- >You work up the courage to finally ask Pinkie Pie on a date.
- >After the singing and the bouncing and the stream of yes'es she stops and looks you in the eyes
- >Suddenly very serious
- >"Anon....I need you to promise me"
- >Uh oh
- >"It's a super special, fondant level clearance pinkie promise so don't say yes unless you really really really really really mean it!"
- >You nod slowly, almost afraid of what it might be
- >She whispers into your ear, as nobody else can hear it
- >It's fondant level clearance after all
- >You're surprised at what she says
- >It's surprisingly simple
- >You say yes
- >How hard can that be?
- >She smiles and serious time is over
- >Pulled by the arm down the road to local sundae place
- >Guess the date starts now
- >Pinkie hasn't stopped talking the entire way
- >She only pauses to order her ice cream or when you're expected to say 'yes' or 'go on'
- >You're a bit overwhelmed but you knew exactly what you were getting into
- >So really, you're enjoying yourself
- >Her big smile and cute blue eyes are all you really wanted
- >The entire life story....you could have done without but hey
- >Others would call you crazy but
- >You really like her voice
- >"So Anon, we getting separate sundaes or one superduper big one and we share it?"
- >Your logical side says get two
- >Mostly because Pinkie will demolish a single one
- >But its a date
- >And you know she wants a lot of icecream
- >You opt for the big one
- >She squees, orders it, and gets right back to her story
- >You try to follow but...
- >Hey Icecream is here---
- >Ponka's appetite does not disappoint
- >The stuff that hit you tasted good
- >After she's done gorging, she wants to leave and go for a walk
- >You don't see why not
- >The second 'sure' leaves your mouth she's tugging you along
- >She's so happy but
- >Holy crap
- >You walk together
- >Well
- >You walk, she bounces next to you
- >Still prattling on about stuff
- >It's gotten a little non-first-date conversation though
- >She mentions what she wants her first filly to be named
- >And stuff about wedding cake
- >All with the same happy smile look
- >A tiny voice in your head screams for you to abandon ship
- >Its not that you expected Pinkie to be a flowers, dinner and quiet chat kinda girl
- >But certainly not a desperate to get married type
- >She stopped and is looking at you
- >Uh oh you missed a cue
- >Blurt out 'yes'
- >She smiles and bounces, saying she loves a guy who wants lots of kids
- >Oh fuck
- >What did you get yourself into?
- >Make it to the lake
- >Find some place to sit
- >She's all smiles and happy
- >You've been thinking of an excuse to run away
- >Curse Equestria for not having cellphones
- >You remember when you were on a bad date back home, you'd text your friend and bam, phone rings, instant excuse
- >Not here
- >She giggles at her own joke, then says she wants a pop
- >You tell her you're OK and she smiles and bounces off
- >Not the most gentlemanly thing to do
- >But...maybe now you can just
- >Come up with a good reason to get away
- >Forgotten appointment maybe?
- >She did initiate the date suddenly it wouldn't be entirely out of nowhere
- >Watch her bounce down to a soda stand
- >She's so happy right now
- >You realize you couldn't handle the look of disappointment if you fed her some BS
- >It's just one date..you can make it to the end
- >She's bouncing back, soda pop in her mouth
- >Its too cute
- >You lean back and look at the sky
- >Quickly filled with smiling ponka face
- >"Hey Anon its been a great time! Lets walk back to Sugar Cube and get more treats!"
- >Can't argue with that
- >Walk and bounce back toward town
- >She's still talking a lot
- >You dig your hands into your pockets and force a smile
- >She seems oblivious to your increasing levels of discomfort now
- >You've seen her friends go as far as to jam a hoof in her mouth
- >But that doesn't seem very nice to do to her
- >Even if you don't have an opinion about planting chicken eggs to grow eggplant
- >You reach Sugar Cube
- >Mrs Cake seems surprised to see both of you together still
- >Ponka asks for some cheesecake and pulls you to a table
- >You follow along, only getting relief from her yapping when she's eating the cake
- >You manage to cut a slice this time
- >She excuses herself to go to the filly's room
- >You're left there alone
- >With your half eaten cheesecake
- >And the door
- >You could tell Mrs Cake your excuse
- >She's forcing a smile, much more in-tune with your uncomfortable feels
- >She would understand
- >Wouldn't even have to face Pinkie's look of upset, just look at your watch
- >Say 'oh shit!'
- >Rattle out something you're late for
- >Out the door
- >....come on you're not a scumbag, Anon
- >Just wait for her to come back
- >Tell her you had a good time and go home
- >Mrs. Cake is still looking at you, eyeing the door every so often
- >You tell her the cake is ok but not a big fan of cheesecake
- >She nods and goes back to what she was doing
- >Strange...
- >The door to the bathroom opens up and Pinkie comes out
- >Slowly peeking
- >Its cute but she looks...
- >...nervous?
- >"You...didn't leave!"
- >Ponka walks slowly back, visibly uncomfortable
- >Sits across from you and smiles a small smile
- >Dare you say it, a real smile
- >The first tiem on the whole date, now that you think about it
- >"And you...you kept your promise!"
- >Promise?
- >Oh yea!
- >It was so odd you didn't even think about it till now
- >What did she say?
- >'Promise to be nice'
- >She's fumbling with her mane
- >Twirling a little lock with her hoof somehow
- >"I...because I'm such a bouncyjumpypartyanimal..ponies get the wrong idea about me...and what I want"
- >She's looking at the cake, poking it with a fork
- >"And I get a lot of....ya know....meanie bad pony types who don't really like me but ya know...they think the party isn't just balloons and yummy syrup!"
- >You see her tail lower and you feel awful for even thinking about running off
- >Everything about the day is beginning to make sense but you don't stop her from explaining herself
- >"I feel bad being a horrible date but...I had to be sure you weren't another 'brohoofs and bimbos' kinda guy"
- >She looks back up
- >Her eyes are a little moist
- >"You're the first guy who ever....made it to cheesecake"
- >She sniffs and smiles
- >You don't know what to say so you take another bite of cake
- >It tastes a lot better this time around
- >"I understand if...if you think I'm a stupid liarliarhoovesonfire stup---"
- >You shush her
- >The first time the entire day you felt comfortable about stopping her mouth from moving
- >But to be fair she smiles when you do
- >You tell her that you're not entirely thrilled about the act
- >But you understand her worry regarding not so nice colts
- >You go on to say if she's willing to forget about it and have a real first date with you--
- >Your turn to talk has ended
- >"Oh of course, Anon! Look watch!"
- >You watch as she makes a bunch of motions that seem to literally mean she's taking her memory of the day out of her noggin' and throwing in the waste bin
- >It was also a really clever way to wipe her eyes without it being obvious
- >You've had too much sugar already to handle this level of adorable
- >When she's done, you tell her if she's OK with it, you want to go on another date tomorrow
- >You mean, a first date, because you never went on a date with her before
- >She nods so fast its just pink blur
- >Which leads to pieces of cheesecake hitting you
- >When she stops she sees what she did and blushes
- >Fumbles for a napkin and leans across the table wiping you off
- >You've never seen her embarrassed about getting baked goods on anyone before
- >"Sorry Anon....I...need to work on that"
- >You tell her you'll just wear cheaper clothes around her
- >She giggles
- >You do too
- >Now you're both laughing really hard
- >It feels good to laugh with her like this
- >Her laughter was what made you like her in the first place
- >It was really cute and it made you smile no matter how bad your day was
- >When you both settle down, you decide its getting late and you should go
- >But you tell her you'll come here tomorrow to pick her up after her shift
- >For your first real date
- >She smiles and leads you to the door
- >Not before giving you a to go bag full of cookies and other assorted treats
- >When Mrs Cake hands them to you, she mouths 'thank you'
- >She must have seen the bad end of this 'date' so many times before
- >Pinkie prattles off whats in the bag and leads you to the door
- >Not bouncing, actually walking
- >She seems unsure of where to stand around you now
- >You get to the door and bid her goodnight, telling her to dress nice tomorrow
- >She blushes and gives you a nice long hug
- >Nothing more than that of course, not yet
- >You start to head home
- >You're not five feet from the doorway when she calls out to you
- >You see her kicking her hoof at the ground, looking away shyly
- >"Anon...umm...this is going to sound silly but...I've never...ya know...been on a real date before and...you think maybe we can go to that place Rarity takes her coltfriends?"
- >You know the one, the one where they charge you an extra bit for a glass of water
- >But for Pinkie Pie, you tell her sure thing
- >She beams and says she needs to get ready and dives inside
- >Get ready its....never mind you don't think about it
- >"Hey Anon!?"
- >You've made it another three feet but you turn around
- >"Don't forget your promise!"

