//------------------------------// // To a New Start // Story: The Silver Rainbow // by ImAPonyXY //------------------------------// "Me?" Rainbow asked, pointing a hoof to her chest. "I knew I was awesome, but not like that." "Uhh. That may have came out wrong. I didn't mean it like that." he hastily replied, trying to cover up his mistake, "What I meant to say was..." he meant to continue but he was cut off my Rainbow who spoke above him. "Wait, don't say it." she paused to think before speaking once more, "You're here gawk in my coolness, right?" "What?" he eyed her confusedly, "No. I just want to live here, and be your friend again. Nothing more." "So you moved all the way from Cloudsdale to here for me?" "Yes." "I'm guessing you left most things behind since you've got nothing with you?" "Uhh. I didn't have that much." "Do you even have a house here?" "No." "Sweet!" He eyed her curiously again, "Sweet?" he repeated after her in confusion. "I don't even know I have enough to rent a house, let alone buy one." "You didn't come very prepared did you?" she asked jokingly. "No. Not really," he looked down. Rainbow through a hoof over his shoulders, "Lucky for you. You can stay at my house." "Wait. Really?!" he asked in disbelief. "Yes," she clarified. "But the catch is; you have to fly me up there since I can't to it myself," she pointed to her broken wings. "Fly you up there? Where is your house?" "In the sky. It's made of clouds." Blaze paused as he let that sink in. Then he smiled. "Just like a true pegasus then?" "Exactly!" she replied enthusiastically, "Now. Are re you gonna fly me up or what?" "Right." he said and flapped his wings, lifting himself only a few feet from the ground. He then hovered over to Rainbow and scooped her up, his hooves holding her around her chest. For an athletic mare, Rainbow was surprisingly light. Either that or Blaze was just stronger than he thought, even though pegasi weren't know for their weight. Being natural fliers they had to light and swift to stay and manoeuvre in the air. Never-the-less, now that he had Rainbow securely in his grasp, he flapped his wings again and took flight. He wasn't a fast flyer and nor had he ever been. He was decent enough to run errands and get from point 'A' to point 'B' but that was the extent of his abilities. He was no athlete and certainly not a dare devil as most pegasi found themselves to be. So as he flew Rainbow found no real enjoyment other than the fact that she actually going back to her home. "So how have you been getting home with you broken wings anyway?" Blaze asked curiously. "I haven't. This is the first time in a while I've actually been off the ground. I've just been staying at friends' houses." "And how long have your wings been broken for?" "A week. Although my wings are expected to be like this for another week." Blaze could here the irritation in her voice and tried to fly a little harder to give her more of a thrill. Even if was just simply feeling the wind in her mane. He knew it wasn't much, but it would have to do for now. He also figured that he would practice his flying often since her would be carrying Rainbow to and from her home every day and would need the extra skills. He was lucky enough to have Rainbow let him stay at her house but he wasn't out of the woods yet. He needed to be more prepared and get a solid foundation for his new life. A Job was what he needed. Perhaps he would try for something simple first just to get a foot hold in the town. Maybe her would go for the position of a barrister at a cafe, or maybe waiter at some sort of restaurant. However now was not the time to be making these decisions. He was still flying through the air, approaching Rainbow's home at a not-so-fast speed. Holding the mare in his hooves, the realisation of stepping on the clouds of her home for the first time in over a week dawned upon her. She could hardly wait and contain her excitement, but for Blaze's sake, she kept her cool. She looked around, seeing the clouds around her up close again. She couldn't help but hold her hoof out a drag it along its fluffy surface as Blaze carried her, soaring through the open skies. Her house drew ever closer and the fine details sprung into view. Her house was like a castle, with pillars made of clouds lining the front and a fountain of rainbows spouting from the roof, falling like a waterfall down the side onto sort of backyard to form a small pond of multiple colours before dripping off the cloud again. "Wow! It's beautiful!' Blaze exclaimed with awe as he finally reached the front porch and dropped the elated Rainbow down before hovering himself down by her side. "Yeah I know. I made it myself. I call it the Cloudominium." she replied and dashed inside. "C'mon, I'll give you a tour!" she called out from inside the house. Blaze smiled widely and he too galloped inside. Joining Rainbow in what he assumed to be the common foyer. From there she took him all around the castle-like mansion, showing him where the bathroom was, where the kitchen was and of course where his room would be, which was the spare room. "If you need anything, the fridge is full of pretty much everything and my room is upstairs." "Thank you Rainbow, I appreciate you letting me stay here." he replied and gave her a large smile. "Hey! No problem. You flew me up here so I sorta gotta return the favour right?" "Well you didn't have too. But I won't argue it." he joked and she laughed. "Oh! And one other thing." she said, "If you're gonna eat anything, don't eat too much, I'm taking you out tonight to show you the best places in town!" "Okay. That sounds fun." With that, Rainbow trotted out of his room and up the stairs to presumably her room. He wandered around his room, examine pretty much everything he could. The room had a bed, a dresser, a mirror and a large window giving him an awesome view of the town below. He sighed in relief as everything was working out for him so far. He sat on the end of the bed, patting the mattress to test its cushiness before laying down and resting his head. It was then that he realised how much Rainbow's plans actually sounded like a date. She was taking him out to dinner and showing him 'the best places in town'. He sighed and shook his head, then coming to the realisation that that would crazy. They had only just reunited a few hours ago. He was overreacting for sure.