Appledashery

by Just Essay

Preciprecious

"The worst part is that, when I look at it... like really look at it... I can't bring myself to hate Stu Leaves for who he is," Rainbow Dash said. Her trembles had long stopped. Her tears had long dried. She reclined on Fluttershy's reading seat, gazing at the setting sun beyond the cottage window. "Even when he screwed up big time and tried to dump Applejack, I can... kinda understand why he did it." She gulped. "He didn't believe in himself. He was scared. We've all been there." She sighed, staring down at her forelimbs. "Even the... most awesome of us."

Fluttershy nodded, listening calmly from where she sat on the floor beside the couch. "And thanks to you, he was able to cross that frightening divide. It's... like you purged the last layer of cowardice from him."

"Yeah..." Rainbow Dash nodded. "I know that he loves Applejack. Like... really really loves Applejack. It means a lot to him... Goddess knows it means a lot t-to me." She gulped. "I could see myself doing something stupid if there was a chance in me bucking all of that up... for life."

Fluttershy shrugged with a tiny smile. "Who says that they'll be together for life?"

"I don't think AJ's the kind of mare to... half-ass a relationship, Flutters."

The other pegasus nodded, sighing. "Good point."

Rainbow stared at the window. Her ears drooped. "Stu won't... won't ever try and hurt Applejack again. I... really believe that. I really, really do."

"Is there a reason why you shouldn't?"

"No... but I can already feel myself wanting to find a reason." Rainbow clenched her jaws tight. "But to what extent?" She closed her eyes. "It's... it's just so... so hard to let go." She cleared her throat. "I'm not sure how to even begin," she muttered in a dry breath.

Fluttershy blinked. Her eyes swept the floor. At last, she looked up at her friend again. "You should go somewhere, Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow said nothing.

"Take a vacation. Volunteer for a long-distance delivery. Have an adventure." Fluttershy smiled tenderly. "You're good at those."

"Yeah, but..." Rainbow's eyes reopened weakly. "...I've had adventures, Fluttershy. I've had butt-loads of them." She gulped. "They never help me forget Applejack. Not one bit. No matter how friggin' crazy they've gotten."

Fluttershy said, "Don't think of it as forgetting Applejack."

Rainbow looked at her.

"Think of it as finding yourself," Fluttershy said. "Go someplace where you won't be 'Rainbow Dash the pegasus who pines for Applejack.' Go somewhere and be 'Rainbow Dash the pegasus who knows how to be awesome.'"

"I've been obsessed for so long that I'm starting to wonder if I've forgotten."

"Then what you need is some alone time to think," Fluttershy said. "Perhaps so you can remember."

Rainbow Dash gazed out the window once more. The sky's pale hues matched her jaded eyes. "But where would I even go, Fluttershy?" She sighed. "What would I even do?"

Silence.

"What... would I have to do...?"

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[Phoenix Kitten]

"But where would I even go, Fluttershy?" She sighed. "What would I even do?"
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Questions we'd all like answered I bet.
But Shy's not wrong. you need to rediscover yourself Dash.

inb4 the flood of "Find Lancie!" comments.

[Salad king]

Fluttershy shrugged with a tiny smile. "Who says that they'll be together for life?"

Woah woah woah woah. The last chapter she was saying move on, then she says something like THAT, then says move on again? What?

[Aatxe360]

What an inconvenient time for one of her past relationships to come and muck things up a bit...

[Typoglyphic]

6955216 In her defense, Fluttershy isn't a trained therapist or... a trained anything, really. I have no idea what I'd say if one of my friends came to me with these kind of problems, other than maybe suggest they see a professional.

... maybe Rainbow should see a professional.

[BabySkittleMonster]

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Wow. That was simultaneously incredibly tedious and strangely enjoyable. I'm not doing it again. You can find your own flood of "find Lancie" comments, because I don't want to so much as see the words again for another two chapters.

[Hestia]

Incoming adventure. I am so ready for one of those after all this romance angst.

[zaponator]

Singles cruise~

[Crochettail]

i really don't want to be caught up so i'm just not going to read the next chapter until there are more for me to read

[Boop-Happy Lass]

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