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Rainbow Dash sat on her hospital bed, her jaw almost touching the ground. He was right in front of her! The stallion who Dash had been crushing on since she was a filly. Soarin! The pegasus was excited yet nervous, with a million thoughts racing through her mind. He looks so adorable! Keep it cool, Dash. Act natural. He's just another pony . . .but a totally handsome pony! Ahh! Stop thinking that, Dash! Why do I suddenly have a craving for bananas? Wait, bananas?

"Ahem." Soarin cleared his throat. Rainbow cleared her mind and focused on the Wonderbolt in front of her. Twilight stood up, walking towards the door. "Well, Rainbow Dash it looks like you don't need me anymore. I'll just get going and, uh, leave you too alone." And the purple unicorn exited the room.

"So . . ." RD said, trying to act natural, even though the situation was awkward. Soarin grinned. "I guess you're wondering why there's a Wonderbolt in your room?" he asked. Rainbow managed a smile. "Yeah, pretty much." Soarin cleared his throat again. "Well, I've been a fan of your flying ever since you did that sonic rainboom. I like watching you compete in competitions and stuff, and I think you're pretty cool." Rainbow could barely contain her excitement. Soarin was a fan of her flying? How much better could this day get?

Apparently, a whole lot better.

Soarin opened his mouth to say something, but then blushed. "What were you going to say?" Rainbow asked excitedly. He ran his hooves through his shaggy dark mane. Rainbow always thought this was cute. Soarin's hair was messy, but it made him look good. And he had the most beautiful emerald eyes. . .Snap out of it, Dash! she told herself.

"I was, uh, going to um . . ." Soarin seemed to stutter. His pupils had shrunk and he looked like he was .... no he couldn't have been! But Dash saw as clear as day that the Wonderbolt was sweating just a bit. "You know . . . it can wait! I mean, you probably have a lot of rest to catch up on. I just wanted to stop by and say hi!" And with a nervous laugh Soarin left. And Rainbow Dash thought that he was about to ask her out.

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"So did you ask her out yet?" Silver Lining, a senior Wonderbolt asked. Soarin took another sip of his coffee. He was in Wonderbolt HQ relaxing after a rigorous training. The white stallion had always loved Cloudsdale. He had grown up and lived there, and he thought that the cloud city was magnificent. On this particular morning, the sun beamed down on HQ, illuminating the marble hallways and pillars. Silver Lining waited patiently for an answer.

Soarin sighed. "No." he said. "I got nervous. I guess I'm just not ready yet." Silver snorted. "Please! You've liked that Rainbow Dash for more than a year now! You're way more than ready." Soarin just looked down into his coffee. "Maybe I'll try again tomorrow." Silver Lining got up to get himself a mug. "You better!" He said.

As Silver poured his coffee, Soarin thought about how he was ever going to get a mare like Rainbow Dash to like him. How could he get that cute,pretty,funny,brave,loyal, and recently injured mare to like him? Wait . . .recently injured . . .yes! That was it! Soarin knew how to get Rainbow Dash! She would be all over him!

"So what are you going to do?" Silver asked. Soarin grinned. "I'm going to help her!"