//------------------------------// // Introduction // Story: 14 Ways to Confess // by wingbeats //------------------------------// "Will you go out with me?" How can six words be so hard to say? Is it because the brave soul who says these words crosses the line between the friendzone and a possible relationship? Would you take the risk of putting the good thing you currently have with him or her and make it better? What if your crush rejects you? What if they don't? There are many possibilities that could be unlocked with this simple key phrase. More like a combination. And Rainbow Dash would explore all the different combinations. She was going to confess to literally the apple of her eye. "I want it to be cool, you know? Ask her in a way that she'll always remember! Like with fireworks or lightning bolts! Oh my gosh, lightning bolts would be so awesome!" "L-L-Lightning!" Fluttershy instinctively hid under her hooves, as if there were actually lightning outside. Rainbow Dash just rolled her eyes. They were all at the newly formed Castle of Friendship, with the attendance including Twilight, Rarity and now a very frightened Fluttershy. They had all found out about the cyan pegasus' secret feelings for the apple farmer, which led to some merciless teasing from the two unicorns (one being more an alicorn) and garnered support from a yellow pegasus. Rainbow Dash enlisted their help as to how she would ask Applejack out on a date. "Not unless you want her to be scared out of her wits. Honestly Rainbow Dash, have you no romanticism in you?" Rarity rhetorically asked, helping a shivering Fluttershy up. "Uh duh! I'm not all for that mushy, sappy stuff but if it helps me get the mare of my dreams, it's totally worth it!" "Mare of your dreams? Oh now I've really heard everything. Quick Spike, write it down in her autobiography!" Twilight jokingly said. "Hey!" Rainbow Dash said quickly. Then with a knowing smirk, she spoke. "I wouldn't be talking Mrs. Pinkamena Diane Pie" The name brought an instant blush Twilight's face. Rainbow couldn't take it. "Hahahahaahaa oh Twilight. Your face oh oh my sides. Priceless I tell you." Rainbow continued rolling on the floor, laughing. Revenge is always very sweet. Very sweet indeed. "Anyways..." Twilight said, regaining the colour in her face. "How come you haven't told Pinkie Pie? I mean she's going to find out eventually." "Because I just don't want her to get all excited about it and then throw a 'Rainbow Dash has a special somepony and wants to ask her out-party.' You know she'll totally do that." Rainbow pointed a hoof at Twilight. "Not that she'll blow my cover or anything but I'm not taking any chances. The less ponies who know, the better." "Alright, so how do you want to ask her out?" Twilight asked, getting them back to the task at hoof. "That's the problem! I've never asked anypony out before. Sure, I've been out with some other ponies but they've always asked me out." Rainbow proudly put a hoof on her chest. "Guess they couldn't resist my awesomeness" "Except Applejack" Rarity pointed out. "Yea..." "Rest assured Rainbow Dash." Rarity said, lightening up her friend's mood. "We have plenty of ideas that is sure to win Applejack's heart and get her to go out with you. I am an expert on these sort of things, if I do say so myself." "Yea, yea, yea. Just make sure it's not too mushy. I've got a reputation to maintain!" Rainbow had known Rarity would make her do something that would be completely cheesy and out of her element. She didn't want that. "The way I ask her out, it has to have the right amount of Coolness! Awesomeness! And radicalness!" "Aren't those the same-" Twilight stopped herself, knowing how the conversation would end. "Nevermind. Why don't you just go up to her and ask her out?" "Ugh. Where's the awesomeness in that? Seriously Twi, you have got to get out more." Rainbow pointed to herself. "This is me you're talking about. I need to put a hundred percent into this if I want to get Applejack to go out with me. I mean...she's the first mare that I'm going to ask out! It needs to be cool." "Enough with the chitter chatter. Time to get to work!" Rarity said, expertly jotting down a bunch of ideas on a piece of parchment paper. The remaining mares huddled around the purple-maned dressmaker, throwing out in their own suggestions but let the mistress of drama, do her work.