My Little Pony: Friendship Was Magic

Chapter 7: Hookin' Up

''Um,'' a pony in the darkness uttered, ''where am I?''

''You mean,'' another pony uttered, ''where are we, darling.''

''Wait,'' a mare with a southern accent said, trying to search for a switch. ''Rarity? Rainbow Dash? Is that you?''

''Applejack?'' Rarity said, trying to squint her eyes at the dark room.

''Um, guys?'' a pony uttered.

''Twilight,'' a quiet voice appeared, ''when did you come here?''

''What do you mean?'' she inquired. ''I just randomly got here. I don't know how though. Do you guys know what is happening?''

And at that question, the lights turned on and they saw a pink pony standing at the doorway with a red stallion.

''Pinkie Pie?'' Applejack said. ''Wait, is this my barn?''

Pinkie huffed. ''Of course not!''

A red stallion and his wife were coming inside when Pinkie Pie slammed the door quickly.

''Anyways,'' she said, clearing up her throat. ''We are going to have so much fun today!''

''What do you mean?'' Rainbow Dash questioned.

''Look around you, silly!''

The others looked around the room and saw balloons and steamers everywhere, along with a giant present behind them.

''What is with the get up?'' Applejack asked.

''Duh!'' Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes. ''It is not everyday I throw a party!''

''Um,'' Fluttershy chimed in. ''You throw foals' birthday parties everyday, Pinkie Pie.''

''Ugh,'' Pinkie groaned. ''Shut up, Fluttershy.''

The yellow pegasus whimpered and shrunk to the ground.

''So,'' Rarity said, walking towards her. ''Why are we here, darling? What is the occasion?''

''Oh,'' Pinkie chuckled. ''There is no occasion.''

Everypony glanced at each other and back at the pink pony. They all raised their eyebrows in response. Surprisingly, the pink pony appeared behind them to chime into a group hug.

''I just feel like I want to spend some quality time with my best friends!''

''Yeah,'' Rainbow Dash rubbed the back of her neck. ''This is great and all but I really have a wonderbolt show to perform.'' She flew towards the door. ''See you guys later!'' She exited out of the barn.

''Yeah,'' Rarity agreed. ''I have to how Applebloom is doing with the dresses...I'll see you later, Pinkie Pie!'' She exited out of the barn as well.

Pinkie Pie huffed. ''What is so wrong in spending some time with me? Don't you guys like me anymore?''

''Of course we do, Pinkie,'' said Fluttershy, laying a hoof on her friends shoulder. ''But some of us have responsibilities to take care of.''

''Don't you, Pinkie Pie?'' Applejack asked.

Pinkie sniffed. ''What do you mean? Of course I do! My responsibility is to make everypony and laugh!''

''That's good then,'' Twilight smiled, walking out the door. ''I have to on Spike if he didn't burn the castle down again with his cooking.''

Applejack chuckled, walking out with her so she could buck some apple trees. ''I remember that day with the dragon code thing.''

''Are you going too?'' Pinkie Pie asked with a disappointed expression upon her face.

''Me?'' Fluttershy swayed her head. ''No, no, no! That would be rude of me to just leave you hanging here alone.''

''Well,'' she smiled. ''I'm glad somepony is nice enough to stay with me.''

The pegasus blushed. ''The others are too but...''

''...they all have responsibilities to do,'' Pinkie finished, rolling her eyes. ''I know.''

''I am sorry, Pinkie Pie.''

''Whatever.''

Fluttershy tried to come up with something to bright up her mood.

''What are you doing today?''

''Meh,'' she shrugged. ''Nothing really. I was going to have a party with all of our friends but since they are busy or let's face it, they probably don't like me anymore.''

''Now,'' Fluttershy laid a hoof on her shoulder. ''That is not true. Maybe you should spend some time with your new boyfriend since you two never really hung out a lot before, just sent letters.''

''He's busy travelling to make everyponies frowns upside down.'' Pinkie Pie ducked her head.

Fluttershy sat down next to her. ''Then why didn't you join him?''

''What? I can't just leave you guys like that!''

''Well, we wouldn't mind if you just wanted to spend time with him,'' she smiled.

Pinkie Pie lifted up her head gently to meet her teal eyes. ''Thank you, Fluttershy. I am so glad to have you as a friend.''

''I am glad too.''

The two ponies shared a warm embrace but pulled away as they heard coughs from the doorway. They looked over to see a red stallion and a pink unicorn standing in the doorway.

They both blushed. ''Right! We totally forgot! Come inside, lovebirds!''

Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie both looked at each other and realised they both said that together. They fell on the ground, laughing. The couple rolled their eyes and playfully chuckled as they walked in.

As they reached beside a haystack, they heard sobbing behind it. They both looking at each other with their eyebrows raised in concern.

They met two fillies comforting a white sobbing unicorn.

''Hey kid,'' Sugar Belle said as she sat beside them. ''Are you okay?''

''No,'' Sweetie Belle simply uttered as she wiped away her tears that were still falling to the ground.

Big Mac kneeled down to them. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy looked over from the haystack.

''Are you sure?'' he asked.

''Didn't you hear her?'' Scootaloo snapped. ''She said no!''

''Scootaloo!'' Apple Bloom exclaimed, shooting her with a death glare for her tone.

''What?''

The earth pony filly rolled her eyes and turned to her brother.

''It is okay, Big Mac. We got everything under control.''

He opened his mouth but no words came out. His only response was an eyebrow raise.

''Okay,'' Sweetie Belle stood tall. ''Fine! Button Mash rejected me!''

Pinkie Pie gasped and whispered to her friend next to her so the others wouldn't think they are eavesdropping on them.

''Isn't that the kid I threw a birthday party for?''

Fluttershy's only response was a shrug.

''It went like this,'' the filly started to say.

The cutie mark crusaders and I were having a stroll around Ponyville when I met a dreamy, cute playing with his propeller hat. We have been friends for many years now but then we sort of just...drifted apart. This was my first time in forever to finally seen him out of his gaming shell. I was so excited to finally talk to him again but at the same time, I was extremely nervous. What if he doesn't like me as his friend anymore? Is that why we drifted apart?

''Come on, Sweetie Belle!'' Apple Bloom exclaimed. ''You want to meet him, don't you?''

''Yeah, but...'' Sweetie Belle squeaked as she approached the ground.

''But what?'' Scootaloo rolled her eyes. ''Don't tell me you are too shy to talk to your future coltfriend.''

Sweetie Belle stood up from the ground with her eyebrow raised. ''Future coltfriend?''

''Yeah!'' Scootaloo piped. ''Didn't you two have a crush on each other ever since third grade?''

(Btw, I'm not American, I'm British. We don't have grades, but years. But since My Little Pony is American and have grades in Equestria Girls, I'm like 'sure').

The unicorn filly blushed.

''I see that blush coming through, missy!'' Apple Bloom smirked.

Sweetie Belle shook her face and trotted towards the brown with her head held up high.

Scootaloo and Apple Bloom smirked at each other and sealed a hoof bump.

''Operation: ButtonBelle is a go!''

Sweetie Belle trotted up towards the brown earth pony with orange hair wearing a propeller and playing around with his game console.

''Yes,'' he uttered. ''I'm getting it...Yes. No, other way! Yes.''

''Long time no see,'' Sweetie Belle approached him.

The lost his round because of the mare approaching him. He then turned into angry mode.

''What did you do that for?'' He turned around to face her. ''Lady...''

''Oh,'' she chuckled. ''Hey.''

Button Mash shook his head out of his trance.

''Sweetie Belle?'' He couldn't believe his eyes. How long has it been since they last hung out? ''Is that you?''

She laughed. ''Of course it is, silly.'' She playfully nudged him in the side. Button Mash blushed in embarrassment.

''Oh, right.'' He laughed along. ''My, it's been so long.''

''I know, right?'' she agreed. ''So, how is it going with your gaming?''

''Eh,'' he mumbled. ''Pretty good. Was about to win at the moment but...''

''Oh, sorry.''

He chuckled. ''No worries!''

He stood up from his gaming chair. ''So what are you doing here? I meant no harm in that question!''

''I just saw you and well...I just came to greet since it has been a long time.''

''Ha, yeah.''

They could have saw two fillies spying on them behind the game machine if they weren't caught up in their laugh.

''It's working!'' Scootaloo snickered.

''Yeah but shush!'' Apple Bloom cried.

''So, um...what game were you playing?'' Sweetie Belle asked.

''Oh,'' he answered, ''I was just playing zombie rush and I am actually on the number one spot!''

''No, really?!'' she marvelled. ''That is amazing! I always knew you would have your special talent for it ever since we were kids!''

He blushed. ''Yeah, and I always knew you would eventually get your cutie mark in singing. You do have an amazing voice.''

The filly blushed. She waved her hoof. ''Oh, I'm not that good.''

''Are you kidding?!'' he exclaimed. ''I bet if you compare yourself to Countess Coloratura, you would obviously be better.''

''Well, thanks, I guess.'' She chuckled.

''Okay,'' Scootaloo said, looking through the binoculars in her hooves. ''They are flirting. That is a good sign. Right?''

''Right,'' Apple Bloom nodded.

''Actually,'' Sweetie Belle blushed, rubbing the back of her neck. ''I was wondering that maybe we could...''

He shook his head from staring into those beautiful emerald green eyes.

''Sorry. We could what?'' he repeated.

''...that we could get a stroll to Sugar Cube Corner and have a milkshake? You know, just like old times.''

Scootaloo slapped her face with her hoof.

''You idiot!'' Apple Bloom whispered. ''You are not supposed to say that! He is! Okay...I'm being stereotypical right now.''

Scootaloo nodded. Apple Bloom stared at her.

''You are not supposed to agree on that!''

Scootaloo fell behind the gaming machine. Apple Bloom jumped to the ground to help her up.

''Oh, um...that would be great but...'' He picked up his game controller. ''I got some games to play.''

Sweetie Belle's faded away. ''Oh, okay...that is alright, no worries.'' She backed away from him until she was sure enough that she was far away from him so that she could run off crying.

Scootaloo and Apple Bloom, however, slapped their faces with their hooves one last time.

Pinkie Pie laughed on her back. ''Oh, that is little old Button Mash, alright!''

''Pinkie Pie!'' Fluttershy shot her a glare.

At this point, the ponies didn't even care that they were eavesdropping on them the entire time.

''Maybe he didn't mean to reject and...he just really likes videogames?'' Sugar Belle tried to think of an explanation to comfort her.

Apple Bloom wiped away a tear from the unicorn filly's eyes and gave a assuring .

''Yeah,'' she agreed. ''You probably just got the wrong idea, Sweetie.''

''Yeah,'' Scootaloo chimed in. ''Like the time when Sugar Belle's pie accidently got mixed up with you.''

Big Mac blushed as Sugar Belle looked at him.

''You three got that pie?''

The two fillies nodded their heads.

''Anyways,'' the pink unicorn stepped forth. ''Maybe he will come to you one day and ask you out. Love can work in the most complicated way.'' She held her husbands hoof.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle smiled at this adoring moment, whereas Scootaloo stuck out her tongue in disgust.

Meanwhile, Sweetie Belle was trotting in Ponyville with her two best friends so they could have some fresh air and have some alone time to talk. On the way, they met a brown running up towards them in a hurry.

''Sweetie Belle!'' he exclaimed.

''Oh,'' she didn't know what to say but, ''hey.''

Scootaloo groaned in annoyance and rolled her eyes. ''What are you doing here?''

''I...I wanted to talk with Sweetie Belle, if you don't mind.''

''Well, we do-!'' She was suddenly caught off when Apple Bloom stuck a hoof up her mouth.

''Actually,'' she smiled. ''We were just going.''

She pushed Scootaloo so they could leave the two 'lovebirds' alone. They hid inside the bushes with binoculars to see them.

Sweetie Belle bit her lip and rubbed her arm.

Button Mash blushed. ''So, um...I am actually here because, well...about the stroll to Sugar Cube Corner, well...''

Sweetie Belle raised an eyebrow at his stutter. What is trying to say? Have a stroll to Sugar Cube Corner because he was so caught up in his videogames before? Well, it is too late now! Is it...?

''I was wondering,'' he continued, ''maybe we should and well...'' He turned away from her. I can't believe I'm doing this. I...I can't do this! I just can't! ''Maybe we should be something more than just...friends?''

Sweetie Belle widened her eyes in shock. She couldn't believe what he was saying.

''I mean, if you want to-''

He was suddenly caught off by a white hoof placed on his lips. Sweetie Belle then removed it.

''I would love to,'' she smiled.

Button Mash was just as shocked as Sweetie Belle was. None of them knew this was ever going to happen. None of them, but their friends. They knew this would happen.

The brown then took out his hoof for her to hold his hoof. She did so and trotted off to Sugar Cube Corner.

Two of the cutie mark crusaders glanced at each other excitingly and sealed a hoof bump once again.

''ButtonBelle is finally sealed!'' they both said together in unison.

Author's Note

I love ButtonBelle!

I kind of wanted to add a kiss but that happens in every hook up chapters/movies. And you can't really make a move higher than the first base, unless you have been crushing on each other for years and...whatever. Don't listen to me.

Yes, Sweetie Belle and Button Mash known each other for years but come on! They are only kids, for crying out loud!