Chapter 5: Between Bakers

As the sun poked it's way through Pinkie's window a very audible groan of agony could be heard from Sugar Cube Corner. Since last week the Cake twins, Pound and Pumpkin, have been sick, and through them, Pinkie got sick as well. Today was what seemed to be the last day of the cold, but it wasn't going to go down without a fight. Pinkie slowly got out of her bed, and when she tried to get to her feet she could feel her head get really light.

"Woah..." Pinkie said groggily, her thoughts mixing into a big haze as she stood there, waiting for everything to go back to normal before she continued to make her way towards her bedroom door. As she opened the door the twins went roaring past, nearly throwing Pinkie to the floor.

"Hey, slow down you two!" Mrs Cake shouted as she ran past, chasing after her two children. Pound Cake was flying down the hall with his tiny wings, while his sister, Pumpkin, held onto him with her magic. As the pair whipped around a corner they collided with their father, who was on his way up the stairs to help Mrs Cake with them. There was a loud crash followed by laughter from the twins as their father moaned in agony.

"Oh, are you alright dear?" Mrs Cake asked Pinkie, who was still looking at the top of the stairs.

"Yeah, I'm okay, what about Mr Cake?" Pinkie asked, the moans of Mr Cake still coming up the stairs.

"Oh he'll be fine, this happens every morning" Mrs Cake said calmly, laughing as her husband's moans stopped immediately when the front door opened. Mrs Cake started to make her way downstairs as Pinkie headed for the bathroom, eager to clean her self up as colds make her feel dirty. As she climbed into the shower she could hear Mr Cake talking to a customer, although it was muffled due to the water running over Pinkie's head. Just as she was climbing out of the shower she could hear Mr Cake shouting for her from downstairs.

"Pinkie you have a-!" Mr Cake yelled, stopping as Pinkie suddenly appeared at the bottom of the stairs, still wet and dripping.

"What is it Mr Cake?" Pinkie asked before shaking herself dry, throwing water everywhere. Mr Cake quickly ran over and managed to get all the water before it ruined anything. He let out a loud sigh before continuing.

"This stallion is here for you, apparently he has something he needs to tell you" Mr Cake said, waving a leg at a rather skinny Unicorn stallion standing at the counter. The stallion smiled at Pinkie as Mr Cake was called away to help in the kitchen. For a few moments there was silence, until Pinkie figured out she had never seen this pony before.

"Hiya! I'm Pinkie Pie, what's your name?" Pinkie asked loudly, bouncing up to the cream colored Unicorn. As she got closer she noticed that despite being skinny, he did have rather large muscles, and his puffy purple hair almost reminded her of her own.

"I'm Buttercream" the stallion replied, smiling as he looked around the store, "So this is Sugar Cube Corner, eh?"

"Yup, best bakery in all of Ponyville!" Pinkie said cheerfully, looking at Buttercream's cutie mark. It was a frosted buttercream cake, which raised one important question.

"Are you a baker too?!" Pinkie asked, jumping in front of Buttercream suddenly, making him jump back in surprise. He ended up hitting a chair and fell on his back, making him yelp in pain. When he opened his eyes again he saw Pinkie, her snout pressed firmly up against his. The two of them just sat there in silence for a few moments, until Pinkie's eyes got a mischievous look in them, making Buttercream gasp out of fear. In the split second that Buttercream's mouth was open Pinkie jutted in, giving him a kiss.

"That was fun" Pinkie said slowly as she pulled away, leaving Buttercream to look at her in confusion, his mouth just hanging open. Pinkie licked her lips, and after a quick smile went in for another kiss, but she was pushed away by Buttercream.

"Why did you do that?" Buttercream asked quickly, making Pinkie frown.

"I thought it'd be fun," Pinkie said, pouting, "and I thought you tasted good". Buttercream continued to stare at Pinkie until he remembered the note he had been given the night before. He smiled as he let his arms fall, but Pinkie just looked at him in confusion.

"What is it?" Pinkie asked, seeing a big smirk on his face.

"Well, last night I got this," Buttercream said, using his magic to pull a scroll, which Pinkie hadn't seen before, off the counter, towards them, "From Princess Celestia herself". Pinkie quickly grabbed the scroll before hopping off of Buttercream so she could read it. Her expression went from curious, to confused, and finally, extremely happy.

"So we have to get married?!" Pinkie asked happily as she bounced back onto Buttercream, knocking the air out of his lungs.

"Yeah, sure looks that way" he wheezed. Pinkie quickly jumped off of him and bounced away, making her way into the kitchen. After a few seconds a loud gasp could be heard, followed by a thud as Mrs Cake fainted, completely caught off guard that Pinkie was going to get married. A few seconds after that Pinkie came bouncing out of the kitchen, a happy smile still displayed across her face.

"So, they said you're from Canterlot" Pinkie said cheerfully, "What bakery do you work at?"

"None actually" Buttercream said, pausing to watch as Pinkie stared at him in confusion, "I work for Celestia herself". Pinkie's jaw dropped, making Buttercream laugh. He quickly kissed Pinkie's nose, making her smile again. She giggled quickly before giving him a kiss on the lips, which this time, he happily returned. They continued to kiss until the twins appeared on either side of them, laughing happily.

"Hiya there kiddos" Pinkie said cheerfully, her cheeks a dark red from kissing. The twins laughed louder for a second before looking at Buttercream. They looked at him and Pinkie, they're little heads darting back and forth before Buttercream spoke up.

"I'm Buttercream, what's your names?" he asked, giving them a cheerful smile. The twins stared at him silently for a few seconds before laughing happily again.

"Buttercream!" the twins said happily, clapping as they laughed, making Pinkie and Buttercream laugh as well. The four of them continued to laugh until Mr and Mrs Cake came out of the kitchen, Mrs Cake looking like she had seen a ghost. Mr and Mrs Cake stopped to watch for a while, smiling as the group started to play with each other, their laughter echoing throughout the bakery.