Pretty in Pink

I just smile as I look to my journal. There were really no words to describe how I felt. I chuckle to myself as I lift my quill.

Today was the day that I actually took Pinkie out on our first date. I will admit that I was really nervous but I’m happy to say that our entire evening together went off without a hitch.

Today went better than I could’ve ever imagined. Honestly, I don't think I could ever accurately describe this day into mere simple words.

“Sit still Anon!”

I let out a groan as I continue to pace around Rarity’s inspiration room as she works. Only giving a passing glance at her as she takes her time working on my suit...

“Are you positive I should be wearing a suit?” I ask still nervous about my upcoming date. I want it to be perfect.

“Darling you simply must look your best for this date!” Rarity protests.

“What if i'm overdressed though?” I ask. “What if Pinkie just shows up naked?”

Rarity rolls her eyes at me. “Trust me Anon. I know that Pinkie may be random at times but above all she is still a mare. All mares think alike in certain aspects. So do trust me on this darling.” She says with pride.

“You sure?” She nods happily. “Alright, I’ll trust your opinion on this Rarity.”

“As well you should Anon.” She continues to craft my suit. “If it isn't too much to ask. Where’re you taking Pinkie?”

I smile a little at that. “I made reservations at ‘Le petite fleur’.”

Rarity stops as she looks to me with surprise.

“Oh my. How did you ever get the reservations? I hear talk that very restaurant is practically booked year around!” She was still in shock.

I nod my head in agreement. The place is very popular. “I did some work for the owner a few times. He was more than happy to give me one.” I admit.

“I must say Anon that I'm a little jealous of Pinkie now.” She says with a small wink.

I feel my smile slip some. “I just hope she likes it.” I feel my self doubt coming back.

“You have nothing to fear Anon. I'm sure that Pinkie will love it.”

I shake my fears away. “Y-Yeah. You’re right Rarity. Just got some butterflies is all.”

“It happens to the best of them darling.” She then lets out a happy sigh as she levitates my clothes to me. “Now put those on and lets see how dashing you look. I want this date to go perfectly for my two best friends!”

“So you want me to teach you what exactly?” Twilight looks to me with a raised brow.

I shift a little nervously in place. “I know you lived in Canterlot for awhile, even a close student of Celestia’s. You have to have been taught some style of manners right? Like how to behave and stuff?” I ask hopefully.

She nods some. “It’s true that I did take some lessons on proper etiquette. I just don't understand why you came to me and not Rarity?”

“Rarity already made me the suit, I couldn't ask for more.” I relent. “Plus you focus more when you have a goal. I know Rarity will try to squeeze me for everything I have planned.” I admit.

She chuckles at that. “I guess your right. So I assume this is for the big date then?” She smiles at me.

I knew that this news would spread like wildfire. Can't really blame it on Rarity either. Small towns are kinda like that.

“Yeah. I just don't want to mess up, you know?”

“Don't worry Anon. I got all of this handled.”

I let out a sigh of relief. “Thank you Twilight. So, where do we begin?”

Twilight floats over a book that was literally half my size and slams it down onto the table.

“Lesson one. Proper manners.”

“Tell me that isn't just lesson one?” I ask more to myself than anyone else.

I just look to the book and then back to her thinking she can't be serious, but the way she is looking back tells me she is deadly serious. All I could do is let out a sigh as I get ready for a very long lecture.

“Oh my. Are you alright Anon?” Fluttershy asks me as I take a few deep breaths.

“Just fine Fluttershy.”

“What brings you here?” She asks as she continues to feed her chickens.

I take a few more deep breaths. I had to quite literally make a break for it when Twilight wasn't looking. I learned a lot and I was thankful for her help but, a man can only take so many tests before he goes insane.

“I was kinda wondering if you could teach me how to treat a mare. Twilight already made me take a thousands tests on etiquette but she didn't really cover the more personal touch. You know?”

“W-Why would you ask me?” She looks to me nervously.

I shrug. “Well, you kinda have a natural grace to you. I heard about the modeling thing. You were a natural at that and that takes some skill.”

I can see her blush some. “I’m not too sure I could teach anyone. I don't even know how I do it myself.”

“Not anything at all?” I ask. She shakes her head some. “Well. Alright then.” I start to walk away.

“Wait.” I hear her call back. I stop and face her again. “I may not be able to teach you but I can tell you some more personal things I’m sure Twilight didn't cover about dates.”

I raise a brow at her. “You know about dating stuff?”

She turns away with a full blush now. “W-When I was young my mother taught me some things.”

I smile at her now. “Alright then. So what can you tell me?”

She clears her throat some. “A-Alright. Before we go over some of the ways mares act and how you should act in turn. I will start with the end of the date. My mother told me that this was the most important part.”

“Why is that?” I ask totally invested.

“That is when you two will exchange a kiss and you to give her a gift.”

“A gift?”

She nods her head.

“This gift can be anything you wish but it needs to identify to the pony you care for. Flowers with the same color of the dates coat is traditional but it means so much more to give something that you feel reminds you of them. The reason this is so important is that it can make or break a relationship. If you give them something they don't identify with, it shows that you don't care or listen to them.”

I felt some nervousness bubbling up. “Really?”

She nods again. “So you need to take your time and give Pinkie something you feel is a part of her.”

I give a serious nod. “Alright, get a meaningful gift.”

She smiles at that. “Now we can talk about how to act.”

I stand firm as I listen to everything Fluttershy was telling me.

“I still can't believe you finally did it Anon.” Rainbow looks over to me with a smirk.

I just look back to the sky and let out another sigh.

“I can't believe it either.” I say in disbelief.

“Getting cold hooves?”

I nod. “A little. It’s kinda scary to be honest.”

“You got nothing to worry about knucklehead. Pinkie will love it no matter what. Hay, even I was surprised to hear where you're taking her.”

“How do you know where I’m taking her?” I say looking at Rainbow shocked.

“Duh, Rarity.”

I let out a groan. “Please don't tell me she told Pinkie?”

“Nah, pretty sure Pinkie is still in the dark.”

I let out a sigh of relief. “Thank god. I wanted it to be a surprise.”

“I mean, you know I’m not one for fancy stuff, but even I’m a little shocked to know you got reservations.” Rainbow admits as she punches my arm lightly. “Good on ya.”

I smile at that. “From all the praise I’ve been getting I can only hope it is as good as everyone thinks.”

Rainbow and I just fall into a silence as we watch the sun go by. Once it started to darken do I finally sit up from the grass we were lying in.

“Well guess it's that time.” I say looking up to the sun.

She nods. “Yeah, wouldn't want you to be late.”

“Kiss for good luck?” I ask with a smirk.

“Oh. Wanna get in some more practice before you kiss Pinkie huh?” She says with a devilish smirk.

I shrug. “Don't act so innocent. I bet you're just using me for practice when you meet Spitfire.”

She just nods at that. “It’s true.”

“So...”

She chuckles. “Not today knucklehead. Today will be just you and Pinkie.” She gets up and stretches her wings. “See ya later!”

I just watch as Rainbow takes off into the sky. I take a few deep breaths and cast one last glance at the sky. I have a half hour to get ready before I meet Pinkie at Sugarcube Corner.

“Well, no time like the present.” I say before I walk off to my home.

I stood outside of Sugarcube Corner fully dressed and trying to build up the nerve to walk in. I know the date was already set and Pinkie even accepted it. That still doesn't mean I can't be a tad nervous about walking through the door. Alright so maybe it was a little bit unreasonable but dammit I’m allowed some space to freak out some. After taking some deep breaths do I walk into the door. Only to find Pinkie was standing right there.

“Oh, um. Hi Pinkie.” I say nervously.

“Hey Anon.”

I rub the back of my neck nervously. “I-um.”

In my initial shock I didn't really take a good look at Pinkie. Now that I relaxed some and looked her over I was really shocked by what I saw. Pinkie was in a dress. Like, a dress, dress. I seen her outfit to the Gala before but that was nothing compared to this. She was wearing a more form fitted dress that hugged the contours of her body. It drifted up the slope of her rear and split slightly to give a glimpse of her mark.

From there the dress trailed down to her knee and then taper off just before touching the ground. It looked like it was made of silk seeing as it has a small shine to it. If this was a piece from Rarity I would have to give her my thanks later. What caught me by surprise next was her mane, it’s actually done in a straight style. Something I have only heard about from her friends.

I could even spot a darker shade of pink on her eyelids as well as her lips. It seems Pinkie really went the whole nine yards for this date. To sum up what Pinkie looked like in this moment was actually rather easy. She looks hot. Makes me glad that Rarity convinced me to get the suit.

“P-Pinkie... You look beautiful.” I feel the words fall out of my mouth.

She looks away with a blush. “T-Thank you. It took Rarity some time to help me.”

I nod dumbly. “She did a great job.” I realise I was staring so I shake myself back to reality. “I-um made some reservations. I-If you don't mind, Can I blindfold you? It's kind of a surprise.”

She smiles as she nods. I walk over to her and make sure to gently tie a small piece of cloth around her eyes. Making sure to not tussle her mane much.

“Alright.” I say after it's finished. I sidle up next to her as I gently lay my hand onto her back. “Just follow me.” I say feeling my confidence rise.

“Alright.” I could see her smiling some as I lead her towards the restaurant.

“Are we there yet?” She asks excitedly.

I just smile at her enthusiasm, “Just about.”

“I'm so excited. Usually nopony throws me a surprise party. Well, except that one time my friends did. But then again this isn't really a friendly party. This is a surprise date.”

I can't help but feel my heart burn more as I listen to her talk. I just let her go on as I gently guide her down the street. Soon though we reached our destination. I make sure to open the door and show her inside of the restaurant just before I bring her to a stop.

“We’re here Pinkie. Are you ready?” She nods. “Ok. Here we go.”

I quickly pull off her blindfold and let her eye adjust some to the sudden light change. Her eyes open wide as she looks around at the restaurant in shock. I couldn't help but feel my spirits rise as her mouth hangs open slightly. Almost as if she couldn't believe where she was standing.

“Oh Anon... T-This isn't where I think it is... Is it?”

Pinkie looks up to me.

I simply nod. “That it is.” I say as I walk up to the maitre d'. “Reservation under the name Anon.”

He looks to his book. “Anon. Table for two.” With a single nod does he wave a waiter over to show us to our table.

As Pinkie and I make our way over to the table I can't help but smile as she just looks around at the entire place, still in disbelief. As soon as we near our table I make sure to show myself over to her chair as I pull it out. She gives me a small smile and a thanks as I make sure she is seated properly.

I then move over to my own seat and casually sit down as the waiter sets down our menu’s. The waiter stand by our side patiently as we examine our menu’s. I had already known what I wanted to eat so I set my menu down and just wait for Pinkie. I could see she was having a hard time deciding, seeing as something was bothering her.

“What would you wish to drink this fine evening sir.” The waiter says with utmost professionalism.

I smile. “Your finest bottle of wine.” I look to Pinkie as she looks to me shocked. “Two glasses.” I finish.

“Very fine choice sir.” With a curt nod does he shows himself off to retrieve our drinks...

“Anon you can't order that. It’s so expensive!” Pinkie says under her breath.

I smile at her. “Pinkie I’ve been saving up for this moment. Order anything you like, I want this night to be perfect.”

She looks around still unsure but gives a hesitant nod as she looked back at the menu. The waiter soon returns with our drinks and sets them on the table. A smaller stand with the bottle of wine was placed next to us on ice.

“Here you are sir. Are you two ready to order?”

I give a nod. “I would like to alfredo pasta with fish.”

He gives a nod before writing it down.

“And for you miss?” He looks over to Pinkie.

“Just a salad.”

I quickly hold me hand up to stop him from writing.

“Seriously Pinkie, order what you want.” I urge her.

“I guess the same as Anon, no fish.”

The waiter nods. “Very good choice. Anything else I may help you with?”

“Two slices of your angel cake.” Another nod from him. “That will be all.”

“I will be back soon with your order.”

I can't help but look back to Pinkie as she looks to the table.

“Is something wrong?” I ask her concerned.

“I-It's just that this place is so fancy... I-I don't think I can appreciate it as much as Rarity or some other pony. I shouldn't be here.”

“Hey,” I call gently across the table as I lay my hand on her hoof. “You may not be able to appreciate all the culture or that other stuff but, that isn't why you’re here.” She looks me in the eyes as I smile at her. “You’re the only pony I want to be here with.” I say honestly.

She sniffs a little as she clears away a stray tear. “You really mean that?”

I nod. “Of course I do. Pinkie. You’re my best friend. Sure we had a rocky start. With the dungeon and all.” I say playfully. She giggles some at that. “But you have been there for me. Trying to cheer me up and just inviting me to do anything you were doing. You really got me socializing with everypony.”

“I couldn't stand to see you so sad. It reminded me of...” She trails off some. She then looks at me. “Never mind about that. I’m happy Anon.”

“Thats all I could ever ask for.” I said squeezing her hoof gently.

Soon the waiter brought our food over and we ate in silence. Just enjoying each others company. Once we were done the waiter brought over our desert and thats when we struck up a conversation as we slowly ate.

“So there I was just sitting on the bench when all of a sudden Rainbow comes crashing into me.” I say as we shared some random memories. “Hit me so hard that she broke her wing and I broke my back.”

“So thats why you two were in the hospital?” She asks.

I chuckle at that. “Yeah, she told me not to tell anyone. Thats why we came up with that backup story.”

“So you two didn't fight a bear in the everfree?”

I nod. “Never happened. Was a pretty cool tale though.”

Pinkie chuckles at that. “I knew there was something fishy when Dashie couldn't look me in the eye.”

“She never could lie to her friends very well could she?” I ask already knowing the answer.

“Not as bad as Applejack but pretty close.” She admits.

“You’re right about that.”

We both laugh to ourselves as it soon dies down to small chuckles. I then look down to the watch on my wrist.

“Wow, already that late.” I then look to Pinkie. “Care for me to walk you home?”

She smiles brightly at that as she gives a nod. We both get up and leave after I make sure to pay for our meal and tip the waiter. Pinkie and I just walk slowly back to Sugarcube corner as we share some small talk and look at the stars every so often. It didn't take long till we were standing outside of her door.

“Anon I really had a great time.” Pinkie looks up to me with a smile.

“So did I.” I admit.

She starts to look a little nervous as she looks around some.

“So, I guess this is goodnight.”

I could feel myself getting nervous as well. I knew what I had to do but I just felt so nervous to do it. I already made the date and it went well. This should be a piece of cake.

“Y-Yeah.” I hesitate some as I take a knee so I was to her level. “Goodnight Pinkie.” I say calmly as I close my eyes and slowly lean forwards.

I could feel my heart in my throat as I just sat there in wait for her to return the gesture. I know it wasn't but a few seconds but I swear to you that it felt like an eternity as I simply put myself out there. Though I didn't need to wait long as I felt something soft press against my lips. Nothing too serious, just a goodnight kiss. We broke away and slowly open our eyes. I could see Pinkie was blushing and I probably fared no better.

I was going to say something but suddenly remember the gift part.

“Oh I almost forgot!” I say as I walk over to a bush next to the door. I reach in and pull out a small box that I had hidden there. I then walk over to Pinkie. “I made this for you.” I say nervously as I hand her the box.

She looks to me surprised as she takes the box from me and slowly opens it. I hear a slight gasp as she looks up to me with her eyes glistening some.

“A-Anon...” She says with a catch in her throat.

I scratch the back of my neck nervously. “I-I know I’m not the best baker but... I did try my hardest to make it.”

Pinkie reaches into the box and pulls out a single cupcake. The cake was the same color as her coat and the icing was the color of her mane. I even hand carved some hard candies into the shape of her cutie mark and added them on top. It took me so many hours to make it. I just hope it was good enough though. I could see Pinkie’s bottom lip tremble some as she looked at it.

“I-It's perfect.” She says with a quivering voice.

I feel my spirits lift a little but I was still nervous.

“I had Twilight enchant it. It will last forever. I mean you can eat it if you want bu-”

I was cut off as my vision turned to pink. My eyes widen some as I realise that Pinkie had actually stood onto her hind legs and pulled me into a kiss. Unlike our first kiss this one had something more to it. Almost like a desperate need to show what she thought of my gift. I return the kiss feeling my nerves disappear with the loving act. Soon though she pulls away with a happy smile. Just before she touches down to all fours.

“We should do this again sometime.” She looks to me with pleading eyes.

I can't help but smile back at her. “Definitely.” I say as I compose myself. “Sweet dreams Pinkie.”

“Sweet dreams Anon.” She says before entering her home.

I couldn't help but let out a large sigh as the door closed. I couldn't help myself as I do a small leap into the air and give a short yell of victory to the heavens. I hoped that no one heard me but I was just so ecstatic over how well that date went. I quickly ran home so I could write this all in my journal.

And that was all there was to this date. It went better than I could’ve ever hoped for. I can't wait to do it again.

I set my quill down as I give one more loving sigh. I get up and fall onto my bed. The only pony on my mind right now is Pinkie.

“Goodnight Pinkie.” I say to myself before I fall asleep.