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"It's okay... uh... I didn't know. So.." Well, this was awkward. The colt nervously shuffled his hoof on the ground. He didn't know how to act in this type of situation, nobody had ever prepared him for it!

He paused, not knowing what to saw. There was this filly in front of him, bravely saying she liked him, what on earth could be tell her? So he said the first, honest words he could think of, with little forethought to how she would feel about it. It was better to be honest, right? "I.. uh... like you too Whistle. ... As a friend. You're fun to hang around with... but, you know... I don't want to date you or anything."

The sad tone in her voice hurt, like a tiny knife in the heart. Not a feeling that he really enjoyed at all, and hopefully, he wouldn't need to feel it again. Hopefully, there weren't other fillies he had to let down gently waiting in the wings.

"Yeah, friends for sure." But the sensation brightened when she smiled and offered encouraging words. In turn, he provided an anxious smile back.

He saluted the red unicorn, "On my honour, I promise, not a word to anyone."