Rainbow, yet again, was zooming across town, practicing her moves and tricks.

Through it all, the thought that lingered in her mind was-

Did she love Pinkie Pie like Rarity said?

It had been three days since Rainbow's visit to Rarity's and she hadn't seen Pinkie since she fled from the swimming hole.

She was thinking about what Rarity said almost all the time. She shivered.

It could be worse, She thought. She's my best friend! She thought.

Her pupils shrank to pinpoints.

What if I screw up? What if I hurt her feelings? How would I even hurt her feelings? She shook her head. She was just paranoid.

"I can't back out now," She casted a worried look towards the dark window on the upper floor of Sugarcube Corner. "Pinkie Pie needs me..." She shook her head. "But do I even like her like that?" She asked herself. "My body is telling me I like her, but do I love her?"

She sighed.

"This is why I don't do romance." Rainbow said to herself. "Maybe one of my friends will know what to do." Rainbow said.

She darted towards the town library.

~~~~~~~~~~~

Rainbow Dash bursted through the door of the Golden Oak Library.

"Hey, Twilight!" Rainbow called.

"Hi, Rainbow, be down in a minute!" Twilight called back.

"Ok!" She replied.

After a bit of waiting, Twilight walked down the stairs. As soon as Rainbow saw her coming, she lifted off and darted at her.

"Twilight, you have to help me!" Rainbow cried. The alicorn eyed her.

"With what?" She asked.

"Well, ok, so I need some help to figure out if I like somepony or not." She said.

"Rainbow, you really think I'll be able to help you with that?" Twilight asked.

"Anything, Twilight, anything!" Rainbow said.

"Why are you being so pushy?" She asked. "And why does it matter so much at this moment?" Rainbow fiddled with her hooves.

"It's for somepony whose feeling kind of under the weather." She answered.

"Rainbow, you know when it comes to this, you need to decide yourself." Twilight said as she touched Rainbow's chest. "Let your heart decide." Rainbow groaned.

"I've heard that one before." She grumbled.

"Oh, well in that case, you should know what your doing." She said.

"Uuuuhhhhh, I just went in a circle!" Rainbow groaned.

Twilight shrugged.

"Who is this somepony, anyways?" The purple mare asked.

"I'd rather not say right now." Rainbow said.

"Okay" Twilight casually answered. "I'm glad I could help you."

"Thanks, Twilight," Rainbow said. "But I'm gonna go ask someone more my level." Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Ok, I'm not stopping you." She said. "Goodbye Rainbow, have a good day."

"Thanks Twi!" Rainbow shouted as she flew out the door.

After a few minutes of silence, a unicorn opened the door and walked inside.

"Hello, Twilight?" Rarity called out.

"I'll be down in a minute!" The alicorn replied.

A few minutes later, Twilight walked down the stairs.

"Hey Rarity!" Twilight said. "What's up?"

"Oh, nothing much." Rarity replied. "I came here to return this fashion book."

"Thanks," Twilight said as she took the book from Rarity's magical grasp with her own magic. The purple mare's eyes lit up.

"Hey, did you know that Rainbow Dash is crushing on somepony?" Twilight asked.

"Why yes, I most certainly do!" Rarity replied. "She's really got it on her."

"How do you know all of this?" Twilight asked.

"She came to my boutique a few days ago and asked me for help." Rarity explained. "She wasn't quite sure that the signals her body was giving her was telling her she was in love."

"Oh?" Twilight said, sitting down.

"She was kind of scared at first, I mean, I don't think she's ever been in love before, with a mare, for that fact." Rarity said before she clamped her hooves over her mouth.

Twilight's eyes widened.

"Ehehehehhe...." Rarity awkwardly laughed. "Did I perhaps say that last part out loud?" She asked.

Twilight nodded slowly.

"Oh my gosh, who is it?!" Twilight asked.

Rarity's pupils nervously darted all over the room.

"Mmmm, I'm not entirely sure I'm supposed to be telling you this, dear." Rarity responded.

"Oh, come on!" Twilight complained. "Rainbow wouldn't tell me!"

"Well, there you go!" Rarity countered. "She won't tell you herself, so I will be no different." Rarity said as she turned around and stuck her nose in the air.

"Please?" Twilight asked. "I promise I won't tell anypony!" Rarity turned around.

"I-I suppose." Rarity said. "Gossip is gossip." She said.

"Okay, who is it?" Twilight asked. Rarity gulped.

"Pinkie Pie."

~~~~~~~~~~~

Rainbow scanned her surroundings and spotted a orange earth pony pounding her hind hooves against an apple tree.

She nose dived and landed with a hard thump behind her country friend.

"Hey AJ!" Rainbow said. Applejack turned around and whipped the sweat off her face.

"Howdy, RD!" Applejack said. "How ya doin?" She asked. The pegasus shrugged.

"Actually, not that well." She answered.

"Oh, what's the problem?" She asked as she tipped her hat higher onto her head. Rainbow itched her foreleg with the other.

"I've been told I like somepony-" Rainbow started.

"Like, like like somepony?" Applejack asked.

"Um yes." Rainbow answered.

AJ snorted before she burst out laughing uncontrollably.

"Say, tha toughest, roughest pegasus in Ponyville's in love!" Rainbow frowned.

"Hey! If I told you who it was, you wouldn't be laughing." She said.

"Okay then, who is it?" She asked as she stood back up.

"I'm not gonna tell you!" Rainbow said.

"Okay than, I'll just keep on laughn'!" Applejack responded.

"Okay, okay!" Rainbow said. "I'll give you a hint."

"Okay, lay it on me." AJ said.

"Well, she's an Element of Harmony." Rainbow said as she looked down.

"Really?!" AJ shouted. "This is great! Your in love with one of our best friends! Ya can tell me! I won't laugh! Ah Pinkie promise!"

"Okay, here's a hint that will help a lot." Rainbow said. "She's always r-" she stopped. "Most of the time, she's really, really, really happy." She said as she worriedly glanced at the town, specifically the bakery.

Applejack's eyes widened.

"You're in love with Pinkie Pie?" AJ asked.

"At least I think so." Rainbow answered.

"Whatd'ya mean?" She asked.

"I'm not sure if I like her or not." Rainbow said. Applejack smacked her head.

"RD, how do you not like her but do like her?!" She asked.

"That's the thing, I wasn't the one who found out." She said. "Rarity told me."

~~~~~~~~~~~

"Pinkie Pie?!" Twilight blurted. "Really?!"

"Yes, I believe so." Rarity said. "Unless Rainbow was lying." Twilight shook her head.

"No, Rainbow wouldn't lie." Twilight shook her head again. "I take that back."

"Speaking of Pinkie, though, have you seen her around?" Rarity asked. "I haven't seen her in days."

"Me neither." Twilight answered

"Why, I haven't seen the dear since she was on the way to the vet with Gummy." Rarity added.

"Yeah....." Twilight replied.

~~~~~~~~~~~

"Well, think of it this way," Applejack said. "How did Rarity figure it out?" She asked.

"I told her the feelings I got around Pinkie." She answered.

"Okay, like what?" She asked.

"Mmmm, hot cheeks, heart speeding up, fluttering heart, things like that." Rainbow Dash said. AJ chuckled before speaking.

"Well there ya go!" Applejack said. "Those feelings say it all!" She said.

"They do?" Dash asked.

"Yep, your body is telling her that you like her." She said as she crossed her legs. The pegasus nodded slowly. "Ah guess you're not smart enough to figure it out." AJ said as she lightly punched Rainbow's head.

"Hey!" She complained.

"Ah'm just jokn'." Applejack said. "But really, use mah advise." She said.

"Okay, thanks AJ!" She called as she flew off. "See ya later!"

~~~~~~~~~~~

Insisting herself not to crash into the window this time, Rainbow Dash landed at the front door of Sugarcube Corner.

She walked inside the store and looked around.

"Hello, Ranbow Dash." Mrs. Cake said.

"Hi, Mrs. Cake." Rainbow said. "Have you seen Pinkie?" She said.

"Yes, she's upstairs." She said. "Please help her." She said.

"I'll try." She said as she nodded.

She slowly walked up the stairs and knocked on the closed door to Pinkie's room.

She heard hoof steps and then the door opened a crack.

Rainbow walked inside and looked for Pinkie. She saw a pink pony sitting in the middle of the floor. Her straight mane had a few stray hairs sticking out.

"P-Pinkie?" Rainbow asked.

"Oh, it's you." Pinkie said.

"Yes, it's me." Rainbow said as she raised an eyebrow.

"Thanks for leaving me behind in the water." The mare grumbled.

"Look, I can explain!" Rainbow cried.

"Yeah, sure." Pinkie said. "You just wanted to leave me behind because I was all mopey!"

"What?!" Rainbow shouted. "That's not true!" She said.

"Sure, I know you lie." Pinkie replied.

Rainbow might've forgotten about liking Pinkie, but she knew that deep inside, the real Pinkie was still there.

"Pinkie, you know I would never leave you behind!" Pinkie snorted.

"Yeah right." She said.

"Please Pinkie, just calm down." Dash said.

Pinkie just glared at her. Rainbow took a deep breath.

"Pinkie, close your eyes." She said.

"Wh-" Pinkie started.

"Just close your eyes." She said.

Pinkie sighed and closed her eyes.

With her hooves shaky, she placed them on her friend's shoulders. She took a deep breath and leaned in.

The gap between the two was closed and their lips met.

Pinkie's heart jolted but her eyes stayed closed.

Rainbow's eyes slowly closed as she melted into Pinkie. The fact the Pinkie hadn't pulled away was good.

Rainbow finally pulled away and left Pinkie with an open mouth. She looked at her friend.

"I know your feeling down, but please don't stay mad. I know you can't. I want you to know that I will always, always be here for you, and I'd try as hard as I can to make you happy." Rainbow said as she looked down.

Pinkie attempted to hide a guilty look. Rainbow lifted into the air limply and headed towards the window.

"I hope you can reach inside if yourself and find the real Pinkie Pie," Rainbow said. "Because I'm sick of the one you're being."

Author's Note

Oooooooooooooooooo!

That chapter's, next one coming real soon!