Rainbow Dash?
Chapter 1: Soft Tugs
After the heartbreaking rejection from Rarity Spike just wanted to run. Thats what he found himself doing, running, running from her words, from the sad look in her eye, from the pity Twilight gave him when he told her. He just wanted to be away from everypony, he just wanted to be away. But maybe it was fate, maybe it was because she was having problems to, hard to say, but the resident Rainbow pony, Rainbow Dash happened to be flying overhead. Glancing down she was surprised to find Spike running as if he was running for his own life, glancing behind her she half expected to see a horror of some sort but found nothing. Why was he running than?
Gliding down beside him she glanced at him and frowned when she saw the tears. She had never seen him cry...unless...oh no...
"HEY SPIKE!" She shouted and chuckled softly as he immediately stopped and flipped himself over due to his speed. "Whats going on?" She asked as she helped him chuckling again even though deep inside she felt like a needle had stabbed. She knew he must have finally put himself out to Rarity...she knew and as did the other ponies how that was going to go since the first day, but they just couldn't bring themselves to tell him...
"Rarity..." He took a deep breath..."Said ...she could never love me...like that." Spike's ear flattened to his head just as Rainbow Dash's did. She still remembered the time when he was up at her house for a slumber party, having gotten the walk on clouds spell with Twilight's help, and she had accidentally let out that Rarity's date with the stallion had gone well. She might as well have hit Spike...at least than he might have recovered from it...
"I'm sorry Spike..."Rainbow Dash hugged him softly to her chest. "Cmon Spike, lets forget this sadness and hang out!" She hoped her excited voice would get his mind off the sadness, but realized as he glanced away, guessing, towards the Boutique with a sad sigh, that it didn't work. Also...some strange pulling feeling in her gut...wonder what that is? Shaking her head she grabbed his (hand?), and pulled him towards Ponville. Spike tried to resist for about five seconds before surrendering, he knew when Rainbow Dash wanted to do something she was going to, no questions or buts about it.
~Five minutes later~
"Well, I think I know one way we can help you forget her." Rainbow Dash and Spike were sitting at a table near the General Stalls, they were sharing a large apple pie she had gotten from Applejack, who was still giving worried glances Spike's way. One look at Spike and she had hoofed it over no questions asked and no payment necessary. "What you need to do is tell me the things you liked about her, I will write them down here," Rainbow Dash pulled a piece of paper and quill from seemenly nowhere and placed them on the table. "Than we can look around and see if any other pony has the same characteristics." In Rainbow Dash's mind thanks to her loyalty and feelings that were deep inside she felt that Spike could find another mare, one that would really like her...or better yet a filly.
"Well...beauty...she's gotta be strong...lovely mane...beautiful eyes..." Spike listed off glancing away thinking about it. To be completely honest in his own, well lets say "Love-Blindness", had not really noticed any other mares or filly's. Sure he loved to hang out with Twilight and friends, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders, but he had never really found any...romantic interest in any of them. Nor when he walked the streets of Ponyville in his free time had he really seen any mare, well to the point that they would be of interest other than a passing glance. "Got to have a little more wisdom...maybe no so headstrong."
As Rainbow Dash was writing these down she realized that some of the things he had said completely threw her out of the list. She felt that tug again and frowned softly to herself as a strange though came to her, wouldn't I be of some interest to him? I mean we have been nearly best friends for quite some time...I always got him out of doing boring chores when Twilight had wanted him to...even nearly got in a hoof fight for him...she shook her head quickly, wondering where the hay these thoughts were coming from...and went back to the problem at hand. Finding a mare that matched these quality's...or at least seemed to, maybe the mare could just sweep Spike off his feet...glancing around she found her eyes finding two mares, trotting side by side, both were what most stallions would say were pretty or beautiful.
"What about...Bon Bon?" Rainbow Dash glanced at Spike and without trying to act to noticeable, nodded towards the walking mares. She watched Spike follow her eyes and watched him ponder it. "I knew her from pony high and she's a very nice mare..." Rainbow Dash had known her from pony high, and Bon Bon was nice, but she was always eating sweets I:e why she has a sweet cutie mark and owns a sweets shop. She also remembered that Bon Bon owed her a little favor after fighting off one of the nastier mares in the school.
~Quick Flashback~
"Leave me alone!" Bon Bon shouted backing away with her bag pressed to her side as she backed up against the wall. The mean mare that wasn't leaving her alone, and had actually followed her home harassing her for being a lone mare with such a big house, was named Gemstone. Like a Gemstone on the outside she was lovely, popular and something it seemed was needed. But on the inside the mare was a mean, contradicting mare. She bulled those that she felt were below her, anyone that didn't follow her every word and movement, and "bestowed" those who did with the "enjoyment" of her company.
"Oh poor lonely Bon Bon, must be nice to get away from classes just to eat your sweets, what are you now? An XXL?" Gemstone let out a laugh of complete and utter contempt with no humour intended.
Bon Bon did her best to fight the tears that were threatening to roll. It was true ever since she had began eating her sweets she had gone up one...maybe two sizes...but that wasn't because she meant to! Her best friend Lyra had to go back to her old town, something about bad news, but Lyra was the stronger friend...without her...
"J-just leave me alone..."Bon Bon felt a couple tears sneak their way out her eyes and she quickly wiped them, not wanting to show her pain to Gemstone.
"W-" Gemstone was cut off as a hoof met her face. It came so fast that neither her or Bon Bon had seen it coming. Than Gemstone was lifted off the floor.
"She said to leave her alone...now go before I take this further." Rainbow Dash glared into the scared eyes of Gemstone. She continued to glare as Gemstone ran, grabbing her bleeding nose, her ears down and her tail tight between her legs. "You okay?"
Bon Bon quickly nodded to the Rainbow maned mare. She remembered Rainbow Dash because of the rumours she wasn't afraid of anypony, even going as far as to stand up to the teachers.
"T-thank you...so much. I don't have anything...but if you ever need anything..just ask." Bon Bonquickly trotted away.
~End Flashback~
"What do you think Spike?" Back at the present Rainbow Dash followed Spike's gaze as he tried not to awkwardly but rather observably look at Bon Bon, who was currently buying some apples from Applejack's stall.
"I-I don't know Rainbow Dash...what if she doe-" Rainbow Dash quickly cut him off by pressing a hoof to his mouth and tapped her ear. Listen she seemed to motion.
"I-I must have dropped my bag of bits." Bon Bon glanced around with a large frown, a slight flush to her cheeks from embarrassment. She had a bag of apples already in her side bag and was at the moment hoping to find her bits.
"Now's your chance Spike!" Rainbow Dash had remembered this tactic or whatever you call it, from a slumber party with Rarity and Pinkie Pie. Pinkie had gone to sleep early, was it possibly because Rarity did not like her idea of a casual dinner? (Cupcake layered cake with extra marshmallows) or maybe it was because Rarity had said she wanted to tell about her best romance novel. Rainbow Dash at the time had wanted so badly just to fly away or cover her ears or even retch as she heard the sappy romance tales with the way to ironic beginnings and endings. "She met his eyes from across the restaurant blahblah." But what she did remember Rarity saying was a very nice way to get a mares attention, and that didn't feel stupidly corny to Rainbow Dash, was to help a mare in need. Now Spike is no super hero, nor is he a strong man, but even he could go and help pay!
"Take these bits and pay for Bon Bon's apples." Rainbow Dash grinned handing him some bits. He glanced her with a slight frown of confusion but hurried to Bon Bon who was digging through her bag her cheeks getting more and more red as she caught the attention of passerby's and other ponies that were trotting by.
"Hey, here I gotta couple of bits." Spike put the bits on the counter and nodded towards the surprised Bon Bon. Bon Bon stopped rummaging through her bag and stared at Spike for a couple seconds before flashing a smile.
"Thank you! I don't know what happened to my bag of bits and I had already put the apples away." Bon Bon walked to the tables and took a seat pulling out two apples, nodding towards Spike as he stared at the chair with a look of uncertainty. "C'mon sit down, the least I can do is treat you to a apple." Rainbow Dash watched Spike awkwardly sit down and smile back weakly at Bon Bon. Rainbow Dash was glad that Bon Bon hadn't noticed that at first Spike had been sitting with her, after all it could make things just a little harder for him. She watched as when both Bon Bon and Spike reached for an apple their hoof and hand met in the middle, much to the embarrassment of both of them, a slight pink coming to Bon Bon's cheeks and a soft red to Spike's.
Once they had gotten over the awkwardness they both began chatting, just about their day, what they're plans were etc. I'm glad that he seems to have forgotten his pain. Rainbow Dash smiled to herself before a slowly getting familiar tug hit her. What is this feeling? Rainbow Dash wondered. I don't remember it...it's very...annoying...and slightly painful. Suddenly a warmth filled her chest and she found herself glaring softly at Bon Bon, before shaking her head. What's wrong with me? Why do I keep getting these...weird feelings?
"So..." Bon Bon smiled at Spike. "I have noticed that you have been watching me when I am trotting around Ponyville." Bon Bon's voice may have been calm but Spike's heart still raced and he felt a lump in his throat as he glanced at Rainbow Dash for help. Rainbow Dash shook off these bitter feelings and remembered she was loyal to her friend, nodding a yes to Spike she waited to see if this was going to go bad or ...
"I was just wondering why is all..." Bon Bon took a small bite of her apple. Her eyes closed in obvious bliss from the delicious fruit. "I mean, its a little strange to be watched." Bon Bon slowly opened her eyes watching Spike. "After all a mare wouldn't want to get the wrong idea now would she?"
Spike gulped glancing back at his friend for help, Rainbow Dash in return merely shrugged. She really didn't know much about romance...and as much as she disliked not being able to help her frie-she cut off her own thoughts her loyalty taking over. Than quickly scribbling onto the paper she wrote "Improvise"
"W-well..."Spike sputtered out glancing around for some idea of what to say, anything that would help him now would be more than useful, Oh Celestia, I'm really going to have to...than the words slowly came to him. "I saw a very lovely curled mane and I couldn't help but wish to talk to the beautiful mare it belonged to, but I never-"Spikes voice failed him as sweat slowly dripped down his forehead. "C-could m-muster the c-ourage..."
"The courage to?" Bon Bon glanced away from him, her expression unknown to him and Rainbow Dash.
"To ask to chat...maybe over dinner...?" Spike was grasping at straws now, his heart was beating so quickly and the sweat was accumulating into drops. Rainbow Dash gulped. When she had told him to improvise this is not what she had expected for him to say. Glancing around she readied herself for a quick save when-
"Well, I'd say if you were wanting to take her out, you might want to h'ave some reservations someplace." Applejack slowly trotted over, having seen Spike look like he was going to run, and seeing Rainbow Dash evidently helping the young dragon, decided to lend them her hoof. Rainbow Dash, I sure hope you know that this dragon's heart is no game. Applejack thought her head lowering for a split second.
"Ap-applejack?" Spike glanced at her in surprise, though the relief of being saved from the awkward predicament was evident on his face. He glanced over as Bon Bon slowly gripped his hand.
"Well, seeing as not only are you quite the flatter, you also payed for my apples, so I think I except that offer of dinner." Bon Bon smiled at Spike, a slight flush to her cheeks. Reaching over to softly nuzzle him she added. "No need to be so worried."
"Well, I can have my farm ready for your date by friday...if that works for you Spike." Applejack flashed him a smile. If this was the way he would feel better...she would be with him every step of the way.
"S-sure?" Spike's mind was still trying to catch up with the moment.
"Sounds great! But if you want to you could stop to see me tomorrow, Thursday's are usually pretty slow for me." Standing up Bon Bon looked as if she was about to trot away. "Oh that reminds me..." She turned back and softly pecked Spike's cheek. "That's my thank you." Giggling at Spike's gaping face she trotted away.
"Did...did I just?" Spike said still trying to catch up, his mind racing.
"You sure did." Applejack laughed as Rainbow Dash flew over and hugged Spike. "Don't worry Spike, just leave dinner to me, though you have to buy the gifts." Applejack trotted back to her stall.
"You did it!" Rainbow Dash cheered. "Your so good at this, you probably didn't even need my help!" Rainbow Dash laughed and soon Spike joined in. Though he was thinking about the gifts...what do you give?