//------------------------------// // Wedding Bells // Story: Family Mares // by SolidFire //------------------------------// Wedding Bells Rarity was stunned at Rainbow Dash's composure. Mostly because of the fact that the commitment-fearing tomboy who was getting married was less nervous than the commitment-craving lady who was planning the wedding. In fact, the fashion pony had never seen her friend so calm. "Rainbow, you do realize you're getting married today?" "Yep." "And that you're going to be settling down with somepony for the rest of your life starting today?" "Yep." "And that you're going to make memories today that will last you a lifetime?!" "Yep." "THEN HOW ABOUT YOU COMB YOUR MANE!!!" "We're just gonna mess it up again tonight," Rainbow replied, a grin now tugging at the edges of her lips. "Rainbow Dash, I simply CANNOT allow one of MY FRIENDS to get married with her mane in such a tangle. If you won't do it, I'll do it for you." "Woah, hey now Rarity. This is MY wedding. You can't just-" "Fine. I won't comb it." "Good. Now if you'll-" "Sweetie Belle will." "On second thought, give me that brush," Rainbow grunted. "That's better. I'm glad you could see reason Rainbow Dash." "Spitfire will never let me live this down..." Rainbow Dash mumbled as she tugged the comb through her mane. She had to admit, Rarity did have a point. Rainbow did want to look good for today, and her mane was a bit of a mess. None of it really mattered though. What mattered to Rainbow Dash was that in a couple of hours she was going to be married to the mare of her dreams. No matter what could possibly happen to stop things from going smoothly at the wedding ceremony, she would be married that night. Besides, if Rainbow didn't fret about everything that could go wrong at the ceremony, she'd be more able to laugh about everything that she knew for certain was going to go wrong. Knowing her friends, and the fact that all three of the Cutie Mark Crusaders were going to be in attendance, this was going to be one heck of an interesting wedding ceremony. The only thing that bothered her was the fact that her friends wouldn't let her see Spitfire before the wedding. Something about it being "bad luck." Rainbow knew there was no such thing as luck, so the idea of being held back for the sake of it really pissed her off. But she could deal with it. She knew her friends were just looking out for her. "Ah was made aware that somepony wanted ta see me?" the orange earth pony mare said as she walked into the dressing room. "Yeah, somepony does want to see you AJ," Rainbow replied with a smile and a warm hug. "What'cha need Rainbow?" "I was hoping you could try to keep Pinkie on the straight and narrow up there today. I'm glad she's gonna be up there with me today, but this is one day I don't really want her to be... her." "Ah gotcha covered Rainbow. She'll only be Pinkie Pie if her tail starts twitchin'.” Rainbow chuckled. "Let's just hope no trees fall where I'm getting married today." Applejack hugged Rainbow again. "Ah don't see that happenin' today sugarcube." "This is Ponyville. If it can go wrong, it will here. Hay, as long as me and Spitfire go home tonight as newlyweds, I couldn't care less what goes wrong out there today." "Seems like a mighty fine outlook Rainbow. Ah gotta go talk to Applebloom. Just need to make sure her and the other flower girls stay orderly today. Ah still think ya musta' spit yer bit lettin' the Cutie Mark Crusaders have any part of this as a group." "You of all ponies should know by now that thinking ahead was never my forte." Rainbow did have second thoughts about letting those three fillies have a part in her wedding, but it was too late. She'd break their hearts if she didn't let them do it. Especially Scootaloo's. A short while later..... "I now pronounce you mare and, er, mare." Rainbow Dash pulled Spitfire in for a passionate kiss, to which the attendants of the wedding roared in applause. The two newlyweds didn't hear any of it. They didn't care. They lost themselves in a world where only they existed. Neither of the mares were exactly the touchy-feely type, but love still found its way to their hearts. Even after they pulled away from the embrace and opened their eyes, the rest of the world didn't exist to them. It wasn't until Applejack gave Rainbow a small push to encourage the newlyweds to their carriage that they remembered they weren't alone in the world. In the carriage, Spitfire rested her head on Rainbow Dash's shoulder. Rainbow gently stroked her mane, which for once wasn't done up in it's normal style. It gave Spitfire a more mature appearance... one that Rainbow Dash vastly preferred. "You should keep your mane down like this Spitty, it looks more natural. I like it." "It's also a heck of a lot easier to wear. I think you're right Dashie," Spitfire replied. "Of course I'm right," Dash replied as cocky as ever, to which Spitfire nuzzled her even further. "I can't wait to get you out of that dress Dash." Rainbow's wings fluttered at her wife's sudden change of pace. "Sadly we have to wait until after the reception for that. Pinkie Pie is throwing it, so it will be a lot more fun than the wedding itself," Rainbow responded. "I wish we could skip it," Spitfire stated rather bluntly. "So do I, but that would break Pinkie's heart. Besides, we're the guests of honor. It would be a little weird if we didn't show up." "Good point." Spitfire smiled deviously. "We'll go to Pinkie's party and then we'll have OUR party." "I think I'm more excited for the second part of that to-do list," Rainbow said with a grin. "As am I," Spitfire said as she nuzzled her wife. "As am I..." Hours of partying later.... The two newlyweds practically fell on the floor of their cloud home. Tank slowly looked up and, when he saw what was going on, the tortoise very quickly retreated back inside his shell. Rainbow and Spitfire made their way to their bedroom, kissing with a fiery passion. They didn't bother to close the door. Or crawl under the blankets.