The door creaked open quietly, the room completely dark with the exception of a single dim candle illuminated with a soft pink light shining on a white-laced cloth covering a small square wooden table. On each side maroon cloths intricately folded into the shape of rosebuds resting on the menus placed on the table. A rug rolled from across the doorway towards the table, the gentle trickle of violins and pianos flowing in from across the room.
The two trotted nervously and each took a seat on silver velvet lined chairs opposite of each other. A red curtain stretched from one side of the room the other, secluding them from the rest of the shop. After a few moments Pinkie Pie emerged from the curtain wearing her black and purple saloon dress. She trotted up holding a small notepad, "My name is Pinkie Pie, I'll be your waitress for the evening!" she said holding back giggles.
"Hello!" Raven Flame said gleefully.
"So can I get you two something?" Pinkie Pie asked taking a quill in her hoof and prepared to jot down their order.
"Surprise us." Scootaloo said after giving the hoof crafted menus a quick glance.
"Okey-Dokey-Lokey!" Pinkie Pie said vanishing behind the curtain.
"This is nice." Raven said quietly, reaching her hoof across the table towards Scootaloo.
"RAWR!" Pinkie Pie shouted, suddenly appearing from underneath the table. The two fillies jumped back nearly falling off their seats. "Were you surprised?" she asked hopefully.
"That's not what I meant!" Scootaloo said as she readjusted her seat.
"Oh! You meant surprise you with the order." Pinkie Pie giggled and hopped away back behind the curtain.
Raven Flame blinked and straightened out her now somewhat frazzled mane. "So are you working on any new tricks with your scooter?"
"I'm working on a few, but nothing worth talking about." Scootaloo said modestly.
"Maybe you should try competing," Raven Flame said, "I'd bet the other ponies don't have anything on you."
Scootaloo brushed brightly enough that it was visible even in the dim lighting, "Thanks." She said quietly.
"I'm back!" Pinkie Pie said in a sing song voice, a silver tray balanced on her back. Trotting over carefully she slid the tray onto the table. Heart shaped cupcakes smothered with pink and white frosting. In the midst of the plethora of sweets was a large cup filled with milky chocolate ice cream with two red and white bending straws pointing in opposite directions.
"Can I get you two love ponies anything else?" Pinkie Pie asked.
Raven Flame blushed at the question, "Can you turn up the music?"
"Sure thing!" Pinkie Pie bounced behind the curtain and soon the music flooded much more noticeably into the room.
Scootaloo grinned and picked up a cupcake, removed its wrapping and stuffed it into her mouth. Raven Flame did the same, though forgetting to remove the paper before biting down. Not wanting to ruin the scene she forced herself to swallow the paper and chuckled nervously.
"How's that paper tasting for you?" Scootaloo asked with a grin.
"Oh shut up!" Raven Flame said, lightly kicking her hoof from beneath the table into Scootaloos. The two fillies kicked at each other playfully for a few seconds. Scootaloo didn't return the next light nudge against her; instead she gently caressed her leg against Raven Flame's.
Raven Flame reached her hoof across the table and took Scootaloo's into her own and they stared into one another's eyes. Sitting quietly they allowed the scent of the baking pastries, the crackling of the flame from the single candle and the peaceful orchestrated melodies wash over them.
"Dance with me?" Scootaloo whispered finally breaking the silence.
"I don't know how." Raven Flame answered back nervously.
Scootaloo's grin widened as she hopped off her seat and pulled Raven Flame along with her into a cleared out area of the room. Standing on her own two hind legs and taking Raven's two forelegs she lifted her up into a similar position. She placed her left hoof against Raven's waist and her right hoof beneath Raven's.
"I can't believe you know how to dance." Raven Flame said with a tone of surprise.
"It's not hard." Scootaloo said stepping slightly to her side, matching the slow pace of the music.
Raven Flame clumsily matched the movements, making a great effort not to trot into her own two hooves. Eventually her body adjusted to the strange positioning and she followed Scootaloo's lead with much greater ease, "This is kind of fun." She said with a smile.
Scootaloo released part of her grip from Raven Flame and twirled her in place, then stopped and dipped her backwards. Catching her with her hoof she pushed her back upright and they returned to their previous stance; however the two were standing much closer together.
Raven Flame still giggling from the experience of the spinning and sudden sensation of falling, she felt Scootaloo push her lips onto her own. The kiss caught her by surprise; she blushed, lost her balance and the two of them tumbled onto the floor. The two laughed momentarily before Scootaloo gave Raven Flame yet another kiss.
Pinkie Pie loomed over the two and quickly took a photo before they broke apart from the kiss. The flash of the light blinded them for a few brief seconds. The photo slid out from the developer and dropped onto the two ponies. "There, now you two will always have a photo to remember your first date!" Pinkie Pie said happily.
Raven Flame rubbed her still stinging eyes from the bright flash then took the photo in her hoof, "Thanks."
"Anyway, I hate to interrupt you love ponies but the Cakes kind of need the shop back now." Pinkie Pie said now sounding a little sad.
"Oh, okay. Thanks again Pinkie Pie!" Raven Flame trotted towards the door.
"It was perfect, thanks Pinkie Pie." Scootaloo said giving her a quick hug before joining Raven Flame by the door.
"See you two soon!" Pinkie Pie shouted, waving her hoof goodbye with a blazing speed.