She Totally Likes Her...

by Starlitomega

She Does

Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy walked to the library with a bit of spring in their step, and saddlebags filled with all manner of food and party supplies.

"Eeee!! I'm so excited! This is it, Fluttershy. Tonight I'll finally know the truth!"

"Oh, Pinkie. I don't know how you can be so calm about this," Fluttershy said.

They finally made it to the library and knocked on the door. They didn't have long to wait. In just a few moments, Twilight opened it, greeting them with a smile.

"Hey, girls."

"Hey, Twilight! You look a lot less scary than before," Pinkie said as she bounced in.

"Yeah. I was kinda working on maybe three hours of sleep. Spike is still conked out. Who knows when he'll wake up." Twilight giggled.

"Is anypony else here," Fluttershy asked, glancing around the room nervously.

"Nope! You two are the very first. Applejack stopped by earlier and said she might be a little late."

Pinkie threw off her saddlebags. "Well then, we should totally get everything ready."

Twilight's eyes widened. "You're not going to use th-"

"Party cannon time!"

In a flash, Pinkie whipped out her instrument of decoration and fired it with a less than deafening boom.

Unpredictably, the blast didn't produce massive amounts of colorful decorations. Instead, the tree was filled streamers and balloons, mostly of soothing shades of blue and purple.

"Huh. I was expecting the usual," Twilight said, inspecting a candle that had also materialized on a nearby table.

Pinkie giggled and tucked her canon away. "You like it? It’s lavender. Different parties call for different decorations. Don't you remember anything I taught you when we planned Cadence's after-party?"

“To be honest, Pinkie, I don’t remember much of what happened after my ninth mug of cider,” Twilight admitted.

A sudden knocking on the front door caught everyone’s attention.

“Come in!” Twilight called out.

The door opened and in walked Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack.

“Howdy y'all! The family’s all done in for the night, so Ah’m good and ready for a sleepover.”

"Yeah. I haven't been to a sleepover in forever. Gave me a good excuse to pull out my official Wonderbolts pajamas." Rainbow hovered in the air and rotated slowly so everyone could see her prized pj's.

"Given Pinkie Pie's usual party planning, I thought it better to just bring my sleep mask," Rarity said.

"Well, since we're all here, why don't we get started?" Twilight aimed her horn at the bookcase but was quickly stopped by Pinkie.

"No books! This time, we do this the Pinkie way."

Twilight grumbled, clearly disappointed her book wouldn't be put to use tonight. "Fine. We'll do it your way."

---

The party had gone swimmingly, starting off strong with some snacks and a couple hoof wrestling matches. as the night wore on though, Rarity finally suggested they switch to truth or dare, giving Rainbow a wink in the process.

The ponies sat in a large circle, each casting nervous and excited glances at each other.

"Alright. Let's just start by choosing a random pony." Twilight looked at her friends before finally pointing to Rainbow.

"Okay, Rainbow Dash, You're first."

Sweat formed on Rainbow's brow. Oh no! I totally wasn't prepared to go first!

"Are you alright, sugarcube?" Applejack asked.

Easy, Rainbow. You've got this. Just bide your time for now.

"Applejack! Truth or dare?"

The cowpony rolled her head side to side a couple times. "Truth"

"Is it true that you keep an ultra secret special stash of cider somewhere on your farm?"

Applejack paled. "Uhhh, I uhhh... well the thing is..."

"C'mon, AJ. You know that lying in a game of truth or dare is the same as breaking a Pinkie Promise,” Pinkie reminded her.

The cowpony sighed. "Fine. We do keep a small stockpile of cider fer special occasions and such. Ain't like we have a whole cellar of the stuff though."

"I knew it! One day I'll get my hooves on some that cider for sure," Rainbow said, looking up wistfully.

"That day ain't today. Now it's my turn." Applejack looked at her friends. "Okay, Twilight. Truth or dare?”

“Uhhh, dare?”

“I dare ya to... scramble one of your bookshelves!"

The alicorn's eyes filled with terror. "No! An entire bookshelf?"

Applejack nodded smugly.

A few hairs popped out of Twilight's mane. She eyed one of her bookcases and reluctantly pointed her horn at it. Four books popped out and shifted around randomly before being jammed into new homes.

"Good?"

Applejack glared back at her.

"Fine."

All of the books in the bookcase popped out of their homes and shuffled around a bit before being slapped back into the shelf.

"Happy?"

Everypony giggled at Twilight's exasperated glare. "Yeah, sugarcube. Go on ahead. It's your turn and well deserved."

"Let's see... Rarity. Truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Is there... somepony you have your eyes on at the moment? Possibly a Canterlot noble, or some fashion guru?"

Rarity shook her head. "I'm afraid not. After the Trenderhoof debacle, I believe I'm through with any sort of crushes right now. My turn." Rarity smiled at a pony who seemed more interested in hiding than playing.

"Fluttershy, darling. Truth or dare?"

Fluttershy’s pupils dilated in fear "Uhhhh heh... heh heh... ummm truth?"

"Do you happen to have a crush on somepony in particular?"

Fluttershy squeaked and involuntarily flapped her wings to escape. Unfortunately, she was no match for Applejack, who held her firm to the spot. Realizing she was going nowhere fast, she finally sighed. "Yes, I do. Now I think it's my turn."

"Wait a minute," Rarity objected. "Don't you have to say who?"

Fluttershy smiled. "You didn't ask me who I had a crush on, just if I did."

Everypony nodded in agreement. Rainbow finally got her answer. Fluttershy really did like Pinkie Pie, and now she was out of the running for good. She hid her disappointment behind her normal air of bravado and tried to keep smiling

"Okay, Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow's ears twitched. "Huh?"

"Truth or dare," Fluttershy reminded her.

"Oh, right. Uhhh, truth," she answered, not really into the game.

"Do you have a crush on one of the ponies in this room?" Fluttershy asked.

Rainbow's face blanched. The way Fluttershy asked that question struck her as odd. There was a confidence to it she'd rarely seen before.

I must be imagining things. Doesn't matter. I have to lie now. If I tell the truth, I'll break Fluttershy's heart for sure.

"I don't. Nope. Not one bit."

Fluttershy looked stunned. "Really? None of us? Not even Applejack, or—or Pinkie Pie?"

"Uhhh, nope! Not at all! I mean, could you see me and Pinkie Pie together? I mean she's totally crazy. Cool, but crazy. Yup, if somepony else had their eyes on her, I wouldn't be bothered at all!" Rainbow finished, closing her eyes and sitting up proudly.

The sound of crying shocked Rainbow back to reality. She turned just in time to see the pink fuzzy tail of Pinkie Pie bob out of the library, the front door slamming behind her.

"Great job, Fluttershy! That was your cue!" Rainbow exclaimed, pointing an accusatory hoof at her.

"M—me? What do you mean?"

Rainbow grunted. "Don't act coy! You and Pinkie Pie have been glued at the flanks lately! Rarity and I both see it. She keeps calling you that crazy nickname, and she's been hanging out with you all the time... and avoiding me."

Rainbow sighed. She hated how defeated she sounded at that moment, but she couldn't help but feel upset with the way things turned out.

"Rainbow Dash, I don't have a crush on Pinkie," Fluttershy stated flatly.

"But, you said you did," Rarity interrupted.

"No, I said I had a crush on somepony. The whole reason Pinkie and I planned this party was to get Rainbow to admit she liked Pinkie," Fluttershy explained.

Rainbow put her hoof to her forehead in frustration. "The whole reason me and Rarity came to the party was so you could finally admit you liked Pinkie!"

A heavy silence fell upon the room.

Fluttershy walked over to Rainbow and placed a hoof on hers. "Didn't you say you wanted to spend more time with her at the party?"

Rainbow nodded and then snapped to attention. "Hey, wait a minute. How do you know about that?"

"She told me. She said she wasn't sure if you were serious and she didn't want to jeopardize your friendship if you didn't."

Rainbow Dash slapped herself in the head. "Are you kidding me? That's why she's been avoiding me? Ugh! I could have had Pinkie the whole time, and I didn't even know?"

"Ummm, well... yes," Fluttershy said.

Rainbow hung her head in disappointment.

Fluttershy gently shook her. "Aren't you going to talk to her?"

"Why? She probably hates me now for what I said about her."

Fluttershy smiled. "I think she'd understand if you told her the truth."

Rainbow sighed. Fluttershy was right. Even if Pinkie was upset with her, she still owed the poor pony an apology. Without a word she flapped her wings and flew out the front door.

---

Twilight watched as Rainbow tore off into the night. Fluttershy stood in the middle of their now incomplete circle looking very pleased with herself, and Rarity muttered various forms of, "I can't believe it" to herself.

"Does somepony wanna tell me what in the heck is going on?" Twilight shouted, throwing her hooves into the air.

---

Rainbow gently alighted on Pinkie's balcony. She didn't have a clue as to what she would say, but thinking ahead was never her strong suit. She pushed open the door only to be greeted by a dark room. The most prominent, and important, detail in the room was Pinkie Pie. She was lying on the bed, covering her face with her hooves while she sobbed.

"I... I'm sorry, Pinkie Pie."

The.crying pony stopped her hiccuping and sobbing for just a few brief moments. "What do you care?"

Rainbow sighed and closed the gap some. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Pinkie scoot away from her a little.

"Pinkie, I care because I like you."

Suddenly the pink mare turned, her hair flowing straight around her neck and shoulders. "That's not what you said just a few minutes ago! You said I was crazy! You didn't care if somepony had their eyes on me!" The mare shouted. Her breaths came in deep heaves. After a moment passed, Pinkie's face fell.

"I guess I am crazy. Maybe that's what you meant."

Rainbow shook her head and grabbed Pinkie by the shoulders, which was enough to cause Pinkie to wake up out of her stupor.

"Pinkie, you're not crazy. Actually, you kinda are," Rainbow admitted, "but I like crazy... and I like you."

"You keep saying that, but what do you mean?" Pinkie demanded.

A flood of emotions washed over Rainbow Dash. She knew this was now or never. Overcome by the sheer force of emotions, Rainbow felt the stinging of tears at the corner of her eyes.

"I mean, I want to go out with you. I want to cuddle, and kiss, and all the other sappy, uncool stuff that couples do."

Pinkie's mouth fell. If she was expecting Rainbow to say such a thing, her mouth surely didn't say so. "But then, why did you say all that stuff?" Pinkie asked. Her expression had lost all form of rage.

Rainbow hung her head sadly. "I thought you liked Fluttershy. After that party, you stopped hanging out with me, and you spent most of your time with Fluttershy. I thought... I thought I had driven you away.

Pinkie tilted her head. "Maybe I have been avoiding you some. But Fluttershy? We're just good friends who hang out all th... huh. I see what you mean." Pinkie admitted.

"That's why I was so excited about the party tonight. I thought I could finally get Fluttershy to admit she liked you."

Pinkie's ears twitched. "Wait. But you just said you liked me."

“Yeah… but if you and Fluttershy liked each other… I didn’t want to get in the way.”

“You mean you were okay with me and Fluttershy being together even if you liked me?” Pinkie asked.

Rainbow blushed and rubbed the back of her head. "Well, ya know... loyalty and all that."

Pinkie jumped the few feet between them and latched onto her with a hug that could crumble mountains. "That's so super duper sweet of you! It takes a super awesomefantabulous friend to do something like that."

Rainbow melted into the hug. She didn't notice exactly when, but at some point, Pinkie's mane had fluffed back up. Even the room, still devoid of any lights, seemed brighter. "Heh, you know me. Awesome all the time."

"You know you'll have to be punished, don't you?" Pinkie whispered into her ear.

Rainbow swallowed hard. "Yeah... we should go back to the library."

Pinkie squeezed her tighter. "Five more minutes..."

---

Five mares dressed in black cloaks stood in a circle. A solitary candle burned behind them, giving them and the library an eerie look. Rainbow in the middle, cloakless and unsure exactly what would happen.

"Rainbow Dash," Twilight started as she took a step forward. "You have committed a grave crime this night. Let the record show that you willfully, and blatantly used truth or dare to further a goal outside of the game proper. Also, and more seriously, you lied during your turn. The council will now render their verdict."

The four cloaked mares surrounding Rainbow all stepped toward her.

"Guilty." They spoke in unison.

"Very well then," Twilight continued. "Though you had good intentions, I cannot allow you to go unpunished. In fact, you will face the most brutal punishment afforded you under the circumstances. Bring forth the punishment!"

One of the cloaked ponies walked to a nearby table. She wore an executioner's hood and walked with a steady gait until she reached the table. She grabbed a box clearly set for Rainbow's punishment and carried it over to Rainbow Dash. The pegasus turned her head as the hooded and cloaked figure approached.

"Rainbow, you must look at us," Twilight commanded.

Rainbow nodded and swallowed hard. She turned and stared straight ahead, holding her head high with pride.

"Okay, Fluttershy. Let her have it!" Twilight shouted.

Rainbow hardly saw it coming. The box flew open and a brown mass entered her vision.

"Auuuuggghhh!" Rainbow cried out in agony as she crumpled to the floor in a heap.

Silence fell in the library.

"And so it is done." Twilight sighed.

The five cloaked ponies stared at their fallen friend in somber silence.

"Uhhh, you girls wouldn't mind if I licked the chocolate cake off her face, would you?" Pinkie asked, tossing off her cloak.

A smile crept up on Rainbow's face.

Twilight rolled her eyes as Pinkie tackled her brand new marefriend. "Pinkie! She's supposed to be punished for her crimes!"

Pinkie paid her no mind, instead choosing to clean the tasty chocolate off of Rainbow's muzzle.

"Heh, heh! Oh gosh! That tickles! Gimme a chance to breathe" Rainbow pleaded with Pinkie.

"Ya know, Twi, I think she's being punished enough as is," Applejack said, tossing off her cloak.

"Yeah," Rarity agreed. "I think this is quite a suitable punishment indeed."

"N, no you guys! Help me out here! Please!"

Rainbow's cries for help fell on deaf ears as her friends walked away, giggling to themselves over Rainbow's fate.

Author's Note:

Heeey it's finished.
Just a quick thing I threw together. Hope you enjoyed it.

Comments

[linkman443]

Is thee going to be a sort of sequel to see who fluttershys crush is?

[Starlitomega]

4791733

I'm thinking on it, but right now, the answer is no. I was going to add it into the story, but it would have increased the scope of the fic.

[Derpator]

Ah, a sweet continuation. An enjoyable read.

"Uhhh, nope! Not at all! I mean, could you see me and Pinkie Pie together? I mean she's totally crazy. Cool, but crazy. Yup, if somepony else had their eyes on her, I wouldn't be bothered at all!" Rainbow finished, closing her eyes and sitting up proudly.

You know what I did when I read this? I stopped. I stopped and sat back, wiping my forehead with my hand. The drama levels hit the roof here, and all I could say was, "Rainbow, you moron." Of course she didn't know, but this is how the one-sided believing things work. They cause a conflict with something like this, and you know what? You pulled it off great. The confession was heart-warming, especially when Dash was telling Pinkie what she liked about her. She likes crazy a bit, and I can see it. And stepping back and allowing her two friends to bask in a relationship even if her own feelings got hurt? Oh damn, that's something. Pinkie had to go out with her then.

I thought the punishment was going to be paddles, not going to lie. I don't know, the cloaks set it up. But a lovely ending for them all. Most of them more like, considering Dash's position. Hidden as she is, I bet she was loving what Pinkie was doing though. I would have liked to know who Fluttershy's crush was though. I get why you didn't expand on it, but you left an open door. Not a bad thing of course, but now I'm left guessing. It's Twilight, isn't it?

Two PinkieDash fics in a row. A good choice. I'm going to be look forward to the next thing you cook up.

[Starlitomega]

4792832
Thanks for the kind words. I think people underestimate how important loyalty is, and that's one of the reasons I like Rainbow Dash like I do.

I'll pull back the curtain a bit and tell you you're right. Fluttershy does have a crush on Twilight.

I AM thinking about a follow up story to this since like, 5 people read it. Since you're one of the five I'll tell you I have another story probably going up tonight. It's just a friendshipping story between Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy.
I'm glad this story didn't disappoint!

[the frank]

Cute.

[SolarEclipse912]

4793607 Very well said my friend.

[HarmonyRapids]

Looks good!

[TheMobFighter]

Pinkie tilted her head. "Maybe I have been avoiding you some. But Fluttershy? We're just good friends who hang out all th... huh. I see what you mean."
Said The Pink Earth Pony To The Cyan Pegasus

[RoyalBardofCanterlot]

This was quite touching. I really felt for the characters.