Sunlight streamed through the window in the rainbow-maned mare's room, shining bright on her face. Rainbow Dash groaned as a beam of sunlight hit her right in the eyes. She shifted and sat up before looking out the window at a clear cloudless day. Shifting sheets were felt next to her and she turned to see Soarin waking up next to her. She smiled at him. He looked up at her and smiled. She returned it. They both looked down at the mare's chest to see the foal still sleeping peacefully. She shifted slightly before opening her big eyes and looked up at the two pegasi. She smiled and giggled in excitement. Soarin looked over at her.
"Morning, beautiful." Rainbow smiled and returned the gesture.
"Morning, handsome. How'd you sleep?" Soarin smiled and draped a wing over her back.
"Best sleep I've had in the past week." Rainbow sighed.
"Right. You said that you haven't been sleeping well because I haven't been around to help calm you down. Sorry." Soarin nuzzled her and Rainbow nuzzled back. Flurry nuzzled deeper into the mare's coat. The mare looked over at the stallion and planted a kiss on his lips. He would have loved to push deeper, but there was still a foal in between them and they didn't want her to get caught in between the two of them. Soarin cleared his throat as he began to think of something to eat.
"Just thinking about meals and breakfast, do you know any good places we can go to ?" Rainbow smiled. She took a deep breath and looked out the window. She chuckled.
"Heh. I, for sure know lots of awesome places to go to. Plus, there are tons of them. I'll be glad to show them to you." The stallion smiled. Any place would be good for him. All that matters is that he needed was for him to get food in his stomach. He was hungry.
"I'm fine with anything, Dash." The rainbow mare smiled.
"Great! Let's get ready to go then." By then she was dragging him to the window with Flurry still in her arms. Soarin chuckled and spread his wings and lept out the window, the mare following after him.
"Alright. So where is this awesome place?" Rainbow smiled.
"Oh, you're going to love it. Especially its apple pies." Soarin's eyes widened at the thought of apple pies. Rainbow rolled her eyes and flew the two of them toward the center of the town. They landed on the crystal ground and walked towards the restaurant. Once they stopped, Soarin stopped in front of the sign.
"Crystal Diner." Rainbow smiled.
"Don't worry. It's more than just a diner. They serve breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. I love their food. And I'll have to admit. I never really liked pies, but when I tried the apple pie here, I realized that this place had the best food in all of Equestria." Soarin stared, hearing that his marefriend had told him that this place had the best apple pie and food in all of Equestria.
"So, can we go in?" Rainbow smiled and nodded. As soon as they entered, they found the place packed. This place must have been very popular. The two walked into the diner and were greeted by a blue-coated mare with a two-toned mane of midnight blue and violet behind a small podium. She soaked up and smiled once she saw the polychromatic mare.
“Rainbow Dash! Such a pleasure to see you again!” Rainbow smiled.
“A pleasure to see you too, Violet. Do you by chance have a table for two? Also a high chair?” Violet smiled and nodded.
“Of course. Follow me.” Soarin smiled.
“I gotta admit. You were right about these ponies being nice.” Rainbow smiled back.
“Told ya.” Soarin rolled his eyes and sat at the table Violet had given them. She’s also gotten a high chair for the baby princess. Violet turned to the rainbow mare.
“Let me know when you’re ready to order something.” The two nodded and the crystal mare walked away. The stallion looked down at his menu and was surprised at the options. He looked up at the mare who smiled at him. He set down his menu.
“Any suggestions? There are a lot of things here.” He asked. The polychromatic mare nodded and pointed at an item on the menu.
“I recommend that one.” The stallion took a look at it and read the description. His eyes shined and he nodded.
“I think I’ll go with that.” He looked up at his marefriend. “What about you?” She pointed to another item.
“I like this one a lot.” He nodded, but his thoughts shifted over to the foal sitting next to him. Rainbow knew what he was thinking. “She’s having some mashed peas. Shining Armor and Princess Cadence can never get her to eat it. I, on the other hoof, can. It just takes practice and patience.” Soarin blinked before smirking.
“Rainbow Dash? Patience? How do those two fit? Never heard of that before.” The mare covered her mouth to suppress her laughter. The stallion bounced his brows and the mare snorted. They heard some babbling and turned to see Flurry sucking her hoof. Soarin cleared his throat. “So... are we ready to order?” Rainbow nodded and lifted a wing, signaling a waiter to come over. When they arrived, Soarin was surprised to see that it was the same mare who sat them down at the table. The mare smiled.
“I take it that you’re ready to order?” The two pegasi nodded and told her what they wanted for themselves and the little princess. It took about 15 minutes for the pegasi to receive their meal while the food for the princess came within minutes. So, as they waited, they talked about how things were going while the polychromatic mare fed the foal who was sitting in her high chair. Soarin watched as his marefriend played with the foal sitting next to her. Flurry looked over at him and giggled while smiling widely with mashed peas around her muzzle. Soarin rolled his eyes at the foal who continued to giggle. The princess turned back to the mare and continued to play with her. Rainbow looked over at him, watching his reaction to what she was doing. He looked up at her.
"What?" He asked. The mare shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
"Nothing, just noticing that you keep looking at me when I’m playing with her." As soon as she said that, Flurry turned to the stallion once again and giggled. The two adults sighed. They couldn't do much about it because she was a foal and foals smile and giggle a lot so that's just the way it was. As soon as their food arrived, Soarin dove into his meal. Rainbow rolled her eyes and took bites of her food before turning to feed the foal sitting on her left. The mare smiled. She was like a second mother to the baby princess. What surprised her though was that Flurry seemed to be drawn more to her than Cadence. She shook her head before going back to eating her breakfast. It took Soarin ten minutes to finish his meal while his marefriend took her time to eat her meal and feed the foal who was surprisingly not whining for more food. He pushed his plate away and watched the two ponies in front of him. Correction, the mare in front of him and the foal on his right. They looked over at him and smiled while he winked at them. The foal burst into a fit of giggles and the mare set the spoon down and made a reaction that made Soarin laugh. She puffed up her cheeks and squeezed them with her hooves. Soarin threw his head back, laughing. Flurry also looked over at her and laughed. Rainbow shook her head and went back to eating her meal. About ten minutes later, the mare finished feeding the foal sitting on her left as well as her meal. They called Violet over and she took their plates away and they paid for their meal. The waitress waved to them and wished them a good day. They returned the gesture and exited the restaurant. Soarin took a deep breath of fresh air once they stepped outside and he turned to his marefriend.
"So, where to next?" Dash smiled.
"Well, a few days ago I did promise a large group of fillies and colts that I'd be meeting them in the park today and I don't want to disappoint them. They may also be excited that I brought a Wonderbolt with me. Care to join?" The stallion smiled.
"I'd love to. It would be fun to be surrounded by little fans and I mean literally." Rainbow puffed her cheeks out to prevent a laugh. Flurry wasn't paying attention to them and sat on Rainbow's back, humming and chewing on her mane. Soarin draped a wing over the mare's back and the two walked to the park where they would be waiting for a large group of kids to see and hang out with the mare. When they arrived, they sat down and waited on the grassy field, Flurry sitting on Dash's lap after the mare had to remove the foal from her back and eat her mane. The mare's ears twitched as she heard the sound of a stampede and turned around to see a large group of fillies and colts running towards the mare. Soarin stared while Rainbow Dash smiled. The stallion looked over at the mare next to him. "Is this normal?" Rainbow smiled.
"It's always like this. Hey, I've got an idea that could probably throw them off." Soarin rose a brow.
"Really? And what's that?" The mare started leaning in closer to him.
"Kiss me." Soarin blinked for a moment before understanding what she was doing. He wrapped a wing around her back and lifted her chin so she looked up at him. They leaned in closer, their lips centimeters apart. When their lips touched, fireworks went off in their chests and stomachs. A feeling they loved. The soft lips that belonged to the other felt wonderful and addicting. They heard that the sound of hoofsteps had stopped. They smiled in their kiss but kept it strong, then parted once oxygen ran low. They panted as they looked each other in the eye and smiled, resting their foreheads together and closing their eyes. They heard giggling from below and looked to see Flurry smiling at them as she rose her arms up the mare. Rainbow kissed her on the head before turning to the large herd of fillies and colts. They could only blink in surprise at what they had just seen. One filly stepped forward.
"Umm, Rainbow Dash." Rainbow nodded her head in a motion to have her continue. "Is he your coltfriend?" Rainbow smiled. ’ A correct answer on the first try. Wow.’
"That's correct, Hazel. Mr. Wonderbolt over here is my coltfriend." Soarin snorted and rolled his eyes. All the filly’s and colts' eyes widened. A colt stepped towards Soarin.
"Umm, excuse me, but, are you Soarin, the Wonderbolt." The Wonderbolt stallion smiled at the colt and ruffled his mane.
"That's me, kid. Why do you ask?" The colt hesitated. Rainbow giggled at how shy the colt was.
"Cloudy, you don't have to ask if you don't want to." The colt, Cloudy, or Cloud Jumper, looked up at the mare with puppy eyes.
"B-b-but I want to ask. If that's okay that is." Rainbow put a hoof to her heart at how cute he was. Soarin leaned in closer.
"Ask away, kiddo. What's up?" Cloudy, dug his hoof into the ground as if trying to remember what he was originally starting to say before it slipped away. He looked up at the Wonderbolt.
"What's it like being a Wonderbolt?" Soarin pondered the question. He looked over at his marefriend. She shrugged her shoulders. He cleared his throat.
"Well, honestly, I've never been asked that question. It's nice. I get to meet lots of ponies who are big fans of the Wonderbolts. Though, sometimes it can be bothersome of being crowded by too many fans. That's my thing. It's different for every member. What do you think, Dash?" The mare blinked. The question was being moved to her. Okay then. She put a hoof to her chin.
"Well, it is nice being well known, though, like Soarin said, it can be a bit overwhelming which makes me feel uncomfortable. That's mainly with the adults. When it's fillies and colts on the other hoof, it's easier to handle. Sure they'll jump on you, but they're not the same size as you which makes things a lot easier. That's my case." The stallion next to her nodded in agreement. The fillies and colts all smiled. A filly stepped forward
"So that means that you're not bothered by us?" The two Wonderbolts nodded their heads and the herd of fillies and colts erupted into cheers. Both pegasi chuckled and shook their heads. A colt jumped onto Soarin's head in excitement and a filly clung onto Rainbow's neck while being careful of the foal in her lap. The two spoke at the same time.
"We think that you two make an awesome duo and that you're the best fliers on the team." The mare and stallion looked at each other and rose a brow. They looked back down at the group in front of them in bewilderment.
"Really?" Every little head nodded. The two pegasi looked at each other and smiled before resting their foreheads against each other. The stallion wrapped a wing around his mare and pulled her closer. They rubbed their noses together before looking back at the large fillies and colts. "So, what do you all want to do today?" They all looked at one another before looking back up at the adults.
"Do you have any fun Wonderbolt stories?" A smirk crept onto Soarin's face and he quietly chuckled. Everypony looked over at him.
"I could tell you the story of when Dash became a member of the Wonderbolts." All the color in Rainbow's face drained once he said that and the group drew closer to the stallion.
"Tell us!" They cried and the mare let out a quiet scream but it was still heard. She looked over at the stallion.
"Soarin, please don't." The stallion shrugged his shoulders while shaking his head and giving her a small smile while looking at the pleading mare.
"Sorry, Dash. They're asking for it." The mare covered her face with her hooves and wings, which had turned bright red with embarrassment. She let out another quiet scream as her coltfriend began the story.
"It all started a normal day when Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and I were looking for Dash back when she was in Ponyville. She was talking to her #1 fan when they heard us fly over them. Once we found her, Spitfire dove down to speak to her. Back then, Rainbow Dash was only a reserve..."