“So Dashie, how was it?” Twilight asked as she and Rainbow Dash took to the skies above Sweet Apple Acres.
Rainbow rubbed a foreleg with her other and stared at the ground. “There was more crying, a surprisingly low amount of yelling, and well… we ended in a hug. So that’s… good.”
“Oh, well that’s nice. Do you feel better?”
“I mean I’m a little embarrassed considering I broke down in front of you, Applejack, and Big Mac all within half an hour, but otherwise yeah. I uh… hope you don’t mind but…” Rainbow smiled sheepishly. “I kinda told her about us to help break the ice.”
Twilight frowned. “How did she take it?”
“Surprisingly well. I think she realized I was assuming that she was a little y’know, old fashioned and would think it’s wrong, but she just said…” Rainbow Dash put on a poor imitation of Applejack’s southern drawl. “‘I expect y’all are expecting me to try and lynch y’all now, but I ain’t like that. There are some gay Apples I’m mighty close with too an’ if there’s one thing I refuse to be, it’s a hypocrite. I’m right happy for y’all.’”
“Oh.” Twilight replied, somewhat surprised. “Well that’s really nice of her.”
“Yeah!” Rainbow smiled. “Even better, she promised us a cask of her extra-strong cider as a sign of goodwill! I was thinking... considering how sucky things have been recently, we could break into it today or tomorrow? You know, relax and do something that won’t give us food poisoning?”
Twilight scoffed in mock annoyance. “Am I ever gonna live that down?”
“Nope!”
Twilight chewed on her lip for a moment. “Hey Rainbow…”
“What’s up, Twi?”
“I kinda want to tell the rest of our friends. Sure, Scoot and Applejack know, but Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, Spike, and Starlight don’t. Would you be okay with talking to them? Kinda… get it out of the way?”
Rainbow Dash shrugged. “The only one I was really worried about talking to was Applejack, so I don’t see why not. As long as we can convince Pinkie not to throw a party. I don’t really think Ponyville will care, but if a princess is going to announce something like that, it should be her announcing it, and probably not before twenty four hours into the relationship.”
Twilight clicked her tongue. “Yes, I can agree with that. I can send them all some invitations and we can meet them in the castle library this evening?”
Rainbow tapped her chin. “In that case I’ll go see about getting that cask from Applejack.”
Twilight rolled her eyes. “You’re so predictable, Dashie.”
Six ponies and one dragon sat in the library of Twilight’s castle. Rainbow Dash and Twilight in front of the grand fireplace, and the other five jumbled in front of them.
“So what’s this big surprise you had for all of us?” Starlight asked.
“Is it a big pile of gems?!” Spike questioned.
“Spike, dear, I don’t think she would call all of us if it was a surprise for you.” Rarity fluttered her eyelashes as Spike, who swooned.
“Is it a monster attack? O-o-or a surprise party? Oh please say it’s a party!” Pinkie began hopping, before giving out a sharp gasp. “Did one of you get the other pregnant? I want to see Dashie with a baby bump!”
“Pinkie… mares can’t get each other pregnant.” Rainbow stated matter of factly.
“No, you totally can!” Pinkie replied.
“Actually… she’s right, Rainbow. Scientists found a way to extract stem cells from bone marrow and turn it into sperm cells with chemicals and vitamins.” Twilight stated hesitantly. “But that can only produce fillies and has a very high chance of birth defects.”
Rainbow Dash looked between the two serious expressions of Twilight and Pinkie, before finally resting her gaze on Pinkie.
“Neither of us are pregnant, Pinkie. What we were gonna actually say is… well…”
Rainbow gazed softly at Twilight, a small smile on her lips.
“You ready?” She whispered to Twilight. Twilight responded with a small nod.
Rainbow moved forward to softly kiss Twilight on the cheek, but paused as she felt two hooves strongly grip her chin and pull her forward, finding her own lips meeting the soft warm feeling of Twilight’s lips.
Rainbow’s eyes shot open and her pupils shrank with a soft gasp. She felt her wings suddenly flare out.
And as soon as it started, it was over. Twilight pulled back, staring at the floor, her whole face turning red.
Meanwhile Rainbow, having been released, stumbled around for a moment, suddenly very lightheaded.
“I.. whuh? Buh?” Dash blinked. “Twi-”
“I’m sorry!” Twilight squeaked, unable to meet Dash’s gaze. “My body just kinda moved on it’s own! I’m sorry! I knew that was too fas-”
Twilight didn’t get to finish her thought as a feathery mass tackled her, pinning her the ground and pushing her lips against Twilight’s. Twilight let out a soft moan as Rainbow’s tongue forced its way into her mouth and began wrestling hers, each fighting for dominance. Still riding on the adrenaline rush, Twilight wrapped her forehooves around the back of Rainbow’s neck and pulled her in further. Rainbow mirrored the gesture. For that moment, nothing else existed to Rainbow Dash except the amazing mare in front of her.
That was until a pony to their left cleared her throat very loudly.
“Uhm, darlings, just a reminder before you two get too frisky, you are right in front of a crowd. Do we need to leave?”
Rainbow Dash pulled back, a trail of saliva still connecting their mouths. Rainbow Dash’s face had turned as red as Twilight’s. She politely offered a hoof to Twilight to help her up, which Twilight took with a trembling hoof.
Rainbow shakily looked up to see the expressions on her friend’s faces. Pinkie’s wild grin threatened to split her face in two. She was shaking in excitement. Rarity wore a perturbed expression, her own cheeks tinting pink. Fluttershy was trying to hide in her own mane, her own wings flared out. Starlight had her mouth covered with a hoof, trying not to laugh, and Spike pretended to retch.
“So… I’ll take it your announcement was that you and Twilight have become… an item?” Rarity asked slowly, the corners of her mouth pulling into a ghost of a smile.
“WHOHOO” Pinkie yelled. “FINALLY! TWIDASH FOREVER!” She pulled her party cannon out of thin air and detonated it, bouncing around as the confetti gave way to gravity.
“I’m so happy for you two.” Fluttershy tucked in her wings to her sides, shivering as she made eye contact with Rainbow.
“Yeah, I’m really happy for you guys too.” Starlight composed herself and smiled.
“That’s so totally awesome, you guys!” Spike exclaimed.
Rainbow had felt her jaw drop at some point, and looking from Twilight back to her friends, felt quite lost for words.
“Uhm… Yes,” Twilight spoke softly. She cleared her throat and continued in a much more confident tone. “That is why we wanted to see you five.”
“And that means Rarity owes me thirty bits!” Pinkie cheered. As everybody but Rarity turned their eyes to her, she paused in the middle of her bounce. Rarity suddenly found the curtains very interesting. Pinkie looked at her friends with a raised eyebrow and a slight frown before continuing, softly landing on the floor. “What? It was obvious. It’s not my fault Rarity can’t read ponies like I can. Like that fact that at least one of them is crazy about being bound up in chains!"
Twilight and Rainbow immediately found a new interest in the floor right in front of them, wings flared as they jumbled over their words about how ridiculous that idea was.
“Yes, well, Pinkie dear, I’m sure they didn’t call us here for us to embarrass them.” Rarity coughed daintily, before peering around the room. “ I do notice a strong absence of Applejack. Did you already tell her or are you three still… ah… at ends?”
“We’ve uh… mostly fixed that.” Rainbow muttered, gazing at Rarity. “But yeah… it might have already come out to her.”
“You told APPLEJACK,” Pinkie jumped over to Rainbow Dash and started shaking her. “Before US?! You could have invited all of us! I could have thrown a party! Why Dashie? WHYYYY?”
Pinkie sunk to the floor dramatically, still holding on to Rainbow.
“It’s a bit of a long story.” Twilight answered. Rainbow sunk to her haunches and gazed at the floor to her left with a trembling lower lip.
Twilight walked over to her and placed a comforting wing around her, giving her a quick peck on the cheek. “I don’t think Rainbow is really up to telling it right now.”
Pinkie hopped back and jumped back to beside Fluttershy. “Okie Doki Loki! But can we hear it later? I love stories!”
Rainbow leaned against Twilight and thought for a moment. “To be honest guys, I’d rather just forget that whole thing happened. So uh… please don’t ask. I still feel terrible about the whole thing.”
“Oh dear… we won’t pry, but is there anything we can do to help?” Rarity quiered.
Rainbow didn’t answer. Twilight wrapped her forehoof around Dash’s neck and brought her in closer. “Maybe just help us bring in the cider and two mugs? I think it’s going to be a long night.”
Rarity nodded and left the room.
Twilight turned to Pinkie. “And no parties.”
Pinkie deflated. “Not even a ‘Dashie and Twilight got together’ party?”
“No.”
“A ‘best purple pony princess came out as gay’ party?”
“Pinkie, no.”
“A ‘Dashie and Twi are totally banging now’ party?”
“Pinkie…”
“Ooh! How about an orgy?! I’ll bring whips and chains just for you two!”
“PINKIE!” Rainbow and Twilight chorused.