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// Stupid [Romance][Sad][Pinkie x Dash] 
// Story: Short Stories Collection, vol. I 
// by fallen starr 
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Feelings were stupid. They made ponies do stupid things and say stupid things and think stupid things, so feelings were stupid. It was all stupid feelings fault that Rainbow Dash was standing in the middle of Sugarcube Corner, her cheeks a deep red, and her heart pounding out of her chest. 

Pinkie Pie blinked for a moment. She blinked again. The smile she had been wearing melted off her face. Slowly, she shook her head. “I’m sorry, Dash, I can’t.”

Dash tried to swallow, but found she couldn’t. “Oh, okay.” She turned, holding her head high, not wanting Pinkie to see how upset she was.

“Dashie?”

Dash stopped just short of the door and turned back around. Pinkie’s look of concern did nothing to make her feel better. “It’s okay, Pinkie, we’re still friends.”

“I’m seeing someone. She doesn’t want anyone to know, right now, but…that why. Okay?”

With a nod, Dash pushed her way out of the door. Feelings were stupid.