The following day Midnight arrived at Sugar Cube Corner a little earlier than expected. It was well before the lunch hour rush and Pinkie had the foals downstairs in the store front playing with them. As he entered into the shop the foals all turned to him smiling, Starlight bolting across the floor toward him giggling loudly.

"There's my boy!" Midnight spoke loudly as he sat down picking up Star and giving him a hug and nuzzle. The foal giggling and trying his best to wrap his hooves around Midnight's snout. Midnight gave a soft chuckle before looking down to see Pound and Pumpkin Cake extending their little arms toward Midnight suggesting they wanted picked up.

"Come here you two. Midnight chuckled as his horn lit up floating the two foals up to his snout along with Star to give them a nuzzle as well, they giggled loudly all hugging onto his face. "how about a pony ride you three?" He smiled standing up and floating them onto his back between his wings. They all squealed loudly as Midnight began to trot playfully around the storefront. Pinkie giggling at his antics as well.

"You really are very good with foals." Pinkie smiled softly toward Midnight as he bounced a little making the foals squeal out happily.

"I try Pinkie, Little Starlight is my first child, I love him to no ends and would lay down my life for him without even thinking twice. I have babysat before and never really thought about what I have been thinking about now. Having a child of your own is probably the best gift in the world in my opinion. The never ending love you give toward them and what they give in return. It's the gift that never stops giving, and that is the best kind of gift." He smiled as he did a couple quick circles making them squeal loudly.

"I........ I never really thought about that before." Pinkie said as she brought a hoof up to her chin in thought, her gaze looking to the floor. As she sat there in thought she didn't notice Midnight standing in front of her.

"Hey Pinkie." He spoke, catching her attention.

Pinkie snapped to attention raising her gaze up to see him standing in front of her, his face rather close. But that wasn't what surprised her. It took a second before she realized that he had cross his eyes and stuck out his tongue to the side making a silly face at her.

*PFFFFT* "BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAA!" Pinkie burst out laughing falling over and holding her sides. After a minute of laughing she sat back up giggling while looking at Midnight smiling down at her.

"Sorry Pinkie, you just looked so deep in thought I had to derail your train." He chuckled before getting a little kick from the foals on his back, hinting that he should continue trotting about.

"How about we go for a walk? These three want to play and there isn't much room for an Alicorn to move freely in here." He spoke as he nodded toward the door. Pinkie gave a smile nodding as she lead the way.

After a few minutes they had made their way outside and began trotting around the small town. Midnight getting a few strange looks as he pranced about, but that was until each pony giving him the odd look saw the foals on his back.

"So Pinkie, What made you want to ask me out? I never expected you to want to go out with a serious busy body like me." He chuckled causing her to stop mid bounce before starting again.

"Well, I'm not really sure. You said a few nice things about me the other day that nopony has ever said to me before. It made me think about everything and I realized just how super duper nice you are. I figured we could give it a shot you know?" She smiled back.

"Are you ready though? I mean, after the whole discord incident and all." He said causing Pinkie to stop bouncing and take a seat on the ground, her mane deflated. Midnight turned around seeing her sad expression and came back up to her pulling her into a gentle hug.

"I'm sorry Pinkie, I shouldn't have said anything like that." He spoke softly to her.

"No, it's ok. I know that Discord is gone and I miss him a lot. We got really close while we worked on the amusement park. I thought we had something special. But he just turned back into his old meanie mean pants self and had to be turned back into stone." She gave a pout thinking back to when they had spent a lot of time together, his chaotic nature and her randomness seemingly melding together to create the most fun she had ever had. She looked back up to Midnight as her mane and tail poofed back out as she smiled. "That time has come and gone though Night, I do miss him but him leaving was best for everypony." She picked back up as she began to bounce around happily once again.

"I'm glad you don't dwell on things like that Pinkie, Everypony has experienced some hardship before. I try to help out by supporting those who need a shoulder to cry on or just a friend to talk to. However." He stopped for a moment getting Pinkie's attention. "I don't want you to feel obligated or force yourself to do anything you don't want to. I don't want you to think that I'm going out with you out of pity or just to make you feel better. I love you just as much as I love the rest of my friends and don't want you to ever feel bad. So before we go out on our date, Think about what you really want and if you're ready or not."

Pinkie gave a soft smile as she trotted over to Midnight giving his nose a kiss. "You are a great pony Night, Thank you for caring about my feelings, and yes I feel ready to try once again. Even if we don't work out I know you will still be there for me as a wonderful friend." She giggled before giving him a loving hug.

"Gitty up!" A small voice announced from Midnight's back. He turned his head back to see little Pound Cake bucking his sides to get him to move. He looked back to Pinkie as they both laughed.

After another hour or so of trotting around Ponyville, the foals had grown tired and fell asleep where they were on Midnight's back. They made their way back to Sugar Cube Corner just as the lunch rush hour had ended. They made their way upstairs to put the foals to bed for their nap before coming back downstairs.

"You know Pinkie, we could consider today a semi-date. Even though we had the foals with us." He chuckled causing her to blush slightly.

"True, but we didn't get to grab anything to eat or see a movie. How are you going to make that up to me?" She giggled playfully.

"How about we go out now? I don't have any plans for the day, plus the shop isn't busy so the Cakes could watch the foals if they don't mind."

"You two go on, we can watch the foals." Mr. Cake smiled from behind the counter.

"Eaves dropping Mr. Cake?" Midnight chuckled cocking a brow at him.

"Only when it involves making Pinkie happy. Now you two go have some fun." He smirked.

Midnight turned back to Pinkie smiling. "So where should we go? My treat."

The two ponies had made their way to the local diner for a late lunch, Pinkie had suggested it since big fancy places were for boring ponies who were all to uptight and didn't know how to have fun. After ordering and consuming their lunch they order desert. Pinkie of course order the biggest banana split that could be made which included fifty scoops of ten different flavors of ice cream, ten banana's, whip creme, and nuts sprinkled all over it with a cherry placed right on top.

"Hey, watch this." Pinkie giggled as she tossed the cherry into her mouth, stem and all. After about five seconds she pressed her tongue out of her mouth with a pitted cherry and stem wrapped around the pit in a nice bow. Midnight sat there as his mane began to gradually increase in size and color, his eyes wide in disbelief.

"I'm not even going to ask how you did that Pinkie." He chuckled nervously.

"Why? Just because I'm always bubbly and happy doesn't mean I don't know how to have other types of fun." She giggled giving the Alicorn a wink.

"Pinkie......." He trailed off. "I honestly don't know how to react to that. You seem so innocent all the time and when you say something like that I literally get blown out of the water with disbelief. You never cease to amaze me." He chuckled.

"Just being me." She giggled.

After finishing a late lunch they continued their date by walking around Ponyville conversing to one another about random subjects and future pranks that they could pull on a few unsuspecting ponies. The date came to a close a few hours later as they arrived back at Sugar Cube corner. The stood outside for a few minutes closing the evening off with a final conversation.

"Today was....... interesting to say the least Pinkie. We'll have to get together again sometime." Midnight smiled to her as she opened the door to the confectionery shop stepping just inside the door.

"I had a lot of fun today. Spending time with the foals and then with you. We should totally do this again." She giggled to him but stopped as some crying could be heard form inside. "Whoops, the foals are awake. Better go check on them." Pinkie smiled as she headed inside.

Midnight gave a contented sigh as he thought to himself about the days events. 'That Pinkie is something else. Out of all of the ponies I have met, She is the only one to keep me on my toes.' He gave a soft chuckle as he began to turn and head away from the shop.

"Midnight." Pinkie spoke up from the doorway catching his attention.

Midnight stopped turning back only to meet a pair of lips pressed to his as the pinkie earth pony wrapped her hooves around his neck. They stood there for a minute before separating. Pinkie smiling to him as he stood there in slight shock.

"Thanks for today, it was a lot of fun. Even if we don't get to go out again I know you will still be here for me if I ever need another pony for something."

Midnight smiled pulling her into a hug eliciting a gasp from her as he spoke. "Pinkie, you are one in a million, If you ever want to go out again just let me know. I don't care to be your friend or something more, As long as your happy, then I'm happy."

Pinkie gave a soft smile nuzzling his neck for a minute before pressing him away. "Thanks, I'll take you up on one of those eventually." She giggled giving him a wink." Until then however, don't be a stranger." She gave one final smile as she headed into the shop closing the door. Midnight giving a smile as he headed back to the boutique.

"I swear that pony is just so random." He chuckled.

Pinkie stood at the window upstairs in the foals room hold little Pumpkin who had been crying but was quickly falling asleep once again. She smiled looking out the window and watching Midnight trot down the street as she rocked Pumpkin back to sleep.

"Maybe one day I'll find the right stallion Midnight. It might be you, or some other pony. But for now, I'm just happy knowing you're there for me if I need you." She spoke softly before placing Pumpkin back into her crib and heading to bed herself to think about the days events.