Chapter Four: Nice On!

Pinkie Pie hummed a happy tune as she skipped her way to school. She would have taken the car, but she was in such a good mood that she wanted go on foot. The main reason why she was so elated was because her date with Twilight had been a huge success. A small part of her had worried that something would have gone wrong, and then there would be no chance for them to be together. Luckily for her though everything went alright. The best part was that they were going to have a second date! And all she had to do was make sure it will be the best second date either of them have been on... well, neither of them had been on any second dates yet... but if they had they wouldn't be nearly as awesome as this one will be!

After several minutes the girl finally reached the school, and she instantly saw one of her friends. "Hey Applejack!"

The blonde haired girl waved at her friend. "Mornin' Pinkie Pie." She greeted before a smirk came onto her face. "Boy, ya sure seem excited fer it bein' Tuesday mornin'."

"Oh, Applejack, the greatest most awesome thing happened yesterday!" The pink skinned girl exclaimed.

Chuckling, the farmgirl raised an eyebrow. "Yeah? Did they start sellin' those cakes half off again?"

"No silly, I'm happy because... because..." Pinkie paused, just now realizing that she almost made a huge mistake. Had she just told her friend about her and Twilight's date that would have ruined everything. Everyone would find out and Twilight would be very upset with her, probably to the point where she wouldn't want anymore dates... or maybe their friendship would end! "Uh... oh yeah, that is what happened. I think I just ate too many cakes!" She smiled nervously.

Applejack's eyebrow was still raised, except now she was even more curious. She had a feeling that her friend was hiding something, but she didn't know what. "That doesn't surprise me. Well, ah should probably get ta class, ah'll see ya at lunch time." With that she waved goodbye to her friend and started walking towards the school. As she walked she kept on thinking about Pinkie, who was acting a little weird, more so than usual. She then shook her head, figuring that she would find out what's going on eventually.

Once her friend was gone Pinkie sighed in relief. "Phew, that was a close call. I'd better be careful, I don't want to accidentally tell anyone Twilight and my secret." She then furrowed her brow. "I can do this, I won't tell anyone the secret!" Not a moment later she heard the bell ring, making her gasp. The energetic girl quickly built up her speed and ran towards the school. 'It's okay, it'll be easy to keep the secret. I just gotta remember what'll happen if I tell anyone.' That thought alone was enough to scare her into secrecy, but she was still hoping that she could keep her mouth shut on this one.


Lunch rolled around rather quickly which most students were thankful for. Pinkie Pie was especially thankful because she was starving, and having to sit through a boring English class didn't help anything. Luckily the wait was worth it for today was taco Tuesday! A big smile graced the pink haired girl's face as she entered the cafeteria. Once inside she instantly dashed towards the line, and to her luck it wasn't that full yet. Her smile grew even bigger when it became her turn.

"Hey there Pinkie Pie." Granny Smith greeted cheerfully.

"Hi Granny Smith!" The cheerful girl smiled as she grabbed her tacos, as well as some hot sauce. As soon as she had her food she stepped out of line and scanned the cafeteria. Near the back was the table her friends were sitting at, so she set out to join them. Moving quickly, but safe enough as to not lose her tacos, Pinkie reached her friends in no time. "Hey girls."

"Sup Pinkie?" Rainbow asked before taking a bite of her own taco.

"Oh you know, just glad it's lunch time." She joked as she ripped open her sauce packets and started dumping them on her food. In a matter of moments everything inside the shell had been drenched in hot sauce, to the point where you couldn't see anything else. Her friends all looked at her curiously, but as usual she ignored it. At this point if they had an issue with her drenching her food in hot sauce it was their problem.

They all continued staring until Rarity cleared her throat. "So... did you girls do anything fun last night. I just so happened to finish that dress I had been working on for the last couple of weeks." She stated with pride. Normally it wouldn't take her so long just to make one gown, but her constant need for perfection was what caused her to redo it over and over again.

"That's so wonderful Rarity." The shy girl complemented.

"Thank you dear, in fact I am going to wear it this weekend."

Applejack glanced over at her. "Ya mean ta that fancy shindig with all those rich people?"

The purple haired girl nodded. "This could be my big chance to finally get some recognition for my work. And soon enough, everyone will be coming to me for their ensembles." She said with a delightful smile, all the while envisioning the experience in her mind.

"Well that new video game I got is sweet, you guys should totally come over and play it!" The cyan girl exclaimed.

Beside her Pinkie was nearly done with her food, and both her hands and part of her face were covered in sauce. "Oooh I love video games!" She paused to take a bite of her last taco. "And my night last night was awesome! I had so much fun..." Across from her sat Twilight, who was now looking at her with a little concern. Fortunately, the pink haired girl wasn't about to ruin everything, and she already knew what to say. "eating cake!"

"Why did you pause for so long?" Rainbow asked.

"For dramatic effect, duh!"

Everyone(minus Twilight) exchanged confused looks before shrugging.


Once the final bell rang everyone ran out of school as quickly as they could, happy that the long day was finally over. Everyone could agree that Tuesdays dragged on and on, much like every other day, but somehow worse. But now that the day was over they could all do whatever they wanted, and not have to worry about Tuesday for a while.

One girl in particular was excited and for similar yet different reasons. Pinkie Pie was on her way to find Twilight, who was hopefully alone. Their date last night had been very successful, which led to a second one which would happen at some point in the future. Well, seeing as how it was currently some point in the future, the energetic girl wanted to ask Twilight out on a second date. She had the perfect idea, and she was really hoping that her friend would agree to it.

She searched all around the front entrance of the school, trying to find her studios friend. Unfortunately she couldn't see her anywhere, making the pink girl worried. If her friend had already left then she couldn't ask her out... okay, she had her phone, but she felt it would be better to ask in person. And while driving over to her was an option too, she just wanted to ask asap. That and the fact that she would have to go home first in order to get her car. Furrowing her brow, she continued to scan the area.

When it became apparent that she wasn't there, Pinkie decided to ask someone. A boy was walking nearby and she quickly grabbed him, nearly yanking his arm off in the process. "Hey have you seen Twilight around?"

"Uh I think she's still inside." He told her.

Smiling brightly she released her grip. "Thank you!" With the information received she skipped back inside the school, leaving the boy who helped her confused, but since it was her he wasn't confused for long.

Once inside the girl started thinking about where her friend could be. The most likely options were either her final class, or the library. And because Pinkie couldn't remember what her friend's last class today was she decided to check the library. Humming a little tune she traveled all the way to the library, and luckily for her the journey wasn't that long. However, her luck increased when she noticed Twilight walking in a nearby hallway. "Twilight!"

Startled by the sudden noise, the purple skinned girl nearly jumped out of her skin. Once she noticed it was Pinkie Pie she calmed down a bit, although her heart was still pounding. "Oh, hi Pinkie Pie. What are you doing here?"

"I came looking for you because you weren't outside and I couldn't find you but then someone told me you were still inside the school so I went back inside and started wondering where you could be and I figured it was the library and went to find you but then I saw you down this hallway and here we are!" All of that was followed by a bright smile.

Twilight stared blankly at her friend, unsure if she got all that.

"So what are you doing here?"

"I was just checking out some books from the library. I'm doing some research on astronomy and needed some more books." She explained with smile.

In the turn the pink haired girl smiled, more so than before. "That's great." Her smile then turned into a nervous grin, and she quickly did a check to make sure they were alone. "So, uh, I was wondering if you wanted to go mini golfing with me?"

Twilight also made sure the coast was clear, which it was. "You mean like a date?"

Pinkie Pie nodded.

After taking a moment to think about it the studios girl's smile returned. "Sure, that sounds fun."

"Really?!" Pinkie shouted, unaware of the volume her voice.

"Well I did say we would go on another date, and I do love mini golf." She explained before being wrapped in a tight hug.

"Yay! This is gonna be super duper awesome!"

A nervous chuckle was all the trapped girl could offer in response.

Realizing that she was nearly crushing her date to death the energetic girl let go. "Sorry, I was just really excited."

Taking in several deep breathes, Twilight only nodded. After a few seconds she was better. "Well, I guess we should get going."

Smiling even brighter than before, Pinkie grabbed her date's arm and dragged her along, nearly dislocating it with how hard she was pulling. She walked for a little bit before pausing. "You'll have to drive though, I walked to school today."


Twilight's car pulled into the parking lot of the nearest mini golf course. There weren't too many cars around, signaling that not many people were playing today. It wasn't much of a surprise considering it was a Tuesday afternoon, and they were both kind of glad for it. A nice quiet game of mini golf was perfect for their second date. What made it even better was that it was a nice sunny day, and while it was a little cool outside it was very nice.

Pinkie stepped out of her friend's car and walked over to her date, who had also just stepped out of her side of the vehicle. A bright smile was on her face as she stood near her friend. "Ready?"

The studious girl nodded before the two of them entered the course.

They walked up to the counter and each payed the five dollars, and then they took their clubs and each grabbed a golf ball. They also made sure to grab a scorecard and a pencil. With both their balls and clubs they went over to the first hole. It was relatively simple, but that was to be expected.

Pinkie Pie was up first, and she wasted no time in hitting her ball. Normally one would want to take a moment and think about where the ball would go, but not her. All of that thinking was a waste of time to her, and instead she just wanted to have fun. She watched with excitement as her ball rapidly rolled across the green, but unfortunately it didn't quite go into the hole. It came close, but it wasn't enough. Despite not getting it in she had a bright smile on her face. The point of mini golf was to spend time with Twilight, and that was all that mattered to her.

Placing her purple ball down, the studious girl took a quick moment to study the course. One of the big reasons why she loved this game was because of the geometry involved. Knowing the right angles, how hard to hit the ball, and where to hit the ball were all important factors in winning. Obviously it was just a friendly game, but still, that didn't mean she wouldn't play the game right. After figuring out what she needed to do, the blue haired girl hit the ball. It continued rolling before stopping just short of the hole.

"Nice shot Twilight." The pink skinned girl cheered as she walked over to her ball. She once again hit it and it went right into the hole.

Twilight jotted down her friend's score before taking her own putt, getting the ball into the hole.

The next hole was a little more complicated. Instead of being a straight line it was more of windy, almost like a snake. The narrow passageway posed a difficult challenge, but neither girl was deterred.

Again, the energetic girl was up first. She placed her bright pink ball down before whacking it with her putter. The girl hit it pretty hard, as evidence by the ball bouncing rapidly between the sides. Unfortunately she hit it a little too hard, and the ball didn't quite reach the hole. Seeing this made the girl sight lightly. "Aw man." A pout formed across her lips.

"Don't worry Pinkie, you'll get the hang of it." The purple girl offered as she put her ball on the course. Quickly making the calculations in her head, the studious girl hit her ball at just the right angle, and with just the right amount of force. She and her date watched as it traveled through the windy path before reaching the clearing. It continued rolling before going into the hole.

"Wow!" Was all the pink haired girl could reply. After a few moments a bright smile came across her lips. "You just got a hole-in-one!"

Grinning sheepishly, Twilight rubbed her arm. "It was nothing really, just simple geometry."

Walking over to her ball, Pinkie hit it with her club, sending it pretty close to the hole. "Well you certainly have a knack for it." Her smile never faded even as she sunk it in two strokes over her date's.

And so the game continued, and both girls were really getting into it. There were more windy courses, steep hills, ninety degree turns, and even a windmill. All of those obstacles were definitely tough, but neither girl cared. And despite having a few bad holes here and there they were both having a lot of fun. Sure the windmill was aggravating, and one of the ninety degree turns harder than it should have been, but that was all part of the game.

On the final hole Pinkie Pie managed to get a hole-in-one, her second so far. After doing so she watched with anticipation as her date hit the ball. The girl was nervous, as evidenced by her shaking body and biting her fingernails. When the ball made it into the hole on the first stroke the energetic girl started cheering loudly. "Woo-hoo, great shot Twilight!" She then reached into her pockets and threw confetti around.

"Thanks Pinkie, although I don't think they want you throwing confetti everywhere." The purple girl noted as she began tallying up the scores.

"Oh yeah, I guess not." She laughed nervously before hastily picking her confetti back up and stuffing it into her pockets.

After a few moments the scores had been tallied. "It looks like I won, but only by four strokes."

"Dang, I thought I won." She pouted for only a moment before her smile returned. "Oh well I still had lots of fun!"

"Me too." Twilight stated.

Both girls shared a smile as they went back and returned their clubs. Though only one of them won they both thoroughly enjoyed the game, and that was all either girl cared about.


A few days went by after the second date. Since it had been such a success Twilight had suggested they have another, while still abiding by the rules she set. Her friend had been ecstatic when she brought up the idea of a third date, and as expected she instantly agreed. For the third date they decided to hang out at Pinkie's house. Her friend said she had the perfect video game for them to play, and she was assured that she would enjoy it. Not wanting to doubt her friend, and because she had no other ideas, she agreed to it.

And so the studious girl drove over to her date's house. Before doing so she had to finish up some of her homework, but after that she got into her car and made the journey. As she drove she couldn't help but smile. At first she had been skeptical of the idea of going out with her friend, especially during the first date, but now she was glad she took the chance. Both dates had been a lot of fun, even if their was some awkwardness. She would be lying if she said she wasn't excited for their upcoming date.

Several minutes later and the blue haired girl arrived at her date's house. She pulled into the driveway and turned off her car, she then stepped out of it and shut the door. Once her car was locked she went to the front door and rang the doorbell. She waited for a few seconds before the door opened, but instead of Pinkie it was her sister Maud. "Hi Maud!"

"Hey Twilight." Maud greeted in her usual fashion.

A bit of an awkward silence followed. "Um, I'm here to see Pinkie Pie." She explained.

"She's in her room." Maud explained before stepping aside.

"Thanks." Twilight said as she walked inside the house. As soon as she was inside she headed over to her date's room, noticing the door was open. "Hi Pinkie Pie."

Smiling widely, the pink haired girl set her controller down and ran up to her date. "You made it!" She exclaimed.

Returning the smile, Twilight closed the door. "We did decide to hang out at your house, remember?"

"Yeah I know, but I was just so excited for you to come over I just couldn't wait. I felt like I was gonna explode!" Pinkie yelled, mimicking her own explosion, complete with sound effects.

In response to that the purple girl started laughing. And while she knew her friend was exaggerating she didn't doubt that it would have happened, given that it was Pinkie Pie. She continued laughing before calming down. "So what game are we playing?"

"Mario Golf!"

Twilight rose an eyebrow. "Mario Golf?" She was familiar with Mario, considering he was one of video gaming's oldest mascots, but she never heard of him being in a golf game. Then again, the girl knew pretty much nothing when it came to video games.

The pink haired girl nodded. "Yep. It's a game for the Nintendo 64, and one of my favorites." She paused when she noticed the confused look her date was giving her. "I know what you're thinking, and as much as I don't really like sports or sports games Mario Golf is an exception. It's super duper fun!"

Since that was the game her friend chose, and because Pinkie made a convincing pitch, she agreed to play. "Alright, well, if it's as fun as you say it is I'm sure I'll enjoy it." Twilight took a seat on the ground.

"Trust me, you will!" Pinkie Pie grinned as she handed her friend a controller. She had already loaded the game before her date arrived, and all they needed to do was select their characters. "I have all the characters unlocked. My favorite is Sonny, he's very upbeat and says 'It's a sunny day!' when he gets birdies!"

Twilight only nodded as she looked over all the characters. It was a tough choice as each character had his her own strengths and weaknesses. Some had a lot of power, but with a big fade or draw. And while some were in the middle in terms of fade or draw they wouldn't hit the ball very hard. Having a hard time deciding, she chose to go with Mario as it only felt right.

With their characters selected it was time to pick a course, and Pinkie went with Shy Guy Desert as that was her favorite. Once the game started the pink haired girl took the time to explain the controls, which weren't really that complicated. She also made sure to explain things such as how hitting the ball at the top, bottom, or sides would affect the shot, making sure to land the ball on the fairway, and obviously how the wind played a big factor. After explaining everything she took her shot, which served as a final demonstration. "Now you go."

Taking the time to make sure her shot would land on the fairway, the studious girl hit the A button. She hit it twice and nearly missed the mark, but she managed to get a good shot. As soon as the ball landed on the fairway she turned to her date. "How was that?"

"That was great, but you gotta be careful, if you don't press the button inside that red line you'll whiff it."

"And that's bad?"

Pinkie nodded. "But don't worry, it's not so hard." She told her date before taking her second shot, getting the ball on the green.

Twilight also nodded before hitting the ball once again, and she too made it onto the green.

Once on the green it was time to putt, and Pinkie Pie explained that as well. It wasn't nearly as complicated, not that getting the ball to the green was complicated. All she had to do was line up her shot, making sure to account for any curves and how many feet it was either up or downhill, and then hit the ball accordingly. She made it into the hole in one shot, giving her a birdie. And true to her word Sonny had indeed said his catchphrase.

Seeing that it wasn't too difficult, the blue haired girl lined up her shot. Once ready she hit the ball, and to her surprise it went in. In celebration of the birdie Mario gave a peace sign.

"See, it's not that hard." The pink haired girl smiled.

Instead of counting their strokes, as Twilight expected, it was instead scored based on points. Since they tied the game lowered the total score needed from 10 to 9. She figured that if one of them won they would get a point, and if they tied then it would lower the score, although she would have to wait until the game got going to know for sure.

The game went on and it became pretty tense. As time went on Twilight started getting the hang of it, and was becoming quite the player. While she may have gotten better it was clear that her date was an expert, which didn't really surprise her since she said it was one of her favorites. Regardless the studious girl didn't give up, and played on. On the surface it seemed like a simple game, but there was a lot more to it than that. Setting up the shots, as well as recovering from landing in the bunkers and that stupid waste area was tricky, and it left Twilight feeling good whenever she landed a tricky shot.

On her part Pinkie was playing a fierce game. It was clear that her friend was much better than her sister, but she couldn't really blame Maud since games weren't really her thing. Beside a few mess-ups here and there she was making nearly every one of her shots. And when she landed in a bad area she was almost always able to get out, even when she had to make a super precise shot. While she may have been winning she certainly didn't rub it in her date's face, because it was just a friendly game after all.

Nearly an hour went by and it all came down to sudden death. Pinkie had built a strong lead, but Twilight managed to close the gap. And once they reached sudden death it was still close. They tied the first hole, which was a par four. After that was a par three.

The purple skinned girl went first, and she landed pretty close to the hole.

Now it was Pinkie's turn. She took in a very deep breath, gathering all of her concentration. After getting herself ready she set up her shot, and after that she hit the ball. Both she and her date watched with anticipation as the ball soared through the air. It arched through the night sky before coming in for a landing, and to both girls' shock it landed right in the hole. It was a hole-in-one, and that sunk the game for Pinkie Pie.

"I won!" The energetic girl yelled out as fireworks went off in the game.

Despite losing the game Twilight had a bright smile on her face. "Congratulations Pinkie." She said as she stood up.

"Aw thanks." Like her friend she stood up. "That was a lot of fun!"

"Yeah..." Twilight stated as she turned away slightly.

Pinkie continued to smile before a slight frown came onto her face. The game was fun, but now that it was over that meant their date was over as well. It was a big success, but that didn't mean she was happy that it was over. "Well, I guess I'll see you to-" She was cut off by her date leaning in and kissing her. Completely stunned, Pinkie stood there blankly for a few moments before going along with it. Her hands were eventually interlocked with her date's, and the two remained in that position for what felt like hours.

Eventually Twilight pulled away, leaving her friend shocked. "Pinkie Pie... these last few dates have been so much fun, and I don't want it to stop."

The pink girl was unable to respond at first, still surprised by the kiss. After a few seconds she shook her head and her mind registered what her friend had just said. "So does this mean..."

She nodded. "Yes, I want to keep going out with you." The blue haired girl smiled.

"Wait, are you saying you want to be my... girlfriend?" She received a nod in response. Shortly after Pinkie let out a huge cheer. "Oh Twilight, I've never been so happy!" Right as she was about to go in for another kiss she paused. "Just so we're clear, kissing isn't off limits anymore is it?"

"Nope."

"Hooray!" Immediately after her cheer she and her new girlfriend engaged in another kiss. Their lips met, and both girls melted into it. The kiss had just started and already Pinkie didn't want it to end. This was a dream come true for her! Unlike the first kiss they shared, which caused her friend to run away, this time they were both into it. The pink girl felt so giddy on the inside.

After a little while the purple girl broke it off once again. "I should be getting home, but I'll see you tomorrow okay?"

"Okay, girlfriend!" Pinkie giggled.

In turn Twilight giggled before giving her girlfriend a quick peck on the cheek. She then waved goodbye to her date before walking out of the room.

Once her girlfriend was gone Pinkie Pie let out another huge cheer. Her face was as bright as the sun as she ran out of her room. "MAUD! MAUD!" It didn't take her long to find her sister, who was in the kitchen getting a snack. "Hey Maud guess what? Twilight kissed me!"

In response to that Maud nearly dropped her cookie. "Really?"

The happy girl nodded rapidly. "Uh-huh! And she said she wants to be my girlfriend!" She exclaimed.

Normally Maud never smiled. It wasn't that she was unable to, she just never really had good reasons to. And even when she did she still rarely smiled... but this bit of news managed to do just that. Her sister had waited so long to ask her crush out, and even longer to kiss her, so to hear that she finally got a kiss was enough to make her smile. "I'm happy for you Pinkie, and so is Boulder."

"Aw!" Pinkie then wrapped her sister in a tight hug, to which it was returned. The siblings remained like that for a few moments before separating. "This calls for ice cream! Want to come get ice cream with me?!"

"Sure, just let me get my shoes."

While her sister went off to get her shoes Pinkie struggled to contain her excitement. Today had gone so well, and the best possible thing happened! In order to make sure she wasn't dreaming she pinched herself really hard, and when she felt pain she knew this was real. She and Twilight were now in a relationship, and she couldn't have been happier.


So there we have it. I wanted to have the relationship start in this chapter, which is why there was a very small time skip. And just because they are now officially girlfriend and girlfriend doesn't mean they're going to to jump right into things, and I'll try and make the dates longer in the future. Oh yeah, and the chapter title is a reference to Mario Golf. Stay tuned for more, be sure to R&R, and have a wonderful day!

FutureShock