It was a bustling day in Ponyville, for a special week is taking place at the moment. The eagerly-awaited Apple Cider Season has once again, arrived.
In the long line, two Pegasus mares, with visible eyebags, anxiously waited. The blue mare, Rainbow Dash, stayed up all night pacing around in impatience. The yellow mare, Fluttershy, spent all night taking care of raccoons suffering from nausea. They both got up early to wait in line for some cider, bits in hand.
“Thanks for allowing Tank to stay at your place, Flutters,” Rainbow Dash said to Fluttershy, startling the latter.
“Eep!” Fluttershy squeaked. “Oh, uh, don’t fret, Dashie, sorry I’m so jumpy right now, I’m still worried about those raccoons…”
“If you want, I can help you,” Rainbow replied, draping her wing over the animal lover. “Wow, the line’s moving fast this year.” she noticed, as both of them cantered in lockstep to keep up with the line movement.
After an hour and a half, they made it to the front, where Apple Bloom was watching the stall while Applejack and Big Macintosh were bringing in another barrel.
“Howdy Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy!” Apple Bloom said with a wave. “Normally mah sis is s’posed ta be here but--” She then pointed at her older siblings, specifically at Big Mac, who’s hind leg was wrapped with a splint. “Big brother tore a ligmin after slippin’ up on applebuckin’…”
“For the bajillionth time, Apple Bloom, it’s pronounced ligament!” Applejack said, getting annoyed at Apple Bloom, who was at that point teasing Applejack with her mispronouncings.
“You sure you don’t need more help, AJ?” Rainbow asked. “I can ask some of the weather ponies to--”
“Nah, no need, Rainbow,” Applejack said, brushing her hoof at Rainbow. “I only needed ‘ta help Big Mac cuz those guys needed ta be shown how proper barrel haulin’ is.”
Behind them, a few Earth ponies were trying to bring the next barrel in the way the Apple Siblings did, with visible signs of struggling.
“They don’t build ya whippersnappers like they used to!” shouted Granny Smith, who was now coaching the Earth ponies, albeit in a harsher manner than Applejack did.
“Wow.” Fluttershy said.
“So, the two of us will be getting some cider,” Rainbow added, her wing bringing in Fluttershy closer. She then produced a small bag filled with bits. “Included is for the uhh…” She pointed at the remnant of what used to be bales of hay, beside a broken fence.
“I was gonna jokingly charge extra, but its as everypony says, ‘Rainbow Dash really got yer back’.” Applejack said with a chuckle. “Here ya go, a mug worth for the two of ya!”
“Thanks, AJ!” the two pegasi said, before heading back to the cottage near Everfree.
Rainbow took a sip from her mug of cider, and smacked her lips. “Aah! Apple Family Cider can’t be beat!”
“Mhm,” Fluttershy nodded, with a moustache of bubbles on her muzzle. She also took a sip.
The two of them made it back to the cottage, where Fluttershy opened the door as Rainbow held their mugs. “Angel Bunny, I’m back!” she hollered.
“I’m back too, Tank!” Rainbow added on.
They entered the living room to a surprising sight, Angel coaching the raccoons, who were exercising.
“Woah, looks like they’re all better now!” Rainbow mused, putting their mugs of cider in the dining room.
“I’ll be checking them nonetheless…” Fluttershy squeaked, bringing out a thermometer for the raccoons.
“Hmm…” She said, checking their temperatures, and holding a hoof to their heads. “They really are better now… Hmm? Tank?”
She looked at Rainbow’s tortoise, who pointed at a pile of rags looking like they were pushed aside.
Angel joined in, gesturing to his stomach and covering his mouth. “It was something they ate?” Fluttershy guessed.
The two pets nodded.
“Well, that solves it,” Rainbow said, carrying a mop. “Let’s take care of that mess.”
The two mares quickly cleaned up the place where the raccoons threw up, with Rainbow putting the rags in a basin full of soapy water, and Fluttershy wiping the raccoons clean before bidding them farewell.
Then they both found themselves collapsing on the couch. “My sleepless night is catching up to me…” Rainbow groaned.
“Me too…” Fluttershy hummed. “Let’s drink our cider first…”
The two mares headed to the dining room, then they took their mugs and drank the cider in them.
“I’llreturn thosemugs to AJ tomorrow…” Rainbow slurred. “Flutters, cansleep over?”
“Mmm…” Fluttershy slurred back. “Angelbunny please close up...”
The two mares then stumbled upstairs to Fluttershy’s bedroom, where they then fell onto the bed, and embraced each other.
“Mmm, Dashie…” Fluttershy cooed, nuzzling Rainbow in her neck.
“Flutters…” Rainbow moaned, her hooves getting hold of Fluttershy’s flank.
The two mares then fell to slumber, embraced by the other, with flushed cheeks.
Rainbow stirred herself awake, finding herself in Fluttershy’s bed, in an intimate hug with Fluttershy.
“Oh Celestia, you’re so gorgeous…” Rainbow whispered.
“Mmm…” Fluttershy cooed. “Dashiee…”
“Oh crap…” Rainbow thought. “I thought I was whispering…”
“Morning, my Dashie…” Fluttershy hummed as she stirred awake. She then saw a flustered Rainbow looking at her, to which her cheeks immediately turned pink. “Oh no, I called her ‘my Dashie’ just now…” she thought.
“Umm, Dashie--”
“Uhh, Flutters--”
They spoke at the same time, simultaneously interrupting each other. They both broke into giggles at them accidentally interrupting each other, and then before they realized it, their lips were in contact.
The kiss they shared was gentle, and brief. They then pulled away, and looked into each other’s eyes, dawning on each other that they both took this step forward.
“I love you…” Fluttershy whispered.
“I love you too…” Rainbow whispered back.
The two mares then spent a long while, hugging and sharing affection, from light nuzzles, to tender kissing.
“So, my Flutters…” the speedster crooned.
“Yes, my Dashie?” her newly-minted other half asked.
“Wonder what your folks will think?” she jokingly mused. “Their little filly, going out with a punk like me?”
“Oh, the scandal!” Fluttershy jokingly replied. “How will my mother show her face to other ponies now?”
“But jokes aside,” Rainbow wondered. “Your dad might faint, your mom might gush about us, and your brother’s not gonna like being beaten to the Dash...”
“I’m more worried about your parents,” Fluttershy sighed. “I know how you feel about them, so breaking this news might mean more of them going ‘We’re so proud of our girl!’ and stuff.”
“Heheh…” Rainbow chuckled nervously. “Look at us, being nervous about breaking this news…”
“And we only slept in the same bed and shared a kiss after we woke up…” Fluttershy hummed, burying her snout in Rainbow’s neck. “We really know each other that much, huh?”
“Enough for me to love you like this…” Rainbow said with a blush.
“If that’s love then what is this?” Fluttershy asked, right before giving her newfound marefriend’s neck a nibble.
“What’s wha—ohoh Flutters…” Rainbow felt a shudder from Fluttershy’s nibbling.
The daredevil then moved her hoof to Fluttershy’s rear, and caressed her inner thigh.
“Mmpf!” Flutters yelped in shock. She then immediately pulled away from Rainbow, looking at her with a pout.
The daredevil then let out a light chuckle, and captured her partner’s lips with her own.
“Mmmph…”
“Hmmmn…”
They broke apart, and Rainbow whispered into Fluttershy’s ear. “We need to check the two boys, who knows what they’ve done while we slept.”
“Oh dear, Angel might have eaten the whole carrot cake!” Fluttershy realized, darting up from the bed, and scurrying out of the room.
Rainbow looked at the canary mare and smiled as she got up herself. “Gosh I love her…” she whispered to herself.