As Twilight yawned, she glanced out of her window and smiled as she admired the beautiful scenery. Snow covered every inch of Ponyville, and it was freezing inside the library, so she had lit a fire in the fireplace to keep the cold at bay. Whittling away the time before she had to go meet up with the others, she read one of the newer additions to the library.
“The coming of spring heralds the end of the many cold winter months that both ponies and all kinds of animals and plants have had to endure. It brings with it the warmth of Celestia’s Sun, and the return of our southern bird friends. It thaws out the frozen ground so we may sow our crops for the coming seasons,” she read aloud. “Spring breathes life into the wildlife still surrounded by the veil of hibernation and sleep. To paint the land with hues of green and gold and every colour of the rainbow is considered by many to be the single most important part of spring. And, as ponies, it is our duty to ensure that this renewal of the land, and of ponykind itself, is performed each and every year with the annual ‘Winter Wrap Up’ celebration.”
Twilight paused from her reading and took a sip of her morning coffee. She looked out the window to see the first golden rays of the sun peeking up over the horizon. It was almost time to get to work.
She sighed and looked over to her team vest for Ponyville’s own Winter Wrap Up. As head organizer of all the teams, she had been given an every-team vest last year. She would meet this year’s event with her head held high, and was of course happy to take on the responsibility of ensuring that everything went according to plan to make sure spring would not be late for Ponyville this year. This didn’t mean that she wasn’t stressed about it. Coordinating all of the teams and sequencing their duties so they don’t interfere with each other was not as easy as it sounded.
Deciding that she still had at least a few minutes before she needed to meet with the team leaders, Twilight returned to her book.
She read, “Yet, while the importance of Winter Wrap Up and the renewal of the land cannot be understated, it is not the true meaning of the Coming of Spring. Spring, while indeed the time of revitalization, is also the time of growth. It is a time for change, a time for new relationships and new goals to be pursued in earnest. If there is one thing that you take with you after finishing this book, dear reader, it is this: the true meaning of Winter Wrap Up and the Coming of Spring is-“
“Hey Twilight!” a familiar raspy voice shouted from outside as its owner knocked repeatedly on her door, “Are you up yet?! We have to get goin’ if we’re gonna meet up with the others!”
Sighing again, Twilight placed the book on her desk and kept it open so she could pick up where she left off when she returned. Guess I’ll just have to wait to discover the ‘true meaning of the coming of spring’ until after today.
“Come on in, Rainbow!” Twilight shouted as she stood and stretched in anticipation for the day’s work.
Trotting inside, Rainbow quickly closed the door and trotted over to Twilight. Shivering, she sat down beside her friend and laid her flight team vest on the floor. She looked at her and said, “Ya know, as much fun as it is to build a snowpony and fly during a snowstorm, I’m not really a big fan of the sub-zero temperatures. I can’t wait until we finish wrapping up winter today so I won’t be freezing my feathers off every time I go outside,” She shivered as she felt her wings being warmed by the fire. She sighed in contentment as the fire’s warmth enveloped her and she flopped on the toasty warm floor with a satisfied smile plastered on her face.
Twilight giggled at her friend’s antics as she felt her heart do a little skip, and her cheeks flushed ever so slightly.
Again? Ugh, why does this keep on happening to me? And why does it keep on happening when I’m with Rainbow Dash? Or, maybe it’s just a coincidence? I mean, she has been hanging around the library a lot more as of late and she always seems to be around when I go out…But still…
If there was one thing Twilight did not like, it was not being able to understand something. Now, with Pinkie Pie, she decided to make a special amendment to her rule about being able to logically describe and define something. However, when it came to Twilight herself, she simply could not tolerate not being able to understand or explain something happening to her own body and psyche.
She furrowed her brow in concentration as she tried to interpret and analyze her thought processes and bodily reactions in addition to any external stimuli that could have brought them on.
Let’s see, everything seemed to be normal all morning. Woke up, check. Morning shower, check. Breakfast, check. Reading by the fireplace, check. Everything checks out. Hmmm…the only thing that’s changed since then was Rainbow Dash’s arrival here… Her opening the door and letting some of the cold air in, followed by the re-heating of the room by the fire could explain why I felt my cheeks flush. But it doesn’t explain the sudden change in my heartbeat…
“Hey Twi’? Equestria to Twilight? Anypony home?” Rainbow asked as she waved a hoof in front of her friend’s face.
Snapping out of her reverie, Twilight shook her head and addressed her friend, “Wha, huh? Oh, sorry Rainbow. I kind of spaced out there for a bit,” she said as she scratched the back of her head, smiling sheepishly.
“Ya don’t say,” Rainbow deadpanned.
“Yeah, well, um, what were you saying again?”
“I was asking what you were reading over there,” Rainbow asked for the second time as she gestured to the open book lying on Twilight’s desk.
“Oh, this? It’s a new book that just came in yesterday. It talks about the historical and modern importance of Winter Wrap Up and what it represents, especially for towns like Ponyville that still change the seasons without unicorn magic,” Twilight explained excitedly, “I got up extra early today and had some spare time before getting down to work. I thought it was actually really fitting all things considered. It even talks about the ‘true meaning of the coming of spring.’”
“Well, don’t keep me in suspense! What does the new and all-powerful book say is the true meaning of spring?” Rainbow half-mocked, raising her hooves to make quotes in the air.
“I guess we’ll have to wait to find out. You interrupted me just as I was getting to that part,” Twilight giggled and bopped Rainbow on the nose with her hoof. “And we need to get going or we’re going to be late to meet the others.”
Rainbow looked away and hurriedly stood up with her back now facing Twilight. As she turned, Twilight could swear she saw the faintest hints of a blush on her.
Was she…no, this is Rainbow Dash we’re talking about here! Besides, I’m the only other pony here, so why would she have those kinds of thoughts about me? As Twilight thought, she felt her heart sink, although she couldn’t explain why. She felt as if the answer was just on the tip of her tongue. It was probably a trick of the light from the fireplace.
“A-anyways Twilight, you’re right. We should, uh, probably head off,” Rainbow said awkwardly.
Nodding her head, Twilight agreed with her and said, “Yeah, okay. Let’s get our vests on and go meet the others. We’re meeting at Town Hall, right?” she asked as she used her magic to slip on her vest.
“Yup. Hey, think you can give me a hoof with this thing? Rarity put the zipper on the back of my new vest after my old one got…worn out, yeah, and I can’t reach it,” Rainbow asked, struggling with the zipper that was clearly placed out of reach of anypony without magic or somepony to help them.
“Um, yeah, sure. Hang on a second,” Twilight stuttered out as she tentatively reached out to zip up the vest. She could feel her blush return in full force as she made contact with the rainbow-maned pegasus. “There you go.”
“Thanks, Twi’,” Rainbow said, a little too earnestly.
Looking away and attempting to force her blush back down, Twilight distracted herself by rummaging around her desk for her clipboard with her checklist of everything that needed to be done. Convinced her face had returned to its non-flushed colour, Twilight turned her head back to Rainbow Dash who had been hovering over the sitting area of the library.
“Okay! I’m all set, let’s go!” Twilight announced as she trotted over towards to the door.
As Twilight exited the library, Rainbow quickly followed her and giggled to herself. She really is adorable when she scrunches her brow like that. The others have been so awesome about this whole crush thing, and I’m gonna have to really thank Rarity for the new vest. Today is the day I tell her. Rainbow steadied herself with a deep breath. I owe it to the girls for helping me out with this. I owe it to Twilight; I owe it to myself.
Realizing she had fallen behind while stuck in her own thoughts. Gee, I guess Twilight is really starting to rub off on me, huh? She cantered to catch up with her lavender friend who was humming a familiar catchy tune to herself.
The two walked down the snow-covered streets of Ponyville, making no attempt at conversation. They were content with taking in the beautiful sight of the icicles that glinted in the morning light and the white blanket that was spread out before them. It would be, after all, the last time either of them would see Ponyville’s splendor in winter for another year.
Unnoticed by either of them, the two slowly began walking closer and closer together to the point where their coats almost brushed against each other with every step. Turning their heads, their snouts made brief contact and they looked into each other’s very surprised eyes. Blushing furiously, Twilight jumped back with a loud ‘EEP!’ and Rainbow took to the air, hovering a few feet away from her crush.
Blushing furiously, the two mares looked around awkwardly, making eye contact with anything that wasn’t the pony standing before them.
“Heh heh, sorry about that Twi,” Rainbow said nervously. “I didn’t know we were so close. It’s not like I was trying to kiss you or anything.” Her eyes widened even further as she just realized what she had said. She prayed to some deity somewhere that Twilight missed that last bit.
By the even more surprised look on Twilight’s face, Rainbow was going to go ahead and guess that she did.
“I-ummm; it’s fine, Rainbow. Let’s just keep moving. Come on, I see Town Hall just up ahead,” Twilight said, still not quite making eye contact with her friend.
As they walked up, they saw that Mayor Mare had already begun to coordinate everypony into their designated teams. Applejack stood off to the far side donned in her green team leader vest with a large group of earth ponies getting ready to head off and plow the snow off of the farm fields around Ponyville. Fluttershy and another group of ponies were just putting on their brown vests to start waking up the hibernating critters while Pinkie and a small group of ponies had ice skates draped around their necks. Rarity and her team were going over their supplies for making nests. Finally, a group of pegasi flitted about in the air, waiting for their team leader, Rainbow Dash, to show up.
As they approached the group of ponies, Twilight said, “Okay everypony! We have a lot of work to do and only one day to do it! Last year we barely got winter wrapped up on time, but this year if we get started right now we should be done in time for supper!”
The crowd cheered in response. Twilight cleared her throat and scanned her clipboard.
“Let’s get started, everypony! Rainbow, I need you to send out a few flying teams to go help the southern birds come home! And,” she added in an undertone so that only she could hear her, “no offense to her, but keep a close eye on Derpy; we don’t want her flying off on her own again like last year.”
Rainbow gave a quick salute and said, “You got it, Twi! You know I won’t let you down.”
Despite the innocence to her words, Twilight couldn’t help but notice her heart beat a little faster as Rainbow said that. There it is again. What’s going on with me?
Deciding not to dwell on it, Twilight coughed and turned back to address the crowd of eager ponies, “Right, so while the Flight Team starts gathering up the birds, Fluttershy, I need you to start waking up all of the animals from their winter naps. Applejack, your team should start clearing the crop fields in about thirty minutes to accommodate Fluttershy’s team working in the nearby area. Pinkie, you and your team need to start breaking up the ice following the same grid system we used last year. You should start at the Ponyville Lake; it’s the biggest and most important lake in the area. And Rarity, your team needs to start making nests as soon as possible. Remember, they don’t need to be absolutely perfect. We have a lot of birds coming home and not a lot of time.”
Each team gave their own salutes as Twilight listed off what their duties for the day.
“Everypony have their jobs for the day?”
The crowd nodded their heads excitedly.
“Okay then, let’s get to it! I’ll be coming around to check up on each team’s progress throughout the day,” Twilight finished as she checked her clipboard making sure everything was mentioned and assigned to a team. Satisfied that everything was covered, Twilight watched as the crowd dispersed into their assigned teams and got to work.
After a couple hours of talking about planning of sequences of events with Mayor Mare, Twilight walked off to check up on Fluttershy’s team.
“Okay, so by now if Fluttershy’s team is on schedule they should have woken up all the, bleugh, snakes,” Twilight whispered the last word with a shiver. “And she should be starting on the smaller mammals.”
Twilight gazed upwards at the cloudy sky and watched Rainbow Dash direct her team into different squads to start clearing up some of the grey overcast. You know, I’ve never really thought about it that much, but Rainbow Dash is actually really majestic when she flies. The sky really is her domain; nothing can stop her up there.
Not paying attention to where she was going, Twilight walked right past Fluttershy with a silly grin on her face and almost set off a series of bells too early. Luckily, Fluttershy was able to get Twilight’s attention.
“Uhm, Twilight? Twilight, are you okay?” She mumbled after jumping in front of the unicorn.
“Huh? Fluttershy? Oh! Sorry, I must have spaced out there for a bit,” Twilight groaned as she rubbed her head with a hoof, “Anyways, how’re things going on your end over here?”
“Good, we have all the reptile critters awake and we were just about to start waking up all of the bunnies. Actually, you almost set off the bells a little too early. Sorry if I startled you back there, but I didn’t want you to accidentally wake up the animals before they were ready.” Fluttershy explained.
“Not a problem, it was my fault really. Good to see everything’s on schedule over here. I think I’ll head over to check up on Applejack.” Twilight said, still rubbing her eyes.
“Oh my, are you feeling alright, Twilight?” Fluttershy asked with concern.
Twilight contemplated telling Fluttershy about her recent problem, and after a moment started slowly, “I’m…not so sure actually. I’ve been feeling really weird around Rainbow lately and I’m not sure what to do about it.”
“Would you like to talk about it? That is, if you don’t mind; I’m sure you have a lot to do today,” Fluttershy nervously said.
“No, no. You have more medical experience than most ponies I know, and I should probably tell somepony anyways. Let’s see…symptoms so far include flushed cheeks, wobbly knees, erratic heartbeat, and problems speaking at intermittent periods.” Twilight listed off.
“Intermittent periods? So this has been happening at random periods? Do they always happen around Rainbow?” Fluttershy ventured.
“Well…kind of, I think. It’s hard to say…wait. Why does it matter if it happens around Rainbow?” Twilight asked, flummoxed at her friend’s clear descent into insanity. “Is another pony responsible for me making me feel this way?”
Fluttershy backed into a corner, knowing full well what Twilight was experiencing but too scared to talk about it without another certain cyan pony’s permission.
“I-uh, I…have to get back to waking up the animals! If we don’t get the rabbits up now, then we’ll fall behind schedule! Do you think we can pick this up later?” Fluttershy squeaked.
With a sigh, Twilight relented, “Yeah, you’re right. Thanks for listening, Fluttershy. I’ll see you later.” With a wave of her hoof, Twilight marched off towards Sweet Apple Acres where Applejack’s team was scheduled to start clearing. As she walked through the snow-covered fields, Twilight saw her orange friend surveying the ponies ploughing the fields from a hilltop. Applejack waved as she saw Twilight approach.
“Heya there, Twilight! Coming to check up on us over here?”
“Yep! I just came from Fluttershy’s, and she’s moving things along perfectly on schedule. Do you have everything over here under control?”
“Eeyup! We just finished clearing Carrot Top’s fields and we’ve already started with the southern fields down here at Sweet Apple Acres. Ah think that makes us ahead of schedule, doesn’t it?” Applejack asked with a smug grin on her face.
“That it does! At this rate, we may even finish ahead of schedule for a change!” Twilight said, clapping her forehooves together with glee.
“Hey Twilight!” shouted a familiar voice above her.
Looking up, Twilight saw Rainbow Dash land on the snow-covered hilltop next to her.
“Oh, hey Rainbow!” Twilight said with a slight blush. “Is everything okay with your team?”
“Whuh? Oh, no. Everything’s fine on my end. We’ll have everything cleared in no time flat! I actually just wanted to talk to you. In private,” she emphasized the last two words, giving Applejack a knowing look.
Both Applejack and Twilight donned looks of confusion, until Applejack’s mouth widened in a silent ‘o’ as she finally understood.
“You got it, RD. Ah’ll just head over here to keep an eye on Caramel and Big Mac,” Applejack said with a wink.
“Okaaaaaay, so what’s so important that you need to talk to me alone, Rainbow Dash?” Twilight asked nervously.
Taking a few deep breaths, Rainbow steadied herself. Come on, Rainbow Dash. You can do this! Just tell her that you love her. Okay, that may come on a little too strong. New plan: tell her that you really like her and ask her if she wants to go out for coffee or something sometime soon. Man, I really should have planned this out better.
“Well, you see Twilight…The thing is…I was wondering if we could maybe-”
“Rainbow Dash!” shouted Derpy Hooves as she flew down in a panicked frenzy, “We have an emergency! Thunderlane flew on ahead too quickly and is going to bring the birds back too early!”
“What?! Derpy, can’t you see I’m a little busy at the moment?!” Rainbow fumed.
“It’s okay, Rainbow,” Twilight said as she placed a comforting hoof on her shoulder. “Go fix whatever mess Thunderlane made and I’ll be waiting right here for you when you come back.”
Rainbow Dash looked from Twilight to Derpy, and eventually gave in. Her window of opportunity closed, and she didn’t think that she could muster up the courage to tell Twilight…that…right now.
“You know what? Never mind, It wasn’t really that important…” she bit back a small sob at the end. “I’ll catch you later Twi…”
She took off, following Derpy to berate Thunderlane and left a bewildered Twilight staring after her on the ground.
“Uh, Applejack? What the hay was that about?”
“Ah have absolutely no idea! Nope! None! Can’t imagine why Rainbow was acting all uppity there!” Applejack lied in her usual fashion.
“Applejack…” Twilight said warningly, knowing full well that she was lying.
“Oh! Uh, be right there Big Mac! Sorry Twilight, Ah gotta go help my brother with the plough!” she quickly said before she dashed off to go help her brother.
Confident that she had not suddenly gone deaf, Twilight knew Big Mac did not call for his sister. She huffed and asked herself, “What is going on with everypony today?!” Still mulling this over, she decided to go check up on Pinkie.
“…and then she just flew off! She looked like she was on the verge of tears, and I know Applejack knows something, but she won’t tell me! Uhhh, what should I do Pinkie?” Twilight asked as she watched Pinkie skate back and forth on the frozen surface of one of Ponyville’s smaller lakes. The rest of her team was busy cutting up the ice in the larger lake.
“Don’t you worry about Dashie, Twilight! I have a finny feeling that everything’s going to turn out okay!” Pinkie chirped as she glided across the lake.
She stood up on her hind legs and put a hoof to her chin in thought and said, “Wait a minute. That doesn’t make any sense! Why would I have a finny feeling if I don’t have any fins? Unless!” Pinkie gasped, “Unless I really do have fins and can go swimming underwater without holding my breath!”
“Uh, Pinkie, I’m pretty sure you don’t have any fins,” Twilight deadpanned.
“Aww, you sure?”
“Very.”
“Okie dokie lokie! What was it you were saying about your chat with Fluttershy?” Pinkie asked, suddenly changing the topic.
“Well, I told her that I think I’m coming down with something, and when I listed my symptoms she suddenly got all nervous and sent me off to check on Applejack,” Twilight said as she recounted her tale.
“Well, what were the symptoms? Auntie Pinkie’s here to help!”
“Riiiiight,” Twilight said unconvinced as she listed off her symptoms to Pinkie, “So what do you think?”
Pinkie giggled and bounced as she skated on the lake, “Sounds to me like somepony’s got a crush!”
Twilight’s eyes widened and her pupils shrank to pinpricks, “I..but..what?! Me?! A crush?! That’s absolutely ridiculous! Where would you even get an idea like that?!”
“Aw, come on now Twilight, don’t deny what you’re really feeling,” Pinkie said in a singsong voice, completely unfazed by Twilight’s outburst.
“But if what you said is true, then that would mean I have a crush on…” Twilight’s eyes widened even more at this realization. No. No. I can’t have a crush on Rainbow Dash of all ponies!...can I? I’m so confused…I need to talk to somepony about this, but who? Fluttershy’s too nervous, Applejack refused to say anything, Pinkie Pie’s Pinkie Pie, and that leaves…
“You okay Twilight?”
Snapping back to reality, Twilight immediate shouted, “Yes! I’m perfectly fine! I just need to go check up on Rarity’s progress with the nests! Keep up the great work Pinkie!” Leaving her friend wondering what was up with her, she galloped away, heading towards the Carousel Boutique.
As soon as she arrived she spotted the alabaster unicorn, so she yelled, “Rarity!”
Rarity jumped in surprise, “Goodness, Twilight, you of all ponies should know not to sneak up on another pony like that unannounced; you almost gave me a heart attack!”
“Sorry Rarity, I just really need to talk to you right now,” Twilight tried to explain.
“Oh, of course darling. We are making excellent progress on the nests and we should have everything sorted by the time the pegasi get back with the southern birds. I do have a question though, where is Spike? He would be a big help right now,” Rarity said.
“That’s great, Rarity, and Spike decided to stay in and hibernate through Winter Wrap Up this year after getting dumped in a cold lake last year. I desperately need to talk to you about something really important. Alone,” Twilight explained as quickly as possible.
“Oh, but of course! Let’s go talk over here where there are fewer prying ears,” Rarity directed her over to a nearby tree, “Now dear, what seems to be the problem?”
With a sigh, Twilight recounted her tale for what felt like the umpteenth time that day, “So apparently I have a crush on Rainbow Dash, and I have no idea what to do about it!” Twilight finished at a pace that would have made Pinkie Pie proud.
“Hold on, Twilight. You say you think you have a crush on our Rainbow Dash. Do you know if you have one though?” Rarity asked very seriously.
“I don’t know!” Twilight said. “That’s why I came to see you! You have more experience in this area that anypony I know!”
“Flattered as I am Twilight, before I can help you, I need to know if you really do have a crush on Rainbow, and if it’s anything more than a little schoolfilly’s crush.”
“Okay…” Twilight said, beginning to calm down. “What do I do?”
“I want you to describe Rainbow Dash to me-” Rarity started to say.
“What’s the point of that? You already know her as well as I do,” Twilight interrupted.
“Please, Twilight. If I am going to help you, I need you to trust me, okay?”
Twilight thought a moment before nodding her head slowly.
“Good, now describe Rainbow Dash to me. Tell me about her personality; tell me how you two got so close,” Rarity continued.
“Okay…well Rainbow Dash is…Rainbow Dash. She’s confident, funny, always knows how to make me smile, even better than Pinkie. She’s also caring, she stands up for her friends and is undoubtedly loyal.” As Twilight listed the details off her eyes closed and a smile found its way onto her face. “She’s athletic, strong, and actually…really pretty. I don’t know, I can’t put the essence of Rainbow Dash into words…She’s just…perfect,” Twilight said as she opened her eyes and realization dawned on her. All of these weeks of stuttering, weak knees, and blushing around Rainbow finally made sense.
“Good. Then I think I know what you have to do,” Rarity said with a calm tone despite her excitement and happiness for Rainbow Dash.
Twilight, also beginning to get excited, asked, “What? What do I need to do?”
“Oh, It’s quite simple, really. You march right up to Rainbow Dash after we’re done with Winter Wrap Up and ask her out,” Rarity said matter-of-factly.
“What?! How can I do that?! What if she doesn’t feel the same way? Rarity, I just made sense of these feelings! I don’t think I can handle rejection!” Twilight said in despair.
“Calm down, Twilight. Everything will be okay in the end, I promise you that. Besides, how will you know if she feels the same way if you don’t ask her?”
Twilight gaped as she grasped for any fault in her friend’s logic. She found none and admitted defeat and said, “Okay…I’ll ask her tonight after we’re done.”
“Good,” Rarity said as she hugged Twilight.
After a long day of working to wrap up winter and herald the beginning of spring, six mares found themselves celebrating outside of Sugarcube Corner with a glass of cider in hoof.
“Phew! Ah can’t believe we actually got it all done, and with the sun still up no less!” Applejack exclaimed as she wiped her brow with her hoof.
“Come on, AJ! With Twilight planning and organizing everything from the get-go how was it not going to go flawlessly?” Rainbow quipped.
Blushing slightly at the compliment, Twilight turned to address her friends, “Yeah, we did it. It was a lot of work, but it was worth it. I don’t know about you girls, but I’m ready to hit the hay. But first, Rainbow do you think I can talk to you over by the well?”
“Uhh, yeah. Sure Twi.’”
As she walked past Applejack she could hear her whisper, “Go get her, filly!” and was met with encouraging nods from the rest of her friends.
Steeling herself for what was probably going to be the most terrifying moment of her life, Rainbow ran after Twilight and met her by the old town wishing well.
“Twilight, I wanted to ask you-”
“Hang on a second Rainbow, there’s something really important that I need to tell you, and it can’t wait,” Twilight said urgently, cutting Rainbow off.
Sighing, Rainbow looked up to Twilight, “Okay, you first. I’m all ears.”
“Well, these past few weeks I’ve been having these really weird…symptoms I guess you could call them,” Twilight started, pacing back and forth as she collected her thoughts, “And for the longest time they confused me to no end. No matter how many medical books I read I just couldn’t figure out what was going on with me. That is, until today.”
Twilight stopped and stared Rainbow Dash in the eyes. Blushing profusely, she willed herself to go on.
“It’s you, Rainbow Dash. For weeks now you’ve been plaguing my thoughts subconsciously, and now that I’ve realized what’s been going on, I can’t get you out of my head. Your beautiful eyes, your strong wings, your wonderful rainbow mane…they’re stuck there. Every time I see you or hear your voice my heart starts fluttering and my stomach feels all woozy, and I don’t know if you feel the same but…”
By now, Rainbow Dash’s blush had grown to mirror Twilight’s and her wings instinctively flexed outwards.
Is she…? No, she couldn’t be saying…Rainbow Dash thought.
“Will you be my special somepony this Winter Wrap Up?” Twilight finished, blushing furiously, hoping that Rainbow wouldn’t blow her off.
Rainbow was pretty sure the street they were standing on had a new dent from the impact of her jaw hitting the ground. Her mind kept on replaying what Twilight had said over and over again like a stuck record player needle.
“Will you be my special somepony?” “Will you be my special somepony?”
It was only when Twilight started speaking again did Rainbow realize that she hadn’t responded. She looked up and saw Twilight with tears in her eyes. The sight alone was enough to break her heart.
“I…I’m sorry, I don’t know what I was thinking. I’ll just go now,” Twilight said dejectedly.
“No wait!” Rainbow shouted as she flew in front of Twilight, “I’m the one who should be apologizing! Look…the thing is…I’ve kinda had this massive crush on you for a while now…and every time I tried to tell you I froze up like some nervous schoolfilly.”
She took a deep breath before facing Twilight, “Twilight Sparkle, I would love nothing more than to be your special somepony.”
She stepped forward and nuzzled Twilight affectionately by the ear before the new couple shared their first kiss.
Meanwhile, back at the library, Spike walked out of the kitchen with a yawn and stretched after his long nap.
“Huh? What’s this?”
Spike strolled over to Twilight’s desk where he found a new book lying open.
“Must be a new book for the library that Twilight was reading, let’s see…
‘Yet, while the importance of Winter Wrap Up and the renewal of the land cannot be understated, it is not the true meaning of the coming of spring. Spring, while indeed the time of revitalization, is also the time of growth. It is a time for change, a time for new relationships and new goals to be pursued in earnest. If there is one thing that you take with you after finishing this book, dear reader, it is this: the true meaning of Winter Wrap Up and the coming of spring is the budding of new love.’
“Wow…” Spike said as he considered the book before him, “How cheezy is that?”