2 Idiots, 1 Love

Vanilla Mocha stepped up onto the long, black stage. The bright green screen made the white furred, brown haired unicorn look like a silhouette with the spotlight's help beside it. A buzzer-type sound rang through the large room. "Okay, guys. At least that was better than yesterday. Let's all break for lunch and we'll see if we need retakes." the mare said, sitting down her movie slate on the cold, dark stage floor.

"What do you mean? We've done it a million times, Vanilla. Trust me, the audience won't even know we're acting." A light blue furred, purple and pink haired pegasus said.

"Serena, listen. The only audience that thinks you're acting is the camera pony and his friend. You know, the one with the microphone." Vanilla Mocha said, her forest green eyes looking down.

"What's wrong, Director? Listen, I know you're not in a good mood. But you don't need to take it out on us." Serena Swift replied.

"Sorry. I have just been thinking a lot lately." Vanilla Mocha said, now walking slowly off the stage and towards her blue director's chair.

"Thinking? Thinking about what?" The actress asked, now curious.

"You really don't want to know." The director sat in her chair, still looking down.

"Oh, come on, Vanilla. We're friends. Pretend that we're not at work, but rather that we're at the Pizza Hay or someplace like that. You know, a hangout place. Now, tell me what's wrong. Maybe I can help." The pegasus comforted.

Vanilla Mocha looked up at her friend. "Alright. I'll tell you what's wrong. Pizza Hay's not gonna cut it. What about the James Stable?" A smile grew on the unicorn's face.

"You- you jerk!" Serena said, now laughing.

"Come on, Blu called me earlier. He and your coltfriend are already there, getting reservations." Vanilla Mocha quickly said, feeling excited.

"You are such a jerk! Jerk, jerk, jerk!!" Serena repeated, still laughing. The two mares left the studios immediately.

"What took you two fillies so long?" Lightning Bolt, Serena Swift's coltfriend, asked as the two mares sat down in the red-cushioned, marble booth at a matching white marble table in the most famous fancy restaurant that only had a few locations across Equestria.

"Hey, you try being being stuck in a claustrophobic taxi in the middle of Applewood at lunchtime. Ponies are going crazy today!" Serena Swift laid her head on the the dark blue stallion's shoulder. He looked down at his marefriend with a happy look in his purple eyes. She stroked his blue and purple mane as everypony talked.

"So, what new hit movie are you acting in this time, Pl- I mean Serena. Gosh, I almost said your real name." Blu Ray, Vanilla's coltfriend, asked.

"It's fine. And the one I'm playing in? The one that physco over there is directing!" She said, looking over at Vanilla Mocha.

"You're the crazy-mare!" Vanilla played back.

"Hello, I'm going to be your waiter this afternoon. We'll start you off with some drinks today. What would you four like?" A stallion asked them, approaching the table.

"I'll have some lemonade." Serena Swift, also known as Plum Rose outside of the movies, said.

"I'll take a coke." Lightning Bolt added.

"I'll order a coke, too." Blu Ray replied.

"I'll just take some water." Vanilla Mocha said.

"Alright. They will be out soon." The waiter said, trotting off.

"Water? Why water? Mocha, you deserve to treat yourself!" Blu Ray asked.

"I know, I know. I just feel like water is a better choice. I don't know- I guess that health magazine I read all the time is finally touching my surface." Vanilla Mocha responded.

"That's how I was. Remember back in eighth grade, Lightning?" Plum Rose asked her coltfriend.

"Yeah. You were like a water-attic. Glad to see you've added lemons to your drink." He said, recalling her order for lemonade.

"Hey now, I drink tea, coke, milk, coffee..." Plum began to list.

"Speaking of old times and coffee, how did you two even meet?" Lightning asked, looking directly at Vanilla Mocha.

"It's a pretty long story." She replied, looking up into Blu Ray's bright, yellow hazel eyes.

"We can listen, right Plum?" Lightning Bolt asked his marefriend.

"...hot cocoa, sure, did I already say coke?" she made a confused look.

"Are you guys sure you really want to hear? It's very long, like Mocha said." Blu Ray asked the two ponies.

"Why not? You know our story already, so why not yours?" Plum Rose caught onto the conversation.

"The storm factory. That was awesome when you applied for that job, remember?" Lightning asked his marefriend.

"Yeah, how could I forget? But back to your story, Blu and Vanilla." Plum replied.

"Come on, it's a double-date. Let's not have all of the attention on us." Vanilla said.

"We don't care. Now, tell us! Please?" Plum asked. Vanilla Mocha sighed, and then looked up at Blu. The light blue unicorn stallion looked over at his two friends, and then back down at his marefriend.

"Fine. We'll tell you." Blu decided, feeling that Vanilla Mocha would say the same thing if he didn't.

"Your drinks," The waiter interrupted.

The four ponies thanked him, and began to stir up the conversation once more.

"It all began in middle school." Vanilla Mocha began.