Chapter 2
Fluttershy woke up the next morning feeling something soft, warm, and heavy on top her head. As a matter of fact, she felt it all along the side of her body. And it was breathing. She suddenly came to recall the events of the protruding night. She let a smile come across her muzzle as she realized who it was that was sleeping along side her.
Rainbow Dash woke up with the sun forcing it's way through her eyelids. She noticed that she wasn't sleeping on her fluffy cloud bed. Instead she was sleeping on some patch of grass somewhere. And that's when she noticed it. Something soft and warm shifted slightly underneath her. She opened her eyes to the sight of the flowing pink mane of her friend blowing slowly in the soft morning breeze of the forest. She stayed there for a moment taking in the sight of the beautiful pink hairs flying just in front of her muzzle before she lifted her head to stretch out her muscles and allow her friend to rest in the warm glow of the sun. But her pink maned friend was already up and was waiting for her wake from her peaceful slumber.
Finally, Fluttershy got up and let out a quiet yawn before saying, "Good morning Dashie." She leaned into Rainbow's neck and began to nuzzle it with care.
The cyan pegasus brought her head closer to the top of Fluttershy's head and began to return the nuzzle. "Good morning Fluttershy. How'd you sleep?" She asked softly without breaking their embrace.
Fluttershy smiled and let out a little giggle. "It was perfect, Dashie. Just perfect." She brought her hooves around Rainbow's neck to pull her in closer.
Rainbow did the same. She brought her own hooves around Fluttershy to share the embrace. "So were you, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash tightened her embrace pulling the pink maned mare closer to her.
Fluttershy pushed out of the embrace to ask, "So what now? I-I mean, I know that we're gonna have to tell our friends but, what are we to each other? A-Are we recently dating? Are we marefriends? I mean, we both love each other but... what are we?"
Rainbow Dash just looked at the questioning mare before leaning in and kissing her quiet friend on the lips. "How about we wait a while before we let them know about us? That alright with you." She said pulling away from their kiss.
Fluttershy looked at her cyan friend, a small smile shaping her face as she replied, "Oh. Okay. I like that plan." She re-embraced Rainbow into another passionate kiss as all of the little creatures of the forest began to awaken into the peaceful morning.
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23 dates later, the two pegasi were taking the long path back to Fluttershy's cottage after a night out in the town. Rainbow Dash was holding Fluttershy in a wing hug when she came to a stop, stopping Fluttershy as well.
"Dashie? I-Is there something wrong?" Fluttershy asked worryingly.
Rainbow just look at the ground shyly and replied, "O-Oh. Uh. I-It's nothing... Um, Fluttershy?"
Fluttershy looked at her lover, a concerned look on her face. "Y-Yes, Dashie?" She asked cautiously.
Dash continued to look at the ground as she said, "W-We've been going out for a while now and I-I was wondering if..." She cleared her throat as she lifted her head to look at Fluttershy and pulled out a small jewelry box from her closed wing. "Fluttershy.... W-Will you marry me?" She opened the box to reveal a necklace with a medallion which resembled her cutie mark.
Fluttershy raised a hoof over her mouth to cover a gasp as she was taken aback as her eyes widened. She began to tear up from the sheer joy of the situation. She had never been asked to marry somepony before. She paused a moment but eventually answered, "Yes! YES!!! Oh! A thousand times, YES!" She rushed in to kiss her newly proclaimed fiancé as her wings came around to envelop Rainbow in a loving wing hug.
They stayed in their embrace for what seemed like forever, when suddenly, Rainbow Dash herd hoofsteps from behind her. She pulled away from their embrace and took a look as what was behind her to see another pony watching them from the darkness of a nearby alley. "Who's there?!" Rainbow said in a panic.
The pony began to run away and Rainbow Dash chose to chase after them. Only pausing to say, " Wait here Fluttershy! I'll be back! Promise!" She continued on her chase when she finished addressing Fluttershy.
"Get back here!" Rainbow dashed off towards the alley that she saw the pony in. She entered the dark alley only to find that pony turn the corner. "I see you!" She zoomed to the corner and came to see a temporarily blinding light. Once she regained her vision Dash frantically looked around. "Where they go?" Not finding anypony, she took to the skies. She looked over all of the roof tops in search of the pony. "Alright then. Where are you?" But she didn't have to search long. She heard hoof-steps running away from where she was. She looked in the direction of the hoof-steps to find the same pony running away. "I've gotcha' now!" She dived down after the pony but as soon as she was about to tackle them to the ground, the pony spread a pare of wings and kicked up into the air to evade Rainbow Dash who crash into the ground below. But being one to crash a lot, she quickly recovered and pounced the strange pony, pinning it to the ground. "Gotcha! Wait! It's you?!" Just the another flash of light appeared and the pony disappeared.
Rainbow Dash remained staring at the ground for a few seconds. She was in disbelieve at who was the one to find them out. She shook her head and took to the sky to return to Fluttershy. On the trip back to her fiancé, Rainbow thought about what they were going to do about the pony.
When Rainbow arrived back from her chase Fluttershy ran up to her and lunged herself into Rainbows chest, which she began to nuzzle as she asked, "Wh-Who was that?"
Rainbow rubbed her hoof on the back of Fluttershy's head as she softly replied, "I-I think it was Twilight."
Fluttershy stumbled back a little. "Twilight?! Oh no! We have to talk to her!" She began to run in the direction of the Ponyville library when she was stopped by a hoof on her shoulder, which pulled her back.
Rainbow Dash turned Fluttershy to make sure that she was looking at her. "Hold on Fluttershy. It's really late. We should be getting home. We can talk to Twilight in the morning, okay? Come on." She paused to give Fluttershy a small peck on the lips. "When we get home, I'll make you some of your favorite tea..." Another peck, this time on her cheek. "...make you a warm bath..." Another peck, this one was on her cheekbone. "...then I can give you that massage you asked for this morning." A final peck on her neck. "How does that sound?" She softly said to Fluttershy.
"Mmmm. Dashie, you should be this romantic more often." She replied swooning and leaning into Rainbow as they stared back down the path to their cottage. Rainbow decided to wrap a wing around Fluttershy and smiled at the amount of affection she was getting from her fiancé, not realizing that it was her that was being affectionate.
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The next morning, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash began doing what was now their daily routine. They would wake up, stay in their bed a few minutes as they cuddled with each other, ate breakfast, then they got ready for their day. But today was a little different. While they ate breakfast, they planned on what to do with their friend Twilight, considering what had happened the night before.
"So, here's what we do. I'll go get Pinkie Pie and tell her to go get Applejack and bring her to the library. You'll go get Rarity to come and we'll all meet up at Twilight's. Alright 'Shy?" Rainbow directed her fiancé.
Fluttershy nodded but than asked, "Well, while we're confessing, do you think we should also tell them that we're engaged? I mean, if you don't mind." Fluttershy asked looking into Rainbow's crimson eyes with her own turquoise ones.
Rainbow Dash paused, feeling week in her fiancé's gaze, unable to bring herself to tell her 'no'. With a bright red blush on her face, brought out by her fiancé's cuteness, she replied, "Alright Fluttershy. You win. We'll tell them we're getting married... Heh. I can just imagine Pinkie Pie when we tell them. 'Oo! Oo! Let me plan the bachelorette party...'," Rainbow stopped when she realizes that they both are mares. "Uh... parties. Heh heh." She chuckled.
Fluttershy chuckled a little when she pictured the pink pony jumping up and down, rambling about parties. "Well, at least all we'll have to worry about is the wedding." She replied jokingly. "Speaking of which, don't we have to get you a necklace with my cutie mark on it too?"
The cyan pegasus smiled as she leaned in to kiss her cream colored pegasus before saying, "We will. First thing after we get all of our friends up to date on us. And than we can come back here and I can give you another one of my famous back rubs." She paused to quickly kiss her fiancé's lips before adding, "How does that sound?"
Fluttershy began to relax at the idea of getting a back rub as she said, "That would be just wonderful Dashie."
Rainbow chuckled and pulled back away from Fluttershy, saying, "Come on. Let's get ready for that talk with our friends."
Fluttershy got up and started following Rainbow Dash. "I'm right behind you."
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Rainbow Dash landed on the door step of Sugar Cube Corner. She was about to knock on the door of the delicious looking bakery when it opened widely to revile an over jubilant pink mare who bounced out and started bombarding Rainbow Dash with a greeting. "Good morning Rainbow Dash! Why are you here so early? Are you here for some of my cupcakes? Or maybe you're here to tell me about a party you want me to plan? Or mayb-Muuhh hhuuhh huh hhhuh huhm!" She was stopped abruptly by a hoof that was shoved into her mouth.
"Uh. Hi Pinkie. Um. I need to talk to you and the rest of the girls. Could you go and tell Applejack to meet us at Twilight's?" She asked as she cautiously removed her hoof from the party pony's mouth.
Pinkie Pie closed her eyes and replied, "Okie dokie Loki!" before jumping up and dashing off towards Sweet Apple Acres, as Rainbow Dash politely requested.
Rainbow chuckled a little before beginning to fly in the direction of the library.
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Meanwhile at Carousel Boutique, Fluttershy was beginning to knock on the door. She waited a short moment before the door opened to reveal the white unicorn who lives there. However, Fluttershy near instantly realized something odd about her. She was wearing a hat that a certain orange friend of their's wore everyday.
Rarity looked at her shy cream colored friend before saying, "Oh! Good morning Fluttershy, darling. I'm sorry but I'm a little busy at the moment." Rarity looked nervous behind the door which she barely opened to show only show her face.
Fluttershy looked at Rarity with a confused expression as she began to say, "Well, um, Rarity? I was wondering if I could talk to you and the others. C-Could you please come to Twilight's library. I-I mean, um… if it's okay with you, that is."
"Rarity? What's takin' ya so long? Come back intah bed with meh!" Said a vary familiar sounding voice with a thick county accent. Fluttershy soon realized who's voice it was. The pony that told Rarity to come to bed to her was none other than Applejack herself. 'THAT explains why Rarity's wearing her hat.' Fluttershy thought to herself.
Rarity blushed and began closing the door as she said, "And that's when I must go. I'll meet you at Twilight's library a little later, darling. Right now I have to deal with this little problem." She walked away from the door closing it behind her.
Fluttershy just stood there dumb founded by what she just found out about two of her friends. All she could do was shake her head to recollect her thoughts and turn around. Than she started walking in the direction of the Ponyville library, unable to forget about her friends, Rarity and Applejack.
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As Rainbow Dash was flying towards the library, her quiet fiancé fell into place besides her. "Hey Fluttershy! 'S Rarity coming?"
Fluttershy hesitated and blushed as she remembered her brief interaction with the white unicorn. "W-Well, yes but... sh-she's a little busy... w-with Applejack." She stuttered.
She used the rest of the flight to the library to explain what she experienced at the Carousel Boutique. Her fiancé, Rainbow, was shocked by the news and she couldn't help but respond, "Are you serious?! If I were to guess that Applejack or even RARITY had a crush on somepony, I would guess that APPLEJACK had a crush on ME. And that Rarity would have a crush on... Well, YOU. But that just shows just how beautiful you are, 'Shy." She finished saying as they landed on the door step of the Ponyville Library.
Fluttershy couldn't help but blush and look the other way at the sudden compliments that her fiancé was giving her. "Oh Dashie." She giggled before continuing. "So, we're here. You ready Rainbow?" She said looking back at her cyan lover.
Rainbow Dash just stood looking straight to the door before saying, "Ready as I'll ever be." She gulped then raised her hoof to knock the door.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"Weeeeell, she's not home. Let's go Fluttershy." She said turning away from the door and hastily walking away.
Just then the door, now encased in a magical purple aura, opened up and the two pegasi turn around to see the purple alicorn that saw them the previous night. "RAINBOW DASH?! FLUTTERSHY?!" She paused and gave a nervous chuckle. "W-What are you girls doing here?" She asked, poorly acting like she didn't see what happened the night before.
The two pegasi slowly approached their alicorn friend. "Don't play dumb Twilight. You know why we're here and we'd thought that we'd make a confession."
Just then, a tall dark figure emerged from Twilight's bedroom. The two pegasi look at the figure to come to the realization that it was none other than Princess Luna. "Twilight, love, we're going to the castle to get some work done. We'll be back soon." The Princess said making her way across the library towards the entrance where they all stood. She gave Twilight a kiss on the cheek before walking out the door and saying, "We love thee, Twilight Sparkle!" She flew off in the direction of Canterlot and the castle, leaving the pegasi bewildered and Twilight with a bright red blush on her cheeks.
Twilight looked to her shocked friends, who were looking in the direction of Princess Luna, before saying, "I think you should come in. It looks like I have some explaining of my own to do too."