Appledashery

by Just Essay

Nothing to Worry About, Rainbow

“What should I do, Fluttershy? I mean, for real?”

Rainbow Dash hovered outside the front door to Fluttershy’s cottage. The advent of night hovered all around them like a dark blue blanket falling in slow motion.

“I mean…” Rainbow Dash hugged herself in midair. “I guess that’s super unfair to ask you. You’ve only known about it for a few hours. And even still…” She bit her lip. After a while, she sighed and fluffed her multicolored bangs. “No matter what I do, it’ll be me who makes the decision. So, if I were you, I wouldn’t feel bad no matter what advice you have to give.”

Fluttershy sighed. “I don’t know what advice to give, Rainbow Dash. I mean, a part of me thinks that you’re simply making a bigger deal out of this than it has to be--”

“Am I, though?” Rainbow Dash’s voice took on a weak, mewling tone. She gazed down at Fluttershy with a vulnerable expression. “She’s our friend. The last thing I wanna do is risk throwing what we have into freakish chaos. I mean, it’s not just the fact that we’re all close buds… but think of the Elements of Harmony, Fluttershy! Yeesh… if I did something to royally screw the balance we’ve all got, what’ll happen the next time Equestria needs us to kick flank?”

Fluttershy giggled. “Okay, Rainbow Dash, now I know you’re really… really thinking too hard about it.”

“But I’m right, though. Aren’t I?” Rainbow Dash bit her lip. “I wanna be loyal to everypony. But if I choose one pony from the bunch to… to…” She rubbed her hooves pensively together. “...to be more loyal to…”

“I don’t think you’re any more loyal to Applejack than you are to the rest of us, Rainbow.”

The pegasus blinked. “But earlier I told you that--”

“I think you can be loyal to all of us differently.” Fluttershy smiled. “While still being so equally.”

Rainbow squinted. “I’m not sure the universe works that way, Fluttershy.”

The dainty mare giggled lightly. “If the two of you are meant for each other, Rainbow, then I think the universe will work out just as it needs to.”

“Made for each… other…?” Rainbow Dash winced. “Do you even hear yourself Fluttershy? Do you honestly, truly believe that?”

Fluttershy was silent.

“Heck, should I even believe that? I’ve flown myself into a nasty little hole here…”

The air was quiet, save for an errant gust of evening wind.

“Rainbow Dash, I love you like a sister. I always have and I always will. I believe that you are destined to experience great things, and this includes finding the mare of your dreams.”

Rainbow sighed. “You make it sound like it’s some mare I’ve never dreamt of yet…”

Fluttershy continued. “But, as far as Applejack is concerned, we both know that she respects honesty above all else.” She trotted forward and gazed closer at her friend’s levitating expression. “Some way or another, for all of this to end--either good or bad--you are going to have to tell her about it.”

“Orrrrrrrrrrr…” Rainbow Dash smiled awkwardly. “I could not tell her about it! Maybe… y’know… I dunno…” She wheezed. “It’ll just… peter down and get rid of itself! Then I’ll not have to fret about my stupid, fluffy thoughts anymore!”

Fluttershy’s eyebrows were straight as a razor.

Rainbow gulped. “You’re right,” she droned. “I’m never gonna grow out of this stupid crush on my own, aren’t I?”

“Oh Rainbow, I never once called it ‘stupid.’”

“But it is,” Rainbow muttered, her head hanging. “Cuz all it’s gonna do is crash and burn. You and I both know Applejack.” She gulped and looked up with sad eyes. “We both know what her answer would be the very moment I open myself up to her.”

Fluttershy opened her mouth, but lingered. She gazed depressingly at the darkening horizon before ultimately saying, “What I believe, Rainbow…” A pause. “What I know is that no matter what happens, good or bad, Applejack will never hate you. In fact, she will love you… and she will keep on loving you as long as you both live on this earth.”

“Yeah…” Rainbow nodded with a bittersweet breath. “Just as you will forever love me.”

Fluttershy’s face winced. She opened her mouth to blurt a squeaky reply, but felt Rainbow leaning down to nuzzle her.

“Hey… it’s okay…” Rainbow’s eyes were briefly glossy. “And I’ll never be more grateful.” With a blink, her devilish smirk returned. “And I swear I’m still gonna kick Big Macintosh’s big freckled flank if he does any of the things to you that I used to daydream about when we were in high school.”

“Oh, well that’s very nice of you to--” Fluttershy’s eyes bulged as a deep red blush ran through her cheeks. “Rainbow…!”

“Snkkkt--Heeheehee…” Rainbow Dash flew backwards, waving. “Thank you for the killer afternoon, Flutters. I swear… you’re the best…”

Fluttershy sighed, then smiled her flushed cheeks back to their normal color. “Everything will work out some way or another, Rainbow Dash.” She waved at her. “Don’t you worry?”

Rainbow winked, spun about, and darted towards the starry heavens.

“Pffft… Who’s frickin’ worried?” Despite the riveting tone in her voice, she gulped nervously. “Cuz I’m totally n-not…”

Comments

[The Fanfic Crusader]

“I think you can be loyal to all of us differently.” Rainbow smiled. “While still being so equally.”

I think you mean "Fluttershy" here.

[zaponator]

“And I swear I’m still gonna kick Big Macintosh’s big freckled flank if he does any of the things to you that I used to daydream about when we were in high school.”
“Oh, well that’s very nice of you to--” Fluttershy’s eyes bulged as a deep red blush ran through her cheeks. “Rainbow…!”

Even after such an emotional chapter, shizz like this makes me giggle like a ninny.

[I AM CINNIMEN BUN]

I know its a couple chapters late but do rainbows legs not work too well and the pills she takes help her legs?

[BabySkittleMonster]

The things Rainbow daydreamed about were probably (knowing my luck) really innocent thoughts about taking her out to dinner. I bet she only said that to fluster our sweet Flutters.

[JustAnotherTimeLord]

I really like the dynamic between Fluttershy and Rainbow. It's so . . . perfect. They mesh so well, and it almost makes me want to binge read a shit ton of FlutterDash fics.

[AppleTank]

984 chapters of denial on the wall, 984 chapters of stalking...