//------------------------------// // The confession // Story: A Dash of Twilight // by 21latenighter //------------------------------// A few days after her head had healed, Rainbow decided that it was time. After she finished her work for the day on the western edge of the Everfree Forest, keeping the first of the large summer storms at bay, she flew towards the Golden Oak Library. "Alright Rainbow, you can do this, You can do this!!" Rainbow said to herself as the library came into view. "Don't chicken out! Don't chicken out!!!" She landed lightly in front of the door and looked into the small window on the door. Inside, the Library was neat and tidy, and in the center was Twilight, who was reading a book titled Powerful Spells and You, A Reference Guide. Rainbow took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Knock Knock Knock! The door opened a few seconds later to reveal the purple alicorn, happy to greet her new guest. "Hello, oh hi Rainbow Dash... you know the door's always open to you right?" Twilight said happily as she held the door open with her magic. "H-hi Twi... I was just p-passing through and I thought I would drop by.." Rainbow began nervously. "Oh.. ok.. anything else then?" She asked as she turned back to her book, her hunger for knowledge overriding her pony skills for the moment. "This is it..." Rainbow thought as she shuddered. "Actually Twi, there was something else.." Twilight turned back from her book to the Pegasus in front of her, who was beginning to look more nervous. "Rainbow? Are you alright?" "Yeah Twi... I-I'm alright.." Dash said as she tried to regain her focus. "Twilight... I, I l-like you.." "Well thanks Rainbow Dash, I like you too!" Twilight said as she smiled. "Really!!!" Rainbow beamed. "Yeah, we're best friends, why wouldn't I?" Twilight answered, A little confused. "No Twi, I mean I like like you, like more than best friends..." This time Twilight didn't respond, but her facial expression said it all, she was shocked. "I-I don't know what to say... could you e-excuse me for a second..." Twilight she as she closed the door. Rainbow's emotions began to go haywire as she tried to think of what Twilight was doing. "Maybe she doesn't want me to see her cry... but I've seen her cry before... Maybe she's just embarrassed and hiding behind the door.. or maybe she hates me now and is just waiting for me to leave," she thought as she waited alone at the doorstep. In truth, twilight was inside... panicking. "Oh Twilight, what did do do now?" Spike said as he entered the library after hearing a large crash come from the room. "Spike!!!" Twilight nearly yelled as she ran to the baby dragon. "Yeah??" Spike answered, a little scared of what he walked into. "I really need your help... Please.." she said with a little too big of a smile. "Sure Twilight, what's wrong?" "Well.. you see, Rainbow Dash just came over and confessed her feelings for me..." "She actually did it!" Spike said as he unknowingly spilled the beans to Twilight, who had still been oblivious to the fact. "What!!! You knew about it!!" Twilight screamed, "who else, who else Spike?! Who else knows!?!" The alicorn yelled as she teleported right next to the dragon. Spike's eyes darted around, trying to find an exit that wouldn't involve him or Twilight being hurt in any way... seeing none, he sighed and told Twilight the truth. "Twilight... me and the others all know, mostly because she couldn't tell you.." The look in Twilight's eyes scared Spike, she looked as heartless as she did when Spike had looked the dark doorway in King Sombra's castle. "T-Twilight," Spike squeaked out as Twilight turned her attention to the front door, "d-don't do something you'll regret..." When Rainbow heard the door open, she put on her best smile and waited for Twilight's sweet voice. "Rainbow Dash!" Twilight snarled. At this, Rainbow's ears pinned back against her head and her face began to cringe... she hated her. "Y-Y-yes..." she squeaked out to the now fuming alicorn. "I'm afraid your affections are not shared, and in fact, I think you should leave!!!" Twilight said with such an anger that Dash could feel every word piercing her already breaking heart. Twilight then slammed the door on Rainbow's nose and her heart broke. Rainbow stood there for a second, trying to find the words to fix the problem, but if there were any... they were hiding pretty good. Rainbow then turned to leave, opened her wings and took off... but after a few wing beats, her wings clamped up tight against her sides and she fell hard on her nose a few meters away. Now starting to tear up, Rainbow tried to get on her hooves and run as fast as she could away, but her legs wouldn't listen and she just laid there. Rainbow decided to do the only thing she could do... and she cried. The first of many hot tears trickled down her cheeks as she let more and more tears go, the liquid sadness not doing any good other than washing away pieces of her shattered heart. On the other side of the door, Twilight stood motionless... staring out her window to the broken Pegasus outside. The anger that had enraged her washed away away as quickly as it had come over her as she began to realize what she had just done. "Rainbow..." she whispered to the door. "What... did I.... just.." she started, before she turned around to see Spike, still giving her a look of fear. "Spike..." she whispered softly, "I am so sorry..." she whispered again as she shrunk down against the door, and let the situation pull her into a depressed state. A few moments passed outside as Rainbow cried before she heard another pony's voice. "Sugar cube, are you... Rainbow Dash!" AJ yelled as she ran over to the down Pegasus. "Rainbow??" "I.... I..... I..." Rainbow tried to speak, but no other words would form. "Come on Rainbow..." AJ said as she lifted Rainbow onto her back and ran to the only pony she knew who could help.... Rarity.