//------------------------------// // Love is Kind...right? // Story: Truth or Scare // by RainbowJack2000 //------------------------------// "...you had a crush on a boy before?" Twilight asked, rubbing her chin. This is what everyone seemed to be interested in, knowing Fluttershy would always keep her feelings in. She did look pale, however, after Twilight finished and in response, she shook her head no. "Oh come on! You should have had a crush on someone before!" Rainbow Dash said, unpleased with the answer and folding her arms. "N-never! I never liked a boy before!" Fluttershy stammered. She was hiding something, but knowing how sensitive she is, they let it slip. "Never?" Rarity asked. "Never," Fluttershy said, blushing at a memory she had in mind, "Boys are overrated. O-out of m-my league." "So ya never had a crush on a boy?" Applejack asked. "It wasn't a boy exactly..." she whisper-shouted. "Huh?" Everyone said, dumbfounded at what she was getting at. DASHBACK TIME! (that is was I call a "flashback") ***** Ten years ago, a very tall Fluttershy had a bookbag and her lunchbag as she looked at the elementary school she was going to be attending for the next three years of her life. The exterior was large, brownish-red. The building itself looked like it was built that year. Her mom was next to her, holding her hand. "Fluttershy, I'm going to take you inside, but promise me this." she said. "Yes mommy?" Fluttershy asked. "Promise me you'll make friends and have fun?" "Okay." ***** "What does this have to do with anything?" Rainbow Dash asked, bored. "Shut up! I'm getting there...if you don't mind..." Fluttershy replied. ***** It's been three days since Fluttershy has attended the school, but she wasn't liking it. She's been a mess: tripped, spilled stuff, doze off in class, went into the boys bathroom TWICE (you'd think after making a mistake like that, she wouldn't enter again). Everyone was already calling her names. And each day, she would go home, crying. One day, she was going to use the bathroom when she came across 2 boys. "Well, well, well, if it isn't our dear pal, Cluttershy." the one with brown hair said. His companion, with grayish-white hair snickered. "Excuse me...but I have to use the bathroom," Fluttershy said, whispering a bit loud. "What? You're going the boys bathroom again? Oh don't worry, we have a honorary member card waiting for you in the urinal." Grayish-white said, laughing. "Or...are you going to hold it?" Brown asked. "I'm actually going to the girls bathroom...if you didn't know," she said, backing away until she hit a wall and fell on the ground. The boys laughed. She felt miserable and lonely and unsafe. "You're so pathetic! It's no wonder you're the loneliest loser this school has ever seen!" Brown hair said. Fluttershy started to cry while those two laughed their asses off. Suddenly, a shadow was right behind the boys. And it meant business. "Hey." a voice called. It wasn't coming from Fluttershy's mouth, and it was a bit high and kind of raspy to come out from either one of the boys. They stopped laughing. Instead, they looked pale. That is, until they turned around to see a girl with rainbow colored hair. The boys looked at each other with mischievous grins on their faces. "Well, now look at who we have here. It's Rainbow Crash! Hey you gonna back up this wimp here, or back up into the wall like you did last year! What was it again? An 'accident'?" Brown hair joked. "Leave her alone." she said firmly. Fluttershy got a good look at her. She was short, for one thing. Her eyes were a nice shade of magenta and she had thin pink lips. Her cyan shirt strangely complimented her hair and eyes. She had black skinny jeans and bright blue Nike's. Wow, she's so...pretty. What is this feeling that I have? Fluttershy thought to herself. She had butterflies in her stomach. "Or what?" Grayish-white said. Fluttershy took her gaze off the girl and snapped back into reality. Rainbow Crash Dash cracked her knuckles, "Keep messing with her and you'll see." she said. "Oooh I'm scared! A girl is going to hit me! Someone call 9/11!" Brown mocked as he put his hands in the air, complaining with an awfull girl sound. "Hey Rainbow, where's your pathetic little blonde friend? What's her name? Applejack? Where is she?" ***** "How am I in the conversation?" Applejack asked, cocking an eyebrow. "I have no idea." was Fluttershy's response. ***** "Leave Applejack out of it!" Rainbow shouted. "Or what? If she's not here, she won't be able to help you as we whip your sorry mother-fucking ass!" Grayish-White said. Fluttershy gasped at the foul language. Kids in second grade shouldn't be saying things like that at all. She was about to cry when she saw Rainbow scowl. "Look," he continued, "we can settle this in a race or a fight. The choice is yours." Rainbow looked at Fluttershy and then at the boys. She had a mischievous grin on her little face. The answer is not what you thought it would be. The boys didn't see a blow to the face since she is so quick with that kind of stuff. They fell back and she kicked both of them on the floor really hard. They got up, looked at each other, then ran to the nearest boys bathroom. She yelled after them, "And you might want to never mess with me again!" She panted until she realized Fluttershy was still there with a shocked expression on her face. "Wow, just...wow!" Fluttershy said. "You okay?" Rainbow asked, extending a hand. Fluttershy gladly accepted it. It was small and so soft in her own hands. "The way you kicked them and punched and wow! That was...awesome!" Fluttershy said. Rainbow smiled. For some reason, it made Fluttershy blush a deep shade of red. The bell rang and the students started filing out of the classroom. "The name's Rainbow Dash," RD said. "F-Fluttershy." Fluttershy replied. "You wanna sit with me at lunch? I want to introduce you to some of my friends." RD suggested. Fluttershy smiled and nodded, "I'd like that." While she followed Rainbow, she made a shocking discovery. She had a crush on Rainbow Dash. The girls just sat there, jaw-dropped and everything. They could not believe their ears. Fluttershy was very pale and Rainbow Dash had this face on. Twilight snapped out of her daze, "So what you're telling me is that...you were gay? In second grade?" Fluttershy seemed to regain color, "Yeah, I guess." "And ya never told any of us?" Applejack asked. Rarity closed Pinkie's jaw. "No, it was a secret," Fluttershy said, "But I stopped after the end of second grade...are you mad at me?" "Mad? No darling, we're shocked. We never knew you were like this!" Rarity said. Everyone looked at Rainbow Dash, who was still having that face on. Applejack smacked her face before she regain her composure. "Wow...I...wow." was all she could say. "W-who's next?" Fluttershy said, trying to avoid the subject. "How about you Rainbow?" Pinkie asked. "Huh?" RD clearly was still dazed and not listening to a word. "Truth or dare?" Pinkie asked. "Uh...dare." Rainbow said, still looking at Fluttershy. "I dare you to..." "Huh?"