Rainbow Dash, Dumbbell, the PARTY OF THE YEAR!!! and maybe the best night ever!

Chapter 2

PARTY OF THE YEAR...maybe?

By: Rainbowfeathers2015

Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, and I started to make our way towards the long line of ponies. I smiled as I saw just how many made it to this party. I had a feeling this was going to be one of the best parties I was ever thrown, and that's what I always looked forward to when I was partying. As the girls and I started to walk to the front of the line I heard someone yell.

"Yeah, buddy! Rainbow Dash is here; let the partying begin!"  Thunderlane yelled, flapping his wings in excitement.

I hoof bumped him as I continued to the front of the line, smiling and waving at every pony. The girls and I finally made it to the front of the line and I couldn't help but smile at Big Mac, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Cheese Sandwich, Dumbbell, Hoops, and Score.

"Well, now that Rainbow Dash finally made it to her party,”  Dumbbell said, winking at me, “I think it's time to get this party started!” he finished and opened the doors.

I flapped my wings and ran into the warehouse. I trotted over to where Dj PON3 was and grabbed a lightstick of every color to put them on a necklace. I smiled at the ponies that made this party possible, then went over to the apple cider. I grabbed a mug and started to chug it. I couldn't help myself; sometimes apple cider and I have a love/hate relationship.

"Chug, chug, chug, chug!"  Thunderlane was chanting  to me as a group of ponies started to gather.

I finished it in 10 seconds flat and they all started to cheer. Before I knew it I was pumped and chugging another mug of apple cider. I would be hurting tomorrow morning but I was loving myself tonight. I noticed that Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich were dancing a few feet away from me. I smiled at the sight. I was glad Pinkie Pie had found Cheese Sandwich, because he made her happy and that's all that mattered to me. Granted it made me a little jealous that she had found somepony before me, but I’d never tell her that.

"Yeah, chug that shit down! Whooo!" Soarin yelled as he and Thunderlane started making bets as to how many mugs of apple cider I could take.

I couldn't help but smirk as I kept chugging. I grabbed another mug and continued to chug. Yep, I was definitely going to hate myself tomorrow. A lot.

I looked around and saw Fluttershy dancing with a stallion I didn't know but I was happy about that as well. Some of my friends seemed to be doing good tonight with finding stallions.

I guess we'd see how my luck went by the end of the night. I was hoping I’d find somepony at the party… man, why was I so worried about it?

"Somepony should definitely stop her. She's going to be drunk before the party even starts,” Applejack said to Big Mac as she looked on worriedly at the situation I had managed to get myself into.

Big Mac nodded and made his way over to the crowd that had surround me. He had to push his way through to finally make it to the middle of the crowd. There was a worried look on his face when I looked over to him.

"Oh, look who it is? It's my favorite stallion in the whole wide world. I like you Big Red,”  I said loudly, stumbling a bit, letting a hiccup or two out before smiling at Big Mac.

Oh my god, did I just say that outloud? I thought to myself. My face was red and I went to grab another mug but Big Mac pushed it away from me. How dare he!

I tried to keep myself from stumbling, but failing to do so. I looked around and noticed all of my friends watching me with very disappointed looks on their faces.

Ugh, why do I get myself in these types of situations?

"What the fuck?" I slurred as I stumbled back, bumping into Thunderlane and Soarin. I glared as I pushed back hard at Big Mac, which was pretty much like pushing a brick wall.  "C'mon Big Mac, let's go! You and me. I'm gonna kick your ass.”  I hiccuped.

Big Mac rolled his eyes and started to walk away from the group.  He just kept walking away from me. I mean, I know why he did: because he was pretty sure I'd start some drama that he wanted no part of, which usually happens when I party. I also noticed I was in a foul mood all of a sudden so I decided I needed to dance. I looked around for a stallion to dance with but didn't find one I wanted to at that moment.

"Lame! I need to dance,”  I grumbled as I made my way to the dancefloor, swaying my hips back and forth to the music.

I started to just move with the music that was thumping. As I moved with the music I saw Dumbbell making his way towards me, I smirked at him and winked. Then all of a sudden Thunderlane was in front of me. We danced together, and when I looked to where Dumbbell was standing and he was staring at the two of us dancing.

He had this weird look on his face as he made his way back to where the apple cider was. I looked at Thunderlane and back to Dumbbell. I decided I wasn't going to let him get to me tonight with his weird looks, even though I was wondering why he was looking at me like that.

"I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back,”  I said to Thunderlane quickly.

I turned and ran to the bathroom so I could relax for a minute. I didn't like the look I had seen on Dumbbell's face. I didn't know what it was, but I hated it. I caught my breath, splashed some water on my face, then walked out of the bathroom to look for Dumbbell.

I wandered over to the Apple cider.. but he wasn't there. I checked where the cake and cupcakes were but he wasn't there either. I wandered around the dancefloor to search there.

"Dumbbell?"  I yelled, looking around for the brown stallion with blonde hair and blue eyes. I kept wandering around for about an hour. I made my way over to the cake and cupcakes and started to munch on a rainbow-colored cupcake. I scanned the warehouse for Dumbbell one last time and finally gave up on finding him.

"Rainbow Dash, let's take a picture!" I heard Flitter say happily as she and Cloudchaser stood on either side of me.

I agreed and we ended up taking a few really good pictures. I smiled at our pictures, which reminded me that I needed to take a few pictures with my girls, Soarin, and Thunderlane.

"Hey Flitter, have you or Cloudchaser seen Dumbbell anywhere? I wanted to thank him for helping with the party.”  I kicked at the ground.

"Um, I haven't seen him at all tonight,”  Flitter said.

"I did! He's outside with Hoops and Score.”  Cloudchaser smiled.

“Thanks!” I headed to the front door of the warehouse, hoping Dumbbell would talk to me even after Thunderlane cut him off on the dancefloor.

I looked up at the top of the warehouse and looked around the side and back but I couldn't see him. I finally saw him a ways away from the warehouse at a little lake. I was so happy that I had finally found him. I had a smile on my face as I walked up behind him.

"Dumbbell! There you are! I've been looking for you everywhere. I wanted to talk to you and apologize for the whole Thunderlane thing,”  I said.

Dumbbell turned around and glared at me. I gasped when I saw he had been making out with Cloudchaser. She just smirked at me.

I felt the sting of tears hitting my eyes. How had she managed to make it outside so quickly? Why was I even crying over Dumbbell making out with her? It’s not like we were dating.

"What do you want? Aren't you having fun with Thunderlane?"  Dumbbell asked smugly.

I shook my head no. I opened and closed my mouth a few times, and the words I wanted to say to him wouldn't come out. He and Cloudchaser started to laugh at me. I couldn't believe this was happening to me, it was like I was little all over again. My breath became faster as they laughed at me; I shook my head again as I tried to get a hold of myself.

"What's wrong with you, Rainbow? Cat has your tongue?"  Cloudchaser said laughing loudly.

Why? Why was she doing this? We just took a picture together, I considered her a friend. I felt betrayed and considerably hurt that Cloudchaser was doing this to me. I tried to wipe away the tears that were now streaming down my face.

"I saw the look you gave me when you were walking towards me. Then Thunderlane cut you off by dancing with me. The look in your eyes, I didn't like it. I wanted to come talk to you to see what was wrong,”  I finally said as tears continued to fall down my face and onto my hooves.

"Oh, look at her cry like a little filly”  Cloudchaser said laughing more.

I finally couldn't hold the rest of my tears in any longer, they started to stream down my face more and more, I was waiting for Dumbbell to say something but he wasn't saying anything. I looked up to see Dumbbell smirking at me.

"Yeah, I was going to tell you quite a few things but after what you pulled with Thunderlane I want nothing to do with you tonight,”  Dumbbell said, laughing.

I let out a painful sob as I sat back on my haunches and started to scrub at my eyes to make the tears stop.

"Why?"  I finally managed to ask. Dumbbell and Cloudchaser continued to laugh at me.

"Cause you didn't even bother to tell him you were going to dance with me, you just smiled big at him, you could’ve told him you were planning to dance with me. But no, you didn’t. Stupid bitch,”  Dumbbell said smugly as he and Cloudchaser walked away from me.

All I could think was This was supposed to be the best night ever and Why would Dumbbell do this?. I sat there and continued to cry, even after I heard a pony coming towards me.

"Rainbow Dash, are you alright?"  Big Mac asked quietly.

I just slowly shook my head as I continued to cry.

"You don't cry easily. Whoever said this must have really hurt you… I don't like seeing you cry.”  Big Mac said, sitting down next to me.

I nodded and tried to wipe away the rest of my tears. I felt Big Mac put his foreleg around me and pull me close into a tight hug. I laid my forehead against his chest and sighed; he smelled like sweat, apples, and fresh grass. For some reason I really liked that combination. I shook that thought from my head as he just rubbed my back. I looked up at him and smiled as I kissed him quickly on the cheek, I could see him blushing as we both looked away from each other. I couldn’t believe I had just done that! What on earth was I thinking?

"Um, Big Mac do you want to dance with me?"  I asked him quietly.

Big Mac smiled down at me and nodded. As we walked back I saw Dumbbell give me that strange look again, but I just ignored it this time.  My favorite song was on and I just wanted dance while Big Mac followed my lead.

I saw Cloudchaser and Dumbbell a few feet away, so I put my forelegs around Big Mac’s neck and pulled him closer to me. Dumbbell glared at me and he left the dancefloor. I smirked at him as I turned to face Big Mac again. After the song was done I trotted off with Big Mac towards the apple cider. We both grabbed a mug.

"You two were gone for a while. What was up with that?"  Applejack asked smiling at us.

Big Mac and I started to blush and look in different directions. Applejack smirked and went off to find Twilight. I finished my mug and wandered to the cupcakes. I munched on another rainbow-colored cupcake and watched all the ponies having fun. I was having a blast before Dumbbell decided to be a complete asshole to me, but thanks to Big Mac I was in a better mood again.

I finished my cupcake and started to dance with Fluttershy. She of course didn't know what to do so I had to show her, Derpy ended up joining in and making us all crack up at her dancing. I took a few pictures with Fluttershy and Derpy. They were seriously some of the best pictures over ever taken. I was starting to become happier as the night progressed when I saw Big Mac and Dumbbell talking to each other and it didn't look very nice.

"Uh-oh,” I mumbled as I started to walk towards them. Fluttershy and Derpy followed me. By the time we got to them, Thunderlane and Soarin were part of the argument. There was a bunch of yelling from all the stallions.

"What the hell did you do to her to make her cry?"  Big Mac bellowed at Dumbbell.

He scoffed at Big Mac and glared at Thunderlane.  "Why don't you ask this asshole over here?”

Big Mac looked from Dumbbell to Thunderlane.

"Hey now, I was just cheering her on when she was chugging apple cider,"  Thunderlane said, putting his hooves up protectively.

I rolled my eyes at the argument they were having but stayed near just in case I needed to stop something.

"Oh whatever, Thunderlane. I know why you were cheering her on. You wanted to get her drunk and take her home with you!" Soarin yelled.

I sighed and was just about ready to stop the fight, mainly because a crowd encircled us.

"What the hell, Soarin? You were cheering her on as well so don't you dare go there!" Thunderlane glared at him.

"Oh shut the hell up, this has nothing to do with either of you! It has to do with Dumbbell and why he made my Dashie cry,"  Big Mac yelled at them.

I finally got in the middle of the group. "Big Mac, it’s fine. He's just mad at me because of Thunderlane cutting him off when he was making his way towards me to dance. He called me a bitch, but I'm over it now. Okay? I'm in a good mood so let's just pretend that this didn't happen,"  I said looking at all the stallions.

Big Mac looked like he was going to kill Dumbbell. I was shoved out of the way by somepony; I couldn’t tell who did it. I heard a crack as Big Mac's hoof came into contact with Dumbbell's face.  I cringed at the sound.

Dumbbell stumbled back a few steps, then threw a punch at Big Mac. I was about to step in when Thunderlane tried. He got punched right in the gut by Dumbbell, so he swung back at him.

That was when I had enough of this fight and stood in front of Big Mac.

"Big Red! Stop it NOW!"  I yelled.

He looked at me for a minute, then nodded and sat down on his haunches.

"Now Dumbbell, Soarin, and Thunderlane... KNOCK IT OFF!"  I screamed. A few tears fell down my cheeks. "This is supposed to be the best night ever and the party of the year." I wiped my cheeks before I started to walk away.

"Dash, are you going to be okay tonight?"  Fluttershy asked me quietly.

I nodded and sat at a table with a few mugs of apple cider. I sat there looking at everyone having fun. Dumbbell completely ruined it for me.

I sighed; why was I was letting a dumb stallion like Dumbbell get to me like this? I got up and stumbled to the front door. I sat outside, looking at the moon. I heard someone walk up behind me, and when I turned around I saw Dumbbell.

"What the hell do you want?"  I asked quietly.

He sat beside me and just looked at the ground, not saying a single thing to me at first. Finally he said, "Rainbow Dash, I wanted to tell you that I am sorry about everything that has happened tonight. Getting mad at you about Soarin and Thunderlane, punching Big Mac, making out with Cloudchaser... This was supposed to be the party of the year and the best night ever for you and I ruined it."  Tears were falling down his face.

I hugged him as hard as I could as I started to cry. I couldn't help it! He was being so cute right now. Did I just think that?

"Dumbbell, it's okay, but will you tell me one thing, please?"  I asked hopefully. He nodded at me. "Why did you keep giving me all these weird looks tonight?" I looked at my hooves as they kicked at the ground.

I heard him sigh and he looked at me, blushing a little. I could tell he was nervous and a little unsure on whether to tell me or not, but he eventually said, "It's because I like you Rainbow Dash. I have for years, but I was just too afraid to tell you so I did the next best thing, which was to make fun of you."  Dumbbell sighed.

I smiled at him. As I started to lean forward, all of a sudden Dumbbell was kissing me. Man is he a good kisser, I thought as he deepened the kiss.

"Rainbow Dash, the party is over. Where are you? I'm walking you home,"  I heard Big Mac yelling.

I sighed. Dumbbell laughed a little as he got up and nuzzled against my neck.

"I'll see you later, Dashie."  Dumbbell winked at me and flew into the sky. "I hope I helped make this at least the best night ever."

For once the walk home with Big Mac was strangely quiet. I just pretended it wasn't a big deal but he seemed like he wanted to say something to me because he kept looking at me and then looking away.

I was blushing as well which probably didn't help. But… I wondered what was on his mind. What did he want to tell me?