“Sure, Rainbow Dash! I’d be happy to be your date to the event,” you chirp. (Like you were gonna turn down a date with Rainbow Dash! C'mon!)

She raises her eyebrows. “Cool! But, like, it doesn’t have to be, like, a date, or-”

“Uhp uhp uhp,” you stop her. “If I am accompanying you to this shindig, we’re going to do it the correct way.”

It’s hard to read her expression, but it is absolutely clear that she is much happier now than she was when she walked into your home earlier. “Yes! I can’t wait.”

“Neither can I!”

Proceed to Chapter 21.