The Girl In My Bed

It took me a minute to snap back into reality, and what she was saying.

"Uhm, what was that again?" I tried not to sound stupid.

"I said that, to prove I really don't like you, and that you probably won't like me, I'll go on a date with you tonight. Seven, right here at my house. Be here. Now go." She makes a shooing gesture at me, having just finished her eggs. Realizing what this meant, a smile crossed my face.

"See you here at seven, then. Rainbow..." I trailed off, indicating that I had forgotten her name. She gave me a look and said.

"Rainbow Dash."

I nod and head out the door, nearly falling on my face after tripping on the steps in front of her door. I tried to play it cool, but a snicker from Dash behind me told me she had seen it.

I won't get into details of the preparation, but here's how it went.

I knocked on her door softly, as to not disturb anything she might have been doing. Floating by my side was a bouquet of tulips, a randomly selected flower, as I was unsure of what kind she enjoyed. I had also worn a suit, which I had had bought previous to today. As Dash opened the door, she tried to hide the smile that crossed her face. I mirrored the action, smiling at her. All that was different about her were the purple striped socks that were covering her legs. I gesture the flowers towards her.

"I didn't know what you liked, so I just kind of...picked some flowers. If that's okay." She takes them, putting her noise above the bouquet and taking in the scent.

"Well... I will admit they are pretty sweet." She goes into her kitchen quickly, filling up a large bowl with water, placing the flowers in, and returning to the door. "I'll get a vase for them later, I guess." She glances around. "Do you wanna come in for a moment? I was expecting you not to show up, so... I didn't really get ready. Is that cool?" I gave a small nod, though disappointed that she didn't trust me to even show up.

"Let's go, then." I back up from the door, allowing her to exit, and then I close the door for her.

"And where will we going this afternoon?" She spreads her wings in preparation to fly, but then realizes she's walking with a Unicorn, and folds her wings back up.

"Well, I was thinking of the Maretine bar or--" Dash interrupts me.

"Look, we could go to a fancy restaurant, and I could be all awkward and uncomfortable. Or, we could go to McPonies, and you could have a date with me, being myself." I thought it over for a bit, and then agreed. Even though I was all dressed up, I'd prefer her to be herself.

We arrived after a little bit of walking, which was mostly silence between us. After we ordered and sat down, we finally started talking.

"So, what do you do for a living?" I asked simply.

"I'm in the weather control team. I'm pretty good at it, but I sleep a lot, so I don't really have a lot of job security."

"Oh... I'm guessing sleeping is among your favorite pass times?"

"Uh-huh. Both ways, too. In case you hadn't realized, I quite like screwing."

"I figured... " I trail off, then try to change the subject. "I myself am working in an office. You know, 9-5 pace... It's not very exciting, really, but it makes bits, so I do it."

"I don't think I could sit in one place for so long without falling asleep. I like weather duty because I get to fly around, and I love that. I fly around as much as I can, I mean, if you wanna go..." She trails off, again forgetting that I'm not a Pegasus. "How is magic, by the way? Using it and such. I've always wondered what it's like to do magic..."

"Well, it's not very exciting if you don't know a lot of it. The best I can do are simple spells...I can show you, if you want. But you have to promise to show me what it feels like to fly sometime."

"Heh...deal." She sits forward as my horn glows. I pick up the bottle of ketchup sitting at the table and float it around a little, popping the lid and drawing a heart on her napkin, then replace the bottle where it began. She giggles. "Adorable." She mocks, but I just smile back.

"I try." The waitress comes over with out food, setting it on the table, giving us a fake smile, and then leaving. I look at dash. "Soup's on."

We eat in near silence. After we finish, I clear the table for us, and sit back down, looking into her eyes. I reach over slowly, stroking her leg with a hoof gently, in an attempt to be cutsey. She plays along and returns a little pressure, playing with my hoof. After I build up the courage, I reach out a forehoof, setting it on the table, in hopes that she'll hold it. After a second of hesitation, she played along with this, too, holding my hoof on the table.

"I hate to admit it...but I enjoyed this with you...and...I want to do it again." This brought a grin to my face again.

"Give me a time and place, and I'll be there.

"How does Thursday at 4 sound?"

"Sounds like somewhere I want to be." We then left the restaurant, walking out of the door casually. I get an idea and I look over at Dash with an evil smile, suddenly side stepping and scooping her up on my back, with intent to carry her home, and embarrass her as much as possible in the process. She yelped, but when she realized what was happening, she just blushed.

"N-noooo...let me down..." She went limp, her neck against mine and her legs gripping me.

"Ne-vah!" I play, followed by a chuckle. "I'll carry you all the way home."

And I did. And it was the happiest I had ever been in a long time. And that was because I woke up in her bed.