Spike started, and tried to blow out the flame. He's a dragon, and instead of blowing air, he blew green fire. The note burst into flames, and soon there was only a small pile of ash in Spike's hand.

"Well, glad I managed to read it first," Spike thought, and threw the ashes into a nearby trash bin.

Spike then walked downstairs, and light all the candles and lanterns he could find. They had some electrical lights too, but Spike knew that it wasn't a good idea to turn them on during a thunderstorm as fierce as this.

After he had light all the candles, Spike remembered the note.

"I left you something in the fridge," he said to himself, licking his lips. He quickly walked towards the kitchen, when he heard a sound from behind him: "Hoo."

Spike turned around, and saw Owlowiscious, Twilight Sparkles pet owl. Spike reached his arm towards the owl, and it flew from top of one bookshelf and landed onto his hand.

"Hoo," it said again. Spike chuckled and said: "Twily of course. She left something for me into the fridge."

"Hoo!" Owlowiscious said again, and Spike frowned.

"Don't start that with me again!" Spike said, pointing his finger at the owl, that replied by saying: "Hoo."
Spike swept his free hand over his face, sighing deeply. He then looked at the bird that kept looking out from the window, into the storm. Spike decided to change the subject.

"So you can't sleep either?" Spike asked. Owlowiscious looked at him, and said: "Hoo."
Spike grunted, and said irritated: "You can't answer to that question like that!"

Their wrangling stopped, when they heard knocking from the door. First Spike thought that he heard things, but then he heard the knocking again.

"Hoo?" Owlowiscious asked, and Spike replied: "I don't know."
Spike walked to the front door, while Owlowiscious flew back to the top of the bookshelves, and continued to watch who the visitor was.

Spike opened the door, and was greeted by a lousy looking, rain soaked filly with red mane and light yellow coat. Even her bow was hanging downwards, making it look sad. The filly was shaking from cold. She swept the wet mane from her eyes, and looked at confused Spike with a sheepish smile.

"H-Hi S-Spikey," Apple Bloom said, and her teeth clattering.

"Apple Bloom? What are you doing out there in that storm?" Spike asked, and pulled Apple Bloom inside. HE closed the door after them, and turned back to shaking Apple Bloom.

"Ah was at Carouselle Boutique, visiting Sweetie Belle. When Ah left, that storm came out of nowhere!" Apple Bloom explained, still shaking. There was a small bubble of water starting to form under her.
Apple Bloom started to draw circles to the wet floor, and then said: "Ah thought.. Maybe Ah could stay here? Until the storm passes?"
Spike looked at her with a grin, and said: "Sure, but first we need to get you dried up. Or you might get flu or something,"

Apple Bloom nodded happily, and then followed Spike to the bathroom. There Spike gave her a towel, and she started to scrub herself dry. Spike had to give her another towel, because the first one got soaked wet.

"Could ya give a helping hand here?" Apple Bloom asked, when she tried to scrub her back, where she couldn't reach. Spike hesitated for a moment, looking at Apple Bloom shyly. Apple Bloom just smiled at him, and offered the towel to him.

"Sure," Spike then said, and took the towel from her. He then laid the towel onto Apple Bloom's back, and started to scrub it gently. Apple Bloom let out a small sigh, when Spike moved his hands to her shoulders. They both blushed when she did that, but Spike kept massaging.
Spike kept massaging her for a moment, before Apple Bloom said: "Ah think my coat's dry already."

"Oh.. Yeah, sorry about that," Spike chuckled nervously, and threw the towel into a laundry bin. Apple Bloom turned around and snuggled Spike's neck.

"Ah liked that," she said, making Spike feel somewhat proud of himself.

Apple Bloom quickly brushed her mane, and Spike placed her bow back to it's own place.
They then made their way back to downstairs, where they sat on the couch. They couldn't figure anything to speak about, They had a small gap between them.

"Go closer to him," Apple Bloom thought.

"Speak. Speak. Speak," Spike told himself, and after a while he managed to ask: "You want something? I can make tea."
Apple Bloom smiled, and asked: "Ya have any coffee?"

"Coffee it is!" Spike said and rose up from the couch. He then walked to kitchen.

Apple Bloom sprawl on the couch, and waited for Spike to come back to the living room. She heard how Spike warmed the coffee with his flames, and how the storm still raged outside. Apple Bloom quickly moved closer to Spike's end of the couch, so he had to sit right next to her when he would come back.

"How do you want it?" She heard Spike asking from the kitchen.

"Black!" Apple Bloom answered, and of long after that Spike came back to the living room. He had two cups of steaming coffee in his hands, and he gave the another one to Apple Bloom, who said briskly: "Thanks!"
Spike seemed like he would have remembered something, and he placed his cup to the couch table.

"Wait just a sec," he said, and rushed back to the kitchen. Apple Bloom frowned annoyed.

After about a minute, Spike came back with two plates. Apple Bloom's eyes widened, when she saw what was on the plates. There was a big peace of cake on both of the plates.

"Where did ya get that?" Apple Bloom asked, when Spike gave her the other plate. Spike chuckled, and said: "Twilight left this for me."
Apple Bloom started to grin happily, and patted the couch next to her. Spike smiled a little, and sat down. He carefully placed his tail, so that it wouldn't hit Apple Bloom.
Apple Bloom snickered, because her plan worked just like she wanted. They were now sitting so that their sides touched. Spike scratched his Spikes nervously, when Apple Bloom snuggled closer to him.
She then dropped her head on Spike's lap, so he had to look down at her.

Apple Bloom and Spike stared at each other for a second, before Apple Bloom asked: "Could ya do that again?"

"Do what again?" Spike asked, petting Apple Bloom's mane. Apple Bloom sat back up, and then said: "That massage."
Spike smiled, and said: "Sure, just lay there on your stomach."
Apple Bloom did as Spike asked, and laid onto her stomach. She took a sip of her coffee and started to eat the cake, while Spike moved his hands to her shoulders.

Apple Bloom tensed up when Spike first touched her. She soon relaxed, when Spike started to untie knots in her shoulder. She let out satisfied sighs, so Spike could tell he was doing a good job.
Spike slowly started to go higher towards Apple Bloom's neck, and shivers went down her spine.

"How is he so a good at this?" Apple Bloom thought, while enjoying the massage she was getting. She quickly took a sip of her coffee, and another bite from the cake.

The cake tasted really good, and Apple Bloom was pretty sure that Twilight had bought it from Sugarcube corner. She munched the cake happily, while Spike massaged her neck gently.
Suddenly she felt something hard in her teeth. Apple Bloom yelped, and Spike quickly stopped massaging her.

"Sorry! Did I do something wrong?" worried Spike asked.
Apple Bloom gulped down the cake, but left the hard object in her mouth.

"Nah. Ah hav somthin in ma mouth!" Apple Bloom mumbled, and showed Spike the object, that was between her teeth. It was a red ruby.
Spike chuckled a bit. He had forgotten that the cake was made for him.

"What ish it?" Apple Bloom asked, when she saw Spike's amused expression.

"It's a ruby," Spike said. Apple Bloom looked at him weirdly, and Spike explained: "I forgot that the cake was made for me."
Understanding spread on Apple Bloom's face, but then her expression changed into more seducing stare, that made Spike nervous. Apple Bloom had the ruby still in her teeth, when she asked with a sultry voice: "Ya want it?"

Spike nodded, and reached towards it, but Apple Bloom slipped the ruby back into her mouth, and fell to her back on the couch. She looked at confused Spike with half lidded eyes, and said: "Come and get it."
Spike's eyes widened, and his scaly cheeks went red. He looked at Apple Bloom who was laying on the couch.

"Do you mean.. like..?" Spike asked, without finishing the sentence.
Apple Bloom giggled girlishly, and then nodded.

Spike gulped, and braced himself.
He started to lean closer towards the slyly grinning Apple Bloom. He had to place his hands around Apple Bloom, so he wouldn't fall over her, and crush the poor filly.
Apple Bloom's muzzle was just a couple of inches away from Spike's nose, and her heart was beating like crazy. She moved the ruby around in her mouth. She couldn't take her eyes off from Spike's green eyes, that were getting closer to her face. Spike stopped leaning forwards just before their lips met, and he looked at Apple Bloom, bit uncertain.

"Just c'mere," Apple Bloom said, and pulled Spike closer with her hoof.

Their lips met, and Spike seemed tensed up for a moment. He soon relaxed, and wrapped his arms around her. The kiss seemed to last forever, and they both had trouble holding their breath. Apple Bloom broke the kiss and bit Spike's lower lip lightly. They both breathed heavily, but kissed quickly again, and again, and again.

After half a dozen smaller kisses, Apple Bloom remembered the ruby in her mouth. She pulled Spike closer to her, and whispered: "Ya still want the ruby?"
Spike snickered and grinned slyly. He then pressed his lips against Apple Bloom's.
Spike licked her lower lip gently, asking for entrance. Apple Bloom opened her mouth, and let Spike's tongue in. Their tongues played around in her mouth for a second, before Spike's tongue grabbed the ruby.
They broke the kiss, and Spike crunched the ruby in his mouth. He then gulped it down, and looked back at Apple Bloom, who was still in his tight hug.

Spike rolled around on the couch, and Apple Bloom yelped surprised.
She soon found herself laying on top of Spike, who smiled at her playfully. Apple Bloom giggled, and nuzzled his cheeks. Spike nuzzled her mane, that smelled clean, with a hint of apples.
They snuggled there for a good while, and listened the sound of storm.
The rain made a small rippling sound against the glass, and it was surprisingly soothing. Even they both had slept well last night, they started to feel their eyelids closing.
Apple Bloom tightened her grip around Spikes neck, and yawed loudly. Spike smiled and stroke her mane, while she laid her head on his chest.
Apple Bloom fell asleep quickly, and Spike soon followed.

* * *

About one and a half hour later the storm had ceased. It was still dark though, because there still was lots of black clouds on the sky. The library was silent, but there was couple of small candle flames fluttering in some windows.

Wind had calmed down too, but there was broken branches laying on the ground, and fallen leaves everywhere. It would take a whole day to clean up Ponyville.

Suddenly the wind started to howl again, but it was centralized to a small area right next to library's door. Wind blew harder, and a purple flash appeared in front of the door. There was a big purple magic aura, that lasted for couple of seconds. When it disappeared, it left a purple alicorn standing next to the library door.

Twilight Sparkle shook her head, and flapped her wings couple of times. She didn't like long distance teleportation. It made her feel light headed, and her mouth always felt like sand paper after it.
Twilight wobbled for a second, but then her nausea disappeared, like always. She sighed from relief, and trotted towards the door, because it was still a bit chilly outside.
She opened the door, and stepped inside the library.

"Spike, I'm home," Twilight said, while walking towards kitchen. There she immediately noticed that the coffee pan had still about half of it full of coffee.

"Spike doesn't usually drink coffee, unless we're out of tea," She thought, and then realized that Spike hadn't even answered to her. Twilight was confused, and walked towards the living room.

There was only one candle, that was still alight in the living room. Twilight tried to see look around the library, but didn't see anything. She used a illuminating spell, and a small white glow emerged from her horn. She looked around the room again, and saw a long purple tail with green spikes hanging over the handrail of the couch.

"He's taking nap again. Lazy dragon," Twilight thought and smiled. She then walked towards the couch, and said: "Spike, I'm home. Get up, we nee.."
She stopped when he saw Spike. He was curled to a big ball, and Apple Bloom was curled up with Spike. Spike looked like he was guarding Apple Bloom with his body, and they let small sniffling sounds when they slept.

Twilight looked at the couple, with eyes wide from surprise, but then Apple Bloom mumbled Spike's name, and squeezed him tighter. That made Twilight's heart melt, and she smiled at them. She started to slowly back away from the two sleeping lovers, but then Spike lifted his head.
He looked at Twilight with sleepy eyes, and then did a silent yaw. He smacked his mouth, and then quietly said: "Hi Twily."

"Hi Spike," Twilight said quietly, trying not to wake up Apple Bloom.

They stared at each other for a moment, before Twilight pointed at Apple Bloom and asked: "What's she's doing here?"

"The storm caught her by a surprise," Spike said and nuzzled Apple Bloom's neck, making her squirm in her sleep. Twilight snickered at him, and asked: "I see its going pretty well with you two?"

"Yeah. She's the best," Spike said, and smiled at Twilight. He then asked: "What time is it?

"Half past three. The storms already over," Twilight answered to him, and Spike turned to Apple Bloom. He whispered something to her ear, and Apple Bloom started to slowly open her eyes.
She yawed cutely, and then looked at Spike.

"Hi Spikey," she said, and they kissed. The kiss was caring and soft.
Then Apple Bloom noticed Twilight, and she blushed. Twilight too was blushing a little, but she had a warm smile on her face. She waved at Apple Bloom and said: "Hi Apple Bloom."

"Hi Twilight.." Apple Bloom said nervously, and waved back at her. Spike snickered, and started to stretch his arms and legs. He rose up to a sitting position, and so did Apple Bloom.

"You two wan't something?" Twilight asked, while walking towards the kitchen.

"Nah thank's Twilight, Ah need to get back to farm," Apple Bloom said, while adjusting her bow. Spike looked at him a bit sadly, and asked: "Do you really need to go?"

"Sorry Spikey. Ah would really like to stay -" Apple Bloom kisses Spike on the lips "- but I bet Applejack's worried sick," Apple Bloom told Spike with a sad look on her face.

"Can I walk you there at least?" Spike asked, with a pleading look on his face.
Apple Bloom smiled happily, and said: "Sure ya can Spikey."

* * *

Apple Bloom and Spike were once again getting closer to the Sweet Apple Acres. They walked slowly, and Apple Bloom leaned against Spike, who held his hand on her shoulder. He sometimes rubbed her shoulder with his thumb. I made Apple Bloom giggle and nuzzle his neck, which he liked.

When they reached the farm, the sun already started to peek from behind the clouds. Apple Bloom and Spike looked at ech other at the main gate, and they shared a warm hug, and a small kiss.

"Maybe I'll visit you during the next thunderstorm," Spike said, smiling at Apple Bloom teasingly. Apple Bloom frowned, but smiled.
She was just about to say something, when they heard familiar creaky voice.

"Apple Bloom? Is that the Spike fella ya were arguing about yesterday?" a light green pony, with a bad hip and a walker walked towards them slowly. Spike waved at the older mare, and said: "Good afternoon Granny Smith."

"Nothing too good about it," Granny Smith said, and looked up at the sky. Apple Bloom and Spike snickered a little.
Granny Smith looked at the couple, and then started to examine Spike. She seemed thoughtful.

"Ah can't see why in darnation Applejack doesn't like ya. Ya seem like a nice and strong fella to me," Granny Smith said, touching Spike's wings.

"You're flattering me," Spike said, and Granny Smith, smiled a tired smile. She then turned to Apple Bloom, and said: "Ya think yar boyfriend would stay for a dinner?"
Apple Bloom's eyes widened and a wide smile spread on her face. She looked at Spike and thought: "Why didn't Ah think of that?"

Spike looked at Apple Bloom, and then whispered into her ear: "What about Applejack?"
Apple Bloom waved her hoof towards him, and let out a small 'pfft'. She then looked towards the house, and said: "What about Applejack? Ah can do what ever Ah want."

Spike and Granny Smith smiled at her, and then Granny Smith said: "So it's settled then?"

"I guess so," Spike said, and pulled Apple Bloom closer to him. Granny Smith smiled again, but then said: "Apple Bloom, ya come and help me in the kitchen."

"Okay Granny Smith," Apple Bloom said. Granny Smith nodded, and then turned toward Spike.

"Ya go help Big Mac in the barn. He'll see if ya're good coltfriend material for our Apple Bloom," she said, and Apple Bloom giggled at Spike's reaction.
Spike quickly swept the surprised expression from his face, and said: "Of course ma'am."
Granny Smith seemed pleased with the answer, and she and Apple Bloom headed towards house, while spike walked towards the barn.

Spike found Big Macintosh from the barn, and told him what Granny Smith had said. Big Macintosh had just nodded, and told him to stack the hay pales in the corner of the barn.

At first Spike had thought that he was useless in the barn. Of course Big Macintosh hadn't said anything criticizing, but he had looked at Spike with a bit judging look.
After a while Spike got used to moving big hay pales around, and he actually was pretty helpful.

Spike took one of the pales, and he pushed on top of three others. His height was a real advantage, even he was a little shorter than Big Macintosh, he had long arms that helped. Big Macintosh would have needed ladders or something to lift the hay pale to the right height on his back.

After lifting one more pale on the top of the others, Spike looked at Big Macintosh. He saw him do something, that resembled a nod. Spike knew it meant that Big Macintosh was impressed. Spike himself felt good too, some physical work made him feel refreshed.

Spike and Big Macintosh looked around the barn. All the hay pales were in order.

"So.. We done here?" Spike asked from Big Macintosh, who nodded and said: "Yep."
Spike nodded, and waited for Big Mac to think something else for him to do. Instead of further instructions, Big Macintosh asked: "How do ya like Apple Bloom?"
Spike was surprised by Big Macintosh's sudden question. He looked at the calm looking red farm body with a confused look. How could usually so quiet pony suddenly ask question like that?

"She's nice," Spike said carefully. Big Macintosh looked at him with his calm and green eyes, that seemed to see right trough him.

"And I like her really much," Spike added. Big Macintosh nodded slowly, and then asked with his deep voice: "How much?"
Spike thought for a quick second, before he decided to be straight with him. He looked Big Mac into eyes, and said: "So much that nothing else is more important to me,"

"Now that's what Ah wanted to hear," Big Macintosh said, smiling a little at the purple dragon. Spike smiled back at him, and then they heard Apple Bloom shout: "Boys, get over here! Dinner's ready!"

She didn't need to tell them twice, because Spike felt his stomach rumble, and he had waited for the dinner ever since he arrived at the farm. They moved to the house, and Spike followed Big Macintosh to the kitchen. They both had to watch their heads, when they walked trough doors.
They reached the kitchen, where Spike saw that the whole table was full of different kind of foods. There were vegetable soup for main course, bread and butter, milk and apple juice and just some plain apples. Spike was sure that there would be something as a desert too.
The other apple family was already sitting around the table, waiting for them.

There was two free seats. One between Granny Smith an Apple Bloom, and one between Applejack and Apple Bloom. Spike saw Applejack looking at her with narrowed eyes, and front hooves folded over her chest. Spike gulped, and decided to sit between Apple Bloom and Granny Smith.
After he and Big Macintosh had sat down, Granny Smith gave a signal that they could start eating.

Spike didn't know should he take just a little bit of food, even he was so damn hungry. He watched the apple family taking food from the table, and he realized that he shouldn't be too shy around them.
After Spike had taken all the food he wanted, Apple Bloom placed a scoopful more soup for him, and he thanked with a warm smile. Apple Bloom rubbed her hind leg against Spike's leg under the table.

"So how did he do in the barn?" Apple Bloom asked, breaking the silence. All of them turned towards Big Macintosh, who was just about to take another spoonful of soup.

"Did he do good?" Applejack asked, while glaring at Spike. They waited for Big Macintosh to finish swallowing down the soup. He then said: "Yep."

Apple Bloom smiled at Spike, and said: "Ah knew ya could do it."
Spike chuckled at her, and then Big Macintosh added: "We got four pales on top of each other without ladders."
Applejack almost chocked to her soup, and he couched couple of times.

"Four? Without ladders? How!?" she asked, glancing between Spike and Big Macintosh.

"Long arms," Spike said, and waved at her. Applejack looked at him with wide eyes, and then leaned back to her chair. She scratched her head and said: "Well Ah'll be damned."

"Applejack," Granny Smith said, looking at her with a frown. Applejack looked apologetic, and said: "Sorry Granny."

The mood got a lot lighter after that, and even Applejack seemed to be acting more positively towards Spike. They ate the dinner, speaking about the farm and Spike's work in the library. Apple Bloom kept rubbing her hind leg against Spike's leg under the table, and Spike sometimes returned the gesture.
After they had eaten the main course, they moved to the deserts. Just like Spike had predicted. They had apple pie with ice cream. Spike noticed that Apple Bloom wasn't the only one in her family, who had a hearty appetite.

"So Big Mac," Spike started, and Big Macintosh looked at him with a blank stare. Spike then continued: "How is it going with Fluttershy?"
Big Macintosh stared at him, and said: "Good."

"Not a guy of long words," Spike thought, and took another bite of his pie. He thought he saw a small grin on Big Macintosh's face, when he asked: "How is it going with Apple Bloom?"
Apple Bloom giggled, and said: "Were doing fine."

"Ain't that nice to hear," Granny Smith said, and Spike thought he saw Applejack smiling a little too.

Their conversation was interrupted by a loud crack, and a flash.
They all turned towards the kitchen window, and saw that it had started to rain again, even the sun was still shining. Applejack jumped off her chair, and looked out of the window.

"There's a another purdy bad looking storm headed our way," she said, looking back at the rest of them. Spike thought that he would need to walk home in a total storm, if he wouldn't be leaving soon. He looked at Apple Bloom, with a sad smile and said: "I think I need to go before it gets any worse."
Apple Bloom looked at him, and was about to say something, but Applejack said before she could: "Ya're not going anywhere Spike. Just think what would Twilight say, if Ah send her best assistant into the rain?"

Other Apple family's members nodded, and Apple Bloom beamed at Spike. She hugged Spike, and said: "Ya gonna stay here for the night!"

"For the night?" Spike asked confusedly. He then looked at the others, who again nodded. He thought what would Twilight say.

"I don't know, Twilight might get upset," Spike said, but Applejack just waved her hoof at him, saying: "Ah'll tell her that it was mah idea."
Spike wasn't so sure about that, but he then felt Apple Bloom plant a small kiss onto his cheek.

"If you insist," Spike said, while Apple Bloom nuzzled his neck.

"Ah'll make the guest room ready," Applejack said, and flipped her hat onto her head. She was about to leave, but the look on other's faces made her stop. They looked at her with a bit amused.

"What?" Applejack asked, and saw Apple Bloom squeezing Spike closer to herself. She looked at her older sister, and said: "He'll sleep in my room,"
Applejack looked like she was about to say something, but didn't. She just grunted, and nodded to

* * *

Apple Bloom skipped towards her room with Spike. Applejack followed close behind them. Apple Bloom opened her room's door, and waited for Spike. Just as Spike was about to go inside, Applejack pushed the door shut. She and Spike were in the other side of the door, and Applejack leaned against it, so that Apple Bloom couldn't open it.

"Applejack!" She shouted angrily and tried to push the door open, but her older sister was too heavy. Apple Bloom frowned, and pressed her ear against the door.

She could hear Applejack speaking: "Ya know ain't too happy about this."

"I know," Spike said, and Apple Bloom heard some nervousness in his voice. Apple Bloom tried to push the door again, without result.

"Ah will let ya in, with one condition," she hear Applejack saying. They were quiet for a minute, before Apple Bloom heard Spike ask: "And what's that?"

"No funny stuff," Applejack said immediately, sounding serious. Apple Bloom started giggling, and she heard Spike chuckle too. She could also hear Applejack grunt annoyed.

"Don't worry about it," Spike said, still chuckling a little. Then there was a short silence again, before Applejack said: "A'right then,"

The door opened, and stupidly smiling Spike entered the room. He was greeted by a snickering Apple Bloom. Spike shut the door behind him, and they waited, until they heard Applejack walk away from the door. They heard her room's door open and shut.

"Applejack seems pretty protective," Spike said to Apple Bloom. She took of her bow, and threw it to a table. She then said: "Yeah, she has always been like that."

Spike looked around Apple Bloom's room. The walls were painted in light green. There was a molding on the top of the wall, which had red apples painted on it. Corner beams of the room were big wooden bars, that were painted a bit more deep green than the walls.
There was a big vanity table on the opposite wall from the bed. Next to it was a chest, that was probably full of her old toys.
Spike looked out of the big windows, and saw how clouds had started to move away from over the Ponyville, and Luna's moon started to rise over the horizon. Some of the bigger stars too had appeared on the night sky.
Spike turned towards Apple Bloom, who was laying on the bed. The bed was a four poster bed, that too had lots of apple related decorations in it. The sheets were light pink, and it too had red apples sewn on it.

Spike walked towards the bed, and extinguish the last candle on the night table. He then looked at Apple Bloom, who was laying on a bed, in a tempting pose.

"Spikey.. come to bed.." Apple Bloom whined, rolling to her back and stretching. Spike chuckled, and walked towards the bed. He sat down onto the pink sheets, and Apple Bloom rolled closer to him. She brushed his spikes with her hoof, making Spike arch his back. His back spikes were a bit ticklish, so he quickly laid down next to Apple Bloom.

Spike was laying right on the edge of the bed, while Apple Bloom took almost all of the bed. Spike frowned at the smiling filly, and pushed her gently toward her side of the bed. Apple Bloom rolled back onto her back, and gave some room for Spike.
Spike pulled the blanket over them, and Apple Bloom closed him into a warm hug. Spike pulled her a bit closer, and kissed the tip of her muzzle.
Apple Bloom giggled, and kissed his nose in return. They then locked their lips to a longer, more passionate kiss, that lasted for a while.

"Ya know, If somepony would have said that Ah would be sleep in a same bed with a dragon someday, Ah wouldn't had believed them," Apple Bloom said when they broke the kiss. Spike rubbed her muzzle with his nose, and said quietly: "If somepony would have said that I would be sleeping in a same bed with so beautiful mare, I wouldn't had believed them."
Apple Bloom blushed, and smiled at him lovely. She then kissed Spike again on the mouth.
Spike brushed her mane with his hand, and looked at her orange eyes, that reflected the rising moon's light.

They cuddled for a while, before Apple Bloom looked at Spike with a sly look.

"Ya really think Ah'm beautiful?" she asked, blinking her eyes cutely. Spike looked at her in the eyes, and ran his hand down her curvy side. Apple Bloom blushed when Spike stopped his hand over her flank.

"You're the most beautiful mare in all of Ponyville," Spike said, and ensured her with a kiss. Apple Bloom giggled, and wrapped her hooves tightly around Spikes chest. She then whispered into his ear: "Only in Ponyville?"

"In all of Equestria," Spike added quickly, and Apple Bloom giggled.

She pushed her lips against Spike's lips, and slipped her tongue into his mouth.
Their tongues struggled for dominance in his mouth for a moment, until Apple Bloom broke the kiss, saying: "That's more like it."

Spike yawed quietly, and Apple Bloom joined him. She let out a small cute sight after she yawed, and pressed her face into Spike's neck, nuzzling it with her muzzle. Spike sighed from satisfaction. He pulled her a bit closer to himself, so that they were now tightly pressed together.

"Goodnight," Spike said, and kissed Apple Bloom's forehead.

"G'night, I love ya," Apple Bloom answered to him. Spike chuckled at her, but then said with a gentle voice: "I love you too."

After that they quickly fell asleep, holding each other in their warm and caring embrace.

* * *

Applejack opened her room's door. She looked around the corridor, and saw nopony there. Morning sun's light shined trough the only window in the corridor. She flipped her hat onto her head and stepped outside. She silently closed the door, and sneaked towards Apple Bloom's room.
When she reached the door, she pressed her ear against it. Applejack listened for a while, holding her breath. She couldn't hear anything, so she leaned away from the door.

Applejack looked around her nervously. She then looked back at the door, and seemed hesitant.
After a while of thinking, she drooped her ears and grabbed from the door's handle. She slowly pressed the handle, so the door would open as quietly as possible.

The handle let out a small click, that sounded like a gunshot in Applejack's opinion. She froze still, and waited. She sighed relieved, when nopony seemed to react to the sound.
Applejack pushed the door gently, opening it slowly. She peeked in the room, but couldn't see the bed from that angle. She opened the door a bit more, and pushed her head into the room.

She saw the bed now, and the two teens on it.
Apple Bloom had stolen the whole blanket to herslef during the night. She was holding her hooves around Spike's neck, so that her face was buried into his neck. Spike was laying on his back, holding his other arm around Apple Bloom. The other one rested on Apple Bloom's hind leg, that was stretched over his lap.
They let out small snuffle while they slept.

The scene was a bit amusing, but Applejack frowned at the sight.

"Sleeping with a darn dragon. Better wake them up.." Applejack thought, but then she heard something. She turned towards the sleeping couple, and saw Apple Bloom squirming a little. She seemed to be dreaming about something, and she pouted and let out little whimpering.
Applejack saw Spike leaning closer to her little sister, and planting a small kiss on her forehead, immediately making her calm down. Apple Bloom smiled a little, and muttered: "Spikey.."
Then they continued to snuffle silently.

Applejack looked at them, with her lower lip quivering a little. Her frown faded away, and her lips turned into a small happy smile. She then looked at the pair, and thought: "Aww shucks. Why in darnation was Ah so worried about her?"
Applejack flicked her hat upwards and pulled her head from the room, closing the door after her.

"Ya believe now?" Applejack heard a low voice from behind her. She jumped and almost let out a yelp, but managed to gulp it back down. She turned around, and saw Big Macintosh staring at her with a blank stare.
After recovering from the scare, Applejack asked annoyed: "Believe what?"

"That Spike will make a pretty dandy brother-in-law," Big Macintosh said. Applejack tried to look annoyed, but her expression changed into a small smile.

"Yeah, I do," she answered to her big brother. Big Macintosh too smiled. Or in other words the corners of his mouth jerked upwards a little, but that meant lot in his case.

They smiled at each other for a moment before Applejack shook her head, and noticed they were still standing in the corridor. She looked out of the window, and saw that the sun was getting higher on the sky.

"What are ya standing there? We have lot of things to do!" she said, and bucked Big Mac on the flank just hard enough for it to hurt. Big Mac grunted and drooped his ears, but started to walk towards the stairs with his sister.

* * *

Apple Bloom felt warm, or rather hot actually. She tried to roll around onto her back, but something stopped her from doing that. Something held her tightly, so she couldn't move. She opened her eyes, and saw Spike's face right in front of her muzzle.

Apple Bloom giggled quietly, and struggled to get out of the tight grip of the dragon. Spike tightened his hug, and slowly opened his eyes. First thing he saw was a pair of big orange eyes, and a sly grin.

"Morning Spikey," Apple Bloom said with a alluring voice. She then pressed her lips against Spike's, shaking the rest of the sleepiness from him quickly.

After the kiss Apple Bloom rolled away from the hug, and hopped down from the bed. Spike looked at her sadly, and wished for her to come back to bed with him.
Apple Bloom just chuckled, and threw the blanket back onto the bed, and trotted towards the door.

"Ah'll take a shower, so ya get up and ready for breakfast," she said to Spike, who nodded lazily. After that she left the room, and skipped towards the bathroom, that was next to Applejack's room.

She didn't hear anything from her room as she passed the door, but noticed that the sun was already high on the sky. Apple Bloom had slept really long, and nopony had woken her up. Applejack usually woke her up when she herself woke up, but not today.
It was weird, but she soon realized that it was probably because of Spike.

She didn't bother herself with that anymore, and stepped into the bathroom, where she took a warm shower. After that she brushed her mane and tail, and put on a little bit of mascara to her eyelashes, even Applejack didn't like that.
She took a new clean bow from a drawer, and placed it onto the back of her head.
Apple Bloom looked into the mirror, that was hanging on the wall over the sink. She fluttered her eyelashes couple of times, and looked at her reflection with a half lidded stare.

"Spike's gonna like this," she thought to herself, but then she heard hoof steps from the other side of the door. She was sure that she had heard at least two ponies walking in there. Apple Bloom heard the door of Applejack's room opening and closing.
Apple Bloom walked to the bathroom's door, and opened it. She could hear quiet talking from the other side of the door to Applejack's room. Apple Bloom looked around the corridor, and saw nopony else in there.
She walked to the door, and listened carefully. She could hear two voices. Other was Applejack's of course, and the other one sounded very familiar. It was mare's voice, Apple Bloom could tell that.

She heard faint giggling from other side of the door, and her curiosity got the better of her.
Apple Bloom opened the door silently, and peeked trough the small gap. She saw Applejack laying on her bed, with somepony else. Apple Bloom immediately recognized the other mare as Rainbow Dash.

They were holding each other in sweet embrace, while whispering something into each other's ears. Applejack had her long blonde mane untied, and Rainbow Dash had Applejack's hat on her own head. Apple Bloom knew that nopony else than Rainbow Dash had permission to wear Applejack's hat.
Applejack and Rainbow Dash giggled at the things they whispered at each other, and kissed between every whisper. They continued kissing for a moment, and Apple Bloom kept spying on them.

"You're the best, Apple muffin," Rainbow Dash said sultry, while kissing Applejack on the cheek. Applejack chuckled, and started: "Ya're the best.. Rainbow.. umm.."
She stopped, and tried to come up with something good. Apple Bloom giggled silently at the sight, and so did Rainbow Dash. Applejack's cheeks started to get redder, when she didn't come up with a good nickname for her partner.

"Rainbow muffin?" Apple Bloom proposed from the door, snickering a little. Both of the mares on the bed jump a little. They turned towards Apple Bloom, looking at her wide eyed and a bright red blush on their cheeks.

"Apple Bloom!?" Rainbow Dash shouted, sounding surprised and a bit irritated. Apple Bloom started to laugh a little, but then a pillow flew towards her head. She managed to dodge it, but Applejack threw another at her right away, shouting: "Shoo! Go bother somepony else!"
Laughing madly, Apple Bloom left the room and closed the door behind her. She then trotted towards her own room, still chuckling a little.

She was sure that Spike would be up already, but when she reached her room, she saw Spike deep asleep. Spike had pulled the blanket over himself, and snored a little while he slept.
Apple Bloom grinned playfully, and sneaked closer to the bed. There she lifted the blanket, so she could get under it. She tugged herself next to Spike. Apple Bloom leaned closer to Spike, so that her muzzle touched Spike's nose.

She waited for Spike to slowly open his green eyes, before she pushed her lips against his, and slipped her tongue into his mouth. Spike's eyes shot open, but soon closed again, as he joined into the kiss. Apple Bloom moaned a little into his mouth, and they continued kissing for a while.

Suddenly Apple Bloom broke the kiss, and kicked Spike out of the bed with her hind legs.
Spike landed onto the floor with a loud thud. Apple Bloom rolled around the bed playfully, and giggled. Spike meanwhile rose up to a sitting position, rubbing his back and groaning in pain.

"Why did you do that!?" he asked, looking angrily at Apple Bloom, who rolled onto her stomach.

"Ah told ya to get up, while Ah was in the shower," Apple Bloom said, and fluttered her eyelashes cutely. Only a halo above her head would have made her look more innocent.
Spike couldn't stay angry at her, and his angry expression turned into a smile.

He stood up clumsily, still rubbing his aching back.
After he got up, Spike reached his hand towards Apple Bloom, who placed her hoof into it. Spike gently pulled her up from the bed, like a gentleman should. Then he looked at Apple Bloom wryly.

"You also spoke something about breakfast," he said and licked his lips, making Apple Bloom giggle.

"Yeah, Ah did," she said, and walked towards the door, still holding her front hoof in Spike's hand.

* * *

The next day.

"Twilight! I'm going out!" Spike yelled to Twilight Sparkle, who was in her own personal laboratory in the basement. He heard some rumble from the basement, and there was hoof steps coming up the stairs. Spike waited at the front door, and soon the door of the basement opened.

"We agreed that you can go after you..." Twilight stopped talking, and looked confusedly around the library. It was spotlessly clean.

"... you clean up.." Twilight finished her sentence, and looked at Spike with wide eyes. Spike chuckled, and opened the front door of the library.

"Can I go now?" he asked, pointing out. Twilight looked at him for a second with a confused stare, but then shook her head and said: "Yeah. Sure you can go.. After all we agreed.."

"Yeah yeah yeah," Spike said and stepped out of the door, and closed it behind him.

The day was rather hot, and the residents of Ponyville were spending their day outside, where was a bit cooler than inside their homes.
Spike chuckled at all the ponies, who tried to find cover from the beaming sun. His thick scales rejected most of the heat from the sun, keeping him cool even during the most hottest seasons of Equestria.

Spike walked towards the town center, and decided to buy something to eat from the market.

"Maybe hay fries? Or maybe some apple fritters.." Spike thought, and soon found himself thinking about Apple Bloom. Her red silky mane and tail, her curvy body and her happy smile and cute freckles, her beautiful big orange eyes, and those eyelashes, that fluttered cutely when she blinked.

Spike sighed, and rubbed his forehead. After the night at Apple family's house, he couldn't shake Apple Bloom out of his head. She kept appearing in Spike's head all the time, like everything would remind him of her.
Spike passed some playing foals, and one of them had a red bow on back of her head. It too reminded him of Apple Bloom.
Spike grunted, and decided that after he got something to eat, he would go find Apple Bloom.

Spike arrived at the market soon, and started to look around for a stand that served food. He turned around couple of times, before he spotted one. There was a small stand with two big deep fryers, and a light brown stallion stuffed hay into them. Spike's mouth started to water, and he started to walk towards the stand.

After ordering some hay fries, he leaned against the counter of the stall, waiting for his fries to be done. Apple Bloom was still running around in his mind, and he nervously scratched his long green spike's.

"Wonder where she is.." Spike thought, but just as if on cue somepony grasped around his neck.

* * *

Apple Bloom was working at the market, fixing the Apple family's apple stand. It had gotten some damage during the storm two days ago. Scootaloo was with her, watching as Apple Bloom worked.
Apple Bloom was sweating a bit, and she had a utility belt hanging around her lower body. It had all kind of carpentering tools hanging from it.

The stand was quickly fixed, and Apple Bloom marveled at her handiwork. The stand was like brand new, and nopony could have guessed that it had been totally torn just one hour ago.

"Damn girl.. you even fixed the spelling error on the sign," Scootaloo admired, while looking at the 'Apples!' sign that used to have 'Aples!' written on it.

"Couldn't leave it there ya know," Apple Bloom said, looking at the good as new stand.

After a while of looking at the stand, Scootaloo leaned against it, and asked with a teasing tone: "So how is it going with Spike?"
Apple Bloom looked at her friend with a irritated look on her face. She then turned back towards the stand she had just fixed. Scootaloo flapped her wings couple of times, waiting for her answer.

"Fine," Apple Bloom said calmly, but Scootaloo wasn't pleased with the answer. She trotted closer to Apple Bloom, and said: "Now it's my turn to give you a little payback."

"Payback from what?" Apple Bloom asked confusedly. Scootaloo rolled her eyes, and said: "You and Sweetie Belle didn't leave me and Blues alone for a second when we started dating!"

"Oh yeah.. that. How's it going with ya two anyway?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Don't try to change the subject now!" Scootaloo said, poking Apple Bloom in the chest. Apple Bloom grinned at her sheepishly, and then said: "Really we're doing fine. We really like each other."

Scootaloo smirked at her, and pointed towards something.

"prove it," she said, and Apple Bloom turned towards the direction Scootaloo was pointing. She immediately saw what she was pointing at.
Spike stood out of the crowd, being half a head taller than the ponies. Maybe the fact that he is a dragon had something to do with it too. He was ordering something from a nearby stand. Apple Bloom snickered when she realized that he was ordering food.

"Well?" Scootaloo asked, breaking her daydreaming. Apple Bloom quickly glanced at her friend, and asked: "Well what?"

"Prove that it's going 'really fine' with you two. Go kiss him," Scootaloo said, smirking teasingly. Apple Bloom blushed a little. It wasn't like she couldn't do it. But there was a lot of ponies around them. What would they think?
Scootaloo saw Apple Bloom's hesitation, and quickly grabbed onto it.

"I knew you don't have the guts," she mocked Apple Bloom playfully. Apple Bloom turned towards her, looking at her with a angry expression.

"Are ya saying that Ah'm a coward!?" she hissed from between her teeth. Scootaloo just smirked at her teasingly. Apple Bloom stared at her with narrowed eyes, but then sighed, and turned towards Spike.

Apple Bloom trotted towards Spike, who was leaning against the counter of the stand, where a brown stallion was preparing his hay fires.
Apple Bloom saw that Spike had swept his green spike's back, like usually. His long tail was curled against his leg, and he seemed to be in his thoughts. She smiled and walked closer to him, stopping just few steps away from Spike. She waited for him to notice her, but he was too deep in his own thoughts.

Apple Bloom frowned and tapped her hoof on the ground couple of times, hoping that Spike would notice her. Spike didn't, and Apple Bloom grunted. She then looked at Scootaloo, who was still leaning against the apple stand. She grinned at Apple Bloom, looking amused.

"Okay, that's it," Apple Bloom thought, and looked at Spike.
She jumped towards him, and threw her hooves around Spike. Spike quickly turned his head towards her, with eyes wide from surprise. Apple Bloom giggled, and pushed her muzzle against his nose, and she saw how Spike's surprised expression changed into a broad smile.

"Apple Bloom!" he exclaimed, wrapping his hands around the filly. Apple Bloom smiled, and quickly glanced towards Scootaloo, who's grin had vanished, and she was now staring at the pair with a serious expression.
Spike noticed Apple Bloom looking at Scootaloo.

"What's going on?" Spike asked from Apple Bloom, who giggled and said: "She wanted to see us kiss."
Spike chuckled nervously, and looked around the crowd. There were already some curious ponies looking at them.

"Here? In the middle of all these ponies?" He asked. Apple Bloom frowned, but still smiled.

"What's wrong? Are ya embarrassed?" Apple Bloom asked, while nuzzling her muzzle against his nose gently. Spike shook his head, and said: "No.. It's just.."

"C'mere then!" Apple Bloom said and pulled Spike closer to her, locking her lips with his.
Spike looked around himself while they kissed. He saw many ponies looking at them, just as he ha feared. Soon everypony would know about them. He turned his eyes towards his fillyfriend, who had her eyes closed.
As if on cue, Apple Bloom opened her eyes, and gazed right into the eyes of Spike with those big beautiful orange eyes of her. At that moment, all of the Spike's doubts.
He pulled Apple Bloom closer, while leaning forward. Apple Bloom tightened her grip around Spike's neck, to prevent herself from falling onto her back. They kissed long and the kiss was full of caring and love.

The kiss could have lasted forever, but they were interrupted by somepony clearing his throat. They broke the kiss, leaving a small string of saliva between their lips. Spike lifted Apple Bloom up, and they looked at the brown pony in the stand. There was a box of steaming hay fries on the counter in front of him. He was looking confusedly at Spike.

"Umm.. That would be seven bits," the vendor said, while looking at the blushing couple. Spike snickered nervously, and took seven bits from the pouch, that hung in a string around his neck.

"Heh.. sure... here you go," he said, and placed the bits onto the counter. The vendor gladly accepted the bits, but still kept looking at them with a awkward stare.

Spike quickly took his box of hay fries, and he and Apple Bloom started to walk towards the snickering Scootaloo.

"You two really overdid it!" she laughed when they reached her. Scootaloo saw Apple Bloom and Spike blush a little, and she said: "It was pretty cute though."
Spike and Apple Bloom chuckled, and then Spike took couple of fries from the box. He put them into his mouth, and ate them slowly, enjoying every bite. It was his first meal of the day. After few more fries, he noticed Apple Bloom glancing at his fries. She licked her lips, without noticing it herself.

Spike sat down, leaning against the apple stand. He patted the ground next to him, and Apple Bloom sat next to him. They snuggled closer to each other, and then Spike offered some fries to her fillyfriend.
Apple Bloom smiled at him, and kissed Spike. She then took couple of fries and munched them quickly. Spike chuckled, and threw one fry into his mouth. They then kissed again, and ate some more.

Scootaloo watched them eat and make out for a minute, until she started to feel like a third feel. She looked around the market, and decided that she should go somewhere.

"You too a such a wimps," Scootaloo said, and looked at the couple, who were just in a middle of a kiss. They turned to look at her, and then Apple Bloom said, with a playful smirk on her face.

"Ah've seen ya do this with Blue Sky. Does that mean that ya're a wimp too?" she asked from Scootaloo, who blushed scarlet red. Scootaloo opened and closed her mouth couple of times, trying to say something. When nothing came out, she just let out a small 'hmph'.

"It's totally diffe.. Oh! It's Blues!" Scottaloo exclaimed, when she spotted a cyan blue colt with a rainbow colored mane in the other side of the market. Without saying anything, she took off with couple of strong wing flaps.

Apple Bloom and Spike watched her fly over the market like a pro. She then landed right in front of Blue Sky, and it seemed like they kissed.
Apple Bloom started to giggle, and Spike too chuckled. They then looked at each other. Apple Bloom tilted her head cutely, making her bow swing on back of her head. Spike too tilted his head, still staring at Apple Bloom. She leaned her head against Spike's shoulder, and sighed happily. Spike wrapped his arm around Apple Bloom, and held her close to himself. They then spent a while looking at the other couples in the market.

After a while, Apple Bloom saw a little foal running around. She then asked: "Ya want a foal someday?"
Spike coughed from surprise, and then looked at Apple Bloom with wide eyes.

"A-Ain't it a bit too early for that?" he asked, tumbling over his own words. That made Apple Bloom giggle. She then said: "Ah didn't mean that! Ah meant like have ya ever thought that ya would like to a have a foal."
A wave of relief swept across Spike's face, and he then said: "Well.. maybe someday."

"With me?" Apple Bloom asked, running her hoof down his chest.
Spike looked at her again, and started: "You just said.."

"Ah know, just messing with ya," Apple Bloom said, and kissed Spike on the cheek. She then added: "But ya could do it with me?"
Spike seemed really irritated, but he still smiled. He leaned closer to Apple Bloom, and whispered into her ear: "I could."
Apple Bloom giggled, and hugged Spike roughly, almost suffocating him. When she released Spike from the bear hug, she kissed him on the lips, and said: "I love ya Spikey,"

"I love you Apple Bloom," Spike answered.

They pushed their lips into a long and passionate kiss, that lasted for half a minute. After they broke the kiss, Apple Bloom leaned against Spike again. Spike held her hoof in his hand, and Apple Bloom wrapped her tail around Spike's leg. Spike snickered, because her tail tickled him a little. He would have done the same for Apple Bloom, but he was afraid that his strong tail could accidentally broke the filly's leg.

They spent some time just sitting there, but then Apple Bloom saw something that caught her attention. She sat more upright to see better. She saw Sweetie Belle walking at the market with somepony. Spike too saw her, and noticed the same thing that Apple Bloom had.

"Is that.." Apple Bloom started.

"..Rumble?" Spike finished the sentence, just like a old couple.

They then started to laugh at themselves, and kissed again. They would have enough time to interrogate Sweetie Belle later. Now they had more important things to do.

Sweetie Belle

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"Oooh.. I'm going to be late," Sweetie Belle said to herself, while galloping trough the Ponyville. She noticed that the town was pretty empty. Most of the Ponyville's residents were spending the sunny day in the park, leaving the streets almost deserted. There were only couple of ponies sitting in library's big shadow, playing with cards.
They looked strangely at the running filly.

Sweetie Belle ignored them, and continued to gallop towards the outskirts of the town. She was headed to a small pond, where two of her friends probably were already waiting for her. Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo had agreed that they would go swimming that day, and she was already late.

Sweetie Belle's saddle bag was full of things, and felt heavy. She started to get winded, and slowed her pace to light trotting.
After catching her breath, Sweetie Belle started to look around herself. She was almost at the Sugarcube corner, where she saw more ponies sitting around small tables, under umbrellas that were attached to the tables. Sweetie Belle saw happy couples sharing their drinks with each other, while hyperactive Pinkie Pie served their pastries to them.
Sweetie Belle looked at two ponies, who rubbed their muzzles together while smiling happily at each other.

"They look so happy together," she thought. Then she frowned and sighed. Sweetie Belle kicked a small rock while walking past it. It landed couple of feet in front of her.

Sweetie Belle had always been the romanticist of her friends, but she never had have any real relationships. Only couple of 'coltfriends' while she was younger, and their 'dates' were pretty much just playing around like foals do.
It didn't bother her too much, but sometimes she felt really irritated by it.

Suddenly a shadow flashed right next to her, and Sweetie Belle looked up. She lifted her hoof to block off the bright light from the sun, and saw two pegasies soaring on the sky. She squinted her eyes to see better, and saw that the other was a brown pegasus mare with purple mane, and the other one was a cyan pegasus stallion with rainbow colored mane.
She recognized Scootaloo and Blue Sky.

"Why isn't Scootaloo at the pond with Apple Bloom already?" Sweetie Belle thought and waved at them, but they were too busy flying together to notice her. Sweetie Belle saw them kiss in the mid air. She folded her ears back and grunted.

"Why can't I have a coltfriend like that?" she thought, and kicked the rock again.

She stopped looking at her friend and her coltfriend. She walked towards Sugarcube corner, and was in her thoughts.

"How hard can it be to find a nice colt?" she thought, but frowned when she realized that it was actually really hard.
Sweetie Belle was about to go around the corner of the Sugarcube corner. She closed her eyes and thought: "Scootaloo just got lucky, good coltfriends don't come around every corner.."

Her thinking came to a end when she went around the corner, and something hit her with a loud smack.
Sweetie Belle fell to her back, and heard another thud from in front of her. Sweetie Belle had her eyes closed, but she knew that she had walked right into a pony.

She opened her eyes, and saw a light grey pegasus stallion sitting in front of her, rubbing his forehead. He had a dark grey mane that was swept back. His wings were strong looking and well kept. His cutie mark was a black cloud with two small lighting bolts coming from it. His eyes were purple, and they looked angrily at Sweetie Belle. She recognized him as Rumble, one of her classmates she barely knew.

"Hey watch i.." he said angrily, but stopped suddenly. Rumble looked at Sweetie Belle with wide eyes.
She may not know him, but Rumble sure knew her.
Rumble had spent many days in school gazing at Sweetie Belle. Her light purple mane with light pink stripes in it and her clean white coat. Her cutie mark, that was a bell with notes coming from it.
Rumble started to feel heat rising to his cheeks when he thought of her cutie mark, or where it was actually. He shook his head, and focused to her other parts. Her long legs and that elegant way she moved. Rumble was sure she had learned that from her older sister. And then there was Sweetie Belle's green eyes, which were now looking back at dumbfounded Rumble with surprised expression.

To Rumble's terror, something red started to flow down from sweetie Belle's muzzle. She too had noticed it .Sweetie Belle let out a small squeak, and lifted her hooves to her muzzle
Rumble started to panic, when he saw tears coming to her eyes. It was awful to see her crying because of him.

"I-I'm sorry, It was my fault!" Rumble mumbled, while rising to all fours, and quickly walking to Sweetie Belle. He helped the silently whimpering filly up, and pleaded: "Let me see."

Sweetie Belle looked at him a bit confusedly.

"See what?" she thought, while holding her hoof on his aching muzzle. It took a moment, before she realized what the worried colt was trying say. Sweetie Belle slowly took off her hoof from her muzzle, and saw that there was a small red area around her muzzle.
Rumble examined her muzzle with his eyes, and Sweetie Belle saw relief on his face.

"At least it's not broken," he said, trying to cheer her up. Sweetie Belle too was relieved by the news, but it didn't take the pain away from her nose, and she again lifted her hoof to her muzzle. She felt how tears started to form in her eyes again.

Rumble was still a bit scared, and Sweetie Belle folded her ears back, sniffling again. Rumble scratched back of his head, and decided that he should do something. He looked around himself quickly.

"We need some ice, it'll help," he said, and thought where they could get some ice quickly. He then remembered that there was big freezers in Sugarcube corner.

"Come on. I know where we can find some," he said to Sweetie Belle, and threw her saddle bag onto his bag. He took a hold of her hoof. Sweetie Belle quickly took her hoof away from his, making Rumble blush and feel like a moron. He quickly forgot that, when Sweetie Belle let out another small sniffle. They quickly walked into the Sugarcube corner, earning strange looks from other ponies.

They entered the bakery, and they saw Pinkie Pie with Mrs. Cake behind the counter. Rumble looked at Sweetie Belle, and jerked his head towards them. Sweetie Belle nodded slowly, and they walked to the counter. When Pinkie Pie and Mrs. Cake saw Sweetie Belle, they both let out a small gasp.

"Oh dear! what happened to you?" Mrs. Cake asked, sounding worried. Sweetie Belle was about to say something, but Rumble managed to say before she did: "I bumped to her accidentally."
Rumble glanced at the two mares, who looked at him. He felt like shrinking under their gaze, and quickly said: "I thought maybe you have some ice or something?"

"Not ice, but we have some frosting that's been in a freezer," Pinkie Pie said, and pulled one bag of it from under the counter. She then gave it to sniffling Sweetie Belle, who nodded as 'thank you'.

Everypony was silent for a moment, and Sweetie Belle placed the bag full of frozen frosting onto her muzzle. It really felt a little better. She felt how the swelling started to fade away, and how her muzzle soon didn't hurt at all. It didn't bleed anymore either. Pinkie Pie gave her a napkin, and Sweetie Belle gave the bag of frosting bag to her. She then swept the blood from her muzzle.

"Umm.. well thanks," Sweetie Belle finally managed to say, and Pinkie Pie smiled at her heartily. Mrs. Cake took the frosting back to freezer, and Sweetie Belle turned to Rumble.

"I.. think I'll be going now, bye." she said, not looking towards him. Rumble blushed a bit, and said: "Bye."
She reached the door, before she heard Rumble clear his throat behind her. Sweetie Belle turned around, and saw Rumble holding her saddle bag in his teeth.

"Oh. How did I forget that?" Sweetie Belle wondered out loud. She sometimes was a bit slow.

She walked closer to Rumble, and levitated her bag from his back onto her own with magic. They then looked at each other, before Rumble pointed at the showcase full of pastries, and asked: "What's you're favorite?"
It took a while, before Sweetie Belle fully understood what he meant.

"You don't.." she started, but Rumble silenced with his hoof, and said: "Yes I do."
Sweetie Belle didn't want to start to argue in middle of the shop, so she turned towards the showcase, and looked at the pastries for a while, before she saw one she liked. She shyly pointed at it.

"That one it is then," Rumble said, and exactly at that moment Pinkie Pie appeared from behind the counter.

"Six bits please," she said, reaching her hoof towards Rumble..
Six bits was pretty much everything Rumble had with him that day. Rumble hesitated for a second. Sweetie Belle saw that, and was about to tell him that he didn't need to buy it.

"Here you go," Rumble said before Sweetie Belle managed to protest. He placed all his six bits to the counter, and Pinkie accepted them, smiling happily.

"Really sweet of you Rumble! I'll tell Thunderlane how gentlecolt you have become next time I see him," Pinkie Pie said, while taking the bits and placing them into the cash register on the counter. She then took the cupcake Sweetie Belle wanted, and placed it into a small brown paper bag. She gave it to Sweetie Belle, and smiled happily.

"Thanks Pinkie," both teens said in unison, and exited the store.

After they got out into the streets, they stopped and looked at each other.

"Sorry again," Rumble said, sounding sorry. Sweetie Belle had the paper bag in her mouth, so she placed it onto ground, before answering: "I'm the one who should be sorry. I bumped into you."
Rumble frowned a bit, but then smiled and said: "Maybe both of us should be sorry?"

"Deal," Sweetie Belle said, and they both snickered. After that they both felt more relaxed around each other. Sweetie Belle took the bag into his teeth again, and looked at Rumble, who noticed her looking at him.

"Umm.. Where were you going by the way?" Rumble asked from Sweetie Belle, who immediately remembered Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. She looked at the clock, that was in the Ponyville's town hall's tower. She was almost an hour late.

"Iff neef to go fnow, thanfks for the cupcake!" Sweetie Belle mumbled to confused Rumble, who blinked couple of times. He then shook his head, and said slowly: "No problem.."
Sweetie Belle nodded to him, and turned around. She started to gallop towards the pond, but she managed to take only couple of steps before she heard Rumble say: "Hey,"

Sweetie Belle turned back to him, and saw Rumble scratching back of his head nervously, while looking into the ground. He glanced at Sweetie Belle, who waited for him to say something.
Finally Rumble gathered enough courage to ask: "C-Could we.. like see someday?"
Sweetie Belle didn't get what he meant first. She just smiled and muttered with the paper bag in her mouth: "Shure, whe can shee shomeday."

"Really?" Rumble said, and immediately looked up at the filly in front of him with wide eyes. His look made Sweetie Belle realize what he had meant.
She froze, and a deep red blush came to her cheeks. She opened her mouth, and the paper bag dropped on the ground. She closed her mouth, only to open it again. She looked into the purple eyes of the pegasus in front of her.

"D-do you mean.. Did you ask.. Did you ask me on a date?" Sweetie Belle mumbled, with her cheeks still red. Rumble too had a great blush on his cheeks, and he seemed to hesitate before saying: "Yeah.. I guess I did."

They spent a moment in silence, and Sweetie Belle thought what to answer.

"This is exactly what you wanted, and he's not that bad looking either," she thought, while examining Rumble. He actually was pretty handsome. Well, not as handsome as Blue Sky, but still very good looking in Sweetie Belle's opinion. Still it felt somehow weird to her, that somepony she barely knew wanted to go to a date with her.

"Ooh.. What do I say?" Sweetie Belle thought, and looked at Rumble. He looked at her with a sad smile and a pleading look in his eyes. He looked so miserable that it made Sweetie Belle smile.

"Okay," she answered, and Rumble looked even more confused than before. Did she just agree to go on a date with him? Could it be?

"So you want to go out with me?" Rumble asked, to make sure he hadn't misunderstood anything. Sweetie Belle nodded, while smiling at him sweetly. Rumble felt a stupid grin appearing on his face. He flapped his wings excitedly couple of times, before saying: "Cool! Umm.. when do you have free time?"

Sweetie Belle thought for a moment, and then said: "I think Rarity won't need me day after tomorrow."
Rumble smiled happily, and nodded. He then said: "Okay. So I'll find you at Carousel Boutique?"

"Mhhmm," Sweetie Belle replied, while she peeked over her shoulder, to see the town hall's clock. She remembered Apple Bloom and Scootaloo at the pond.

"I really have to go now, I supposed to be at the pond an hour ago," Sweetie Belle said to Rumble, who looked at the clock. He chuckled and said: "Yeah, you should go already."

"Okay. Bye, I'll see you day after tomorrow," Sweetie Belle said, and started to walk towards the pond. After couple of steps, she heard Rumble clearing his throat. Sweetie Belle looked back at him, and saw that he was holding the brown paper bag in his teeth. He had a amused smile on his lips.

"Oh Celestia damn it," Sweetie Belle cursed silently, and took the bag into her teeth from the snickering Rumble. Their muzzles brushed against each other lightly when she took the bag, and both of the teens blushed scarlet red. They stared at each other, chuckling nervously.

Either one couldn't come up with anything to say, so they nodded to each other as good byes, and Sweetie Belle started to trot towards the pond. Soon he heard Rumble taking off from the ground behind her. She looked up, and saw Rumble flying over her. He was waving at her so She waved back to him, and soon Rumble disappeared over the roof of one nearby house.

"Ooh, can't wait to tell girls about this," Sweetie Belle thought happily, and let out a girly squeal of delight.

* * *

Sweetie Belle walked towards the Carouselle Boutique about half an hour later. She had gone to the the pond, but she saw nopony there. She hoped that Apple Bloom and Scootaloo weren't too mad at her for not showing up.
She didn't stress about it too much thought. They were friends, and friends always forgave each other. Besides she had a story to tell to her friends.

Sweetie Belle levitated the cupcake Rumble had bought in front of her with her magic. She took smile bites from it while walking towards Carousel Boutique. She had found new spring in her step, and she happily hummed simple melody while making her way trough Ponyville. She already saw the decorative roof of Carousel Boutique over the smaller houses.

"Should I tell Rarity about this, or will she freak our?" Sweetie Belle thought when she got closer to the shop. Sweetie Belle decided that she could tell Rarity, but she wouldn't tell anything about Rumble to her their parents. If Rarity seemed protective, their dad was was ten times worse.

"I just have to make her promise not to tell mom and dad, Sweetie Belle thought, and opened the front door.

She stepped inside, and lifted her saddle bag from her back with her magic. She placed it to the coat rack and walked towards the living room. There she sat down to a big sofa Rarity had bought a while back. She leaned back and relaxed. She still had half of the cupcake left, so she took couple of big bites, and the cup cake was gone.
Sweetie Belle let out a satisfied sigh. She heard some rustling from upstairs, and soon she saw Rarity coming down the stairs. She had been working, and she still had her red glasses on her muzzle.

"Sweetie Belle? Is that you?" Rarity asked with her elegant voice, even she knew it couldn't be anypony else. Rarity looked in to the living room, and saw Sweetie Belle.

"You're home pretty early," Rarity said from the doorway. Sweetie Belle turned her head towards Rarity, and said: "I didn't find Scootaloo or Apple Bloom."

"Well you should have been there on time you know," Rarity said to her sister. She then noticed Sweetie Belle's exited expression, and narrowed her eyes. She walked closer to Sweetie Belle, and asked: "What's going on Sweetie Belle?"
Sweetie Belle just kept smiling strangely, and said: "Nothing."

"Ooh.. She met a colt," Rarity thought, and a wide smile crept on her face. She could see it from her little sister's body language. Sweetie Belle swung her hind legs while sitting, and hummed lightly. She also had a small smile on her lips and her green eyes seemed to glimmer from excitement.

"Who is he?" Rarity asked with sly voice, making her little sister turn her head towards Rarity. Sweetie Belle had a surprised look on her face. She opened and closed her mouth couple of times, before she managed to ask with shaky voice: "W-Who?"

"Aha! I knew it!" Rarity thought, feeling victorious.
She sat down on the couch next to Sweetie Belle, and placed her glasses on the table. She leaned closer to her sister, and said: "The colt you met today of course!"
Sweetie Belle's eyes widened, and a small blush appeared on her cheeks. She quickly turned to look at the floor, trying to escape Rarity's all knowing stare.

"Please don't tell mom and dad," Sweetie Belle muttered, still looking at the floor. Rarity first looked confused, but then just smiled at her gently, saying: "It's perfectly fine honey, I won't tell them."
Sweetie Belle returned the smile, and said: "Thanks."

They smiled at each other for a second, before Rarity asked again: "Seriously though. who is he?"

"Rumble, he's from my class," Sweetie Belle answered, smiling when she said his name. Rarity noogied Sweetie Belle's head gently, and asked: "And you two have been eyeing each other for quite some time? Hmm?"

"No, I just got to know him better today," Sweetie Belle said, pushing Rarity's hoof from her mane. Rarity looked a bit surprised, and asked: "Really? How did that happen?"

"We ran into each other, and he helped me when my nose started to bleed," Sweetie Belle told, making Rarity look worried. She leaned closer to Sweetie Belle, examining her muzzle.

"Oh my. Is your muzzle alright?" she asked, while turning Sweetie Belle's head with her hoof. She again pushed Rarity's hoof from her and said, sounding a bit irritated: "It's fine! -" she remembered what they were originally talking about "- Anyway, he took me to Sugarcube corner, and even bought me a cupcake!"
Rarity smiled at her, and said: "He seems a real gentlecolt to me."

Sweetie Belle giggled a little. Even she didn't know much about Rumble, she knew that he wasn't much of an 'gentlecolt'. He cursed in class all the time, and was really stubborn sometimes. She kept it to herself though.

"So how does he look?" Rarity asked with a hinting voice. Sweetie Belle didn't get what she meant, and answered: "Well he has a light grey coat, and grey mane.. Ooh! And he's a pegasus.."

"I meant how does he look?" Rarity interrupted her, raising her eyebrow suggestively. Sweetie Belle let out a quiet 'oh' sound, and then giggled a little.

"Well he's not as good looking as Rainbow Dash's brother, but he's not far from that," Sweetie Belle said, snickering a little. Both mares then started to giggle like crazy, and then Rarity said: "I knew that you wouldn't bag just anypony. -" she paused for a minute "- When am I going to meet him?"

"We're going out day adter tomorrow, and he's picking me up from here," Sweetie Belle said, making Rarity nod.

They sat there for a while, before Rarity suddenly sprung up from the sofa, and looked at Sweetie Belle with serious look on her face. It made Sweetie Belle nervous, and she asked: "What's wrong Rarity?"

"I just realized that we have to start planning your date right away honey!" Rarity said, and grabbed Sweetie Belle from her hoof. She then pulled her up from the sofa, and started to drag her surprised sister towards the kitchen.

* * *

Rumble landed in front of his house with a small thud, lifting small cloud of dust into the air. He lived with his older brother Thunderlane. Their home was a regular two storied house, with a small balcony. They had moved there from the Cloudscale, when Rumble had been just a foal.
He opened the front door made from oak, and stepped into the lounge. A smell of something burning greeted him inside, and he immediately knew that his brother was cooking their dinner.

"What's burning this time?" he asked from the doorway, and heard he's brother answering from the kitchen: "It was supposed to be omelet, but now we're having scrambled eggs!"
Rumble noticed a small hint of annoyance in Thunerlane's voice, and he snickered. He walked into the kitchen where he saw Thunderlane, who had his black coat messed with egg white.
He was trying to break another egg onto the pan. It fell from his hooves and fell to the floor, getting shattered.

"Luna damn it!" Thunderlane cursed, and took another egg from the box.

"How many this time?" Rumble asked, while sitting onto a chair next to the dinner table. He saw a small pile of broke egg shells on the floor.

"Five. Just two more, and I'll break my personal record," Thunderlane said. Rumble chuckled a little, and watched as Thunderlane lifted new egg over the pan. He managed to open the egg, without dropping it to the floor. He then took a spatula, and started to stir the eggs on the pan.

After ten minutes of struggling, Thunderlane managed to make two decent looking dishes of scrambled eggs. Rumble had set the table for them, and they were ready to eat.
They sat around the dinner table, and started to eat their scrambled eggs. Rumble was surprised, because it was actually quite edible. They ate in silence.

After a while Rumble announced casually: "I met a filly today."

"Cool," Thunderlane replied, and continued to eat. Rumble then continued: "She's from my class."
Thunderlane nodded, and after couple more mouthfuls he asked: "Is she hot?"

"Yeah," Rumble said, grinning happily. Thunderlane smiled at him mischievously. He then asked: "What's the plan?"
Rumble took another bite from his dinner, and thought for a minute.

"I'm taking her to a date day after tomorrow," Rumble said with food still in his mouth, making crumbles fly from his mouth. Thunderlane smiled, and said: "Remember not to speak with your mouth full when you're with her."
Rumble gulped down his food, and smiled at his big brother sheepishly while saying: "Yeah, maybe."

Thunderlane's smile turned into a frown, and he seemed to think about something. Rumble raised his eyebrow, and asked: "What's wrong?"

"Did you say that you two were going out the day after?" he asked from his little brother, who nodded. Thunderlane then got up from the table, and walked towards the lounge. Rumble saw him looking at the weather calender, and then nodding to himself.

"What was that?" Rumble asked when Thunderlane came back to the table. He sat down and looked at Rumble. He then said: "It's D-day at the weather factory."
Rumble realized what he meant, and let out a small hiss sound from between his teeth.

All the pegasies knew what a D-day at the weather factory meant. It was the day when letter's from Ponyville were delivered to Cloudscale, and to the weather factory that was there. There is only couple of mailmares in Ponyville, and they all took the letters and packets to Cloudscale in turns. Every third week it was Ditzy Doo's turn, who had earned nick name Derby due to her bad case of strabismus. So D-day pretty much meant Derpy-day.
When it was her turn to take the mail to the waether factory, accidents usually happened. It meant that there was high risk of unpredictable weather in all the surrounding areas, including Ponyville.

"So the weather could be pretty bad?" Rumble asked, making Thunderlane chuckle. He took a bite from his scrambled eggs, and said: "Everything's possible during D-day."

"Motherbucker," Rumble said, leaning against the back of the chair. His date could be ruined with a fifty percent change. Thunderlane looked at him with a irritated expression. He then said: "Stop that cursing, mares don't like that either."

"You curse more than me!" Rumble said, trying to defense himself. Thunderlane grinned at him, and said: "Sure as hell I am, but have you seen me curse with lady in presence?"

"Many times!" Rumble said, making Thunderlane grin sheepishly.

After they finished eating, Rumble went to his own room, and hoped that the day after tomorrow wouldn't be too bad. He wanted to make a good impression to Sweetie Belle, and it would suck if bad weather would mess everything up.

* * *

Sweetie Belle was at the Sweet Apple Acres with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. They were inside Apple Bloom's room. Two of her friends sat on the other end of the bed, listening carefully while Sweetie Belle told them about the incident with Rumble day earlier.

"..And then he asked if we could see each other someday," Sweetie Belle told her friends, who smiled and glanced at each other. They then asked in unison: "What happened then?"
Sweetie Belle seemed a little embarrassed, and she said: "Well I didn't get it first, but then I realized that he asked me on a date with him."

"And?" her friends asked in unison again, leaning closer towards her.

"Well.. I said yes," Sweetie Belle said, smiling happily.
Scootaloo and Apple Bloom both let out a happy, girlish giggle, and Sweetie Belle blushed. They then hauled themselves closer to Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom asked: "Are you exited?"

"Yeah," Sweetie Belle sighed. She didn't know what to expect from her date with Rumble.

"Don't worry, It'll go fine," Scootaloo said, and flopped onto the bed. She hummed some melody happily.

Sweetie Belle thought that talking about her date didn't make her feel any more relaxed, so she decided to change the subject.

"So how is it going with you two?" she asked, and noticed how Apple Bloom tensed up a bit. Scootaloo just laid on the bed and said casually: "Fine."
Sweetie Belle frowned at her short reply, and turned towards Apple Bloom, who looked nervous. Sweetie Belle poked Scootaloo, and pointed at Apple Bloom. Scootaloo too noticed her nervousness.

"Still haven't found a coltfriend?" Scootaloo asked from Apple Bloom, who glanced between them two.

"I'ts okay Apple Bloom, we won't judge," Sweetie Belle said, earning an annoyed look from Apple Bloom. She scratched back of her head for a second, and looked at her friends a bit weirdly.

"Well actually.." she started, and both of her friends eyes grew wide.

The next day.

Sweetie Belle looked out of her room's window. All she could see was rain, and grey colors. She had spent the whole day in her room, looking out the window.

"Of all the terrible things.. This is the worst possible thing.." she thought, while leaning her head against the window. She had waited her date so much, and now there was a storm raging outside, ruining everything. She banged her head against the window lightly.

Apple Bloom had been visiting her, and she had left just before the storm. She had told about Spike and herself. The way Apple Bloom had spoken about her first date was something really adorable. She had gotten even more exited about her own date.
And now it was raining.

She heard how door behind her opened, and Sweetie Belle turned her head towards the door. She saw Rarity standing there, in all her beauty.

"Hi Rarity," Sweetie Belle said sadly, and returned to stare outside the window.
Rarity looked at her little sister, feeling sorry for her. She walked towards Sweetie Belle, and sat next to her. A sudden crack of lighting made them both jump a little. Sweetie Belle pressed herself closer to Rarity, who held her in a sympathetic hug.

"Sweetie Belle honey, I'm sure that he'll come some other day," Rarity tried to cheer up her sister. Sweetie Belle looked at her, and said: "I know that. It's just so annoying that there had to be a storm just today!"

"I know honey. And it wasn't even marked in the weather calender," Rarity said, and jumped a little again, when another bolt of lighting came down from the heavens.

They sat there for a minute, watching rain drops slowly running down the window, before Rarity whispered into Sweetie Belle's ear: "Would you like some tea? It's nice to drink something warm on a day like this."
Sweetie Belle stared outside for a second more, before she smiled and nodded to her sister. They then rose up from the floor, and walked downstairs. Sweetie Belle sat on the sofa, while Rarity put a kettle on the stove. She poured some water into it, and walked to the living room.

"At least he has a good reason not to show up," Rarity said, while she sat down next to Sweetie Belle. She didn't wait for response before continuing: "One time my date didn't show up, because he forgot that we were suppose to go out that night."
Sweetie Belle looked at her sister, and asked: "What happened after that?"

"Well we didn't see each other anymore. Stallion should never forget anything so important," Rarity said, frowning while remembering the incident. Sweetie Belle leaned against the back of the sofa, and sighed. Rarity rubbed her shoulder gently, and said: "Don't worry dear. He'll come some other d.."

A sudden knock on the door interrupted Rarity, and both siblings looked towards the lounge. They must have been hearing things. Nopony would be outside in this storm. They were almost sure that it was just a branch knocking against a window or something, but then they heard the knocking again. This time they were sure that there was somepony behind the door.

"Who could it be? Nopony would go out today!" Rarity wondered and rose up from the sofa. She walked to the door, while Sweetie Belle looked after her from the living room. Rarity trotted to the door, and the knocking was getting faster and faster.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Rarity said a bit annoyed, when she grabbed from the handle. She opened the door, and saw a light grey pegasus. His dark grey mane had gotten flattened by the rain, and his feathers were dripping wet. He shook a little while standing there on the doorsteps.

"G-good afternoon. I-s Sweetie B-Belle home?" Rumble asked with a shaky voice. Rarity stared at the wet pegasus for a minute, and then realized who he was.

"You must be Rumble?" she asked, while examining him with her eyes. His appearance wasn't the best possible, but Rarity was sure that it was because of the rain.

"Y-yes mam," Rumble answered. He shook a little more, before saying: "I just wanted to tell her that maybe we should cancel the date tomorrow."

"Yes that would be a good idea," Rarity agreed, and then looked into the living room. She saw Sweetie Belle still sitting on the sofa. Rarity turned towards Rumble and said: "You can tell that to herself."

Rumble nodded. Then Rarity trotted to living room, leaving Rumble to the doorway. Sweetie Belle looked at her with a questioning look on her face, and asked: "Who was it?"

"Maybe you should go see it yourself," Rarity said with a hinting voice. Sweetie Belle looked at her with a confused look for a while, before a wide smile appeared on her face. She sprung up from the sofa, and galloped to the lounge. She saw Rumble in the doorway, shaking from cold.

"Rumble!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed and stopped in front of the colt. Rumble smiled at her, and said: "Hi."
Sweetie Belle and Rumble stared at each other for a while, before Rumble remembered why he was there.

"Umm.. I thought that I'd stop her to ask you if we could go out some other day?" he explained, and Sweetie Belle listened. She nodded and said: "I thought so too."

They again stared at each other, and this time they both blushed a bit. Rumble over Sweetie Belle's shoulder, while she looked at the floor. Rumble then asked: "So.. When are you free?"

"I have to ask Rarity," Sweetie Belle said, but right after that they heard Rarity saying: "Anytime you want!"
They turned towards the sound, and saw Rarity peeking from the doorway that lead to the living room. When she noticed that they both were looking at her, she flashed them a sheepish smile. She then disappeared into the living room.

"How about tomorrow?" Sweetie Belle asked from Rumble, who immediately answered: "I'm in!"
Sweetie Belle giggled a little, and Rumble blushed. He then shook again, and Sweetie Belle saw that. She took a hold of Rumble's hoof, and pulled him inside. She then closed the door and said: "You'll get a cold if you go out there."

"Nah, there's good weather above the clouds," Rumble tried to resist, but Sweetie Belle just shook her head and said: "Na'ah. You're not going anywhere."

"Well I guess I'm not," Rumble said, as Sweetie Belle started to drag him towards a bathroom. There she gave him a towel, and he started to scrub himself dry. He also arranged his mane back into shape.
Sweetie Belle watched him the whole time, smiling a little. She watched as Rumble dried his strong wings feather by feather. After he was done, he gave them a couple of quick flaps.

"All done," he announced, as he stepped from the bathroom. Sweetie Belle smiled to him and said: "We have some tea, you want some?"

"Sure. Why not," Rumble said, and they walked side by side towards the kitchen, where they heard Rarity going trough the cabinets. When they entered the kitchen, they saw Rarity facing away from them, trying to find some tea cups from the lower cabinets.

"So you settled another date with him, hmm?" Rarity asked from Sweetie Belle. She seemed to think that Rumble had left after their conversation.

"Yep. Tomorrow," Sweetie Belle said, looking at Rumble. Rarity still didn't seem to notice Rumble's presence, and she said with a sly voice: "He seemed like a nice colt, If you know what I mean."
Rumble's cheeks went crimson red, and Sweetie Belle started to giggle loudly. Rarity turned around and saw Rumble standing there. A hard blush appeared on her cheeks too, and she quickly muttered: "Aa.. Umm.. W-Would you like some tea?"

"Yes please," Rumble said timidly, with his cheeks still red. Sweetie Belle managed to get her laughing under control, and she swept couple of tears from her eyes. She then said, chuckling a little: "I thought that he could stay until the storm goes by."

"Um.. Ah yes.. Of course by all means!" Rarity said, still stumbling in her own words. She then quickly turned around to look for the cups again. This time she found them, and levitated them to the table with her magic. Sweetie Belle and Rumble sat next to each other, and Rarity poured some hot water into their cups from the kettle.

"So.." Rarity started, trying to get the conversation started. She tried to come up with something, and then she asked: "Is't it a bit dangerous to fly in a weather like this?"

"Not at all. It's perfectly clear above the clouds. -" Rumble paused for a second "- And besides, my brother taught me how to see where the lighting is going to strike," Rumble explained to the mares, who both looked at him confusedly.

"Really? You can see where is it going to strike?" Sweetie Belle asked, and Rumble nodded. Sweetie Belle grinned and said: "Cool."

"Who's your big brother? He must be a pretty good flyer," Rarity asked, now truly interested. Rumble placed a tea bag into his mug, and said: "Thunderlane."

Sweetie Belle saw that that name was familiar to Rarity. Her eyes seemed to grew larger, and they looked surprised for a second. Sweetie Belle even saw a small smile on her sister's lips. Rarity then shook her head, and was back to normal.

Rumble didn't seem to notice it, and he continued: "He's probably out there right now. He loves thunderstorms."

"How can somepony love thunderstorms?" Sweetie Belle asked. She had never seen anypony who liked thunderstorms. She herself liked rainy weather, but thunder was a bit scary in her opinion.

Rumble thought for a while, and then said: "I'll show you. Look out of the window."
All the three ponies looked out, and Rumble seemed to look for something on the sky. After a while, he pointed his hoof towards one of the storm cloud and said: "There!"
Sweetie Belle thought he saw a shadow near the cloud, and all of a sudden a lighting struck from that cloud. She was sure that she saw something fly inside the lighting, but it was really fast, and she wasn't sure what it was.

Rarity watched in total awe, and Rumble had a proud grin on his face.

"W-was that your brother?" Rarity asked, looking at Rumble with confused expression on her face. Sweetie Belle turned to them, and asked: "What just happened?"

"Thunderlane rode a lighting," Rumble said proudly.
Both mares looked at him, mouth agape. They then turned towards the window again, and could see a black figure flying around the clouds in distance.

"How can he do that?" Sweetie Belle asked, leaning closer to Rumble. He blushed when her hoof touched his, but managed to answer: "I don't know. He's only one who can do it in Ponyville. Maybe in whole Equestria."

"Well that is something you don't see everyday," Rarity wondered out loud.

After they drank their tea, Rumble started to feel warmer. Rarity went back to her work. She had a big order from Sapphire Shore again. Sweetie Belle took Rumble to a quick tour around Carousel Boutique.
Rumble was dumbfounded by the amazing decor and all the dresses that Rarity had made.

"They are amazing, aren't they?" Sweetie Belle asked from Rumble, who was examining couple of dresses on mannequins. He nodded and then asked: "Do you never help her?"

"Nah. She always says that she's better by her own," Sweetie Belle said, with a bit of annoyance in her voice. Rumble turned to her. Sweetie Belle drew invisible circles to the floor with her hoof, and continued with a bit timid voice: "I usually mess things up."
Rumble looked at her a bit amusingly and said: "Everypony makes mistakes sometimes."

Sweetie Belle smiled at him, and they started to walk towards the stairs. They rose up the stairs, and came to a small lounge in the second floor of the building. There was three doors, and one of them had 'Sweetie Belle' written on it with stylish letters.

"This is my room," Sweetie Belle said, when she opened the door. Rumble chuckled, and tapped on to the door. He then said to Sweetie Belle: "Oh yeah. That explains why it says 'Sweetie Belle' on the door."

"Isn't that pretty obvious?" Sweetie Belle asked, and she noticed Rumble grinning to her playfully. She realized that Rumble was trying to tease her, and she let out a small 'hmph'.

"Sorry, couldn't resist," Rumble said, when he entered the room.

The room had moccasin colored walls, and the wallpapers had some some ribbon like shapes and deep red hearts. There were couple of paintings on the wall, and a mirror on the wall that was on the opposite wall to the bed. There were Sweetie Belle's old drawings on the wall next to the mirror.
There was a small blue nightstand next to the bed and window, that had yellow curtains. There was a small framed picture on the nightstand, that had four ponies in it. Rumble recognized Sweetie Belle and Rarity in the picture. They both were younger in that picture. There were also two grown ups, probably her parents. One was stallion, who had the same white coat as Sweetie Belle and Rarity. He also had a big stray hat and flower shirt. Rumble thought that he saw a horn under the hat, but wasn't sure. The other one was a light pink unicorn mare, with a bit chubby figure. Her mane was almost same purple as Rarity's. Rumble noticed that they were the same ponies that were in many of Sweetie Belle's old drawings.

"My parents," Sweetie Belle said to Rumble, who was still looking at the picture. Rumble looked towards her, and saw her sitting on the side of her bed. She patted the spot next to her, and Rumble sat next to her. He looked at Sweetie Belle, right into those green eyes. Sweetie Belle's curly mane fell down to her shoulders. There was one separate curl that didn't want to go with the others, and it stubbornly flowed over her face.

"You seem pretty close with you're family," Rumble said to her, and Sweetie Belle nodded exited. She took the picture from the nightstand, and looked at it.

"My family is everything to me," she said, and brushed the picture with her hoof. She then looked at Rumble, and noticed that he seemed to be a bit upset. He kept looking at the picture in her hoof.

"Is something wrong?" Sweetie Belle thought when she saw Rumble's glassy gaze. She laid the picture back to the nightstand, and turned back to Rumble. He was looking onto the floor, rubbing his hooves together.

"Rumble, Is something wrong?" Sweetie Belle asked, sounding worried. Rumble jumped a little, when he broke away from his trance. He looked at Sweetie Belle, who looked confused. Rumble then drooped his ears, and said: "It's just.. my parents.."

"What about them?" Sweetie Belle asked from Rumble, who then said: "They're.. gone."
Sweetie Belle was confused. She looked at sad Rumble, and asked: "Where did they go?"
Rumble chuckled sadly, and corrected her: "I meant that they're.."
Sweetie Belle let out a small gasp when she realized what Rumble was trying to say. She felt terrible, asking him such a stupid question.

"Ooh. I'm sorry," Sweetie Belle said, and placed her hoof on his. That made Rumble smile a bit. He looked at Sweetie Belle and assured: "It's okay."

They sat there in silence for a while. Then Sweetie Belle asked: "What happened?"
Rumble squirmed a little, and he seemed really uncomfortable. Sweetie Belle noticed that, so she placed her another hoof to his hoof. She then said: "You don't need to tell if you don't want to."

"Okay. Maybe I'll tell you later?" Rumble said, looking at Sweetie Belle in to her eyes. They stared at each other for a moment, and then Sweetie Belle wrapped her hooves around surprised Rumble. It took a second for him to return the hug.
Rumble could smell the clean aroma from Sweetie Belle's mane when they hugged. It made his cheeks go red.

They broke the hug, and looked at each other again. They both smiled at each other, and then Rumble noticed that it had stopped raining outside.

"It's not raining anymore," he said, and Sweetie Belle too looked outside the window. The weather was getting clearer, and the sun was starting to shine trough the clouds. They both looked at the clock, and saw that it was just fifteen to four in afternoon.
They turned back to each other, and they both seemed to think about something.

"It's not too late to go you know," Rumble said to Sweetie Belle, who smiled happily and asked with a sly tone: "What do you have in mind?"
Rumble chuckled, and asked: "Do you like coffee?"

* * *

Weather was already getting better, but the ground was still wet and muddy. The air was fresh and smelled clean, just like always after a storm.

Sweetie Belle and Rumble were walking down the Ponyville's main street. They had left from Carousel Boutique despite Rarity's protesting. She was absolutely terrified by the idea of Sweetie Belle getting all muddy and cold on her date, but Sweetie Belle couldn't care less.

They were trying to find someplace where they could eat together. Sweetie Belle was ready to go anywhere Rumble wanted, but Rumble wanted Sweetie Belle to decide where they should go. He saw that Sweetie Belle was a bit cold.

"She should have taken that scarf Rarity offered to her," Rumble thought, when he saw Sweetie Belle shaking a little. He wanted to get her inside a warm place quickly.

"You see anything you like?" Rumble asked while jumping over a small pool of water. He then offered his hoof to Sweetie Belle, who gladly accepted it. She giggled cutely when she jumped over the puddle. Sweetie Belle then looked around herself, and something caught her eye.

"What about that one?" she asked, pointing her hoof towards a small café on the other side of the street. It was really cozy looking, and it had a small wooden 'open' sign hanging from the door. Rumble had nothing against the place, so he nodded to Sweetie Belle who flashed a happy smile to him.

They trotted to the café, and Rumble opened the door for Sweetie Belle.

"Thank you," Sweetie Belle chirped, and walked into the store. Rumble followed her.
The café was was painted with warm colors, and the decor was mostly coffee related. They were welcomed by a light brown coated, about middle aged earth pony mare. Her cutie mark was three coffee beans. She had a long darker brown mane, that was on a braid. She wore a warm smile on her face.

"Welcome to Café Dream! You're actually the first customers today!" the mare behind counter happly greeted them. Rumble looked around the shop and said: "Well nopony wants to go out in a weather like that."

"True. I just opened the shop actually. I was too scared to go outside in that storm," the owner said. She then remembered why the two teens were there.

"How can I help you two?" the owner asked with a broad smile. Sweetie Belle stepped closer to the counter, and watched at the menu.

"Hmm.. Latte, Cafe Medici, Cafe Cubano.. -" Sweetie Belle browsed the menu "- Oh! Cafe mocha! I'll have that," she said when she saw the word chocolate. The owner of the shop nodded, and turned towards Rumble. He browsed the menu for a second, and said: "I'll take the Cafe Amarecano."

"I'll have them made in couple of minutes. -" The mare put some numbers to the cash register "- It'll be four bits for the Cafe Amarecano, and six for the Cafe mocha."

"I'll pay them both," Rumble said. The owner looked at him with a sly look, and asked: "Are you two on a date?"

"Yeah," Sweetie Belle said and clung to Rumble's side, making him blush. The mare looked at them, smiling gently. She then pushed some buttons in the cash register, and the total price changed from ten bits to five. Rumble and Sweetie Belle looked at the owner wide eyed.

"Thank you so much," Sweetie Belle said, but the owner just waved her hoof at them and said: "I'ts nothing. You two just have a nice day."

Rumble placed the bits to the counter, and the owner took them to the cash register. She winked at the pair, making both of them blush. Teens then walked to a booth next to the windows. They sat side by side, and saw that the weather was getting clearer by the minute. Sweetie Belle was still feeling cold though, and she shook a little.

"Are you cold?" Rumble asked, even he know she was. Sweetie Belle smiled to him sweetly, and said: "I'm fine."
Rumble looked at her with a questioning look, and she smiled to him sheepishly.

"A little," she confessed. That was all Rumble needed. He heaved himself closer to Sweetie Belle, and reached his wing over her shoulders. Sweetie Belle blushed and giggled when Rumble pulled her closer to himself. She felt the warmth of Rumble's body against her.

Just then the owner came to them with their orders. She smiled when she saw two teens cuddling together.

"I see you two are having a good time," she said while laying their warm drinks in front of them. They snickered together, and thanked the shopkeeper. She then left the two in privacy.

Rumble quickly gave Sweetie Belle her own cup, and she took a sip from it. She enjoyed it, and felt the warmness spread in her body. She let out a small sigh, and took another sip. Rumble too took couple of sips from his coffee, and then laid the cup on the table. They were silent for a minute, just leaning against each other.

"You have been behaving pretty well," Sweetie Belle said, earning a confused frown from Rumble.

"What do you mean?" he asked. Sweetie Belle snickered, and said: "Well, you always curse in the class and stuff."
Rumble chuckled, and said: "That's a bit different situation you know."

Sweetie Belle snickered, and took another sip from her coffee.

"This is really good," she said to Rumble, who looked at her. She looked at Rumble, and asked: "Wanna taste?"
Rumble thought for a second, and shrugged.

"Sure," he said, and Sweetie Belle lifted the cup to his lips. She lifted the cup a bit more, so Rumble could take a small sip.

The coffee was good in Rumble's opinion. He smacked his mouth when Sweetie Belle lowered her cup from his lips. Sweetie Belle started to giggle, earning a confused look from Rumble. Sweetie Belle pointed at his mouth, and said: "You have a milk moustache."
Rumble tried to look at his muzzle, crossing his eyes. It made her giggle even more. Rumble looked irritated, and was about to brush away the mess. Sweetie Belle stopped him, and quickly kissed him onto the upper lip, cleaning it.

They both stared at the table for a good while. They both were blushing hard, and Rumble scratched his mane nervously. They both glanced each other, smiling timidly. Sweetie Belle was still under Rumble's wing, and she snuggled closer to him. Rumble winced a little, and looked at her.

"I liked that," she said with her girly voice. Rumble pulled her closer to himself, and thought: "Damn she's cute."

"Me too," Rumble said, lifting his hoof over Sweetie Belle's shoulder.

* * *

The weather was getting better.
Celestia's sun was now clearly shining on the sky, but the temperature was still pretty low. There was a thick fog raising from the ground, and sunlight made it glow in light golden colors.

Sweetie Belle thought that it was really beautiful sight, and leaning against Rumble's side under his wings made the atmosphere ten times better. She didn't feel cold at all. Rumble was escorting her back to Carousel Boutique, and they were already talking about their second dates.

"What do you want to do next time?" Rumble asked from Sweetie Belle, who thought for a minute. She then looked up at Rumble, and said: "We could go to park."

"What if the weather's like this again?" Rumble asked, looking at the sky. Sweetie Belle nuzzled his cheeks a little, and said: "Then you'll come over to Carousel Boutique, of course."
Rumble chuckled, and said: "Why is it always me. Why won't you come to my place when it rains?"

"Because I'm a lady," Sweetie Belle said, lifting her nose snobbishly. Rumble pulled her a bit closer to himself with his wing, and said: "Of course."

They both laughed a little, and Sweetie Belle swung her curly tail around Rumble's, making him wince a little. He looked at Sweetie Belle, who grinned to him happily. He smiled back to her, and nuzzled her cheek with his muzzle. She giggled, and rested her head against Rumble's neck, letting out a small sigh.

They started to see the figure of Carousel Boutique trough the thick fog. As they got closer, Sweetie Belle seemed to cling on Rumble even tighter. She snuggled her head into Rumble's neck. Rumble would have liked that, but her horn swung a bit too close to his eye in his opinion.

"Watch the horn," he said. Sweetie Belle smiled to him sheepishly, and said: "Sorry."
They both laughed, and they soon found themselves standing on the doorsteps of Carousel Boutique. Sweetie Belle slipped away from under Rumble's wing. She stood in front of him, and rubbed her hooves together.

"I had fun," she said. Rumble nodded, and said: "Me too."
They were silent for a minute, just looking at each other. Sweetie Belle then looked at Rumble shyly, and asked: "Well.. should we.."

"What?" Rumble asked, and Sweetie Belle shrugged. She looked Rumble into eyes, and said: "You know.."
Rumble's eyes went wide, and he blushed a bit.

"Umm.. I.. Sure! If you want to," he mumbled, and Sweetie Belle smiled happily at him. She then walked closer to Rumble, and stopped just a step away from him. Her green eyes stared into his purple eyes, that looked nervous. She flashed him a quick encouraging smile, and moved her head closer to Rumble's.
Rumble leaned towards her too, and then their lips met. Sweetie Belle noticed that Rumble was very inexperienced kisser, and that surprised her. She thought that he would have known these things. After all he had been one of the best looking colts in her class before Blue Sky started in their school.
What he lacked in experience, Rumble replaced with enthusiasm. The kiss lasted longer than they had expected, and it was getting more deeper.

They had to break the kiss, because they started to get out of breath.
They panted a little, and stared into each other's eyes. They both smiled a broad smile, and they pressed their foreheads together.

"When are you free again?" Rumble asked, while staring into Sweetie Belle's eyes. She giggled, and said: "Tomorrow."

"Okay. I'll come pick you up tomorrow," Rumble said, and nuzzled her cheek. She did the same to him. Adter that Sweetie Belle and Rumble then hugged, and said their goodbyes.
Rumble watched Sweetie Belle going inside Carousel Boutique, and then he took off. He whooped and did a flip in the air. He started to fly towards his home, and he felt like he couldn't wait until tomorrow.

* * *

Rarity was walking towards the living room, when she heard some voices from behind the front door. She stopped, and quietly walked closer to the door, pressing her ear against the door, and heard Sweetie Belle's voice.
She gasped silently, and rushed to the window. She carefully peeked from behind the curtains, and saw her sister standing in front of that colt, Rumble.

Sweetie Belle rubbed her front legs against each other. She said something, but Rarity couldn't hear what trough the thick glass. The colt seemed confused, and Rarity saw Sweetie Belle shrug and say something. It made the colt tense up, and he said something back to Sweetie Bell.
Sweetie Belle walked closer to the colt, and Rarity started to smile.

"They're going to kiss!" Rarity thought, and watched the pair more carefully. She let out a girly squeal, when They kissed. She clopped her hooves together, giggling happily.

"Aww... That's so adorable!" Rarity thought, when she saw Sweetie Belle and Rumble nuzzling each other.

They then hugged, and Sweetie Belle walked inside. Rarity heard the door opening and closing. She saw Rumble taking off, and then she quickly trotted to the lounge. There she met widely smiling Sweetie Belle.

"Well how did your date go?" Rarity asked exited, even she knew how it went.

"Fantastic!" Sweetie Belle sung, and both sibling started to giggle and jump a little. After that Rarity pushed Sweetie Belle to the living room, and made him sit onto the sofa. Rarity sat in front of her onto the floor, and watched her sister with her eyes glimmering from excitement. She lifted her hooves to Sweetie Belle's and said: "Tell me everything!"

Sweetie Belle giggled, and started to tell the story to her sister: "First we went to this really nice café. He paid the drinks, Of course..."

* * *

Rumble opened the front door, and walked inside his home. He trotted to the living room, where Thunderlane was sitting in his own easy chair. He was reading daily paper, but lifted his gaze from the paper to see Rumble.
Rumble threw himself to the couch, and Thunderlane went back to reading the paper.

After a while, he asked: "How did the date go?"

"It was good," Rumble answered. Their conversation then died. After a minute, Thunderlane lowered the paper to see Rumble. He grinned and asked: "Got laid?"
Rumble blushed and folded his ears. He looked angrily at his brother, and said: "No! She's not like that!"

"Just messing with you," Thunderlane chuckled, and continued to read the newspaper. Rumble still stared at him angrily, and stood up. He walked to the kitchen and took a sandwich from the fridge. He then walked to his own room, and closed the door behind him.

"Luna damn him. He never thinks anything else," Rumble thought, and flopped onto his bed. He munched the sandwich quickly, and it made him feel rather sleepy.
It didn't take long before he fell asleep.

* * *

Next day.

Sweetie Belle was pacing around the living room, humming nervously. She was waiting for Rumble to show up.

"Where is he? I hope he didn't forgot," she thought. She had been waiting Rumble to show up for time that felt like centuries. Rarity came to the living room, and watched Sweetie Belle pace for a minute before saying: "Calm down Sweetie Belle, he'll come."

Sweetie Belle stopped pacing. Her ears were folded back and she pouted.

"But I've been waiting for hours! It'll be dark soon!" she whined. Rarity frowned, and looked at her with annoyed look on her face. She walked closer to Sweetie Belle and said: "It's midday! And you woke up thirty minutes ago!"
Sweetie Belle sheepishly smiled at her sister, and sat down to the floor. Rarity patted her on the shoulder, and comforted her sister: "You think he would bail on such a beautiful filly like you?"
Sweetie Belle blushed, and smiled at her sister happily. She then rose up and hugged surprised Rarity. Rarity soon returned the sisterly hug, and smiled widely.

"Thanks," Sweetie Belle said, and confused Rarity asked: "For what deary?"

"For being such a good sister," Sweetie Belle said, making small tears form in Rarity's eyes. She was so touched by that sudden indication of affection that she didn't know what to say.

Luckily she didn't need to say anything, because there was knock on the door.

"That must be Rumble!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed and galloped to the door, leaving almost sobbing Rarity all by herself. She heard how Sweetie Belle took her saddle bag, and how the door opened and closed.
Rarity stood in the middle of the living room, dumbfounded. She sat down and waved her hoof's towards her eyes to dry them, but her mascara still started to run down her cheeks. She chuckled a little.

"Celestia damn it Sweetie Belle. Now I have to make up again," Rarity thought, smiling like a happy big sisters do.

Meanwhile outside the Carousel Boutique, Sweetie Belle was walking side by side with Rumble. They were making their way towards the park, like they had agreed yesterday.

The weather was warm, hot actually. The sun beamed down on Ponyville from almost cloudless sky. It was perfect day to spend in park, in shade of a big tree and pressed against the side of somepony special.

"So what's the plan?" Rumble asked.

"First we'll find a nice shadow. Then we'll snuggle for a while. I have cards with me, so maybe we can play?" Sweetie Belle told him, while swaying her head happily. She looked at Rumble, waiting for a approval.

"I was sold when you said snuggle," Rumble said, earning a cute giggle from Sweetie Belle.

They walked trough the market, where they saw Apple Bloom and Spike sitting against the Apple family's stand. They didn't seem to notice them, so they decided to leave them in their own privacy.

"They look so cute together," Sweetie Belle said, and looked at Rumble, waiting for a response. He looked towards the purple dragon, and light yellow filly with a red bow for a second.

"Spike got a nice catch," he said, and Sweetie Belle let out a annoyed grunt. She hit now laughing Rumble on the shoulder playfully, and she too started to giggle a little.

Soon after that they arrived to the park, and saw that there was more ponies than usually. They thought that other couples had the same idea as they had. There were many other couples laying on a blankets all around the park. Other's had food baskets with them, and some of them just laid there, holding each other.

"Do you have a blanket?" Rumble asked from Sweetie Belle, who nodded happily. Rumble nuzzled her cheek and said: "I knew you would be prepared."
They then looked around for a good spot. After a while they found a big oak, that luckily had nopony under it. They could have some privacy under it. Rumble examined the big tree, while Sweetie Belle took the blanket from her saddle bag and placed it on the ground.

"How old do you think this tree is?" Rumble asked, without taking his eyes off the oak. He head Sweetie Belle answer to him: "Pretty old. My mom and dad shared their first kiss under this tree,"
Rumble turned towards her, and saw her laying on the blanket, in a suggestive pose.

"Remember what we supposed to do after we find the spot?" she asked, and patted the blanket next to her. Rumble chuckled, and said: "I don't know. Did it have something to do with cards?"

"What? No. It was after this.." Sweetie Belle said. She then realized that Rumble was again trying to annoy her. She gave Rumble a annoyed look, and commanded: "Just get over here!"

Rumble snickered and did as she commanded. He laid next to Sweetie Belle, and she immediately rested her head on Rumble's chest. She giggled as Rumble wrapped his hooves around her body. They moved around for a while, to find a good position. When they found it they just laid there, listening to the sounds of the park.
Sweetie Belle noticed that she could hear Rumble's heartbeat.

"So calm," she thought, and smiled to herself.

They rested there for a while, before Rumble asked: "What did you say about your parents?"
Sweetie Belle lifted her head, and looked at Rumble. She then looked at the tree and said: "This is the place where they kissed for a first time."
Rumble smiled to her coyly.

"I know it wouldn't be our first kiss, but.." he paused for a moment, and saw how Sweetie Belle's green eyes started to glimmer. He was just about to say something, but when Rumble opened his mouth, Sweetie Belle leaned herself closer to him. No words managed to escape from Rumble's mouth, before it was sealed with Sweetie Belle's.
Rumble's eyes were wide, and they met Sweetie Belle's warm gaze.
He relaxed, and pushed into the kiss.
Sweetie Belle opened her mouth, but Rumble was slow to react. He finally managed to open his too, and he felt how Sweetie Belle's tongue slipped into his mouth. He tried to fight her tongue back to her mouth with his own, but he was still very new to these things.
Again the kiss was really rough and inexperienced, but it was full of passion and care.

After the sloppy kiss they leaned away from each other, leaving small string of saliva connecting their lips.
Sweetie Belle giggled cutely, while Rumble was still dumbfounded by the amazing kiss they just had. Sweetie Belle kissed him again on the mouth, making him smile. Sweetie Belle laid her head on Rumble's chest again, and stared into his eyes.

"You need some training," she said to Rumble, winking to him playfully.

"I'm glad I have such a good teacher," he replied, making Sweetie Belle giggle even more.

They snuggled closer to each other, so that they were now in tight embrace of each other. There they laid for a minute, looking up to the thick tree above them. Other world seemed to melt away, there was just the tree, sun, and them two, holding each other tightly.

"I really like you," Sweetie Belle broke the silence. Rumbled nuzzled top of her head, and asked: "Like?"

"Should I already say it? I've only dated him for couple of days, is it too early?" Sweetie Belle thought, but then her eyes met with Rumble's. He looked so warmly at her, that her heart almost melted away.

"Yes. Yes I should," she thought.

"Love," Sweetie corrected herself. Rumble then lifted his hooves to Sweetie Belle's cheeks, and lifted her head towards his. They gazed into each other's eyes, and felt the warmness in their stare.

"I love you too," Rumble said slowly, earning a small, happy whimper from Sweetie Belle.

Rumble pulled her into another kiss, but this time he was more dominant with his tongue. Sweetie Belle let him take control of the kiss this time, just enjoying every moment of it. She felt how Rumble's hooves rubbed her cheeks a little, making her blush somehow.
The kiss was long, and it looked like it would last forever. Sweetie Belle had to break it eventually though. She had almost passed out.

They both panted lightly, and she buried her head to Rumble's neck. She pecked his neck slightly, sending shivers down his back. After Sweetie Belle stopped, Rumble decided that it was his turn. He lowered his head, and kissed Sweetie Belle's neck. Rumble liked the way how she reacted. It was half a squeal, and half a giggle.
They continued that for a while. They felt really warm and happy together.
Nothing could ruin this moment.

"Sweetie Belle!?" somepony suddenly shouted with a shocked voice.
They both lifted their heads, and turned towards the voice. They saw two adult ponies standing in front of them. Other one was stallion, who had white coat and stray hat on his head. The other one was a pink unicorn mare, with purple mane.
They stared at the teens with surprised look on their faces.
Rumble recognize them as Sweetie Belle's parents.

"This is not going to end well.." he thought.

"Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?" Sweetie Belle asked with nervous voice,
It took a second, before her mother managed to answer. She spoke with mid-Equestrian accent: "Uhm.. W-We were going to visit you and R.."

"A better question is that what are you doing here? And with whom?!" her father asked loudly, interrupting his fiance. He sounded angry, and his eyes were fixated to Rumble.

Teens realized that they were still snuggled close to each other on the blanket. They quickly rose up and stood side by side with each other, facing Sweetie Belle's parents.
Nopony said a word for a while. Sweetie Belle's father still stared at Rumble angrily, while Sweetie Belle and her mother shared a worried glances.

Rumble gulped, and stepped forward. He lifted his front hoof towards Sweetie Belle's father, and said with a bit shaky voice: "Rumble Lane, nice to meet you."
The white stallion in front of him didn't shake his hoof or say anything. Instead he leaned closer to nervous Rumble, so that there were only couple of inches between their faces. His stare seemed to go right trough Rumble, and it made Rumble fold his ears back.

"What are your intentions with my daughter?" he asked slowly.

"Dad!" Sweetie Belle said, but she was silenced by a stare from her father.

He turned back to look at Rumble right into his eyes, and waited for an answer.

"W-We've been seeing each other for a while," Rumble answered with a shaking voice. Sweetie Belle's father let out a small 'hmph' sound, and lifted his hat with his hoof. Rumble now saw his horn. He was unicorn after all.

"What if I told you that you're not allowed to see her again?" the white stallion with stray hat asked, giving Rumble a death stare.

Sweetie Belle looked like she was about to protest, but she was again silenced by her father's stare. She then drooped her ears and seemed like she was going to cry. Her lower lip quivered a little.
Rumble saw that.
He looked at her, and then at her father. He felt how the nervousness and timidness disappeared from him, and he stood up straight and unfolded his ears. He looked calmly back at Sweetie Belle's father's eyes.

"Then I would have to disagree with you," he said calmly, and watched the white stallion in front of him.
Rumble saw him stepping backwards, and he also noticed how big he was. The stallion in front of him was atleast a head higher than him, and had much more bulky body than Rumble did.

"I'm going t get killed if this turns into a fight," Rumble thought, and prepared himself for the worst.

Instead of attacking him or doing anything else threatening, the stallion in front of him started to smile at Rumble. Rumble and Sweetie Belle were both confused at that reaction. Sweetie Belle's father then lifted his hoof towards Rumble, like Rumble had done earlier.
Rumble looked at the hoof carefully for a second, like it was going to smash right into his face suddenly. He peeked towards stallion's face, and saw that he was still smiling. It made him feel a bit more relaxed, and he grabbed the hoof into his own.

"Magnum Belle. Sorry I scared you like that," the white stallion said while shaking hooves with Rumble, who still looked confused due his sudden change of mood.

"Dad! Why did you do that?" Sweetie Belle asked, sounding irritated but relieved at the same time. Her mother too looked at her husband angrily.

"I thought you too were going to fight! What's wrong with you!?" she asked loudly.
Magnum smiled to them a bit sheepishly, still shaking Rumble's hoof. Rumble thought that his shoulder was about to get dislocated. Gladly Magnum let go of his hoof, and looked at him.

"I just had to make sure he was a good fella. I wouldn't let anypony date with my daughter, if he let a old stallion like me to tell him what to do," Magnum said, making Rumble chuckle nervously.

"Do you think I would pick such a pony to be my coltfriend?" Sweetie Belle asked from her father, and snuggled closer against Rumble's side. That made Magnum and Sweetie Belle's mother chuckle happily.

"Of course you wouldn't honey," her mother said, and ruffled her mane. She then turned to Rumble, and said, smiling warmly: "I'm Pearl Belle by the way."

"Nice to meet you," Rumble said with a small nod.

Sweetie Belle remembered that her parents lived in canterlot, and now they were there in Ponyville.

"Didn't you two have work for the next three weeks?" Sweetie Belle asked, making her parents chuckle again.

"We managed to get couple of days off," Pearl said, smiling coyly at her husband. Sweetie Belle noticed that, and asked: "How?"

"This is pretty important day for us, so we decided to visit this ol' tree," Magnum said to her daughter, who looked at them, feeling confused. What could be so important that they could get couple of days off, in the middle of the week?
Her parent's smiled strangely, and her mother looked at her horn. Sweetie Belle saw that she was wearing her wedding ring around her horn, and she quickly looked at her fathers left hoof. He too had his wedding ring on.

"It's.. It's your anniversary!" Sweetie Belle said, sounding exited.
Her parents smiled happily, and Magnum lifted his hoof over Pearls shoulder.

"And it's not just any anniversary, It's our thirtieth anniversary!" he announced proudly, and Pearl nuzzled his chin happily. Sweetie Belle let out a small gasp, and immediately hugged her parents.

"Ooh! Congratulations mom and dad!"
Rumble realized that it would be good for him to react someway too, so he said: "Congratulations!"

"Thanks chap," Magnum said, and playfully hit Rumble on the side. Even it might have been a playful hit in Magnums opinion, Rumble thought that his ribs had cracked for sure. It also knocked air from his lungs.

"You're.. welcome.." Rumble said, silently gasping for air.

After they broke the hug, and Rumble had caught his breath again, Pearl spoke: "Rumble was it?"
Rumble nodded and said: "Yes mam."
Sweetie Belle giggled at his formality, but Pearl seemed to be pleased with him. She looked at his husband, and said: "We are going to have a big dinner tomorrow at Carousel Boutique. Why don't you join us?"
Rumble seemed to hesitate for a second, but Sweetie Belle flicked her tail around Rumble's, and flashed a wide smile at him. Rumble smiled back at her, and turned towards her parents.

"Sure. I'd be happy to come."

* * *

Rarity stood at the bottom of the stairs. She looked up with a worried expression on her face.

"Does this have something to do with mom and dad?" she thought. Her parents were out now, and that was good. She didn't want them to be there too, to mess things up.

Sweetie Belle had been locked into her room for almost whole day. Rarity had seen her go outside, but she had returned quickly after. She had slammed the doors behind him, and Rarity had seen couple of tears in her eyes.
Rarity was truly worried about her little sister.

"Sweetie Belle? Honey?" she shouted with gentle voice, but didn't get any response. Rarity frowned and tried again: "Sweetie? Are you alright?"
No answer.

"That's it, I'm going up there," Rarity thought, and started to walk up the stairs. She came to the small lounge, and slowly walked to Sweetie Belle's door. She flipped her purple mane and pressed her ear against the door. She listened carefully, and could hear silent sobbing from Sweetie Belle's room.

Rarity let out a small gasp, and leaned away from the door.

"Oh Sweetie Belle! She's crying!" Rarity thought. She quickly knocked on the door, and opened it. She stepped inside the room, and saw Sweetie Belle looking at her from her bed.
Her eyes were red from sobbing, and when she saw that the intruder was Rarity, Sweetie Belle just pressed her head into her pillow again.

"Sweetie Belle honey! What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Rarity asked, and trotted next to her bed. She knelt next to her little sister, and lifted her hoof on top of Sweetie Belle's head. She brushed her mane slowly, and asked: "What's wrong honey? You can tell me."

Sweetie Belle lifted her head from the pillow, and wrapped her hooves around Rarity's neck. Rarity returned the hug, and wrapped sobbing Sweetie Belle into a warm embrace.

"I-I.. Saw.. R-Rumble with.. another.. f-filly!" Sweetie Belle sobbed, and Rarity felt how her tears flowed onto her shoulder. She patted Sweetie Belle on the back, and asked, sounding a bit suspicious: "Are you sure? I thought he was a nice colt."

"S-So did I! B-But I saw them hug! And t-then they walked together and..." Sweetie Belle started, but tears stopped her. She just cried into Rarity's mane. Rarity thought that those were pretty good proofs against him.

"How could he do such a thing to Sweetie Belle!? Oh.. When I get my hooves on him.." she thought, but didn't say anything out loud. She just brushed Sweetie Belle's mane.

"And she was much older than me!" Sweetie Belle cried after a while.
That sentence made bells ring in Rarity's head, and she looked at Sweetie Belle.

"Umm.. Sweetie Belle.. Was she a pegasus?" Rarity asked carefully, and Sweetie Belle nodded, looking at Rarity with her sad stare. Rarity thought for a moment, and then looked at Sweetie Belle again.

"Did she have a grayish blue coat, and a light blue mane?" Rarity asked, and Sweetie Belle nodded again, and said: "S-She also had a bow on her head."

A wave of relief passed trough Rarity, and she smiled a little, while hugging her sister tight.

"Sweetie Belle honey, I know.." she started but was interrupted by the doorbell. She looked at her sister, who still looked sad and red eyed from all the crying.

"It must be my customer," Rarity said, and turned back to Sweetie Belle. She let go of her and said: "I'll go let her in, and then I'll come back okay?"

"Okay," Sweetie Belle said, and rested her head on her pillow.

Rarity gave her a small smile, and rose up. She smiled a little when she skipped down the stairs.

"Poor little Sweetie Belle. Just a big misunderstanding," she thought and grabbed the door handle. She swung the door open and started her famous line: "Welcome to Carousel Boutique, where every garment is ch.."

Rarity stopped when her eyes met with Rumble's purple eyes, that were wide from surprise.

"Oh.. Rumble!" Rarity said, and opened the door for him to enter.

"That's me," Rumble said and stepped in. He looked around for a second, and then asked: "Is Sweetie Belle home? We were supposed to go out today, before the dinner."
Rarity looked at Rumble a bit worried for a second. Rumble noticed that, and asked "What's wrong?"

"Sweetie Belle's pretty upset," She said. Rumble looked at her confusedly.

"She thinks that you are seeing another mare," Rarity said, hoping that her own assumptions were right.
Rumble's eyes went wide, and he asked with shocked voice: "What!? I would never do that!"

"That's what I thought too, but she saw you with a pegasus today," Rarity said, and saw how amusement spread on Rumble's face.

"She was Flitter! She's my cousin!" he said, chuckling a bit.
Rarity let out a relieved sigh, and patted Rumble on the head. She smiled at him and said: "I knew you were a real gentlecolt! now be a dear and go comfort Sweetie Belle. She's in her room."

"Yes mam," Rumble said, and almost galloped up the stairs.

Rarity stayed downstairs, and smiled to herself happily.

"Such a nice little colt, just like his brother," Rarity thought, but then she shook her head and felt a bit warm on her cheeks. she started to trot towards the living room, and thought: "Where in heavens did that come from?"

Rumble was at Sweetie Belle's door.
He knocked onto the door, but Sweetie Belle didn't respond. He waited for a moment, and opened the door. He immediately saw Sweetie Belle, who stared at him angrily. Rumble saw that she had cried.

"Sweetie Belle.." he started, but then he had to dodge a pillow that flew towards him.
Sweetie Belle was standing on her bed, and she levitated another pillow from her bed with her magic. She looked at surprised Rumble with anger burning in her eyes, and shouted: "Why are you here!? I hate you!"

She threw the pillow towards Rumble again, who dodged it too. He then stepped closer to Sweetie Belle, and started again: "Sweetie Belle, Listen to me!"

"No!" she said, and rose to her hind legs. She tried to kick Rumble with her front hooves when he stepped closer to her bed. Rumble dodged the kick too, and said: "She was my.."

"Don't try to explain!" she hissed, and continued her furious kicking. Rumble groaned irrirated.

"Why won't they never listen!?" he thought, and decided to make end to that stupid fight.

Rumble suddenly jumped towards Sweetie Belle, tackling her gently to her bed. Rumble pinned her down, but she still tried to fight back. Sweetie Belle squirmed under him, and tears were still running down her cheeks.

"Calm down and I'll explain!" Rumble said, but Sweetie Belle still fought back.
Rumble then leaned closer to her, and planted a small kiss onto her forehead, calming her down a bit.

Sweetie Belle sobbed, but now she was looking into Rumble's eyes. Her sad and hurt stare made Rumble feel really bad, like he had done something wrong.

"I thought you liked me.." Sweetie Belle quietly, and looked away from Rumble.

"I do! I really like you! I love you!" Rumble said, with pleading look in his eyes.
Sweetie Belle looked at him again, and asked timidly: "Why were you out with another filly then?"
Rumble sighed, and said: "She was Flitter."
Sweetie Belle looked at him, not understanding what he meant. Rumble then clarified, with a small smile on his face: "She's my cousin. She came to see me and Thunderlane from Cloudscale."

Sweetie Belle's eyes went wide.

"How did I not realize it? He must be so mad at me.." Sweetie Belle thought, and tears started to flow down her cheeks again.

"Don't cry," Rumble said, and tried to kiss the tears away. Sweetie Belle sobbed again, and said: "I'm so sorry Rumble!"

"I'ts okay," Rumble said gently, and let Sweetie Belle from under him. She quickly grabbed Rumble into a tight hug, and cried: "I thought you didn't like me anymore! I feel terrible!"

"How could I not like you?" Rumble said and turned her head towards him. He placed his lips on her's. It was a soft and caring kiss that made Sweetie Belle calm down quickly.
After the kiss Sweetie Belle buried her head into Rumble's chest, and said quietly: "I love you Rumble."

"And I love you," Rumble said, resting his head on top of Sweetie Belle's head.

"Let's never fight again," Sweetie Belle said, and nuzzled her muzzle against Rumble's chest. He chuckled, and said: "At least not before checking."
Sweetie Belle lifted her face from Rumble's chest, and looked at him with her wet eyes. Rumble swept tears away from her cheeks, and she said: "Yeah."
Then they both laughed a bit, and fell down to the bed, side by side.

* * *

After their little 'fight', Sweetie Belle and Rumble had snuggled in her bed for a while. Then Sweetie Belle had made herself look a bit more presentable, while Rumble had massaged her back.
When they came downstairs, they met broadly smiling Rarity, who asked: "Everything's fine now?"

"Everything's fantastic," Sweetie Belle said, and panted a small kiss on Rumble's cheek. Rarity giggled a little, and so did Sweetie Belle.

"Mom and dad will be here anytime soon, and I have the dinner almost ready," Rarity said. Sweetie Belle hopped up and down exited and asked: "Ooh! Can I help?"
Rarity pouted and seemed to be in doubt. She knew that Sweetie Belle wasn't in her element in the kitchen, but the pleading look in her sisters eyes made her reconsider.

"Okay.. But do everything like I say. Okay honey?" Rarity said, and Sweetie Belle nodded happily. She then turned towards Rumble and said: "You too Rumble, this is going to be fun!"

"I'm not too good at making food," Rumble said, but Sweetie Belle just chuckled and said: "Neither am I!"

Thirty minutes later.

Rarity looked around the kitchen. It was one big mess. She then looked at the kitchen table, and sighed happily. At least the food was good looking, and not even once did the fire alarm go off, which was a achievement in her opinion.

Sweetie Belle and Rumble were laughing in the kitchen.
They both had their hooves and faces covered in flour and other things. They were laughing at something, but Rarity didn't know what, and maybe she didn't want to know.

"You two, bathroom, now," Rarity commanded, and the teens obeyed. They walked to the bathroom, leaving two lines of flour hoofprints on the floor, which Rarity cleaned while muttering to herself.

Teens washed their hooves, and Sweetie Belle looked at Rumble a bit slyly.

"You're not as bad cook as I thought," she said, and Rumble snickered a little.

"You're just as bad cook as I thought," he said, grinning playfully at Sweetie Belle. She grunted annoyed, and plashed water over Rumble's face. He looked at Sweetie Belle with playful smirk, making her back away a little.

"Don't you dare," she said, looking at Rumble, who had his hoof in the sink, ready to plash water towards her.

"Okay, on one condition," Rumble said, and Sweetie Belle looked at him strangely.

"And whats that?" she asked.
Rumble leaned closer to her, and whispered: "Kiss me."
Sweetie Belle chuckled, and said: "That's not a bad deal."

They then kissed quickly. That wasn't enough for them, so they locked their lips again, for a much more longer kiss. After they ran out of breath, they broke the kiss and Rumble dried his face. They looked at the mirror, and agreed that they were clean enough for dinner table.

The lovers walked out from the bathroom, leaning against each other and chattering.
They came to the kitchen where they met Rarity, and Sweetie Belle saw their parents too. They had arrived while they were in the bathroom.

"Hi there my little lover birds," Pearl said, and ruffled Sweetie Belle's curly mane. Meanwhile Magnum spoke with Rumble: "I heard that you're Thunderlane's brother. I knew him years aback."

"Really," Rumble asked, and Magnum nodded.

"He had some good potential, He could have become a real good hoofball player, but then he started flying," Magnum said, remembering the past.

"I didn't know that he has played hoofball," Rumble thought.

"Hrhm.." Rarity cleared her throat, and pointed at the table.

"Dinner is served!" she announced with a sing-a-song voice. Everypony walked to the table, that was full of food.
There was different kind of salads, fresh bread, apple sauce, hot tomato soup, scrambled eggs and juice. All hoof made. Rarity and the teens felt proud of themselves, and Sweetie Belle's and Rarity's parent's seemed to be pleased with their work.

"You did it again Rarity," her mother said, but Rarity smiled gently and said: "Sweetie Belle and Rumble helped too.
Her parents smiled happily, and her mother said: "So nice of you to let them help."
They then began to eat, chattering a little about weather and such. Sweetie Belle and Rumble rubbed their legs together under the table. Rarity probably noticed that, because he flashed coyly smiles at the two. The evening seemed to go very well.

After a while though, Magnum dropped the bomb: "I think I still remember your father, Storm Lane. He used to bring your brother to the practices."
Rumble froze still with food still in his mouth folding his ears back. Everypony saw that, and Sweetie Belle knew what it was.

"Oh my Celestia, are you choking on your food?" Pearl asked, and Magnum lifted his hoof up, asking: "Do you need a pat on the back?"
Rumble quickly swallowed the food and looked at him.

"Nonono.. I'm okay," he said, saving himself from probably a spine crushing pat on the back. Magnum and Pearl seemed relieved, and Magnum then asked: "So how's your father doing?"

Rumble stared at his plate, and Sweetie Belle quickly lifted her hoof to his shoulder. She then wrapped her hooves around Rumble. Three other ponies started to have bad feeling about that.

"Umm.. He.. he passed away couple of years back," Rumble managed to mumble, making the adults gasp a little. Even Rarity didn't know that.

"So sorry to hear that," Pearl said, and poked Magnum with her hind leg under the table. He got the hint, and said: "Sorry kid. I wouldn't have brought that up if I had known."
Rumble gave them a sad smile, and said: "I'ts okay, you didn't know."

"Well if there's anything we can do, please tell us," Rarity said, looking at Rumble with worried expression.

"Thanks," Rumble said, and lifted his hoof over Sweetie Belle's shoulder.

It took a while for everypony to shook the awkward feeling from the table, but soon they managed to get the chattering back to life. They ate their main course in about half an hour, and then Rarity excused herself from the table. She soon returned with a good sized cake in his magical grip. Everypony looked at it in awe.

"Did you make that too?" Sweetie Belle asked, but Rarity shook her head ad said: "No honey, I bought it from the Sugarcube corner."

The cake had 'Happy anniversary Magnum Belle & Pearl Belle!' written on it with red frosting.

"I supposed that we would have had this dinner yesterday," Rarity explained. Her parent's just smiled at her, and Pearl said: "It's fantastic dear. It's the thought that counts."

After the tasty cake was almost devoured, Rumble realized that it was already getting dark outside. He looked a the clock and saw that it was almost seven. He had promised Thunderlane to get to bed early so he wouldn't be late from school like he used to be.

"Thanks for the dinner, but I really need to go home now, I promised Thunderlane to go in the bed early today," Rumble said, and hugged Sweetie Belle. Everypony looked at him, with a look that asked him to stay longer.

"You can sleep with me this night. That way you can spent more time with us," Sweetie Belle said, and the rest of the Belle family nodded.
Rumble was a bit reluctant, he knew that Thunderlane would get angry at him.

"I don't know. I'm sure that Thunderlane will come looking for me," Rumble said, but Rarity quickly said: "I'll take care of him. I know how he'll listen to me."
Sweetie Belle noticed that her sister seemed to be a bit more eager than she used to be.

"Is she planning something?" Sweetie Belle thought.
She didn't pay more attention to her, and she turned to look at Rumble, with a pleading expression on her face.
Rumble couldn't resist her puppy dog eyes and that cute pout.

"Alright then, I'll bunk here for a night," Rumble said, sounding defeated. Sweetie Belle let out a squeal, and placed a small kiss on his cheek, making her parents and Rarity let out a small 'aww'.

* * *

Couple of hours later, everypony was going to bed. The Carousel Boutique's lights were out, and there were five ponies making their way to their rooms. Rarity slept in her own room of course, Rumble and Sweetie Belle in her room, and Magnum and Pearl slept in the quest room.
Loud good night wishes echoed trough the building.

"Good night mom and dad! Good night Rarity!"

"Good night honey! Good night Rarity! Good night Rumble!"

"Good night mistress and mister Belle! Good Night Rarity!"

"Good night Sweetie Belle and Rumble! Good night mom and dad!"

After all that shouting, Rumble wasn't sure who said good night to who, and decided to close the door to Sweetie Belle's room. He turned around, but didn't see anything due the darkness of the room. He walked blindly towards the direction where he thought Sweetie Belle's bed was.

"Umm... Little help?" he asked, and heard how Sweetie Belle giggled. He turned to the direction where her giggling came from, and took couple of steps. His eyes didn't seem to adjust to the darkness at all, and he was still practically blind.

"Over here," Sweetie Belle cooed, and Rumble turned again.
He was getting annoyed, and asked: "Can't you just put on the damn lights?"

"Such a language," he heard Sweetie Belle say, and the sound seemed to come from different direction this time.

"Is she messing with me?" Rumble thought.
He stood still for a second, and listened. He could hear quiet hoofsteps from behind him, but they soon vanished. They appeared again on his left.

"She knows this room. I can't do nothing," Rumble thought, and decided to go with the game Sweetie Belle was playing. Not long after he heard her say with her sweet voice: "Over here Rumble."
Rumble took couple of steps forward, and something pressed against him. He felt the soft fur against his chest, and how Sweetie Belle's hooves wrapped around his neck. Their lips met, and now Rumble lifted his front hooves to Sweetie Belle's waist. They shared a deep kiss, and their tongues danced around their mouths.
Sweetie Belle started to fall backwards with her mouth still locked to Rumble's. Rumble had to reach his hooves forward to stop himself from crushing Sweetie Belle under him. They landed onto the soft bed, and Sweetie Belle quickly slipped away from his embrace.

Rumble turned to see where she was but the darkness was still too much for him. He could feel her snuggling herself under the warm blanket though. Rumble clumsily crouched next to her, and lifted the blanket over himself.
Sweetie Belle clung to his side, and pressed his snout to Rumble's. They shared another long kiss, and then Sweetie Belle nuzzled her face into Rumble's neck. Rumble took advantage of it, and pressed his muzzle into Sweetie Belle's mane. It smelled pure white with a small hint of perfume.
He liked that smell. Rumble's hooves rubbed Sweetie Belle's shoulders, but started to go lower. Sweetie Belle giggled when they touched her sides, and then her flank. Rumble didn't go any lower.

"Rumble?" Sweetie Belle asked timidly.

"Yes?" Rumble asked. Sweetie Belle moved in his embrace, and then said: "You don't need to tell me about your parent's, but if you want to talk about it.."
Sweetie Belle felt how Rumble tightened his hug around her. She waited for Rumble's answer a while. She thought that he didn't want to talk about it, but suddenly he started: "They were going to Canterlot.."
Sweetie Belle tensed up, but didn't say anything. She thought that it would be better to just let him go on with his own pace.

"I remembered how they rose to the train.." Rumble said, and Sweetie Belle could hear his voice shaking a bit. She tightened her grip around the poor colt.

"Then.. Next day Thunderlane came to me.. crying.." Rumble said, now sobbing a little. Sweetie Belle too felt small tears starting to form in her own eyes. She felt so bad for him.

"I've never seen him cry.. It scared me.." Rumble said. Now Sweetie Belle lifted herself so that Rumble could lean his head against her's. He did so, and continued his dark story more quietly this time: "He told me that the train had derailed.. and.."

Sweetie Belle wrapped her hooves around Rumble's neck, holding him in her sweet embrace. They both sniffled a little.
Sweetie Belle cried from the pain of seeing Rumble so sad. She started to slowly hum a small melody she just came up with.
She continued it, until Rumble lifted his face towards her, and they pressed their lips together.
Sweetie Belle ran her hooves in Rumble's mane, while his hooves ran up her back.
They could taste the tears from each other's lips.

After the kiss, they stared into each other's eyes. Moon had emerged from the clouds enough for them to see each other. Sweetie Belle stared at her coltfriends purple eyes. She saw a small smile on his lips.

"Did that make you feel better?" she asked.

"Maybe a little," Rumble answered, his smile fading away. He then hugged Sweetie Belle closer to him, and whispered: "Your humming felt good."
Sweetie Belle blushed a little, and felt how Rumble nuzzled her cheek.

"Isn't singing your special talent?" Rumble asked, with more happier voice. Sweetie Belle snuggled closer to him, and answered: "Mhhmm.."
She felt how Rumble wrapped his hind legs around her's and how their tail's tangled together. She then felt Rumble's steady breathing near her ear.

"Could you sing for me?" Rumble pleaded with a timid voice.

Sweetie Belle thought for a good song for a minute, and then started to sing with quiet voice.

Hush now, quiet it now, it's time to lay your sleepy head.
Hush now, quiet now, it's time to go to bed.
Hush now, quiet now, close your sleepy eyes.
Hush now, quiet now, my how time sure flies.

Her voice was so soft and sweet that it made Rumble want to kiss her right away, but it would stop her from singing. He decided to wait until the song was over, and then give her what she deserved.

Drifting, drifting off to sleep the days excitement behind you.
Drifting drifting off to sleep let the joy of dreamland find you.

Hush now, quiet now, lay your sleepy head.
Hush now, quiet now, it's time to go to bed..

Right after she stopped singing, Sweetie Belle felt Rumble's lips pressing against her's and how she opened her mouth almost automatically. She felt Rumble's hooves caressing her cheeks, while his tongue played with her's in her mouth. Sweetie Belle let out small moans into Rumble's mouth, making him know that he was doing a good job.

After the kiss, Sweetie Belle panted and asked: "Have I never told you how much I love you?"

"Not enough," Rumble answered slyly.

"I love you Rumble Lane."

"I love you Sweetie Belle."

After that, they just cuddled until the sweet sleep finally caught them. They unconsciously mumbled each other's name while they slept, tightening their hug everytime that happened.

* * *

Rarity was laying in her bed, still awake and listening carefully. She was ready to spring out of her bed immediately after any kind of an voice from the front door. If Rumble was right, his big brother would come looking for him.

"What are you doing Rarity? You like Big Macintosh!" she thought, but then she remembered that he was already with somepony else. She then started to wonder why Thunderlane made her feel this tensed up.

"Am I getting desperate? No.. He's just a pretty looking colt. Of course I can have a try with him," Rarity ensured herself.

She had been thinking about Thunderlane from the day when she saw him ride that lighting. That had given her some thrills anypony else had never given her.
Well.. Maybe Big Macintosh, but he was out of the picture now. Rarity would never steal a stallion from another mare, that would be a terrible thing to do. Only thinking about it made Sweetie Belle's crying face appear in front of her head.

"I haven't really spoken to him after the incident at the thunderbolt academy," Rarity pondered. She then rolled around her bed carefully. She tried not to mess her elegant mane.

Of course I have to be at my best when I meet him," Rarity thought. She was now facing the big window in her room. The night sky was getting clearer. And she could see the stars on the sky.
Rarity sighed. She was starting to fear that Thunderlane wasn't coming at all.

Suddenly she saw a shadow pass her window, and she quickly jumped from under her blanket. She looked quickly in the mirror, and fixed couple of loose curls on her mane. She then quickly, but as quiet as possible trotted down the stairs, and in front of the front door. She peeked trough the peephole in the door, and let out a small eep.

There he stood, the almost black pegasus with blue mane shaped as a mohawk. He was just about to knock on the door, but Rarity swung the door open, smiling to him happily.
Thunderlane jumped a bit back when the door opened, and froze still when he saw who opened it.

"H-hi.." he muttered, and Rarity giggled a little. He had that effect on stallions.

"Hi to yourself," Rarity said with a sultry tone, examining Thunderlane up and down.
They were silent for a second, just looking at each other.

Finally Thunderlane remembered why he was there, and he asked: "Umm.. Is Rumble here?"

"Why yes he is," Rarity said, and saw how a frown appeared on Thunderlane's forehead.

"That little brat.. He was supposed to be sleeping half an hour ago," he hissed angrily. Rarity gave him a displeased stare, and said: "What's the tongue."

"Sorry," Thunderlane said, but then he said: "Where is he? We should go home."

"He's been sleeping for a good hour and a half now," Rarity answered, and liked the way Thunderlane's expression changed.

"Really?" he asked, and looked at Rarity with surprised look on his face.

"Yes, He even has his school things backed for tomorrow," Rarity said with a smile. Thunderlane's surprised expression turned into a small smile, and he said: "Well let him sleep then. No need to school him.. for now."

They then stood in silence for a minute, and just stared at each other. Rarity started to feel awkward, and she knew that she had to make the initiative.

"I saw you couple of days back, riding that lighting," she said. Thunderlane stood up more straight, and said proudly: "Only one who knows how to."

"So I've heard," she said seductively, making Thunderlane feel hot on his cheeks.

"I have to say that you have been quite a good father figure for Rumble," Rarity continued, stepping forward. Thunderlane scratched his mane nervously, and said: "Thanks?"
Rarity continued to push herself closer to Thunderlane, and cooed: "I like stallions who know how to handle kids,"
They were silent, and there were only couple of inches between their muzzles. Rarity saw him looking at her lips.

"Anyway, we should get to bed, it's getting late," Rarity said and turned around, swaying her tail to his face gently. She walked towards the door, but then she heard Thunderlane say: "Wait."

"Yes!" Rarity thought, and turned around. She saw that Thunderlane was really nervous, and he tried to say something.

"Yes?" she asked with anticipation in her voice.
Thunderlane looked her right into eyes, and she waited. Finally Thunderlane managed to speak: "I... Maybe.. I thought if.."

"If I wanted to go out with you?" Rarity said, not hiding her excitement.
Thunderlane blushed, but managed to say: "Yeah."

"I thought you'd never ask honey," Rarity cooed.

* * *

Sweetie Belle started to wake up when Celestia's sun was already getting over the horizon, and rising on the sky. She closed her eyes, and pushed her face into the dark grey mane in front of her face. She took a deep breath, and smelled the manly aroma from Rumble's mane. She liked it.
She noticed that they were still hugging each other tightly, with her hind legs wrapped around his, and their tails tangled. She squeezed Rumble closer to herself, and Rumble let out a little grunt. Sweetie Belle giggled, and planted a small kiss on his forehead.

Rumble too started to open his eyes, only to see two big green eyes in front of him, welcoming him to a new day. He closed his eyes again, and pushed his forehead to Sweetie Belle's. He felt the base of her horn against his head.

"Good morning sunshine!" Sweetie Belle singed. Rumble just grunted, and tried to shut her mouth with his own. His sights were off, and the kiss landed on her muzzle.
Sweetie Belle sighed happily, and she kissed Rumble on the muzzle too. She thought that she could wake up like this every day.

Rumble seemed to fall back to sleep, so Sweetie Belle looked at the clock.

"We still have time before school starts," she thought, and looked back at Rumble, who was still sleeping. She then placed her muzzle right next to his ear, and asked quietly: "Rumble, are you hungry?"
Rumble's eyes opened, and he stared at Sweetie Belle. He had a broad smile on his face, and he said: "Always."
Sweetie Belle smiled at him, and ruffled his mane with her hoof.

"That means we need to get up," she said gently, earning a grunt from Rumble.

After a while they managed to get up.
They made the bed, and Sweetie Belle walked to her mirror. She quickly did her make up, and turned towards Rumble.

"What do you like?" she asked, and blinked her eyes, making her eyelashes flutter.

"You're beautiful," Rumble said, rubbing sleep from his eyes. Sweetie Belle smiled and jumped down from the small stool in front of the mirror. She then grabbed sleepy Rumble from the hoof, and started to drag him towards the door.

They made their way to the kitchen, and started to make breakfast. It took a while, because they were so busy making out. Luckily for Sweetie Belle, Rumble knew a bit more of cooking than she did, and the breakfast looked actually eatable. There were eggs, toast ad juice on the kitchen table. There was five plates on the table.
Sweetie Belle even got some flowers into a vase on the table.

Like they had predicted, other residents started to wake up soon. First one was Rarity, who seemed happier than usually. She smiled happily at the teens, and sat on the table.

"I bet you helped her," she said, looking at Rumble and then at the table.

"He did," Sweetie Belle said.
Rarity looked at the flowers in the vase. She then seemed to think about something. She turned towards Sweetie Belle and asked: "Did you take those flowers from my garden?"
Sweetie Belle realized that she had, and gave her sister a apologetic smile.

"Sorry Rarity," she said, but to her surprise Rarity just smiled and said: "I'ts quite alright honey."

"Who are you and what did you do to my sister?" Sweetie Belle asked, narrowing her eyes. Rarity just smiled at her and said: "I'm just happy. That's all."

"Usually you're not that happy," Sweetie Belle said, sounding suspicious. Rarity sighed happily, and leaned to her front hooves. She then said: "Well.. I met somepony yesterday."

Before they could start asking more from her, their parents came to the kitchen.

"Oh look honey, they made breakfast to us too," Pearl said to her husband, who looked at the table. He then looked at Sweetie Belle and asked: "Umm.. Do you happen to have.."

"These?" Sweetie Belle asked, and levitated a plate full of burnt goods and a glass of burned juice.

"Brilliant!" her father said, and took the plate in front of him on the table. Rarity and Rumble looked at Magnum munching the burnt food strangely, but Sweetie Belle and Pearl didn't seem to think it was odd at all.

They began to eat their breakfast, chattering about weather and such.
After they were almost finished, Magnum turned towards Rumble and asked: "So how's your brother?"
Rumble quickly glanced at Rarity, and smirked to her.

"I think you should ask from Rarity," he said playfully, and Sweetie Belle saw how her sister blushed a bit, still trying to look as casual as she could.
Teens started to laugh together, and hopped of from their seats and left the table.

"We need to go to school see you later!" Sweetie Belle announced. Rumble turned towards her parents, and said: "It was nice meeting you."

"Like wise sonny," Magnum said while flipping one of the burnt orange slices into his mouth.

"You keep a good care of my daughter. Right?" Pearl asked with a motherly smile.
Rumble chuckled, and said: "You can count on me."
The adults chuckled, and waved at the pair when they stepped outside Carousel Boutique. They had their saddlebags with them, and they started to make their way towards School.

After a while of walking, Sweetie Belle leaned against Rumble, who lifted his wing over his fillyfriend. They snickered together, and shared a quick kiss. Sweetie Belle pushed herself towards Rumble when he dried to break the kiss, dragging it as long as she could.
Their lips separated finally, and Rumble gave her a playful nudge with his flank. Sweetie Belle returned it, giggling a little. They stared at each other while they walked. Both of them started to sink into each other's eyes, and the rest of the world faded away. They there were only them two, nothing else.

"I'm so happy to have you," Rumble said to Sweetie Belle, who answered with her sweet voice: "You should be."
Both of them laughed little, but then Rumble said: "I really mean it. I haven't felt this happy for a long time."

"Me either," Sweetie Belle agreed, and pressed her head against Rumble's neck. They both sighed at the same time.

The school building started to get closer to them as they walked. Sweetie Belle saw other young ponies walking towards the school too, looking strangely at her and Rumble.

"Let them stare, they're just jealous," she thought to herself happily. She had Rumble now, and it was all that mattered to her. Rumble seemed to think the same, because he pulled Sweetie Belle closer to himself with his wing.

"You know what's best about this?" Sweetie Belle asked from Rumble, who turned to look at her with a questioning look.
Sweetie Belle didn't wait for an answer, and she said: "We can be together everyday,"

"Yeah. We're on the same class," Rumble said when he realized what Sweetie Belle meant.

When they reached the schoolyard, Sweetie Belle got a urge to do something. She pulled Rumble's face to her's, and kissed him on the lips. It was quick kiss, but meant a lot to them.
After the kiss Sweetie Belle said: "I love you,"

"And I love you," Rumble said, meaning every word he spoke.

Titillating Trifecta

by FinnPony

Scootaloo

Apple Bloom

Sweetie Belle

Epilogue