Rainbow landed on a cloud, her heart beating like a hummingbird's. She bit her lip.

"What is wrong with you!" Rainbow shouted at herself.

She laid down on the cloud and put her hooves over her head.

"Stupid, stupid." Rainbow mumbled. "I can't go back now, she probably won't want to see me." She said to herself. "You're such an idiot..." Rainbow muttered.

She frowned and took off into the air.

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Rainbow landed on the front porch of her cloud mansion and pushed the door open.

Tank walked up to Dash and nuzzled her, but she pushed him back, making him spin in a circle on his shell.

"Not now, Tank." She mumbled, heading straight for her room.

Once she was there, she flopped onto her bed and a tear slipped from her eye.

Again, why did she care so much that she left Pinkie in the dust? She had done it before, so why did it matter so much now?

Chapter 6: Say What Now?

Rainbow's eyes drifted open. She looked around.

"Good job, Rainbow. You let yourself sleep outside all night." She said out loud. The memories of the passed day pooled back into her head. Her ears folded back.

Maybe I should see Rarity. She an expert on feelings and what they mean. She thought.

She nodded and darted towards Carousel Boutique.

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A knock came from the door.

"Oh, who could that possibly be at this hour?" Rarity grumbled as she stood up from her kitchen table.

She opened the door and smiled.

"Oh, hello, Rainbow dear." Rarity greeted. "What brings you here?" She asked.

"Hi Rarity, can I come in?" Rainbow asked.

"Oh! Of course!" Rarity said as she stepped aside. Rainbow smiled and she stepped inside the warm boutique. "Anyways, I was wondering if you could answer a question." Rainbow said.

"Mhm, of course." Rarity said as Rainbow sat down at the table. "Tea?" She asked.

"Oh, um.... sure." Rainbow said.

"Alright, now, what was it you wanted to talk about?" Rarity asked.

"Oh, right." Rainbow said. "Well, you see, I've been getting this feeling..." She started.

Rarity whipped around and looked at Rainbow straight in the eye.

"Oh, tell me about it!" Rarity beamed. "I'm great at this!" Rarity giggled.

"Ok, well, I've been getting this feeling... around Pinkie Pie." Rainbow started. Rarity practically leaped across the table.

"Oh my goodness! Tell me more!" She giggled. "What kind of feeling?"

"Um, warm face, mostly cheeks, uh, it feels like my heart speeds up when she hugs me, I get all nervous when she looks at me in the eye..." She said.

Rarity looked as if she was ready to explode.

"And... Uh, you okay?" Rainbow asked.

"Ahem, oh, yes, continue." She said in a giggly voice.

"Um... where was I? Oh yeah, I get all fidgety when she talks, laughs, or sings in that... that, beautiful voice she has.... I-it's undeniable." She said with a dreamy look on her face.

Rarity was giggling and smiling. She looked back at Rainbow after finishing her laughing fit.

"Oh, Rainbow, dear, you're just simply clueless!" She said. "Don't you get it, dear?" Rarity beamed.

"Uh, no." Rainbow said. Rarity rested her hooves on the pegasus's shoulder. "This is to good to be true!" Rarity laughed.

"Rarity, what, what, WHAT?" Rainbow said. "What does it mean?" She asked.

"Oh, Rainbow, don't you see?" Rarity asked. "You're in love!"

"Huh?" Rainbow muttered.

"You're in love!" She repeated. "With our dear Pinkie Pie!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Rainbow said. "In love?" She asked. "With Pinkie?" She asked.

"Yes, Rainbow, I believe so," Rarity said. Rainbow lifted into the air and floated around the room.

"I can't believe this..." Rainbow said. "...In love... with my best friend?" Rainbow asked.

"The best way to fall in love, if you ask me!" Rarity beamed.

"I know, I know, it's just, it's Pinkie!" Rainbow shouted. "You never know what she'll say! She just that random!"

"Rainbow Dash, please dear, sit down." Rarity said.

"Okay." Rainbow said as she sat on the floor. The unicorn walked up to her and sat down in front of her.

"Yes, that is true, but this is Pinkie we're talking about. Yes, of course she can be random, but if you happen to be rejected, Pinkie could never stay mad at you." Rarity said. "Especially you."

"I still don't know what to do..." Rainbow said.

"You have to follow your heart, Dash." Rarity said.

"What the hay does that mean?" Rainbow asked.

"It means you have to stop using your brain for everything, and let your heart decide!" Rarity said.

"Not following." She said as she raised an eyebrow. Rarity sighed.

"All those fluttery heart messages you've been getting- use them to decide what to do." Rarity said.

"Okay, I think I get it." Rainbow said. "I just need some time to think."

"Glad I could help, dear." Rarity said. "Have a good day."

Rainbow waved and darted out the door.

"This could be the best thing that ever happened to her..." Rarity said as she watched her friend go.

She smiled and walked back inside her boutique.

Author's Note

Oooohohohoho! Sorry, I'm not that great with Rarity, so hopefully it sounded okay.