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// Prologue: What Lotus Knows 
// Story: Holding Hands 
// by Jhoira 
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Lotus smiled and gave Rainbow Dash a small bow. "Welcome, Miss Dash. Your regular appointment with Aloe is in just a few minutes. Though I'm sure you know that."

Rainbow Dash nodded, glancing about the empty room and sitting down. "Yeah... Not too busy right now, eh?"

Lotus didn't smile any wider, but her eyes crinkled slightly, indicating her smile turned from polite greeting, to genuine. "Just as you like it, Miss Dash. Miss 'I don't do spa stuff.' Are you going to tell her today?"

Rainbow Dash tilted her head to the side before chuckling. "Oh, I'm not telling Rarity I come here until my deathbed."

Lotus' smile turned mischievous. "No, Miss Dash. I didn't mean that. I meant about how you have a crush on Aloe." 

Rainbow Dash's eyes widened, but she managed to keep her cool, except her eyes, obviously. Putting her hand on her hip she made a throwing away gesture with her hand, getting her eyes back under control. "Nah, I just like her style more, Lotus. She has stronger hands than you."

Lotus nodded, glancing down at her tablet. "Mhmm, that's why you reserved a manicure today, instead of your usual massage?" Rainbow Dash silently cursed that Lotus had noticed that. "It's going to get ruined after a single game, Miss Dash. I think you just wanted to tell her while looking at her. Not staring at the floor, naked."

Rainbow Dash let out a small harumph as she deflated. Crossing her arms and wrinkling her nose. "Fine, ya caught me. You haven't told her, have you?"

Lotus shook her head and grinned. "No, though I think she might have an inkling. She turned down a very pretty young lady named Sugarcoat a few nights ago. You better move quick there, Miss Dash. She's very pretty. And with you being gone with your team so much..."

Rainbow Dash groaned at the reminder of her career screwing up her social life. But she grinned right afterward, she'd get at Lotus back for this teasing... "Oh, you find her pretty, Lotus? You might want to see a psychologist about that. I mean, she's your sister."

Lotus simply grinned. "I can tell when someone's pretty no matter their familial relationship to me or not. Like you might not have noticed since you're into girls, but your father's a real hottie."

Rainbow Dash made a short choking sound and clamped her hands over her ears. "Ugh! I don't need to hear that Lotus!"

Lotus smiled and tapped something on her tablet. "Aloe is free now, waiting for you in the room you usually use."

Rainbow Dash grinned. "Thanks." Giving Lotus a small wave she walked past her. Rainbow Dash jumped slightly, letting out a loud yelp. Frowning she looked back to Lotus, who was raising her tablet back to its original position, in front of her. Back to its proper use, unlike what it had just been used for. To smack Rainbow Dash's backside.

"Go get her, tiger."