Opposites Attract

Twilight Sparkle was preparing for her weekly picnic with her friends. They always had a tradition where they would dress up. not too little, not too much. Except Rarity, because Rarity was Rarity.

   “Which one…?” Twilight Sparkle was in a conundrum of selecting the right dress for her picnic. Because of her O.C.D.-like behavior, she always takes longer than she should to pick her dress. “No. No. No. No. No….” She was going through her seemingly endless selection of dresses, mostly made by Rarity. “Ah-ha!”

   Twilight settled on a blue dress. It didn't have a pattern on it, but it was nice for the occasion. Rainbow Dash cleared the sky for today, so it would look good on the blue background. It was also simple, just how she liked it.

   “Ugh… finally… I don’t think I could take another ‘No’! Rainbow Dash would have died of boredom! The ‘No’s are bouncing around in my head! Could you please pick your dress faster?” A purple and green baby dragon made a fake, dramatic faint.

   “Sorry, Spike. I needed to pick out the right outfit for the picnic. It needed to be perfect. And yes, I will try harder to pick my dress next time.”

   “But you always say that!”

   “And I always try as hard.” Twilight got her dress on and said her goodbyes. She almost left when she remembered something. “Spike, if you get hungry or thirsty, there is stuff in the fridge for you. Bye!” Twilight departed out the door.

   “Bye! Have a good picnic!” Spike waited for the door to close. “Hehehehehe… All the ice cream I want…”

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   Twilight arrived at the picnic. All but one of her pink friends were there already. Everypony was wearing a simple dress (Except for Rarity, of course, who went overboard.)

   “Howdy, Twilight!” Applejack must have saw her first. All the other girls looked in her direction and give their greetings.

   “Hi, girls.”, Twilight greeted. “Do you know where Pinkie Pie is?”

   “Well whaddya know? She’s right there!”, Applejack answered.

   “Oh, hello Pinkie Pie ooooooooh….-” Twilight found herself with her mouth open very wide. She blushed harder than she had ever blushed before. Ruby red cheeks, eyes as wide as dishes, she could only make a weird sound. “eeh…” She looked down towards the ground in order to hide her now, reddened face.

   Pinkie’s dress was a white one. It looked like a simplified wedding dress. Elegant. That was an understatement. Every engravement. Every detail. Just beautiful.

   “Hey, Twilight? Why are you so droopy?” Twilight looked up to see herself face to face with Pinkie Pie. She began turning red again. It started to get warm. She had to answer Pinkie though.

   “Uhh… Just thinking. About my studies…” She gave a forced chuckle. Luckily, Pinkie was to hyperactive to notice Twilight blushing uncontrollably.

   Twilight was too caught up in her thoughts to notice any conversation the girls were having. All she could do was think and stare. Am I falling in love with one of my friends? And is it really Pinkie Pie? Twilight’s mind was spinning at three hundred rotations per second. She kept thinking about Pinkie Pie. How beautiful she was…

   “Uhh, Twilight? Are ya OK, sugarcube?” That snapped Twilight out of her thoughts.

   “Yeah, I’m just thinking. About studies…” She mentally kicked herself for making that excuse again. Stupid! She thought.

   “Ya sure? Ya keep zonin’ out and we are gettin’ worried about ya. We don’t want ya makin’ Ponyville into a free-fer-all over some doll again.”

   “I’m fine! I’m just kind of tired! That’s all!”

   “I thought you ya said you were thinkin’ about your studies.”

   “Never mind. I’m fine, Applejack.” Twilight ignored conversations once again and began to question her sanity. Pinkie Pie? Am I really falling in love with Pinkie Pie?

   Now she was thinking about who to tell. She needed to get this off of her chest to somepony. But it couldn't be Pinkie Pie, even though she would be the first to Pinkie Promise on a secret. It would be stupidly obvious that she couldn't tell Pinkie. How about Rainbow Dash? She kept many secrets for her before. But none on this scale. She needed to tell somepony, so she decided. Rainbow Dash would be the first to tell.

   “...And the carrot sales pony says: ‘Carrots? We only sell apples!’” Everypony giggled, but Twilight was too caught up in her thoughts to even begin to question, let alone understand the joke. Rarity began to wrap up the picnic with a short speech she says every time.

   “Well, I think we all have had an absolutely magnificent time together today at this picnic and we’re all looking forward to next week’s!” As all of the girls packed up and left, Twilight decided the time to tell Rainbow Dash was as soon as possible. She didn't want to wallow in her thoughts for weeks without somepony to help her.

   “Rainbow Dash!”

   “Yeah, Twilight?”

   “Can I talk to you in private about something?”

   “About what?” Rainbow Dash was now curious.

   “I’ll tell you when we get there. Follow me.” Rainbow Dash followed Twilight, not knowing where they were going. Deciding to get one last look, Twilight looked over to her left and saw Pinkie Pie walking slowly home. Her mouth dropped open as she gazed at her. Again.

   “Twilight, are you OK?” Rainbow Dash snapped a now drooling Twilight Sparkle out of her stare.

   “Yeah, I’m fine. Let’s go.” Rainbow Dash followed Twilight into an alleyway about a half of a kilometer away from Golden Oaks Library. When they reached the end, Twilight was shaking, wondering if this was really a good idea.

   “So, Twilight. What did you want to talk to me about?” Twilight’s ears drooped and she was beginning to sweat. She thought to herself one thing: Dammit.

   “Umm… I have somepony that I may have a itty bitty crush on…”

   “Oh my gosh! Who is this lucky stallion? Is he as awesome as me?”

   “Well… She’s not a stallion. She’s a mare.” Twilight was now feeling a little self-conscious about this fact. Oh great. Now I’m telling her that I like a mare. Wonderful. I should have thought this through a little further. She thought to herself. She knew that same-sex relationships weren't uncommon in Equestria, but she still didn't know if her friends would accept it.

   “Oh! That’s OK. Is she as awesome as me…?” Rainbow Dash was tensing up “I-is it me?”

   “No, Rainbow.” Twilight chuckled.

   “Ah, OK. It’s not that I would hate you for it. That would mean I would be a jerk. And I don’t want to be a jerk. I’m also not ready for this kind of thing yet…”

   “Ah, OK. I totally understand.”

   “Now, who is it?” Rainbow Dash was practically screaming with excitement.

   “I’ll tell you as long as you Pinkie Promise.” Funny. The pony who created the type of promise is the one she has a crush on, yet she is using it to keep that secret from her.

   “Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye! Now tell me!” Twilight, now shaking, motioned for Rainbow Dash to come closer. Closer. Closer. She couldn't take a risk for Pinkie Pie to pop out of a garbage can or something like that like during the Photo Finish incident. Trembling, Twilight answered.

   “It-it’s Pinkie Pie.”