Something Between Us

A few months passed after the sleepover, Misty and Pipp were hanging out at a cafe, simply enjoying the coffee and sweet treats it provided.

“So, Misty, I want to tell you something and please think about it, it’s very important,” Pipp said sternly.

This made Misty a little nervous, but she softly nodded, “Alright? What is it you want?”

“So Zipp already said yes and I just want to know if you are on board with this.” Pipp breathed in a little and then spoke, “I want the three of us to be on stage and sing a song together,”

At this, Misty’s eyes widened and she instantly froze. With Misty being very shy most of the time, being on stage was something she could never do, so for Pipp to ask her to willingly go out of her comfort zone, terrified her, she wasn’t able to get any words out or even move due to how scared she just got.

Suddenly, Misty snapped back into reality, she felt somepony hug her and when her vision finally came back, she looked down and saw it was Pipp, on instinct, Misty hugged her back and for a few seconds, it made her heart flutter a little due to her still have some feeling for Pipp, but she pushed those away as Pipp let go of her.

With a saddened expression, Pipp looked at Misty and then gently spoke, “I will tell Zipp that you said no, that you got too scared,” She looked at Misty in the eyes, which made her feel nervous, “But, I will shout you out if it’s ok with y—“

“I will do it!” Misty blurred out without even thinking, which gave Pipp a little pause.

“Y-you will do what?” Pipp shakingly asks, not being able to wrap her head around what Misty just said.

Misty wasn’t able to even comprehend what she even said, but her mouth started to work on its own and before her head could even catch up, she turned away from Pipp and spoke softly, “I-I… I-I… w-will… s-sing… w-with… t-the… b-both… o-of… y-you…” was all she was able to say.

At this Pipp smiled a little, she knew Misty was forcing herself to say those words and was a bit sad that she is forcing herself to say those words, but she was also happy that she said yes, and with a gentle hug, Pipp gave Misty a small kiss on the cheek before leaving the cafe, her final words being, “Zipp and I will hopefully see you at practice,”

Two days passed and Pipp was waiting eagerly for Misty to come in through the doors of “Mane Melody,” Zipp was just on her phone a bit bored, but was also a little excited to perform with her two sisters.

“I’m sorry I’m late!” Misty yelled as she slammed the door open, which scared both Pipp and Zipp so much they both jumped in the air and collided with each other.

“Ouch…” Zipp said, as she got up from the ground and rubbed her head.

“It’s ok, Misty,” Pipp winced as she got up and dusted herself. “So, are you ready to start, here are the sheets with the lyrics,” Pipp said as she handed Misty the piece of paper.

As Misty read the song, she couldn’t help, but smile at the parts she had to sing, “It’s beautiful, Pipp,” Misty said softly.

“Awww, thank you, I tried my best on this one, I really wanted to show everypony how much we mean to each other,” Pipp said as she was getting on the stage along with Zipp.

Misty sheepishly got on the stage, she used her mane to cover her face, hoping to hide the fact that she was terrified, but Pipp moved her mane as well as put her hoof on Misty’s chin, she softly lifted Misty’s head so that they would both be looking at each other in the eyes.

“Misty,” Pipp said with a soft voice, “I know you’re scared, but we are both here to help you, this is for the three of us, but more importantly, it’s for you, we both want you to know that we love you and that we will never leave you alone, that we are not only your friends, but your sisters.”

A small tear fell from Misty’s eye, she could feel the love Pipp and Zipp had for her and she knew she could trust them with all her heart. Misty took a deep breath and calmed herself down, she looked both Pipp and Zipp in the eyes and nodded.

The first day was a bit of a disaster, Zipp and Misty were constantly missing their parts and Pipp was accidentally bumping into them, due to her not being used to singing with others.

The second day was basically the same, though Misty learned quickly from her mistakes and was starting to get the hang of it, Zipp on the other hoof, was still having trouble.

A week has passed before the three sisters were finally able to sing and even dance a little together, an accomplishment that made them happy and confident.

“Alright, it’s looking like we are getting the hang of it, but it’s looking like we might need another week at least, but that will give me enough time to get the word out that we are going to perform live soon,” Pipp excitedly said as she twirled around the air.

“Wait, we are actually going to go on stage!?” Misty shouted in surprise, she was terrified of the fact that she would be going on stage, in public.

“Ummmm, yeah? Why else do you think we are also practicing how to dance it out?” Pipp asked quizzically and looked at Zipp who was just as confused.

“I-I thought we were j-just having fun…” Misty was now scared and was looking at both Pipp and Zipp rapidly, not being able to look at either one for more than a second, “I-I forgot that we were actually going to go on stage, I-I don’t think I can do this, I-it was fun, b-but I th-think I—”

Without any warning, both Pipp and Zipp instantly hugged Misty. Misty squeaked a little at the sudden contact, but instantly closed her eyes and hugged back, she wanted to cry, but she fought back the tears as best as she could.

“Misty, you don’t have to be scared,” Zipp said softly.

“We will be singing together, you won’t be alone up there on the stage,” Pipp added softly.

Misty hugged back, they stayed there hugging for a few minutes before parting. Misty nodded at both Pipp and Zipp, assuring them that she would try her best.

The week had passed and the three mares got their routine down perfectly and tomorrow was going to be the day that they would go to Zephyr Heights to perform. Misty was nervous out of her mind, she was shaking hard and the slightest sounds made her jump, which was very often since the three of them were at backstage of the stadium that was built in the middle of “Zephyr Heights' Park”.

Pipp was singing a few solo songs and a few others such as Ruby Jubilee, The Dreamlands and Electric Blue were singing some of their new songs. Misty, Pipp, and Zipp were supposed to sing at the end so that the three sisters could have the honor of closing the event for the night.

“I-I can’t do this,” Misty whimpered as she was starting to back up, she hit a wall which caused her to yelp a little and instantly curl up into a ball, both her tail and mane as well as her hooves covered her face, “I-I think I should go down and join I—”

A gentle hoof was placed on her head, and this caused her to squeak a little, but when she looked to see who touched her, she calmed down a little as she saw Zipp with a soft smile. “Hey, you’re going to be ok…”

Misty started to tear up a little, which caused Zipp to lay next to her and wrap her hoof around her. Zipp gently wiped away the tears and spoke gently again, “… You know I’m scared too, right?”

Misty allowed Zipp to clean her up a little and then looked at her, “R-really?”

At this, Zipp smiled and nuzzled Misty, something that Misty didn’t reject. “Oh yeah, but I do have a trick to get over my fear. Do you want to know?”

Misty softly nodded, she fully calmed down at this point and was now simply listening to what Zipp had to say.

“I pretended we were back at ‘Mane Melody’ just the three of us, no one else, with me pretending, I simply forgot that there was a crowd watching my every move, I started focusing on the music and just let myself go,” Zipp exclaimed.

Misty looked at her a little confused, but she instantly understood what she was saying. She smiled and hugged Zipp hard and gave her a little kiss on the cheek, “Thank you, Zipp. I don’t know if it will work for me, but I will try my best…” Leaning away from the hug, she looked Zipp in the eyes and with some courage, “… For the two of you,”

Soon, both mares heard Pipp talk on the microphone, “Alright, mares, colts, fillies, and foals, this will be the last song of the night, it’s a special song that both my sisters and I have practiced, it's a song that shows just how close we are as a family every since our parents have gotten married two months ago, so give it up for my sisters, Zipp and Misty!”

As Pipp ended a small band started to play the song and the curtains opened to reveal both Misty and Zipp:

Song and Lyrics

As Misty sang the last part, Zipp and Pipp hugged her and both of them kissed her on the cheek, which made the whole crowd awww at the display of sisterly love.

“You’re never going to be alone anymore Misty…” Zipp said softly.

“You’re a part of this family…” Pipp added.

“And we will forever love you,” Spoke a soft voice from behind, two wings wrapped around the three mares now revealing that it was Queen Haven who said those words.

“You can come to us whenever you need somepony, all you have to do is ask and we will be there in a blink of an eye,” Alphabittle chimed in as he walked on stage.

Queen Haven opened a wing allowing for Alphabittle to join the hug, which he happily joined in, loving the warmth of his wife's wings and his daughters.

The entire crowd cheered in joy and happiness at the family, chanting the “family” over and over again.

Both Alphabittle and Queen Haven looked at each other, they both smiled before leaning in and kissing each other.

Not being able to hold it in anymore, Misty started to cry, tears of joy running down her cheeks as a magazine photographer readied a camera to take a picture, Misty forced a smile as big as possible to show that her tears were not those of sadness and loneliness, but of love and joy, the picture taken showed that moment in time as one that should never be forgotten. There was true love between the five ponies, there was no doubt about it.