//------------------------------// // Work might be awkward // Story: A Young Flier's Heart // by JoeChacho //------------------------------// As I trotted into the bosses room for the second time today. Flitter and Cloudchaser stopped their conversation and both starred directly at me. I felt my heart drop into my stomach. I felt my whole body go cold and I started to sweat. Flitter broke the silence finally. "So, Chacho. Are you going steady with Dash?" She let her question linger about. I felt flustered, but before I could give her an answer she began to speak again. "Its a rhetorical question by the way Chacho. I make it my business to know all my employees." She smiled as she finished her sentence. I finally found my voice, "So does this mean I got the job?" Way to go Chacho once again you stuffed your hoof in your mouth. "I-I mean-." Cloudchaser cut me off, "Yes you do and you start tomorrow, on one condition." She stated in a harsh tone. I felt weak as she said that last part and my mind wondered what could it be. So like the clever pony I am I asked, "What's the condition?" She was stone faced before speaking "Don't let your relationship interfere with your work." She cracked a smile and added, "Oh and stay in school." I smiled like a young colt that just got his crush to kiss him on the cheek on hearts and hooves day after asking them to be his special somepony. "Thank you. Thank both of you for this opportunity I wont let you down." Cloudchaser just nodded while Flitter responded to my thanks, "One more thing Chacho." Flitter began again "Payday is today so we can pay you for your work today, or next week we pay you for an extra day which do you prefer?" "I know its kinda impolite asking how much am I working for but I want to know how much is a days wage?" "Let me tell you how we determine the pay. For a cloudless day we pay fifteen bits. For a slightly rainy or snowy day like today twenty-five bits. For a heavy rain or snow forty bits, and there is a day to earn a bonus that's on hearts and hooves day. That day depending on how many pegasi come in that day determines the pay. Any questions?" I shook my head letting her know she answered all of my questions and more. "I think I'll take it next week." "Ok. So we'll be sure to add today's pay to your next weeks pay. Well Chacho, I think you should head on home and get rested for tomorrow you need to be here by 2 pm sharp." "Thank you once again for the job. I won't let you two down." After a few months working in the weather patrol team I felt like I had it made. I had a job, the mare of my dreams, had the best friends a stallion could ask for and I'm almost done with school. Boy I couldn't be more wrong. [Sunday afternoon] "So Dash you free tomorrow? I was wondering if we could go out." I asked while waiting for Rainbow so I could escort her home. "Huh? Oh. Yeah. I mean no I-Im pretty bussy tomorrow." She stammered but still managed to answer. I let out a sigh. "Dash do you love me?" The question seemed to catch her off guard. "What kind of question is that?" "Seriously Rainbow I'm getting the feeling that you don't share the same feelings that I feel for you." I averted my eyes from her. "I just feel like ... like I felt back when you turned me down. You are acting the same way you did before you went with Thunderlane." "What?" "Are you cheating on me Dash?" The color from Rainbow Dash's face seemed to fade. And she faltered with her words trying to explain that she wasn't seeing anypony on the side. "Stop lying Rainbow! I just wanted a straight answer because I already knew you were cheeting on me with Cloudchaser!" I yelled trying to keep my voice from cracking and holding back tears. "Who told you!" Rainbow finally snapped. "You know what, yeah I'm cheating on you with one of our our bosses. You want to know why? Its because you are a door mat, you have no confidence in your self and -" I cut her off. "No." I said sternly. "You just keep me around because I will always take you back but you know what I am done. Im tired of the heartache Dash. We are through. So much for the element of loyalty. " Tears running from Rainbow Dash's face. Tears finally escaped from my eyes. I took off flying after that statement headding home because tomorrow is going to be a long day. [Monday morning] I awoke with no intent on doing anything today. I felt terrible, my eyes hurt from crying myself to sleep last night, and most of all my heart broke, again. "Why am I so stupid."I groaned. I slamed my hoof into my pillow, "She played me just like she did before why the hell did I fall for it. Work is gonna be hard on me today. Well I got class today and that's something I gotta get through that before I even go to work." Sluggishly I got out of bed and got ready for what I thought would be a horrible day. My friends took into account that I was in a bad mood and some tried to comfort me. "Ah, last class of the day." I said with slight enthusiasm. "Yo Chah." Caleb said as he sat next to me. We did our secret hoof shake. "Well things could be better man." I replied with a sigh. "Mare problems?" Caleb asked. I simply nodded my head. "Want to talk about it?" "I broke it off with Dash." Caleb just looked at and chuckled "You almost had me there Chach." He continued to stare at me for a few seconds and realized I was serious. His ears pressed against his head as he spoke "Damn you're not jokeing are you." I shook my head. He sighed. "She played me! She had me wrapped around her hoof and I was too blind to see this coming man." I fought back tears and felt a hooves wrap around my neck from behind. "Don't let it get to you Chacho. She's not worth your tears." Velvet said as she nuzzled me. All the feelings of doubt, every negative emotion just ... disappeared. I reached up and took hold of her hoof around my neck. As my hoof touched hers I herd her gasp and she pulled her self away from me. I turned arround and looked at her, she was blushing, had her ears pressed tightly against her head and she had her eyes cast towards the floor. "T-t-thank you Velvet." I was blushing as I rubbed the back of my head. "I'm sorry I didn't know what came over me." Velvet said still looking away with her face a bright shade of red. I leaned close to her face and planted a kiss on her check, and her face got even redder. "Thank you Velvet. Thanks for making me realize that she isn't worth crying over." I scratched the back of my head and asked, "So ... do you wanna go hang out sometime? Im off tomorrow." She nodded, "Yeah that would be nice." The bell rang and everyone was ecstatic for the day to be done, almost everyone. I still had to work today and see Dash. Boy I was not looking foward to this.