Just The Best of You.

by TrebleClef91

Growing Affection

Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash walked in silence towards their next destiny: Dash's home. Rainbow was still feeling guilty for ruining Scootaloo's little moment of greatness. She lowered her pace until she came to a stop. She looked back to see Scootaloo who was walking with her head lowered staring and the puffy ground with a lost look. She watched how Scootaloo passed by her side without even looking her.

"Hey...um...m-maybe we can play something else", said Rainbow sheepishly now walking at Scootaloo's pace.

"No, let's...let's just keep walking", said Scootaloo with a sigh, "I don't feel like doing anything anymore."

"Come on squirt, I'm sorry", said Rainbow rubbing the back of her neck, "I didn't meant to ruin it for you."

"It's okay, I don't want to talk about it anymore", said Scootaloo without stopping.

Both of them walked in silence, Rainbow was still thinking a way to fix what she did and Scootaloo... well, she was not in the mood for anything anymore she just wanted to lay down and sleep. After 10 more minutes of walking they arrived to Dash's house, a two-floor, white, puffy house. Scootaloo's eyes went wide open as she admired the building.

"WOW, is... do you really live here, how do you pay this?", asked Scootaloo incredulously.

"Being the leader of the weather staff have its benefits", said Rainbow proudly placing a hoof on her chest, "I also have a mid-job on a factory over there", said Rainbow pointing a hoof to the north. Scootaloo turned to see where where Rainbow was pointing only to see a dark silhouette.

"Can we go see it tomorrow?", asked Scootaloo hopefully still feeling a bit down.

"Sure thing, squirt", said Rainbow with a smile, there was the opportunity to turn up Scootaloo's mood, "Let's just get inside for tonight."

They both entered Dash's home, Scootaloo's shot his atonishment gaze from side to side, she has never seen something like that before, the structure inside was simply divine, those clean, white walls with those perfectly sculpted greek-style columns on each corner of the house.

"Tell me, are you hungry?", asked Rainbow already trotting into her kitchen.

"Sure I am!", exclaimed Scootaloo galloping towards a couch on Rainbow's living room jumping to it once she was close enough to reach it.

"Well, I'm not the best cooker in Equestria so I just have the basic. I have some fruit salad... umm... I can make you a dandelion sandwich with some apple juice... oh, I have some cake Pinkie gave me. How does that sound?, Rainbow Dash asked after she finished telling Scootaloo her "menu".

Scootaloo was drooling at the idea of having cake, her first and only time she had have cake was on that cutie mark party thing and she loved it.

"That sounds awesome Rainbow Dash", said Scootaloo with a big grin across her face licking her lips still thinking in the cake Rainbow have just offered to her.

After some minutes in the kitchen Rainbow Dash came out of it with a tray on her mouth, she placed it on the table before sitting down, "Scoots, dinner's ready!

Scootaloo arrived as quickly as she could, sat on the table and began to drool at the sight of the food. She quickly grabbed the cake and threw it into her mouth chewing as fast as she could. Dash gave her a reproachful look, when Scootaloo realize it she put down the rest of the cake and lowered her ears.

"I'm sorry Rainbow", said Scootaloo sheepishly, "It's just that I haven't eat like this since Diamond Tiara's party"

Rainbow Dash's gaze softened when hearing Scootaloo's last sentence, she swallowed the sandwich bite she had in her mouth making a loud gulp.

"Heh, don't worry kid, I do that all the time", said Rainbow just to break the awkward moment.

"Really?", asked Scootaloo confused.

"Yeah, eating like that is way funnier than to have silly, boring eating manners", said Rainbow jockingly before tossing another piece of her sandwich into her mouth, "Now, eat your sandwich before finishing your cake."

"Awww, but-", Scootaloo began to say before being interrupted by Rainbow.

"No, no, no buts", said Rainbow with a motherly voice, "No sandwich, no cake."

Scootaloo stared at her plate for a while before start eating the sandwich, "Hmm I thoughg shou shaid shou weren a cookher", said Scootaloo with wer mouth full of food.

"At least someone enjoys my food", said Rainbow Dash playfully after swallowing the last bite of her sandwich. She stands from the table and went inside the kitchen. She walked back to the table some seconds later with a glass of apple juice for Scootaloo. She drank the juice immediately letting out a burp.

"Sorry!", said Scootaloo blushing lightly in embarrassment.

Rainbow Dash gave Scootaloo a quick gaze after letting out a loud laugh, "Heh, good one, kid", said Rainbow when her attack out laughter came to an end.

"Okay kid, time to go to sleep, I'm feeling very tired now", said Rainbow with a yawn and stretching her legs, "Tomorrow I'll show you the rest of Cloudsdale"

"Are you really going to show me all around? That would be so sweet!", said Scootaloo with big eyes and a squeaky voice giving little jumps barely containing her excitement.

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes at the excitement of the little filly. Both of them began to climb the stairs upward the second floor, well, just one, the cyan coat pegasus was flying while the orange filly was jumping step by step until they arrived upstairs.

"That would be way easier if I knew how to fly", whined the little filly when she climbed the last step.

"Well, maybe if you focus on training instead of trying to find your cutie mark you would be flying now", said Rainbow Dash with a shrug, "How knows maybe your special talent is something which involves flying"

Scootaloo's eyes widened as seemed they were likely to explode, maybe that's the only thing she needed, to put aside her her efforts for getting her cutie mark for a while and double her efforts in trying to fly, that way both of her problems may be solved.

"I... I've never think about it that way", said Scootaloo before she feeling another down, "But... I've never had anypony to teach me and the only flying school is up here."

Rainbow Dash didn't said anything she just looked back at her guest, if she can do anything for her she wanted to be a surprise. They walked up to Rainbow Dash's disorganized bedroom, sheets and chusions scattered all across the floor, a books of Daring Do on her night table and some poster of the Wonderbolts, one poster in particular was the one that caught Scootaloo's atention. She raised her head in order to read the poster's message: "Follow your dreams", it was a simple poster showing the captain of the Wonderbolts with one hoof raised as if she was watching the viewer, but the massage, the message was what hit Scootaloo, "Follow your dreams, thought the young filly.

"Pretty cool, huh?", asked Rainbow Dash with looking at the amused filly.

"Yeah, it is!, exclaimed Scootaloo before frowning, "But, why do you put it on the ceiling barely visible?"

"Because it's my personal fount of inspiration", said Rainbow Dash putting a hoof on her chest, "That's what keeps me going on in life."

Scootaloo's fanaticism for Rainbow Dash was growing bigger and bigger now knowing they have a lot in common, they both liked extreme sports, either of them had a family who cared for them and they both have dream which keeps their sanity just fine.

After a few minutes Rainbow Dash had finished preparing a little bed on the floor for Scootaloo who was now staring at it.

"Sorry kid, it's the only thing I have", said Rainbow staring at the sheet-made bed rubbing the back of her neck, "I hope it's not very uncomfortable"

"Don't worry, I'm used to sleep in the ground. Atl least now I have some sheets to cover myself up", said Scootaloo already laid down grabbing a sheet with her mouth to cover herself, "Goodnight Rainbow Dash"

Rainbow gave Scootaloo a pitiful gaze before turning off the lights, she walked to her own bed, she grabbed a sheet and covered herself, "Goodnight, kid", she said closing her eyes.

"That kid is awesome", thought Rainbow Dash before falling sleep.

Comments

[ozpakko]

I'm just gonna D'aaaaw. After what i read, i really needed of this!

[Lightning Dasher]

Another great chapter to this story

[brad70505]

good job!