Stood up [Complete?]

Disclaimer: Might not be totally accurate with the time canon, but whatever

>You are Anon
>And you are currently at Raritys boutique waiting for her to finish the outfit for your date tonight
>You had asked her to help you pick something out, but what you didnt expect was for her to make something from scratch
>You also didnt expect her to keep repeatedly scrapping the outfit when it didnt meet her expectations
>Currently she is on her 5th attempt
"Are you almost finished Rarity? I really need to get going soon or else im gonna be late. I would settle for just a sweater at this point"
>"Please darling, one must look their absolute best when courting a mare. Their are no shortcuts with love Anonymous."
>You roll your eyes
"Come on Rarity its just the first date, its not like we are getting married! Besides I really dont have all day."
>Rarity gives you a stern look from her sewing machine. "Hmph, leave it to a stallion to underestimate the importance of first impressions." she huffs.
>She then returns to her work "I mean really its only been a few hours and Im certain this suit here is the one!"
>In the chair you are currently sitting in you throw your head back and groan .
>You really should have just worn a.......
>A sudden sinking feeling hits you
>You sit back up and look over to Rarity
"Rarity you said a few hours, but im pretty sure its only been one hour at the most."
>To invested in her work she just points a hoof at the clock hanging on the wall. "The clock would say otherwise Anonymous."
>You glance over at the clock
>Its not a sinking feeling you feel in your stomach anymore
>Now its dread that fills your stomach
>You shoot straight up from your chair hoping that what you saw wasnt real
>This must have startled Rarity because now her sewing machine has gone quiet and she is now staring at you "Anonymous darling, is everything alright? You look like you saw a ghost."
>You just stand their staring at the clock on the wall, mouth slightly agape.
>Adjusting to life in Equestria had been easy for the most part, believe it or not things here were very similar to the things on earth. Hell even some the citys had similar names and appearances, however the one thing that seemed to fuck with your head the most was the time
>Ponys here didnt live by the 24 hour system which you had have lived with your entire life
>No, everything here was much shorter than what you had been used to
>Years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, everything.
>This shortening of time has been the bane of your life here in Equestria
>Many times has this caused you to be late or completely miss things such as work, partys, hangouts, and now.....dates
>You had been meaning to buy a watch because of your inability to tell time, but when you miss out on as much work as you do, it gets kinda hard to find the bits for such things
>Turning slowly to the door you bust out of the room with all the speed you can muster
>You bound down the stairs that lead to the ground floor
>Throwing open the door you are blasted with a cold chilly wind coming from the outside, yet this does little to deter you from exiting the boutique
>Had you been paying attention you would have noticed how cold it was outside, or that you had left without your coat, and you might have been able to hear Rarity screaming at you from the door way
>But there was only one thing on your mind right now
>It was a hope, a hope that she was still there

>You have no idea how long you have been running
>You didnt care either
>All you cared about was getting to the location you and her had agreed to meet at
>Snow was falling heavily from the sky, but that didnt slow you down one bit
>Finally you could see a light in the distance
>It was illuminating a small wooden bench
>You began to gradually slow down as the bench became clearer
>The dread you feel getting worse with each step
>Stepping into the circle of light provided by the lamp looming above you search the area despite already knowing your alone
>You keep on looking around though, hoping you will see that puffy pink mane amidst the falling snow
>With new feelings starting to accompany your dread you continue to search
>You try to give yourself false hope, thinking that maybe she forgot as well, but the small pile of candy wrappers surrounding the bench would say otherwise
>They say she had waited a long time for you
>Finally starting to come to terms with how much you fucked up, you take a seat on the bench
>Burying your face in your hands you let the guilt and anguish wash over you
>You didnt feel the cold wind beat at you, nor did you feel the snow pile on you.
>All you could feel was heartbroken

>"A-Anon?"
>You shoot your head up trying to find the source of the voice causing a rather large amount of snow to fall from your head
>The snow fall had increased in frequency since you had left the boutique
>You squint your eyes trying to make out the heavily clad figure approaching you
>The freezing temperature of the outside finally starting to take its toll, you try to speak
"P...pp..Pink.."
>"Anon darling! What are you doing out here without a jacket! Its absolutely freezing!" Rarity shouts obviously very worried
>With the slight hope you had now crushed you return to staring at the ground
>"Come now Anon, we need to get you out of this snow or else a cold will be the least of your worries."
>Rarity takes a bit of your snow covered shirt into her mouth and tugs trying to get you to stand, but you just dont feel like moving right now.
>Rarity now tries to meet your eyes that are glued to the ground. "Darling please, we really need to get you warmed up!"
"I..Im..f.ff..fine...R.R.Rarity."
>"Dont give me that Anonymous! A foal could see that your freezing!" She says with increasing annoyance
>She was right, you were feeling cold all over your body as well as an accompanying numbness in your fingers and toes
>"Will you at least tell me why you are sitting out here at this time of night in such frigid conditions Anonymous?!"
>With a sigh you look up and meet her gaze
"L.Like y..you said R.R..Rarity, f..first impressions are i..important."
>Rarity knew all about the trouble you had adjusting to the time change in Equestria, and because of this she was usually understanding whenever you were late to one of your scheduled meet ups with her
>Knowing this as well as recalling your mad dash out of her boutique, she was able to quickly piece together what your words had meant and why you were in your current state
>"Oh darling, you stood up your date?"
>Her words had made you cringe
>You did, you stood her up.
>The pony that makes others happy when they are sad
>The pony that made you feel more welcome than any other person in your life had ever been able to
>The pony that you could honestly say was your first friend when you arrived to this land
>The pony that would give you a free heart shaped cupcake every time you walked into sugar cube corner
>The pony that looked like she was gonna explode from smile overload when you had asked her out on a date
>The pony that would count down the days till your date with numbers baked into the crust of pies placed on your doorstep each mourning
>The pony that had made you smile
>You stood up that pony
>Tears now rolled down your cheeks and dropped off your chin, plummeting towards the ground to join the countless snowflakes below
>You close your eyes and begin to forget the coldness surrounding you
>All you could think of right now was how you fucked up everything
>Maybe you were better off freezing
>Suddenly you feel a long warm piece of fabric wrap itself around your neck
>It was tight enough to bring some warmth back into you body, but not tight enough to cause any discomfort
>You open your eyes to see that Rarity had used magic to wrap her scarf around you
>Rarity now begins to magic off her coat and drape the pony sized piece of clothing over you. "I can imagine how you must feel Anon, but I still dont think its worth freezing over. Im sure whoever you were supposed to meet tonight would agree with me."
>You know shes right
>If you freeze here you wont be able to apologize to Pinkie
>You at least owe her that much
"R..Rarity..."
>Hmmm? What is it dear?"
"Thanks..."
>"Think nothing of it dear. Im sure once you get dressed up in the fantastic new suit I made and explain to your date the circumstances of your absence she will be more than willing to give you a second chance!" Rarity states proudly while flinging her mane back
"I...I dont know i....if it will be that easy Rarity, but im willing to try."
>"Oh pshaw darling, there arent many pony who live in ponyville that would be so crass as to not give you a second chance! That does remind me however, I have been meaning to ask Anonymous, who were you supposed to meet tonight anyways?"
>You gaze down at the candy wrappers surrounding the bench
"It was P...Pinkie Pie."
>Rarity recoils at the mention of Pinkies name
>"Oh dear, we might actually need a little bit more than a nice suit and an explanation for this."
>Hearing this causes you to let out a hopeless sigh
>Seeing this Rarity blurts out "B..but worry not Anon! Im sure Twilight will be able to help us with your situation, besides, when Pinkie is upset she becomes difficult, not impossible! That being said lets get you home and warmed up, we will seek Twilights help as soon as you recover from your inevitable cold."
>As if on cue you turn your head away from Rarity and let out a sneeze
>Turning back to her, you are met with a smug grin
"Alright, lets go." you say sounding somewhat defeated
>As you make your way back to your house with Rarity leading the way you think to yourself that no matter what, you are gonna do everything you can to make things right with Pinkie Pie
>You know that she holds a very special place in your heart, and you want her to know that
>If she could say the same about you, that you have a special place in her heart as well, you couldn't even begin to imagine how much she most be hurting right now
"Im gonna make things right, for her." you whisper to yourself with newfound conviction