Rainbow Dash was panicking! Not only had Steel enjoyed the kiss he meant as payback for the kiss he stole from her, but SHE enjoyed it too! 'That creep! I can't believe he enjoyed it! Now how am I supposed to make him feel regretful for stealing a kiss?!' The thought plagued her until lunch! "AGH! I can't stand him!", Rainbow screamed at the table.
"I take it yer payback backfired?", Applejack asked with a smile.
"That jerk enjoyed the kiss I meant to be payback! OF course it backfired!"
"Or it could just mean he's interested in you.", Rarity said. "And is that really such a bad thing? Maybe he's just trying to play things to your demeanor. You said yourself you're not one to tread lightly in relationships. Unless of course you're really a sucker for romantics?"
"And what if I was? Where do I go from here?!"
"You ask him out silly!", Pinkie chirped. "That way you two can become an official item!"
"Why on earth would I ever go out with Steel Edge?"
"He's cute, nice, about as awesome as you, and he's been able to catch you off-guard twice now.", Sunset explained. "Besides, most of us have found a special somebody. Maybe Steel's yours. He certainly looks like he wants to be with that first forward advance on you."
"Fine! I'll ask him out!" Rainbow Dash stormed out. But as she left, she came to one very shocking conclusion. 'Oh man! I've never asked a guy out before! Let alone dated! What do I do?!' And as luck would have it, Steel was walking in her direction.
"Hey Dash! What's up?"
'Why'd he have to show up now?!' "H-hey Steel! I was wondering if...if..."
"Are you upset about yesterday? You won. I thought you'd be..."
"Just shut up and go out with me this weekend!" Rainbow Dash's face was now flushed red with embarrassment over what she had just said. "Oh man! Steel I..."
"So which day do you want our date to be on?", Steel said with a smile. "I'm free Saturday. How about you?"
"M-me too. Just don't pick out some place lame!", Rainbow said while she blushed. "This is just a date with us as friends! Nothing else!"
"Sure Dash. But word of advice. You're cuter when you're smiling.", Steel said with a wink as he walked off. Rainbow's jaw dropped.
'Great. Now I have a date with him. Aj and Rarity aren't gonna let me hear the end of it now!' So Rainbow decided to get the embarrassment out of the way, but surprisingly none of the girls teased her. In fact, they wished her good luck on her upcoming date with Steel. 'I guess I could give Steel a shot. But he better not take me out a cliche romantic date or something lame like that.' Saturday had arrived before anyone knew it, and Rainbow waited for Steel to show up at her house. Soon she heard a knock on the door, and opened it to find Steel waiting for her.
"Hey Dash. You ready?"
"Yeah. Whatever. Just hope it wasn't some place boring."
"I think you'll like what I've got in mind.", Steel said with a grin. He lead Rainbow to where he planned on taking her. And she was actually pretty excited once she saw where they were.
"No way! The arcade? Awesome! Did you bring me here because you know I'm a gamer?"
"Nope. I just knew you didn't want 'sappy romantic locations.' ", Steel said with a smirk. "Plus I'm a fan of fighting games. Especially Street Fighter."
"In that case, you up for a round?"
"Bring it on Dash!"
One round later...
"I can't believe I beat you in under a minute!", Rainbow boasted.
"Never said I was good at the game now did I?", Steel said flatly. "Happy now that you've kicked my butt?"
"Yep. I don't know about you, but beating you at your favorite game worked up my appetite. Wanna grab something to eat?"
"Sure." Steel and Rainbow hit up the nearest burger joint. After they had finished, Steel noticed Rainbow Dash was having a pretty good time. "So is my girlfriend having a good time?" Rainbow Dash spit her soda out!
"Wh-What?! I-I'm not your girlfriend!", Rainbow stammered.
"No Dash. But I want to be your boyfriend."
"W-well I am pretty awesome."
"Not to mention loyal, and you're pretty gorgeous. Especially your rainbow-colored hair. I can't tell you just how good it looks on you." Steel noticed Rainbow Dash blushing brightly as he listed her best qualities. "You're not used to guys expressing interest in you? Are you?"
"Well, not many guys have the guts to ask me out. Probably because I'm such a tomboy. That turns to turn guys off."
"Actually, I find it quite attractive.", Steel said with a grin.
"R-Really?"
"You kidding? Rough and tumble girls are my type.", Steel said as he moved in closer to her. "I'm sorry if me being to forward at Paradox's castle was too sudden. That was a kiss I stole." He then wrapped one of his arms around Rainbow Dash. "I want the next one from you to be one you freely give me." Rainbow Dash was blushing like crazy. "So why don't you just stop hiding your feelings." Rainbow Dash tackled Steel to the floor as she planted a kiss right on his lips!
"Sorry! Too much?", Rainbow asked as she pulled herself off of Steel.
"Nope. Just enough.", Steel said with a grin. "In fact, I kind of enjoyed that."
"Not many guys go for a girl like me.", Rainbow said with a light blush.
"Sweetheart, I'm not like most guys now am I?"
"No. Not that I'm complaining.", Rainbow said with a smile as she and Steel went off to see what else their date might bring.