There were a few clouds scattered though the sky. They looked a great deal softer than they do during the day. The stars glittered all of the sky as Twilight couldn't help bu stare at each one with fascination. Rainbow on the other hand paid no heed to the stars that lay all around her, trying to keep her balance. The pair of ponies were far above cloud level, the boat could only just be seen from their position as a faint orange light below them. The height came with some rather chilling side effects. The high altitude air was cold as it was, even more so with the breeze.
Rainbow looked down at the lavender pony residing in her arms. How she admired something so simple, so regular, entranced by the dancing night lights before her.
"It's beautiful..." She wheezed under her breath "Don't you think Rainbow?"
Rainbow fumbled slightly at the sound of her name, her wings faltering ever so slightly. The sudden movement causing Twilight's muscles to jerk with a squeal.
"Sorry!" Rainbow apologized
"It's okay Dash" Twilight looked up at her carrier with a little smile.
She turned back to looking out at the stars yet again, her eyes carefully scanning through the empty space. Rainbow felt her heart pick up it's pace. There was something setting her off watching Twilight happy like this. It made her brain fire off all kinds of signals, some she didn't understand, others were clear as crystal. The beating grew faster, the pair blissfully unaware of the slow decrease in height. Twilight pointed out star after star beaming up at Rainbow every so often. The blue coated pegasus could do nothing but stare at her with a bright red face.
Rainbows arms tightened their grip around the lavender pony, as would a child their stuffed animal. Holding her, in the sky, felt right, it felt safe, even though they were countless feet above the sea. Her mind couldn't help but phase out into it's own world, filled with fantasies.
Her relationship with Twilight was always somewhat solid. Sure she poked a bit of fun at her every now and then, but that was because, secretly, she sort of liked Twilight. She'd always wanted to try reading just to gain a few extra points but she'd always shrugged it off in fear of her own reputation. That, however, had long since changed, especially after she'd started reading several Daring Do books. Most of with were in her company. Twilight was an invaluable friend, someone she could trust with everything. She felt her eyes dampen, tightening her grasp just a little more.
Twilight let out a little grunt "Rainbow...a...are you ok?"
Rainbow turned her head away, in an attempt to hide her blushing soppy face. Despite what she was feeling, she didn't want to let on, not in the slightest.
"Y...yeah I'm fine Twi"
Twilight could feel something wasn't right, there was something about how quiet she was. Usually she'd be bored by now, asking to head back down to ground and continue on with her day.
Rainbow could feel her chest warming up, the feel of Twilight's body held tightly against hers, in some sort of death grip. Her mane, the lighting, Twilight's joy. Her mind raced, puzzled with the thought's buzzing and whirring away inside her skull. She felt the question rearing itself up, it was right on the tip of her tongue, she wanted to ask but it wouldn't spill.
"That one's pretty, Dash" The unicorn said raising a hoof. Her voice was gentle and soft, filled with feeling.
"Funny...." Twilight gazed at the sparkling dot of light with a slight sense of lust "It kind of reminds me of you"
Dash's eye shot open, had she heard that right? The awkward silence between the pair was excruciating. The pegasus had no idea how to respond, was it supposed to mean what she thought it meant? The statement had definitely broken the ice of the situation but now what? Where were they supposed to swim in a lake of icy water?
"What do you mean Twilight?" Dash managed to mutter under her breath
"Well...It's one of the brightest, almost as if it were showing off" Twilight began to explain her mental thoughts.
"Oh..."
Dash's heart sank back to a corner in her mind. It wasn't what she'd hoped, Twilight was only trying to make a joke, she figured.
"That....and it's pretty"
Twilight looked away from the star in embarrassment. it was hard to see in the dull blue light of the moon, but the pink that covered Twilight's cheeks could be felt from a mile away. Dash built her courage up from those words, which was strange in it's own right. She'd been so used to simply rushing into things, with no thinking involved. But with words like this, words that would either shatter everything she loved about their relationship, or at the same time, could improve it by means that nothing else could. Dash opened her mouth and took a breath to speak.
"Hey Dash?" Twilight interrupted
Dash felt like screaming, of all the times to speak! Instead she muttered all she could muster.
"Hm?"
"Do you have a special somepony for Hearts and Hooves day?"
The pegasus' body tensed every muscle in it's body. The question struck her like a cold bucket of water, leaving her in shock. Unable to think rationally, she tilted her head down and nuzzled her friends straight, purple mane. Rainbows grasp was iron clad, Twilight began to wheeze, trying to keep her breath.
The grip loosened as Rainbow pulled her head away from her unnecessary urge to make more contact.Twilight cocked her head up at the dull pink eyes that looked down her her.
"No Twilight...I don't"
"Oh"
Rainbow leaned forward pressing her lips firmly against the lovely unicorns that lay below her. The pair shut their eyes, each of them exploring the others mouth with complete and undivided passion. Rainbow's wing ceased flapping as the connected duo started to fall. Twilight abruptly pulled away from the kiss in panic, before she could react, the blue pegasus held her closely. Their bodies fell straight down, head first, towards the watery depth beneath them. Twilight squirmed in Dash's embrace trying to break free.
"Twilight, just trust me" Rainbow smiled "It'll be fun!"
"Bu...What!"
"Do you trust me?"
Twilight tried to look at the approaching water until a blue hoof reached over and pulled her face away, back into Dash's dark pink eyes.
"Do you?"
Twilight hugged Dash with nothing else to go for. The pair fell for what seemed like years, the dark ocean water below them approaching them with greater and greater speed. Dash's wings draped behind her, rustling in the fast blowing cold air. Rainbow held Twilight tightly against her, until moments before they hit the water. Dash suddenly flared her wings out as far as she could. Slowing the fall to nothing but a slow dive.
The two ponies broke the surface of the water with a splash. They reemerged from the water with a gasp, their manes soaked lugging over their faces with water. They pushed through the water, paddling until they met with a kiss. Twilight's horn gave a crackle as a few sparks fired off into the air. Their muzzles broke away from each other. Silence raided the air as they stared at each other with nothing else to say. Until dash brought the courage up, to say the words she'd almost said way up in the sky.
"I love you Twilight"
Rainbow had seen some awesome sights in her life. Looking back at the wonder bolts resting on her shoulders, Rarity's wings, multiple wonder bolt shows and countless stunts performed by various famous pegasi. Even what she saw as they both plummeted towards that water passedoff in her awesome books. However none of those could beat the face Twilight gave her. It was a mix of anger and confusion but that the same time it was that of acceptance and love. Dash held her hopes high as Twilight reached over to her drenched pegasus friend and held her close. regardless of what happened in the past, she'd made Twilight happy.
"I love you Rainbow"
And that's all that mattered.