Chapter Three: It's Not A Date!
Pinkie Pie happily skipped across the sidewalk, all the while whistling a tune. The reason she was so happy was because today was Monday, which meant she would get an answer from Twilight. Of course, she was extremely nervous as to what the answer was going to be, but she wasn't going to let that sour her mood. She figured that if she remained positive, smiled, and thought happy thoughts then everything would turn out for the best... she hoped!
After skipping through the brisk autumn morning she finally arrived at Canterlot High. She smiled upon seeing all of her friends and fellow students, although to her they were all her friends. The pink skinned girl continued to smile before furrowing her brow. The most important thing on her agenda was finding Twilight. So she began her search for her studious friend. She didn't pay much attention to the other students, but she would wave or smile at them.
Minutes passed by and the pink haired girl had yet to find Twilight. She was starting to worry. What if Twilight was avoiding her? What if something really bad happened to Twilight over the weekend, something so bad that it caused her to go to the hospital. Maybe she was in some sort of horrible car crash and was currently in a coma. Perhaps she accidentally wandered into a bad neighborhood and...
"YOU'RE NOT HELPING!" Pinkie screamed to the heavens.
Oh sorry... wait, you're not supposed to know I'm here.
"Well maybe if you stopped filling my head with depressing thoughts I wouldn't have to break the 4th wall and yell at you!"
I'm just trying to set up the mood, you know, create a little tension.
"That doesn't mean you get to mess with my head! How would you like it if someone did that to you huh?!"
Everyone in the area stared at the girl in confusion. Their confusion only lasted a few moments before shrugging, they figured it was just Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie.
Just then Twilight Sparkle's car pulled into the parking lot.
"Yay, thanks Mr. Author!" The pink haired girl exclaimed as she skipped over to her friend's car.
Twilight stepped out of her car and upon doing so she noticed her energetic friend heading her way. A smile came onto her face as she waved to the girl. "Hello Pinkie Pie."
"Hiya Twilight!" Pinkie smiled brightly as she approached her friend. After getting close enough she glanced around nervously. "So... have you thought about what I said?"
"Yes." The purple skinned girl took a quick look around, just to make sure that no one was around. With the coast clear she let out a deep sigh, worrying her friend slightly. "...I'm willing to give this a try."
Pinkie Pie's face went blank. She could hardly believe it. "Y-you mean..."
"Mhm, I'll go on a date with you." The studious girl said in a hushed tone. "Uh... Pinkie, are you okay?"
It took the pink haired girl several moments to compose herself. This was like a dream come true! The biggest smile came onto her face as she wrapped her friend in a bone shattering hug. Obviously she didn't break her friend's bones, but it was still a tight embrace. "Oh thank you thank you thank you Twilight. You don't know how happy I am!"
"T-that's great, but could you l-let go of me now?"
"Sorry." Pinkie apologized as she released her grip.
Twilight took a few seconds to catch her breath. "Now then, I do have a few rules for our 'date'."
"Rules?"
"Yes. The first one is no kissing, the second is no hand holding. If anyone asks, we aren't on a date. Oh, and absolutely no suggestive gestures. Is that clear?"
At first, the pink haired girl looked a little down. She wanted nothing more than to kiss Twilight... unfortunately that was off limits. Even hand holding was forbidden. Yet, even with all that she couldn't help but smile. Her crush had agreed to go on a date with her, and that's all that really mattered. Besides, if everything went well this one date could lead to several more, and those could possibly remove some boundaries. "Okay Twilight, that's fine by me!" She grinned before her face went slightly blank. "Wait... is hugging okay?"
The studious girl thought for a moment before responding. "Yeah, I guess it is." She stated, making her soon to be date smile. "However, it can only be a friendship hug. That means your hands can only touch my back, got it?"
"Yep, no copping a feel." She saluted. "So when is our date?"
"Hm... well, how about tonight?"
Pinkie's eyes went wide. "T-tonight?!"
Twilight nodded. "If that works for you?" She asked, just now realizing that she picked a date without asking her friend beforehand.
"Of course it does!" The energetic girl yelled quietly. "So what should I wear?"
"Whatever you want, this is going to be a casual date."
"Oki doki loki." She then squealed with excitement. "I'm so excited! I don't know how I'm going to make it through the day."
"HEY!"
The two girls turned and noticed Vice Principal Luna walking up to them, and she looked angry.
"What are you two doing out here, the bell rang a few minutes ago!" She stated.
"Sorry, Vice Principal Luna, Pinkie and I were..." Twilight tried to think of an excuse, but couldn't. There was no way she was going to tell her that she and Pinkie were planning a date.
"My pet alligator Gummy died over the weekend and Twilight was consoling me!" The energetic girl blurted out, having just thought of that excuse. She knew that this date was a secret. She also knew that if she did reveal the secret that the date would definitely get called off.
Luna raised an eyebrow as she looked between each student. "Wait a minute... I thought Gummy was just your stuffed animal?" She asked accusingly.
As if on cue tears started forming in Pinkie's eyes. A few moments later she fell to her knees and started sobbing heavily. "HE WAS REAL TO ME!" She screamed to the heavens.
Following her friend's lead, the blue haired girl pulled her friend up and hugged her. "It'll be okay Pinkie."
Luna had never felt so confused. She started to talk, but just couldn't find the words. After a few moments of contemplation she shook her head vigorously. It was just Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie. "I'm... sorry, for your loss." She offered as the girl continued to wail. "...Just try and finish up soon okay?" With no answer she merely backed away slowly and headed towards the school.
The two girls continued the display until the coast was clear. They then broke off the embrace. "Phew, that was close." Twilight noted. "That was pretty convincing, you actually sounded upset."
"Thanks, it just came to me." She smiled.
"Well... I guess we should get to class."
"Yeah..." The pink haired girl said with a chuckle. She then rubbed her left arm nervously. "So... see you tonight?"
Twilight nodded slowly. "I'll pick you up at six." She stated.
Pinkie smiled. "Great, I'll be ready." She paused for a moment before looking her friend in the eyes. "Thank you again Twilight, I promise this date will be the best ever!"
"I'm actually looking forward to it, it will certainly be a new experience." The studious girl said as she began walking towards the school. After only a few steps she was followed by her friend. The two were now walking side by side. "So, um... how did you know Luna was going to buy your excuse."
"Oh I didn't," She grinned. "but you can make anything sound convincing if you try hard enough."
Twilight stared at her for a few seconds before shrugging.
Now Pinkie Pie had a theory that time slowed down while in school. It felt like forever from when the morning bell rang, to when the final bell rang. And today, that fact was made all the more present. What made today especially tough was because of one certain thing... her date with Twilight! For years she had waited for this moment, and tonight was the night. That fact alone made the day all the more unbearable. Yet, she survived. There was no way boredom would kill her, not when the best thing in the world was happening later that night.
So when the final bell rang out Pinkie bolted out of school. She practically sprinted all the way to her house, not stopping for anything. She was just too excited to slow down. In fact, the girl set a record for how quickly she could make it home. And after arriving at her house she noticed her car in the driveway, which meant that her sister Maud had returned.
With a big smile she entered her house, and sure enough Maud was there, sitting on the couch. "Hiya Maud!" Pinkie exclaimed as she ran over and hugged her sister.
"Hi Pinkie." Maud greeted in her usual deadpan tone.
"So how was the rock convention?" She asked as she released the hug.
"I saw some neat rocks, and Boulder made some new friends."
Even though her sister always spoke in a monotone voice, she knew when her sister was happy or sad. And she could tell her sister genuinely had a fun time. "That's great!" She stated with yet another smile.
"How was your weekend?"
At that question Pinkie paused. While her crush on Twilight was no secret to her sister(in fact she was the first person she told), she just didn't want to unload so much on her sister at once. Then again, her sister was able to withstand pretty much anything, much like a rock. Pinkie started cracking up at the little joke.
Maud stared at her in confusion. "What?"
"Oh nothing, just a case of the giggles." A few more little chuckles escaped her lips before she settled down. "My weekend was, well... kind of like a roller coaster." She then went into details. The energetic girl started with the sleepover, making sure to include the kiss. She then explained her meeting at the cafe, and how there was a possibility for a date. And obviously, she mentioned she actually had a date with Twilight tonight! "...And then I came home and saw you on the couch and I was all "hiya Maud" and you were all "hi Pinkie"."
Despite hearing such a crazy story Maud had the same expression on her face as always. "So you finally have a date with Twilight?"
Pinkie Pie nodded rapidly. "I know, I'm excited too!" She then squealed with giddiness. "This is going to be the best night EVER!"
"I'm happy for you, and so is Boulder."
"Aw, thanks Maud. Thanks Boulder." She grabbed her sister and pulled her into a big hug. This continued for several seconds before she broke it off. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to get ready."
Twilight Sparkle felt more and more nervous as she neared her friend's house. Part of her may have been a little excited for the date, but a much larger part was nervous. Tonight would mark the first date the studious girl had ever been on. And while yes, she did do a little reading on the subject, she still couldn't shake the butterflies in her stomach. Instead of just a friendly outing with Pinkie it was going to be a date! Of course, it was only the first date, and could potentially be the only one.
After a few more minutes she had arrived at her destination. Her car slowly pulled into the driveway. She turned off her vehicle and took the keys out of the ignition. 'Okay Twilight, you can do this!' With a big sigh she stepped out of her car, almost tripping over herself in the process. For the date Twilight had worn what she usually wore to school. Despite her brother's suggestions of wearing something less casual she stuck to something simple. After all this wasn't a very serious date, so why wear anything fancy?
Upon reaching the front entrance she stared at it for a few moments, just letting everything sink in. Her right hand slowly raised and formed into a fist. She knocked on the door several times, making sure to be loud but not too loud. A brief period of silence followed as the studious girl continued to stand in front of the wooden door. Her mind seemed to be at war with her body, and she was struggling to overcome her nerves. From inside she could hear rapid footsteps, signaling the arrival of her soon to be date.
Not a second later the door opened. Standing there in her usual attire was Pinkie Pie. A gigantic grin was plastered on her face, and her eyes looked as though they were sparkling lightly. "Hi Twilight!"
"H-hi Pinkie Pie." She greeted with an shaky smile. "So, um... nice outfit."
The pink haired girl smiled in response to the semi-awkward compliment. "Thanks! I figured I would wear this because you said this isn't a fancy date. I like your outfit too."
"It's the one I always wear." Twilight pointed out.
"Well yeah, but that doesn't mean I don't like it. Besides, we're supposed to be complimenting each other because that's what you do on dates." She explained.
"I guess you're right." The blue haired girl then sighed. "I'm sorry, I'm still kind of nervous about all of this."
Pinkie Pie placed a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder, and she made sure to it was a far from sexual as possible. "Don't worry Twilight, it'll be fine." She noticed her words didn't do much. "If it makes you feel better I'm nervous too." That wasn't a lie. There was a lot riding on this date for the pink skinned girl. If everything went well then that increased the chances for a follow up date. However, if their date went horribly then that might mark it as the final date. So obviously Pinkie was going to do everything in her power to make their date the best it could possibly be.
Knowing that she wasn't alone helped put Twilight's mind at ease. If they were both nervous then there would be less pressure for her to really commit. Not that she wasn't planning on fully committing... the point was that she wouldn't have to meet any ridiculously high standards. "That actually kind of does."
The two shared a smile before Pinkie withdrew her hand. "So... should we get going?"
Twilight rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Y-yeah, that sounds good." She noted.
Right as they were about to leave Maud walked over to the door. She stared at them for a little while as they stared at her back. An awkward silence washed over the three of them. What felt like several minutes later Maud finally spoke up. "Have fun on your date." With that said she headed back over to the couch.
Both girls looked over to each other, shrugged, and then started walking over to Twilight's car. The studious girl opened her door and then unlocked the passenger door. Once both she and her date were in the car she turned and glared at her friend. "I thought I told you not to tell anyone!"
In response Pinkie waved her hands dismissively. "Oh nonononononono. Maud knew about my crush on you for years, ever since I first developed feelings for you."
Not a moment later the purple skinned girl's face relaxed. "Oh." She then frowned. "Sorry, I should have realized that you would have told your sister something like that."
"It's okay Twilight, you didn't know that Maud knew." She told her with a smile.
"...So you've really had a crush on me for that long?"
"Mhm. Ever since the first day you came to our school."
Hearing that made Twilight pause. While she had heard of love at first sight she didn't think it was actually real. It always seemed fake, just something people said when they had a crush on someone. Twilight had never believed in it herself. Maybe it was just her scientific mindset, but the thought of finding your true love just by looking at them seemed absurd. Yet in this case it literally was love at first sight.
The studious girl remembered her first day well, as if it was yesterday. She was pretty nervous, and didn't know who to introduce herself to. The first girl she met had actually been Pinkie Pie, although met was a strong word as when Twilight said hi Pinkie gasped and ran away. Little did she know that the girl who had run away from her had just then gotten a crush on her. Something about that made her smile, and when she turned towards her friend she revealed her warm smile.
"So where are we going?" The pink girl asked.
"How about that new burger place?" Twilight suggested.
"But I thought you didn't like burgers?"
"No I do like burgers. I just don't eat them very often, and I figured why not try that new place since I know how much you love them." She explained.
That last bit made the energetic girl's smile widen, nearly reaching from ear to ear.
Twilight was feeling a little creeped out by her date's grin, because it was much wider than usual. And for Pinkie that was saying something. "Are you okay?"
She nodded rapidly. "You're really considerate, just how a date should be."
Her friend's words made the blue haired girl blush lightly.
"And ya'see, that was a genuine complement." Pinkie told her.
"Let's just get going." Twilight said as she put the car in reverse and started backing out of the driveway. After successfully backing out she began driving towards the burger joint.
About twenty minutes later the duo arrived at Harmony Burger. It was relatively small, but still bigger than most other places around town. From the outside they could see that it wasn't too busy, which was good since they wouldn't have to wait for a table. It looked like a pretty simple burger place, this making it the perfect spot for a first date.
After parking her car Twilight turned it off and took the keys out of the ignition. She then took a deep breath and looked over to her friend. "I guess this is it." She stated with a weak chuckle.
"Yeah..." Pinkie let out a nervous chuckle of her own.
A few more moments of awkwardness later and the two stepped out of the car. They then began walking towards the front entrance. Both of them were feeling even more nervous than before. This was it, the real deal. They were about to go out on a date, a date! It wasn't going to be a friendly meal at all.
A man with blue skin and silver hair was there to greet the customers. He wore black shoes, khakis, and a black vest over a red and white stripped short sleeved shirt. "Hello and welcome to Harmony Burger. Just two tonight?"
"Yes please." Twilight answered, having just snapped out of her thoughts.
"Alright, follow me." With two menus in hand he led the two girls over to the back corner of the establishment. There was an empty booth situated at one corner of the restaurant. After placing the menus down he smiled at the customers. "Someone will be by shortly to take your orders."
"Thank you." Both girls said in unison as he walked away.
The purple skinned girl took a seat and instantly grabbed a menu. As much as she wanted to have a conversation with her date she wasn't sure how to start it. There was just a great feeling of awkwardness in the air. It felt like her mind was trying to process too many things at once. Somewhere inside she knew that the date wasn't a big deal, and that she should just relax. However the studious girl was feeling a lot of pressure, from where she had no clue, but it was filling her entire body. What if she said the wrong thing, or did something to ruin the entire night?
"Twilight."
Hearing her name being called the girl looked up from her menu. "Huh?"
"I asked what you were planning on getting." Pinkie told her before raising an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm just..."
"It's okay Twilight, I get it. But you don't have to feel nervous around me, we're friends after all." She explained with glee.
A heavy sigh escaped the studious girl's lips. "That's just it. You're not my friend tonight, you're my date. I can't just pretend that you and I are hanging out."
Pinkie Pie smiled. "Of course not, but just because this is a date doesn't mean you have to stress about it. Twilight, I really like you, and that's because I've gotten to know you over the years. You're a smart, clever, attractive girl. You don't have to worry about anything, because no matter what you'll always be my friend."
Just like that all of her fear and dread vanished. Her date's words had really gotten through to her. A bright blush slowly appeared on her face, in response to those compliments. And upon looking into her friend's caring eyes she smiled. "Thanks Pinkie, that really helped."
"Hello there my name is Silver Platter." A lady with white skin and red hair, wearing a similar outfit as the host walked over to them. "So what can I get you to drink?"
"I'll have a root beer!" The pink haired girl said.
"And I'll have a lemonade."
Silver Platter wrote that down. "Are you two ready to order or do you still need a few moments?"
"I'm ready. I'll have a bacon double cheeseburger, medium rare, with ketchup, mustard, pickles, pepper jack cheese, and tomatoes!" Pinkie smiled.
"And for you?" The waitress asked.
Twilight looked over the options one last time before setting it down. "I'll have a cheeseburger with lettuce, mayonnaise, pickles, and cheddar cheese. Oh and I'll take it medium rare as well please."
After writing it all down the waitress smiled at the customers. "Alright, we'll be right out with your drinks." She told them before walking away.
With the waitress gone the two girls looked at one another, unintentionally gazing into each others eyes. The studious girl stared into her dates eyes, those big beautiful blue eyes... she then blinked twice. 'Huh, where did that come from?' As she pondered this she found herself once again gazing at the girl in front of her. There was just something so captivating about those eyes, and that smile was both warm and inviting. Upon realizing what she was doing she shook her head. "Sorry, I was lost in my own head for a second."
Pinkie Pie had a sneaking suspicion that she had just been ogled by her date. And while she was extremely giddy about the thought she wasn't going to vocalize it, plus she didn't have much evidence that that was the case. Instead she just smiled. "Well what were you thinking about?" She questioned.
"I was thinking about that science project." That wasn't exactly what she was thinking about, but she didn't want to tell her date that she had been staring her down.
"You mean the one that's not due for another month?" Pinkie received a nod. "Don't tell me you finished it already?"
"No of course not... but I did get a good head start on it."
In response to that statement the energetic girl giggled. "Oh Twilight, you're the only girl I know who would start a project a month early." She began laughing even harder now.
Twilight found herself chuckling lightly. "At least I don't wait until the last minute, like a certain rainbow haired friend of ours." She wasn't trying to insult Rainbow Dash, but she was just proving a point.
Both girls were now laughing heartily, not caring about the few curious looks they were receiving.
Their date was going very well. After Twilight had calmed herself down she was able to just relax. And due to her relaxing she found herself enjoying the date. Of course, it was mostly her and Pinkie talking about life, or sharing stories with each other, but it was better that than having awkward conversations. In fact, Twilight was near the end of a story about her time at Crystal Prep. "So Moon Dancer goes to the front of the class and ends up tripping on her shoelaces. She knocks over the teachers coffee and it spills all over the tests we were supposed to take."
Pinkie Pie nearly spit out the food in her mouth, but was able to control herself and swallow it. "Really?" She questioned as she went in for another bite.
"Uh-huh." The studious girl answered before finishing off her lemonade. "So because the tests were ruined the teacher had to go make more, and he let our class get some studying done while he was out."
"So did you pass?"
Twilight smiled. "I was already prepared, but a good amount of our classmates weren't quite ready. Luckily for them they had more time to study, and it was all thanks to Moon Dancer." She finished as she resumed eating her delicious burger.
"Wow that's some story. I sure wish that could've happened to me before that math test a few days ago." The pink skinned girl mused as she finished her burger. With that finished she moved onto what was left of the fries she had received as a side.
"I offered to help you study." She noted.
"Hey I thought I could do it on my own." Pinkie defended.
"I'm sure you did fine." A small chuckle then escaped Twilight's lips. "Besides, if I had helped you study you probably would have tried to kiss me afterwords." She joked weakly.
The pink haired teen let out a sheepish laugh.
Almost instantly Twilight realized that her joke might have been too soon. Even if the secret was out it probably wasn't the best idea to bring that incident up. "Sorry, I shouldn't have..."
"It's fine Twilight." Pinkie assured. "In fact I'm kind of glad that happened. We might not even be here if I hadn't... you know."
The purple skinned girl only nodded, not really wanting to comment on that.
A few seconds later the waitress came by, saving them from the slowly increasing awkwardness. "How was your meal?"
"It was great!" Pinkie beamed.
"It was delicious, thank you."
"That's great." She told them as she placed the check onto the table. "Here's your check, I hope to see you two again." Silver Platter removed the dirty dishes from the table before walking away.
Twilight looked at the check. Their meal cost around twenty dollars, which wasn't really bad. "So how are we going to pay for this?"
Already way ahead of her friend Pinkie took her wallet out. She reached into it and pulled out twenty five dollars and placed them on top of the check.
"Pinkie are you sure?"
"Yep. It's the least I could do since you agreed to go out with me." She smiled brightly.
Not really wanting to argue, and appreciating the gesture, the blue haired teen also smiled. And with the meal paid for they could now head out. She stood up from her seat. "Ready to go?"
"Yup!"
The two girls then left the establishment, saying their thank yous to the staff on the way out. They then went to Twilight's car and got in. Upon entering the vehicle the studious girl started it and set her GPS to Pinkie Pie's home.
After another twenty minutes the duo arrived at the house of Pinkie Pie. Twilight pulled into the driveway and put her car into park. "Well here we are." Right after she said that she was instantly pulled into a tight hug. The sensation wasn't anything new, but it did catch her off guard slightly.
"Thank you so much Twilight, I had a wonderful time."
"I had fun too." She responded as she returned the embrace.
For what felt like several minutes they hugged. It was only stopped by the energetic girl releasing her grip. With the embrace over she gave her friend a hopeful yet uneasy look. "So... are you up for another date?" While the date had been successful she was unsure if they would have another. And while she really wanted another it wasn't really up to her.
"I'd like that." The purple skinned girl told her friend, leaving her in slight shock.
"R-really?" Her shock was quickly replaced by a huge grin.
Twilight nodded. "Tonight was a lot of fun, and I feel like there's so much more I can learn about you. I'm not saying I'm ready for the next step, but I wouldn't object to another date. But remember that all of those rules are still in place, and you still can't tell anyone. Got it?"
Pinkie Pie could only nod rapidly with excitement. Sure, she would like nothing else but to kiss her friend, and hold her lovingly... but it was still off limits. Yet even with all that she didn't care at all. Her crush had agreed to go on another date, and that was all that mattered to her. In her excitement she trapped her friend in yet another bone crushing hug. "Thank you thank you thank you thank you!" It lasted several moments before she let go.
"I'll call you later and we can work out the details."
"Great!" Pinkie Pie undid her seat belt and opened the door. "I'll see you tomorrow, bye!" She slammed the door shut and proceeded to happily skip to her front door, all the while cheering loudly.
Twilight watched her friend for a few moments before shaking her head lightly. She then drove off towards her own home, ready to get in a little reading before going to bed.
So their first date went well, and a second one is lined up. Things are looking up Pinkie Pie. I apologize for the wait, and I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. I didn't go into too much detail during the actual date, but I'll be sure to add more for the next one. And I just added in that fourth wall breaking scene for fun, but don't expect that to be a regular thing(unless you readers want that of course). Things are going to be picking up soon, so stay tuned for that. R&R and have a fantastic day!
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