[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...]

Comments

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Oh COME ON!!! What does she need to do, lead the whole library in a rousing musical number?!?!?!?!]

You're welcome~ Anything for the best pair of study buddies a girl could ask for!

[And it might be just their imaginations, but there's a VERY slight emphasis on the word "pair."]

[strengthinkindness]

[In this case, she just might.

Although Fluttershy at least did notice the emphasis on that particular word.]

I-I...I don't know about that...

[twotailedgenius]

[Juuuuuust might.

He also catches the emphasis on the word.]

Y-yeah...

[spontaneouscombustion]

Well, I sure know about it, and you should two~ [Wink!] At this rate, we could be done with the whole darn thing in a couple of hours!

[strengthinkindness]

Mm...possibly... [Although it would help if they actually got to work instead of being distracted with certain drawings things.]

[twotailedgenius]

Y-yeah, if we started back on it...

[Instead of thinking it, he's saying it.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Oh, what's that? You want MORE drawings~?

Still, Pinkie just giggles.]

I guess THAT'S true. We should spend less time jawing and more time JAWing! I'm REALLY hungry and I just LOVE this pizza!

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy can't help gigging a little.] The pizza is really good...

[twotailedgenius]

Yeah, definitely. [Hey, it gets the subject off the drawings.] The parmesan bread sticks too!

[spontaneouscombustion]

Mmmhmmm and DEFINITELY can't beat those lava cakes~

[The VERY heart-shaped cakes.]

[strengthinkindness]

...R-Right...

[So very heart-shaped.]

[twotailedgenius]

Y-Yeah, they are rather good...

[Maybe he should speak up and get Pinkie to spit it out if she isn't going to...]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Gee, ya THINK?!]

PERFECT for giving us all the energy we need to get this essay written, right?

[... Huh, no hints this time?]

[strengthinkindness]

[That at least made sense.

...Maybe a bit too much sense. What exactly was Pinkie thinking?]

Right, for...energy...

[twotailedgenius]

[Finally, he speaks up. Albeit still at normal volumes.]

Okay, hold on a second. Pinkie, what's going on? You've been tossing these weird sentences and putting emphasis on certain words... you're hinting at something.

[Still not bringing up the drawings. Just. Yet.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[She tilts her head a bit as she gives him a slightly "confused" smile.]

I have? Which words?

[twotailedgenius]

[Not making this easy, Pinkie.]

Pair. Couple. You're trying to hint at something.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Huh. Well, THAT'S weird. Usually when I hint about things, I'm pretty blatantly obvious about WHAT I'm hinting at, isn't that right, Fluttershy?

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods.]

Mm...th-that's true...

[Then she hesitates for a moment.]

B-But...it kind of...does sound like you're...hinting at something...

[twotailedgenius]

Right! You've gotta be hinting at something. I mean... there's these. [He pulls up the drawings at last.] And if you put these together with the 'pair' and 'couple' and other words you've been emphasizing, it's starting to become clear. But I mean, just because I like Fluttershy doesn't mean you have to... point... it...

[Wait. What? He looks at the papers, then at Pinkie, then at Fluttershy... and his face flushes red.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy turned to him with wide eyes.]

Wh-What...?

[spontaneouscombustion]

[GAAAASP! Oh my gosh this is finally happening! With a HUUUUGE grin, she grabs her chair and BOLTS to a corner where she can give them some privacy (while still being totally within earshot as she mows through her bread sticks like popcorn).]

[twotailedgenius]

[He's still confused as to what's happening here!! Mostly. Kind of. A little.

But after looking at the drawings again, part of him realizes why he's been so... awkward around her. He takes a deep breath, puts the paper down, and turns to face Fluttershy. That blush ain't going anywhere, though.]

W-Well, um... I-I actually didn't... realize it until then, but... um... well...

I... I r-really like you, Fluttershy.

[strengthinkindness]

[Her own cheeks flush, and her heart skips a beat.]

R-Really...? Y-You...You d-do...?

[twotailedgenius]

[He nodded.] Y-Yeah... I really do.