Chapter 3: To Be There
Aden stood there speechless as she stood at his door. "R-Rainbow I'm so sorry for what I said earlier you know I didn't mean to say that to you," Rainbow embraced him as tears went down her cheek. "Are you okay, Rainbow?" Aden asked as she continued to cry.
"You were right Aden, I'm sorry," she apologized as she released Aden from her embrace.
"Wait, know what?" Aden asked not knowing what she meant.
"After we had our argument. I went to ask Soarin if it was all true," Rainbow sighed.
Realizing what happened he took her hoof into his own. "Here, lets talk this out on the couch. Besides, its cold out there." Aden said with a smile as he wiped the tears off of her face. Both of them sat down on the cloud made couch.
"Okay, tell me how it happened." Rainbow's mind replayed the events in her own head as she told her story.
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Rainbow ran away with tears cascading down her face as she ran through the dark streets of Ponyville. She stopped at a pond out in a field near her house.
Going back to Aden's last words before she sprinted away left her in disbelief.
"I-I can't believe h-he said that." Rainbow said with her head in down as she laid at the edge of the pond.
Rainbow Dash stood up with new determination, "No! I need to know the truth." She soon ascended into the air, and she had one place in mind, the place where Soarin was to have an after show party, Canterlot. With that one thought she sped her way to Canterlot as fast as she could, arriving within minutes at the entryway for the party.
"Sorry miss but you aren't allowed here, this party is for Wonderbolts and ponies on the VIP list," The guard said blocking the entrance to the back of the stage with his spear
"Excuse me but I'm Rainbow Dash. Soarin's marefriend to be exact." Rainbow said striking her trademark pose.
The guard removed the spear that was blocking the door. "Sorry miss Dash, please go on through." With a triumphant smile she walked through the door, eyes scanning the room for Soarin. Rainbow finally stopped as she saw Spitfire near the shiny locker room door.
"Hey guys." Rainbow said approaching the group.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't Rainbow Dash, what are you here for?" Spitfire said while taking a sip of her drink from the table.
"I'm looking for Soarin. Have you seen him?" Rainbow asked searching the room as ponies danced under the strobe lights.
"He's probably in the room down the hall." Spitfire pointed to the direction of the room. "Thanks." Rainbow said walking down the hall.
From outside the room she heard somepony. As if there were two of them inside, Rainbow took immediate action as she kicked open the door to find Soarin with another mare. Both of them were kissing passionately towards another as they were sprawled across the bed.
"Soarin!" Rainbow screamed as Soarin turned with a surprised look.
"Who's she?" The mare demanded with a sassy tone.
Rainbow snapped as she threw the drunk mare off of the bed and out the door before she tuned back to Soarin. "What are you doing!" Rainbow screamed at Soarin, who had a rather unsurprised look.
"Relax Rainbow it's not like we were going to have sex," he said sarcastically.
"I can't believe you Soarin, that you would just throw me aside like!" Rainbow said with tears forming.
"Well, it's not me, I'm tired of how our relationship is. The way we never talk to each other." Soarin blurted as he almost tripped and fell onto the rock hard surface of the floor.
"You don't like me anymore?" Rainbow said in pure shock as her facial expression became blank.
"Yeah! So go hang out with that other guy, uh, um, whatever his name is," Soarin said, mocking her.
Rainbow's face contorted with anger. "HIs name is Aden, and he's a much better friend than you could ever be!"
"What is this guy to you?Did you just forget about me and decide to make Aden your new coltfriend?" Soarin said as his voice raised.
"I forgot about you? I'm not the one who wanted to just backstab his marefriend by bucking some other pony," Rainbow replied as her voice also started to raise.
"He's someone who's always there for me, he'll back me up when I need him to. Oh! And yes, he would be a better coltfriend, a better coltfriend than you could ever be," Rainbow said as Soarin reached his limit.
"Well, fine if thats how it's gonna be. Then we're through" Soarin said without thinking and Rainbow stood there dead silent.
Rainbow hid her tears as she exited out of the room galloping towards the door. Spitfire took notice of Rainbow and followed after her out of the room. Stopping at the place where she landed she unfurled her wings ready to take off.
"Rainbow wait, slow down!" Spitfire cried as Rainbow turned around with her face covered in tears.
"What happened in there?" Spitfire demanded. Rainbow stood wanting to go home and forget everything she had experienced that day, but she relented as her wings folded once again.
Soon Rainbow and Spitfire took a seat at a nearby bench. Rainbow told her of the events starting with her day with Aden, to the moment where she had fought with Soarin.
"Wow kid thats pretty rough." Spitfire said in an astonished tone.
"I didn't know you're going through so much," Spitfire putting her hoof on her shoulder to comfort her.
"I don't know who else to turn to now." Rainbow said revealing her true feeling as she started to shake.
"What about Aden? He's a nice kid, and I met him myself. Besides I think he's got the hots for you, judging by the way he's always with you." Spitfire joked trying to lighten up the mood.
Rainbow Dash's cheeks became covered in red as she thought of Spitfires last comment. Her mind became engulfed with many embarrassing thoughts of her and Aden.
"It's not like that! Were just friends" Rainbow tried to hide her red stained cheeks but the effort was futile as Spitfire caught on.
"Well, he is the pony you seem most comfortable with. Why is that?" Spitfire tried to make Rainbow confess her feeling for Aden.
"I-I don't know he's just so loving, caring, funny," Rainbow said as a smile came upon her before she continued. "And always there to make smile when I'm down, he the one who always thinks about me before himself. Its like he really cares about me." Rainbow continued as she started to daydream.
"And not to mention irresistibly cute." Spitfire added, making Rainbow laugh.
Spitfire had a sly smile on her face. "Well, he certainly does care for you, I mean he would always hang out with you, and he actually told you about Soarin knowing the possibilities of what might happen."
"And if I were him, I would be wanting to see you... badly," Spitfire encouraged Rainbow.
Spitfire sighed as she stood up from the bench. "Don't you get it, he completes you." Spitfire looked into her magenta eyes as she too stood up.
"You're right I have to go see him." Rainbow stated with her new found revelation.
Shaking her hoof one last time, Rainbow Dash zoomed her way through the night sky. Leaving Spitfire to watch her speed back to the little town of Ponyville.
"Ah, young love. It never comes easily," Spitfire said while walking back to the party as the stars shot through the sky leaving behind beautiful trails of stardust.
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"And then that's when I flew over here." Rainbow finished her story as both of them sat silently for what seemed like hours. Both of them wondering what to say to the other.
"Look Rainbow I just wanted to tell you that I had no right to treat you so horribly back there I-" Aden was interrupted by Rainbow Dash as she turned to him.
"I should be the one who's sorry," Rainbow lowered her head in shame as she continued. "If had just believed you. We wouldn't be in this mess." Aden took action as he lifted her head gently with his hoof.
"At least we made it out alive Rainbow." He said chuckling a bit.
"Aden, I-I was so scared, that I had no one left to turn to." She pulled Aden into an embrace, and Aden accepted it as he hugged back.
"Didn't I already tell you this?" Aden said with a warm smile. "What?" Rainbow Dash questioned with a curious ton as she pulled away from Aden's hold. "I told you that I'd always be there. To make you happy when you're sad, and willing to do anything for you, no matter what the consequence." Rainbow's blushed at the statement and took the opportunity.
"I'm hanging out with Scoots and her classmates this saturday. Miss Cheerilee had this thing when the children get together to just play and relax, to get them to be more active, and I can't handle a whole class on my own." She had a sheepish smile on her face as she was at the door with Aden following behind her.
"Oh, I'll come for sure." Aden replied as Rainbow opened the door.
"Well, were both tired here so I guess this is good night." He said as faced Rainbow, both of them looking into each others eyes.
"Good night Aden, I'll see you saturday," Rainbow said while taking one last glance at Aden as she jumped from the airborne mass of clouds, and into the air.
"Good night, Rainbow," Aden said while shutting the door as he trotted to his room and went under his soft, silky bed sheets. I'll see her soon. Aden thought as he slept peacefully in bed, letting his mind drift away under the moons radiant glow.