The Fourth Wall

The Confession

Dusk, Blitz and Applejack were still tailing Bubble as he wondered down the streets, without a care in the world. He had finally reached Carousel Boutique. Inside the shop, the lights were turned on but it appeared to be empty. Bubble knocked just in case.

No answer.

"Darn, look's like he's not in," Bubble said to himself. He was about to turn around and head back to Sugarcube Corner when  a yellow stallion answered the door.

He had a short, pink mane which parted down the middle. It seemed to be well groomed. His tail looked like it had been well looked after also. It was bouncy but straight and matched his mane.

"Oh... hi Bubble. Sorry but Elusive left a while ago and asked me to look after Alexanderite while he was away, sorry..." The shy pony said in a soft voice.

Bubble looked disappointed.

"Oh, that's okay, Butterscotch"

"Looks like Butterscotch will have to do"

"Um... Butterscotch I have something to tell you, but can we do it in a more private place?" Bubble asked as a blush spread across Bubble's face.

Butterscotch looked surprised. Bubble never wanted to talk about things in private. He loved to share.

"Uh... well... sure, I guess," Butterscotch responded. He closed the door as Bubble walked in. The Boutique had design's on plastic pony models everywhere. New designs, experiments gone right, men's section, woman' section. This was where most of the finished work that was good would end up. They trotted up the steps to Elusive's room. Unlike the show room, it was cluttered with fabrics and materials. Failed suits stood in the corner and drawings hung on the walls. Elusive called it 'organized chaos'.

"So um... can you tell me what it is that you wanted to talk to me about... that is if you don't mind," Butterscotch asked meekly.

"Ah, yeah, well..." Bubble squirmed. A hint of blush showing on his cheeks.

"Bubble, speechless? I must be dreaming!" Butterscotch thought to himself

"Well the thing is..." Bubble said with a low tone of voice. "I may be a teeny-tiny..." Bubble said trailing off.

"Yes?" Butterscotch asked

" ...tiny-whiney, intsy-bitsy, little-whittle..." He said, trying to delay the inevitable.

Butterscotch neared his head towards Bubble "Yes?."

Bubble knew what was coming and tried to prepare for it. He gulped and took a deep breath.

"I'M IN LOVE WITH A MARE" Bubble yelling loud enough to startle Butterscotch but not so loud that anypony outside would hear it. Anypony that wasn't listening in, that is.

Blitz flew in at top speed through the balcony door and crashed into Bubble. Thank Solaris they were open or there would be glass everywhere.

"Oh my Solaris! Is it true Bubble? Who's the lucky mare, huh? Who is she?" Blitz was eager to find out, and then it dawned on him. He had blown it.

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~A few minutes before~

Dusk, Blitz and Applejack followed Bubble, maintaining their distance. They had decided to continue to follow him and if he didn't do something eventful in the next thirty minutes, they would all head home (or in Applejack's case, the stand).

Bubble had been walking like a brain-dead pony for a while now and the three stallions were growing tired of following him around.

"Come on Dusk, he's been like that for ten minutes now, he's probably going through a Bubble Berry phase or something" Blitz said, bored out of his mind.

"This was you idea in the first place, Blitz, just be patient," Dusk said.

"Fine,fine" He said with a groan.

"Hey, guy's stop your' yappin' he's knocking on to th' door to Elusive's place," Applejack whispered.

"Look! He's talking to... Butterscotch!? Whats he doing there?" Blitz said with confusion.

"Give me a second guys" Dusk said. His horn lit up as he recalled the sense improvement spell. It glowed with purple and his ears were shrouded, Applejack and Rainbow Blitz's ears were also surrounded with a purple glow. And suddenly, it stopped.

"What did ya' do to us, Dusk?" Applejack asked.

"Just a simple enhancement spell. I focused it all on our ears so now we hear them." Dusk answered.

"Um... Butterscotch I have something to tell you, but can we do it in a more private place?"

"Uh... well... sure, I guess"

"Ah, pony feathers! Looks like they're going inside." Applejack whispered.

"We won't be able to hear them if they go inside. Quick, up that tree!" Dusk said.

They galloped to a tree just outside Elusive's balcony. Blitz flew in head first while Dusk levitated himself up.

Applejack coughed loudly.

"Oh, sorry Applejack." Dusk said as he scratched the back of his head with a hoof.

"No harm done, haystack" Applejack responded as he was levitated up into the tree. The three stallions were looking at Bubble and Butterscotch, through the balcony doors, hearing every word.

"Well the thing is..." Bubble said with a low tone of voice. "I may be a teeny-tiny bit..." Bubble said trailing off.

Applejack face gave a confused look. Why did Bubble seem so shy?

[i"A tiny-whiney intsy-bitsy little-whittle..." Bubble said with a gulp.

Dusk was thinking the same thing as Applejack, it didn't seem at all like Bubble.

"I'M IN LOVE WITH A MARE" Bubble had yelled. Blitz was caught by surprise at this and did the only thing he could think of. Fly really, really fast.

He flew in head first, crashing into the pink stallion at top speed. He had blown it.

Dusk had face hoofed while Applejack tried to hide a hysteric laugh. Butterscotch had gone into a corner and put his hoofs above his head

With eyebrows high and mouth agape, Bubble asked "Blitz, what are you doing and why are on top of me?"

"Well it's a funny story, you see..." Blitz trailed off.

"What he means is, we've been following yah'" Applejack said, hopping of the tree and onto the balcony. "Sorry haystack, we didn't mean to invade on your personal space, we's were jus' worried, is all."

"Why were you all worried about me?" Bubble asked, a bit confused.

Butterscotch had come out of his corner by now.

"You were out of it, wandering the streets of Ponyville, it wasn't like you so me and Blitz decided to tail you and Applejack joined along the way" Dusk answered truthfully.

Bubble sighed. What friends he had.

What wonderful, caring and loving friends he had. He smiled, and then broke into a state of hysterical laughing.

The group all looked at each other and sighed, thinking the same thing.

"Same old Bubble Berry" with a smile on each of their faces, as they joined in on the laughter as well.

After about ten minutes of constant laughing. They stopped, somepony got the occasional giggle fit every minute or so.

Bubble's blush had returned to his face, but he was still smiling.

"Well, her name is... Pinkie Pie, and she's... well, she's very special. But I suppose that you'll have to see her to understand." The stallions nodded to each other. They left Carousel Boutique in single file, Bubble leading the way, bouncing as he went along, returning to his old ways. He couldn't wait to introduce Pinkie Pie to the guys.

While Butterscotch had completely forgotten about Alexanderite.

*Author's note*

Honestly how many of you thought that this would be the chapter

that Pinkie and Bubble finally get together?

I know the title is somewhat misleading, but he does confess.

To his friends

~sorry!~

~Armarillos */) ' 3 ' (*