Heart Beats

♫ Heart Beats - Chapter 3: A crush on the unknown ♫

Hakke was walking around in the town of Ponyville, hoping to spot the beautiful mare he met not long ago. As far as he was, he had no luck in his search.

"Hmm, i wonder where she has gone. Maybe i should ask somepony," he thought to himself.

As he walked a little longer, he arrived at a big decorated building. As what he thought, it was a fashion boutique.

"Sigh, doesn't hurt to try," he said, and slowly walked into the boutique.

A smell caught his nose as soon as he entered the boutique. It was a very feminine and strong smell, almost hurting the insides of his nose. As he waited in the room, he's urge to sneeze grew.

In a quick move and a loud ACHOO, he sneezed on his hoof. A little bit of snot was on the hoof, which he whiped off in some cloth next to him.

As he was shaking the last sticky snot of his hoof, a white mare with a large headdress which was decorated with various gemstones stepped into the room.

"Hello darling! What can i do for you on this glorious sunny day?" She asked.

Hakke raised his hoof as he was about to say something, but was interrupted by the mare in front of him.

"Oh, do you like my new design? I made it myself!" She said showing off the headdress proudly. She took of the headdress and put it on a shelf next to her.

"So, what where you about to say darling?" The mare asked.

"Yea, I was just going to ask about this ma.." As he was about to finish of the sentence, he was interrupted again.

"OH!" The white mare suddenly yelled.

"Uh, is something wrong miss?" He asked.

The white mares face shined as she yelled:

"IDEA!"

Hakke was looking confused at the white mare, who looked like a shining diamond.

"Uh, did i do something wrong?"

"NO, my dear! You arrived just in time to try out my newest design in suits for stallions!" She said. Hakke suddenly got a bewildered facial expression. Dressing up wasn't hes greatest tallent.

"Uh, miss, i think there have been a mistake. I'm not the stallion you are looking for. I was just gonna ask a question," He said.

"Well, come with me now, you can ask me anything WHILE you are dressing," She said smiling.

Hakke sighed deeply.

"Okay then."

Shortly after, Hakke was dressing up in various suits the white fashionista mare had designed. They sure wasn't that bad, but Hakke still didn't like to dress up.

"I'm Rarity, by the way. So, what did you want to ask me about my dear?" The mare asked.

"Its about this mare i met. Or, more like stumbled into."

"Yes, what about it?"

"You see, she seemed pretty nice so i wanted to see if i could meet her again. She had a beautifull purple coat and very beautifull purple mane too," Hakke described. He began to feel a slight feeling of awkwardness, as he blushed a little.

"Oh, it must be Twilight Sparkle you stumbled into," Rarity said.

Hakke suddenly lightened up and turned around as he replied Rarity.

"So you know her? How lucky is that!" He said.

"Yes i know her. She's one of my best friends. We have a very special bond together, me, her and the other 4," Rarity replied.

"Oh that sounds great, i think. I would REALLY like to meet your friend, Twilight was it?"

Rarity suddenly gasped.

"Whats wrong?" Hakke asked.

"DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON TWILIGHT?" She said loudly.

"Eh, t-thats not what i said."

"Oh my gosh! You have a crush on Twilight! Thats so cute!" She said.

"I didn't say that!" He yelled back at her, starting to feel even more embarrassed than earlier.

"Then tell me my dear friend, why do you want to meet her then?" Rarity asked, looking at Hakke with a disturbing expression in her eyes. Hakke felt like open book. It was like she was reading his thoughts, making him unable to answer her properly.

"Uhhh... She just... Uh... Looked like a nice mare?" He said with a nervous smile on his face. Rarity started to laugh.

"Haha! You got a crush on her for sure. Your a really bad liar dear.," She said.

Hakke started to blush in embarrassment. He haven't been himself since he stumbled into this Twilight Sparkle. He wasn't the shy type, as he was playing concerts on a almost weekly basis.

"Urgh, does that even matter? I just want to know where i can find her," Hakke replied grumpy.

"Oh, and i will of course help you! You seem to be a nice young stallion... Hihi, you and her would be such a nice couple," Rarity said, as she uttered a sweet laugtther. Hakke smiled for a while, but quickly responded Rarity with a serious appeal.

"But the point is, do you know where i can find her?"

"Of course i do! We ARE the best of friends, me and her!" Rarity stated.

"She lives in the Ponyville library, with her assistant, Spike."

"Oh, great! Thank you miss uhm... Rarity! Ill be off then!" He answered. Rarity stretched her hoof and grabbed Hakke's tail as he was about to leave.

"Wait just a minute!" She said. Hakke froze only making a low "irck" sound, coming from his mouth.

"As i remember, Twilight is not at the library right now," Rarity said.

"What? Where is she then?" Hakke asked hysterically.

"I'm not sure, but i think she said something about visiting our friend Fluttershy," Rarity replied letting go off Hakke's tail. Hakke turned around facing Rarity.

"So, where does this Fluttershy live?" He asked irritated.

"Come with me, ill show you," She said to him, and by that they left her boutique together.

Hakke and Rarity walked together trough Ponyville and ended up at a small cottage at a short distance out of Ponyville. Small critters and other animals were living around the cottage.

"Ah, here it is!" Rarity said pleased. Hakke was looking nervously at the cottage.

"Now, I have to leave, have some designs to create. Tell Twilight and Fluttershy that i said "Hi"!" She said to Hakke as she was leaving. Hakke was standing alone in front of Fluttershy's cottage. Nervousness started to grow stronger inside of him. Was it really a good idea, seeking this mare he felt these strong emotions for?

"Its now or never," Hakke said to himself. The cottage was placed on the other side of a small river, running trough Ponyville and into the everfree forest. Hakke walked over the small bridge that went over the river. The animals around the cottage was gathering around Hakke, making him even more nervous. As he was standing in front of the door, he lifted his hoof, but stopped as he was about to knock.

"What am i going to say to her?" He thought to himself. He looked down, trying to think of something smart to say, but felt like someone erased his mind. After a short time, he got himself together and just as he was about to knock, the door opened, and out of it jumped a kangaroo and knocked him off the ground.

"Ouch!" He grunted.

A yellow coated mare with pink mane and tail stepped out and gasped but the sight of Hakke, laying on the ground.

"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry!" The yellow mare said with the sweetest voice.

"Ergh, I'm getting used to it," Hakke said as he slowly got up on his hoofs again. The yellow mare took a few steps back as Hakke rised again.

"Are you sure you are okay? My friend got scared and ran away! I was just going to give him some medicine," She said innocently.

"I'm okay, don't mind me. You must be Fluttershy, am i right?" He asked the yellow mare. She took a small step forward.

"Y-yes, that's me. Is there anything i can help you with?" She asked quietly

"Uhh, not really. Oh wait, of course there is!" He said loudly. Fluttershy took a step back again. Hakke started to feel nervous again.

"Ehm, I'm looking for... erh..." Hakke mumbled.

"Looking for what?" Fluttershy said.

"I'm... Eh, I'm looking for this mare called Twilight Sparkle. Is she here?"

Fluttershy raised her head again and walked closer to Hakke.

"Uhm, she was before, but she just left some minutes ago,"

"Oh... I guess i need to look somewhere else then," Hakke said, starting to feel very depressed as his search for this Twilight Sparkle still didn't had any luck.

"Well, thanks anyway, ill just leave now," Hakke said, as he turned around and started to walk away.

A short moment of silence appeared, but was broken again when Fluttershy started to speak.

"Ehm... Who are you?" She asked.

"Oh, I'm just your average pony from Equestria," He replied.

"But, whats your name?"

"I'm Hakke."

"You must be new here in Ponyville. I don't think i have seen you before," She said.

"Yea, I'm from Canterlot."

"Oh, how nice. But, what do you need Twilight for?" She asked.

Hakke was silent for a moment. He didn't even know himself why he needed her, so what was he going to say to Fluttershy?

"Ehm, its uh... I just need to say thanks to her, since she helped me previously today," Hakke said nervously.

"Oh, thats very nice of you!" Fluttershy said with the sweetest smile on her face. Hakke started to blush again.

"Uhm, do you know where Twilight Sparkle went? I have been searching for her a while now," Hakke asked.

"Well, she probably went home by now. She lives in the Ponyville library," Fluttershy said nicely.

"Yea, i already heard that from that other pony in the Fashion Boutique."

"Oh, do you mean Rarity? She's such a nice pony! I'm actually supposed to meet her at the spa soon," Fluttershy replied.

"That sounds great! And thanks for the help Fluttershy. Perhaps, we may meet again," Hakke said.

"Oh, no problem Hakke, it was nice to meet you," She replied to him.

"See you another day," He said and started galloping towards Ponyville. Fluttershy returned to her cottage with the animals gathered around her.

"He seemed like such a nice pony! I hope we will meet again," She said. Shortly after, Fluttershy gasped as she remembered something she had almost forgot.

"Oh no! The kangaroo!"