Just tell her... tell Twi how you feel and either get rejected or not. Just get an answer now and be done with it...
The two were huddled together again in silence. Twilight had her head resting on Rainbow's shoulder as they sat.
Why do I always feel like this around Rainbow? Why is she acting so weird? Why am I acting so weird? Do I... no. It's probably just because she stuck up for me. She's the best friend a pony could have... but is she more than a friend? Maybe I can find a book on it later...
"Twi, I..."
"Rainbow..."
They both started at the same time. They stared at each other, waiting for the other to speak. After a few moments, Twilight spoke.
"You first."
Rainbow Dash mustered every bit of courage in her body and swallowed the proverbial lump in her throat. She opened her mouth, but no words escaped. There was too much going on in her head.
Would Twilight feel the same? Would she hate me? Would she ignore me or just laugh at me? Would she even take me seriously? This is an Alicorn Princess here... she's probably too good for me anyway. There's probably some fancy law about Princess relationships. They can only be with stallions, or royalty, or maybe they aren't allowed to have any relationship at all...
"Rainbow? Are you dazing out again?"
Rainbow returned to reality and blushed. She was totally dazing out again.
The sound of a door opening and closing a few seconds later caught the attention of both of them. Twilight looked to the window to see that the blizzard had died down to a light snow.
"Mom, we're home! Heh, I've always wanted to say that!" came the voice of Scootaloo Dash.
"Oh, now you're in a good mood?" Twilight recognized the voice of her number one assistant. The two were soon at the top of the stairwell at the second floor, and Spike stopped at the sight. "Oh, are we intruding on something?" He raised an eye with each word, and had a slight grin. Twilight rolled her eyes in response to Spike's implication.
"Hey, where's Fluttershy? Did you send her to the moon or something Twilight?"
"I told you Spike, I have no idea how to do that, with or without the Elements of Harmony. Discord took her home."
"Aww man, Discord was here?! Did he mess up or eat any books? Am I gonna have to clean up after him?"
"Nah, all he did was make a small exploding Applejack, which I think was pretty funny," Rainbow chimed in. "He even cleaned up after himself. Fluttershy is really changing him."
"Yeah, I still don't know if I trust him. Then again, he hasn't done anything bad despite the Elements being useless. Yet," Twilight retorted.
Twilight finally noticed that Spike was carrying a large bag over his shoulder, and she brought it over with magic. Spike didn't let go, and was dragged along with it.
"I thought you were just getting a gem cake..."
"Yup, and I ate it. I decided that, with this blizzard, it might pay to get some extra supplies."
Rainbow's eyes widened when she saw the massive amount of hay fries and daisy sandwiches in the bag. She only now realized how sick she was of hospital food and how hungry she was.
Twilight heard Rainbow's stomach growl, and giggled. "Maybe we should eat soon. Hay Spike, what did you mean by what you said when you came in? Something about Scoots not being in a good mood?"
Scootaloo's expression switched to being somewhat blank.
"Oh yeah. Rarity and Sweetie Belle were at Sugar Cube Corner, and they were both acting... really weird."
"Spike! Is Rainbow Dash really living with Twilight? Did she have something to do with the injury?!" Rarity demanded an answer from Spike.
"Yes, and no. Why are you being so... confrontational?"
"Pshh! I bet she did have something to do with it! How did she get the hurt then, hmm?"
"Queen Chrysalis did it. Twilight saved her life. Now excuse me."
Sweetie Belle was completely silent, and didn't seem to pay any heed to either of them. She merely stared at the ground until Chrysalis was mentioned, to which her eyes widened.
Rarity's jaw dropped at the statement. She quickly got Sweetie Belle's attention, and they left without another word, disappearing into the blizzard.
"That was awfully fast-paced, Spike. Are you sure that's all that happened?"
The four sat at a table, eating the contents of the bag Spike had brought. The blizzard outside began to pick up strength again, and filled the room with an eerie whirling sound. Twilight had lit the fireplace to warm the room. She thought about using a simple heating spell, but realized that her entire home would likely be used as fuel for a fire she would likely start outside of the fireplace.
"Well, with Rarity, yes."
"Pinkie Pie was there too!" Scootaloo added in.
After a few moments, it was apparent that they were done speaking.
"Aaaaanndd?" Twilight was not satisfied with the insignificant amount of information.
"She didn't say anything to us, and I couldn't get her attention. The Cakes said she was trembling at random times all day, and mumbling something about changelings and not trusting anypony."
"Sounds like Pinkie being Pinkie to me," Rainbow said with food still in her mouth, causing bits of chewed food to fall down to her fur. Twilight rolled her eyes.
Rainbow was such a slob, but Twilight would never change that. For some reason, it was something she loved about Rainbow...
Wait... loved?
Twilight banished the thought from her mind, but a blush already started to form on her lavender face.
"Well, I think I'm done." Twilight let out a fake yawn. "I think I'll go to bed." She jumped out of her chair and began walking to the stairwell.
"Oh yeah, where are me and Scootaloo gonna sleep?" Rainbow had been meaning to ask this question since Spike and Scootaloo arrived.
Twilight raised a hoof to her chin in though. "Well, Spike and I could clean out the guest room..."
"Does that mean I have to sleep in the same bed as you, mom?" Scootaloo established about three weeks ago that she was uncomfortable with sharing a bed with anypony. However, she also disliked sleeping alone.
"Ooh! I know! I could sleep with Twilight, and Spike could sleep with you!"
Twilight quickly got her mind out of the gutter, successfully preventing a second blush.
"Yeah... Spike, you don't mind moving your bed, do you?"
"Not at all... as long as there are no Scootaloo Death Hugs in my sleep."
Rainbow let out a small squee and bolted up the stairs, leaving her empty plate behind.
"Seriously, what is up with her?" Twilight was still as oblivious as ever. Even Spike could see what was going on now, but he wasn't going to say a word about it. Rainbow would probably kill him if he did. After all, she kept his secret with Rarity...