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// Protected 
// Story: Prom Protector 
// by Natedogg2006 
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Two girls lazily traced slow circles in the center of the dance floor. They held each other close as they're feet unconsciously traced patterns to music only they seemed to hear. Their eyes were closed lightly as each of they're heads was placed on the other's shoulder. Their words were low, but they were close enough to hear each other perfectly. 
     
"What about that time at that camp we used to go to? You know, when you walked in on me changing before we went swimming." Rainbow Dash asked this with a suggestive smile she knew Fluttershy could feel through her shoulder. 
     
"That was a completely innocent accident. I was way too young to be thinking about stuff like that back then."
     
"Ok, then what about when the exact same thing happened the next year?"
     
Fluttershy hesitated for just a second. "That might have been a little less innocent." Rainbow snorted a small laugh, the vibrations of which caused Fluttershy to have to once again reach up to straighten an almost comically oversized cheap plastic crown that awkwardly balanced atop her long since disheveled hair. In the process of doing so it bumped the small tiara tangled into Rainbows hair, which she paid no mind to. "To be fair, we both did do a lot of... maturing that year. You can't really blame me for being curious about what had changed."
     
Rainbow gave a suggestive chuckle. "Yeah, we can go with that."
     
Fluttershy gave an indignant pout she didn't care that Rainbow couldn't see. "Well, what about the cheerleader outfit you got me when I said I'd be your personal cheering section for soccer season? Was that really the only style they had available?"
     
"It was actually.... I just didn't get it from a costume store like I had said." She felt Fluttershy grumble into her shoulder.
     
They shared a laugh, at this point neither of them sure how long they had spent reminiscing. They got some kind of an answer when Rainbow felt another grumble, this one not coming from Fluttershy's mouth. She laughed more as she felt the other girls' cheeks warm against her neck. 
     
"Yeah, I'm kinda getting hungry too. Hopefully there are some snacks left....." Rainbow Dash trailed off as she raised her head back up for the first time in she didn't know how long. Fluttershy noticed her head seemed to swivel back and forth. "Hey Shyshy." Fluttershy sighed contentedly at the sound of her Dashie's voice. "When did the dance end?"
     
Fluttershy gave a start as she straightened up as well. Her eyes opened and her vision cleared as she looked around. To both of their surprise they noticed that they had been dancing to no music as the band seemed to be in the final stages of packing up. Most of the rest of the dance seemed to have already been cleaned up around them and only a few students from the prom committee were still lingering around picking up the last bits here and there.
     
"I.... I honestly don't know," Fluttershy said as her jaw slackened slightly. 
     
"It was about forty five minutes ago." Both girls gave a start as they turned to a voice belonging to someone they knew hadn't been there a moment ago. "They said we could leave you alone until they were ready to lock up in about another fifteen minutes."
     
Pinkie Pie stood before the two, a smile that seemed too big for her face directed straight at them. 
     
Fluttershy was the first to recover from the shock. "Oh no, we're so sorry. Have you girls been waiting for us this whole time?"
     
"Don't worry about it. Like we said before, we're just super happy for the two of you. Limo driver is a little upset, but he's making time and a half now, so it's all good." Pinkie said this while reaching behind her and pulling out her backpack that the girls were sure she hadn't brought with her. 
     
Without blinking she turned the bag over. There was a loud, 'thunk' as a pile of papers bound in yellow and blue ribbon hit the floor. The new couples eyes went wide as they recognized Pinkie's 'Dashie and Shyshy are finally the super duper cutest couple ever and that is super duper awesome' party plan. Though it had grown, now standing taller than the girl who had dumped it. 
     
Pinkie's smile now seemed painfully large on her face.
     
"Pinkie no. That's excessive even for you." Rainbow Dash tried to make her words sound firm. 
     
Pinkie's smile now seemed like it might break the barriers of her face at any moment. 
      
"And didn't Dashie say you lost your party privileges for eavesdropping?" 
     
Pinkie's face now seemed to start vibrating. The couple instinctively found each other's embrace again.
     
"Ok Pinkie. You can throw us a party." Rainbow blurted the words out despite the fact that she had not been scared at all. Pinkie's smile seemed to go back to human proportions as she squeaked and somehow managed to scoop the tower of paper back up with one swing of her bag. 
     
The pair held each other close as they watched the party planner bound off. They finally managed to look to each other and giggle.
     
"Do you get the feeling that this suddenly became way more trouble than it's worth?" Rainbow asked, but her smile showed no sign of seriousness. 
     
Fluttershy put a finger to her chin as if actually considering the question. "Hummmm... Nope." She then leaned her head back into her new favorite place against her Dashie's neck.
     
Rainbow gave a light laugh and content smile as she reached over to adjust her real girlfriend's crown that was now rubbing against her ear. "Yeah, me neither."
     
The lights of the auditorium started to go off one by one. They each held the other in a strong embrace as they walked towards the exit.