//------------------------------// // Bachelorette // Story: Gentle Red // by Collins4112 //------------------------------// A/N: Well, hello there. I think this will be the second to last chapter. Please enjoy. We rejoin the soon to be wed couple of Ditzy and Macintosh a few weeks after closure. Ditzy sang softly as she prepared a lunch for herself and Dinky. She put chopped tomatoes, lettuce, and flowers in between the two pieces of bread. She looked at her work, satisfied with the result. "Dinky! Lunch is ready!" Ditzy called. Dinky trotted from in from the living room, where she had been playing, and sat at the dinner table. Ditzy looked at the house and noted how empty it looked, with all their stuff gone. Macintosh had been taking the boxes they packed and moving them to their new house. Dinky nibbled happily at the sandwich. Ditzy took a bite, as she watched her daughter's curious eating method. Dinky put her sandwich down, and then she focused hard on the sandwich. Her horn glowed yellow, and the sandwich lifted a few inches off the plate. Dinky managed to take a small bite before it fell back to the plate. Dinky grunted in frustration. Ditzy held back a giggle at her daughter’s adorable frustration. They had never been able to afford magic lessons for her, so Dinky rarely had any control over her magic. "You're getting better, Muffin." Ditzy encouraged her daughter. Dinky grunted, and picked up her sandwich and began eating again. The front door swung open with a loud crash. Carrot Top trotted into the dining room. "Hey ya, Ditzy, Dinky." Carrot Top greeted them both. "Hi, auntie Carrot Top." Dinky said with a mouth full of sandwich, so she could barely be understood. "Don't talk with your mouth full, Muffin." Ditzy instructed her daughter. "And hello, Carrot Top." "We got all the decorations ready." Carrot Top announced. "I can believe MY best friend is getting married in two days!" Ditzy smiled as Carrot Top embraced her in a very tight hug. Ditzy was still a bit taken back by the fact she was getting married. She was just overjoyed that she was about to be Macintosh's wife, and she felt giddy about it. "And the bachelorette party is tonight and we're gonna have FUN!" Carrot Top said excitedly. Ditzy smiled, with a slight blush. Carrot Top had been a bit...eccentric. Ditzy wasn't sure about some of the... interesting entertainment, but Ditzy figured it was more for Carrot Top than it was for herself. If Carrot Top didn't want the bachelorette party so bad, she would have been content to not have one. Macintosh was having a bachelor party. He had assured Ditzy that he and some of his friends were just going to play poker. "Uhhh...yeah." Ditzy stammered out. Carrot Top released Ditzy from her iron tight hug. "So... Do you know who all is coming?" Ditzy took a bite of her sandwich as Carrot Top read the short list of mares who would be attending the bachelorette party: "You and me, Berry Punch, Cheerilee, and Pinkie Pie… and she's going to bring her friends." The Elements of Harmony coming made Ditzy feel a bit uncomfortable: she knew Pinkie, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack, but she only ever talked to Rarity or Twilight on business, and she'd never talked to Fluttershy. She did, however, know Berry Punch and her sister Cheerilee, so that calmed her a little. "So, when are we leaving?" Ditzy asked. "Around seven." Carrot Top responded. "Then, we'll head downtown and begin our night." "Okay." Ditzy said. Carrot Top looked really excited, so Ditzy didn't voice her nervousness about having the Elements of Harmony along. "Wow...your house looks so much larger without all your stuff in it." Carrot Top observed, quickly changing the subject. Ditzy looked around at her soon to be empty home. "Yeah...I'm gonna miss this place..." Ditzy thought of all the good memories she had in her old home: raising Dinky, times spent with Macintosh… but there had been bad times too, and she felt the move would finally let her leave them behind. "But, I'm glad we're getting a new house, we're going to need the room." Ditzy said, a faint smile gracing her lips. Ditzy finished her sandwich, and cleaned the dishes. Carrot Top played with Dinky, while Ditzy finished cleaning things. _______ Ditzy stood with Dinky and Macintosh outside their new house. It was creamy white on the outside, with a green door that accented the green shutters on the windows. The house was larger and better kept then their former house. "Well, let's head inside." Macintosh suggested. He took out a key and unlocked the front door. Ditzy took a few steps into the parlor. The boxes that Macintosh had been hauling all day laid around, ready to be unpacked. Dinky rushed past her mother and ran about the house, and Dinky looked around, hoping to claim a room. "This is my room." Ditzy went to see what room Dinky had claimed. The room was the master bedroom with a master bathroom attached to it. "Oh no it isn’t!" "But mom!" Dinky complained. Ditzy looked around the master bedroom. It was larger than her bedroom at her old house. "You can have any other room, Muffin, but this is Daddy and my room." Ditzy explained to her daughter. "Fine." Dinky said, before she rushed off to find another room to claim. Soon after Dinky left the room, Macintosh entered the room. "What do y'all think?" Big Macintosh questioned. Ditzy imagined herself living in this house, after everything had been unpacked and sorted, and she liked what she saw. "I love it, Mac." She adored the house. Big Macintosh had a gleam in his eye and a happy look on his face. "Ah'm glad." Big Macintosh said happily. Macintosh laid down on the bed that had no sheets or blankets on it. He flexed his muscles for a moment. "That was a lot to pull, and your stuff is heavy, Sugar Cube." Ditzy took the cue she fluttered her wings a little, quickly ascending over to Macintosh's laying form. She landed on his back, and she began to rub his sore muscles. He sighed with the release of tension in his muscles. "That feels great, Sugar Cube." Big Macintosh said quietly, enjoying the massage. Ditzy enjoyed that she could help him relax. "So, what are y'all mares going to do tonight?" As she spoke, Ditzy moved her hooves up to his shoulders: "Carrot Top has it all planned, even though I'm not sure what exactly what we’re doing." "Just make sure ya have fun." Big Macintosh sighed. Ditzy smiled at him as she moved to his lower back. "Ditzy...your hooves are magic..." She felt warm at his compliment. She loved that about him, he could make her feel good without even trying. She cracked his back, and he grunted with relief. "So what are you going to do, honey?" Ditzy said. "Ah told ya..." Ditzy cracked his back again. "... We're just gonna play some poker." "You going to drink?" Ditzy asked him. She finished her back massage and gave him a light kiss on the cheek. "Thank ya, Sugar Cube, and yes Ah might have a few drinks." Macintosh said. "Ya want a back massage?" Ditzy laughed. "I'd rather keep my spine in line." Big Macintosh chuckled lightly: "I'll be gentle." "I love you Macintosh, but you’re a bit big to give me a massage." Ditzy said matter-of-factly. Macintosh smiled slyly as he pushed Ditzy off him and down under him. Ditzy was going to struggle, but stopped when Macintosh began to rub her back. "Mac..." She sighed. His hooves were surprisingly gentle on back. As he rubbed her back, she thought some very unladylike images. When she thought them, her wings started to spread, and quickly became stiff. She giggled as Macintosh started to nibble on her ear a bit. Ditzy turned over to kiss him. The kiss was passionate and Ditzy quickly saw where this was going. "Mommy?" Dinky questioned from the doorway. Ditzy's face flushed red and she could swear she could see Macintosh's coat get a deeper scarlet color. "Uhhh...yes, Muffin?" Ditzy asked, while pushing Macintosh off her. Dinky looked confused for a moment as if she forgotten what she had wanted, and then she responded: "Uhhh... I found my room. What were you doing?" "Nothing." Both Ditzy and Macintosh said quickly in unison. _________ "Y'all have fun now, ya hear?" Macintosh said to Ditzy and the mares. "Thanks, Mac. You have fun too, okay?" Ditzy commanded. "I'll see you later tonight." "Bye, Sugar Cube." Macintosh said, before returning back to his friends and their game of poker. Ditzy looked back at the mares waiting. Carrot Top was waiting for Ditzy, Cheerilee was talking to Berry Punch, and the Elements of Harmony were talking amongst themselves, except for Pinkie, who was excitedly talking to everyone. "Alright Carrot Top, what is first on the agenda?" Ditzy asked her zealous friend. ___________ After dinner, a nice show, and a visit to a ... ladies club... Ditzy found herself in a classy bar on the south side of Ponyville. Ditzy looked down at her martini and took another sip. She had had one already, but she felt like she was still in control, unlike her future sister-in-law, Rainbow Dash, and Berry Punch. Ditzy looked over at them and smiled. Applejack had challenged Rainbow Dash to drink more than she could, then Berry Punch wanted in...and she was winning at the moment. Cheerilee was talking with Twilight about her class, and Rarity, with the help of Carrot Top was trying to keep Pinkie from getting too excited. Fluttershy was sitting at a corner booth alone. Ditzy hadn't heard her say anything all night. She went over to her to talk with her. "Hey Fluttershy." Ditzy greeted. Fluttershy hid behind her long pink mane. "H-hello...” Fluttershy whispered: Ditzy barely heard it. "Are you having fun?" Ditzy asked, not deterred by Fluttershy's shyness; she had gotten through Macintosh's shyness, so she was sure she could make conversation with Fluttershy. "...yes..." Fluttershy responded. Ditzy took a long drink of her martini. "Can I get you something to drink?" Ditzy asked. Fluttershy sank back into the booth. "W-whatever you’re having, thank you." Fluttershy responded. Ditzy walked over to the bar and retrieved another drink for herself, and one for Fluttershy. "So...I saw you getting some attention at the ladies’ club." Ditzy tried to spark some sort of conversation. Fluttershy didn't say anything and just took a drink of the martini. Ditzy sighed, and prompted: "You know that's not a bad thing, right?" "I...don't like...that kind of attention." Fluttershy murmured, and hid once again behind her mane. "I can see where you’re coming from there." Ditzy said. They both took a drink to ease the awkward moment. "Sooooo.... I hear you like animals..." "Oh I just LOVE animals, especially the cute little ones, but I love all my animals. I have this bunny at home named Angel and I just love him soooo much!" Fluttershy rambled on. Ditzy stared in awe that apparently just mentioning her animals made her come out her shell that much, although the martini might have helped a little too. "That's nice. So...I've been thinking about getting Macintosh a pet-“Ditzy didn't get to finish. "I have lots of pets! Do you want a bird, a lizard, bat...” Fluttershy continued to list off the animals that she had available. Ditzy didn't really want a pet, but she thought that mentioning it would make Fluttershy keep on talking. Fluttershy took a break from her listing to take another drink of her martini. "So...anyway, are you excited about getting married?" "Yeah...I'm just as nervous, though..." Ditzy said. Fluttershy drank the last bit of the alcoholic drink, then went and got she got another drink. Ditzy noticed a change her behavior when she returned. Fluttershy was a lightweight, barely being able to handle the smallest bit of alcohol. After Ditzy had talked a for a while talking to Fluttershy, a few of their friends came over to join them; all except Berry Punch, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. "So Ditzy, what's he like in bed?" Fluttershy asked drunkenly. ______ Ditzy got home at around midnight. She felt woozy, but felt proud of herself for being able to control herself and not drink too much: by the end of the night they had to drag Applejack and Rainbow Dash back to the Apple family farm. Berry Punch ended up winning the contest and still got home by herself… Ditzy hoped. Big Macintosh’s party had ended much earlier than hers so he was already asleep in bed. She checked to make sure Dinky was in bed as well. She planned to lay down but decided to make herself something to eat. She made herself a sandwich and ate it in a few large bites. Then, Ditzy felt a large hoof on her back. “How was your party, Sugar Cube?” Macintosh asked quietly. “Oh, Mac, did I wake you?” Ditzy asked. “Eeyup. Ya weren’t exactly being quiet.” Big Macintosh sighed, bags under his eyes. “Sorry… and to answer your first question, yes, I did have fun.” Ditzy said. “How was your game?” “It was fine. Braeburn cleaned house though. How he got that Royal Flush Ah’ll never know…” Macintosh sighed. “Come on, Sugar Cube, we better head to bed.” A/N: I know it's a short chapter. Thanks for reading and see ya Monday.