//------------------------------// // Apologies made and friendships renewed. // Story: A Young Flier's Heart // by JoeChacho //------------------------------// [Monday afternoon] I stuffed all my useless books in my locker and headed to work. "This is going to be a long day." I thought aloud to no one. I let out a depressing sigh and began to fly towards the WPHQ. I was talking to myself out loud. "Well I guess if I really want I could quit, or get fired, or ask to get placed in the moring run before class." Glad no one walked or flew this way I would have sounded like a lunatic talking to myself. After arriving at work I spoke to the few ponies that spoke to me,like the pegasus pony sitting at the front desk. To which now I know her name was Sugarcloud,and she was just like her name, sweet. "Hi Sugar how's your morning going?" "Its been going well thanks you for asking. How was your school day?" "Eh it was alright still getting over the fact that me and Dash are over." "Oh. Sorry to hear that," she noticed my ears flatten, "Don't worry im sure you'll find yourself a nice mare just in time for your prom in a few months." Sugarcloud smiled at me and told me I should get going. I left to my locker and I chucked my saddle pack in and closed the door and left to catchup with the rest of the weather patrole squad. I got there just like always giving Roid Rage a hoof bump. "Ready to clear some clouss Rage?" "Yeah!" He yelled in his trade mark voice, while flexing his front hooves. "Only one problem, today your working with Dash." At hearing his words my happy-ish demeanor dropped. This day could not get any worse could it. "Alright now that everypony is finally hear I'll let you all know what portion of Ponyville you will be attending to. Thunderlane and Roid Rage you two will be taking the eastern portion, Raindrop and Cloud Kicker you two take the south, and me and Chacho will take care of the north and west. Everypony understand?" Dash asked. We all nodded. "Good now let's go." As the other two teams took off and Dash led me to where we would begin. We just started busting clouds at the furthest northen portion of the town and worked our way towards the center of town. We did the entire north section in silence. Nither me nor Dash doing any fancy busting of clouds. We went to the far west cornor of town and began to buat clouds again. I got bored of busting clouds normally so I started to show off a bit. Rainbow also started to do the same. We continued to bust clouds and I was enjoying myself and started to chuckle and laugh while busting clouds. Apparently laughing was contagous because I could have sworn I heard Dash laughing. Soon we came to a final cloud and we both raced toward it and broke through it at about the same time splitting in oppisate directions and landing. We looked at eachother and then things got awkward and silent. "Dash-" "Chach-" We said at the same time. "You go first." I stated. "Ok." She took a deep breath and started, "Chach-" she reached over to put a hoof on my shoulder, "I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry for playing with your emotions again. I just - just have needs and well I'm sorta into mares now." I cocked an eyebrow and was about to speak but she continued, "not recently I have been ever since after the incident with Thunderlane. He honestly made me sick. Even to think that I like him makes my stomach churn. Then after that jerk broke up with me because I wouldn't sleep with him. I almost gave up on life feeling heartbroken, because I thought I loved him, almost the way that you loved me. Then came the time to show my stuff off to the Wonderbolts. So I took that opportunity and well you know the rest but that doesnt mean I didnt feel anything when I-I cheated." Dash was fighting back tears and I could tell because her voice was cracking. I held her while she cried. "I-I'm Sorry!" "Dash. I'm sorry too. Although I understand why you cheated on me. But I was way out of line challenging your athority on being the element of loyalty. I saw how much I hurt you when I said that and I know I can't take it back so I just hope that you could forgive me for that." Soon I found myself holding off on my tears. I failed, "Its ok if you never want to see my face around any more. I'll quit the job and I'll lower interactions between us and-" she put a hoof to my lips to silence me she looked up after she did that and stared into my eyes. Her eyes were pink and puffy from crying. I held her and she lowered her head once more. I wrapped my wings around her to show that I wasn't going anywhere. We sat in a field for maybe fifteen minutes but it felt like hours. We both finally stopped crying and were ready to head back to let the HQ know we were done. As I got back on my hooves Dash tugged at my back leg. "Thanks for hearing me out Chacho. Sorry that I played you but you are a great stallion I'm sure you'll find a mare that likes you for you, and you can take her to prom too, and maybe put on your charm and make her fall head over hooves for you." She nudged me and winked. "Thanks Rainbow Dash. Maybe one day I will." I chuckled at the little joke she made. " So are we cool?" She tapped her chin with her hoof while looking to the sky, "Yeah, we're cool." We hugged and flew back to the HQ. After getting back to the HQ Dash went in to give her report. She emerged from the room and told me to head in. I went in and gave my report, got my stuff and left to go home. "Who to take to the prom?" I said to no one while flying home.