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// Chapter 25 
// Story: Date-Your-Own-Dashie 
// by CategoricalGrant 
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“Well, if your hooves are feeling up to it, you want to go dance?”

Rainbow Dash shoots you a fiery smile and a teasing look that makes your heart skip a beat. “Did you forget who you’re talking to? I’m Rainbow ‘Danger’ Dash! I’m always ready!”

“You wanna leave your shoes here?”

“Well, I mean, yeah, of course I’m gonna leave them.”

You walk over to the dance floor with Rainbow Dash. The DJ seems to be playing older pop songs, probably in a bid to please some of the older, rich clientele and the handful of retired Wonderbolts present. Old music or not, though, it was catchy!

Rainbow Dash begins busting out some of her best moves, and you follow closely. It seems that many hours of Wonderbolts training had turned her flexible, and she had absolutely no issues in timing her moves to the beat. 

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash shimmies her way sideways over to you. She rocks her shoulders rhythmically up and down and presses against your barrel. When you look down at her, she’s looking up at you with a cocked eyebrow, wearing a teasing smile and biting her lip.

You blush and timidly smile back, causing her to roar in laughter. “C’mon,” she says, slugging you hard on your side. “Lighten up and have a little fun!” She bumps her flank against yours to emphasize her order.

Letting out a deep breath, you make up your mind to let loose a little bit. Your movements deepen, and you begin swaying your hips more as you step back in forth.

“That’s it!” she encourages, moving closer to you and tossing her mane.

You move closer as well, and you begin timing your sways with Rainbow Dash’s; soon, you have worked up a rhythm. You and her dance closely, shooting each other teasing glares and grins as you work your way in circles around the dance floor.

The song ends, and along with the rest of the crowd, you and Rainbow Dash stomp your hooves in applause. The next song comes in slowly, and for a moment you aren’t sure what it is going to be.

Soon it becomes clear that the beginning is so slow because the song itself is slow- this is clearly not a song you can bust a move to.

Apprehensively, you look over to Rainbow Dash, who is already looking at you. As your eyes scan over her face, you realize that she looks very unsure of herself. You feel the same way.



To skip the slow dancing and spend the night talking, proceed to Chapter 34.
To slow dance with Rainbow Dash, proceed to Chapter 35.