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// Their Talk (May 11th, Saturday afternoon.) 
// Story: Overprotective Sist... Friend 
// by Jhoira 
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Rainbow Dash, despite her having farther to travel beat Flitter back to their shared home. Rainbow Dash was faster and didn't go over in excruciating detail about every aspect of her interaction with the other pony like Flitter had to Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash fashioned herself a chair and sat in it, considering her options. On the flight home she'd decided she should just tell Flitter outright, not dropping hints, not trying to be cute about it. But the question was to spring it on her immediately, let her get a bit settled in and comfortable, or wait a few days. Rainbow Dash got up and started to pace around her large main room.

Rainbow Dash realized she was stressing over this too much. The main interest she had in Flitter was that she was absolutely adorable, not some deep emotional connection. Though Rainbow Dash had to admit that she had liked holding the other mare close as she was having troubles, having someone to protect made her feel strong, which was the main reason she had first befriended Fluttershy. Even Rainbow Dash had to admit that was a very selfish reason to pursue another pony, but actual affection didn't work like in those books that Fluttershy secretly read all the time. Ponies didn't see each other and just fall in love, it was affection, but it was also about what two ponies could do for each other, not just some emotion that overrode all rational thought.

Rainbow Dash nodded, very satisfied with her reasoning as the door opened and she grinned, seeing Flitter walk in. Rainbow Dash figured she might as well get the first part out of the way. "Hey there Flitter. You wanna go out?"

Flitter was raising a hoof in her own greeting before freezing, and slowly putting it down, eyeing the other pony with... No so much apprehension as cautious consideration, and a bit of indignity mixed in. "Really? You want to date -me-? And -that's- how you ask? I broke down and yelled at you yesterday and now I walk in and you just ask straight out like that?" Flitter's wings shuffled as she put on a calm face, and look, but half her brain was yelling at the other half. Half agreed with Fluttershy that she was in lo... Ok not even that part of her brain said love, but it did admit to a crush on Rainbow Dash, the other half was yelling at that half to shut up. Ok, the split was closer to 1/3 to 2/3, with the 2/3 overpowering the crush side to allow Flitter to remain calm and collected.

"Well yeah Flitter, I'm not overly touchy-feely ya know." She grinned and walked over to Flitter. "You're quite pretty Flitter, and you have some rough edges but you're a good egg, so I'd be interested in dating you. Whatcha say?"

Flitter was pretty far removed from touchy-feely herself but she'd never been -that-... Clinical with relationships or things. But Rainbow Dash wasn't wrong, they were both attractive mares and besides that issue yesterday they got along, their skills complemented each other, Flitter could cook, Rainbow Dash was successful, so was Flitter but she'd chosen a profession that while fulfilling, wouldn't ever unlock some of the fancier things that she did enjoy. Oh great, now Rainbow Dash's clinical analysis was rubbing off and making Flitter think about material advantages. "Dang it Rainbow Dash! You can't just... I... It's not that simple!" Flitter was not sure what else she would be looking for though, she'd never believed in love at first sight, but... This was different!... Somehow.

Rainbow Dash nodded a bit, grinning. "Okay Flitter, sorry for asking." She was disappointed but it wasn't some critical shattering of her life. She'd find another mare or stallion that she liked. And was cute, though not as important as getting along, cute was still very important. Rainbow Dash wondered faintly if that made her vain, but she shrugged it off. Some people were better than her, they didn't care about looks, she did, a dragon can't change its scales as they say. "Well if you..."

Flitter eyes widened as Rainbow Dash continued to pursue it, she had seemed to give up but then she started putting a conditional on Flitter changing her mind! "Wait, wait, Rainbow Dash..." Rainbow Dash did stop, raising and eyebrow and Flitter hesitated, why was Fluttershy's part of Flitter's brain gaining strength!? "Uh... I have a... Proposition. It's gonna sound weird but hear me out?"

Rainbow Dash tilted her head but nodded. "Yeah sure, what's the proposition? You into some kinky stuff Flitter?"

Flitter blushed brightly and shook her head. "N-No! That's not what I meant!"

"Oh, sorry. So what're you proposing?"

Flitter shook her head, seriously considering calling it off after that question. "Well..." She huffed a bit, still blushing and looking to the side until she nodded to herself. "I-If you... Sleep with me in my bed tonight I'll consider it..." Rainbow Dash opened her mouth but Flitter interrupted angrily. "No sex! Just... Just sleeping."

Rainbow Dash considered her for a full ten seconds before grinning widely at Flitter. "Ya like me holding you don't you?"

Flitter blushed again and bit her bottom lip. "N-No!... Well... I mean... Maybe! That's what I'm trying to figure out!"

At that Rainbow Dash's grin faltered, now more curious. "Whatcha trying to figure out there?"

Flitter was a hair away from abandoning the entire enterprise... But it would be nice to sleep well every night... "If it was... Indeed... You holding me... Or your bed."

Rainbow Dash smiled widely. "Ahh! That makes sense, sounds like a Twilight plan to me."

Flitter shook her head and answered before she thought of what she was doing. "No, it was Fluttershy's." Just after that Flitter groaned as Rainbow Dash started to giggle.

"Just had to go brag about getting into bed with The Dash, didn't you?" Flitter groaned and started to walk up the stairs to her room as Rainbow Dash followed. "Just couldn't resist telling your friend about your strong host could ya?"