//------------------------------// // Chapter 1** // Story: A Heart For 2 // by solsticebrony888 //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash giggled louder than she expected at Vinyl Scratch’s joke. Even the rave-loving crazy pony she was next to squinted at the oddness of her laugh, but didn’t let the conversation get awkward because of it. After taking in a breath of the cold night air, she continued the conversation on a more personal level. ”Dashie, you’re alright hehe. Thanks for taking this walk with me, Celestia knows I needed a break from that party..” She lied to compliment the pegasus beside her. The two ponies were only a few blocks from the party at Sugarcube Corner, but everything seemed to be going much faster for the two. The moonlight lit up the post-rain grass beside them to create a colorful scene. Rainbow Dash had herself to thank for the cloudless sky, which gave way for a gorgeous view of the star-dotted sky. “Oh, no problem,” The rainbow pony replied, trying to play it cool ,”The party was getting lame anyway,” Vinyl Scratch lifted up her goggles to reveal her seductive ruby-red eyes, illuminated by the bright moon’s light. Upon seeing this, immediately distracted the pegasus. “Y-you have beautiful eyes,”Rainbow Dash stammered, appalled at how uncool it sounded for her to say that. The blue maned unicorn got a confused look on her face ,”Hmmm? didn’t catch that,” She said, despite the fact she heard every word. “Never mind...” The pegasus sighed, taking a good hard look at herself, heart beating faster than when she’s flying. What am I doing? Come on Rainbow, get it together.. Vinyl Scratch blew her mane out of her face and gave the pegasus a shy smile, almost just to entice Rainbow Dash just a little more. She didn’t know how to give the pegasus a bigger hint. “You can tell me anything, Dash,” She felt odd for saying that, after only meeting her several hours before. But the Rainbow Pegasus seemingly agreed with her. “Ya know, I’ve known you only since like 5 and I already feel like we just, well, get each other, ya know? You’re one cool pony, Vinyl Scratch,” The pegasus eased into a little more of a flirtatious mood, though just starting with a friendly compliment. Her heart slowed in pace as she cruised into a more comfortable mood. “That’s nice of you to say Dashie,” The pegasus smiled uncontrollably when she called her Dashie, she looked down just to try and hide it. ”But I’m talking to the only pony to ever do the Sonic Rainboom, let alone twice! There’s absolutely nothing cooler than that!” “Sonic Rainboom? Psh, that was nothin’. I could do it again if I tried hard enough,” “You saved three of the Wonderbolt’s lives and your friend’s while doing one! That’s purely legendary!” Said Vinyl Scratch enthusiastically. “Hehe, I guess it was pretty cool...” “Don’t even down-play it! I should ask for your autograph!” Blushing, Rainbow Dash laughed to play it off “Oh come on now, I know it was cool, but I’m sure any other pegasus in that situation could have done it,” The pegasus enjoyed being flattered by the unicorn next to her. “Yeah right! Stop bein’ so modest and admit when you’ve done something only you can do! I wish I could have been there to see you do it!” The two then instinctively turned around as they neared the edge of another corner, not wanting to stray to far from the party waiting for Vinyl Scratch to return to her position as Dj. It soon got silent, but more of a tense silence than awkward. They both felt the pressure of what needed to be said like 1000 pounds of brick pressuring their consciences. Rainbow Dash took a sigh for confidence, then spoke, feeling the time was right. "What am I doing, Vinyl Scratch?" "Hmmm?" ”I-I don’t know what I’m doing or thinking right now, everything is such a blur to me..” Vinyl Scratch looked at her with wide, expectant eyes, that glowed from the moon's light. “These f-feelings,” She paused and breathed in the cold night air ,”D-do you feel them too?” Rainbow Dash’s heart beat so fast she could feel it pumping in her chest. Without missing a beat, Vinyl Scratch slowly leaned in, closing her eyes and went in for the kill. Both ponies stopped in their tracks to cradle each other during a long, passionate kiss, unlike anything either of them had experienced before. --------------14 hours earlier------------- Rainbow Dash sped through the air excitedly and carelessly, just a few minutes after waking up. She blew through clouds causing them to instantly disappear, something that she would have to deal with later, because she always had something else on her mind when doing this. Each morning had became a habit for her after several months of being with Soarin. Each morning she’d gobble down a breakfast, then launched herself from her house in the clouds to Cloudsdale just to greet her Stallion, just before he made his way off to his work with the Wonderbolts. She didn’t just feel cool from being with a Wonderbolt, she felt happy. Somepony who was just as cool as her, with the job she could possibly gain at any time? Things only seemed downhill from here, thought the Rainbow Pegasus, gliding majestically to a stop at the mansion-esque home of the famed stallion. “Well hello there, cutie!” greeted Soarin, already dressed in his regular attire for his the Wonderbolts, his blue mane slightly messy even before flying. Rainbow flew suspended in air and kissed him, the way she always does it. “Thought I wouldn’t make it today, almost fell back asleep!” Her voiced cracked, but she payed no mind to it. As he lifted off, She flew by his side, feeling the daily adrenaline rush of flying with somepony she once considered a hero, that she now called her own. “Are you going to be home early enough to go to the party tonight with me? I could finally show you to my friends, and ALL of Ponyville!” He put his goggles on in mid-flight then responded without losing his focus on flying ,”I don't know about that one, sweetheart. There’s an air-show coming up, We really need our practice,” He frowned when he saw the disappointed look on Rainbow Dash’s face ,”I’ll still try my best to see what I can do, but when duty calls, duty calls,” ”Yay!” She said with another crack in her voice, ”I really hope you can, Soarin’, I’m ready for everyone to know about...us,” “Oh me too! And I’m sure if we can’t tonight that that crazy pink pony wouldn’t have a problem doing another party soon,” Rainbow Dash shrugged, as they made a slight turn towards the rising sun. ,”I’m sure she could...” They quickly came upon their destination, and slowed to a stop at the entrance. It was a large building, possibly the tallest out of any in Cloudsdale, and it was meant only for the Wonderbolts. The two hugged. “I love you, Rainbow Dash, I’ll see what I can do about the party, but there are no guarantees,” Said the stallion in a firm, deep voice. “I love you too,” She said, silently disappointed that he was about to miss another chance for them to go public with their relationship. After a kiss, the two ponies went their separate ways for the day. Rainbow Dash watched enviously as he flew into the building she believed someday, she could enter with him. After taking off she continued along with her daily ritual. The Rainbow Pegasus flew back to her home in the clouds above Ponyville, and took a long, lazy nap. She woke up suddenly in mid-air. After instantly flapping her wings to stabilize herself, it took her a second to realize she had fallen out of bed. She was about a foot from falling through another cloud, which would of meant a very painful crash landing in PonyVille. Despite this, she laughed at herself. After rubbing her eyes with her hooves, she floated up high enough to see a clock. 3:26. “That was a long nap,” She thought out-loud. GRRBLBRLBBRLBBL. She looked at her own stomach. “I need to get something to eat. UGH,” She lazily flew out of her home, and made her way to the center of town. She decided that she could probably find somepony working the apple stand that day. About an hour until the party starts, Rainbow Dash decided she would probably hang there until the party starts. The pegasus started the lower as she flew above the center of Ponyville. She then scanned the area for any sign of the Apple Stand. “Looking fer somethin’ Sugarcube?” A voice called from behind her. Rainbow Dash turned around to see Applejack and Fluttershy together like usual. Even though she’s never say it out loud, she could never understand why a mare would be with another mare. To her, there were just too many ponies out there that would be against it. It even got to the point of bothering the pegasus, but she was too loyal to her friends to treat them any different. So she greeted Applejack with an expectant smile. “Applejack! Is the Applestand open? This pony is STARVING,” The orange pony shook her head ,”Not today, Sugarcube. The Apple Stand is closed on Saturdays. Ah’m sorry,” Fluttershy giggled despite herself, lucky that Rainbow Dash was too busy flailing her fore-hooves in disappointment to notice. ”WHY!?” Applejack let out a hearty laugh,”Ah’m just foalin’ with ya Rainbow! Today it’s right outside of Sweet Apple Acres. Ya shoulda seen your face! Priceless” The mare couple shared a collective laugh at the embarrassed pegasus, who just played it off as cool as she could. “Me and Pinkie Pie are gonna have to get you for that cruel prank you just pulled on me...” The rainbow pegasus half-joked ,”Seriously, though. Thanks a bunch Applejack,” She said with a crack in her voice, darting off towards Sweet Apple Acres without waiting for a response. The Rainbow Pony returned a half an hour later stuffed nearly to the point of implosion, with a happy grin (And some apple) on her face. After such a good meal, she was ready to party, but still had time to waste before it began. At a loss as to what to do, Rainbow Dash just flew around pointlessly, doing random tricks and clearing out the clouds, which was something she was supposed to do in the first place. Then she suddenly thought of Soarin. Even though she knew the answer already, she wanted to know if Soarin was back from work. With time to spare, she once again left the town square to return to Soarin's home. When she arrived, she entered the house on her own. After yelling for him, his mansion being so big she needed to yell just in case he was far in the back of the place, she sighed from disappointment. Even though she expected the disappointment, it still bothered like it has on every other occasion he’s been unable to be with her for. And so, after one more ill-fated shout of the Wonderbolts name, the Rainbow Pony flew out and left back to Ponyville, to a party that had just begun.