Adorable tsundere mode: activate!
“What?! School dance?” Aria frowned lightly. “No way.”
“Aw, but it’s gonna be so much fun!” Pinkie protested, holding up the poster and pointing at it for the five-millionth time that day.
It had been a couple of weeks since the Dazzlings had arrived at the school, and they seemed to be getting along well. Aside from Adagio eating almost everything in the cafeteria, there hadn’t been any major problems. And as for the Rainbooms, Aria Blaze really liked Fluttershy (but hated to admit it). While Aria had a very short temper, Fluttershy seemed to understand that and was very patient with her. On the other hand, this “Pinkie Pie” was extremely annoying to the point of Aria wanting to throw her into a pool full of sharks.
Okay, maybe that was taking it a bit far.
“I said: no. I may be at this school, but I have no interest in taking part in… silly events like these,” Aria replied, folding her arms and looking away.
“But it’s gonna be the bestest party ever—”
“No.”
“And all of your friends are gonna be there—”
“No.”
“Including Fluttershyyyyy.”
Aria Blaze perked up. Pinkie Pie smirked. Aria blushed and stormed away. Pinkie grinned.
“Ugh, okay. Left, right… back, fo— wah!” Aria shrieked, tripping on her own feet and falling to the ground. She groaned and rolled over, facing the ceiling of her and her siblings’ home. “I can’t do this. This is impossible,” she mumbled, sighing.
The door burst open, but Aria stayed in that same position, not caring who it was.
“Whatchu doing on da flooooor, Aria?”
Okay, now she cared. She quickly stood up.
“Nothing, Sonata,” Aria replied, looking down.
“Ohhh, I know.” Sonata walked past her, smiling. She placed down her bag. “You’re trying to dance, aren’t you?”
“Gah— how’d you know?” Aria demanded.
Sonata giggled. “The dancing book on the floor, silly!”
Aria facepalmed and hurriedly hid the book.
“That, and Pinkie told me. So, what’s this for?” Sonata asked. “I mean, even if you were attending the school dance, no-one said you had to actually dance at that dance! Oh, wait!” She gasped. “You’re doing this for somebody special, aren’t you?”
Aria blushed furiously. “N-No, of course not! I just… don’t want to look like a fool, standing in the corner!”
“Hehe, don’t lie to me!” Sonata poked Aria’s red cheeks just as Adagio walked through the front door.
“Hey, Dagi! Aria’s gotta cru-ushhh!” Sonata said teasingly.
Adagio smirked and looked Aria up and down. “So, who’s the lucky one?”
“No one! No one at all! I don’t have a crush, alright?!” Aria yelled, storming outside.
Sonata giggled and turned to Adagio. “She totally does.”
Aria punched the stone wall, before grasping her hand, hissing. “Frickin’ hell.” She shook her hand and sighed, sliding down the wall onto the ground. A few tears fell, but she didn’t even bother to wipe them away. After all, no-one ever came here. What business would anyone have in a tunnel near a lake? Aria shoved her head in between her knees and sniffed. No one but her…
Footsteps. Aria looked up and shot a death glare at the girl standing near her, but then quickly changed her expression when she saw who it was.
“...Sorry, Fluttershy.”
Fluttershy smiled softly. She pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket and wiped Aria’s tears. “What’s wrong?”
Aria gulped. “It’s stupid.”
“It’s alright, I promise I won’t laugh,” Fluttershy said truthfully.
Aria took a deep breath. “I can’t dance…” she muttered, trailing into a soft whisper.
“Sorry, what was that?” Fluttershy asked, cupping her ear.
“Ican’tdance,” Aria said hurriedly.
“Didn’t quite catch that,” Fluttershy said.
“Ugh!” Aria gripped the ends of her hair. “Aria Blaze can’t dance!”
Silence. Fluttershy bit her lip.
“See, now you’re laughing at me. I should just go,” Aria said with a look of annoyance on her face. She stood up and walked off.
“No, no!” Fluttershy quickly called out after her, standing up. “I’m just wondering why you didn’t say anything sooner. It’s not that big of a deal. I mean, if you want, I can teach you.”
Aria stopped in her tracks and turned around. “Y-You will?”
“Of course!” Fluttershy said, smiling, “and I know the most perfect place.”
“The school roof?” Aria asked, tilting her head and regarding Fluttershy with suspicion.
“Mmhm! Privacy, wide spaces and a nice view.” Fluttershy walked up to the edge. “I’m surprised nobody really comes up here.”
“Pretty convenient, don’t you think?” Aria said, walking forward.
Fluttershy smiled and stood up near the edge, letting the wind blow her long hair.
Aria blushed lightly. She’s so pretty… she shook the thoughts away and walked up to the edge.
“You try,” Fluttershy said with a smile. “It feels really nice.”
Aria looked to the left, but very slowly pulled the bands out of her hair and let it flow to the side. Fluttershy was right; it did feel nice.
“Okay, ready to begin?” Fluttershy asked, walking towards Aria. She took Aria’s hand and led her to the middle of the wide open roof. Aria turned bright red as Fluttershy guided her hand to her shoulder, then placed a hand on Aria’s waist.
“Okay. Now, very slowly. Take one step forward,” Fluttershy said, stepping back one as Aria moved towards her. “Now two steps back.” She stepped forward twice. “That’s it! One step forward, two steps back,” Fluttershy repeated as Aria slowly got into the steps. Little by little, they sped up, and Aria felt all her anger wash away.
“You’ve got it!” Fluttershy cheered, spinning herself around before continuing. Aria grinned slightly, pulling off her jacket and throwing it into the wind, before grabbing hold of Fluttershy’s waist again.
Despite the rainfall, the two continued on through the evening.
Aria straightened the tie on her neck as she stood outside the entrance to Canterlot High. “Please remind me, why I am wearing this again?” she asked Sonata.
“Because it suits you! And it matches the dress!” Sonata said with a smile. “Go on! Fluttershy’s waiting!”
Aria took a deep breath, checking her tie in the reflection on the door, and walked through into the hall, meeting up with Fluttershy, who was standing in the centre of the dance floor.
A slow, gentle song and the two of them were already living the night.
