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// Veil 
// Story: Soarin'xRainbow Dash Ficlet Challenge Collection 
// by paxtofettel 
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Veil (303 words)

When she was but a young filly, barely out of her foalhood, Rainbow Dash swore to the very end that she would never, ever, EVER, get married. Every time one of the teachers at the Junior Speedsters Flight Camp would mention getting hitched, she felt as if she would vomit out her entire lunch. She would tell her classmates that marriage was stupid and completely pointless.

If only those classmates could see her now.

"Do you, Soarin', take Rainbow Dash as your faithful wife?" the pastor had asked. 

Rainbow Dash looked over to her side, her whole face covered in a customary wedding veil; a tradition that had been around since before the unification of the pony tribes. All of her friends from Ponyville had come to witness this event. All of them had bright smiles on their faces, (except for Rarity who, being the drama queen she always was was crying tears of joy uncontrollably. Thankfully, Spike had been there to comfort her.)

Dash soon heard Soarin' answer "I do," prompting the pastor to turn towards her.  "And do you, Rainbow Dash, take Soarin' as you faithful husband?" he asked.

She did not even think twice. "I sure do!" she exclaimed.

"Then under the gaze of the Immortal Goddess, you are now bounded together for eternity. May your lives be filled with joy and love. You may now kiss and seal this holy bond," announced the preacher. Soarin' lifted up her veil with his teeth, now content on being able to see his fillyfrie- no, his wife's beautiful eyes. They inched closer and closer until the gap between their faces disappeared. The entire cathedral was filled with the sounds of hooves clopping against the floor (and a "YEE-HAW" from Applejack.)

Today, Soarin' and Rainbow Dash had begun a new life of happiness.