Chapter 12: Discovering Feelings

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At Sunset's house, Sunset was looking at herself in a mirror as she took a few deep breathes.

"Hey Luke, what's up? Listen I was wondering if you would like to um I mean if you're not busy go on a date with me this Saturday? Uh no that's way too nervous. Hey Luke, you, me, Saturday night?" Sunset said trying to act confident.

Looking over she saw Torch shaking his head indicating not to go with that one.

"Alright. Yo Shane let's go hit the movies this weekend what do you say man?" Sunset asks sounding like a rapper, but Torch just has an agonized look on his face as Sunset facepalms. "Yeah that was pretty lame." Sunset sighs sitting down.

Torch hops over to her and chirps asking why she was acting like this.

"Look Torch you may not believe this, but I wasn't exactly the most social pony back in Equestria." Sunset said but Torch just rolls his eyes as if to say really. "I mean I dated other people before I mean Flash took me out a couple times, but I don't know I guess I never really liked him."

Torch chirps as he hops onto her shoulder causing Sunset to smile softly.

"And how could I forget, if I didn't meet Luke, I never would've gotten an amazing little slug like you." Sunset said petting Torch who smiles hearing this. "You know what Torch I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna ask Luke out."

Torch smiles giving her a chirp saying to go for it as she walks out the door.

Meanwhile at Rarity's boutique, Rarity was taking some measurements of Luke. Looking to her desk Luke saw Dazzle and Burpy feeding Rarity's cat Opal.

"Seems Dazzle is handling things pretty well." Luke said.

"Yes, she's become my own little fashion assistant." Rarity smiles.

"So why did you want me to come here?" Luke asks as she wrote things down.

"Well Slugterra fashion is very nice darling, if we ever run into those things again I want us all to look fabulous while doing so." Rarity said.

"You don't have to do that for Rarity." Luke said as she walked to her desk.

"Trust me, figuring out fashion from another world. This is a challenge and I want it." Rarity said walking over with some fabrics. "Hmm I'd say a nice dark gray adds a nice touch."

"Rarity!" A voice calls out making Rarity jump and accidentally prick Luke with a needle causing him to jump.

"Ow!" Luke said as the door opened to reveal Sweetie Belle.

"Rarity, we need to get going or we're going to be late for school." Sweetie Belle said.

"Oh uh yes of course, I'll-I'll be right down." Rarity said as Sweetie Belle left the room. Turning around Rarity noticed some blood on Luke's finger from where she pricked him. "Oh no Luke, you're bleeding."

"Huh? Oh it's no big deal." Luke said when Rarity walked back with a bandage and started breathing on the wound.

The warm and softness of her breath surprised Luke as a small blush formed on his face. "Uh what are you doing?" Luke asks.

"I'm not sure, but whenever I was hurt my mother would do this to me and it would make it feel better." Rarity said as she put a bandage on his finger. "There we go."

"Wow…thanks." Luke said.

"Come along darling we best not be late." Rarity said grabbing her bag and Dazzle.

"R-Right." Luke said grabbing his bag and Burpy.

An hour later at Canterlot High, Luke was at his locker getting his books when down the hall Sunset turned a corner and spots him.

'Okay you got this, just walk up to him and say what you want to say.' Sunset thought as she took a deep breath.

Sunset walks down the hall towards him and was about to call out to him when Rainbow came up next to him.

"Hey Luke, check it out!" Rainbow said holding up a poster. "Tryouts for the Friendship Games start in three weeks!"

"What's that?" Luke asks.

"It's this awesome competition between our school and our rival school. We should totally tryout." Rainbow said leading him away causing Sunset to sigh.

"I'll try again later." Sunset said.

At lunch, Sunset was in line for food when she noticed Luke sitting by himself at a table. Thinking this was a good chance Sunset walks over only to see Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy sit down.

At music rehearsal, Luke was sitting down with the slugs waiting for the Rainbooms to arrive. Sunset walks in with her guitar and sees him by himself.

"Uh Luke I—"

"Luke we need a hand over here!" Applejack calls out from down the hall.

"Coming!" Luke said walking past her.

Sighing in defeat Sunset sits down next to Burpy and Luke's Slugs.

"Man this day has not been easy for me." Sunset sighs.

Burpy chirps asking what was wrong when Torch chirps back telling them what was up with Sunset.

Surprised by this Burpy looks up to Sunset's frowning face and pauses to think. After a minute of thinking Burpy smiles getting an idea. Leaning in he whispers something to Torch who grins liking it.

As the school day was nearing the end Sunset was at her locker when Torch hopped out of her backpack and chirps.

"Sorry Torch, guess I'll ask Luke another time." Sunset sighs.

Torch looks at Sunset grabbing her guitar pick when he jumps up and bites down on it before hopping away with it. "Torch no! Come back!" Sunset said running after the slug before anyone saw him.

In the machine shop, Luke had a magnifying glass aimed at his wrist blasters with a screw driver.

On his camera Kord was giving him instructions. "Alright now twist the front left screw counterclockwise and twirl the red wire with the black wire." Kord said.

"Alright…got it." Luke said picking up his blaster and putting it on his hand. Clicking a button the side blades shot out.

"Hopefully you won't have to use the blades, but I'd rather have you bee safe than sorry." Kord said.

"Thanks Uncle Kord." Luke smiles.

"Anytime Luke, keep up the good work." Kord said hanging up.

As Burpy hops out of Luke's backpack he notices Luke put the screwdriver down for a second. Using this chance Burpy leaps out and grabs the screwdriver before hopping away.

"Burpy? Hey wait come back!" Luke said running after him.

Behind the Wondercolt statue in front of the school, Burpy and Torch meet up there before placing the screwdriver and guitar pick down at the base of the statue. Chriping both slugs high one as Sunset runs over.

"Torch, what has gotten into you?" Sunset asks picking him up when she notices Burpy. "Burpy what are you…"

"Burpy!" Looking up Sunset saw Luke running over.

"Luke?" Sunset asks as Luke picks up Burpy.

"Hey Sunset, thanks for finding them." Luke said.

"Uh it's no problem." Sunset said as Torch nudges her telling her to go for it. "Uh Luke?" She calls out to him as he walks away.

"Yeah?"

"Well…I was wondering if you wanted to meet up this Saturday?" Sunset asks.

"Sure, you want more Slug Practice?" Luke asks.

"Well not really I was thinking more along the line of going to the movies…just you and me. L-Like a…date." Sunset blushes causing Luke's eyes to widen.

"D-Date?" Luke said surprised.

"I'm sorry I guess I wasn't sure how you would react and I guess I wasn't sure either." Sunset stutters.

"Uh Sunset." Luke said stopping her. "I uh…I'd love to." Luke admits.

"G-Great." Sunset said.

There was an uncomfortable silence between the two of them who were bright red.

"So uh…see you Saturday?" Luke asks.

"Yeah sounds good." Sunset said as they walked away.