Never Grow Apart

by New Canterlot

Chapter 3: The Heart is Free...

Rainbow Dash felt pretty darn good after running around for the last two hours. Hanging out with one of her best buds and spending so much time kicking and screaming had never been so much fun. She hoped that her games would be just as great to be a part of. As she was packing up her gym bag by the side of the field and waving goodbye to Sunset Shimmer, she noticed something on her phone. It was a text message from Pinkie, but no ordinary text message. There must have been at least a hundred words on her screen! It looked like each sentence had some emoji to go with it. Dash sighed and begrudgingly began to read through. Something something, blah blah blah...

Dash's eyes grew wide when she read through the first paragraph, realizing that Pinkie actually had something important to tell her. Fluttershy was ok! However, she was having a bad day. This didn't surprise Dash all that much until Pinkie's message blamed her as the reason. "What???" Dash gasped, stopping in place from walking farther down the street towards home. "What did I do?"

After skimming through the rest of Pinkie's nonsensical rant, Dash dialed Fluttershy's number and began walking again, holding the phone up to her ear. She waited for nearly a minute before hearing an answer.

"Hello?" Fluttershy's voice sounded softer than usual, almost sleepy.

"H-Hey..." Dash nervously piped up. She always did feel awkward making phone calls. "Are you ok? You sound like you just woke up."

"Mn...I'm sorry." Fluttershy muttered softly. Dash could hear the rustling of blankets on the other end as Shy spoke again. "I was taking a nap."

"Oh crap, I'm totally sorry. I didn't mean to wake you."

"It's ok..." Fluttershy yawned softly with a slight smile. The big meal of cake and cocoa she had an hour earlier with Pinkie and Applejack had put her into a food coma until now. "I'm actually glad you called."

"Me too....I got a message from Pinkie. She said something about you feeling pretty down today." Dash paused. "She...also said something about me being a jerk and how it was my fault."

"Oh..." Fluttershy hadn't realized that her conversation with her friends earlier might have had some other consequences. To be fair, she hadn't told Applejack or Pinkie Pie the whole story. The only things she told was them were how she felt Dash was distancing herself and how lonely that made her feel. It was enough for Pinkie to nearly scream in the corner booth of the diner and call Dash a 'jerky-face'. After that happened, Fluttershy really didn't like feel like saying more. "...N-No...that's not it." Fluttershy lied.

"You sure?" Dash wasn't convinced. "Pinkie's message was pretty clear. She said I was kind of a bad friend for blowing you off earlier."

"Oh..." Fluttershy couldn't help but agree, but her kind heart wouldn't allow her to say that exactly. "Well...just a tiny bit...It's no big deal."

"You sure? Cause...it sounds like a big deal." Dash scratched the back of her head. "Uh...you know, practice is over. I could come over and hang out with you if you want."

The proposition sounded so nonchalant, but Fluttershy couldn't help but feel an incredible level of sudden excitement. "T-That would be nice." She squeaked.

"Cool. I'll be over in like, twenty minutes. Is that ok?" Dash asked as she checked the face of her phone for the time. "Want me to bring any snacks or something? I'm starving anyway."

"O-Oh...umm..." Fluttershy thought about it. She felt really full, but if Dash was hungry, then why not. "Ok. If you want."

"Awesome. I gotta cross the street really soon here. See you soon!"

Fluttershy heard a click and a soft 'burr' as the call ended, and she held the phone to her chest and squeaked softly with a smile across her face. Finally! Her day was actually shaping out to be a good one, despite running late that morning. It took her a moment to notice a couple things all at once, making her nearly jump out of bed. Firstly, she had just woken up from a short nap, so her appearance was a total mess. Dash probably wouldn't care at all since she would probably be dirty and messy from practice, but her insecurity about her appearance still resounded strongly.

Fluttershy scrambled to her mirror by the nightstand in her room and began running a brush through her long hair in an attempt to make herself look more presentable. It wasn't working. She still looked like she had just taken a turn on a roller coaster, and after spending three whole minutes trying to fix herself up, she was running out of time.

Next, she went to work on her room. It wasn't a complete mess, but her sleeping pet bunny and hamster cage by the window did need some cleaning. After running to the hallway's laundry room, she grabbed a dustpan and ran back to sweep up any bits of newspaper and food from the floor by the cage. Her pet bunny became annoyed by her sudden manic behavior, so he excused himself to sleep under the bed.

Once the cage was clean, she tried to make her bed and straighten out all the pillows to look as cozy as possible. Fluttershy stopped for a moment to wonder why she was so worried about what Dash would think of her bed. It was really silly. Dash wouldn't even be in her bed anyway. It wasn't that kind of relationship, so who cares, right? With a sigh, Fluttershy flopped face first onto her bed. She knew Dash wouldn't even care, but a part of her hoped that Dash would show up and suddenly lay her down and begin kissing her on top of her freshly cleaned blankets.

Wow.... Fluttershy rolled onto her back and marveled at how her imagination could really run wild in the comfort of her own room.

A knock came at the door, making her head dart side to side. "Eep!" She inhaled sharply and held her breath, only exhaling when she heard Dash's voice.

"Fluttershy?" Dash stood at the front door holding her gym bag and a small bag of snacks she had picked up from the convenience store on the way over. "You in there?" The door opened very slowly, Fluttershy's face barely peaking out from behind the doorknob. "Oh hey. Whoa, nice hair." Dash giggled at her, making the poor girl's face turn red.

"C-Come in..." Fluttershy let the door swing open, letting Dash step inside. Her body was a glistening piece of artwork, with her legs nearly bare and her slender but shapely body visible in all the most precious of places. Her butt was only covered by a pair of white spandex running shorts that Fluttershy just couldn't take her eyes off of. She heard a snicker, making her eyes move back up to Dash's face.

"That's what you're wearing?" Dash asked, pointed to her body. Dash looked her over, noticing the big yellow t-shirt Fluttershy used as a nightgown although it didn't even pass her hips. This wouldn't have been all that bad if Fluttershy hadn't been wearing a slightly loose fitting pair of short shorts with little paw prints all over it. "I thought you might put pants on or something if you were gonna have company over."

Fluttershy squeaked loudly in embarrassment and ran back to her room to put something on. "I-I'm so sorry!!!"

"I was kidding!" Dash called out after her. "It was cute!" She had watched Fluttershy shake her adorably cute little butt while sprinting to her room, and Dash felt a bit puzzled at how much she liked Fluttershy's soft, skinny legs. With a shrug, Dash put it out of her mind. It wasn't the first time this happened.

Fluttershy closed her door behind her and quickly slipped a pair of flannel pajama bottoms on. A part of her she didn't know swelled in her mind and desperately wanted to just walk out there again and show herself off to Dash. Being called cute like that made Fluttershy want to be called cute again, but she knew her decency wouldn't allow it. With a sigh, she walked back out to the living room where Dash had already taken a seat on the couch. "...Sorry about that."

"I don't care." Dash giggled. "Look at me. I'm not exactly in formal clothes either."

Fluttershy stood in front of the couch, nervously pressing her fingers together while looking down. "...Ok…" Was all she could muster.

Dash opened the bag of snacks and patted the spot next to her. "I got you something that might cheer you up." She pulled out a small red box as Fluttershy took a seat. "It's animal crackers."

They were her favorite. They were her absolute favorite. Fluttershy gratefully took them and smiled up at Dash "Thank you."

"No prob." Dash bit into a protein granola bar that smelled like peanut butter. "So...look I wanted to say I'm sorry about today."

Fluttershy nibbled on the end of a cracker very slowly like a rabbit nibbling on a carrot. "Hm?"

"You know, about blowing you off this morning." Dash leaned back on the couch, letting the gym shirt she wore ride up on her stomach to show a nice and smooth set of abdominal muscles which Fluttershy instantly had her sights drawn to. "I went to walk with Sunset to school instead of meeting you, and I'm really sorry. I just...forgot about you."

Fluttershy looked down at the floor and watched herself wiggle her toes. "I-It's...ok...I know you didn't mean to."

"Well, yeah duh, I mean of course I didn't mean to, but still." Dash put a hand gently on her shoulder. "It was pretty lame of me. Totally not cool."

Fluttershy's body tensed up just a bit as she felt her hand lay against her shoulder. It left Dash's side opened to a snuggle that she desperately wanted to give, but she just couldn't bring herself to actually do it. "I-I...know..."

"So, you forgive me?" Dash asked, letting her hand fall to her side.

"Yes, I do." Fluttershy nodded slowly and felt a bit of regret as her opportunity to snuggle attack had vanished. She wondered just how Pinkie could go up and hug the daylights out of her friends whenever she wanted to, and Fluttershy wanted nothing more than to bury her face into Dash's side like that.

"Sweet, thanks." Dash sighed. "I was really worried you'd be mad at me." She giggled at herself. "I know it's kinda dumb, but I was worried you wouldn't wanna talk to me when I got here."

"Why...do you say that?" Fluttershy looked up at her and pressed her shoulder against Dash's.

"Well...I have been going on and on about Sunset lately. Pinkie said in her text that I have a girl crush on her...which I do not!" Dash put her hands up. "That's crazy. I just thinks she's cool." Dash turned to her with a bit of worry on her face. With hesitation, she asked, "Hey, do you thinks that's...weird?"

"Weird?" Fluttershy asked, not sure what she was asking her.

"You know, two girls-" Dash shook her head, an obvious blush covering her face. "It's stupid. Forget it." To keep herself from talking, she went back to eating her protein bar. "It's totally stupid. I mean, I don't even like her...I mean I do, she's cool and all, but...eh, whatever."

"O-Ok..." Fluttershy turned back down at the floor to nibble on her animal cracker. She did know what Dash was trying to say, and she did want to answer her. But, if Dash felt this uncomfortable talking about it, then Fluttershy knew she shouldn't push her.

"So...do you wanna sit here like this or...I dunno, play a game or something?" Dash asked, very aware of the awkward atmosphere she created. "I feel kinda bad coming over here and not doing anything with you."

"Oh um...we can do anything you want." Fluttershy was completely honest there. She didn't care what they did, as long as her Rainbow Dash was with her the whole time. "My...mom isn't going to be home for a while, so we can do pretty much anything."

"Anything?" Dash giggled and shook her head again. "Sorry, that was a really lame joke. How about a board game or something." She got up from the couch and walked over to the closet door. On the small ledge above her coats, she found what she was looking for. "Oh nice! I still remember where stuff is around here."

"I forgot we even had those." Fluttershy got up and walked over to her to see what Dash was holding.

"Oh yeah! I remember this stuff. We used to play this game all the time when we were little." Dash put the rest of the games back, only keeping in her hand Fluttershy's boxed set of Wildlife Monopoly. It had been years since both of them had even played that game, and Fluttershy began to remember all the cute furry critters to choose from. "You wanna play this?" Dash asked.

"Ok." Fluttershy nodded her head with a smile. It felt nice to be hanging out with Dash again like back in the good old days of innocent childhood.

They sat down on the floor in front of the television, the game laid out before them on the floor. Fluttershy had picked the bunny to be her game piece, a decision Dash could have easily predicted. In polar opposite of Fluttershy's choice, Dash had picked the tiger. Unlike regular monopoly-ish games, the object was to start as many charity organizations as possible. Whoever had the biggest pile of donations once all the different charities had been taken up on the board would win the game. This game had been, at the time, one of Fluttershy's biggest inspiration into her preteen years.

"So, you wanna go first?" Dash asked, laying across the floor on her side.

Fluttershy shook her head. "No, it's ok. You can go first."

Dash giggled. "Ok, let me rephrase that. Shy, you can go first."

When Fluttershy realized that Dash's original question wasn't actually a question, she blushed and simply nodded her head. "O-Ok..." She rolled the dice and moved her game piece, buying the first charity she landed on.

Dash yawned and rolled the dice after her, moving her game piece with sluggish hands. Her practice earlier had begun to make her feel tired, and the food she had just eaten wasn't helping either. Dash knew she had to stay awake because Fluttershy could really use the time together, and in a way, Dash felt as if she needed the time with Fluttershy just as much.

The position Dash laid in while sprawled out on the floor resembled one of those poses a model would make in a yearly calendar. Fluttershy couldn't help but steal glances that would trace up and down Rainbow's curvy, slender hips, and she wondered if Dash laid around in running shorts at her own house. That would definitely be something she could get used to seeing. For at least that reason, Fluttershy resolved to spend even more time with her.

"Uh, Fluttershy, it's your turn." Dash pointed to the dice on the board.

"O-Oh, sorry." Shy picked the dice up and rolled, averting her eyes away from that gorgeous body. She hoped that Rainbow didn't notice her staring at those long, smooth legs.

Dash hardly cared why she seemed so flustered. It seemed Fluttershy was always flustered for any number of reasons. "No worries." Dash sighed as she rolled onto her back, arching her neck and back against the floor while stretching her arms over her head. Her shirt began to ride up on her stomach again, giving Fluttershy an almost golden view of Dash's exquisite figure.

"G-Goodness..." Fluttershy gulped hard, muttering softly to herself. She felt a tickle move its way up her spine, making her body shiver slightly. It took a great deal of focus just to move her little game piece bunny around the board.

Dash sat back up again to lazily roll the dice. After she took her turn, she looked over at Fluttershy and noticed that she was hiding her face behind her hair. It dawned on her that Fluttershy's appearance as she sat cross-legged like that was just as cute now as it was when they were kids. "You...haven't changed much since we were kids, huh?"

"I...guess not." Fluttershy replied as she made her move on the board. "But...I guess you haven't either."

"That's a good thing, right? I'm just as awesome, huh?"

"Yes." Fluttershy giggled and brushed her hair back. "You are still awesome."

For some reason, those words coming from Fluttershy's lips meant a lot more than anyone else saying it. "Heh, thanks." Dash blushed just a bit and rolled the dice. "You're still just as nice. To keep a bad friend like me around has gotta suck sometimes."

"No, you're not a bad friend, Dashie." Fluttershy put her hands up. "Honest. You're not...We're just...getting older. That's all."

"Yeah." Dash yawned. "One of these days, we're gonna be living in different cities or something. I'll probably be off playing soccer somewhere while you're going to vet school."

Fluttershy took a deep breath and exhaled a soft sigh. "Y-Yes..." She agreed. "...probably."

"Maybe we should make the time we have worth something then." Dash rolled her eyes and laughed. "I mean, school sure has been pretty exciting with all those portals and crazy magical dangers, but I..." She trailed off.

Fluttershy waited for her to finish, but after a few moments of silence, she looked up at her. "...Is something wrong?"

"No...nah, it's nothing. Just whatever." Dash blushed hard and scowled at herself. "I was just thinking that..." She stopped and gave Fluttershy a serious stare. "Can you keep a secret?"

"Sure." Fluttershy almost felt giddy being asked.

"Cool." Dash took a moment to collect herself. "I was just thinking that at some point, I should've at least had a boyfriend or something. It's been a while since we started high school, and I've never been asked out once."

"Ohhh..." Fluttershy nodded her head in understanding, although she did feel a bit surprised. For someone as cool and beautiful as Dash was, it was big news to hear. "Never?"

"Yeah, never. I think Pinkie Pie got asked out a couple times, and Rarity has been on tons of dates, but I've never been." Dash looked up at the ceiling and blew a lock of hair from her eyes. "I dunno...I feel like I'm missing out or something. It's not like I have any crushes on any boys or anything, but still. Girls talk about their dates all the time, but I never get to."

"Well...I've never been asked out either." Fluttershy admitted. "...But...I don't think anyone would ever ask me out anyway."

"What??? That's crazy!" Dash shook her head. "You're cute!"

Fluttershy turned away from her and hid her face behind her hair again to hide a growing, burning blush. "I-I...n-no..."

"Yeah, you are. You have the whole cute silent girl thing going on. I hear a lot of guys like that. If I were a guy, I totally would've asked you out." Dash giggled at herself. "Me as a guy...eh, no thanks."

"I..." Fluttershy paused and contemplated whether or not to say what she had in mind to say next. "...I...don't really like...guys."

Dash gave her a puzzled look. "So...wait...you mean you don't like any guys or you don't like guys in general?"

Fluttershy couldn't bring herself to answer right away. She just shrugged her shoulders. "I...I don't know...Like I said...I've never been on a date before."

Dash groaned and laid back down on the floor. "Yeah...Kinda sucks, huh? What's wrong with us??? Are we not pretty enough or something?"

"Y-You..are.."

"Really?" Dash began nibbling on a cracker from Fluttershy's animal cracker box. "That's pretty cool. Thanks. Kinda nice to know at least SOMEONE thinks so."

"Mhm..." Fluttershy mumbled. Dash had been right. It was nice to know at least someone out there appreciated your appearance. Fluttershy couldn't help but feel somewhat uplifted from being told she was cute for the second time in one day by the very person she desperately needed to hear that from. "T-Thank you..."

"No prob." Dash shrugged with a sigh.

They continued to play their game for a while, Dash constantly stealing crackers from Fluttershy's box. Although she noticed, Shy didn't care. She was glad someone was enjoying them with her.

With a very loud yawn, she rolled onto her side facing Fluttershy. "Hey...is it cool if I close my eyes for a while? I'm getting sleepy from running around so much, and my legs kinda feel tight."

"M-Mhm." Fluttershy nodded her head. She stole one last glance at those long smooth legs again before nibbling on the end of her big shirt. "Want me to put the game away?"

"If you want. We can keep playing later if you feel like it. I just need like fifteen minutes." Dash yawned again.

Fluttershy picked up the board game and gently put it down on the couch, taking great care not to shift any pieces around. She sat back down on the floor with the TV remote in her hand, her feet curled up under her butt. "U-Um...i-is it ok if...I watch something? There's a funny animal moments show on TV right now."

Dash nodded her head and crawled over to her, taking advantage of Shy's sitting position by laying her soft rainbow head down on her lap. "Sure, I don't care."

"O-O-kay..." Fluttershy squeaked softly as she both saw and felt Dash rest her head on her thighs. The feeling of her short hair pressed against her body was nearly indescribable in the simplistic and blissful joy she felt.

With one more yawn, Dash closed her eyes and smiled up at her. "I'm really glad you let me come over...It's awesome hanging out with you like we used to."

All Dash received in reply was a nod, and Fluttershy did her best to remain perfectly still while fiddling with the remote. She hoped the sounds from the TV would drown out the loud thumping of her heart. There was a big smile on Rainbow's face as she nuzzled her cheek against the soft flannel material that covered Shy's thigh. Unlike her own legs, Fluttershy's legs were soft and less tightened by years of strenuous exercise, making her the perfect pillow. In less than a minute, she was asleep, snoring softly with her mouth open.

Little kittens and puppies danced across the television screen as they tried to jump through tiny hoops and over small obstacles. Under normal circumstances, Fluttershy would have been giggling to her heart's content while watching the little critters, but although she had the TV on right in front of her, she just could not focus.

Her gaze remained glued to the sleeping form of her Rainbow Dash, scanning up and down her graciously carved figure. Fluttershy took great care to take in those smooth, tight long legs, that perfectly heart shaped butt, and the well defined hourglass waist before her. Very, very gently, Fluttershy brought a hand up to brush away some of Rainbow's short strands of hair away from her face. It was almost miraculous to see that Dashie's complexion was perfect in every way, her lips and nose perfectly proportioned.

Fluttershy hesitantly put a hand against her cheek and stroked the pad of her thumb across Dash's lips. They were warm and soft just like she imagined they would be, and a part of her yearned to know what they might feel like against her own. At that moment, Dash snorted in her sleep and snored loudly for a brief second while rolling onto her back. It had been the most adorable thing Fluttershy had ever seen in her life.

A thought raced through Fluttershy's mind; a dangerous thought. It was a thought so exhilarating that she held her breath involuntarily. She could, if she wanted to, give Dash a kiss, and Dash would never have to know. She would be asleep the whole time, and in that position, it would be so easy. A grand battle of wills began to take place in Fluttershy's soul. Her logical mind was fighting against the growing intense desires of her emotional heart. It was an intensity so powerful that she felt tingling in her ears, and even before she made her decision, she already knew exactly which side would win.

Fluttershy lowered her head slowly, stopping when she felt the warm and slightly peanut buttery breath of her sleeping Rainbow against her face. Their noses touched, and Fluttershy felt certain that Dash would wake up from their contact, but being the heavy sleeper she was, Dash remained unconscious.

With a soft yet sharp inhale, Fluttershy closed her eyes tight and planted an extremely soft kiss against her beloved's lips. When she felt the soft tingle of heat from the kiss, Fluttershy knew that she had never felt anything more gratifying and beautiful in her entire life.

There came the faintest little 'pop' when Fluttershy pulled away, bringing her face a good foot away from Dash's nose. She took a long, very slow deep breath as she let this near orgasmic feeling wash over her in a wave that was so physically satisfying, she had to moan softly into her hand.

Dash had felt something on her lips while she slept. Her unconscious mind didn't register it, but a lack of oxygen from the kiss did make her twitch and squirm for a moment. Her head turned to the side as she snuggled her face into Shy's tummy, and one of her arms draped around Fluttershy's butt lazily. Fluttershy couldn't get over what was happening. When she woke up that morning, she never would have dreamed something like this would actually be happening today.

For much longer than fifteen minutes, Fluttershy just sat there in place with a sense of peace washing over her as she let Dash nap to her heart’s content. The television program had changed to the afternoon news, but Shy's eyes never left Dash's sleeping face. The beauty of her innocent and luscious face looked heavenly as she slept, and the feeling of Dash's arm draped around her butt filled Fluttershy with a burning joy. The only downside was how sleepy she was beginning to feel just watching her. In a soft, dainty little sigh, Fluttershy yawned while covering her mouth.

While only semiconscious of how long she had been asleep, Dash stirred gently as her mind urged her to get up. "Mn…" She groaned softly, not wanting to leave the comfort of her newly found heaven of a pillow. She instinctively squeezed herself deeper into Shy's lap while her arm wrapped tighter around her butt only for a brief second before she rolled herself onto her back to sit up. She covered her mouth with a loud yawn and rubbed her eyes. "Whoa....I slept hard...really hard..." Dash commented as she tilted her head side to side to pop her neck. "I gotta stop staying up ‘til midnight playing video games..." She turned to Shy who was blissfully glazed over. "How long was I out?"

"Um...maybe a half hour..." Fluttershy mumbled with tired eyes, gently swaying back and forth. She might have felt nervous and embarrassed after doing something so daring, but the kiss left such an overwhelming sense of joy which drained out all of her inhibitions.

"Oh yikes. Sorry." Dash giggled and put a hand on her shoulder. "You ok? You look just as sleepy as I feel."

"I'm ok..." Shy yawned again, and rubbed her eyes. "You...smell nice."

"Okay...?" Dash cocked her head and nudged her shoulder to see if she was still lucid. "You're acting funny. You wanna lie down?" Dash asked. "Come on. I'll help you to your bed."

"But...what about you?" Shy asked. "Are you leaving?" She suddenly felt very disappointed although she didn't want to be a bad host. "If um...you're gonna...go...then I should see you out."

"No worries." Dash shrugged and slowly helped her to her feet. "I can close the door on my way out."

The thought of Dash leaving now made Fluttershy feel extremely lonely, so she slumped against Dash's side with an arm draped around her. "I...don't want you to go..."

"Oh." Dash giggled again. "Well tomorrow's a school day. I have to go home and shower eventually. Sorry, Fluttershy."

She sighed but didn't remove herself from Dash's side. "It's ok." Shy said in a quiet sigh. She felt Dash gently sweep her off her feet, pulling her into her room and laying her down on her bed.

Dash pulled her blankets up over her tummy and scooted a pillow under her head. "Here you go." She yawned loudly and slumped forward for a moment. "Yeah, I need to get home and crash. Have a good night, Shy. Text me how you're doing later, ok?" She paused, waiting to receive an answer, but all she got back was a lazy nod. "I think that's a yes. Ok, see you." She turned to leave the room, but she felt a gentle squeeze of her hand and a soft tug of her arm. Dash realized Fluttershy had a grip of two of her fingers inside her tiny little fist. "Uh....Fluttershy, I gotta go." She struggled to pull her hand free. "Seriously..."

"Please don't." Fluttershy turned onto her back and opened one eye up at her. "Just..." She yawned again. "...sleep here."

Dash sighed. "Um, is that, like, ok? I'm still sorta clammy from practice, and I don't know if it’s such a good idea on a school night." She felt a rather hard tug, pulling her down onto the bed. Fluttershy quickly wrapped her arms around Dash's waist and held fast to her side, her face buried into her shoulder. "H-Hey, Shy come on." Dash giggled and squirmed a bit. "I'm serious. You bed is gonna smell like me."

"That's fine." Shy mumbled softly, her voice nearly muffled by Dash's shoulder.

"Weird." Dash groaned. "Ok ok, whatever." She sighed and began sinking down into the bed, wrapping her arm under Shy's head. "But I get to use your shower tomorrow." Dash didn't receive a response. It seemed Fluttershy almost immediately fell asleep when her face pressed into her ribs.

The bed and the sleeping form next to Dash began to feel extremely soft and invitingly warm. It was a surprise how awesome this bed was. Maybe she should get one like it instead of the bed she had that looked like a giant race car. It looked cool, but it was nowhere near as comfortable. Rainbow was forced out of her musings when she felt Fluttershy's warm breath against her side. The coziness from Fluttershy's touch was something almost alien to her. Was this what it was like to sleep with a family pet, or better yet, a loved one? Dash had always been the loner type, tossing and turning most of the night because she couldn't get comfortable no matter what position she tried to sleep in. Maybe this was the secret: snuggling.

"Heh..." Dash's face turned a shade of pink as she turned to head to look down at Fluttershy's face. "This...is kinda awesome..." There was something about Fluttershy's soft pink hair that looked comfy, so Dash pressed her face against the top of her head and sniffed. She smelled nice, like flower scented candles. "Mn..." Dash closed her eyes and thought to herself, Wow, yeah this is pretty cool...but...is this kinda weird? She inwardly shrugged as she argued with herself. Nah, girls do this all the time. Not me, but...girls. So, I guess it's fine. She sniffed again, and a small smile spread across her lips as she nuzzled her face deeper into Shy's hair.

-o0o-

An hour had passed when Fluttershy's mother came home. There were signs that someone else besides her daughter was here. By the door was an extra pair of training shoes that were covered in grass stains and a gym bag on the couch next to an unfinished board game. It had been a while, but she knew who these foreign items belonged to. It was strange however that neither her daughter nor her friend was anywhere to be seen. Not only that, but it was quiet.

In keeping with the quiet, she tip-toed her way to Fluttershy's room and opened the door, cutting herself off from speaking when she saw the two girls sleeping in bed. It was an almost touching sight. Dash had flopped onto her back with her arm under Fluttershy's shoulders, snoring softly up at the ceiling while Fluttershy's head rested on her chest. They looked just as adorable now as they did as small children.

With a soft click, she closed the door and left them to their slumber.

Author's Note:

I now have the esteemed pleasure to have Shutup868 proofreading for me! Be sure to send thanks!
I have also received such incredible compliments from all of you, and lots of new added favorites. It makes me very happy to know you enjoy this as much as I am, and I do hope that you all will still be with me through this journey of love to the end far down the road. I already have the next chapter in the works, so I intend to be more frequent.

Did anypony else notice the ad banner for the brony dating website??? These are crazy times!

Comments

[sneakpeak321]

Beggining the story with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash home alone, great Ending the story with both character snuggling in bed, you burn my heart with adorableness.

Great story. Continue on.

[MEGA LM ShiroHige Pony]

I guess than Shy's mother would not dissaprove it if Dash were Flutter's girlfriend. But this need more drama, what about Adagio or other girl (no mane 6) trying to get FlutterShy's attention. Dach could be jealous :3

[calmcalmcalm]

the feeeels SO CUTE

[Madox]

really an awesome story, can't wait for more

[RandomAnon]

My heart is very fuzzy now. Keep this up!

[OneFluzzyPuppy]

Let the dawws commence!

[The_Loony_Luna21]

Cant... Contain... Cuteness.... Blargh!! *ded*
... Update soon!!!

[Eddy13]

Congratulations, I am now following this story.

[MrAskAPirate]

Unlike regular monopoly-ish games, the object was to start as many charity organizations as possible. Whoever had the biggest pile of donations once all the different charities had been taken up on the board would win the game.

That sounds way better than regular Monopoly,

[BroadwayMama]

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And it has a good messasge. I am shocked that monopoly is still a game since it is a policy that many say should not be allowed.

[Carmine Blaze]

The youtube review is in sight

[link4]

lol... mom sees her hormonal teen daughter and her friend in a bed... and is ok with it? hm... either she is hardheaded like a guy(frankly thats the pic i get from your wording and its hilarious), or she has my respect for being ok with it.... lol onto the next chapter!!

[GemstonexCherry4life]

Aww the mom doesn't even care. It's so cute!!!

[DashMaster]

This is the cutest Flutterdash story I've ever read in my life........

[The Last Stanza]

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I'm inclined to believe her mother doesn't think they're in a relationship, but doesn't care either way. After all, only a real douche could be truly angry or upset with Fluttershy.

[Solaris_flare]

D'AWWWW-HNGGG

[AptoEntropy]

Fluttershys mom is cool as hell

[flutterdashislife]

AWWWWWWW EEEEEEPPP I can't take this amount of CUTENESS-HNGGG

[CommanderApplejack]

The sweetness gave me diabetes