//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: The Canterlot Ball // Story: Will You Ever Be Mine (Re-write in progress) // by zodia //------------------------------// Monday morning, you got off the bus and walked towards the door when Zack greeted you at the front door. "Hey, so what do you think?" he said with a smirk on his face. "Haha," you laughed with sarcasm. "I can’t believe you set that up," you said as you walked right past him. "Well, how else are you gonna feel a connection," Zack said. Then you heard a familiar voice shout your name with a little bit of embarrassment and anger. "Rush," you looked in the direction of where it was coming from and saw Rainbow Dash looking at you and approaching towards where you were standing. "I think she—" you gulped. "Oh yeah, she did. Well, I'll leave you two be," he said. Then you looked at Zack with a worried face; he was just there waving and smirking. "Come with me if you don't want me to punch you," you looked at Rainbow as she said those words, and she looked like she was not kidding, so you followed her to the gym. "We can talk here since no one can hear us," she crossed her arms and started curling her hair with her finger. "So did you know about the hall of love thing?" you gulped again. She was still curling her hair around, and she couldn’t maintain eye contact. It's only a few days before the Canterlot grand ball, and maybe you can ask her if she can be your lady for that night. But you also thought, is this the right time to confess even though you only got to be with her for a day? Is it enough? You knew so many things about her just in one day. "Rainbow," she looked at you. She looked into your eyes, which made you a hundred times more nervous, but it's now or never. "I know it's only been a day when we truly got to know each other, but before that, we had little talks, and I enjoyed it. Those little moments that we're together, and ever since you’ve been around, I smile more than I used to. And when we went to the theme park, I enjoyed being with you, and I'm glad that you enjoyed it too, I hope that I could be one of the reasons why you smiled, and I hope that you’ll give me a chance to prove myself, that I'm worth the trouble for you. I love you, Rainbow Dash, and I'm willing to wait as long as it takes for you to feel the same, and I'll try my best to make it happen. No, I will make it happen!" After you said those words, you felt relief, but at the same time, you were scared. "You... YOU IDIOT," she said. You thought that she might have rejected you, that you might have said something wrong. "I...I knew it, I’ll just take my leave," you’re about to leave when Rainbow suddenly pulls you in. And then something happened, something you didn't expect to happen. You felt like you were floating in the air, laying down on a soft cloud, and you cherished every single second of that moment. "I... I didn't say I don't want you, I just said you're an idiot. What took you so long? You didn't let me finish," you thought she rejected you, but no, she wants you to be with her after that kiss and those words. You hugged her. "Does that mean you’ll date me?" you said. She hugged you back really tight. "Yes, I will. But if you bore me on any date, I'll kick you in the face," she chuckled. "Can you say it?" you said. "Do I have to?" She immediately picked up what you're thinking. "Fine, I love you." And you stopped hugging her, and then she held your cheeks. "Don't you dare be late at the grand ball because that's where we might reveal about our forming relationship," she looked really embarrassed when she said it, but you agreed. "Well, we should head back; we might get late for our class," she went out first so the other students won't get suspicious of both of you. "Someone looks happy," Zack greeted you at the gym door. "How long have you been here?" you asked. "Just now," he's smirking, he's obviously lying. "Man, you really have to stop doing that," you said, and you noticed Zack was pointing at one of the lockers. "Hi again," it's Sunset Shimmer. "Wait, are you guys plotting something?" Zack and Sunset looked at you with a smirk. "Actually, you're the one who did the rest, Sunset, and I only planned the theme park thing," you smiled, but you still have one question in mind. "Did you guys see the whole thing?" you asked, and they ran away, so your suspicion was right; they saw the whole thing. But you didn't chase after them because you trust them that they won't say anything, and you just went to your classroom and began your day. Four days later, and the time was 7:00 pm, you got off the bus, and you're wearing your fancy tuxedo. "Hey, so are you ready, Romeo?" Zack greeted you at the door as usual. "Hey, since I owe you one, I'll use it to help you," you said. "Help me on what?" Zack asked with confusion. "Finding a girlfriend, duh..." you said, and he chuckled. "I don't need to find one," Zack said. "Why? I mean, don't tell me you already have one?" You asked, and he looked on the right, and you also looked and saw Sunset in a black dress. "Hey, Zack, are you ready for our dance?" Sunset said to Zack. "WHAT? You two are a thing?" you're shocked since you didn't know. "Well, yeah, didn't I tell you?" Zack said. "Of course not," you said. "Well, now you know," said Sunset, and she and Zack glanced on the left and went into the school. "Hey, Rush, so umm what do you think?" your jaw dropped. Rainbow looks really beautiful; her hair was ponytailed, and she's wearing beautiful earrings on both ears. "You look incredible," you said, and she smiled. "Well, let's go in; we don't want to be late for the ball," she said, so you and Rainbow went to the gym and waited for the event to start. A couple of minutes later, Principal Celestia went onto the stage and announced who is the King and queen of this year grand Canterlot ball. "The king and queen of this year of the grand Canterlot ball are... and no other than its RAINBOW DASH AND EMERALD RUSH," everyone clapped and cheered, but you and Rainbow are confused how did it happen. "How did this happen?" You asked. "Yeah, how?" Rainbow also asked the same thing. "Well, it doesn't matter how it happened; you both won by votes fair and square," said by Vice-Principal Luna. Then the both of you went upstage, and they put on the crown on both of you—one for the queen and one for the king, which is you. Everyone cheered and asked for a speech. "Well, I want to thank you for voting for us; we don't know why, but we are thankful for you guys," you said, and then you passed the microphone to Dash. "I also want to thank you for voting for us, probably because I'm 20 percent cooler, but jokes aside, thank you. And also, this school has a brand new love team, and it's Rainbow Rush," everyone was shocked, but they cheered for you and Rainbow Dash. Everyone danced that night, but the main spotlight was on you and Rainbow; you two are dancing on the stage along with your friends, and you're having a great time with them, and you wished that it will stay this way for years to come.