//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: The Realization // Story: Done by Dashie // by Lightning Fire //------------------------------// In the morning, Lightning Fire woke up with sore wings, but he had no clue why. The second thing he noticed was that his vision was full of rainbows. After he blinked his eyes two or three times, he just realized it wasn't a real rainbow in his face, but a mare's mane. He thought for a moment, thinking about what happened the afternoon before. The noise he had heard her! He felt his sore wings, thinking about what she did to him... Oh the horrors indeed. Rainbow Dash had woken up, and she was smiling at him, like she had done nothing wrong. She didn't really think it was bad for the Wonderbolt to know her, but he was a shy pony when it came to close quarters. As she got up, she stretched and leaned in whispering, "Found you." He blinked once, then understood what she had just said. He glanced at his wings, felt the pain, and rolled over to the side of the tent. He realized that he might have made a mistake for rolling away, but he had no clue about talking to mares. He talked to the female wonderbolts, but they were just friends who worked together, unlike the mare in his tent. She was a lover, which he really didn't know about. He was just thinking when she started talking again. She yawned, and spoke out loud, "It was fun, mostly because you still have a bit of drool on your face." He felt his lips, and noticed the saliva all over. He quickly swallowed, pulling most of the liquid down his throat. He also rubbed his face with his hoof to wipe the rest off. After that, he just glanced around, trying not to look her in the eyes. He was never good with small talk, so he just closed his eyes and started massaging his left wing to make him feel better. She went over to where he had rolled over, which was near the entrance of the tent, sat down, and wrapped a wing over him, which pulled him closer to her. She looked into his eyes, leaned in, and then started laughing. Lightning didn't get the joke, because he was still scared and sore, so he just went back to massaging his right wing after finishing with his left. She poked him, this time serious. He looked at her and remembered that he was in a bet, so he basically had to do what she said til he had completed all of the terms. She asked," I was wondering if you wanted to go to Sugarcube Corner, because I have a friend there and all who makes the best sweets ever." Lightning knew he signed the bet, and he knew the penalties of breaking the rules, so he looked at her and smiled. He then replied with," Sure, and as long as I don't have to fly that far, mostly because my wings feel like they have been erect for the past eight hours." He racked his brain, trying to remember the Big Ponies, and thought of Princess Sparkle, who had five best friends... There were two Pegasi, one was called Fluttershy, but this made didn't look shy at all. The other Pegasus was one of the fastest and the best at doing stunts such as the Sonic Rainboom... Rainbows... He just figured out he had been in a sleeping bag with Rainbow Dash, the most well known Pegasus second to the Wonderbolts! He knew that he was going to have the time of his life if he was with Rainbow. So he blinked, and realized he hadn't said a word for two minutes, had his tongue sticking out, and his brow was all wrinkled as if he were planning to make a cloud appear out of nothing. She laughed, and poked him again. All he did was say in his most enthusiastic voice," Sure!"