[PSL - The Cupid In Pink] [High School AU]

[twotailedgenius]

[Tails got his lunch, sat at the table with two of his friends, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. Lately, for some odd reason, he had been finding himself looking over at her, and sometimes noticing that she's looking over at him. He smiled, she smiled, nothing seemed odd about it. But for some really peculiar reason, looking at her made his heart start beating faster, and sometimes his cheeks burned a little as well. He didn't really understand it, so he wrote it off as just being happy to be her friend. And maybe that's just how she felt back, right?

Well, it looked like a certain cupid in pink had a job to do that day, because this had been going on for quite some time now...]

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[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy couldn't help staring a bit at him. That was very strange...

Still, she didn't say much as she picked up the paper to look at the outline again, needing to write things down. It also occurred to her that she hadn't checked the back to see if there was more. So she flipped it over -

...And stared at the sheet, her eyes widening.]

[twotailedgenius]

[He looked over to her, and his face was back to red. For a split second, he thought of snatching the paper away - but for one, that'd be rude... and for another, it was too late. Whatever Pinkie was trying to say there got through to Fluttershy as well as him.

... He wasn't sure he understood what the meaning of it all was. But he certainly was still staring her way now.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Feeling her own cheeks heat up, Fluttershy carefully placed the paper down.]

U-Um...

[There was no point of asking if he'd seen that, because it was obvious he had. The question is, what did it even mean?]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Aaaaand here comes the artist herself, VERY content that the order had been placed. Heck, she felt SO good that she even ordered some breadsticks, soda, and some of those molten lava cakes!]

Hey, guys~! So, how's the thesis coming along~?

[twotailedgenius]

[PINKIE.

Anyhow, she apparently has walked into the room in time to see these two just staring at each other... probably both in confusion and embarrassment.

In Tails' case, it was definitely both.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Pinkie's voice at least breaks the spell on Fluttershy, who quickly flips the paper over.]

F-Fine...! I-It's....It's fine...

[spontaneouscombustion]

[She plops down in her seat again.]

Awesome! So what've we got so far?

[twotailedgenius]

W-Well... U-Um... U-uh.... [Oh, cripes. Better figure out something quick.

... Aha! He turns the laptop to face Pinkie, so he can show her what he's found so far.] I-it's not a lot, but it's a good start, a-at least.

[strengthinkindness]

M-Mm...a-and we, um...still need to find a bit more...information...

[spontaneouscombustion]

[She grins, but it seems like she's just happy about the paper's progress.]

Awesome~! And the pizza should be here in an hour!

Soooo, what kind of info do we need?

[twotailedgenius]

W-Well, um... [Don't bring up the back of the paper.] W-we still need to look up, um... some... stuff... [He quickly turns the laptop back to him, and grabs the paper, trying to get some idea. Help, Fluttershy!]

[strengthinkindness]

R-Right...um...themes of the book, and...things like that...

[She's trying.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

Huh, THAT'S weird, I thought I wrote some on that sheet Tails is avoiding looking at!

[Huh. Is she aware or not?]

But yeah, it's a HUGE paper, so can't have too many themes to choose from!

[twotailedgenius]

Y-You did! I was looking some of it up before, remember?

Just... um... looking at more, I guess?

[strengthinkindness]

M-Mm....w-we'll need to um...pick a theme, and...f-focus on that, I guess...

[Focus on that and not on the drawings on the back of that sheet of paper.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Oh, please, it's not like they were THAT embarrassing, right~?]

Definitely! Hmmmm think Scout's blooming love of justice would work?

[twotailedgenius]

It might! It's... it'd be a good start, right?

[strengthinkindness]

M-Mm...that works...

[spontaneouscombustion]

Okey-dokey-lokey~!

[And for the next length of time, the teens work hard on hammering out a final outline for the paper. They even manage to type a few sentences onto the main document! In what seems like no time at all, Pinkie gets a call on her phone.]

Oh, pizza's here~! Be right back, you two!

[twotailedgenius]

[And after Pinkie left, Tails couldn't help looking over to Fluttershy, the drawings on the back of the paper still in his mind. Still trying to figure out what it all meant.

He just couldn't get it out of his head.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Glancing at Tails, Fluttershy blushed a bit when she caught his eye and glanced away, the drawings still on her mind as well.]

[twotailedgenius]

[He felt his own face heat up and he looked away as well, down at the table. So strange.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Before they can actually SAY anything though, Pinkie starts heading their way again, the steam of the tasty, tasty pizza trailing in her wake.]

Whoooo's hungry~?

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy can't help breathing a soft sigh of relief. She wasn't sure why she was starting to feel so nervous around Tails well...more than usual anyway, but it was suddenly hard being alone with him.]

I-I'll have a little...

[twotailedgenius]

[Tails was definitely relieved at Pinkie's arrival, too.]

M-Me too.