Chapter 1
The door to Sugarcube corner clicked shut, leaving behind the pink earth pony that was Pinkie Pie.
"Its hard to let go" said Pinkie Pie with one hoof on the door.
"But we MUST stay strong" a tear fell down the face of the pink earth pony
"Because I'll be back later! so no need to be so dramatic you silly door" Pinkie Pie exclaimed with a huge smile on her face.
Pinkie Pie began to bounce away from Sugarcube corner.
"What a beautiful day today!" thought Pinkie Pie.
"I wonder what I should go and do? so much that I could do, I have the whole of Ponyville in my pinkie paws...pinkie hooves? pinkie appendages, this word lark isn't in my Pinkie job description." Pinkie Pie Paused
In thought and in mid-bounce.
"buuut if Twilight had a description, of any kind, it would be written with lots of words. the syllables themselves would be pinkinomical! therefore that is where I shall go" a change in footing set Pinkie Pie towards the library.
"I could ask Twilight to lend me a book, Id love a new book to read, I wonder if she has any cookbooks? Rainbow Dash could then use it to bake with me..." Pinkie Pie slowed down quite a bit at this thought.
thinking about Rainbow Dash coming to bake with her made her feel...giddy? wiggly? bobbly? Pinkie Pie came to a very sudden stop after that, mainly because any further bouncing would end up smashing the front door to Twilights Library.
"Twilight will know what it makes me feel" Pinkie Pie knocked on the door to the library quickly, then slowly to catch the door off guard, then quickly again just to make up the pattern.
The door to the Library in which the Lavender Pony Twilight Sparkle lived, opened wide in an inviting and open to new people way.
"TWILIGHT what does it make me feel?" demanded the curious Pinkie Pie.
Twilight, a bit thrown back at the unprompted question really tried to make sense of this hidden context.
"What does what make you feel?" asked Twilight
"well if you don't know then how should I silly billy? but whilst I am here can I come in? I would very much like to read a book" with all this inward thinking Pinkie Pie was doing this outward communication felt like a lovely change of pace.
"um... I mean OF COURSE! how could I say no to a learning opportunity" said Twilight
Pinkie bounced into the library with a large smile hiding the unknowing frown that sat deep in her belly.
"I'm pretty sure I should know how baking things with Rainbow Dash makes me feel? as Twilight has no clue about matters of the loaf I must find the right words in one of these "Books"," Pinkie Pie thought.
Twilight retreated to her bedroom to do whatever Twilights do on a beautiful day like today, but whatever it was that Twilight maybe doing be it Twilight stuff or not Pinkie Pie still needed to find a cookbook to read; so she beckoned Twilight with a simple question that would help her do just that.
"TWIIIIILIGHT WHERE'S THE BOOK I WANT?"
Twilight looked down from her bed
"More information please Pinkie!"
Pinkie Pie wasn't sure what the problem was, but felt as if more information may need to be given, just a hunch of course.
"CUPCAKE PARAPHERNALIA AND COOKIE CURIOSITIES!"
Twilight enjoyed this conversation more and more by the second
"Cookbooks Pinkie?" enquired Twilight
"THAT'S THE ONE!" confirmed Pinkie Pie
a whole row of books began to glow on one of the bookshelves, obviously highlighting the books in question.
"YOU ARE A SUPER FANTASTIC STAR TWILIGHT!" shouted Pinkie Pie.
Twilight curled over and went back to doing whatever it was Twilight sparkles do on a beautiful day such as today.
Pinkie Pie poked as many books in the section as she could, skimming the titles to see which one grabbed her fancy or most importantly held the words that would describe how she felt when thinking about Rainbow Dash baking tasty treats with her in the kitchen.
one book stood out to Pinkie Pie in the end, it was a hardback with a rainbow coloured spine, Pinkie Pie didn't usually judge books by there covers but this time it seemed like a good sign.
Pinkie Pie took a seat next to the window, flipped open the book then began to read anxious to find the words she was looking for.
"I like to bake with Sweetie belle too" Pinkie Pie thought
"even if she isn't very good; but this isn't the same. I also really really enjoy doing regular things with other ponies like planning parties and climbing mountains and fighting dragons! but that's not the same either. Its true I really do love other ponies companies but with Rainbow Dash its different, I shouldn't be surprised, we've been marefriends for like three weeks...three weeks today? YES today!" continuing to skim through the rainbow coloured hard back; Pinkie Pie realised she hadn't really been reading any of the words on any of the pages.
so she kept on thinking
"The friend line was stretching really reaaaally super stretchy thin before we finally became each others special somepony, we hung out all the time! pulling pranks on our days off and eventually seeing one another in our lunch brakes. I still cant believe how much time we spend together, even at parties when Id usually be off socialising with all the guests seeing if everyone is alright and happy and having lotsa fun! but in some parties me and Rainbow Dash just stand by the punch bowl, drinking punch and eating those mini carrot dog things on sticks and talking."
"we talk allot" Pinkie Pie thought hard about this statement.
"in fact its weird how a Pinkie Pie such as myself can feel so differently about another pony, I mean we're all ponies, but there is just some stuff you do with some ponies that you don't do with other ponies" Pinkie Pie blushed a very deep red and giggled to herself, Twilight took no notice as in her experience Pinkie Pie liked to make noises and that's just how Pinkie Pie was.
"Ooo I remember when I hosted that cook out party for everypony and it was so much fun! with balloons and glow sticks and party cannons filed with streamers and kazzoo things and FIREWORKS that fired off whoosh into the sky" Pinkie Pie threw the cookbook she was pretending to read way into the air! but caught it quick before Twilight saw and got mad, it was her book after all.
quickly going back to word skimming Pinkie Pie sunk back into her thoughts
"Everypony was having such a funnerific time! including me because I got to have one of Rainbow Dash and I's famous party relaxy, talky sessions; its always the same with us two, we always find each other about half way through the fun and stay glued to the flank until its time to go home," Pinkie Pie loved this idea of being stuck to rainbow dash, first in a romantic sort of way but soon in a quizzical "how would such a thing be carried out" kind of way.
maybe some sort of glue...
"that evening we talked and talked and talked; our talks our the bestest! we laugh and plan fun stuff, there is nowhere I'd rather be when im talking to Rainbow Dash, so when she whisked me up into the nearest tree to watch the stars I was super pleased! and not to worried about the other party guests either, as they were all doing the same thing, but a little further away from us and not up a tree of course" Pinkie Pie snortled at the prospect of many party ponies up trees.
"we didn't know much about the constellations but we both agreed it was just so pretty that it didn't really matter.
even after all the ponies went home to bed we still sat up there, talking and watching the stars. I felt a bit chilly but I swore to Dash that I was fine, she didn't believe me and pulled me closer so that I could share some of her heat, I put my arm around hers to get a better grasp and I didn't let go, it was a bold move but I wasn't really thinking about it as the night was just so terrific!" Pinkie Pie put the cookbook she was reading down on to her legs and smiled widely.
"I nuzzled the side of her shoulder, she felt so warm; I looked up at her and told her that I liked this, the silly filly thought I meant the stars and the high viewing spot but I quickly corrected her and told her what I really liked,and that was me and her together, golly she was so flustered after that I couldn't help but giggle,but I didn't want her to think I was being a big bully so I came into her personal bubble super close and gave her a Pinkie kiss, which to all you folks unfamiliar with Pinkie vocab is a quick loving and snuggly kiss from me, Pinkie!"
"she was my Dashie after that" Pinkie Pie whispered quietly, which made the sentence feel that much more real.
Twilight had come down from her bedroom at this point and was fiddling with some quill sets on the other side of the room, she turned round to see Pinkie Pie staring off into space with the seemingly finished with cookbook on her knees.
"did you find what you were looking for Pinkie Pie?" asked Twilight
Pinkie Pie looked towards Twilight quickly gathering her thoughts before speaking.
"Yes!...I mean no...I mean thank you for the book Twilight you're a peach" Pinkie vocalised as best she could.
Pinkie Pie hopped up and ran to the door disappearing from the library leaving Twilight in a spin with the cookbook wedged in her mouth, Twilight tried to muffle some words but gave up and went back to sorting her quill and inks along with magically floating the cookbook back to its place on the shelf.
The pink earth pony ran straight out the door and into town square where she sat down on a bench.
"So much for finding what it makes me feel" grumped Pinkie pie staring at the sky
"I didn't see Dashie for a long while after that kiss... well, it was only a week but that's a long time, especially when me and Dashie saw each other like everyday! I was really worried that she didn't want to be my friend any more, I said to myself that I would take it all back to stay with her, even just as friends" tears streamed down Pinkie Pies cheeks, but she still wore a smile as she thought.
Pinkie Pie wiped away her tears and tucked herself into a more comfortable position.
"exactly a week later Dashie surprised me in town with the biggest hug you could imagine, she held me so tight I couldn't breath, but I didn't care I had my DASHIE BACK! she squeezed me and nuzzled me so softly right there in the middle of town. I told her I was so glad she came back and Dashie reassured all my past fears with three beautiful words"
"You're my Pinkie"
"after that it was just Pinkie and Dashie against Equestra! wherever there was fun to be had Pinks and Dash would be there to fight off the forces of partypooperdom, DEFENDERS OF THE WEAK AND CAKELESS, CONQUERORS OF THE..." Pinkie was interrupted by a tap on the shoulder.
"...hey Pinkie...are you um...alright" a very cautious yellow Pegasis asked.
Pinkie was in a very action packed stance ready to take on the world at this point so the question,although very quiet, scared her a tad.
"Fluttershy its you! I'm so very very very happy to see you,of course id be happy with anypony wanting to talk to me, because that's just an awfully nice thing to do, but you are one of my very bestisty best friends so its even GREATER!" Pinkie blurted to Fluttershy in a very Pinkie way and although the Pinkie way may scare some, Fluttershy was, as Pinkie said, one of her bestisty best friends, so even as shy as Fluttershy was Pinkie being Pinkie did not scare her one little bit...well not all the time
"...that's great I'm so happy you're okay" Fluttershy said quietly
"...but I..um was walking here and saw you on the bench...and I have these cupcakes and wondered if you wanted one...maybe? you don't have too but..." Fluttershy explained slowly cowering away behind her mane.
Fluttershy lowered herself softly next to Pinkie and held the box of cupcakes open on her knees.
"Ooooo cupcakes! I would love love loooove one thank you ever so much" Pinkie said with an excited vigour,she then plucked one of Fluttershys cupcakes from the box with her teeth and ate it quick as a whip.
Pinkie Drifted into thought whilst savouring the sweet flavour that was the gifted cupcake.
"after me and Dashie became marefriends our friend time only became that little bit more special, I remember Fluttershy needed some help tending to the animals at her cottage so I volunteered because that's what a Pinkie friend such as myself does, also I kinda hoped that one of the chickens escaped so that I could have a chicken race hehe so much fun; and after I told Dashie, she really wanted to come, but had to move some clouds for a storm in the east; so she woke up early just to walk with me, it was so...so awesome. I've hung out with Dashie loads of times before, but knowing she wanted to be with me just for a little bit was so warm and snugly it made my heart all wiggly, not to mention she held my hoof all the way there! and when we did turn up, she kissed me right on the cheek before shooting off into the sky." Pinkie kept and eye on Fluttershy to make sure she wasn't missing anything she might say, but luckily Fluttershy didn't talk allot and looked kinda pleased to have some quiet time with a friend for once.
"Dashie needed to go shopping in Cloudsdale, not for anything Rad she said, but I felt like I would very much like to come with, which is a problem for an earth pony like me because I cant walk on clouds like she can,being a pegasi and all. I couldn't stand this unfairnessness, so I asked Twilight to cast a spell that could help me stand on clouds! Dashie was so excited that I could come that she showed me all around Cloudsdale, we spent so much time walking around we almost forgot to go shopping, it was sooo much fun" Pinkie grinned a big grin that peaked the interest of Fluttershy, so much so she had to break the silence.
"...you're so quiet today Pinkie..." spoke Fluttershy in her soft Fluttershy voice.
"Deep in the Pinkiest of thoughts today Fluttershy, I've been in my own brain aaaaall day. can I have another?" Pinkie asked gesturing towards the cupcakes in the box on Fluttershys knees.
"oh...of course but I need to go to Sugarcube corner soon...would you like to come too?" squeaked Fluttershy trying not to sounds intimidating.
"but you already have a whole box of cupcakes silly filly! why would you need more? although, you can never have too many cupcakes" asked Pinkie Pie curious as to Fluttershys sudden cupcake obsession, which may or may not rival her own.
Fluttershy giggled
"oh no...I baked these myself, but I have an order for something special from Mr and Misses Cake at Sugarcube corner, so I need to pick it up this afternoon"
"Then what are we waiting for MRS Shy we must cake Haist!" Pinkie shouted, causing Fluttershy to jump a little.
Pinkie and Fluttershy started walking towards Sugarcube Corner, although it was all the way across town from the bench they were sitting on. Pinkie picked up her promissed cupcake and sunk back into her thoughts to carry her through the journey.
"everything we do together makes me so very happy, even the littlest of things...what are you saying Pinkamena? the little things are the best parts! the big surprises, the small nuzzles on walks, they are all so special, and they all come together like ingredients in our lives.
"me and Dashie are like bakers!" Pinkie turned to Fluttershy and pulled the most tremendous grin!
"ME AND DASHIE ARE BAKING!" Pinkie screamed
Fluttershy looked at Pinkie puzzled and worried that she may be missing something important.
"and you know how that makes me feel? loved!" giggling uncontrollably Pinkies grin increased even further until there was no more space on her face to grin.
Fluttershy was tearing up but had this solid smile planted on her face as she stared at Pinkie.
"Pinkie to Fluttershy? everything okay Flutter my pal?" Pinkie asked, but noticed that Fluttershy was only partially looking in her direction. Pinkie turned around to see they had arrived at Sugarcube corner, but there was a banner attached to the entrance, and it read...
"Happy anniversary Pinkie" whispered Rainbow Dash in Pinkies ear.
"DASHIE!" Pinkie shouted.
she nuzzled Dashies hooves as they wrapped around her neck and smiled knowing that there was more baking to be done.
The End.