Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were settled on top of a cloud high in the skies. The potion that Rainbow took for the butterfly transformation used in the performance had worn out. She was a pegasus again and could now enjoy watching this beautiful sunrise with Fluttershy.
But as they watched, Rainbow's mind kept wandering to the performance. Thinking about that just brought so much joy to her. If there was a time to talk about it, it would be now. So, she had to ask...
"Hey, Fluttershy?" she started. Fluttershy looked to her and hummed questioningly. "What was your favorite part of that performance we did?"
Fluttershy blinked. "Oh my... You really enjoyed it that much?" Rainbow rubbed the back of her neck, chuckling embarrassingly. She managed to nod though. "Well... I'm not sure what my favorite part was. It was all so..." There was a pause from Fluttershy as she found her answer. "I'd have to say it was when we brought smiles to all those fillies and colts."
Fluttershy was snuggling at Rainbow's side when Rainbow gave her response. "Yeah... Did you see how happy that kid was? The one I shared my light with?" A nod came from Fluttershy as a response. "Compared to her, I don't think anypony was nearly as happy as she was. Same with her mother. In fact... Did you know that light spell was the first time she's ever used magic?"
Fluttershy pulled away from Rainbow, looking at her curiously. "Is it really?"
"I heard her squeeling to her mom about it when they were leaving. So, it has to be!" Rainbow turned back to the sun, her smile fading a bit. "Seeing them go like that, it got me thinking..."
Fluttershy looked to the sun as well. "Thinking?"
There was a pause. Rainbow and Fluttershy continued staring at the sun, watching as it rose and glowed brighter just as slowly as watching paint dry. It was just that relaxing to watch, to witness every second of the darkest night ending, and a brand new morning to greet them.
Rainbow turned to Fluttershy. "How awesome would it be if we could have a foal like that?" Fluttershy continued staring at the sun, letting Rainbow's question hang in the air for a moment. When Fluttershy turned to her, Rainbow continued. "A foal that we could raise our own?"
Fluttershy closed her eyes, smiling as she began to imagine that scenario. Seeing the family of two smile like that was quite pleasant. She could just imagine herself in that mother's horse shoes and embracing a child like that in her own hooves. Opening her eyes, she looked to Rainbow Dash.
"That would be wonderful. But..." Fluttershy's smile turned into a frown as reality started kicking in her mind, the reality being her past experience with foal-sitting fillies. Her past experience involved three hyperactive fillies, a broken table, damaged eardrums,, and a life-risking journey through an unnatural forest called Everfree. "Raising a foal is not the same as raising animals. I don't know if I could raise one on my own."
Rainbow Dash booped her nose. "Luckily, you don't have to. Because we'll be raising one together!"
Fluttershy giggled from the boop. Maybe she was just letting her fears get to her again. After all, raising one foal was very different from raising three. If it wasn't for that performance, she wasn't sure if Rainbow Dash could set a good example for foals. But now she understood how it could be possible.
With their different traits, it was possible that they could sustain a proper balance. Fluttershy could set the examples of how to be a good foal, and Rainbow Dash could set the examples of how the foal can take care of itself in tough times. If there was too much of Rainbow Dash, the foal could be reckless. And at the same time, if there was too much of Fluttershy, the foal would be anti-social.
With these thoughts, Fluttershy knew they could raise a foal together. There was one problem though.
"And how will we get one?" Fluttershy said. "I mean, it won't be as easy for a couple like us. How would we get a foal that we could call our own?" It was then that Rainbow Dash frowned. But it wasn't a frown of sadness. It was a frown of annoyance.
"You know... for a shy pony, you sure do talk a lot." Fluttershy could only blush from that statement. Rainbow decides to playfully ruff up Fluttershy's mane, chuckling as the sensation was practically tickling Fluttershy. "You just leave that to me to figure out. Count on it as a promise."
After taking a moment to recover, Fluttershy responded. "A promise? Are you sure you'll be able to keep it?"
Rainbow Dash pulled something from behind her. It looked like a piece of chocolate called Kisses, which she quickly unwrapped with her mouth. She then opened Fluttershy's mouth, who was taken aback by the gesture, placed the piece of chocolate in Fluttershy’s mouth.
And then, Rainbow Dash leaned her head forward and planted a kiss on Fluttershy’s lips. Fluttershy’s eyes widened upon receiving a kiss both inside, and out. Two different flavors of sweet goodness penetrated her taste buds. The inner walls of her mouth squished the tasty chocolate, spreading its sweet kissy goodness further along her tongue. She closed her eyes and moaned in delight, allowing herself to fall backwards and allowing Rainbow Dash to take control of how far her body leaned. All she needed was the sweet taste of chocolate inside, and Rainbow’s lips pressing against hers outside.
Rainbow removed her lips from Fluttershy, lifting her and herself back up into a sitting position. Fluttershy’s lips were still moving for a moment, longing for more of that taste, When she opened her eyes, she saw Rainbow Dash smiling back at her.
“How’s that for a promise?” Rainbow said. It made Fluttershy blush, still holding that taste of smushed chocolate in her mouth. After swallowing the kiss, she could only giggle. “If we don’t get one by the time of Hearth’s Warming, it’ll be my Hearth’s Warming Resolution!”
Fluttershy blinked. “Um… don’t you mean New Year’s Resolution?”
“Same thing,” Rainbow responded. Fluttershy couldn’t exactly argue with that. The two dates were so close together, the time difference hardly mattered. If that was how Rainbow Dash wanted to view it, she wasn’t gonna deny that from her. Though there was one thing she wanted to deny her of.
“Okay, but on one condition,” Fluttershy said. When Rainbow responded with a questioning hum, she continued. “You aren’t gonna search for a foal yourself. We, will find that out together.”
It was Rainbow’s turn to blink. “But Fluttershy. You have your animals to take care of.”
“And you have your weather duties to take care of,” Fluttershy responded. “If we’re gonna be raising a foal together, we’re gonna find out how to get one together. I don’t want either of us absent when we learn.”
Rainbow was quite taken aback. It was amazing how important this was to Fluttershy. Maybe she wanted in on the promise as well. Or maybe this was something Fluttershy wanted for a long time, and finally felt ready to do it.
Rainbow smiled a flared her left wing out. Fluttershy did the same, but with her right. Turning their wings towards each other, they crossed each other’s wings side by side to conjoin their feathers together. When they pressed their feathers together, Rainbow responded.
“Deal!”
And with that, their Nightmare Night was over. Now, it was time for them to look forward to Hearth's Warming.