While Rainbow was being primped by Rarity, Soarin was at his house in Cloudsdale putting on a tux and making an effort to slick back his
wild hair. He sighed. I sure hope she took the hints, Soarin thought. He wanted this to be a date, as he had taken a liking to Rainbow Dash
since the incident at the Trials. Soarin knew they were just supposed to go to the restaurant as friends, but was he a fool to actually think RD
would like him back? He had no way of telling. Besides, Soarin really didn't know Rainbow Dash that well, either. He just knew she was a fast
flyer, was a bit arrogant and had the prettiest hair...
Snap out of it, Soarin! he thought. He needed this night to go well.
Soarin flew out of his house and headed for Le Cheval.
When Soarin arrived, Rainbow Dash was already at the entrance of Le Cheval. Soarin would have gone up the marble stairs of the restaurant,
but he was too taken aback at how beautiful she looked that he just stood at the bottom of the steps, staring at her. Rainbow looked at him
questionably. "Aren't you gonna say hi?"
Soarin snapped out of his daze. "Oh, yes. You look, erm, nice, Rainbow!" he stuttered as he flew up the steps. Rainbow Dash blushed. "Well
you look... about twenty percent cooler."
Suddenly, they both went quiet.
After a while, the awkward silence was broken by a waiter cutting in. "Welcome to Ze Cheval! Would you two love birds like a table or a
booth?" he said in a French accent.
"Oh, it's not a date!" Soarin and Rainbow Dash said at the same time. "Of course not," the waiter replied with a wink.
"We'll take a table, please," Soarin blushed.
After the duo ordered their food, they began to talk about their interests.
"What's your favorite color?"
"Orange."
"Me too!"
"Favorite food?"
"Apple Pie!"
"Well... does cider count?" Rainbow Dash grinned.
Soarin laughed. Not only was she a daredevil like him, but she had a dry wit, too. Her confidence is the most beautiful thing about her, he
thought.
Rainbow Dash tapped Soarin. "Food's here."
Soarin licked his lips. "Oh boy, am I..."
The plates were passed in front of them, and on each plate there was an extremely tiny portion of mashed potatoes.
"... hungry." he muttered.
Rainbow stared at the tiny dollop. "What kind of food isthis?
Soarin quickly ate his potatoes and shrugged.
"Well, whatever it is, why did you want to go here?"
"Oh, no reason."
Rainbow Dash looked at Soarin long and hard. "You took me here to impress me, didn't you?"
Beads of sweat formed on Soarin's forehead.
"You actually thought taking me here would impress me? I'm not the fancy type."
Soarin laughed nervously. "Ehhh..."
Rainbow Dash punched him playfully. "Whatever. Want to ditch this place and head to the Ponyville Fair going on tonight?"
Soarin sighed with relief. "Of course!"
They flew out of the restaurant, holding hooves. "Hey, you didn't pay yet!" Yelled the waiter as they flew away.
Soarin looked at Rainbow Dash with a "Let me handle this" look on his face. He dug in his tuxedo's pocket and tossed the waiter 10 bits.
The waiter sighed. "You forgot tax!"
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Rainbow Dash and Soarin soon arrived at the fair. "So, where should we go first?" Soarin asked.
"I want to go to all the crazy rides," Rainbow replied. "That's all I'm asking."
Soarin winced. He never did like the wild roller coasters very much. "Alright then. Let's go to..."
Rainbow gasped. "The Destroyer!"
Soarin turned his head to the biggest, scariest roller coaster he had ever seen. He was about to say no, but hesitated. For Rainbow Dash,
he thought. "Okay."
"Not okay! NOT OKAY!" Soarin fidgeted in his seat. "You'll be fine, Soarin!" Rainbow Dash nudged him as the cars began to move.
The roller coaster went up at what seemed an endless pace. When they were at the top, Soarin closed his eyes and prepared for the worst.
At last, the roller coaster went straight down. Rainbow Dash had been on scary rides before, but nothing like this. Her high pitched scream
rang in Soarin's ears, as he was frozen with terror. Through many twists and turns, Rainbow Dash and Soarin held each other, both screaming
at the top of their lungs.
It was only at the end of the ride did Soarin and Rainbow realize they were holding each other. Both blushing, they awkwardly pulled away.
Rainbow Dash got out of the cart. "You know what? Let's not go on anymore scary rides."
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The rest of the night was fright free and pure fun. After awesomely winning some games, earning a giant teddy bear and bobbing for
apples, Rainbow and Soarin decided to spend their last few minutes together watching the fireworks show, directed by (of course) Pinkie.
After finding a nice spot on a hill, Soarin and Rainbow Dash sat down and relaxed.
"Well this was fun," Rainbow said with one of her rare genuine smiles.
"Yeah! I enjoyed myself way more than I would have at that Le Cheval place!" Soarin laughed.
Rainbow shushed him. "The fireworks are starting."
Soarin looked up at the moonlit sky. Sure enough, the fireworks soared into the sky, exploding with beautiful, bright colors.
Rainbow and Soarin were silent, for there was nothing to say as beautiful colors lit the star speckled sky.
However, Soarin looked over to find Rainbow Dash resting her head peacefully on his shoulder. Soarin blushed, but decided not to disturb
her, and live blissfully in the moment.