Gritty Metal blushed blood red. Rainbow Dash's lips were still next to his face, as she had just pecked him on the cheek and he had the out-most wish to just steal a kiss, but he resisted, or at least he tried to resist as she slowly moved away flapping open her eyes again. Her eyes opened only slowly and Gritty just followed his feelings, just pressing his lips against hers for a split second. Both of them blushed even redder than they were before. Gritty soon realized that he had fulfilled one of his longest lasting dreams; kissing Rainbow Dash felt like an emotional firework to his tongue and brain. It was amazing!
Rainbow Dash smiled at Gritty, who had blushed even further, "Well, you sneaky little Pegasus," she laughed as she opened her eyes. Her face displayed a wide smile that reached from one cheek to the other, her eyes holding a look that said "come here, you little ball of awesome". Gritty knew she felt the same way about him as he felt about her; that became more than obvious by her reaction to the kiss. She smiled invitingly as she turned around and walked towards the exit gesturing for him to follow her out of the factory.
Gritty felt like he was pulled out of the factory by a magical pull and walked out behind Rainbow only to find that the magic that pulled him after her was much stronger than even the strongest magician's spells. It was a true and beautiful feeling, something that couldn't be faked, something as pure as water fresh from a mountain spring. This was what love felt like; wonderful, warm and somehow energizing. As they reached the gates Rainbow Dash turned around and asked Gritty, "Haven't you forgotten something, Awesome?" Gritty looked back into the factory at the other band members, excluding Octavia and Big Mac, who had already left with Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle, who were eyeing him and Rainbow Dash curiously.
He looked at them all and exclaimed, "Time to go, guys. I'll lock the gates after us, so no pony can steal our instruments." He walked out of the way of the others that moved towards the exit of the production site and resorted back to looking at Rainbow with dreamy eyes. "Why haven't I opened up to you earlier?" he asked her as he looked her deep in the eyes to which she responded with a cool, "I don't know, but you could have... Don't forget to lock the gate again." She looked at him, seeing him through the pink glasses of love as he locked and sealed the gate of the production plant.
He felt her gaze upon him as he locked the iron cast gates and turned around to face her, giving her a peck on the forehead. "You're too perfect, Rainbow. You really are... How do I deserve you?" he asked his face filled with joy as he felt to be the most happy stallion in all of Ponyville. He smiled at the mare that he had dreamed about for so long as he tried to ask her the question that he had asked her so many times in his dreams before she interrupted him as he opened his mouth.
"You do deserve me; in every single way, actually. You're the stone that keeps me grounded when my dreams get out of hand, you are the one who will always believe in me, even if I fail at times, you are the air I breath, you are the soil I walk on... In short form: You are my all, and it would be so totally awesome to be your special somepony!" she blurted right in his face, taking him any reason to ask, as she had already answered his question in her monologue. "You wanted to say something, Awesome?"
"You pretty much already answered what I wanted to ask you," he said with a cheerful tone. "I like you the same way." He smiled at her with the sweetest smile as he suggested her to have a milkshake or two at Sugar Cube Corner, which she answered to with a nod. They headed off into the center of town where Sugar Cube Corner was situated; a tall building that looked like it was constructed out of Gingerbread. As they entered they were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Cake.
Also Pinkie Pie wasn't far; when she heard the bell over the door frame ring, she dashed down the stairs from the living quarters to the shop, greeting her two fellow band members, "Hey, guys! What can I bring you? Lemon cake, chocolate cake, marble cake... maybe some wedding cake?" She chuckled a little at the last suggestion as she had been one of the witnesses to their first kiss. She smiled over both cheeks as it was the case with her almost always.
"Uhm... I think we're going for a milkshake... Strawberry flavored," Gritty answered. "And bring it with two straws in it." He smiled at Rainbow Dash who looked back with a huge smile on her face, blushing gently. She was just as happy as Gritty to have finally fulfilled the dream of a special somepony to share a milkshake and maybe a bed. She was one of those mares that only start a relationship when they're really in love, not just because it's a nice feeling to have one.
""A lovebird milkshake; good choice," Pinkie Pie added. "It's as good as taken care of."
The two made their way to one of the tables and took their seats; they placed themselves in a way that they could look each other directly in the eye while slurping on their milkshake. Gritty took one of Rainbow's hooves and looked her in the eye, "This is gonna be great. I can see us staying together for a long, long time..." he said looking down at her hoof. "Actually, how could I ever get enough of you, my little sweet?" he asked, a blush gently forming on his face.
"Honestly," Rainbow answered to his question, "I don't know. And I think that it'll never get boring with you, Gritty, cause you're the best." She could just finish her sentence before Pinkie Pie came with the milkshake, wishing them to take a liking in its taste before leaving them to themselves. The two lover were sat there, looking at each other with deep looks of love, sucking on their straws, exchanging brow raises. They definitely enjoyed each other's company, probably even more than the nice fruity aroma of the milkshake they shared. The one or the other look was exchanged as the two were sipping on the milkshake in the middle of the table.
Soon the milkshake was empty and the two ordered another one, which was served to them about a minute after they had ordered it. It was just as fruity as the one preceding it and the two happily slurped it up. Gritty took one large drag of the milkshake and felt a piercing pain as if someone stuck needles through his skull; brain freeze. Rainbow Dash sat there looking at him trying to resist her urge to laugh at his pain; she was a pony who was very loyal to her friends, but she also liked to practice her favorite type of joy: schadenfreude.
After a while the pain had gone and Gritty continued to sip of the milkshake, now in smaller drags and finished it together with Rainbow, who was smiling happily at him while sipping on the shake. After they had finished their second milkshake they paid for their beverages and left, promising Pinkie Pie to come again sooner or later. The two gave each other a little kiss as they walked out of Sugar Cube Corner and walked onto the main path of Ponyville. "How did you like today, my little Dash of awesome?" Gritty asked Rainbow Dash as they walked along the road happily, spreading one wing each around each other. He was extremely happy to have found somepony who liked him the way he was, his long-time crush at that.
Rainbow Dash smiled at him brightly, "I loved it, Gritty. It was an awesome first date." She blushed a little, "And I'm kind of tired... And your house is closer than the nearest cloud..." She looked up to the cloudless skies above, letting out a sigh of exhaustion. "Can I crash at yours for the night? You don't need to feel obliged though, I can also ask to stay at Twilight's..."
Gritty looked at her, a wide smile covering his face as he was imitating Rarity's accent, "Quite frankly I don't have any objections to you staying overnight. It will definitely be a special occurrence for the both of us, though I'd rather we'd take it slow with our relationship." He laughed at his impression of Rarity's speech pattern as Rainbow Dash chuckled slightly. They both were certain that it would be a special night; it was their first night as a couple and they were going to celebrate it.
The two kissed each other shortly before they reached Gritty's front porch and entered the house as their lips parted. "Hey, Gritty, thanks for letting me stay over, Awesome." Rainbow said with a yawn as the two climbed the stairs side by side. "If this should happen more often you should think about actually tidying up around here..." she said a smile covering her face. He chuckled as he nodded with approval. He knew that his house looked like a tip, but he had never had a reason to tidy up. Now he had one; a light blue Pegasus mare who loved him for who and what he was.
"Of course, Dashie," Gritty answered looking at her while reversing up the last few steps and into his room. Rainbow Dash walked in behind him, slamming the door shut, a smirk now covering her face as she edged up to him with tiny steps.
"You know, it's really comfortable here..." she said, her smirk widening as she held her course and headed straight for Gritty. Gritty smirked back at her, slowly retreating as if this were some kind of game. This was the perfect opportunity to let her feel in charge of the relationship, so he thought as he edged away backwards. Slowly he reached the far wall as the bedroom wasn't all that big.
"Well, Dashie, what are you gonna do now?" he asked her as she edged up, even closer and he got up onto his hind legs. She smirked as she also got on her hind legs and pinned Gritty to the wall, throwing him an intense look of passion as she edged her face next to his right ear.
"Now you are mine, Gritty, and I am yours..." she whispered into his right ear as she pecked his cheek like she had done after the rehearsal; just a little more intense, as she now also teased him by licking his cheek after the peck. Then she looked him straight in the eyes, her eyes slowly closing and her head tilting to the side. She opened her mouth, as did Gritty in anticipation of their first real prench kiss. Their lips met, setting off an explosion of emotion inside each other as their tongues started to wrestle. It was an amazing feeling to be kissed like she meant it, and she certainly did. Her tongue wrestled with his, gaining the upper hand and, as a result, venturing deeper into his throat. He didn't want to resist the feeling, it was just too good to be interrupted, but he had to... But not now. He enjoyed her passion for another twenty seconds before she pulled back and said, "Well, let's go to bed, I'm tired as buck."
Gritty felt like he had taken several pills of ecstasy; he was in the seventh sky, with no pony else than his beloved Dashie. He nodded at the request to go to bed and let Rainbow choose her side of the bed before lying down himself. He himself was probably just as tired as Rainbow Dash was, but there was no way of knowing for certain. He just lied down next to his little Dashie and closed his eyes as he snuggled up to her warm body, feeling like he finally arrived in his real home.