Deeper Than Friendship

by JustaninnocentPony


Romance Brews

Chapter 10
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“Aw, Hayfeathers!” Applejack shouted in frustration as she bolted up from her spot on the couch. Rarity following suit jumped from her spot as well, followed by Fluttershy, an annoyed Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie, who stopped her bouncing to observe the spectacle that had just taken place. Twilight was no longer standing in the room; instead, in her wake she left a scorch mark on Fluttershy’s wooden floor.

“You’ve got to be bucking kidding me! She says she’s sorry and she can’t even own up to what she did and apologize in front of everypony?!” Rainbow Dash said, anger rising in her voice as she unintentionally flew up into the air. Fluttershy lightly flew up beside her, putting a hoof on her shoulder. The rainbow-maned pony turned in anger but quickly settled down after staring into her marefriend’s eyes. Rainbow Dash sighed in frustration before lowering herself back to ground level once more, being shortly followed by Fluttershy, who kept her hoof softly planted on the Pegasus’s shoulder.

“Wait, what happen-” Pinkie Pie began, but she stopped when the scorch mark on the floor below her caught her attention. She urgently rushed over to it, as if she was in mortal danger and the scorch mark could some how save her life “Ooooo! How did this thing get here?” Pinkie Pie asked with nothing but oblivious interest in her voice. The sound of the facehoof Rainbow Dash made abruptly caught everypony’s attention as she grunted in frustration. Before she could make a sarcastic or angry remark, Fluttershy slightly increased the pressure she had on the mare’s shoulder, kindly reminding her to behave. Rainbow Dash reluctantly complied, mumbling under her breath as she looked away.

“Our dear friend Twilight got too pressured when we confronted her, her instinct took action and she teleported out of here” Rarity stated, a noticeable hint of sympathy for Twilight in her tone. Regardless of her crime, she knew she would teleport away if she had the ability to under that kind of pressure. And it even further increased her sympathy due to Twilight’s usual nervous and misguided nature. “Perhaps we came on a bit too strongly…”

“Ah agree, we went an’ put her in an unfair situation” Applejack commented.

“It’s no fun making somepony feel so unhappy…” Pinkie Pie agreed, depression sinking into her voice as she comprehended the situation.

“Same” Fluttershy said softly. She turned to Rainbow Dash, who was still looking to the other side of the room. She gently prodded the blue Pegasus, who grunted in response, taking a small step to the right. Fluttershy prodded again, this time a little less gently. Rainbow Dash remained still, still ignoring her marefriend’s attempts to gather her attention. Fluttershy sighed in frustration, taking a step towards the Pegasus and giving a shove, throwing her off balance. In turn, Rainbow still looked away, growling lowly under her breath. Fluttershy sighed in defeat, nearly giving up right then and there. But then, a brilliant idea popped into her mind. Regardless of how angry Dash got at some times, there was always a method of cooling her down that never ceased to fail.


“Oh Dash” Fluttershy cooed softly and seductively. Rainbow Dash tilted her head in interest towards the mare. A small smile crept upon the yellow pony’s face as she continued, moving towards the blue Pegasus in a seductive matter. She buried her head in Rainbow’s neck, gently nuzzling up and down and up and down. Rainbow realized what was happening and grunted, turning her head to face the other way once more. But Fluttershy knew she was just playing hard to get, she could feel her heart-rate increasing. She softly put her hoof under Dash’s chin to take the place of her now absent head, which had moved to the Pegasus’s cheek. She began to gradually lick up the cheek, causing the mare to stir in response. ‘Almost there’ Fluttershy thought silently, it was obvious to her and everypony in the room that Rainbow Dash was beginning to feel nervous. Sweat was dripping down her forehead and she began to shake lightly. There was only one thing left to do, and Rainbow would be like putty in her hooves.

Fluttershy took her hoof that had been resting under Rainbow’s chin and moved it to her cheek, she gently applied some pressure and sure enough, Rainbow turned her head to face her. She gave the mare a deep look in the eyes which caused her to melt, and moved in to enact her final stage. She deeply kissed Rainbow Dash on the lips, holding a hoof behind her neck so she could not escape. But regardless of this, Rainbow Dash had no intent of escaping as she returned the kiss with just as much, if not more, love and passion. After a bit of time the two separated and Dash sighed lightly, turning back to face the group.

“Alright… maybe we were a bit too hard on her… she was just trying to make sure our group didn’t split up, after all. I mean, I think I speak for everypony when I say that Twilight kind of over reacts to situations… And, she did heal Fluttershy, and I owe her my gratitude” Rainbow Dash said with a remorseful tone in her voice. Fluttershy lightly smiled, she could make Dash see the light of a situation, and it’d be a useful tool to have in the future.

“Um…” Rarity awkwardly began, giving a slight cough in her throat and muttering something that sounded like ‘scandalous’. “That was… interesting, but yes, Twilight does have a habit of overreacting…”

“So… what’re we gonna to do bout’ this?” Applejack inquired. A brief silence enveloped the room as everypony starred at one another. It was situations like this that frustrated Rainbow Dash the most; she knew she was always loyal to her friends, but… Twilight had nearly killed somepony closer than a friend to her through her over reactive and misguided ways. Of course, she was no better considering how bad of a beating she had given the mare. All in all, the situation was too much to deal with right now, especially after the scare of nearly loosing the pony she cherishes most in Equestria.

“I say we give her a few days by herself, that way she doesn’t think we’re confronting her or chasing her down… Besides, it’s late and I’m sure everypony’s had a long day.” Dash said lightly, casually pointing a hoof to the dark and lifeless night that lay beyond Fluttershy’s window. A violent rainstorm had begun, accompanied with thunder sounds and lightning flashes. Wind whistled against the silent night as the raindrops hammered against the window, leaving little streaks as the slid down. At the sight of it Fluttershy shook lightly in disturbance, but soon after gulped and stood back up. She hated thunderstorms… She began to shudder and lightly took a step towards Dash, upon noticing this Dash put a hoof around her and hugged lightly. Applejack looked over at the couple, smiling knowingly at the two.

“Ah’ reckon we aught to head home and hit the hay, there ain’t enough space in this house for all of us to sleep over” Applejack suggested, giving an abrupt and fake-sounding yawn at the end of her sentence. She looked over to Pinkie Pie and nodded her head slightly, Pinkie Pie starred blankly in response for a moment before it hit her. She silently mouthed an understanding ‘oh’ and giggled lightly, turning to face the couple as well.

“Yeah, I’m so pooped I can sleep for days. Sugar crashes are always yucky” Pinkie Pie lied, sounding half-defeated towards the end of her sentence. Pinkie Pie and Applejack made their way towards the door casually, when they opened it the wind blew into the house, making the hairs on their coats stand on end. They quickly shook their coats, brushing it off as if it were nothing. Pinkie Pie took a step out the door as Applejack looked back to Rarity, gesturing for her to come along. Rarity melodramatically gasped, moving a hoof to her open mouth in surprise.

“You seriously cannot expect me to walk home in this horrid weather!” Rarity said, a very noticeable tone of offense in her voice. Applejack sighed in frustration; she thought that Rarity of all ponies would have caught what Pinkie and her were even hinting at in the first place.

“Common Rarity, I’m sure we shouldn’t impose” Applejack said conspicuously, lightly nodding her head towards Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Rarity had a reaction similar to Pinkie Pie’s as she stared blankly at the orange mare for a few moments. When it finally hit her she gave an abrupt ‘oh’, but then she looked at her neatly straightened and dry mane and her beautifully combed and stainless white coat and gave a pleading look to the mare. Applejack narrowly starred back and gestured for her to come along again. Rarity sighed in defeat, grasping her umbrella that had been leaning against the wall with a telekinetic grip and making her way towards the open door. It would take hours to get her mane and coat back in proper order just so she could sleep… but for Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash it was a necessary evil. Dash had removed her foreleg from Fluttershy now and was walking towards the door, obliviously ready to join the other ponies on a walk home.

“Hey guys, wait up” Rainbow Dash said as if nothing was different, after all, she always loved a good fly through the rain, even if it made her sick. Just as she was imaging all of the awesome and stupendous tricks she could pull off through the thunder clouds a hoof hit her chest, abruptly ending her train of thought.

“Sorry Rainbow, I think you should best stay here with Fluttershy” Applejack attempted to lie, sounding untruthful. Rainbow Dash starred in blank confusion for a moment before making a reply.

“Um… I think you should all stay here, if it’s alright with you. I mean, I can’t ask you to walk home in this weather, you could get sick” Fluttershy argued worriedly.

“Thank You!” Rarity said in annoyed relief, she made her way from the outside of the door, being shortly followed by Pinkie Pie.

“Sleep Over!” Pinkie Pie said excitedly, but before either of them could step through the door into the warm and comforting confines of Fluttershy’s home, they were stopped by Applejack pushing them away.

“Common guys, I’m sure Dash and Shy’ will be just dandy without us” Applejack said between gritted teeth as she pushed the two ponies away from the door.

“Wait, why can’t I come with?” The tone in Rainbow’s voice almost sounded pained, as if she felt she was being excluded from the three. Upon her question, Applejack stopped pushing Rarity and Pinkie and turned around, giving a sincere look to her friend. She usually hated hurting ponies and lying, but this was an exception.

“I’m sure Fluttershy would be scarred stiff having to be in her house alone during a thunderstorm. You should stay and give her company, seeing as you’re her mare friend and all” Applejack said in a conspicuous tone, giving a wink to the mare. Rainbow Dash just starred blankly back, she could tell Applejack was hinting at something, but not what she meant. But before she could ask any more questions or stop them, the orange mare hustled Rarity and Pinkie Pie away from the house, out of earshot over the booming and cackling thunder. Rainbow Dash stood in the door way, watching them walk away until they were nothing but specs in the distance. She shrugged, shutting the door and turning around to ask Fluttershy if she got any of that. But the yellow mare was huddling in the corner, shaking on the floor with her head buried into her chest as best as she could fit it.

Rainbow Dash frowned with concern and made her way over to the pony, calmly taking a seat next to her. Fluttershy jumped when she felt the rush of somepony else’s body heat touching her but calmed down when she saw who it was. She took a deep breath, later exhaling it slowly as she looked on forward. She didn’t want to seem weak in front of her love with such a poor excuse like thunder, she needed to stop being Scaredy-Shy and toughen up. But that didn’t last long as another wave of thunder sounded overhead, breaking the calm silence established in the room. Fluttershy squeaked, shaking in her huddled form on the floor below.

“Okay, that’s enough” Rainbow Dash said softly as she abruptly picked Fluttershy up, holding her close to her chest. Fluttershy squeaked again, but quickly settled down as Dash’s body heat seeped into her, warming her gently. She took a deep breath of relaxation and laid her head on the mare’s chest, listening to the calm echo of her heart-beat. Rainbow Dash smiled, brushing the yellow pony’s mane ever so softly and watching her breathing slow. She relaxed herself as well, leaning back against the cool and hard surface of the wall behind her. Thunder continued to sound overhead every once and awhile, rain beat harshly against the window, making a violent patter. Rainbow couldn’t help but feel bad for Applejack and the others, having to walk home in this awful weather. But that thought quickly escaped her mind as she felt Fluttershy’s head nuzzling into her neck like it was a nice, soft teddy bear to a small filly. She could feel her heart-rate rising and she was sure Fluttershy could as well, considering her heart-beat was very noticeable as well with her chest pressed against Rainbow Dash. A small smile crept upon the blue Pegasus’s face as she closed her eyes, tightening her grip on the pony.

“Hey Dashie?” Fluttershy asked in a soft voice, not changing her position as she asked it. She knew that she didn’t need to look up at the mare, for she was already paying close attention to her.

“Yeah?” Rainbow Dash replied softly.

“Thanks…”

“For what?” Rainbow’s voice was confused as her eyes popped open, looking down at the yellow pony she was holding. Fluttershy looked straight back, a warm and peaceful smile on her face.

“For… everything… you being here for me and loving me. We may have only been together for roughly a week but… this is the closest thing to real love I have ever felt. I always admired you, your loyalty and competitive spirit, even if it could be your downfall sometimes. You always seem to be looking out for me, and pushing me out of my barrier in a way nopony else could accomplish. Even when I’m scarred and lonely, I can count on the fact that you are at least thinking about me, and that alone is comfort enough. I guess what I’m trying to say is… I love you Rainbow Dash” Fluttershy finished sweetly, her heart beat rising in her chest. Tears had begun to form in her eyes, but she didn’t look away, she couldn’t take her eyes off of Rainbow’s. Rainbow shook her head; attempting to process the information she had just been given. This wasn’t like the other times she had heard those three words being uttered; the other times had been amazing and spectacular, earth-shaking even. But this, this gave her a different feeling all together. Something new and foreign had found its way into her soul, and she didn’t know what to think of it, other than the fact that it was such a good feeling. She felt a spark; something had ignited inside her, setting a flame below her heart. Rainbow couldn’t muster a response in words; words couldn’t describe half of what it was she was feeling. Besides, she had never been one to make sappy and heart-felt statements.

Instead, she did the second best thing that came to mind, she moved in towards the pony ever so slowly, planting her muzzle upon hers. Fluttershy’s eyes went wide as a large blush came across her face. She slowly closed her eyes, leaning back into the mare as her wings spread out. The two ponies sat there for awhile, embraced in a passionate and loving kiss. After awhile, they both pulled black, extreme blushes upon both of their faces. Fluttershy did the only thing she could think of, begin to laugh hysterically. Rainbow Dash smiled, and soon began to join with her. She didn’t understand what was so funny or why she was even laughing, but she could swear that she was about ready to loose her breath. It was such a happy moment, such a perfect distraction from all of the other problems going on. She breathed deeply, wiping a tear from her eye and giggling when she looked at her marefriend once more. After a moment, Rainbow Dash got up off the floor and jokingly offered a hoof to Fluttershy, as if she were some fancy suitor at a Canterlot party. Fluttershy blushed vibrantly, giggling into her hoof as she jokingly accepted her offer, giving a small curtsy when she was up. The two shared in a hearty laugh before Rainbow finally spoke.

“I think it’s about time we head off to bed.” Dash said, gasping for air in between her words.

“But, where will you sleep?” Fluttershy inquired curiously. Rainbow instantly blushed, scratching her mane and looking off to the side. She didn’t know whether or not she should proceed with the offer she was thinking of giving. Were they even that deep enough in their relationship yet? It’s not like they would be doing it, but still… “Do you want to sleep with me?” Fluttershy asked, blushing brighter than she had been a moment before. Rainbow Dash instantly jumped, she had not been expecting her marefriend to catch on so quickly.

“Well…um…Well… If it’s not… I mean, If you’re okay with it, or somethin’ else, I don’t know, it was a stupid idea anyhow” Rainbow’s voice nervously trailed off. She hadn’t felt this embarrassed since she had initially confessed her love to Fluttershy, and they both saw how well that turned out the first time around. Fluttershy didn’t know what to say, but after a bit of time a smile crept upon her face as she gave Dashie a kiss on the cheek, looking playfully into her eyes.

“Race ya’ upstairs” Fluttershy said, giggling lightly. Rainbow Dash looked back in shock, but quickly regained her composer as she starred right back at the pony.

“You’re on!”

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Twilight grunted as she was thrown forward by her own magical force, sliding across the wooden floor. She moaned in pain as she slowly rose to her damaged legs, looking around at her surroundings. At least one good thing had come from that, she was now in the safe confines of her Tree-House, away from ponies who would only want to prosecute her. The purple mare sighed in relief, shaking her mane out and looking around once more. It was still dark outside and no candles had been lit in the library. ‘Spike must still be sleeping’ she thought to herself as she clumsily walked towards the stares. Needless to say she was thoroughly depressed and embarrassed, even if her friends hadn’t run off like Lyra had. She was still scared though; any number of things could go wrong with them, especially considering the nature of their relationship. They were both mares, mares. Even though Luna had recently been trying to get Celestia to agree to equal gay rights in Equestria the princess had yet to budge. And even if it did go through, nearly half of the ponies in their community were extremely prejudice against gays and lesbians, they’re very close minded and stubborn on the subject. If Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash openly expressed their love in public they’d get torn apart! And that alone could lead to them never wanting to see each other in a romantic sense again.

Twilight sighed, it wasn’t like she could just try and break them up again, otherwise, she would ruin any friendship she ever had with all of her friends. It was a brewing disaster just waiting to explode; all it would need is a bit more time to fester. She slowly walked up the stairs, wincing in pain with every step she took. Surely enough, resting sound asleep and curled up with his blanket, unphased by the sudden crash she had just made a moment ago, was her green dragon friend, Spike. Twilight decided not to wake him, even though she was killing to tell somepony about the horrible experience she had just gone through, and the horrible thing she had done. She wasn’t even sure that Spike knew about Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash dating in the first place; it was generally one of those things she kept from him. He was still a baby after all; he wouldn’t be able to understand something like love, especially when it’s found between two members of the same sex.

Twilight reached her bed, slowly crawling into its creaking structure and covering herself with the covers. Her whole body ached, and she was an emotional and mental train wreck. The only thing that could help her right now was getting some much needed sleep. She closed her eyes, listening to the soft patter of rain on her ceiling. Soon enough, sleep slowly took her within its embrace.

***

Fluttershy giggled, reaching the tip of the stairs just before Rainbow Dash had. She gracefully landed at the top, walking into her room and preparing to get into bed. Rainbow Dash reached just behind her, barrel rolling onto the floor. She got up, shaking her mane and looking to a giggling Fluttershy.

“Beginner’s luck” Rainbow Dash said playfully, giggling as well. It seemed as nothing could ruin her mood right now, it was perfect. She usually hated losing; she hated it more than anything else in Equestria. But, for some strange and outer-worldly reason, she hadn’t gotten mad over Fluttershy beating her to the top of the stairs.

“Common, Silly Filly, losers first” Fluttershy said teasingly, pointing a hoof to the bed with it’s covers now open, ready for a pony to crawl into them. Rainbow Dash grunted, making her way to the bed and looking back.

“Very funny” She said as she lay on the bed, sneaking her hooves under the covers and getting into a snug position. She glanced over a still giggling Fluttershy and smiled lightly, patting her hoof on the empty space next to her in the bed “Common, Silly Filly

Fluttershy smiled and crawled in beside her, throwing the covers over both of their bodies. She grabbed onto Dash, snuggling her head into her neck and squeezing tightly. Dash smiled in joy as she wrapped her hooves around the mare’s back, holding her as closer than a protective mother would hold her foal. Fluttershy let out a sigh of content, as did Rainbow Dash as they both eased back into the bed. This was a moment of complete bliss, the world around them didn’t matter, nothing in it mattered besides the moment they shared right now, and both of them were more than aware of that. It felt as if Rainbow Dash had been waiting her whole entire life for a moment like this, holding somepony she truly felt for close to her, knowing that they are hers. That they are together, and share a deep and true love, and may share it forever. Rainbow Dash yawned, the soft pitter patter of the rain overhead creating a peaceful moment that she and Fluttershy were thrown into.

“Hey Dashie?” Fluttershy asked softly

“Yeah Shy’?” Rainbow replied

“Are… are we really together?” Fluttershy asked lightly. Rainbow Dash smiled gently, caressing the yellow mare’s mane and rubbing down her back gently.

“Of course we are, no reason for us not to be” Rainbow said reassuringly, tightening her grip on Fluttershy. Fluttershy smiled, readjusting her position to become more comfortable.

“I love you…” Fluttershy whispered softly.

“I love you too…” Rainbow Dash replied, closing her eyes and resting her head on the pillow. Several thoughts drifted through her mind, the most dominant one being about her and Fluttershy. It was… indescribable. There was no words in the Princess’s Equestrian language that could even come close to describing what she felt right now. She was… she was in love. In love, she repeated it to herself in her mind several times. It seemed like such an odd thing to happen. Rainbow Dash, fastest flyer in Equestria, Future Wonderbolt, Prank Master, and hard to the core, never one to stoop to any mushy emotions, had fallen head over hooves in love with a shy, weak and kind pony such as Fluttershy. They didn’t even share any of the same joys or activities. When she would want to fly, Fluttershy would only want to watch. When Fluttershy wanted to tend to animals, she would go off to do something else, so she wouldn’t have to deal with talking about ‘The proper way to feed a toucan’ for an hour. Rainbow Dash had remembered reading a term in one of Twilight’s big books called ‘Opposites Attract’. She was sure it had something to do with math, but for some odd reason, it seemed to fit her situation perfectly.

A light breathing broke her train of thought; Fluttershy had fallen asleep in her hooves already. Rainbow Dash had to admit, setting her tough nature aside, Fluttershy was freaking adorable. She giggled lightly to herself, closing her eyes once more as sleep slowly overcame her, sending her into a world of blissful dreaming while she held onto the pony she adored most, the pony she loved.

END