30 Minutes of TwiDash

The Prompt (by Jakkard from #mlp@gamesurge): "Rainbow Dash is nervous about getting introduced to Twilight’s parents"

New Family (1/2)

Several hours had passed since the sun set for the night which was enlightened by nothing else than the pale blue luminosity coming from the magnificent full moon.

Since she wasn’t able to fall asleep, Rainbow Dash, sitting on on the young couple’s soft bed beside her sleeping marefriend, had all time in the world to lock her view on the most admirable stars the night had to offer. Even though the fact that she had already gazed at those stars so many times, she would never stop loving to stare at them and try to determine the very little difference they had while letting her mind rove and herself get lost in their elegance. From the faraway distance, only one of them could clearly protrude since it was the biggest and most beautiful one, but at a closer look, every single one of them had its own unique flair.

A slightly troubled sigh made its way up Rainbow’s throat as the nervousness she was carrying deep inside her heart increased from second to second and spread a weak itchy feeling through her whole body. The only things that suppressed her urge to jump from the bed and do something distracting were the few stars her eyes were fixated on as well as the warm and even breathing coming from the peacefully sleeping unicorn at her side which gently stroke her fur.

‘Just three more hours until the sun will rise’ Rainbow Dash thought as her eyes averted from the soothing stars to take a glimpse at the clock which was hanging at the opposite wall of the room. ‘Of all the nights, why has it got to be just this one night in which I’m not able to fall asleep’ She continued her train of thought with another distressed sigh escaping her mouth. “I don’t want them to think of me as a sleep deprived wreck,” she silently groaned with a clear tortured and annoyed tone of voice before she directed her gaze at the soothing stars again.

“Rainbow…?” Twilight mumbled dozily and opened her eyes for a small gap. She tiredly looked up and the moment she got the blue pegasus’ dreamy face in view, a wide smile grew on her muzzle. “Are you staring at my flanks again?” Her clearly amused question was accompanied by a pleased yawn.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to wake you,” Dash softly whispered and let her hoof gently wander through Twilight’s slight crinkled mane. “And yeah, you could say that,” she added with a sheepish grin and a little heat running across her cheeks.

At the sight of her blushing marefriend, Twilight’s smile grew even wider. “Can’t you sleep?” Twilight asked with a caring voice and let one of her hooves meet one of Dash’s who just weakly nodded in response, her eyes still locked at the unicorn’s Cutie Mark.

Before Rainbow Dash could notice, Twilight had sat up at her side and pulled her into a comforting embrace. “You really don’t need to worry about it,” Twilight reassuringly whispered while gently stroking through her marefriend’s rainbow-colored mane. “They’ll love you exactly how you are,” She added after a few moments, confidently looking into Dash’s tired magenta orbs.

Another sigh, disconcerned, but this time also carrying a lot of relaxation along since Twilight’s soothing words kindled a spark of assurance and hope deep inside her her heart, made its way through Dash’s throat. “How can you be so sure?” She asked and let herself slowly sink on Twilight’s lap before she closed her eyes and buried her muzzle deep in Twilight’s soft fur, waiting for her marefriend’s certainly lovely explanation.

“There are so many reasons Rainbow, I don’t even know what I shall start with,” Twilight mildly said and continued tenderly stroking through the other mare’s mane. “On the one hoof, and this is the upmost important reason, because you make me happy and I love you more than words could possibly say. That alone already is more than enough that there’s no way they wouldn’t accept you for any reason.” She explained and added a short break during which Rainbow let a pleasured wheeze meet her comfortable warm lap.

“And on the other hoof, just because how you are. You’re a smart, gentle, loving and strong mare who takes care about her friends and who would never back off from an argument to defend her standpoint. You’re exactly the kind of marefriend everypony dreams to have. Dad will be more than just glad that his daughter finally found a pony she’s happy and wants to spend her life with and mom will be joyful that she gets a beautiful daughter-in-law she can talk to and treat with homemade cookies at hearts warming eve,” Twilight loveingly said as the imagination of her mother gifting Rainbow with even knitted pullovers on all possible occasions crossed her mind and made her smirk in delight.

“So you see, there’s really nothing in the world that you need to be worried about.” Just the second Twilight had finished her declaration, she realized that Rainbow Dash, snuggling in her lap, has already fallen deep asleep. “And that’s the reason why there’s absolutely no possibility that anypony couldn’t love you,” she silently whispered at the cute sight of the peacefully sleeping pegasus.