//------------------------------// // A Meeting Arrangement // Story: Dancing Through Life // by MiraculousDragonMaster //------------------------------// Dancing Through Life Chapter 10 A Meeting Arrangement The next day, at school, Soarin' couldn't take his mind off of Rainbow Dash. How could he not? She was just... amazing. Her long rainbow hair, her magenta eyes, and that smile. Whether it was a confident grin, or a soft smile, it was beautiful either way. "Earth to Soarin'." Spitfire waved her hand in front of his face, snapping him out of his daze. "You okay? You have been staring off into space for the past few minutes." "He's probably thinking about that girl he bumped into yesterday, which is the same girl he danced with last night." Cheese said with a smirk. Soarin' blushed bright red. "Cheese!" He hissed. Fleetfoot began laughing out loud. "Oh, has it finally happened?" She asked dramatically, a girly grin on her face that was asking for juicy details. "Is our boy in love at last?" Soarin' rolled his eyes, turning away to hide his deepening blush. "Knock it off." He said, brushing their teasing off. Then, he walked away from them, taking a piece of paper out and a pencil. After writing something on it, he folded it with a smile on his face. He just hoped that it won't end badly. A few minutes later, Rainbow Dash was walking towards her locker with her friends. She was telling them what had happened earlier at her house with the Dazzlings. Flashback Rainbow was serving the Dazzlings some pancakes as she listened to their conversation, pretending to not be paying attention. "You mean to tell me that almost all that time during the dance, the two of you were locked in a supply closet?" Adagio shrieked. "It wasn't our fault!" Aria retorted back, while Sonata shrunk back. "Someone locked us in there on purpose. When we finally got out of there, the Wonderbolts still wouldn't talk to us." "Especially Soarin'." Sonata added, making Rainbow slightly perk up at his name. "He just kept heading outside, as if he was looking for someone." "Do you know who?" Adagio asked. Aria shook her head. "No, but that was all he was doing, and all we do know was that it was a girl. At least that was what Spitfire said when she was complimenting the little tramp." Rainbow smirked inwardly as she headed back towards the kitchen so that she could eat her own breakfast in there, since she was not allowed to eat with her stepsisters in the dining room. Adagio seethed through her teeth. "Find out who she is, because she could ruin everything!" End of Flashback The other girls were laughing out loud when Rainbow finished, except for Twilight. "I wish I could've seen the looks on their faces!" Applejack snickered. Rainbow snorted. "Trust me. They were priceless." "But, if they start to pry for information, then they will eventually find out that it was you who the Wonderbolts were talking out." Twilight said. Rainbow froze. She totally forgot about that one little setback. And if the Dazzlings found that she did sneak out to the dance, and that she was the one who danced with Soarin', they'll make her life even more intolerable than it already is. "Well, we'll help you if things might seem to be going that way." Sunset assured her. "You girls want to head on over to the diner for milkshakes after school?" She asked everyone. While everyone else nodded, Rainbow shook her head. "I can't today. It's Friday, and I have to work a shift at the store." "You're always so busy on Fridays." Pinkie whined. Rainbow shrugged. "Well, I don't earn wages by being a servant in my own house." She said. "I still have to save money for college." "Speaking of college, have you heard back from the Manehattan Academy of Performing Arts yet?" Twilight asked. Dash shook her head again. "Not yet." She answered. "I'm supposed to recieve a letter from them any day now. So, keep your fingers crossed." "Aw, would ya relax? You're gonna get in there, Dash." Applejack said, wrapping one of her arms around her best friend's shoulders. Rainbow smiled. "Thanks, AJ." She said. Then, she shrugged her friend's arm off. "I'll see you gals later." She said before walking away. Moments later, Rainbow arrived at her locker. Once she unlocked and opened it, a piece of paper fluttered down to the ground. Dash bent down and picked up. Seeing that paper was meant for her since it had her name on one of the flaps, she unfolded it. Hey, Rainbow Dash. I'm sorry, but I really want to see you again. So, I'm hoping that I can catch you later this afternoon, at the Wonderbolt Sports Supplies store down at the mall. That's where you take a normal job, right? If so, I'll meet you there, if you want me to. -Soarin'. P.S. You also dropped this last night. You were actually kind of cute as a little girl. Rainbow felt her face growing warm. Soarin' wants to see her again? For real? If she were a crazy fangirl, she would be screaming out loud with joy. But, luckily for her, she wasn't. She instead just smiled shyly, tucking a loose lock of her prismatic hair behind her ear. Rainbow then saw that taped to the inside of the note was her photo of her and her parents. She smiled again, this time with fondness. Dash looked around, hoping that Aria and Sonata weren't around, and tucked the note into a pocket. She then grabbed one of her binders and tore out a separate piece of paper. After writing on it for a minute, she folded it and placed into the covering of her binder. Soon, she caught up with Pinkie Pie, who was heading towards her Home Economics class. "Hey, Pinkie!" She called out to her. The party girl turned to her friend. "What's up, Dashie?" She asked. Rainbow reached back into her binder and pulled out her note. "Can you give this to your new friend, Cheese? It's for Soarin'." Pinkie took the note. "What's in the note?" She asked, giving her a sly smile. Rainbow rolled her eyes. "A reply." She simply said before walking towards her gym class. A few minutes later, Soarin' was quietly tapping his pencil against his desk, trying to pass the time as he listened to the biology lecture. A finger then poked his shoulder, getting his attention. Soarin' turned around, and saw that Cheese was holding out a note to him. The Wonderbolt took it and unfolded it. Hey, Soarin'. I got your message. Meet me at the Wonderbolt Sports Supplies store after school. I take a shift there every Friday. I'll see you there. -RD. Soarin' felt a grin threatning to split his face in two. This is going great. Then, he felt another poke to his arm, and saw that Cheese was wiggling his eyebrows teasingly. He rolled his eyes with a slight red blush, and pushed him away playfully before he turned back to the front of the class, listening to the lecture. But, he was much too anxious to really pay attention. The end of the school day couldn't come soon enough.