A Life Without Sweets

Pinkie stumbled all the way to Sugarcube Corner. If it weren't for Dash, and Mrs. Cake she probably wouldn't have been able to walk at all. When they got there Mrs. Cake held the door open, while Dash helped Pinkie inside.

As soon as Mr. Cake saw them, he trotted over. "Hey Mr. Cake I-" Pinkie cut off as he pulled her into a hug. "I'm so glad you're alright." he said. Pinkie smiled, and returned the hug. "I'm glad to be back." she said.

"Pinkie why don't you go rest up for now. I'll bring a snack a bit later." said Mrs. Cake. "Okay." said Pinkie. Rainbow Dash led her up the stairs, into a hallway. "Which one is your room?" she asked Pinkie. "It's the last one on the left." Pinkie told her.

Dash guided Pinkie to her room, and opened the door. She'd never been in Pinkie's room before, but she'd been expecting something different. Instead of the room being pink, it was actually a light green. Speaking of green, there was a green animal on her bed, which was pink.

"Gummy!" Pinkie said, excited to see her pet. Gummy, as always, just stared blankly at nothing. "Come on Pinkie, lets get you in bed." said Rainbow Dash, escorting Pinkie to her bed. "Thanks Dashie." Pinkie said, tucking herself in.

"For what?" Dash asked. "You haven't left my side since this started, so thank you." Pinkie said. "I'm just helping you like a friend should that's all." said Dash, slightly embarrassed. "Could you get me a glass of water?" Pinkie asked her.

"Sure thing." said Rainbow Dash before she left the room. Truth is, Pinkie wasn't all that thirsty. She just wanted to get Dash away for a little while, so she could think about these new feelings she was getting.

What's wrong with me? Why do I feel so nervous around Dash? Wondered Pinkie. I never felt like this before, so why now? And why only around Dashie? Wondered Pinkie. The thought of her nickname for Rainbow Dash sent her heart racing for some reason.

Downstairs Rainbow Dash was having similar thoughts. Why did I get so worked up from Pinkie's compliment? She wondered. She shook her head to get these thoughts out of her head, and walked up to Mrs. Cake. "Pinkie wanted a glass of water." Dash told her.

"There's glasses on the first cupboard to the right." said Mrs. Cake. "Thanks." she said, entering the kitchen. She quickly located a glass, and grabbed one. She turned on the faucet, and put the cup under it. As it filled, she started to think of Pinkie.

She thought of all the good times she had with Pinkie, and what had happened the past few days. In fact she was so distracted, she didn't notice the cup overflowing. She snapped out of it, when Mr. Cake shook her. "You alright? You seem distracted." he said.

"Yeah I'm fine." she said, using a paper towel to dry herself off. "If you say so." he said, and went back to baking. Dash shook her head, to clear it. Why had she gotten so distracted thinking of Pinkie? Never mind that, she had to bring Pinkie her water.

Pinkie snapped out of her train of thoughts as the door to her room opened. "I've got some water." said Dash, entering. "Thanks." said Pinkie, taking the cup in her hooves, and drinking some of it. When she was done, she set it to the side, on a wooden drawer.

For the next hour or so, they just talked, but neither one of them was able to focus fully on the conversation. A little after 3 there was a knock on Pinkie's door. "Come in." she said. The door opened to reveal Applejack standing in the doorway.

She came in, followed by Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy. "Hey Pinkie. We heard you was out of the hospital, so we came to visit you." said Applejack.