Valentine's Day, a day of romantic love where everybody give cards, letters, flowers or presents to their loved ones. People who would like to have a romantic relationship with somebody may use the occasion to make this known, often anonymously. Everyone in Canterlot High were exited for this day.
Well, all except for a certain yellow skinned guy.
Butterscotch breathed steadily, trying to keep himself calm. This is the perfect day to do this. To confess his love to her, but he wasn't sure if she would feel the same.
He always felt his heart and mind go crazy when he set his eyes on a certain rainbow haired gal.
Rainbow Dash, his childhood friend.
Butterscotch secretly loved and admired Rainbow. When bullies would pick on him, Rainbow always stood up for him. In fact, she eats bullies for breakfast. Rainbow Dash never leaved Butterscotch or her friends behind.
'Come on, Butter, you can do it,' Butterscotch reassured himself, standing in front of the school.
He stared at the letter envelope which held inside a heart shaped paper. The envelope had the words 'To Rainbow Dash' written in the seven colors of the rainbow.
"I'm scared..." Butterscotch gulped.
He knew Rainbow perfectly. Bold, sporty, brave, competitive, free-spirited, confident, and most important: Loyal. She would help anyone without hessitation. But the main problem is if she would date a guy who's completely shy?
Butterscotch wasn't like Rainbow. He was shy, timid, quiet and doesn't do sports. Heck, he's even scared of his own shadow. What if she doesn't want to be with Butterscotch because of those flaws?
Butterscotch shook his head. "Don't be ridiculous, Butterscotch. She doesn't judge people like that."
He always remembered the day when she meet her.
Eight years ago...
Little Buttescotch was sitting at the base of the tree, eating a strawberry jam sandwich made by his mother on a playground. As he chowed down his meal a shadow blocked out the sun.
Looking up, he saw two girls of the same age as him, looming over him and staring daggers at him. The first one had light turquoise skin, yellow eyes and golden hair while the other girl had white hair, white skin and yellow eyes.
"Hey, dweeb, who the heck are you?" Gilda asked, still glaring at him.
Butterscotch didn't respond, but swallowed nervously.
He flinched when Lightning Dust snatched the strawberry jam sandwich of his hands.
"Look, Gil, baby food for a stupid baby," Lightning said with a smirk.
"Hey, give me it back. My mommy made it for me," Buttescotch said.
But that was a big mistake. He shrieked in fear when Gilda grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him up against the tree.
"Listen up, dweeb! We run this playground and nobody gives us orders!" Gilda proclaimed, giving him a icy cold glare.
"You see dork, anybody who dare to challenge us will pay the price," Lightning added with that same smirk and throwing Butterscotch's sandwich to the floor.
At this point, tears started to form on Butterscotch's eyes. "P-P-Please girls, d-don’t hurt me. I-T don’t want any trouble."
"Oh, p-p-please don’t hurt me!" Gilda mocked his pleading voice and then chuckled. "Gosh, what a baby."
"Beating you up will be fun," Lightning Dust said as she cracked her knuckles.
"Hey!" a female voice yelled from a distance.
All the three looked at the source of the voice. Gilda released her grip on him and Butterscotch fell to the ground at the base of the tree.
Both girls glared at a rainbow haired girl standing a few feet away from them.
"Leave him alone!" the girl boldly said.
Lightning snarled. "Mind your own bussiness, Rainbow Trash!"
"Why don’t you go pick on someone of your own size and leave the kid alone!" Rainbow Dash said, not backing down.
"Why we should do that?" Gilda angrily asked. However, the answer turned out to be painful.
Rainbow had enough. She balled up her hand into a fist and slammed it against Gilda's nose, sending her down to the floor. Lightning tried to attack Rainbow, but the rainbow gal was faster than her. Rainbow gave her a roundhouse kick on the waist followed by a left hook on the jaw.
Gilda stood up and let out a frustrated grunt. "Why you... you..."
Lightning glared at Rainbow with fiery eyes. "This is not over, Rainbow Trash!"
With that said, the bullies stomped off, leaving Butterscotch and Rainbow alone.
"That’s what I thought," Rainbow said with her hands on her hips.
Then she turned to look at the scared kid. She crouched down and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.
"It's alright, buddy, you're safe," Rainbow gave him a friendly smile.
Butterscotch said nothing, still shaken by the recent events. Rainbow Dash offered him her hand, and he kindly accepted it as she helped him onto his feet.
"I've never seen you before. You're new on the city?" she asked.
Butterscotch nodded and he gave her a small smile.
Rainbow chuckled. "Well then, my name is Rainbow Dash. Who are you?"
"Butterscotch," he quietly replied.
"Huh? Sorry, I didn't hear you," Rainbow tilted her head.
"My name is Butterscotch. Nice to meet you, Rainbow Dash, and thanks for saving me," Butterscotch softly said a little louder.
"No problemo," Rainbow replied, puffing out her chest proudly. "Gilda and Lightning Dust are just a bunch of idiots who like to pick on other kids just because they think they are better than others. I’ve already had a few run-ins with them."
"You're a good guy, right?" Butterscotch innocently asked.
"I'm rather a good gal," Rainbow corrected.
"Oh, okay,"
The two kids shared a small laugh and Rainbow pulled out a chocolate bar from her pocket.
"Here," she handed out the bar to him.
Butterscotch kindly took the chocolate bar and gave her a soft smile in return.
"Thank you, Rainbow," he gave Rainbow a big hug.
"Again, no problemo," Rainbow couldn't help but smile at this. "Hey, we can be buds if you want."
Butterscotch looked at her with a hopeful smile. "You want to be my friend?"
Rainbow Dash flashed a cocky soft smirk and gave him a tumbs up. "Heck yeah."
That day, the newfound duo spend their day playing, a day that Butterscotch will never forget.
As the time passed, Butterscotch began to see Rainbow Dash as more than a friend, and more than a sister. He kept these feeling in secret for more than six years and now this is the time.
He took a deep breath as an uncharacteristic confident look spread across his face and entered the building to search for Rainbow. He really wanted to cofess his feelings for the athletic woman. Now.
He just had to talk to her and-
"Hey, Butterscotch!"
Butterscotch squeaked, freezing in place upon hearing that cheerful voice. Goosebumps are now over 9000, his cheeks were blazing and his hearbeat getting faster than before. All the confidence disappeared in an instant.
'Here goes nothing,' he turned around and immediatly hid the envelope behind his back.
Rainbow Dash was walking down towards him with her backpack over her shoulder, and sporting a big, friendly smile on her face.
"Hello, Rainbow," Butterscotch greeted, chuckling nervously.
"Sup, Scotch," Rainbow greeted back.
Butterscotch felt butterflies starting to flutter around in his stomach just at seeing that sweet smile of hers.
"H-How was your d-day?" he asked and sweat started to form on his forehead.
Rainbow shrugged. "Nothing important. My grades are still good, so no big deal. What about You?"
"I... I been busy," Butterscotch replied, his eyes shifting back and forth. "What are you gonna do today?"
"Nothing," Rainbow simply said, oblivious to his nervousness.
A look of confusion washed over his face, his nervousness completely disappeared. "Nothing?"
Rainbow shook her head. "Nope, nothing. To be honest, Valentine's Day and I don't mix."
"Um... And why is that?" Butterscotch curiously asked.
"I don't like Valentine's Day," Rainbow replied, folding her arms across her chest. "I just don't care for it."
"Oh..." Butterscotch lowered his head in disappointment.
If she doesn't liked the day, then that only meant the sad truth.
Noticing his expression, Rainbow gave him a soft smile and she gently placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, Scotch, just because I don't like Valentine's Day it doesn't mean you can't or anyone else," she said reassuringly. Then a curious look washed over her face. "Speaking of which, has anyone asked you to be their valentine?"
Butterscotch shook his head. "No. I... I'm planning to ask to someone."
Her eyes widened at hearing that. She always thought that Butterscotch wasn't that kind of person who enjoyed a day like Valentine's Day, but now this was quite a shocker.
"Oh, who's the lucky gal?" Rainbow asked in curiosity and gave a teasing smirk to him.
His cheeks flushed. "Um... I don't know if I should tell you."
"It's alright if you tell me, Scotch," Rainbow Dash said as she patted his shoulder. "I won't tell anyone."
Butterscotch felt his blood run warm. "You really want to know?"
"Cross my heart, hope to fly and stick a cupcake in my eye," Rainbow smiled, wanting to know Butterscotch's special gal as she did the movements of the Pinkie Promise.
He let out a soft sigh and carefully held out the envelope to Rainbow.
Rainbow Dash was standing like a statue, her magenta eyes widened, her jaw slack and her cheeks were all red. She stared at the envelope with her name on it while Butterscotch felt butterflies flutter around in his stomach again.
"Oh..." that was all she said before grabbing the envelope, opening it slowly and began to read it.
To Rainbow Dash
We've been friends since childhood and today I really want you to know that I love you with all my heart. Whenever I was bullied, you always stood up for me. I'll never forget the day we met, when you saved me from Gilda and Lightning Dust. I always thought of you as a sister, but as the time passed, I began to see you as more than a buddy. I don't know how can I describe this feeling.
Will you be my Valentine?
Sincerly Butterscotch
Rainbow Dash slowly scrolled her eyes through the paper. After reading the letter, Rainbow looked at him with that same shocked look.
"You... Y-You like me?" she quietly asked.
Butterscotch slowly nodded, shyly looking away.
"After... All of these years?" Rainbow asked again.
Another slow nod.
Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around Butterscotch, catching him off guard. A blush bigger than before appeared on his face when he realized that the arms belonged to-
"Rainbow Dash?"
The next thing that really surprised Butterscotch was one that he'll never forget for the rest of his life
Rainbow Dash placed her hand on the side of Butterscotch's face, looked deeply into his eyes, and then pressed her lips against his. A big rosy blush took over Butterscotch's face, almost aghast at what was happening. Soon he began to embrace this new feeling. Her lips felt so tender, so... warm. Rainbow wrapped her arms around his neck while Butterscotch hesitantly settled his hands on Rainbow’s waist.
After a long minute that seemed like forever, they finally broke the kiss and the two stared into each other's eyes.
"Rainbow... You..." Butterscotch stammered.
"Yes," she softly finished for him. "I'm not gonna lie. Since childhood, I also felt the same."
"R-Really?" Butterscotch asked, feeling both happy and nervous.
Rainbow gave him a sheepish smile and nodded. "Yeah. I mean, you're cute, you're kind and... I don't know what else to say. I love you, Butterscotch."
Butterscotch only softly smiled as Rainbow Dash did the same.
"About today, I lied. I planned to give this to you," Rainbow softly said as she pulled out a chocolate bar from her pocket.
Butterscotch couldn't help but smile warmly at this. This was just like eight years ago. The chocolate bar was carefully wrapped in a red ribbon and had the words 'To Butterscotch' written in yellow.
He kindly took the chocolate bar and they smiled affectionately at each other. Rainbow gave him a tender kiss on the cheek while Butterscotch blushed once again.
"Do you have any plans tomorrow night?" Rainbow asked.
"No," Butterscotch shook his head, then she gave her a soft smile. "But now that you mention it, do you want to go on a date with me?"
Rainbow smirked and gave him one last quick peck on the lips.
"Heck yeah."
