Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy have made plans to spend the day together. Nothing abnormal for two friends. But Fluttershy sees things a bit differently. To her, she finally has an opportunity to open up to her long time crush, Rainbow Dash. Will she be able to work the courage to admit herself to Equestria's most fearless pegasus? Or will her timidness and quite manner leave her true feelings forever her secret? Only time will tell...

This story is a sequel to Introspective Rainbow

After finding the letter, Fluttershy is thrilled at having her feelings for Rainbow Dash returned. However, Rainbow Dash, unaware of Fluttershy's find, continues to struggle. Meanwhile, Fluttershy is unsure about revealing her own feelings and hopes to do this right.

I don't understand it, I don't know what to do. Anytime I try to make sense of this, I can never find an answer. All I know for sure is that I love Fluttershy more than anything.

First person with Rainbow Dash as she ponders elements of her past and present within her dilemma of trying to understand why she loves Fluttershy.

I was never the sort’a pony with the time to ponder about who I ought to be kissin’. I was never the sort’a pony with the time to ponder about who I ought -not- be kissin’, neither, but... well. There I was all the same. Because the honest truth, the only truth I never dared speak aloud in my life, was that I put a lot more time into thinkin’ on the latter.

And it ate at me.

Rated T for implied sexual themes.

Cheerilee, the local schoolmare, finds herself feeling abnormally lonely on Hearts and Hooves Day. However, a note she finds may change that.

One shot of CheeriMac.

Cover art by Luuandherdraws. Now with a live reading! Link

Rainbow Dash is thrilled to have Twilight, now an alicorn, as a new flying buddy. However, she comes to realize that it all feels exactly like what happened in the past. Namely, similar events that had occurred with Gilda, something she regrets. Worried she'll end up neglecting Fluttershy again, she looks to Twilight for help.

~FlutterDash~

One evening, when Celestia is brooding over current issues that are troubling her, ultimately feeling stressed, Discord takes her by the hoof and reminds her that life isn't all about work and order. Every now and again, you need to have a little fun, by dancing on a few clouds or running through the rain. Spontaneity may make an alicorn of order hesitant, but once giving it a chance, Celestia comes to find that it can liven up your world in a new and wonderful way.

Twilight and Applejack have just discovered their feelings for each other, and all is well until their budding romance is interrupted by an urgent missive from Princess Celestia. Now, Twilight finds herself at a crossroads. Will she leave Ponyville and achieve all that she once desired, or will she decide that she has all she needs on an apple farm in Ponyville?

Meanwhile, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash are faced with their own choices. Are they just friends, or could they be something more?

This is the sequel to Three's A Crowd. Reading that story isn't required, but it'll give you some additional background.

Twilight Sparkle has the best friends a pony could ask for, and her stay in Ponyville has allowed her to spend plenty of time with all of them. But when one of her friends begins to see her as more than just a companion, will she be able notice the hints? Or will she break her admirer's heart and pit friend against friend without even realizing it?

If you like this story, check out its sequel: Two Paths.