The atmosphere of the cabin that held the dining room was of a semi expensive restaurant back home. I never seen so many ponies with clothes on and primped up.

I must have looked a sight to them. In my blue robe and bald head I really felt like an alien amongst them now. We take seats and find two tables for four. I ended up sitting with Rarity,Fluttershy and Applejack. The other three and Spike sat off to our right.

After dinner was served and we ate in a awkward fashion just eating no conversation at all. We get to mingle with all the other guests. I wasn't interested in making of fool of myself in front of  high society. So I just sat and listened in on their general conversations to maybe have some thing to relate to.

I see Applejack walking towards me making full eye contact. She stops a foot away from me and smiles. Her tail was going crazy I could see it batting her hind legs. She glares as she said. " If you want we could back to the cabin for dessert maybe?"

It took me a few seconds to get her meaning and really didn't know how to answer her right. She gives me the puppy dog eyes in anticipation of my answer. She was resorting to Gestapo tactics. I don't know what it is about them that makes them so adorable.

A minute passed and I give her a firm "No" She begins to look hostile after I rejected her and snapped back at me. " Why Not?" I knew she was the Element of Honesty and asked her a simple question. " Applejack can you keep a secret?" She nods and I motion her to follow me

She hesitates for a second and begins to track me down in the back room. I stop When I felt that nopony  would hear us and waited for her to catch up. She joins me and shrugs. " So what's this big secret? Whats all this about?"

I breath deep for the bomb I was about to drop on her. I ask again if she promised not to tell anypony. She rolls her eyes and nods. She definitely didn't see this coming as I said.

"I can't do that because I like Fluttershy and I want it to just be me and her for the time being. I really do like her and cant keep myself  from thinking about her." My feelings toward her poured out like a dam bursting now that I thought It would be kept secret.

Her green eyes never mine as I dragged on about her friend. When I finish I was expecting her to lay down prejudice on me. But she didn't I held my head in shame and felt her nudge at my shoulder.

I pick my head up and rub her back gently. She reassures me that she wont tell a soul. and added. " I think it's great you two are together it hard to find one that actually loves you enough to stay.

If she knew I was leaving 5 days from now and that was the reason Fluttershy was so upset she would be singing a different tune. But I just smiled and we walked out of the room back to the party.

"Man I hate these fancy smancy parties." She boomed before she stormed off back to the table. I stood out of place like a sore thumb and retreated to a window seat next to her.

The evening's entertainment was arranged by a small time Earth pony known as Octavia. As she warmed up I recognize her cutie mark as the Staff or Latin for the letter "G" that most sheet music is written upon.

She began began slowly at first with a soft melody and dropped it down with a booming crescendo. Not many were paying much attention to her and just kept eating the bland dinner. I listened to every note as her hooves worked the bow. She must have worked for weeks to make it sound so majestic and beautiful.

It ended too soon for me when the lights dimmed and she was packing her things. The others were heading back to the cabins for sleep and I just had to meet this Octavia and congratulate her. We shared the same struggle. People would tell me about their interpretation of music when they know nothing about it. Creativity is individualized and she had plenty of it.

I see her enter a hallway with her pack and storm into a room at the end. I follow her steps to the closed door and think to myself while I stood outside it. I knock once and wait. No answer she must have been busy.