Song Prompt - "Still" by Foo Fighters.
A train whistle sounded in the distance, disturbing the peaceful silence that had fallen between the two ponies that basked in the warmth of the mid-afternoon sun. The remnants of a picnic, a half-finished glass of lemonade and crusts of a sandwich, lay on a blanket that fluttered in the breeze.
A book, pages yellowed at the edges with age, and a pair of flight goggles with worn leather straps lay forgotten on the sun-bathed hill, far away from the bustling streets of Canterlot and the ponies of Ponyville.
Here all was quiet. Here nothing else mattered. Not the Wonderbolts, not the Princesses, not Discord or changelings or even the troubles of everyday life.
Here they could be at peace. Here they could be together, at least for a little while.
They lay together in the shade of an oak tree, sky blue wings draped over lavender fur. Locks of blue, red, yellow, and orange tangled with indigo as their tails swept over each other. No words passed between the two, and none were needed. An unspoken agreement passed between the two to just be in each other’s presence. Everything else could wait.
Between Rainbow Dash’s Wonderbolt training at the academy and Twilight’s new duties as a princess, their time together was rare. And like any rarity, it was treasured. As time went on, more dates were pushed back, more rain checks were made, and the two saw less and less of each other with the promise of the next time. They would tell each other they would figure it out. They would find some way to spend more time with each other, to fill the emptiness they felt when they were apart.
Right now, even that could wait. They were together. That’s all that mattered. In a few hours it would have to end, and they would have to return to their lives. These thoughts were the furthest things from their minds. For now, this was enough.
They had found it completely by accident, of course. Flying together one day, they happened to stumble onto it. A small clearing, far away from everything, hidden away from the responsibilities of their lives. Soon enough, they had started to go there to simply be together, to escape for a few short hours that never seemed long enough after they had passed.
This was their place, away from everything and anything that would pull them apart. Nopony could find them here.
Coming to this place had become a sort of routine for the two. They would meet up, fly with a picnic lunch to their secret spot without telling anypony, and spend the entire day together. They would eat together, talk together, laugh together, go flying, and read together. No matter how it started, it would always end the same, with the two just lying together. It was simple, and it was perfect. It was their own little vacation from life.
The grass swayed softly, the blades tickling the underbellies of the two as the leaves rustled in the breeze. Sunlight streamed in between the branches, warming their fur. The weather, as always, was perfect on their little outing.
Twilight shuffled closer to Rainbow Dash, wrapping her hooves around her neck and snuggling into the embrace. A small, content smile tugged at the corner of her lips as she raised her head to meet Rainbow’s gaze with her own. In her eyes, Twilight saw warmth, comfort, happiness, and that familiar fire that drove Rainbow Dash forward. The same fire that drew Twilight to her, like a moth to a flame.
Rainbow saw the same happiness and warmth she felt mirrored in Twilight’s eyes, as well as that spark, that drive to learn more. It was the same spark that Rainbow had fallen in love with, the same spark that drove Twilight to her. With her wing wrapped around Twilight, she felt... complete. She didn't need to ask Twilight if she felt the same. She was forever hers and Rainbow was forever Twilight’s, an unspoken promise cherished by both of them. They didn't need a ceremony or rings to prove that.
And in a few hours, it would all have to end. In a few hours, they would have to leave this place, leave the embrace of the other, and go their separate ways until time allowed them to be together again.
Again, none of it mattered. Here, time had no meaning to either of them. Here, everything was still.