I Don’t Believe That Anybody Feels the way I Do, About You Now

“Knock, knock, knock.”

The sound wakes me from a lovely dream. I groan and my eyes slowly drift open. This would happen on my day off. Its 7:00 AM and someones knocking at my door. This place isn’t even a library. The knocking rings through the castle again.

“Twi!”

Oh, it’s Rainbow Dash. IT’S RAINBOW DASH! The all too familiar voice snaps me out of my sleepy daze. If it were any other pony I would have gone back to sleep, but I’d do just about anything for Dash. I’ve been kind of obsessed with that mare as of late.

“Coming!” I call, gliding down the stairs to the front door. “Good morning, Dashie.” I say was I open the door, my eyes closed and a warm smile on my face. “To what do I owe-” I look at her and see something worse than the deepest pit of Tartarus. She’s crying.

“Ca-can I come in?” She manages to choke out.

“Of course.” I step aside. “Please come in.”

We slowly walk to the castles large sitting room, the only sound being Dash’s sniffles. There are comfy cushions littered about the crystalline room. We nestle in by the fireplace to the back wall of the room.

“What’s wrong Rainbow Dash?” I study her face. She’s staring at the floor, her expression unreadable.

“I failed.” She says grimly.

“Come again?”

“My only goal and I failed.”

“Wha-” My pupils shrink. Today was the day the letter from the wonderbolts came in. “You don’t mean?”

“They didn’t let me join!” She bellowed in equal parts rage and sorrow.

“Why? You’re the best flier I’ve ever seen.”

“Yeah!” She laughed bitterly. “Apparently that’s not enough. They don’t think I’m enough of a team player. Said I’d try to outshine the rest of the team.”

She buried her head in her hooves. Hot tears ran down her face, dripping into the cushion below her.

“Dash,” I’m not sure how much more my heart can take seeing her like this. “I’m so sorry.”

“What do I do now, Twi?” She sobbed as she lifted her head from her hooves. “I’ve got nothing else!” She spat. “No more dreams, no more aspirations. I have nothing.”

We sat there in silence. Eventually, I steeled my look. “If the Wonder Bolts don’t see you as an asset to the team they can buck right off!”

“Twilight?!”

“Pardon my language, but it was warranted. Any flight team would benefit from having you in their ranks. If they can’t see it their crazier than discord!”

I move closer to her, embracing her in my hooves. I swear I saw her cheeks go pink for a split second as I did. Our warmths mix and I feel her breathing steady as my hooves are wrapped around her.

“I’m useless, Twi.” She says almost stoically. “I had one thing I wanted to do with myself and I’ll never get to do it.

“DON’T YOU EVER SAY THAT AGAIN!” My voice rattles the quartz walls. “You are not and never will be useless!”

“But its the truth Twi.” The stubborn mare continued to berate herself.

“You are the best flyer in equestria, you won the competition to prove it. If anyones useless its me, I’m a know it all who over thinks anything.”

Her eyes harshened. “Never say that again!” Her eyes were daggers. “You are the smartest, most intelligent pony I know.”

“Why not? I can’t barely even fly right.”

“Well I can’t go five minutes without my ego getting the better of me. Besides your kind and caring.”

“Well you’re confident and cool.”

“Amazingly talented at anything you set your mind to.

“Never let your ego put anyone else down.”

“Passionate and as loyal as anypony I know.”

“Just pleasant to be around.”

“Helpful and funny.”

“Strong and athletic.”

“Quick witted and clever.”

“Lithe and gorgeous.”

“Curvy in all the right ways.”

“And besides!” We cried in unison. “I CAN’T EVEN TELL THE MARE I LOVE HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER!”

We stared at each other in complete silence. Did I just say that out loud? Did she say the same thing? I looked her over as she did the same.

Dear Celestia was she beautiful. The way her barel was perfectly toned, her gorgeous flanks, the gentle slope of her back, her windswept mane. How did she manage to be both cute and sexy? I could only hope she had half as many things to admire about me.

“Is. Is the pony you love staring you right in the face?” She stuttered. I nodded.

“How?” She closed her eyes. “How could you love a failure like me. How can a loser like me be lucky enough to be loved by a pony like you?”

I hug her tight. “I don’t care what some silly flight team thinks of you, Rainbow.” I nuzzle her neck. “I-I love you. Through thick and thin, during the highs and lows. I just never knew how to tell you.” I snuggled into her chest.

“You’re always there. You act as a push or a wall when I need one. I wanted to tell you so bad, but I just couldn’t. You deserve someone better.”

“I don’t want someone ‘better.’” I tightened my embrace. “I want you. I promise, nopony feels like I do about you. Nopony at all.” She wrapped me in her forehooves.

“Thank you, Twilight.” She whispered just above the crackling fire. “Thank you.”

“Anytime Rainbow.” I smiled “Anytime at all.”

I don’t know how long we spent in that embrace. It could have been hours it could have been minutes or even seconds. We had each other that was all that mattered. Eventually we did let go just staring into each others eyes.

In her radiant magenta pools I saw something that had been missing. Something that had finally found its home again. I saw a fire. A fire that burned brighter than any other flame or spark in equestria. One that I loved so dearly. But now there was a huge difference in that fire. It didn’t burn for Dash, and it didn’t burn for the Wonder Bolts. It burned for me, and only for me. And I can to this day both see that fire and feel one for Rainbow Dash inside myself. I’ll do anything to keep those flames alive.

Author's Note

Wonder wall by Oasis is one of my favorite songs. It is a ballad of unconditional love and with that theme this idea just kinda came to me. If you wanna suggest a song feel free to do so in the comments below.