//------------------------------// // Chapter One: Carousel Boutique // Story: Find Your Heart // by Spirit Chaser //------------------------------// "You want me to do what?" "Clear all the clouds in the sky." "Why do you want me to do that?" "Because cloudy mornings put frowns on the foal's faces." "But they're inside!" "Maybe they can just sense it, like my pinkie sense but for foals...foal sense." "Ugh, fine." With a final huff, Rainbow Dash flew straight up into the air, heading straight for the clouds above her. She was wondering how she was stuck actually doing her job when she had simply come over to Sugarcube Corner to hang with her friend Pinkie Pie. She had barely made it to the door when Pinkie had tackled her onto the doorstep, the usual greeting. Which brings to the present: kicking clouds. After Rainbow was done she flew done and landed softly in front of Pinkie. "There you go, Pinkie," Rainbow said triumphantly. "Done in about nine seconds flat, a new record!" " Thanks so much Dashie! I gotta go take care of the foals now so I'll just see you later, bye!" Without another word Pinkie Pie rushed back into the building. Rainbow just shrugged and flew off into the sky. "Hmm, I guess I'm free for the day now." With that thought fresh in her head she flew downwards towards the Carousel Boutique. Might as well see if Rarity needs anything. She landed softly (what's up with soft landings today?) in front of the Boutique and casually strolled inside. Right there in plain sight was Rarity working on another one of her dresses. This one was extra girly, Rainbow hoped she wouldn't need a model or else she might have Sonic Rainboom her way out of this mess. "Welcome to the Carousel Bout- oh it's just you Rainbow Dash, well make yourself comfortable darling, I'll be at this for a while." "Hey Rarity, I was just wondering if you needed somebody awesome to do something awesome," Rainbow said while doing what she thought to be an awesome pose but in reality looked like she ate too many hayfries. "Hmm, no I don't so if that's all you may be on your way." "Aww c'mon, I already helped out Pinkie today surely you need something too!" Rarity stopped working as soon as she heard the mention of Pinkie Pie's name. "Oh, you were hanging out with Pinkie today huh?" Rarity asked while rubbing her chin with her hoof. "As a matter of fact, I do require something, I want you to tell in detail what you were doing with Pinkie Pie." "Huh? All I did was clear the sky for the foals then I flew over to see what you were doing." "Is that it?" "Yup." "Are you sure?" "Pretty sure, why do you care anyway?" Rainbow asked suspiciously. "Oh nothing just curious is all." "But why are you curious?" "Ugh! I assure you Rainbow Dash I was just curious to what my two friends were doing, that's it." "It's a good thing you're not the Element of Honesty isn't it?" "Oh now you're calling me a liar are you?" "Yea I guess I am Rarity! I want to know what you thought we were up to right now." Rarity looked as if she were considering her options, though it was useless, she knew there was no escaping Rainbow Dash. "Alright!" Rarity announced over-dramatically as usual."I'll tell you but I don't want any negative reception to it." "Okay, I guess, I just wanna know." "Here it goes...I assumed you and Pinkie Pie were seeing each other, there I said it!" Rarity rushed out of her mouth. Rainbow's jaw hung open to impossible proportions. "Me and Pinkie Pie? Are you crazy?!" Rainbow blabbed out as she closed her jaw. "Well you two spend the most time together and you two have the most fun together and you two make the cutest couple, don't you agree?" Rarity realized her mistake as soon as she saw Rainbow's version of The Stare aimed at her. "Oh I guess you don't, hehe." "Rarity there is nothing going on between me and Pinkie Pie, I'll tell you that much, in fact I don't have a special somepony at all." "Oh Rainbow, I know you don't believe in mushy feelings but everypony feels The One sooner or later." Rarity said as she went back to work. Rainbow opened her mouth to reply but she closed it to think for a second. She had never thought that hard about the concept of romance before. She always thought that mushy stuff like that was weak and a waste of time, why spend the afternoon doing sappy stuff if you could be doing something actually productive right? "Look Rarity, I know all this mushy stuff is important to you but I don't see the point in it." "I wouldn't expect any less from you Rainbow Dash but surely you must understand the concept." "Yea, yea I get it, you meet somepony who means more to you than anypony else, lots of stupid cliche stuff happens and you end up married or something." "Oh Rainbow, it seems like you're a bit confused on the subject, you see, love is when somepony means more to you than anything, you're correct there, but it also means that you would do anything for that pony even if it means sacrificing your own happiness, do you understand now?" Rarity beamed. "Oh I understand." "Good, I hope now you-" "I understand that being with somepony means that you're forced to give up your dream, count me out!" Rainbow concluded as she rose into the air. "No, Rainbow, you still misunderstand!" "See you later, Rarity!" Without another word, Rainbow soared out of the Boutique; the wind from her exit ruffling Rarity's dress. "That Rainbow Dash doesn't have the slightest clue," Rarity mumbled to herself as she continued working. The door to the Boutique opened for the third time and in walked Applejack with a state of shock on her face. No doubt because of Rainbow's dramatic exit. "Welcome to- hello Applejack," Rarity said as she stitched up the still unfinished dress. "Hey Rarity, any reason why Ah just saw Rainbow Dash up and fly out of ya house?" Applejack asked as she sat down. "Yes there is actually, we were discussing something and she became heated so she left." "Left? More like sonic rainboomed her way out." "Yes well you know how she is when she's angry." "Is she angry at you?" "No, I think she's angry at herself actually, and one way or another she's going to realize it," Rarity concluded as she finished the final stitch.