//------------------------------// // This is where the magic happens! // Story: The guy she'd kinda be into. // by Arial_Dreemmurr //------------------------------// After the disaster that Rainbow Dash called 'The last few minutes' she quickly ran off into a nearby bathroom. She locked the door shut and just sat against the wall looking up into the ceiling. She never imagined love could be such a big thing. Her emotions were driving her insane and her friends weren't helping with these issues. She knew Pinkie was random but she could've known saying something like that wouldn't make anything better. She sat there for a few more seconds quietly thinking before she heard a soft knock on the door. "Rainbow? You in there?" She recognized Sunset's voice. After not being able to get a response from her a softer voice spoke. "Are you ok Dash? We didn't mean to make you upset.." Fluttershy apologized softly. "Yea.." Rarity followed. "I only wanted to help you. I didn't mean to be so pushy." She let out a sigh and responded. "You guys didn't do anything wrong.." Her thoughts were racing again. "I just feel like such a mess since this whole 'love' thing started.." "I know that feeling.." Rarity let out a small chuckle. Sunset turned the doorknob finding it locked. "Mind letting us in?" "I'll be right there." She got up and unlocked the door to let them in. She stepped backward leaning against the door as they walked in. They stood around her attempting to maybe cheer her up a little. Apple Jack first spoke. "Sorry about just now. Ah'm sure Pinkie didn't mean to say all of that." "But I thought-" Before Pinkie could say any more Twilight silenced her. "I already said, it's fine. I just didn't expect it to come out so soon. Or at all.." Dash attempted to smile at them but it came out weak. "You can look at it that way," Rarity smiled at her. "Or now that we know we can help you. And I would love to do so!" "I guess so." She looked back at Rarity. "But don't expect me to go out with your make-overs if I don't want to." "No need to worry about that Rainbow!" She continued. "I'm sure I'll be able to design something just for you that, even if you usually don't like such a thing, I'm sure you will love!" She let out a small laugh already feeling a bit better. "Let's just hope so." "What now?" Sunset asked obviously curious about what would come with this. Rarity turned to her bag and got out a notebook. "When will you see him again?" "Friday. We're meeting up for the project. why?" Dash was also curious now. She wrote it down and gave her a determined smile. "I'll have the outfit ready so you can make an impression! Of course, I could also bring my make-up bag at lunch." She wrote it all down and put it back in her bag. All Dash could do was let out a nervous laugh already fearing what was about to come. "Right.." It was Friday now. While on her way to the cafeteria, Dash couldn't stop thinking of what kind of torture Rarity would put her through. She's very serious about these things and it seemed to be even more with this. She just hoped she would go easy on her and not accidentally kill her. She walked through the cafeteria door and walked towards their table were Sunset, AppleJack, and Fluttershy already sat at. She put her tray down on the table and sat down. "Hey, guys." She quickly greeted them. "Hey Rainbow." Sunset showed a sounded chuckle. "Did you prepare?" "Did my best." She said only half-joking. Apple Jack gave her a face of sympathy. "Ah almost feel bad for ya. We all know how crazy she can get." "I know.. Let's just wait and see what she comes up with. Maybe, just maybe, I won't die today." We all laughed before she started her lunch. In about a minute or two they were all there. And like last time Rarity was as excited as ever. "I have everything with me!" She got a small pouch from her schoolbag and opened it to reveal a lot of make-up materials. "I've waited so long for this opportunity! You're going to look amazing!" She got closer to her ready to start when Rainbow stopped her real quick. "Don't go too far ok? I don't want to look like a barbie doll after this." "No need to worry darling!" She got her first tool. "I know exactly what I'm doing." Her smile got bigger as she started doing her thing. While she was busy using Rainbow Dash as her new canvas Dash noticed the others around the table laughing a little at times. She also got a brush and started doing something with her hair. After at least a few minutes Rarity backed off and put the materials back in her bag, pulling out a small mirror for Rainbow Dash. "What do you think?" Rainbow got the mirror expecting the worst when, to her surprise, it actually wasn't that bad. The makeup wasn't too much but it was you could still see there was something there. She also brushed her hair in a way that made it curl up a bit. She almost thought it looked cute. She looked back at Rarity with a smile. "You know, this isn't actually that bad." "Told you so." Rarity packed her stuff and put it in her bag. The others also looked surprised. "It looks good on you." Sunset complimented followed by the others nodding in agreement. Dash gave them a smile and Rarity looked back at her. "I have your outfit in the drama room. If we go there now you'll have it on before classes start!" They both got up and Dash was actually pretty excited this time. "Let's see it!" The others followed too as they went to the classroom. Once they arrived there, Rarity walked over to a clothing rack and pulled out a few sets of clothes. "What do you think?" Rarity showed her the clothes as Dash took a look at them. It was a simple black, dark blue dress that was about the length of between the knees and the hips. It had a pattern that made it look knit and soft while still being a solid fabric. The dress was mostly black with a few thin dark blue lines that differed in size depending on the placement, the top had thin lines with the bottom thicker. She also noticed a short jacket on top of it that looked like jean materials. It had some sewed on markings on it that looked like things she liked like sports balls, music notes, and a small rainbow. It wasn't the usual jacket size, about the length of the waist, but that worked well with the dress. She also noticed her holding a pair of boots that reached about the bottom of her knee, or just a little bit shorter. They were black as the dress but had a thin silver lining on the sides. The bottom was also silver. Dash stood there in surprise for a bit before getting a big smile. "This looks awesome!" "I knew you'd love it!" She gave it to her and pointed at the changing room. "Now, put it on!" "Sure thing!" She got in and pulled the curtains before starting to change. Once she put on the dress she knew her guesses from earlier were right. It felt very free and soft but it still stayed on her body to show off some of her curves. And the jacket also didn't get in the way of that. The inside of the boots was also very soft. She pulled the curtains away and stepped out showing the new look to them. Rarity had a very excited face while the others looked mostly surprised and impressed. "Wow.." Most of them said at the same time still the same look on their faces. "How do I look? Is it alright?" Dash asked before waiting patiently for an answer. Rarity snapped back in reality giving her a quick nod. "You look absolutely amazing!" Now the big question. "Do you think Soarin could like it?" She looked a bit shy now with a blush on her face. "He's going to love it! I'm sure of it!" Rarity looked over at the others who also snapped out of their amazing faces. Sunset spoke first. "Definitely!" Apple Jack chuckled a little. "Ah don't think ah've seen ya lookin' this nice before." Fluttershy nodded in agreement. "You do look very nice now." Followed up by Pinkie Pie's nod of approval. "Aw, thanks, guys!" They entered a group hug and after that heard the school bell ring. "It's time.." Dash noticed a bit nervous now. Fluttershy stood next to her smiling at her. "You can do this Dash. I know you can." Everybody gave her a nod of agreement before she got a smile. "Thanks, now, let's go. I don't want to be late." As they walked through the halls Dash noticed some of the other students looking at her but didn't let it distract her too much. She and her friends split up at different classrooms and Dash arrived at her usual class with Soarin. After a deep breath, she grabbed the doorknob and walked in. She noticed their table immediately and once she got there she sat down and put her bag aside. She looked his way and greeted. "Hey, Soarin." She tried her best to play it cool like always. She noticed a small pause between her greeting and his answer. "Oh, hey Dash." She noticed him looking at her differently than normal. "What is it?" "Oh," He smiled at her. "You look different than usual. That's all." She felt herself blush a little. "Do you like it?" "Yea, it looks great on you." He continued. "You have some kind of special event after school or something." "There would be if I can get this out.." She thought before answering. "Not really. I just.." She took a small pause. "Thought it looked nice." "You really do." He gave a smile. "Thanks." She noticed his blush and decided to start with the big question. "Are you doing anything later?" He looked at her for a bit before answering. "No, why?" "I thought we could maybe, you know, hang out for a bit after school?" She waited nervously for his answer giving him a nice smile. He stayed quiet for a bit before showing a smile. "Sure. What do you want to do?" "Whatever we want." She felt herself getting more excited now. "Unless you already have something in mind." "We'll see what we do." They both smiled at each other before continuing the project as usual. The 'date' I guess went pretty well. They both had fun and got a lot closer ever since. And with this story ended you all know what comes next. They lived happily ever after!