Love Completes Us

Pin Prick spent most of her appointments in a haze, barely able to keep her focus as she wass full with anxious anticipation of her....meeting with the stallion of interest. She was lucky that she only plucked a wrong nerve once as she was working, and that the patron (a yellow Pegasus with long pink hair) was very understanding about it. Still that didn't stop here from emptying what tips she received from her clients and dashing out to meet Pyra. On the way, she began flipping through the first chapters of his book hoping it would give her something to talk to him about. "Huh, this is actually pretty interesting."

...

Pyra sat slumped in the living room of the library thinking about his situation. 'Don't look too much into it Pyra, she just asked you to show her around town. I'm sure there was no other motives there.' He had finished his work early to have some time to himself before meeting with Pin Prick.

"Hey, anypony home?" A smile made its way onto his face as he heard the voice of Applejack.

"In the living room AJ." He listened as her hoofsteps got louder as she came closer. The door opened and Applejack poked her head in with a smile.

"Howdy Pyra, I see yer back from your trip to Canterlot. Any luck up there?"

"No AJ, another failed attempt." She sighed and sat down beside him. "You only come in to ask me that or something else?"

"Ah actually came here to see how you were doing, and if ya still had a copy of your book left."

"Sorry AJ, a mare came in earlier and bought the last one on the shelf." Her smile faltered a little.

"Well, that's a shame."

"I think there might be a few out back in a box. Wait here I'll go take a look."

"I'll help ya, two heads are better than one after all." Smiling Pyra led the apple farmer through a door in the back of the library where a room filled with, unsurprisingly, organised boxes. The two began looking through various boxes, searching for another copy of the book. "Hey Pyra, ya said that it was a mare that came in and took the book, do ya think she was single?"

"Not a chance AJ, a mare like her would already have a partner or at least be a part of a herd."

"What she look like?"

Pyra put a hoof to his muzzle. "She's a white unicorn mare with scarlet red hair, her mane is done up in a bun."

Applejack nodded. "Yeah I remember seein her about, never has anypony with her though."

Pyra stopped and turned to his friend. "Really?"

Applejack nodded. "Yeah, always alone." After a few more minutes of searching they found nothing. "That's ok Pyra, I'm sure ah can find it in a book shop or somethin."

"Alright AJ, I'll see you later." With that Applejack exited the library.

"Now, ah need to find out a few things about this mare, if she really is single ah have to do everything in mah power to make sure they get together." As she was waking she saw the mare running through town. "Perfect."

Meanwhile Pyra walked out of the library and began walking to where he had promised Pin Prick to meet up. "It's just you showing her around town Pyra, you only just met the mare, don't try anything stupid. You are not a desperate nerd looking for mares in a comic book shop, you are a grown stallion that is a little lonely. Let this take its course, it's been eight years, I can wait a few days or weeks more."

...

“Now Pinny,” Pin Prick said to herself to calm down as she paced back in forth in front of the sweets shop. “He's just showing you around, you don't want to seem like a creepy stalker. You're not a giggling school filly that latches onto the closest hunk of stallion that passes by. You're a grown mare looking for a meaningful relationship. You don't need to push him into marriage.”

She was looking about when she saw an orange earth pony come and started talking to a pink one. She couldn't figure out what they were talking about, but the pink one seemed rather excited at whatever was proposed by the other pony. She seemed barely able to contend herself as she ran out of the building, a bubble gum colored streak following her.

Only made confused by the sudden action, Pinny returned to looking out to the streets to see if Pyra was coming. While she waited she continued looking through the book, finding the story somehow relatable.

Out of the corner of her eye she spotted Pyra walking down the street. Quickly placing the book in her saddlebag she checked her mane, fur teeth and her tail to make sure she was presentable, after all, she wanted to attract his attention so she had to look her best.

As he approached a few beads of sweat appeared on her head as she tapped her hoof nervously. She looked down the road and looked him over, a neutral expression on his face. 'Come on Pin, he's not freaking out and you shouldn't be either! Get yourself together woman!'

She took in a few breaths and composed herself.

"Hello again Pin."

She jumped as she heard Pyra from directly behind her. "Oh, um, hi Pyra."

"You ok, I didn't scare you did I?"

"Oh I'm fine don't worry, just jumped a little from you sneaking up on me is all."

Pyra rolled his eyes and looked down the road. "Well, you ready to go?" He asked while turning his head towards her.

"Oh, yeah, I'm ready."

With a nod Pyra began to leave her down the road.

'Don't screw this up Pinny!'