'Oh yeah, I'm doing it! I'm gonna take Fluttershy on a date. A real date! She's gonna love it! …But what am I gonna do? I can take her someplace she likes...but where? What else can we do?' Wondered the speedy blue pegasus, still unable to decide the best for their first official date.
Dash looked over at her fillyfriend. The yellow pegasus was flying along with a dreamy look on her face that suggested her mind was elsewhere. Rainbow Dash grinned as she thought of a fun idea to snap the mare out of her daydream. She drifted across the yellow pony's flight path, drifting slowly backward until her tail tickled the pretty mare's chin.
Fluttershy giggled, snapping out of her lovestruck stupor, "yes, Rainbow? Did you need something?"
The grinning trickster continued to allow her tail to flutter about in front of her mare's face. "Maybe.”
“What?”
“First stop for our date. A nice comfy cloud! I gotta have my after breakfast nap. Care to join me Flutters?”
“Well, sure... but I’m not tired...” Fluttershy admitted. “But I’ll certainly lie down with you.”
“Because I’m awesome?” The bold pony couldn't help but puff out her chest as she landed on a chosen cloud.
“No,” Fluttershy cooed softly as she alighted and leant in close to the powerful pegasus’s ear. “Because I like to snuggle with you, Rainbow.”
“Good enough.” Dash snickered, winking as she used a wing to draw her mare even closer.
Fluttershy cuddled into the well toned mare’s embrace, relishing the peace they had together. With a giggle, Fluttershy more than happily settled down with her, laying down with her legs curled under the blue pegasus, nuzzling her head into the cyan mare’s neck.
“Awwwww, snuggly...” Dash gently kissed her lover gently as she stroked her mane.
Fluttershy quickly found her spot, right between the strong mare’s forehooves and she snuggled up, giving her fillyfriend a quick kiss.
“Rainbow...?” Whispered the enraptured yellow pony.
“Yes?” The bold pegasus asked as she softly patted her companion.
Snuggling in more to her beloved, Fluttershy closed her eyes and basked in the warm feeling, inhaling the scent of her special somepony mixed with rain and lavender, “thank you so much.”
“You’re most welcome, Fluttershy. But I kinda think I should be the one thanking you.” A cyan hoof ruffled the shy pony’s mane affectionately.
“Oh, Dash....” Fluttershy gave a hearty laugh, shaking her head, “No way, I should be... I especially have to thank you for agreeing to sleep over with me... I mean, I don’t mind the solitude at all, I really don’t. But sometimes, when I thought back to when we used to have sleepovers as fillies... I found myself missing you... a little. It'd be nice if we lived together again.”
“Yea?” Dash allowed her eyes to drift closed. “I guess my cloud house sometimes could get a little lonely, even with Tank.”
The cuddly moment fell into peaceful silence and after a few moments, Fluttershy realised that her companion’s breathing had slowed and she was in fact, asleep.
Fluttershy couldn’t help but smile to herself. While Rainbow Dash enjoyed their cuddle sleeping, the yellow pegasus knew she could not join her. Fluttershy's buzzing mind and heart to kept her awake. This felt too wonderful to fall asleep...
It was almost as if she were dreaming. Fluttershy's eyes fell to the sleeping speedster. A smile slipped out across her lips and Fluttershy nestled down.
This felt too good to be a dream.
Rainbow Dash stretched. A soft rumble rent the air. The speedster flushed.
Fluttershy giggled as she herself sat up. “Is somepony hungry?”
“Uh. Maybe?”
“How about I make us lunch?”
“But I thought it was a date, aren’t I supposed to, you know... take us someplace awesome?”
Fluttershy nuzzled her companion, “just because we are enjoying our first proper date doesn't mean I can’t cook for my pretty Wonderbolt, can I?”
Rainbow Dash shrugged, “I guess. I mean- if you’re offering, I’m totally not gonna say no.”
Fluttershy smiled brightly, "yay!"
Angel used the stick he wielded to rap on the shell of his ride, “go faster turtle! I can’t vanquish our foes if you move at this kind of speed!”
“This - tortoise - is - sprinting.”
“Well go faster then!” Angel jumped up and down and pointed past the chicken coup.
To pairs of hooves touched down in front of Fluttershy’s cottage. “I think it’s cute how they play together, don’t you dear?”
Rainbow Dash snickered as rodent once again jumped up and down on the shell of his ride. “Yea. Although I think Tank is winning."
Angel bunny realised his caretaker had arrived and was quick to abandon his slow ride. He raced up to the yellow pegasus and began motioning to be fed.
Fluttershy smiled kindly down at her pet, “okay Angel Bunny, I’ll get you your food.”
Angel sat back, satisfied as his mother figure hurried inside.
With a quick scowl at the annoying creature, Dash trotted inside after her fillyfriend. Pink eyes on the yellow flank as it swayed back and forth.
Fluttershy went about setting her bunny his meal. She carefully placed it in front of him and was pleased when he didn’t smack it away and instead began to eat. She nuzzled him softly, “aren’t you the best bunny anypony could ever ask for?”
The rabbit shrugged off his mother figure in favour of food. Fluttershy smiled then flittered over to collect another bowel.
“I got this.” Dash snaffled the bowel. She filled it with Tank’s food and flew over to her own pet then placed the food in front of him. “There ya go, buddy.”
Tank smiled graciously then began to slowly eat.
As she prepared a salad for two, Fluttershy enjoyed the sight of her lover and longtime pet tortoise interacting. This was yet more evidence that Tank was the right pet for the speedy mare. She turned away as Dash headed over to the couch.
The blue pegasus reclined, her eyes on the butterflies. “You know one of the things I like about you Fluttershy?”
The animal caretaker turned her attention to the speaker and immediately noticed where the bright pink eyes were staring.
Dash grinned. “You help me enjoy the simple things, like how your arse sways a little while you're making food.”
“Oh... Well, uh...” Fluttershy turned away, her cheeks pinked. “That’s ...nice.”
Dash sat up, concerned by her partner’s reaction. “Did I put my hoof in my mouth?”
“No, not at all.” Fluttershy quickly picked up the salad and flew over to the couch. “I just didn’t expect you to say such a thing.”
“Why not? You’re a really good looking mare... and... stuff.”
The yellow pegasus giggled as she settled down next to her speedster. “Very romantic Dash...”
“What? I’m not supposed to be good at this mushy stuff, I’m supposed to fly fast and be awesome!” Rainbow Dash was quick to stuff herself with a mouthful of food.
Fluttershy giggled softly as she daintily picked up a mouthful of food. “Well, I think you’re doing okay.”
“Hey, is there something you wanna do?” Rainbow Dash asked as she strolled out of the house, fillyfriend in tow.
Fluttershy kicked the ground, “well... there is something - I-I know you don’t-”
“We can do it.”
“Are you sure? I haven’t even told you what it is.”
“Fluttershy, if you give me too much time to think about it I will change my mind, now come on!” Rainbow Dash leapt up into the skies and took off.
“Dash wait!”
The speeding pegasus zipped back and neatly landed in front of her marefriend.
“It’s just critter watching in the woods. But, if you do think it’s something we can do together, please follow me, just for now? We don’t want to frighten the little critters.”
Dash shrugged, “sure.” Before the yellow pegasus could take off, she slipped a blue wing over yellow. “Sounds like a good opportunity to cuddle with my Flutterbunny.”
Fluttershy smiled appreciatively at her companion. She then slipped out from under the protective wing and took to the skies and soared toward the Everfree forest.
Rainbow Dash sighed softly as she settled down beside Fluttershy on the branch of a big tree just inside the Everfree Forest. The excited pegasus by her side was fixated on a group of squirrels and bunnies playing on the forest floor below. Quickly bored of the view below she turned her attention to a rather more exciting prospect.
Fluttershy.
The speedster grinned. Did she have any idea how cute she was, the way her face lit up when one of the squirrels would get closer or a bunny leapt over a fellow's head? Dash knew from experience that their position up here would not last long.
"Come on Dash!" The loud whisper broke the speedster's thought and she grinned, yep, there it was.
Without waiting for her partner, Fluttershy glided down to meet the creatures who were crowding around the base of the tree she had perched on. "Hello, I'm Fluttershy and this is my marefriend, Rainbow Dash." She extended her left forehoof to introduce the bold blue mare who landed by her side.
Several bunnies bounded back a few pony lengths, carefully eyeing the newly introduced pegasus.
"It's okay, neither of us are going to hurt you. I'm your friend-" Fluttershy broke off as several squirrels chittered back at her. "Oh, you know of me, that's wonderful-" Suprise then realisation filled her face, "oh why yes, I think I did help you last winter wrap up." A giant smile erupted across the animal caretaker's muzzle as the group of animals drew in closer to her.
Dash couldn't help but grin like a crazy mare at the sight of her fillyfriend getting mobbed by friendly critters. Although it wasn't her kind of thing, it was cute to see Fluttershy in her element. Wait Dash cautioned her thoughts. Did I just call Fluttershy cute? ...just like that? ...I hope I'm not going soft. She huffed inwardly but those thoughts melted away as motion drew her attention outward once more.
Fluttershy leapt gracefully and carefully began to play with the smaller creatures who eagerly rushed after her. "Come on Dash, join us!"
"Join what?"
Fluttershy frolicked closer then yellow hoof grabbed the speedy pegasus and yanked her along for the ride. Rainbow Dash kept glancing down to make sure she wasn't trampling any of the smaller creatures as she kept pace with Fluttershy while the group bounded around the grove. Dash went rigid for a moment as a pile of critters bounded up her legs and onto her back.
Fluttershy giggled at the shocked sight of Dash getting boarded. She could feel that several squirrles were finding a good perch on her back too. "How does it feel?"
"Weird." Dash paused for a moment longer in thought, "pretty good actually, I think." Then a grin ripped accross the speedster's muzzle. "I'm totally only doing this because you're here."
"I know," Fluttershy nuzzled her rainbow warrior. "Thank you."
Dash flicked around in the sky, grabbing her surprised partner in a pair of protective forehooves. The two lovers fell into a deeper hug as cyan wings propelled them both onwards. To anypony below, it was an odd sight with what appeared to be one pegasus glued to the underside of the other in a hug that allowed the stronger flyer to propel them onwards as one.
Despite how nervous she felt, Fluttershy knew to trust her marefriend and longtime best friend. This was not the first time she had been carried by her partner through the sky. She knew Rainbow Dash would never let anything bad happen to her, and trusted her immensely. She relaxed, even enjoyed the little trip, as she basked in the wonderful warmth and security, yet fun, of her date's protective embrace.
Fluttershy nodded, allowing her gaze to slip back to the landscape below in awe.
With a grin, Dash held her mare tighter as she spotted a perfect place to start. An open field. She propelled toward it, "next up on this date thing! Fluttershy, hope you're ready for some mind-blowing tricks!"
Fluttershy all but melted in her hold by now, smiling goofily, "Of course, Rainbow my dear..."
After over an hour of the cyan mare showing off to her lover and cheerleader she slowly descended to the ground, huffing and puffing and looking like she needed a break.
With an ever so slightly tired swagger in her step, Rainbow Dash strode toward her partner. "Your turn to fly us home."
A shocked, almost blank look met those words. Fluttershy had no idea where they were or how to get home. There was also no way she could carry her more powerful and heaver companion. It didn’t matter that Dash was slightly shorter than she was, the athlete more than made up for that in muscle.
Dash cracked up in a fit of giggles that rapidly turned into a full on laughing bout as she rolled around on the soft grass.
Fluttershy stared down at her mare in shock, 'What part of this is funny?'
"It's okay, cute stuff, I'm only messing with you! Aw man, you should've seen your face!" The laughing hyena of a pegasus managed as she held onto her stomach and pointed at her companion in her filly-like glee.
"...Oh..." Fluttershy blinked a few times, inwardly berating herself for not having known better than that.
But as she watched her fillyfriend topple backwards onto the ground, laughing and holding her tummy, a funny little idea sparked into her mind. A little something that occurred a lot when they were fillies. Oh yes, she could get the drop on her now! Time to best the trickster at her own game, so to speak.
Fluttershy giggled and lunged forward, pouncing on Rainbow Dash. The two rolled around along the ground, at least until Fluttershy effectively pinned her to the ground below. Oh yes, worked every time.
"Hee! Pinned you," Fluttershy smiled.
Dash reached up and booped noses. Surprise flashed across the face of the pegasus on top. The bold mare promptly flipped her off. "No you didn't. Nopony ever beats the amazing Rainbow Dash."
"Yes, I do!" Fluttershy smirked lightly. A sight surprising to see on her, but not exactly rare. She crawled toward her suggestively, licking her lips, and placing a hoof on her stomach, "But I know many ways to subdue you, my Dashie..."
"Try me." Never one to back down, Rainbow Dash laid out the challenge.
"Maybe I will..." Fluttershy giggled, accepting the challenge. She crawled up her mare's body and proceeded to nibble her neck, lick it, and lay butterfly kisses along there.
The receiver of her affection giggled and squirmed under the sensual assault. "Oh, you are so asking for it Flutters!"
"Asking for what?" Fluttershy cooed innocently, as she brought her hooves down Rainbow's sides and gently massaging the base of her wings.
Before Dash had time to respond, Fluttershy lent down to the plush cyan tummy of her fillyfriend. With a light smile playing across her face she proceeded to blow the biggest raspberry she could. Loud, happy laughter rang out across the otherwise quiet zone.
"N-Noooo you don't!"
"Yes, I do!" Fluttershy giggled and blew another raspberry into her tummy.
Dash flung her forehooves over her belly in a protective manner continuing to laugh. At that moment, Fluttershy looked up for a moment as she stopped her attack, then... marvelled. Normally not a lot of ponies would describe Rainbow Dash as "cute", although she definitely was in her own kind of way. But right now, Fluttershy couldn't recall having ever seen her look more adorable than she did when she was a little filly. The way she was lying with her back on the ground, her hooves over her stomach in defence, her mouth hanging open in a huge joyful smile, panting, her cheeks pink, and her eyes glazed over with love for her mare. Adorable. Fluttershy couldn't believe it.
"Oh no, you don't!" The quiet mare gently reached out to brush the defences out of the way.
"Noooo! Stop it!" Dash cried, trying to protect herself again. "You win, okay? You got me!"
"Nope!" Fluttershy giggled, still trying to pry her hooves away.
As a last line of defence, the bold mare grabbed her Flutters and pulled them into a quick embrace. Dash smirked, knowing she had managed to stop her butter-yellow pegasus.
They relaxed, cuddling and simply enjoying the moment in each other’s company.
"That back there..." Dash tentatively broke the silence. "I didn't expect you to nibble me, or play with my wings like that."
Fluttershy rose a little to match her companion's gaze, "too fast?"
Dash grinned and ruffled her fillyfriend's pink mane, "na... Feels right doing this. You have been my best friend since we were fillies after all..." Dash trailed off with a grin. "I had no idea saving you from those bullies would lead to this..."
"Neither did I," agreed Fluttershy. "But I'm glad you did."
The couple fell back into their contented silence.
Rainbow Dash eventually stirred. She licked the yellow face of her date face gently. Fluttershy smiled back and snuggled up against her. The multi-coloured pegasus nuzzled her delighted marefriend back. "Hey, Flutters?"
“Yes?”
“How about we go for a swim and cool off? Then I'll take my special somepony out to dinner." Rainbow slowly petted her mare's back, grinning at her.
"Sure," Fluttershy smiled back, "You can be so romantic, Rainbow..." She nose-kissed her, giggling.
The athlete snorted. "Me? Romantic?"
"Yes," Fluttershy cooed, snuggling her.
"Alright, that's enough." Dash stood up and stretched briefly.
Fluttershy rose slower, happy for their moment, although she wouldn't have complained if it had continued a bit longer...
A sly grin erupted accross Rainbow Dash's muzzle. The athlete leapt into the skies then charged off, sweeping her mare into her forehooves and off into the sky. After a few moments speedy flying she slowed and pointed at a spot where the Ponyville river curved around a bend. "How about that spot over there?"
"There?" Fluttershy pointed down toward the watering hole they were approaching, "Sure! That's a great place to swim... maybe they have some nice fish..." She trailed off as thoughts of possible aquatic life entered her mind.
The tired cyan pegasus happily descended gradually. "Right you're flying yourself home. You're getting too heavy for me."
Fluttershy gently released herself from the blue pegasus’s grip and flew alongside her, happy enough to power her own flight. "But you always pick me up before I can say anything... I'm sorry, I think I might've put on a few pounds... it's okay, I can fly on my own."
"You're not fat. But after the fun, I’ve had showing off to you..." Rainbow Dash giggled lightly to herself. "Yes, I know, the mighty Rainbow Dash getting tired. Just don't tell anypony or I'll never hear the end of it..."
"Rainbow, don't be silly," Fluttershy assured. "You're still a pony. Everypony knows that."
"Yea. But I'm awesome and cool. Not everypony's cool like me." Dash defended, proudly holding a forehoof to her chest.
“What about Twilight, she’s cool? You don’t have a castle.”
“Pfft... I got one in the clouds. That alone makes it cooler.”
"Well, it doesn't mean that you don't need rest. After all, you are usually the laziest of us all." Fluttershy replied as she continued to keep pace alongside her mare.
Dash snorted. “It’s not lazy when you still get the job done faster than anypony else.”
“Rainbow Dash.”
“Yea ‘shy?”
“Still lazy.”
“Alright then!” With expert precision, the speedy mare recaptured her lover and tilted into a dive, carrying both pegasi into the water below with a massive splash.
The two ponies disappeared beneath the dark moving waters. The ripples vanished into the flow as the water continued on its path. It wasn't long before Fluttershy emerged with a squeal, splashing about as though she was in trouble.
"COLD!" She squealed, shivering, "Ah!... Oh sweet Celestia...! It’s cold!"
Her bold, grinning companion broke the surface a moment later, gasping. "That was freaking AWESOME!" She splashed the shivering pony who was floating beside her.
"Hey!" Fluttershy whimpered, swimming away.
Laughing, Rainbow Dash swam after her, "Come back! I'm not going to hurt you."
"Nooooo!" Fluttershy giggled as she swam frantically away, only to get caught a second later when she reached the shallow shoreline. She giggled, falling to the ground as Dash held her tightly, forehooves wrapped firmly around her back.
The bold mare reached over and gently nibbled her ear. "Come on it will get warmer soon, promise!"
“But right now it's cold!”
The athletic pegasus leapt back into the shallows, using a strong wing to send a small wave in the direction of her mumbling fillyfriend.
"Eeeeee!" Fluttershy squealed as small waves of freezing water hit her, "Rainbow!"
"Come on, the water’s lovely!" The athlete paddled out into the cold swimming hole, an encouraging grin directed at her shorebound love.
Fluttershy paddled out slowly. "Cold! Cold! ... Ah...this is much better..."
"Hey, Snuggles! Over here!" The rather loud shout from the surfacing pony drew her attention over to near the opposite shoreline stood.
Fluttershy paddled on the spot, looking toward her companion, "What are you doing over there, Rainbow?"
"Swimming, Flutters. Duh! Now hurry over here or I'll get bored!" The grinning pony continued to tread water as she waited impatiently for her fillyfriend.
"We wouldn't want that," Fluttershy agreed, smiling. She quickly paddled over toward Dash, using her wings to propel along the water faster.
As soon as she came within a few pony lengths, Dash leapt out of the water, her powerful wings beat once, giving that extra boost. She crashed back down close to her startled companion.
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeepp!" Fluttershy wailed, fighting against the crashing waves that surrounded her.
"Race time!" The excited pony bobbed alongside her less athletic friend.
That massive grin was not something that Fluttershy could say no to.
"And guess what Fluttershy? I'm already tired because of carrying you. So I guess my special somepony will have a much needed advantage." She continued to grin hopefully over at the yellow pegasus floating in front of her.
Of course, Fluttershy knew better. While she could be fast, certainly, she knew Rainbow Dash would still manage to surpass her even when tired. "All right, Rainbow... let's do this."
"Now, or later?" The rainbow maned mare wore a moderately suggestive grin upon her face, enjoying herself. "Sorry. Race time."
"Go!" Fluttershy grinned as she splashed her lover right in the snoot then paddled off at full speed, doing her best to get any kind of headstart.
"Hey! No fair!" The athlete kicked off after leading mare, propelled by her tired yet still powerful limbs.
Fluttershy laughed heartily, using her wings to propel herself once again as she swam away. Of course, Dash pulled up next to her in a matter of seconds, a wild grin plastered across her gorgeous face. The pair grinned at each other, ecstatic in their little race.
The joyful race continued as Dash happily fell into place, right next to her competitor and love. As they neared the shoreline, both ponies were breathing heavily, swimming was not something they normally spend a lot of time doing and both found it surprisingly tiring. Working against the resistance of the water was definitely different from the support and resistance of the wind up in the sky, to be sure. But still a lot of fun.
With heavy breaths, the two lovebirds floated happily around in the shallows for a few moments, trying their best to regain their strength.
Fluttershy turned her head over toward her companion, and scooted closer to her, kissing her cheek, "I... don't even know who won. But I bet it was you..."
The smitten cyan mare floated beside her. "Couldn't have been me. You totally did."
"Nooo, it was you, I bet it was," Fluttershy giggled, a happy smile upon her muzzle.
"Nope! That was you, Fluttershy!" Rainbow continued to grin as her ego expanded.
"...Wow, I thought you hated to lose, Dashie..." Teased the yellow mare.
With a hearty chuckle, Dash reached over and ruffled her special somepony’s wet mane, "Heh... I make an exception for you, Flutters. Just don't you tell anypony. You're the only one allowed to win against me!"
"Oh, Rainbow..." Fluttershy giggled, she rolled onto her back on the shoreline, enjoying the feel of the gentle flow of water against her lower half.
With a wide grin, Dash saw an opportunity and scooted over, climbing on top of the saturated animal caretaker. It was very reminiscent of having done so as a filly, with all the more added to it by now. She all but melted as she observed the way Fluttershy gazed up at her lovingly, with her aquamarine eyes twinkling with glee, her loving, sweet smile, and the adorable blush on her cheeks. The fact that she was soaking wet with her limp mane matted about on her face and the ground below her head only added to her appeal.
'I don't know what I did to deserve Fluttershy...I don't deserve her at all. But I'll never let her go!' Dash thought as she nuzzled their noses together. 'Still, Fluttershy deserves the best, and I'll make her happy, however I can. ...Darn, she's so pretty! And she grew to be real hot... Heh heh... Ah yeah!’
Fluttershy felt totally relaxed as she lay there on the shore with cool water against her drenched coat and her love on top of her, a living blanket to her warm and protected. 'Oh Dash... It feels so nice to finally have you. You have grown up to be the most beautiful mare I've ever seen.' She caressed the wet rainbow mane, noticing the naughty look crossing her marefriend's face. 'I look forward to tonight. I just know you will continue to make it as wonderful as it is now.'
To tease her a little, Dash pushed her softly, slowly down into the wet bank then poked her tongue out at her.
Deciding two could play that game, Fluttershy swiped the left forehoof out from under her companion and rolled them both over. A surprised cry rang out and the shy pegasus giggled softly as she used her weight to push Dash down into the soft bank.
Dash grinned back. "I would be careful there if I was you."
"I am being careful," Fluttershy responded innocently.
"Oh, yea?" Challenged Rainbow Dash.
With an eruption of mud and water, the lovers rolled around on the bank, churning the serene location into mush and kicking water everywhere as giggles erupted. After a soft battle of wills, the yellow pegasus found herself on top. Fluttershy pulled back a bit to gaze down at her muddy lover with a shy affectionate smile. "Dashie... We're all dirty now. I think my beautiful rainbow needs another swim."
Turning pink, Dash chuckled and then splattered some mud on Fluttershy, just to tease her, even though she was already muddy to begin with. "Oops! Looks like Fluttershy needs a bath, too!"
"Well, let's get in the water..." Fluttershy cooed, poking the dirty blue nose in front of her.
Dash laughed lightly, "Okay. But only because you say so, mucky mare."
Fluttershy giggled and blew a raspberry. "You first."
"Somepony wants to watch do they," Dash smirked suggestively.
"...Maybe..." The creamy yellow mare smiled innocently.
"Fine. Here goes the greatest mare ever." Declared Dash. She broke their embrace and hovered a few feet over the smiling pony below.
She landed and slowly swaggered into the water, being careful to wiggle her flank as much as possible on the way in. Fluttershy watched with great interest, sitting up and observing her date's every move, carefully, making sure not to miss a thing. She almost burst out laughing at the outrageous wiggle the athelete had appeared to develop. As the subject of her affections submerged she shook herself out of her stupor. 'Bath time.' She carefully made her way into the muddy water, following her mare.
Dash floated along on her back, happy in the middle of the expanse of water.
Fluttershy slowly paddled along, there was no need to hurry, her Rainbow wasn't going anywhere. As she swam, she kept an eye out for any creatures below the surface. Unsurprisingly, none were to be found. Fluttershy figured they had probably churned the water up so much they had frightened the little critters away. She quickly decided not to worry herself over the aquatic life as they were probably more than capable at taking care of themselves. Fluttershy had a rainbow to catch.
It was absolutely perfect. Celestia's sun was shining in the sky, clouds were set rolling by in the wind, a breeze blew, and the sweet songs of the birds echoed within the trees nearby. As the wind blew, it whispered within the leaves, creating the atmospheric sound of whispering trees. Fluttershy closed her eyes as she basked in the sweet sounds, smells and feelings of nature. It couldn't have been any better than this. Nothing could possibly go wrong in these peaceful times.
Something long, slimy, and yet roughened brushed along her legs under the water. Fluttershy yelped and took off into the air, launching herself out of the water as she thrashed her legs about. However, due to how scared she was, her wings receded and clamped against her sides, leaving her to fall back into the water. Thankfully, she was only a few feet above the water, so she didn't have far to go.
But neither splash nor submersion beneath the water came.
"Whoa there, Flutters!" The yellow pegasus felt the strong hooves of her guardian grip her. "Come on, you have me here. You don't need to be scared."
"I felt... something! Under the water! I think it was a tentacle! It might be a squid!" Fluttershy squealed in fright, holding to Dash tightly.
The bold mare sighed, giving her a look. "Really Fluttershy? Just some squid?"
With a slight giggle, the shy mare loosened her hold. "Yes. Come to think of it... If I haven't been scared, I would love to have seen it..."
"Would you like me to try and find it for you?" The strong pegasus asked as she hovered closer and closer to the shoreline.
A meek nod was her reply as Fluttershy snuggled into her wet coat.
"Well okay then." Gracing her lover with a confident grin, the guardian placed her companion down on the shore and dove into the water.
Several moments passed, and Fluttershy began to worry. 'Did something happen?' Rainbow hadn't even come back up for air and then go back down again. She sincerely hoped that it was just because she could hold her breath that long. She shifted her weight around on the spot, growing restless. Was it worth returning in there to see? What was it that held her precious pony?
Before she could do anything further, Rainbow Dash finally came up to the surface, gasping for air. By the looks of things, she was completely unharmed.
"Nothing down there, Flutters! It's kinda murky and hard to see, though, so I don't know. But I went along and I'm pretty sure there's nothing down there. Just seaweed and whatever other kinds of water plants."
Relieved, Fluttershy trotted up to her protector and embraced her, "I was so worried... You... You..."
Softening, Dash smiled and embraced the soft pegasus, giggling a bit from the display of affection, "I'm sorry. I can hold my breath pretty long and I just wanted to give it a once-over as much as I can. I should've come up, so, yeah... sorry about that." She nuzzled her marefriend on the cheek to further assure her.
"Dashie..."
"Yes, Fluttershy?"
"Please don't ever leave me. You make me worry so..." Fluttershy cuddled deep into the loving embrace of the bold blue pegasus, content in her presence.
Holding her closer, Rainbow Dash nuzzled into Fluttershy's damp hair and nodded as she gently rubbed her back in comfort. "I won't, I promise. I love you, I'm not gonna leave you, Flutters. Never! I'll never leave you alone like that."
"Y-you mean it?" Fluttershy withdrew to better gaze into the face of her fillyfriend. 'Does she really mean it when she says she loves me?'
"Oh, right... I said that L word, didn't I?"
Fluttershy nodded slowly.
Dash sighed, "yea, I think I am in love with you. Like... properly in love with you. I dunno, is it weird to fall in love with your best friend like that?"
"Yay!" The soft cheer was accompnied by another hug. "I'm pretty sure I love you too Rainbow Dash."
A dopey grin crossed Dash's muzzle. "Alright! Now how about we head home? I'm getting hungry." The athlete’s tummy added a further statement to the conversation.
Fluttershy nuzzled into her companion's dirty wet coat. "Okay sweetheart. I'm ready for our dinner date."
Grinning, Dash broke the sweet contact and checked her wet wings. "Great! ...We're gonna need a shower, though."
"I know. Anything to make my Dashie look beautiful!"
"I'm not beautiful! I'm awesome! You're the one who's beautiful, pal!"
Fluttershy ran a hoof through the damp mane of her lover. "No. You're the most beautiful mare I've ever seen."
Rainbow Dash huffed.