Disclaimer: All My Little Ponies, Big Brother Ponies, Bushwoolies, the Moochick and Spike do not belong to me.

THESE TWO HEARTS

by Lina Shay

Chapter Two: Being Skittish

The warm sun reflected on the rainbow falls with a glorious result. The water seemed to almost glow. Fizzy floated on her back as she stared at this and smiled. She bathed in this pond everyday. Water caressing her skin was her favorite sensation. It was almost like she was the only pony in all of Ponyland, and there wasn't a soul to disrupt her warm thoughts. It was something she needed. She had been in a sort of melancholy ever since Buttons and Slugger left on their honeymoon. But now, she was fine and happy, for the moment at least.

"Last one's a yellar cow pie!" came a shout.

Fizzy jumped in surprise and almost choked on a faceful of water. She looked just in time to see Tex, Score and Steamer run up to the pond. She had a hot panic come over her the moment she saw them. Quickly, Fizzy winked on shore and behind a bush. She never had been much with Big Brother ponies. Like anyone else, she had attended the yearly celebration of their return, but she never really talked to one of them.

"I win!" Score announced.

"I'm second," Tex said turning to Steamer. "That makes you the yellar cow pie."

Steamer smiled as if it didn't even bother him.

"How come you're always last, Steamer?" Score asked. "You're always the cow pie or the tire rubber or the buoy."

"It's nothing to let my boiler run dry over," Steamer shrugged indifferently.

"Isn't it crazy that Slugger got married?" Score said to change the subject.

"I don't know," Steamer voiced with a smile. "I think it's cool."

"I mean, settling down like that," Score went on as if Steamer hadn't said anything. "It's horrible that he would tie himself down like that. Look at this place: Lush grazing fields, wild apple trees, young fillies...Why give it up?"

"It's a little thing called love. Ever heard of it?" Steamer asked, rolling his eyes.

"Love?" Score repeated as if it were a bad word. "That's not a real thing. It's just something girls made up to make themselves feel special."

"You're darn tootin'!" Tex aggreed.

"You tell me, then," Steamer challenged, "why did Slugger get married?"

Score thought for a moment, the announced confidently, "Suicide."

Steamer shook his head and laughed.

"Race ya back, ya'll!" Tex said.

"You're on!" Score exclaimed.

"You guys, go ahead," Steamer told him. "I think I'll stop here for a layover."

"You do that," Score scoffed, giving Tex a 'this guy's a nut' look. "Come on, Tex."

"Yeeha!" Tex shouted.

Score and Tex started running off toward Clydesdale Corral. Steamer shook his head at them. He sat near the pond and dipped his hoof into the cool water. Fizzy couldn't help but stare at the way the sunlight glistened on his apricot skin. The gentle breeze rippled through Steamer's long, white mane, and for a moment, the pensive look on his face made Fizzy go googily eyed.

"What?" Fizzy exclaimed, surprised at herself.

She ducked behind the bush before Steamer looked her way. How could she like a Big Brother pony? She didn't know a thing about him, for one, and for two, she had never been interested in males before.

Fizzy glanced up over the bush to come nose to nose with Steamer.

"Hi," he greeted with a smile.

Fizzy gasped and winked out before she had the chance to think it over. She reappeared at Paradise Estate, breathing rapidly. She couldn't believe she had just winked out like that. It wasn't a very nice thing to do, since he did say hi and everything. But she had just been so panicked that she didn't think about it. Fizzy bit her lip, hoping that Steamer wasn't offended.

A/N: I figured it would be inproper to have the Big Brother Ponies in Paradise Estate with the girls, so I made up Clydesdale Corral for the boys. It's not really a corral, of course. That's just what it's called. It's just a nice little bachelor pad.

A/N2: I know Steamer is supposed to be pink or something, but I decided to make him a more manly color. I chose apricot because it's kinda a rosey-yellow. I figured that close enough to pink, but more manly.