Sweetie Belle and Dinky Doo were standing before the Carousel Boutique as the tranquil moon shone above them. Dinky nuzzled Sweetie Belle softly and said, “Tonight was fun. Did you have a good time?

“I did. And again, thank you so much for being one of the ponies who helped me discover my Cutie Mark, other than my sister being a mule, today was the greatest day of my life so far,” Sweetie said giving a light kiss on Dinky’s cheek.

Before Dinky could reply the door opened showing a tear stained Rarity, “Hello Dinky, won’t you come in please?”

Sweetie Belle walked in front of Dinky and took a defensive crouch. Any comment that would’ve come out of her mouth was interrupted by her sister, “Don’t worry, I won’t be as you put it, a mule I wish to apologize and it won’t do good doing so outside where everypony can hear me.”

Sweetie looked at Dinky who gave a nod of confirmation before getting back to her side and walking beside her protectively.

When they sat down Rarity poured them all tea and sat down in front of them. Taking a deep breath she began, “I firstly want to apologize for my barbaric behaviour today. It was uncalled for and there is no excuse for a lady to act so unbecomingly. That said, you two were right, I have been leading Spike along. I didn’t mean for it to come across that way, but I remember how fillies like to do that when I was your age, and even know there are some ponies who act so basely.

But it’s too late for me to act on that,” Rarity sighed, “Spike it turns out this evening has found him a special somepony, and I as a lady must acknowledge that it was my folly that lost him. So as for you too, can you ever forgive me? Especially you Sweetie Belle, today was supposed to be the greatest day of your life and I ruined it.”

“Well if Dinky can forgive you for tossing her out, then I can forgive you,” Sweetie responded before throwing a foreleg over Dinky’s withers.

“I’m not the type of pony to hold a grudge. Mommy says that life’s too short to waste on that, when you could be enjoying your life instead,” Dinky commented.

“Well your mother is a very wise mare, and she did a fantastic job raising such a kind hearted filly. Now I must make it up to you both, you both are going with Twilight to see the Princesses in a weeks time?”

“Yep!” Dinky chirped, “My mommy was invited too.”

“That’s lovely, I heard that she turned out to be Twilight’s secret paramour.”

“Para-whatnow?” Dinky asked to which Sweetie whispered the answer to, “Oh! Yeah that thing. She is.”

“Well then I shall make all three of you dresses fit for royalty. As a way of making it up to you, will that suffice?” Rarity asked.

“Of course. Thank you Missus Rarity,” Dinky said cheerfully.

“Quite. Now onto matters that in my rudeness I forgot to address. You are dating my little sister, and as such. While you seem like a good filly, you will be treating her with the utmost respect correct?”

“Correct.”

“And you will be the very definition of a gentlemare for my darling little sister?”

“I will.”

“And no using magic to get her pregnant before you slip her the ring?”

“O-kay?”

“I mean that until you both are married, you won’t get her pregnant.”

“Oh! Then yes, I agree to that.”

“Lastly if you hurt her, you know that I know every part of Equestria to hide a body and nopony will ever find you?”

“I do.”

“So then we are in agreement. Just make sure you treat her like the lady she is, and care for her, and we’ll all be one happy family.”

“Okay, but isn’t it the dad who usually has this talk?”

“Well, that wouldn’t really work in this family. And since I practically raise Sweetie Belle, I’m the one who gets to do all the ‘talks’ as it were.”

“Alright. So are we good now?”

“Darling we couldn’t possibly be better. Although I need to make an entry in our journal about letting good things slip through one’s hooves. And let that be a lesson to you all as well. If you have something special in your life, seize it, and never take it for granted.”

Dinky replied by leaning over and passionately kissing Sweetie Belle, grinning as she kissed her at the cute squeaks that flowed out of her mouth. While answering in happy moans of her own.

Rarity let out a sound between a moan and a squealgasm before shouting out, “I got to go, remember watch your hooves bye!”

Dinky looked lovingly into Sweetie Belle’s eyes and whispered huskily, “Your sister’s weird.”

Going back in for a kiss Sweetie Belle mumbled, “You have no idea.”

Twilight was sitting on the white and red checkered blanket she threw out for the picnic date. The herd forming ... somewhat forming, and Spike being okay with Derpy dating her daughter as well as her own affair with a filly, eased a lot of the tension she had been carrying. It didn’t hurt that the date itself had been rather enjoyable.

“So tonight was fun,” Twilight said softly, looking at the moon languidly.

“It was, I think this herd idea of yours is going to work out well. Dinky has a pony her own age to date, as well as two older, more world experienced mares. Both of them I think will grow wonderfully from this experience.”

“I agree. Say Derpy?”

“Hmmmmm?”

“Well … no surprise here, but I don’t know much about dating. Sweetie Belle’s my first, and I don’t know what I’m doing, so I don’t think I’d be that great of an Alpha. Sure I have the political weight to throw around and financial strength to be a good protector and provider like an Alpha should, or at least what I’ve read about them.

“But when it comes to love, and taking care of ponies … I don’t know what I’m doing. So I thought that maybe you’d be the Alpha?” Twilight proposed hopefully.

“Well I think you’d make a great Alpha, and sure you might need to learn a lot of things, but me, Dinky, and even Sweetie Belle will be beside you to make sure you make the right choices as well as be there when you need us. Heck not even Princesses Celestia and Princesses Luna knew what they were doing when they first started leading ponies, probably.”

“True, I think I remember Celestia telling me how confused and lost she was when she became Princess of Equestria, rather than just another pony who along with her sister happened to be an Alicorn. Okay, I’ll do it, but I just don’t want you to think I’m some great, all powerful and wise pony. I’m just … me.”

“Well ‘you’,” Derpy said pointing a forehoof at Twilight’s chest near her heart, “are a good pony, and you’ve helped us more than you know. So at the very least we have faith in you, and as I said we’ll help support and help you when you need it.”

Twilight grinned and nuzzled Derpy, “Thanks, you are great marefriend. I’m glad that Sweetie Belle helped get all of us together.”

Derpy nodded into Twilight’s mane in affirmation and gently kissed Twilight’s cheek, “I am to, and you’re not that bad yourself.”

With that they sat and watched the moon. Cuddled together under its light. While occasionally giving each other light kisses and caresses of their wings.

Derpy arrived slightly later that evening so she could meet up with Dinky and seeing how she enjoyed her evening. As she lighted down to the door steps and went inside she saw her little love muffin snoring gently on the futon. Trotting over she gave her a gentle shake to wake her up. The sleepy look Dinky gave her made her melt inside.

“Hi Bright Eyes,” Dinky mumbled.

“Hi Love Muffin, so how was your date?” Derpy inquired.

“Pretty good, I got there, and her sister got mad that I asked if she was leading Spike around since she said that she wasn’t dating him. Even though everypony knows he loves her, so she made me stand outside of the house.

Then Sweetie Belle was awesome and stood up for me and Twilight, well Twilight inadvertently. Then we went to the movies and saw You Got Mail, which was pretty romantic. After that we got to her place, Rarity apologized, mentioned that Spike found himself a special somepony tonight, and then me and Sweetie Belle kissed for an hour. I got home, and decided to take a nap till you got here. So … how was your date?”

“I’ll have to talk to Rarity about giving my daughter the horseshoe, but it’s not polite that you asked if she was leading him on. There was probably a nicer way of asking. Although I’m glad that she apologized. As for me, well me and Twilight had a moonlight picnic. We talked about a cover story for us, well me and her. Then we decided that she’d be the Alpha of the herd.

After than we kissed and cuddled for a while. Then I came here,” Derpy recapped.

“So we both had nice dates, I’m glad, hey mommy?” Dinky asked.

“What love?”

“Do you think we could have a moonlight picnic someday?” Dinky asked innocently.

“Of course, after our date at the castle I’ll make us a nice little picnic for the two of us.”

Yawning and leaning into Derpy as she fought to stay awake she asked, “So are you and Sweetie Belle and me and Twilight going on dates too? And what about group dates?”

“We’ll see. Probably,” Derpy said as she gently picked up Dinky with her teeth and deposited Dinky on her back.

“M’kay,” Dinky mumbled falling back to sleep.

Author's Note

This was just a little transition chapter. To be a little fluffy. As well as give resolution to the last chapter.