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 Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:44 am
 "Cupcakes," she answered, almost immediately. Though she was still smiling, it was a bit more sheepish this time, and she peered at him crookedly with her head turned to the side. "Vanilla cupcakes, with buttercream icing. They are my favorite." Gin's large, flower-covered cake had come close to that already, however...
"Come back tomorrow afternoon," she further requested, watching as he pushed the gate open for her. But before she stepped through, she inched backwards so she was standing to Gin's side. "I look forward to seeing you."
Then very gently, she leaned in close and nuzzled the side of her muzzle against his. She was careful of the flower still tucked behind her ear and pulled back after a moment before smiling at him brightly. "Okay? Tomorrow afternoon."
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:17 am
Blushing again slightly, he smiled before nodding, nuzzling her back gently before stepping away from the gate to close it behind her once she was inside.
"Tomorrow afternoon!" His smiled widened and he took a few more steps back before turning around to go sprinting off past the trees. "I will be back tomorrow afternoon, with cupcakes!!"
He yelled back to her before rounding the hill and disappearing.
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:24 pm
In the next few hours, Isabel kept herself very busy. She had a lot to plan for!
Not once in her (albeit short) life had she had a pony come back to visit her. And she was very hopeful that Gin would, indeed, come back to her pasture for another visit. It was exciting and a little nerve-wracking, but would be well worth it once he got there!
Though there wasn't much she could do in the way of tidying up. After all, tidying up grass, dirt, flowers, trees and the waterline was pointless and wasn't something a small pony like herself could do even if it changed anything. But what she was able to do, she did it, and found other things to occupy her time as well.
She gathered a basketful of apples, bright and crisp and red and smelling so ripe it was quite hard to keep from eating them herself. A nice snack for Gin, or at least she hoped. Then she spent a great deal of time watering the flowers all over the pasture, making sure each one was pretty and fragrant and quenched. And the next morning, she woke early and make sure her coat and bows and mane and tail were all perfect.
But as the sun steadily rose, Isabel turned antsy. Anxious and worried and anticipating Gin's arrival. She paced the line of fence where she'd seen him off the night before, excited for him to come but hoping he actually would.
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:35 pm
Making his way down the hill carefully, he held the handle of a basket full of cupcakes in his mouth. He had hardly slept when he got home last night, he was far to excited and as soon as he stepped through the door he began baking right away.
He may or may not have went a little overboard, two dozen cupcakes for two ponies did seem to be a bit much but perhaps she could share them with the other ponies in her pasture, at least he hoped so.
Finally reaching the bottom of the hill, he let out a muffled sigh of relief and began making his way toward her pasture, squinting slightly when he saw a blur of white pacing back and forth along the fence in the distance.
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:38 am
Before Isabel could wear away a path in the grass with her hooves as she paced, she too spotted something out of the corner of her eye. It was bright red and carrying a basket and it was, probably, the most exciting thing she'd ever seen!
She pranced her way over to the gate and bent her head down to push at it carefully, nudging it open far enough to slip past it. Then she went trotting through and across the grass, meeting Gin halfway to her pasture.
"You came!" she said to him brightly, in a cheerful voice. "And you brought..." Blinking, she peered down at the basket in his mouth. "...lots of cupcakes.."
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:41 am
Meeting her halfway, he lowered his head to set the basket down on the grass carefully before nodding once. "Of course I came!"
He nudged the basket forward toward her, smiling wide before trotting forward to lean in and nuzzle her gently, pulling back to start prancing around her happily. "You said you liked cupcakes! I guess I did go a little overboard."
His tail swished back and forth quickly as he looked her over, she didn't seem to be so nervous this time, which was good. She was even talking to him in full sentences instead of just one word answers. Gin smiled smugly and then walked around to stand in front of her again.
"You will be good on cupcakes for a while.."
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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:39 pm
Isabel's nerves also weren't causing her to stutter anymore! If Gin had noticed, that is...
She smiled warmly at the other pony and even ducked her head just enough to nuzzle him in return, fighting off the flush threatening to darken her pelt.
"I'm glad you did come," Isabel replied, though her tone of voice was light. It was sincere, her statement -- if it wasn't obvious, she was rather pleased Gin decided to come back to see her!
"I see," she went on, in reply to Gin going overboard with the cupcakes. Her head bent to peer into the basket, looking over the cupcakes one by one. "They smell delicious."
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:11 pm
"I think they are!" He smiled wide and then blinked, mumbling quickly. "I only had one."
Nudging the basket further toward her with the tip of his nose, he peeled back the cloth napkin over top of the cupcakes with his teeth carefully before stepping back.
"Please try one, tell me what you think!" He watched her carefully, the expression on his face somewhat nervous. It always worried him when other ponies were tasting his food, though none of them ever said it tasted bad.. They could always be thinking something different.
He scrunched his face up slightly for a moment.
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:37 pm
Too eager for her own good, Isabel barely waited a second after Gin's offer to lean in and steal a cupcake from the basket. She was careful of the other cupcakes, not wanting to smear icing on her nose, and the one she pulled free was munched in half quickly.
They smelled as good as they tasted! Soft and still a little warm, thanks to the napkin covering them, and not so sweet that it hurt her teeth to chew.
She bobbed her head in approval, but didn't say anything until she'd eaten the second half of her cupcake and licked the frosting off of her mouth.
"Very delicious," Isabel said sincerely, with a bright smile. She nudged at a few crumbs on the grass with her hoof, shifting her glance down towards the basket again. "All I have for you in return.. is apples."
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:55 pm
Gin laughed quietly, tilting his head to the side while watching her. "Why do you say it like that? I like apples!"
Ducking his head down again, he set the napkin down on the grass before leaning over to pluck one of the apples from her basket, biting half of it off, chewing quickly before eating the rest, mumbling with is mouth full.
"It's delicious!!" He nodded quickly before leaning down to take another, eating it just as fast. "I eat to many sweets anyway, these are better for me!"
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:08 am
Watching Gin eat the apples filled Isabel with some sort of... pride. Sure, she hadn't grown the apples herself, she couldn't take credit for the way they tasted like Gin could with his cupcakes, but they were from her pasture. From trees she was familiar with, and from which she frequently picked fruit. She had reason to be proud! Almost.
"They are sweets too," she offered gently. Or she hoped the apples were sweet. From the way Gin was gobbling them up, they certainly seemed to be!
"But if I could bake the way you do, I wouldn't want to eat anything else either."
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:24 am
Peeking up at her, a bit of apple hanging from his mouth, he licked his lips quickly before lifting his head. "I'd be happy to teach you how to bake.. That is..if you would want me to."
He nodded once, picking up another apple to chew on it absently. "They are sweet, probably the best apples I've ever tasted."
Finishing the rest of the apple, he smiled, lowering himself down to the ground to rest for a moment in the grass, swishing his tail back and forth lazily.
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:16 pm
"You'd really teach me how to bake?" she asked quietly. None of the other ponies had even come close to Gin's display of pastries. The many stalls Isabel had passed the day before hadn't smelled as sweet as Gin's had. She was sure that the other cakes and cookies and pies made by the rest of the ponies probably tasted very nice, but she couldn't rightly fathom anything being more expertly baked than Gin's cake. And his cupcakes, too!
"I'd like that!" Very much so. She nodded at him quickly and practically beamed, even more when Gin mentioned how good the apples were.
"You should start with something easy, though." Because even though she looked as if she'd been decorated exactly like a tiered wedding cake, Isabel was a bit... clueless when it came to baking. And it was a shame, because every other pony around seemed to be knowledgeable of it!
Stepping around to Gin's side, Isabel lowered down carefully to join him in the grass. Her adornments made it slightly cumbersome, but once she was low enough, she flopped the rest of the way down and ended up close enough to Gin's flank to be able to lean against him.
"Do you know any simple recipes?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:11 pm
Gin smiled wide when Isabel sat next to him, pleased that she seemed to be relaxing a little more and opening herself up to him.
Ducking his head down to nudge at one of the apples with the tip of his muzzle, he mumbled before nodding once. "These apples are so delicious.. that I think they would be great for an apple pie! That's one of the easiest things to make."
He cocked his head to peek at her, the mint leaves on his tail rustling slightly as he swayed his tail back and forth.
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:20 pm
Hm... apple pie...
Warm cinnamon, flaky crust, soft apples. Maybe some whipped cream, too. Isabel let the thought of pie toss around inside her head for a moment before she emphatically replied.
"Apple pie sounds delightful." Her head tipped upwards, her mass of flowers and bows rustling quietly with the movement. Both eyes settled on Gin's face and a broad, sweet smile crept it's way across the end of her muzzle.
"There certainly is no shortage of fresh apples," she said, with a small hint of a giggle. In her basket alone, there had to have been enough to make three pies. At least!
"If you would like to teach me, I'd love to learn." The statement was sincere. Not only would she be learning a recipe (her first!) but she'd also be spending time with Gin. Extra time, no less. It would give the two of them something to do for the afternoon and Isabel was suddenly excited.
"Dolci and Yuuki have ovens," she offered as a suggestion. Dolci's mate seemed to have quite the sweet tooth, the little pink pony was always buzzing around her stables covered with flour. "I'm sure they wouldn't mind...."
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