Please note that this chapter is being based off of the re-written version of Amour.
"Love, till dawn sunder night from day with fire, dividing my delight and my desire." - A.C. Swinburne
Rainbow Dash opened her magenta eyes, being greeted by the morning sky. She lifted her head up sleepily, tempted to simply lie back down again and enjoy the comfort of the field, sleep whisking her away from this world. She stood up lazily, yawning as she stretched out her body. Her wings opened to their full extent, a looming shadow being cast upon the land.
“Maybe I should head home. Wouldn’t want to be missed.”
Dash took one last look at the nature around her. She breathed in the refreshing smell of the cool grass, savoring the aroma. The scenery melted away her problems. With a final content sigh, Dash took off into the air, heading home.
Rarity started her walk back to the Boutique. Her heart was filled with disappointment.
“I guess I can come back later..”
Rarity felt it though. She was losing the will to state her mind. While previously the heat of the moment had given her confidence, this confidence had begun to fade away. Her desire to tell Rainbow Dash her feelings was waning.
“I hope she comes back soon..”
Rarity walked idly, losing herself in her mind.
The setting sun had set the sky afire with color. The two had settled on a grassy hill, overlooking the calm, clear water. The soft wind flowed through their manes. Rarity looked down, a pair of glistening eyes meeting her own. Rainbow Dash smiled warmly, leaning her head on the unicorn’s shoulder.
They both looked out across the crystal ocean. Rarity had become lost in her emotions.
“Peace, happiness, love..”
All of these emotions had overwhelmed Rarity, but one emotion was prominent, one that she couldn’t help but notice the most.
“Trust.”
Trust in their relationship. Trust in Rainbow Dash. But, most of all, trust in herself. Trust that she had made the right choice. Trust in that she had picked the right mare, the one she--
Rarity broke out of her vision, interrupted by a beating of wings. She looked up, spotting a familiar rainbow-colored mane flying high over her. She stumbled, attempting to remove the vision from her mind so that she might get her thoughts together.
“She looked like she was heading home.. maybe I should head back..”
Rarity mustered whatever courage she could, beginning her walk back to the cloud formation. And while seemingly much time had passed, Rarity realized she had not made it far from Rainbow Dash’s home, the house only being a short walk back. Rarity stopped a moment, looking at the in-flight Rainbow Dash. She saw it again, in her form; something more than just swiftness.
Elegance.
Rarity’s face heated. She took one last glance at Rainbow Dash before beginning her walk back.
Rainbow Dash once again nearly flew through her door; this time, though, she had much more control, stopping fleetly once inside her home. She set herself down airily, the white clouds pillows beneath her feet. She yawned drowsily.
“Guess I didn’t get as much sleep as I thought.”
With another small yawn, Rainbow Dash walked over to a window. Closing her eyes, she once again breathed in the fresh morning air, contently sighing. She relished mornings like this. Calm, peaceful, and not a single cloud in the sky. She opened her eyes, surprised to see something she hadn’t noticed before. A pony on the road, walking towards her house. It looked like..
“Rarity? What is she doing here?”
Rainbow Dash cantered to her door, opening it hastily. Unfolding her wings, she promptly took off into the sky, heading towards the white unicorn.
Hearing a flutter of wings, Rarity raised her head, looking for the sound’s source. She didn’t have to look far.
“Rainbow Dash?”
Rarity was stunned. She didn’t expect to be meeting with her yet. She wasn’t prepared. Stopping in her tracks, Rarity hurriedly thought about what she should say.
“Tell her I’ve been thinking of her? No, no. I love you? No. Mayb--”
“Hey, Rarity. Something you need?”
Rarity looked up from her thoughts. She hadn’t noticed the pegasus until she spoke.
“Oh.. uh.. yes, actually..”
“Alright. Shoot.”
Rarity still hadn’t figured out what to say, but she had been put on the spot. She decided to go with whatever came out.
“Rainbow Dash.. I’ve been thinking about what happened.. in the Boutique.. and I realized something..”
Rainbow Dash nodded, acknowledging her friend’s words.
“I can say ‘I love you’. I never thought of this before.. but I do love you, Rainbow Dash. I didn’t consider how much I really did until you told me how much I meant to you. You’ve opened my heart up to love.. true love.. love that burns for only you. Rainbow Dash, you’re the only mare I want to be with. Nothing can change that.”
Rainbow Dash’s cheeks burned. A smile spread across her face. She felt tears coming to her eyes.
“Rarity.. I.. I love you, too.”
The unicorn smiled, embracing the pegasus in a tight hug. Dash returned it, a slight sob escaping her.
“Rainbow Dash.. thank you for this.”
They slowly pulled away from each other, staring into each other’s eyes.
“Thank you for showing me true love.”