There she was; a broken mare with a shattered heart, resting on her bed in pure internal agony. Her once again shattered heart burned with sorrow. Her heavy head rested on the pillow beneath her, which was drenched in her own tears. In her hooves was another pillow she hugged onto tightly for comfort.
Please…Please just make it stop… Please just make all the pain go away…It hurts…so bad.
The mare deeply sniffled as tears cascaded down her red cheeks. Her swollen eyes burned under the intense heat of her bedroom lamp. Her heart ached, and had been all that day. Just one night earlier, she’d been on a date with high hopes and a steadily healing heart, but everything was shattered when she was told she wasn’t a big enough bitch.
Seriously? The depressed mare cried out in her head. How do I get denied because I’m too nice…? How?! The mare sniffled up some mucus and wiped away some tears with her hoof. Sure, I may not be the prettiest mare, or have the best breath, and I can sometimes be socially awkward when it comes to attractive stallions, but I’m not that bad! I just want…somepony to love me again….I want somepony to think I’m perfect… I want them to love me, cherish me, cuddle me, kiss me, and make me happy… I just want to be happy again. Is that too much to ask…? At that moment, the mare felt more tears gush from her reddening eyes. Her heart thumped soundly and her insides ached. I just want the pain to go away…
It was then, the mare heard something completely unexpected. From her living room came three loud taps. Somepony was at her door.
Instantly, the mare’s ears stood up erect and her heart skipped a beat. Almost all sadness seemed to evaporate from her at that moment.
Who could that be…? Moonstruck? Maybe he came back to apologize for the previous night! Maybe it’s Mr. Skies… I mean, probably not, but…you never know. Oh, I just hope it’s some sweet, dashing, loving stallion to make everything feel better. Or… you know, a distant relative.
With a little ounce of hope in her, the mare got up from her comfortable bed and left her room, went down the hall, and then proceeded down her staircase. She quickened her pace every second to make sure her guest didn’t leave or think of her as rude for not answering quickly enough. Soon, her steady trot became a gallop as she raced down the stairs.
From the bottom of the staircase, Mrs. Skies trotted down her hallway, and into the living room. When she was mere feet away from the door, another series of knocks came.
"I'm coming! I'm coming!"
Ugh, freaking impatient ponies!
Not even taking a moment to look through the peep hole, the mare wrapped her hoof around the doorknob and swung opened her front door, only to be greeted by-
“Rainbolt…”
With a nervous grin, the stallion dug his hoof into the cloud base beneath him.
“Yeah…”
“What in the name of Celestia could be so damn important, that you couldn’t even wait to get to work to tell me? I mean, it’s eleven at night! This is your day off! Go home and make spaghetti with the kid or something!”
A bit angry and annoyed, the mare then proceeded to slam her front door closed, leaving her employee out in the cool, night air. Instead of angrily storming away like Rainbolt wished to, he sighed and put a hoof to the mare’s door, giving it another knock.
“Ma’am… I know you’re upset… I heard you crying in your office yesterday evening…”
To that statement, Mrs. Skies went agape and frowned a bit, embarrassed to have had her weaknesses show.
“I just wanted to let you know that I understand what you’re going through, and there’s no need to be ashamed about it.” The stallion cleared his throat and continued to speak through the door. “When Firefly first broke my heart, I was devastated. I felt awful, hated everything and everypony, and took my anger out on innocent targets.” Rainbolt felt tears in his own eyes. “I-I don’t know what you need to get over this, but I thought I could provide you with some company or something to help you…”
There was then a moment of silence. Mrs. Skies was on the inside, laying there and listening. For a moment, she didn’t reply. She simply stared off into space and continued to feel sorry for herself. She then heard the stallion on the opposite side of the door let out a breath and continue on.
“Listen… I know the past few times I’ve offered my help, you’ve completely denied it, and you can again, but…” There was a brief pause and some rustling noises beyond the door. “I’m leaving you some comfort food at your door to help you through it… I’ll just, you know stand out here for a minute so you can make up your mind.”
Again, there was nothing but silence. Sunny felt tears reinvade her swollen eyes.
“R-Rainbolt…?”
From the other side of the door, Rainbolt pressed his ear against it.
“Yes, ma’am?”
His response didn’t come verbally, but with the opening of the nearby door, which almost made the stallion fall. He looked his depressed boss in the eyes and smiled softly. She, however, didn’t smile back.
“What’d you’d bring me?” she asked in a very quiet tone. Rainbolt’s smile became more genuine as he shoved the dark blue gift bag towards the heartbroken mare. Raising an eyebrow, Mrs. Skies brought the bag closer to her and took out a rumpled sheet of tissue paper. She gasped at the item inside and pulled it out. The item was a good sized, brown box with a pink ribbon around it. The mare looked up at Rainbolt with an almost confused expression. Across the top, the box read El Charco: An Arrangement of Supreme Chocolates.
“Why’d you…get me this?”
Rainbolt blushed.
“It’s umm… the same thing I used to binge on when Firefly broke up with me,” he admitted, still smiling. “I know you may not have the exact same taste in comfort food, but it was worth a shot. Most ponies don't complain when they get chocolate, though...”
Mrs. Skies, for a moment, simply looked down at the chocolate, then up at Rainbolt with an agape frown. Slowly, the frown formed into a smile, and tears of joy fled into her eyes.
“B-Bolty…this is so, so sweet…. Why would you-? How could you-? I mean, I this is just…”
Having troubles verbally expressing her gratitude, the mare simply wrapped her hooves around the stallion with no warning. He was a bit taken back, but accepted the hug anyway and even gave her a few reassuring pats on her back.
“It’s okay… I know how you feel… I’m sorry about all this…”
In that moment, the mare felt happy in the hooves of another, and it made her heart soften like butter. Her eyes closed as comfort surrounded her.
This…This is just what you needed. All you needed was somepony to comfort you. Why didn’t you accept this before…? You really were a bitch...
Shooing away her guilt, the mare got comfortable in the hooves of her employee and rested her head on his shoulder. For the first time, she accepted all the comfort with no guilt or shame, and actually felt very comfortable.
This is nice…this is so, so nice…
For the longest moment, both ponies said absolutely nothing. They just remained in the comforting position for another long moment.
“Rainbolt…?” Mrs. Skies asked after a good minute of calming down.
“Yes?”
“Why’d you do this for me…?”
Rainbolt rolled his eyes and smiled at her question.
“I’ve already answered that more than once. I know how you’re feeling…and, well, I just want to provide you with the comfort I wish I could have had...”
It was at that moment Sunny felt herself tearing up at the stallion’s statement.
“But I treated you really…bad at times…”
“I know… but that’s when you need me the most…” It was then, the stallion broke away. “Listen, ma’am, I always fully respected you as my boss, but I also respect you as a pony. That’s why I was so persistent… I know what it all felt like, and…I just didn’t want to see it happen to you, too… You’re kind of like family to me, and I don’t like seeing you down.”
“Thanks… That means a lot…”
“Anytime. Just know I’m here when you need comfort. It’s not something I’m always the best at, but I try…” He smiled. “Just let me know if you need anything…”
“Okay…” She sniffled. “Thank you so, so much…”
“You’re welcome.”
Mrs. Skies didn’t respond, but awkwardly shuffled her hoof in the cloud layer below. Her blue eyes looked up at the full moon above. She looked back to Rainbolt, who was becoming slowly uncomfortable with the silence.
“I think… I should be going… It’ll be a long day tomorrow, and I really should be getting to bed.”
“Oh, no problem!” Rainbolt smiled. “I’m just happy I get to sleep in tomorrow!” The thought of sleep in the moment made the stallion yawn.
“Lucky!” She said with a smile and giggled. “Well… I’ll be going.”
The mare turned around and went into her house, and watched as her comforter walked away and prepared to take off into the night sky. A sudden urge formed in her stomach that didn’t cease easily. She stood at her doorway and watched as the stallion unfurled his wings. It was then she knew she couldn’t let him get away.
“Wait, Rainbolt!”
Almost immediately, the stallion stopped in his tracks and turned his attention to the mare.
“Yeah?”
“Could you come here?”
Rainbolt hesitated, but slowly put back his wings and trotted towards the mare in curiosity.
“What do you need?”
“Come here.” The mare pointed towards the spot in front of her. The stallion started to feel uncomfortable as he obeyed his boss' order. When he was in the spot she’d asked him to be in, she instantly wrapped her hooves around him, leaned in, and unexpectedly pressed her lips against his. Rainbolt’s face instantly lit up a dark shade of crimson as the familiar sensation took place. For the first time in ten years, Rainbolt felt the soft massage of somepony else's lips against his. As spontaneously as she’d started the kiss, she ended it with a smile.
“You have a nice evening, okay?”
“U-Umm…. O-okay. You too, ma’am…”
With no more words, the mare closed her front door, leaving Rainbolt confused and a little embarrassed.
Well, umm…that happened.
RainSkies. Do it. Plz. You keep teasing me, man. Don't let this be a fluke too.
Great...now Rainbolt has a love triangle between Skies and Surprise. Wait till Rainbow finds out about it. She'll try to solve it!
OMG, I knew it :-)
Keep up the good work, I can never get enough of this story!
This better not be a tease like Surprise was.
Really didn't see that coming!!
I want to see Rainbolt and Surprise, though!
Still a great chapter
4427491 Idk didn't our dear author make it rather clear earlier on that they had no intentions what so ever of pairing Surprise up with Rainbolt? Also love triangles in any form of media are 10 times out 10 utterly shit and only bring down the quality of the story.
Whoa :O
well rainbow you might not be getyting her as an aunty anytime soon................ might be getting her as something else though. just maybe.
I definitely liked this ending better than the last one, though I dunno how I feel about RainSkies. Isn't she like at least 10 years older than him?
Oh, boy. Surely this will not any brotherly drama.
Any way this was such a sweet little add on.
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Author may have made that statement, but story made it plain that Surprise was interested. All I was saying was that Rainbolt is single and both Surprise and Skies have apparently now expressed possible romantic interest...and this is the sort of situation made to order for a little girl who wants her dad to be happy to stick her oar in and create chaos that we the readers can find highly amusing.
It strikes me that this is a one off thing. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, we probably shouldn't be concerned over any romantic connotations.
4427647 Did you skip the part where I said love triangles are shit? No instance in which we get Surprise and Skies fighting over Rainbolt is gonna end well. It's gonna be contrived painfully and cringe worthy. In the last 50 years of Hollywood no love triangle has ever been pulled off successfully, and while I'm not trying to bash the author of this fic, I seriously doubt he's the one to pull it off.
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I never once suggested they would fight over him. In all honesty, I don't think either of them would pursue their interest in him right now, assuming they are. Both respect his need to be a father first too much. My suggested possibility is that Rainbow would learn about the kiss, talk it over with Fluttershy at next visit, put it together that Skies and Surprise both like Rainbolt, hear an aside comment from Fluttershy's father that Rainbolt could use some romance, and decide to try and arrange for Rainbolt, Surprise, and Skies - under Rainbow's childish view of more is better - to have a 'romantic' dinner at Rainbolt's house...with Rainbow trying to set up romantic music and lighting and what not...and failing miserably. Then we get Rainbolt confronting Rainbow, Rainbow explaining herself, and Surprise and Skies laughing their flanks off while Rainbolt is mortified.
4427705 If that happened I'd have to call mega OOC on RD at that point. Mushy stuff is very clearly not a part of her personality.
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But she does want her Dad to be happy. And her not liking mushy could lead to her attempting to make it her idea of romantic, with heavy emphasis on her perspective of 'awesome'. In essence, she accidentally turns the house into a Hearts and Hooves Day themed haunted house. Which would be all the more amusing to watch unfold.
4427813 Idk the way Rainbolt's personal issues are being handled in this fic seem to be being handled with a slightly more serious theme. Personally I wouldn't wanna break up the semi adult nature of his personal story we have going on right now with a plot straight out of a straight to dvd disney movie.
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A valid point, I suppose. I guess I'm still wishing there were a few more adorable, hilarious filly Rainbow moments. That's what I tuned into the story for.
This is gonna confuse things
Nice follow up. Poor Surprise though, can't wait to see where this is going.
No... No no no! You be a man and stop this before it gets out of hand, Rainbolt!
I actually like the idea of them being together since I know Mrs Skies has a soft side, and I am kind of tired of Bolt being a single father.
Skies and Surprise! Ship Rainbolt with Skies NOW!
Or Else Rainbow Dash will solve it by telling daddy to: "Can they both be my mommy?" Question with innocent eyes and a very persistent approach about it!
4427875 If you're implying I'm going to be focusing on a "love triangle" between Rainbolt, Surprise, and Mrs. Skies, then you're wrong. Although Romance is something I love adding into a story, it's not something I enjoy focusing on in every chapter. Also, I don't want to write anything that feels like "Two girls fighting over one guy they both like" because I find that stupid and would be out-of-character for Surprise to fight for Rainbolt with somepony else. She'd probably just tell him to do whatever made him happy. Also, Mrs. Skies might not even have feelings for him. It could have been a "time and the moment" kind of thing, especially with the condition of her heart. I still haven't decided where I'm taking this yet, though.
4427813 The comment above. ^
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Alright.
Will we be getting more cute filly Rainbow moments soon?
4429601 Yep, next chapter especially. Unfortunately for you, though. she'll be turning 11, which means she's slowly growing up. When she's a teenager, it'll be a lot harder for her to have cute moments.
I don't ship it ...
4427625 Pretty much. Rainbolt was sixteen when he was hired, so you can only imagine Mrs. Skies had to be in her mid-late twenties at least to properly take care of an entire factory.
I'm sorry to say but this is rediculous. With the fact that early on in the story it was shown that Miss/Mrs Skye's (not sure if the divorce was finalized yet) was a strong and independent made that didn't need a stallion yo define her life and yes I do understand that she's going through a break up and that sucks but there's being sad and then there's losing your spine entirely. I also understand that it's not just a regular break up but a divorce but either way she is being far too flip floppy to be believable. I mean she's literally crying on her bed, practicaly beging in her head for a stallion to hold her as if she's nothing without one, about a break of a dating scene that's one date old and started either right after or even during her divorce then proceeds to kiss her employee that she has shown no previous romantic feelings for simply because he was considerate. Not leaving or anything just pointing it out to all the shippers before they start drawing fan art
....Love triangle...on.
4429577 Actually I was implying how stupid love triangles are and thats about it.
4430102 I know Mrs. Skies is independent/strong, but I'm also showing how much someone can change when their heart is broken. And when she's fully repaired, she will go back to her old self. Also, she's not "Nothing without one". She simply misses having somepony always in her company that loves her dearly. She misses being loved, which is very hard to deal with.
4429783 Tunnel-snakes Jacket....
I liked this ending more, definitely more of a positive note and all ^_^
please tell me this is canon
Aww so sweet of Rainbolt to do that and also a bit awkward. Poor guy.
That was sweet and nice.
Great epilogue.
The SunnyBolt shipping intensifies. Bravo young sir kudos to you !
#PIZZYSWAG
Ahh, I finally caught up to the story and I just want to say how wonderful it is! It's overall well-built, great layout for everything, grammar, descriptions, overall storyline, including character development, and the plot (no pun intended .-.) is the icing on the cake, it's funny, heartfelt, and about growing through daily challenges and life in general! Keep writing! You have my thumb and my fave, and I'll be watching you!
YES! I was waiting for this to happen! This story just got ten times better, and it was my all time favorite from the start!
4431859 soo uhh should I get going on the art for this now too?
Also I SOOOO CALLED IT once You said Rainbolt was at the door I knew this was gonna happen.
This story is great!
Rainbolt is so sweet! Sometimes it's good to be persistent, it can lead to the most unexpected situations at times....even if they are a little awkward. :)
Oh wow, I have like 3 chapters to catch up on, and they're pretty hefty too!
YES!!!
4535064 Same here
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This I was not expecting -AT ALL- but maybe it could work
Ok, now you've broken my heart twice: first I hoped Rainbolt and Firefly would be together again and then I hoped Moonstruck and Skies would make some kind of weird couple...
Nah, keep the good work anyway :)
The only notworthy sin here was that my ongoing hope for Surprise and bolt to get together was just threatened. Ding! Sin count 103