Slipping

     Two particular ponies were walking through Ponyville, hoof in hoof. Everyone who saw them walking knew they were going to Sugarcube Corner for a very special occasion. The completely pink earth pony and yellow pegasus, known locally as Pinkie Pie and Flutters, were both on their way to a party being thrown for their one year anniversary. The anniversary being of when they first got together. Lots of ponies had been invited and, as of a couple months ago, Fluttershy had lost the last two letters of her name... signifying her almost complete loss of shyness, so she didn't mind. She would never be at Pinkie levels but considering her state a year before, it was a dramatic improvement.

     As the two neared the bakery of Ponyville, they gathered a little following of five or so ponies who also wanted to see the happy couple celebrate. When they reached the bakery, a few hushes could be heard from outside which made them giggle. Pinkie pushed open the door to be greeted with a chorus of the word,"SURPRISE!" It of course wasn't that much of a surprise but Pinkie and Flutters feigned shock and showed their true happiness at once to keep up the illusion of surprise. "How are you two lovebirds doing on this most magnificent day?" Rarity asked.

     In unison, the couple replied,"Couldn't be better." Another giggle was shared and the two walked into the main room towards their friends. Twilight was next to speak up,"I want to say that I am still extremely happy for the two of you and have my own little surprise for you two!" A squee of hushed proportions escaped her throat. When Twilight was about to rush to the back, she was stopped with a couple annoyed glances from Applejack and Rainbow Dash. She nervously turned her head back at the guests of honor and said,"Actually from Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and I." Nervous chuckles escaped as well before Twilight darted into the kitchen. When she came back, a guitar, bass, two set of enchanted claws for a pony to play the instrument, a set of drums, and another pony of green coat and red spiky mane with a microphone cutie mark. Looking puzzled, Flutters spoke up first and said,"I'm not sure I get what you're doing Twili..." said unicorn cut her off with the setting down of said instruments,"I better go get the speakers while they set up."

     The flyer and farmer relocated themselves, Rainbow to the guitar and AJ to the drums. When they noticed the happy couple looking at them, they simple shrugged. "Its nice ta learn a new skill every now and then sugarcubes. Ah jus' happened ta wanna do the drums."

     "Same go's for me and my guitar. When I leaned I could have the claws to make it a thousand times easier, how could I resist!?" Rainbow added.

     Pinkie finally let go of her marefriend's hoof and bounce over to her friend saying, "Because you're Dashie! If it's cool, you'll be all over it." The three shared a laugh that lasted for a solid minute. Shortly afterwards, Twilight came in with the speakers and began plugging the instruments and mic into their respective slots. Vinyl scratch, who came to see her old party-buddy again, tuned the speakers perfectly for the setup given.

     Pinkie took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with her less-seen friend. "Hi there Scratchy!"

     Vinyl turned her head,"Hey there ol' buddy ol' pal! What have ya been up to lately?" All Pinkie had to do to answer was turn her head slightly towards Flutters to elicit a,"Ho-ho-ho! Lucky mare you!"

     "We only do that on special occasions Vinyl..."

     A refined voice that carried a Canterlot accent then said, "You mean whenever the opportunity arises." The two friends laughed incoherently, rolling on the floor for another minute or two than before. A yellow pegasus could be seen blushing slightly across the room, rolling her eyes. When the two calmed down, a madly giggling Octavia was seen standing above the two.

     "Who's this Vinyl? A friend? Roommate? Special Somepony?"

     Not wanting to question Pinkie's all knowing mind, especially since the mare got all three right, Vinyl simply replied,"Pinks, this is Octavia, and to answer your questions: yes, yes, and has been for about three months."

     A loud gasp was heard followed by Pinkie issuing forth a cement-crushing hug."I'M SO GLAD YOU FOUND SOMEPONY SCRATCHY!" Both were being crushed and could barely breathe in the grip of this pink death machine! Thankfully, Flutters came over and whispered in her marefriend's ear,"I think they want to breathe sweetie." Pinkie looked at the mares she was strangling and their faces were changing colors. "Woopsies." She released her death grip on the two unlucky mares. "Guess I just have a lot of pent up energy that needs to get out."

     Once she could breathe again, Octavia thought it right to question her marefriend, "Scratchy? Vinyl, why does this mare call you that?" Vinyl, taking a moment longer than Octavia to recover, looked up for a second, only to have her head fall again and gasp a little more. "Be... cause, I used to DJ for her all the time. She was always throwing parties and it got me a few bits." Both then got up from their positions on their knees and walked into the main party scene, ending the conversation.

     By the end of that little fiasco, AJ, RD, and the singer and bassist were all set up and ready to play. The singer leaned towards the mic and said, "A surprise cover of one of Pinks' songs for her very special sompony, all for you two." Everyone stopped their activities and turned to view the little band setup. Then, with no instrumental accompaniment, the red stallion began.

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you,

Tomorrow I'll miss you; and remember I'll always be true.

And then while I'm away, I'll write home every day,

And I'll send all my lovin'... to you.

     After those lyrics were sung, the drums and bass jumped in and played an upbeat tune to match the lyrics. The song they were playing was very special to the two ponies. Pinkie recorded it three months into her and Fluttershy's relationship because she was going away for a two or three weeks for business. Of course it was for the bakery, but it she treated it like business; she put on a suit and everything before heading out. She left the recording of her singing it on a ukulele by Fluttershy's bedside with the first letter she would send. It was the most romantic thing Pinkie ever did for Fluttershy and neither of them have forgotten... so to hear that old song brought to new life by their friends was a great feeling.

     Since it was a relatively short song, it was over before they anybody could truely appreciate the new style and life put into the ol' diddy. "Now, one that Twi over there gave us that was written by both of the lovebirds. First, however, we seem to be lacking cello accompaniment." the stallion said in a rather accusing, yet nonchalant tone. With that said, Octavia rushed out of the crowd and almost shouted,"One second!", flying off behind the counter. A few seconds later, she came back with her cello in hoof. "I'm terribly sorry, I forgot my part in this for a moment. I was just having a tad to much fun with the others."

     "It's alright Octavia, I almost forgot too... then I remembered a flyer tacked to my wall," he leaned closer to Octavia and away from the mic,"and the bits are a nice reminder as well." The mare agreed, shaking her head with a small smile on her lips, readied her cello, and began to pull the first notes across the strings. This beautiful sound was followed up by Rainbow Dash on a more acoustic sounding guitar which played the proper notes to add the omniscient feel the cello was producing. The stallion started shortly after;

Words are flowing out like

endless rain into a paper cup;

they slither wildly as they slip away, across the universe.

Pools of sorrow waves of joy

are drifting through my opened mind

possessing and caressing me.

Jai guru deva. Om...

     The phase sung in Malay, which few to none in the bakery actually knew the meaning of(the few being Twilight, Twilight,Pinkie, Flutters, and Applejack). It meant "I give thanks to Guru Dev (heavenly teacher) om."  Om just being the supposed sound of the universe. The couple went to the rare grounded pegasus state of Pegasyndia[pega-sin-dia], for some spiritual guidance. They mainly went to see the sights, however.

     Pinkie and Flutters decided to dance to their song, wrapping their arms around each other and leaning against each other for balance. In-between the repeated lyric 'nothin's gonna change my world' the couple whispered to each other. "Hey, Flutters?"

"Yes Pinkie?"

"I love you." More than you'll ever know.

"I love you too." For as long as I'll live.

     The two stopped dancing near the end of the song and looked into each other's eyes... the eyes each had such a strong attraction towards. They leaned in simultaneously and pressed their lips together in a soft, yet passionate, embrace. After a couple seconds of said embrace, Pinkie decided to allow space for Flutters' tongue to investigate her mouth. This investigation would not come about easily however, as Pinkie fought the incoming tongue for a chance to start an investigation of her own. The mini battle wages for a small while until Flutters made her last push and won, winning the right to explore Pinkie's mouth as she saw fit. The kiss lasted long after the song ended and gathered quite a bit of attention, not that the two ponies cared, for they were lost in their own little world. Once Flutters finally broke the kiss, the couple looked around and noticed several pairs of soft, happy eyes looking at them.

     While the two gained a redness in their cheeks, they wondered exactly how long that kiss lasted after the song ended. Thankfully, Vinyl came over and interrupted that thought process with a tap on their shoulders. They turned and saw that the unicorn had removed her glasses and put on her best puppy dog eyes. "May I spin?" Knowing very well what she meant both ponies said in stereo,"Vinyl, spin that shit." A gleeful squee escaped Vinyl's throat ans she disappeared in a cloud of blue smoke that almost looked unreal. Knowing what would follow with the DJ's return, Twilight quickly gathered up all ponies and equipment from the area and moved them into the kitchen, leaving her visibly exhausted. A couple moments later, Vinyl reappeared in an explosion of the ethereal blue smoke that was specifically attributed to Vinyl's teleportaion spell. Once it cleared, a full modern DJ set was there along with custom speakers and a white mare behind the station. "I hear there's a request for me to SPIN THIS SHIT!"

     The DJ was about to start when a pink hoof came out of nowhere and stopped her,"Sorry Scratchy, but I want to do something first." The DJ nodded and waited patiently for Pinkie to do whatever she needed. The pink pony walked over to Flutters and sat on her haunches. "Hold on..." Pinkie looked down until her hair fell flat and everyone gasped. "Don't worry everyone, that's supposed to happen. I want to look serious when I say this." No one heard the thud of a small, fuzzy black box hit the ground nor saw it as it was quickly hidden under her now flat tail. She grasped one of Flutters' hooves with hers and said,"Flutters, I love you so much. You make me even happier than I could ever be... and words cannot describe how beautiful you are." Flutters thought her heart was going to burst, and it did when Pinkie pulled out the box from under her tail, opened it to reveal two pendants of gold with their cutie marks being the symbols attached to the chains, and said,"Will you make me the happiest mare in Equestri... no, the whole world, and marry me?"

     Flutters' mouth opened to say something but words couldn't come out no matter how hard she tried. So, she gave up trying and answered with a kiss that brought Pinkie down to the floor. When she broke it with a loud smack, she practically cheered,"Yes you wonderful mare! Yes!" A cheer came from all the ponies in the bakery, including the band who came out of the kitchen just in time to see this. Once Pinkie was up to her hooves, she gave her fiance a quick peck on the lips and rushed over to Vinyl, excitedly yelled,"What are you waiting for? SPIN IT!" The DJ mare than lifted her glasses back down to her eyes and begun to play her set while every single pony began to dance the night way.