Rainbow Dash asked Twilight Sparkle out on a date. On the first of April.

When one pony plays a prank, and the other lays out their heart for all to see, disaster is bound to follow. A prank is by definition dishonest, but you don't need to lie to pull a prank.

I hate doing descriptions...
Happy April Fool's day! I felt guilty for not doing a Valentines day special so you get a special for a minor holiday instead!

Cover art generously provided by the wonderful Angelic Flight over on DA. Go check her out!

When the perfect series of events all conspire against the sleepy little town of Ponyville, disaster strikes in the form of a massive flood that completely swallows the small town. However, this cloud may have a silver lining for at least one Ponyville citizen. The resident Princess, Twilight Sparkle, needs a place to stay until the water recedes, and there just so happens to be a pony she's been meaning to spend more time with that lives in the sky, safe from the water below.

My entry for the Twidash Army's second writing contest.

Cover art generously provided by the amazing Angelic Flight over on DA. Go check her out!

The past couple months have been hard on Twilight; she's taken to living in Canterlot Castle to ensure she can truly fulfill her role as a Princess of Equestria. However, the longer she's there, away from her friends, the more she realizes what her life is missing. She has status and friendship, but still she has troubles sleeping as a loneliness clings to her heart. Perhaps she's missing something.

And maybe a friend who shares a similar situation can shed some light on her problems sleeping.

Enter Rainbow Dash, a mare at the top of her world in every way. And yet, in the best hotels the Wonderbolts can buy, she finds the large beds just a little bit too empty to fall asleep.

The Spring Dance is an event held every year in Ponyville, heralding the coming of spring after Winter Wrap Up. Many new relationships are formed at the dance, and Twilight hopes to form one as well, the only problem being she couldn't dance if Equestria depended on it. Luckily for her, Rainbow Dash oversees her struggles and lets her in on a secret that just may save her, if she can convince Rainbow to help. As a result, the two may grow closer than either could have anticipated or hoped for.

For Twilight, her relationship with Rainbow Dash couldn't be better. She can't help but be happy whenever they're together, and the usually abrasive pegasus has shown her softer side. Recently, however, Twilight's started to notice that there's something on Rainbow's mind. Something bothering her about their relationship, and Twilight's determined to find out what it is. The answer she gets might just confuse her more.

After all, when it comes to something as subjective as emotions, there's no handy reference guide to tell you how you're feeling.

Finally, it's Rarity's favorite day of the week - her day off. Rarity has the perfect day all lined out. A stroll through the most romantic park in all of Ponyville, a relaxing spa day... If only a certain magnificently rainbow-maned pegasus with that sleek, toned body didn't constantly get in the way. Honestly! It's as if Rainbow Dash is trying to ruin Rarity's day. And if that isn't enough, she's pretty sure Rainbow Dash is sleeping around with all of their friends. What's a pony to do when it seems everypony around Rarity is falling for Rainbow Dash's rugged charm except for her?

In a small hiccup of insensitivity, Rarity finds out a secret Rainbow Dash hid from everypony she knew, and does so in a way she regrets.

To fix her mistake involves a trade, a fear for a fear.

Rainbow Dash decides to tackle one of these by taking her to a place where few ponies ever go.

To get to that place, they're going to go up.

Prereading and Editing done by HoofBitingActionOverload and Outcast9851
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Rarity is no stranger to working late nights and burning her fair share of midnight oil to finish orders. Tonight is no different, except that her project isn't a last-minute order for some noblemare in Canterlot. It's for somepony far closer and far more important to her than any customer she's ever had, or ever will have, and for that reason, it needs to be perfect.

For her, she'll burn all the oil in the world just to do it right.

Cover art by Ruirik

It was awful. The feelings were welling up in Rarity and she didn’t know what to do. Spike, master of love, gives her advice. Find a way to kiss Rainbow Dash to see if it’s real. With Hearth’s Warming looming Rarity has to get the kiss and the pony before her nerves explode. Will Rainbow like her? Or is she too dense for the signals?

Written for Emmyrose5 for Jinglemas 2021

Attics can hold many things: lost heirlooms and hidden fortunes, or sometimes even fond memories. While doing some spring cleaning, Rainbow Dash and Rarity stumble across one such memory in the form of a picture taken many years ago. Together, they recall the magic night the picture was taken, and how it brought them to where they are now.

Cover image provided by Ruirik