> "Tomboys Don't Fall in Love!"
>  by Luvbuttonmash
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> Chapter 1
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"Okay guys! We got two days until the next game. We want to win this thing! Then we'll make it to the championship!" Rainbow said. Spitfire, Fleetfoot, Soarin, and Thunderlane were all on the soccer field, getting ready for practice.

"All right, team! Let's get started!" Rainbow said, and she blew the whistle. Fleetfoot and Thunderlane placed the orange cones in a single file line, and Rainbow put the ball in front of the first cone.

"We've gotta work on our directions. If we don't, we might as well give the ball to the other team! And we don't wanna lose to the griffons!" She yelled. Everyone grunted at the mention of the Griffons' name. They were the school's arch enemy. Everyone who went to Cloudsdale Academy were deeply hated by Canterlot High, and vice versa.

"Thunderlane! You're up!" Rainbow blew the whistle and started the timer around her neck as Thunderlane swerved left and right with cones. Careful not to trip, he made it to the end of the line.

Rainbow stopped the timer."13.4 seconds. Not bad. If you were in a middle school team! Come on, guys. We gotta go faster so they won't even see us pass by. Fleetfoot! You're next."

After about five minutes of swerving and slight tripping, the team started on the field, practicing kicking the ball to each other and Spitfire trying to catch it as a goalie. 

"Good work, guys! Keep this up and we just might win!" Rainbow said, wiping sweat from her forehead. She walked towards the bench and sat down, grabbing her water and drinking half of it up. It was their five minute break.

"Ya know captain, I thought you were pretty good out there," Soarin said, sitting his water down beside him.

"C'mon, Soarin. You don't have to call me captain. What ever happened to Dashie?" Rainbow said, turning her head towards Soarin.

"What? I thought you liked being called "captain." You said it gave you power," Soarin said, softly chuckling.

"But you're my friend. I'm cool with you calling me by name. Call me whatever you want. That's appropiate, of course," Rainbow said, punching Soarin's arm softly.

"You sound like one of those uncool teachers who try to be friends with their students. Gross," Soarin said, making a face at Rainbow.

"Shut up, soldier," Rainbow said.

"Yes, sir!" Soarin said, saluting to Rainbow. They both laughed, and then the timer on Rainbow's neck buzzed off.

"Break time's over, losers! Time to get back to practice!" Rainbow yelled. Everyone groaned and got off the benches. 

"Let's get back to business!" Rainbow said, and they started to practice once again.





"Ugh. Today was exhausting. I don't know if we'll be ready next game," Rainbow said, crossing her arms. The gang was at Sugar Cube Corner, getting smoothies and shakes.

"Welp, at least ya don't have to pick apples for a livin'," Applejack said, drinking her melting smoothie.

"Well, I had to design dresses for the Richington family. And you know how strict they are. 'They must have an elegant flare at the trim.' 'The top part must be covered completely with gems.' Do you know how hard it is to find gems in the city?" Rarity said. Everyone looked at her.

"No, I'm seriously asking. I already know where to look. I was just wondering," Rarity said.

"Well, it was very busy at the shop today. A lot of people came in to adopt cats, fishes, dogs, and hamsters. It was very depressing to see then go, but I know for sure that they're going to a nice and safe home," Fluttershy said, smiling.  

"Wow Fluttershy! That's almost as exciting as the day I had! Miss Cheerilee said that I could help the special kids out in the library to day! It was awesome!" Pinkie said, squealing.

"Um, what exactly did you do?" Rainbow asked.

Pinkie drank her milkshake until it was empty."Well, we painted pictures of ourselves, told stories about  visits to the hospital, Oh! And a  kid had to be sent to the doctor because he passed out after eating a piece of a pencil," Pinkie said, smiling.

"At least nothing extreme happened," Rarity said.  

"Nope! Miss Cheerilee was keeping a close eye on me so I wouldn't mess up anything or get one of the kids sent to the ER! It was as if she didn't trust me around them for some reason. Oh well," Pinkie said, throwing her empty cup in the trash.

"Thank goodness she did!" Rarity said.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!" Pinkie asked her, slightly offended.

"Oh! I didn't mean to offend you, darling, I just meant that-"

"You get crazy in the head. A LOT," Rainbow said, drinking her strawberry-banana smoothie.

"I'm not THAT crazy," Pinkie said, crossing her arms.

"Do you really want to go down memory lane, Pinkie?" Rainbow said.

"Alright. Shoot," Pinkie said.

"Fifth grade. Tacky Day. Paint," Applejack said.

"You promised to never bring that up again!" Pinkie whispered loudly,"It's supposed to be a secret!"

"How could anyone NOT keep it a secret?!" Rainbow asked.

"You weren't there that day, remember? She made everyone Pinkie Pie promise to not tell anyone about. It was the fifth grade secret," Fluttershy said.

"But Sassaflash told me about it the next day," Rainbow said.

"She will rue that day!" Pinkie yelled. Everyone in the cafe looked at her. 

"Calm down, Pinkie. It's all over," Rarity said.

"Fine," Pinkie said,"I'm just gonna go home then." Pinkie got up from her seat and stormed out of the cafe.

"I can't believe she's still so rattled up about that. It was years ago!" Applejack said, finshing the last of her smoothie.

"I guess some people just can't let go," Rainbow said drinking her smoothie.  

"Just like people can't let go of crushes?" Rarity said, directing towards Rainbow.

Rainbow spat her drink out and coughed."Really?"

"Yeah. Now look behind you," Rarity said.

Rainbow turned around to see Soarin right behind her.

"You okay, Dashie?" Soarin asked.

Rainbow smacked her head on her head."Wrong time for the nicknames, Soarin," she whispered to herself.   

"Ooh. Pet names already," Rarity said. 

 

 


> Chapter 2
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That was a long time ago! When we were six! When EVERYTHING was a big deal. Why do you have to bring that up, Rarity?" Rainbow said. The gang was outside of the café, talking about the situation that had just occurred.

"I'm honestly surprised you had a crush," Fluttershy said, looking at the ground.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Rainbow asked, slightly offended.

"Well, you're a tomboy. And, well," Rarity trailed off.

"Well what? I seriously want to know about what you guys think tomboys like me are like," Rainbow said.

"They just don't have crushes," Rarity said.

"Okay, listen to me. Just because I'm a tomboy, doesn't mean that I'm not a girl. I'm not just gonna ignore a hot guy in a magazine. It's natural BECAUSE I'M A GIRL. And I want you guys to understand that," Rainbow said,"besides, maybe a have a crush that you guys don't even know about."

"REALLY?! Who is it?" Rarity asked excitedly.

"Okay so maybe I told a little fib in the end. It's just to prove my point," Rainbow said, throwing her soccer ball into the air with her knee.

"I'm just saying. You guys are the best girl and boy friends in the whole school. I thought by now would've at least had your first date," Rarity said.

"I've known you guys for a long time, and you don't see me bending down on one knee asking for your hand in marriage," Rainbow said.

"Well that's because we aren't boys," Applejack said.

"Don't worry, darling. It's okay to have some leftover feelings," Rarity said, putting her hand on Rainbow's shoulder.

Rainbow stopped bouncing her ball on her knees and tucked it in her arm."How many times do I have to tell you: I don't have any feelings for Soarin. And that's final!" She said.

Rarity glared at her."Then I guess you won't mind if Spitfire asks him out," she said, and a side smile formed on her face. Rainbow's eyes widened.

"She can't do that! That will mess up her whole concentration for the game! And we need every player focused of we want to beat the Griffons!" Rainbow said, shaking Rarity.

"Okay! Okay! I was just kidding,"Rarity said. Rainbow stopped shaking her and calmed down. 

"I'm just gonna..go home," Rainbow said. She hugged each of her friends goodbye and jogged home.

"You have to calm down on the love stuff, Rarity. It's like Flash and Sunset all over again,"Applejack said.

"Oh shut up, Applejack! You don't even know the first thing about love!" Rarity said.

"At least I know not to have too much of it," Applejack mumbled under her breath.

"Here we go again,"Fluttershy said. Her two friends were arguing. Again.





Rainbow was lying on her bed, thinking about the how the next big game will be.

You have to win! Or you'll be the most hated teen in school! Rainbow thought. The stress was eating her up, and it felt like it was about to burst through her stomach. Just then, there was a knock at the window. Rainbow put the basketball that she juggling with her feet down and turned her head to see Soarin right outside. She got up and walked towards the window to open it up. She lifted it all the way up and was then face-to-face with Soarin.

"'Sup Soarin?" Rainbow said, her elbow poking out through the ledge. She smirked.

"I always do this when it's so close to the game. I'll bet you're stressed out right now," Soarin said.

"You know it! I was just thinking about if we lost the game,"Rainbow said.

Soarin put both of his arms on the ledge and laid his head down on them. "Remember the first time I was in your window?" He asked.

"Third grade. We were in Little League Baseball. I was pacing back and forth in my room worrying about the last game of the season. Then-" she started.

"I saw you and walked right here. I knocked on your window and you opened it up," Soarin said.

"We talked about so many things. You kept me up until my mom came in my room to shoo you out," Rainbow laughed.

"You know why I did that, right?" Soarin asked.

"To keep my mind off of the game," Rainbow said, and smiled.

"Right," Soarin said."don't worry, Rainbow. We'll win the game. And if we don't-" Soarin said.

"Don't you say it!" Rainbow said. She started to breathe rapidly.

"Hey, calm down," Soarin said. He grabbed her face so she can look in his eyes."We'll be okay."

"Yeah, we'll be okay," Rainbow said, and she started to calm down. She got out of his grip and sighed."Thanks, Soarin."

"No problem, captain," Soarin said.

"Soarin,"Rainbow said.

"Right. Dashie," Soarin said."Well, I'll see you tomorrow," he said. He got up from the ground and started to walk on the sidewalk. He took one last glance at Rainbow, then they both waved to each other. Soarin then ran away to his house. Rainbow closed her window and jumped back into her bed. She looked at the ceiling. She taped photos of her friends and previous teams she was in. She stared at them and breathed slowly.

Everything will be okay, she thought.
> Chapter 3
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Tick Tock.

The ticking of the clock was one of the only sounds of the classroom. Sighs came out of the teens' mouths as Ms. Harshwinny went over yet another lesson in math. There were many distractions in the room, ranging from boys whispering to each other to girls secretly texting on their phones. Rainbow just kept tapping her pencil on the desk. She didn't care about how to use variables and exponents to solve the area of a trapezoid. In fact, she didn't care for the math lesson at all. All she was thinking about was tomorrow's big game. So the pencil kept tapping, the girls kept texting, the boys kept talking, and the teacher kept teaching.

"Rainbow Dash! Would you PLEASE stop tapping your pencil on the desk? It's very distracting,"Ms.Harshwinny said without turning around to face the rainbow-haired teen. Rainbow glared at her, then stopped tapping.

Maybe she DOES have eyes in the back of her head,  Rainbow thought. She looked at the clock. It was still ticking loudly. 

Only five more minutes, Rainbow thought, and so did the rest of the class. Some were rolling their eyes at the fact that they were forced to listen to this, while others rolled their eyes at the fact they were in Mr. Pletsch's class. He was the fun one. 

As the students groaned at the remaining time, Rainbow turned around to see Soarin behind her. They were in nearly every class together. 

"You hate this too?" she whispered.

"Yeah. Can't wait till lunch time, though. They're gonna serve sloppy joes!" Soarin quietly squealed. Rainbow chuckled.

"You always did enjoy sloppy joes," she said.

"Okay class, please take out your agenda books so you can write the homework assignment for tonight. Miss Dash, please turn around," Ms.Harshwhinny said, rolling her eyes. Rainbow did as told and took her agenda book out.

"Page 386 numbers 1-15. I hope you copied these notes down, because you'll be needing them for homework," she said, and the whole class widened their eyes, their pupils shrinking. No one copied it. Everyone, as quickly as possible, grabbed their notebooks and copied some of the notes down. Two minutes later, the bell rung for next class.

"See you all tomorrow!" Ms.Harshwinny said. The whole class groaned and sighed heavily as they gathered their things and headed out the door. 

"Miss Dash, it's time to go. My class is waiting outdoors,"Ms.Harshwinny said.

"Just give me a minute! I'm almost done!" Rainbow said as she scribbled the notes down as fast as she could.

"C'mon, Dash. We gotta walk to the gymnasium. We got three minutes!" Soarin said.

"You go on without me! I'll catch up," she said, copying the last sentence down.

"You two have five seconds to get out of my classroom, or you will be sent to the office," Ms.Harshwhinny said.

"Done!"Rainbow shouted. She closed her notebook and started to grab her things.

"Five.." she started.

"Hold on a sec!" Rainbow said, bending down to get her books.

"Four.."

"C'mon Dash!" Soarin said.

"Three.."

"Okay! Let's go!"Rainbow said. She grabbed Soarin's hand and ran out of the classroom.

"Woah!" Soarin said.

Ms. Harshwinny stopped counting.

"Crazy kids," she said,"Come in!"





Soarin and Rainbow ran through the halls as fast as they could so they wouldn't be late for P.E. 

"Just think of the people as our competition!" Rainbow said loudly so Soarin could hear.

"Only you would relate it to soccer,"Soarin said. Each swiftly passed the other students and teachers, some yelling at them not to run. 

"Ten seconds and we're done for, Dash!" Soarin yelled.

"We can make it! I see the doors!" Rainbow said, running as fast as she could. Finally, with four seconds to spare, they were right in front of the gymnasium. As soon as they came in, the bell rang again, signaling that everyone should be in class. The P.E. teacher, Mr. Knight, looked at the two class mates.

"You're lucky you made it this time,"he said. They both smiled and ran to the gym locker rooms.

"Ugh! I simply cannot stand these uniforms! And these shorts are so baggy!" A voice that sounded like Rarity said. Rainbow walked to see her looking in the mirror.

"We told you to buy the extra small one, Rares. Those small ones look lile the basketball team's shorts,"Rainbow said.

"EEWW!" Rarity shrieked, and Rainbow chuckled. She liked messing with Rarity when it came to clothes.

"It's okay, Rarity. I bought the small ones too. I think they look great on you!" Pinkie said, trying to cheer up Rarity.

"Yeah, me too. Now stop exaggeratin' drama queen," Applejack said. Rarity rolled her eyes.

"Whatever," Rarity said. 

"So, should we wait for Rainbow Dash and come out together?" Fluttershy asked the group of friends.

"I don't see why not," Applejack said.

"Yeah! Me neither! Come on, Dashie! you gotta get dressed!" Pinkie said.

"Uhh," Rainbow said.

"What? What's wrong?" Pinkie asked.

"That's Soarin's nickname for her, darling," Rarity said.

"But-" Pinkie started. She stared at her othhe fun-loving friend.

"Awkward," Fluttershy said.

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I came up with that!" Pinkie yelled.

"I met you when we were ten, Pinkie," Rainbow said.

"So?!" Pinkie asked.

"I was friends with  him since we were six. Therefore, he came up with the nickname," Rainbow said.

"OH when I see that SON OF A-"she cut off by Applejack putting her hand on her lips.She looked at Rainbow and told her to go with her eyes.

Rainbow went to her locker to get her clothes out. She then went into a stall to get  dressed in.

"Girls! Hurry up!" Mr. Knight said. Everyone came out of the locker rooms to start.


  
     
> Chapter 4
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"Two more around the track!" The coach said as everyone was running outside. He decided it would be a good day to go since it was warm. Everyone was already sweating, and their gym uniforms showed it.

"This is torture!" Rarity said as she jogged the rest of the way.

"At least we didn't go OUTSIDE of the school this time. That's what I call torture," Fluttershy said, jogging along with her already tired friend.

"You guys area bunch of slowpokes. C'mon, pick up the speed. We're almost done," Rainbow said, passing her friends in a breeze.

"Easy for you to say.You run in the park everyday," Rarity said, wiping the sweat off of her forehead.

"Rainbow's right, guys! Pick up the pace, and we'll be done in no time," Pinkie said, hopping around the track.

"You guys irritate me," Applejack said, rolling her eyes at her friends.

"Well, not everyone's as fast as you, Applejack," Rarity said, her knees starting to wobble as if she was going to fall.

"Everyone stop! Back inside," Coach said, pointing towards the doors that led to the inside of the building. One by one, everyone went through the doors.

"Happy now, Rarity?" Rainbow asked.

"Very."





"I'll bet you all know what this ball means," Coach said. Everyone was standing on the black line that stretched out towards the ends of the middle of the gym. He was standing in front of all of them. The students groaned as they were about to pay Coach's favourite game.

Dodgeball.

Coach counted the numbers of students he had."We're gonna count of by fours, alright?" He pointed to each student as they called out their numbers, hopping that they would be in the same group as their friends. It was always a treat when you were on the same team as them.

After the last person softly shouted the number four, coach directed each of the numbers to go to which ever corner he pointed out to. She beamed as she saw that Pinkie and Soarin were one of the Twos that were called out. She knew that they Pinkie could throw like a pro, even when she doesn't mean to, and that Soarin has aim. She that she was on the right team.

"Teams One and Three, you're up!" Coach yelled as he blowed the whistle. Both teams got the appropiate supplies and laid them out of the same black line that they had once stood on. Then they walked backwards until they thought where they were standing was a good enough spot.  

"Alright! Ready, Set," Coach blew the whistle as the slightly tired teens ran towards the balls and started thhrowing them at each other. Rainbow laughed softly as she watched Rarity's funny way of dodging the balls.

"Ha! I'm surprised she hasn't been touched by one yet," Rainbow said to Soarin, who slightly smiled at that comment.

"I think she's doing great! Look, Dash, she even caught one!" Pinkie said, pointing towards a shocked Rarity, who was holding the red ball.

"I-I caught it. I CAUGHT IT! OMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYG-" suddenly, as she was jumping for joy, a ball hit her on her left side. She dropped the ball and started to cry.

"But I caught it! It's not fair!" She yelled as she went to the other side of the gym with part of her team.

"Aww. That's too bad,"Pinkie said. She started to yell 'It's okay Rarity' across the room. Coach gave her the stink-eye, and she slowly moved backwards into the wall. Rarity pouted and crossed her arms.

Rainbow laughed."That was really funny to watch," She said, putting one arm on Soarin's shoulder. Two minutes later, Coach blew his whistle to signal that the game was over.

"Team 3 wins!" he shouted. Everyone on that team rejoiced and gave each other high fives.  Applejack threw her hat down, and Rarity started to get angry.

"Who cares?! 'Just a silly game anyway," Applejack said, although, deep down inside, she hated herself for losing.
Everyone else on her team groaned as they switched sides with Team 4.

"Team 2, get yer butts out there!" Coach said, blowing his whistle.

"He really likes his whistle," Rainbow said, getting into position.

"Yeah. Think he'll marry it?" Soarin asked. 

"If he does, I'm TOTALLY hosting the reception," Pinkie said. Then everyone started to laugh.

"Alright! Ready, Set," Coach blew his whistle again as everyone ran towards the balls, picking them up and starting to throw them at each other.

"The great and powerful Trixie will make this ball hit your intestines!" Trixie shouted as she hurtled a ball towards Pinkie. She jumped high, doing a Chinese split in the sky as the ball passed beneath her legs.

"But...how is that even POSSIBLE?!" Trixie asked herself. Pinkie jumped down and shrugged. She then threw a ball straight at Trixie's legs, hitting them in the knees.

"Oh come on!" she said as she stomped to the sidelines. Pinkie rejoiced as she caught a ball the was hurtling towards her.

"Great job, Pinkie!" Rainbow yelled as she threw a ball at Carrot Top, hitting her in the arm. She walked towards the sidelines along with Trixie.

"Only four more rookies to go, guys!" Soarin said, throwing a ball at Spitfire and missed.

"Man!" He said, grabbing a ball that was behind him. Before he could throw it, Spitfire got him in the back. He dropped the ball and threw his hands up at her, then walked on the other side of the sidelines.

Two minutes later, There were only two people standing. Spitfire and Rainbow Dash. Both teams were cheering for their teammate as the threw the red balls ferociously, missing each time.

"Let's go Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie screamed to the top her lungs.

"C'mon Rainbow. You got this," she said to herself. They threw their balls at the same time, both hitting each other in the face. They both fell on the floor and hit their head, unconcious.

Everyone gasped. Two people from each team ran to comfort them as Coach ran to get the nurse.

"You just have to be so competitive," Soarin said, holding Dash's head up.    


> Chapter 5
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"You think she's gonna be okay?" Applejack asked. Her and the rest of her friends were in the nurse's office. Rainbow had gotten a head concussion, along with Spitfire.

"She will be just fine. She just can't play in tomorrow's game," Nurse Redheart said.

"But she has to play! If she doesn't, we'll lose for sure!" Soarin' said.

"Don't worry, sugarcube. Maybe Spitfire can play tomorrow," Applejack said.

"No, she can't. She had gotten a head concussion as well. They probably won't be able to play or practice for a week," Redheart said.

"We're gonna get crushed!" Soarin' said falling to his knees.

"Oh, stop being such a baby! You have other great people on the team, right?" Rarity asked.

"Yeah, only THREE teammates including me!" Soarin said, having a mini breakdown.

"Maybe I can play! I love soccer!" Pinkie said, raising her hand up so she could be picked to play.

"Aren't you one of the cheerleaders?" Soarin' asked.

"Nah, Just President of the Pep Club!" Pinkie squealed and did a split."Go Wondercolts!"

"I seriously think you should join cheerleading," Soarin' said, and was then snapped back into reality. Only half of the team was able to play.

"Hey, ah know a couple o' fellers that would love to play soccer," Applejack said.

"Are they good?" Soarin asked.

"'Course they are. They couldn't join the team though 'cause they had other important things to do," Applejack assured him with a smile.

"Really? Who are they?"

"Why, it's  Misty Fly and Choud Chaser," Applejack said.

"O-okay. That's good. We got a team," Soarin said, standing up. He asked the nurse if they could see the two.

"You all must be getting to class. You can see them after school, alright?" Redheart said. The room was noisy with sighs as all seven teenagers walked out of her office. She closed the door behind them. 

"Now, time to watch "The Black Lines!" She said, clapping her hands and running to her desk to watch her show.





"Ugh, why are we learning this stuff again?" Fleet foot asked as she tapped her pencil on the desk.

"You should really stop or the teacher will embarrass you," Rarity advised her as Ms. Cherilee was giving her friend the stink eye.

"It's just so boring!" Fleet foot yelled a whisper.

"And what exactly is so boring about it, Miss Fleetfoot?" Ms. Cheerilee asked. The whole class looked at her as Fleetfoot's cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"Um....nothing, Ms. Cheerilee!" Fleetfoot said, sinking down in her seat.

"Mhm," Cheerilee smirked. She then went back to teaching her lesson on the book they were all reading.

"Told ya," Rarity said. Fleetfoot sank in her seat even lower.

"This is gonna be a looooonnnnggg half day," she said, finally sitting up straight and jotting notes down along the way.





"Ugh, what happened?" Rainbow had finally awoken from her slumber. She was sitting on a white, sheet less bed. She rubbed her head as it was pounding inside. She then looked at the clock to see that it was a quarter to three.

"Sweet! School's almost out!" She said, congratulating herself for sleeping THAT long.

"'Bout time you woke up," a voice said.

"Spitfire? What are you doing here?" She asked. She was holding a magazine in her hands.

"You hit me in the face with a ball, remember?" She said not-so-cheerfully.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry about that by the way," Rainbow said.

"Mhm. Me too," Spitfire said, still reading the magazine. The nurse came in to see the two already up.

"Ah, you two are awake. Your friends wanted to see you," She said, moving to the side so their friends could come in.

"Oh my goodness! Are you alright?" Fluttershy asked as she ran towards her injured friend.

"Calm down, Fluttershy. You know I'm as tough as a horse," she said with pride.

"Spitfire! You alright?!" The whole team ran to her side as she tried to assure them that she felt just fine.

"Okay, everyone. Why don't you continue this reunion outside. But before you do, I have to tell you're dear friends about their prescriptions," Nurse Redheart said. All but three walked out of the room.

"That goes for you too, Pinkie," Redheart said.

"Aww," she sighed, walking out of the room.

"Now, you both cannot play tomorrow for starters-"

"WHAT?!" They both yelled.

"You don't understand, our team needs us!" Rainbow said, panting.

"Yeah!"

"I'm sorry, but you playing in the game tomorrow can affect you heads,"Redheart said.

"But we play with our feet! How can our heads get hurt?" Spitfire asked.

"You could crash into someone, making your concussion worst," Redheart said,"No playing on the field, understood?"

Both nodded their heads in agreement.

"Good. Second thing, you are both excused from physical education until your heads get better," Redheart said.

"Aw what? But P.E. is like my favorite class!" Rainbow said.

"Well, you should've thought of that before you hit each other in the face with a dodgeball," she said. Both grunted.

"One last thing, you guys have detention next week."

"What for?!" Spitfire asked.

"Hitting someone in the face with a dodgeball is against the rules. Don't worry, though. Next week you guys don't have school for two days," Redheart said.

"Whoopee," Rainbow said sarcastically.

"Oh? Would you like to start today?"

"What I meant was, hooray!" Rainbow said, getting out of the bed, along with Spitfire.

"Alright. You two be careful now," Redheart called out after them as they walked out of her office.





"It's too bad you can't play tomorrow," Soarin said. The two were walking home together as everyone else parted ways.

"It's okay, I guess. The thing I'm really mad about is having to go to detention for getting hit in the face," Rainbow said with a sigh.

"It's only three days. I think you can last that long," Soarin' said, chuckling.

"What are you laughing about?" Rainbow asked.

"You got hit in the face with a ball!" Soarin said, laughing out loud now. Rainbow punched him in the stomach playfully.

"It's not funny," Rainbow said.

"When you think about it, it is," Soarin' said, trying not to laugh again. They approached Rainbow's house.

"Hey, wanna come in?" She asked.

"Nah. I don't think your brother likes me that much," Soarin' said.

"Blitz? He likes you. He just thinks you're a wimp," she said, giggling."Woah."

"What?"

"I've never giggled before. Well I did but when I was only a baby," she said. 

"It's normal for a girl to giggle every once in a while," Soarin' said.

"But it's not normal for me!" Rainbow slightly yelled. She grabbed his shirt so she can look at him from up close."What do you think it means?!"

"I don't know! Dashie?"

"Yeah?"

"I think....you're blushing."

All of a sudden, she noticed his big, green, beautiful eyes staring at her, a little frightened. She let go of his shirt and put her hands on her head. She turned away from him. She could feel her blush getting even more red. Then something weird happened. She looked at him again, but instead, he seemed...to be blushing too. He grabbed her hand and pulled her close. They were both looking in each other's eyes. Their faces were getting closer by inches until their lips-

"Gah! I-I gotta go. See you later!" She said as she zoomed into her house. Soarin' looked at her house. Confused as ever. 

"Uh..okay?" Soarin said as he walked away.





"W-what's happening to me, Blitz?! I was giggling then blushing then imagining things! It was just so weird!" Rainbow told her brother.

"Hmm," he mumbled.

"What? What is it?" She asked her older brother.

"Seems to me like you got a crush, lil sis," he said, smirking.

"What?! No way! Impossible!" She said, but she thought, Could I have a crush? But who would I even have a-a-.

"Crap." She said aloud.

"Crap indeed," Blitz said, smiling wide.

"S-shut up!" Rainbow said, running to her room as her brother chuckled.

"She's a sucker for Soarin'!" Blitz shouted, along with chuckles.

"Are not!" Rainbow shouted as she slammed her door.

"Aww, don't deny it, Rainbow. You got it bad," Blitz said through her door.

"I do not," Rainbow said.

"What was that you imagined again?" Blitz asked.

"I'm not telling you."

"Was it you being all kissy face with him?"

She blushed.

"It was, wasn't it?" 

She blushed harder,"Get away from my door!"

"What ever you say, Ms. I Love Soarin'," he chuckled. She growled.

"I do not like him," she mumbled, but deep down inside, she knew there was a voice inside her saying,

Yes I do.







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Everyone was on the bleachers as they were cheering on their appropriate teams which were on the field. The Wondercolts basically practiced the whole day, for today was the big game.

"Let's go Wondercolts! You're fast like a lightning bolt!" The cheerleading squad cheered on. Pinkie was in front of the bleachers with a megaphone in her hand.

"WHO ARE WE?!" She screamed through it.

"WONDERCOLTS!" Everyone shot back. Screams and cheers were heard across the field as another point for the Wondercolts was gained.

The cheerleaders sang their cheer again as Rainbow and her friends watched the game from afar. Rainbow was still mad about not being able to play in the game, of course. But that memory of her and Soarin- it just didn't feel right to her.

"Everything alright, sugar cube?" Applejack slightly yelled over the eager crowd. Rainbow glanced at her and brushed the thought off, respondin with a bland 'no.'

"Are ya sure? Ya look freaked out," Applejack said. It was true. She seemed very sensitive with her skin every time someone touched her, especially when that someone was Soarin. Something different happened yesterday, and she was freaking out over it, but she couldn't tell her friends. She knew they would tell her to talk to him and Rarity would be on her case every time she talked to Soarin.

"Hello? Is Rainbow Dash there?" Applejack said, waving a hand in her face. Rainbow was immediately snapped back into reality.

"W-what?!" Rainbow stammered. All of her friends looked at her with concern now. She blushed in embarrassment, but quickly brushed off as she brought herself to a pose of which to convince her friends that she was alright, putting both hands on the bench and leaning back, watching the game.

"I'm fine, Applejack. No need to worry about me," she said with a smile. Her friends looked at each other, shrugged, and went back to watching the game.

Thirty minutes passed when the coach blew his whistle, signaling that it was halftime. Rainbow thought it was the perfect opportunity to get snacks at the snack bar.

"I'll be right back," she told her friends. She ran towards the bar to get the healthiest thing there: a granola bar. She gave the cashier her money, and in return, she gave her the bar. She went back to her seat to join the conversation her friends were having.

"Did you all see Thunderlane out there? Absolutely amazing! He scored a goal!" Rarity squealed.

"Seems like someone has a crush," Applejack said.

Rarity blushed furiously and crossed her arms, turning her head away,"I do not."

"Sure you don't, Rarity. I bet you were staring at him the whole time," Rainbow taking another bite of her granola bar.

"Oh really? And I bet you were looking at Soarin the whole time as well," Rarity shot back. The group looked at her as she blushed. She was thinking about it again.

"Was not! Why would I look at him?" Rainbow said, knowing well that she was looking at him the whole time she thought about yesterday.

"It's okay, Rainbow. there's no need to be embarrassed," Fluttershy said. 

"Yeah. Did ya like his, uh, game playing?" Applejack asked. She blushed harder.

"I-It was alright. I could've done better," Rainbow stammered again. 

"Well, okay. See? Nothin to be ashamed about. The only thing that matters is that-"

"WE'RE BEATING THE GRIFFONS, GUYS! WE CAN DO THIS! C'MON! LET ME HEAR THAT SCHOOL SPIRIT!" Pinkie yelled through the megaphone. Everyone cheered as the teams came back out, ready to play the second half of the game.

"-what she said," Applejack finished her sentence.

"You're right, Applejack. Who cares about who's doing better than the others? All that matters is that we're winning!" Rainbow stood up from her seat and yelled,"GO WONDERCOLTS!" Her shout caught Soarin's attention. He glanced at her, and she stared at him. This kept going on as they both started to blush, until Applejack pulled her back down, which caused Soarin to put his focus back on to the game. 

"Yeah, yeah. Nice way to show your school spirit, though," Applejack said. Rainbow took her hat and covered up her face. She knew that she was still blushing.

"What in tarna- Rainbow, give me my hat back!" She said, snatching the hat from her hands. Only then she noticed that she was blushing. 

"Uh, Rainbow, why are ya blushing?" Applejack asked. Rainbow blushed harder. She took her jacket off and put it over her head.

"I don't wanna talk about it," Rainbow said. She heard muffled sounds until someone pulled her jacket up to show her face.

"Rarity's gonna take you to the bathroom, sugarcube," Applejack said. Rainbow stood up and Rarity grabbed her hand as they made their way to the bathroom.

"What was that all about?" Fluttershy asked Applejack.

"I have no idea, but Rarity's gonna figure that out," Applejack responded.





Rarity checked each stall to make sure no one was there. After, she turned to Rainbow and told her to spill the beans.

"It's nothing, really," Rainbow said, looking the other way. This was a tell of hers, so Rarity knew she was lying.

"Lies," Rarity said. Rainbow hugged her friend tightly and started to cry a bit.

"I-I don't know what's happening to me, Rarity! All of a sudden I was blushing and giggling and daydreaming and just—acting like a girl!" She said. Rarity was shocked. She never heard this kind of talk from her friend. She hugged back.

"It's okay Rainbow. You're a teenager. You're supposed to have those feelings. It's normal," Rarity said to her broken down friend. She wiped her tears away.

"Oh great! Now I'm crying over nothing! What's happening to me, Rares?" She asked.

"Well, over the description of your dilemma, from the blushing to the day dreaming, unless you were daydreaming about something—romantic—I'll just say you're a teenage girl going through puberty," Rarity said and smiled. Rainbow pulled away and bit her lip and looked the other way, putting both of her hands on the counter.

"Rainbow, what's wrong?" Rarity asked.

"What you said there. About, you know, my day dream," she mumbled that last part and blushed. Rarity heard it.

"What did you daydream about, darling?" Rarity asked.

"I'd rather not say."

"Rainbow, you have to tell me everything so I can help you," Rarity said, touching her shoulder.

"Okay," she took a deep breath and told her everything. About the walk she and Soarin had. About how she giggled and grabbed Soarin. About how she looked at those bright green eyes that sparkled when she looked at him. About how she imagined him almost kissing her. About how her brother teased her because of it.

"Oh, my," Rarity mumbled.

"What is it, Rarity?" She asked.

"Well, if I'm not mistaken, I think you're showing signs of affection towards, uh, Soarin. Which means-"  she stopped herself.

"Which means what?" She asked impatiently.

"-you're in love," Rarity finished.
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"What?! That's crazy!" Rainbow slightly yelled. But now that she thought of it, it could have been possible.

"It's alright, Rainbow Dash. It's probably just a crush. And crushes come and go. You'll probably get over it in a few days," Rarity said calmly, which surprised Rainbow. Usually when her friend hears of a crush, she goes crazy to put the two together. But now, she's telling her that it would go away, as if she wasn't the correct match for him.

"Wow, Rarity. Never seen you so calm for this. I'm shocked," Rainbow said.

"My mom gave me medicine for stuff like this. After last time, she said it was for the best," she responded, twirling her hair.

"What happened last time?" Rainbow asked.

"Let's just say that Raindrops and QT are not talking to each other at the moment," she answered with a smile.

"Okay...let's get beck to the game," Rainbow said, walking out the door.

"Right behind you!" she said, walking out of the bathroom as well.

Ugh, I can't wait until these wear off, she thought.





"PARTY AT MY PLACE!" Pinkie screamed to the crowd. The Wondercolts had won 5-4, and the whole school was celebrating. Rainbow went to the locker room to congratulate her team.

"Good job, guys! great game!" Rainbow said, giving each of them high fives.

"Yeah, you guys were awesome out there. The Griffons never had a chance," Spitfire said.

"Thanks guys," Thunderlane said, wrapping a towel on his neck.

"Yeah, they were really hard to beat. Especially that teal one," Fleetfoot said, putting her regular shoes on.

Rainbow went straight to Soarin to congratulate him personally.

"You were...great out there. Good direction, nice aim and you got moves," she said, watching him put his shirt on

"Thanks Dashie," Soarin said, smiling,"It's too bad you didn't get to play out there."

"Well, I still got basketball and baseball, right? And we have two more games to win until we win the championship anyway," Rainbow said, lying on one of the benches.

"I'm guessing Pinkie's throwing a party?" Soarin asked.

"It's Pinkie Pie. I don't have to answer that," Rainbkw said, sitting up.

"How's your head?" Soarin asked, putting his uniform in his bag and closing his locker.

"It feels great! Still, I'm pretty pissed that I couldn't play, though. Nurse Redheart's prescription was wack to me," Rainbow said with a glum look on her face.

"Hey, it's alright, Rainbow. You'll play next game, then you'll send us to victory, right?" Soarin asked.

Rainbow stood on top of the bench."Right!"

"I think this room is too small for your ego," Soarin joked, causing Rainbow to get down and in his face.

"It is not," Rainbow said.

"Suuure it isn't. C'mon, let's go to Pinkie's party before she gets mad at us for being late," Soarin said.

"Or, what Rarity would say, 'fashionably late,'" She imitated Rarity's voice, causing him to laugh.

"Let's just go," he said. 





When the team arrived to the party, the house seemed to already kick off with a big boom. You could hear music coming from a mile away. There were multi-colored lights coming out of the windows, and the house seemed tobshake with all of the noise. Spitfire knocked on the door once before being pulled in by Pinkie Pie.

"Thank goodness you guys came!" Pinkie said, hugging each soccer player. She ran to the living room where the music was coming from and told Vinyl to stop the track. Everyone stared at the back of the room as Pinkie grabbed a microphone.

"Alright, Everyone! If ya didn't notice, our guests of honor have officially arrived!" Pinkie said, holding her hand out towards the team. Everyone clapped and cheered for them. 

"Now this party has REALLY started! Turn the jams back up, Vinyl!" Pinkie yelled, and Vinyl raised the volume right back up, causing everyone to dance in the living room/dance floor. Pinkie walked through the teens towards her friend .

"Is this party amazing or what?!" Pinkie yelled.

"It's awesome, Pinkie. Where's Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy?" Rainbow yelled.

"They're over by the kitchen. Meet you there!" Pinkie said, skipping inside of the kitchen.

"I'll be right back, Soar," Rainbow said and walked away. When she went inside of the kitchen, it was almost as crowded as the dance floor. People were getting snacks from food trays and drinks from the cooler. She had to slide through the narrow entrances of teens in order to get to her friends.

"Hey guys," Rainbow said.  

"Where were ya?" Applejack asked.

"I was with the team. They wanted me and Spitfire to come with them," Rainbow said, grabbing a soda from the cooler.

"Well, ya missed Rarity's little hissy fit over ya and yer crush. She couldn't stop talkin about how she just let ya go like that," Applejack said, taking another sip of her apple cider.

"I don't have a crush on anyone. That's outrageous!" Rainbow said, looking the other way.

Applejack looked at the archway to see Soarin with the team. She looked back at Rainbow Dash."Ya don't have to lie to me.  Just go to him. Ask him to dance."

"I can't do that! It's not me! That's Rarity!" Rainbow whined.

"That is certainly not true!" Rarity pouted. Everyone looked at her. In the background, you could hear someone say 'seriously?'

"What? It isn't," Rarity said, slightly embarrassed.

"Whatever. Anyway, ya can do it and ya will. Go on, I'm watching ya," Applejack said, practically pushing Rainbow out of the kitchen. She tapped on Soarin's shoulder, and he turned around.

"I'm back," she said nervously.

"Cool. I've been waiting for you. This is one of my favorite songs. Let's dance!" He said, grabbing her hand and pulling her to the dance floor.

"I don't-woah!" she said. He had twirl her around and pulled her against his body. She started to blush. 

"Everything okay?" Soarin asked. Rainbow shook her head.

"Oh! Um, yeah, of course!" She said nervously. she could feel the blush of red on her skin sink deeper. She put her head to his chest to hide it. Now he was blushing.

"Are you sure, Dashie? You're acting weird," he said. 

The song came off, and a new, slow song was played instead. Both of them looked at each other and slowly backed away from each other, but the bumping of teens trying to find a partner to dance with with pushed them closer together.

"Uh, Dash-"

"It's alright, Soarin. I'll dance with you," Rainbow said, hugging him tight and laying her head on his chest. He was blushing again, but decided to go along with it. He hugged her back and laid his head on hers. They were both rocking to the music.
 
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Oh my gosh, I can't believe I'm actually doing this! Rainbow thought as she slow danced with Soarin. Her fellow classmates looked at both of them as if to say, 'Finally,' and both of them knew. It didn't mean they were together, though. Dash apparently was way too cool to have a boyfriend. Yet, dancing with Soarin did seem nice to her, something that she hasn't felt in a long time...

"Uh, Dash, the song is over," Soarin said, slowly letting go of her. She opened her eyes and quickly broke away from him, a nervous smile on her face. She pushed some of her hair behind her ear and blushed, looking at his eyes.

"That was...pretty nice. You're a good dancer, you know," Rainbow said, walking out of the living room with him.

"Hey, you're not bad yourself," Soarin said

"Really? Because I never slow danced with anyone before. Sort of a first time for me, which is not surprising, considering...everything I'm good at a first try," she bragged with a laugh.

"Just accept the compliment," he joked. 

They were leaning on the wall, sighing and talking the whole night. As Soarin talked, Rainbow kept looking back at the kitchen, imagining her friends laughing about this new experience with her. She had never felt this way about anyone before, and both she and they knew it. The tension in the air rising between them every time there was an awkward silence, the blushing ALL the time, the giggling and imagining things. She was really started to accept that she was in love with him.

After the party was over, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainblw Dash were the ones left to clean up the mess all of the students made, but not without a little bit of talking.

"You two were so adorbs out there!" Pinkie said, picking up each empty red cup on the floor.

"I don't know. I mean, I know I'm a good dancer, but that was different. It actually felt...nice," she said, washing the dishes in the kitchen.

"See? What did I tell you? All you needed to do was dance with him. And I agree with Pinkie. You two looked absolutely marvelous out there!" Rarity said, stepping over the trash and cleaning the counters and tables with gloves and a dish towel.

"You guys, I really don't wanna talk about what happened," Rainbow said, rinsing off each dish. She put the dishes on the dish rack and rinsed her hands off, drying them and starting to help the two with the other trash.

"Don't be ashamed, Dashie! It's okay if you dance with a boy. No one will judge you. Especially not ME!" Pinkie said cheerfully, using her hair to sweep up the floor. Rainbow grabbed a broom and dustpan and started to sweep the kitchen.

"Besides, you must have already known that we would talk about this to you," Rarity said, dusting the tables off.

"So, to get of that topic, what did you guys do while I was talking to Soarin?" Rainbow said, trying to change the subject.

"Well, I was dancing and trying to keep everyone happy! Because, ya know, I'm the host," Pinkie said, scooting her head across the floor.

"Well, while she was doing that, I got a chance to talk to Thunderlane," Rarity said with a blush on her face.

"But he's not even your type. I honestly don't understand why you would want to go out with him. What's wrong with you? No offense to him, though," Rainbow said with an eyebrow raised

Rarity stopped cleaning and looked at Rainbow Dash."You know, Rainbow Dash, I'm not NOT going to like a boy just because he doesn't like fashion or because he isn't as classy as I am. There's more to him than you think. YOU weren't the one talking to him all night. I was. You were talking to YOUR crush while I was talking to mine. And You want to know what I found out? He lives with his uncle and brother because their parents died. He's caring and he looks out for him 24/7 because all his uncle ever does is shelter them with a house that isn't even clean. He is surprisingly smarter than most people think, and another thing. He's CUTE. So if you'll excuse me, I'll just keep cleaning while YOU figure out what you really know about your man." She responded, picking up where she left off. Both Pinkie's and Rainbow Dash's mouths were wide open, full of shock. They looked at each other, then back a Rarity. She looked back at them.

"What?" She asked. Both shook their heads out of shock and returned to cleaning. It was quiet for the rest of the evening.





Maybe Rarity's right. I should get to know Soarin more. Even though I've know him for practically ALL MY LIFE, I don't really know much about him. But how can I do that? Rainbow thought as she was lying on her bed. The words still lingered around her mind. All of a sudden, her ANNOYING brother walked into her room.

"Yo Rainbow, wanna hear about my date with Golden Voice? Man, her name does not lie," Blitz said.

"Go away, Blitz. I don't need to hear about you stupid dates," she said, putting a pillow over her head.

"C'mon, Dash. I know you want to," Blitz said, smiling.

"I said GO AWAY," Rainbow started to groan through her pillow.

"Alright, fine. But this isn't over," he said, walking out of her bedroom.

"Whatever," she said, taking the pillow off of her head.

Wait. A date? Yeah! I can ask him out on a date! That's perfect! Oh Rainbow Dash, you genius! she though in her head. She smiled. 

I'll ask him tomorrow.





Rainbow walked down the halls of the school, a smile on her face as she thought about exactly what she was going to ask Soarin. She was going up to his locker when she saw someone already talking to him.

"So it's a new restaurant. It's perfect for a date. You're gonna come, right?" She asked.

"Of course. Wouldn't miss it for the world," Soarin said, closing his locker.

"Great! So it's a date! See ya later!" She said skipping to the other side of the hallway. On the side, Rainbow frowned, trying her best not to cry. She closed her eyes, and tried to suck it up. She opened them back up and put her game face on.

Oh it is SO on, she thought

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"RARITY! Are you in here?!" Rainbow Dash yelled angrily, her temper rising each time she thought about...that.

"I'm here, Rainbow Dash. Calm down!" Rarity said, coming down the stairs of the boutique. She took one glance at Rainbow and assumed the worst.

"Rainbow, darling, what's wrong?" she asked, running over to her angry friend.

"NOTHING'S WRONG, Rarity," she said, gritting her teeth."I just came over here to ask for a favor."

"Mhm," Rarity replied, not believing a word she said."So, what is this, 'favor' you want to ask me?"

"Make me beautiful," Rainbow said flatly, walking deeper into the shop and looking at the clothing Rarity designed. Rarity's eyes widened as she was calculating what her friend just said. She turned around and walked over to her.

"Are you feeling alright, Dash? Because I never thought that YOU of all people would ask such a question. Besides, you're already beautiful in your own unique way," she asked.

"Apparently not for Soarin," she mumbled, picking out a pink dress with polka dots on them."You think this one's right for me?"

"Rainbow, tell me what's wrong," she asked, taking the dress away from her and putting it on a chair. Rainbow kicked the wall and hugged Rarity, a single tear streaming down on her face.

"He doesn't like me, Rarity. He never did, and he never will!" she cried. 

"Oh you poor thing! But that does not mean you have to change for him, darling. If he doesn't like you, then he doesn't like you. But I'm sure that's not the case. Maybe I can talk to him and figure this mess out," Rarity said, petting Rainbow's head.

"You don't have to. He's already going to a restaurant with this girl. It's too late. And just when I thought he....he liked me," she sniffled.

"Now Rainbow Dash, do you know exactly what happened?" Rarity asked. She knew something was a bit....off. She remembered that Soarin told her that he really liked Rainbow, so it all had to be a joke.

"Yes. S-she already asked him out on a d-date. How can I not know?" She responded, digging her head into Rarity's chest.

"Sweetie, I don't think you know the whole story. This all has to be wrong," Rarity said, pulling Rainbow off of her,"you still shouldn't change for someone else. That just seems desperate."

"I don't care how it seems! I just want him to like me!" She slightly yelled, wiping her remaining tears away.

"But he does like you. FOR YOU," Rarity said, trying her best to give her advice.

"Apparently he doesn't if he's just going to accept a date from another girl," she said, walking in circles.

"Rainbow, stop," she said flatly, causing Rainbow to stop walking."Do you really want this?"

"Yes, I do," Rainbow said as if she was pleading for her help.

"Are you sure?" She asked, trying to get the correct answer out of her. Rainbow looked around the room to see all types of colors and make-up and curling irons. She was starting to second guess her thoughts.

Do I REALLY want this? she asked herself.

"Rainbow, I need an answer,"Rarity said, causing her to snap out of her thoughts.

"No," she said. She walked out of the boutique without a word. Rarity looked back at the door.

"Oh Rainbow, please don't do what I think you're about to do," she said to herself.

"Sis! I cleaned your room for you!" Sweetie Belle shouted. Rarity's eyes widened and she prayed that she didn't touch her dresses.

"Please don't mess with the designs! Please!" She mumbled as she walked up the stairs.





Rainbow kept trying to call her friend Spitfire, but she wouldn't answer. 

"Probably practicing for the next big game," she said, throwing her phone on the bed. She jumped on the bed as well, picking her phone up and looking at the picture of her and Soarin at the park.

"Why didn't I ask him at the party?!" She screamed, then shut her mouth to be quiet. She was hoping that her brother didn't hear her.

Unfortunately, it was her unlucky day.

"What's got your goat?" Blitz asked, standing at the doorway."Your little boyfriend made you mad?"

"Can you not come in right now? I'm not in the mood for you antics," Rainbow said, putting her phone down and turning the other way. Blitz walked in and sat on the edge of her bed.

"Tell me what's wrong," Blitz said. Rainbow rolled her eyes.

"Can you please just, leave me alone?" Rainbow asked aggressively. Blitz shook her leg.

"C'mon, tell me. Was it Soarin? Did he hurt you? Because I swear if he did-"

"Woah! Since when do you care about me?" Rainbow asked, sitting up.

"I've always cared about you. I just don't show it. I'm your big brother. I'm not supposed to show you that I care about you. That breaks the bro/sis code, ya know?" Blitz said. Rainbow took a deep breath and started to talk.

"Soarin got asked out by another girl, and I don't know what to do to break them up," Rainbow sighed. Blitz put an arm around her.

"Told you he wasn't the right one," Blitz smiled. Rainbow pushed him off of her.

"Can't you be serious for one second?!" She said, crossing her arms and pouting. Blitz laughed.

"Sorry! Anyway, you shouldn't worry about it. It's just one date. What could go wrong?" 

"They could go on another. And another. And then they'll be girlfriend and boyfriend. Then he'll propose to her. And then they get married. And then they have children. And I'll be a DISTANT MEMORY!" She shouted.

"Calm down, Dash. How about this: we'll go to wherever they're going and spy on them. And if they do anything romantic, we'll find a way to stop them. Alright?"

Rainbow sighed."Alright, we'll do it." They high fived each other, and Blitz walked out of the room.

"Huh, maybe he's not that bad of a brother," Rainbow said.




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"Okay, Rainbow. Remember the plan," Blitz said. She smiled, giving him a nod. She gave her a thumbs up and walked away. 

Rainbow walked the other direction towards Soarin's locker, where she was certain he would be. His locker was open, meaning that he was still getting his books together for next class. She put a big smile on her face, walking over with no confidence at all. She stood in front of his locker, waiting for him to slam. Once he did, he jumped at her presence.

"Dashie! Didn't see ya there," Soarin' said, scratching his head nervously.

Rainbow, who was trying to keep a straight face, said,"Yeah, I just sneaked up on you like that. Scared ya didn't I?"

"Tsk, no. I'm a man, and no sneaking up would scare me," Soarin said confidently."So, what are you doing at my locker?"

"Just wanted to know what you were doing this weekend," Rainbow said casually.

"Oh, this weekend? You mean like THIS weekend?" Soarin' said nervously.

"If you're doing something, that's fine," Rainbow said, looking down then back up at him with the magenta puppy eyes she knew he couldn't resist.

"Must…resist…cuteness," he said as if he was being attacked. The look was all it took for Soarin' to drop everything for her. But he knew he couldn't.

"Uh…gotta go!" He finally said. He ran to the opposite direction of an wide mouthed Rainbow, who was shocked of the response she had gotten. She closed her mouth and walked to her locker.

"Lunch time...I got him at lunch time," she said to herself, searching for her algebra book.





"And so, then I was like, 'You have to kick the ball, Cory!' He didn't even know how to kick it!" Spitfire chuckled as she told the story about teching her little brother how to play soccer."It was hilarious!" The whole table burst with laughter along with her.

"Hey guys," Rainbow said as she sat down next to Soarin' with her lunch tray. The laughter died down as everyone had confused looks on their faces.

"Dash? What are you doing here? You never sit with us," Spitfire said with an eyebrow raised.

"Oh, I just, ya know, wanted to hang out with my other group of friends," Rainbow said. She looked back at her brother, who was sitting behind them across the cafeteria. He gave her a thumbs up. She turned back around, gave a quick glance at Soarin', then back at Spitfire.

Spitfire got the message eventually."Uh huh."

"So, what were you guys talking about?" she asked, grabbing an apple and biting into it.

"Well, Spitfire was telling the funniest story about her brother!" Fleetfoot giggled."You've gotta tell her."

"Oh, I think she already knows," she said, winking at Rainbow. 

"Right! Yeah, totally. Know all about it," Rainbow agreed, swallowing the bits of apple in her mouth."So I heard that someone at this table has a date on Saturday."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. None of them had heard about one of their teammates having a date. Soarin' bit his lip and blushed.

"Is it you?" Thunderlane asked her. Rainbow shook her head. She glanced at Soarin' one last time and smiled. Her and Blitz' plan was working out perfectly.

"Dude! Congratulations man! She's a lucky lady," Thunderlane said, giving Soarin' a fist bump. He didn't respond to it. He just stared into space.

"Yo, Earth to Soarin'..." Rainbow said, waving her hand in his face. He shook his head violently and said,"Ha! I don't have a date! C'mon guys. You know me!" 

"Apparently not enough," Spitfire mumbled and smiled."So, who is she?"

"Yes, do tell!" a voice said. Everyone jumped as they glanced at an excited Rarity getting ready to tell the details to their fellow classmates. She was holding her phone in her hand and leaning in on the conversation.

"Rarity!" Rainbow said. She gave her a gesture that read 'What the heck?'

"Oops! Sorry! I just cannot resist juicy romances!" Rarity said. She walked over to Thunderlane's side and out her head on his shoulder."Aren't they just simply divine?"

"Uh.." Thunderlane mumbled, slightly blushing.

"RARITY," Rainbow said, gritting her teeth.

"Okay, fine! I'll leave!" Rarity said, sashaying away back to her table. She winked at Thunderlane before sitting down.

"Okay, what is up with all of these romances? This is getting weird!" Fleetfoot said.

"Ya know, I would like to hear about that myself," Rainbow said. She looked up at Soarin' and smiled, resting her head on her fist.

"I-I don't have a date!" Soarin' said.

"But Dash just said that you had one, or at least implied it," Spitfire said, sipping her tea.

"Then she's lying about it," Soarin' replied, crossing his arms.

"Then what was that talk all about with you and Clear Skies?" Rainbow asked, starting to get irritated.

"It was about-nothing!" He answered. He got up and walked away from the table. Everyone looked at each other again.

"Um Dash...maybe we should stop talking about this," Spitfire said.

"Yeah, we should," she said, disappointment in her voice.

Now he's lying to me? What is going on with that boy? Rainbow thought as she finished her meal. The schoolbell rang, and all of   the students threw their remaining lunches away and came out of the cafeteria door.



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"Okay, now THAT'S weird," Applejack said as she and Rainbow were walking home from school. She had told her about Soarin' sudden leave and early dismissal, and Applejack agreed that it seemed a little off that he would do such a thing.

"But you shouldn't've pressured him to talk, Rainbow Dash. There's just some things that people gotta keep secret," lectured Applejack.

"But he's my friend, Jackie. I need to know what's going on with him. Besides, I'm sorta mad that Skies got him first," Rainbow said defensively.

"First of all, NEVER call me Jackie again. Second, ya don't have enough information about this 'date' to lose yerself over it," she replied. 

Rainbow pouted."But I like that nickname. Seems more of a girl name."

"What's so wrong with Applejack? Doesn't seem like a boy's-oh, now I hear it," she realized."It's still my name, and it's what mah mother decided. So deal with it."

"Okay! Yeesh," Rainbow said."I still want to know what he's hiding. I have a feeling that something's wrong."

"And it's okay to feel that way. 'Doesn't mean you have to dig deep into his personal problems. If he wants to talk to ya 'bout it, then he'll talk. This' my stop. See ya later RD," Applejack said. She walked at a fast pace to get to her house, leaving Rainbow alone. They waved at each other before she went inside. 

Rainbow looked at the sky, watching the clouds move along the colorful sunset. She closed her eyes, held her head down, and breathed in and out. She then marched her way to her friend's house.

"He has a lot of explaining to do," she muttered. 

A few blocks later, she was standing on the front steps, leading to a blue door. She was about to knock when another idea popped in her head. She went around the back, where Soarin's room was located. She looked through the window, trying to spot her blue friend. Once she did, she knocked on the window, making sure she was out of sight for him to open it. She could feel him walking up to the window and opening it. He stuck his head out and looked both ways, spotting a pouting Dash.

"Rainbow, what are you doing here?" Soarin' asked.

"Okay, now I know something's wrong. C'mon, let me in," Rainbow said, moving closer to the window. He pulled her hand to let her inside his room.

"Wow, you really need to clean up in here," Rainbow said, holding her nose in disgust and laughing. He chuckled as well.

"Well, I wasn't expecting company. Now, what do you mean by 'something's wrong?' There's nothing wrong with me," he said, crossing his arms.

"Well, first of all, you just unexpectedly got up from the lunch table today, then you got an early dismissal for some reason, THEN you didn't even call me by your special nickname for me. So," she grabbed his arms and moved him to his bed."What's the matter?"

"Nothing's the matter, Dashie," he replied.

"I'm gonna ask you again, THIS time with my secret weapon," Rainbow dilated her eyes and quivered her lip once again."What's wong Soawin'?" she asked in her cute baby voice.

"Dash, you're scaring me and a very cute way, and I don't like it," Soarin said. He sat up and looked down at  her, grabbed her arms, and sat her down on his bed."You're gonna tell me what's wrong with you."

Soarin' smiled, and Rainbow laughed nervously."Whaaaaaaaaat? There's nothing wrong with me."

Soarin' sat down on his knees, scooted up to her, put his hands on her knees, and leaned his face a few inches away from her. Rainbow could feel the goosebumps forming on her arms, as they looked at each other in the eyes.

"Rainbow, you can tell me anything," Soarin' said in a calm voice. Rainbow bit her lip and looked at him with worried eyes.

"Are you going on a date this Saturday?" Rainbow asked quietly.

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. Why exactly does that matter to you?" Soarin asked her, trying to get the answers out.

"Because…because I don't want you to go on that date?" Rainbow turned her statement into a question.

"Rainbow Dash, are you…jealous?" he asked in fake shocking voice. Rainbow frowned and rolled her eyes.

"As if! Never assume that about me Soarin'. Now get off of me," Rainbow playfully pushed him away, but jumped when she felt a hand on hers and felt herself falling off on the bed. She landed on top of him. Their noses were touching. They didn't move. They were too afraid of what would happen next. They just laid there, staring at each other until blushes formed on their faces. Neither of them said a word. Everything was silent. Finally, after what seemed like hours, Rainbow's body rolled to the left side of Soarin'. Both were looking at the ceiling now, blushes still on their faces.

"So uh, Soarin'," Rainbow began.

"Yeah?"

"I might be a little bit jealous."

"That's pretty crazy from my point of view."

"And why is that?"

"Just come to the Vista on Saturday. Then you'll see," Soarin said. He jumped up and held out a hand for Rainbow to grab on. She gladly accepted it and jumped up as well. She side-hugged Soarin' and jumped out the window.

"See ya later, dork," Rainbow said.

"Bye bye, freak," Soarin responded. He watched her walk away from the house before closing the window. He then slid down the wall and covered his face with his hands.

What in the world is my life?!











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> Chapter 11: Part Two
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"Okay, Blitz, we gotta wear something fancy," Rainbow said. She had just spoken to her brother about what Soarin told her minutes before. They had to sneak into the restaurant. It was the most elegant in town, and getting reservations there was pretty hard to do. They also needed the fancy clothes because of how fancy the place is itself. 

"I've got my suit and tie from junior prom last year," Blitz pointed out.

"Nah, I don't think you can fit it anymore. You've grown a lot since then," said Rainbow."Well, I have to go to the boutique and get Rarity to make something for me."

"Dash, it's Thursday. Do you honestly think she can make a dress in two days?" Her brother asked."While you figure that out, I'm gonna go ahead and try on my tux." He walked away, mumbling something under his breath. Dash ignored it and took her phone out, going into her contacts and calling Rarity.

"Rarity speaking," a British voice answered. A quite lousy one to say the least in Rainbow's opinion.

"Rares, quit the act. I need you to make me a fancy dress," Rainbow said grudgingly.

"Rainbow Dash, that is no way to speak to one of your friends!" Rarity scolded her. Rainbow rolled her eyes and spoke in a sarcastic manner.

"I'm sorry, Rarity. Would you please make me a fancy dress?"

"Yes I can," Rarity replied, seeming to not catch her sarcastic voice."This is a first."

"What is?"

"You asking me to make you a dress." Rarity giggled a bit, and Rainbow rolled her eyes again.

"Can you just make it by Saturday evening? I'm going to the Vista that day."

"THE VISTA?! Did someone ask you out?!" Rarity asked, filled with as much excitement as Pinkie Pie.

"No. I'm going with my brother," Rainbow said, which caused Rarity to calm her mood.

"Oh. Well that's nice too, I guess. But I shall have your dress ready by Saturday. What color do you want it to be?"

"Magenta." Rainbow looked at the refrigerator nearby, then back at the wall."And make it sparkly."

Rarity gasped."S-Sparkly?! Oh, Rainbow, I'll work on it right away!"

"Rainbow smiled."Thanks. And can you save a large tux for me? I think someone's gonna need one." 

"Oh yes, of course."

"Thanks." She hung up and set her phone down, tapping on the wooden table in the kitchen. Her brother came back out wearing a tux that seemed smaller than it was last year.

"So, how do I look?" He tried to ask in a soothing voice, but it only came out as a catch for air. He was trying to suck his fat in, which didn't work at all.

"Like the Hulk trying to put on his shorts for the first time," Rainbow said. She got up from the chair she was sitting in, picked up her phone, and patted her brothe on the shoulder.

"Oh, brother, you poor, poor thing," she said, she walked into her room and shut the door.

"Um, Dash? I need to pee and I can't get out of this tux. Help me, please?"





Rainbow looked at her watch. She was standing in front of the boutique, waiting for it to open. She decided to lean on the door until she felt Rarity's presence. She knew it was a bit too early to be picking up her dress, but she also had a hair appointment and needed to find accessories and shoes that she didn't bother to look for the day before. What made it worst was that it was her day off from school, and decided to sit on the couch and watch T.V. without a care in the world. 

Because of her impatient personality, she call Rarity three times, but no answer. She wanted to bang on the door, but she knew that Rarity would just nag her for being 'rude' or 'disruptive.' So she leaned on the door and waiting, checking her watch every five minutes. All of a sudden, a pull came from the door, causing her fall on her back. Luckily, her ponytail kept her from any head injuries (weird right?). She looked up to see Rarity in a pink robe, holding a mug of coffee in her right hand.

"Rainbow Dash? Why so early?" Rarity said, raising an eyebrow.

"What the heck, Rarity? You couldn't give me a heads up before you just make someone fall?" Rainbow said furiously.

Rarity laughed."I thought this would have been funnier." She held out a hand for Rainbow, and she grabbed it, rubbing off anything in her overalls.

"Well, I have a lot to do today, so I decided to just get the dress out of the way," Rainbow said, putting her hands on her hips.

"Well, lucky for you I finished it today," Rarity said, walking towards a closed-off room.

"Today? Didn't you just wake up?" Rainbow followed her.

"Why of course not. I don't just sleep in like that! The reason why I open so late is so I can finished my projects. I woke up at 7 am this morning just to get this dress done. When I saw you approaching, I just decided to let you in when I was done. So, what do you think?" She opened the curtains to reveal a sparkling magenta dress with a fuchsia ribbon that was tied around it. It was one-sleeved, with a bottom that was short in the front, and long and flowing at the back.

"Rarity, it's perfect!" Rainbow said touching the silky fabric.

"Wouldn't you like to try it on?" Rarity asked. Rainbow rapidly nodded with a big smile spread across her face. Rarity took the dress off from the mannequin and give it to her friend, who gladly took it and zoomed to the nearest dressing room. After a few minutes, Rainbow came out and twirled in her disguise.

"How do I look?" She asked. Rarity's pupils enlarged and her eyes started to sparkle. A tear left her eye as she walked towards her friend to give her a hug.

"Perfect. Absolutely perfect."

"Thanks, Rarity. I'm gonna need some accessories to go with this, though. Got any?" Rainbow asked.

"I sure do! I'll be right back," Rarity said. Rainbow went back into the dressing room to take her dress off.

"Calm down, Rainbow Dash. You don't know what's gonna happen. It's not like he'll marry her, right? It's just a—a get together, that's it. Just friends hanging out with each other. No big deal at all," she said to herself. She put her clothes back on and came out of the dressing room, coming face-to-face with and overly excited Rarity.

"Here's your accessories! I think they go well with your eyes." Rarity gave her a necklace with pink gems in it, along with matching earrings. She took the dress away from her to bag it up.

"Thanks, Rares. Do you have to tux too?" Rainbow asked.

"They're all over there by the men's section," Rarity said, picking out shoes for her loving friend. Rainbow went over to the section and found a tuxedo that was just her brother's size. She came back with it in her arms.

"Okay. I got the money in my pocket. How much do I owe ya?" She asked.

"The tuxedo costs $90," Rarity said.

"And everything else?"

"On the house."

"Woah, really?"

"Yeah, but there's a catch," Rarity said. She put a pair of high heels on the counter."You have to wear these."

"Seriously?"

"Yes. And—" 

"There's an and?" Rainbow asked, feeling grumpy already.

"Yes, there's an 'and.' You have to get Thunderlane to hang out with me," she said, smirking.

"Ugh, fine," Rainbow groaned. She gave Rarity the $90, and she put the smaller objects in one bag, leaving Rainbow to carry two outfits along with it. She took all of it and walked out of the store.

"Bye, Rarity."

"Goodbye!"





"Oh mah goodness. You look beautiful," Blitz said, wiping fake year from his eyes. Rainbow rolled hers.

"Shut up. We gotta go," Rainbow said. They both went out of the house and got in Blitz' truck. Then they were off.

"Thanks for buying my tux, by the way. Pretty sweet of you," Blitz said.

"Yeah yeah, I know. I'm the best sister ever," Dash said.

"Eh, you're alright."

"Hey! What sister would buy you something that expensive just to wear for one day?"

"Who says I'm wearing this just for the plan? I'm gonna wear this to senior prom."

"If you actually make it," Dash laughed. Blitz light punched her in the arm.

"I made last year's, so I can make this year's. No problemo," Blitz said.

"Yeah, okay. I'm gonna watch mom receive a call from Principal Celestial saying that you didn't  make it to prom. I'm gonna laugh on the inside and out with mom yells at you.


Blitz rolled his eyes." Whatever."

They had finally made it to the Vista. They both got out of the truck and walked slowly towards the restaurant. Or at least Rainbow did.

"These heels are killin' me," she whispered, trying not to get a blister from the pain. They had finally made it to the inside, where a woman was standing behind a desk with a computer on it.

"May I help you?" She sounded like robot that was losing battery life. Blitz and Dash cringed at her voice.

"Yes, I have reservations for two." Blitz said. Rainbow looked around the restaurant until she spotted Soarin with Clear Skies.

"Name." The lady asked.

"Carmen de Leis and Kareen Musleir, ma'am," Blitz replied. The lady searched through her computer until she found their 'names.'

"Ah, there you are." She grabbed two menus from a slot and motioned them to follow her. She picked for them seats that were three tables away from Soarin' and Clear Skies. Skies seemed to be looking for someone, while Soarin was on his phone.

"Ugh, what are they doing?" Dash asked not expecting an answer.

"Go over there and try to find out," Blitz answered, bobbing his head to the side so she would move over there. Rainbow slowly slid out of her seat, making sure that neither of them saw her. She kneeled down and crawled over to the booth behind them without anyone noticing. Shahid behind it, trying to listen to their conversation.

"She should be here by now, right?" she heard Skies ask.

"I told her to come. Maybe she decided not to," Soarin' said.

Is he talking about me? she wondered. 

"I'll text her again. If she doesn't respond, we'll just go somewhere else," Soarin said. Rainbow looked at Blitz and motioned for him to come over to the booth. He sneaked into it as well.

"Blitz, I think they're talking about me," Rainbow whispered. Blitz smiled.

"Maybe you misunderstood it. C'mon," he got up and tried to pull Rainbow up as well.

"Blitz, what are you—" he picked her up and put her down, forcing her over to the next booth.

"She's all yours, Soarin'. C'mon Skies. Let's get out of here," Blitz said,

"Huh?" Rainbow was highly confused of what just happened. But next thing she knew, Clear Skies got up, grabbed her brother's hand, and they both walked out of the restaurant together. She looked back at Soarin'.

"Care to sit?" He asked.

She scooted herself over to the seat across from Soarin's and sat down.

> Chapter 12
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"Well.....this is awkward," Rainbow said, paying her attention to everything else but Soarin'. Her mind was still confused about her plan backfiring. Things were starting to come together, but  there were other things that she just couldn't put her finger on.

"What....just happened?" She asked carefully, trying her best not to yell.

"Well, Miss Rainbow Dash," he said. He put his elbows on the table and landed his head on his hands."I think I just played you." He smirked.

Rainbow raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms."How did you, exactly?"

"First things first: did you honestly think I would just go out with another girl, when I had such a fun time with YOU last week?" He asked, crossing his arms next.

"Pssh. Whaaat? O-Of course not!" She lied, looking the other way. Soarin' raised his eyebrows, knowing that she wasn't telling the truth.

"Okay, maybe a little," she said, sliding down in her seat."But it was only because—"

"Because what?" He interrupted.

"Because—because I overheard you in the hall with Clear Skies. You guys made it seem like you were going on a date. And—and  I just felt like I died inside," she sighed.

"Why is that?"

"Because I was gonna ask you out, she trailed off.

"What was that?"

"I was gonna ask you out!" She silently screamed, causing the table next to them to look over at the booth. They both smiled and waved, then quickly covered their faces. When they put their hands down, it was silent. Soarin' spoke up.

"Ya know, I know why you picked magenta for your dress," Soarin said.

"And why is that?" She asked.

"Because you know it's my favorite color," he replied.

"And why is it your favorite color? I never got that exactly," she said, perking her ears up as if she was hearing the reason for the first time. Soarin' rolled his eyes.

"Because it's the color of your eyes," he replied. Rainbow blushed.

"Which brings that back to my other reason: because it's my favorite color too," she said, touching his hand. He grabbed it as they gazed into each other's eyes. A blush forming on both of their smiling faces.

"Ah, young love. Can I please take your order?" A waitress suddenly said, causing them to both jump and let go of their hands.

"Uh, can you give us a minute? We haven't actually looked at the menu yet," Rainbow said. The waitress nodded her head and walked away. They both picked up their menus and decided on what they wanted to eat. As they waited for the waitress to come back, Rainbow investigated deeper into Soarin's plan.

"Okay, hold on. My BROTHER was in this too? But, why?" She asked, getting confused again.

"Well, while we were at school, Blitz told me you had a crush on me—"

"That double crosser," she interrupted. She looked up at Soarin' and smiled."Go on."

"Well, he told me you had a crush on me, and I was really happy on the inside, but I couldn't show because, ya know. Anyway, after he told me, I made the master plan so I can see what lengths would you go to get me to like you back, even though, I already did," he grabbed her hand and kissed it, causing her to blush and smile.

"Oh Soarin', this dress is really uncomfortable and I don't think I can stand it. Can we please get the waiter over here to take our order?" She asked calmly. Soar in' signaled the woman to come to their table to take their order. After she walked away again, Rainbow moved around in her dress to become more relaxed.

"I'd never thought you would be wearing that kind a dress in this kind of restaurant. That was one of the many lengths I thought you were going to take," Soarin' said.

"Well I'm not very proud of it. Who knew dress can be so itchy? I thought silk was supposed to be smooth!" She said, causing Soarin' to laugh.

"Are you kidding me? I could say the same thing about this suit. This tie is choking me to death," he said, readjusting his tie. Rainbow laughed and looked down at the table, drawing a circle on it with her finger.

"So...do you think we're like, a thing now?" Rainbow asked, glancing up at Soarin'.

"I don't know. Do you want to be a thing?" Soarin' asked, putting his elbows on the table and setting his chin on his hands.

"Well, it's just—I just don't really feel like dating," Rainbow replied.

"Yeah, yet you made up a scheme to get me to not go out with Clear Skies," he said.

"Well I—ugh, I don't know what I want," Rainbow said, looking back down at the table.

"I wouldn't mind if you were my girlfriend. But if you don't want to date me right now, I understand," Soarin' said, disappointed.

"I want to! But I—"

"Here's your orders, darlings," the waitress said, passing out each of the plates to the two. She gave them both a smile and walked away with her tray.

"I can tell she isn't as fancy as this restaurant," Rainbow said.

"Who cares? This food is awesome!" Soarin' quietly yelled. They both dug into their meals. Halfway through, Rainbow wiped her mouth and say her fork in the plate.

"Since you already know I like you, and I already know you like me, it wouldn't be weird if, you know, we date," Rainbow said, Soarin' looked up from his plate, his mouth stuffed with grilled shrimp. Rainbow raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes, causing him to lift his napkin up to his mouth and finish chewing his food.

"So, you're saying we should date?" Soarin' asked, a little excitement in his spirit.

"Maybe, Let's just see where this goes," Rainbow said. Soarin' smiled and finished eating his food. After forty minutes of talking and laughing, the two paid for their meals and headed out, holding hands.

"You know, I'm proud to call you my first boyfriend," Rainbow said, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Really?" Soarin' asked."I'm your first?"

"Yeah. Even though I'm not as into dating as other girls, I'm happy that I found someone that gets me," Rainbow said. Soarin led her to his car and opened the door for her. She climbed in, a blush forming on her face. Soarin' had gotten in in the other side and started the engine, preparing for take off.

This is gonna be one hell of a bumpy ride, Rainbow thought as Soarin' drove off.

> Chapter 13
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"So uh, when did you start to have a crush on me?" Rainbow Dash asked. The two were driving to her house, where she would beat up her brother, then apologize for her actions. She was very curious about it, seeing that he rarely shown any signs of interest.

"Well.....when we first danced," Soarin' said."You were pretty good."

"Really? Because I really don't dance. I thought that I was worse than you," Rainbow chuckled.

"Hey, I'm not that bad," Soarin' said, rolling his eyes to the other side.

"Yeah, you were. My friends took a video of us. Pinkie sent it to me. I laughed the whole time!" Rainbow laughed. Soarin' pouted.

"You think I'm that bad, huh?" He asked.

"Not to be mean...but yeah," Rainbow said.

"Well.....you don't have good aim," Soarin' smirked. Rainbow's eyes widened.

"What?" Rainbow asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You heard me," Soarin' said.

"Let's stop before this gets out of hand. I still have my thoughts focused on what I'm going to do to Blitz," Rainbow said.

"Why do you want to beat him up so badly? He actually helped you," Soarin' said.

"But he tricked me! That's my thing!" Rainbow said, crossing her arms. Soarin' chuckled again, causing her to pout even more.

"Well, if he didn't trick you, we wouldn't be together," he said. Rainbow looked at him.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. But I'm still gonna beat him up," Rainbow said. 

"Okay, Crazy Dash," Soarin' chuckled. 

"Hey! Not funny," Rainbow said. Soarin' gave her a silly smile, trying his best not to laugh at Rainbow's pouring face. His cheeks expanded, holding the laugh in tight. He took a deep breath and let it all out.

"Welp, we're here. Go and beat your brother up," Soarin' said, chuckling. Rainbow unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car.

"C'mon, Soarin'. Trust me, you don't wanna miss this," Rainbow said. Soarin' got out of the car and locked the doors, walking behind Rainbow towards her house. Rainbow took out her keys from her purse and unlocked the door, revealing a very giggly Rainbow Blitz sitting on the couch and watching T.V. Rainbow stood there, arms crossed, until she was noticed by her brother. He turns his head around and smiled.

"Back already?" He asked, laughing. Rainbow blushed with anger and threw her purse to the ground.

"I'll be back," Rainbow said, marching to her room. Soarin slowly walked into the living area, hands in his pockets.

"So..uh-"

"You're welcome," he said, grabbing his plastic cup from the coffee table and gulping the remains of his drink.

"She's really mad at you," Soarin' said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"She'll get over it. Besides, if I hadn't tricked her, she would have beaten you and Skies up."

"Where is she, by the way?" Soarin asked, sitting down next to him.

"Right here!" Skies said, coming out of the kitchen with a bag of chips. She sat down on one of the rocking chairs. "I didn't wanna miss the show."

"What show?" Blitz asked.

"Don't you know your sister well. Rainbow is mad because you tricked her, and she went into her bedroom. You wanna know why?"

"Why?"

"I'm gonna let you figure that out for yourself," she looked past Blitz to Rainbow's door."Ya got one minute."

Soarin' rose back up and walked towards the wall, leaning on it and chuckling quietly. Thirty seconds later, Blitz's eyes widened.

"Crap," he said in a scared voice. He tried to find a place to hide, only to realize that he was either too big or can be seen easily in each spot. The door cracked open, revealing an angry Rainbow Dash. Her hair was frazzled up in a ponytail, and she wore dark blue basket ball shorts with a white tank top. She wore red boxing gloves, which prophesied she meant business.

"Run," she whispered, yet it could be heard a thousand miles away. Blitz got up and shivered, yet still wanted to keep his pride.

"Give me your best shot," he said nervously. Rainbow ran vigorously and jumped on Blitz's shoulders, hitting him on top of the head, hard. Blitz tried to get her of him, but her legs squeezed his neck so tightly that he could barely breathe. Soarin and Skies watched in awe as she flipped herself over on the couch, bringing her brother along with him. Only, he landed on the floor. A loud 'thud' was made as Rainbow jumped on him, her gloves pressuring his neck. Soarin' and Skies looked each other with worried eyes.

"Help...me," Blitz said.

"Maybe we should help him," Skies said.

"But I'm too scared," Soarin' said. Clear Skies gave him an annoyed look, and he sighed.

"Fine."

both rushed to Blitz's aid, prying Rainbow Dash off of him. He regained consciousness and stood up, checking his neck and breathing heavily.

"And this is why I don't rough house with you," Soarin said, looking at Rainbow.

"Guess I got a little carried away there. Maybe I do need anger management classes," Rainbow said, her rage going down."Sorry, Blitz."

"OH MAH GOODNESS! Am I in heaven?" He asked, rubbing his neck softly.

"You wish," Rainbow said, laughing. "Sorry you guys had to see that."

"I'm...going to my room," Blitz said. As he walked, Rainbow jumped at him, causing him to flinch and dive out a small shriek. All three laughed.

"Thanks for the date, Soarin. And Clear Skies, please don't date my brother. He's....special," Rainbow giggled.

"Way ahead of ya, Dash," Skies said.

"I guess I'd better go then," Soarin' said. He kissed Rainbow on the cheek and waved to Skies."Bye guys." He walked out of the door.

"So I guess you're sleeping over?" Rainbow said.

"You know it!" Clear Skies said, smiling. Rainbow took her gloves off and followed her into the living room.





"Ugh! I can't believe this!" She says, hiding behind the bushes.

"Don't worry, bestie. They can't date forever," the other one says, patting her friend on the back.

"You're right. High school relationships only last two weeks. This is gonna be easy."
> Chapter 14
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Don't be fooled of what you read.
It is not the real Key.





"Why is everyone staring?" Dash asked. Two days after the date, and everyone and school knew for sure Rainbow and Soarin' had a thing. Because of this, all of the students watched them, waiting to see what would happen next to the power couple.

"Yeah....we're going to the library," Soarin' said, grabbing her hand and leading her to the empty room. He shut the door and closed the blinds so no one would spy on them.

"This is getting out of hand, Soar'. Just this morning I opened my locker to so many notes I can't even count!" Rainbow said, sitting down onto one of the seats.

"I don't even know how the secret got out. The whole team's mad at us because we didn't tell them first!" Soarin' said, sitting next to her.

"Oh aren't you a cute couple!" Miss Cheerilee said, rolling the book cart around with a forced smile.

"UGH," Dash groaned, covering her face with her hands and purposely falling out of her chair backwards. The librarian walked away with an eyebrow raised, the wheels screeching the floor each time it turned. Soarin' got out of his seat to pull her back up.

"We can't back out now. We just have to ride this one out," he said.

"I don't know, Soar. Maybe we should just lie about our relationship. Even I can't handle this much attention. And I LOVE attention," Dash said, plopping herself down on the floor once again. Soarin' got on his knees to Dash's level.

"We can handle it, babe. We're the power couple for Canterlot's sake," he grabbed her hand gently,"act like they're not even there."

Rainbow smiled."Okay," she said, pulling him into a hug. She opened her eyes and realized what she was doing.

"TOO WEIRD," she said, pulling away. Soarin' chuckled.

"Sorry. Just gotta get used to this dating stuff."

"It's fine. I think it's cute actually."

"Dude stop," Dash said, laughing.

"C'mon, you love me," he said.

"Uhuh, sure," Rainbow said.

"I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing," Soarin' said.

"Whyyyyy?" she asked.

"Because I'm making you blush," he said, touching her cheeks.

"Leave me alone!" she said, scooting away from him with a small grin on her face.

"SHH! This is still a library!" Miss Cheerilee said, putting her finger on her lips. Both teens shut their lips tight, laughing on the inside.





"What do you want, Soarin'?" Spitfire asked rudely.

"You know what I want, Fire," he responded.

"You're not getting your spot changed on the team," she said, sitting on the bench.

"C'mon, man. That's really petty. Even for you."

"I don't care. If the team doesn't like it, neither can I. Just be lucky I can't change your girlfriend's spot on the team."

"But you're co-captain! You don't have to take that crap from them! Spitfire, please?" Soarin' asked as nice as he could, giving her the puppy face.

"Fine. I'll move you up. But not to your original  spot," Spitfire said.

"Fine. I'll just ask Dash," he said, sticking his tongue out.

"Can't do that, Soarin'," she said.

"And why not?"

"Because if you do I'll tell the team. They'll assume your using your girlfriend for special privileges, which will make them hate you even more. Wouldn't want that to happen, would you?" she said, smirking.

Soarin' glared at her."I really hate you," he said, walking away.

"Love you too big bro!" she said.

"Seriously, Spitfire?" someone behind her said. She turned around and gave him a look of annoyance.

"Why don't you focus on your girlfriend, Thunderlane?" 

"Probably because I got better stuff to do. Like spy on you," he said, chuckling.

"Rarity caught you, didn't she?"

"I was only there for a minute and she spotted me," he said, starting to frown. Spitfire smirked.

"Amateur," she said, walking away.





"At least you don't have a stalker on your case, Rainbow Dash. Besides, I thought you would be happy and full of joy by now, considering your big 'ego'," Rarity said, covering herself up with her sweater.

"Yeah. But I'm getting attention for the wrong things. I need to be recognized for my athleticism, not just some girl who's dating Soarin'," Rainbow said, stirring her smoothie with her straw.

"Well, if it makes ya feel any better, at least you don't have anyone gushin' over y'all now," Applejack said.

"It's going to be fine, Rainbow Dash. You're with Soarin' now. And you like each other very much," Fluttershy said.

"You fit together better than cookies and cream! Ahh, cookies and cream," Pinkie Pie said, starting to drool.

"Pinkie, stop. You're disturbing people again," Rarity said, pulling out a handkerchief and wiping her mouth.

"Guys, I don't know. Maybe it was a bad idea to date him in the first place," she said, slumping in her seat. Rarity dropped her handkerchief.

"Now Dash, don't let other people determine how your relationship goes. You two are the cutest couple in school. You should be proud of that," she said.

Rainbow sighed."Well, when you put it that way..."

"You know I'm right, Rainbow. Don't you dare break up with him unless he does something bad to you, which we all know will NEVER happen," Rarity said, sipping on her smoothie.

"OOH! I sense a disturbance in the future!" Pinkie said.

"Really, Pinkie?" 

"I'm just kidding!" Pinkie said.





"It won't be long before they break," she says.

"It's obvious. The-I mean I think our plan is working perfectly. Soon he'll be in my hands," she says.

"You mean, our hands?"

".........sure," she says with an eyebrow raised.