//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: Online Infatuations // by flaminkomage //------------------------------// Online Infatuations RDcrystalheart Chapter Three Rainbow Dash left the bathroom with a strong stride, instantly cowering back as she saw someone in the hall. Soarin. "Uh... Soar?" she asked, walking up to him. Soarin looked up from his phone and grinned once he saw her. Dash waved at him and patted his shoulder affectionately. "Oh hey Dashie!" Soarin said, putting his phone in his back pocket. "What are you doing here? Isn't you Drama teacher like... kinda strict?" "Not when you're her favorite student!" Dash exclaimed, jumping up in pretend-joy. Soarin laughed. "Yeah, like I believe that," he said. Rainbow Dash only snorted in response. "No it's true! You can tell... she's pretty obvious with this stuff," she explained. Soarin considered her, before nodding casually, taking out his phone and typing something. Dash quickly leaned over to look at what he was doing, but he shied away as soon as she approached. Soarin shot her a playful glare while leaning against the lockers. "Hey!" Dash said, as she saw Soarin press a button and put his phone back in his pocket. She felt a light buzz in her coat, as she pulled out her own phone with a smile. [You have one new notification from Sky High...] She bit her lip, before opening the message, not looking up at Soarin's questioning expression. "Something wrong?" he asked, his voice dripping with concern. Dash shook her head. "Nothing, nothing. It's just a text," she said, reading the message. [Sky High: Help! Shes right in front of me!] Dash's eyes widened as she typed a response. Soarin took this moment to take out his phone again, staring at the screen in anticipation. He brightened up once a message came on it. [Daring Dash: isnt that a good thing bro] Soarin then started typing something as Dash looked away. 'Calm down, Dash. He must have a reason for hiding his texts from you. There's nothing to worry about.' [Sky High: I guess, but I dont want to make things more awkward than they already r! She already looks a bit annoyed that im texting you while in front of her] Rainbow Dash nodded, glancing up at Soarin. She knew exactly how that felt. [Daring Dash: actlly, i understand where shes coming from. my dude is with me 2... hes texting someone and not letting me see his screen. shud i b worried?] There, voicing her concerns might help. Soarin was also busy typing away on his phone. Dash chose to ignore him. [Sky High: Welp. Guess we're in similiar situs XD and nooo idts. You said you 2 are friends rite?] [Daring Dash: yeah. he's my best friend] [Sky High: Then you have nothing 2 worry about. Just wing it! Like i said~] Rainbow Dash snorted in amusement, making Soarin give her a weird look. "What happened?" he asked curiously. Dash managed to stifle her laughs and shake her head. "Sorry, nothing," she said quickly, looking back down to her phone. Soarin gave her a confused smile, but did the same as he looked anxiously down at his device. [Daring Dash: ur advice wasn't exactly helpful u kno] [Sky High: U should follow it anyway tho] [Daring Dash: yeah yeah we'll c. anyway gtg, c u later hater] Dash giggled to herself before slipping her phone back into her pocket, looking as Soarin quickly typed something before putting his away too with a smile of his own. Dash promptly ignored the buzz in her coat. "Something you want to tell me?" she asked with a hint of doubt in her voice. Soarin quickly noticed this, and breathed heavily. "What? No...!" he insisted before smirking lightly. "Is someone a little jealous?" "You wish," Dash said, before pushing him back slightly and shooting him a flirty wave. "See ya' later hater." As she walked away, she didn't notice Soarin immediately tense at her words. Soarin was thinking to himself as he took his seat in biology class the same day. Rainbow Dash entered a few minutes after him, giving him a wink and taking her seat besides him. She eyes the board with causality. "Finally time for that cow reproduction lesson, eh?" she said, taking out her textbook from her bag along with her phone and her pencil case. Soarin offered her a weak smile. "Yep, you looking forward to it?" he asked. Rainbow Dash shrugged, leaning back in her seat with ease. "Not at all! Why would anyone?" she asked, before looking to the teacher's desk. "I heard rumors about there being a pre-examination for this unit." "Oh god..." Soarin murmured under his breath. Dash nodded. "If they're true, I swear I'm reporting to Principle Celestia. We have enough tests to take anyway now that exams are coming up," she explained. Soarin nodded, taking out his phone for a little experiment. He quickly opened his chat with Daring, and wrote a message. [Sky High: pop quiz today. Any advice?] He and Daring seemed to be in the same grade. What if it was who he thought it was? Soarin eyed Rainbow Dash carefully as she took out her phone with a smirk playing on her lips. He saw her type something and quickly put it away as the teacher began doing her rounds. Soarin looked down at his phone to see a message from Daring. 'I should have been paying more attention...' he thought, berating himself as the teacher passed out a few pieces of blank paper. He quickly responded to Daring before putting his phone way. [Daring Dash: let's take a page from ur book, eh? just wing ittttttt] [Sky High: Wow. We have a little attitude now don't we *wink* anyway gtg. see ya] "Alright class," the teacher interrupted his thoughts. "We're having a little pre-quiz today so I can learn what you've already learned. Sound fun?" Soarin chuckled as he heard the entire class groan in frustration. Dash's a little louder than the rest. He grinned, grabbing a pencil and looking over the sheet of questions. Everyone in the room quickly got got to work on their test, Soarin included. When they were almost finished, Rainbow Dash let out a bored yawn, looking up to him with a playful smile. He returned the gesture, watching her get up and walk to the teacher's desk. He saw her ask the older woman a question, which resulted in the annoyed teacher just waving a hand at her and nodding. Dash turned around, mouthing a simple 'bathroom' to him, before swiftly making her exit. Soarin sighed, as he finished the last few questions on the quiz. He looked around the room, making sure no one could see him. Once his inspection was complete, he sneakily took out his phone and shot a quick message to Daring. [Sky High: Just finished..what're u doing?] He looked at Rainbow Dash's empty seat curiously as he felt it vibrate. His gaze fell on her phone, which was lying unattended besides him. It was lit up, displaying an incoming message. Soarin's curiosity got the best of him, as he leaned forward and glanced at the words displayed on the smartphone's screen. [You have one new notification from Sky High...] Soarin's mind exploded. His heart stopped.