A Close Encounter of The Cute Kind
Flash sighed to himself as he walked to Sugarcube corner. He was looking at his phone which displayed a picture of Twilight Sparkle, a girl he liked a lot.
Sure they hadn't spoken to each other for more than a few minutes at a time, and sure his crush on her seemed so instant, but he couldn't help it. She was just so cute.
And there was definitely something about her that drew him to her. Whether it was her smile, or the way she always seemed to take charge of everything. She was something. He respected her a lot. Being a princess at the same age as him was impressive. (little did he know that she was at least 5 years older than him and that the portal had made her appear younger to fit her human equivalent's age.)
And he was so close to kissing her a few months ago. And then Trixie showed up and messed everything up. And he hadn't seen her since. Maybe she was busy, or maybe she just wanted to hang out with her friends more when she came through the portal. But whatever reason, he was cool with. As long as she was happy, he was happy.
Although he'd be even happier if he could see her face to face again.
He sighed again as he approached the double doors of Sugarcube Corner. Not paying attention, he didn't see that someone was coming through the doors and bumped into who ever it was, knocking them down. And judging by the grunt he heard, the person was female.
He bent down to help her up when he heard her say something and froze.
"My glasses...Oh jeez where are they?"
Her voice was so familiar. Seeing the glasses laying on the floor in front of him, he picked them up and handed them to her. "Here," He said smiling apologetically. "I am so so sorry. I wasn't looking where I was..."
He trailed as he looked the girl in the face.
She looked just like her.
Just like Twilight.
His Twilight.
Except she wasn't bubbly, and she didn't have a dorky smile on her face. She looked agitated and confused. She also had her hair up in a ponytail, something Twilight never did.
This must be her human counterpart the girls told him about.
She raised an eyebrow at him, waiting for him to finish what he had been saying.
"Ah..." He said, trying to find words but failing. He gazed inside to see that his band members hadn't made it yet. He then turned back to the girl in front of him, who had already placed her glasses back on her face. "I'm really sorry. How about I make it up to you by buying you some ice cream?" He offered with a charming smile, extending his hand towards her.
Twilight rolled her eyes. "Just my luck. I bumped into some sort of charmer," She sighed, but took his hand anyway. "Alright, I'll take you up on that offer. But only cause you helped me up."
He lead her to a booth and went to the register to get their orders. When he came back, he placed their bowls down on the table.
"Hey, how did you know my favorite flavor was vanilla?" Twilight asked, digging in. Her eyebrows were knitted, but she sounded more curious than creeped out.
Flash shrugged with a smile. "Well, I had a hunch."
"A hunch?" She repeated, raising a suspecting brow.
Flash had to fight the urge to laugh. No, this definitely wasn't the Twilight he knew. The Twilight he knew wasn't this...sarcastic. He actually liked it. It was odd. Like trying a new variant of something that that had stayed the same. "Yeah," He responded. "A hunch."
Saying nothing further, Twilight just stuck her spoon in her mouth. Flash guessed she just accepted things as they were. It wasn't really a hunch, the last couple of times he had been to Sugarcube Corner during the two times that Princess Twilight had been through the portal, he had always seen her with vanilla ice cream. So he had just assumed that it was her favorite flavor, and would be so for her other worldly counterpart. And it seems like he was right.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Huh?" Flash blurted, snapping out of his thoughts. "Like what?"
"Like...you're admiring me or something." Twilight explained, giving him a weird look. "Are you alright?"
Flash nodded. "Oh me? Yeah, Yeah." He assured her, waving his hand dismissively. "Don't worry about it. You just remind me of this girl I know."
There goes the eyebrow again.
"A girl?" She asked. "What about me reminds you about her?"
"Well..." Flash laughed shortly. "Everything. You both have a lot of things in common, trust me." He answered back vaguely.
"Uh huh. Interesting." Twilight responded.
"But you're different, y'know? You're a lot less...er, adorkable." He blushed a bit.
Twilight snorted. "Adorkable?"
"Yeah," He laughed. "She's a total nerd. But she's got a good head on her shoulders. That's what I like most about her. She's smart, courageous, beautiful, and she knows how to take charge of a situation."
"Seems like you like this girl a lot." Twilight said, wiggling her eyebrows.
He smiled fondly. "Yeah. Something like that."
"So why haven't you gone for it yet?"
"Huh?" He blurted.
"Obviously you're really into her. Why haven't you asked her out yet?" Twilight asked him expectantly.
"Well....it's complicated." He muttered.
Her eyebrow went up again. "Complicated? Don't tell me you're nervous. I mean, you got me to sit here with you after bumping into me and I don't like talking to anyone." She put her spoon down and pushed her now polished off bowl into the center of the table. "Now. Tell me the real reason why you haven't asked her out yet."
"She....moved." He admitted. Though he technically wasn't lying. Twilight did move. Right on back to her own world where she had princess responsibilities and the like.
"Oh wow." Twilight said, leaning back in surpise. "That sucks."
He sighed. "Tell me about it." Flash looked up at the girl across from him. "But..."
"But what?" Twilight asked, eyeing cautiously.
"I just wish I had the chance to tell her how I feel ya know? I think she liked me back, but every time we were alone it wasn't for more than five seconds before she was pulled off to do some big important thing. Which I didn't mind. I mean, she had way more depending on her than I ever will. So I respect that. It's just...."
"You wish you had more time together?" Twilight guessed.
Flash smiled sadly at the girl across from him. "Yeah. You hit the nail right on the head."
"Wow. Who knew a cool guy like you would be so sensitive?" Twilight wondered to herself, blushing. She loomed down at her watch. "Oh man, I gotta go!" She turned to Flash. "Listen, it's been great talking to you, but I gotta get home. Thanks for the ice cream," She said getting up.
He stood up and walked her to the door, opening it for her like a gentleman. As she was about step out she paused, and turned to him sheepishly.
"Er, I know I'm not her, but if you ever wanna go to the arcade or something I'd be up for it," She offered, looking away from him. "I'm not desperate or anything, alright? I just think that maybe you need a friend to help you get over her."
Flash smiled. "Sure. It's a date."
Twilight's blush intensified. "I-It's not like that!" She snapped. Adjusting her glasses, she huffed, "Just forget it!" before striding out the door.
He watched her in awe as she retreated down the street.
At the same time, his bandmates approached, looking at him curiously. "Dude, did you just strike out with that girl?" One of them asked.
Flash's eyes shifted back to Twilight's receding back. He smirked. "Nah. It's alright. I have a feeling I'll be seeing her again."
Little did he know, he would be right.
Author's Note
I know this fandom hates Flashlight but let me explain you a thing. I love Flashlight just as much as I love Sunlight and seeing that comic I had to write a little drabble about it. So, here it is. besides Her Knight In Shining Aria, Swingset Conversations, and Mistletoe Kisses, I think this is one of the cutest stories I've evee written.
