As Soarin danced with Rainbow Dash, he forgot all about the the dare Spitfire gave him.
As Rainbow Dash danced with Soarin she repeated what her mother told her in her head
'I knew your father was my special-somepony when I looked into his eyes for the first time. It was just a feeling and we knew we would always be together.
It might not be tonight, or tomorrow, but you will find your special-somepony eventually.'
and whenever she could she looked into Soarin's eyes she had that same feeling every time.
After their third dance the two went out into the garden to talk some more and find out about each other.
***
"So urm... Where you from Soarin?" Rainbow asked once they were sat under a tree looking up at the moon.
Knowing that he couldn't say he was a Wonderbolt, Soarin went with the excuse he used when he didn't want to be recognized when he wanted 'free time'.
"I'm from Ponyville, I'm one of the weather ponies." he said. "And how about you?"
"Well I live here," Rainbow said smiling.
"Wait... What?" Soarin asked getting up.
"I... I'm Rainbow Dash, eldest daughter of co-captain's Spectrum Dash and Firefly of the Sadowbolts." Rainbow said a bit worried that Soarin was acting so weird at this information.
Backing away a bit afraid Soarin rushed back inside and headed to the door forgetting that 'souvenir' for Spitfire.
"WAIT!" Rainbow's voice called out from behind him and around the now quiet hall.
But Soarin didn't stop he just raced to the door.
"Pinkie!" Rainbow cried "Somepony's leaving without a goodie bag!"
Suddenly out of no where a pink streak made it's way to the door and jumped at Soarin pinning him to the ground.
"Why are you leaving," Pinkie asked "We haven't even bought out Rainbow's cake yet."
Rainbow and her parents and a little orange filly with purple hair, came over as well pulling Pinkie off the stallion.
"What's so bad about me being a Shadowbolt?" Rainbow Dash asked tears in her eyes as she took her mask off.
"Nothing!" Soarin said quickly not knowing what to do or say now all eyes were on them.
"Then why are you trying to get away from me!"
"BECAUSE I'M WONDERBOLT: SOARIN SKIES!" he cried out to the room. "I'm... I'm the son of the co-captains of the Wonderbolts." he said ashamed taking his own mask off reveling his face to Rainbow Dash, her parents and everyone in the hall.
"But... But..." Rainbow asked shocked.
"How did a Wonderbolt get into our daughter's birthday party?" Spectrum Dash asked stepping in front of Firefly, the filly and Rainbow Dash. "It was invitation only, and let me tell you something boy, I know for a fact you were not invited."
"Well Sir," Soarin said head down, "No I wasn't. It... It was a dare my cousin placed on me!"
"And what was this 'dare'?" Firefly asked from where she was.
Sighing Soarin said why he was there. "She dared me... 'To go to the Shadowbolts masquerade party and stay there the whole night, and bring back a souvenir of some kind to prove that I did it'. And being a stupid not-thinking-of-the-consequences teenager/young adult I am Ma'am, I went with it."
"So what were you doing with our daughter?" Spectrum Dash asked again.
"Daddy please, I didn't know who he was," Rainbow said "I... I was alone, saw he was too and asked if he wanted to dance with me. I didn't know he was from the Wonderbolts!" she repeated.
"SILENCE!" Spectrum said over his shoulder, then turning to Soarin again asked "How many of you are here?"
"Just me sir. Only my cousin knows I'm here as well." he answered.
Knowing it would only upset Rainbow Dash even more if he did something to this pony Spectrum said "Then leave. Now. And never come back. Neither you, nor your flying group is aloud here. And don't you ever come face to face with our daughter ever again." he said stomping his hoof showing he meant every word.
Nodding in gratitude but not saying anything, Soarin walked down the now cleared path to the door, crossed the rope bridge and took to the sky for Cloudsdale.
Just seconds after Soarin was out of her sight Rainbow Dash ran to her room and slammed the door, ripped her dress off and jumped onto her bed face in the pillow, crying herself to sleep on her birthday.
She had felt something with Soarin, but because of their families, and this stupid feud that nopony remembers how it started, she couldn't have him.
Up in Cloudsdale, after sneaking back into his room, Soarin was on his bed thinking the same thing.