Pink and Purple

"I'm so happy you wanted to help me bake today, Twi-Twi!"

Twilight tied her apron around her waist. "Me too, Pinkie."

Pinkie shook her fists excitedly. "We can bake, frost, and just talk all day!"

It was Saturday morning. Twilight and Sunset had broken up the night before, and Twilight was a bit bummed. But she couldn't help but feel drawn towards the pink girl, so she asked if Sugarcube Corner would be needing any extra help.

"Sugarcube Corner gets super busy on Saturdays," Pinkie went on, digging through a cabinet. "Especially in the morning."

Twilight looked over at the donuts in the white case. "I wonder why."

The girls tied their hair up and got to work. Twilight got the ingredients and Pinkie mixed them. While they let the donuts cool off, they worked on making the frosting, cake batter, and cookie mix that the shop would be needing throughout the day.

They were already a mess when they were only half way through frosting all of the sugar cookies. "Whew," Twilight said. "This is hard work."

Pinkie giggled. "Told ya so."

Later, Twilight was mixing when Pinkie came up to her. Pinkie just looked at her for a moment. "What?" Twilight asked.

Before Twilight could react, Pinkie leaned in and kissed Twilight's nose. "Frosting," she said.

Twilight felt her cheeks and ears growing hot. "Erm," was all she could say.

Pinkie laughed. "You look so cute when you're embarrassed, Twi-Twi."

Twilight smiled. "Um, I'm gonna go...wash my face."

"Don't take too long!"

Get it together Twilight!

Twilight looked at herself in the mirror as she redid her bun. She's just your friend. Your silly, childlike friend. That little peck didn't mean anything! She glanced down at her watch. Only three more hours to go.

When she came out of the bathroom, the shop was empty again. Twilight sighed with relief. Back to mixing.

However, only a few minutes later, Sunset Shimmer and the rest of Pinkie's friends walked through the door. "Hey gals!" Pinkie said.

"Hey Pinkie. What are you doing here, Twilight?" Dash asked.

"Oh, you know. Helping with the donut rush." Twilight laughed, and then bit her lip. Is Sunset looking at me weird?

The rest of the girls said hi (except for Sunset), and then sat down at a booth. "Hey Pinkie, how about a round of root beer floats? On me," Applejack asked.

"Sure thing! Twilight, can you get the ice cream?"

"Sure, Pinkie." Twilight opened the door of the freezer, and threw another little glance over to Sunset. Suddenly, Pinkie blocked her view.

"H--"

"Gah!" Twi took a step back and put her hand on her chest. "Oh, Pinkie you scared me."

They laughed. "Sorry, Twi-Twi. By the way, is everything okie dokie lokey? Sunset keeps sending you mean glances."

"Erm, yeah. Pinkie...we broke up last night."

Pinkie frowned. "Poor Twi-Twi! What happened?"

"It's kinda silly, but I didn't feel a love connection or anything. We're technically taking a break." Twilight rubbed her arm nervously.

Pinkie hugged her. Again, Twilight had no time to react, but then accepted the embrace. Pinkie let go and said, "Would some strawberry ice cream make you feel better?"

"How did you know--Um, sure. But I think Sunset is taking it harder than me." The girls looked over at Sunset. She didn't look back, but she wasn't part of the conversation with her friends and didn't seem too happy.

"Don't worry, Twi. You don't have to talk to her if you don't want."

"Thanks, Pinkie."