Disclaimer: All My Little Ponies, Big Brother Ponies, Bushwoolies, the Moochick and Spike do not belong to me.
A/N: I had two ideas about how this ball would go down...I don't know why I chose this idea over the other one. I guess this just appealed to me more. My mom and dad told me to go with the other way...but I did this one anyway. I hope you like even though no one else liked the idea.
A/N2: Thanks Jasper Hepcat, HappyGlow, and Allen Sherry for reviewing. I really appreciate it.
THESE TWO HEARTS
by Lina Shay
Chapter Eleven: The Sweetheart Ball
The Sweetheart Ball came up fast. Too fast for Fizzy's taste. She had been feeling ill ever since the day she got 4-Speed to ask her. There was no way she would back out now. This was the only way to get Truly and the girls to leave her alone. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to 4-Speed to cancel on him the day of the dance. He just seemed so happy she wanted to go with him. Maybe that was why she felt ill. It must have been the guilt of leading 4-Speed on like this.
Even thought it was a "sweetheart" dance, many ponies went stag. After all, there were only so many big brothers to go around. Slugger and Buttons came together, naturally. Dazzle was the belle of the ball. She was passed around to so many different ponies, Fizzy was sure she would get dizzy. Tex and Truly went as a couple, and Salty took Heartthrob. Sweet Stuff was having the funniest time dancing with Spike. Then there was Fizzy. They were standing near the punch bowl with him going on and on about his truck. Fizzy couldn't believe that one machine could generate so much talk. She had known it would be like this, so she tried to make the best of it. As to not look stupid, she pretended to understand what he was talking about. When he was just beginning to tell about a road trip he had with Score, Fizzy spotted Steamer. He was walking up to Gusty, who after hearing him, looked in Fizzy's direction. Fizzy panicked. She immediately burst out laughing.
"Oh, 4-Speed, that's the funniest thing I've ever heard," she giggled.
4-Speed looked confused for a moment, then smiled.
"If you think that's funny," he began, "then you'll love the one about when I cracked the head on my truck."
"Oh, did you get a concussion?" Fizzy asked in worry.
4-Speed busted up. She didn't get why that was funny, but she laughed along anyway. When she glanced back at Gusty, Steamer wasn't near her anymore. Fizzy felt this strange emptiness and pang in her stomach.
"Want to dance or something?" 4-Speed asked once he had stopped snorting.
"Sure," Fizzy shrugged, figuring it was only polite.
Fizzy and 4-Speed walked to the middle of the floor where the other couples were. Fizzy set her head against 4-Speed's neck as the two side-stepped back and forth to the music. Her eyes met with Buttons's. Buttons looked at her in confusion. Fizzy just looked away. Truly came into view. She whispered something to Tex. He smiled. What were they talking about? Were they talking about her and 4-Speed? As Fizzy and 4-Speed continued to dance, she noticed that most the ponies in the room were staring at them. All this was making Fizzy really uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry," Fizzy muttered breathlessly. "I need some air."
"You want me to come with you?" 4-Speed offered.
"No," Fizzy assured him. "It will only be a minute."
As fast as she could, Fizzy galloped to the door and pushed her way into the open air. She felt like throwing up. She felt like crying. What was wrong with her?
"Fizzy," came the worried voices of Buttons and Gusty.
"Are you all right?" Buttons asked.
Fizzy shook her head.
"What's wrong?" Buttons queried.
"I..." Fizzy felt tears coming to her eyes. "I love Steamer."
"Oh, Fizzy," Buttons began. "Why did you lie to me?"
"I was afraid!" Fizzy cried. "I was afraid I would loose him if he ever found out."
Buttons just stood there, speechless.
"And now," Fizzy went on, "I don't even know where he is."
"After he saw you with 4-Speed, he left," Buttons informed.
"I told you it wasn't a good idea," Gusty murmured.
"It was YOUR idea," Fizzy insisted.
"What? What idea?" Buttons demanded.
"Well," Gusty began sheepishly. "Fizzy was trying to get everyone to stop hassling her about Steamer. That's why she came with 4-Speed."
"This was your idea?" Buttons asked Gusty.
"I figure it would make Steamer jealous and he'd go after her," Gusty shrugged.
"You two have a lot to learn about big brother ponies," Buttons said, shaking her head.
"Yeah," came a voice behind them.
The three unicorns turned around to see Slugger.
"Big brother ponies are really thick sometimes," Slugger went on. "You have to tell them things straight out or they tend to misunderstand."
"You wouldn't believe how much coaxing it took to get him to ask me to marry him," Buttons added, smiling at Slugger.
Slugger just smiled sheepishly back.
Fizzy glanced at her feet. What was she supposed to do now?
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Gusty said with annoyance.
Fizzy looked up in confusion. "I don't know what to do."
"I'll tell you," Gusty volunteered, but her words were smothered by Buttons's hoof.
"What does your heart tell you to do, Fizzy?" Buttons asked.
Fizzy took a deep breath. She knew, but could she bring herself to do it. Gusty, Buttons and Slugger looked at her expectantly.
"I have to find Steamer," Fizzy insisted as she sprinted off.
She ran as fast as she could to everywhere she could think of. She looked in the nursery, a Clydsdale corral, in the forest. It was dark and she was getting tired. Fizzy stopped by Rainbow Falls. She sat on the edge of the shore and stared out at the water. She couldn't believe she couldn't find Steamer. Where was he? As she let out a sigh, her eyes wandered along the water until she spotted an apricot reflection of something. Fizzy glanced down the bank and saw Steamer sitting not five yards away.
"Steamer!" She called as she ran up to him.
"Hey," he said with a smile that almost looked fake. "Left the party kinda early, don't you think?"
"Well, I..." Fizzy shrugged. "What are you doing out here?"
"Thinking," Steamer told her.
"About what?" Fizzy pried.
Steamer just smiled at her.
"Why didn't you take anyone to the dance?" Fizzy asked.
"To tell the truth," Steamer began, staring out at the water, "I wanted to take you. But I guess you had another idea in mind."
"Steamer," Fizzy began, almost breathless with apprehension.
Steamer looked at her, waiting for what she had to say.
"M-my boiler's overflowing," Fizzy sputtered. "My smoke stalk in billowing more than it ever has, and I feel like any minute I'll be de-railed."
Steamer stared at her in confusion for a moment. Then a smile spread across his face.
"I love you, too," he whispered.
Fizzy smiled.
A/N: So. what did you think? I think it turned out pretty well. The other idea, Steamer got jealous and something like punched out 4-Speed....maybe not. Anyway, he confesses his love to Fizzy first. I think it better this way. What about you?
A/N2: HANG ON, you guys! There's ONE MORE CHAPTER that you can't miss.
A/N: I had two ideas about how this ball would go down...I don't know why I chose this idea over the other one. I guess this just appealed to me more. My mom and dad told me to go with the other way...but I did this one anyway. I hope you like even though no one else liked the idea.
A/N2: Thanks Jasper Hepcat, HappyGlow, and Allen Sherry for reviewing. I really appreciate it.
THESE TWO HEARTS
by Lina Shay
Chapter Eleven: The Sweetheart Ball
The Sweetheart Ball came up fast. Too fast for Fizzy's taste. She had been feeling ill ever since the day she got 4-Speed to ask her. There was no way she would back out now. This was the only way to get Truly and the girls to leave her alone. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to 4-Speed to cancel on him the day of the dance. He just seemed so happy she wanted to go with him. Maybe that was why she felt ill. It must have been the guilt of leading 4-Speed on like this.
Even thought it was a "sweetheart" dance, many ponies went stag. After all, there were only so many big brothers to go around. Slugger and Buttons came together, naturally. Dazzle was the belle of the ball. She was passed around to so many different ponies, Fizzy was sure she would get dizzy. Tex and Truly went as a couple, and Salty took Heartthrob. Sweet Stuff was having the funniest time dancing with Spike. Then there was Fizzy. They were standing near the punch bowl with him going on and on about his truck. Fizzy couldn't believe that one machine could generate so much talk. She had known it would be like this, so she tried to make the best of it. As to not look stupid, she pretended to understand what he was talking about. When he was just beginning to tell about a road trip he had with Score, Fizzy spotted Steamer. He was walking up to Gusty, who after hearing him, looked in Fizzy's direction. Fizzy panicked. She immediately burst out laughing.
"Oh, 4-Speed, that's the funniest thing I've ever heard," she giggled.
4-Speed looked confused for a moment, then smiled.
"If you think that's funny," he began, "then you'll love the one about when I cracked the head on my truck."
"Oh, did you get a concussion?" Fizzy asked in worry.
4-Speed busted up. She didn't get why that was funny, but she laughed along anyway. When she glanced back at Gusty, Steamer wasn't near her anymore. Fizzy felt this strange emptiness and pang in her stomach.
"Want to dance or something?" 4-Speed asked once he had stopped snorting.
"Sure," Fizzy shrugged, figuring it was only polite.
Fizzy and 4-Speed walked to the middle of the floor where the other couples were. Fizzy set her head against 4-Speed's neck as the two side-stepped back and forth to the music. Her eyes met with Buttons's. Buttons looked at her in confusion. Fizzy just looked away. Truly came into view. She whispered something to Tex. He smiled. What were they talking about? Were they talking about her and 4-Speed? As Fizzy and 4-Speed continued to dance, she noticed that most the ponies in the room were staring at them. All this was making Fizzy really uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry," Fizzy muttered breathlessly. "I need some air."
"You want me to come with you?" 4-Speed offered.
"No," Fizzy assured him. "It will only be a minute."
As fast as she could, Fizzy galloped to the door and pushed her way into the open air. She felt like throwing up. She felt like crying. What was wrong with her?
"Fizzy," came the worried voices of Buttons and Gusty.
"Are you all right?" Buttons asked.
Fizzy shook her head.
"What's wrong?" Buttons queried.
"I..." Fizzy felt tears coming to her eyes. "I love Steamer."
"Oh, Fizzy," Buttons began. "Why did you lie to me?"
"I was afraid!" Fizzy cried. "I was afraid I would loose him if he ever found out."
Buttons just stood there, speechless.
"And now," Fizzy went on, "I don't even know where he is."
"After he saw you with 4-Speed, he left," Buttons informed.
"I told you it wasn't a good idea," Gusty murmured.
"It was YOUR idea," Fizzy insisted.
"What? What idea?" Buttons demanded.
"Well," Gusty began sheepishly. "Fizzy was trying to get everyone to stop hassling her about Steamer. That's why she came with 4-Speed."
"This was your idea?" Buttons asked Gusty.
"I figure it would make Steamer jealous and he'd go after her," Gusty shrugged.
"You two have a lot to learn about big brother ponies," Buttons said, shaking her head.
"Yeah," came a voice behind them.
The three unicorns turned around to see Slugger.
"Big brother ponies are really thick sometimes," Slugger went on. "You have to tell them things straight out or they tend to misunderstand."
"You wouldn't believe how much coaxing it took to get him to ask me to marry him," Buttons added, smiling at Slugger.
Slugger just smiled sheepishly back.
Fizzy glanced at her feet. What was she supposed to do now?
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Gusty said with annoyance.
Fizzy looked up in confusion. "I don't know what to do."
"I'll tell you," Gusty volunteered, but her words were smothered by Buttons's hoof.
"What does your heart tell you to do, Fizzy?" Buttons asked.
Fizzy took a deep breath. She knew, but could she bring herself to do it. Gusty, Buttons and Slugger looked at her expectantly.
"I have to find Steamer," Fizzy insisted as she sprinted off.
She ran as fast as she could to everywhere she could think of. She looked in the nursery, a Clydsdale corral, in the forest. It was dark and she was getting tired. Fizzy stopped by Rainbow Falls. She sat on the edge of the shore and stared out at the water. She couldn't believe she couldn't find Steamer. Where was he? As she let out a sigh, her eyes wandered along the water until she spotted an apricot reflection of something. Fizzy glanced down the bank and saw Steamer sitting not five yards away.
"Steamer!" She called as she ran up to him.
"Hey," he said with a smile that almost looked fake. "Left the party kinda early, don't you think?"
"Well, I..." Fizzy shrugged. "What are you doing out here?"
"Thinking," Steamer told her.
"About what?" Fizzy pried.
Steamer just smiled at her.
"Why didn't you take anyone to the dance?" Fizzy asked.
"To tell the truth," Steamer began, staring out at the water, "I wanted to take you. But I guess you had another idea in mind."
"Steamer," Fizzy began, almost breathless with apprehension.
Steamer looked at her, waiting for what she had to say.
"M-my boiler's overflowing," Fizzy sputtered. "My smoke stalk in billowing more than it ever has, and I feel like any minute I'll be de-railed."
Steamer stared at her in confusion for a moment. Then a smile spread across his face.
"I love you, too," he whispered.
Fizzy smiled.
A/N: So. what did you think? I think it turned out pretty well. The other idea, Steamer got jealous and something like punched out 4-Speed....maybe not. Anyway, he confesses his love to Fizzy first. I think it better this way. What about you?
A/N2: HANG ON, you guys! There's ONE MORE CHAPTER that you can't miss.
