The earth shook underneath the multicolored maned Pegasus as she landed in front of a cozy looking cottage. She raised a hoof and knocked loudly three times, waiting for an answer as she impatiently tapped her hoof. The door creaked open and a pair of teal blue eyes peered around the wooden door before she stepped out into view. Her yellow coat shimmering in the sunlight and her pink mane flowing with the breeze that had just entered her home.
“H-Hello Rainbow Dash.” Fluttershy said her usual quiet voice, her head tilting down slightly.
“Hiya Flutters, I see you just got back from your spa day with Rarity.” She noted, her rose eyes looking up and down the yellow Pegasus.
Fluttershy blushed, “H-How'd you know?” she stammered, watching Rainbow check her out.
Rainbow shrugged, “Your coat glows, your mane is more flowly than usual, I can see my reflection in your hoofs,” She said, watching in amusement as Fluttershy's jaw began to slowly decedent downward, “And today is Tuesday.” She said with a smirk, gaining a soft eyed glare from her friend before hearing her laugh gently, hiding her smile behind a gleaming hoof.
“You got me, Rainbow.” The yellow Pegasus said, “Did you need something?” She asked.
“Just bored and wanted to talk to somepony.” Rainbow lied convincingly.
“A-a-and you wa-wanted to talk to me?” She stammered, her eyes going wide.
“Well yeah! We have been friends since we were fillies, and me and you haven't talked in a while.” She said, causing Fluttershy to step out of the way to allow her multicolored maned friend inside her home.
“Welcome to my humble dwelling.” Fluttershy said and Rainbow stepped inside and seating herself at the table in the corner.
“How is Rares anyway?” She asked when her friend sat down across from her.
'Only Applejack calls Rarity Rares...' Fluttershy mentally noted, it was a sign of endearment. Maybe she was just hanging out with Applejack a lot lately and they had been talking about Rarity. Why would they be talking about Rarity, unless Rainbow needed something from Rarity, like company.
“Sh-she's well. As usual. Why? Did you need something from her?” She asked, fear starting to grasp at her heart.
“Nope, what did you guys talk about this time, does Rarity need ideas for a dress pattern again?” Rainbow asked, leaning on the table causing it to creak underneath her body weight with an amused smirk on her face.
“N-no, she just wanted to talk, that's all.” The yellow mare stammered. Having Rainbow Dash looking at her in that way made her very nervous.
“Mind if I ask about what?” The cyan Pegasus asked, cocking her head to one side and leaning even closer, “Anything about anypony we know?”
Fluttershy nodded softly, “Yeah, I-I guess we always talk about ponies we know.” She said, a smile coming across her lips in an amused fashion.
Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. “I get to hear nothing in the drama circle? I'm wounded Flutters.” She said, placing her hoof over her heart in mock pain.
“We just talked about who Rarity liked now and the affair Fancy Pants is having with Sapphire Shores and more Canterlot drama you probably wouldn't be interested in.” Fluttershy stated quickly, looking out the window to avoid Rainbow's gaze that was making her cheeks burn.
“Rarity likes somepony? Well who is it?” Rainbow pressed on, her wings flaring in excitement, the information she needed was right there in front of her nose, all she needed to do now was take it.
“N-no-Nopony you k-know.” She lied unconvincingly. Why was Rainbow Danger Dash asking about who Rarity had a crush on? She never cared about who Rarity like before, but why now? Did she, did she like Rarity? No no no, that couldn't happen. Rainbow didn't like Rarity unless it was in a friendship, right?
“Fluttershy, you are a horrid liar, now spill the beans.” She said, now leaning so much on the table in front of her that it was only on two legs now and that her muzzle was almost touching the blushing mare's.
“It-it-it's just a small town pony.” She stammered, watching the two rose eyes look into her own teal ones.
“Who is the lucky stallion?” Rainbow whispered.
“It's not a stallion...” She whispered back and watching excitement full in Rainbow's eyes and felt her heart shadder.
“Who?” She asked again simply.
“AJ...” She mouthed, watching the rose irises excitement not leave but practically glow glee and a wide grin planed itself on her face as she sat back.
“I knew it.” She said proudly, folding her hooves across her chest and propped her back hooves onto the table.
“You- you knew?” Fluttershy exclaimed, her wings flaring out quickly before resting again on her back.
“Of course I did, I'm Rainbow Danger Dash, I'm awesome at everything!” She boasted with a smirk. “But I'll keep quiet about it if you do. You can not, under any circumstance let Applejack know that Rarity has a crush on her.”
Fluttershy looked to the cyan mare in confusion, “Why?” She asked.
“Because I want to see what will happen between them if they just figure out that they both have an infatuation with each other.” She said simply with a shrug of her shoulders before rising. “I better be off, weather calls.” She said with a glance out the window and seeing clouds gathering from lazy weather ponies from one other the towns. She stepped to the door and let herself out before looking behind her shoulder, “Remember what I said, Flutters, keep it hush hush.” She said with a grin.
“Wait Rainbow!” Fluttershy called out, getting to her hooves and walking to the door.
“Yeah Fluttershy?” She asked, looking at her with a soft smile that made her heart skip a beat. That is how Rainbow Dash was meant to look like, the wind blowing though her mane, her back to a beautiful sunset that reflected in her rose eyes perfectly and her wings flared out, a second away from taking off into flight. And that made Flutters shut up about what she planned on saying, not wanted for her multicolored maned friend to stop hanging out with her because it would be weird.
“Stay safe, the breeze might carry you away.” She said with a smile back to her before seeing Rainbow nod and taking off, making a ruckus just loud enough for the three words that escaped her lips to go unheard.