Fluttershy took a long, slow swig of her mug, relishing the sweet, crisp taste of the apple ale. Draining the mug in a swift gulp, she slammed the mug victoriously on her coaster and hiccupped, smiling and giggling, bubbly and warm. She licked the foam mustache off of her upper lip, unable to stop smiling as she gazed longingly across the table at her entourage, Rainbow Dash. She leaned her head on her hoof, twirling the mug around on its corner, blinking slowly. She felt the drink spreading through her bosom, filling her with warmth and releasing her inhibitions. "Did I ever tell you-hic-that you look like a really sexy raincloud?" she asked Rainbow suddenly, feeling a drunken blush dust her face.
Rainbow put down her simple soda and looked sternly at Fluttershy, "Every time you get drunk," she replied flatly.
Fluttershy giggled drunkenly at her friend's reply, leaning her head on her hoof and swaying slowly from side to side. She waved her other hoof airily, "you slay me," she said, sighing and then giggling some more.
Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. Every time she brought Fluttershy out to drink, she ended up trying to flirt with her. The first time it had been surprising-and maybe acceptable, a little-but Fluttershy never remembered making such a fool of herself, and Rainbow never enlightened her on the subject. She knew her terribly shy friend would be kicking herself for years if Rainbow even mentioned a single one of the things she did drunk. Rainbow would've rather not had brought her, but she had to. It was a long story and a lifetime deal Rainbow really tried hard to forget, but Fluttershy exploited the deal once or twice every other month, and Rainbow could never deny. It was part of the deal.
Fluttershy twirled her mug around once more, finally losing grip and watching happily as it clattered down onto the table. She let out a long, awkward giggle at that, and finally sighed, turning back to her partner, "You never-hic-talk when we go out!" she pouted to Rainbow.
"How would you know?" Rainbow asked, "You never remember any of this."
Fluttershy leaned her head to one side, then back to the other, "You're always talking, though!"
Rainbow said nothing, only sipping her soda through a straw. It was true that she was refraining from conversation; she knew better from previous drinking nights.
In an awkward attempt to be flirty, Fluttershy reached across the table and plucked the straw from her soda, putting it in her own mug and sucking through it, giving Rainbow a half lidded stare the entire time. Rainbow Dash counted the seconds before Fluttershy realized she had already emptied her mug. Seven. Fluttershy then pounded her hoof on the table as hard as she could, which wasn't very hard at all, and called out to nopony in particular, "Can I get a refill here?" a short time later, her mug was topped off, and Fluttershy happily plunged the straw into it.
Rainbow Dash reached over and pinched the straw, saying, "I think you've had enough."
"Hey," Fluttershy immediately argued, blinking heavily in an attempt to focus on Rainbow Dash, "Hey. Hey." she picked up the mug and shook it in front of Rainbow's face, "Do you-hic-see this? This here is alcohol. Allll-coooo-hoooool," she stressed drunkenly, finally putting the mug down on the table. "And, and when I drink it-hic-my inhibitions vanish," she blew her hooves apart to emphasize the vanishing of her inhibitions, "So if I wanna-hic-flirt with you, then I'm gonna."
"Fluttershy, please," Rainbow sighed, resting her forehead on her hoof, "You're making a scene."
"Oh no," Fluttershy answered, wiggling her bottom out of her seat, "I'll show you a scene." she stood up and planted her hooves on the table, wobbling slightly before calling out to the entire bar, "Hey-hic-everybody! Hi," she held up her mug, "Normally, I wouldn't be able to-hic-talk to any of you face to face, but this stuff," she shook the beverage for emphasis, "this stuff lets me talk to all of you, and I-hic-I want you all to know that this mare," she pointed at Rainbow Dash seated across from her, "is ignoring my drunken advances on her."
"Sounds like the smart thing to do!" somepony in the bar called out to her, eliciting chuckles from the crowd.
Fluttershy scrunched up her face, "rude," she muttered, then took a long, slow swig from her mug, leaning back further and further until she lost her hoofing and fell backwards, screaming in delight as she felt Rainbow Dash catch her in her hooves. She looked up at the cyan mare and caressed her face with her hoof, "hey, there," she greeted warmly, "how'd you get-hic-back there so fast?"
"You'd be surprised how sneaky you can be when everypony is looking at the drunken chick," Rainbow pointed out, eliciting even more drunken giggles from Fluttershy. She rolled her eyes and slung the drunken mare over her back, deciding that it was about time for her to leave.
Fluttershy wrapped her hooves around Rainbow's neck, giggling as she felt Rainbow's shoulders and haunches move rhythmically beneath her. She gasped quietly and squeezed Rainbow tighter as she felt the cold outside air nip at her skin. "It's-hic-cold out here!" she observed.
"You won't be out here long," Rainbow assured, "I'm taking you home."
"Awwww," Fluttershy pouted, entertaining herself with Rainbow Dash's mane. She felt herself being lulled to sleep by Rainbow's movements beneath her, but decided to instead take one more stab at flirting with Rainbow. She pulled herself closer to Rainbow's neck, brushing Rainbow's mane out of the way and leaning close to her ear, "Hey," she whispered, "I'm going to-hic-start kissing your neck as a sign of my sexual availability, except I don't know how to kiss so it might just be me drunkenly slobbering on your fur." and she moved her nose into Rainbow's neck, gently planting what she thought was a string of passionate kisses on her fur, but to Rainbow it felt more like Fluttershy was just licking her like a dog. She tried to ignore her, but after a few moments found herself biting her lip involuntarily. She pushed Fluttershy back, much to her drunken dismay. Fluttershy weakly flailed her hooves out, whining drunkenly.
Rainbow was glad that they had reached Fluttershy's home by now, she didn't know how longer she could resist Fluttershy's uninhibited stupor. She walked up the steps and opened the door, making her way across the living room and up the stairs to Fluttershy's bedroom. Soon the night would be all over and Rainbow could go home.
She carefully peeled Fluttershy off of her back and laid her down in bed, sighing when she saw Fluttershy curl up in the comforter on her bed, seemingly going right to sleep. She turned around and headed back across the room, all too ready to leave.
"Oh," Fluttershy suddenly called out in what she probably thought was a sultry voice, "I'm just a poor, helpless mare all alone in my big, empty house. I sure hope I don't get taken advantage of by any sexy rainbow mares who stumble upon me in my drunken stupor."
Rainbow turned around and saw Fluttershy laying down in bed, clearly trying to appear seductive. Back curved, eyes half closed and focused on Rainbow Dash, a drunken blush spreading across her face, and a cute little smirk on her face. Rainbow's brow furrowed, "Good night, Fluttershy," she asserted, turning back around.
She stopped in the doorway when she heard Fluttershy sniffling behind her. Don't turn around, don't turn around. She turned around and saw Fluttershy looking at the ground, chin trembling and hooves twiddling. Rainbow's eye twitched as she held back her emotions, but finally gave in and walked back over, giving Fluttershy a simple kiss on the forehead. "Good night, Fluttershy," she said, gentler.
Fluttershy giggled, lowered her eyelids, and finally went snoring away. Rainbow Dash sighed in relief, turning around to leave for the last time.
As she walked out of the door, she stopped, peeked back into the room, saw Fluttershy snoring sweetly away in her bed, and flicked off her light switch, gently closing the door behind her.
Author's Note
this was a rather successful fic, I think. so, here you go, another chapter for this oneshot. enjoy!
The Deal
Rainbow flew through her door, shutting it behind her, leaning heavily on it, and sliding down to the floor. She breathed out a sigh of relief to be back at home, "I'm sure glad that's over," she muttered to herself. Picking herself up, she hovered gently over to her bedroom and tucked herself in, trying (and failing) to get comfortable.
It had been such a bad idea to make that lifetime deal with Fluttershy. Rainbow wished over and over again that she had let Fluttershy talk her out of it! But no, she was doomed to be flirted with once or twice a month forever.
Maybe she could just tell Fluttershy what she does, and then she'd stop? But no, it would weigh even heavier on Fluttershy's heart than it does Rainbow's, if she ever knew of her drunken advances on her. Plus, she'd already taken Fluttershy out to drink so many times now, it'd seem odd if she told her after all this time. She might start to think...things.
No, She didn't want to do anything to jeopardize her friendship with Fluttershy. She sighed and sunk deeper into her covers, just wishing things were different.
She thought back, remembering the first time she made that deal with Fluttershy.
Rainbow Dash slammed her empty mug on the table, letting out a hearty and admirable belch, finishing with a satisfied gasp. "Ahh, delicious!" she said, giggling and bubbling with laughter. She sighed and sank back into her chair, gazing warmly at the yellow pegasus across from her. She giggled and said, "Hey, you know? Your - hic! - your fur, it looks just like butter," she held up her hooves to block out an image of her drinking partner in front of her eyes, "I can just imagine you sliding around the floor - hic! - like butter, you know?" she smiled.
Fluttershy sat across from her, slowly stirring her straw in her drink, and not drinking it. "That's nice," she responded quietly, watching her bubbles go round and round.
Rainbow, even in her drunken stupor, took notice of her friend's conspicuous non-drunkenness. "Hey, have you even drinken anything? drinken-dri-drunken-dr-?" she stammered, blinking and waving her hoof to gather her thoughts.
"Drank," Fluttershy offered quietly, "And, um, no, I don't think I have, I'm sorry, I-I could drink some, if you want..." her mumblings slowly drifted from quiet to downright inaudible, and Rainbow leaned heavily on the table, straining to hear.
"What?" she called rather loudly, "Sp - hic! - speak up!"
"Okay, I'm sorry," Fluttershy responded with not the slightest increase of volume.
"hhhh hh," Rainbow groaned, laying almost her whole body on the table, "Come on, Fluttershy! I brought you out to drink! Not to - hic! - to stir drinks!"
"I know, it's just..." Fluttershy trailed off as she watched Rainbow drunkenly spin her empty glass on its corner, her eyes glazed over and her mouth perpetually smiling. She wondered when Rainbow would actually realize her glass was empty, and ask for more. "I don't think I want to get...drunk...,"
"B-but that's the point!" Rainbow protested, her forelegs flailing wildly, "Come on, you were - hic! - you were being so stressed about the upcoming f-, festi-, fiset-, party or whatever," she stammered, "You were so worried that your animals wouldn't - hic! - perform gooder than last year!"
"Better," Fluttershy offered, her head tucked into her mane, "and I know,"
"Sthsso!" Rainbow lisped, "I brought you out to get drunk! and forget your pr- hic! - your problems."
"I know, I'm sorry," Fluttershy apologized.
"Hey, hey," Rainbow interjected, reaching unfocusedly towards Fluttershy until her hoof landed on the butter mare's shoulder, "D-don't apologize, j - hic! - just get drunk," she instructed, offering Fluttershy her empty mug.
Fluttershy looked at the empty glass, then at Rainbow's face, counting how long it took for Dash to register. Seven seconds. Rainbow held the empty glass high in the air, using her wings to gain an inch or two, and yelled in a sing-songy voice, "rrREfill!"
Within moments, her glass was topped off, and Rainbow held the foaming glass out for Fluttershy to take.
Fluttershy looked at the offered drink, then down at her own, equally full and equally foaming drink. She took Rainbow's drink and set it down on the table, on Rainbow's end of the table.
Rainbow did not notice. She nodded proudly and took the drink that Fluttershy had just set in front of her, "Bottoms up!" she cheered, draining the mug within the minute, while Fluttershy watched quietly.
Rainbow slammed the empty glass on the table and let out another hearty belch, "Ahh! Now, don't you feel - hic! - better?" she giggled as she felt the warmth of the drink spread through her bosom, "Cause I sure do,"
"Um, I think you've had, um, enough," Fluttershy said quietly, taking Rainbow's empty mug and placing it on the tray of a passing-by bartender.
"Thbbbbbb," Rainbow raspberried, "bbbbbbph. Psshhhh, nooooo- hic!" she protested, blinking her eyes one at a time. "I'm g-, I'm-, I'm gooood," she giggled.
"Maybe we should go home now," Fluttershy suggested quietly, getting up from her chair, leaving her drink as full as it was when she got it.
"Hehe, I'll take you home," Rainbow giggled at what she thought was a clever innuendo. She slid off her chair and stumbled to her hooves, swaying slightly back and forth.
"Come on, Rainbow, this way," Fluttershy said, gently taking her hoof and leading her towards the door.
Rainbow followed eagerly, "Okay, Butter," she giggled, tripping only ~~once~~ twice over a chair.
When Rainbow awoke, she was on Fluttershy's couch, and her head felt like it was going through the rainbow factory.
Fluttershy was waiting for her to wake up, holding a warm cup of tea, "Good morning," she said gently, holding the tea out for her to take, "Drink this, you'll feel better."
Rainbow's head hurt too much for her to argue, or to question, so she took it and drank it as fast as it's temperature would allow. "What happened last night?" she asked when she could.
"Not much," Fluttershy answered, sitting down next to her. "You just drank and rambled."
"I didn't say anything embarrassing, did I?" Rainbow asked worriedly.
"No, no," Fluttershy said, and nothing more.
"...did you drink anything?" Rainbow asked.
"...no, but it's fine," Fluttershy instantly assured.
"Aaagh," Rainbow groaned, slapping her head with her hoof, "I'm sorry! I took you out to drink, and ended up drinking enough for both of us myself."
"It's okay, really," Fluttershy assured.
"No, no it's not okay," Rainbow said, sitting up higher, "Here, next time, next time we go out to drink, I'll be your designated flyer. I won't touch a drop of the stuff!"
Fluttershy hesitated, "...really?"
"Yes!" Rainbow assured, scrambling to find a way to make it up to her, "In fact, I'll do it any time you want! No matter how long from now it is, I'll be your personal ch-, chau-, shoff-, your designated flyer."
"Oh, I don't know..." Fluttershy said quietly.
"Please, let me make it up to you?" Rainbow asked, reaching out blindly to grab Fluttershy's shoulder dramatically.
"Um...okay, I guess I would like that..." Fluttershy admitted.
"Good," Rainbow fell back into the couch, "now I need to take a nap,"
Soon enough, Rainbow recovered, and she didn't hear from Fluttershy for a day or two. But that was to be expected, she was really busy with her animals for the upcoming festival.
However, Fluttershy eventually came knocking on her door. Kicking her hooves and looking away awkwardly, she quietly asked if Rainbow could take her drinking, as her designated flyer.
Rainbow happily agreed, and off they went. As Rainbow shut the door behind her, she briefly wondered what Fluttershy was like drunk.
