Chapter 8 - Love is such a hard word !

The sun was now setting across Ponyville, Dash was already waiting for Spitfire in her cloud home. She sat on the couch in the living room, her head was alive with images of the yellow mare as she thought about what she was going to say to her crush, she felt as if it seemed easy enough but she knew it was still going to be a risky question, even after what her mother said, Dash didn’t want to lose Spitfire

Just at that moment an opening door signalled the arrival of another pony, Dash looked up to see the yellow mare in question as she walked into the cloud home.

Spitfire looked at Dash with a smirk as she spoke, "Hey there Dash, so you finally decided what it is thats bugging you so much?" the pegasus asked as she made her way to the couch that Dash was now sitting straight on.

Spitfire sat down next to Dash and looked at her. Dash slowly turned her head to face the mare, her amber eyes gleaming towards the cyan mare, Dash gulped, this was a lot easier said than done.

Clearing her throat Dash spoke up, "Well Spit its kinda... I dunno..weird" the cyan mare explained as she fumbled with her hooves.

Spitfire raised an eyebrow at this, "What do you mean Dash?" she asked curiously.

Dash pondered for a few moments before responding, "well, before I can tell you I need to ask you a few things first" the mare responded as she waited anxiously for the Wonderbolt manager to reply.

Spitfire was slightly confused by the rainbow maned mare's question. She now started to worry that the problem was about her, she kept her cool for now and nodded her head happily.

Dash smiled before continuing, "Well my first question is what do you think of me as a friend" Dash said curiously as she looked over to her crush.

Spitfire thought for a moment, many things came to her mind but she searched around for a sentence that hopefully wouldn't be too awkward for the mare sitting in front of her.

Finally Spitfire spoke up, "Well I guess you're funny, kind, loyal, fast, and much cooler than the other pegasi I used to hang around with" She replied with a genuine smile.

Dash's heart fluttered at the sound of Spitfire's kind words and she felt her cheeks burn slightly as she nodded, "Okay and one last question what would you say about mares liking mares?" Dash asked hesitantly as she blushed more out of embarrassment at her question.

Spitfire's eyes widened in confusion at the thought 'why is she asking me all these questions' she asked herself. Then it hit her, Spitfire turned around fully on the cloud couch in surprise.

Spitfire spoke with slight astonishment "D-Dash, do you like mares?" she asked ?

Rainbow's body tensed up at the question, she looked over at Spitfire who now had a look of shock on her face.

At that point Rainbow felt her heart break and her mind shatter being replaced with the now rising embarrassment, she had tried but failed.

Dash quickly got up from the couch, "Sorry Spitfire I shouldn't have asked that" she said quickly as she tried to put a fake smile on as she slowly backed away.

By now Spitfire was totally convinced, "Dash tell me what's-" she was cut off by the cyan mare as she made her way to the exit of the cloud house.

Dash waved her hooves dismissively, "Its fine Spit you just forget I said anything" she said frantically. Spitfire though was having none of it this time, she too got up off the couch and advanced towards the cyan mare.

Suddenly Dash darted out of the window, Spitfire shouted, "Dash wait!" but it was too late.

Grunting slightly Spitfire pulled a determined expression as she flared her wings as she said to herself 'not this time.' With that the yellow mare bolted from the house and set off in hot pursuit after her cyan friend.

Spitfire soared through the sky at a lightnings pace as she kept up with the blue spec in front of her.

Dash hadn't noticed the yellow mare behind her and her tears were already flowing down her face as her heart ached. She looked around for a suitable landing spot further away from town so she could hopefully not be disturbed.

Finding a suitable cloud Dash descended and landed on the fluffy white surface in a heap as she let the tears fall. Dash's hopes were smashed as she thought about the recent events.

"She probably thinks I'm crazy now" Dash said quietly to herself as she sat upright on the cloud and wiped a few tears from her muzzle as she continued.

"Stupid, why am I so stupid as to think the Spitfire would love a hopeless mare muncher like me" Dash almost spat as she kept deep within her thoughts, not hearing the footsteps on the cloud behind her.

Dash sighed, "She probably never wants to see me again" she finished as she looked off into a random direction as she became utterly silent for the next few moments.

Suddenly Dash jumped as a voice spoke, "well Dash I wasn't expecting that" Spitfire said approaching from behind the mare.

Dash turned around to face her, "what the fact that I think I had a chance with you" she asked in a slightly sad yet annoyed tone as she realized that Spitfire had heard everything that she had just said.

Spitfire shook her head playfully as she continued, "heh, thats the biggest bunch of horse apples I've heard in awhile" she replied as she came right up to the mare.

Dash felt her heart rise back up in her chest and the ache being replaced by a sea of new found hope.

Dash blinked a few times, "w-wait you mean you like me too, I mean not like me but like l-"

Dash was cut off from her sentence when Spitfire cupped her soft yellow hoof around Dash's cheek before pressing her lips firmly against Rainbow’s. Dash let out a muffled squeak in surprise before her eyelids fluttered shut as she melted into the yellow mare’s kiss.

Spitfire kept her eyes closed as she pushed her tongue into Dash's mouth. Rainbow gasped at first but slowly accepted the advancement and copied the older mares actions, to Dash it seemed like it lasted forever and would continue to last for eternity, but like all great things they had to end soon enough.

Dash let out a breathless gasp when Spitfire pulled away from her, ending the cyan mares first ever kiss, now the pair were only just a few inches apart. Dash tried to think of anything to reply to the feeling that she was experiencing as she felt her heart thump in her chest.

Spitfire smirked again as she stared into the magenta eyes of her crush as she gently rested a hoof on her shoulder she breathed in deeply before letting the truth pour out,"Dash, I've had a crush on you for a while now but I didn't know if you liked me back, I was hoping to talk to you about it sometime, but when you started getting all down I decided not to go any further with the idea, but when I visited Firefly she taught me a very important lesson and well lets just say I couldn't leave the mare I love hangin" she finished with her hoof softly tracing up Dash's shoulder and coming to rest on her cyan cheek again.

Dash smiled as her heart swelled, she couldn't describe the feeling other than she knew it was really sappy. Moving away from that feeling she decided to let her mind pour out as she stared towards those big amber eyes that she had admired for so long.

"Spitfire, I know this is gonna sound sappy but I-I love you too, and I've kinda been feeling the same way, after the lake I guess I just went overboard and I couldn't get my mind to stop thinking about you, I went to my parents house after yesterdays dinner and I was told a great lesson too, and all I'm saying is, Spitfire will you be my mare friend?" the cyan mare said blushing slightly from embarrassment as she did.

An even bigger smile adorned Spitfire's face as she leaned back in kissing Dash a lot more passionately than before. Dash leaned into the kiss as Spitfire wrapped her wings around the mare in a soft cocoon of feathers, Dash felt a smile tug at her lips as she finally felt the weight lift of her shoulders as she felt the pain of the last few days slip below the cloud beneath them.

Soon Spitfire pulled back as she and Dash grasped some much needed air. Dash leaned in and nuzzled Spitfire's neck before resting there as Spitfire kept her wings tightly wrapped around her.

Suddenly Dash spoke up, "So is that a yes or a no ?" she asked. Spitfire couldn’t hold in the laughter and soon burst out in giggles as Dash followed.

Spitfire leaned down and lightly kissed Dash's forehead as she nodded, "of course, I would love to be your mare friend Dash" she said with a smile as the pair shared another nuzzle.

Spitfire smiled as she watched Dash lean back onto her neck, a smirk tugged at her lips as her mind skipped past a few thoughts. After a few moments Spitfire looked down at the cyan mare and spoke up.

"It's getting cold out here, why don't we head back hmm?" she asked giving her new mare friend her best set of bedroom eyes.

Dash blushed slightly but grinned and nodded, "sure thing Spit" she said getting up and flaring her wings as she playfully trotted to the end of the cloud.

Just before she left Dash turned around and smirked, "but first you gotta catch me" she said with a wink before blasting off in the direction of her cloud home.

Spitfire grinned back as she launched of the cloud quickly as she darted off after the mare she loved.