//------------------------------// // Hearth's warming day (part 2) // Story: Lightning Storm's story. // by Darkened Lightning Storm //------------------------------// ~Later that day~ Every pony was gathered around in the living room talking and laughing happily as the foals opened there presents and gifts were exchanged. lots of ponies had gone up and asked where Mare-Do-Well was but Lightning and Lowell simply told them she was off in Hoofington visiting family. Lightning Storm gulped and carried a brightly wrapped gift over to a certain rainbow pegasus. "Hey Dash." Lightning smiled as she put down the gift and sat next to Rainbow Dash on the couch. "Hey Storm, watcha got there?" Rainbow asked pointing at the gift as Lightning just simply picked it up and held it out towards her. "Merry Hearths Warming Day." Lightning said as Dash took the gift and opened it up slowly, revealing a necklace with Rainbow Dashes cutie mark made out of gemstones dangling from a golden chain. Rainbows smile grew as she blushed and turned to her. "Lightning... It's awesome... Thank you.." She told lightning as LS smiled back at her and chuckled. "Oh it's nothing really... Do you want help putting it on?" Lightning asked as Dash nodded and held up her mane some, allowing Lightning to clip the necklace around Dashes neck. "Thanks... Hey, I got you something too... It's nothing compared to your gift though.." Dash spoke quietly as she picked up a gift bag with her mouth and placed it down by Lightning's side. "Dash please, I'm sure what you got me it is 20% cooler than that silly old necklace." Lighting storm chuckled as her neatly took out the tissue paper and lifted up a picture frame. Inside the picture frame was a photo of them in there Wonderbolt's academy outfits on the last day. Lightning Storm felt herself grin from ear to ear as she turned to Rainbow. "Dash, I love it. I can't even believe you remembered this picture... It so long ago I hardly remember it." Lightning told her as Rainbow Dash simply shrugged and smiled. "How the hay could I forget where I met my best friend?" 3 years ago Lightning Storm laughed as Rainbow Dashes face grew a deep blush. "That's so not fair! You threw that cupcake at me on purpose so I'd slip and fall into Thunderlane!" Rainbow glared as Lightning Storm gasped through laughter. "You wish! I might have thrown the cupcake on purpose, but there's no way I could've planned the rest! Don't blame your clumsy-ness on me Rainbow Dash!" Lightning Storm said fell back off the bench and onto the cloud and Rainbow Dash started to laugh as well. As some ponies passed they gave the two weird look but Lightning Storm ignored it and wiped away laughter tears. Soon Spitfire had trotted up and gave them each scrolls. "Congratulations you two, you both had been chosen to be eligible to try out for the wonderbolt's when you become older, now go pack up your things, you both are permitted to head home." Spitfire nodded and flew off as the two hoofbumped and trotted to there dorm happily. "I can't believe we made it!" lightning Storm exclaimed as she placed her belongings in her bag as Rainbow Dash simply shrugged and put her things away. As they trotted out and stood at the edge of the cloud, they both sighed. "I.. I guess this is goodbye..." Lightning sighed and gave Rainbow Dash a hug, who quickly wrapped her forehooves around LS. . "It was nice knowing you... I hope you have an awesome life.." Rainbow Dash smiled as snowflake trotted by and she got an idea. "Hey snowflake! Take a photo will ya?" Dash called out to him and tossed him the camera. The two quickly smiled and a small click came from the camera as he handed it back. "Thanks snowflake." Dash smiled as he flew off. "What was that all about?" Lightning tilted her head as Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Now I'll always have a memory of our time here.... So, this is goodbye...?" Rainbow shifted uncomfortably as she stared down at the ground. "Yea.." Lightning sighed staring off into the distance. "Hey, Who knows? Maybe we might end up Wonderbolts together!" a beam of laughter shone in Rainbow Dashes eyes when she said that. "Maybe... But, till then... Bye..." Lightning Storm smiled as she and Dash hugged again and flew off in different directions. ~~~ "Heh... Remember how the next day we both entered the weather station at the same time? 'NO WAY. HOW ARE YOU HERE?!'" Lightning Storm laughed as Rainbow snorted. "Yea that was funny..." Rainbow Dash smiled and leaned back on the couch as Lightning Storm sighed. "Hey uh.. Dash... Can I tell you something..?" Lightning Storm said jumping off the couch and trotting towards the door as Rainbow Dash got up and followed her. "Sure, what's up?" Rainbow Dash smiled as the two mares walked outside and closed the door behind them. "Well uh... it's kind of an awkward subject..." Lightning Storm sighed and sat down on the porch. RD trotted up next to her and sat down next to Lightning. "Dude, try having to explain to your boss that you're her biggest fan. Trust me, nothing is as awkward as that.." Rainbow Dash smirked holding back her own laughter as Lightning Storm smiled. "Well uh, you promise you won't run away screaming...?" "I Pinkie promise. Cross my heart, hope to fly, heck, I'll stick two cupcakes in my eyes." Rainbow Dash said as she did the motions to the Pinkie promise and Lightning Storm sighed. "Well uh, you see.. The thing is... I'm.. A Fillyfooler..." Lightning Storm blurted out and turned away from Rainbow Dash. There was complete silence. Lightning Storm glanced back as RD and noticed that she was smiling, which kind of made her raise her eyebrow a little. "That's awesome. I'm a Fillyfooler too." Rainbow shrugged as she got up and jumped down the stairs, trotting down the dirt path that had been covered in snow. Lightning Storm quickly followed behind. A small light of hope lit up in Lightnings mind as she trotted next to Rainbow at a slower pace. "Hey RD..?" "yea?" "I like you. A lot." "I know, it's kind of obvious." Lightning Storm face turned red and she gave Rainbow Dash a look of surprise as Rainbow herself blushed a little and took a second to throw her head back and laugh. "Oh, you should see your face. It's priceless! Oh sweet Celestia I need to shock you more often, it's huilarous!" Rainbow gasped out from her laughter as LS's face was as red as a stop sign. Soon, Dash calmed down and gave a Lightning a crooked smile as she wrapped her left wing around Storm and whispered. "hey, chill out. Don't get so nervous. I like you too." Dash smiled as she pulled lightning closer to her with her wing and the two trotted down the snowy dirt road.