Shock and Aww 3

Shock and aww 3

I think I floated to work.  Dash was sure riding high that morning.  Pinkie confronted me first thing
"soooooooooooooooo?"
"I don't HAVE to tell ya, Pink.  I KNOW you read it off the fourth wall AND in my eyes"
"Yeah, PAR-"
I put a hoof over her mouth "save it for the Reception, Pink" she nodded, giving a muffled okey-dokey "and I want to tell everypony myself" I smirked "and if you DID read the fourth wall, you're gonna let some other couple do the same" she actually had a shocked look, and I winked at it myself
"Choccie", she finally let out after i un shushed her "how do YOU do that, i mean, I know how I do it, but..."
"Granny Coyote, remember?"
"Oh yeah"
"Now hush I'm getting into a chocolate zone today"
That's exactly what I did.

At the lunch break, I stopped at the library
"Hey, Chocolate, how's it going?"
"Unbelievable, today, Spike"
"Um, why are you floating?"
I snickered "I hear you do the same thing around Rarity"
"Huh, what are you...OH"
"Nopony will have to tell you what THAT means when you hit the century mark"
"Century?!"
I think I bluescreened him
"Did you really have to do that?" Twi asked, walking in and levitating a book.  I looked at the spine and chuckled
"I think we better get out of earshot" i looked pointedly at the book title
Twi blinked, then, as she realized WHAT the subject i wanted to talk about was, she nearly dropped it in shock.  "Um, yeah.  Excuse us a minute, Spike"
"Hey, what's this all about?"
"You'll find out eventually, squirt" i stunned him with the same headscale ruffling I pulled at my welcome party
We walked away, twilight chuckling. "You should teach me how to do that.  It would help keep him out of my mane sometimes"
Once we got to a more private area "Do I take it one of you proposed?"
Twi turned crimson
"Dash said yes"
KLUNK
The book definitely hit the floor this time.  I put the wedding plans book on a nearby table while Twi got her composure back
After she did, mostly, i continued "So, how's Lu been treating you.  I hope like a lady"
"Oh, um, well," she blushed "yes"
"Twi, relax, Tia needs to realize me and Lu are grown ponies, now.  Are you getting ideas together, or dreaming of a wedding gown?"
"Well, actually..."she picked the book back up, and leafed through it to a lovely lace jobbie "i was hoping on this one"
"But could Rare pull that off?"
We spent a few minutes chatting about plans and arrangements, and then moved on to setting up appointment times for regenerating my wings.  We left, chatting about wing problems, before Spike got too suspicious, and I made a couple suggestions for keeping my sister happy.  I think Twi really appreciated them.  I floated back to work without eating.

We all took our time over the following months, keeping generally quiet.  Pinkie was going crazy, of course. I tried to disguise things while working on the house, but more and more of Dash's comings and goings got noticed. Sometimes there were distractions from Twi's end as SHE got parts of her relationship revealed.
Sometime in the fall, just as the leaves were coloring up, there was a knock on the door on a Saturday.  Dash and I were cleaning up another room for paint prep (we were already kinda splattered)
"Just a sec"
I opened the door, covered in earth pony paint alls, with plenty of splatters and a doo-rag covering as much of my mane as possible.  It was Rarity.
"I wondered when you were gonna show up"
"Who is it, Ter?" called dash from the back
"Some of those colors are SO gauche"
"These are old colors, you know"
"Might as well come in, Rarity" the rest of the house was either done or prepped for working on
Dash popped downstairs "R-Rarity, uh..." she blushed
Rare only smiled "Congratulations, darling" Rare actually hugged Dash
"Heh, good thing we weren't started yet" she rubbed the back of her head
"You took a while to show up, Rarity.  Were you waiting for a clean moment?"
I actually saw her blanch, and chuckled "That's what I figured" We took her on a quick tour through some of the completed areas
"Such plain, bland colors. Where's the sparkle?"
"Well, there's a reason for that.  You think the paint splatters were gauche?" I opened the door to a room we hadn't got to yet.  It was the most horrible thing I'd ever seen, even in MY life
Rare promptly swooned, and of course, I was there to catch her
"Oh my Celestia" she did the hoof to forehead "such a HORRID pink"
The room was done in a pink so disgustingly intense, it blinded.  Bright amethyst colored trim made it even worse.
"I think it was a filly's room at one point"
Dash stopped, and looked, puzzled at something in the corner.  She picked up what appeared to be a faded photo
"Why does this look familiar?"
"Huh"?
We all looked at the pic.  Even though pink with age, you could see just enough other colors to note that it was a dash look-alike...swathed in a lot of accessories.
"Wait a minute...I think Tia has something like...by DAD!"
They both looked at me
"Bo, this is...the last RAINBOW DASH!"
"WHAT?!"
"And I thought the ROOM was bad" she looked REALLY embarrassed
"Hmm, at least there was SOME fashion sense at times"
"Bo, I can tell you right now, that's not one of your ancestors" i pointed at the pictured, overdressed mare "That's an earth pony.  Look at the cutie mark, too"
Dash took hold of the pic and tried to focus on it, close and far
"Um, I can't see"
I rolled my eyes "You shoulda brought them with you, dash. And mine sure aren't usable"
"What do you mean, darling?" rarity asked
I handed her the pic after dash gave up.  She automatically had whipped her close work glasses out
"I see what you mean. That IS an earth pony...and no-where near Rainbow's cutie mark. Ugh, is that KNITS?"
"Knit work?" I plopped my own on "yes, and what looks like a straw hat as well...hmm...look in the background" I pointed to a familiar orange flank "is that who I think it is?"
You're right, darling, it looks like Applejack"
"No WAY" dash said
"That's probably her great grandmother or something, I mean, look, that filly on the other side kinda looks like Granny Smith"
"It does, doesn't it, i LOVE her hair"
"Well, that was a time of subtle elegance"
"Okay, that does it, I gotta see this" dash interrupted, and tried to focus on the pic.
"You and your glass bottle bottom grade vision"
"What, really?" asked rarity
"Um, yeah, i uh, shoulda kept them around" again, she rubbed the back of her head
"And the frames were SO tacky on top of that...i thought some of MINE were bad"
Rarity smirked at that "at least SOMEONE has some fashion sense"
We BOTH shot her a look.  Dash, a nasty one, me a sad one
"That is NOT something that should come out of the mouth of the element of generosity"
She looked ashamed
"Really, Rarity, you should know by now tastes change with every different pony"
I smirked "besides, i grew up in Canterlot with two royal sisters. I learned a few things about SUBTLE decorations"
"So, what I heard is true?"
"To bum a phrase, EEyup" I pulled dash over and smooched her one.  She turned bright red
"So, when were you planning on having the Wedding?"
"Well, i think it's gonna be a bit, yet.  I have a distinct feeling there's a double we have to prepare for.
"A Double Wedding?" both of them asked in stereo
"Just keep your eyes open for a sudden influx of customers.  That's all I can tell you until I know for absolutely sure"
"Maybe I should hunt for some extra gems, just in case...hmm"
"I'd suggest a few of the more colorless gems...and make sure there's some diamonds...and maybe some moonstones"
She did a take, and smiled "I'd better get hunting"
As she left, dash looked at me "Moonstones?"
"Well, what else would my sister wear, hmm?"
Her jaw went clunk "close your hay chute, dear, we have work to do"
She couldn't help snickering at that.
"One more thing" i trotted over to one of the closets, and briefly dug through a chest "AHA"
I walked out with my oldest pair
"There's are DEFINETLY 20 percent cooler than your old pair"
I hoofed her my old aviator frames
"Whoa, you shoulda told me you had these. So COOL!"
She slipped them on, and stopped dead "I can SEE right"
She looked so adorable, and RIGHT with them on, I just smiled
"Were you really THIS BAD?"
I pecked her one on the cheek "even a prince isn't immune to crappy eyesight, Bo"
We laughed
"Let's get back to work"