Farewell

Four weeks later

Almost a month had passed since Rainbow Dash was discharged from the hospital. Fluttershy had of course insisted she stay with her. She thought nothing of converting the front room of her cottage to accommodate the hospital bed, kidney machine and other miscellaneous things she’d need to care for Rainbow. To Rainbow it was nothing short of an invasion, burdening her useless self on her girlfriend who thought she had little choice out of a sense of duty. To Shy it was a happy day, she and Rainbow had talked of living together after all. Rainbow wanted it but not like this. The dark seeds planted themselves in her mind that day.

The first week ended badly. At first their friends came every day to see Rainbow and Shy, chatting about whatever it was that was occupying them at the time, or attempting to lift Rainbow’s mood. However the more they tried it seemed her mood got darker and more morose until she didn't bother hiding her disdain, simply rolling over in the bed and ignoring them until they left. Day after day Fluttershy made excuses for her girlfriend, hoping her friends weren't too upset with her. She hoped it was a phase, that Rainbow would simply snap out of it if given time. Even their alone time though Rainbow was becoming more and more distant, retreating within herself to such an extent even Fluttershy found it painful to watch. Eventually her depression reached the state where Rainbow refused to even acknowledge Fluttershy was there, she looked at no one, talked to no one. She didn't even bother getting out of the bed anymore after the second week. Fluttershy of course cared for her as best she could, and Rainbow let her, unresponsive as ever as Shy almost had to force food into her mouth, limp limbed as she allowed Shy to bathe her every night and back in the bed as soon as she was dressed. Every attempt to reach her failed, the more their friends tried the more Rainbow shoved them away. Eventually after the third week her friends stopped calling, preferring to stay at their homes than sit in a stony silence and unwelcome atmosphere that was Rainbow’s world right now. Even Pinkie gave up in the fourth week, Rainbow’s depression too much for even her to handle.

Mid Week, the Fourth Week.

Fluttershy was in her bedroom of her cottage, crying silently into her pillow, hating herself for it but not knowing what else to do. Rainbow was downstairs in the bed, napping she assumed as she could hear snores from the room below. Not that it mattered much, when Rainbow was awake all she did was stare unblinking at the wall, focused on something Shy couldn't see. Utter despair threatened to overwhelm the butter coloured girl, Celestia knew she had tried her best with Rainbow, to care for her, to love her in what she knew in her heart were her final months. Yet she couldn't bring herself not to care, after all she loved the cyan skinned girl with all her heart, had done since they first met all those years ago in Cloudsdale. Although Fluttershy had to admit, if only to herself and her bunny Angel, even her legendary patience and kindness were wearing a little thin, no, a lot thin if she was honest. There was one last ploy she hadn't used, one she hadn't thought of trying. At this point though she was all out of other bright ideas. Lifting her head from her pillow, drying her eyes on her sleeve she looked about her room, her eyes finding what she was looking for. Dash’s old leash was hanging from the wall. Cogs and gears turned in Fluttershy's brain, giving her an idea. It had been over five months since she’d last used her alternate persona. Obviously while Dash had been out in the hospital all her time had been spent there, and in the month she'd been home sex of any sort had been out of the question, let alone the sort of sex Fluttershy had in her mind right now.

Standing from her bed Shy crossed her room and took the leash down, feeling it's leather in her hands. Knowing what she had to do next Shy took a moment to steel her resolve before committing, she opened her drawers and took out the clothing she knew Dashie liked best and got herself ready.

Maybe soft and delicate Fluttershy couldn't reach her love, but Mistress Fluttershy could. Getting herself ready at last she descended her wooden stairs carefully, flying the last few steps and gliding the distance between her and the sleeping Rainbow. Mistress wanted her asleep, for the first bit anyway. Mistress Shy grinned an evil grin and got to work on her sleeping pet, thankful that Dash was a heavy sleeper.

Mistress Shy walked round the bed, double checking the bindings were secure. True she hadn't indulged this for a little while and while she was rusty, she was sure they'd suffice for this session. Surveying her sleeping pet Fluttershy was pleased with her handiwork. Rainbow was on her back, naked – Shy couldn't take credit for that, Dash couldn't be bothered to dress anymore – her arms extended behind her head, tied together at the wrists to the head of the bed by a length of pink silk. Her legs were secured at the ankles to each corner at the foot of the bed by two more lengths of pink silk. Her wing was secured tight to her right side by a five inch wide rubber belt, Shy made sure the belt didn't obstruct the tubes from the kidney machine. A foam ball gag was buckled behind Dash’s head, designed to expand as it caught her drool, effectively gagging her. Completing the look Shy threaded the leash through the hook on Dash’s collar. Dash was ready. Shy caught sight of herself in the mirror as she rounded the bed on the right side, smiling she stopped to admire herself. Her long pink hair was scraped back into a harsh ponytail, white bra covered her ample cleavage – Dash was always jealous that Shy’s breasts were that much bigger than her own – Almost sheer white stockings covered her long legs, and a white mini skirt rounded off her attire. One last deep breath and she was ready. She really hated what she was about to do but it was for Dash’s own good.

Reaching her fingers towards Rainbow’s wing, Mistress gently grasped a tertiary feather in two fingers. Then pulled hard, tugging it free in one swift motion.

Rainbow woke instantly, screaming with the pain, which was muffled by the expanding gag. Looking at Shy standing there Rainbow wondered what the hay was going on, she wriggled a bit, sizing up her situation before lying still, gasping against the pain in her remaining wing.

Sauntering over to the bound Pegasus Mistress lowered her head to Rainbow’s ear. “Do I have your attention? Nod if you understand me.” Rainbow nodded weakly. “Good. Now I'm going to speak. You will listen.” Another nod. Shy walked to the foot of the bed, and turned to face Dash. A look of pure contempt etched across her face. Dash had never seen that look before, it was worse than the Stare. “You are an animal Rainbow Dash. A self pitying, wallowing disgusting animal.” Rainbow couldn't get over the venom Shy used in every syllable. “I sat by your bed every day for four months in that hospital. Every. Day. They had to get a mattress at the side because I refused to leave. Our, no, MY friends had to take shifts taking care of my animals at the shelter so I could take care of YOU. We all quit university so we could take care of YOU. We’ve been through wars together, we’ve battled together and saved Equestria together more than once, and this, THIS is how you repay me, us?” Fluttershy had gotten almost nose to nose with Rainbow as she finished, not once had she raised her voice above her usual quiet tone, but the poisonous tone she used scared Rainbow half to death. She realised Shy was right, she deserved every word directed at her. She felt the deepest shame and regret that she’d pushed her girlfriend to this, that she’d pushed her friends away. She had no time to think on it however, Mistress wasn't finished. Shy stood back up, turning her back on Rainbow. “So, Dash, it comes to this. You've had me feed you like an animal, bathe you like an animal. That's fine. You want to be an animal? Get out of that bed, out of my house and get in that garden and live like one! Or, you can shake your head and come back to me, to us where you belong. Make your choice.” Rainbow laid there, taking it all in, too stunned by the tirade of bile from Fluttershy to think for a moment. Dash didn't feel Mistress gently take hold of a secondary feather on her wing until it too was roughly yanked out, eliciting another muffled scream of agony from Rainbow that lasted at least 30 seconds. “I. Said. Chose. Now. Or the next feather will be a primary and you'll be out.” Blind panic mixed with fury and pain within Dash’s bound form, but she knew where she belonged. Frantically she shook her head, begging Shy to notice.

Fluttershy gave her a warm smile as she bent down to remove the gag from Dash, who was still breathing hard, whimpering from the pain in her wing. Shy gave her a soft kiss to the cheek and stroked her hair. Standing once more she looked at Dash still trussed up on the bed, another idea forming in her head.

“Now that's settled, Mistress wants to play a game with you my pet. But first I'm going to ask you some questions, and I want honest answers. Do you understand?” Rainbow nodded slowly. “I can't hear you my pet.”

“Yes…….Mistress.”

"That's better. Now, we begin.” Fluttershy opened her wings, flaring them out to their fullest span, a good eight feet across. Slowly, deliberately she flapped them, raising a few feet from the hardwood floor and hovered there effortlessly in front of her bound pet.

“What am I doing?” The question caught Dash off guard. Looking up at her mistress Dash knew exactly what she was doing, and could see where this was going, and she hated and loved her for it.

“Y, you, you’re f, flying, Mistress.” Dash stammered out, looking away from Shy as she said it, her cheeks blushing a fierce crimson.

Mistress Shy changed direction, hovering in front of Dash’s face once more. “Do you like it, pet?”

Dash scrunched up her eyes and through clenched teeth answered “Yes, Mistress.”

“Liar.” Mistress Shy raised herself up a little higher, she reached out with her stockinged left foot and seized one of Dash’s primary feathers in her toes. “Now, I'll ask again. Do you like it?”

Dash trembled with fear as she felt the pressure on her feather. “N, no Mistress I don't.”

“That’s better,” cooed Mistress Shy. “Why? Why don't you like it?” She asked as she wiggled the feather in her toes, reminding her pet of the need to answer quickly. She could see tears begin to stream from Dash but she wouldn't relent.

Dash was weeping openly now, her cheeks blushing furiously. She was afraid to answer but afraid not to. She knew the answer, and she hated herself for saying it. In a low voice she said “Because I can't Mistress.”

“You hate me for doing it don't you pet?” She gripped the feather as tight as she could, applying enough force to make Dash shake with fear. “Answer me.”

Rainbow couldn't contain it anymore, the weeks of pent up emotions she’d suppressed washed over her like a dam bursting its walls, she held nothing back. She admitted everything, how she hated her body, resented herself for the accident, her jealousy over Fluttershy being whole, how she hated this whole situation and how much she was scared of what was to come. At some point Rainbow had cried herself out, she had no tears left, she was dry sobbing in the wake of her humiliation. She didn't feel Fluttershy release her wing, and land beside her on the bed, pulling her into an embrace like she hadn't done since that day she woke up in the hospital. Planting a soft tender kiss on Rainbow’s lips she stroked her multi coloured hair, comforting her girlfriend till her sobbing stopped. Eventually Shy sat up, breaking the embrace and looked at Rainbow, her expression serious once more.

"One more question pet. Just one more. After what I've just done to you, do you still love me?”

Rainbow raised her head up as much as her bindings would allow. Looking at Fluttershy she saw the Mistress façade slip just a little, her timid self vulnerable. Rainbow knew deep down what the last few moments had cost her, how hard it must've been for her girlfriend to do what she’d just done, for her sake. Realisation dawned, she felt like the last four weeks were sloughing off her like a bad second skin. She’d never felt more like herself in a long time.

“Fluttershy, no. I love you because of what you've just done, because of what it cost you to do. You're my angel and I love you so very much.” Fluttershy raised her head up, her smile firmly back in place now she knew she had her Rainbow back. Running her hand down Rainbow’s tight stomach, she cast a glance between her spread legs and noticed she was incredibly wet. A most un-Fluttershy like idea struck her then, as she wondered just how turned on her girlfriend was. Without warning Shy clapped her hand to Rainbow’s sex, the slap stinging her folds and eliciting a soft moan and a trickle of juice from Rainbow.

“So, still want to play my game Dashie?”

Rainbow nodded enthusiastically, after all she wasn't in a position to refuse.

“Excellent peasant.” Fluttershy spread her wings once more, and rose above the bed, hovering over Rainbow’s face. Lowering herself just a little, Shy placed her left foot on Rainbow’s chin, her stockinged toes resting on her lower lip. “My feet are tired peasant. You will attend them. Understand?” Rainbow understood alright. She gave Shy her nod without hesitation. “Good. Now, open your mouth and take my stocking in your teeth.” Dash did as she was told, tilting her head forwards as she opened her mouth allowed her to take all of Fluttershy's toes in at once, running her tongue over and around each through her white stocking. Shy let out a surprised “Eeeep!” Before turning into a low moan of pleasure. Casting a glance upwards Dash noticed for the first time that Shy hadn't bothered with panties under the short skirt, and that three fingers on her right hand was buried knuckle deep in her moistening pussy, sawing away at her shaven slit while Rainbow continued her attention on her toes, now adding little nips and sucks to each digit in turn. Shy then lifted her foot from Rainbow’s mouth and quickly inserted her right one instead. “Let us not forget this one peasant, it also needs attention.” Rainbow smirked a happy smirk as she got to work, mirroring her earlier efforts, sucking Shy’s toes for all she was worth while she dug her fingers deeper into her wet snatch. Dash could tell from her moans she was close to cumming, that and the steady drips of fanny juice slashing Rainbow’s forehead. All of a sudden Shy  moved her foot, placing them either side of Dash’s head. Flutter Shy glanced down, watching Rainbow watch her get herself off. “Know what peasant? I have something better for you to clean.” With that she abruptly folded her wings and dropped to her knees straddling her girlfriends face, placing mare hood inches from Rainbow’s mouth. “Tongue out. Now, as far as it will go.” Trying not to look too eager, Rainbow stuck out her tongue, waiting for Shy’s descent.

“Peasant, you have ten seconds. I want to cum in ten seconds flat.” With that Fluttershy sat down, the bridge of Rainbow’s nose brushing against her clit and forcing her tongue deep inside her. Immediately Rainbow swirled her tongue around, before wrapping her lips around Shy’s hard nub, sucking like her life depended on it. She knew Shy was close to climaxing, and ten seconds of this attention was more than enough time. Surely enough, with a gentle nip and a last giant suck, Fluttershy came hard, screaming as she rutting herself against Rainbow’s face, both hands clutching almost painfully at her prismatic hair for support as Shy rode out her orgasm. Dismounting her girlfriend, Fluttershy sat next to her on the bed, panting slightly as she leant in for a kiss, tasting herself as she gently forced her tongue between Rainbow’s lips, a gesture she quickly returned. Breaking the passionate kiss finally, Shy stood up and started untying the silk restraints on Rainbow’s wrists. “Let's get these off you sweetie, seeing as we’re done here.” She said with a warm smile.

“But………..” Rainbow tried and failed to not look disappointed as she moved her freed arms to her side and pushed herself to her elbows. Shy gave a soft chuckle as she moved to untie her ankles. “I never said you got to cum silly, it was my game.” Shy flapped her wings once, vaulting the edge of the bed and landing astride Rainbow’s hips, unbuckling the wing restrainer. “But, if you behave later this afternoon, then I suppose we can play again, and I think a certain awesome Pegasus has an unopened Wonderbolt uniform?” Rainbow sat upright, hugging Fluttershy in her arms, covering her neck in rapid kisses. Unfurling her wings, Shy wrapped them around her and Rainbow, pulling her in closer. She felt Rainbow flinch ever so at their touch, trying to pull away from Shy’s wings. “You ok with me using these?” Rainbow nodded slowly, her eyes not meeting Shy’s. “Not your fault Fluttershy, I guess I'm just feeling awkward, y’know?” Shy’s feathers found the stump of Rainbow’s left wing and she swirled them around it, caressing it as a mother would a newborn. “You don't have to explain Dashie, and I understand it's awful for you, but we are all here for you, remember? Let us help you.”

“Us? Y, you mean, Twi and the others? I thought I'd pushed them away, that they were your friends now, not mine……….” Dash’s voice trailed off to silence, she was sat in Fluttershy's wings full of shame. “Well, you um, did, sort of, and well they err, did all fall out with you, um rather a lot, but well they're all going to meet us for a picnic in an hour on the edge of the Everfree so you can build your bridges there.”

Rainbow wasn't buoyed by this revelation, she knew she’d acted badly, and now wanted more than anything to make amends. “But, what if they don't want to know? You know I'm not good with the mushy stuff Fluttershy.”

Shy removed her wings from Dash, folding them against her back. “I'm not saying they’ll forgive you overnight Dashie, just come and sit with us, talk to them, for me?” Fluttering her eyes Rainbow knew she was beaten.

“I don't have much of a choice do I?”

"Not if you want to play Captains and Cadets later, no you don't.” Shy hopped off the hospital bed and started to retrieve her clothes, dressing herself as she hummed a tune.

Rainbow scooted to the edge of the bed, about to get up when two things caught her eye. Reaching over her left hand she picked up her two sky blue feathers that were lying on the bed. Running her fingers over them she mulled the events of the last hour. The pain in her wing was little more than a dull ache, nothing she couldn't handle. Not that she’d need them for flying anymore…………….. No, she banished that thought as quickly as it occurred.

“Aren't you getting dressed?” Fluttershy asked as she walked back in the living room, having dressed herself in a longer green skirt, white t shirt and pastel pink jacket matching her hair. “Not that I mind, but I don't think Trixie will want Twilight ogling you, and you know AJ, Rare and Pinkie don't swing their barn doors in your direction babe.” She added with a giggle and a smile, which faltered when she saw the look on Dash’s face.

Holding up the two feathers Dash asked “Was this necessary?”

Fluttershy slipped her feet into her white trainers, considering her answer as she tied them. Finally she turned to Rainbow “Yes, I'm afraid it was. You were slipping away from me, and I didn't know how else to reach you. I'm sorry I had to hurt you, but I'm not sorry I did it.”

Dash let that truth sink in for a moment, knowing in her heart Shy was right. She couldn't be cross with her, she’d left her girlfriend no other option. She pushed the ache in her wing to the back of her mind, replacing it instead with an ache in her heart. She didn't want to ask the next question, but she had to know. “Shy, I, I came close, didn't I?”

“To what?”

“To losing you.”

In a barely audible voice, Fluttershy answered “Yes, yes you did.”

“How close?”

Shy took the sky blue feathers from Rainbow’s hand, looking them over before handing them back. “Two close. Now come on get dressed and let's go.”