A Sparkling Romance

Twilight stood as the other mares continued their stare on her, breathless. She continued to watch Aqua fly away, leaning ever so slightly as he became more and more of a blue speck in the sky.

"Tarnation Twilight," Applejack said softly, "ya'll kinda fell quiet there for a second." Twilight was still dazed as Rainbow Dash waved a hoof in front of her face.

Wow.

"Hello? Equestria to Twilight." Rainbow called.

I wonder why he was so nervous.

"Twilight, darling? Are you alright?" Rarity asked. Twilight kept the same face as she was lost in her new sudden thoughts. She was then woken abruptly by the sound of cymbals crashed by her ears, making her, and the mares next to her go deaf temporally. Twilight hit the ground with a resounding thud, as the others clenched their ears in pain.

"Consarn it, Pinkie!" Applejack shouted.

"Sorry, I had to wake Twily up!" Pinkie shouted back.

"What?!" Rainbow Dash yelled, as all she could hear was a piercing high noise. Twilight got back on her haunches and shook her head vigorously.

"Twily, you're up! That's so so good, cuz I have so many questions to ask you about what just happened!! Ooh, we should throw a super-duper "Welcome Party" and--," Pinkie Pie stopped abruptly with a big gasp, "I know just what to do!!" Twilight used her magic just in time to catch Pinkie in place.

"Whoa Pinkie, I think Aqua needs some time to obviously unpack and relax. You should respect a stallion's privacy." Twilight said.

"Awww, you're so no fun, Twilight!" Pinkie whined, bouncing away. Twilight then walked away from the group, back to the library. The other 4 ponies stood, near deaf now.

"Shucks, I just hope whatever's goin' on with Twi, she doesn't make it a big deal." Applejack said.

"Owww," Rainbow Dash groaning pain, still clasping her ears, "Pinkie must've blew my eardrums out." Fluttershy hid behind a shrub and was starting to peek out of it.

"I-Is it over?" Fluttershy asked meakly. Rainbow Dash walked over to the shrub and helped her out of it.

"It's over, 'Shy." Rainbow replied, offering a faint smile.

"Oh good," Fluttershy said, looking over to the town clock, displaying 7:05 in the morning, "it's already time for Angel to be fed. He gets awful fussy if he doesn't have a carrot by 7:15." Fluttershy then ran from the group to her cottage in a hurry.

"Well, if anypony minds, I have to get to Sweet Apple Acres." Applejack trotted away.

"Yeah, I think my napping cloud is calling for me." Rainbow said with a bit of a yawn, flying away as Rarity was left to lug her heavy diamond dress back to her Boutique. Twilight was still walking, looking up into the sky curiously.

How did he fluster me so easily? I don't go ga-ga over Big Macintosh when he's pulling the plow.

Twilight kept thinking as she walked, quite carelessly than usually, her train of thought stopping with the occasional tripping over a twig or finding her face pressed against a stop sign. Eventually she made her way to the library, slamming the front door in a bit of panic. Spike was still soundly asleep, fully enjoying his lucid dream of him and Rarity, dancing the Waltz.

"Maybe if I find the right book on it, it might help. Or an Encyclopedia on it?" Twilight asked herself. She rushed over to the nearest bookshelf.

"Mmm, yes I'll love another slow-dance, Rarity Belle." Spike said dreamily. Twilight quickly levitated a heavy book from the shelf down onto the floor, the sound of it hitting said floor still didn't interrupt him.

"'Lovestruck and Flustering' No." Twilight said, levitating more books to the floor.

"'Dealing with the Butterflies in your tummy?' No thanks..." she continued.

"'The Birds and the Bees' Why?" Twilight questioned, bringing one final book down.

"'The Wonderful World of Intimacy: The Book Version?!' Why do I even have this?!" Twilight shouted, quickly casting the book to the wall, finally waking the purple dragon up.

"Twilight, can you keep it down, please? I was just about have ice-cream with Rarity." Spike pouted, crossing his arms.

"Spike, I'm in an emotional crisis that needs the perfect book that can explain the ins and outs to me!" Twilight declared.

"Whatever, I have a marshmellow mare to please." Spike said wistfully, as Twilight cast a disgusted look to the dragon. She then went back to book-searching.

"Oooh, here's the perfect one! "'Possible Lovers Guide'" Twilight said in victory, flipping through the Table of Contents and finding the first chapter.

"Chapter One: Meeting for the first time..." Twilight began reading.

I'm never that flustered. Not once in my life. Yet when I stared at her for that split-second, I almost felt something. Aqua searched through his newly decorated bedroom's bookshelf, finding the right book to help him.

How would it even work, her being a unicorn, and me a pegasus? Aqua thought. He then found the particular book from his shelf.

"There it is! 'Possible Lovers Guide'" Aqua shouted, opening the book, beginning to read. Over almost a mile away, at the library, Twilight instantly felt a vibration creep up her neck, as if she sensed something somepony had just said.

"Wow...what the hay was that? Twilight asked out of nowhere, looking around, as if she could hear somepony's voice in her head. Shaking her head, she began reading again, now on Chapter 3. Almost at the same time, the two ponies seemed to think the same thing.

I feel so...weird.

Aqua's eyes widened, as if he himself heard a voice speak to him. Back at the library, Twilight let out a surprised gasp.

"Maybe the library really is haunted." Twilight said to herself, brushing the feeling off. She then levitated a soggy rag to her forehead, patting it slightly, still somewhat believing in ghosts from Madame Pinkie Pie's mare tales. She then walked up to bed to rest her quickly escalating brain.

Rainbow Dash was still sleeping off Pinkie making her go deaf while she was lofting around on the cloud. She tossed and turned, somehow not being able to sleep for some reason.

What the buck is wrong with me? I can't sleep.

Rainbow heard the distant chatter of two ponies, and overhearing their conversation with her now healed ears was annoying her. Something was on her mind, she could sense it. She then flew to the two mares, a tad irritated.

"Uh hey, 'scuse me? I'm trying to sleep, if you don't mind, and you're super loud." Rainbow said.

"Sorry Rainbow, but me and my friend are just excited about the Wonderbolts Air Show at the Cloudosseum in Cloudsdale." the mint-maned unicorn said.

"But uh...you're both not pegasi. How are you gonna get there?" Rainbow asked quizzically.

"Duh, the cloud walking spell that Twilight knows." Lyra said.

"Sheesh, where the hay have you been?" Bon Bon asked.

"Wait a sec, what?! The Wonderbolts are performing?! How come I wasn't told about it?! I'm like the number one fan!" Rainbow panicked.

"Maybe 'cuz you've had your head in the clouds?" Bon Bon deadpanned.

"Well, aren't there tickets left or something?!" Rainbow asked.

"You could check the posting at Town Hall, perhaps, but I dunno what good it'll do." Lyra suggested. The two mares then walked away, laughing softly to themselves. Rainbow fumed in further irritation as she sped towards the Town Hall. She then collided into Pinkie Pie head on, crashing onto the grass.

"You came back for round two over your personality?" Pinkie jokingly asked as she flipped Rainbow over.

"Pinkie, I don't have time for your super-hyper antics! I have to check to see if the tickets for the Wonderbolts are still selling! It could be life, or death!!" Rainbow shouted, floating off the ground and bolting towards the Town Hall. Pinkie got back on her haunches and ran after her.

"Wait! I wanna help!" Pinkie yelled, 'running' in the air with her hooves flailing. She was quick enough to tackle Rainbow to the ground, causing her more irritation.

"Pinkie, it'll take too long to get the cloud spell on you, and the tickets, it'll be too late!" Rainbow argued, struggling to crawl to the building.

"Please!!!" Pinkie squealed, making Rainbow clamp down on her ears.

"I don't have time for this! Let me go!" Rainbow yelled, crawling. Pinkie stayed pressed on her body as she continued repeatedly asking her. Rainbow became so desperate that she relied on her tongue for her to keep moving. After the first 20 times, she started sweating profusely.

"Arrghh, fine!!" Rainbow hollered, certain that if she kept resisting, Pinkie would be the death of her. Pinkie instantly jumped off her, cheering happily.

"Yay, I win again, just like always!!" Pinkie shouted.

Sweet Celestia, I'm going to lose it with this girl soon.

Rainbow Dash finally got to the Town Hall's post, letting out a breath of relief.

"Dashie, we're here!" Pinkie said happily.

"And it took my entire willpower not to smash you into the ground so I could escape." Dash said quietly. Rainbow looked at the message board, searching for the Wonderbolts section.

"We are sorry, but the Wonderbolt tickets are all sold out." Rainbow read, her voice cracking.

"Wait a sec, there's another letter on the back of it!" Pinkie hollered, to which Rainbow quickly turned it over.

"Pinkie, the back has the letter "L" on it!!" Rainbow screamed in anger. It took all her remaining energy not to turn into a supernova with all her anger, and her face soon turned bright red. She then blasted her way through the door of the Town Hall in a fury, Pinkie then followed suit. The Mayor was filing papers when the door was kicked down, and a new completely scarlet red Rainbow Dash trotted slowly, stomping her hooves. Mayor Mare hid under her desk in fear as the now 'Blood Red Dash' was in front of her desk.

"Mayor Mare!! Why didn't you tell me about the tickets?!" 'Blood Red Dash' screamed.

"Y-You overslept, and I thought you would be the first to know about the tickets." Mayor Mare tried to explain. Rainbow had gotten so angry steam was blasting out of her ears like a tea kettle.

"Are you kidding me?! The first time something important happens, you take this time to mind me while I'm asleep?!" Rainbow roared almost demonically.

"T-There m-might be a ticket left in the Canterlot Vault." Mayor Mare said, only infuriating Rainbow further. She wanted to destroy everything in the room in her fury so badly, she took her anger out on the nearest window, flying straight out it at so such a high speed Mayor Mare had to hold onto her desk not to be blown away. Pinkie then ran into the room, only to see the broken window, the frightened Mayor, and the heat marks of Rainbow's hooves on the floor. Pinkie then imitated her friend and threw herself out the nearest window, falling onto the grass, but somehow unharmed. Rainbow, in all her fury, performed the Sonic Rainboom at top speeds, flying radically in all directions to vent out her frustrations, as she went into several loops, until she finally screamed at the top of her lungs. In her royal castle, Princess Celestia put down her teacup, and looked around, making her way to the stain-glass window, looking at Ponyville in the distance.

"Oh, this is not good at all..." Princess Celestia said to herself, walking slowly to the royal bedroom. Pinkie laid on her back on the grass, as Rainbow Dash soon descended to the ground next to Pinkie.

"What's up Dashie?" Pinkie asked merrily, almost oblivious to Rainbow's anger.

"There's only like two tickets left in the Canterlot Vault. I am going there, right now! And I need you to help me!" Rainbow said.

"Of course I'll help you, Dashie-Washie!" Pinkie agreed excitedly.

"We're gonna need our hoodies, and a fast way to Canterlot! The Wonderbolt's play at Cloudsdale, tonight!" Rainbow said in total seriousness, emphasis on "tonight".

To be continued.