Two Weeks

by Starlitomega


Epilogue

~One week after the party~

"No no, follow my hoof."

Twilight and Rainbow sat under a blanket beneath the night sky. The unicorn traced her hoof through the air along an imaginary line. "See? You can spot the Starswirl constellation if you just follow the curved line."

Rainbow squinted. "I think see it. Wow, you know right where all of these things are, don't you?"

"I've always loved looking at the stars. When you and Pinkie left I... I had quite a lot of time on my hooves," Twilight said as the memory of those terrible weeks came back to her.

"I'm... I’m sorry, Twilight. I just couldn't think of anything else to do and with Pinkie egging me o-"

A soft hoof on Rainbow's own silenced her.

"It's okay, Rainbow. I was lying to myself anyway. I just kept telling myself it couldn't happen. I couldn't have a life outside of my responsibilities. It took the help of a lot of good friends to see that the only thing stopping me from having more was... well, me. Besides, Ponyville was boring without you two."

Rainbow smiled. "Glad to see somepony would notice if I left."

Twilight returned a smirk of her own. "Now you're just fishing for sympathy."

Both ponies remained silent for a few moments while the creatures of the night sang their songs.

"It's a bit cold tonight," Rainbow noted.

"Don't tell me you can't handle a little chilly weather," Twilight teased.

"Hah! I've flown through blizzards colder than this. 'I'm just making sure you're not cold, egghead."

"In that case..."

Twilight smiled and turned pulling the blanket off of Rainbow and leaving her completely exposed.
 
"Hey! Don't hog all the blanket!" Rainbow complained as she pulled her half back.

"I thought you weren't cold," Twilight said playfully.

"I'm... I'm not! I just feel weird without a blanket."

"Sure, if you say so," Twilight smirked.

Silence fell over the pair as they stared into the sky.

"So, when did you first realize that you ummm… ya know?" Twilight asked.

“No, I don’t. I think you need to say it,” Rainbow teased.

Twilight rolled her eyes. “When did you start thinking you might be able to see me as more than… well… just friends?”

Rainbow hummed. "Let's see.... I guess it was Ponyville’s first Winter Wrap Up with you. Year after year, we tried doing it all with our bare hooves, and year after year we screwed it up somehow. You've got this thing about you that just brings out the best in other ponies. If I have to listen to anypony's orders, I'd rather it be yours."

Twilight smiled. "You mean like the fire?"

"Yeah, exactly. Except for that whole getting hit in the head thing. That was dumb."

More silence followed.

"What about you?" Rainbow asked.

"What about me?"

Rainbow sighed. "When did you first think about me as more than just another pony."

"I guess it would be the first time we met," Twilight admitted. "I'd seen lots of weather ponies while in Canterlot, but none of them could touch your speed in the sky."

"It was pretty awesome." Rainbow grinned.

"And that! That aggravating confidence. The worst part is, you have every right to brag with your speed and skill... it just doesn't make it less annoying."

"Hey Twilight?"

She turned to look Rainbow in the eyes. "Yeah?"

"Be quiet. You're ruining the view."

A smug smile crawled across Twilight's face. "Why don't you make me?"

Rainbow's lips connected with Twilight's into a deep, passionate kiss. This was new to the unicorn; her friend was being precise this time, almost tentative. It was as if she was trying to express everything she felt in a way words couldn’t. The unicorn’s breath became shallow, and sparks began fizzing in her head. All rational thought disappeared as Rainbow worked her tongue into the unicorn’s mouth, teasing Twilight’s own briefly before pulling it back.

She did this, intermittently throughout the kiss, before pulling back, but not fully enough for Twilight not to feel the pegasus’s breath of release bloom over her lips. She opened her eyes and saw Rainbow, as close as she could ever imagine the pegasus to ever be, her eyes closed in peace. She seemed to be taking in every sensation Twilight was feeling, allowing them to swim over her entire body. Her wings were spread, a clear sign to Twilight of her own feelings. Before Twilight could reach back up for another kiss, Dash leaned back down, softly kissing Twilight again, this time on the cheek. The pegasus’s lips lingered there for a moment though, before she pulled away.

And then there was just silence, the only sound being of the couples breaths in the nights air.  

“You know,” Twilight said, cutting the silence, “that was a lot better than the last time you tried that.” A hot blush still spread upon her face.

Rainbow grinned. “You know, I can be romantic when I want to…”

“I know… and I really like it when you are,” Twilight whispered back.

Twilight pulled back and rested her head on Rainbow's side. She looked up into the night sky at the bright stars shining down on them between the sparse clouds.

"It's almost a perfect night out tonight," Twilight remarked.

Twilight's face nearly hit the ground as her pillow/special somepony took off in a flash. Almost ten seconds passed before the pegasus landed and scooted back under the blanket.

"How about now?"

Twilight looked up again. Not a single cloud remained between them and the heavenly stars above. She leaned in closer and placed her hoof on Rainbow's.

"Now, It's perfect."