Ch.4

The week had passed by quickly and it was Saturday, at last. Twilight was strangely excited about this, since this was actually her first time doing something that didn't involve academics. She felt a spark ignited inside of her as she went to the bed Friday night. But there was just one, teeny, tiny little problem.

She didn't know what to wear.

Normally, she'd wear something casual and comfortable for her liking, since she wasn't very interested in finding friends, but fashion never exactly crossed her mind. Ever since Flash Sentry invited her, she's been tearing her closet apart for the right clothes. In fact, she was doing that right now on this early Saturday morning. Twilight picked up random clothes, tried it on, and tossed it over her shoulders.

"Too desperate," she mumbled, tossing it into the large mountain of clothes. "Too nerdy, too childish, too sloppy! Why do I even have this?!"

Twilight held up an ugly Christmas sweater that her cousin have her a couple of years back and tossed it into the growing pile of clothes. The door opened and Shining Armor walked in.

"Hey, Twily, I need your-whoa! What happened?" he asked. "Did an tornado hit without warning?"

Twilight rolled her eyes and picked up a black shirt. "Now's not the time, Shining Armor. Unless you want to help me find an outfit, I suggest you scram," she said. "Nope."

Shining Armor took in the stack of clothes and at his sister. "Oh, right. You have a date with that Flash guy, right?" he asked. Twilight blushed and rolled her eyes. "It's not a date, okay. He just asked me to watch his band perform," she retorted, her cheeks tinted pink.

"So, if it's not a date, why are you obsessing about what you're going to wear?" he asked.

Twilight blushed a deeper shade of pink and glared at her brother. "G-get out, Shining Armor!" she screamed. Candace also came in and surveyed the room. "What happened in here?" she asked.

"She's getting ready for her date," Shining Armor said.

Candace's eyes lightened up excitedly. "You're going out on a date, right?" she asked. Twilight was about to protest against it, but Candace shushed her. "No need, Twilight. We're going on an emergency shopping spree." Candace then grabbed Twilight's hand and dragged her outside. The two scampered down the stairs and bolted out the door.

"Candace, I'm not wearing the right clothes for shopping!" Twilight said.

Candace looked at the girl and took in her outfit. She was wearing a purple shirt, dark blue shorts, and black sandals. "You look fine," she said, shoving her into her car. She slipped the keys into the ignition, switching the car to life, and driving off.

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, Twilight! You're finally socializing with other people," Candace squealed.

Twilight buckled in her seatbelt and Candace's and shrugged. "I would have had to sooner or later. But I told you, don't get too excited. It may not even last long," she said, staring out the window. Candace smirked and glanced at Twilight. "So… what do you think about Flash Sentry?" she teased.

"W-we're not getting into that," Twilight stammered.

Candace smiled at stopped the car at a red light. "Aw, does wittle Twilight have a crush?" she teased. Twilight looked at her hands and out the window. "S-so what exactly are we looking for at the mall?" she asked timidly. Candace laughed and began to drive once more when the lights turned green.

"You do have a crush on him! I knew it!" Candace squealed.

Twilight sank in her seat, praying that Candace wouldn't say anything. Luckily, they reached the mall and she quickly scrambled out of the car, quickly hurrying to the mall. Candace caught up and dragged Twilight into the mall. She scanned the various stores, and her eyes lit up when she spotted Wet Seal. Candace ran into the store, Twilight being dragged, of course, and looked at the girl.

"Hmmm…. You wear a lot of blue and purple. But I think pink would definitely look for you," Candace murmured. She eyes Twilight with interest and suddenly snaked her arms around her waist and pulled her close, making the cobalt haired girl blush. "C-candace!" she shrieked.

"Judging from the size of your waist, I'd say you're a small," Candace said.

Candace pondered for a while and released Twilight, searching through the racks. "Ooh! Try these on!" Candace held up a stack of clothes and ushered Twilight over to the changing room. "You are going to try every clothes I gave you, and we're not leaving this store until I see you try every clothes." So after several clothes later, Twilight and Candace left the store with several bags in their hands. Candace eyes the mall excitedly, while Twilight looked like she was about to collapse.

"Come on, Twilight! Let's see what we can find at JCPenny's," Candace said perkily.

"More shopping?" Twilight whined.

"You need to get your head out of the books and into the world of shopping, girl!" Candace squealed, skipping off. Twilight whimpered and ran after her the girl.

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It was now noon, and the girls were eating at the food court, their shopping bags scattered around them. Candace was babbling on the phone, while Twilight absentmindedly played with the straw of her soda. She blinked and looked around the mall in a bored manner. She noticed some kids from school walking about with their friends. Her eyes drooped a bit at the sound of people laughing and enjoying themselves. Twilight quickly looked away and whipped out her phone. Right now, it was twelve o' three, and judging from the way Candace was babbling, they could be here for a while, so Twilight got up and walked away.

"Where you're going, Twilight?" Candace asked.

"I'm going to walk around a bit. You know, return the feelings to my numb joints. I'll be right back," Twilight murmured back.

Candace watched her dubiously, but didn't stop her and continued talking. Twilight looked around the mall and saw more of her fellow classmates. Twilight sighed and was about to go back to Candace when she saw a shirt that caught her eye. She walked towards and picked it up. It was a purple shirt with a pink six pointed star and the word "Magic" spelled out in silver cursive letters.

"I think you would look cute in that shirt," A voice piped up.

Twilight turned around and saw Rarity behind her with several bags in hand. "Rarity! I-I was j-just," Twilight stammered, her cheeks a bit pink. Rarity smiled and began rummaging the rack. "No need to explain, darling. Even the really smart one must have a break nowadays. I like to shop whenever I can. Ooh! Try this on!" Rarity held up a pair of jean capris and handed them to Twilight, and shoved her into the nearest changing room. Twilight blinked and quickly changed into her clothes. She was surprised that the clothes actually looked good on her, but was even more surprised that she liked it. She turned around and examined, when she heard knocking on the door.

"Twilight, darling? Are you done?" Rarity asked.

Twilight jumped a bit and opened the door. Rarity pulled her out and inspected her, a smirk on her face. "As expected, you look fabulous, darling," she said, passing Twilight a handful of clothes. "Now, go try these on." Twilight sighed and closed the door behind her. For the next thirty minutes, the girls looked through racks and Twilight tried on clothes. She and Rarity walked out with bags in their hands. "Twilight, darling, Flash will certainly fall head over heels when he sees you tonight," Rarity said. Twilight blushed and looked at Rarity, who giggled. "Flash Sentry is very close to Sunset Shimmer, so its natural that we know about these kind of these."

"Can you give me any advice, before I see Flash tonight?" Twilight asked.

Rarity looked at her and took her shoulders. "The number one thing you have to do at all times is to be yourself. Don't try to be yourself. The outcome will not be good," Rarity advised. "Anyways, Twilight. I must run. I have a dress that I must finish. Ta-ta!" Twilight waved goodbye and watched Rarity walk off. Twilight stood in the spot for a while, contemplating on whether she should avoid Candace or catch up with her. She sighed, already knowing the answer, and took a few steps before a guy came crashing into her, causing the both of them to trip. Twilight and the boy groaned and she opened her eyes. The moment she took a peek at who it was, she blushed.

"F-flash?" she exclaimed.

Flash groaned and looked at Twilight, an embarrassed smile on his face. "Hey, Twilight. Sorry I ran into you," he chuckled. Twilight bit her lips and twirled her hair. "I-it's not a problem at all, Flash." It when then Twilight and Flash noticed the position they were in. Flash was on top of Twilight! The two blushed madly and he scrambled off of her. "U-um, l-let me help you with your bags," he stammered. Twilight sat up and began collecting her bags. She felt something brush up against her hand looked down. Flash's hand was top of her, and Twilight could feel her heartbeat quicken its pace, banging against her ribcage. Flash looked down and took his hands away from hers.

"S-sorry, 'bout that," he chuckled.

He stood up and helped Twilight onto her feet and handed her the bags. "Um… can't wait to see tonight," he said. Twilight smiled and looked at her feet. "Yeah, me too," she said, shyly looking at him. " Can't wait to see you rocking that stage, Flash. I'm sure you're really amazing." Flash shot her a smile, and Twilight felt her cheeks burn up.

"Amazing? I'm the king!" he exclaimed. "When I'm on stage with my guitar, there's no stopping me. The stage is like my throne, and the crowd is my loyal subjects."

Twilight smiled and raised her eyebows, her arms crossed against her chest. "Oh? So where's your castle?" she teased. Flash smirked at her and gave her a teasing look. "Why? You wanting to move in with the king? Naughty girl." He teased. Twilight's face glowed red as he said that, and Flash burst out laughing. "Y-you jerk! That's not funny!" she yelled, pushing him.

"But you gotta admit; your face was priceless!" he laughed.

Twilight fumed and walked past him, but Flash took a hold of her hand. Twilight looked back at him and her violet eyes met with cerulean blue orbs. "After my gig's over, would you like to grab some pizza with me?" he asked hopefully. Twilight bit her lip and looked at him, a small gracing her face. "Sure," she answered. "Give me your phone."

"Why?" he asked, handing her his phone.

"You don't have my number," she said. She made a new contact with her number in it and handed it back to him. "Let me put my number in," he said. Twilight handed over her phone with no question and waited for him to finish. "Here you go, my lady," he said. Twilight took her phone back and smiled at him. "So I will text you later," he said.

"Twilight!"

The two looked over and saw Candace looking over. "I'm coming, Candace, hold up!" Twilight shouted back, and looked at Flash, who pouted. "Do you have to go so soon?" he teased her. Twilight rolled her eyes with a smile. "Yes, I have to go, but I'll see you later," she said.

"I'll wait for you, my Cinderella," he purred.

Twilight blushed at this and walked away. "Goodbye, Casanova," she said. She caught up with Candace and picked up some of the bags Candace was holding and they walked out. "Saw you getting comfortable with your new bae," she teased. "So what were you guys talking about?"

"He asked me if I wanted to catch some pizza with him after his gig was over," Twilight said.

"Did he ask for your number?" Candace asked.

Twilight didn't answer, but nodded her head. "Twilight Sparkle, you sly fox you! You are totally crushing on this guy!" Candace squealed. Twilight rolled her eyes, but a small smile appeared on her face as they walked out of the mall.

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"Thanks again for taking me the Cage, Shining," Twilight said to Shining Armor as they drove over the Cage. Shining Armor smiled at his sister and looked back at the road. "No prob, Twily. I'm glad you're going out to hang with friends," he said. Twilight smiled and looked through her past messages with Flash. Like he promised, he texted her the moment she got home. They talked about a lot of things, school, classes, the supposed date. Twilight hated to admit it, but she was glad she met Flash. She was very excited as she ran down the stairs.

"Well, here we are," Shining Armor said as he parked the car, snapping her back to reality.

Twilight stepped out of the car and walked towards the building, the butterflies flapping around in her stomach. The moment she opened the door, her eyes flew wide. The place was packed with kids front school, and music was blaring through the speakers. Many people were out dancing on floor, or some were just talking and hanging out at some booths.

"Wow," Twilight said. "Some club, right, Shining Armor?"

Twilight looked over her shoulder and saw that her brother had disappeared. She looked around and spotted her brother making his with none other than Candace. "Of course he's making out with his girlfriend," she muttered, crossing her arms. She sighed and went to sit at a vacant booth, when someone called her name.

"Twilight, hey!"

She turned around around and saw Flash making his way towards her. He smiled at her and pulled her into a hug. Twilight blushed at this, but returned the gesture "Hey, you made it," he said. He broke the embrace and looked at Twilight's outfit. "And… whoa. I mean, just… whoa." Twilight rubbed her arm and looked at her outfit. She wore the purple shirt with the pink six pointed star, blue shorts, and purple boots with small little pink stars on them. She also wore a purple jacket with "Magic" written in cursive on the back in pink. "I wasn't expecting you to look so… stunning." Twilight smiled at this and twirled her hair around. "I'-I'm not stunning," she chuckled. She looked at Flash and saw how he smiled at her.

"Really? I think you are," he said.

Twilight tried to hold back a smile, but she knew she couldn't hold it back for long. "Thank you, Flash," she said. Flash smiled at her and looked behind him. "So, I gotta go, but after this we'll go grab some pizza. Sound okay?" he asked. Twilight nodded and nodded her head. "Cool. Wish me luck," he said. Twilight watched as Flash walk off and disappear in crowd.

"Hi, Twilight," someone said behind her.

Twilight turned around and saw Sunset Shimmer and the other girls walking towards her. "Hey, girls. What's up?" Twilight asked. Sunset smirked and crossed her arms. "You sure are in some good spirits," she said teasingly. "Did Flashie woo your heart?" Twilight blushed and but her lips. Luckily, Flash's band intervened.

"How we all doin' tonight?" Flash asked into the microphone.

The crowd cheered and hollered as loud as they can. "Ready to get this party started?" he asked. The crowd cheered once again "Shoutout to my boy Shadow Bolt! Happy Birthday, bro! One, two, three!" The band began playing their song and the crowd began dancing once again. Twilight smiled at Flash with a huge smile on her face. Who knew he was that good? Flash was right; he really did look like a king. A guitar king, at that.

"Twilight, come dance with us!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

Twilight smiled and wasted no time dancing. How much fun she had! The grin on her face grew wider as she spun around. 'So this is what it's like at a party,' she thought to herself. 'I may enjoy myself tonight.' The band finished playing and the crowd erupted into cheers. "Thank you, Canterlot High! You guys are awesome, I love ya! Peace out! Happy birthday, bro!" Twilight smiled and clapped as Flash made her way to her. "So Miss. Sparkle, were you impressed?"

"Impressed? Flash, you were amazing! I-I always thought Maroon 5 was a good band, but… wow," she replied. "You really are a king."

Flash shrugged and smiled. "I didn't choose royalty. Royalty chose me," he joked. The two chuckled at this and looked at each other. "So, how about that pizza?" Twilight smiled and nodded. She silently gasped when Flash took her hand and led her towards the door. The cool night breeze blew Twilight's hair back, her mane fluttering in the wind.

"W-where are we going?" she asked.

Flash smiled at her as they roamed the nearby plaza. They walked into a pizza place and were greeted by a girl with sky blue hair that rippled down her back in waves, hitting her waistline, baby blue eyes, and wore a red shirt with "Pizza Knight" on it in yellow letters, and black pants. She had a hairclip on the side of her hair with two light blue crystal hearts. She practically looked like flash, if it wasn't her hair and eyes. "Flash, I saved your pizza for you," she said. Flash took the box and looked at Twilight. "Twilight, this is my sister, Shimmer Blue. Shimmer, this is Twilight."

"It's nice to meet you, Twilight," Shimmer Blue said with a smile.

"Same to you, Shimmer Blue," Twilight replied.

"Anyways, get back to the stove. Pizza's burning," Flash said.

A beeping was heard and some smoke came up. "Shoot!" Shimmer exclaimed, running off to save her pizza. Flash led Twilight to an empty booth and opened the box, each taking a slice. "So, does your family own this place?" Twilight asked. Flash asked and took a bite off his pepperoni pizza. "My uncle owns this place, and my dad owns the Cage. They both sponsor our school, so its okay."

"What grade is your sister in?" Twilight asked.

"She's in seventh grade, and she goes to Canterlot Middle, and my brother, Speed Ball, is in third grade, and my other sister is in first grade."

Twilight nodded and took another bite. "So, I want to get to know you a bit," Flash started, peeling off a pepperoni. "Wanna play 20 questions?" Twilight smiled and nodded.

"Favorite color?"

"Pink and Purple."

"Favorite movie."

"Thor and Thor: The Dark World."

"So favorite superhero is-"

"Thor," the two chorused together.

Flash nodded his head and took another slice. "Okay, okay. You're a Thor fan. I like it, I like it," he said. "What is your favorite place to go?" Twilight her lip and beamed a wistful smile. "Ever since I was little, I always wanted to go to Paris. I hate to admit it, but a kiss on top of the Eiffel Tower is number one on my priority list," she answered. She blushed a bit and looked out the window. "Yeah, it's stupid, but..."

"No, it's okay," Flash interrupted. "I like it. There's nothing to be ashamed of."

Twilight looked at Flash and smile at him. He returned the smile and they gazed at each other for a while. "You know, Even though we just met, I feel like we can connect." Twilight smiled at him and her cheeks were dark red. "Me too." The two were too busy staring at each other that they didn't notice Shimmer Blue staring at them. "Awwww," she sighed, taking a picture. "Oh, I am go getting a new IPhone."

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Later that night, Flash and Twilight were walking about the Cage. Flash learned that Twilight loves Maroon 5, her favorite song is "Classic" from MKTO, she's a huge Thor fan (No shocker), loves chocolate and has arachnophobia. Flash was telling her the story about how a clown "magically" made his pants disappear.

"…So, I walked up the stage, not knowing what was going to happen, and abra cadabra! My pants were gone!" he exclaimed. Twilight laughed and held her hands to her mouth. "It was the same day I had to wear freaking rainbow monkey boxers. I swear I have never ran faster in my entire life."

"Did that really happen?" she giggled.

Flash opened the door to the club and shook his head. "That was the last time I ever went to a wedding with the girl I like," he said. Twilight and Flash chuckled and walked in, where they were greeted by Pinkie Pie. "Hiya, guys! Cake?" The two smiled and took the chocolate cake from Pinkie Pie and ate it up. Shining Armor walked over with Candace in tow.

"Twilight, where were you? I've been looking all over for you!" he exclaimed. He looked at Flash and back at Twilight. "Where did you go?"

"Uh, sorry. I was getting some pizza," Twilight said. "Flash, this is my brother, Shining Armor. Shining Armor, Flash," she introduced the two. Shining Armor looked at Flash with a deadly look and nodded his head. "Nice to meet you," he growled. Flash gulped and nervously smiled, shoving his hands in his pockets. "You too."

"So, Flash, what were you doing with my baby sister?" Shining Armor asked nonchalantly, his eyes glinting. Twilight groaned under her breath and rubbed her forehead, annoyed out of her mind. Candace smiled at Twilight and up at Shining Armor. "Well, we'd love to stay and chat, but we gotta get going," she said. Candace shoved Shining Armor towards the door and winked at Twilight. "Meet us outside."

Twilight smiled gratefully as she dragged Shining Armor away, and smiled at Flash. "I'm so sorry about my brother. He's just… really protective," she said. Flash smiled and pulled her into a hug. "No prob. So I'll talk to you later?" Twilight giggled and nodded her head. They hugged once more and Twilight kissed his cheek. She pulled away, her cheeks as bright as an apple, and walked away.

"Bye, Flash," she called over her shoulder.

Flash watch her walk off and blinked. He touched the cheek she kissed and his face broke into a huge grin. "YES!" he shouted. Some people looked over at him and he smiled sheepishly and quickly walked off. He didn't see Twilight staring at him from the door. Twilight bit her lip and giggled and walked off, closing door behind her.