"Dashie, wake up. We're here."
Rainbow opened her eyes, which revealed the beauty that was in front of her. The sun was setting as they made their way through the sky on the chariot. They were just minutes from landing at Costa Caballo. The small island underneath them shined from the reflection of the sun, all the way from coast to coast, from the beautiful beaches to the tropical rainforest. It was a breathtaking sight.
The chariot landed at the small landing strip at the island's only airport. The airport was mostly used for chariots, but was quickly being renovated to accommodate the more and more tourists every year, as well as small propeller airplanes, which were new inventions made during the war. However, those airplanes were not that safe yet, and a private chariot was the much more romantic choice for a honeymoon.
"Soarin, can we see our hotel from here?" Rainbow asked as the chariot flew just over the beach and towards the airport.
"Yes, my dear. It's just over there," Soarin pointed. He pointed over to the Grand Paradise, an all-inclusive resort right along the beach.
Rainbow clopped her hooves in excitement like a young schoolfilly. She could hardly contain her excitement anymore.
After landing and checking in with the local government, the hotel was just a pony-drawn carriage away.
While travelling slowly through the hilly, forest-covered countryside, they were able to see all of the buildings and houses built along the main road. The country was poor compared to Equestria, but it was a rapidly developing country, especially thanks to tourism. The houses and buildings were full of colour and had clay tile roofs, which was a big difference when compared to Ponyville's grass-style roofs. It was a nice sight to see.
With the sun just about set off in the distance, the sky was aflare with beautiful hues of orange and red. The sky began to get more and more dark as the time went on, and it was peaceful hearing the sounds of the many tropical animals as they made their way. Rainbow was able to rest her head on Soarin's shoulders, creating a feeling of content inside her.
The ride lasted a little while longer. The sun fully set and the sky grew darker as the night came along. The couple finally arrived at their hotel by the time the sky was fully dark and the stars were out.
"Oh sweet Celestia, I can't believe how hot it is, even at night," Rainbow said quite loudly while trying to blow air on her face by waving her wings upward. They couple got off the chariot ride and made their way into the reception. After checking in, Rainbow just couldn't hold in her excitement. She needed to check the grounds out before they went into their room.
The resort was made up of about five or six buildings with rooms, and had bungalows located along the beach, facing the ocean. That was where the couple was staying for the next week. After looking around the grounds and getting a good look at what the resort had to offer, greeting every worker and visitor along the way, the couple went into their room to leave their bags down. Soarin fell backwards on the bed due to his exhaustion, while Rainbow was too busy prancing around the room due to her excitement.
"So, what do you want to do tonight?" Rainbow asked her tired husband.
After letting out a tired growl, Soarin replied, "Sleep."
"We can sleep when we're dead, Soarin. Let's go to the bar or the hot tub or something"
Soarin lifted himself up and looked at his wife. He just couldn't resist her face. He needed this week to be special, and he wanted to give Rainbow the time of her life. After all, since his return, most of the time was spent planning their lives together, caring for Violet, and reuniting with friends. They didn't spend much alone time together.
"Ugh. I guess you're right, Dashie. Come, let's go to the bar and the hot tub."
There was just something about the tropical drinks that was just so soothing and relaxing. It was now close to midnight and Rainbow and Soarin were now in the hot tub, which was in the middle of the resort, beside the pool.
The two of them leaned up against each other on the wall as the bubbles and heat soothed them. There was only the occasional pony walking around at this time. Most of the other visitors were either in bed by now or at the late-night club near the beach, so it was a great time for the couple to be together.
"Hey," Rainbow started to Soarin while a little more bubbly than usual. "Tell me a story."
"What do you want me to tell you Dashie?"
"I really want to hear about your time in Saddle Arabia. What happened there, Soar?"
"Dashie, I," Soarin paused, thinking for a second. "I don't really want to bring up my time there right now. I kinda want to just forget about it for the time being. I'll tell you one day, but it's just too soon for me."
Rainbow accepted that fact. It was only a few months ago, after all. "Okay. Can you please tell me some kind of story? Anything? I want to just sit here and listen to you."
"Oh all right, I'll tell you a story," Soarin replied. Rainbow leaned in even closer to Soarin so that the mare's head was against his chest and she could look up at him with her eager eyes, ready to listen.
"I'm ready when you are," the mare said. "Now that we're together, I want to know everything about your past. I know the important things, but this time I really want to know about you. It's been so long since we had time like this together."
"Would you like me to tell you about my life right after I became a Wonderbolt?" Soarin asked.
"I would love that, Soar," Rainbow responded.
"Well, you asked for it," Soarin replied. "You even want me to talk about my relationship with Spitfire?"
"Sure, just don't tell me everything," Rainbow chuckled.
"All right, I won't go too into details if you want. It would be pretty hot telling you, though," Soarin smiled, causing a frown on Rainbow's face. "Fine. I'll just tell you the important stuff."
"That's better," Rainbow said while giving a much less scary face.
"So... how do I start? You remember how we went to school together for just a year, right?" Rainbow nodded with a smile. "Well, after I won the Best Young Flyer competition, I got to spend a day with the Wonderbolts. They liked what they saw and asked me to join the team, without even having to go into the academy, and I accepted it in a heartbeat with my parents' blessing. I ended up having to train with Spitfire, who had joined the team a year prior."
Rainbow was quite interested at this point, so Soarin continued, "It was kinda like how we trained together, except the opposite positions. She was the more experienced member, who ended up taking a liking to me. We trained together and ended up becoming very close. We eventually went on a few dates. We went to the movies, a few small concerts, dinner, things like that. Spitfire doesn't really care for hoofball."
Rainbow gasped. "How awful!"
"I know, Dashie. How can anypony not like hoofball? Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah. We went on a few dates, but our most special date was after my one-year anniversary as being a Wondebolt. We had a show in Manehatten, so we ended up getting a hotel room together. We spent the weekend in the city. I really thought she was the one for me at this point. We had been together for just over a year. I actually had bought her a diamond ring at the store down the street."
"How sweet," Rainbow said. "Wait, was it bigger than my ring?"
"Heck no," Soarin responded harshly. "I didn't have as many bits back then. Your ring is worth so much more than hers; kinda like the mare who wears it. I'm much happier I ended up with you."
"Thanks," Rainbow replied, rubbing the back of her neck. She didn't have much to say in reply at this point.
"Anyway, she accepted my proposal. I was on top of the world at that point. I gazed into her eyes; she gazed into mine. We leaned in closer on the bed. Then I grabbed her..." Soarin stopped for a second and looked at his wife, who was starting to look more disapproving. "…hoof. Yeah, that's it. We shook hooves and moved on."
Rainbow smiled at Soarin's change in the story. She approved of the censored version. "Then what happened? Why did you two end up breaking up?" Rainbow asked. "Not that I'm complaining."
"Because, my dear, like I told you a few years ago, Spitfire started to take the job more seriously. She ended up having big ambitions for herself. One day she would be down-to-earth and she would enjoy her time with me, and the next day she would say that she just didn't have time for my 'foolishness.' Eventually, she ended up putting her goal of becoming captain of the Wonderbolts ahead of me, and she dumped me after I brought it to her attention."
"I kind of remember you saying something about that to me before you left to Saddle Arabia," Rainbow said while thinking to herself.
"Yes, but now you at least know how far we went. I have nothing else to hide. I have never been with anypony else, and I am much happier with you."
Soarin was happy with Rainbow's response to his story about his only previous relationship. She showed no signs of jealousy, especially because she was so happy with how things worked out in the end.
"Hey, Soar. You know, it's our honeymoon after all," Rainbow said as the two remained in the hot tub with nopony else around.
"And there's nopony else around," Soarin added.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Rainbow asked with a sly voice and bedroom eyes.
"Of course I am, Dashie. Let's have some fun," Soarin said while leaning in to presumably kiss his mare.
Rainbow closed her eyes and puckered up her lips. Then she felt a certain wetness come upon her. In fact, there was warm water all over her head and mane. Soarin splashed her face with the warm hot tub water.
"What the buck was that for?" Rainbow shrieked. "I thought we had a moment there."
"Ohhhhhh," Soarin sounded sarcastically. "I thought you wanted to have a little fun!"
"Oh, you're so dead," Rainbow responded with an evil smile. She used both hoofs to splash the bubbly water right back into Soarin's face. He retaliated with a few more splashes. The two of them laughed and grumbled out loud while continuing to splash each other.
Their foolish foalplay drew some attention to them. After all, it was late at night and a large number of the visitors at the resort were already asleep. One of the workers said, "Hey you two, the pool area closes at ten. Ponies are trying to sleep at this time."
"Oh, we're sorry," Rainbow apologized.
"We'll leave," Soarin added.
The two of them went back to their room, tired out from the journey. They both feel asleep quite quickly, not engaging in any more foolishness.