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Intentions

Fluttershy found it quite scary that she and Rainbow went as far as the bed a few hours ago. They had gone all the way from the bathroom floor to the bed in her room. She knew that things were getting much too heated by the time they were in the hallway. She just didn't realize it until Rainbow had started rubbing her flank, and when she did, she had to break it to Rainbow that she didn't think they were ready for that yet. Rainbow protested and continued further until they reached the room and then the bed. It was only when Rainbow was beginning to look at her with lust-filled eyes when Fluttershy bluntly asked her to stop.

Needless to say, Rainbow moped for the rest of the night. She was facing away from Fluttershy with her forelegs folded and disappointment written all over her face as they lay in bed together. Fluttershy felt guilty for letting her down, but she knew she had to. She didn't want her to do something she would regret later. It wasn't as if there would be any bad consequences to deal with - they were both mares - it was more of a moral thing.

Rainbow Dash found moving the sheets around with her free wing to be quite entertaining for herself. She would lift them up, move them left or right, and then let them back down. Sometimes, she would even do more than one motion at a time, or maybe an arc motion.

What could she say? She was bored out of her mind, and this was killing time slowly. She hoped that she and Fluttershy would fall asleep soon. That way, she could dream about--

"Dashie, please stop. You're making me cold..."

'Oops...' thought Rainbow. She stopped playing with the sheets and rolled over to face her companion with an apologetic expression. "Sorry, Flutters..." she said. She then got an idea and smirked. "...Would you like me to help warm you--"

Fluttershy cleared her throat obnoxiously, cutting her off. "No, Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow pouted. She knew it was a long shot, anyway. "Well, how about if we just snuggled instead? That would help warm you up, wouldn't it?"

"Of course." Fluttershy turned toward her and opened her forelegs for her lover. "But no funny business..."

"Don't worry." Rainbow Dash scooted into her invitation and smiled. "I won't bother you with that."

Fluttershy sighed as they embraced each other gently. "Thank you, Dashie... I hope you're not too mad at me..."

Rainbow's ears perked up. "I'm not mad at you. Why would I be mad at you?"

Fluttershy shrugged. "I dunno... I guess I... I-I dunno..."

"I would never be mad at you..." Rainbow nuzzled her.

"Well..." Fluttershy sighed and closed her eyes. "That's good, Rainbow. I'm glad you said that. I hope never have to be yelled at again. I guess I just thought I would be holding you down..."

Rainbow quirked an eyebrow. "From what?"

Fluttershy opened her eyes again. "Well... Have you thought about your future before, like what you want to do with your life?"

"Of course I have." Rainbow smirked. "I'm gonna be a Wonderbolt..."

"Do you know what I want to be?" Fluttershy asked.

Rainbow shook her head. "No. What?"

"I want to be a vet." Fluttershy smiled and started stroking her mane. "I know I'm already gifted with taking care of animals, so I figured that it would be good if I were to make a living out of it... Shocking, isn't it?"

Rainbow grinned wide and nodded.

Fluttershy then gave her a more serious look. "So, what will happen to us when those times come?"

Rainbow shrugged. "We'll both be able to make alot of bits...?"

Fluttershy saw that she didn't understand. "Look around you, Rainbow... Whose house are you in? Whose bed are you sharing? Who are you sharing it with?"

Rainbow thought about it for a moment. After finally understanding what Fluttershy was trying to point out, she hung her head and began to worry. "Yours, yours, and you..." she answered. "I don't know what will happen. This means that if I still want to be a Wonderbolt, I wouldn't be able to see you very often... You'd have a job of your own, so you wouldn't be able to come with me everywhere I travel. The Wonderbolts travel all over Equestria and just the thought of not being with you already scares me. I know it's only been about two days, but... I feel like I belong here with you. Becoming a Wonderbolt has always been a lifelong goal for me, kind of like it's my destiny... But now I see what you mean...

"Sometimes, your destiny changes, depending on what your reality has become. I guess I overlooked the consequences of being with you, starting this relationship with you..."

Fluttershy could hear the guilt and shame in Rainbow's voice. She knew she would hold her back! She just knew it! She felt like the most selfish pony in the wide, wide worl--

"But you know," Rainbow took her from her thoughts, "I don't think I would change a thing about my reality." Rainbow looked at her and smiled promisingly.

Fluttershy perked up. "Not a thing?" she asked.

"Not a thing," Rainbow confirmed. Then she came up with another thought. "Well... Maybe one thing..." she whispered suggestively.

"No." Fluttershy may have kicked her to sleeping downstairs if she didn't love her so much. "Not yet, at least..."

Rainbow pouted for nth time. "Why not?" she complained.

"Because," Fluttershy sighed, "we're not ready yet."

"You say that every time. What do you mean by that?"

Fluttershy pulled her closer and rocked her the best she could. "When you can see out past a thousand miles, you can only get that far if you're walking in the right direction. You can't force everything to come so quickly, Rainbow, but that doesn't mean you have to let it come to you by itself. You can still work toward it, just make sure you know it's the right decision."

Rainbow sighed. She knew she was right. Rainbow was never really stocked up on morals. This is not to say that she didn't have standards, but she never really paid much attention to them. She was usually guided by what her thoughts were and how fast her heart was beating. If she felt like doing something, that's what would make her do it.

"It will happen eventually, okay?"

But when it came to Fluttershy denying her, she lost the mental power to argue.

"Fine..."

Fluttershy tenderly kissed her forehead and nuzzled her before closing her eyes. "Good Dashie," she whispered.

Rainbow breathed her scent in deeply, catching the aroma of plant life and garlic. Such a sweet smell...

Then she heard and felt a muffled gargling...

...from her stomach.

She was hesitant about waking her fillyfriend back up for this, but she tapped her gently, anyway. "Fluttershy...?"

"...I'm awake, Dashie..." whispered the yellow pegasus, her eyes still shut.

"Uhm... Okay, well..." How was she going to say this? She really hoped she wasn't being a bother.

'I hope she's not too tired...'

"We didn't eat dinner."

~ * * * ~

The last thing she expected was to find herself on Apple Bloom's bed. Not in it, just on it.

She rubbed her eyes to make sure she could see correctly. Yup, it was Apple Bloom's alright.

She then stretched, yawned, and hopped off of the bed, intending on finding out what was going on. Just as she looked at the door, it opened, revealing her fellow Crusaders.

She looked at them. They looked at her. She looked at them again and saw that they were holding hooves.

"Oh..." said Apple Bloom, letting go of Scootaloo's hoof. "Hi there, Sweetie Belle..."

"...Hi..." replied the shocked unicorn. "What were you doing, holding hooves like that?"

Apple Bloom looked at Scootaloo, who shrugged in response. Apple Bloom then looked back at Sweetie Belle. "It's real complicated an' a might hard ta explain, but..." She sighed and continued. "Ah guess what happened was, uh... after Ah brought ya in here, Ah could hear that mah sister found out about Fluttershy an' Rainbow Dash. Now try not ta faint this time... Mah sister has a huge crush on Rainbow. I know it's alot ta take in, but she's gonna be in a state o' depression fer quite awhile, unless she decides ta move on an' find somepony else. Now the reason that this happened..." She held Scootaloo's hoof again. "...it started with me hearin' mah sister cryin' in her room. After Ah figured out why she was cryin', Ah was afraid of all the things that could happen, like she might become so depressed that she'd never get much work done on the farm, or she'd never talk ta Rainbow or Fluttershy again... Ah knew Ah wouldn' be able ta go on without 'er, an' things would be real awful. When Ah came back outside, Ah was ready ta cry mahself... but then Scootaloo here gave me all the comfort she could give by givin' me a nice hug, tryin' to help me stay calm about the whole thing. It sure helped, Ah tell ya, but eventually she went a bit further than Ah thought she would. The hug she was givin' me turned into a... well, let's jus' say it turned, not too far, but it sure turned."

Sweetie Belle nodded slowly in understanding. She was not pleased, but she understood.

"By the way," said Apple Bloom, "we took ya here after ya fainted in the clubhouse from hearin' the news of Rainbow Dash an' Fluttershy. Ah know this is all so sudden ta take in, but Ah figured Ah might as well tell ya, rather than lettin' ya find out on yer own an' faintin' again."

Sweetie Belle nodded again. This was indeed a smart thing to do. She would have fainted, too.

She was confused, stunned, shocked, displeased, and just downright dumbfounded. She didn't know which emotion to show, so she hid her reaction. She knew she had to say something, though. "I need some time to think about this... Maybe I'll head over to Sugarcube Corner or something..." She started to walk with balance difficulty.

Apple Bloom and Scootaloo watched as their friend shakily walked past them and out of the room to the stairs. As she arrived at the bottom, she had thoughts soaring through her head. They were all generally about the same thing, though.

'How did they become filly-foolers so quickly? Weren't they just having a fit about it earlier? ...I don't like this...'

This is why she usually just fainted instead.

~ * * * ~

"Rarity..." Applejack said in between kisses.

"...Yes, dear?"

"A-Ah think... Ah think we need ta stop..." She held a longer-lasting kiss before she pulled away and opened her eyes to look at the unicorn.

Rarity opened her own eyes and looked at her pleadingly. "Whatever for, darling?"

"Well..." The farm pony rubbed the back of her own neck. "Ah'd love ta be able ta fall fer ya an' all, but... Ah jus' can' help but feel like this isn' the right way ta go 'bout it..."

"Oh..." Rarity rubbed her own neck as well. "I see what you mean." She then looked her in the eye. "Well, how about this..." She cleared her throat lightly. "We go on a date tomorrow afternoon. There's not much daylight left for today, so would that be alright?"

The thought of dating Rarity made Applejack have second thoughts, or rather, the thought of being seen dating her. She was a nice pony and all, but just a little too dramatic and glamorous for her liking.

As she gave it some thought, she looked at the unicorn she was sharing the guest bed with. When it came to makeup, Applejack was completely lost. In fact, she had no idea what Rarity looked like without any on. This made her quite curious as to how she would look if she didn't put makeup on.

Her eyes trailed to every part of her face that wasn't altered with eye shadow or blush. The parts that looked completely natural were actually interesting to look at. The white silky fur looked like it was innocent, somehow. Maybe this would be worth a shot...

"Applejack? Are you alright, dear?"

Applejack flinched and nodded quickly. "Yeah, Ah'm fine. Ah jus' had ta think it over fer a second... Ah'm so sure about this, but Ah think Ah'll give us a shot, an' we'll see how it goes."

Rarity quickly hugged her. "Thank you, Applejack. You have no idea how much this means to me."

Applejack smiled and hugged her back. "No worries, sugarcube. Ah jus' hope it'll mean alot ta me, as well."

The weight of her words hit Rarity hard. What if it wasn't meaningful to her? What if it all ended in tears? What if she rejects her?

'What if... what if she never... loves me back?'

There was always that dreadful possibility. The thought alone brought tears to her eyes. She would never be able to forgive herself if she saw Applejack walk out the door. 'I guess I'll just have to make sure it's especially memorable for her...'

With this in mind, she would need to develop a plan. "Applejack?" she asked, pulling away enough to look her in the eye.

"What is it, sugarcube?"

"Well, dear, we can either do a casual date first, or a more romantic one. Which would you prefer?"

Applejack even have to think about this one. "Ah'd say let's do the casual one tomorrah. Then we can do the more romantic one the next day, if ya have time, o' course..."

Rarity raised an eyebrow at that one. The words 'eager are we?' trailed through her mind rapidly. "That sounds wonderful to me, dear, but are you really sure you don't want to space them out more?"

Applejack shrugged. "Well, why not get this thing goin' quickly if we're gonna get it goin'?"

"Well, it's just that you seem terribly eager. It takes time for somepony to move on like this, and if they have their heart broken again so quickly it may just drive them to insanity."

"Ah'm not sure yer gonna be breakin' any hearts. After all, it kinda was you that wanted it in the first place..."

"Right. How silly of me. That would just be absolutely dreadful of me to ask to date you and then suddenly reject you, especially after all you've been through..."

"So, why not get started as quickly as we can?"

"I... I don't know, really. Okay, we'll do the casual date tomorrow and the romantic one the next day!"

"Sounds good ta me. Say, what day is it, anyhow?"

"It's Wednesday."

"Oh, okay."

"Oh, uhm, by the way..."

"What is it now?"

Rarity looked at her with pleading eyes that could kill. "May I please... kiss you... a-again?"

Applejack smiled and sighed. "If ya have to, Ah guess..." she joked.

"Oh, but I simply must," beamed Rarity. "I just can't help myself, I suppose. You're just so... so beautiful, Applejack. So beautiful that... that, if I could, I would kiss you until the stars fall from the sky and neither of us can think of anything but each other, completely lost in the intimacy and serenity of it all..."

She noticed the farm pony's slightly shocked, blushing expression.

"Oh... Did I wander a tad bit too far?"

Applejack blushed harder, cleared her throat and looked in different directions, rubbing the back of her neck, but eventually she looked back at the white unicorn and laughed uncomfortably. "Uh, well... No, not really. Tha's jus' mighty fatterin'... but it's also, uh, very... excitin'... if ya know what Ah mean... Ya see, yer gettin' me all riled up, an' Ah'm not sure Ah wanna go that far yet..."

"Ohhhhh," Rarity understood immediately. She too blushed. It was only then that she realized how much embarrassment she was both causing and emitting. It was mutually accepted though. They both knew of their situations and smiled kindly at one another.

"What can I say? You really are that beautiful." Rarity ran a hoof through Applejack's mane.

Applejack was running out of orange on her cheeks. "Alright, now ya better stop it before Ah turn into an apple, mahself."

"Well, at least you'd be a beautiful apple. My beautiful apple..."

"Alright, that's it!" Applejack took her hat off, threw it off to the side, and looked at Rarity with mischievous eyes like a cat would with an utterly helpless ball of yarn. Rarity looked back with a hint of regret in her eyes. She was terribly surprised as Applejack quickly sat up and rolled on top of her, coming close to straddling, but staying within the range of being able to say she was still innocent.

"If yer gonna keep makin' mah cheeks turn their more unnatural color, then Ah'm jus' gonna have ta kiss the hay out of ya 'til ya run outta mushy compliments. After this, Ah might jus' have ta tell Spike that his pretty little white pony is already romantically occupied." She winked. Rarity was scared and excited out of her wits now, but before she could say anything, Applejack leaned down and whispered. "Ah may not be able ta kiss ya 'til the stars fall, but Ah bet Ah'll come pretty close..."

Nothing more was said by either pony. Rarity could only wonder how her friend's actions and words could be fueled with such passion despite the love she didn't not yet return. She wondered, but hoped not if it was lust. Maybe she really did love her back, but she wasn't showing it, or maybe these were merely side effects of her recent envy, jealousy and oblivious rejection. Soon, her mind became blank, and she didn't want think anymore. It was useless to try using her mind when such a powerful kiss was activating her instincts alone.

She would resolve this and ask questions about it tomorrow afternoon.

~ * * * ~

What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys?

Kissing. Lots and lots of kissing.

The fact that she was kissing her 'crush as of ten minutes ago' was driving her bananas! The taste, the texture, the emotion, the playfulness... Even the very thought of kissing put her mind in a spin.

But Pinkie Pie could not be complaining. She liked spinning, anyway.

Her crush seemed to be enjoying it, too, seeing as she was practically begging for more every time they pulled away. There was almost always some form of combined saliva between their mouths when they separated. Neither of them noticed it, though. That, or they didn't care about its presence.

All things are said in a kiss. All things from "I can't believe I'm doing this" to "I love you more" and then something more in the lines of "I forgot to put the toothpaste cap back on last night" if it involved Pinkie Pie.

In Twilight's head, it was more in the "I can't believe I'm doing this" scenario. She had a tremendous amount of confusion just wandering around in her noggin. Why did Pinkie Pie want to kiss her? She still had no idea, despite the fact that she herself was participating in said kiss. It seemed there was no end to Pinkie Pie's mind-boggling game.

She then came to her senses and decided to stop this nonsense. The kiss was not really going anywhere, anyway.

When she pulled away, she put a hoof in between their mouths to make sure they didn't reattach. She may have been enjoying it, and she did kind of miss it when they separated, but this did not make any sense.

Pinkie noticed the different texture and opened her eyes to see that Twilight had stopped their making out.

"Hey..." said Pinkie. "What was that for?"

"This is nonsense," said Twilight. "Why are we doing this? Why did you start kissing me?"

"You wanted to know why mares would be attracted to other mares... remember?"

"Yes, and I understand that now, but what made you want to kiss me so much?"

Pinkie Pie shivered. "Oh, did you not like it!?"

"Of course I liked it... I'm just really confused... Why would you want to kiss me?"

"Ohhhhh..." Pinkie sighed in relief and took in a big breath. "Well, I just started getting these weird feelings about your lips and your smile, wanting to see you smile like that forever because you have the most wonderful smile ever, and I wanted to see what would happen if I put my smile on your smile, and then when I finally did I couldn't stop because it just felt so fantastically amazing!"

Twilight looked at her as if she was slightly loopy. "Oh. Well, I'd love to do it again, but if we're going to keep kissing like that... I-I think we're gonna need a better reason... What do you think?"

"Oh, definitely!" The mirth in Pinkie's eyes was visible. "Hey, got it!" she squealed. "We could fall in love with each other!"

"Love...?"

"Yes! Love! I love love!"

"I can see that, but I'm really not sure I can see us falling in love... with each other."

"Oh, I know it sounds absolutely silly, but you never really know until you try it, am I right?"

Twilight scratched her head. "Yeah... I'm just not sure I'd be able to fall in love with you without using any spells on myself... And I'm not doing that..."

"Oh, you won't have to!" Pinkie looked deeply in her eyes. "I'll help you fall for me!"

Twilight didn't know what she was getting herself into. "How the hay would you do that?"

"That's easy! I would just, uhm..." She gasped. "I would just...! Uhm... I dunno, actually..."

Twilight face-hoofed. The key to falling in love with somepony who loves books and info is not easy to figure out for somepony who is more outgoing. Even she herself wouldn't know how, but there had to be some way. Maybe they would figure it out eventually if they spent alot of time together.

Twilight just now figured out that this wouldn't be a bad idea after all. Maybe it would be fun for her, too. If there was kissing down this road, it was sure to be fun.

Twilight wondered if this was what Pinkie Pie thought like. Like your brain was going a million miles per minute, but you could still see every detail that passed by.

'That would be pretty interesting...' she thought.

"Well..." she said, "here's an idea. How about we go on a date?"

Pinkie smiled widely. "Oh my gosh! That's a great idea!! That way, we can get to know each other better! And then maybe if we like each other so much, we'll fall in love!"

Twilight looked around for something else look at. "Uh... Yeah... That's the plan, I guess..."

"Great!!" Pinkie zipped out of the front room and into the kitchen like streak of pink lightning. Puzzled, Twilight stood up off of the floor, shook her head and followed her. What in Equestria would Pinkie Pie need from her kitchen? As she stepped in, she saw her get out two plates and some silverware, not even bothering to ask where they were stored. The second Twilight saw where she was setting them up, she knew what was going on.

She immediately put herself in the middle of Pinkie's work, stopping the process. "Pinkie! I didn't mean tonight...! It's getting late..."

Pinkie stared at her for a second before grinning. "Well, I meant tonight! That way, we can do a more casual one tomorrow!"

Twilight wondered what the Pinkie version of casual was. This ought to be interesting. She decided to let her do her thing this time. "Okay, fine." She then stepped aside, giving access to the kitchen table. Pinkie smiled and zipped cheerfully along on her way, carefully placing the utensils and plates on the table. Twilight watched as she then whipped two party candles out of nowhere and stared at them. She seemed to be displeased with the candles, as if they didn't qualify for something. She then looked at Twilight hopefully. Twilight gestured toward herself, mouthing the word and asking 'me?'. Pinkie nodded.

Twilight was, once again, confused. But to possibly dim her confusion, she looked at the table. It had two plates across from each other, both accompanied by the appropriate silverware. The plates were made of glass and seemed to be unrecognizable. Twilight had no idea she even had them. There was no food on the table yet, but there was also something else missing...

Then she figured it out. She quickly used her magic to turn the party candles into more elegant ones to match the table setting.

Pinkie Pie smiled and hugged her quickly before resuming the process of preparing dinner by placing the candles in their proper places.

Twilight laughed inwardly at the pink pony's ever increasing randomness and enthusiasm. She couldn't help but find herself lucky to even know a pony as special as Pinkie Pie. At times, she would remember how she rejected her as a friend at first. It appeared to her now as one of the most shameful things a pony could do. The guilt she had still lingered every now and then, and she didn't know if there would ever be a way to get rid of it. She knew she still hadn't apologized to her personally.

That would probably help to put away her guilt, even only a little.

She found herself staring at the pony of her thoughts as the food was being prepared. How Pinkie didn't even need a schedule or a planner to do all the things she did was a puzzle to Twilight, and a pretty strange one at that. But, having learned her lesson quite awhile ago, she didn't bother with trying to figure it out anymore. Twilight had learned that to have surprising and unlikely events and a little uncertainty throughout life was okay. It was what made it a little more exciting than it had been before she moved to Ponyville.

She had come to appreciate the way that Pinkie worked eventually. In fact, she came to realize that she might not have even been alive without her.

As she watched as the food was put on the table, she came to realize just how much this strange but lovable pony really meant to her. Her heart began to beat faster just thinking about it.

'Wow... I wonder if she even knows...'

"It's ready, Twilight!"

The unicorn opened her eyes from her oblivious dreaming. She could have sworn she was staring at Pinkie Pie the whole time. She looked so cute and determined when she was cooking the--

"It's waffles!" Pinkie exclaimed.

This was the precise meal that was in her dream, if she really was dreaming. 'This pony will be the end of me if this keeps up. But now that I think about it, she should have been the end of me a long time ago. You know... maybe I should just roll with whatever she throws at me. That way, I won't be giving myself headaches so often...'

The one thought that still remained was the fact that Pinkie had picked breakfast for dinner. Not that she minded, because she didn't, she was just curious as to what her motives were. The waffles looked and smelled delicious, nonetheless.

She then shook herself of her thoughts and recomposed herself. "They smell really good, Pinkie," said Twilight, "but I have to ask... Why waffles? Isn't that usually for breakfast in the morning?"

"Yes!" Pinkie chirped, pulling a chair out for her date. "That's exactly why I picked it! It is morning!"

Twilight walked over to glance at a clock in the front room. Her eyes widened. "No it's not, it's twelve o' six in the--..."

'...Oh.'

"...morning."

This would set a new 'late dinner' record for her.

She then walked back into the kitchen to see a grinning Pinkie. This pony was still full of surprises, even past midnight. She may have been loopy, but she was still special in her very own way. She was still Pinkie Pie, and nopony could stop her from being so.

"See?" said Pinkie. "It is morning! Now, if you'd like to get started, would you like to join me?" She gestured to the chair she had pulled out.

Twilight sighed. There really was no way out of this, and if she'd had reasons before, she'd forgotten them by now. This is what happens when you date or even talk to a pony that throws parties for a living.

"By the way..." Pinkie quieted her voice.

"Yes?" Twilight said, surprised by the sudden subtlety in Pinkie's tone.

Pinkie Pie blushed a bit before continuing. "...I also picked waffles because... I know it's one of your favorites..."

This had not even applied to Twilight yet. It really was one of her favorite meals. She assumed it was because she was tired that she didn't connect those dots.

"Awww, that's so sweet of you, Pinkie," she said, gratefully taking the seat.. "Thank you so much. Say, who told you?"

"Your recipe book..." Pinkie Pie scooted the chair in for her.

"I have a recipe book?"

Pinkie Pie giggled. "Of course you do! It has a lot of recipes with waffles in them. Maybe Spike got it for you."

"Huh..." Twilight tried to remember getting a recipe book. "Maybe he did... But anyway, these look really good! Why don't you sit down?"

"I think I will." Pinkie Pie gracefully trotted around to the other side of the table and was about to take a chair. "Oh, wait! Can we light the candles and dim the other lights!?"

"Sure." Twilight dimmed the lamps with her magic and lit the two candles the same way. When they were fully lit, she could see Pinkie smiling from across the table. The way the light contrasted with her pink fur made her look a bit different. From Twilight's point of view, she looked...

...beautiful.

Twilight rubbed her eyes to see if she was imagining things.

Nope. Still the same amount of beauty emitted from her pink friend. It was almost as if Pinkie Pie was emitting the light herself. Twilight decided not to be confused about it, though. If anything, she wouldn't stop looking at her.

"Well, go ahead," said Pinkie Pie, gesturing to the waffle on Twilight's plate.

Twilight could now only look at her with a different feeling inside of herself. Again, she decided not to be confused, hoping to continue her headache-free quest. She literally saw her in a new light. When she looked at the pink pony, she saw somepony who cared about everypony. There was just so much love inside of this pony that she could share it with all of Equestria.

'But then...' thought Twilight, 'she would go through all the trouble of setting up a date like this... just for me...'

Nopony would go that far unless it was supposed to mean something.

She knew this was going to be a long night, but she had feeling that it could very well be worth it. She also had a feeling that she had a good start on this 'love' thing.

Maybe this was supposed to happen.

Author's Note

Just so you guys know, despite how late it will be, the next chapter will still take place on the same night. This one took a shorter time than I expected, though. I apologize if it seems rushed at all.