Azure Edge

by Leaf Blade

255. Rainbow's Gay But She's Not THAT Gay (or is she? yes she is, but it's still tough)

Rarity was so freaking slow, there was no way she was beating Rainbow Dash to the train station! Rainbow was practically like a mile ahead of Rarity as the station came into view, and the only way she was gonna be slowed down is if she looked back toward Rarity to gloat and then wasn’t watching where she was going and slammed into another pony.

But what were the odds of that happe—

“Oof!” Rainbow grunted as that happened, the two ponies toppling to the ground with Rainbow on top, pinning the other to the wooden station platform, which was empty as always so at least no one else saw Rainbow’s embarrassment. “Sorry, I wasn’t watching where I was— oh!”

“It’s okay,” Cadance licked her lips, “the view’s not bad from down here.”

“C-Cadance!” Rainbow said bashfully, trying not to act like an excited puppy even as her ears perked up and her tail was wagging. “What’re you doing here?”

The loud gasping and panting of Rarity as she sweatily slogged across the finish line onto the station platform distracted Rainbow for a sec, and she couldn’t tell if Rarity was being melodramatic or if she was actually that lame. Either one was possible with her honestly.

“Why did I agree to a race with you?” Rarity sat down on the platform. “What was I thinking?”

“Hey, Rarity,” Cadance waved, still pinned beneath Rainbow until she yelped in realization and flew up and off of Cadance, who stood up with a giggle.

“Damn, am I interrupting?” Rarity said slyly. “Or is this something I can join in on?”

“Rarity!” Cadance cooed, hand over her chest. “So bold!”

“Sorry,” Rarity laughed awkwardly. “Polyamory has my brain acting funny, I didn’t think—”

“Rarity, I didn’t say ‘no’, did I?” Cadance smirked, Rarity’s eyes and smile widening and Rainbow poking her head into this situation.

“So anyway hey Cadance!” Rainbow said awkwardly, not really even meaning to interrupt on purpose but if she felt even a touch more gay, her heart was gonna explode or something probably. “What’re you doing here? Catching a train?”

“No,” Cadance shook her head and sighed, a steely glint flaring in her eyes as she looked Rainbow’s way. Whatever she was doing, it was something serious. “Just here to wish my gal pals good fortune.”

Cadance summoned a very familiar looking note with her magic into her hand, Rainbow suddenly understanding what was up.

“You got an invitation for this so-called ‘Pristine Army’ as well,” Rarity said, putting Rainbow’s thoughts into words better than she could herself. “But you’re not going?”

“I’m not,” Cadance sighed and tossed the letter aside, letting it blow away and disappear on the wind. “Celestia and I haven’t seen eye to eye as of late. I think if I took her up on her little invitation, it’d cause more problems for everyone, so. I’ll stay put.

“I’d be lying though,” Cadance said wistfully, holding her arms, “if I said I wasn’t flattered that she thought of me.”

Everyone seemed to be all about Celestia, which felt weird to Rainbow Dash. Maybe she was just biased. When she was a kid everyone talked about how cool Celestia was and Rainbow wanted people to talk about how cool she was!

And then she studied under Luna for an awful long time…

“Well, I respect your self-awareness, Cadance,” Rarity stood up and groaned as she stretched her limbs.

Classic Rarity, she groaned like an old lady whenever she had to exert herself, and yet she could more than keep up with monsters and ponies alike on the battlefield. It was such a weird like… what’s that overly complicated word Twilight likes? Jucks of positon? Whatever, it was weird but it was cool too, just like Rarity.

“And hey, who knows?” Cadance grinned and stepped chest to chest with Rarity, twirling a curl of Rarity’s deep amethyst hair around her little pink finger. She was only a head taller than Rarity, but the gulf between them must’ve felt massive in that moment. “Maybe once you get back, I can help you take a load off.”

“Oh, well,” Rarity blushed and stammered, but she couldn’t stop that thirsty grin from spreading across her face. Rainbow’s brain wasn’t sure how to react, but her body sure knew what to do (get hard). “Maybe I’ll take you up on that…”

Rainbow awkwardly cleared her throat.

“You wanna watch?” Cadance said seductively to Rainbow, whose wings flaring out instinctively.

“You’re welcome to join, also,” Rarity added with a sultry smile, and Rainbow legit couldn’t tell if Rarity was just messing with her or if she was serious.

The cutting sound of the train horn brought this conversation to a screeching halt, for better or for worse, and Rainbow breathed a sigh of relief under her breath.

If she was being completely honest, the thought of watching Cadance and Rarity going at it made her wanna nut so bad, but that was a pretty big damn ‘if’. Being honest wasn’t exactly Rainbow’s forte, especially when it came to honesty about her own feelings.

“Hey,” Cadance grabbed Rainbow by the shoulder and pulled her close, putting one hand on Rainbow’s shoulder and the other on her hip. “Knock ‘em dead, hotshot.”

Cadance planted a tender, passionate kiss on Rainbow’s lips, and she all but melted in Cadance’s embrace. She was trying to focus on the mission and not get too riled up, but for one blissful second she let herself get lost in the alicorn’s sweet scent and her soft lips, and the clicking sound of their lips parting.

“I can’t wait to see you when I get back,” Rainbow said, and it felt weird letting those words leave her lips. Cuz it was true! Hanging out with Cadance was so much fun, and she couldn’t wait to return to her.

“I can’t wait to kiss you when you get back,” Cadance teased, kissing Rainbow again.

“Yeah, well I can’t wait to f—” Rainbow stopped short and bit her lip. She paused for an awful long time, and when it became clear she had nothing, Cadance giggled.

“It’s okay,” she said. “You have plenty of time to think about what you want to do to me. I know I’ll be thinking about you.”

“Cool!” Rainbow’s voice cracked, and Cadance laughed and planted her head against Rainbow’s shoulder, before giving her another kiss. “I like you a lot.”

“I like you too,” Cadance hummed, giving Rainbow one last kiss, for real the last one this time. “Come back safe.”

“I will,” Rainbow beamed, nodding confidently. “I promise!”

Author's Note:

i like cadance alot. i'm having way more fun with her than i thought i would. im luv

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Comments

[ShadowLDrago]

“It’s okay,” Cadance licked her lips, “the view’s not bad from down here.”

I'll bet.

The loud gasping and panting of Rarity as she sweatily slogged across the finish line onto the station platform distracted Rainbow for a sec, and she couldn’t tell if Rarity was being melodramatic or if she was actually that lame. Either one was possible with her honestly.

Harsh. Not necessarily inaccurate, but harsh regardless.

“Why did I agree to a race with you?” Rarity sat down on the platform. “What was I thinking?”

I'd like to know that myself. She's not supersonic fast (yet), but she's still damn fast.

“Rarity, I didn’t say ‘no’, did I?” Cadance smirked, Rarity’s eyes and smile widening and Rainbow poking her head into this situation.

Fun times.

“I’m not,” Cadance sighed and tossed the letter aside, letting it blow away and disappear on the wind. “Celestia and I haven’t seen eye to eye as of late. I think if I took her up on her little invitation, it’d cause more problems for everyone, so. I’ll stay put.

I suppose that's for the best.

Jucks of positon?

Juxtaposition.

“You’re welcome to join, also,” Rarity added with a sultry smile, and Rainbow legit couldn’t tell if Rarity was just messing with her or if she was serious.

Either or is very possible with her.

“I can’t wait to kiss you when you get back,” Cadance teased, kissing Rainbow again.

I like that it's not if it's when.

[Kaleido]

oh dear
with a title like that, things are going to get complicated aren't they?

Rarity was so freaking slow, there was no way she was beating Rainbow Dash to the train station! Rainbow was practically like a mile ahead of Rarity as the station came into view, and the only way she was gonna be slowed down is if she looked back toward Rarity to gloat and then wasn’t watching where she was going and slammed into another pony.

wow
good job

“It’s okay,” Cadance licked her lips, “the view’s not bad from down here.”

well then
(cadance as just like... hmm how to describe it. a dash of "casually horny", a bit of "seductive but in the kind of 'sets up boundaries in advance' way", and a good dose of competence. we like this)

“C-Cadance!” Rainbow said bashfully, trying not to act like an excited puppy even as her ears perked up and her tail was wagging. “What’re you doing here?”

awwww

“Why did I agree to a race with you?” Rarity sat down on the platform. “What was I thinking?”

hmm
probably something gay

“Rarity, I didn’t say ‘no’, did I?” Cadance smirked, Rarity’s eyes and smile widening and Rainbow poking her head into this situation.

hmm, well now
also really appreciating the cadance rarepairs because wow is anything with her a rarepair. ("sundance? wow, a whole 4 fics!")

“I’m not,” Cadance sighed and tossed the letter aside, letting it blow away and disappear on the wind. “Celestia and I haven’t seen eye to eye as of late. I think if I took her up on her little invitation, it’d cause more problems for everyone, so. I’ll stay put.

yeah, don't want to give away the game too early.
also, littering or magical disposal method?

Classic Rarity, she groaned like an old lady whenever she had to exert herself, and yet she could more than keep up with monsters and ponies alike on the battlefield. It was such a weird like… what’s that overly complicated word Twilight likes? Jucks of positon? Whatever, it was weird but it was cool too, just like Rarity.

oh my GOD
yes rainbow, jucks of positon.

“You’re welcome to join, also,” Rarity added with a sultry smile, and Rainbow legit couldn’t tell if Rarity was just messing with her or if she was serious.

heheh

“I can’t wait to see you when I get back,” Rainbow said, and it felt weird letting those words leave her lips. Cuz it was true! Hanging out with Cadance was so much fun, and she couldn’t wait to return to her.

awwwww

“I like you too,” Cadance hummed, giving Rainbow one last kiss, for real the last one this time. “Come back safe.”

yes you better

“I will,” Rainbow beamed, nodding confidently. “I promise!”

*canterlot on fire, celestia and luna in active battle above the city, rainbow and rarity on the run with singed clothing* "well, that went better than expected."

i like cadance alot. i'm having way more fun with her than i thought i would. im luv

she's a good

[Leaf Blade]

10333141

whomst the fuck? blue, blue, and more blue earth pony... hmm
our memory of side and background characters is failing here

yea honestly i'm rly dissatisfied with that passage. it's supposed to be much more clear than it is that it's supposed to be sonata dusk. i think there's alot u can read into fluttershy seeing sonata and then going "uhhh must've been my imagination" but if it's not clear what she's reacting to then u can't read anything into it. alas, i feel like i dropped the ball a bit on this one but they can't all be winners so oh well.

i do appreciate this moment
just like "we could do this 'normal couple' thing but sometimes not do that and it's ok"

i'm rly glad to hear this, cuz i almost considered scrapping this chapter cuz i wasn't entirely satisfied with it, but this moment was what saved the whole chapter. i was rly happy with how this bit came out :>

well then
(cadance as just like... hmm how to describe it. a dash of "casually horny", a bit of "seductive but in the kind of 'sets up boundaries in advance' way", and a good dose of competence. we like this)

yes thank u for this! i wasn't sure what i was gonna do with cadance at first, and she ended up being like this avatar of unfettered emotional intimacy that is so much fun to work with (and very fitting for a princess of love tbh), and i think does\will add alot to the story

also really appreciating the cadance rarepairs because wow is anything with her a rarepair. ("sundance? wow, a whole 4 fics!")

yea true. raindance is my absolute jam but cadance is so much fun i kinda wanna ship her with like everyone lmao.
also i dunno if sundance refers to her with sunburst or sunset but both are excellent choices imho

[Kaleido]

10333252
we were specifically thinking of sunset, cause like the angst involved with their forming friendship / mentorship / one-sided antagonism pre-mirror and the schism would make for some really intriguing conversations and dynamic once she comes back

but alas, that is very unexplored

(this entirely comes from a paragraph in an AU where sunset thinks back on how she was overall frustrated with her past self and how she treated cadance, and even apologizes through the journal, but also this AU is where the mirror is (probably) inaccessible so i doubt it'll ever go down that route. but hey, it gave us a yearning for this concept so whoops)

but yes, sunburst is a good choice as well, but there are lots more fics of that than with sunset (is lots correct? maybe only a few, but definitely still more)

i'm rly glad to hear this, cuz i almost considered scrapping this chapter cuz i wasn't entirely satisfied with it, but this moment was what saved the whole chapter. i was rly happy with how this bit came out :>

well i'm very glad the chapter wasn't scrapped

yes thank u for this! i wasn't sure what i was gonna do with cadance at first, and she ended up being like this avatar of unfettered emotional intimacy that is so much fun to work with (and very fitting for a princess of love tbh), and i think does\will add alot to the story

yeah cadance is the best and is sorely underutilized in fics (and in the show honestly)

[Timuri]

I really love how casually horny and eager you've made miss 'Princess of Love'. It just fits Cadance.