An Unlikely Crush

Fluttershy was feeding and playing with her animals when she saw a blue blur zoom by. It could only be one pony. Rainbow Dash. She claims to be the fastest flyer in Equestria. Fluttershy believed it. She was doing her routine, like always.

"Wow" she said. "Rainbow Dash!" She 'shouted'. The cyan mare failed to notice Fluttershy due to the yellow mare's natural quietness mixed with her amazing speed made it impossible to hear almost anypony, and she headed to town for hay fries. "Oh Angel, isn't she just, amazing?" Angel rolled his eyes. He had heard that a dozen times before.

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The next day, Fluttershy was on her way to buy some carrots when she saw Rainbow busting clouds above town hall.

"Truly amazing." she whispered to herself. But when Dash looked down, Fluttershy trotted away.

"Fluttershy!" Dash shouted. She could notice that yellow coat anywhere.

"Oh, hello Rainbow." she softly said.

"What brings you to town?" she asked

"Oh I'm getting some carrots for a special salad. Angel Bunny is being choosy again." Dash bit on her tongue so she wouldn't call that bunny bucking picky.

"Ok, you do that, I have to go bust some clouds around Sweet Apple Acres. Bye, Fluttershy!" and with that, she was gone.

"Bye." she said, but once again , was too quiet. She heaved a sigh and went to buy carrots for a rather picky eater.

Fluttershy didn't know why Rainbow Dash wasn't in the Wonderbolts yet, or why she wasn't in at least an academy. Fluttershy just knew she is amazing. She saw Dash do her routine every day, and Fluttershy watched every day, considering she did it so close to her cottage. Fluttershy was day dreaming a little to much. She was drowning her daises.

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Rainbow was reading The Adventures of Daring Do when she heard a knock at her fluffy cloud door. She opened it to find a mail pony.

"Are you Rainbow Dash?" He said in a sleepy voice.

"Yeah!" She said as if she thought he would know.

"Then this is for you." And as soon as Dash got the letter, he flew off. She ripped open the envelope and read the letter out loud.

"Dear Rainbow,

Wow! Your flying looked amazing today! I don't think you've noticed, but I've been watching and cheering. I just don't think I'm loud enough for you to hear. I know what you could add to your routine, um, if you don't mind. A Sonic Rainboom! That would be so cool!

From, Fluttershy"

"Huh, a Sonic Rainboom wouldn't be to bad!" So she jumped into bed and dreamed about Sonic Rainbooms.

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This time, Fluttershy was watching the blue pegasus teach Scootalo how to fly. She was a good teacher. She could have used a teacher like that when she was a filly.

"Hey Fluttershy!" She called out well Scootalo left. "What's up?" She asked.

"Oh nothing much, just wanted to take a stroll."

"Cool, I heard Rarity's having a hard time with Opal."

"Oh! Okay! Bye!" She said excitedly. "Bye!"

After Fluttershy got Opal off of Rarity's flank, she went back to her cottage. She felt strange, she had never felt that way before. She didn't know what it meant, but it was bothering her. A lot.

"Ohhhhh what does mean?" Angel just shrugged and stared at her.

That night, she laid awake that night- unable to sleep. She let out a cry of anger. Her brain was now fludded with this unknown feeling making it impossible to sleep.

Then she heard wind, no. That's too fast and sudden. She looked out the window. It was a rainbow coloured mane. Rainbow Dash.

"Why is she out so late?" She questioned herself. Suddenly the feeling became stronger, and she felt warmth rise into her cheeks.

She watched for hours as Rainbow flew for hours. Watching her caused her to fall asleep on the window. When she woke up, she was on the floor under the window.

"Oh, wh-" them she remembered she had been watching Rainbow Dash fly- in the middle of the night?!

She looked outside. Rainbow Dash was sleeping on a stump outside her cottage.

"Oh we should get her inside!" She cried. She picked up the cyan mare and took her inside her cottage.

She put her In her own bed and prepared breakfast for when she got up.

About an hour later, Rainbow Dash stirred. She woke up to find herself in Fluttershy's cottage. She walked into the kitchen where Fluttershy made a breakfast for her. "Ummm what happened?"

"Oh you were out late flying and you fell asleep on a stump so when I woke up and saw you I took you inside." She explained.

"Oh"

Why were you up flying really late anyways?" Fluttershy asked.

"I don't really know, actually."

"Huh?"

"Mmmm... This is good" she said, pointing at the food Fluttershy made.

"Thank you, it took me a few tries, but I got it just right."

"Hmmmm" Fluttershy mumbled as she looked at Rainbow. She looked nervous.

"Are you sure you were just 'flying' and you don't know why?" She cocked her head.

"Weeeellllll" Rainbow said admittedly. "A little while ago, a pegasus claimed to have done a Sonic Rainboom about 20 seconds after another Sonic Rainboom!" She cried "and he's going to preform it for the next Best young Flyers competition!" Fluttershy thought about that.

"Do you really believe he can really do that? It's hard enough doing one Sonic Rainboom." She calmly said.

"Real or or not, I'm not taking any chances!" She cried.

"Well........" Her voice trailed off. Dash's dark pink eyes seemed to put her in a trance.

"Well what?" Rainbow said her hoofs waving in the air. Fluttershy shook her head.

"Um... Well don't get to wound up in this. It could be making him look better like Trixi."

"I guess you're right. I hope it's just a lie."

"W-what?" Fluttershy stammered. She had been gazing into Dash's eyes, tuning out the rest of the world. "Oh, yes. Glad I could help..." She had not heard Rainbow before.

"You ok, Shy?" She asked.

"Y-yes, I'm fine. She reassured.

"Thanks for the talk Fluttershy, but I'm gonna head out." Dash said.

"Okay, Maybe I'll see you around town." Fluttershy said.

"bye!" And the cyan pegasus was gone. Fluttershy watched her go. She watched the sky when the blue mare was long gone. The shy pony would have watched past lunch if it wasn't for Angel who nudged her in the left foreleg.