My Little Dashie: Fifth Is A Gift.

i woke up at around 9 am. dashie was already up and was watching NASCAR. "and the winner is... JIMMIE JOHNSON!!" "YES!!! AWE YEAH!" dashie was on her recliner. "dashie, could you please be quiet?" she looks over to me. "oh sorry dad." she says quietly. "did i wake you up?" i just shake my head. "it's just that i kind of have a headache." she looks at me disapprovingly."were you drinking last night?"

"no i just have a headache." "OK sorry again." she grabs the remote from her lap and turns down the volume on the TV. "is that better?" "yes, thank you." "no problem pops." i end up falling back asleep. i wake up about two hours later. my headache is gone now. "dashie?" i yell.

because she wasn't in her recliner anymore and the tv was turned off. "ya dad?" i hear her respond from her room. "when is your date with forest?" she doesn't respond for a while. "umm right now." i feel a worried expression come across my face. "then why are you still here? why aren't you with Forest?" "i'm here mr.dash." as soon as i hear that voice i feel anger take over. "what are you guys doing in there?!"

"nothing dad. we're just on YouTube." dashie explains. her voice sounds sincere but i cant help but not believe her. i get up and walk carefully up the stairs. "i'm coming up!" i yell up the corridor. "dad there's no need to do that." dashie says. but i still want to be sure. i open her door to see dashie lying down on her back on her bed. she has her laptop on her chest. and Forest is laying beside her.

"daaad i told you there's no need to come in here." i feel relief wash over me as i realize she was telling the truth. "hello mr.dash." says forest with a smile. "hi Forest." i put on a fake smile. i turn my attention back to dashie. " i know hunny i just wanted to see if you were telling the truth or not." "OK well,as you can see, i was telling the truth." i nod and turn around to leave. "bye mr.dash." Forest says from behind me. "bye forest." i say as i close the door. i walk back down the stairs. as i reach the couch i wipe my forehead. "phew." i said to myself. i sat back down onto the couch and turn on the TV.

it goes to the most recently watched channel,YTV, i sat there and watched sponge bob for a few hours until i heard Dashie's bedroom door open and close. "bye Rainbow Dash." i hear forest say. "bye forest." as he walks down the stairs he looks at me."goodbye mr.dash" i didn't notice him until he said that. "oh, bye." i said. he continues to the door and leaves. finally, hes gone.

"dad?" i hear dashie say from her room. "yeah?" i ask not expecting what is to come."ummm..." i hear her fiddling around with her soccer trophies. "would you be mad if i...married forest?" i felt my heart skip a beat.

"I think you know the answer to that." there was no response for a while. "i don't know the answer though." i knew she was lying but i humored her anyway. "don't you think it's a little too early to think about that?" again, no response. "i guess you're right."

i could hear the depression in her voice. i know she loves him and.. and here i am holding her back. "why don't you come down here and sit with me?" "why?" dashie asked. "because sponge bob is on." "OK let me just shut off my computer." i could hear the excitement take over in her voice. within a few seconds she was sitting beside me. "awww I've seen this episode." she said. i chuckled. "you've seen all the episodes." she chuckled as well. this was one of her favorite episodes. it was the one where Sandy built a rocket and Sponge bob stole it with Patrick. we sat there. no noise except for the occasional giggle from dashie.

"what's this button do?" asked Patrick. "Patrick, don't touch that..." but Patrick being Patrick, he didn't listen and pressed it anyway. dashie laughed at Patrick. after the episode dashie got tired and fell asleep in my lap. i tried to get up but, i didn't want to wake her up. she looked to peaceful so i just sat there, stroking her mane. until i too, fell under the sandman's spell.

it was the noon when i awoke.

dashie was still asleep in my lap so i sat there,motionless, thinking about what she asked me last night after forest left. "would you be mad if i married forest?" that sentence kept repeating in my head. i wish i could prevent it but i know i can't dashie is a full grown mare that can make her own decisions.

i just wish that... at least she waits. just to make sure that hes right for her. her mane tickles my side. i reach to scratch it, and she wakes up. "hey pops. what time is it?" i looked at her. she was curled up into a tightly packed ball. "its almost noon." she nods and gets off my lap. she stretches her back and wings. "so dad, i was thinking..." she stops for a moment. "about...what i asked you, last night?"

"oh no, not this again." i thought to myself. "yeah,what is it?" "well, i really REALLY like forest. and..." i put up my hand to stop her. "Hun, you know how i feel about forest." her ears flop down and she looks sad. "but... if you think that he's right, i guess i could give up my suspitions about him being a human." her ears shoot up and her eyes widen. "really?!" she asks, excitedly. "i guess." she hugs me almost instantly. "oh thank you thank you thank you!" "you're welcome Dashie." she leans up and kisses me on the cheek.

" i love you soooooooo much dad." i could still hear the excitement in her voice. "but first i need to...hang out with him,you know, to get to know him." she looks at me. "oh... of course he'll be here in a few hours." "but i need to do it alone." "yeah i know." "OK." she was still hugging me. "ok, you can let go now." "awww do i have to?" i chuckle a little and return the hug. "only if i don't have to." "deal." she says with a smile. we sat there for what felt like hours. eventually we had to stop because forest was knocking on the door. i got up and opened it. i invited him in. "thanks mr.dash." i smile. he sits down beside dashie. "hey, forest?" he looks at me. "yeah?" "wan't to go to Sugar Cube Corner with me?" he smiles, i can tell he's excited. he gets up and walked to the door.

he turns around. "Rainbow, aren't you coming?" i answer his question even though it was clearly targeted at dashie. "no, she cant she has..." i stop trying to think of an excuse. "alot of chores to do." dashie says, finishing my sentence for me. "yes chores." "oh umm OK." he says. "i guess it's just us." i said.

"umm yeah, i guess so." we left. there were no words that were spoken on our way there. when we got there was sat out on one of the patios outside.pinkie showed up to greet us. "hi Bryan, hi forest." "hello pinky just give me the usual." "okey dokey lokey." she turned to forest. "and for you?" "ummm..." he grabbed the menu off the table.

"i'll have a cupcake i guess." "okey dokey lokey." pinkie said as she skipped away to get our food. "so,forest, what are you're hobbies?" his face lightens up with excitement. "well, i like to play the guitar, and i like to excercize." pretty normal answer. so far, so good. "where were you born?" his face begins to fill with fear. "well umm.. i was born here in equestria." he's hiding something, that much i know. " i know that i meant where in equestria?" he remains silent for a while. "well?" i say, impatient. "well i was born in Ponyville."

if the answer was so easy why didn't he just say Ponyville before? "really? that's weird, i don't remember ever seeing you in the show." now he's worried. he stumbles to try to figure out what to say. just then, our food shows up. "oh look our food." "here you guys go" says mr.cake. "thank you." i say as i hand him a few bits as a tip. "why thank you Bryan." he smiles and walks away. i need to get the subject back of why i never saw him in the show. i acted fast. "so,forest, you were about to explain why i never saw you in the show." his face fills with even more worry and fear. "oh umm yeah. well it's because a few days after i was born my parents and i moved to Canterlot."

i moved back to Ponyville about 30 years ago." damn it. he seems serious it is a reasonable answer. "have you ever been to the Crystal Empire?" its an innocent enough question. "well no, i have only seen pictures but I've never actually been myself." "me neither." we stop talking to eat. once we are done, forest pulls out his coin purse. i stop him. "no i'll pay, this was my idea anyway." he puts back his coin purse. "oh thanks mr.dash." "please, call me Bryan." he seems surprised. "umm ok... Bryan."

  he said the last word rather reluctantly. as we walk back home i ask him more questions. each getting more and more personal until finally i ask it. the big question. "do you love my daughter?" he stops instantly. "well umm..." hes clearly nervous. "it's OK if you do. i would understand, i mean who can't love her?" "well umm yeah." he blushes slightly. finally, i got him where i want him. "would you... oh i don't know... marry her?" once again he stops and gets nervous. "well i never really thought about that." he stops talking,probably contemplating whether or not he should tell me the truth. "tell me the truth." i say, trying to sound assertive.

"umm yeah i would. but i don't think she would say yes. i don't want to get heart-broken." "oh i have a feeling she would say yes." i say,with a real smile. i think i have come to like him. i think i finally gave up my suspitions about him. he smiles back. his eyes gleaming with excitement. "really?" "yeah." we continue walking we didn't say much but he was still super excited. as i opened the door i exclaimed: "dashie? i'm home!"

"hi dad." i heard her call from her room. "i'll be down soon, i just got out of the shower.""OK!" me and forest sat on the couch. dashie came down a few minutes later. "hey dad, hey forest." "hey rainbow." said forest. "hey dashie." i said. "so how were your chores?" i ask. "oh great i did them all." she smiles. "good." she sits down between me and forest. "so.. how was your guys lunch?"

"oh it was awesome." responded forest before i could say anything. "that's good." said dashie. "well it's time for forest to go home." i say as i'm looking at my watch. "oh OK." he says as he jumps down from the couch. dashie jumps down as well. "i'll walk you home." looking at forest."OK just be safe." "i will." she responded as she closed the door and left. i fell asleep on the couch and woke up and hour later to a very ecstatic rainbow dash bursting through the door. "ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!"

i roll over to look at her. "what is it?" "forest asked me to... MARRY HIM!" she screamed the last two words. "that's wonderful Hun." she looked at me weird. "aren't you going to say that he's not right for me or something?" "there's no reason to. i have accepted the fact that he's perfect for you." "oh my gosh. thanks dad!" she ran upstairs and went to bed.

i woke up in the middle of the day. much to my surprise, the entire pony gang was sitting around the coffee table. "umm hey, what are you guys doing here?" "why, we're planning the wedding darling." said rarity. at that moment i remembered how dash came home all excited about getting married. "oh yeah..."