“Fluttershy! You’re naked!”
“Uhm, yes?” Fluttershy said cautiously, wondering why that was important.
Rainbow Dash waved her right hoof excitedly. “Hello? You can’t go around like that in public! Everypony will see you!”
Fluttershy looked at her fellow pegasus in confusion. “Uhm, I always go around like this.”
Rainbow Dash facehoofed. “Fluttershy, what am I going to do with you. Let’s get out of here before somepony sees you.”
So saying Rainbow Dash swept the weakly protesting Fluttershy up off her hooves and flew towards the nearest door, which happened to lead to the kitchen. Pinkie Pie’s “We Didn’t Drink All The Cider At Applejack’s Cider Party” party was in full swing and the front part of the store was currently serving as a dance floor for their friends. Rainbow Dash shut the door behind them, muting the sound from the booming stereo system. She turned back towards Fluttershy.
“Whew, that was close. I had no idea you were such an exhibitionist, Fluttershy.”
Rainbow Dash was, of course, three sheets to the wind.
“Rainbow Dash, you do know that we don’t normally wear clothes…right?”
Rainbow Dash sighed. “Fluttershy, everypony’s got to wear clothes. And if you don’t, you can get arrested.”
Fluttershy started to respond, but Rainbow Dash continued. “But that doesn’t mean you have to let some fashion designer in Canterlot decide what you wear. Do Rarity and Hoity Toity wear clothes with your name on them? No! So why should you wear clothes with theirs?” Rainbow Dash paused as if waiting for a response.
“Uhm, Rarity isn’t from Canterlot?” Fluttershy said meekly.
“That’s right,” Rainbow Dash said, sounding satisfied. “So table the label, and wear your own name.”
With that she stumbled forward drunkenly as her balance deserted her. Fluttershy caught her and held her steady.
“You’re, uhm, you’re starting to scare me,” she said. Rainbow Dash turned her head to look at her friend. Their faces were inches apart.
“Besides,” Rainbow Dash said with a wink. “I want you all to myself.”
With that she wrapped her hooves around the back of Fluttershy’s head and began to kiss her, hard. Fluttershy, now thoroughly confused, felt her mouth open in shock. Rainbow Dash was quick to stick her tongue in it. She tasted like cider, but it was good cider, so Fluttershy found herself relaxing and returning the kiss. A subjective eternity later Rainbow Dash came up for air. She grinned brashly at Fluttershy.
“You like that, don’t you?”
Fluttershy struggled for words. “I, uhm, but you said earlier, wait!” she said, that last bit as Rainbow Dash came in for another kiss. Rainbow Dash let go of Fluttershy and pulled back, looking hurt.
“You don’t like it?” she said, suddenly sounding sad. “I’m sorry Fluttershy, I just got caught up in the moment and thought we could, well, you know.” Tears began to fall down her cheeks. “I love you.”
Fluttershy automatically reached up to wipe the tears from her friend’s face. “No, it’s not that!” she said hurriedly. “It’s just that you said you weren’t interested in mares and I thought, uhm, I thought it made you uncomfortable.”
Rainbow Dash blinked the tears away. “Fluttershy, how could I possibly not be interested in you? You’re like the sweetest, most beautiful pony I’ve ever met!”
“B-but you said this morning—“
“I was an idiot! I’m was just, urggh,” she growled, clearly frustrated. “It’s just hard for me to talk about these things! I love you Fluttershy!”
Fluttershy felt her wings buzzing of their own accord as an electric thrill shot through her. “Do you really mean it?”
“More than I’ve ever meant anything else,” Rainbow Dash promised.
Fluttershy felt her own eyes tearing up. “Oh Rainbow, that means so much to me.” She threw up her hooves and wrapped them around her friend. She felt Rainbow Dash hiccup and pat her back comfortingly. They held the pose for a long moment. Finally Rainbow Dash pulled her head back far enough to look Fluttershy in the eye.
“So, want to be my special somepony?” Rainbow Dash said hopefully.
“Yes!” Fluttershy shouted, as much as she ever shouted anything. Rainbow Dash smiled. The expression turned devilish a moment later. “So, want to make out?”
Fluttershy responded by tackling Rainbow Dash. The blue pegasus landed on her back. Fluttershy was on top of her a second later, showering her with kisses. She stopped suddenly and smiled down at her new marefriend.
“This is the happiest moment of my life!”
She shrieked gleefully as Rainbow Dash rolled her onto her back. And then they had the best night ever.
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Fluttershy woke up slowly, relishing every sensation as she returned to consciousness. Rainbow Dash was a warm presence beside her, and she snuggled closer before lifting her head to stare lovingly at her friend. The other pegasus yawned, smacked her lips and opened her eyes.
“Gah!”
Rainbow Dash jerked away from Fluttershy. The startled yellow pegasus slumped to the hard floor below as their limbs disentangled. She looked up to see Rainbow Dash glaring down at her.
“What the hay, Fluttershy?” she demanded.
“Dashie?” Fluttershy said tentatively as she rose to her hooves.
“Don’t call me that,” Rainbow Dash snapped. “Fluttershy, what the hay is this? We talked about this yesterday.”
“Well, it’s just, you had a lot to drink last night and—”
“And what, you thought you’d come and spoon with me? That’s really creepy Fluttershy.”
Fluttershy made a sound somewhere between a sob and a whimper. Rainbow Dash relented and laid a comforting hoof over her shoulder. She took a deep breath.
“Look, Fluttershy, I get that you have a crush on me and I’m sorry I don’t feel the same way. But you really need to get past it or it’s going to start affecting our friendship.”
Before Fluttershy could answer Rainbow Dash turned and walked towards the door to the front of the store. “Look, let’s just spend some time apart, okay? I think we both need our space right now.”
Fluttershy watched her go, raising one hoof in mute protest. As the door swung shut she began to cry. She just didn’t know what had gone wrong.