Online Infatuations
RDcrystalheart~ Inspired by a real-life story.
Chapter One
"You do know sugar, seeing you at my derby race tonight would be darn-tastic!" Applejack said, walking besides one of her best friends after a long day of school. Rainbow Dash gave her an appreciative smile in return, but shook her head.
"Sorry, AJ," she started. "But I'm busy after school today." Although this was only partially true, the rainbow-haired teen would never tell her that. Applejack though, plastered a heavy smirk onto her face.
"Doing what? Cooing over that dude you always seem to be texting?" she asked, nudging her with her elbow. "I'm still waiting for you to tell me who it is, ya' know."
"And thankfully, that day will never come," Rainbow Dash retaliated smartly. Applejack simply shrugged and bit into the apple she was currently feasting on, before her eyes widened and she grinned.
"Speaking of boys..." she mumbled, making Dash look at her with a confused expression.
"Huh?" she said, before looking ahead and spotting a panting boy with navy hair running towards the duo. Dash's eyes narrowed as she crossed her arms beneath her chest. "Oh."
"Oh... H... Hey... girls... what's... up...?" he said, stopping for breath every few seconds. Rainbow Dash grumbled something under her breath, before turning back to him. Applejack took his as a cue to leave, shooting her friend a sly wink before making her exit. Dash ignored her discreetly.
"Soarin, where were you at basketball practice today?" she asked, her facial expression not wavering. Soarin gulped, giving her an innocent smile and scratching the back of his neck.
"Oh! I... forgot?" he said nervously. Everybody knew what happened when Rainbow Dash got rallied up.
"Nice try," said girl mumbled in a dangerously low voice. Soarin took a deep breath, quickly shaking his head.
"It isn't like that! I was... I was helping a new student out! Principle Celestia asked me to," he said. Rainbow Dash's face didn't waver, but she backed away ever so slightly.
"Oh? And what would this student's name be?" she asked. Soarin gulped.
"Erm... Lillian... Butterfly." Soarin paused, a satisfied grin creeping onto his lips. "Yeah! Lillian Butterfly! That was his name!"
Rainbow Dash mentally facepalmed.
"Right right... Lillian Butterfly," she said, before gritting her teeth and leaning close till the two were nose-to-nose.
"Woah, Dashie," Soarin said with a smug smile. "If you wanted that, you should've just asked."
Rainbow Dash's eyes widened at his suggestion, before she groaned and stepped back slowly.
"Shut up..." she mumbled. "Anyway, you are going to tell me what you were doing, or I will personally file a report to Spitfire."
Soarin visibly cringed at the thought. Spitfire was the head coach of all the sport programs at Equestria High... and when she got angry, she really went all out. Nobody ever wanted to come close to that kind of torture.
"Alright alright! Fine!" Soarin finally gave in. "The truth is... I was in the bathroom."
"Doing what?" Dash asked, crossing her arms. Soarin bit his lip.
"I was... on my phone." he said quietly. Dash's ears perked up.
"What was that?"
"I was on my phone, alright?!" Soarin screeched. Dash gave him a satisfied nod.
"That's not really an excuse, but it'll do for now," she said. Soarin breathed a sigh of relief. "You're on probation for a week."
Soarin gasped.
"But Dashieeee!" he whined. "That's not fair! For skipping one itsy-bitsy practice?"
Rainbow Dash nodded.
"Soarin, we have a game this Saturday. You know how serious I am about this stuff. I take my role as team captain to heart," she said. Soarin shrugged.
"Sometimes maybe a little too seriously," he said. Dash sighed, grabbing his t-shirt with both hands. She pulled him closer. "Woah Dashie... settle down, not in public."
"I don't have time for your pitiful sense of humor," she started. "Now listen up, pretty boy-"
"Pretty boy?" Soarin cut in. "So you do like me!"
"In your wildest dreams," Dash said, inching closer to him.
Soarin's breath hitched as she ran a hand down his back. She closed her eyes slightly, looking up at him with a sensual pout.
"Now, hear me closely," she said. Soarin could only nod. "... Alright. What I wanted to say was... TAG! YOU'RE IT!"
Dash quickly let go of him, pushing his body backwards before running at top speed down the empty street. Soarin's jaw dropped as he eyed her figure slowly become smaller and smaller.
"How didn't I see that coming..." he scolded himself under his breath. "DASHIEEEEEE!" he yelled before sprinting towards her.
Rainbow Dash's friends, who had been spying passing by, looked upon the exchange for a few minutes, watching the two playfully banter back and forth, all while Dash ran away from Soarin.
"Darling, they're so adorable!" Rarity screeched. Everyone else murmured their approval of her words.
"You said it."
Rainbow Dash sighed as she threw her schoolbag onto her bed and flounced onto it. She reached for her phone, instantly smiling upon seeing the screen.
[You have one new notification from Sky High]
She giggled uncharacteristically, before sliding it open and reading it.
[Sky High: Heyoo Daring! How was school?]
She grinned, before quickly swiping her fingers across her phone and typing back a message.
[Daring Dash: it was fine bro. yours?]
His response was instant.
[Sky High: Great, tho I did get busted one time from my best friend lol]
Dash rolled her eyes.
[Daring Dash: what did you do this time]
[Sky High: Nothing! I just might have skipped a class to talk to youu~]
Rainbow Dash let out a low chuckle at Sky's words.
[Daring Dash: what can i say? im irresistible]
[Sky High: Only for you]
Rainbow Dash bit her lip to hold back a girly squeal. She loved it when he said stuff like this to her; and he knew it.
[Daring Dash: youre such a flirt <3]
Was the heart emoji too much? Did Dash just make a complete fool of herself?
[Sky High: I've heard that only one too many times before //laughs]
[Daring Dash: is that a good thing]
[Sky High: Especially from youuu~ <3]
Oh good. He sent one back. Rainbow Dash released a breath she didn't realize she'd been holding. For some reason, she always tended to think twice before saying anything to him... however goofy he might have been.
[Daring Dash: im honored //bows]
[Sky High: You should be]
Rainbow Dash sighed, leaning back in her seat. It was unusual for her to be acting this way, and if anybody ever saw her like this, she'd definitely make sure their life was either miserable, or on complete watch. She took pride in her attitude; she didn't want anyone to think she had suddenly gone... soft. It was bad enough that Applejack and Rarity had seen her at the town spa a few weeks go. She never wanted to live that nightmare again... however fun it might have been in the end.
[Sky High: Hey daring?]
Rainbow Dash jolted out of her trance as her phone buzzed in her hands. She raised her eyebrows at the message, but replied with confidence nevertheless.
[Daring Dash: something wrong?]
Good, Dash. Show him you're concerned. Even if there really is nothing wrong.
[Sky High: Ever wondered about meeting up in real life?]
Rainbow Dash let out a small gasp at her screen. Meeting up with Sky High in real life? That would be... that would be incredible! But she had high doubts about it ever happening... she was pretty sure they lived nowhere near each other.
Soarin took a deep breath, staring at his phone's screen in anticipation.
Was that too straight forward? Should he have sugar coated his words a little? What would she say? Would she be mad at him? Were all of his attempts at asking this one simple question all gone down the drain without ever having a use?
His eyes widened as the screen changed.
[Daring Dash is typing...]
He held his breath, waiting for her response.
[Daring Dash: that would be so awesome you have no idea. but how would that even work lol...? i dont think we live close to each other]
Soarin took a deep breath, deciding to go a little further with the topic then usual.
[Sky High: Well, where do you live?]
He waited silently for her response. After a few minutes of nothing, Soarin reread his message and realized it could be taken the wrong way. He hastily added something onto it.
[Sky High: I mean that in a totally not stalker way, btw. Like, what country?]
[Daring Dash is typing...]
Soarin let out a breath, relieved.
[Daring Dash: i live in equestria. cloudsdale, actually]
Rainbow Dash bit her lip. Was that a little too much information? He asked for the country, and she gave it to him. He didn't ask for the town though... would he shy away?
[Sky High is typing...]
Well that was reassuring.
[Sky High: Oh my god really? ME TOO!!!!!! I go to school in one of the main country high schools]
Rainbow Dash's eyes widened and her jaw dropped. Wait... WHAT?!
[Daring Dash: this is uncanny. i do tooooooo]
She didn't have to wait long for his response.
[Sky High: What if we actually know each other irl?]
[Daring Dash: woah there. settle down. there are lots of country schools. we could go to different ones and not even know it, rite?]
[Sky High: Which one do you go to then? ;) ]
[Daring Dash: uhhh gotta go! talk to ya later mate~]
Dash craned her neck in relief. She got out of that one... but what about the next time they talked about this?
To be honest... she was nervous about it. What if she and Sky High really did know each other outside of their online personas? She had already gotten to know him over a year only with texts... but what if she had accidentally made a fool of herself in front of him in real life? What if his opinion about her changed once he found out who she actually was? What if he was disappointed with who the amazing, bold, brave Daring Dash really was?
The two had met over an online Wonderbolt forum one and a half years ago. They were both hoping to get in once they were older, so they already had common ground and interests to talk about. It wasn't very hard to start up a conversation knowing this.
For the first few months, Daring Dash and Sky High had kept their relationship strictly professional and completely closed. They never disclosed anything about themselves, and used proper punctuation and grammar every time they talked. Their conversations were also mostly about things like how the last Wonderbolt show was... or other stuff that was already out and open to the public eye.
Soon, their relationship became a little more open. They shared personal life stories, vented to one another, became the best of friends online. They still didn't delve deep into themselves, but their relationship was a lot more honest than it was before. And Rainbow Dash was very thankful for that.
And now, after years of talking to each other, the two became as open as online friends could be. They trusted one another... of course, they'd never disclosed private information about themselves, but they were still very fun and easygoing towards one another.
Little did they know they were much closer than they thought...