//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: Sing Like a Bird and Dance Like a Demon // Story: Chocolate Cake Shots, and Other Things You Discover in College // by Flutterguy89 //------------------------------// Chapter 6: Sing Like a Bird and Dance Like a Demon The get-together was going strong, all six girls sitting around the room drinking and chatting. RD had finally been able to stuff her tongue back in her mouth and had elected to share a jug of Pinkie’s world famous screwdrivers with Fluttershy. Well “elected” was sort of a misleading phrase, Pinkie had actually shoved the large container of alcoholic beverage at the chromatic-haired girl, pointed to Fluttershy and yelled, “SHARE!” Regardless of how she came by it, the alcohol was doing its job just fine and RD felt a wonderful warm feeling settle about her insides. She cast a lopsided grin at her drinking partner, who returned the smile in kind. “This is good, tart and stuff, doesn’t make me gag or nothing,” Dash said to her friend, passing her the drink. Fluttershy bobbed her head, “Uh huh, Pinkie is really great at the…um… mixing of drinks and stuff.” She giggled a bit at her own ineloquence. RD closed her eyes for a moment, relaxing her mind. ‘This must be the meaning of life,’ she mused to herself, ‘Alcohol, good friends… especially Fluttershy.’ Slowly a hummed tune began to float into her ears. It was beautiful yet tinged with sadness, like an old photograph of a lost friend… “What’s that song?” Rainbow asked her companion. Fluttershy gave a bittersweet smile, “…I could sing it for you…” Dash nodded to her, leaning in to catch every word as her timid friend began to softly intone the lyrics: “The sky looks pissed The wind talks back My bones are shifting in my skin And you my love are gone My room seems wrong The bed won't fit I cannot seem to operate And you my love are gone So glide away on soapy heels And promise not to promise anymore And if you come around again Then I will take, then I will take the chain from off the door I'll never say I'll never love But I don't say a lot of things And you my love are gone So glide away on soapy heels And promise not to promise anymore And if you come around again Then I will take, then I will take the chain from off the door” Dash noticed moisture pooling at the corners of Fluttershy’s eyes. Her voice had been soft but sweet, and filled with hauntingly genuine emotion. “That was…beautiful…” RD said gently placing a hand on her friends shoulder. Fluttershy became aware of a tear rolling down her cheek and wiped it away. “Oh… oh no, I went and made myself sad…Sorry Dashie, I didn’t mean to, that song is just sort of… special.” Rainbow thought she understood, and nodded in response. “Hey it’s okay, Flutters. But hey look at the two of us, back together again! So no more sad stuff. In the immortal words of William Shakespeare: ‘let’s get drunk.’” “I don’t think he said that Dashie,” Fluttershy gave a little grin. “Well he should have.” RD grinned as she took a large pull from the jug. ------------------- Pinkie watched the two with a glint of mischief in her eyes. “Phase one: complete,” She whispered to herself. Rarity, who sat closest to Pinkie, quirked an eyebrow at the frizzy-headed girl. “What was that, dear?” Pinkie responded by pressing her finger to the fashionista’s lips. “Ugh don’t do that,” Rarity squealed. “I don’t know where that finger has been!” “Everythin’ alright over there, girls?” Applejack asked the pair. All focus had shifted to Rarity and Pinkie Pie. "Yeah, totally fine! Just um...flirting!" Pinkie said, giving a satisfied smirk at her own cover story. However the rest of the room was more than a little confused by this pronouncement and Rarity looked like she could strangle the little party girl. "Why's everyone looking at me like that?" "Well," Twilight offered, "based upon previous interactions between the two of you, there has been little evidence to support your claim. Granted the overall pool of data is quite small-" "What she's gettin' at, sugar, is that your story seems a mite unlikely is all." Applejack clarified. "Oh you guys are just being silly, what's more likely, I have some secret master plan or I want to have hot sex with Rarity?" Pinkie said cheerily. Rarity was opening and closing her mouth, at a loss for how exactly to express her indignation. "Ooooookay.... So there's that." RD intoned with a bit of a titter. "Just leave a sock on the door okay Rarity?" " I... I would n-... Never...I..." Rarity let out an almighty groan of frustration and then took a deep breath to try and center herself. After a moment she regained her composure and shot an glare at Pinkie that would have caused hell itself to freeze. "I apologize but I must decline your offer." RD began cracking up, "Jeez Rarity, your turning down sex with Pinkie not a telemarketer." "Oh just be quite, you." Rarity said turning her glare upon her roommate. "Lighten up everybody it's a party!" Pinkie had rematerialized in the middle of the room and,with a grunt of effort, pushed aside the desks to clear a space in the center of the room. "and what's a party without some music and dancing!" -------------------- While RD had been on of the first to join in dancing, Fluttershy remained on the futon. She wanted desperately to join in, but how could she? She had never had much experience with parties to begin with, and she had even less with dancing. What if she made a fool of herself? What her flailing about made Dash loose interest in her? The throbbing bass beat of the song began to fade away as the song ended. There was a momentary lull in activity and Pinkie took it as a chance to plop down next to Fluttershy. "Hey there, why aren't you shaking your stuff on the dance floor?" Pinkie asked with a kind smile. Fluttershy bowed her head, letting her hair cover her face. " I... I'm scared... Like usual..." "Don't be, you don't notice me or RD or anyone else being all scared. Actually, what you should have noticed is RD looking over here every song to check if you'll come out and join all of us" Fluttershy looked up and momentarily caught RD looking in direction. They locked eyes for all of a second before the two awkwardly broke eye contact. "See!" Pinkie exclaimed as the next song started up." Now lets get you out there!" Fluttershy felt herself bing pulled off the couch and flung directly in RD's direction, bumping into her friend before she could fully regain balance."S-sorry..." She said, blushing furiously. "No problem," Dash replied a light blush about her own features. "So not much of a dancer?" Fluttershy shook her head, eyes cast down at Rainbow's shoes. "Hey, it's okay, pal. Not much to it really, at least not this kind of dancing. Just close your eyes and feel the music. Sway around, move your hips, whatever you feel like doing, just have fun." Fluttershy looked up at RD and was greeted by a kind smile. "Okay... I'll try." Fluttershy responded, unwilling to disappoint her oldest friend. She closed her eyes as Dash had suggested and began to truly listen to the music. She felt the rhythmic beat reverberate in her body. The pulsing bass called to her, urging her body into motion. It was not the most graceful of dances, but Fluttershy began to move, her hips swaying in time with the music. Then (likely as an act-of-Pinkie Pie) Fluttershy felt a body impact her own, and from the soft string of cursing that emanated from it, Fluttershy could tell that the body belonged to RD. Suddenly there were hands resting on her hips, beckoning her closer, a request that she was all to happy to oblige. She felt the warmth of Rainbow's lithe form as their bodies met, the music fueling their joint motions. She hesitantly placed her arms around Dash's body, her hands resting on the small of her back. Fluttershy wished that she could stay like this forever. The world had melted away there was nothing but her, Dash, and the music. Unfortunately no song lasts forever and eventually the beat once again faded away, and the world came crashing back down around her. She became acutely aware of how close she was to her best friend. She froze. 'Oh no... This was too fast... Dash hates me now... But she did seem to be into it...but what if she was just being nice....and it felt so nice...Only one way to find out...' Fluttershy opened her eyes and met those of her friend. In Dash's face was not the anger or revulsion that Fluttershy had feared, instead Rainbow's face held an mixture of passion and utter amazement. "I..uh...thought you said you hadn't done that before..." A blush tinged the cheeks of the usually brash and bold girl. "You were pretty awesome right there." "Th-thank you, Dashie." Fluttershy whispered, realizing they still hadn't broken their intimate embrace. If they had looked away from each other's eyes they may have noticed that their four friends each watched them with a different, but similarly expectant, expression upon their faces. If they had been listening to anything other than each other's breathing, they would have heard their friends little comments... "...that confirms that theory..." "...come on, come on, come on...." "...Well I'll darned..." "..Oh, oh my..." ...they wouldn't have leaned in closer. They wouldn't have softly pressed their lips together. They wouldn't have shared the most intimate and passionate kiss that either had ever experienced. -------------------- RD felt a shiver of pleasure roll through her body at the touch of Fluttershy's lips. She pressed in closer and felt her companion shudder and let out a soft moan. Then immediately, as if the sound escaping her lips finally alerted her to what had just happened, Fluttershy pulled away and broke the contact. “Oh no... oh no… that was me wasn’t it, oh please don’t hate me, I’m so sorry I just-” “It’s okay Flutters,” Dash said a bit breathlessly. “Well, no, that’s a lie. It was more than okay, that was really amazing.” “Y- you mean it?” Fluttershy chewed her lip nervously. “Of course she does!” Pinkie called from across the room, “Sweet merciful Christ, it was good for us and we’re over here!” Both Rainbow and Fluttershy’s faces burned crimson. “Hey… uh... Flutters… think we can take this somewhere more… private?” RD said, unwilling to look over at quartet of her friends. Fluttershy could only nod. -------------------- The pair stumbled into Fluttershy’s room, having trouble navigating while their lips were locked together. However upon entering the room RD spied something curious over Fluttershy’s shoulder. “The hell…” She said as she broke apart their embrace. Feeling a little scorned Fluttershy followed Rainbow’s gaze to a sign that had been duct taped to her closet door If you make it this far, Check out what’s in here, RD. ~Pinkie Rainbow crossed the room and opened the closet door. “She can’t be serious…” Rainbow retrieved an article of clothing from the closet and held it up to her body, turning to display it for Fluttershy. “She couldn’t possibly think this would fit me.” Fluttershy blushed and chewed her lip. Rainbow was holding up a black corseted bustier with a black lace overlay. It would have indeed looked ridiculous on Dash’s slender frame; it had clearly been constructed for someone whose measurements were a little higher in the bust and hips. A little note pinned to neckline read: Courtesy of Rarity. Realization dawned on Fluttershy as she closed the distance between her and Dash, her pace slow and deliberate. She began to feel confidence welling up inside her, her fantasy was finally being made into reality. “It’s not for you. It’s for me.” “Wh- what? Why would-” RD stammered, but Fluttershy placed a finger to her lips. “Shhhh, don’t worry…” Fluttershy leaned in, letting her lips graze Dash’s ear and her bust press against her lover’s. While her voice retained its usual soft cadence, the words she issued were a command. “You’re going to love me.”